SNAP.

Fuck. I opened my clenched fist and let the shards of wood fall from the edge of the desk.

I isolated myself again...focused on the inconsequential noise around me – diverted myself from smashing through the wall. The steady heartbeats, the fluttering rush of blood through their veins, the pull of their breaths, their shuffles as they fidgeted their way through the lesson.

When my hunger was satiated I could bear to observe these minute details about humans, my vampire side allowing them to hit me full force and be truly observed. They proved a good distraction.

As the lesson progressed I felt my anger ebb away and by the time the screeching bell rang, I was ready to face them with a clear head. As if reading my thoughts Bronzy, (nickname potential), was waiting for me outside the classroom, his eyebrows knit together, concentrating, like he'd just been confronted with a complex math problem that his life depended on solving.

While the other students filtered slowly out of the classroom, heading in either direction to their next lesson, we remained in stand-off staring each other down.

"This way-we need to talk"

"Then talk"

"Not here"

"It's a good a place as any, so..." I dropped my bag and slid down the wall, determined to be a difficult as possible, "speak bronzy".

He scowled and looked ready to smash me through the wall, until a chuckle broke the tension from down the left hall.

"Her-I like"

"Emmett..."

"Oh come on Edward, she's only having a laugh. Why does everything have to be life and death? It's not like we're interrogating her".

"Like I'd give anything away"

Emmett smirked back at me.

"HIM-I like" I shot Edward a pointed look.

"Hey hands off half-beat"

"Oh good...Barbie's back. Are those claws detachable or part of the set"?

I swear she could turn me to dust with just the look she shot me but she didn't seem fully convinced and began to lunge at me.

"ROSALIE!"

Emmett grabbed her and held her back as I stood and steadied myself. Then I began hallucinating, because I swear I saw a fairy float down the hallway.

"Now, now children" the fairy giggled lightly "let's try to play nicely". She shot a look at Rosalie and then turned to me, "I'm Alice".

Insert awkward hug.I'm being hugged. By a vampire fairy. Did someone pipe drugs into the air conditioning or was this truly happening?

"I...umm...Leah"

"We're going to be great friends...I've seen it...well some of it-subjective"

"Should I know what that means?"

"She...visions...Look we really need to talk to you – seriously and not here".

"Well...Bronzy" The look that graced his face made me backtrack " Edward...How about we meet after school, I can't really afford to ditch, what with the whole 'trying to sort my life out 'plan I have going on. Anytime after 4 though – name the co-ordinates".

"The baseball field?" Emmett smirked. I'm guessing his mind was elsewhere than on Edwards's serious talk of impending doom. Instead of shooting the idea down, Edward began to relay instructions while I fumbled around my bag for a pen and paper. Guess Bronzy didn't trust me with his house keys just yet.

"I'll be there around 4.30 then "I mumbled against the pen clamped in my teeth and shoved the paper into my bag.

"Great "Another Alice Hug Special coming right up "I'll see you then-come on Jaspers waiting by the cars".

"Wait...you're ditching?"

"Emergency hunting trip-Carlisle had to work over the weekend and we like to stay together when hunting so we put it off but we're all getting into the danger zone hunger wise. We'll be back in time to meet you in the baseball clearing though"

"Okay, well...good luck with Bambi then"

I swear Rosalie growled as I walked past her to my next...shit. I was incredibly late for Maths. Which building was that in again?