In This Life

Chapter 4

Harry decided to leave early, having nothing to do he had already made the breakfast and had a sausage once again on a bit of bread before leaving. He was going to walk slowly he didn't want to risk hurting his ribs again by walking fast. Last night the pain had been terrible, he was thankful for his aunt's painkillers. Which she had gotten for pains in her back from the doctors.

A Volvo drove up beside him, he noticed the pixie girl from the Cullen table, Alice Cullen if he remembered right. The window was down, the girl began shouting, and he braced himself for awful words to flow from her mouth. His jaw dropped when she offered him a lift to school. He didn't know that she was from the other side of the town otherwise he would have gotten suspicious.

He stood there; unsure of what to do hadn't Edward expressed his disgust for him yet? That was his car, no one else was in it apart from the girl, and seeing no choice as his back was getting painful he accepted the lift to school.

"Hey, I'm Alice Cullen" she beamed.

"Nice to meet you" said Harry a little wearily.

"I saw you walking, I recognised you from yesterday so I thought I'd offer my services" smiled Alice, she could smell the blood from him. She couldn't ask if he had been injured otherwise he defiantly would get suspicious.

"Thank you, it was nice of you to offer" said Harry smiling lightly. Alice beamed at him; he didn't realize it was the first time she had seen him smile.

"What classes do you have today?" asked Alice friendly enough.

"P.E first thing," said Harry.

"Oh good! I've got P.E too" beamed Alice.

"Oh" said Harry, he could feel himself relaxing Alice was lovely enough but he didn't understand why she was being nice to him. No one else liked him…apart from Jessica and Angela. Even the other guys hated him Eric and Mike he thought there names were.

"Have you made any friends so far? Apart from moi of course" smirked Alice "I noticed Jessica was with you a lot yesterday"

"Urgh, if you can save me from her" said Harry a disgusted looking covering his face "She doesn't get a clue when it hits her between the eyes"

"Well she might leave you alone if you sit with me," said Alice "We keep to ourselves mostly no one bothers us we have been here two years, what about you?"

"Three" said Harry.

"Oh, well in a town this small I'm surprised we haven't seen you before" said Alice the question was innocent enough but Harry tensed.

"I'm not much of a people's person" said Harry.

Alice just laughed in understanding, parking the car they had arrived at school and Harry hadn't even realised it. Just then the bell went; Alice had been going very slow, wanting to get to know Harry. She didn't realize just how slow she had been going, she said 'bugger' before locking the car and running for the school Harry hot on her heels.

In P.E they were told to pick teams as they were playing volleyball, Alice and Emmett were picked as captains and told to choose teams.

"Harry" said Alice immediately.

"Your going to regret that!" said Harry pouting slightly "I hate gym and I'm totally crap at everything!"

"Don't worry, I'll help you" smirked Alice picking another person after Emmett chose his and everyone had a team before they knew it.

Harry was very surprised; he had expected to be picked last like he had been at his previous school. The last team had grudgingly had to take him, when the teacher forced them. He then usually just stood aside, nothing the teachers said or did made him join in.

Indeed Alice did, watch him then told him what he was doing wrong; it helped a little because he managed to hit the ball over the net. All in all he was surprised to say he had enjoyed his first period of Physical Education in his life. His mother and father would have been proud that's saying something.

"I've got a free period next, then its break, come to the cafeteria at break time then we can talk some more" smiled Alice.

"I guess so, ok then I have class next so I'll talk to you later" said Harry softly.

"Sure thing," beamed Alice waving goodbye to Harry's retreating back.

"I hope you know what your doing Alice" said Emmett watching Harry leave too.

"I've been dying on a friend for ages, plus I like him" said Alice softly.

"He is pretty cool" smirked Emmett he had a nice sense of humour too boot Emmett liked that.

"Well you better get to your next class," smirked Alice, wagging her eyebrows at him, as if to say 'I've got free period and you don't'.

Emmett just shrugged his big broad shoulders and left Alice on her own to skip towards the cafeteria on her own.

Break came a lot quicker than Harry would have liked, during English as he liked to call it he had thought about Alice. He wasn't sure what to make of her or why she was befriending him. He wasn't used to people liking him and unsure of how to act around her. He in the end decided to give her a chance, she obviously couldn't want anything from him, and he had nothing to give.

"Hey Alice" said Harry standing nervously, even more edgy when Jessica started heading his way.

"Sit down then silly" smirked Alice, with a relieved sigh he sat down, watching from the corner of his eye as Jessica frowned before turning in the opposite direction obviously very much put out.

"So, do you live with your parents?" asked Alice, deciding she wanted to know more about him.

Harry's face turned a stony mask, closing his eyes even Alice couldn't miss the pain on his face. "I was adopted when I was four, my adopted parents died when I was ten I've been living with my adopted parent's brother and his wife since"

"Oh, I'm so sorry" sighed Alice looking totally down and regretful.

"I've gotten over it" sighed Harry "Don't feel bad, someone was obviously going to ask"

"Thanks Harry" said Alice smiling softly but not the usually bright bubbly girl he had come know.

"I'm glad its someone that will understand" said Harry softly "Speaking of families where is yours?"

"Oh they are all feeling kinda sick" said Alice softly, 'yeah right hunger sick'

"I thought I saw Emmett" said Harry softly; he didn't want her to think he thought she was lying to him or anything.

"Yeah, he should be joining us soon" smiled Alice, she had Emmett had went and fed before school on Monday the others hadn't hence they were off feeding now.

"Oh great, everyone's looking at me" groaned Harry, his hair now hiding his face.

"Um…they aren't they are looking at me, this is the first time anyone's sat at our table before now. As I said earlier we tend to keep to ourselves" said Alice.

"I don't mean to be offensive but why talk to me then?" asked Harry looking like he regretted it after saying it.

"Because you have a brain unlike the others" said Emmett sitting down gracefully which was a weird sight a brawny man sitting gracefully it shouldn't be possible really.

Harry said nothing to that he wasn't sure if he could respond.

"What music do you listen to?" asked Emmett after a few seconds of awkward silence.

"Metal, rock and some pop" said Harry; he didn't own a single CD or DVD for that matter at all.

"Cool" smirked Alice.

"We like Rock and Metal" said Alice speaking for both herself and Emmett.

"Ah" said Harry.

With that said Alice pulled out her ipod and put on some music and put one in her ear and the other in Harry's.

"Am I supposed to hear that? I'm not a mouse you know" said Harry with sarcasm deep in his voice.

Emmett and Alice smirked, she rolled her eyes and turned it up, the noise was very loud to her but to Harry it was just loud enough for him to hear. They spent the rest of the afternoon listening to all sorts of music. Alice and Emmett noticed that Harry didn't have anything for lunch; this wasn't like most humans they knew. In fact it was really weird not to see a human eating.

"How did you get to school?" asked Harry frowning.

"I own a truck, I came in that" smirked Emmett.

"Oh how many cars do you own?" asked Harry looking slightly shocked.

"Well we own five cars" said Alice.

"How on earth can you afford them?!" asked Harry wide eyed, the green eye monster coming out he wished he could afford anything like that.

"Our father makes a lot of money," said Alice shrugging her shoulders.

"Wished I had a car like that" said Harry not letting them see he jealous at all.

Alice just smirked, and put her ipod away, just then the bell went, they noticed the cafeteria was completely deserted and made their ways to the different classes they had that day.

"Do you want a lift home?" asked Alice.

"No, that's ok I'd rather walk home, I'm meeting someone anyways" said Harry lying, he just didn't want his new friend to think he was going to start using her for her car. Plus he didn't want Alice to see where he lived, just in case his uncle was home.

So Harry made his way home by himself, thinking about everything that had happened today once again. Emmett and Alice were nice it just seemed like it was Edward that was repulsed by him. He wouldn't get too attached to Alice or Emmett just in case they take their brothers advice and say away from him. He could see just how close the family was.

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Alice and Emmett had a race home, to see who would get back the quickest, Alice bet him no surprise the Volvo was most defiantly faster than the monster truck. Emmett groaned and moaned as usual when he lost. They just got in when Alice was hit with a vision, which as usual Edward saw.

Harry being hit by a black BMW that seemed to loose control going to fast.

Edward was out of the door within minutes, trying as he may to get there in time, with his Volvo Alice managed to get in the car as he drove away. Leaving very confused people in their wake wondering what Alice had just seen.

They arrived on the scene, just as Harry apparated away from the oncoming car, but he didn't apparate far enough the side of the car hit him. His frail body went flying; the BMW reversed and flew down the road trying to get away.

Alice and Edward ran towards Harry, not bothering with the BMW they would catch that later. He was bleeding; quite badly Edward phoned for an ambulance then called his father he wanted his father to deal with Harry as he was the best there. They stopped breathing and pressed down on the open wound on his side. At least four of his ribs were broken by the feel of things; Alice and Edward were frantic with worry wondering if he would survive. They didn't even want to think on what they had just seen, someone just appearing out of thin air to another spot. It had no doubt saved his life but he still got hit. If the car had hit him dead on, he would have no doubt died.

"Hang on Harry" said Alice worried.

Finally the bloody thing arrived, for an ambulance it sure took its time, was all Alice and Edward could think. They quickly evaluated him, before getting him in the ambulance.

"I'll go with him, you take the Volvo" said Edward, getting into the ambulance and watched the men do their work.

Here we go what will happen? will Harry survive? or die and get turned by Carlisle? or Edward? R&R plz take care and goodbye