Stephenie Meyer owns everything except for The Taress coven, Arcules, and Talia.

New Lines

Chapter one. Arrival

I tried to avoid the stares of the people in the hall. I was the new girl once again but that didn't matter, I moved all the time. What really bothered me was what bothered me at all the other schools. I was much different. My skin was as smooth and harder than marble. I was pale, I had the most beautiful golden eyes, and my brown hair was long and naturally shocked with red tints.

I moved gracefully rather than copying the clumsy footfalls of the mortals. Not a sound was heard from me or the people in the hall around me. A few girls couldn't help but stare at my beauty and a few guys had already had to protect themselves from the jabs in the ribs from everyone else in their group.

Soundlessly and swiftly I opened my locker and switched the books in my hands to a history text, a few pens and a notebook. The bell sounded bringing the statue like people to life and making them bustle to their next class. The hall was empty before I got to my next class and I decided to take my time. The silence was lovely for me. I hated the noise of people, their rushing blood, beating hearts and their breath in uneven paces. I heard the door click beneath my hand when I smelled a familiar yet not scent. I backed ten paces away from the door to the other side of the hall. You could only place that scent to one other thing. A vampire.

I went back to the door and opened it as if I hadn't noticed a thing. I quickly glanced up at the unruly class to search for a seat and made my way to the back. I felt eyes following me towards me seat but payed no mind. When I finally looked up the teacher had entered the classroom and everyone was in their seats and listening closely to whatever she was scribbling on the board.

I allowed myself a quick glance around the room for the 'other one' and locked eyes with a blonde haired boy. He stared at me with not quite a hostile but curious look. It was then I realized that people weren't looking at me because I was different. It was because another one of my kind had come. I decided to turn my attention away from him and test out my gifts on these people. I loved to play around with my gifts. I always found it fun.

I flicked through the minds of people finding nothing interesting purposely skipping the blonde vampire, why would I want to know what was going through his head? Ways to kill me? Surely he wouldn't succeed anyways. Mind reading was no fun on these downers so I tried something that was always fun. Fooling around with their minds.

I decided on a pencil placed neatly on someone's desk. Pretending to concentrate on the teacher I pictured the pencil falling to the floor. At that moment the pencil simply rolled off the desk onto the floor. I heard the boys' heart, who owned the pencil, quicken then relax again. He was definitely jittery and I was going to have fun playing with him. Sub-consciously my mind reading flicked to the blonde vampire to find he was staring at me again. I tried to read what he was thinking but I guessed he was trying to keep his mind blank for fear I may be able to read it. Smart kid.

I was all of a sudden overwhelmed by curiosity and my head instinctively turned towards him. A small smile danced within his eyes. Wrong move bud, I thought, it's never smart to show your gift right off the bat to a vampire you don't know. I immediately analysed and threw the curiosity back at him duplicating his gift. The look of shock that spread over his face was absolutely hilarious. He looked so confused trying to fight the curiosity. I simply took the feeling back and let him think on his own.

"Ms! Can you answer my question?" The teacher called. "Geez, what did you do, forget your reading glasses at home so you can't take the time to read what my name is?!" I mumbled under my breath inaudible to human ears. At the same time I heard the blonde chuckle at my joke. "I believe you want the answer of John McCrae." I answered in my bell voice. I heard boys inwardly gaping and girls being scornful inside their minds at the beautiful tinkling of my voice.

"Um, uh, yes," The teacher seemed to stumble over her words being as surprised as the students. "That is, the, er, correct answer, thank you!" She looked down at the text and turned around to once again scribble on the board. I rolled my eyes and sat back feeling lucky to be at the back of the classroom but unfortunately middle row.

Easily writing down what was on the board and copying the homework I stood up and walked to the front of the class to the teacher with books in hand. I felt eyes burning holes in my back and decided on one of my hair flips to send them hyper-ventilating. Of course I meant the boys who did exactly what I wanted and the girls who just watched with zeal in their eyes. "Mrs. Raity?" I asked in my sweetest voice. "May I ask for the work on the next two chapters? I am afraid I will be gone for awhile and want to make sure I am caught up when I get back."

"O-of course! Um if I only could just remember where those she-" The bell drowned out her words, but I mentally drowned them out too. She was shuffling through piles of paper when I smelled the blonde vampire coming close; I could hear him sniffing the air delicately as if to make sure I wouldn't hear. Unfortunately for him I heard and stuck my foot out casually as he passed and he made a quick step to cover up his small trip over my foot.

The teacher finally handed me the sheets and I flitted out the door. I was hoping to avoid the blonde vampire on my way to my locker but he was three lockers down when I got there. I sighed and pretended not to notice him as I opened the door. So quick that only he could see I gathered my things for the next class, closed my locker, and leaned my head against it so if people were confused about what just happened they would think I just banged my head of my locker.

When the stares averted I walked to the stairs and made my way up. Dodging the kids being pushed down the stairs by the 'jocks'. I ignored them as much as the rest of the student body. Nothing here was interesting accept for the blonde. Seeing as I still had a maze of halls to go through I decided to reflect on past days.

I had just moved here from P.E.I. I hadn't wanted to be anywhere close after the incident that had occurred there when a rogue vampire had almost unveiled my coven and I. Suspicions had rose and we decided to move somewhere else. I was separated from them when we were attacked and haven't seen them in three years.

When I moved here to this utensil place, Forks, I had thought nothing bad was going to come, it was going to be like all of the other places I have been. But I had never run into a vampire who was of my age. I ran into vampires regularly but one often enough. They were the Denali clan who lived far off and I loved to go and visit them. They were like my 'replacement' family even though my coven could never be replaced.

My house is nestled in a lovely forest where I have peace and quiet. I am far off from the road and have no houses around me what so ever for miles. That gives me a wide hunting range. I can't wait to find out what food they have here. Are they're deer any good? And do they have my favourite? Mountain lion? I was brought out of my thoughts as I came to my next class. "What the heck?!" I mumbled to myself and heard someone repeat my thought in the classroom. Yet another vampire was here attending this school!

I began to wonder if a whole coven were taking classes here. I walked in with a couple of other girls; I made them think I was one of their friends by putting the thought into their minds. This was the gift I was originally given, the duplicating was an unknown till a year ago. I chatted with them casually and took a seat with them at the back once again. I liked the back, I hated when someone was behind me. They talked to me with confused looks in their eyes but nothing else showed on their faces as to why they were talking to me. The vampire I had not identified yet as anyone I knew, but I would need more than a scent to go on.

I made sure to blank my mind in case this was one of those really gifted covens. I turned away from the girls and faced the front as the math teacher banged a long metal metre ruler on the blackboard for attention. Great a strict teacher, better play nice with her. Somewhat. I thought to myself with a smirk. I could feel something probing in my mind. Ha! This one can read minds aswell! I probed his mind and felt the vampire inwardly wince at the fact that I could do the same.

Ah, so that blonde one is in your coven? I thought to myself, out of reach of this vampire. He told you through his mind about me, interesting. I decided to pretend to gather my stuff at the end of class so I could get a glimpse of him then. It wouldn't be so hard; I have had my share of spying days, if you could call it that.

It turned out though, that I had no need for spying see as the teacher picked him to hand out the math sheets for today. He slowly walked up and down the rows handing sheets out to each person, making sure to keep his distance. He skipped my row to make it look strategic in just having to walk straight back down to the teachers' desk with whatever sheets were left.

I couldn't believe how slow he was going, even for a human that was slow. I decided another mind probe would get him going. He winced too fast for human to see but I just caught it. I'm not going to bite you or anything if that is what you are worried about. I thought so he could hear me. He blanked in return. With this I took the time to get his profile down, he had of course nothing that other vampires don't have; except for the fact that he had bronze hair. It looked as shiny as a new penny a little girl had just found.

Excuse me? Are you hitting on me or something?! I almost laughed out loud at the fact he had heard me. I knew you would hear that. I thought back. He tried to keep a smile off his face but even a human could see it. He handed out my sheets but proceeded to rip a corner off of one. It was about the size of quarter and did not look very good for me. I did not want the math teacher to see this, so quick as lightning, trying to not make the slightest disturbance in the air, I switched mine and the bronze vampires' papers.

Edward. He had written his name on the paper already. Well hello Edward! I said for him to hear me.

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After long droning speeches from the teacher to some guy named Gary who thought it would be cool to use a whoopee cushion, childish, on someone's chair, and the fact that a girl named Ally didn't get a math question so the whole class had to learn how to do it all over again, the bell rang dismissing everyone from their class, for some to their next class and others like me to their long awaited lunch break.

I nearly skipped to my locker; I couldn't wait to get out of this school and tour around utensils (yes, that's what I am calling it), a bit more. I hadn't gotten the chance, seeing as after I had unpacked I took the time to go and find my boundaries for hunting. I didn't find any boundaries at all and by the time I was finished a bit of hunting to get through today and from two days ago until now; I had to get ready for school.

As I opened my locker I couldn't help but peek at the blonde one three lockers down, I pretended to scan the hallways and let my eyes drift to him, but I quickly returned to what I was doing to see he and two others were staring at me. The blonde one was surrounded by a girl and another boy who was soon joined by another girl. The girl to come last had shocking blonde hair and clinged to the massive boy standing behind the blonde guy. The other girl had spiked up black hair and was looking protectively at the blonde boy.

I pretended to mind my own business and shoved my books somehow neatly into my locker and grabbed my car keys off the hook. I grabbed my messenger bag and fitted it in at the bottom and closed the locker door. I checked (which might have looked weird to others) to make sure my wallet was in the back pocket of my jeans and twirled my keys around my finger.

I began to wonder why I felt so flirty today seeing as I fooled around with Edward and before that teased the blonde guy with my gift. It didn't really matter, so I brushed it off as I walked out the school doors. I was especially lucky when it came to walking at a human pace; after all, I had been doing it for awhile now.

I smiled to see a bunch of students gathering around my car, and the envy in the blonde vampires face, I guess she booked it down to see my car, and to see no one gathering around her car. My car was a sleek red Saleen S7 Twin turbo. I didn't have time to get my other, 'blend in' car; I had to rush out the door to make it for school. Funny, no matter how many times you have to attend school, I never got used to the fact that it starts so early.

Making my way through the gawking crowd I slipped into my car. People backed away, but only enough room for two people to stand between them and the car, so I decided to do a bit of impressing. I squealed the car backwards four metres, swerved the car around on the dime and skidded to a stop before the road the squealed off again and out of sight. Just before I pulled away I saw the people standing there gaping, still trying to process what had just happened.

Racing down the road gave me no greater joy. I could easily see everything around me, a gas station, the drive leading up to my house, a store, a beach...wait. A beach?! I slammed on the breaks as I entered foreign territory. I was told by the Denali's, that that this was a Quileute zone. This was the wolf boy's territory and I was never to cross it. I immediately spun around and gunned it out of there. Although I had never told the Denali's I was coming here, they knew I was 'passing through' and told me not to pass through there.

In my rush of excitement of getting away from school and away from the wolfies, I never noticed the car always parked one kilometre away from me. I decided to test this out; there was no way any car was faster than mine. I hit 100 swerving around turns on a curvy road. Picking up my pace every few seconds, around every turn. Eventually hitting 250, on a turn, I jolted my car around and ended up face to face with Edward and his coven in the other car.

A/N: Ok i hope everyone enjoyed the first chapter! R&R! :)