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Chapter 1:
I can't believe I let them talk me into going to High School again. You would think after all this time they would figured out that I might just not want to spend all that much time around them or humans for that matter.
It's been almost 50 years since the last time I was enrolled in High School. I do think I've been walking around in a bit of a daze since then too. I can hear everyone else is ready and just waiting for me. Yippee. I get to deal with another day full of teenage hormones and everyone's attention on my brothers, sisters and myself. However this time our cover story is I'm a cousin of the Cullen and Hales. I refused to not use my name of Whitlock this time around.
As we were walking through the doors for the school office I registered a feeling I wouldn't normally feel when people see us for the first time. There was lust, shock, and nerves all around us, but then there was the most bone crushing sense of hurt, anger, love, and then it changed to determination. I looked around trying to find out who was projecting such emotions just to see no one. I looked over at Edward.
Hey Eddie boy, any unusual thoughts you picking up on?
He sure hated the name Eddie but after what he has done to me he knows there is nothing he can do to get me to stop calling him that. He's lucky he still has all his limbs. I noticed he was frowning in my directly, probably from my last thoughts. He eventually just shook his head no.
The office lady handed each of us our schedule and while everyone else started to compare which classes they all had together, I grabbed my stuff and walked out. Things really have changed with all of us in the last 50 years. I didn't have a problem with Emmett or Rose but I had some big issues with Edward and Alice. I'm really starting to think maybe it is time for me to go spend some time with my brother Peter and his mate Charlotte. The only thing that's been stopping me is I'm not sure if I can handle being around the two of them being all lovey dovey while I have no one. At least when I'm with the Cullen's all the couples have the decency not to be overly affectionate in front of me.
Walking through the halls to my first class I noticed a scent that stopped me in my tracks. It reminded me of Texas. One of the few memories I have from when I was human. It reminded me of freshly cut warm grass, sun kissed skin, sun flowers, and apples. It warmed my insides so much I'm not sure if I would feel cool to the touch at the moment. Shaking myself out of the memory of me sitting on a hillside in the heat of a Texas summer watching the clouds roll by I walked into my first class. All the kids in the class stopped talking and turned to look at me. After greeting the teacher and being instructed to grab a seat anywhere there is an open one everyone started whispering around me.
"Wow, he's gorgeous." "I know, did you notice how tight his jeans are, ugh what I wouldn't give for some of that."
"I wonder if he plays any sports" "Maybe we could talk him into trying out for the baseball team." "Yeah, we can use all the help we can get this year."
"He better learn real quick not to mess with me." "He kind of reminds me of Bella."
That one I stopped me in my tracks. I decided to sit right next to these two guys to see if they said anything else about this Bella person. It's just not that common of a name. I guess in the last few years it has become more common but still.
We only know a little bit about what happened to Bella after the Eddie boy decided it was best for us to just leave her alone. I'm still surprised Alice never looked for her in her visions, but then again I've been questioning Alice's true feelings for Bella for some time now. Alice's feelings for Bella had always seemed like true friendship but I just don't understand how Alice could treat a true friend like she had treated Bella.
I hate to think of what Bella must have thought about me after her birthday party. Here I am just another monster trying to take a bite out of something that was not mine to have. Sometime I wish we never meet her. I wish she never would have moved to Forks, that we would never have introduced ourselves to her and that we would not have tried to make her part of our family. But after thinking about the possibility of never having a chance to get to know how caring Bella could be, or her bashful tendencies when ever Emmett would try to embarrass her, or the way her laugh sounded so sweet to my ears I realized I would go through that pain of saving her from us again just to be able to have those few memories or her.
After we left Edward assured us she understood that our world was just not meant for such an innocent sweet thing like her. She had so much to live for. So many human experiences that she still had not experienced. I'm still a little surprised that she was so willing to give everyone up without a fight. When she would talk about wanting to be a vampire I could feel her resolve. I guess after I put her life in danger again she decided that maybe it would just be best to stay away.
Rose certainly decided she had more respect for Bella after hearing that she did want to stay human. I know Rose was always jealous of Bella's ability to bear a child. She didn't want to hate Bella, she just couldn't understand wanting to give up the opportunity to have a child. Plus after we had left Bella when I was on a hunting trip Rose told me she never liked Eddie and Bella as a couple. She said they just didn't fit together. I told her it was not our place to disagree with it, the fact is Eddie and Bella were mates and as a family we would be accepting of another's mate. She sure did laughed at that one.
"Jasper, they aren't mates."
"What do you mean, Ali always said they were. Edward could feel the pull."
"You can't be mated to a human. It just doesn't work. Haven't you ever read that book in Carlisles study about Vampire Mating and Relationships? No Human and Vampire have ever been mated before. It's not possible. To be mated is for your soul to recognize a missing part of itself in another's soul. It is impossible for a mated pair to harm each other. As we are Vampires and our natural food source is Human blood our soul does not recognize a Human's soul. It can only recognize another Vampires soul."
"Really? But how come then they were always going on about Edward and Bella being mates."
"My theory is they knew she was not his mate. I'm not sure if Carlisle has a book that Edward has not read. Didn't you ever notice they never said anything about them being mates around Carlisle? I'm pretty sure they just told us and Bella they were mates to keep her feeling like she needed to be with us. Edward loved having his singer around. Being able to smell her sweet blood all the time. I don't understand it. I would think it would drive me crazy being able to smell something so sweet but never being able to have a taste."
"Wow, never thought of that. Maybe he wanted her around just so he could prove that he had the best control of anyone else. What Vampire out there can resist the blood of their singer?"
"Exactly. Just another way for Edward to be part of his Elitist idea."
"Huh. Really makes you think doesn't it."
"Yep, that's why I didn't like the two of them together. Besides, what God would you have to piss off to have your Mate and your Singer be the same person."
"Very true."
It's hard to know what it's like to have a mate. Alice and I had been together for so many years but we were just companions, never mates. She had found me all those years ago telling me how she had a vision of us going to meet up with the Cullen's to learn their way of life. She told me about how she saw us as companions, posing as a married couple. I asked her if she could have vision's such as the one she was having why should wouldn't just have a vision of her own Mate and go and find him. Why waste her time with just a companion when you could find your Mate. She told me she had seen a vision of her Mate but she would not be meeting him for close to 150 years. I asked her if she could see my Mate. She informed me that she had not. I've asked her a couple times through out the years and she has always said she's never seen someone for me.
On that hunting trip with Rose it really opened my eyes to some of the events going on around me over the last few years.
As the class went on there was no more talk about Bella which disappointed me. I know it couldn't be the same Bella we knew all those years ago, but it's not every day you meet another Bella. Especially one that I could remind someone of.
Edward did check in with Bella after a few years. I remember he left for about a month. When he came back he seemed to happy, if you ask me. Told us all about how Bella went to collage to be a writer. She was living in Seattle with a husband and a new baby. She was fulfilling all her dreams. I guess that's all that we can ask for. After that Edward never brought her up again.
The bell rang ending that first class and I didn't even pay attention to the teacher. Checking my schedule I've got US History next. The one class I love and hate. I'm such a huge history buff but it sure chaps my hide that they can't get the facts correct about most of the history of our great land. Oh well, most of these High School History classes are a bit of a joke anyways.
As I walked into the classroom I noticed Emmett sitting in the back of the room. I'm starting to wonder if maybe he had a hand in creating out schedules before we started today. Emmett hated History, found it really boring. Say's he's lived it once and doesn't need to learn about it from some book. We tend to really enjoy ourselves when we have a History class together. I love messing around with Emmett and playing pranks on the other kids and teachers. Maybe this schedule won't be so bad after all.
"Hey Jasper, how's was your first class."
"Couldn't tell ya. Didn't pay attention to any of it."
"Really? That doesn't sound like you at all."
"Well I was lost in memories this morning…"
Before I could say anything else the door to the class room swung open and in walked I think the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. All of a sudden there was no Emmett, there was no other kid, no teacher, no desks. Only her.
She looked right at me and her bright blue eyes seemed to boar into my soul. It's a good thing I didn't need to breathe because she took my breath away. I don't think I have ever seen someone with such bright blue eyes before. They were so crystal clear, just like the summer sky. She had shoulder length curly hair that was a deep brown. She had streaks of blue dye running through it. Her skin was so pale that if she didn't have those blue eyes I would have sworn she was a Vampire. She had on a Band T-shirt and some serious hip hugging jeans on. She walked right up to where Emmett and I were sitting.
"Hey, you must be some of the new kids. My names Bella, and welcome to our wonderful school."
I was speechless. I couldn't even remember my own name at that moment. I swear I can feel my heart thumping in my chest thought.
"Your names Bella?" Emmett asked a little stunted.
"Yep, and you are?"
"Uh, I'm Emmett and this is my cousin Jasper."
"Cousins huh. Well it's nice to meet you. Maybe we will have more classes together." With that she took her seat.
Emmett punched me in the shoulder and slid a piece of paper onto my desk.
Her name is Bella? Do you think she could be our Bella. She kind of looks like our Bella if you squint. Something bout her seems off. What is she feeling? And why are you acting like a mute?
How did he get so many questions written in such a short amount of time. I tried to focus on her feeling, but there was nothing. I couldn't even sense where she was in the room. That's never happened before. With spending some time in Hospitals to try and build up my control I could sense everyone even the patients in comas. Of course I wouldn't get any feelings from those patients but I could always sense that they were there, almost as if there was a void of emotions and that's how I knew. With this Bella though, there was no void.
I quickly wrote Emmett back.
There is more than one person in the world named Bella. She's not our Bella though, there's no way. Our Bella is married with kids now.
Once I wrote that line out Bella who was sitting right in front of Emmett whipped her head around and was glaring at me. Even thought she was glaring at me she looked confused? How could that be. I added to the note that we would talk later and handed it over to Emmett.
Bella was still eyeing me as I handed the note to Emmett. I don't even think he noticed she was watching us.
"Ms Smith please turn around and pay attention in my class."
"Sorry Mr. Hall." With that it seemed we all paid attention for the rest of the class. When the bell rang Bella stood up and leaned over to Emmett.
"You know, it's not very nice to think something is "off" with someone when you don't know anything about them." She didn't sound that upset almost amazed.
Emmett and I were standing there stunned while she just turned around and walked out the door.
"How did she know what I said in the note?"
"I don't know, but I'm starting to think something is going on. We'll just wait till lunch to see if anyone else has noticed something. Maybe Edward will have a class with her and can give us some in site."
"Let's hope, we just started this school and I'd hate to have to leave again. I want to feel normal again, not like something is missing. I was hoping this school would do that."
Ever since we left Bella Emmett has sworn he feels like something is missing in our family. He really did love her like a sister and sometimes it felt like he missed her more than Edward ever did.
"Don't worry, we don't know what's going on yet. Let's just calm down and see how the rest of the day goes. Where's your next class?"
"Let's see, next I've got ugh math down the hall."
"Oh, I've got to head the other directly for something called Ready for the World. What the hell kind of class is that."
"I don't even have that one, good luck with that. See ya."
Really, what is Ready for Home even about. How could that be a class. Here I was hoping Emmett might have messed with my schedule but it seems he might have only made sure we have History together.
The next two classes were pretty uneventful. Rose was in my Ready for the World class. Turns out that class won't be to bad. It's all about learning how to manager finances, writing letters, and writing a proper email. Basically it's a class to get you ready to be on your own after school. What's great about it is most of the work is done on our own on our computers. That way Rose and I can rush through the assignment then spend the rest of the hour doing what we want on the internet and no one would know.
Alice and Edward were both in my science class before lunch which I really could do without. I don't mind being around them so much now, but it's been really hard to get to this point. I never knew I had so much patience before. When class was done we all walked to the cafeteria. Alice mentioned that we need to all talk about someone she met earlier in the day. I'm willing to bet they have already ran into this mystery girl Bella.
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