My pain and all the trouble caused,
No matter how long, I believe that there's hope.
Buried beneath it all, and
Hiding beneath it all, and
Growing beneath it all.
Let The Flames Begin – Paramore.
Chapter Two.
"Well, what a reunion. Didn't think I'd see you four here." Jane said, crossing her arms, a smug smile on her face.
"Don't give us that. You knew exactly where to find us." Edward hissed, wrapping his arm tightly around my waist and pulling me close to his side. I must have been shaking, because Edward held me still.
"I did? Sorry, I didn't know you knew me better then me myself." Jane said her perfect face unchanging.
It was then that I really noticed her.
Her eyes were the same crimson red I remembered from the last time I saw her. Though, she had replaced the black long cloak I had last seen her in with a red frilly top, with black skinny jeans and black heels.
Her nails were painted red as well, and her pale skin made all the red on her come out. Clearly, red was her favorite color. I shivered at the possible reason. All in all, she was way too overdressed for a day at Forks High. And whether she was going to be praised for it or flamed for it, I was interested to know.
Edward hugged me tighter by his side.
"I don't know how your doing it, but if you've got nothing to hide, then why are you?" He said to her in a stern voice, but I could see some curiosity in his face.
She shrugged.
"Don't know. I guess I just don't like my thoughts being read twenty four hours a day, seven days a week." She said, leaning against the door. Alice took a step back. Jane laughed.
"Just so you know, I've left the Volturi. Including my brother. I was thinking I could come here and join your coven." Jane said. My breathing ceased all together, and I knew if I was human, I would have fainted right then and there.
Jasper growled under his breath. Edward's eyes narrowed. Alice and I glanced at each other, and I could see she was slightly shaking as well.
"Right, now that that's over, back to class. Come on you kids, get in there." The English teacher called to us, walking back from throwing Jacob out.
No one had moved by the time he had reached us, we were all to in shock to talk, except Jane, who was smiling happily at us.
"Hey! I said get to class! Edward, Bella, Jasper, what are you three doing here?" The teacher said, anger covering his face.
"We were just leaving, sir." Edward stuttered, turning me away slightly.
"Excuse me, but we were in the middle of a conversation." I heard Jane say in a slightly annoyed voice. Something told me she wasn't talking to Edward, Jasper, or me. I turned back around, and I was right.
She was talking to the teacher.
"Excuse me?" He said, astonished. Jane narrowed her eyes down at him.
"I said, we were just in the middle of a conversation. It would be appreciated if you didn't interrupt next time. Bye guys!" Jane said, then turning to us and waving. She was in the classroom quicker then human speed.
The teacher still looked astonished. We just stared at him, wondering what he'd say.
He turned to us.
"She some kind of relative of yours?" He asked, pointing in the direction of the classroom.
"No, Mr. Laurent, Sir. Though, I do apologize for her rudeness." Edward said, letting go of my waist and grabbing my hand instead.
Mr. Laurent looked at us all.
"Funny, you all have the same shade of skin, and purple shade under yours eyes. Huh." He said, shrugging it off. Then he noticed Alice.
"Alice, please leave your friends and join the class. Oh, by the way, I read your assignment. Very imaginative. B+." Mr. Laurent said, walking into the classroom.
"Yay." Alice said in a small voice, no excitement in her voice at all. We looked at each other for a moment.
"See you all in the car on the way home. Bella and I have Biology last, so we should be out quick. We talk then." Edward said. Everyone nodded quietly, before splitting up. Jasper and Alice stared into each others eyes before separating.
We got to Math really late, but we had a substitute, who already marked us there anyway. When everyone was settled and in there own conversations while they copied from the textbook, I took that moment to ask Edward everything.
"Why is she here?" I asked him in a low voice, that no one else would be able to hear.
"I don't know. She's blocking her thoughts from me. It's like what Victoria used to do." Edward sighed in frustration. "She must have learnt how to before they killed Victoria."
"So you can't read her thoughts?" I asked again, not quite grasping it.
"No." Edward said, running his hand through his hair. I stayed quiet, trying to think of all the reasons she was here. Edward saw this on my face.
"It's not the fact that she's here, Bella. It's the fact that she's here on her own, without any of the other Volturi members. They have been together for thousands off years, something must have happened that would cause Jane to come here. And the fact that she'd want to join us!" Edward said this with disgust in his voice. I listened carefully, trying to come up with a reason. As always, I got nothing.
"Look, don't worry. We have one more class and then we can talk to the whole family. We will work this out. We're going to find out why she is here, and send her back. She won't stay in Forks." Edward said, determination in his voice.
The class ended quickly, more because we were late then because we didn't do much.
I sighed a sigh of relief. Biology. It was one of my favorite subjects, only because it was a lot easier then everything else. It was also mine and Edward's favorite classes when we were friends as humans.
Edward opened the door for me, and gestured me in. I smiled at him, and he smiled back. I walked in the classroom, happy that we weren't late, when I saw her.
Again.
She was sitting in the desk behind mine and Edwards. I stopped in my tracks when I saw her, and Edward was at my side.
"Oh, hey!" She said happily. Her smile was still evil, and I was beginning the think that she couldn't smile without looking evil. Truth was, she probably couldn't.
"Hurry up, Dorkella." Lauren called from behind me. That was the downside of Biology. Lauren Mallory was what you'd call the 'mean girl' of Forks High. She was popular, and she thought because of that she could treat everyone below her without respect. Adding to that, her family was rich. And anyone without a large bank account didn't deserve her attention.
She'd like to pick on me before Edward and his family joined the school. I took her crap though, because I was living with her best friend, Jessica, at the time. Jessica and I are still friends, much to Laurens annoyance, but we aren't that close.
I walked to my seat, Edward on my heels, never taking my eyes of Jane. I didn't notice that Lauren had gone around me until her foot came under mine, and tripped me.
Edward caught me, even though I could have caught myself. He shot Lauren a death stare, which she laughed, happy to have got his attention and annoyed me in the process.
"Watch your step next time." Lauren said, mocking me further. I looked back at Jane, who had a confused look on her face. She held small humor in her face, but she didn't look at me anymore. She was eyeing Lauren.
Lauren soon noticed, after Edward and I had sat down. She looked Jane up and down.
"Got enough red?" She accused her, taking a seat. Jane's eyes narrowed.
"You may want to lose the contacts. If you didn't realize, this if Forks, sweetie. Not a horror movie." Lauren said. People had started to look at Jane and Lauren. It wasn't unusual for Lauren to bag out the new kid, but Jane was giving Lauren a look that meant she wasn't going to get away with it.
Jane's head tilted to the side slightly, her face now in full concentration. I knew this look well.
"No Jane!" Edward yelled, getting out of his seat, but it was to late.
Lauren was laughing a little before, but now she was a frozen. Her face was emotionless for a matter of seconds, before it crumpled in agonizing pain.
Her screams would have been heard from the classrooms from down the hall. She fell to the floor, shaking and screaming. Everyone just looked at her in shock, wondering what was going on.
And then she stopped. Jane's concentration fell, and she turned to the front of the classroom, her face blank and expressionless. She noticed Edward and I staring at her in horror, and she winked secretly.
Lauren was on her feet slowly, still shaking.
"Y-Y-You!" She said, stuttering, pointing at Jane. Jane turned back to her.
"Yes?" She asked in a uninterested tone.
"What did you just do to me?" Lauren gasped. Jane arched an eyebrow.
"Nothing." She said, and turned back to look at the front.
Lauren looked around her, breathing heavily.
"You all saw it! She attacked me!" She said, looking around at her.
"No she didn't." Someone said.
"I think Laurens lost her mind." Another said.
"Seriously, she just had a fit on the ground. That's what I call acting." Someone next to her said to another person. Lauren turned to them.
"I wasn't acting!" She said. Her voice indicated that she was now starting to question herself.
"Oh yeah, whatever. Cause the new girl just made you fall to the ground in fits of pain with her 'mind'." Someone called. People laughed. Lauren gaped, but stayed quiet.
"Aright, Alright. Who's screaming?" Our teacher, Mr. Phil, walked into the class, putting his books on the table.
"Lauren, sir." A girl at the front said. He looked up at Lauren.
"Are you okay?" He said to her, curiosity in his tone.
Lauren took a minute to answer, before nodding her head and sitting down. She took a quick glance towards Jane, before turning away and staring down at the desk.
Class began and finished quickly after that, but no one was going to forget the little performance. As soon as the bell rang, people were rushing out the door, telling everyone about what had happened. Lauren stayed in her seat, still looking down at the desk.
Jane stood up, and walked past her. She stopped and turned around, looking at Lauren.
"You know, green really isn't your color." She said, and then she was out the door.
Lauren looked up, then back down at her green shirt. She blushed a little, and I could see tears forming in her eyes.
"There's something up with that girl. And I'm going to find out what." Lauren said, more to herself then to us. She got out of her seat and left the classroom, leaving me and Edward behind.
"She's done it now." Edward said, opening the door for me and letting me pass.
"Do you think she will find out?" I asked, a little nervous.
"Nope. But judging by her thoughts, she will be watching Jane very carefully." Edward replied.
We stayed silent as we walked to the car, meeting a silent Jasper and an even quieter Alice.
The car was silent, until we hit traffic.
"I heard Lauren scream." Alice said, breaking the silence. Edward's hands gripped the wheel tighter.
I looked at Alice, who was looking out the window.
"Alice, what can you see?" I asked, without actually thinking. Moments passed, then she finally turned to look at me.
"That's the thing. I can't." She said, an unreadable expression on her face.
The brakes from the car squealed in my ears, as Edward slammed the car to a complete stop. Other car's around us beeped, and Edward kept on driving. When we turned off the freeway and onto the drive that led to his house, he stopped again.
He spun around to face Alice.
"You can't see what she's going to do?" He asked her, even though I knew he knew the answer.
"No." she said quietly.
Before anyone could say anything, a knock to my window made me jump.
I spun around, and saw Jane staring at me through the glass, grinning her trademark evil smile.
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