A/N: For my fellow Frequencies readers! I apologize that this chapter took so long to get out! But it's here now! As I've said for Pinky Promise adult life has caught up to me and placed me in a choke hold, but I'll try and not let that deter me. I still can't believe the feedback I've gotten with the first two chapters of this story, it's incredible! Thank you all so much! As always Review and Enjoy!
Story: Frequencies
Rated: T
Pairings: EmmettxOC, CarlislexEsme, BellaxEdward, RosaliexOC
Summary: Just because she's blind doesn't mean she can't see.
"An eye for and eye only ends up making the whole world blind."
-Mahatma Gandhi
Chapter 2: First Impressions
Alice was bouncing of the walls this morning. The family always took that as a good or bad sign, depending on the mood and whom Alice was close too when she had one of her 'episodes.' For example if it was around Edward he would be either receiving a new book or music sheet or have a good day at school with no Jessica Stanley riding his ass. For Rosalie it would be an unexpected shopping trip to Paris because Alice saw the new line that came a season early or something.
Emmett scratched his head. Alice was beaming and literally vibrating as she stared up at him. All of the Cullen children were getting ready to leave for school when Alice gasped and immediately hugged Emmett squealing, really, really, loud. Emmett had to laugh at Jasper's face, his wife's emotions were so potent the southern man was also trying to contain himself. It was followed by a chain reaction. With Edward grunting.
"Really Alice? Today?"
Alice was still staring at him and Emmett shifted, his feet scraping against the gravel of the driveway.
"You know," Rosalie drawled. "Some of us don't have mind reading capabilities in this family." Her arms were crossed, fingers idly tapping on her bicep as if she could be doing something better with this wasted time.
Emmett eventually grew tired of Alice's staring and huffed. "Spit it out short-stuff."
If possible Alice's grin grew even wider. "Today's the day Em!" she sing-songed.
He narrowed his eyes. The day for what, exactly. He scratched his head again. "For what?" he asked.
Alice placed an index finger over her mouth, the universal sign for keeping quiet. "That's a secret." she winked and danced off, dragging Jasper towards the car so they could be on their way to school.
Emmett sighed in frustration and made his way to his own jeep with Rosalie by his side. "I hate it when she does that."
"That's Alice. Alice Whitlock-Cullen, master-mind of annoying a family of vampires with her ecstatic attitude for decades."
"I heard that!"
Emmett guffawed and gently nudged Rose with his shoulders. The two were as thick as thieves. Best friends since the day Emmett awoke to his immortal existence. The family assumed that they would be mates. Fate had other plans, but Emmett took it in stride, him and Rose became each other's wingman and looked out for eachother. Emmett was determined to make sure Rose found her happiness and Rose vice-versa. As they entered Emmett's jeep, the burly man released a long suffering sigh, letting his cheerful guard down for a slight moment.
"Hey."
Emmett looked over to Rosalie. Golden eyes that could pierce through any motive and soul stared back at him. He felt the woman's hand pat his leg in a comforting manner.
"Whatever Alice has in store for you today it shouldn't be too bad." Rose drawled. "She's excited so that's a good sign." she then shrugged as she adjusted herself in the car, watching Alice, Edward, and Jasper cram into the Volvo. "Today might be the day Em."
Emmett started the car and frowned. "You think so?"
"You think Alice would be this enthusiastic otherwise?"
"Rose, short-stuff is enthusiastic about everything."
"Fair point," Rose closed her eyes as she nodded. "But I know my sister, she knows something is going to happen. Woman's intuition." she then tapped her temple with a perfectly manicured finger.
Emmett mulled over Rose's words as he followed Edward to school. He was halfway tempted to race the 'eldest' Cullen on the freeway, but as soon as the thought crossed his mind a text from Alice was the one to cease his impulse control. Rosalie laughed out loud when she read the message and smirked at Emmett seeing his disgruntled look at the outcome.
"She never lets me have any fun." He grumbled.
They finally arrived at Forks High School, He was thankful that Carlisle and Esme signed him up as Junior when they first arrived here, that means only one more year of this boring routine and he'd be free. Emmett watched as Jasper held his hand out for Alice to take to help her out of the car. Alice, graciously took the gentleman's hand and rewarded him with a kiss. When Alice's gaze darted over to where him and Rose were standing, Emmett decided to pull the big brother card and make faces at the couple. Jasper rolled his eyes as Alice giggled at Emmett's antics.
They had five minutes before the first bell would ring, leaving Emmett to his own thoughts of what's to come. Rose could be right, his mate could be in there, starting the school year like everyone else. There tended to be a couple of new students each year. Maybe this year was it. The thought of the prospective outcome gave Emmett the jitters. He was so caught up in his head, he actually jumped a little when he felt Alice's hand pat his arm. Looking down at the small woman, Emmett grinned.
"You gonna prepare me for who or what's in there sis?"
"Nope." Alice popped the 'P' in the word with such distinction it would've left English professors abashed. "You, my lovely big brother, just have to wait and see." Alice giggled madly after her statement as if she made a joke. Emmett caught eyes with Jasper to silently ask if he did anything to Alice to have her more amped up than normal. A gesture that left Jasper sighing because Emmett was wiggling his eyebrows scandalously. Catching what Emmett was doing, Alice huffed and slapped Emmett on the chest.
"Hush you." She stated. "Now get to class, your new teacher is quite the stickler for attendance, you're welcome by the way. Another five minutes here and you would be late, causing him to call home complaining to Carlisle and Esme about how 'It doesn't matter how charming your son is, I won't tolerate tardiness on the fir-" Alice was muffled as Jasper came up behind his wife to place a hand over her mouth to silence her.
"Em, just get goin', we'll see you-Alice do not lick my hand- we'll see you later alright? Good luck!"
Emmett chuckled and waved goodbye to the couple as he took Jasper's advice. He soon found himself walking side by side with his other brother Edward. The bronze-haired vampire glanced at the burly man, raising a brow whilst ignoring the gawking looks the two were receiving by the student body.
"I suppose Alice threatened you someway and somehow if you gave me a hint of what's supposed to happen today, didn't she?"
He watched as Edward released a long suffering sigh and nodded. Hands in his pockets as they made idle chat, heading to their first class.
"Yes, she threatened to sing the Barbie theme song all day in her head for the next decade if I even gave you an inch." The man reached up to pinch the bridge of his nose. "I surely don't need that horrid tune to run through my thoughts for the next ten years."
Emmett guffawed as he slapped Edward on the back, mindful of his strength so the action would give a human appearance. He didn't want to send his brother though a wall on the first day of school, maybe the tenth…
The buzzing from his phone in his pocket told him that Alice had already put a stopper on that idea.
The mind reader of the family snorted as the thought passed through his head. Looking up, if only slightly, at Emmett, Edward gave him a small lopsided grin.
Emmett was sure a few girls swooned behind him at the act.
"Today will be a good day for you Emmett, Alice is always, usually right when it comes to these things." His head nods towards the entrance of his first class. "See you after school."
And that's how Emmett ended up in his first class. Tapping his desk idly as different scenarios of how his supposed good day was suppose to go. Perhaps Alice saw him snagging a giant grizzly during their scheduled hunt today? Or maybe Rose finally got the new exhaust pipe for the jeep? Emmett's thoughts were going a mile a minute, to the point where he heard Edward from the next classroom over to remind him to breath. Right, breathing, that was a human thing humans needed to do.
Nevertheless when the bell signaling the end of first period sounded, Emmett was still deep in his mind, racking up ridiculous scenario after ridiculous scenario. It got to the point of something along the lines of him actually buying the comic book shop in Port Angeles he had an eye on since they've moved back here in Forks, as ridiculous that might have been. The bear of a vampire was so caught up in his musings, when he felt a rather small human run into him, he didn't think twice to look at them before blurting the first thing that came to mind.
"Whoa there! You alright?"
He looked down as the human poked his sternum. It was a girl of what looked to be of hispanic decent and really short, well not that short, maybe an inch or two taller than Alice. She still hadn't said anything, aw jeez did he give her a concussion?
"My name's Emmett!" Perhaps introducing himself would snap the girl out of her stupor. "You ran into me pretty hard, watch where you're going next time yeah?"
He didn't expect her to laugh.
It was full blown belly laughter, her eyes were closed as with one hand she clutched at her stomach and in the other, a cane?
When her laughter ceased and she tilted her head up to open her eyes, Emmett froze.
Even though her gaze was blank, emerald eyes still shone with laughter. The girls stare seemed to bore into Emmett's soul and his entire world stopped, for at this moment, in this life an existence, he found his mate.
His very blind mate.
Who he just told to watch where she was going.
Shit.
"Oh shoot, I'm sorry, I uh didn't know you were um, impaired?"
Idiot!
The girl laughed again and tilted her head, Emmett noted how long her hair was, it seemed to almost reach her mid-back.
"You mean blind?" she mused. Emmett took note of the slight accent she bore, Hispanic? No it sounded more Colombian as he focused on it. "It's alright." she continued, the cane in her hand seemingly useless as she places her hands behind her and bounces on the balls of her feet. "I just didn't expect to run into a wall in the middle of the hallway, is all." she quipped.
Emmett couldn't help himself as he barked out a laugh. It seemed his mate had a sense of humor. He grinned goofily at her, and sensing his mirth she smiled back at him. Emmett could've sworn his unbeating heart started up again to skip a beat at the action.
"Well, Emmett it was nice getting my face acquainted with your torso, but I don't wish to be late to class on my first day."
"Er, right! Um, do you need help? What class are you headed to?"
He watched as she shook her head, denying his request with a polite smile. "Ah, no I'm fine, thank you." The girl then brushed her hand against the nearest locker, tracing her fingers over the numbers. Humming to herself she nodded. "Yeah, I'm good, my class is just three doors down." Emmett had to swiftly move out of her way to not be impaled by the girl's cane as she used it as a pointing device.
The blind girl grinned cheekily and actually winked at Emmett. "Good reflexes." She said. "Name's Annalise by the way. It was nice to meet you Em."
Annalise waved and with curiosity and slight awe, Emmett watch as she seemingly maneuvered through the dwindling students to her next class, as if she could see as clear as day.
When lunch came around the burly vampire had a bone to pick with his little sister.
"Why didn't you warn me that she was blind, I made myself look like and idiot!" He groaned into his hands.
"You don't do that everyday, already?" Edward mused.
"Watch it, penny-boy." Emmett snarked.
Rosalie patted Emmett on the shoulder in comfort, giving Alice a raised brow in question. The woman was bouncing in her seat, a wide grin plastered on her face as she animatedly explained her reasons.
"Well if I did say something, I was afraid you would treat her like glass and from what I saw with that outcome was not pretty. You mate, Annalise is an interesting human. Oh Emmett, I'm so happy for you! I'm excited to meet her too! I can tell we're going to be great friends!"
"Darlin', you're vibrating again."
"Oh hush Jasper."
"She is pretty interesting." Edward joined in. "Her thoughts are amusing and a breath of fresh air." His gaze went over to the girl of topic, she sat alone, book open and hand tracing the pages that were printed in braille.
Emmett's interest piqued at Edward's statement. "Interesting how?"
"Well for one thing she can be thinking in english one moment then spanish the next."
Emmett snickered at this.
"But she also thinks in images. Very vivid ones in fact. It's intriguing,"
"She's not a test subject Edward." Rosalie stated.
Emmett sighed as the classic ire and banter began between Rosalie and Edward. He still felt like an idiot for what he said this morning. He hoped that he had at least one class with her so he could get the chance to know her a bit more. Judging by Alice's gasp and quiet squeal he assumed that was a yes. Looking over to the pixie for confirmation. Alice just nodded with a big grin gracing her features. Emmett took a deep breath and stilled himself. Whatever class he had with Annalise, he wasn't going to make a fool of himself next time.
He made a fool of himself.
What was he suppose to do in this situation? Okay so he has chemistry class with Annalise, that's the upside of this whole ordeal, the downside? They're partners. Well that can be good but not right now, not when he stupidly pushed over his own chem textbook so they could share the material, good lord what was he thinking? He obviously wasn't! But Annalise, sweet Annalise, just laughed it off and took out her own textbook more suited for her needs.
So right now it was ten minutes before class ends and before school is over and Emmett can not start a simple conversation, he just wanted to wallow in his obliviousness, let it swallow him whole for all the stupid mistakes and remarks he made-
"So how long have you been in Forks?"
Crap.
"Uh, well my family and I moved here a couple months ago."
Emmett watched as Annalise began to smile, turning her head slightly to face him.
"Really?" she said. "That's funny my papa and I moved here a couple months ago as well." Her fingers idly, traced the smooth top of the lab table. "Do you like here so far?"
Emmett caught himself nodding, clearing his throat he responded. "Yeah, its...nice."
Annalise hummed. "You said you and your family right? Any siblings?"
Emmett grinned as the topic of family arose once more, his favorite topic. "For sure! We're all adopted but I have four more siblings who go here. There's Rosalie, Jasper, Edward, and Alice."
At the last name Annalise furrowed her brow. "I think I already met Alice."
"You have?" Emmett questioned. "When?"
"Before this class. She's odd, but I like odd." Annalise smiled.
Emmett would make sure to interrogate Alice when he got home. When the final bell rung Emmett found himself blurting out. "Can I walk you out?"
A dark brow was raised at the question. Annalise's eyes staring at Emmett's chest as she hummed.
"I suppose so, oh! I could introduce you to my dad! He'd be ecstatic that I made a new friend."
Emmett felt his heart soar at Annalise considering him a friend. He helped her pack her things and when it was time to leave the classroom, he politely offered his arm to Annalise, who took it with gentle care. Emmett shivered as warm hands surrounded his bicep. With an amused grin Annalise squeezed his arm and whistled.
"Jesus, what does your mom feed you? A whole cow?"
Emmett's laughter was loud and boisterous as they entered the parking lot. Annalise's own laughter mixing with his own. When asking where her father meets her, the hispanic girl described her father and his truck in detail. Emmett soon figured out who they were searching for when he heard Annalise's father call her name.
"Annalise!"
"Papa!"
Annalise's warmth soon left Emmett's side as his mate ran up to embrace her father.
"Did you have a good day mi pajarito?"
"Yes papa, Emmett made the day tolerable." she turned around to give him a grin.
"Hm." Emmett stood awkwardly for a moment as Annalise's father rubbed his jaw, skin grating at the stubble that was considered a beard at this point. Taking the first action, Emmett held out his hand to introduce himself.
"Emmett Cullen sir, it's a pleasure to meet you."
The man raised his brow approvingly as he looked at Emmett's hand and eventually went to grasp it, shaking it firmly. "Hernando Castillo. I see you and my daughter have started a spark of friendship." He nodded as he let go of Emmett's hand. "Good, as long as you don't steal my little girl away from me we'll get along swimmingly."
"Papa!"
Emmett grinned awkwardly at Hernando and chuckled fondly at the blush forming on Annalise's cheeks.
"Of course, sir."
"Bah, Hernando is fine, sir makes me feel old."
"You are old papa."
"Did I ask you daughter of mine?"
Oh yes, Emmett liked these humans and if his gut was right, this year was going to be very interesting.
Codex Entry: The Brain and It's Chemistry by Linda Castillo
In recent years of research of the human brain, new discovers have been made each and everyday. The brain can adapt, morph itself to make sure the human body can survive, be it from a traumatic injury, to something small and insignificant. If a small child burns themselves on a hot stove they learn to adapt and next time they see that stove they stay far away from it, the mind remembering the pain it went through. With continuous tests and research mankind has learned to forced the brain to evolve rather than wait for the next shift hundreds of years from now. How? You may ask. Through a company called EvolCorp we have developed- *The rest of the pages are ripped from the spine, the book seems to be in tatters.*
Replies!
jessa76: Thank you! Believe me I would love to hit that wall too ;)
Guest: For the one who commented on the man who uses that same method that Annalise uses to 'see' thats where I got the inspiration from! If I recall I remember seeing him on an episode of Stan Lee's Superhumans. It was eye opening!
Brookeworm3: Thank you! I wrote Annalise to be humorous in the face of adversity, a charming trait if I do say so myself. As for the other questions you'll have to wait and see!
