a/n: Sp, here's the next chapter. Sorry that they're so short, and I might start combining chapters soon. Oh, and don't worry if any of my characters confuse you, because I made all of them up. I am not Stephanie Meyer, nor do I claim to be…ect.
Chapter One: Newcomers
APOV (Amber)
"Hi. I was wondering if you'd like to come join us." A small brunette vampire asked, coming up to us. Everyone looked at Josh, our spokesman for the group, and he nodded. We followed the brunette through the tangled mess of students and lunch tables to a small secluded corner, where 5 other vampires were. We all sat down, and I stared at my hands wordlessly.
"I'm Joshua, and this is my merry band of freaks. Don't be shy guys, introduce yourselves." Josh said, flicking a piece of his brown hair out of his eyes. I looked up at the sound of his voice.
"Last time I checked you were the only freak around here. I'm Susan Neal, Josh's biological younger sister." Sue said, playing with a strand of her hair, the same color, if not a bit lighter, as Josh's.
"And I'm Raven Howe, Sue's boyfriend, for school purposes." Rave said, giving his mate a loving look from under his jet black locks.
"I'm Violette King." Vi whispered, looking at the blond girl at the table.
"You're…no, you can't be…Royce King's sister, aren't you?" She asked, eyeing Vi warily. Ah, so that must be Rosalie Hale, the woman Vi's brother was supposed to marry.
"Yes, Rosalie Hale, I am. And I just want you to know that I don't blame you for what I did, not one bit." Vi whispered, confirming the identity of the blond.
"She's my girl." Josh said protectively.
"Yeah…I'm Jack Smith and this is Helena Greyson." Jack said, rolling his eyes at Josh. I didn't laugh, but I wanted to.
"Hey. I'm Emmett Cullen, and this is my little beauty Rosalie.' A big, brawny vampire said. His hair was short but curly, and he had one arm draped possessively around Rosalie's waist.
"This is Edward Cullen, and I am Isabella Masen. Call me Bella though." The brunette who led us here spoke now, holding the hand of the bronze haired boy next to her, who I assumed was Edward.
"I'm Jasper Whitlock, nice to meet you all. But who are you, darlin?" A tall, lean blond with a southern accent asked, staring at me intently. I glanced at him for a second, but looked down at my hands quickly. If I could blush, my face would have been bright red right now.
"Oh, that's Amber Sterling. She doesn't talk much." Rave said, smiling reassuringly at me. I smiled back before looking back at Jasper, full of curiosity. Nobody usually knew I was there unless I said something, which I rarely did. He was staring back with equal curiosity.
"Hello Amber." He said, reaching his hand across the table, offering it to me. I stared at it for a second before taking it in mine, looking down at the empty table in front of me. Jasper shook it twice, then let go.
"We might want to get to class; we're going to be late. Who has what?" Rosalie asked, looking around the table.
"General business." Vi said quietly.
"P.E!" Josh and Jack shouted simultaneously.
"Art." Susan said happily.
"Woodshop." Rave said.
"Creative writing." Helena said thoughtfully.
"Psychology." I murmured. Without vampire hearing I doubt anyone would have heard me, except maybe Rave.
"Jack, Josh go with Emmett. Violette, you're with me. Susan go with Rosalie and Helena can go with Edward. Raven, the woodshop class is right next to the gym, room 109." Bella said. Everyone nodded and silently got up, leaving me and Jasper alone.
"Come on, we have psychology together." Jasper said, smiling at me. I looked down and got up, letting him lead me out of the deserted cafeteria.
"Why are you in that class?" I asked, forcing myself to make small talk. I didn't want him to think I was rude. He was being awfully nice to me, and I didn't want to shove it in his face.
"I'm trying to understand why some people react the way hey do. It'll help me with my power." He said, leading me into an almost empty classroom. Apparently very few people wanted to take psychology.
"What's your power?" I asked, now very curious.
"I'm an Empath. Do you have…special skills?" Jasper asked. Before I could answer the warning bell rang and the teacher walked in, ending any possible chances for a conversation.
EPOV (Edward)
The rest of school went by in a blur, even for me. With 12 vampires at this school, and that's including me, it was nearly impossible to walk around in the halls without seeing one of them or another.
"Edward, what are you thinking?" Bella asked at the end of the day. We were standing outside, by my Volvo and Rose's M3.
"Jasper has been alone since Alice…and he seems so lonely. Maybe…maybe Amber could cheer him up a bit." I said thoughtfully.
"You want to force them together?" My love asked.
"As much as possible. It'll be good for him." I responded, kissing her on the forehead.
"What'll be god for who? What are you guys talking about?" Jasper asked, walking over to us.
"Oh, nothing." I said, opening Bella's door before walking over to the driver's side, sliding in quietly. I tried to keep my emotions as calm as possible, as to not tip off Jasper to my plan. Just to see what he knew, though, I quickly read his thoughts.
Man, what's with them today? First they ditch me in the cafeteria, and now this. Well, at least I got to talk to Amber without her body guards. Good, he was completely clueless, and seemed to already like Amber. This would be easier then I had originally thought.
a/n: I'll Have the next chapter done as soon as possible, but it'd be nice to know that people besides M are reading this, so review! I hope you like it so far. Promise to get the next part one by tomorrow, October 3rd, C.
