Edwards's pov
The months passed and each day was as monotonous as the last. Not that I expected much, what was I to expect from life?
It was now Monday on the week before winter break.
I parked the car in the school parking lot
"You're not coming with us?" said Alice when I turned off the engine
"No I want to be alone" I said she nodded and they all silently left the car. I tuned out all the thoughts of different people just leaving me with my own. I let my thoughts drift not paying attention to any of them.
It was times like these when I wondered. Why did I keep my promise to Bella?
I heard a car pull up next to mine but I didn't move. A few minutes later I began to hear music I could hear the piano it was followed by the loveliest voice I had ever heard. It was sweet and attractive it had hints and traces of the voice of a child yet it managed to sound even sweeter than melting honey better than soft velvet it was a voice not even a vampire could ever have.
I would like to visit you for a while
Get away and out of this city
Everything around me began to blur
Maybe I shouldn't have called but someone had to be the first to break
Everything around me was a swirl of colors
Then everything came back into focus but I wasn't in my car let alone forks.
It was too sunny, my skin sparkled but I tried to ignore that.
I took a look at my surroundings far away I could see mountains. I was in a park it seemed. There were teenagers everywhere talking to one another, Sitting in groups on the ground. I turned around and some distance away I could see a massive castle teenagers came in and out of it all laughing and enjoying each others company. Before I could see anymore I heard a shriek behind me and I spun around. Someone noticed me…what have I done?
I was wrong I turned and saw a great lake and a girl was coming out of the water her clothes dripping.
"cedric you- you…you whopper!" the girl said pretending to be mad he voice was more beautiful than the chime of bell. She looked familiar…
A boy with light brown disheveled hair and gray eyes laughed. He looked to be around 16 or 17 his features were all sharp and well defined. He walked to the girl and helped her out of the water.
"Whopper? Is that all you could think of?"
"no I can think of many more but one they are too mean and two they are not school appropriate" she said making face
"And when has that ever stopped you?"
She lightly punched him in the arm
"What does whopper mean anyway?"
"It means big so you're a whopper jerk for pushing me into the water"
"And can you blame me for not being able to help myself?"
"You just taking advantage of my size big headed twit"
"I didn't think it was that big" they were walking towards me and only then did I notice that no one was noticing me. Like I did not even exist.
"Oh its not " she said before she ran past me towards a tree. She took hold of the lowest branch and pulled herself up she went up a bit more then settled on a branch.
Then I recognized her. She looked so different, that couldn't be her could it? She was the complete opposite…
Alex?
This girl looked nothing like Alex and yet she looked a lot like her. She had red hair in a halo of casual disarray. Her hair was redder than Alex's it was the color of blood. Her eyes were even more mesmerizing than Alex's not only were they greener but they were alive and full of excitement, love, happiness, the list goes on. There was a glint in the corner of her eyes and they were wide and alert. Her skin too was different it was not longer that pale almost gray tint; it was still pale but much healthier looking. There were spots of pink on them and her lips were red. She was still skinny but there is a difference between healthy skinny and unhealthy skinny like Alex.
This girl looked healthy; evidence was she was happily climbing trees with the agility of a monkey. She looked to be thirteen or fourteen fifteen at the very least. Much like Alex, but that couldn't be Alex could it? A person doesn't change so much in and so drastically in such a short amount of time.
The boy walked towards the tree and looked up.
"Remember when you got stuck up there last month?" he asked looking up
"Don't remind me I'm still traumatized I was up here for a long time"
"Yet you don't learn."
"Of course I learned now I only climb trees when you're here"
"I feel more like a baby sitter than you're boyfriend"
"You don't mean that"
"No besides i like taking care of you, you put me in te weirdest situations" He chuckled as put up his arms and she dropped into his arms she put her on her feet
"I don't think it's healthy to be so light melody"
"Well I'm still climbing so I don't think I should worry right now" she wrapped her arms around his neck and jumped he caught her and kissed her…
Everything blurred once more and then the scene rearranged itself and I was in a hallway lit by candles on the walls.
I heard footsteps coming my way and I looked at where the sound was coming from. it was the same girl and the same boy they ran hand in had their faces pure terror. I easily followed as they ran knowing by now that they couldn't see me. They ran into a room full of desks it looked like a classroom if I was not mistaken. They closed the door quickly but silently and held their breaths listening for something.
"Criminals" I heard an unpleasant voice say "they are here somewhere and then they will be in big trouble"
Nasty kids if we were back in my time they would be well disciplined ill get them… the man was furious he began thinking up a whole string of profanities. Then he ran off.
The boy and girl let their breaths out. The boy clutching his side and the girl slid down the wall cracking up. He put a hand to her mouth to muffle her laughs.
"Shut it Mel he might hear us"
She calmed down "oh my god I haven't had this much fun in a long time"
"That scared the bejesus out of me" he said slumping next to her
"So you've never gone out from your common room at night?" she asked snuggling next to him he put an arm around her shoulders
"Never had a reason to"
"I see"
"But I see what you mean about what's life without a risk"
"You are officially living life my love" she murmured
"No I started living life the fist time you kissed me"
"And there is more to come" she said searching for his lips until they met.
Now seeing the both of them I felt more alone than ever…
The scene blurred then rearranged itself once more. I was in a room there were chairs and table everywhere and a couch. books were scattered here and there along with what looked like parchment.
I stood before a fireplace which was empty
"Alex?" I heard a male voice call I looked to see who the voice belonged to. It was a boy around fourteen years of age. He had untidy jet black hair and a pale complexion he also had the exact same shade of green eyes as the other girl had. His eyes though were sad pained and worried.
There's not much I can say to make her feel better but I feel so useless…
I followed his gaze and my eyes fell upon a girl she hugged her knees to her chest and was sobbing tears stained her beautiful face and her eyes seemed to be burning with pain.
How can a human hold so much pain and still live?
"Alex?" called the boy again taking a step towards her
"Go away" she whispered her voice was hoarse as if she hadn't talked in days.
"you can talk to me when you need to you know?"
she didn't answer she just looked at the empty fireplace.
He left the room.
I sat down next to her she was different yet recognizable. Her hair wasn't spiky and short anymore. It was now long and straight and a deep black. Her eyes weren't green anymore but coal black dead and lifeless. Like a corpses gaze they don't really look at anything that's in front of them.
"what happened to you?" I whispered, she didn't move…
Everything blurred and I was once again sitting in my car.
I sensed someone looking at me and I looked to my right.
There she was. Looking just as bad as I remembered her. Her beautiful inexpressive eyes looking at me.
I looked back.
What was she? Who was she? What happened to her? What did she hide? Did anyone harm her? What is her problem?
All were unanswered questions but little did I know that somewhere in the very back of my mind I was I was determined to find out.
She got out of her car. I glanced at the clock on the dashboard. Class was bout to start. I Got my school bag and slung it over my shoulder, I stepped out of the car and into the rain and i followed her into the school.
Should I try to talk to her about this?
I felt like I had to tell her about this, I actually got a glance at her mind today well her memories, but then that would give me away. Then I remembered this wasn't any of my business. I shouldn't be troubling my "life" any further with some human's emotional problems.
I headed to my first class were I had time to think of everything that I had seen. Know I was definitely and ultimately positive that she wasn't a normal human she was hiding something, but what? Was she aware that at I saw those memories? There was also something that I thought about briefly how is it that her hair color and eyes changed to black I doubted it had anything to do with hair dye and contacts. Why is she lying about her name?
Never had I had so many questions in my entire existence. I kept thinking all of these questions and more over my head for the next classes until lunch came.
"You look spaced out Edward" commented Emmett sitting down with his tray of food.
"Good to know you notice things em" I muttered, jasper chuckled. Alice gave me a look that told me that she wanted to know what I had found out. Sure enough that's where her thoughts were at.
I saw as Alex walked in to the cafeteria not bothering to join the lunch line. instead she walked straight to an empty table and began writing on a notebook
It's not the same as last time, the way he looks at her is not like last time it is all just mere curiosity… Alice thought
It feels different it is not the same feeling as Bella. He doesn't care about this human like he did before he even realized he loved Bella … jaspers voice was the one that really stuck out to me. Of course this wasn't like with Bella. With Bella it was much more different. She was different and this girl no matter how abnormal she was to me she was just another human. It would never e the same again the only one for me was long gone. Was my family expecting me to fall for this girl? Well they would be disappointed.
I watched as Jason McClenny sat on her table and attempted to ask her out his head full off vile thoughts that angered me. The fact that I could care less about this girl didn't mean that it was okay for anyone to have such ungentlemanly thoughts about her, or any other female in this room.
Watching her turn down that boy made another question sprout in me
Was she like this because of the boy in her memories? Did he do something to her? Did he leave her? Why did she come here?
I knew that her parents had died but no one knew where she lived before or why she came here. Could the boy have something to do with that?
I saw her standing up after she dumped the idiot's tray onto him. Her eyes met mines briefly. There was something in them but it was all hidden behind that inexpressive stare.
Then she stormed out of the cafeteria, I waited a few minutes and then followed her outside. I followed her overwhelming scent that made my throat burn as if acid was being poured on it only the pain was a million time stronger. I found her in her car she was string straight ahead into the woods her tiny feeble hands clutching the steering wheel. It looked as if she griped it any harder her bones would shatter.
I went into the woods and stalked her from behind a tree were I was sure she was not able to see me or any one else for that matter.
Watching her from here made me realize that while I looked at her memories or whatever it was that I saw never once was I able to smell her or anyone for that matter.
I stalked her all lunch period but she never relaxed, she never moved, she never blinked she just stared off into the woods. Her expression was similar to Alice's when she was having a vision and that made me wonder, was she remembering something?
What was she thinking? What was she seeing? More importantly what was she?
It was almost time to go to next period when she came back to life, I guess you can say. She looked around and then quietly sighed in disappointment. Then she got out of the car and headed to her class.
I headed to my class thinking on many things. It had been a long time ago since I had actually thought anything at all.
Sometime during my Spanish class I reminded myself to stay out of her business. But suddenly that seemed like a hard thing to do. My curiosity was too powerful for me to resist. Besides the worst that could happen was that I would kill her and that didn't mean much too me at the moment. So why back off.
I was in biology when she walked in. it was routine now, she would sit down without acknowledging me or I her. Like neither of us existed to each other.
I noticed she was more fidgety than usual. It was unusual for her she was always so still. Today she kept glancing ant the clock and huffing in frustration. It was entertaining to see her like this. She looked like a small child being deprived of watching their favorite TV show.
What was she waiting for?
So many questions I had about this creature. Questions that I would try my hardest to find an answer to, but could no be positive about it.
As soon as the bell rung she jumped off her seat and began gathering her books.
What would her answer be to me if I asked her a really direct question? I knew she wouldn't answer but how about I measure her reaction?
She turned to leave and I decided I wouldn't lose anything with asking.
"What are you?" I said loud enough for only her to hear. My voice was careful and guarded. Then I realized how stupid I was for asking her this. It wouldn't only bring attention to me and that is the last thing I wanted to have this creature suspecting something about me.
She slowly turned to me her expression questioning me
"but you see" she said in a low voice so that no one else heard "I could ask you the same thing and you wouldn't answer me either would you?"
I grimaced but didn't say anything. Of course I wouldn't tell her what I was.
The only way she might ever know what I was if she was inches from death at my own hands. Still even then I probably would not tell her. If I was to kill her i don't think I would take the time to explain.
"That's what I thought" she said bitterly then turned on her heel and left the now half empty classroom.
So she suspected something of me? What if she found out? Well maybe Rosalie wouldn't object to killing her.
I waited for my family inside my car lost in my thoughts.
"so" said Emmett's booming voice from beside me I looked at him sitting on the passengers seat "find out anything spooky about the girl?"
"I've never seen a human sit still for so long" I began
"Huh?" he asked looking at me.
"She just sat there in her car the rest of lunch period never moving."
"That is odd for a human" came jaspers voice from the backseat
"When did you get in here?" I said calmly
"You're killing me Edward" said Emmett chuckling as Rosalie and alice got inside the car.
"Had fun at lunch?" asked Rosalie her tone indicating that I was a fool and her thought saying the same thing
"I kept my mind busy" I shrugged indifferently. I headed towards our home and everyone was engage into their conversations. Rosalie and Alice busied themselves with talks of going on a shopping trip to Seattle. While jasper and Emmett busied themselves talking about some videogames.
Esme greeted us as usual when we got home
"Anything new today?" she asked and everyone said no and I shrugged.
I headed up to my room to do my homework. I finished it all in a matter of minutes and then I was left with nothing to do. For the first time in who knows how many years I decided to listen to some music. I listened to music until Carlisle got home at about ten.
Edward would you go hunting with me…it looks like you need it Alice informed me. it was true my eyes were darkening in color.
And so we headed into the woods to find something to hunt.
So she began as we ran through the forest anything new you found out about her?
"I wish you would just stay out of her life Alice." I said warily
Oh so I'm the one that needs to lay off yet you are the one that is stalking her?
Okay that was true.
"Never mind Alice" I said stopping to smell the air
It was about two hours later or that we were still hunting when Alice snapped her head up from the deer she had been drinking off of. She tensed and her eyes glazed over. I looked into her mind as she saw her vision
I saw alex and her brother sitting in their living room she was in her night clothes and looking severely shaken and terrified. I'd never seen her like this
"Guess that means your having an early start on your winter break" said her brother as he got up.
The vision ended and Alice looked at me with a questioning look in her eyes. Right there I surrendered and told her everything.
She was very interested and she wanted to find out why it was that she couldn't see Alex's future at times.
"I will leave it up to you to find out Edward and I expect you to tell me everything that is important" she told me as we ran back to the house
"Alice what are you my mother?" she shot me a dirty look
"Can you see anything In her future right now?" I asked she tried to but there was nothing to see her future was gone.
"I hate it when things like these happens I rely to much on my ability"
She wasn't there the next day or the rest of the week. On Wednesday Alice and I went to her house but no one was there. Her brother was working we assumed and she was gone who knows where. We didn't go inside to see if we found anything because that was just wrong.
We went into winter break and my mood didn't get any better. I noticed that when o thought of the mysteries around Alex I was able to almost forget my pain. At least something good came out of all of this. That girl might actually work to my advantage. This discovery made me yearn for the start of school.
Alice and I spent considerable amounts of time going over everything about that girl but we never made much progress. As soon as school started I ws determined to find an answer to my questions and keep from rising any questions about me into her. Alice warned that if I even tried to kill that girl I would have her and jasper to answer to not only that but I knew that Carlisle and Esme would be disappointed in me if I did kill her. Slowly I began finding my shame.
Now it was the first day back at school. We lefty early to the school and waited in the car until more students came. Then I saw her Volvo coming into the parking lot…
okay so for someone who is half asleep i thought i did okay
so reviews people
in fanfiction world reviews are like money so make me rich
the offer i made in the last chapter is still available
so tell me what you think what you liked what you didnt like some constructive criticsm anything
if you dont then you are a whopper jerk
lol
-airali
P.S: again i forgot disclaimer
i dont own twilight or harry potter and i dont see the point of saying this it is quite obvious that i dont own any of it people
P.S #2: if you dont understand what happened when edward saw alex's memories then let me explain
in the first chapter i believe i said that when she was bitten she got that werird abilitie to go back to her memories and see them all over again
that is what happened except she didnt realize what it was that she was doing so she let edward see those memories without even realizing she was thinking about them at all
you could say she let her guard down and showed edward her memories
hope it makes sense
