Chapter One: Mistakes
E.P.O.V
I sat there in my personal hell wondering why Carlisle had made us go back to school. What did school matter to someone who was over a century old? Nothing. But we had to keep up our image of a "normal" family.
I stared at the walls, like I always did during the time scheduled for the mortal's to eat. I imagined what would happen if Jasper let into the temptation and fed on one of the students here. I imagined what life would be like if I wasn't this monster, if Carlisle hadn't had made that promise to my mother. If only she knew what she had gotten her only son into.
My mind wondered until the shrill tone of Jessica's "voice" penetrated my mind, why is she even staring at Edward anyway? She's just wasting her time! He'll NEVER notice little Isabella Marie Swan.
Petty. Her thoughts were just petty. Exactly like every other stupid human thought. They were all repeating the new girls face over and over in their minds. Specifically Mike Newton. Jessica's mind was centered on the overly popular Mike Newton. I had seen her strangle Isabella to death in many fantasies throughout the day. I had to turn my head as I grinned because of her latest fantasy.
I was walking down the hallway talking to the new girl; Mike came up and asked her to prom!! I waited until she went home and I snuck up behind her, she was at the stove making dinner for Chief Swan. I silently moved towards her and shoved her inside the oven. I turned it to four hundred and watched her roast.
I gasped as I suddenly felt I had to protect Isabella. Bella! Oh yes, she had corrected people all day when they used her full name. "It's Bella."
Alice eyed me from the chair mere feet away from me. The arrangement at our table was me and Jasper side by side, Emmett and Rosalie across the table and Alice on the other side of Jasper.
At one point Jasper almost snapped and killed a freshman. But my brother in every sense that matters was stronger than his thirst. It was much harder on him; maybe we shouldn't push his limits. We would all have to feed soon anyway. It had been almost two weeks since our last hunt.
I looked back up at the wall, imagining symbols into the brick. My thoughts drifted around the new girl for the rest of the lunch period.
Once, I heard Jessica talking to Bella, but when I listened to hear what Bella really thought about Jessica's comment on Mike's style of clothing, I heard nothing. Silence. That was the first time I was truly fascinated by a human.
Bella had to have some sort of secret. I made a mental note to analyze her further whenever given the chance. Alice stood up, we followed her lead. As we walked up to throw our props away I saw the new girl for the first time through my eyes.
Her eyes surprised me, not the boring brown that every other brown eye was but a pool of depth. I could see myself becoming lost in those eyes.
Less than five minutes after we had emptied our trays, I found myself sitting in my next class. I let my books cover the entire space that I had to myself. The humans never crossed paths with the Cullen's. Something, their instincts, told them that we were a threat. So I had this table all to myself.
Bella walked into the room just as the bell rang to be in our seats. Every other student in the rooms eyes were on her, Isabella Marie Swan. I felt sorry for her, because I knew the only available seat in the entire room was the one next to me.
I cleared my props away from her side fo the table. She finally began to move forward to get to the teacher.
Her ONE mistake, she ran through the air that the heater was blowing in my direction. The scent so sweet and pure gained my control.
