1Sapphire Andrews
Renesmee's POV
The smell of fresh blood startled me almost as much as the sound of skin tearing. Lunch time had just ended, and we hunted last night so I didn't even need to hold my breath, but the scent bothered me. It shouldn't be here. Okay, maybe I over dramatized, but the girl's bathroom isn't exactly the place for blood. Yes, I know all about menstrual cycles, I even had one for a few years, but the scents were totally different. I'm talking about veins opening and spilling blood. Not usually a good thing!
I walked out of the bathroom, and immediately went to class. Dad could pick this from my mind, and I could tell the others my way. Advanced Chemistry was boringly easy anyway.
"It may have been an accident," whispered Dad, as soon as I sat down. I nodded, and let the subject drop. He'd already told mom, Alice, Jasper, and Jake. I turned my attention to my husband. He smiled at me like the sun was shining high in the sky instead of hiding behind vicious storm clouds. The tardy bell rang, and Mr. Houk walked toward the front of the class, just as a girl walked through the door.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Houk," she said nervously. "I almost forgot my book."
She had a large stack of books in her arms. Mr. Houk smiled slightly and asked her to take a seat. She started toward a table with a small group, but one of the preppy guys stuck his foot in the aisle at the last second and tripped her. I was enraged. I got up, and helped her, cursing the jerk in perfect Latin. She couldn't hear me of course, but my family could.
"Hey, I'm Renesmee Black! What's your name?" I asked. She looked surprised.
"Sapphire Andrews," she replied timidly.
"Would you like to sit with me and my family today?" I asked. She looked nervous, but nodded. As we stood, I caught the scent of blood and Neosporin. This was the same blood I had smelled in the bathroom. I forced myself not to look confused, and placed her books next to mine on the table. When we sat down, I introduced her to everyone at our table.
"Okay, Sapphire, this is my boyfriend, Jacob Wolfe, my twin brother, Edward Black, his girlfriend, Bella Cullen, her adoptive sister, Alice Cullen, and Alice's boyfriend, Jasper Hale." I pointed to each of them in turn. "Everyone, this is Sapphire Andrews."
They greeted her enthusiastically. Dad looked worried, though. I flashed him a quizzical look, and he whispered, low and quick, "I can't hear her thoughts, but I can smell her blood. Is this the girl from the bathroom?" I nodded minutely. Only few seconds had passed.
Mr. Houk took control of the class, and sent the jerk to the principal's office. We went to the lab and did titrations. It was mildly interesting, but I spent most of the time talking to Sapphire. By the time class ended, we had already decided that, if it was okay with her parents, she was spending the night tomorrow.
The rest of the day passed by quickly. Soon, we were in mom's Ferrari- her new that dad got her for their last anniversary- and speeding off toward home. As soon as I got through the door, I gave Gamma- that's what I call Grandma Esme (it was the only thing that didn't make her feel old)- the low down on the entire day.
"Jake's going to have to sleep in a different room, then," she said evenly. Keeping up appearances sucked sometimes.
"Well, that was the plan in the first place. The sleep-over is going to be in Aunt Alice's room, and the boys are going camping!" I said enthusiastically. Mom and Dad walked up.
"I'm going to call Seth and see if he wants to come. I think he gets bored now that there's no threat of impending doom," Dad mused. Mom laughed. I loved that laugh. Dad looked at me with a smile and sighed. "Me, too!" I rolled my eyes.
"Okay, we have an agenda to plan! Aunt Alice, keep in mind that some of us do need sleep, please!" I said pleadingly. She huffed a sigh.
"All right, fine, we'll only stay up until three," she said, looking a little subdued. I smiled a big smile, and we ran to Aunt Alice's room. There was a lot to plan!