Hey loyal readers, this is just a story that has been nagging at me for a while. I hope you guys like it and PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE READ THE END MESSAGE!
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Monday. A day all teenagers dreaded, including me. Well, I'm not supposed to be a teenager anymore since I would be turning 23 this year. Key word: would be. See I died when I was 18 on May 29th 2009 after I gave birth to my beautiful twins.
How am I still alive, you ask?
Well, a kind vampire who just happened to be a doctor was passing when he heard me going through labor and knew I wasn't going to make it to the hospital. I was already mostly a vampire, all I needed was a bite full of venom to change my blood and bam, I would become a vampire. Turns out the twins were half-vampire and were killing me from the inside when it came time for birthing them. I asked him to change me and he agreed. He reminded me of Carlisle except he had shaggy brown hair, taller, and a bit more musclier than the fatherly blond doctor.
Well as I said, since I was mostly a vampire when he changed me, it only took me a day to become a full vampire and I was awake through the process too. That was hard, feeling the pain of my blood turning to venom. I held everything back as I thanked him and held my newborn twins. I got his name, Jason, and he offered to stay with me till I got back on my feet.
He did a lot for me in my first year. He bought me a house in Oregon, posing as my older brother since he looked around 24 to 28. He said he had a lot of money stored up that I now have access to and it would keep me and three generations of my family going. I also found out that Jason was 234 years old, born in England with a small farm with a wife and three kids. He was taken from the stable after tending to one of his horses that just gave birth and was almost drained dry.
The vampire that changed him didn't realize he still had a bit of blood left in him that kept him an inch from death and would later be the cause for his change. Once he was changed, he realized that he would eat his wife and kids, so he fled, coming to America where he learned that he could eat off of animals instead of humans since they have blood too.
Jason had flawless control after 10 years of being turned and became a doctor, wanting to save as many people as he could so they could have a chance at life where he couldn't.
Jason gave me and my twins a comfy life for a year, taught me to hunt, and helped me do online college where I worked to become an English/Literature teacher for high school. After a year was up, he bought a separate house from me and started to work in Jenkins Hospital. We live next to each other with the forest behind our houses.
I had a two story cottage like house that was made from varying shades of brown bricks. A greyish-brown roof covered the top as windows nestled into the stones. The house has a wraparound porch that widened in the back to create a deck. Stairs led up to the cherry oak doors and the yard was wide and green. The inside had polished woodened floors with carpets spread on top of them in the living room and bedrooms. The kitchen had smooth panel tiling that was heated. It was three bedroom, two bathroom (not that I needed the bathroom), with a game room, kitchen, living room, a study, and a garage.
Oh, yeah, I keep mentioning twins, but I never fully talked about them did I? Well, I gave birth to two beautiful half-vampire twins. The first born, Anthony Hayden Cullen, has messy brown hair and grass green eyes with little flecks of brown in them. The second born, Annabelle Faith Cullen, has bronze ringlets with my brown eyes. Annabelle is like me, quiet, keeps to herself, and shy to strangers, but she does have a strong passion and unyielding devotion to the stuff or people she loves. Anthony, bless his little cotton socks, is a perfect gentleman and wants to do all the 'man' stuff. He is kind and caring and has the same passion and devotion as Annabelle. Anthony and Annabelle never leave each other's side and always hold hands or my hands when we go somewhere.
All three of us have a power too. My power is a mental and physical shield along with being able to change my appearance at will. Anthony has the power of levitation and Annabelle has the power to show events that has happened in a person's past along with the events that she has seen.
Alright, small history lesson done, let's get back to me groaning about Monday.
The reason I'm groaning about Monday is because it's the first day back to school. Thankfully I'm not going to school. I'm going to teach English Literature for all grades in Jenkins High. The only good thing about this is that this is a small town, only about a hundred or so more people than Forks, so that means a small school.
Well best get the twins up for their first day of preschool.
I headed to the two bedrooms that sad side by side. I pounded on the first door to let Annabelle I'm coming in before entering.
Her room was done in different purples. Her walls were deep purple while her rug was lavender over a light brown polished wood floor. She has different shades of purple beanbag chairs huddled in one corner and her toys were in the other corner. Her bed's comforter has a giant light purple butterfly with light blues in it on a dark purple background while her sheets were white. I walked over to her and shook her lightly.
"Anna, come on sweetie, it's time to get up so you can go to preschool." She groaned lightly before opening her eyes. Her brown eyes blinked blearily before they settled on me. Anna held out her arms in the child way of saying 'pick me up'.
I chuckled before picking her up, her princess night gown falling back into place. She snuggled against my shoulder and I would bounce her from time to time to keep her away.
Next was Anthony.
I knocked on his door before I entered. His room was completely different from Annabelle's room. While Annabelle had calming purples, Anthony had a more…wild setting. His room had a forest painted on all four walls with little bugs crawling on the trees, birds sitting or flying, and a tiger lurking in the shadows. His floor had a dark green carpet over a dark brown polished wood floor. He absolutely loved forests or jungles and most of his toys were stuff animals, though he had army men and cars too. His bed's comforter was green and brown cameo, while the sheets were dark green.
I walked over to him and gently shook him with my available arm. "Andy, come on buddy, time to wake up. We don't want to be late for your first day of preschool." He woke up much like Anna did with bleary green eyes and wanting to be held. I picked him up with my free arm before making my way back to Anna's room.
Thankfully she was more awake. I sat her on the bed and rummaged through her closet for clothes to wear. I picked out her outfit which consisted of a black and purple plaid skirt with black leggings and a light purple monster high t-shirt with the white skull logo in the middle of it.
I handed her the outfit and left her to get dressed. I walked into Andy's room to get him dressed now.
He snuggled into my shoulder and I could tell he fell back asleep. As much as he is like his father, he's got my 'not a morning person, so I'll go back to sleep' persona.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, the twins father is my ex-boyfriend or mate now, Edward Cullen. A week after my 18th birthday, he confessed that he didn't love me anymore and I was just a distraction to him. Hearing that hurt, a lot, especially since we made love just a day before my birthday. Well, I guess it was just sex to him since it was all just fun and games to him. Damn, it still hurts to think about that now. His family just up and left too without saying good bye. That made the pain even worse since it meant to me that they didn't care about me either.
Alright, enough of the depressing stuff, I have two kids I need to get ready and fed before we are out the door. I also need to call Jason to pick them up at the end of the day since I have a meeting to attend to.
I grabbed a dark grey t-shirt that has a teal skull with teal skateboards underneath it and a pair of blue jeans with a pair of white socks and grey sneakers. Normally, he like to choose on his own on what to wear since he was a big boy, but since he is not waking up, I'll have to choose for him.
I poked his side to wake him up. "Anthony, you need to get dressed. Your clothes on are on the bed, so be dressed when I come back in here alright?" I sat him on the bed and he nodded his head, still half asleep.
I headed off to my room to get ready. My room had light blue walls that made it seem more open and roomy. The floor was polished dark brown wood with a rug that had light blues mixed with tans and browns. My bed had a dark blue comforter with white, blue, and brown pillows and dark blue sheets. I had a full body mirror on the back of my closet door, a vanity set across from my bed and an ottoman that held extra clothes sat at the foot of my bed.
I grabbed a teal ruffled blouse, a grey sweater jacket that went to mid-thigh and black dress pants with two inch black suede boots that had two buckle straps at the ankles. I looked in the mirror, making sure I had brown eyes, brown hair that fell in ringlets and looked 23. I honestly didn't do much to my appearance besides making me look like what I would have at the age of 23. The only thing I couldn't change was my smell and non-beating heart.
Annabelle came into my room after I was done getting ready, holding her dark purple brush in one hand and a dark purple head band in the other.
"Mama, can you do my hair in a braid please?" she asked as she climbed up on my bed. "Of course sweetie." I sat behind her, doing quick work on her bronze hair, working it into a low braid and fitting the head band on top of her head. Once I was done I kissed the back of her head before she hopped off.
"Annabelle, can you go down stairs and get the table set up for you and your brother?" I asked as I made my way to the door. She nodded her head, before running down stairs to the kitchen.
Even though the twins are half-vampires, they still need to eat human food and only need to hunt once a month. I've been hunting every two weeks, while Jason would watch them if I had to hunt.
The twins were also very smart. They had the mentality of a 10 year old instead of 5 year olds. I've told them that they will have to dumb it down in school, so they could fit in a bit more and that they couldn't reveal who they were. They could make friends, but not too many since we would have to move someday. Jason could only play the young card for so long, till we have to move.
Jason and I agreed that we would stick together till the twins were old enough to make a choice on what to do with their lives and I wouldn't let them choose till they graduate. Jason and I were as close as brother and sister could be, even if we didn't always show it. Everyone in town knew that he would protect me and his niece and nephew in a heartbeat and I would do the same for him.
I walked into Anthony's room to see him dressed, but back to sleep. Oh dear, it was going to be one of those days.
I went up to him and started to tickle his stomach. He awoke with a start, laughing and giggled while he begged me to stop. He was breathless by the time I stopped.
"So are you going to get up now, or am I going to have to tickle you again?" I placed my hands on my hips and raised an eyebrow at him. He gave me a glare from tickling him that reminded me of Edward's. It broke my heart a little since Anthony looked exactly like Edward, except he had my brown hair. Annabelle on the other hand looked more like me, but you could still tell she was related to Anthony, and she acted more like Edward.
Thankfully, they didn't inherit my clumsiness and neither did my vampire self.
"I'm up Mom. What's for breakfast though?" he smiled his little crooked smile that his father always flashed me. I leaned down to kiss his forehead before I led him out of the room.
"We are going to have pancakes and a bloodberry smoothie to start out morning. Since it is the first day of preschool for Annabelle and you, I want you guys to have some blood in you just in case something happens at school." He nodded his head and climbed up on a chair at the table next to Annabelle once we reached the kitchen.
I quickly made them breakfast and then hurried them out to my car, which by the way is a 2013 black ford fusion. I got them into their seats and sped out of the driveway. I had no fear of going fast in a car anymore and did 100 most of the time since I had kids in the car.
I grabbed my cell phone and dialed Jason to let him know I have a meeting after school and I need him to pick up the twins. Once I made sure he would pick them up after his shift at the hospital, I pulled into the high school. One good thing about this town is the elementary school down the road has a preschool built in. The high school sits a little ways up the road from the elementary school, the only thing between them is the playground, and the middle school is right across the street from the high school.
I got out of my car, the twins following my lead. I saw the students milling about in the parking lot before school started at 8 a.m. and took my kids hands to walk the few feet to the elementary school. I saw Mrs. Lowis standing there, welcoming the kids into preschool. I crouched down to the twin's height and kissed their foreheads. "Now, if either of you have an issue, make sure to tell the teacher or ask them to call either Uncle Jason or Mommy. I packed you both apple slices with caramel, PB&J sandwiches, and a juice box. If you become 'thirsty' just sneak out and come straight to me, alright?"
They nodded, told me goodbye, kissed my cheeks, and walked hand in hand to the teacher. I got up and went back to the high school where I would start my 3rd year of teaching, even though I finished college a year ago. Thanks to not having to sleep anymore, I could study all night long while the twins slept. I became top of my class and the college recommended me to start teaching here for my first job. The board was hesitant to hire me right away, but they gave me a chance and are now proud to have me. They knew I have kids and they also allowed it for my kids to come in since they just kept showing up last year. I also might have dazzled them into it too.
I headed to my class room, Room 231, at the end of the English hallway. I knew my first class would be Honors English 9 so I started to write what was required for my class and also some rules. I grabbed the stack of paper that had books we were going to read and some other things they should expect for the class.
I also taught Comp. English 10, Academic English 11, Honors English 12, Literature that was a mix of Juniors and Seniors, and my last class was Creative Writing which was a mix of all four grades.
I love my classroom. I had the normal 24 desk, but in the back I had a bunch of beanbag chairs, pillows and a carpet for when we discuss or share stories and poems. Along the wall was small bookshelves filled with books for all grades. It was also my own personal library since it has all of the books that are school friendly and that I read before. Along the wall were some posters that had motivational speeches or things to get kids reading.
Once I was done writing on the board in dry erase marker, I wrote my name, Miss Mason, on the top in big blue letters. The morning bell rang, signaling that the students should get to class now and also to signify the first day of school.
Freshmen started to slowly trickle into my class in groups and singles, picking their own seats. I could already tell that I had two trouble makers, one boy and one girl, two guys who think they are God's Gift for this green Earth, a gossip queen, a gothic loner boy who sat in the very back, three quiet girls, two teachers pets , and the other seven kids who were mostly normal. In total I had 18 kids in my Honors 9 group.
This was going to be a long day.
By the end of the day, I had confiscated 19 cell phones, given out over 300 papers for parents to sign, book lists, and what to expect in my class. I had to give my Honors 12 a seating chart that would separate them so they wouldn't talk as much, and I've had a total of 32 people hit on me, students included. I was actually tired by the time school was over that I barely paid attention in the meeting.
I was happy to be home with my kids and Jason was staying over for a while too.
Hopefully the next day would be better.
For a month I went through the same motions, getting my kids ready for preschool, dropping them off, grading papers, getting kids in class to settle down, confiscating phones, collecting papers, getting hit on, and everything else that was associated in school. My students were mostly good, some a bit more troublesome to deal with, but once I gave them a stern talking and a detention, they straightened out for me. They did their homework for me and I gave out stickers or treats for every A.
Who knew high school students loved stickers and food so much? They even made a sticker wall and had a sticker war with the other classes. In a way, it was highly amusing.
By the end of September, I got word that I would be having three new students, two would be in my Literature class, one in my Honors class, and two in my Creative Writing class. I didn't really think much of it and started to make the papers I gave out on my first day. All I was hoping for would be that they were not trouble makers like 10 of my student are.
On the first of October, I went in a bit earlier than I was used to and Anthony and Annabelle were not very happy that they had to get up earlier too. They fell asleep in the car on the way to preschool and Mrs. Lowis had to carry them in.
I had been up all night grading tests and papers and I hadn't had the time to take the twins hunting. Jason had to pull two shifts since one of his co-workers ended up sick and Jason was on the call list. So he couldn't take the twins out hunting either. I was just hoping that no one got a paper cut or started to spontaneously bleed in preschool. I trust my kids enough to hold themselves or each other back and come to me in case it does happen.
My first two classes, Honors 9 and Academic 11, went by without a problem. Well besides the usual, 'gotta put my sticker up on the sticker wall' thing. I helped a few students out with sentence structure and vocabulary. We got a chapter of Animal Farm in and I told them we would be moving onto To Kill a Mocking Bird in my Honors 9. In my Academic 11, I gave out parts for Twelve Angry Men and told them we would start tomorrow.
I was excited to see who my new students were. This was the part of my job that I love the most. Meeting new people and watching as their minds grow.
During my first two classes I got bits and pieces of information about them from the gossip queens and teachers. Apparently there were five of them and they moved from Alaska. I didn't blame them from moving away from that cold though here wasn't much better, it was just wetter. Even though I'm a vampire, I still don't like the snow or wet much, but I tolerate it since it's the only way I can come out in the open.
I was facing the board as my third class for the day, Honors 12, walked in. I was writing down what we would be reading, what papers to get out, and what sheets I would be handing out when I caught a whiff of a vampire. I froze a bit and took a glance out of the corner of my eye to see a tall honey blond male that looked very familiar.
I took a deep breath, taking in his leather and toffee scent and knew who he was immediately.
I had Jasper Cullen in my class.
Alright Bella, this will be no problem, just don't tell him who you are or what is now in your life and treat him like any other student. Let's just hope he doesn't notice your dead.
Yeah, sounds easier said than done.
I turned around once the bell for class to begin went off. "Alright class, I graded your tests and they should be lying on your desk now. Please pass them back and we'll start will vocab for the first 10 minutes and then we will move on to the essays I asked you to write about what you did over the summer. So do vocab first then make your way to the back once you are done. Get started." The class started to buzz with low talk as I grabbed the papers for the new student along with the books he will need.
I checked myself over real quick, making sure I had no sweat stains coming out of my brick red cow neck sweater and that my fly wasn't down on my grey suit pants. I know, I was being silly, but give me some slack! It has been five years since I saw the Cullen family and now I was teaching one of them and possibly two more, and I was nervous.
I honestly had no clue why I was nervous. I should be mad that they left me alone and pregnant (though they didn't know I was pregnant). I should be spewing off profanities that would make a sailor want to scrub my tongue out. I should also demand that they leave right now so they wouldn't interfere in the life that I had finally made for myself without their help.
But I didn't and I knew I wouldn't. A part of me, much bigger than I wanted to admit, loved them a lot and was happy they were here. I was happy I could give Andy and Anna a family now. I was over the moon that I could see Esme and Carlisle again. But I was downright pissed off that they up and left like they did. Before I would forgive them, they had better explain their actions to me and I would make Edward work to get my love back.
"Hey, welcome to Jenkins High. I'm Miss Mason and I'll be your teacher English teacher for the year. I have a few rules I would like to go over and I have papers here for your parents to sign, a booklist that you will need and expect to read for my class, and the equipment required for everyday class. Any questions so far." I crouched down beside his desk so I wouldn't be sticking my butt in some poor kid's face.
I didn't like it much when I was in school and I don't want to submit other kids to that kind of awkward torture either.
I waited as Jasper just stared at me in surprise. He didn't speak nor ask a question so I went on to explain the rules in my classroom. "Okay, so no question so far. Onto the rules. I don't want to see any cellphones or games, if I do see them, I will confiscate them and give them back to you at the end of the day. Don't think I won't do it either, just ask any student who has me and they will tell you I live up to my word. Come prepared at all times for my class because I don't give out a set schedule for things and depending on how quick we go, we might start something earlier or later than I planned. No talking during testing or when I'm speaking. I'll give you the okay for when you can talk. My most important rule is no goofing off. I want you to learn as much as you can in this class and if I see you goofing off or slacking, I'll give you detention and a lecture on top of that. Those are my rules in this class. Any question?"
I waited again for him to speak, but all he did was stare. "Bella?" he finally whispered.
I sighed.
This wasn't how I wanted my day to go so far, but I don't get to choose the future. If I did, I would have my mate by my side, raising our two kids with our family. But like I said, not a future chooser.
"Not now Jasper." I whispered so only he could hear. He nodded his head, understanding as he looked around the class full of humans. "We can talk when they leave for lunch," I offered. "Alright," he agreed.
I moved on to teacher/student business. "This is the book we will be reading is Wuthering Heights and I would also like you to write a four page essay on what you did over the summer. I'll help you catch up to where we are and if you need help at any time, just come up and ask. I can stay after school till 4, but then I have to get home." I got up, leaving his stuff there as I continued with class. I sighed a bit in relief as the bell for lunch came and the kids flowed out of the room till only one was left.
Jasper stayed seated in his desk and I went back to sit on the desk next to his. "Alright Jasper, what do you want to talk about?"
Might as well get this over will and besides, if he goes to personal, I'll just avoid it and tell him to ask something else. Plus, if the rest of his family is here, which I'm pretty sure they are, then I would be explaining my 'rebirth' story to them soon. I just hope they would take everything I say to be truthful. Then again, I was a horrible liar when I was human and being a vampire is helping me improve that.
Jasper leaned back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest in a relaxed manner as he thought over a few things. Finally he started to talk, "How have you been Bella?"
I blinked. Well I wasn't expecting that question. I was sure he would be badgering me about everything surrounding my change, but then again he was one of the only Cullens that really didn't care much about things like that. I was now grateful I met him first.
"I've been good Jasper. I do have to admit though, I missed you guys." His butterscotch eyes saddened a bit. "We missed you too." He straightened up in his seat and leaned out of it to give me a hug. I'm sure only a few of them missed me and that's what he most likely meant too, but a part of me was hoping that Edward missed me too.
After our hug, we talked for the rest of lunch. He would tell me what they've been up to in the past five years and I would tell him about college life. I even told him about my powers. He was confused on how I got the power to change my appearance at will.
"Come on Jasper, that's easy. I've always been self-conscious about my appearance. You should know that more than anyone." He laughed as I explained that. We continued our talk about trivial things until the bell rang. This was one of the reasons I loved Jasper so much. He didn't pry into other people's past. He didn't like it when others pried into his past, so he saw no reason to do the same to others. He figured they would tell him sooner or later if they became really good friends and he would eventually open up himself on his past.
I got up to erase what was on the board and write down my Comp. 10's stuff. Jasper was at the door and he hesitated for a bit. He sighed as he turned to face me. "Bells, Alice will kill me if she knew I saw you again and didn't ask this. Would you like to come over to our house this weekend?" he asked in a calm manner that wasn't demanding me to come nor was it hoping I would decline. His question gave me the option if I wanted to go or not. Now the question was, if I was ready to see the whole Cullen clan again.
I was alright with talking to Jasper since I had no problem with him. Actually I had no problem with any of them except Alice and Edward. Alice because she was my best friend and made me believe I was hers too. Edward, well Edward is self–explanatory now. "I don't know Jasper." I told him truthfully and he nodded his head in acceptance before heading off to his next class.
After I was finished with Comp. 10 and wondering how half of them could be in this class when they are actually smarter than some in my Honors 9! And this is Comprehensive English 10 too! I started to write down my Literature classwork for my kids. I started to feel butterflies, wondering which Cullen students I would get. Would it be Alice? Maybe Rose? I don't think Emmett would be interested in this class. God, I hope it's not Edward.
I waited till all my students were seated, till I turned to face the class. My eyes widened a bit as I saw the vampires seated in the back row and mentally groaned. God was playing a mean trick on my today.
Emmett's loud laughter reached my ears while Edward glared at him. I could already tell Emmett was going to be trouble for me. Oh well, at least he has to do what I say or else he is out of my class and I don't think Esme would be very happy with that. With that thought in mind I began to teach my class starting with Literature vocab for 10 minutes so I could talk to the new students.
I gathered up the papers for them that I gave to the rest of the class at the beginning of the year. I stood in between their desks so that way I'm not bending down in front of one of them and the other has to crane their necks. I know they are vampires, but I still have to treat them like everyone else.
"Hey, welcome to Jenkins High. I'm Miss Mason and I'll be your teacher Literature teacher for the year. I have a few rules I would like to go over and I have papers here for your parents to sign, a booklist that you will need and expect to read for my class, and the equipment required for everyday class. Any questions so far?" Déjà vumuch. I feel like a parrot explaining the same thing twice in one day, but then again, it's part of the job.
They just completed the déjà vu feeling by just staring at me, well Emmett was trying to hold in his laughter. I rolled my eyes at him. It seems he never changes. "Okay, moving onto the rules. I don't want to see any cellphones or games, if I do see them, I will confiscate them and give them back to you at the end of the day. Don't think I won't do it either, just ask any student who has me and they will tell you I live up to my word. Come prepared at all times for my class because I don't give out a set schedule for things and depending on how quick we go, we might start something earlier or later than I planned. No talking during testing or when I'm speaking. I'll give you the okay for when you can talk. My most important rule is no goofing off. I want you to learn as much as you can in this class and if I see you goofing off or slacking, I'll give you detention and a lecture on top of that. Those are my rules in this class. Any question?" Edward just still sat there stunned while Emmett had a mischievous glint in his gold eyes. I already had a feeling that he was up to no good and will most likely test how far I would go.
I sighed as I went back up to the front of the class to continue to teach.
Emmett lived up to his silent promise and started to goof off, talk loudly to other students, and whatever else he thought of. He even played Barbie girl on his cell phone, loud enough for the whole class to hear clearly. He even got it to go off in time intervals. Half-way through the class I had enough and I could see some of my more hard working students did too.
"Emmett," I started sweetly, smiling at him in a very innocent way. He looked up, having an equally innocent smile. "Yes, Miss Mason?"
"Would you mind going to the office and staying there for the rest of the class?" I asked him, though I had the demand underneath the question. He laughed, clearly enjoying testing my patience. The other kids looked surprised and no doubt a bit fearful since the last kid who gave me trouble left my class damn near wetting himself. Now that kid is one of my model students.
"Nah, I'm comfy here Miss M. Continue your class though." He crossed his arms behind his head and leaned back on the chair, throwing his legs up on the desk in the process. I stood up from where I was half sitting on my desk. "That wasn't meant to be a question Mr. Cullen. If you won't leave by yourself, I'll help you." I had a faint growl that only the vampires could hear.
That just seemed to spur Emmett on though. "Bring it baby Bells," Emmett said for only my ears while he smirked for the rest to see. I walked down the aisle till I got to his desk. All the students stopped to watch what I was going to do. I smirked back at him and grabbed his ear and twisted hard, almost to the point of ripping it off.
Emmett yelped and fell off his chair, trying to pry my hand off his ear. I just smile sweetly at him and yanked his ear again as I started for my door. I heard Edward laughing quietly in the back as I continued to drag the hulk. I opened my door and stopped short at who I saw standing there.
Anthony and Annabelle stood at my classroom door hand in hand. Anthony had a determined face as his arm was out stretched to the handle which then melted to surprise when he saw me. Annabelle had her head down, clutching hard to Anthony's hand.
I was confused on why they were here and how they got here unnoticed, but then again they are half-vampire. A slight whimper drew my attention to Emmett who I still had in my hold. I sighed, releasing his ear and stepping back for my kids to come in. "Emmett, I still want you out of my classroom and at the office. If I find out that you didn't go to the office, I'll give you a worse punishment and tell your mother about it. If you still refuse to go, I'll drag you to the office by your ear. Is that clear?" I asked with my hands on my hips.
I felt rather than saw Anthony and Annabelle wrap themselves around my legs, no doubt being intimidated by the big vampire in front of them. Emmett nodded glumly and walked out of my room. I closed the door behind him and turned back to face the class.
"Well now that that's settled, let's get back to class, shall we?" I saw as all of my students had eyes on my twins. One boy, David, raised his hand while still staring at the twins. "Um, Miss Mason, whose kids are those?" he hesitantly asked. Oh, that's right, none of the students in this room had me before so they didn't know I had kids and I never really speak about them since I'm at work.
I walked up to my desk with Anthony and Annabelle still clutching my legs, trying to stay hidden from the strangers view. I grabbed Anthony's free hand and pried him off my leg which got Annabelle to follow suit a moment later. "This is Anthony and Annabelle Mason, my children." I proudly said. The class all looked surprise, Edward the most as he stared intently at them. Annabelle was starting to hide behind Anthony.
I walked the two to the back of the room where all the comfy seats are and also out of the classes view. I crouched down to their heights and talked to them so only we could hear. "Can you please stay back here till I'm done with class? Then I can freely talk to you for a few minutes before my next class starts." They nodded their heads and Anthony wrapped his arms around my next and told me he loved me. Annabelle did the same after Anthony let go. I kissed their foreheads and went back to teaching class.
Edward kept shooting strange looks at me and then back to the twins. I was relieved once class was over and headed back to where Anthony and Annabelle sat in beanbags, reading a book they had gotten off the shelf.
I waited till all the students were gone except for one. I turned back to look at Edward and put my hands on my hips. "What are you still doing here?" I grumbled. He stood behind his desk to see all of us. "Bella, how…" he started to say but then trailed off and indicated his hand to me and the twins. I restrained myself from growling.
"I'll explain it to you later, if you want to stay after school. I won't explain a whole lot though, just the things you need to know." He nodded, still with the strange look on his face as he stared at Anthony. Edward might have started to put the pieces together already.
I ignored him as I held out my hand to Annabelle. Memories of today flowed through my mind and no doubt Edward was witnessing it too. It became time for arts and crafts after lunch in Annabelle's mind. A boy across from her with brown hair that stuck up everywhere and a band aid across his nose and I wondered briefly on why the kid had a band aid on his nose, but I didn't think too much on it. His name is Mathew and he is a clumsy person in school and today he got a paper cut, Annabelle's thoughts spoke out to me. I watched as thirst flooded her and Anthony held onto her hand with all his might, not just to hold her back, but to also hold himself back.
Anthony's quick thinking got them out of school and they dazzled the reception lady here to allowing them to go to my class. Then the memories just continue to where I opened the door with a scary looking vampire being held by the ear curtsey of their mother.
I let go of her hand, but she shot out her hand to touch me again. I grabbed her wrist to stop her before she had the chance. "Anna, I told you before, you need to start talking to me instead of using your power. I love you, I also need to teach you this." She nodded her head glumly as she opened her mouth to talk and a little bell like voice filled the quiet room. "Do you have any blood on you?" she was quiet when asking the question.
I smiled and walked to the front of the room, Anthony trailing me silently while Anna stayed in the back. "Mom, who is that vampire and why does he look like me and Anna?" Anthony tried to ask so Edward didn't hear him, but by the sharp intake of breath and the way his head snapped up to me, I knew he heard.
"I'll tell you later, but first I need to get you two fed." I grabbed the silver thermos that held a strawberry blood smoothie in it. It had mostly blood, with a little bit of strawberry in it to mask what it really is. I pulled out two straws from my bag and walked back to Annabelle. Anthony sat right beside her and took the thermos in his hands. He sipped on one straw while Anna sipped on the other.
My student for Creative writing started to come in three minutes before the bell went off. I noticed that Jasper came in too. I smiled at him and he smiled back at me, "Well, I see I have you again. I already explained everything to you in Honors 12 and there is no booklist for this class."
He nodded and took his seat next to Edward, shooting a strange look at my kids who were just finishing their smoothie. He then shot a strange look towards Edward, then back to me. I think he got the connection pretty quickly, judging by the amazed look on his face.
Anthony ran up to me then, bypassing the flow of students going to their seats. He lifted up the thermos to me, "We're done Mom, thank you for the drink." He flashed his crooked grin at me that was an exact replica of Edward's and I couldn't help but chuckle at him.
He headed back to where he was before, but stopped by Jasper's desk. Jasper looked down at him and smiled slightly. I could see Edward watching this little event too. Anthony flashed the same smile he did to me a moment ago and I could see both of their eyes widened at the grin on my son's face.
10 minutes into my class we headed back to the comfy seats to sit in a circle and listen to what people wrote. Anthony crawled up into my lap when I sat in my circle chair. I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him close. I opened my arm for Annabelle to crawl in, when she surprised me by going to sit in Edward's lap. He looked just as surprised as she shot him a shy smile as she leaned back into his chest.
I heard her whisper too low for human ears to hear, "I'm going to sit with Dad for today." I nodded slightly in her direction. Even though I still had issues with Edward, I wasn't going to prevent my kids from getting to know their father. Edward looked like he was about to cry and burst out in joy at her small declaration. He wrapped his arms lightly around her and drew her into a small hug.
My heart warmed at this and I wished that he could stay forever, raising our kids and loving me, but I knew he wouldn't want that.
I just hoped everything will work out in the end.
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