14 Years Old:

I was finally 14 years old. My birthday has passed and I was going to go back to school. I wanted to wait until after my birthday to go back to high school. I wasn't that ready after I talked with my mother and father about everything. I was kind of better, kind of back to myself. School was going to be tests for me since I haven't been around anyone expect Cassie since I got back home. School wasn't a big thing in my life but I still have to go until I graduate. My parents don't need to worry about me taking a human's life since my father found out it's really hard for me to have human blood without getting sick. No one knows what causes it but it doesn't worry me since it will be easier for me to not have human blood.

When I was ready for school I go downstairs to the kitchen to say bye to my mom and dad. Emmett agreed to drive me to school with Edward. Edward would drive himself but he is a sophomore with me which means he can't drive until his junior year just like me. He doesn't like it much but he knows if he does drive his car without our parents' permission he will be in huge trouble.

"Do you have everything Chris?"

My mom asks me in a nervous voice. She was really nervous for me even though I tried telling her not to be since I will be fine.

"Yes mom I do. Don't worry mom I'll be fine."

"Sweetie, I'm your mother, it's natural for me to worry. Are you sure you're ready?"

"Yes mom I know I am. I can't stay home forever."

"I know you can't sweetie but I want to make sure you are really ready to do this?"

"Mom for the thousand times I am ready."

My mom chuckles a little when she sees me roll my eyes at her. My dad gives me a hug goodbye and my mom kisses me on the forehead, not really ready to let me go.

"Ok buddy if you can't handle today just give one of us a call. We will come get you right away, alright?"

"Yes dad. I'll be fine. I have to go before Emmett leaves me."

I wave goodbye to them as I leave the house. Emmett is beeping the horn at me and yelling at me to hurry up. I jump in the back seat of the car and he drives off to Forks High school.

When I arrive there I grab my bag out of the car and follow Emmett and Edward into the school since I didn't really know where I was going. They get my classes for me and I follow them to my first class. I say bye to my two brothers and go inside the classroom where I see Jasper in the back. I decide to sit next to him since I didn't know anyone expect him. I put my bag on the ground and wait for class to start.

During class I was texting Cassie since we are not in the same school anymore. She was bored in class and so was I. I didn't mind school that much but when I know everything already it gets boring after a while. It might be me just being a teenager but school wasn't really something I liked.

When the bell rings I leave the classroom and go to my locker. When I close to some kid was leading against a locker next to mine, smirking at me. I couldn't tell if he was going to cause me trouble or not. I was younger than all the other sophomores in this school and it doesn't help that I will only be 16 when I graduate. To the other students I might look as a freak to them like back in middle school.

"So you're the young one?"

"Yes, what's it to you?"

He puts his hand on my shoulder and without warning he takes his fist and punches me in the stomach. He holds onto my shirt to keep me from falling to ground. I hold my stomach with my arm to show that it hurt a little. Being half-vampire does have it perks. I don't feel pain as much. I look up at him confused as to why he did punch me. I wanted to fight back but I know I will hurt him badly.

"What was that for?"

"You know I had my eyes on Cassie for years before you came into the picture. I was going to ask her out, and see if I can become her boyfriend but it never happened because you took her from me."

I did remember this kid from middle school but I didn't know he did like Cassie. This wasn't happening right now, I wasn't going to let a jealous kid beat me up for dating a girl that makes my life better. Now I don't want to hold back my anger with him punching me. I take my other hand and with all my strength I take his hand off of my shoulder and bend it backwards with a cold face towards him. He shows a pained face and confused face at how I was doing this to him.

"You think you can punch me, try to beat me up and get away with it? Do you even know who you are messing with? She is my girlfriend and no I did not steal her from you. She didn't want you, she wanted me. You can be jealous all you want kid but do not try to be an idiot and hurt me because I can hurt you so bad where you will end up in the hospital. Try to remember that next time you attempt to beat me up."

I let him go and he falls to the ground with a pained face and holding his wrist along with his hand. I smirk at him while I walk away with him knowing I'm not someone you mess around with. I wasn't that kid in middle school anymore that will take crap from anyone. I was older now and if I do get in trouble for doing what I did it didn't matter to me because to me it was worth it.

I'm walking to class when Rosalie grabs me and pulls me into the janitor's closet and she did not look happy right now. She probably heard about what I did to that kid, great just what I need.

"Chris, what did you do to that kid?"

"Don't worry about it Rose, I didn't do that much damage."

"Christopher…"

"He tried to beat me up for dating Cassie, well according to him, because I took her from him. I wasn't going to stand there and let him hurt me. I broke his wrist or hand. I didn't do that much damage to him. He won't question anything."

I roll my eyes at her after I say that to her. This is why I don't like being half-vampire because my strength is of a vampire's not a human's and I have to control it around humans but I didn't when I broke his wrist. It's not like I meant to. I was just proving a point to him. I was trying to scare him so he leaves me alone for now on. Rose didn't see it that way though. All she sees is that I could have exposed us.

"Chris we all tell you, even mom and dad that you have to control your anger and strength around humans. This kid might have attempted to hurt you but you didn't have to fight back. He can question and ask why you are that strong for a 14 year old boy. You can't do something like that Chris."

"I was not going to let that kid beat me up for a stupid reason. All I wanted to do was scare him and I did it. It's over with."

When I' am about to leave I hear my name being called over the loud speaker. I groan under my breath. He probably told the principle what happened and now I'm in trouble, just great.

"What did I tell you Chris? You better hope that he doesn't expel you for this."

"I'll see you after school is over."

Rose leaves me and I walk to the office, not happy right now. This wasn't good at all. If I do get expel for this, my parents will kill me. I knew I shouldn't have done what I did and that it was stupid. I wasn't thinking and now I am.

When I get to the office the principle tells me to come in so I walk into the office. I take a seat across from his desk and he puts his hands together, looking straight at me with an unhappy face.

"Christopher do you know David Connors?"

"Yes I do."

"David told us that you assaulted him is that true?"

I wanted to laugh in his face right now. This kid assaulted me first and he is telling everyone I assaulted him. I needed to control my anger though so I don't make it worst.

"It's not true sir. He punched me in my stomach while I was at my locker. I was defending myself."

"Even though what you are saying is true, he told us that you bent his wrist backwards and because of that he has a broken wrist. Did you do that Christopher?"

"Yes sir I did do that but I'm 14 sir, I' am not that strong."

"Then how can you explain his wrist being broken after what you did to him?"

"I don't know. I couldn't have broken it."

"If what you are saying is the truth Christopher I can't let this go unpunished. I will call your parents and you are suspended for a week."

I almost freak out on him. A week, a whole week, I'm dead for sure now. He picks up the phone and dials a number that had to either be my house number or my dad's number. I'm praying it's not my dad he is calling because I don't want to endure his anger at me for getting suspended on my first day. While he is talking I hear him say Dr. Cullen, which meant my dad was coming to pick me up. My day just can't get any worst.

I'm sitting in the office nervously waiting for my father. My hand was rubbing up and down my upper leg in being nervous. I knew one thing he wasn't going to be happy with me and I will be punished but I don't know what he has planned in his mind right now. He won't do anything without talking to my mom about it first so I had some time before they decide what to do.

When I look over and up from my feet I see my father walking towards me with a disappointed face when he sees me. I hated doing this to my parents but I keep disappointing them when they expect much more from me. He knees down to me before he goes in to talk to the principle and puts his finger under my chin, lifts my face to meet his.

"We will talk when we get home. I want to know the whole story from you, not anyone else."

I nod my head at him and he gets up and walks into the office, while I stay out here waiting for him. He knew I wasn't going to lie to him about what happened. From what I saw I didn't think the principle believed me. He probably believes the other kid over me but I didn't care because I don't lie to adults or to my parents. If he just left me alone, none of this would have happened.

After almost an hour my dad comes out of the office and walks with me out the front door of the school building. We walk to his car and I get into the passenger seat while he starts driving the car away from the school. As we drive home it was silence between us. I had my headphones in, texting Cassie to let her know what happened just in case they take my phone away.

Text Message:

Hey Cass, I got some bad news for you. I was stupid and was suspended from school for a week for breaking our old class mate, David's, wrist. He punched me and I got angry. I didn't control my strength and broke his wrist by accident. The only reason I got so angry was because he was jealous of me being your boyfriend and said some things I didn't like but I' am sorry I did it. You can yell at me later if you want but I don't know what they have planned for my punishment or if I will have a phone so I'll talk to you later if I have a phone.

I send it to her as we are pulling into the driveway. I leave my headphones on and put my phone into my pocket. When I walk into the door my mom comes over to me and takes my headphones out of my ears. She didn't look happy at all. She looked angry with me.

"Can you both can me time to explain before you yell at me?"

I say as my dad walks into the house. We go sit in the living room and of course my mom takes my phone from me. That seem to always be the punishment when I do something wrong.

"Okay son, explain to us what happened."

"I don't know what the principle told you but I did not hit him first. He came up to me at my locker and said something to me then held me by my shoulder and punched me in the stomach. I wasn't going to fight back because I knew I could really hurt him. He got me angry when he said I stole Cassie from him and was going to hurt me some more. That's why I grabbed his wrist and bent it backwards. I did not threaten him either; I only did what I did to him to scare him. I know I was stupid for doing it and I'm sorry but it was in self-defense."

I hear my mom sigh and come over to me. She puts her hand on top of my knee and I look up to her and I don't see her angry with me anymore.

"We believe you Chris but we can't let you being suspended go unpunished, you do know that right?"

"Yes I understand you guys can't. I am really sorry."

She lovely rubs her hand though my hair and smiles at me with as much love as my mother always had for me.

"We know you are sweetie."

My dad clears his throat and looks straight at me without being mad anymore. All I see in his golden eyes was the comparison nature he always had even when he is mad as hell at someone and that someone happen to be me, his son. I didn't know what he planned to say to me since I never have been in this much trouble before.

"Christopher we know the truth and we believe that you are telling us the truth. We also know that as you age your vampire side grows also which will be harder for you to control but Chris you need to control your temper. No matter how angry a person gets you, no matter what they do to you, you have to control yourself. I know it's hard to do buddy but I know you can control yourself. You have done it before and you can do it now. Your mother and I believe you can."

"I know dad and I know I can. I was just stupid for doing it and I realize it was a mistake. My temper got the best of me and for that I really am sorry and believe me it won't happen again."

"We know it won't buddy. We have nothing but faith in you."

I smile at both of my parents for thinking that about me. They tell me all the time that they believe in me and have faith in me and everything else but hearing it again makes me happy inside. I'm their son and me knowing what they think of their son is what makes me glad I was in this family. I do mess up and I will probably mess up again but I know my parents will always be there, setting me straight and teaching me not to do it again.

"We still have to punish you Christopher. Since you do understand this was a mistake it won't be a big punishment but you do understand we are only doing this because we care about you and don't want you making this mistake again, right?"

"Yes dad I do."

"Good son. This week you will not be sleeping in or not doing anything with your time, you will join me at the hospital every day of this week and when you get home you will help your mother with any chores she has. Do you understand this Christopher?"

I haven't been to the hospital since I was a little kid. I use to go all the time with my dad but stopped when my thirst wasn't under control anymore. I couldn't say no and fight him on this because it will just make everything worst for me. I nod my head at him and my mom leaves to go into the kitchen and I take my bag and go upstairs to my room. I wasn't going to stay down there to hear my siblings when they get home. I knew I would hear Rosalie's mouth and to admit I didn't want to right now. I put my music on and lay on my bed, losing myself in the music.