The Cullens loved Bella and Renesmee to bits. She was and always would be a very special part of their family. She'd been with them for almost a century (just three more years!) and Renesmee had grown into a beautiful sixteen year old- she'd stop aging then. They'd moved to who knew how many places in the last almost-decade. And now they were back in Forks, the one place they had grown strangely fond of. Over that time, Carlisle had brought in a new family member- Zean (pronounced Zeen) Hunter- now Cullen. He was thin, tall, pale like all of them, had red hair, a breathtaking smile and topaz coloured eyes. What was the most shocking thing of all was that he could read minds as well. It was unique that one ability could be shared in different vampires. Carlisle had no logical or mythical explanation for it but after a while, they let it go.
But he was unhappy. He didn't realize it ofcourse, but he was. Esme knew he was. It had been the same with Edward, who had found Bella. Now it was Zean's turn.
"Alright, we're restarting Forks High School," Emmet grinned, glancing over at their display of graduation caps.
"We've never done that before. This'll be interesting, don't you think? Ofcourse, its Zean's first time here in good old Forks," Alice teased. She had become his most favorite sibling and they shared a very close brother-sister bond.
The morning dawned bright and early on them- it always did, seeing as they looked through the changes. Ferrari's, Volvo's, Porsche's, M3's and any car that was fast was nursed in the Cullen's massive garage. Alice absolutely refused to split her passion for any other car but her yellow canary coloured Porsche. Edward was starting to playfully regret giving it to her.
They drove in their usual groups- Edward, Bella, Emmet, Rose. Jasper, Alice, Zean and Renesmee (yes, they'd decided to let her go as a sister at last!)
They parked, got out of the car and naturally, everyone gawked at them like they were celebrities. This habit was so old it was getting annoying. Rosalie used to enjoy it but now all it did was annoy her. Then they noticed something. There was one little figure whose head was not turned towards them. They turned to her curiously. She was thin to the extreme, she couldn't possible weigh more than thirty kg, she was as pale as any of them and all they could see at the moment was beautiful, silky, golden locks flowing below her waist to meet her lower back. She turned around and everyone sucked in shocked breaths. Surely, surely, she must be an angel. Even vampires weren't that beautiful. She had a pretty face, perfect lips, a tiny, adorable nose, big, beautiful sparkly deep blue eyes and eyebrows so perfect it was hard to believe. But there was something about her. She was extremely fragile- she made Bella look like a jock (when Bells was human ofcourse :P). The comparison to the Cullens and the girl: a giant boulder to a feather. The normal comparison to humans: a rock to a pillow. She went inside without giving them a single glance.
They headed to their respective classes with the due attention of gazes following them. Every female hoped that Edward, Emmet, Jasper or Zean would be their lab partner or homeroom partner. That was a joke; the girls had made sure that they were paired with them. Only Zean was left.
But what else but fate to intervene?
He walked into his Chemistry class and Mr. Brian assigned him a seat that was obviously yet to be partnered. And ofcourse Katie walked in and ofcourse he gave her the seat. She sat down next to him. He cringed. Her scent was…it was…mouthwateringly delicious. Vanilla, roses, jasmines and was there chocolate in there as well? But most delicious as her blood was, there was something about her that made the burn in his throat die away like the last of the embers of a mighty fire.