Demetri and Jasper's first day at school and getting to know Addison more. Her boyfriend is in this chaptr for a bit. The next couple of chapters will have him more and more involved.
Timeline- Demetri and Jasper arrived in Wilmington on Monday Tuesday they bought clothes, house and car and Wednesday was when they attended school.
Chapter Seven
Demetri POV
The phone rang. Picking it up I discovered it was Alice. She told me what I should wear and that I should feed before school. According to Alice, "First impressions count." And therefore, I wanted to make a good impression for Addison.
She also gave me the address of nearby blood banks in case we needed it. We would feed normally if we could do it in a remote place but since we were on assignment in a city, we would usually raid a blood bank and feed that way. I had a spare bottle from the plane so drank that.
Picking up Jasper at the hotel, he filled me in on what had happened at the Reynolds house last night. Apparently she had written in a diary for a while before going to bed. Apart from that it had be quiet, not much happening.
Jasper looked preppy in a grey t-shirt, a navy jumper, jeans and grey converse. He smiled at me. "Alice said this made me look hot. I'm doing it for her. Ok?" I laughed. Jasper would do anything for her, including looking ridiculous. "Honest opinion. How do I look?" He glanced at me. I was wearing a dark red t-shirt, a black leather jacket, dark blue jeans and black converse. "You look good, Demetri." In our bags we had some baseball caps and sunglasses in case we ran out of contacts. We had a collection of contacts but the longer and more we wore, the quicker they dissolved.
I felt a little excited to be actually meeting Addison in person. We had watched her from afar for years, collecting information about her. But I would be making friends with her. I hid a laugh- Demetri and Jasper- Volturi members- becoming friends with a human? I never would of thought it. And if someone had told me at any point before I would have laughed at it as if it was a joke.
We drove into the school parking lot, the Porsche gaining everyone's attention. Japer telegraphed their curiosity and jealousy. He tended to do that when we were on a mission, so we could pinpoint a strange emotion and immediately react. Right now, he was doing it because he was used to, even if we didn't need it.
Getting out, students turned to look at us. I smirked. If only they knew what we were and why we were here. I could hear everything they were saying, but they didn't know that. People were 'whispering'- "Who are they?" "They're cute." "More than cute. They're OMG." I tried not to laugh.
I saw her in a crowd of her friends standing next to a red car. "I so want that car," one of the guys wearing a sports jacket commented. The guys standing with him all agreed. The girls were checking us out, in complete awe. "I vote them the hottest boys in school." One of the girls said. "Yeah." They all let the breath they had been holding. And then the 10 minute warning bell rang. "Urgh, I've got Mrs Conrad and calculus. I'd better go." The blonde standing next to Addison said. At that they all began to move across the parking lot to the school.
We followed them across since we needed to go to the office and get our schedules. Entering, the student's emotions swirled around us. They felt curiosity, attraction towards us as well as excitement, tiredness and stress in general. Going into the office we turned on our charm, 'dazzling' the receptionist. "You must be our new students, Jasper and Demetri Brandon. Here are your schedules. I hope you enjoy it here."
As we left the office Jasper reminded me in a voice undetectable to humans, to walk at human speed. I had almost forgotten that, never really having to walk slower than vampire speed.
My first class was Calculus. I made it just as the last bell rang, slipping into class as the teacher wrote something on the board. She turned and catching sight of me, smiled. "Ah. You must be Demetri Brandon. I'm Mrs Conrad. I hope you're good at calculus. I teach a mean one and I expect my students to keep up and work hard." I smiled, and started to dazzle her. "I'm not the best but I'm far from the worst. You don't need to worry." She nodded slowly and turned back to the board. I smirked. I loved the effect we had on humans. The blonde girl from earlier in the parking lot was in my class. I learned her name was Maggie. I recalled that she was a close friend of Addison.
Throughout class the girls kept turning to look at me. Giggling, looking appreciatingly at me. It started to get annoying. They were human teenagers and girls- so they tended to gossip about everything- unimportant and important, shriek in excitement and giggle.
I breezed through Calculus and when handing in my answers, Mrs Conrad looked at them before glancing at me, both in amazement and appreciation.
My next class was English. I didn't need to put in any effort. I had been alive when the books we were studying had been written. I shared my class with two of her close friends. Jack and Erica. Jack was good, with a thorough understanding of grammar rules. Erica was amazing at finding the meanings that the author was trying to get across. The teacher liked to teach in a more personal, seminar based way with everyone participating at least once during class.
Addison POV
As we stood next to Nick's car, we heard the roar of a finely tuned motor that could only belong to an expensive sports car. Turning we were greeted with the sight of a black Porsche 911 Turbo. Everybody in the parking lot were staring at it, amazed. Thinking who it could be, that had a car like that. The boys were all chattering about like it was the most beautiful girl they had ever set eyes on, that it was the most perfectly brewed and chilled beer. I liked Porsches but I was not really a car person. Yeah great, it could go from 0-60 in whatever seconds, but really, who cared? As long as it got me from A to B I was happy.
When both side doors opened, the guys that stepped out made us hold our breaths in amazement. They were Gorgeous. They were both lean and flat-muscled. The one that was nearest to us, getting out the passenger side had honey blonde curly hair which lent a boyish look and wearing a preppy outfit. The other one, who had been the one driving, came around the front of the car and stood next to the blonde. He was shorter, yet looked older and had light blondish brown hair. But if that wasn't good enough, their faces were overwhelmingly, alarmingly beautiful. They were pale, almost chalky looking with dark purple shadows under their eyes, as if they hadn't been getting any sleep recently. Their features were absolutely perfect- they were straight, angular with high cheekbones, a classical looking nose and skin that was so unblemished you would only ever expect to see them on the airbrushed pages of fashion magazines. They didn't look like anybody I had ever known.
Nicole announced "I vote them the hottest boys in school." We all agreed with a yeah, letting out our held breaths. It was then we heard the ten minute warning bell. "Urgh, I've got Mrs Conrad and calculus. I'd better go."Maggie groaned. I actually was happy for my first class. I had AP American History with Mr Donovan. I really enjoyed his classes since he loved his subject and his enthusiasm made us want to learn it.
Demetri POV
At lunch time I could feel my hunger. There was a burn at the back of my throat, making my mouth feel dry. I ignored it as much as I could. I was not used to being surrounded by humans, especially humans I was not going to feed on. It was a strange feeling but I knew this assignment was important and I did not want to fail. Anyway feeding on a human in a school would certainly draw attention to both us and our kind. We did not want that, did we?
I had chosen the table that was in the furthest corner of the cafeteria, a good distance from many of the students. Jasper ambled over, a tray in his hand. He had a carton of juice, a sandwich and an apple. I had a small container of fries and a coke. We played with our food, making it look like we'd eaten some. Jasper then reached into his bag and took out two bottles of blood. I looked questionably at him. "I took more spares from the plane. I think we need some right now." I grabbed mine and smiled thanks to him, as I opened the lid and downed about half.
"So, have you met her yet? I had her in my calculus class. She struggles with it. She's got good emotions. She was feeling determined, anxious and frustrated but she tried." I replied. "No, I haven't but I met three of her friends. They seem nice. It'll be hard on her at first, having to leave them behind." "Yeah, but it's for the best. We're saving her, keeping her alive. And she'll be an asset to us." I nodded.
Addison POV
The school gossip mill was abuzz about the two, new drop-dead-gorgeous students. Nothing happened much at our school, so when something major happened, the mill went crazy. Girls were attempting to find out all they could about them. Schedules, likes/dislikes, where they were from. I found it a little pathetic, to be honest. They were new. So what? They were beautiful. We get it. I stayed out of gossip, I didn't like it.
At lunch I was sat at one end of the popular table when Claire asked if I had met them yet. Girls were frustrated since they didn't seem interested and were not conversational with anybody than themselves. I shrugged. Even in the cafeteria they sat in a corner, a distance from every student, a tray of untouched food, as far as I could see anyway, sitting in front of them as they talked. I did find them intimidating, especially in regards to their beauty. "Does anyone know anything about them?"cooed Lizzie. Claire, queen gossip it always seemed smiled. "Their names are Jasper and Demetri Brandon. They're from somewhere in Italy. I didn't recognise the place name. They were adopted by an American couple when they were young. That's why their names aren't Italian sounding. Their parents have been transferred here for a while for the firm they work for. I know that Demetri has third period World History with Mr Jones. I'm not sure about Jasper." Poppy looked at her, as always a little amazed that Claire could find out any information. "He's in my second period maths class."I revealed. "He's pretty good."They gaped at me, as if I had struck the jackpot or something.
Soon after, the chair next to me was pulled out and Logan sat down. He smiled at me and moved forwards for a kiss which I gave him. I as usual felt detached, not really there, just going along with the moves. But I was worse off without him. I was smart. I knew that.
He leaned back into his chair and brought me over, my head resting on his shoulder. He bent down and whispered. "Don't even think about talking or looking at the new guys. If you do, I swear you'll be in so much pain you won't be able to move." My breath hitched and I fought to keep my expression neutral and not betray my emotions. I was terrified.
Jasper POV
I was sensing her emotions. At first she was not interested in the gossip being talked about in the cafeteria. About us. We didn't care. Girls were frustrated that we were not conversational or interested. But Shewas the only person who mattered to us.
When she kissed Logan she was detached and there was no passion, no lust, no love. Not her side or his side. He treated her like a trophy. He had her and wouldn't give her up. Not without a fight. I was willing to give him a fight.
Demetri POV
I knew that only Jasper and I would hear the words Logan whispered to Addison. I clenched my hands together under the table, so I wouldn't hit anything. How dare he? And he threatened to hurt her. Badly. I felt my anger multiple. My muscles began to coil in preparation to spring at him.
But….Jasper grabbed me and kinda both dragged me and made me walk to the door that led outside. We went and found an area away from windows and where we could be seen. "Get yourself under control, Demetri. Remember where we are. We'll deal with him later. I promise." I sighed and then exploded. "How dare he threaten her like that!" I felt Jasper shooting calming, relaxing waves at me. I sat down, feeling my anger dissapate. "Sorry, Jasper. I didn't mean to do that." "I know, Demetri. It's ok. We'll deal with him. We'll protect her."
Addison POV
The afternoon always dragged for me. School was tedious. By the time my final class rolled round, I was beginning to fall asleep. I noticed that the brunette new kid, Demetri I think his name was, was in my AP film class. He was told to sit in the seat next to me.
As he sat down he introduced himself. "Hello. I'm Demetri Brandon. I don't think we've met." I looked at him warily. The new kids had not spoken to anyone else in school. And yet here he was talking to me. I may be in the popular group but I am far from being the queen bee. "We haven't. I'm Addison Reynolds." " Nice to meet you, Addison." His voice was silky, sexy, comforting. His dazzling face was radiating friendliness. "You too."
Not soon enough, the bell signalling the end of the class rang. I packed quickly, throwing stuff into my bag, not thinking about being tidy. As I left the class I saw everyone whispering and glancing at me. As I strolled out of class Poppy rushed up to me. "Is it true, Addison? Did you speak with Demetri? What did he speak to you about?" I groaned. "Yes. It's true. He was just introducing himself." She beamed and started to babble, about how lucky I was and was he as good-looking up close as from afar. I ignored her, thinking on Logan's earlier threat.
As I waved good bye to the group, my phone trilled. It was him. "Hi,sweetie. Sure I'll be there soon. Ten minutes, I think? I'm leaving school right now. Yeah. Okay, bye." I was so screwed. My ears still rang from the yelling he had done down the phone. He was pissed. With me. I drove quickly out of the lot and tried to calm down, on the way to his house.
AN: I am unsure about classes they would be taking so I will kinda be guessing but if you have any recommendations, that will be great. Addison's good at history, english and film studies.
AN: Also I may be skipping some time out in the future so i don't have to write every day for several or more weeks. It will be boring for you and for me. But I do want to show the progression of time.