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Summary:

When best friends Rosalie Hale, Alice Brandon and twins Bella and Lena Swan get picked for a years school exchange program and meet the Cullen brothers Edward, Emmett, Jasper and Karson anything could happen- Like getting lost in the middle of Canada whilst on their way back to where the Cullen's live… what else could possible go wrong-------Right?

Oh and by the way, the Cullen's are vampires, I am planning on changing the girls soon and putting some M rated bits is as well, so if u don't like it don read it I will put up a warning like this *MRATED* when I do. Thanks for reading… ________________________________________________

I watched as Emmett, Edward and Jasper wrestled Jacob outside. Karson refused to let my shoulders go, Esme had placed herself in front of the other girls so they didn't do what I knew we all had going through our minds, go outside and make sure Jacob was alright, I heard a growl and Karson pushed me into Esme's waiting arms. Then he was gone…

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Edward's POV:

The minute the dog snapped at Lena we all went into defensive, Esme placed herself in front of the other girls, Karson dragged Lena behind her so that she wouldn't get her. She still had Carlie in her arms, I should have warned Karson about this, bringing the child out into the garage when I realized what this boy was.

I help my brothers wrestle him out of the garage and onto the front lawn. As no one came down this way, I knew that we were safe if it came to a fight. The minute the boy was in his wolf form and growled at us I could hear Karson joining us. We had the odds on our side if we had to fight him off. Four Vampires against one extremely young werewolf.

Though he growled at us he didn't seem to want to attack, he was very reluctant to do so. He knew fighting us would hurt the girls, just like we knew it. In the garage I could hear Lena struggling against Esme's rock arms, she was determined that she would get outside to see what was going on. "Bella, take Carlie and go upstairs… Esme, let me go… Oh, for crying out loud, Karson I know you can hear me! You lot leave him alone! Jacob means us all no harm, he is a friend! ESME LET ME GO!!"

Jacob growled again as he heard Lena shout, I shot Karson a look of warning before saying, "Esme, let her go. Holding on to her will only make things worse."

I then heard the fantail struggle to get outside, Lena came out first followed by Rosalie and Alice. Before she could however get close to Jacob Karson pulled her into his side. Emmett and Jasper did the same with their mates. Bella followed her friends but stopped by my side on her own accord. Esme was stood guarding Carlie.

Lena glared at Karson as she tried to free herself from his grip, her eyes snapped closed and Karson snarled at her, "Ria, don't you dare think about it-!" however before he could finish his sentence her body had gone rigid and she had projected her mind so that she was stood next to Jacob. He just stared at her coldly.

"Jake, Carlie Rose is human. Karson and his brothers helped save her life. DON'T YOU ROLL YOUR EYES AT ME, JACOB BLACK!!!" she explained, snapping her last words out loudly.

Bella nodded, "It's true, Jake. That's the reason Lena looks like she's gone ten rounds with Mike Tyson. She tried to stop the vampires killing Carlie, my stupid sister went up against three vampires."

Jacob's eyes flashed at me and my brothers. Alice just rolled hers, "Not the Cullen's, stupid. They don't drink human, why would they hunt in their own backyard if they did?"

Jacob rolled his wolf eyes again, Lena reached out and thumbed his shoulder. "Stop being a twit, Jake. Change back, you know I cant stand dogs."

Rosalie smirked as she heard her best friend speak. The fact that they weren't scared and running in the opposite direction made me wonder if any of the girls had their heads screwed on right. Jacob looked at Lena, she just smiled at him and placed an arm around his shoulder, Karson growled under his breath at her but she shot him a look that made him stop.

Bella looked at me and said, "See we told you Jake was no threat." as Jacob ran out into the trees to change back into his human state. Lena looked at Karson before projecting herself back in her body. When her body came out of it's rigid state she didn't smile at him but pulled her arms out of his hands. Then she muttered, "Don't ever do that again, Karson McCarty Cullen, I may be you fiancée but this doesn't mean you have any right to stop me from doing things. It is not 1935 anymore."

Karson looked taken aback by this but he quickly recovered, "Don't speak to me like that, Ria. Wolves are dangerous, especially the young ones. Unpredictable."

She growled at him under her breath and looked up when Jacob came back out from behind the trees, he was only wearing a pair of trousers I had noticed that were tied around his ankle before. He was still glaring at Karson. His voice had an underlying anger when he spoke again, "You are planning to marry a bloodsucker, have you lost it completely?"

"Jacob, be nice." Bella said, her arm resting on mine. Lena just smiled at him before looking up to Karson's face.

"yes, I plan to marry Karson. Why shouldn't I?"

Jacob stared at her, like she had gone absolutely crazy. "Your barking mad."

Rosalie laughed at this, Alice joined her. Lena just rolled her eyes and muttered, "Coming from the guy who turns into a wolf." Jacob smirked at her before saying, "Well, that's the kind of reckless thing you would do, Lena. But I must remind the bloodsuckers of the treaty they had made with my people."

Lena frowned at him, Karson growled again. Jasper raised a hand to quieten us all down. "We have not forgotten the treaty, dog. It is not something we take lightly. However there is a circumstance that we need to do discuss that regards the girl's safety."

"What circumstance?" Jacob's face snapped around to Jasper. Jasper remained calm before he said, "Shall we take this inside? It doesn't seem right to discuss this outside."

The girls were still frowning not understanding what was being said. Lena looked at Karson again, her eyes blazing with the unanswered question that all the girls had. Karson just looked down at her before leaning forward a giving her a small, chaste kiss. She smiled and kissed him back, which made Jacob growl again. "Jeez, Jake. Anyone would think you were my keeper and not my friend."

Slowly we all walked inside, Jacob was slightly hesitant to come into our house, but he followed us into the living room were we all sat down. Lena sat herself down next to Bella and Karson, I stood behind the couch, my hands resting on Bella's shoulders. Now suddenly Jacob noticed something else was going on, "What are you all like seeing bloodsuckers now?!'

Alice looked at him and smiled gently, "Jake, just stay calm ok?" Jacob glared at her, but Alice stayed calm, an unusual thing for her as she was normally so hyperactive.

Esme came in the room holding Carlie which made Lena jump up. I watched Jacob as he winced when she lifted her daughter into her arms and pulled her close. "Sorry, I didn't want to interrupt. Carlisle will be home shortly, I'm sure he wants to be here to discuss this all with you. I shall set the dining room up with some food."

I smiled at my mother as she looked back at us all. She was the most loving person I had ever meet, even if her nose was slightly wrinkled up against the smell that was Jacob. "Jacob, would you like something to eat as well?"

Jacob looked taken aback at this kind question. Rosalie smirked and said, "Thank you, Esme. I'm sure when Jake gets over the shock, I am sure that he will want some food. He eats like a horse."

We all laughed at this, even Jacob. Lena settled herself down beside Bella and Karson, she rested her head on Karson's shoulder when he placed an arm around her. He reached over and stroked Carlie's face with his fingertip, scared that he would hurt her if he touched her anymore.

Rosalie's POV:

I couldn't believe I was stood, my arms folded across my chest, next to Emmett staring at the only guy I have ever despised as much as I did him. Jacob, now a werewolf, was staring back at all of us his question was still unanswered but I think he got the message.

Esme flittered around the room getting things sorted that didn't need to do, the was never a speck of dust anywhere in the whole house. A habit she did every night before Carlisle got home from the hospital. I sometimes found it annoying but she would not and could not be stopped.

Nobody spoke until the boys heard the sound of Carlisle's Mercedes near the house. "Carlisle's will be here in a moment, shall we go into the dinning room" Edward asked.

We all nodded and stood up, Karson laid his arm around Lena's hips and together they walked towards the dinning room. The rest of us followed, Emmett resting a hand on the small of my exposed back. I didn't shudder although his hand was freezing.

Once we had settled down again, Carlisle walked into the house. His nose wrinkled up at the smell I couldn't smell. I guess Jacob had that effect on the vampires, because they all refused to go near him, meaning Alice and me were sat next to him. Lena refused to be sat near him, in case he lost his temper and turned on her again. It was a risk she didn't want to take whilst holding Carlie.

Carlisle looked at us all before saying, "I take there is a matter here we need to discuss?"

Edward nodded, "Jacob is from the Quileutes."

"Ah, I see. I take you have came to speak to us about the girls."

Jacob looked at the creator of nearly all the vampires in the room. Jasper was the only one who had wondered towards them on his own.

Jasper served as a Major in the Confederate army during the Civil War. The vampire family that changed him in 1863 was very different from the Cullen's in their dietary habits –they fed off humans. Jasper became depressed over his way of life and sought something better. That's when he found the Cullen's by accident, now he was a vital part of their family.

"I was sent here to remind you of the treaty that you made seventy years ago. The girls are not to be bitten in anyway or we will forced to announce a war on you." Jacob said, I watched him as my best friend's heads all snapped around to stare at him.

Lena spoke, "You mean, if the Cullen's were to bite us in anyway, you would have to kill them?" her voice had an edge of panic in it. I knew what she was thinking the minute she looked back to Karson's strained facial expression.

"That's exactly what I mean, Lena." Jacob answered, his voice cold as he spoke. I guessed he already classed us as his enemy.

Bella frowned at him and said, "Jake, there is something you need to know." Jacob glanced towards her and asked, "What?"

I sighed, my voice still not as harsh as it would be if I was speaking to him at home, "We don't really have a choice anymore. It's that or we all get killed."

Jacob frowned at this, not quite understanding my words. I looked at Carlisle who took other from what I had said, "What Rosalie means is, that the vampires that make the rules in our world have one very strict one. That is keep the secret…"

"Keep the secret? What an earth does that mean?"

Karson took Lena's hand in his, a soft expression on his face as he looked at her. Then he spoke, his voice relaxed, lazy even, "That means that if the Volturi find out the girls know we are vampires. They will send someone to kill them."

Jacob growled loudly at this, making Carlie cry and Lena throw him a look of disgust. "And you are going to do what? Turn them for their own good?"

Alice reached forward and laid a hand on his arm, "Jake, they are not forcing us to do anything. It is our decision, if we want to be turned the they will do it to keep us safe. If not they will do everything they can to keep us safe."

I watched as Jacob's body began to shake in anger. The Cullen's looked worried until Lena snapped, "Oh, for all that is good and holy, get a bloody grip Jacob." she didn't have much patience with his anger, neither did I.

Jacob calmed down slightly and asked, "Have you made a decision yet?"

None of us really wanted to answer that question, but we knew if we didn't he would go mad and probably tear us all to pieces. It was Bella who took over this part, "Jake, we all have decided on the same thing. We want to spend forever with the Cullen's and preferably not get eaten to death by a bunch of human blood drinking vampires."

Jacob growled again before getting up and storming out of the house. Lena looked a little worried and Edward said, "he needs time to think. His pack need to know what is going on. I'll keep an eye on his thoughts."

Carlisle nodded grateful for that, he went to turn around before Karson said, "On a much happier and less dangerous note." Carlisle turned and looked at him, "Yes?"

Lena smiled as Karson took her hand, he looked back at Carlisle and said, "I have asked Ria to marry me once we graduate, and she has agreed. Me, Ria and Carlie Rose are going to be a proper little family, as of next summer."

Carlisle looked like he was going to burst with pride, Esme was sat next to him and huge smile on her face. "Well, congratulations you two. I do wish you all the happiness you can have. Does you father know yet, Lena?"

Karson was the only person in the house that dared to call Lena Ria. Her face was as soft as the expression of Karson's. She looked at Carlisle before saying, "No, we haven't. I was going to tell him at Christmas, when he comes up here, and when he hasn't got his gun with him. It would be hard to explain to him why Karson didn't drop dead if he shots at him. We'll have to explain about Carlie."

Everyone laughed at this, that was going to be a hard one to explain, if Charlie did shoot Karson. Then again explaining to him about Carlie was going to be more tricky.

Edward's POV:

This was the time of day if wished I could sleep. We were all getting ready for high school. Or was purgatory the right word for it?

If there was a punishment for all my sins, this should make up for them surely. The boredom was something I couldn't get used to; every day seemed worse then the day before.

I suppose this is how me and my brothers slept- if sleep was the inert word for our inactive periods of days.

Bella was arguing with Lena, Rosalie and Alice about some sort of outfit that she didn't want to put on. I saw it in Alice's mind and what she had planned for my girlfriend and I decided to come to her rescue. But Karson cut me off, he was holding Carlie to him and she was watching his facial expressions. She was now only two weeks old, but she seemed to be very alert for her age.

"I wouldn't go in there if I was you, Edward. Lena will skin you alive, and Alice and Rose will probably ripped your face off." he wince at the thought of that, so did I to be honest. Lena could be scaring when she wanted to. She was still thinking of beating me to death with a shovel if I ever hurt Bella.

"What are they going to her? Shoving bamboo splinters under her nails or something?" I asked.

Karson just shook his head, "No, Lena and Alice are trying to get her into an outfit that looks more like something Lena would wear to bed…"

"Yeah, doubt Bella would put up so much of a fight if it was bamboo splinters." Jasper said, standing behind us. Emmett laughed as he joined us.

"Come on, girls, just force it over her head and be done with it." he said, Rosalie poked her head round the door and smirked, "Already done, Emmett. I have no idea how a girl related to Lena could put up such a fight when it comes to clothes."

Lena laughed and came out of the bedroom, the uniform she had on made Karson growl at her, "You're not going to school in that, Ria. Do You know how many guys I'll have to kill."

She was wearing the shortest, black skirt I had ever seen, with a white shirt which she had open provocatively, she wore black fishnet tights and a pair of ankle high boots. I frowned at her, agreeing with Karson and hundred percent. She just walked up to him and placed a kiss on his lips.

"I ain't changing for no one. Anyway, at least I haven't gone see through like Rose."

Emmett growled at this and I smirked, then I went, "What have you done to Bella?!"

"Jeez, Edward. Take a chill pill or something. Bella's not dressed like me or Rose, neither is Alice." Lena laughed lifting her daughter out of Karson's arms and into her body.

Marialena's POV:

Anyone would think that I would dress my sister in the same style clothes that I would wear. Ok, maybe I would if she would let me, but I knew her taste and I knew mine, and they were no way near each other.

I smirked as I watched Edward's jaw drop at the sight of my sister. Rosalie had done her hair in loose curls around her face, which had the hint of makeup on, her lips glittered with the gloss that Alice had smeared on them. Her outfit was a simple navy blue blouse with a tight pair of white jeans. Alice had taken mercy on her by giving her a pair of nay blue ballerina shoes. Yet she had still complained about the outfit until Alice threaten her Truck back home.

'Told you so,' I thought smugly as I walked downstairs to hand Carlie over to Esme. She was going to look after her until lunch when she would bring her to school so me and Karson could see her. I didn't know how I was going to cope being away from her for four hours.

I kissed my daughters head and muttered, "mummy and daddy will see you at lunch, little princess." I watched as Karson kissed her forehead too, before I passed her over to Esme. I was close to tears as I walked into the garage with the others in tow.

I climbed into my Lamborghini with Karson and watched as my sister and friends climbed into their cars. Esme was going to use Edward's Volvo at lunchtime so that she could bring Carlie to see us.

It took us all ten minutes to get to school and when we did, Karson guided us to the reception area so we could let them know we had arrived at school. Rosalie and Alice were talking about some thing that had to do with a long day at school, Bella was going slightly green in the face.

We walked into the room, and saw a tiny little woman, who looked like she had passed the retirement age completely. She looked up as we walked in a smiled at the boys. I grimaced as she said, "Boys, it is lovely to see you again. I hope you are ready fro your last year here."

Politely Edward smiled at her and said, "Yes, we are thank you, Mrs. O'Hagan." Then however he said, "These are the exchange students, ma'am."

She turned at looked at us girls. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head as she saw what me and Rosalie were wearing. I looked back at her and smiled, "Mrs. O'Hagan. I am Marialena Swan, this is my sister Isabella and our friends Rosalie Hale and Mary Alice Brandon."

Her face went bright red for a second before she said, "Ah, yes. The girls from Forks. I have your lesson plans here, if you give me a second."

"Sure," Rosalie said, her voice confident as always.

Then I heard a growl and as I turned around my eyes fell on someone I didn't want to see. Rex. I knew the boys couldn't do anything here, in front of Mrs. O'Hagan and the teacher who came in with him. Karson took my hand is his as I started to shake, my head started to swim and my vision blurred slightly. Karson pulled me into his arms and muttered, "It's ok, darling. He's not going to hurt you anymore, I wont let him."

I just nodded. Rosalie went and collected our lesson plans and I tried to smile. Then Mrs. O'Hagan said, "Oh, Karson. I heard you're a daddy now. How is the little one doing?"

Karson smiled and said, "Carlie Rose is fine. Mrs. O'Hagan, Marialena is actually Carlie's mother."

Rex looked up as he heard this, everyone in the room that knew him was on edge. I wanted to run out of the room as fast as I could, Karson seemed to sense that because he excused us within a matter of seconds. The lot of us walked out of the office and went to sit outside. We still had a little while until we had to go to our first class.

Karson pulled me into his stone arms, I turned my face into his chest and let him sooth me. Bella was standing next to us, her hand resting on Edward's arm, "What is he doing here, Edward?" she asked.

"He found out that we were going here… he's a senior here…" Edward said, he looked down at me when I looked at him, "I'm sorry, Lena."

I shook my head, "No, it's fine. It's fine. You didn't know. He's not going to get the better of me."

Karson smiled as he kissed my hair. "That's my girl." he whispered in my ear. I smiled at him when he kissed my neck, all the tension in my body gave way for new feeling. A feeling that only he could give me.

Jasper groaned and said, "Please, will you to behave? How the hell am I supposed to survive the day if you two are throwing off lust waves all day."

We all broke out in laughter, Karson helped me off the floor and we walked towards our lockers. Luckily there were next to each other, Karson then took my hand, "Remember, Ria, he wont get to you, ok?"

I nodded before letting him kiss me again. My first class was Spanish, the only class I had on my own.

As I walked in I subconsciously started playing with my pendent with my left hand. I heard someone gasp as she saw the engagement ring on my finger. I turned and frowned at her. I was sure I heard the words, "That's the slappa who is with Karson."

I shook my head and frowned slightly before finding a seat at the back of class. I laid my bag down at the table and cupped my head with my hands as I put my elbows on the table. I was just about to close my eyes when I guy came over to me, he sat down next to me and when I looked at him, my heart dropped about fifty kilos of stones into my stomach. It wasn't Rex, thank god for that.

"Hey, you most be one of the new girls. I'm Demontae.", his voice reminded me of Charlie.

"Lena." I answered, my eyes returning to my books on the table in front of me. I didn't really want to talk to this kid, I wasn't being rude or anything, it was just I missed my daughter and I missed Karson. I knew we had Calculus together with Bella and Emmett next so it wouldn't be too bad.

"Lena, that's a pretty name."

"Thanks," I muttered. Demontae smiled at me before asking, "So, I hear you're living with the Cullen's."

This was a topic I could handle, not how pretty my name was. It was strange because two months ago I would have like it and flirted back. "Yeah, I am. Well, me, my sister and our friends are."

"Really, I couldn't imagine living with them."

I frowned, "Why not? They're really nice people." Although I was using the word people rather loosely this kid next to me didn't know that. He just smiled at me before saying, "Well, they don't really speak to anyone here. A lot of people think they are freaks."

The tone of his voice told me that he agreed with them, I could feel my anger build but before I could say anything to this jerk our teacher walked in and started the lesson. I cursed the kid in my head before concentrating on what was being discussed.

Edward's POV:

I walked towards my first class with Jasper and Rosalie, unfortunately we had gym together, Rosalie was already in a huff when she found this out. She hated Gym, it meant getting sweaty. But Gym in the first period was even worse. I could hear everyone thought, those of my family, including the girls, stood out to me.

Karson was worrying about Lena, not knowing if Rex was in any of her classes or not. But I could hear him smirking mentally when he walked into English to see Rex sat there. Lucky for Rex the seat next to him was already taken and Bella was with Karson. They made their way to the back of the class, Karson making sure Rex saw him. I smirked at the look of horror that came on Rex's face when he saw my brother.

Emmett and Alice were talking about something that had to do with the wedding on the 30th June next year. Emmett had been asked to be Karson's best man and the girls were all going to be Lena's bridesmaids. Bella was of course maid of honor as she was the bride's sister. They had science together which made me smirk, emmett couldn't stand the smell of food being cooked.

I frowned as I listen to someone cursing in her mind. It was of course Lena, someone had upset her by saying something about us Cullen's. I grimaced as she remembered what the kid next to her had said. She was about ready to hit the poor kid.

"Lena's upset again. That Demontae kid's wound her up." I muttered to Jasper, as we went into the changing rooms and he smirked.

"I wondered how long it would take for her to get pissed. After all we are the freaks of the school, Eddie."

I rolled my eyes at him, I hated being called Eddie and everyone in my family knew it. "It's not my fault she blows her top at the slightest insult."

Jasper laughed quietly as we go ready for gym. As it wasn't actually raining today we were outside running laps. I hated doing this, as I knew I couldn't actually use my full speed, or any speed at all. Jasper felt the same.

When Rosalie came out of the changing rooms, her hair pulled back into a ponytail. She jogged over to us in the very unflattering school gym outfits. She looked at us and muttered, "How the hell can you two still look so bloody good in these clothes?"

Jasper laughed before saying, "Come on, Rose. Let's start running."

Rosalie rolled her eyes and muttered, her voice mocking that of Jasper's, "Come on, Rose. Let's start running. Why don't you bloody drop dead, Jazz."

I laughed along with Jasper which just made Rosalie walk away from us, the minute she did some random girl came up to her. Rosalie just looked at her with a look that could freeze over hell. The girl didn't seem to mind, she flipped her long black hair over her shoulder and spoke, "Hi, I'm Emily. You most be one of the exchange students."

I heard Rosalie tell her to get lost mentally but she answered, "Yeah, I'm Rosalie Hale. Now what can I do for you, Emily?"

Emily smiled a thousand watt smile at her. "Well, I'm captain of the cheerleading squad and I was wondering if you wanted to try out. You seem to be just the right person for the team."

Rosalie rolled her eyes at the girl, "Look, I'm being nice here when I say I'm not interested in becoming a cheerleader. I don't jump around for some guys playing some ball game. I have more style then that."

Me and Jasper exchanged smirks as we jogged passed our brothers girlfriend. Emily looked really annoyed that she had been embarrassed like that by a new girl. 'Who does that blonde Barbie think she is?' was going through her mind as Rosalie turned her back on her and began to jog.

Within a couple of minutes she caught us up, "What a stupid cow." she hissed. Me and Jasper laughed at this, I had to agree with her though. This Emily didn't seem to be the kind of girl that took no for an answer, I gathered her daddy was some rich business owner that was never at home.

"She hates you, you know." Jasper said as we jogged past the bleachers were the cheerleaders were sat discussing their new strategy. Rosalie just said, "Do I look like someone prima ballerina, Jazz?"

I smirked at this, she maybe blonde and vain, but Rosalie didn't look like on of those cheerleader types.

Karson's POV:

After leaving Lena at the door of her Spanish class me and Bella walked towards our English class. Bella and me were both worried about the fact that Rex was here and we didn't know if he was in any of Lena's classes or not. My eyes scanned the room for any seats so that Bella and me could sit together. I had memorized Lena's classes so that I could remember which room to meet her at afterwards.

As I looked around I saw the familiar face of the guy that had caused my fiancée so much pain. I smirked and I knew that Edward was probably smirking over the look of fear that appeared on the guys face. Bella followed my eyes and glared at Rex. "Let's sit down, Karson." she muttered pulling me towards the back of the class.

Rex followed us, his eyes on me, and I just wished that seat next to him was empty. I would have been able to break his hands within a second not that anyone would have noticed anything. I was having a hard time concentrating anyway, it was as always my job to make the student body here think we were human.

With 631 students and 38 staff members that couldn't know what we were, my illusions came in handy. Of course the girls knew so I didn't have to worry about them thankfully. Bella watched me as I took notes, and glared at Rex. I was hoping that he would get so worried about being here that he would leave again.

Bella frowned at me as my hand flew across the page, her writing was a mess compared to mine. "Karson." she muttered under her breath at me. "Take a chill pill or something. As long as he's in here with us, he isn't with Lena."

I nodded and started to relax slightly, my eyes wondered to the front of class and noticed people looking back at me and Bella. I realized that they were only doing this because nobody ever sat next to me. It was safer for them, not that they knew that.

By the time lunch rolled around I was anxious to see Carlie it was like someone had taken part of me and Lena away with them. We had agreed that we would eat before we meet Esme in the car park, so Lena could give Carlie her half twelve feed. It was really upsetting her being so far away from our daughter.

Edward's POV:

I stared at the cracks in the wall in the corner of the cafeteria that nobody but my brothers could see. I listened to the chatter that came from my friends and brothers, it was the only way to block out the 631 voices that gushed like a river in my mind. Over 600 of these voice I ignored out of boredom, when it came to the human mind I had heard it all before and then some.

Today everyone was thinking about the girls that were wearing the Cullen crest, well they didn't know it was our crest but they knew we all wore it. Mine was a simple cuff like the rest of my brothers. The girl's were pendants. Carlisle and Esme had theirs on their wedding rings. The excitement over the girls was tiresomely predictable- like shining a flashy new toy to a child. I had seen their faces in so many thoughts today I lost count.

Only eight voices did I block out of courtesy, well seven really I couldn't count Bella's as I could never hear her mind, rather then distaste. My family: my three brothers and their mates, who were by now so used to their lack of privacy in my presence that they never gave it even a second thought. I gave them what privacy I could. I tried not to listen if I could help it.

Try as I may… I still knew.

Rosalie was think, as she did mostly, about herself. She had seen her reflection in the glasses of one of the students sat near us and was admiring the way she looked. Rosalie's mind was a shallow pool with a few surprises.

Emmett was fuming over the wrestling matches he had lost last night against Karson and Jasper, while the girls were asleep. It would take all his extremely limited patience to make it through the rest of the school ay before he orchestrated a rematch with them both. I never really felt intrusive reading Emmett's thoughts, because he never thought one thing that he didn't say aloud or out into action. If Rosalie's mind was a shallow pool then Emmett's was a lake with no shadows, glass clear.

Karson was worrying about Rex being here at school and what affects it would have on Lena. His mind also wondered to Carlie in a swift change of thought. Both Lena and Karson were going to see her the minute he finished coaxing food down Lena. I smiled as I watched them two laughing together. Karson's mind was rather predictable when it came to Lena, he surprised everyone with asking her to marry him. I hadn't even realized that he was thinking of doing it.

Lena's mind was the opposite. You could never tell what she would think about next. It was interesting most of the time, for it would never stay on the same trail of thought for very long. And also because she could project her mind I could only really hear half of what she was thinking. Like now her thoughts raced from Rex, to Karson, to Carlie then to the wedding in June.

And Jasper was suffering, I had to suppress a sigh. Being around the girls like he was didn't bother him until he was thirsty but here at school with all the blood in the room it was slightly worrying.

'Edward,' Alice called me in her head knowing full well that Jasper was suffering. She had my attention at once. It was the same as if she had called my name out loud.

I didn't turn my head to her, but she knew she had my attention. Alice and I had become good at these conversations. Nobody actually really caught us. I kept my eyes on the plaster.

'how is he holding up?' she asked me. I frowned slightly, not enough to give us away, but she would know what I was saying. If the others saw me I could claim I was bored.

'Is there any danger?' her mental voice was slightly panicky now that she had deciphered my frown. I turned my head slowly to the side, looking at the brick walls to the left of me, sighed and then looked back at the other wall. Only Alice would know I was shaking my head. She relaxed.

'Ok, let me know if it gets too bad.' I moved my eyes up to the ceiling and down again. 'thanks for doing this.' she answered.

I was glad that I could answer her aloud, what would I say? My pleasure? It was hardly that, I hated listening to Jasper struggle. It would be safer to admit that he couldn't cope in school. Why flirt with disaster?

It had been a week since our last hunting trip. That wasn't long for the rest of us, if we wanted to be risky around the girls that was. Karson was struggling to keep his thirst under control when Lena was too near him like now. He was doing a good job at it and getting a lot better then I was. Bella knew not to do any sudden movements so that her scent wouldn't torment me into killing her. Lena on the over hand was just bouncing on her chair, taking the risk as always.

Jasper was dangerous right now, extremely dangerous even.

At that moment a small girl from the next table flicked her hair over her shoulder, the fans blew her scent in our direction. I was used to the way that scent made me feel- the dry ache in my throat, the hollow yearn in my stomach, the automatic tightening of my muscle's, the excess venom that pooled in my mouth…

This was quite normal to ignore, usually. But with the sudden feeling of double that, I monitored Jaspers reaction. He was picturing how to kill the girl, imagining how her pulse would feel under his lips…

I had to kick his chair.

He met my gaze for a second then looked down. I could hear the shame and rebellion in his mind. Karson looked at me then back at Jasper. He frowned as Jasper muttered, "I'm sorry."

I shrugged, Alice smiled at him and muttered, "You're weren't going to do anything." to sooth him. I looked at Bella to hide the grimace that would have given her lie away. Alice had an uncanny way of predicting what was going to happen, and most of the time she was right.

"It might help a little if you think of them as one of us." Alice muttered under her breath, so no one could hear her but this table.

"I know that." Jasper replied curtly. Alice just rolled her eyes and got up with Karson and Lena. I could hear Esme's thoughts as she drove to the school car park. I frowned, as she wasn't alone with Carlie either. I climbed up out of me seat, the others did the same.

As we walked outside Esme was waiting for us, Carlie in her arms. Standing next to her was Jacob and another male. I didn't know him, but from his and Jacob's mind I could pick his name out as Sam, he was the alpha male of the pack Jacob belong to.

Alice and Bella smiled, Rosalie just ignored their presence all together. I knew she didn't like the dogs anymore then I did. Lena picked her daughter up and pressed her lips to her head. Karson reached into the back of the car and pulled out the nappy bag so that he could get Carlie's bottle out.

Emmett and Jasper glared at the wolves, so I guessed I was down to me to speak. "Jacob." I said greeting him curtly. "You brought a friend, how nice of you."

"Sam Uley." Jacob introduced. Bella and Alice looked at Sam and frowned, I guessed they didn't like the guy anymore then I did. "Sam, these are most of the Cullen's, Edward, Emmett, Karson and Jasper."

Esme didn't look up at them so I took it that she had already been introduced to Sam. I wrinkled my nose up slightly as Sam leant forward to shake my hand.

I did it out of a matter of manners not because I wanted to. "Sam. I guess you're here to speak to use about the treaty?"

"A rather good guess, Edward." At least Sam refrained from using the word bloodsucker as I had the word dog. I only kept that word open for Jacob. "Jacob has filled me in on the discussion you had a few weeks back."

Lena looked up know, her eyes full of fury. "Of course he did." she snapped at Sam. "We also know what you are planning to do if they do what we have asked them to do." She was sat in the car, feeding Carlie her bottle. Karson was crotched in front of her. He laid a hand on her arm and murmured, "Calm down, darling."

She just hissed at him, Sam looked at her for some reason his thoughts changed to the year before when Lena first went down to La Push with her sister. She had wondered off alone and decided she was going to do some hiking. Sam had found her, collapsed two days later. 'She looks better then last summer. Happier even though she's seriously pissed at the moment.'

I smirked at his thoughts, knowing that she was happier now then last year. Sam spoke again, "This is the reason we have come."

Emmett growled under his breath, "if you want a fight, you can have one."

Sam just smiled at him, "As much as a fight would make my day, Emmett. I don't really think you have much choice but to break the treaty. "

Jasper interrupted, "Look, can we talk about this after we get home. We still have three hours of school left. And Carlisle isn't home until six. I am sure Esme doesn't mind having you at the house."

That was the best any of us could come out with. But I wasn't so keen on leaving Esme with two dogs. Esme smiled at them before saying, "You are more then welcome to come back to the house. You have to be hunger and tired after your journey up here."

I smiled beside myself. Esme was just too loving for her own good at times. Lena looked up at her, a frown appearing in her face and Karson rubbed her arm softly.

Karson's POV:

By the time we got home, Lena was an emotional wreck, knowing that Jacob and Sam were in our home and near our baby was enough to make her jumpy. I pulled the car into the garage and said, "Their both fine, sweetie. The wolves are in the dining room eating Esme out of house and home. Esme and Carlie are upstairs in the nursery."

She nodded at me and climbed out of the car. Her feet had barely meet the concrete when we heard a five vicious growls and Lena screamed out for our child…