Thank you all so much for putting up with me with both of my stories. I know I've been taking forever just to type up one chapter, and I truly am sorry, but I've had a lot going on lately. With holidays and school I've been so brain dead I've even been falling behind in my classes, which doesn't help either. I want to catch this story up to Eternal Moon a little before I write more to that also so I won't be updating unless something good pops into my mind and I just have to write it down, which happens quite often so don't worry that much.
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Chapter 3: Biology
For some reason that my mind could not comprehend, as soon as Edward and I walked through the door to fifth period Biology, I knew something was about to go horribly wrong. I shiver ran up my spine as Edward headed to his desk and I went to get my slip signed by Mr. Banner.
Three things happened simultaneously then. As I reached the desk next to Edward, Bella walked into the room, walking straight past the small desk fan on Mr. Banner's desk, Edward tensed and his eyes turned pitch black and I wished that everything would just STOP.....and it did.
The only one's moving were me and Edward. Edward was gripping the bottom of his desk to the point of shattering wood and I was breathing quickly in and out. Students seemed as if they were in suspended animation, some with their hands in mid air, reaching for a piece of paper or a pen but unable to move forward.
Bella was still standing in front of the fan, which had ceased rotating. She had one foot frozen in front of her. It seemed almost so ridiculously impossible that I actually laughed, causing Edward to look over at me in speculation.
"This...can't be happening," I said, more to myself than him. "I just wished....I wanted it to stop."
He loosened his grip on the table, "Whatever it is, I'm glad it happened," he let out a ragged breath, "I was going to, attack her. The smell was overwhelming. I need to get out of here, I can't smell her now but I'm sure I'll be able to in a moment."
He stood up swiftly and grabbed his bag. He was almost to the door before I spoke up, "I'm coming with," I stated. I couldn't just stay here after all of this just happened, especially if I had caused it. I needed some time to think and that wasn't going to happen here. He just nodded minutely and I followed him to the near empty parking lot. As soon as we had walked out of the door I could hear the class resume again, as if nothing had happened.
I wasn't surprised as the parking lot came into view and the entire Cullen and Hale clan were waiting for us. Alice had probably seen it and informed the rest of them, I knew. I was starting to get more used to all of them already and, despite meeting on bad terms, Rosalie had seemed a lot like Lilith in some ways. In fact, it was she who piped up as soon as we came within my hearing range. "What happened? Alice saw you attack the new girl," she said this angrily, as if he did, he would never live it down.
"Almost. Brianna here stopped me," he answered. Everyone's eyes widened in curiosity to this and Edward answered unspoken thoughts. "I don't know exactly how yet, I still need to speak with Carlisle about it."
With that, they all turned their heads toward me, obviously hoping I would know more about it than Edward. "I don't know what happened," I answered truthfully, thoroughly crushing everyone's hopes.
"Well, what do you know happened?" Rosalie asked squarely, her teeth clenched. I knew it was obviously torturing her to be even the slightest bit polite to me. Edward shot a glare towards her and she forced a halfway decent smile.
I shrugged and closed my eyes, attempting to conjure up the memories so hopefully Edward would pick them up and explain for me. I didn't know why but ever since we had walked outside of the biology classroom door, my head had been throbbing and not just the annoying throbbing either. It felt like I was being repeatedly hit with a hammer and my body remained conscious throughout the whole ordeal, refusing to shut down. 'I'm not quite sure I want to be able to do this anymore if it is a talent,' I thought bleakly to myself.
Thankfully, Edward picked up the thoughts and hastened to explain, probably much better than I could have managed. I smiled at him as the war raged on in my head causing me to wince. Of course Edward couldn't have missed it. He looked at me worried and I reassured him with my thoughts. 'I've just got a headache. It's probably just because so much as happened, I'm stressed.' I could tell he still looked worried but he didn't dwell on it.
In less than a few minutes, the whole Cullen family and I were squished into the back of Edward's silver volvo and speeding towards the Cullen house. The house was ridiculously large, probably worth a couple millions of dollars. The inside was very white and open, everything neatly organized and spotless. Somewhere from upstairs I heard two people speaking faintly-at least to my ears- that I assumed were Esme and Carlisle.
"Carlisle, Esme, come downstairs," Edward said, then added, "we have a guest." He motioned for me to sit down on the sofa, also white. I shook my head politely, it seemed like I'd taint it just by touching it. He let out an exasperated sigh, "It's fine, really," he assured me. No thanks, I thought back. "Fine, if that's what you want."
The rest of the family ignored this one ended conversation as if it happened everyday between him and humans. Well, probably not with humans, I reminded myself. He smiled in response. Carlisle and Esme walked down the stairs at a normal human pace at that moment, their expressions guarded. I sighed, I was already used to Lilith and Ryan that even if they had run downstairs at top speed covered in blood I wouldn't have cared. Edward's eyes bulged momentarily and he chuckled softly.
"Well, who is this?" Esme said fondly, her silky dark hair flowing in waves down her back. She had a kind face and many of her features matched the young men in the Cullen family. I could see why they referred to her as their mother.
Alice answered excitedly, "This is Bree. You don't mind if we call you Bree do you?" She asked and continued on as if my answer wouldn't have mattered anyway. "Anyway, she's the new girl in town and we don't have to hide from her. Isn't that cool?" She gushed exuberantly. I wondered if she was always like this. Beside me, Edward nodded.
Carlisle and Esme just stared, their eyes wide. "What do you-" he began, but Edward cut him off smoothly.
"She knows what we are," he began and their shocked expressions only grew, "but she's not with the Volturi. I made sure."
Carlisle didn't seem quite satisfied with this answer. "Explain," he said curtly. He was probably worried about their secret being exposed, even though I would never.
Edward shot me an apologetic glance, meaning I'd have to be the one to explain obviously. I sighed and moved towards the couch to sit. Everyone followed, eager to hear the whole story. Esme sat down beside me and Alice on the other side. Everyone else took up various seats surround the couch. Carlisle remained standing.
I told them everything. I'd never actually told anyone much about my life, but I found myself completely open with them. I ended up in tears in some parts, with Esme patting my shoulder comfortingly, and laughing through happier times. Carlisle's expression had lightened considerably by the time I had finished and many of their eyes were wide, with disbelief or sympathy I couldn't tell. Rosalie had left the room, although I knew she was still listening. I could practically feel her glare on my back the whole time.
By the time I had begun to relax I had completely forgotten about what had happened in Biology. I glanced at Edward who had just seemed to remember as well. "Carlisle. I forgot to mention what happened today," he said, breaking the comfortable silence.
"Oh?" He said cautiously, his eyes wary.
"It wasn't anything bad," he continued. "Well, it would have been bad if Brianna weren't there. The other new girl, Bella, had Biology and it was just...overwhelming," he confessed. At Carlisle's anxious look he continued, "No, I didn't attack the girl, but I did come close. I think I might have, if Brianna hadn't done something. She's got the strongest power I've ever seen in a human. She says she had just wished time would just stop, and it did. It seems that it doesn't effect vampires or her though."
I blushed self consciously, I wasn't used to me being the center of attention. Carlisle however, was intrigued. "Do you remember how you did it? Can you try to do it again?" he questioned relentlessly.
"I-I just wished it would stop. I don't know how it works but I can try," I said quietly. I was probably going to make a fool out of myself. Then I remembered, if it only works on humans, I couldn't do it here.
Edward nodded in realization, "I hadn't thought about that. I guess you couldn't do it here," he said. Carlisle seemed to have understood, but everyone else waited for his explanation. "There's no one here besides us and her, so it wouldn't really matter if she did get it to work here, no one would notice the difference." Oh well, I thought to myself, it probably wouldn't have worked anyway.
We sat and talked for a while, mostly about my life, how it was to be human. Esme asked me my favorite foods, apparently she wanted to try cooking, I didn't know if I should be afraid or grateful. Apparently Edward was to stay home for a few days to settle down, nobody mentioned the word "hunt" around me, but I knew what they meant. By the time I had gotten up the courage to ask about them, the sky was dark. Charlie was going to be worried enough about me disappearing from school much less me coming home late after that.
"I'll drive you home," Edward offered kindly, always the gentleman. There were heartfelt goodbyes as I left, Esme and Alice even hugged me, much to my surprise. I wasn't quite sure what lay ahead for me, but at the moment, I didn't think it could be all that bad.
A/N: I kind of don't like the way this chapter turned out, but let me know what you think. Any advice on what I could do to make it better would be very appreciated.
