Chapter 3-
Unbelievable
The paper work didn't take too long to complete and soon I found myself trailing my parent's car in my brand new one. I loved it. It was shiny and drove smoothly.
However, no matter how much I loved my new car, it couldn't quite distract me from my growing anxiety. There was something very weird going on in Forks that was really worrying me. The weird part was that it seemed as though both my parents had decided to turn their heads the other way. That was really bugging me. How long have they been getting these weird feelings? They had both felt the same feeling I'd had when I was waiting for them outside the dealership, they were worried enough that my dad had decided to come and wait outside with me while my mum fixed all the paperwork. However, if I asked them about it they would shake it off, like it was nothing.
From that moment there had been an awkward atmosphere among the three of us. From the look in my father's eyes, I knew that we would be discussing this when we got home.
As soon as we pulled up outside the house, I was out of the car and walking in after my parents.
We walked directly into the kitchen and sat at the table. I have seen my parents worried, scared even desperate before and I was expecting them to be looking like that now. However, that wasn't what I saw. Strangely, they looked relaxed with just a hint of anxiety.
"Bella? Are you ok? I know you're worried." My mum asked me, speaking in her normal calm and composed voice.
"What's going on?" I chose to ignore her question and get straight to the point.
"It's nothing to worry about."
"Nothing to worry about? I have been getting these eerie feelings all day and I know you've been getting them as well. How can I not be worried?"
"Yes Bella you're right. We both have been experiencing it since we moved here. However, it only happens rarely and only lasts a few seconds. Nothing has developed from it and we don't feel unsafe." Charlie was trying to explain the situation to me but all I could think of was their lack of worry.
"I don't understand. You've been getting these weird feelings since you got here and you done nothing about it? You didn't think to figure out what's causing it and you haven't moved? You've both just ignored it?"
"We aren't ignoring it Bella. We are very aware of it but whatever is causing it has done nothing to harm us. Why should we continuously be looking over our shoulder, worrying about something that isn't going to happen?"
Were they being serious? They couldn't be serious! It's that exact attitude that will end with someone getting hurt. You'd think they would have understood that by now.
"You know what? You may like to act like your human but you're not. Maybe we should remember that." I didn't have the energy to be angry, I was just upset. I pushed back my chair and ran from the kitchen to my room, slamming the door behind me.
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I lay in bed, staring up at the ceiling, trying to close my mind down so I could sleep. I was too hyped to sleep. My parents were unbelievable. I couldn't stop thinking about how they were ignoring the situation.
I thought about what to do. I could make a sleep potion but let's face it: potions were not my strongest subject in school. In fact the last time I had attempted to make a sleeping draft, I ended up turning my best friends' hair bright orange and her skin green. Sam practically looked like an over grown Oompa Loompa. It had taken days, and a large dose of Antithesis remedy to fade.
I laughed loudly, remembering the incident. Of course Sam didn't let me get away with it. She had put a spell on me so that whenever anyone said my name, I threw up. Let's just say it was a very long week for the both of us.
I missed her. I missed school.
I sighed again, this time because I was upset. Well at least thinking about my best friend that was on the other side of the world had muted the anger and annoyance I had been feeling.
At midnight I gave up. Seriously what was the point of trying to sleep? I let out an irritated sigh before dragging myself out of bed. I pulled on a thick jumper and trainers before grabbing my wand, creeping down the stairs and out of the house.
A slight chill hung in the air, as the light of the full moon cast an eerie glow over the trees. It was a scene that would have fit perfectly into the open sequence of a horror film, a view that would normally send slight shivers down anyone's spine, but tonight I was too annoyed to care.
I walked down the stairs, across the lawn and into the forest. I didn't have to walk to far in before the lights from the house and roads had completely disappeared and it was deadly silent, except the sound of my footsteps. Closing off my mind and sense of direction, I walked deeper and deeper through the forest, climbing over fallen trees and slipping on moss. For the first time since arriving in Forks, I felt relaxed and calm. I continued to walk further and further until I had seriously lost track of time and distance.
I was finally starting to unwind and calm down. The lack of noise and the constant moving had relaxed me.
I released the last of the tension from my body in one deep breath. I finally looked around at my surroundings. I was in the middle of nowhere. The trees were large and dense. Very little light was pushing through the tops of the foliage.
I had been in worse situations. I pulled out my wand and lit the end, before turning around and beginning to walk in the direction I thought would lead me out of the forest.
I walked for about 5 minutes before suddenly I felt a change in the atmosphere. A strange feeling flowed through me. That unexplainable feeling of danger, over alertness and the need to defend myself was the same feeling I'd been experiencing throughout the day.
My breathing and pace increased as I held my wand tightly, waiting to use it.
Due to the fact I felt defensive, my senses had increased. Everything became clearer, my hearing sharper and my sense of smell heightened. As I practically ran through the forest I picked up a familiar smell. What was that smell? It smelt like some kind of metal. Like copper.
I didn't let that distract me. Instead I continued to walk very fast through the forest. Hoping I could get through it without running into any trouble. It was a mistake to come here. I should have just attempted to make the sleeping potion instead of walking around the forest at night time.
I broke through a large group of trees. The branches caught my clothes but I was too shocked to really notice or care. The trees led me into an open field, which was being lit by moonlight. It was creepy to say the least, but that's not what made me freeze.
I wasn't alone. There was someone else in the field with me. It was the sight that pulled me up short.
From where I stood it looked like someone was leaning over something. To the untrained eye it would seem so innocent.
But I knew what I was seeing.
I couldn't help the gasp that escaped my mouth. It wasn't very loud but it was enough to catch the attention of the thing in front of me. It looked up from what it was doing to look directly at me.
Its eyes widened with shock and hunger as blood dripped from the side of its mouth.
Vampire.
The word echoed around my head. There was a bloody vampire a few meters away from me. A bloody vampire.
I stood in shock for about ten seconds before my mind and body kicked in.
I had been trained for six years to defend myself when it was necessary. This would be one of the times when my training would come in handy. I felt anger and hatred build up and boil over inside me. My eyes turned red and my hand grabbed for my wand.
The 'thing' in question still hadn't moved. It was still staring at me in shock, blood still around its mouth. I had interrupted its hunting. I actually felt sick, looking at it.
Finally coming out of its shock, it took a step towards me. That was when I decided that was as close as it was ever going to get to me.
Using the anger and hatred that had built up in me I sent a spell straight at the vampire, hitting it directly in the chest. The spell caused the vampire to freeze on the spot.
Now it all made sense. The feelings of distress I had been experiencing all day had been down to a vampire. If there was one thing on the planet I hated more than anything it was vampires. Their very being was enough to create feelings of pure hatred and disgust. Unlike most of the species that walked the earth, vampires could actually seriously harm us, if they got close enough. All it would take is one small distraction or lack of focus and we're as good as dead.
I hated them, with every fibre of my being.
Even though the vampire was stunned I still felt uneasy. Like something wasn't right.
I looked around the field looking for anything that was out of place. Then I heard what was making me uneasy.
"EDWARD?!" The name echoed, bouncing around the trees. I had no idea what direction it was coming from.
Focusing, I heard a number of footsteps running in mine and the vampire's direction. So he had back up.
Great! Just what I needed right now.
They were running very fast, therefore it was impossible for me to reach the other side of the field before they arrived. So instead, I gripped my wand tighter and waited for their arrival.
Three vampires ran into the field but then stopped at the sight of me. They looked between me and the frozen 'Edward' next to me, their expression ranging from shock to disbelief. While they attempted to make sense of what they were seeing, I was able to get a clear picture of each of them. There were two guys and one girl. One of the guys was huge, he had some serious muscles, I was sure he scared every human he came into contact with. The other guy was blonde and smaller than the other guy. However, I got the impression that he was more dangerous then muscles. Something about him was off and I couldn't put my finger on it, so I decided to just be cautious. The girl was short, with spiky black hair, being perfectly honest she reminded me of a pixie.
This whole process took all of about ten seconds, before I heard a loud, deep growl from the big one. Someone wasn't happy
"NO EMMETT!" Pixie screamed, running after muscles who had decided to run at me. This guy really needs to learn to control his anger.
I smirked as I watched him get closer. When he was about three meters from me, I shot a fireball from my hand. Luckily for 'Emmett', Tinkerbell had pulled him out the way. I created a ring of fire around me in case they tried anything else.
The scary blonde guy, that reminded me of Chucky, didn't move, he just continued to stare at me as if he was trying to work something out.
"What the hell are you?!" Emmett shouted as Pixie pulled him back to stand near the Chucky.
I narrowed my eyes at them. There was no way I was going to answer anything they asked me.
"WHAT ARE YOU?!" muscles was really starting to lose it. I couldn't help but laugh.
"You really should learn to control your anger, Muscles." I said with the most carefree face I could muster.
For some reason my comment caused Tinkerbell to smile and giggle slightly. What was with her?
I didn't have time to probe that further because for the second time today, I heard footsteps running at an abnormal speed towards the field. Seriously, how many of them were there?
I looked in the direction of the noise and decided maybe it would be wiser to not wait and see. There was no way I was staying here with even more of them on their way.
I threw one more look at them all before dissipating from the field and into my bedroom.
I hated Dissipating. It gave me a horrible feeling and if not done properly, could be dangerous. Dissipating is a form of transport for my kind; basically it's when my molecules disperse from one place and then regroup in another, like teleporting I guess. Either way, I hated it and avoided it at all costs, unless I was desperate. Giving the situation I was just in, dissipating was a life saver.
I sat down on my bed, suddenly feeling exhausted. I took a deep breath and ran my fingers through my hair. As my eyes returned to their normal brown colour, tears slowly fell from them. There were vampires in Forks. That really does explain everything. I had spent my life avoiding them. Vampires had completely destroyed my life. Now I was living in the same town as a coven of them. This couldn't be happening.
I shoved my face into my pillow and allowed the tears to run free and strong. Where pretty soon, I felt my eyes droop. I was crying myself to sleep.
Something I had promised myself I would never do again.
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