World Around Me Kills Me Softly

Chapter 1

American Idol Night

Jess

As me and Arrow walked hand-in-hand to our 3rd period class, I stopped in the doorway. Something in my gut told me not to go in there. I looked around. Nope nothing out of ordinary. We went to our seats while Arrow sat down confused.

"What was that about?" He asked me.

"I don`t know...Turretts, maybe." I said, we started bursting out laughing.

"Maybe, haha." He said as the bell rang and the teacher was still out in the hallway.

SLAM! ...She just walked in. It was our substitue, . I hated her so much. She never slams her door for any other class but mine. Stupid old freak lady.

I was interrupted from my thoughts at a poking of paper at my skin. I looked at Arrow`s hand holding it. So white...I guess thats what happens when your a half vampire, half human.

The note read :

Hey wanna go to the movies tonight?

I was going to write back yes but then I remembered something. Tonights family night. And it was Kendra`s pick on what we do. We`ll probably just end up going to Finley`s rollor rink like always. Might as well tell Arrow the truth.

Can`t, Ken`s turn for family night. Tell you later where were going. Don`t know yet.

Oh thats okay.

Oh thank God, I thought you would be mad or something.

You know your more than a little stupid to think that

Yes, I did know that haha.

Just then the stupid sub came to us and started asking what the note was.

"Oh its nothing, just some blank peice of paper. You can look at it if you want, all it is, is a picture. Sorry if you were trying to find something principle worthy." I smirked. Everyone then looked at us. Oh great, a crowd.

"Is that true, ? A drawing?"

"Wait, wait, wait, I said it was a picutre not a stupid drawing." Chuckles chorused around the room, including Arrow.

"A picture of what. may I ask?" She got closer to my face. I dug out a picture I had stashed in my butt pocket of my favorite band on it. I held it right in her face.

"This. Now can you actually teach us something?" Not that I really needed another lecture but it was funny when she got mad.

"What is this? Who is this? This...This is a shame of you to have. Such juvinille people in your pocket." She looked disgusted. I looked triumphant.

"Three words, Subby. Escape. The. Fate. Best band ever, now lemme` have that back, your dripping nose juice on Craig`s face." She looked, wow, scary for once.

"Out in the hall...NOW!" I got up.

"Well I guess thats me, boys and girls." I smiled and walked out. Eight seconds later, Arrow came out. Wow, never seen him get in trouble. He went over and stood next to me. I could almost hear the nose juice dripping on the floor when she came outside.

"Let me tell you, you two are in so much trouble. I`ve been keeping notes on you two for the past three weeks, of what you did, every hour of the day. And not ONCE have you attempted to make peace with the beastly things."

"What?" We both asked.

"...You don`t know? Oh, my God, I have gotton the wrong teenagers."

"Excuse me?" I asked.

"Just go back to class and pretend like i gave you a stern lecture about pictures and how they are for home and lockors not during class." She smiled warmly.

...Woah...What the apple crumpits?

We walked in the class, shocked. Everything went well from there.

Except for when I got home...

Kendra has chosen the worst family night plan thing ever. We have to watch seasons 1-5 of American Idol on DVD. Even the tryouts. Which are funny at times. She keeps saying that she has to see David Archuleta or Carrie Underwood before she is fully satisfied enough for us to leave. I sat on the couch texting Arrow when the doorbell rang.
"I`ll get it!" I hopped up, cell phone in hand, and answered the door. It was like the begining of 7th grade all over again. The door was succumbly hiding noone other than Bently Maslin. My sisters best friend (whom she never dated yet), ninth grader, and my personal stalker.

"Oh uh, hey Bently. Havn`t seen you since, what January?"

"Yeah. Don`t mention anything about what happened back then. I was invited here as a guest, not a threat. Or something of what your kind would think."

"My kind? What does that mean?"

"I`ve been talking to my friend Jacob, and he said, as soon as she hangs out with them, shes one of them."

"Well you need to tell this Jacob kid, he has no idea what he`s talking about."

"He knows more than you ever will." He said through clenched teeth.

"I gotta go, mutt." I said and walked off. I took my place back on the couch. Bently sat as far away from me as possible. I quietly texted dad, asking him if Arrow could come over. I herd a buzz from the other side of the room. Having expecting him to say no, I squeled a little bit when his reply was "Whatever, just make sure him and Bently leave once this is over, or sooner."

I`m not tryna bring you down but your lost in the clouds ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Jess, can you and Arrow fix a salad before the pizza guy comes?" Mom asked in the middle of some cop singing "Bad Boys".

"Sure mom." We got up and fixed the salad slowly. First we diced the tomatoes.

"So, why do you think the sub was acting all nice after the incident today?" I asked.

"Honestly, I think shes and Elysian spy. So we better be making friends with those werewolfs...Fast."
"Shape-Shifters." I corrected him.

"Oh yeah."

"Ay! I can hear you from in the living room, bloodsucker, wouldcha keep it down? People are trying to enjoy bad singing and funny jokes from judges." Bently said in the kitchen doorway. Arrow hissed under his breath.

"Yeah yeah, don`t get your Hanes in a bunch bloodsucker. I don`t like this eaither."

"Then go away. Seriously, why are you here?"

"To see Kendra. Obviously."

"I meant here, in this room." I pointed with the knife.

"Just wanted to make you mad. It worked. Goodbye, freaks." And he left, thank God.

"He`s been hangning around Jacob too much..."

"You know Jacob too?"

"Its a long story."

"Its friday and we still have three more seasons of Idol to go."

"Okay, well then...Where to start?"

"How about the begining." I said slyly.

"Figure of speech." He said.

"Hey, don`t change the subject."
"Okay, okay. Well when my dad was, lets say early 200 years old, he was in a state called Forks Washington. There, he studied to be a doctor from another vampire, named Carlisle Cullen. And the thing is, Carlisle had adopted his wife and his first two children, which were all this is around the 1930s so bear with me. We have all the way up to 2008. Carlisle`s wife, Esme, and first two children, Edward and Rosalie, were all one happy family, then along came Emmett, and then Alice, and finally Jasper. Well that was the way it was until they fell in love with each other. Rosalie and Emmett, Jasper and Alice. Theyre all inseperable. Edward, he was all alone. No one to love him, even thought he was loved, he never loved anyone like they did. "

"So, what does this have to do with Jacob?" I interrupted.

"I was gettin to that. Jacob`s great grandfather was the La Push reservation tribe leader, the ledgens say the were descendants of...wolves, And so that is why when someone from the La Push turns 15, 16, and theyres alot of vampires around, theyre probably gonna turn into a werewolf, or wolf shape shifter. Jacob, is the leader of the La Push tribe. And he`s imprinted to Edward and Bella`s daughter, Renesmee."

"Bella? Who`s Bella? And Renesmee?"

"Did I not tell you? Crap. Uhh let me think. Okay, Bella came from Arizona to Forks when she was 17, and soon after that her and Edward started dated. The first girl Edward dated that was human. They loved each other very much, yadda yadda yadda, they get married, blah blah blah, the have a baby. Bella named her Renesmee, after Renee, her mom, and Esme, Edwards mom, or should I say adopotive mom. Dad was still is in contact with Carlisle when all this happened. They have been best friends since 1930s. Dad says Carlisle said, Bella wouldve name the baby E.J for Edward Juinor, but I really think it meant Edward Jacob. Jacob was her best friend since she moved to Forks, but lately in the last two years they stopped being friends.

"Thats so sad..." I said.

"Okay, so now you know who Jacob is."

We walked back in the living room just to find everyone asleep and the T.V turned blue. Mom and Dad probably resigned upstairs. I think I could hear Dad`s snore.

"...Hey, they didn`t leave us any pizza!" Was the first thing that popped up in my head. Arrow raised one eyebrow and chuckled softly, not waking anyone up.

"What are we gonna do?" He asked.

"...Leave them. Lets see how Kendra likes to get in trouble." I laughed lightly.

"Evil!" He said in two syllables like 'EEVE -UHLL'.

"Oh yeah, I`ll see you tomorrow Arrow. Night."

"Night, Jess, sweet dreams."

"You too."

And then he left as I marched upstairs to go happily to bed.