Chapter Three

MarPOV

I shared classes with Mason, Alice, and Rosalie. Edward swayed the secretary so that we could have as normal education as possible, without our parents breathing down our throats. I wouldn't have minded all that much, but I imagine Mason would've. Either way I was pleased. I would get to see everyone at Lunch anyway.

I headed towards my first period class, which happened to be gym. I was more than happy to show off my skills when it came to sports, Mason was in this class with me. He and I said goodbye and headed to our designated locker rooms.

Seeing as it was our first day, the teacher said that as long as we were wearing sneakers Mason and I could wear our normal attire and participate in the activity which today happened to be hockey. I tripped walking over to get my stick, and smiled to myself. I knew that I always tripped when I walked, but that was because I always got distracted. With a sport you can't get distracted, you have to pay attention to your footwork. The guys watched me longingly as I crossed the gym to find a team to play on. Mason and I both chose to stick together so we were stuck on a team full of the most uncoordinated. Many of the girls looked disappointed when Mason didn't choose their team.

"So you guys are twins?" A senior on the other team asked.

"Yep," Mason said sharply.

I didn't like this kid because he was going against the worst of the class, he wanted an easy win. We weren't about to give him that. Mason didn't like him because I can only imagine what he was thinking.

I leaned towards him, "What's he thinking?" I whispered so low that a human wouldn't even know that I was speaking.

He answered just as quietly in an irritated tone, "He is silently debated who is better looking of the family, he saw us come in. Of the guys he settled with dad, and he hasn't made up his mind yet, he keeps going between you, mom, and Rose."

"Poor Alice," I frowned sarcastically.

"Oh, now Alice is his number one," He added. I couldn't help but laugh at how fickle human boys could be.

"Come on, let's take him out."

After gym Mason and I had to split up, I didn't see him leave the locker room, but with my vampire hearing I could hear a few of the braver boys try to set them up with me since, clearly, the other women in my family were taken. I smiled and started to walk towards my next class, English.

My thoughts wandered back to those two boys, I didn't understand what was so captivating about them. They were, after all, just two human boys. They were probably just as uninteresting as the rest of them. But for that moment when our eyes connected, it had not been lust or yearning in his violet eyes, it had been curiosity. Often humans were curious about us, we were after all different from anything they had ever seen. But his was such an intense stare.

My thoughts were interrupted when someone caught me by surprise, "I have to say. I wasn't expecting you to be good at hockey. That was a surprise." I expected to see that creep from the other team, but was surprised yet again when it was the dark haired boy from beneath the tree. His voice was rough and full of authority, when he smiled lines appeared on his cheeks. He was overall very attractive, especially for a human.

"Yes, well I tend to be full of surprises," I told him with a smirk.

"I imagine that you would," He said eyeing me up and down, he was making me uncomfortable so I put out my hand.

"I'm Marie," I said.

"I know who you are, the school has been awaiting your arrival for a month now. Your brother and cousin were adopted into a rather large family weren't they?" I dropped my hand because obviously he wasn't taking it.

"Yes, well, Carlisle is a very generous person."

"It would seem that way," He followed me into my classroom.

"You're in here too?"

"Yes, I don't walk into classroom's randomly," He said smoothly.

"Ah, and do you have a name."

"Marie!" I heard Alice say behind me, "I am so happy you're in this class with me. I was so bored in Social Studies, I was stuck with Emmett, and he's a bit of a blockhead, despite his 4.0."

"Max," The boy said walking to the far desk and resting his books on them.

"Yes, Alice. Emmett is a bit of a block head," I laughed still watching the boy, Max, out of the corner of my eye.

"Settle down now class," A female teacher with an annoyingly high voice squeaked. "We have two new students. Alice and Marie Cullen. Why don't you two girls come to the front of the class and introduce yourselves?"

"Okay," Alice chimed, she danced her way to the front of the class and I followed, much less gracefully. "I'm Alice and this is my adoptive sister Marie." I smiled as she said my name. "We moved here from Washington."

"What are you interests?" The teacher squeaked again.

"I love to show, what do you love Marie?" She asked turning to me.

"Um, I don't know," I thought for a moment. "I love snow." The class laughed.

"Well then, it looks like your in the right place, you may take your seats now. There are two spots in the back, I expect you not to speak to each other during my lesson."

Alice and I took our seats and the lesson droned on, I couldn't help but find myself gazing in Max's direction every so often. He always seemed to be looking at me, when our eyes would meet I would look away awkwardly, blushing furiously.

After second block was over Alice and I made our way to lunch, I watched as Max gathered his books and walked out the door. He showed no sign of us ever talking, he walked straight past us making eye contact with Alice as he passed.

"That is the hottest human boy I have ever seen!" She exclaimed, once he was clear out of hearing range. "Wow, I am shocked."

"Alice, you're exaggerating, he looks the same as all the others."

"Nope, that one was definitely the hottest."

"I hope you're talking about me," We heard Jasper say behind us.

"No, Jasper, sorry, there is a new man in her life. A hot human."

"What?" He was confused.

"He's the best looking human I've ever seen," He gaped at her. "Except for you, of course, darling." She got on her tippy toes and pecked him on the lips. "Now where is everyone else?"

She scanned the cafeteria for a moment, but Jasper saw them first. "Over there, by the vending machine," He smiled and walked towards the rest of our family.

My mother and father were holding hands beneath the table. Jasper and Alice sat next to each other, and Emmett and Rose were still in line to buy food. "Come on Mason, let's get some grub."

"Since when do you say grub?" He asked with a crooked grin.

"Since right now." I smiled back, "Let's just get some food."

I returned to the table with some sort of pasta that looked only just edible and Mason got old and nearly molding pizza. We ate all of it.

"Does anyone have biology next?" I asked. Everyone shook their heads in unison. "Looks like I'm flying solo. Oh well." I smiled, "Gym was fun! Right Mason? We killed this senior." He nodded in agreement. "There's the bell, and biology is all the way upstairs I will see you all at the cars."

I swiftly left the lunchroom, forgetting that I wanted to look around and find the boy had been sitting with Max. If he turned out like Max I would be very disappointed. I turned around the corner, my thoughts still consuming me, I ran into something very hard. I thought it was the wall at first, but looked down and saw dirty blonde hair scooping up all my books and handing them to me. I was frozen in place, surprised that I hadn't seen him coming.

"Here are you're books, sorry about that, I wasn't looking where I was going and you kind of snuck up on me there," I was met my two beautiful violet eyes.

"It was my fault," I blushed. "I wasn't paying attention either." I took my books gratefully, "Thanks though. I'll see you around."

I stepped around him recalling his voice, it had been husky and not like Max's at all. It seemed so wild that two people could be so different. I heard someone breathing faster than usual beside me, "I'm sorry. Wow, you walk fast. Um, where is your next class?" He asked in his beautifully husky voice.

"Biology."

"Hey, me too! I'm Carter, by the way."

"Marie," I smiled.

"Nice to meet you," He grinned broadly back at me.

We walked silently together until I decided to bring up Max, "So you and that boy, Max is it? You are…" I trailed off.

"He's my brother, my little brother. He is a junior and I'm a senior, we're pretty close considering we are only one year apart. But you and your family should know all about that. Your all very close in age."

Brothers? How could two in the same family be so completely opposite? "I guess." I said thinking about how much our ages really ranged by. I watched him as he walked away, he found his seat and smiled up at me, his eyes seemed to cloud over and he looked away quickly avoiding eye contact after that. The teacher went through the usual new student routine, making me introduce myself and then tell something about myself. It was all very monotonous.

Carter did not look at me through the class, he watched the teacher intently, following the directions for the lab just as the teacher had said. I didn't see his violet eyes light up for the rest of the day.

After my last block, which was Social Studies, I walked to the car confused, he had seem so interested in the hallway and then suddenly, he just stopped. Being interested? I supposed so, I couldn't think of another explanation for his actions, disregarding me as he did.

The rest of my family was already there, so I hurried across the parking lot, I saw Max and Carter get into a Jetta. Max smiled darkly, and Carter just continued to look out the window with a frown.

MPOV

I didn't like the way that that boy whose thoughts I could just barely not read, watched my sister. He eyed her in a way that held a deeper warning, I think that she felt it also. She turned away from their Jetta and watched the teenagers file out of the school. When the boy saw she wasn't looking, his smile fell and turned hard. His lips formed a straight line and he glared at me, with that he pulled out of the parking lot and left.

I don't know why I worried for my sister as I did, these were mere humans and she could protect herself should the need arise. But somehow, these two boys had made and impact on our lives that no human was capable of.