Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any songs used
AN: Italics are thoughts that Edward listens to.
Chapter Three: Sparks
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"Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me."
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BPOV (Izzy/Bella)
"Come on Susan, we want to leave! You can just buy anything you forgot." Mark yelled up the stairs smiling at me. He took my hand and led us to the Land Rover waiting for us outside. We got into the back seat and I turned my back to him, resting myself against his side. He sighed a happy sigh and turned our shared iPod on. One ear bud in his ear and the other in mine. We spent the five hour trip to Seattle like that. Him watching me while I make sketches in my notebook and me lost in my hazy human memories of school.
"We're here guys." Jack called from the front seat. I put my pencil down and sat up straight to look around. We were in front of a huge set of buildings. The one right in front of us had a sign saying "Office" and the big building to the left had a sign reading "Girl's Dormitories". The big building on the right's sign read "Boy's Dormitories". Behind the office building there were more buildings that must be the classes. "Look guys that must be the stage for tonight!" Susan said all excited pointing behind us to a big wooden stage with a sign across the top that read "Battle of the Bands". There were some people there setting up all the instruments and doing sound checks.
"We'll since we already have everything we need, I guess we can split up and look around the campus? We can meet up at lunch?" Jack asked eyeing me suddenly. I smiled brightly at him. "Sounds wonderful, and stop worrying, I'll have Mark with me." Mark pulled me against his chest and smiled at his brother. "Always." He said into my ear and I smiled up at him, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. He held me closer to him then and I could almost feel the happiness radiating out of him from that small gesture. Jack took Susan's hand and led her to the building right behind the office. The cafeteria if the map we got in the post was correct.
"Come on, let's go check out the stage for tonight and then I'll help you unpack before class." Mark said while grabbing my hand and pulling me towards the stage.
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The first few classes went by in a haze. I was so excited about coming back to school that I never thought about all the old memories it would bring to the front of my mind. There was a familiar feel of electricity in the air. The kind I always felt when I knew He was near me. But I knew it wasn't coming from him. He wasn't here. It was just a result of remembering Forks High in so much detail. By the time lunch came around I felt tired and just wanted to leave. Mark led me by the hand through the school grounds stopping just in front of the cafeteria door. "Wait here, I'm just going to go tell Susan and Jack that we're leaving. That we'll see them after school and that everything is fine." I looked up at him, thanking him with my eyes as I nodded in agreement. He really does know me too well.
The electricity was even stronger here. I could feel it tickling my skin and bringing another wave of memories over me. A few minutes later Mark came out of the building looking a little worried but smiled as he pulled me to his side and walked me back to my room.
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EPOV (Edward)
I found myself feeling excited for lunch to come around. It was the first time I felt excited since... the accident. It was also the first time in a year and a half that I felt the familiar electricity in the air. I couldn't place where it was coming from, after all Bella wasn't anywhere near me, she never would be again... The bell signalling lunch rang and pulled me from my thoughts. I got up as quick as possible and made my way to the mess hall as fast as I could without the humans realising I'm moving too fast. I ended up being one of the first one's in. I got a tray of food, my prop, and went to sit at our table to wait for Alice and Jasper to come in.
Someone sure seems eager? Jasper asked in his head raising his eyebrows at me. "Hey Edward, you got here fast today?" I shrugged at him. "Light traffic." Wow Edward Cullen beating me to our lunch table, that's a first. I could hear the excitement in her mental voice and gave her a small smile. "Guess I get curious too sis." She grinned at me and hugged me tightly. I love you big brother. "I love you too Alice, my little pixie sized sister."
"I hope we're not interrupting anything?" Jack was standing in front of our table holding a big tray of food for him and Susan. "Not at all!" Alice beamed. I haven't seen her this happy in ages and by the look of sheer delight on Jasper's face I'm guessing he hasn't either. They took a seat across from the three of us and Susan and Alice immediately started talking about clothes and hair. Jasper was making conversation with Jack, I could tell they would all be good friends.
I tried to read their minds again but I still couldn't hear anything. How strange. The only time that has ever happened was with Bella... Maybe her mind isn't the only one that works on an AM frequency? Maybe my gift is disappearing as I learn to block out people's thoughts more and more? "Why can't I hear your thoughts?" I couldn't help it, I just blurted it out without thinking. The four people at my table starred at me like I grew an extra head. Probably because that was the first thing I said since they got here. Jack was the first to speak, a look of confusion on his face. "You can read minds?" I nodded. "Amazing, I have heard that some of us can do that, but I've never met someone that actually could." I shrugged at him looking him in the eyes with a piercing gaze. "That doesn't answer my question." Alice looked shocked at my words. "Edward! I'm sorry; he doesn't come across someone he can't read very often." She apologized to them and they just smiled at her. "It's okay Alice, we understand." Susan told her while Jack continued. "Izzy is a shield, she can block herself as well as anyone else she wants to, from any powers regarding the mind. She normally needs to be close to do it, but because she knows our... flavour if you will, she can block us from greater distances." Alice and Jasper looked shocked by his answer. "Thank you for answering me." I said while thinking over his words yet again. Izzy... I would love to meet her. Find out how her power works. And if it is anything like why I couldn't hear Bella.
A blond guy walked over to our table then, looking on the defensive. He knew what we were and it's clear his friends didn't tell him about us yet. "Mark! You finally made it, if I didn't know better I would have thought you and Izzy got lost. Where is Izzy? Is she getting food?" Susan asked the guy as she started looking around the big hall for her sister. That's when I felt it, the electricity, only much stronger. It was like my skin was tingling. "Ahm no, she's waiting outside. She's not feeling herself. I think it's all a bit too much for her today." He told Susan looking over me and my family. "No! She hasn't..." Susan asked her eyes full of horror and I knew what she was thinking and asking without having to read her mind. "No, no! She's fine. You know she has excellent control. Even better than us. It's just being back in school. I think it's bringing back some painful memories and I just want to take her to her room. " His eyes were filled with pain and concern as he spoke about her painful memories. "Oh... I just wish I could make her feel better. She's always so sad..." Susan looked pained as she spoke to Mark. "Maybe we could help? Jasper can control emotions. He could make her feel happy?" Alice spoke up and it looked like she shared her new friends concern for her sister. "No, I think it's better that I just take her back to her room. I don't think having a broken heart is a real emotion. But she's healing and getting better, it just takes time." Mark spoke the words with so much hope, a small smile playing at his lips. "Okay, tell her I'll be there after school to help her get ready for tonight. And that she better be in a better mood. Tell her I'll let her wear sneakers if she smiles." Susan said with a grin and I couldn't help but smile. Susan is so much like Alice. Mark gave her a small smile in return and gave his brother a look that clearly meant that he was to be told about us when school is over. He turned around and walked out the door. After he was gone I could feel the electricity less and less until it was just hovering in the air.
Jasper's curiosity got the better of him then and he started speaking. "May I ask what happened to your sister? I thought Mark was her mate? He has such a strong love for her. How can she have a broken heart if she has him?" Susan frowned and Jack spoke up. "Mark is not her mate. She lost her mate a while ago. She never speaks of him or his coven. Mark does love her and she cares for him as well but they are just dating. He hopes that one day she would learn to love him as well." Wow so she lost her mate. I know how she feels and Mark was right, Jasper won't be able to really help her. "I'm sorry to hear that. If I may, you were clearly worried about her around the humans?" Jasper asked and this time Susan answered. "Yes, I shouldn't have been but I couldn't help it. You see, she is only just over a year old. But Mark is right, she has exceptional control. On her first hunting trip she caught the scent of a human and started chasing in their direction." Alice let out an audible gasp and clapped her hand over her mouth, clearly intrigued in her story. "No, no, she didn't attack him. She stopped mid hunt, held her breath and ran in the opposite direction." Susan replied, her eyes shining with pride. "But how?" Jasper was shocked, he couldn't believe it. That a newborn could show such restraint while he still struggles to be around humans puzzled him. "When we asked her how she did it, she just replied that she could have known the person and that she hates the smell of human blood anyway." Susan laughed in a musical laugh and we all joined her, whether it was because it was funny or because we were shocked I don't know. "This isn't really our story to tell, so how 'bout you save any other questions for when you meet her?" Jack asked with a smile. He wasn't mad that we were curious; he just wanted her to answer then herself. We all smiled at him.
"Are you guys going to the Battle of the Bands show tonight? Please say you are?" Susan asked, suddenly looking like she couldn't sit still. Alice beamed at her. "We wouldn't miss it. Edward might play one of his songs tonight." I frowned at her. "Alice! Stop telling people that. I haven't made my mind up yet. You know I haven't played in a very long time." Alice instantly looked sad. "Not since..." I gave her a sad nod. "Yes Alice, not since..." Jasper feeling Susan and Jack's curiosity sighed. Would you like to tell them or should I? They really want to know. I sighed at him and started. "I will Jasper." I looked at them then. "I also lost my mate and Alice lost her best friend, Jasper a sister. Our family hasn't been the same since we lost her. Alice doesn't shop as much, Jasper doesn't envelope everyone in happiness anymore, our father works more, our mother locks herself in her room sobbing almost every night and our other brother and sister almost never come home anymore." Alice looked like she wanted to cry. "And Edward hasn't played the piano since." She sniffed. "No I haven't, but if you really want me to, I'll play for you sis. Just give me time." She gave me a small sad smile and nodded.
"We're sorry for your loss. But if you do decide to start playing again, we could really use someone on the keyboard for our band." Jack said smiling at me. "Thank you, I'll think about it." The bell rang to signal our next class and we all slip up promising to go watch tonight.
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BPOV (Bella/Izzy)
When we reached my room I immediately went over to my bed and started sketching in my notebook. After an hour Mark got up from the chair he was sitting on and came over to sit by me on the bed. "An angel huh?" I looked up at him and shook my head. He frowned and looked at the picture again. "I can feel the spark in the air. Your electricity crashes down on me. It surrounds me. Consumes me. It's all in my head. You can't be here. You're not here. Hmmm..." I looked up at him again and bit my bottom lip. "I'm sorry..." He smiled a small smile. "Don't be sorry Izzy." He gave me a big hug. "Susan told me to tell you to cheer up, that she'll let you wear your sneakers tonight if you do." I gave him a big smile. "That means we're singing the sneaker song?" he laughed. "Yes, I guess it does. We get to sing three songs. If you want you can pick one to sing? And if it's okay, I'd like us to sing Hazel Eyes, I really love that song." I smiled again. "I would love to pick one, and that song sounds perfect. I think I know which one to pick."
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After school finished Susan did come over to help me get ready and I even got to wear my sneaker outfit. I was wearing very small white shorts, bright pink shirt with a second sparkling purple shirt over, a grey zip up jacket with a bright pink collar and flower pattern on the left chest. I also had on a gold hat with a white stripe. I had white tube socks, which went up to my knees, on with pink and gold stripes. And white sneakers with pink stripes that glow. My hair even matched. Since coming to school Susan had made my hair black with pink highlights. My hair was shorter, up to between my shoulders, straight and with a lot of layers. My eyes were hazel and everyone thought they were beautiful, to me they just looked dead.
Susan was wearing dark skinny jeans with a very tight red shirt and black jacket, she also had glowing sneakers on but hers were red. The guys were both wearing dark jeans and dark blue t-shirts and a black jacket with black sneakers. "Here is your jacket for the second and third song, I also put in some black heals and dark skinny jeans. Don't look at me like that Izzy; we want to match as a band for at least two songs." I sighed and nodded. Since becoming a vampire I didn't really mind wearing heals anymore. I wasn't as clumsy anymore and my feet didn't get tired anymore. "Are you guys ready? The first person is just about to go on." We both nodded and followed Jack out of the dressing rooms by the stage.
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AN: Sorry to stop it there guys, but I didn't want the chapter to go on too long. Next chapter is the Battle of the Bands show and Edward will finally see Izzy. Will he recognize her? And would she want to see him? Let me know your thoughts on the story. If you have any questions you can leave it in a review or pm me. I just also wanted to say thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed.
Next chapter should be up later tonight or otherwise tomorrow. I just can't stop writing :). But anyhow, please review, it only takes a minute and makes me very happy. Pretty please with your favourite Cullen on top? *Makes doe eyes.*
Oh and before I forget, the picture Izzy drew will be an my profile as well as her sneaker outfit and her hair.