Ok so my muse has been calling in sick for a few months. I go to Scotland for a week and what do i find? The slimy gits on holiday up there! So i captured it, threw it in a cage and made it work like a machine on a new fanfic. This is the result an AU version of Twilight with a new coven and all.

I do not own Twilight


My brother and I trailed behind our guide as we followed her down the bright, locker-lined corridor. Often the woman would stop and point something out; most recently a water fountain (that doesn't work any more because Johnny Cave broke the button), and we'd share a fake shocked look that would send us into a fit of silent laughter.

My brother is also my twin and apart from the obvious gender difference we're identical. From our shin length, mussed, red hair and pale, sharp features to out tall, lithe build and whisky coloured eyes.

"Here you are." Our guide announced with way too much enthusiasm and she stopped us outside a plain wooden door that had a window of frosted safety glass set into it. My brother pushed it open, holding it for me as we entered the well lit room.

Inside a well built, moustached man turned away from the blackboard at the front of the room to glare at us. To be fair he did have good reason; we were late, by a quarter of an hour, for our first ever lesson at Forks High School. We smiled back at him.

"Hey. Sorry we're late but we're new and all that." I let my brother speak as I handed the teacher the pale blue slips that he would have to sign to say that we'd attended his class. The man tossed the papers to his desk with a cursory glance before leading us to face the other students.

They all looked up from their work to stare at us so I stared back. Scanning their faces for someone who at least looked interesting. Only one face caught my eye.

She was small, pixie-like in stature with short, chaotic black hair and golden eyes that sparkled happily in the artificial light.

"Richard and Veronica Lyhart." I couldn't suppress the shudder that hearing my full name said aloud brought on but I could see my brother's brilliant grin at my reaction. I elbowed him in the ribcage.

"If you don't mind sir, it's Vee. And you can call him Dick if you want to." My childish joke was rewarded with four things: a punch from my dear brother, a glare from the teacher, laughter from the class and a broad grin from the golden-eyed girl. Entirely worth it.

"Veronica." I cringed. "Stay behind after class." Still worth it. I saluted him and Richard snickered as the teacher's glare intensified. "There's a spare few seats at the back." Richard moved to take one and as I moved to follow the teacher pointed at another seat, at the front of the class.

The only high point of said seat is that it's next the girl with the golden eyes. I scowled as I sat, slinging my satchel under the desk.

I could snap that man's neck. I could snap his neck quite easily actually, with my bare hands too. You see me and my brother look like your average, harmless seventeen year olds and our birth certificates and personal records agrees, although mine is a little sketchy on the harmless part at times. But appearances can be deceptive and documents can be forged.

We were born in 1853 and we died in 1870. Three days or so after our deaths we woke up and rejoined our father. As vampires.

The girl beside me is smiling again, watching me unpack instead of the advanced algebra that the teacher is scribbling onto the board.

"I'm Alice Cullen." She knows. It's all in those golden eyes.

"Vee Lyhart." She's just like us. Alice didn't speak again so I turned my attention to the notepad in front of me, taking my pencil I began to sketch at as human a speed as I could.

"Veronica." The teacher's voice disturbed my concentration so I hummed in acknowledgment. "What's the answer?" I opened my mouth to give the answer but then I realised that I didn't know the question and closed it again. The teacher folded his arms, taking on a smug air. I get the feeling that guy doesn't like me.

'He doesn't. Were you Reading again?' My brother's amused voice echoed in my head.

'Drawing actually. You going to tell me the answer or do I have to ask?' I asked him mentally. As twins we are practically bonded to each other. As vampires we share a telepathic link.

'5y + x' I smirked returning to my drawing.

"5y + x." Alice quirked an eyebrow as the teacher returned to his blackboard without a word. "Richard. Telepathic link." Understanding crossed her face. "We can both read and influence auras too."
"I can see the future." That's impressive. "You, Richard, a brunette and a blonde are going to sit with my family at lunch." I didn't look up.

"Are you asking or telling?"
"Both." I like this one; she's fun. "What are you drawing?" I moved my arm to reveal a half finished picture of a fox with flames dancing at her heels.

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Three lessons and a lecture from a disgruntled mathematics teacher later and the fox had been joined by a falcon wheeling overhead, an otter with water droplets clinging to his fur and a smiling panda, complete with bamboo snack, watching it all.

True to Alice's word I wandered into the school cafeteria with my brother, a blonde and a brunette. The girls were posing as our cousins, Danielle and Morgan Russell. When in reality they were just vampires that lived with us.

Danielle, the brunette, was supposed be a year below Richard and me although she stood slightly taller.

And Morgan, the blonde, was supposed to be the youngest and a year below Danielle. She was also, accordingly, the shortest of our 'family'.

As we pulled up four chairs to sit at the Cullen's table we could feel the stares from the general school population and see the strange looks from the Cullens. Minus Alice of course. Dani smiled, fixing her almost bronze eyes on one of Alice's brothers. I swallowed a sigh; here we go again. "I'm Morgan, this is Dani, Richard and Vee." Richard and me waved in perfect unison, eliciting a chuckle from the Cullens.

"I'm Emmett." The biggest Cullen said. "This is Rose, Jasper, Edward and I'm guessing you've already met Alice." Dani continued to stare at Edward and I braced myself for trouble.
"Hi." Ok. She's playing subtle today. I can work with that.

"Down girl." I say loud enough for the whole table to hear. She shows enough fang to let me know she wants me to back off.

"I was saying 'hi'." She grumbled.

"Exactly."

"But…"

"Dani. Remember last time?" I don't mean the last time she flirted with a random vampire 'cause that actually went quite well until he turned her into one that is. I mean the last tie she argued with me.

"Don't you dare! I've just got my aura back to the way I like it." The Cullen's are now looking severely weirded out. "They manipulate people's auras." Dani explained not shifting her eyes from mine.

"What dark and ever so slightly untouchable?" I grinned and Richard slapped a hand to his forehead knowing what was to come.

"Yes."

"Aw. I thought you like Morgan." The blonde buried her head in her arms at the memory.

"Yeah I do. I don't like you making my aura irresistible to her." Emmett and Alice burst into laughter at the thought.

"See I'm not the only one who thought it was funny."

"Its all fun and games until someone gets hurt." Richard hopped in sagely.

"Then it's hilarious." I finished sending the table into yet another round of laughter. When it died down I saw Edward and Jasper staring across the room. I turned to see a girl with long, slightly curled brown hair, dark brown eyes and incredibly pale, soft features. I could smell her almost fruity blood from here. "Who's she?"

"Isabella Swan. She's new here too. Started yesterday." Jasper answered me and Richard joined in with staring at the poor girl just in time to see her blush lightly and turn away back to the girl's talking to her.


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