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AN:
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On to the story!
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After two weeks, Kat was getting very worried. Jasper still wasn't back in school. Alice had assured her, he was fine, apparently after getting over the flu, he had gone back south to visit family. But she couldn't stop thinking of the pained look on his face. Kat sighs walking up to the school building in the rain. Once inside, she walks to her class, going over to Alice.
"Did you walk today?" Alice asks looking her over.
"What do you think?" She says back with a raised eyebrow, as she motions to her soaked clothing.
"That's horrible."
"You're lucky; your sister can drive you."
"If she couldn't our dad would, we live too far to walk." Kat shrugs.
Math was a trying affair that day, Jessica and Lauren just loving her soaked appearance, and snickering about it the entire class. She sighed in relief when she finally could head to art. It was by far her favorite class; she spent most days working on her art projects, while talking with Alice. She grabs her project out of her cubby, getting to work. Only looking up when two chairs where pulled out from the table. Standing next to Alice, was Jasper, his gold eyes looking at her in concern.
"Alice wasn't kidding when she said you were soaked…"
"No" Kat shakes her head, going back to her project.
"You okay Kat?" Alice asks, not used to Kat being short with people.
"Yeah, I'm fine… just annoyed." She says glancing up at her friend. Jasper is nodding, but looking at her worriedly still. Alice starts her own work, and starts up a conversation with Jasper, asking random questions to Kat every little bit, to try and get her to join in. Kat just answers quietly, than goes back to being silent. Kat cleans up quickly when the bell rings, grabbing her stuff and heading to her next class, Jasper walking beside her silently.
The two sit down in history. This time Jasper sitting next to her normally. Kat pulls out her notebook, and just leans against the desk. Making a small growling sound under her breath, when Jessica makes a loud comment about her looking like a drowned rat to Lauren, a few seats over. Jasper just raises an eyebrow at the sound. She notices this and just puts her head on the desk. She sits up when Mr. Snead starts talking, and takes her notes, every so often sending a small glare at Jessica and Lauren. She packs up and heads to lunch, Jasper walking next to her silently again. Alice is already sitting at their table, when she gets there. Jasper sits down next to Alice.
"How was history?" Alice asks them.
"Well, Kat was growling at Jessica and Lauren, so that was interesting." Jasper tells his sister.
"I growled under my breath, not at them." Kat defends herself, crossing her arms. "They were being annoying… as usual." Kat tells Alice.
"I would love to see you actually growl at them, I wonder how they'd react."
"Probably, just make up new insulting nicknames for me." Kat shakes her head. She eats a few bites of her food, and then puts it away in her bag. "I'm gonna head to science early, I'll see you guys later."
"Okay, I'll text you." Alice waves at her as she heads out.
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"You're coming to my house after school today." Alice declares sitting down next to Kat in English.
"I am?"
"Yes, my dad is going to call yours and okay it, then he'll pick us up after school, there isn't enough room in Rose's car."
"Okay… I guess… although I don't think your siblings like me much Alice."
"Oh, they'll be fine. Beside they just don't know you yet. They'll love you once they do." Kat sighs shaking her head.
"Whatever you say, Alice."
The rest of the school day went by very slowly. During math she got a text from Charlie, about her going to the Cullen's giving her the all clear, and telling her Dr. Cullen had a agreed to bring her home around 10. Art was uneventful, Alice talking her and Jasper's ears off, much their usual setting. In History, they watched a very boring video about orphanages in the US, back before the foster system was in place. At lunch, Alice once again talked the whole time. This time however, Jasper started making faces behind her back, making Kat have to force herself not to laugh. But, it wasn't until Gym that things got interesting.
They were going to be climbing a rope, all the way to the ceiling or as high as they could. Kat watched, as kid after kid, got about halfway, or a only a small amount, before either giving up, or falling on the mats below. Finally it was her turn. She went over to the rope, and hoisted herself up it. It took her a few minutes, but she was the first to reach the top.
"Good job, Miss Swan!" The class clapped below, as the teacher called up to her. "Now come down, slowly." She starts down, but about halfway down the rope starts swinging. "Newton, stop that, it is not funny!" She hears the teacher call, just as her grip slips lose. She screams as she fell, landing heavily on the mat, with a loud thump.
"Oh my god, Kat! I am so sorry; I didn't think you'd fall!" Mike yells rushing over to her, the teacher pushing through the students to get over to them. Kat gasps for breath for a moment before sitting up.
"I'm okay, just knocked the wind out of me." She assures the teacher, before they can ask, before glaring at Mike. "You, get away from me." She snaps angrily. Mike immediately moves back, looking guilty. The teacher helps her up, her right leg aching in pain, having been jarred when she hit the mat, although she doesn't say anything. She just moves to the side and watches the other kids try.
After class, she changes and goes outside looking around for Alice. Jumping when she feels a cold hand on her shoulder.
"Alice and Carlisle are parked by Rose's car." Jasper says looking down at her.
"Oh… Thanks." She gives him a small smile. As they head over to the two cars, Jasper slowing to her pace. Next to Rose's red convertible, was a black Mercedes. Alice was in the passenger seat, talking with a young man in the driver's seat.
"I'm riding with you guys." Jasper tells her, opening the car door for her.
"Thanks." She tells him blushing slightly slipping into the car. Jasper just gives her small grin.
"No problem ma'am." He closes the door, then goes around to the other side.
"You must be Kat, I'm Dr. Carlisle Cullen, it's a pleasure to finally meet you." The man in the driver's seat turns to look at her.
"Nice to meet you too, Dr. Cullen."
"Oh just Carlisle, please." He smiles kindly at her. She smiles back and nods. They drive off, going a bit out of town, before turning down a unmarked side road that is slightly overgrown. At the end of the road is a beautiful house. They pull up outside it. Kat climbing out.
"Whoa, your house is amazing." She says looking up at it with wide eyes.
"Thank you, my wife, Esme, she likes to design houses." Carlisle tells her. The four of them head inside, as the others pull up behind them. "Are you alright?" Carlisle asks motioning to her limp.
"Oh, yes, I'm fine." Kat nods quickly.
"Did something happen in gym again? You weren't limping this badly at lunch." Alice asks her, as they enter the house.
"I'm fine, Alice." She rolls her eyes at her friend's worried tone.
"Kat this is my wife, Esme." Kat looks, as a beautiful women walks over to her.
"Oh it's wonderful to meet you, Kat." She says moving forward and pulling Kat into a hug. Kat smiles softly and hugs her back.
"Nice to meet you too."
"Come on, Kat, I'll show you my room." Alice chimes in happily, skipping forward and grabbing Kat's hand, pulling her off up the stairs quickly. Kat stumbles behind after her, giving an apologetic wave to the others as they go. Esme just shakes her head laughing.
"I am giving you a makeover." Alice declares, as they enter her bedroom. Kat is amazed by the window wall, having only caught a glimpse of it downstairs.
"Sure, whatever you want Alice, so long as you don't cut or dye my hair." Kat shrugs, sitting on the edge of Alice's bed. The two talk about random things, while Alice does her hair, and make-up.
"Dinner is ready." The two look up, seeing Emmett standing in the doorway. "Rose and I are going out, but Esme told me to get you guys first."
"Thanks Emmett." Alice smiles at him, then pulls Kat up, leading her back downstairs. Five places are set at the table, Carlisle and Esme, are just bringing the last dishes out. Jasper is already sat there. Edward is nowhere in sight.
"I hope you like it, Kat… I wasn't sure what you'd like, so I guessed." Esme tells her with a soft smile. There was roast chicken in front of them, with mashed potatoes, gravy, and corn.
"It looks great, Esme. Chicken is my favorite actually." She tells her with a smile. It smells amazing. They all dish up and start eating.
"So Kat, how long have you been in Forks?" Carlisle asks. "Alice mentioned you were adopted."
"If you mean as in really living here, it will be a year on May 1st, but I've been in the town since the end of January last year."
"Oh, why is that dear?" Esme asks her kindly.
"I was in a hiking accident last January with my foster family. I spent around three and half months in the hospital here, before I was released. Then I went to another foster home in Seattle, until Charlie adopted me." She explains.
"Oh dear, what happened?" Esme asks worriedly.
"The cliff face collapsed. My foster parents and I fell."
"You must have been hurt quite badly to be in the hospital that long."
"I had four broken ribs, a broken arm, broken tibia in my right leg, and I broke my right femur in two places." She lists with a shrug. They all stare at her, looking horrified. "I'm fine now though." She says looking awkwardly between the stares.
"That explains the limp…" Alice says.
"Yup." She shrugs again eating more of her food. Alice quickly changes the subject. The rest of dinner is spent talking about different books, and shows they have seen. After dinner, Alice drags her off to work on their English homework together. Around 9:40, Carlisle drives her home.
"Thank you for the ride doctor… err Carlisle." She catches herself.
"It's no problem Katrina, your welcome over anytime." He smiles at her amusedly. Kat nods and heads inside. Charlie is asleep on the couch. She snickers walking over to him.
"Dad, if you sleep on the couch all night you'll be late for work tomorrow." She says shaking him awake.
"How was your evening with the Cullen's?" Charlie asks sitting up with a yawn.
"It was fun, Alice gave me a makeover… I have a suspicious feeling that is going to happen a lot with her as my friend." Charlie laughs.
"Well you look nice."
"I'm gonna head to bed, night dad. I love you." She hugs him then heads up to her room. She lays there, thinking about how all the Cullen's, looked related, despite the fact they were all supposedly adopted. Not to mention, she noticed that they didn't seem to eat, she had noticed how they had just all pushed the food around their plates, making it look like they had eaten. She knew that's what Alice and Jasper did at school, but had assumed they just didn't like the school lunches like her, but didn't want to bring food like she did. Kat pulls a small notebook out of her desk making a list.
The Cullen's:
Cold
Pale
Golden eyes
Dark bags under eyes
Don't eat
She shakes her head. It didn't add up. She sighs, placing the notebook in her school bag, before going to bed.
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"When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." – Sherlock Holmes
Kat walks up to Alice after school one day, out in the parking lot.
"I need to talk to you." She says seriously. Alice nods and follows Kat as she leads her into the woods behind the school.
"What is it Kat?"
"I knew you guys weren't normal… that you couldn't be human…" She says quietly looking at her best friend. Alice stares at her. "Do you kill people Alice?"
"No… we don't hunt humans… If we did, our eyes would be red." Alice says quickly, worry clear on her face.
"And your eyes are gold… okay… then that's that." She states firmly.
"You're not afraid of us?"
"No…"
"You don't want to know more about us?"
"I'm not going to make you guys tell me all your secrets, unless you want too… Just like I wouldn't want you to make me tell mine." She explains. "I needed to know if I was best friends with… well… monsters… But, you're not... so…" She shrugs.
"Can I call you after I talk to my family?"
"Of course, your still my best friend… hell, you and Jasper are my only friends…" Alice moves forward and hugs her tightly. Kat hugs her back.
"I'll tell you all you want to know, I promise… I just need to talk to the others first..." Kat nods.
"I should get home… I'll talk to you later, Alice." Kat says turning and heading home.
She had been writing observations about them in her notebook for two months, after she first came to their house… She hadn't even been close to guessing, until she had gone to a bonfire on the reservation the week before… The cold ones… it fit so perfectly. After that it only took a bit of digging on the internet. Her best friends where vampires… god, could her life get any weirder.
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AN:
I hope you all enjoyed, please leave a review with what you thought and any ideas you may have. But please no flames. I am fine with constructive criticism; but please leave it in a polite manner. Simply calling out ways in which my writing style is either not like yours, or that something is not what most would consider grammatically correct because you dislike it is not helpful. Pointing out ways in which you believe I may be able to improve, either grammatically, spelling wise, or even in style can be helpful. Also if a tense is wrong please point it out, this is a rewrite and I changed the tense when I edited/ rewrote it and there are probably at least a few errors I missed. There is no need to be rude and if you simply don't like the story it is your choice whether you read it or not, so simply choose not to, I don't need to hear that you hate it.
~ Kat
