Olivia's POV
"He's gonna be here any minute Bella so put on the stinking outfit and stop being so dramatic." I shouted while flinging my arms everywhere. I knew I was the one being dramatic but there is no way that she would know that. She huffed and did as I said.
The outfit I picked out to meet the Cullens was emo I have to admit. But hey, that's how I was feeling after all of the heart ache I suffered yesterday.
I picked a plain black top with a panda necklace to go on top, a pair of stripy black and grey skinny pants, with a studded belt. I also picked our grey converse and a small grey and black bow for our hair which should flow down our backs gracefully. Ok maybe the outfit is very emo.
"Are you ok Olli?" Bella asked me sadly. She always knew when something was up.
"Yeah im cool Bells, I just don't feel very peppy today, you know? If you want to wear something else it's cool." I said looking down at the pants.
"No it's cool. Maybe the family will think im a badass if I wear it." She replied with a laugh. I started to giggle but it turned into full-out 'can't stop' laughter.
"It wasn't that funny." Bella said looking amused at my laughter fit.
"It's… not… that." I choked through more laughter. I calmed down after about two minutes and sighed.
"It's just that you are going to a house full of vampires who are undead. And you're gonna look like you try and kill yourself in your spare time." I told her causing her to laugh as well.
*beep beep*
"I guess Edward's here." I said as we left the room and joined Edward in his car.
"Hello Olivia, Bella." He greeted.
"Hi Edward." Bella and I replied at the same time in a Charlie's angel's fashion.
"You too look…" He said struggling to find the words.
"Can it Cullen. I know we look emo." I replied as I crossed my arms over my chest and looked out of the window. Bella and Edward chuckled.
As we approached the mansion my jaw hit the floor and so did Bella's.
The house was like a dream… huge and full of clear windows; not what you expect when you think of vampires. Edward walked us in, there was sweet music playing in the house, Mozart I think.
"It's so light." Bella mused as she looked around.
"What did you expect? Coffins and dungeons and moats?" Edward asked her politely.
"No, not the moats." Bella replied with a small laugh. Edward led us up the modern
Staircase into a large kitchen where , Emmett, Rosalie and a woman I've
never seen before were cooking. The woman approached us.
"Bella, Olivia, we're making Italiano for you." She told us warmly. She had the whole
mother vibe to her.
"Bella and Olli this is Esme my mother for all intensive purposes." Edward told us.
"Bonjourno." Bella and I greeted together.
"Molto bene." She replied. We both nodded and I kept my hand firmly in Bella's.
"I hope you're hungry." She asked us hopefully.
"Yeah absolutely." Bella answered for us even though we just ate before we left
home.
"They already ate." Edward said tiredly and Rosalie cracked the glass bowl of salad
she was holding. Bitch.
"Perfect." She spat at us. I was about to say something rude when Bella squeezed my
hand.
"Its just that we know you guys don't eat so we thought…" Bella started but was
interrupted by Esme.
"Of course, it's very considerate of you Bella." She told her. Huh? I looked between
Esme and Bella curiously. Esme looked at me expectantly.
"Sorry, but how did you know that was Bella?" I asked gesturing towards Bella. Esme turned back to Carlisle who was right behind her in a flash.
"That is actually what I wanted you to speak to me about. Edward can't read either of your minds and none of us can smell you Olivia." Carlisle told me politely.
"What does that mean?" I asked him gravely.
"Everyone has their own individual smell but you… it's like you're not even there." He explained. Sounds cool. I nodded my head while I smiled. I heard someone snort and everyone except Bella and I turned to Rosalie.
"Just ignore Rosalie, I do." Edward told us.
"Yeah let's just pretending that this isn't dangerous for all of us." She sneered as she looked around the room.
"We would never tell anyone about you guys." I reassured as I held Bella's hand tighter.
"Rosalie knows that." Carlisle said to Bella and I.
"Yeah well the problem is that you too have gone public now so…" Emmett said but was interrupted by Esme. The tension in the room grew by about forty five percent.
"No they should know. The whole family will be implicated if this ends badly." Rosalie sneered. Ok this bitch has overstepped the mark… ow. Bella squeezed my hand way too tight.
"Badly as in… we would become the meal." Bella replied while nodding her head gravely. Oh my dear Bella, you can be so simple sometimes. The whole family started to chuckle lightly.
I turned my attention to the window when Alice jumped into the kitchen; Jasper followed close behind.
"Hi Bella and Olivia." She said as she came up and hugged us. I didn't faze me but Bella looked a bit stunned.
"Oh you do smell good and you don't smell at all." Alice chimed to Bella then me. I smiled, feeling slightly superior.
"Its ok, Bellivia and I are gonna be great friends." Alice said to Edward. Bellivia? That sounds like an eating disorder.
"Bellivia?" I asked Alice.
"Yh, it's what I call you; I've seen it." She said happily. That is like the worst nickname ever. Edward had explained her power to Bella who then explained it to me so I understood.
"Jasper is our newest vegetarian; it's a little difficult for him." Carlisle told us.
"Nice to meet you." Jasper said like he was trying not to open his mouth.
"It's ok Jasper. You won't hurt her." Alice told him. I felt good because I knew that it was only Bella affecting him.
"Im gonna take Bella on a tour of the house." Edward said while looking into her eyes and dragging her off. Just leave me here why don't you? Jasper visibly relaxed.
"So what's with the outfit?" Rosalie said as she walked up to me and circled me like prey. She wasn't frightening me one bit.
"So what's with the attitude?" I asked; that stopped her in her tracks and appeared in front of me with her eyes narrowed; I mirrored her expression. Her eyes softened so I did the same. Soon a smile broke out on her face.
"Not bad." She said as she walked away. Emmett followed her like a lost puppy but the rest of the family were gob smacked.
"What?" I asked no one in particular.
"It's just Rosalie. She doesn't usually take too kindly to strangers." Jasper told me with a slanted smirk on his face. Wow, that is the longest sentence I have ever heard him say. It wasn't until then that I got a proper look at his face. There were light outlines of scars, all moon shaped. I walked straight to him without hesitation and placed my hand on his cold cheek and traced over the scars.
"What happened to you?" I asked sadly. He looked surprised and judging by the total silence in the room, the others were too.
"Battle scars maam." He replied in a southern drawl. I pulled my hand away from his face and let it fall limply to my side. Poor poor Jasper.
"You are strong." I said quietly knowing that everyone could hear me. Although I could see his scars, I didn't pity him; I admired him. To endure that much pain and that many fights and still be here today is remarkable in my book.
I looked around the room blushing; Esme looked like if she could cry then she would. In a flash, she was right in front of me, clutching me close.
"Welcome to the family." She whispered with dry sobs.
"Please don't cry Esme." I whispered into her ear. She nodded and backed up, wiping her face unnecessarily.
"Can you see his scars completely Olivia?" Carlisle asked as he approached me.
"What do you mean?" I questioned him.
"You are the first human that we know of that can actually see Jasper's scars. Tell me Olivia, what do they look like to you?" Carlisle asked me curiously.
"Well, they are very faint. I can only just see them when I'm quite close like I was before." I told him truthfully. He looked like he was calculating something for a while until he spoke.
"Interesting, I would say that your eyesight is about 10% better than the average human. You are truly very special Olivia." He told me with an understated fervour. I nodded happily.
"Would you like a tour of the house Olivia?" Jasper asked me seriously and I nodded. He took me around their beautiful home and I couldn't believe how lovely it was and so clean. Suddenly, Jasper stopped at the top of the stairs and leaned on the banister, I mirrored him movements.
"No one has ever reacted to me like that before." He told me and he looked up from his shoes.
"Oh, im sorry if I offended you Jasper. I was just… I don't know." I babbled frustrated.
"No don't apologise. I didn't mind, surprised is all. Many people tend to stay clear of me or they're afraid but you… how could you feel so much admiration for someone that you hardly know?" He asked me as we approached any empty room with just a piano. Beautiful. My breath was taken away by this amazing instrument.
"Do you mind if I…?" I asked Jasper while I pointed to the piano.
"Go ahead." He smiled as I pranced into the large room. I sat down on the bench and ran my fingers across the keys softly. Oh how I miss my piano back home. I had taken lessons since I was five up to the age of fifteen when I surpassed the teacher. Instruments had been the only thing that differentiated Bella from me, she preferred the dull strings on her guitar but for me it was keys all the way.
"You gonna play something darlin?" Jasper said startling me as he appeared next to me on the bench. I smiled and began playing and singing,
You are my sweetest downfall Samson went back to bed You are my sweetest downfall Samson came to my bed Samson went back to bed You are my sweetest downfall
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the sheets of paper lies my truth
I have to go, I have to go
Your hair was long when we first met
Not much hair left on his head
He ate a slice of wonder bread and went right back to bed
And history books forgot about us and the bible didn't mention us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
I loved you first, I loved you first
Beneath the stars came fallin' on our heads
But they're just old light, they're just old light
Your hair was long when we first met
Told me that my hair was red
Told me I was beautiful and came into my bed
Oh I cut his hair myself one night
A pair of dull scissors in the yellow light
And he told me that I'd done alright
And kissed me 'til the mornin' light, the mornin' light
And he kissed me 'til the mornin' light
Not much hair left on his head
Ate a slice of wonderbread and went right back to bed
Oh, we couldn't bring the columns down
Yeah we couldn't destroy a single one
And history books forgot about us
And the bible didn't mention us, not even once
I loved you first
I finished with a high note.
"That was amazing." Jasper told me with his eyes square on mine. Thank-you.
"So who is it?" He asked my nonchalantly.
"Who's who?" I asked him in the same tone.
"The boy you were singing about?" He said like a question. I felt the blush reach my cheeks. Suddenly I started feeling like I wanted to shout my love to the world.
"It's Jacob Black." I practically spat out. I turned to Jasper who was smirking and scowled. Must be his powers.
"No cheating." I said playfully as I nudged him.
Thoughts?
I know this chapter was a bit dull but it had to be done.
Looks like Olivia has it bad for Jacob
Reviews please.
The song that Olivia played was 'Samson' by Regina Spektor, beautiful song. Check it out.
