Halcyon
PART I
Chapter 7
Sitting up, I notice that my head doesn't hurt that much. My elbow feels like it's pretty much healed, it's just a dull ache if I move it too much. Thank God, I can't handle that sling anymore. I pull myself out of bed and walk into the bathroom, turning on the shower. I grab another aspirin and wash it down with some water before getting in the shower. When I'm done, I wrap the towel around myself and walk back into my room. I grab a white tank top, a purple hoodie, and black leggings pulling them on along with my slippers. I then realize how hungry I am when I feel my stomach growl, so I walk downstairs and into the kitchen.
I quickly warm up some soup and grab some water, walking into the living room to watch some tv. I put on some random Lifetime movie, sitting back and eating. My headache has subsided, but I can't stop thinking abou that dream. Yeah, Jasper is a really good guy. He's charming, sweet, kind, a gentlemen, caring, not to mention absolutely, impossibly, and unbelievably good looking...oh my God, I'm falling for Jasper Hale. When the hell did this happen?
I groan and grab my empty bowl and water bottle to recycle it in the kitchen. I put the bowl in the sink and the water bottle in the bin. When I walk by the front door on my way back, I stop and turn towards it, seeing a figure standing outside. Their hand is raised so I assume that they are knocking. Who could that be? I frown and walk towards the door, peeking out the small window, eyebrows raising when I see a familiar face.
Speak of the devil.
I unlock the door and open it, seeing Jasper standing at the door while I just stand there, confused to what he's doing here.
"Hello, Lily." he greets and I give a confused wave. "You weren't in school today and I wanted to give you your notes back. I also have the notes from class today if you would like them." My lips pull into a smile and I nod, stepping aside and motioning for him to come in. He looks a little apprehensive at first.
"I don't know that I should come in. I don't think that you dad would appreciate that after last night." he says and I look around, seeing a pad and pen by the phone. I walk over and grab it, writing some thing on the way back to the door.
I would appreciate the notes, thank you. You can come in, Charlie won't be back till later and I'm very good at keeping secrets.
I hand the note to Jasper who smiles when he reads it, but why did I see his eyes darken a bit when he read the last line. He looks back up to me with his eyes which shine like gold. Amazing. I step aside again and allow him to walk into the house. I close the door when he's in and write something else down on the paper.
Are you hungry or thirsty?
"No, but thank you, Lily." I smile and bring him into the living room, sitting down on the couch as he follows. He opens his binder and takes out my notes and the notes from class today. He hands them to me and I smile gratefully at him, putting them down on the coffee table. I grab the pen and pad, writing something down.
I miss anything interesting in school?
I see Jasper chuckle as he reads it and looks over at me "No, but, I have to say that it was pretty boring in Calculus without you." I smile and look down, blush spreading across my cheeks. I look down and then think about what Bella told me last night. Edward can read minds, well except Bella's. I wonder if Jasper knows. He's his brother, I'm sure he probably told him. Why would he tell Bella who he's only known for a couple of weeks, but not his brother. That would be weird. Could I ask Jasper about it? How the hell would I ask? 'Hey, so I heard through the grapevine that your brother can read minds.' No way...
I see a pale hand wave in front of my face and I blink, being pulled out of my thoughts by Jasper. I look over and see him with a small smile. "Are you alright, darlin? I think you left me for a second." he says. There goes that flutter in my heart. I think I would give up just about anything to be able to hear his voice. I smile and grab the pad and pen.
Sorry, just spaced out for a second. Did you hear about these animal attacks?
He reads the note and I can see his eyes darken a bit, before regaining their compusure and turning to look at me. It was like he knows something about the attacks, but what...?
"Unfortunately I have, Carlisle told us about it last night." he says.
What kind of animal do you think could have done this?
"I can't say for sure. Could have been a wolf." he says with a shrug. I can see that he knows something. Maybe he knows that it's not really an animal.
If I tell you something, will you promise to not make fun of me or think that I'm crazy?
I take a deep breath and hand him the sheet. He looks at it and the looks at me with a raised eyebrow.
"I would never make fun of you for anything, nor would I ever think that you're crazy, but you have my word, Lily." he says and I smile before nodding. I take a deep breath and write it down.
Do you believe in visions?
I hand him the paper with a shaky hand, scared what he'll say. He frowns and takes the paper, reading it. I can see his eyes widen for half a second before regaining his composure. He turns to look at me, really serious.
"What do you mean visions, Lily?" he asks and I sigh, grabbing the paper.
I guess I should start from the beginning. I've always had these "things." I call them visions because I don't really know what else to call them. It's started when I was about twelve and I would get this feeling of knowing when something bad was going to happen. As I got older, they turned into flashes of a word or a face or something. It was always hazy and I couldn't concentrate on it. For the past couple of weeks, I've been having these dreams. This is crazy, but I actually saw they van and Bella's truck after they hit each other. I felt the pain in my left elbow. It was just like when I hit the ground. Then, I've been having flashes of these people and I think that they've been the ones killing.
I sigh and look over at Jasper who is waiting patiently. I take the paper and hand it to him, nervous. I've never told anyone besides Bella about this, why am I telling someone who I only met a couple of weeks before? Oh, yeah, because I...I trust him. I've never trusted anybody like this besides my sister. I trust that he won't call me crazy or make fun of me. He doesn't seem the type to. I watch as he reads it. His eyes turn intense and then look back up at me. He grabs my hand with his cool one, and gently squeezes. I watch him as he looks me directly in the eyes.
"You're definitely not crazy, Lily. What did these people look like?" he says as he hands me the pen and pad back. I reluctantly let go of his hand and put the pad in front of me. I frown and try to remember their faces. All I can remember is their hair and their eyes. Their cold, malicious, burgundy eyes.
I can't remember anything about their faces except their eyes. They were red.
I hand him the paper and he reads, staring at it for a couple of minutes. I watch him and wait for him to laugh, to call me crazy, to run away from me. But he just looks up at me, looking into my eyes. I don't see mock or disbelief in his eyes, I see understanding. He knows something about them. He opens his mouth to say something when he looks over at the door, I follow his gaze and see someone walking up to the house. Is Bella home? I go to get up and Jasper hurries towards the door opening it. I walk around him and see Alice entering my house. I frown in confusion as she turns to me with a warm smile.
"Hey, Lily. How are you feeling?" she asks and I frown. How did she know that I was sick? Did she talk to Bella or something? I just nod but Alice frowns and turns to Jasper. Being deaf since I've been born has given me a lot of practice in lip reading and I'm quite good at it. I can read their lips even when they're turned to the side.
"Why didn't you tell her?" she asks him.
"I was just about to when you arrived." Jasper defends and Alice gives him a scolding look.
"Why did you hesitate, she already knows about...them. Edward has already told Bella." Alice says and I watch them, confused doesn't even begin to describe what I'm feeling right now. The both turn to me and take in my bewildered expression. Alice turns back to Jasper.
"I called Edward and told him to bring Bella here. They'll be arriving in two minutes. I figured her sister should be with her when she hears this." Alice says and Jasper nods, turning back to me. Two minutes? How does she know that? Did she just pick a random number out of thin air?
Okay, what is going on?
Alice turns to me and smiles "Don't worry, Lily. You take it quite well." she says and I frown, looking over to Jasper who gives me an apologetic smile. Okay, Alice is really freaking me out now. She turns her head towards the door and I follow her gaze, walking over to the window and seeing Bella's truck pull in the driveway. Bella steps out of the passenger side as Edward does the driver side. Oh, this is just getting so weird. I feel Jasper and Alice walk up behind me. My sister and Edward walk over, something definitely happened between them. Bella gives me a small smile, but I can't return it. I just am so confused and I'm a little scared to what they're going to tell me. I can feel my heart beat quickening, my fists clenched to my side.
What is going on? I sign to Bella.
They have to tell you. Don't worry, everything is okay.
Promise?
Bella smiles at me Promise.
I try to believe it, but I'm still scared. I feel a hand on my shoulder and turn to see Jasper. He looks like he's in pain or very uncomfortable. He looks to me and places a small smile on his face, a wave of calm washing over me. There's that feeling again. Deja Vu. The cool hand on my shoulder. The gentle squeeze. The calm. It's him. He's doing something. I turn and stare wide-eyed at Jasper. Did he calm me down?
"Yes." Edward says and we all turn to look at him. "He did calm you down."
How?
"I think that he should be the one to tell you that." Edward says.
Oh, okay. Oh my God! I'm having a conversation with someone in my head.
I shake my head and walk to the couch. Jasper takes a seat on one side of me as my sister stands next to Edward, almost behind him. He seems to be protecting her and he keeps looking at Jasper, like he expects him to do something. What is going on? I can feel myself shaking as everyone glances awkwardly to each other. I see that Jasper is trying to give me a reassuring smile. They just sit there, no one is talking. Jasper is still just sitting there, looking like he's in pain.
Edward?
He snaps his gaze to me "Yes?"
Can someone start explaining?
Edward nods and looks at Alice and then Jasper. "We're not like you and Bella."
I kinda gathered that since you are reading my mind right now.
He looks a little amused and nods. Jasper places his hand on top of mine and laces our fingers together. I feel extremely calm right now, he could probably tell me that I was going to die and I would be okay with it. I look at Jasper's face and he gives me a smile before talking.
"Lily, we, the whole family, we're...vampires." Jasper says and I feel frozen.
I don't know what I was expecting him to say. Aliens, sirens, Gods even. I sure as hell know I wasn't expecting vampires. My eyes widen and I look at Jasper then Alice who's giving me a reassuring smile then Edward who looks a little uncomfortable as he keeps glancing behind him at my sister. I look over to her and she gives me a small smile.
"It's okay, Lily." she assures me and I take a deep breath. The first thing I think of is their diet.
So, uhm, you drink...
"We don't drink human blood, we drink animal blood." Edward finishes for me and I frown. Okay, so they're all vampires. Every single thing about vampires that I've seen in movies, tv shows, or read in books all comes flowing through my mind. Blood drinkers, immortal, killed by wooden stakes or sunlight, garlic, holy water, crucifixes. Every fictional vampire character - Dracula, Nosferatu, Lestat, Blade, even The Lost Boys comes to mind.
How do I know you guys aren't just messing with me?
Even though, I don't think that my sister would mess with me like that, I can't be sure.
"She wants to know that we're not just messing with her." Edward says and looks over to Alice.
"Jasper, I think that you should show her." Alice tells Jasper. I look over at Jasper and he nods. Show me what? This is just way too heavy and I look over at Bella.
Can I have some privacy to talk to my sister?
"Yes, of course. We'll wait outside." Edward nods at Alice. I look over to Jasper who gives my hand a squeeze, before standing up and walking outside with his siblings. When we're alone, I turn to Bella. We both sit there for a bit, I'm trying to process what they told me.
"Lily, I promise you that it's real. I think it would be best if Jasper showed you, though. He needs to tell you everything, too." She tells me and I frown, biting my lip before nodding. I hurry up the stairs and into my room, chaning into a pair of jeans and my brown boots, pulling on my jacket. I walk downstairs and see Edward talking with Bella. Jasper and Alice are outside by their cars. My sister and Edward look up at me approaching. I look down and walk over to the table, grabbing the pad and paper, putting it in my coat pocket.
"...you tomorrow." I catch Edward saying as he and Alice walk outside. Alice walks to her car while Edward walks to Jasper's, both of them pulling away. I can see that Jasper is still out there, standing at the end of the driveway. I look over at Bella who gives me a reassuring smile.
"Everything is okay, Lils." she says and I nod, walking outside. Jasper turns around and sees me approaching, sending a charming smile my way. I try to return it the best I can, I just feel so chaotic right now. It's impossible. It's unreal. I walk up to Jasper and he holds out his hand. I look at it for a couple of seconds before extending mine and taking it. It feels so cold in mine and he gently squeezes it. I raise my eyes to his face and he smiles at me.
"Make sure you hang on tight."
Hey guys,
I know this was a shorter chapter, but I wanted to end it specifically there. Next chapter, we'll get to know about Jasper and vampires and whatnot. A big thank you to who favorited, followed, and reviewed.
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Thank You!
-Jalen-
