So I had originally posted the first two chapters of this particular story earlier this year and went on a hiatus due to issues in my personal life. However, I wasn't fully happy after returning, on how the chapters flowed. They've been re-written, and vastly improved in my eyes.
Anyway.. so Bella x Rosalie are of course my ideal pairing. I believe that Bella is babied way too much throughout the books/movies, and Rosalie's attitude is the mirror image of my very own. She would be perfect for Bella in many ways. I'm sure I can show that by the end of this.
It's of course told through the eyes of Rosalie, unless stated otherwise.
Enjoy!
I had become tired of the same ritual every single day. It was mundane, tiring, and most of all sickeningly repetitive. Going to a school filled with hormonal teenagers, not even attempting to hide their lustful stares and remarks, as our entire family would pass in the hallways. It was continuously emphasised by Carlisle that this routine was necessary for us to fit into society - for us to be able to live in a town without being seen as suspiciously hermit-like. I, personally, believed there was numerous other ways to be a part of the community in a much more subtle, and a less-exhaustingly boring manner. That was argued against frequently, unfortunately.
Today was yet another of those days. I had already completed four periods, and was now walking to the lunch hall with Emmett beside me, Alice and Jasper following closely, and of course Edward dragging his heels behind us. We were late as always, since lunch wasn't entirely necessary for ourselves. I spotted our table through the window, completely free as always. The humans knew to leave the table alone; the humans also knew there was something off & dangerous about us, no matter how attractive we may be. That was okay with me.
"I think these girls are starting to boost my confidence." Emmett smirked, pushing the door to cafeteria open and allowing me to walk through first. He had always been the gentleman.
"Em, there's no way your confidence could possibly be any bigger. Same goes with your ego, buddy." Jasper muttered.
I laughed under my breath, knowing that Jasper wasn't close enough to me to be heard with human ears. Drawing unnecessary attention to ourselves was something we avoided, even from the smallest of actions.
"It's not the only thing that's big." Emmett smirked, causing me to slap his arm in response.
I walked, as boldly as ever, over to our table and sat down in my usual seat. Emmett sat on one side of me, and Edward sat on the other. I immediately felt multiple sets of eyes on me. It used to bother me, in the beginning all of those years ago. Now? It was simply a non-verbal compliment. Though I would also hear the verbal compliments whispered by boy after boy, the language used however, didn't quite have the effect they would obviously hope for.
"Edward, you're staring." Alice hissed, kicking his shin under the table. I didn't bother looking to see who had caught Eddie's attention. He was a hundred-year-old virgin; it wasn't difficult to capture it. Though it was difficult to keep it.
Originally, Carlisle had changed me in the hopes of me being Edward's mate. That, however, did not work out. We were not destined to be together - that was evident from the moment that I awoke from the fiery pain my adoptive father had caused three days prior, to Edward & I first meeting. Being without a mate was difficult. Emmett was the closest thing I had to a mate. We were soul mates in the sense of friends. He had been my best friend and confidant since the day he had become a vampire. His goofy nature and sarcastic attitude was both annoying, and adorable. I considered him a younger brother – the humans considered him my boyfriend. They couldn't have been more wrong.
"You'd think you'd never seen a girl before!" Emmett teased, "Oh wait, you've only seen them with clothes on!"
I bit my lip to prevent the guffaw, and loud snort, that I was about to make.
"You're a dick."
"I'm beginning to think you like dicks, Eddie."
I couldn't hold in the laugh this time. I knew Edward would be giving me a death glare, but I simply didn't care. Emmett's humour had worn off on me over the years. Esme found it irritating, as she now had two giant kids in the house – secretly I knew she adored having to look after oversized children. She'd told me many times the joy it would bring her to hear the house full of laughter and voices throughout the day.
"Why is this girl so different, though?" I questioned, whilst re-painting my nails.
"I can't read her mind." Alice gasped at his news; whilst I simply sighed knowing I would need to see who was challenging my brother in such a usually impossible way.
My eyes came to rest upon a brunette with her back partly to me, enough for me to only see parts of the side of her face. She had the whitest skin I had observed since birth, her chestnut hair framing her face so elegantly – almost too perfect for my liking. I could see the slight rim of colour around her eyes, matching her hair seamlessly. Her teeth were gnawing at the corner of her bottom lip – an anxious habit I'm sure, whilst her hands were fiddling with a straw from the carton drink she'd clearly finished which sat crushed in front of her. She was marvellous – I hadn't marvelled at a human in such a manner before, never mind a woman. It both irritated and confused me. Edward eyed me cautiously from the corner of his eye, lips pursed with a knowing look on his face. I rolled my eyes and focused my eyes back onto my nails, topping up the last of my nails & blowing them dry.
"Well, at least Eddie will have something to keep him busy during school. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for myself. I'm ready to go home." I murmured.
I was midway through sixth period with Jasper, when he received a text from Alice. The new girl, the girl that Edward was having trouble with, had caused him to leave class early. Carlisle had urged us all to return immediately. I didn't see what all the fuss was about this human. She was basically a problem that could easily be solved – Carlisle just had a hard time ever seeing it that way. It wasn't often that I advocated death for a human, but if she was threatening our ability to remain in this small town, I wouldn't be opposed to a sacrifice.
"Looks like we'll have to skip this one, Rose." Jasper whispered too low for human ears. I smirked and happily agreed with a quick nod of my head. As much as I didn't care for drama within our family, anything that meant getting out of these useless classes, was a jackpot. Jasper would agree, I'm sure.
I raised my hand, clearing my throat to get the attention of our Math teacher - the slowest man alive. He eventually turned and noticed my arm sticking up.
"Yes Miss Hale?" He questioned, his arm still hovering over the board in front of him ready to continue with the current algebra problem he had been repeatedly explaining for the last 30 minutes.
"Unfortunately our aunt has become ill sir, our father has just text Jasper requesting that we go home immediately." Jasper snorted slightly at my excuse for the pair of us. I shot him a look too quick for our teacher to notice.
"Ofcourse, ofcourse. I will let the principle know, please go to your family." A slow man, but a kindhearted man that I couldn't truly speak a bad word about.
Jasper and I ran out of the classroom at a speed that neither of us liked, trying to at least look remotely normal whilst being as quick as we could. We reached my car and hopped in, pulling out just as Emmett did in his Jeep.
"I'm not entirely sure why one tiny human could be causing this much trouble already."
"Humans have a tendency to cause many problems, Rose." I smirked in response, shaking my head slightly.
"I knew there was a reason why I loved you the most."
"The blondes stick together ma'am."
I finally stepped out of the Mercedes and ran into the house alongside Jasper, stopping behind the couch that Edward and Carlisle were sat upon, facing one another with grimaces firmly covering their faces. I hadn't seen Carlisle look so serious in many years. Emmett was beside me, arms tightly crossed against his giant chest, prepared to either crack a joke or to fight - he was ready no matter the situation you could say.
"Edward has encountered his singer."
"Singer?" I questioned firmly, my arms folding as a defence mechanism. I detested new information in serious situations.
"A singer is a human being whose blood calls to you. It's like a regular human, but the temptation is multiplied by an amount unimaginable. I cannot describe the pain, as I have not personally been in this position. I have only heard about it through many other vampires." Carlisle gestured over to Edward, resting one leg over the other and reclining back slightly with an expression that could only be described as deep in thought.
"Resisting is more difficult than you could dream Rose, my throat feels like the day I first woke up." Edward croaked. His eyes snapped over to meet mine, completely pitch black. They were sunken, and his face looked more gaunt than I had ever witnessed. I, for once, felt pain for my adoptive brother. I felt protective, possessive and furious. How dare she enter our lives in such a manner, and endanger our safety, endanger his safety.
"That bitch!" I shrieked, storming across the room and back again. I paced and paced, hands balled into the tightest possible fists as I dreamt up every possible way to make this human suffer for what she was now causing.
My mind was having it's own internal battle. I was a Rottweiler when it came to my own family, but she had caused some kind of protective reaction over her also. It shouldn't have been something I had noticed. She was just a human, a regular human.
"Rosalie, language." Esme scolded, hands on her hips with her brows furrowed.
"That's not exactly important right now! Edward's, and our secret, is now in jeopardy from a human, a small human!"
"I think you should go to Alaska for a couple of days." Carlisle sighed, standing and walking over to Esme, wrapping an arm around her waist before placing a gentle kiss upon her forehead. "I think it's best that you hunt until you're physically unable to drink anymore, and the guidance of our eldest cousins could possibly help with this problem. Being here, you're too close to the problem. Rosalie, I believe you should join him. You're not in the right state of mind to be in close proximity to this girl, right now."
"How're you going to separate this family, when the solution is sitting right in this very room also?" I snarled, Emmett standing behind me with his hands placed on both of my biceps.
"Carlisle is right." Alice muttered from beside Jasper, still tightly tucked under his arm. I had always been envious of their relationship. He was so loving, so gentle. She was balanced out by his personality, which the others and I were very much grateful for. She could be a handful, but she was a wonderful handful that I had come to adore since her & Jasper had joined the family. They fit in flawlessly.
"I'm not talking weeks and weeks, just simply a couple of days, maybe three. Let this blow over, and return well-fed. Right now, the solution isn't to… harm Isabella Swan." Carlisle's eyes rested upon me a lot longer than they did on Edward. I eyed him carefully, glancing over to Alice who looked sheepishly away. She had something to do with him sending me away too. I intended on finding that out eventually.
I growled and ran out of the door to my Mercedes, hopping into the driver's seat and starting the engine, my nails tapping on the steering wheel as I waited for Edward to make an appearance so we could get to Alaska as soon as possible. I wasn't in the mood to deal with anyone's attitude, particularly Carlisle's. He finally climbed into the car, two bags obviously filled with clothes courtesy of Alice, in hand.
"Let's get this over with."