Chapter 10 - Sharing
Devan's POV:
It had been a couple of days since Silver and I had agreed upon staying in Forks. The Cullen's seemed to be fine with our decision. Alice was the one who really pushed for us to stay. Esme and Carlisle had no problem with us staying either. They said something along the same lines as Silver had said to me about us being Alice's family and therefore, we are all family. I wasn't quite buying that concept yet, but I was trying to make an effort to fit in. At least someone wanted us. That made me feel kind of nice.
The others were neutral at best. Jasper was happy if Alice was happy so he tolerated us. Edward was always off in a corner looking depressed so I doubt we would get in his way. Rosalie and Emmet were hard to read. I got the feeling that Emmet was fine with us staying. Rosalie on the other hand was not happy and didn't pretend to like us for the sake of anyone. Rosalie freaked me out! If looks could kill, both Silver and I would have been goners the first night we met the family. The facial expressions on her face had not eased up since. She silently glared at us whenever we were in the same room with her, which was not that often, thank goodness. 'Not to self: Steer clear of the blonde one!'
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Silver had been up for hours primping and putting her outfit together. We were going to school for the first day today. Carlisle had enrolled us and we all new our story. According to the lie....Silver and I were Alice's younger sisters. We had been living in Canada with Foster family up until recently when the Cullen's were finally able to get custody of us and reunite us siblings. It all sounded like a one of the Soap Opera stories on television. However, the school bought it, and we, somehow, had the legal documentation to prove it. So here we were... heading off to school. 'Oh joy!'
I was already dressed and ready to go. I was really nervous to go to school. It was never one of my favorite activities in London. I was the shy, awkward girl. Now I was going to be the shy, awkward, new girl. 'Even better', I thought sarcastically. Silver was fine with it. She loved going to school. Not for studying, no…Silver liked the social aspects that school brought.
"Hey!" Silver bounded into the room and pounced on the bed. I scratched a long pencil line across the page I had been drawing.
"Silver!" I whined.
"Sorry," she apologized. She wasn't sorry at all. "So…we have to go in 10 minutes. Esme wants you to come eat breakfast,"
"I am not hungry," I snapped at her in a low voice. 'Oh great, I am grumpy now. Not a great start to the day,' I thought.
"Don't kill the messenger," she chirped happily, not affected by my mood at all. She hoped off the bed and skipped off. I took a deep breath and went back to my sketch. I wasn't drawing anything new that I had seen. I was remembering what Devan had shown me that night she first shared her visions with me.
"Devan!" a voice called to me. I hoped it would stop. I wanted to crawl under the bed and hide, but I knew that was not a possibility. "Devan! You need something in your stomach. Just come have a sip of juice if you don't want to eat," the voice called out again. I couldn't ignore it any longer without seeming surly and rude so I crumpled up my drawing of my parents and us on our 9th birthday and tossed it in the trashcan. It wasn't as good as the real thing anyway.
I sucked up the lump of anxiety in my chest and joined the family in the kitchen. I sipped lightly on a glass of orange juice, avoiding the spread of food in front of me. The smell of the bacon was making my stomach flip. 'It was cooked flesh! I know people like to eat it and it is the circle of life and all, but…eeeew!' I thought. Silver elbowed me. I realized I was squishing up my face. Oops.
"Are you ready for school?" Esme started to make conversation.
"Yes!" "No," Silver and I both said together.
"Starting a new school is daunting, I know. You will feel better about it in a day or so, dear," Esme consoled me. I gave her a small smile. I liked her. She was a very kind woman and she reminded me of our mother. She knew what to say, when to say it, and when to back off. That was what I needed. Space.
"I love it! I can't wait to start over! It is fun to be the new kid. All eyes on you! A lot of new people to meet. New friends! You know, a fresh start!" Silver babbled cheerfully. I wanted to smack her.
"That's a positive way of looking at it, Silver. Good for you," Esme praised. Ok, NOW I wanted to smack my sister!
"Not a fan of school?" Alice questioned me. She was just as bright and bubbly as Silver.
"Nope…to me it is Hell without the flames," I blurted out without sensor.
"Wow…tell them how you really feel!" Silver laughed. I looked down, embarrassed, and took a tiny sip of juice. I caught Edward smirking at me from the side of the room. He looked slightly amused.
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The ride to school was interesting. Edward drove, Jasper in the passenger seat, then Silver, Alice and I in the back. Rosalie and Emmet drove separately. Silver was busy sharing visions with Alice. It was the newest discovery. Not only could Silver share with me, which in my mind made sense because we were identical twins and used to be one egg in the first place! It seems that wasn't enough special powers for us to have. She can share with others too. Not well, granted, but she had tried it out on Alice and it worked, and then Carlisle and he was able to pick up some of her sights as well. They compared it to a fuzzy television screen. They could see bits and pieces of what she was showing them, but not clearly.
I didn't show it, but I was a bit annoyed that I was so lame at my talent. I could hardly summon a vision of the next day's weather forecast let alone share it with someone. And Alice was so good at it, I was even more self-conscious about sucking! Silver was in her own World. She didn't see how it bothered me. Alice was too busy soaking up everything Silver could show her about her past. It was all new to Alice and I can see how she would be enthralled to see her past life. She was the only one of the Cullen Family who had no recollection of their human life.
Edward was watching me through the rear view mirror at one point and I rolled my eyes at something Silver and Alice were chattering about. He cracked a smile and nodded at me. I smiled back. Thank goodness someone else saw how annoying my sister was. It endeared me to him a bit.
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The day was long and tedious. The kids in Forks were WAY too friendly. It was nuts! Every one of them introduced themselves in the hall, in the gym, in class. Silver was in most of my classes. She hoped around from student to student, happily introducing herself. She had a bunch of followers already. Something about my sister was addictive to other kids our age. She radiated confidence and they all wanted a piece so she had dozens of potential friends before it was lunch.
I was the other twin. They were interested in me and thought because we looked identical that we were both 'cool' but by lunch a lot of the hype of being twins died down and they all got the idea that Silver was the alpha. It suited me fine. I was waiting for things to settle down so I could slip under the radar again.
At lunch, Silver was still being a dutiful sister to me. She walked beside me through the cafeteria looking for a seat. I saw the Cullen's sitting at a table near the wall. Alice waved us over. I noticed that the room was divided. All the middle school students were sitting together on one end and the high school students were on the other. Because Forks was so small they the middle school and high school joined so that they shared a gym, outdoor field, administration office, and cafeteria. The classes were separate though. There middles had the east wing and the highs had the west wing. I wondered if sitting with the older kids would look odd.
"Hey girls! How is your first day so far?" Alice asked eagerly.
"Great!" Silver spoke up right away. I felt all their eyes on me. I shrugged.
"Meh," was the best I could get out of me. Jasper and Edward both seemed to understand what I meant. They nodded in acknowledgment.
"Well, have a seat!" Alice told us, slide out two chairs. I did as I was instructed and sat. Silver remained standing and said,
"Uh…would you mind if I sat over there with that table? I kind of told them I would meet them at lunch," Silver asked, trying not to offend Alice. You could tell it didn't bother her at all.
"Sure! Go make friends!"
"Come on, Devan!" Silver motioned to me. I sighed and sat in place.
"I'm good. You go,"
"You sure?"
"Yup,"
"Okay…I'll see you in History then!" Silver sang as she glided away towards a table of her new friends. I turned back to the table, not wanting to watch the whole scene.
"How are your classes?" Alice asked. I swallowed a nibble of my sandwich and mumbled, "Okay,"
"Any cute boys?" She pressed. I wasn't sure if she was serious or teasing.
"Um….," I hummed. The others looked just as confused as I did.
"Too soon to tell, I guess," Alice decided and she sank back into Jasper's arms with a tiny smirk on her impish face. They were a really cute couple I had to admit. They very subtly showed their love for one another. Rosalie and Emmet were far more blatant about their relationship. It made me uncomfortable to see them kiss or cuddle because they did it so passionately that they should, as the expression goes, 'Get a room'!
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The remainder of the day dragged on. I had one class in the afternoon without Silver. It was Math. I was kind of glad, because Silver was not very interested in the subject and therefore she slacked off and liked to borrow my work and pass it off as her own. It is called cheating, but Silver calls it 'a loan'.
I also enjoyed math because it was a challenge. I liked figuring out the problems. Each one was a puzzle. Silver found it boring I think because she could look up things from the past to give her formulas and such so it was almost too easy for her. I tried to explain to her that she didn't have to use her talent, but she didn't understand that concept. I on the other hand, I didn't look for the answers. Not that I was sure I could see them if I tried, but I liked to solve the problems on my own.
Math class also proved to be my one place to make acquaintances without Silver's charm radiating over me. A quiet girl, named Jodie, sat next to me. She was polite, smart, and not too pushy. We casually worked on our own assignment and when we got stuck, we worked together and helped each other to solve the problems. There was no talk of boys, clothing, or being BFFs and that is how I wanted it.
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I was glad when the day ended. You can only have one first day and now it was over. Soon the hype would die off and we would be just two other students at Forks Middle School. The car ride home from school was the same as the one to school. Silver was busy chatting to Alice about her day. I think I actually heard her say something about a 'cute boy' but I tried to block it out. We pulled up to the white house at three pm on the dot. Edward drove quite fast!
I slammed the Volvo door shut as I exited it. Everyone was already inside and it was just Edward and I trailing behind. He parked the car and came up behind me like a flash of lightning. I turn my head to check it out. I lost my footing and tripped, hitting the ground hard. My book bag scattered and a bunch of my things fell out.
"Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to scare you,"
"You didn't,"
He eyed me questioning if I was lying or not.
"Are you hurt?"
"No," I grunted, getting to my feet. My hands stung a bit, and my knee had hit the ground first so it throbbed, but I was not about to complain about this. Edward swiftly picked up all my books and shoved them back into my bag.
"Thanks," I told him as he handed it back to me. Then we continued in through the large, white doors. The main room was so large and empty that my footsteps echoed. The piano caught my eye.
"Do you play?" Edward asked.
"Um, ya. I mean…I used to," I answered him.
"You are welcome to play whenever you like, you know,"
"Is it yours?"
"It is ours. But yes, I am the one who plays it mostly," I confided in me.
"I bet you are very good," I said. He shrugged and shied away. I looked back over to the piano. He motioned for me to go over to it. So I did. It was too tempting to resist. He stood against the wall and watched me. I took a seat on the bench and touched the keys softly. I took a moment to reminisce about how much joy music had brought me in the past.
I turned to look at Edward, but he was no longer there. And so I played. It wasn't anything in particular. Just music I could see notes for in my head. It was a bit melancholy, but that was how I was feeling lately so I guess it made sense why that was the music seeping out through me and into the beautiful instrument. The acoustics in the room made the notes sound almost haunting. I felt more happy in this moment than I had in weeks. I didn't even care that the whole house was probably listening to me.
Coming up next…a fight breaks out!
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