Cat Eyes

Summary: So, as it turns out, Bella has a secret too. She's a werecat. The problem? Edward doesn't know it. What happens when Edward is hunting and sees a black panther-like cat?

(Takes place before Bella finds out Edward's secret.)

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight. Stephanie Meyers does. I don't own the were-cats. Rachel Vincent does. The werecat characters come from the Shifter Series.

The story is good and it begged to be finished. I just hope you don't get too mad at what I do to it later. This story has been adopted from Darkdefender89. Thank you.

1.

Bella

Forks, Washington.

It was one of the only free territories left on this side of North America. And yet, here I was, Bella Swan. One of the last remaining female werecats of my clan. My real parent had died in a fire and the Sanders had taken me in as one of their own. They had raised me up as one of their own children. I often thought them as my mother and father.

My adopted father is not only the alpha of the Pride, but was also the head of the Territorial Council. He wanted me to marry soon after high school. Father wanted me to marry Jace, one of his enforcers, but arranged marriage is so not this century. When the time comes, I will pick someone. For me.

Now I was evading my duty. I guess I had other ideas. So the Pride let me move, under one condition – I had to live with my older cousin, Charlie, a wildcat. Here I am, a junior at Forks High school now. I had thrust myself into a world that I had expected to be simpler then the complicated world that I was so used to living in every day.

You see, there is only three rules for our kind. All punishable by death. One, to infect a human and thus creating a stray. Two, revealing the existence of werecats to a human. Three, killing a human. I had no plans of doing any of the above.

I found myself, sitting in the high school cafeteria. I was people watching. It was better than interacting with them. Jessica was more than happy to tell me everything about anyone as they would pass by the table that she had dragged me to at lunch. Nice enough girl. A little on the two-faced side. As Jessica was dishing dirt out about different people that passed by us, I realized how much I wasn't paying attention.

Today, I was the center of attention. It didn't suck. It bites. I hate it. This is something that is ingrained at an early age. It's part of how my kind is taught to stay away from detection. To hide in plain sight, never really seen by the human world.

The first time I saw Edward Cullen was in the cafeteria. I could feel his golden eyes piercing my own. That was normal, everyone stared at the new girl. He was staring at me. I shifted in my seat, ignoring the words of the young humans I was sitting with. What I saw was the most brilliant, beautiful boy I had ever seen. Even then, I was dazzled. He had scruffy with bronze colored hair and the most amazing golden hazel eyes. His skin was as white as untainted snow. He was slim, but clearly muscular.

At the time, I ignored the fact that his scent was neither human nor werecat. Everything about him fascinated me. It turned out that he was in my biology class, too. His distant, antisocial behavior alarmed me, but it did not faze me. His body was rigid and his hands were curled up into fists. If anything, it drew me in. I needed to know more. I know I ran away (kind of) from the family ranch to escape the paranormal, but all at once none of that mattered one bit.

I tried to introduce myself. "Hi, I'm Bella Swan," I said. Whatever was up with his scent – which I noticed, as I mentioned earlier, was not normal. I wondered if he sensed anything different about my scent too. No matter, whatever he was, whatever I was….it didn't matter. Maybe he would pass it off as nothing. Hopefully, at least. I don't know what Father would do if he found out that someone who isn't a werecat knew the family secret.

"Edward Cullen," he said.

So, that was the first time we met.

Jasper

"Alice," I was trying to get my wife's attention. I knew that look on her face. She was having a vision. We were standing by Edward's Volvo when this happen. Maybe we would get lucky and there was a reason to stay home today. I saw the corner of Edward's lip twitch in amusement at this thought. I looked over at him hoping I was right. Edward shook his head to say 'no'.

Alright, what happen?

Edward looked down at Alice for a moment. He frowned. That was normal for Edward. He didn't seem alarmed about anything. More like confused, no that wasn't right. Puzzled. Yes there is a difference.

"What do you mean she smells good." Edward asked her. Now he was confused. He was leaning against the open door of his car, looking at Alice from across the roof of the car. Alice was unruffled.

One had to be patience with the two vampire siblings. They were 'talking' now. In another life they must have been twins. They weren't really brother and sister. None of us were. It was normal for coven-mates to think of each other as siblings unless they were a mated pair. But Alice and Edward had a true bond of sibling hood, just not in blood ties.

Alice couldn't remember her human life, so she set out to build one in this life. She had joked on more than once that she designed the prefect family. She is still laughing about it to this day. She literal hand pick her family. The perfect doctor for a dad. The idyllic, most loving mother she could hope for. She loved Emmett and Rosalie with all her heart, but Edward was the one she sympathized with the most, by all accounts he was her brother.

The three of us were of tighter knit than the rest of the family, because of our gifts. Between me the empath, Alice the seer, and Edward being telepathic; the three of us held the family secrets. There was no such thing.

I gave the two a second for them to figure out what Alice had seen. Unfortunately, her vision were subject to change. Then at other times too vague. From the look on both of their face I was guessing the later one.

Rose cleared her throat. That seem to snap the 'twins' out of their shock. Without saying a word to anyone, Alice and Edward climb into the front seats. Both gave off a strange air of confusion mixed with a touch of curiosity.

"Spill it Edward," Rose hissed from the back seat next to me. Her temper was flaring. It felt like I was sitting next to a hot poker.

"I'm not sure," Alice answered for Edward. The hot poker became an open flame next to me. I let out a sharp hiss. Then I pushed a thick layer of calm at Rose. For a second this seem to only piss her off more. Emmett pulled her closer to his chest. Not calmer, but more in control.

Form there Alice went on. "It's kinda like an old analog TV." She paused in thought and then shook her head "I can't get good, clear picture. Everything is fuzzy and washed out, except for Edward." That last part was said very quietly to herself.

"Never mind," Rose gave up with a huff. It wasn't about her, why should she care?

Edward

This is where the vision had taken place. Jessica was very busy giving out gossip and other filth out about the different people that were passing by her and the new girl. I saw where Alice's vision had gone a muck.

This was the first time I saw Bella Swan. It was in the cafeteria. I could feel her rich brown eyes trailing me. I turn just enough to look her in the eye. This was the point in Alice's vision, that had washed out.

Normally, everyone stared at the new girl. She was staring at me. Sitting at the table that my family had claimed as ours, I could still feel her watching.

In the vision, after our eyes met and then everything became faded. All day I've been listening to the constant chatter that was rolling around about her. A good bit of it was done on a mental level. Do you know what the worst part of hearing voices in your head is? Knowing that you are still sane.

I shifted in my seat, ignoring the words of the humans that were in the room. She was as beautiful as her name implied. Bella's hair was the color of dark ground coffee and her eyes reminded me of milk chocolate. She was slim, petite, but still curved in all the right places. Her skin was almost as pale as mine but with a hint of a faint blushes under the skin. A piece of art.

For the most part we went about our lunch routine like normal. Meaning everyone was bore out of their damn mind. Believe me, I had to hear all about it.

When the bell rang, it wasn't soon enough. Three more classes to go. Jasper and I were planning on going hunting this after noon. I couldn't wait to get out of here. Jasper nodded in agreement as we parted ways. He could feel how badly I wanted out of here. We were definitely on the same page.

Why do I keep smelling cat dander? Maybe someone nearby got a new pet. Ignore it. Don't worry about.

About that time, the school's newest fascination walk into my biology class. She gave the teacher her paperwork and took her assigned book. The teach pointed at my table. It was the only one with an open seat. Humans are naturally wary of us. I don't blame them. I encourage it. I was having trouble finding her mental voice. Silence.

Then I was hit by the sent. I tried to ignored. It was human, but more. It was smelling way to rich for her own good. She was watching me. And I had no idea what was going on in her head. Everything about her troubled me. The urge to bite was getting stronger, too. I know I was being distant and antisocial. That didn't seem to faze her. It made it worst.

Human, she smelled human, but what else? I put my body on lock-down. There was to many witness. I could feel my hands were curling into fists. I still couldn't hear her, this made even worst. If anything, it drew me in. I needed to know more. It was probably the only reason I hadn't killed her yet. I couldn't think. My mind was clouded. Some small and distant part of me had the lucidness to compare it to being on some bad high or intoxication. I had touched the minds of many humans over the years that like to drink, smoke and other things. This is what being near her felt like. Then, all at once, none of that mattered one bit.

She tried to introduce herself. "Hi,... I'm Bella Swan," she said. She had very soft voice. I could hear the blood flowing just under her pale skin. The scent was instant insanity. My throat was on fire.

She was staring at me. What did she know? I didn't know that either. Whatever was up with her scent...Something animal. Something that I had trained myself to except as an okay food source. Not only did she smell human but also animal-like. The monster in me said that this was a win-win situation. I wondered if she sensed anything different. Something wrong about me. Please...Please run. Only part of me wants to kill. If you leave now...No I wanted her now!

"Edward Cullen," I said, setting my tongue on fire. I was so screwed.