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Chapter One
"Bella?!" I head Leo call from downstairs. "You ready yet?"
"Yeah, One sec." I said, pulling my shoe on while hopping down the stairs.
We were in New Orleans, and had been for about 9 months now. We had been going to school the whole time. Nobody really talked to us. They just stared.
I got downstairs and Hayley, Josh, Leo and Robert were waiting for me.
I took in their appearance quickly. Hayley was wearing white slightly transparent tshirt with a tank top underneath, skinny jeans and a pair of sneakers. Her brown wavy hair with a side fringe looked simple with a beanie over the top. Josh was wearing jeans, a blue checked shirt and a simple zip up hoodie. His short brown hair was spiked up slightly in the middle like he usually has it. Leo's hair looked how it usually does. Sex hair is the term that comes to mind, it is all stuck up in different directions. He is wearing a tight purple top which shows of his muscular body and a pair of black jeans. Robert was wearing his typical doctor's uniform, with his hair looking similar to Leo's. They could really pass as real father and son.
"Sorry." I said and went out the door. Robert gave a look of disapproval and then smirked. He was the fatherly figure. He hugged me with one arm then I hopped into the car, Leo following behind. I was sat next to Hayley in the car. Hayley and I were really close, as she was the first person I'd spoken to after I was changed about everything that had happened to me.
When I had tried to find the meadow all those years ago, Laurent had found me, he had been sent by Victoria to kill me, as revenge. I can't remember what happened exactly but I remember being in a lot of pain. Apparently Laurent didn't actually bite me, and they killed Laurent and changed me, as I would have died. That brings me here, 50 years later.
Our whole family was lucky enough to have a power each. I had a shield as a power, which meant mental powers couldn't be used on me unless I took it off. Leo was a mind reader, like Edward was. Josh is a shape shifter, which means he can turn into anything he wants. He doesn't use his power much though. Hayley could see the future, and Robert could heal injuries or humans near death. Robert worked at the hospital, and it came in handy, when nobody was looking.
We were posing as teenagers, who were all adopted by Robert. A similar story to what the Cullens used to use. Leo and I were posing as twins though, as we look quite alike. None of our clan has mates, and we liked it that way. We were all really close and we got along… most of the time.
When we got to school we hopped out of the care, earning glances from our classmates. I'll be honest; we did have a few human friends here. We just didn't talk to them… much. We went off to homeroom, which we all had together.
When we got there we sat at our usual table at the back, where nobody dared to sit.
I heard Leo groan.
"What?" I asked him.
"Some girl's minds are just too detailed." He explained.
"I can shield you if you want." I said. If I shielded him, then he couldn't read anyone's mind, apart from mine.
"No, it's ok." He said. "I can block them out."
"Hey Bella." I heard a voice say from behind me. "…And Leo, Hayley and Josh."
I turned to see Daniel Cosgrove, a boy who wouldn't give up. He seemed to have a thing for me, but I obviously wasn't interested.
"Oh, Hi Daniel." I said sourly and turned back around again.
"Hey, I told you to call me Danny."
"Whatever." I said and turned back to Hayley, continuing our conversation and I heard Daniel walk off. Our conversation was interrupted when our homeroom teacher, Mr Carter walked in.
"Right, class." He said. "I'm just going to register you all."
"William Anderson."
"Here."
"Rebecca Brooks."
"Yeah sir."
"Simon Davies"
"Here sir."
"Isabella Devine."
I growled softly at the use of my full name.
"Yeah sir."
Our surname was Devine, as it was Robert's name as a human. When he was done he let us chat for the rest of home room. We had about 10 minutes left.
"So, I hear the weather will be nice this weekend." Josh said.
"Yeah." Hayley said. "Means we can go camping."
She grinned like a fool and I laughed at her face.
We chatted about our weekend, until I heard a girl say something.
"They were so hot!" She said, talking to her friend.
"Like the Devines?" Her friend said, nodding her head in our direction.
"Exactly!" She said. "They must be related or something, I swear."
"So there were five of them?" Her friend asked.
"Yup. 3 boys and 2 girls."
I tuned them out. They were obviously talking about vampires. 3 boys and 2 girls? I did the math in my head. The Cullens have 2 girls and 3 boys, assuming Edward didn't get with Tanya after playing with me. I was having a slight panic attack when Hayley knocked my shoulder.
"Bella?" She said, panicked. "What's up?"
I leant my head on the table and took a deep breath.
"No…" I murmured.
I felt Hayley patting my back, trying to get my attention.
"Bells?" Leo was saying.
"Sir Can we take Bella out for some air, she isn't feeling good." I heard Josh say to Mr Carter.
I heard Mr Carter come closer.
"Isabella?" He said and I lifted my head slightly. I mustn't have looked good because he let them take me out.
When we got out Leo pulled me to him.
"Bells, what's wrong?" He said and pulled me closer.
"I heard…" I started. "I heard some girls talking."
I paused and they nodded for me to continue.
"Long story short, I think the Cullens are here."
I heard them all gasp and then I was pulled from Leo's grasp and was in Hayley's.
"If they are then we won't let them bitches near you, okay?" She said. "They don't deserve you, after what they did."
I smiled at her. This was what Hayley was like, and I loved her for it.
I was then passed to Josh, who gave me a big bear hug. He reminded me of Emmett, really.
"I agree with what Hayley said." He whispered in my ear. "They don't deserve you. You're ours now."
I laughed. They were right, really. I didn't really want to see the Cullens. After being with this family for 50 years I had decided that they were all I needed. They love me, and I love them. I didn't feel that with the Cullens. I always felt unloved and out of place. I fit perfectly with my family now.
"Thanks you guys." I said. "I love y'all."
We then had a group hug and walked off to gym, which we all had together. Hayley and I went into the girls changing rooms, earning jealous glares of the girls in there. I rolled my eyes and changed quickly into the awful purple gym kit that we were provided with.
Hayley and I went into the gym; everyone else was still changing to see that Leo and Josh were waiting by the doors for us. There were about 3 other students in there already. We were walking to sit on the benches where Coach Bradford was stood when Leo stopped in front of me. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"I just want you to know that you mean more to us than you think." He said. "I was talking to Josh and he feels the same. We just don't want you to get hurt."
"I won't, Leo." I said.
"No offence, but you probably thought that last time he broke your heart." He said softly and I nodded.
"Look, I don't want to talk to them." I explained. "I've never told you guys this but I feel like I belong with you guys. I love you all more than I ever loved them. With the Cullens, I constantly felt unwanted and out of place."
He smiled and hugged me. I noticed people staring but decided to ignore them.
"If any of them speak to me, if it is the Cullens," I started. "I will just be civil, but I promise that I won't get close to them. I don't trust them like I used to."
He hugged me tighter. "Don't leave us, Bells."
He pulled away.
"I'm not going anywhere." I said. "You'll get sick of me in a couple hundred years, but I promise that I'll never leave you all."
He grinned and kissed my forehead quickly and then walked away to sit on the bench. I chuckled at him, he was always my over protective big brother, I loved him loads. I looked over to see him motioning for me to sit next to him so I did.
"It's true, you know." Hayley said. "What Leo said, I mean."
"If you left…" She whispered. "I don't know what we would do."
I put my arm around her shoulder, and then looked up slightly.
All 5 of the Cullens stood in front of us. They hadn't noticed me yet, they were talking to the coach. I stiffened and felt Josh's hand at the bottom of my back and Leo's at the top. Hayley hadn't noticed yet, and neither had the Cullens. I guess I smelt a lot different from being a human.
I leant down and whispered into Hayley's ear.
"I'll never leave you guys." I said.
That got their attention. They were all looking at me with wide eyes. They looked absolutely gobsmacked. I rolled my eyes and Hayley was looking closely at me, probably waiting for me to snap.
I just looked at her and shook my head slightly. I then pulled my shield over my family so he couldn't read their minds. I looked up slightly to see him frowning, and Emmett was asking him what was wrong. I sniggered a little, and then Leo tapped my arm lightly.
"What?" I said.
"Get me out of it." He complained. I rolled my eyes and took my shield from him. "Thank you."
I chuckled; he really hated not being able to use his power on people outside of my shield.
The coach was lecturing us about the rules of badminton, which I assumed we were playing today. I wasn't really paying attention. He blew his whistle after a while and told us to get into groups of 4, which wasn't hard for us. He then told us to find a net and start playing.
We all stood up and walked right past the Cullens, not saying anything to them.
"You alright?" Josh said to me.
"Yeah." I said, smiling at him.
"Maybe at lunch you should call Rob." He said.
"No, I don't want him worrying about us."
"Worrying about you." He corrected. I sighed and nodded slightly.
"I'll talk to him when we get home later." I said and bent down to grab four bats and a shuttlecock from the basket.
"I know you've had this from Leo and Hayley but what they've been saying is true." He said.
"I know." I said, while handing Hayley and Leo a bat. "I feel the same."
"We know you do." He said. "We just don't think you realise just how much you mean to us."
"I have a rough idea." I said, while serving the shuttlecock.
"There's something that Leo and Hayley missed out." He admitted and I paused to look at him.
"And?" I said to encourage him to carry on.
"Before we changed you…" He said, and I heard a growl from across the gym and I whipped my head in that direction to so Edward looking over. I growled back quietly and he frowned and looked away.
Josh ignored our exchange then carried on. "Before we changed you, we weren't really a family."
I raised an eyebrow.
"Well, we were. We just didn't get along as much as we do now. We fought a lot, Robert was upset because he'd changed us, hoping for a family of some kind, and all we did was fight. Before we found you, we tried to be a family, and get along. It was working, and we were getting closer. Then, we ended up fighting real bad, while hunting. We didn't think we could be a real family again. Hayley cried for days, thinking we'd let Robert down. We did love each other; don't get me wrong, but not how we should.
Then a couple of days later, we went hunting together, trying to get along again. That's when we found you. When we found you we were panicking, we didn't know what to do. We had to get along to work it out. So we teamed together to come up with a plan. We had to fake your death and everything. While you were changing, we realised how we had teamed together to do something like that, and we realised that we do get along. Then when you woke up, it was almost like our family was whole. You filled the gap, and made us a family. You gave us the bond that Robert had wanted to create. Without you, we'd just be four lost souls. We wouldn't feel like a family."
"So, it was fate?" I clarified.
"Feels like it." He said.
I sighed and turned back to the game, noticing that the Cullens all looked upset. I didn't understand why. It was probably what I said, but they didn't care. I thought they'd be happy to hear that I'm happy now, and I don't plan on trying to win Edward back over again.
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