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EPOV

The cafeteria doors swung open, and all thoughts shifted to the two people in the door. Usually, I wouldn't have cared if a new student arrived in this dreary place. They were nothing more than a distraction, a shiny new toy. But this was different. This student was something else. They weren't human- They couldn't be. Their scent was sweet, amazingly sweet- just as Emmett had remembered it- but it wasn't tempting. It didn't smell edible. It was a rose garden sweet, not the usual warm meal sweet. And that wasn't all. I couldn't here their thoughts; not even a whisper. Alice couldn't see their future; I recognized this scene as the one from her vision, the very moment it turned black. Jasper could sense their emotions, but the space in the doorway held too many with too much strength to belong to a human: Nervousness, anxiety, and fear. So much fear. I briefly wondered what there was to be scared of, but brushed it off as 'new-kid nerves'. The entire student body's mindless staring was kind of hard to miss. And what's more, that stranger, that creature, that thing, was with Luke. And he was leading it over to our table.

Ah, hell.

"Luke, please. Do I have to do this? Can't I just go sit with Mike or something?" an anxious voice sounded behind me, its smooth sound ringing slightly in my ears. My back was still turned to the doorway, but it was obvious who was speaking. The new kid, who I now knew to be a girl. Look's like were not the only ones hesitant to meet the other.

"Sorry, Bells, but you're just going to have to live with it. They're my friends and I really want you to meet them." Luke's answer was followed by a set of quiet footsteps, heading towards us. The thing was called Bells.

"Gee's, I've forgotten how annoying you are." She sounded honestly shocked. I almost laughed out load at her blunt response, but stopped short as they reached our table, Luke practically dragging 'Bells' out from behind him. "Guys, this is Bella." His voice was almost stubborn. Curious, I looked up, just in time to see him drop an arm onto the back of my chair, baring the girls' way as she took a small step towards the door.

Against my better judgment, my eyes raked over her figure as a small gasp escaped my lips. She was beautiful- almost inhumanly so. Her brown hair cascaded down her back in slight curls, falling over her shoulders in a way I was sure was meant to hide her face. Her pale skin was almost as white as ours; if it weren't for her beating heart and sweet scent, she could have passed for a vampire.

I dragged my gaze to her face in time to see her eyes turn pleading, just as Luke's hardened. Jasper tensed as her fear spiked. I was beyond curious now, but it seemed she either didn't notice or didn't care as she turned back to us, shifting her weight from foot to foot in a nervous gesture.

Glancing around the table, her eyes rested on Alice. "You must be Alice." She half-whispered, smiling nervously. I gathered form the jealous human thoughts surrounding me no one had had the chance to dish the dirt on the Cullen clan, and informed the rest of the family the same thing in a hushed tone beyond the detection of human ears. Had Luke shown her a picture of us? I tried to check, but could only catch bits and pieces, and all along the lines of 'I can't let her out of my sight today' or 'I'm going to have to find a lift home for her to.' Another thing that set Luke apart from humans was how our 'gifts' worked on him. I could read his mind, but not every thought. Sometimes I'd miss bits, as would Alice and, on occasion, Jasper. We've had many debates as to what Luke is, and every time we come to the same conclusion; no matter what he is, he thinks he's human, and that's all that matters. Her, on the other hand…

Her eyes rested on the next vampire, a strained smile on her face as she moved around the table. "Jasper. Rose, Emmett," She paused, glancing down "And Edward." My head shot up on instinct at the sound of my name, my eyes meeting hers. The air was sucked out of my mouth in a quit gasp as I watched the brown of her eyes swirl, like smoke trapped in a glass ball, so deep they appeared endless. That was not natural.

"Can I go now?" Her whining snapped me out of my trance as she turned to Luke, who still had his arm draped over the back of my chair. "Sorry Bells, but I want to keep an eye on you today. You're staying." He was still as stubborn as ever, but this was for a different reason. Usually the only time he wouldn't budge on something was with Emmett's games, or Alice's shopping trips. This time he was actually worried.

Well that's just great. Luke's already attached to that thing, and they've only known each other for 2 minutes!!

Rose's thoughts cut through my own, laced with venom at the sight of Luke's strong arm wrapping itself around Bella's waist, pulling her closer to him as she buried her face in his shoulder. The first time Alice had dragged him to our lunch table, Rose had glared at him for the entire hour. It was a month before she spoke to him and another 3 before she'd warmed up enough to call him a friend. She never thought the idea to involve ourselves with a human was a good one, and it'd take a lot more than 4 months for her to call Bella anything other than a threat.

Bella? I was calling her by her name now?

Luke pulled out two chairs, in between Emmett and Alice. Jasper, paranoid as ever, pulled Alice onto his lap and onto his seat, switching places with her and putting himself between her and Bella. He flinched as she tensed, but Luke's strong arm wrapped around her shoulders seemed to calm her down.

"Her car broke down in front of my house yesterday," Emmett snorted quietly at Luke's poor excuse, remembering the smell of blood and Luke's sudden rush to kick him out of the house. "So she stayed with me last night." Not good. Not good at all. "No ones ever used the spare room and she was looking for a place to rent anyway, so…" He trailed off. Oh no. Every one of us could see she wasn't human. She could be a threat. She was a threat. And every one of us could see that she was using Luke, tricking him into helping her. And no one would stand for it. "We've got a spare room." The first thing out of my mouth since the conservation started, Bella's shocked eyes met mine. Luke looked just as shocked, knowing our anti-social history. Jasper, however, caught on, pushing Luke's emotions ever so slightly to agree with me. "She could stay with us." If she was a threat, she was better off in our hands than Luke's, but he just shook his head, cautious. "I'm not letting her out of my sight for a while." What's that supposed to mean? Noticing my raised eyebrow and Emmett's puzzled look, he mumbled out a very self explanatory "Blame Mike."

"We should probably get to class." Alice chirped, trying her hardest to hide both her concern and her frustration. Everyone stood, not questioning Alice, Jasper even offering to show Bella to her next class. She flinched away from him. Emmett tried to hurry Luke in the opposite direction, but he never budged, opting instead to push Bella back into her seat, shooing the family to class and turning to me. "Could I have a word?"

Luke and I were very close, being the only single ones in the group. When everyone else was off doing 'couple things' we would hang out together, so no one was surprised to see him call on me. I nodded mutely, watching the rest of the cafeteria empty out at the sound of the bell. Only Bella remained, the rest of my family giving me cautious glances before slipping through the double doors that led to the rest of this under-funded school. "Luke, really, can't I j-" Bella started desperately, standing again. "No, Bella." His tone left no room for argument, and she let slip a nervous sigh before settling back into her chair. "Edward, I know you have biology next." His voice dropped to a whisper as he led me away from the table and out of earshot.

Oh no, don't make me protect that thing from Mike, don't. I met his eyes, for the first time noticing the pain burning through them, so strong it threatened to overflow. How did I miss that before? "I need you to keep an eye on Bella." Not a chance in hell. His eyes continued to burn. "Luke," Oh god, he looks so worried. "I…" don't want to babysit a supernatural being that could quite possible be the cause of your oncoming doom.

"Yeah, sure." I sighed, watching Luke smile. "I'll watch her." And that, ladies and gentlemen is how I ended up in this mess.

I know it's short, I'm sorry. Any ideas for the storyline, tell me. I'm kind of experimenting with this, so I don't know quite where it's going…

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