Sorry for the delay, I had a bunch of school stuff to do these past weeks, and I wasn't able to write this as fast as I usually do. Like always; unedited, sorry if there are some weird words in the middle, Auto-Correct sucks. Thanks to all who reviewed on previous chapters, it means a lot to me.
In Biology II, I sat behind Bella. Lunch had been fun, although somewhat ridiculous. It had made me look at the Cullens with less fear, and more amazement. That is, all except for Alice. I wondered what I did to make her hate me so much, especially since we had only met. I guess some people just don't like others.
I knew it was dangerous to befriend vampires, especially someone like me, but I couldn't help but like them. Everything they did proved that they were different from other vampires, that they were good people. The fact that they didn't isolate themselves, that they went to school normally and hadn't attacked any student, made them the most approachable of their kind.
The door opened again, another student late for class, and I bet we both know who that was. I started doodling on my notebook again, a habit I'd have to work on later. I started sketching an eye, but it's ended up too round, so I made it a lemon-shaped face. I started adding small eyes, then an open mouth, then a little round body. I drew little circles for hands and legs. I scoffed, it looked absolutely ridiculous.
The door opened, and everybody started staring at the boy who was late for class. I gave Edward a quick look and then diverted my eyes back to my lemon drawing. He just shook all of the stares off and walked towards the seat besides Bella, where he sat down and motioned for the teacher to continue his lesson.
My eyes involuntarily went up towards the vampire in front of me. He was talking to Bella, who was looking at him with such awe that it actually looked creepy. "It's rude to stare, you know?" he whispered. I quickly looked elsewhere, slightly irritated that he used my words against myself and completely embarrassed that I was caught staring. I heard someone whisper my name from behind the room, which made me focus on their words.
"Grace and Edward were both late, isn't it weird? Do you think Edward is cheating on Bella?" says no one else but Jessica. Angela goes on my defensive, "I don't think so Jess. I mean, there are so many other options, and I doubt Edward would ever do that to Bella,". "I still think they were making out by the lockers," says Jessica, which takes all of my self-control to not jump on her and give her a strong punch right on the snout.
Instead, I grip tightly the desk, trying to control myself. "Are you okay?" asked Bella, looking at me with a worried face. I nod, but cannot manage to give her a smile. I started wondering if Edward also heard them, but then I remembered he is a vampire, so he has super hearing.
I calmed myself down, after all it's just some school-girl gossip. Still, I was deeply insulted anyone would think I could cause someone to cheat on their partner. Even if someone was to be unfaithful, it certainly wouldn't be with me.
The rest of class passed by uneventfully, except for the fact that Mr. Banner, who had me stand up and introduce myself to the class, kept interrupting my thoughts and asking me questions trying to screw me up. I was able to answer every single one of them, which might have been a bummer for that sadistic man that called himself an educator. I had spent half the class either fidgeting with my necklace, trying to hear the whispers from the back, or looking at the drawings sketched on my desk. I
t seems I'm not the only one that doesn't like this teacher, since a few of the drawings included him being hanged, drowned, and lit on fire. My mood slightly changed, the giddiness from lunchtime slowly drifting away leaving me with my thoughts.
Again, my mind started to waver towards Jasper. Why did he have so many scars, did he really get into that many fights? How old were the Cullens? In how many ways were they different from other vampires I had met before? I had so many questions and no way to answer them since I couldn't just walk up to them and just ask them to their face, announcing I knew they were vampires.
That's pretty much what I had done at lunch, though. But you didn't tell them outright, my brain said silently, you just gave a hint. I really had to stop talking to my brain, it was a really weird habit of mine. Edward suddenly turned his head rapidly towards the window, and my body started screaming at me that I was in danger. This feeling had saved me multiple times, so I didn't ignore it.
I looked at what Edward was looking at, and from the window I could see a somebody staring at us. He or she was not near the window, but it was close enough for me to see the person's features. As I looked closer, I realized it was a girl with short spiky hair and venom filled eyes. Alice. Shit. I quickly thought of all the ways to escape from that situation.
I thought of leaving the classroom, but that would be much worse to be alone with a bloodthirsty vampire than amongst a bunch of students against that creature. I mean, they wouldn't really help, the most they would do was to become a snack before me. My thoughts wandered to Edward, maybe he was with Alice in this plan. Maybe it was their plan all along, to kill a bunch of students after the suspicion of the newcomers had faded away.
It made sense. I just couldn't believe I had been so stupid and actually started to like them. Ok, worst case scenario: Alice and Edward attack this room full of students and a teacher, and when the other Cullens smell the fresh, flowing blood they come to join in and enter into a blood-crazy frenzy, if they hadn't helped plan this event. Was Jasper a part of this?
Best case scenario: Alice goes away and lets me live another day, or at least waits until the end of the day to ambush me and kill me. Both seemed pretty bad to me, but I decided it was way less probable of the vampires attacking a whole bunch of students, since one small scream could bring more people here to witness their attack, and more witnesses means more people to kill so the word doesn't get out.
But what if that's what they want, to have the whole population of the Olympic Peninsula fear them, or even the whole world? I looked at Edward, trying to judge his expression. He asked to the teacher,"May I use the bathroom?" as an excuse to go out, and probably to join Alice for a few moments of thinking how diabolical their plan was.
I looked out of the window again, and there he was. He wasn't besides Alice in any position that might hint any evil intentions, but holding her arms as if trying to prevent her to do anything. Alice seemed to be saying something with a lot of anger, but Edward cut her off and said something else.
Her eyes glazed over for a moment, like she wasn't there anymore. I think I saw her say, "Fine.", but my lip-reading wasn't the best, so it might have been something else like mine or fight. She became a blur as she ran back into the woods, and Edward started heading back to the classroom with a frown on his face.
He walked past the window, and a few moments later he opened the classroom door. He quietly walked towards his seat, where he sat down and started to pay attention to Mr. Banner. Bella and me both started staring at him, though for very different reasons.
She was looking at him because she was in love with him, while I was surprised, shocked, and a tiny little bit grateful that he wasn't killing anybody today. What had he told Alice that had convinced her to walk away like that? Maybe Vampire Boy wasn't so bad after all. I was kind of glad that he did it, not only because he had probably saved a lot of lives but he also didn't force me to hate him. I didn't want to hate him, or Jasper, or Emmett, or any Cullen, actually.
I couldn't help but wonder, had Alice really given up, just like that? I thought not, she would probably ambush me somewhere where I was alone. I'd have to ask Will to help me increase our house's defense system. I sighed, thinking about all the spells we would have to put up to keep out vampires. Maybe a Repulsion Spell, along with a Blocker, a Pusher, and a Ward-Off. I would go to bed completely exhausted and with my pendant empty, but the next morning I'd be completely refreshed. Thank goodness this town had so many trees.
The rest of class was completely uneventful. Absolutely everybody was nearly dozing off when the bell rung, except for Edward since vampires don't sleep. The students all jumped awake, and gathered all their materials in a hurry. I waited for Angela, Bella, and Jessica outside the classroom, not wanting to block people on their way out. I was kind of pissed at Jessica, I wasn't one of those people that could just let go of backbiters. I had Gym now, something I didn't know if I was happy or sad with.
Athletics were never my strength, but I wasn't completely incapable of carrying my weight in sports. Apparently, Jessica and Bella had Gym with me, while Angela had Spanish class. Pity, I liked the sweet girl very much, and my feelings had only grown when she tried to stick-up for me in Biology class. When we got to the gymnasium, we were handed our new gym uniforms.
Our first unit would be Basketball, and by Bella's grimace I figured that she didn't really like it. Coach Clapp gave us a lesson on Basketball's rules for the whole class, which meant we would only start actually playing it tomorrow, since we had the same schedules every day.
Bella seemed relieved that she would have an extra day before having to play, I made a mental note to ask her about it later. When we got out of the gym, however, Edward was waiting for us. Bella dropped her bag and went running to him, looking a tad ridiculous. I couldn't blame her, she was a young love-struck teenage girl, she deserved to be head-over-heals for someone that loved her. I quickly scanned the corridors for an angry pixie, but found none.
I picked her dropped bag, and slung it over my shoulders with a smile. Jessica whispered to me, "Oh my god, she is so ridiculous. I can't even believe he likes her," with a bitter voice. "Let them be, Jessica," I answered, "they're in love,". She just huffed and walked off towards her locker, but not before I saw hurt and jealousy in her eyes. Someone is dealing with unrequited love.
I walked over to the vampire and his human girlfriend, the latter was blushing furiously. I laughed, and Bella asked, "What's funny?" and I just replied, "You are blushing as red as a tomato, Bella!". This, of course, only caused her to blush even more. Edward had a small smile on his face, and though I still wondered about his golden eyes and remarkable self-control, he looked brilliant. Brilliant as in giving a slight glow, though it wasn't the sun causing it, it was his mood shining through him.
I handed Bella her bag, which she smiled and thanked me for. I left them both there, I had to get home before Alice the Hissing, Psycho Bloodsucker came at me. I stopped at my locker, dropped my gym clothes there, and walked towards the secretary office, not bothering with homework since I wouldn't do it anyways.
At the office, I handed my signature-filled slip to the secretary, who gave me a sweet smile and told be to drive safely. I just nodded in reply, and walked out to the parking lot. I thanked myself for having arrived early and parked near the buildings, so I didn't have to walk too far from people to get in my car. It wasn't the fanciest car ever, but it worked and it ran 80km/h, so I was more than happy with my piece of old scrap metal.
When I got into my car, I immediately turned on the heater. I gave myself one minute to calm dow, take a deep breath, and warm up. Even though I love the cold, I still suffer from it's effects. When I could feel my hands again I turned on the engine, and made my way towards the traffic line to get out of the school. There was about six cars in front of me, but there seemed to be a holdup with the first two.
There were two guys yelling at each other through their cars' windows, and I just sighed and leaned back on my seat, eyes closed. A slamming door got my attention, and it was only when I opened my eyes again that I noticed the two guys had gone out of their old trucks and were now advancing towards each other.
"The situation doesn't need you," I told myself, "You shouldn't get involved. Just wait and everything will be resolved," I couldn't stop myself, though, and when they started a shoving match I left my toasty car and headed towards them. Even though I had ran a little, by the time I got there one of the guys had already thrown a punch, but it had been blocked by the other guy.
I got in between them, put my hands on their chests (which were slightly above my shoulders) and told them to break it up. The only response I got was a elbow sent to my chest, which made me fall on my back on the solid ice-covered ground. I had the air knocked out of me, but I quickly regain it and groaned a bit. That guy was strong. I could have dodged, but I was not prepared for it. Gee, I thought, Sorry for trying to help you out, really appreciate the SURPRISE ATTACK!
In a second, though, a figure appeared in front of me. It, or he, was too fast to be a human. "Are you okay?", the honey blond vampire asked me, worry in his golden eyes. "I'm fine, Jasper," I hold him in the surest voice I could manage. He held out his hand, and I held it as he helped me get up.
I wasn't ready for the shower of sparks that filled my hand on the places he touched. I gave a low gasp, and he widened his eyes a little. As quickly as possible, he removed his hands from mine. They felt cold and empty without his, and I couldn't help but feel a pang of pain. I didn't let it show on my face, though, as it could only bring me problems.
Jasper's eyes suddenly went black for a moment, something that made my blood go cold. He turned towards the fighting boys, who were panting heavily but still exchanging punches. He pushed one of them down, and then grabbed the other by his collar.
He slammed him onto his truck's door, which earned him a loud groan from the vehicle and a low groan from the boy. "Jasper, stop," I told him, afraid he would hurt the boy. He dropped him on the ground, where the boy tried to crawl away. He started moving towards him again, when I grabbed his arm and said loudly, "Jasper, STOP!"
He turned around, and his eyes met mine. They were filled with hate, but that soon disappeared when he realized how scared I was. He looked towards the boy on the floor, then at me again. The other guy had left already, a very smart move when faced with an angry vampire.
"Come on, let it go," I said in a calming voice. "Are you alright?" he asked me again, his voice tight. "Yes," I answered, which smothered the fire in his eyes somewhat. "Do you always get involved with parking-lot fights?" he asked me, with mouth pressed together.
"Depends," I answered, "only when it looks serious," I suddenly felt a pressure on my neck, which made me turn around and search for anyone staring. I couldn't find anyone, but the feeling was still there. It made me completely uneasy.
"Be safe then, and try not to break up any fights on the way home," He told me. His Southern accent nearly melted my heart, but I managed to keep on a straight face. Before I cold respond, though, he turned away and walked towards Rosalie and Emmett, who were standing near their BMW. I wondered why they hadn't interfered with their coven-mate nearly killing a boy.
Then again, there were vampires, and it's not like they didn't kill to live or anything. I mean, it was in the middle of a parking lot in a public place, which would definitely call attention and could cause a problem at some point. Jasper got into their car, along with the other two vampires, and they quickly cut the car line and left school grounds in a few seconds.
The pressure from my neck disappeared, the person had finally stopped staring. I stood there for a few moments trying to process what the hell had happened, when I remembered about the boy on the ground.
He was just staring at me, with disbelief on his face as if he also didn't believe what had just happened. I took a look at his truck, and its door was completely bent. "I'm so sorry," I told the boy.
He answered with a deep voice, "It's okay. It wasn't you who shoved me on my truck. I'm fine," As to prove his point, he got up and shook the dirt off him. "I'll be a bit sore, but I'll live," he said, as he walked towards his truck.
"Do you need a lift?" I asked. "Thanks, but no need. I'll get a ride from my friend later," he answered. I nodded, and went back to my truck. I made my way home cautiously, after all I had a vampire who hated me trying to kill me, or at least wanting very much to.
I finally got home with no unfortunate run-ins with unwanted super powered beings. I parked my truck, and then got out and ran for the front door, not wanting to be out in the cold for longer than necessary. When I took my key out of my pockets, my hands brushed on the note.
I stood still for a moment, then smiled and unlocked the door. "Will, I'm home!" I called. He came running, brown hair flying in all directions, down the stairs. "Hey there, Grace! How was your first day of school?" He asked. I told him about my day, only editing out the part where I felt an incredible attraction towards Jasper. He put on a fake smile and said in a fake cheerful voice, "Okay, let's get those spells up, then!"
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