DISCAIMER: as much as I wish I was, I am NOT Stephenie Meyer, and I own nothing from this story except the Fei and the plot twists.

Summary: What if, in the Twilight world, there had been another supernatural race? Namely the Fei? Now they exist, and the twin Fei Guards who befriend Bella might possibly stir up all new enemies… Begins Bella's first day of school, from the Fei's POV's

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No. This can't be happening. How could Bella be falling in love with him, when she had never spoken to him?!?! I practically sprinted to the table that Hunter had claimed and threw a tendril at his mental defenses. It surprised him so greatly that I was able to punch through the sturdy barriers as easily as a wet tissue.

Bella is falling in love with Edward!! I silently shouted.

An image of him rolling his eyes filled my mind, and I heard And that concerns us how?

Duh! What happens when she makes a move on him? When he mutilates her body and sucks her soul through her neck?!?!

Oh, that would be a problem.

No Shit, Sherlock.

Well, what do we do? We can't tell him, because then he'd know what we are.

I don't KNOW! I realized both of our mental shields were completely down. Crap. Shields up. Hope he didn't hear that.

Hunter's head shot up and he watched little Alice dance cross the room to the trash cans. Just like that, the real world came rushing back in. Lita tugged on Hunter's sleeve and he turned to her, murmuring a hurried explanation that I was just trying to scare them for kicks.

"You caught me." I forced a fake laugh, but eyed hunter meaningfully. He knew I wasn't going to drop this. He felt the fear I felt as I noticed my building protectiveness of Bella, though again I had never spoken to her. I needed to remember to talk to Chief about this.

The bell sounded again and we moved through the halls. Bella was just ahead of us, and I moved to introduce myself and Hunter. Angela smiled shyly at us and faced forward again

"Isabella, right?" I asked, though I already knew.

"Bella, actually."

"Ah, ok. My name is Sage Ward, and this is my twin brother Hunter." Lita gave me an annoyed look. "Oh, yeah, and Shorty here is Hunter's girlfriend, Belita."

"Just Lita to my friends." She smiled her charming smile at Bella, who seemed thrown. The doorway to the Biology classroom loomed up ahead, and all of us entered, with the exception of Lita. She kissed Hunter goodbye quickly and left to the echo of someone shouting "PDA!" Hunter chuckled and walked with me to our seats, the very back row, second from the left. Bella went to talk to Mr. Banner, and as she passed Edward, he stiffened. I poked at his mind as quickly as I could, and as soon as our minds touched, I felt the incredible desire- no, the NEED-he had to slice open her throat with his razor sharp teeth and suck her dry.

"Shit." I whispered, and Hunter nudged me. "She's his tua la cantante."

"Shit." He echoed. "Not good."

We watched carefully as Bella went back to her seat, as he scooted his chair and self as far as he possibly could from her, as his fingers broke through the bar between the stool's legs that he had been gripping, and finally as he seemed to steel himself and instead lost himself in thought. I was tempted to touch his mind again, but I knew he would most likely feel my touch…and he was most likely plotting to kill sweet, innocent Bella. If I heard him think that, I knew I wouldn't be able to restrain myself. I'd go flying over the lab table and burn him to a crisp before I realized what I was doing. This would expose the both of us, and my brother…and, I admitted my second reason it would hurt Bella.

This is going too far, Sage. I told myself. This won't bring anything but pain. Bella sniffed her hair and knocked it over her shoulder, making me want to jump up and scream 'NO, you idiot, that just makes him want to kill you MORE!' but I didn't…barely.

Hunter patted my hand where it sat, clenched, on my lap. "Don't do anything rash, Sage. We don't know he's actually going to hurt her. We think," he amended, seeing my incredulous look, "but we're not positive."

I sighed, sensing that he was right. If I attacked now, not only would it be irrational, it would be deadly. I just couldn't shake the feeling of protectiveness I felt for her, almost an instinct to mother her. I decided to settle for being her best friend. Tomorrow, I would definitely make my move, maybe even ask her to visit our house…somewhere no one but hunter and I knew the location of, as a precaution.

Hunter glanced at me out of the corner of his eye and I saw it roll, as I was still tense. I felt the familiar touch of hunter's mind against my own, and I let him in.

What's up with you? Bella's just another human. A vampire's cantante, but still just a human. Hunter sounded exasperated and confused

Honestly, I don't know. I feel…I pulled up my feelings from moments ago.

Wow. Well. Um…that's…interesting…

I'd say.

Just then, the bell rang. Before the echoing of the bell died, Edward was up and out the door. I marveled that he would be so foolish as to let his façade drop so completely. He must have been incredibly close to losing control. Hunter and I rose, heading to the gym for our final class. As I slipped out of the locker room, I saw Bella sitting on the bleachers. Again? I sent to Hunter.

Yup. It's kinda weird, huh?

Definitely.

Hunter shot me a sympathetic look from across the gym, where he was with his volleyball team. I consulted with my own, and Coach Clapp came to assign us our opponents. My team was versing Hunter's. Great. We filed over to the other side of Hunter's court, and I cracked all of my knuckles loudly. Twice. Hunter laughed, but the rest of his team – and mine – paled. Hunter rolled his neck, cracking it loudly, and I stuck my tongue out at him.

Forty minutes later, both teams battered, Hunter's team emerged victorious, 2-1. He beat me home, too, but let me have the shower before him, a big gesture on his part since he worried about what the sweat was doing to his hair (EW!). I got out and did my homework, employing my vampire-like speed, finishing in about ten minutes. I straightened my now mostly dry, naturally wavy hair and wrapped it in a bun atop my head, also changing from my ripped jeans and tank top to a more comfortable nightgown, black of course, made of silk. Chief Miranda and King Sylvain, as I thought of them – I was supposed to call them that in public, though they insisted we call them Mom and Dad in private – gave the two of us gifts rather constantly, for the most random reasons. I had gotten a camera when I got my first test and a stuffed rabbit for my first date (who later ran off screaming).

Hunter came in then; his hair was still wet, and closed himself in the closet to change.

"Come out of the closet already!" I shouted, not noticing the double meaning until the words were already out of my mouth. He stormed out, dressed only in green-and-black boxers covered in hearts (last year's gift from King Sylvain's third wife), and stared at me. I probed his mind, only to find it thickly shielded.

"I'm so sorry, Hunter. I only meant literally to open the door to the closet and rejoin me in this room, not the other way." He relaxed and breathed a sigh of relief, but kept his mind closely guarded. I thought it a bit odd, but let it slide, thinking that he was embarrassed. The sheets hissed as he slid in, pulling me to his chest and sending me quickly to sleep.

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A/N: this is rather late for today…but also long. I hope it kinda balances out…as always, review, plz.

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