Hello everyone. Hope you all are enjoying. It took a few days but I'm back in school so homework is swollowing my attention. Any questions, comments or concerns let me know -Blackbird
Opening my groggy eyes, I see a different movie playing and the sun barely up. It takes a moment to realize what had happened last night. It must have been a dream.
"Morning, Darlin'." Okay, not a dream. I just lay there, not know what to say. The man watching over me is a vampire and so is his whole family. A vampire broke into my home last night and they didn't get her.
"What happened to that woman?" Jasper pauses the movie he must have changed and walked over to my bed, taking a seat at the end.
"She met up with two men and ended up crossing the treaty line."
"What treaty line." He pauses, realizing his slip on something he wasn't ready to talk about.
"Last time Carlisle was here he made a pact with the Quillett tribe. Their tribe has a few people who are protectors who turn wolves, something created to kill vampires. It was agreed that we never cross the line into their territory, and they don't cross into ours. We are also not allowed to turn or kill a human while here. There are a few wolves with this generation that knows of us and the treaty." We sit in silence while I process this. I sigh as I sit up in bed.
"Vampires, werewolves, anything else exist that I should know about? Is a fairy riding a unicorn going to come through my window next?" Jasper laughs.
"No, unicorn riding fairies, sorry darlin'. Are you okay with all this?" I take a moment before nodding.
"You guys haven't hurt me. My view on you haven't changed. I just now know you guys are a little more special." He gives me a smile.
"Wait until you see what we do in direct sunlight. And no, we don't burn. Most of those ideas on what a vampire is wrong."
"What do you do in sunlight?"
"You'll just have to wait." I give an exaggerated sigh at his smile. "You want to stay here today?" I shake my head while removing my blankets and getting up.
"Sophie told me I had to go and if I didn't then she'll get a phone call."
"I'm sure you could get away with playing sick if you call her."
"Probably, but one day won't kill me. I'd rather try to take my mind off things. Tell Rosalie I say, 'thank you' for her staying last night as well." His head turns to the window.
"She, uh, basically said, 'you're welcome'." Looking between the window and him, I doubt that's what she said.
"That's the nicer version of what I'm assuming your super hearing heard. Besides hearing and fastness. What else is special?"
"As you know some of us has powers," I nod while entering my closet. "Our sight is beyond perfect. I can see the details in the snow flakes. We're strong as well. Our sense of smell is also very good." With clothes in my hand, I look towards my alarm clock to see that it's barely 6 am.
"I'm going to take a shower. You can finish your movie while I'm gone." He smiles and looks down.
My hot shower was great but it left me with my thoughts. I was almost killed last night. If Sophie had been home, she would have been killed too. I was saved by a coven, no family, of vampires. I am friends with two of my saviors. I am hated by Rosalie and I'm still not sure why. Is it because I'm human? Is it because I'm friends with her brother and sister? Before now, I thought maybe Jasper and I could be more. I really like him. He's funny and brilliant and polite. I'm happy and comfortable around him. Now what? He's immortal. This is just a grain of sand in his hourglass. I have no idea how long he's been alive. I don't know how long any of them has been alive. They will pack up one day and leave Forks to start over all again.
After getting dressed, I walk back to my room to see Jasper laying in my bed and watching the movie. He pauses the movie again and sits up.
"Feeling better?" I shrug. I'm so confused right now. "What's wrong?" I look towards the still open window.
"Is Rosalie still here?" He shakes his head. She already doesn't like me.
"She left when you got in the shower, why?" Should I be blunt or beat around the bush. I want to tell him how I feel. How even now I have butterflies just being near him. I'm sure he can tell what I'm feeling though. I just don't know how he feels. He stands and walks over to me.
"What's wrong, darlin'?" Lord when he calls me that in his southern voice my knees go weak.
"I really like you. You are just so amazing to be around. You are a brilliant human being that I want to get to know better. Before last night, I was hoping to have some form of romantic relationship with but now… I'm scared." He looks sad.
"Scared of what my family and I are."
"No. Not at all. I'm afraid of falling in love just to be left behind." He slowly grabs my hands. His hands a cold contrast to my own.
"Aria. There is still so much for you to learn about my family. I already care about you far more than you can imagine. There is no way that I'll leave you behind." He embraces me into a loving hug and I feel so happy that my feelings aren't one-sided.
"Are you ready for class?"
"Only if you are there."
I drove us both to school, his bag being brought by one of his siblings. The short car ride is filled with back and forth questions about silly things like favorite color and song. Pulling into the parking lot, I park two spots down from Edwards shiny silver Volvo. All the Cullen kids are hanging around the car. Alice looks like she's bursting with excitement.
Getting out of my car and getting my bag, I feel a cold hand grab mine. My cheeks start to burn as Jasper leads us towards his siblings. Rosalie glares and walks away, Emmett letting her. I'm going to talk to her at lunch today. There must be more than me being human for her hatred for me. Alice gives me a nod after zoning out for a moment. Edward also gives a subtle nod.
"How are you today Aria?"
"I'm doing well, thank you Edward."
"Is last night's information not bothering?"
"No," I say without hesitation. "If this had happened when I first met you, I might be more reserved, but I know you guys. I know none of you would intentionally hurt me. I trust you all. I'm glad I now know so I can make sure I'm more cautious with my body so I don't bleed around you guys. I just don't want to make you all uncomfortable." Jasper removes his hand so he could put his arm around my shoulder and give me a side hug. I notice many stares with what I can only assume is whispers.
"Ignore them, they're just jealous of the new girl." Emmett says with a laugh. Even after a month I'm still the 'new girl'. Even to Angela and her friends. I see them across the lot as well. Mike keeps looking back and forth. The only one of them out right staring, or should I say glaring, is Lauren.
"Lauren is thinking about a great disdain towards you right now. She's tried very hard to get our attention since we got here. She's annoyed someone so plain has interested us."
"She isn't plain. She's adorable with her dark brown hair up in that messy bun. I can't wait to play with it."
"Alice, am I going to be a human Barbie doll for you?" Her smile gets big. This is all so crazy.
"Well, on that note, let's get you to class." I wave to the others as Jasper and I walk to the lockers. He even holds my hand as he walks me to Photography. We bid our good-byes until lunch.
Rosalie doesn't even look at me as I sit next to her in English. She didn't even say 'hello' when I said it to her. We just sat in complete silence as our teacher plays another movie.
I purposely hesitate at my locker before going to lunch. I want to make sure the Cullen's are at their table. I want to make sure Rosalie is at their table. I am going to insist we walk outside and talk about her problem with me. I am not going to take no for an answer. I'm sure Alice and Edward will have my back on that one.
I walk into the lunch room as the bell rings. I am one of the last ones in the room so my plan has worked. With my shoulders back, I confidently walk over to the Cullen's table. I ignore the hellos I got and went straight for what I want.
"Rosalie, let's go talk." She makes a noise of disinterest. "It wasn't a question." She turns and glares at me. Emmett looks shocked that I'm taking Rosalie on. Alice whispers something to her and she aggressively moves her chair back and storms out with me right behind her. Once we get outside into the misty rain she stops dead in her tracks and whips around to me.
"What."
"Why do you despise me so much." Her glare intensifies.
"You are endangering my family."
"Your family means a lot to me and I will do everything in my power to make sure that your family is safe. I know I can't do much, but I will never tell anyone. I want to be in your family's lives. I care about Jasper so much. You guys deserve to have the semblance of a normal life that you guys have worked so hard to do."
"You don't get it. My brother has known about you for years and has grown to love you with every vision that Alice had. Alice has seen you as one of us. Which means you decide this life that I would not wish upon anyone." Her problem is me choosing to be a permeant part of her family. Bizarre fact that they've known about me for a while aside, her concerns are valid but not thought through.
"Alice saw me as a part of your family. Did she see how that came to be?" She says nothing. "You are angry that I will choose to be something you hate even if it means I choose to spend my eternity with someone I am growing to love. Guess what. I might not choose this. I might not get a choice. That woman last night could have taken my choice or my life. I could be in an accident and your family might choose for me. I could run into another like last night and not get saved by you all. I don't know what I want right now. I'm so confused over everything. You have no right to be acting like a stuck-up bitch over something that no one knows. Not even Alice knows how right now." Her scowl lessens as she sighs.
"I had no choice in this life. Carlisle took a chance on me after my fiancé raped me with his friends and left me for dead. Carlisle of optimistic that his lonely son Edward and I would be mates. The only good thing that I can take out of this existence is Emmett. I took his choice away after I found him mauled by a bear in the woods. He never got a chance for proper help the Carlisle may have been able to give him. I just took him straight to Carlisle and begged him to change this human. Emmett was never asked if he wanted this life. None of us has. Just put a lot of thought into what you want. Don't be rash. And don't let Jasper influence you." I feel like we have built a bridge and got over the issue.
We walk back into the lunch room, which almost seems quiet. Rosalie is no longer glaring but has her normal 'leave me be' look. I pull out the empty seat next to Jasper and sat down at the same time as Rosalie. No one says anything for a moment until Emmett broke the silence. Pointing out how much Lauren is glaring at me. Forks sure isn't dull.