Creatures of the Night
Chapter Three: Newcomers' Arrival
Edward Cullen:
Edward sat in his desk with his head resting against his hand. He wasn't bored, or tired. He was simply impatient. On any other day, he could've put up with the glances, the thoughts, the gossip, and whispers from the students around him. However, now that new vampires were coming, and these new vampires could be dangerous... Well, Edward just felt like picking up a car and throwing it. Edward sighed as the teacher's voice droned on. He thought about Bella, and he pictured her just the way she used to be when she was human. He imagined her with her long brown hair, warm skin, her smell, the lovely, consistent heart beat...
"...Oh, and further, we will be welcoming more new students tomorrow..."
Edward's head snapped up. The teacher had his full attention now.
"One of their names is Coralie d'Allemagne, and her... sister's ex-husband's brother, Jacques Thibaud will be in this class... and, though she won't be in this class, Coralie's other sister... Vivienne-Ariane d'Allemagne. Rather unique names, hm?" Mr. Gavin muttered to himself.
"Sound's like the kind of name Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt would use for a kid," a girl said named Taylor said with a laugh. Edward smiled, because he'd heard some of her thoughts. In these daydreams, she planned on having a child with Jasper, and naming it Muffin whether it was a girl or not.
"Coralie, Jacques, and Vivienne-Ariane are common names in France." A girl named Virginie Riviere said with an eye roll.
"How would you know? You don't live in France."
"I won't dignify that a response, Dylan. Partly because your an idiot, and partly because your so self-absorbed you probably don't even hear me now."
"All right, All right, class. Let's not argue," Mr. Gavin said, "I only meant to announce their arrival. I did not mean to start 'The American Civil War Part II the West Coast Attacks the West Coast'. And thank you for your input, Miss Riviere, now we can all understand why our new additions have the names they have. Now, back to what we were discussing..."
Edward zoned out again. These had to be the vampires. Yet Alice had said their names were Amelie, Thierry, and Lucie. Were they trying to trick them? Or was Edward just being paranoid? He decided it was a little bit of both. There hadn't been enough trouble since he changed Bella. He wasn't complaining, of course, but it was enough to make him nervous. Not to mention there was his tendency to overreact to contend with. Edward looked out the window and tried to think about other things that were less haunting, and inescapable.
Lucie:
It was Thursday, and it was time to go to school. Lucie downed the blood in her glass, and stared at Benoit, who stared back. She was angry with him for saying something he definetely shouldn't have said this morning. She then checked her watch as she waited for Amelie, and Thierry. Lucie was always angry when she was up to bat to be the school girl. She, Loic, and Manon traded turns. Benoit, lucky him, was never a part of it because he was forever stuck in his mid thirties. It all came down to the cover story they would use. If they used the same one over, and over... well, things would look suspicious, yes? Benoit finished his own glass, and rinsed it out in the sink as Amelie, and Thierry hopped down the steps.
"Ready to go, Vivienne-Ariane?" Amelie asked. Lucie had always admired Amelie's clothing choices: they were ones straight off the backs of runway models. Except Amelie always looked better wearing them.
"Surely. Who are you wearing?" Lucie responded, rising.
"Chanel, and my Marc Jacobs. You?"
"Bebe, and I'll meet you in the car."
"Okay," Amelie said, taking Thierry's hand as she skipped out to the car. Amelie didn't usually skip, but when she had the oppurtunity to show off just how rich and beautiful she was she became very up-beat.
Lucie stood there for a second, staring at Benoit.
"Are you going to apoligize?" She asked him.
"Nope," Benoit responded with a slight smile. Lucie glared at him for a moment, and then she smiled.
"Good, that's what I love about you," she said, walking up to his side, and kissing his cheek. Then she walked out the door with a smile on her face, and a song in her heart. Well, the song was actually Break Up Song by the American Hi Fi, but it was the thought that counts, right?
Mr. Gavin:
Alan Gavin wasn't used to this sort of... feeling. He was teaching his class, and trying to not pay attention to the new girl in this class, Coralie d'Allemagne. Her blond hair fell past her shoulders, her lovely red-blue eyes, the beautiful smile, and her short skirt... Mr. Gavin brought himself back to reality. He still had to finish grading these papers. He glanced up at his class as they watched the movie, and noticed Edward Cullen staring at Coralie and Jacques angrily, and suspiciously. Mr. Gavin frowned at Edward's hostile demeanor. Was he jealous that he and his family were no longer the new students? Mr. Gavin hadn't taken Edward for the immature, and self-centered type. He watched as Jacques looked over at Coralie, and smiled. Coralie returned the smile with a graceful air. She threw another smile over her shoulder in Edward's direction, ignoring the expression on his face as he watched her. Coralie turned around, and smirked, as she refocused on the movie. Mr. Gavin looked back at his papers, and sighed as he continued to grade them.
The period wore on, and the movie ended. Mr. Gavin set aside his papers, he flipped on the lights, and took out the movie. The class immediately began talking, discussing every dramatic event they had thought up during the course of the movie. Mr. Gavin eyed Edward, and Coralie suspiciously as they had both turned to each other, observing one another in absolute disgust. Mr. Gavin would have done something normally. In fact, he was just about to approach them, when a thought flickered into mind. Maybe it's best if I just let them figure it all out on their own, he thought, and then he sat down in his chair. For the next five minutes, he kept the class under control, as Edward and Coralie had a stare down. They seemed to be talking, but their lips moved too fast for Mr. Gavin to be sure of that. Coralie finally turned around, glancing at Jacques. She looked like she was saying something, but Jacques couldn't have possibly heard... Jacques nodded all the same, and he smiled at her. Coralie smiled back, as she picked up her bag. The bell rang, and the students exitted, and headed off to lunch.
A/N: Thank you to everyone who has reviewed so far. Please continue to do so, and I'll get to work on the next chapter: find out what happens when the Cullen kids meet Amelie (Coralie), Thierry (Jacques), and Lucie (Vivienne-Ariane) in the lunch room, and have a little... discussion... about food habits, and beliefs. Also, find out why Amelie, Thierry, and Lucie are using different names within the schools walls. Until next time...
