Chapter 14 One Year Past

It was our one year of being together and Travis had surprised me with a present and told me to pack up that we were going to be traveling somewhere and staying a while. I didn't have much because we never stayed in one place for more than a month, so we went out and bought a good deal more.

We finally got to our destination. It was a large brick building about ten stories tall. I stared at it, it looked newly built. I read the sign near the building.

"Peterson's Academy. Built in 1903. It has only been open for two years." I looked back at Travis who had a large grin on his face. I mirrored it, "Travis what's going on?"

"Well I remember you saying you wanted to go to school. I know I didn't support that decision much and I am still pretty hesitant on it, but for our one year, I enrolled us here. It has a blood bank right down the road and it happens to be where I met you."

"What?!"

"You attended this academy in 2008. I was on the roof looking around at the city when I first smelt you."

"2008?! What are you talking about?!" we hadn't ever talked about my previous life. Mainly because I didn't remember it and he didn't know me before hand to tell me about it. I had always assumed I was born in this era.

"Yea, sorry I should have told you that part. Anyway do you like this idea? I even got you back in your same room except on the other side of the building, the girl's side, and I got us both reasons for needing our own room so we don't have to share with a human. We don't need you killing your roommate in her sleep." He laughed at his joke and I frowned, but not long because my smile returned.

"You did this for me?! Thank you so much Travis! This is the best gift ever! I am so lucky to have you!"

He shrugged not being one for these moments, but I could tell how big his head was getting. "oh you can open your other present now." He handed me the small box and I tore it open.

It was two cardboard boxes with some writing on them that made no sense. "Contact Lenses? I mean thanks so much, but what are they?"

"Well, I had to take a quick trip back in the future to get them but you put them in your eyes and they will change your eye color. I got you brown and me green, that was your and my old eye color. That way no one will question our red eyes." He looked so proud of himself.

I laughed at his boasting "When did you do this?"

"About a month ago when you were in that stage of reading like a million books a day. That's when I decided to enroll us for our one year. I could tell how much you wanted to continue learning. It was super quick that's why you didn't notice my absence. If I had taken more than an hour you would have been transported back with me and seen what I was doing."

He was still boasting and I laughed. How could anyone not love him?

I plastered a kiss on his mouth and he took me through the doors. The building was gorgeous, but the inside was even better. It was so fancy. I felt like I was slightly beginning to remember the place when I recognized two double doors. They were extremely large wooden doors with giant golden handles. I had seen them in my dreams a countless amount of times.

I looked back and saw Travis signing us in and getting our schedules so I walked towards the doors to see what was on the other side. I was about to open then when he called my name.

"Bella, lets go."

"Yeah, can I just look…"

"Bella c'mon please this is a lot of luggage." He begged making it appear heavy as an act, though I know it was like lifting a feather. I laughed and decided I would look back in there later. "okay I'm coming."

Once in the stairwell we raced up the stairs and I beat him by two flights. I was still much faster than him though he blamed it on the luggage and something about letting me win anyway. I didn't argue because he was big with his ego.

We got to my room and I walked in setting my stuff down. "Look familiar?" he asked.

"No. Not at all. Though, those big doors downstairs looked pretty familiar."

"Hmm must be because this wasn't your actual room. I thought that may happen… so, I grabbed the schedule of the guy who lives in your old room. He happens to be in class right now and I happen to also have the key." He held up the gold key and I grabbed it racing him back to the stairs. We had to go at a human pace this time because there were some people around us and I let him win.

After flying up his ten flights we reached the kid's room. No one was around and we were about to enter when Travis paused. He straightened and his eyes turned black. I was about to ask what was up when I got tapped on the shoulder.

"Hello, I am Jefferson. Are you a new transfer I don't recognize you and I never forget a face. Especially one such as yours madam." I tried to hide my smirk. Is this what Travis had gotten upset about? Had he sensed that this human would hit on me? Ridiculous. He got jealous over every guy that flaunted himself at me though I never showed attention to them. Its not like he wasn't constantly hit on by girls left and right. They were a little more subtle then the men, but still.

"Hello, my name is Bella and this is my boyfriend Travis." Travis said nothing and still had a stone cold look on his face. He is unbelievable. I stared at him trying to get him to snap out of it. His face scared off Jefferson who backed off and walked to his room.

"You are unbelievable! He didn't do anything at all except say his name and he looked rather nice. If you are going to blend in you need to learn to be more friendly to peo…" he cut me off short.

"I could care less about that insignificant human. Though, he better not look at you twice. That's not what upset me though. You most likely don't recognize it because besides me you have never smelt another vampire before."

"Another vampire? Is here?" He nodded and unlocked the door to my supposed old room. I followed in behind him a little dazed and then it all flooded back.

"I remember this! This room… I remember it Travis!" he was still in his serious mode and searching around the room.

"A vampire lives here. In your old room. Man you seriously just attract our kind. I mean when you were human you dated one, then I find you and you become my mate and now your old room is lived in by a vampire attending an academy. That is very rare for us to be in a permanent type of location."

"…I dated a vampire as a human?" What was he talking about. He told me he knew nothing about my past, yet in one day he tells me my old school, that I lived in the future, shows me my old room, and tells me I use to date a vampire! "You told me you knew nothing from when I was human!"

"Bella, don't get like this now. I wasn't keeping stuff from you. In fact I am not even sure if you actually dated a vampire. You told me you did when you first saw me to scare me off. I assumed it was true because most humans don't recognize a vampire when they see one. And mainly because I could smell him on you…"

He paused and took in a large scent. "Damnit! How the hell! What kind of coincidence is this. How could he be…"

"What are you talking about? Who's he? What coincidence?"

He grabbed my arm and pulled me out. "Bella go get you stuff. We will just have to come back a different year. I don't like another vampire being around here. It's strange and suspicious. It makes no sense. We need to leave he will be upset when he smells us in his room."

"Travis…"

"Bella please just do this for me. Please. I will meet you in the lobby momentarily." I slowly, even for a human, turned around and walked to the stairs. "Bella a bit faster please. His class ends soon."

I sped it up. Travis had me pretty worried. Something wasn't right. He was keeping something from me, but whatever it was it had him nervous. Travis never got nervous. Ever. I rushed to my room grabbed everything that I fortunately hadn't unpacked and raced back to the lobby. Travis wasn't there yet and I began to get even more nervous.