Previously on We started over:
"Hey buddy, I thought I told you to run?"
This means we'll be brother and sister by blood—that I'll always be by your side no matter what Bella"
"Yeah ... deal with him and then .. then we'll talk okay?"
"I'm kinda an enchantress surprise!"
Bella explained everything to Jacob her history, her powers when she found out about it she told him she discovered it through dreams but most of the information she got from her ancestor.
She told him of how strong she is and that she will only get stronger the older she gets.
She told him about the previous timeline but only bits and pieces , she doesn't mention how she died and let's him assume it was because of James, she doesn't want him to have another reason to dislike the Cullens , especially since her mate was one of them.
She told him about how shifters were created to keep the balance between humans and vampires and how vampires are necessary in the world. She explained to him that if the vampires were destroyed humanity would over populate the earth and deplete it's resources over.
She explained that her family decided to leave their existence even if it was a mistake but created a counterpart so that vampires would a natural enemy that kept them at bay.
By the time she was done explaining the bottle of Jack Daniels was gone, empty sitting on the round table Bella was buzzed, her words slightly slurred as she asked Jacob forgiveness, she asked him to forgive her for taking away his choice—but the only thing Jacob told her was that even if Bella didn't trigger the gene early he was sure it would've happened anyway with the Cullens being back in forks.
She cried on his shoulder—telling him that she loved him and would make sure to keep him safe . For the first time since she's come back to the timeline she felt lighter —she knows she told Rosalie everything but still being able to open up to Jacob about these things made her feel better and a lot less alone.
At 3 am the two of them decided to get some sleep, the day had been tiring: torture, being kept as a hostage and burning down a warehouse to kill a vampire certainly took a toll on the teenagers.
Morning rolled by, the skies remained dark but slightly lighter than yesterday.
She couldn't believe that time had passed so quickly. It had already been two months since she came to forks to live with her father. In June Rosalie would graduate and she would've normally been stuck in school another year but that was before she decided to enroll in senior classes online. She kept her schedule mostly the same attending junior lectures just because —but she didn't need or want to be stuck in high school while her mate was off doing whatever.
Now all she needs to do is break the news to her dad—she never did tell him about the extra classes nor the extra credit she worked on. There wasn't really any need besides the past two months had been hectic, trying to balance everything she knew about the future.
The one thing she knows won't happen is the Cullens leaving, since she already told them she was anything but a human—and she wasn't dating Edward who would try and save her soul or some shit like that.
The alarm rings promptly at 7 am the morning ,on the floor beside the bed she hears Jacobs loud snores. She envies the bastard—'oh how I wish I could sleep more' she thinks
Groaning slightly she feels the after effects of the Jack Daniels she drank the night before and well into early morning.
"Gods I've got a headache" she mumbles , untangling herself from the bed sheets, she pads across the room grabbing her necessary items.
Once she finds everything she was looking for she goes to the bathroom to take care of her morning routine. The shower provides some relief to the pounding headache she's saddled with, her mouth feels dry .. like cotton , she grimaces at the remaining taste of stale alcohol.
"Gods that's amazing" she groans rolling her shoulders and the drops hit her body, she cleans herself and goes through the rest of her morning routine , squeezing out a huge amount of toothpaste on the brush to get rid of the taste lingering in her mouth.
Brush—rinse—gargle—spit.
The process is mechanical, she wipes away the fog on the mirror and stares at her reflection, there's light bags under her eyes, she guesses from the late night —and the night before. Her skin and face is healed, no evidence of her ever being in a brutal encounter with a vampire. Once she's satisfied she decides to forgo drying her hair and just tying it into a messy bun.
She dresses quickly, jeans , shirt jacket and sneakers. Her make up consists of concealer to hide the bags, and a bit of eye liner to make her look more awake than she actually felt. Her eyes had a red tinge to it but she ignored it instead she concentrates on her iris's , instead of her usual brown in both eyes she sees her left eye shaded in a light brown-bordering on green but her right eye was the bigger shock , it was azure blue the same blue that usually came about when she made active use of her magic— She wonders whether it's because she used so much magic yesterday ? ' no can't be' she shakes 'then how the hell did I get a sudden onset bout of Heterochromia'
She inhales a sharp breath, closing her eyes , she feels her magic calm—steady—no fluctuations whatsoever so why is it showing? She shakes her head before releasing a resigned sigh.
'Nothing I can do about it now' she thinks as she opens her eyes to the same view she had just a minute ago—she needs to consult her spell books for any clue.
She doesn't know why it's changed all of a sudden but there's nothing she could do about it for now at least.
After a greasy breakfast she leaves a note on the fridge Jacob that she left for school and his own breakfast was in the warmer if he wanted it.
She thinks back to how Jacob apparently got there and thumps her head "dammit that truck is still at the warehouse"
She sighs throwing her book bag in the passenger seat, she spots her phone, she remembers throwing it there before she faced James.
She turns it on and sees a dozen messages some from Rosalie and Alice then she scrolls further and sees Matt tried calling her. She doesn't open the others she knows what they will say—she knows Rosalie's would say that they needed to fight it together but like she told the vampire before that wasn't a chance she was willing to take. Thankfully Jacob managed to come out alright.
'Victoria' the name rings in her head as she pulls into the car park. She spots Rosalie's car , and sees the rest of the Cullens standing around.
She dials Matt's number waiting for the call to go through.
"Matt"
"Morning to you too Bella" he chirped
"Yeah morning, listen keep the detail on Renee , I don't know whether it's necessary but it's better safe than sorry. I already handled the blonde male but with everything that happened yesterday I kind of forgot about the red head"
"That doesn't sound like you" he says knowingly .. she bites back a snort at how true it is.
"Yeah, but you know me I'm a sucker for family—logic takes a back seat then"
"Clearly" he drawls
"Hey it's true ..I love my family you know that and plus I see your family as mine too" she ignores the fact that the Cullens can hear her speak.
"What about Renee ?"
Scoffing "she doesn't count" she says quickly
"Yet you have an entire pack watching her"
She laughs at the irony, shaking her head she denies "no that's because Derek is a bum and needs money—Scott doesn't want to depend on his mom for cash —styles goes everywhere Malea goes and well Lydia is one of my favorites"
Chortling on his side of the phone at the flimsy excuse "Bella it's okay to care about her you know? even though she doesn't deserve it, that's what makes you, you — you have a big heart and even if you don't see her as a mother anymore you still wouldn't wish her dead" he says calmly.
A beat of silence goes through the phone and she sighs "You know me so well Matt" she chuckles lightening the mood a bit.
"Yeah well you're my favorite billionaire client It's my job to know you" she doesn't hold back her snort this time, she sees the students mill into the school, and glances at the time on the dashboard, it was nearly time for the warning bell.
"I'm your only billionaire client" she deadpans.
"Even more reason to kiss your ass" he chuckles
"Shut up Matthew , pass on my message to Derek and tell him to be in contact with me if they need anything alright? Actually on second thought give the idiot my number I'm sure he's lost it again."
After a few more laughs they say their goodbyes, the line dies just as the warning bell rings indicating they've got about life five more minutes .
She sees Rosalie still standing with Alice by their cars. She gets out and walks toward them giving the others a wave.
Her sunglasses firmly on her face, some of the students who were still walking at their own sedate pace into the building gave her some weird looks.
"Hey honey" she said with a smile, Rosalie returned the smile but tilted her head.
"You do realize there is no sun right? Otherwise eddy would've been shining like a disco ball Bella-bear"
Bella rolled her eyes at Emmet, chuckling at the joke "hmm though I'm sure the same can be said about the rest of you" She quipped
"But no it's not really for that though—somethings happened with my eyes and I hardly feel like answering a thousand questions today" she shrugged
"Are you okay ? What happened?" Rosalie stepped closer to her mate with her hand reaching to lower her sunglasses, Bella allowed her too. When she lowered the sunglasses she was just as shocked as Bella was.
"What...?"
"I know , I know shocking right? .. but hey let's go we're gonna be late for class if we keep dawdling" she said , her hand slipped into Rosalie's and she gave a soft squeeze.
"Can we talk later?"
Rosalie side eyed her girlfriend carefully, her mind was still wrapping around the change in Bella's eyes and what it could possibly mean. "Sure"
A smile over took Bella's features she plastered a chaste kiss on Rosalie's lips before waving bye.
The hallways went deadly quiet as they watched the scene before them , Isabella the chief of police's estranged daughter kissing the Ice Queen Cullen , to say that it was news was an understatement. After a beat of silence whispers broke out along the hall , while Rosalie curled her lip in disgust at how easily these teenagers where entertained.
"I suppose the masses know that you're taken now Rosie" said Emmet from her side. She scoffed walking along the hallways with a blank expression.
"It's not like I was going to hide it anyway—they should know that Bella's mine" she said firmly.
"Ooh possessive aren't we" chortled Emmet "heard some girls whispering about how strong Bella is ? When she took down that idiot Ethan ?" He continued disregarding the frown on Rosalie's face at the words.
"No actually I didn't but thanks for letting me know, I suppose I have to make it clear to those little girls they don't stand a chance"
A/N alright not much happening here though Bella's eyes ? What could it mean?