You Raise Me Up
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Jasper had me standing shortly after he finished speaking. He then proceeded to scoop me up bridal style and he bent down to get my bag from next to Edward and he froze for a nano-second. Oh my god… Delicious… were the thoughts that reached me as he led me to my Volvo.
Oh gods, don't remind me! I snarled. An apologetic feeling washed over me as he smiled sadly at me. He climbed into the back seat with me and cradled me. I tried to inhale his scent to rid myself of Edward's scent but to no avail. Thank god Emmett showed up soon. He glanced at us and drove us home. There… Carlisle and Esme stood, waiting for us. I spat venom onto the floor, trying to forget the scent of Edward Mason… Trying to forget the hydrangea smell.
"Emmett, Isabella, Jasper," Carlisle greeted. "We've decided to call a family meeting." He smiled cheerfully at us as I spat venom again. Oh god.
Jasper tensed beside me and Emmett provided me with an empty vase to spit out the venom in. He then moved to be in front of me and crouched down, an animalistic growl escaping him. Jasper was soon beside Emmett. More venom. Carlisle smiled sadly at me and Esme hummed softly.
"We are aware that we haven't been spending enough time with you three," Carlisle began.
"We don't need you with us, Carlisle," I spat venomously (Haha… I'm so funny, huh? Jasper glared at me there.) And I spat out more venom into the vase. He gave me this look.
"So, we've decided to take a vacation from our jobs to spend some quality time with you after school!" he finished.
"I actually quit my job," Esme put in.
"What the hell did you do?" I sneered before spitting venom. "Work at a strip club?"
BELLA! Jasper's thoughts scolded. Emmett's thoughts urged me on.
"No!" Esme cried indignantly. "I worked at a pharmacy in Port Angeles!" I flinched. Not at her tone, but the burning in my throat.
"Well, this reunion is nice, but I need to hunt!" I hissed.
"You hunted at midnight!" Esme cried. "I saw you!!!" I looked up and met her amber-topaz gaze. She flinched away. "What… What happened?"
I spat venom again and ran out of the house at vampire speed, leaving my brothers to explain what happened.
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I returned home about three hours later. After my hunt, I went to go for a walk around town to calm my nerves and hic scent hit me again as they drove past me. I was walking on the side of the highway to calm myself when Alice's yellow Porsche Cayman drove past me. She'd slowed to a stop and waited for me to catch up to her car. She smiled at me as she rolled her window down.
"Bells!" she cheered. "I thought you went home."
"I did. I took some aspirin and then went out with Jasper and Emmett. They ditched me at the mall in Port Angeles and so here I am, walking home," I lied.
"Why don't we give you a ride?"
"'We'?" I asked.
"Me, Rose, and Edward," she said. "Oh, and I won't take no for an answer. Edward," she turned to face the person in the passenger seat, "go sit with Rose." And it hit me again. His scent. I turned to the side and spat venom before walking around the front of the car and climbing into the seat of the car. I sat stiffly in the seat as Alice blasted the music again. She and her sister began singing along with the song. I cringed.
"One way or another, I'm gonna find ya!" they screamed loudly, but still in tune. Oh my dog. It smells so good… "Sing with us," Alice begged. I glared and she backed off, wincing. Oh well. I don't care. It's her fault I need to go hunting again. I glanced at myself in the side mirror and sneered. Yeah. I needed to hunt again. Damn it all!! I closed my eyes and sighed, a small smile falling into place as we neared the road to my house.
"Turn right here," I instructed so she could hear me. Alice continued singing and turned onto the rocky path that leads to my house. "Turn right again." Soon we were on the tree lined road to the infamous Cullen house. I was hit with a wave of worry when Alice finally pulled to a stop in front of my house. I thanked her as I got out of the car. I had to walk at a human pace as they were watching me. Emmett bounded out the door before I reached the porch and he hugged me.
"Bell!!! What took…? Oh my god… Is that hydrangea?" he whispered.
"Yes…"
"Just a taste of it wouldn't hurt, right?"
"Wrong. There're three people in that car right now!"
"DAMN!" he screamed loudly before dragging me into the house. His eyes were as black as mine.
I need to hunt again, I projected into Jasper's, Carlisle's, and Esme's minds. And then, I'm going to Alaska. Yes, Alaska was just what I needed.
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Jasper POV
I sneered at the Mason family as I passed their table in the lunch room. Angela and Ben exchanged worried looks on my left as Emmett waved us over to our table.
"Where's Bella?" Ben asked as we sat down.
"Alaska," Emmett murmured, pushing his lunch to Ben. I pushed mine to Angela.
"Still?" Angela groaned.
They both frowned and began eating their lunches. Well, ours actually. Emmett was staring boredly around the cafeteria when his facial features hardened. He mouthed 'Mason' to me and I too tensed. Angela shook her head and continued eating. Ben sighed and glanced up and went back to eating. None of us spoke. Emmett and I sat, tensed, as Rosalie Mason walked passed us to toss her lunch. She sneered at Emmett who glowered back. She winced and practically ran back to her table. I calmed Emmett down slowly, in order to make it look normal. I miss Bella. How long is she going to remain gone? It's been a freaking week! Why hasn't she come home to us yet? I need her… I need my twin to keep my sanity. She knows this, as it is the same with her. I was becoming increasingly frustrated as these thoughts came into my head. It looked like Emmett was getting a dose of my frustration because he growled at this girl that walked by. She squeaked in terror and ran passed us in fear. I smelled the salt water from her tears and chuckled evilly.
Ben glared up at me. I sneered back. Angela looked up and slapped the back of her boyfriend's head. "Knock it off, Ben. You know he doesn't do well when Bella isn't here!"
"Yeah, well Emmett does!" Ben hissed back.
"He's giving his frustration to me," Emmett hissed. "He's sharing the hate." He and I laughed darkly, our laughter silencing the lunchroom. I blinked and stood up, walking behind Emmett. Yes, they were staring at us.
"What are you looking at?" I sneered out at everyone. Some of the girls yelped and some of the boys laughed and two of them made their way over to us.
"Hey," the blond one said to me, offering me his hand. "I'm Mike and this is my friend Tyler." I briefly took his hand and then Tyler's. "Dude. Are you like sick? You're freezing cold."
"I'm Jasper, and my brother Emmett." I nodded to Emmett who nodded briefly to them, his eyes going to a dark topaz. I understood why. Edward's scent breezed by us.
"Well, nice to meet ya," Tyler said. "We can be friends, right?" he asked softly.
"Well, we don't care," Emmett said. "Bell might have something to say about it."
"But she is saying how we need to open up more," I added as an afterthought. This is sort of true. She projects it into my mind. It counts though, right? Oh well. Whatever. No one gives a fuck. I tried to smile at them, but Emmett's tense emotion made it hard. I did it though!
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When we got home… Bella was home. She was screaming at Carlisle who was calmly talking back. Judging by the emotions in the room, A) they were arguing and B) this had been going on for a very long time. Esme was nowhere to be seen. I cleared my throat and Bella glanced over.
"This isn't over, Carlisle," she snarled. She then proceeded to skip over to me, hugging me tightly. "Hi Jasper."
"What were you arguing about?" Emmett asked. She sighed and shrugged.
"She wants to eat Edward," Carlisle called before leaving the room. We both looked at her with wide eyes. She sneered.
"I can see the way your eyes change color. I'm not stupid. You want to eat him too," she spat at us. Her eyes, I finally took into notice, were a bright topaz. She smiled sweetly. She kissed my cheek and then Emmett's. "I think I'm going to school tomorrow, guys. I'm gonna befriend Edward! Oh, and Jasper, Carlisle switched your third and sixth period classes around."
"What?!" I exclaimed.
"Yeps. Now you're in biology for third period and gym with Emmett for sixth!" I growled at her as she fled the room.
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Bella's POV
I don't think Jasper was too happy with me switching out his classes. Whatever. When my alarm clock went off, I was already ready to go. I wore my Hogwart's boys uniform with my Slytherin tie on, I had my hair straightened Legolas style, and I decided my Naruto bag (I printed a picture of Sakura punching Naruto on iron on paper and ironed it on my bag) would make the best impression. Jasper grinned at my outfit when he came to get me from my room.
"Hey, Bells, you know how your old Volvo was falling apart?" Emmett asked as my twin and I got downstairs. I nodded.
"We, as a family, decided to replace it." I narrowed my eyes at them and moved slowly and subtly away from Jasper. "We got you a Volvo s40," Carlisle finished. I stared at him for a moment.
"But we're taking my baby to school!" Emmett cheered. Emmett has a baby blue CJ-8 Jeep and Jasper has a blood red Honda Accord. I prefer Jasper's Honda than Emmett's jeep because the Accord goes faster…
"I thought we agreed on my baby!" Jasper whined.
"Mine!"
"Mine!"
"Mine!"
"Mine!" It went on like this for about five minutes before I snapped.
"SHUT THE CRAP UP!! WE'RE GONNA RACE TO SCHOOL!" I yelled angrily. I needed to get out some steam. "And we should probably hunt…" They both nodded and we were off.
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"I got that mountain lion you guys avoided," Emmett dully informed us at lunch.
"I got your bear," I sneered.
"Really?" Jasper asked. I nodded and we (me, Emmett, Angela, and Ben) looked at him curiously. He was singing Mary Had a Little Lamb in his head. "I killed those six mountain goats that wouldn't leave us alone." I snickered. Ah, irony. Jasper sneered back. I sighed and took a deep breath and stopped mid breath. Why was Edward's scent right beside me? I finished the breath and exhaled it slowly and met each of my siblings' gazes. No frickin' way. He was…?
"Hello. You're Isabella, right?"
"Bella, actually. And you are…?" I asked.
"Edward," he supplied me, sitting down next to Emmett. Emmett and Jasper looked at me curiously. What now, sis? They both thought. I sighed as Edward introduced himself to Angela and Ben. I've… No idea… They both stared at me. Wing it now. I had it planned out for sixth… Jasper sighed and pulled on a smile.
"I'm Jasper," he said.
"Emmett," replied my brother. My copy, too. He wore the Hogwart's boys uniform with a Gryffindor tie on.
"Jasper! Emmett! Angela! Ben!" someone called. I flinched and shot death glares at my siblings and then at Angela and Ben… Mike and Tyler are head over heels for me. HOW COULD YOU BETRAY ME LIKE THIS?! I screamed in my head, projecting it at them. Edward looked at us all in confusion. "Hey Bella!" Mike said as he stopped beside me. "We're sitting with you. Is that okay?"
"No, it is not okay, but you're going to anyways so sit down. I'm going to go now." I stood up and glared at my siblings once more before picking up my bag and stalking off. When I got to the hall way, I stopped walking and entered the teacher's lounge for a second. My Biology teacher was there. He looked up and smiled at me.
"Hey Bella," he said. I think Mr. Banner is the only teacher I actually like in this hell hole.
"Hey Mr. Banner. I was just wondering if it would be alright for me to sit in the lab room."
"Always," he said. "May I ask why?"
"Mike and Tyler are stalking me around the lunchroom and I really don't think murder is acceptable."
He chuckled. "No, it's not. Go right ahead, Bella."
I smiled and nodded, walking out. Walking right into. Edward Mason.
"Son of a bitch!" I snarled as I hit him. If I didn't know any better, I would've sworn he was a werewolf but those fuckers don't come on Cullen turf. I bet you're confused now.
Well, in 1900, we moved here to Forks and crossed paths with the wolves. They were about to attack us when Carlisle (he used to be so much better back then) struck up a deal with their leader. The vampires are only allowed to hunt animals and we are not allowed to set foot in La Push. When we moved away, Billy Black promised to keep our contract and so when we moved back, the contract was struck up again and Forks is considered Cullen turf, La Push is Wolf turf, and anywhere in-between and anywhere else not Forks or La Push is neutral land. So I know the fuckers wouldn't dare touch Cullen turf soil. I sneered at Edward as I stepped back.
"What do you want?"
"Walk to class with me?" he asked.
"Whatever," I spat and we began walking side-by-side.
"So…" He said. "You like Harry Potter?"
"One of the few things I don't hate in this world."
"What are the few things you don't hate in this world?"
"Me, Jazz, Emmett, Harry Potter, and my Volvo. Why do you care?"
"Really now, Bella. Why are you being a bitch to me? Why can't we be friends?"
"Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?" I sang loudly. He chuckled and I faced him. "Why? Because you piss me off, Mason!" And with that, I stormed into the biology lab.
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