MyLight

First Sight BPOV

Here I sat, as bored as usual; living out each endless day like it would suddenly become meaningful. Me and Emmett saw no point in coming to school, we obviously looked older (well he did but I hated school anyway, so I backed up his point.) Nevertheless Alice predicted that this would be an easy place to live, Jasper immediately backed her up and Rosalie hates moving so she wanted to stay in the same place for as long as possible.

The Olympic Peninsula exists under a near constant cover of clouds. Forks was perfect, barley any sunlight so we could go out in the day without causing traffic accidents. It rains here more than any other town in the Continental US. Woo.

School on the other hand was always the same: same classrooms, same teachers, and the same people avoiding us… Human's instincts told them to avoid us, although they didn't know why they feared us. They were drawn in by our beauty, but they knew not to come near us. I didn't really mind, especially on days like today. I hadn't hunted in two weeks and the burn in my throat was overpowering. None of the humans smelt especially nice - lucky for them - but if the wind blew the wrong way the scents would shock me. These are the days I feel bad for Jasper. He is the newest in our coven and is still learning the new diet. It always helped to know that I didn't have it as bad.

Well now I feel like a bitch. How nice is it that I feel better because someone else is suffering more than me? Depressing.

Just as I thought that, Jasper tensed. *sigh*

Lauren had walked by to close, showing off to her friends, and her hair had got caught in the wind. I calmly put my hand on Jaspers shoulder and stamped hard on his foot holding him down. We were sitting at our usual table in the cafeteria for lunch - not that we would be eating but anyway. When he didn't relax, I looked meaning fully at Emmett who was walking sitting on the other side of him. He caught my gaze he kicked Jasper hard, much to Alice's protest. She was protective of him especially on days like today, she'll never learn.

Jasper cringed away from Emmett's force and grinned sheepishly at me before turning to Alice who looked like she was going to puke.

Yeah, because that's possible.

"Jasper, you seriously freaked me out then! One minute you were going to kill her and then the next you weren't - your future is still ordering itself. JASPER!" she squealed loudly for he had looked away, embarrassed. "That's it when we get home…"

I tuned her out, already knowing what she was threatening. She spoke so fast, only a vampire could have heard her pixie rant.

Like usual, as my mind wandered, I pushed my shield out the cover the nearest table to us. I have a special vampire power! I can push out an invisible shield and hear people's thoughts, only when they're under the shield though. Gawd it would be annoying having to hear EVERYBODYS thoughts ALL the time. I know it sounds perverted, listening to peoples thoughts, but I wanted to know the gossip. Everyone was smiling and in a prison like this that hardly ever happened!

Most thoughts were centred on the new boy.

I saw his face in Jessica Stanley's mind and knew she was crushing on him.

Typical!

Woo a new person to look at. Big whoop. Why was everyone so hyped up? Every girl was fantasizing about him and all the boys were wondering what sports he was into. He sat downwind from me, with Mike Newton.

I was intrigued. Hmm I wonder why? I mean he must be pretty special because everyone was thinking about him and I'll admit he was quite hot. His bronze hair was webbed with little diamonds from the rain. Make that double hot!

Jasper must have sensed my change in emotion, because he was looking at me funny. His vampire power was to read people's emotions and he could also manipulate them. I'll admit it was quite useful in a fight - you know to calm people down - but when he was trying to persuade you to do something it was just plain annoying!

He gave me the look my family gave me when they wanted to have a "private" conversation with me.

Crap.

Sighing I pushed my shield out and prepared to be mentally humiliated. Jasper must have sensed adoration and he rarely got that from me. I was the only one in my family was alone, and to make it worst I lived with 3 pairs of perfectly matched lovers: Alice and Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie and Carlisle and Esme.

"So Bella, what's up?" Jasper thought.

"WHAT?" I said aloud, puzzled. Normally people wanted to have a "private" conversation with me when they wanted to mentally yell at me, or tell me a secret, but this was ordinary conversation!

"I'm only asking" he replied smugly. Rose and Alice caught on and looked questionably at Jasper.

"I was just wondering why Bella's fantasizing over the new kid" Jasper stated, smirking.

"Well she gives no one else privacy so you no…" Rose said flashing me a grin, showing off her set of beautiful white teeth. I grimaced back at her, and then glared at Jasper, willing him to shut up.

"Yeah but you don't know what she was feeling" Jasper continued, raising his eyebrows. These are the days I hate Jasper and his weird powers. He laughed sensing my uncomfortable state, oh he's sooo gonna get it when there's nothing… breakable in sight. Damn school.

"Ooohhhh" Emmett sang loudly.

"Shut up" I snarled. Emmett's loud singing had caught some unwanted attention. I growled under my breath and scowled murderously at the people watching me. Quick as a flash they turned away; terrified. Result, I smirked to myself. Rose sighed and raised her perfectly plucked eyebrows at me, demanding a talk. I pretended not to notice and she snarled sharply – a very inhuman sound. I groaned in defeat and half-heartedly pushed out my shield.

"Bella" Rose thought "we all want you to be happy, so just do what you gotta do, 'kay?"

Now I understand why this is a "private" conversation, Rosalie doesn't like to show her soft side, I was once again puzzled by my siblings thoughts.

"What the hell?" I exclaimed shocking Alice, Jasper and Emmett. We were so good at these kinds of conversations that they others didn't even notice. My sudden outburst had pulled my shield back abruptly, it snapped around me like a rubber band. Rose seemed to want to continue the conversation, but I was too confused to find the strength.

"Hey can someone let us in on the secret?" Emmett whined childishly, Rose looked at him fondly, and then addressed the group:

"Bella, what I meant was if you're interested in someone then you should get him! It's what you deserve" Rose continued sincerely, shocking me. Jasper caught on the looked at the new boy smiling.

God that boy was quick!

"Hey you caught me at a rough time Jazz!" I defended myself feebly: "I was trying to see if he was scared of us yet. Why do you all assume that because I was thinking about him it means I like him! Jeez!" I was our family's protector. If anyone started to wonder or had good guesses then we'd move immediately becoming nothing but a scary memory.

"Yeah, yeah Bells" Jasper said, winking, pretending to swallow the crap I'd just told him. The others nodded slightly - obviously they were going to talk about this "situation" when I wasn't around.

I growled and listened to Mike, he was filling in the new boy about the school and the students.

Suddenly the new guy's eyes flashed up to meet mine. I barely met his eyes, but I still looked away, embarrassed at being caught staring at a total stranger.

My vampire hearing was all good on days like today.

"So Edward" Mike began. I pushed my shield out to cover him: "see any girls you like?" "Too right he has, look at him gawking at Bella, oh Bella…"

Yep, its official, Mike creeps me out! He has some weird unchanging crush on me, no matter how many times I tell him I don't like him. Boys piss me off.

The rest of Mike's thoughts disturbed me as I strained for Edward's (wow) answer.

"Who are they" a velvet voice asked. Mike didn't even need to look up. Everyone wants to know us, not to sound like a snob or anything. It's because we look appealing to them, it makes them want to come near us, which is guess is great for a normal vampire. Not so great for a vampire that wants to be invisible.

"The Cullen's. Oh and the Hale's: Rosalie and Jasper."

"Which ones are the Cullen's?" the voice asked patiently. Jasper and Rosalie look like siblings, so he obliviously knew know Mike was referring too.

"Um, the big guy's Emmett, the little pixy girl is Alice, and the cute brown haired beauty is Bella" I wish he wouldn't say that about me. It makes me feel so uncomfortable. "Jasper and Rosalie - the blondes-are twins, but none of the Cullen's are actually related- lucky for them because they're all dating!" "Maybe that'll keep him away from MY Bella."

My Bella, MY Bella? He thought I was his; I was horrified and amused at the same time.

"Wow, which ones?" Edward seemed intrigued about us and defiantly absorbed in the conversation.

Right, that's my queue.

I pushed my shield out towards him expecting delusions and fantasies about us.

I got nothing.

Huh?

Maybe he moved? I looked over to check and found two emerald green eyes staring back at me. He held my eyes for about a second then looked away quickly, but I was mesmerised. His eyes still held me where I was, I couldn't move - I couldn't breath – not that I needed to.

Wait, wait, WAIT. Hold up. Why can't I hear him?

Curiosity pulsed threw me. Was it me or him? Was I losing my power?

I panicked and threw my shield rapidly across the room, scared I was losing my only power. The only thing I could call my own. But sure enough my mind buzzed with over a hundred thoughts. I could hear everyone in the room, including my very puzzled family and a very suspicious Jasper.

Double Crap.

My emotions must be overloading him how was I gonna explain this?

Wait, everyone's thoughts?

I sighed, everyone - except Edward. It was defiantly him. Hey that's a new one "it's not me it's you!" I laughed out loud, startling my family even more. I bet they think I've lost it.

All this had happened in the space of seconds; Mike was just about to answer Edward's questions.

"Emmett and Rosalie, and Alice and Jasper" he answered reluctantly, his thoughts guarded.

"Wait, what about her" I could feel his emerald eyes boring into the back of my head. I felt my spine tingle in an unusual way. Heat flooded through my body, I felt oddly faint. What on earth is happening to me? I strained to hear Mikes reply.

"Oh that's Bella she's single – but, hey, don't waste your time, - she doesn't date" Mike challenged, winced as he remember me rejecting him. Ouch.

"Wasn't planning on, dude." Edward answered coolly. His voice made me light headed, the bell rang (or I suppose you could say shrieked) and I floated of to my next class, leaving my confused family behind me.