Do you know how bored I am going to be until they go to Volterra? Very. At least this gives me time to write a relationship between Lucian and the Cullens.
Disclaimer: It's pretty obvious, but I don't own Twilight.
'Dearest' Cousin
Don't pretend as if you care. Alice was my sister-in-law, you only met her because of me. She wouldn't want you here to grieve with us.
My family wants nothing to do with murderers like you and your filthy coven.
Never try to contact any of us again.
Mrs Bella Cullen
Lucian walked hesitantly up the pathway to the house, deeply breathing in the hopes that his nerves would settle. Nothing could be done for the way his heart was beating rapidly in anxiety though.
' As soon as I walk through this door, my life will never be normal ever again.' he thought to himself ominously, before scoffing out loud. 'It's not as if I'd ever have a normal life anyway.' Building up enough courage, he knocked.
Lucian stood there in silence for a few moments, awkwardly waiting for the door to be answered.
The thundering of clumsy footsteps clomping down the stairs could be heard before the door was swung open to reveal his rather scruffy looking cousin.
She looked up at him, smiling invitingly before an ugly sneer contorted her features as she realised who he was.
" What are you doing here?" She spat at him harshly, not even bothering to be polite. Lucian smiled sweetly back at her, nodding his head in greeting.
" Bella, lovely as always to see you, how have you been these past few years? Is uncle Charlie in?"
"No, he's at work-"
" Ah, Lucian! You've arrived." Charlie came up behind him suddenly, startling the growing smirk off of his face. Lucian turned around, beaming at his one and only uncle.
He and his uncle Charlie had always had a close relationship, even though he only saw him once a year for a month in his younger years.
He didn't know that Lucian was now a witch since it came from his maternal side of the family, and there was not a drop of supernatural blood in his paternal side.
He invited him inside, passing a scowling Bella on his way to the kitchen. She gave Lucian a 'ferocious' glare, before turning ungracefully on her heel, heading for the stairs.
" Bella, stay down here." Charlie asked her.
"But I need to watch out for Edward, he's picking me up to go to his home." Bella whined, pouting at her father.
" Well, then you can wait for Edward down here, there's a window. Come on Bells, this is the first time you've seen your cousin in a few years, at least spend a bit of time with him."
Bella huffed, making her way to the living room, scowling at Lucian as she stomped by. He caught Charlie eye-rolling in exasperation, causing him to chuckle.
He looked at him, a soft smile on his face. "It's great to see you again, Lucian."
" Same to you, Charlie."
Lucian's room was the same as he had left it the last time he and his parents visited a few years ago.
The walls painted a soft grey, furniture a cream-white colour, it reminded him of his room back home. His first home.
He settled his luggage on his bed, before collapsing on it in a huff of exhaustion.
'Today has been so tiring' He sleeping thought, burying his head into a fresh-smelling pillow.
Lucian groaned as he realised he still had to unpack his bags to be ready for school tomorrow. Stupid school, always starting on the most inconvenient days possible. He already had been once, why'd he have to do it again!
A meow pulled him out of his thoughts, his attention now averted to his kitten, Sage, who had just made her way out of his coat pocket.
He chuckled as she scampered closer, purring in contentment as he reached to pick her up.
" Hey Sage, had a good sleep?" She meowed as if responding to his question, stretching up to give his nose a lick. He set her down on the bed, getting up to start unpacking.
Lucian looked at his multitude of suitcases and groaned.
'Why again did I choose to be interested in fashion in this life!'
The next morning, he woke up early to finalize his mastermind plans.
Chuckling evilly, he cracked open a dark notebook filled to the brim with colourful notes and 'artful' sketches.
Today would be an important day. It was the first time he would meet the Cullens, after all.
He had decided that he was going to use the excuse of being Bella's cousin to start talking to them, all he could do was hope that they would accept him into their fold.
Unfortunately, he wouldn't share a class with any of them. They were all ahead of him in school.
He was going into 11th grade whilst Edward, Alice and Bella are in their 12th. Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett had already graduated earlier in the year. This means that he would have an even harder time getting to know any of them without the presence of Bella.
'Ugh, how exhausting. I almost don't want to go through with it.'
After an awkward car ride to school with Bella, they finally arrived in the car park.
It was cloudy out, which can only mean one thing. The Cullens must be here today.
Bella got out of her truck hurriedly, slamming the door behind her, which drew attention to the vehicle.
'Great, looks like I'll have an audience.' Lucian thought with an eye roll.
He got out of the truck as gracefully as he could, wanting to look as dignified as possible compared to his cousin. Sometimes, he really felt like being petty to make up for all their years of animosity.
He shut the car door and hurried after her, wanting to meet the Cullens as soon as possible. There were only two weeks to go until they left Forks, so he needed to leave an impression.
Then, he saw them. For the first time in this new life of his, he finally layed eyes on the Cullens.
' Holy fuck. They really are an attractive bunch of vampires.'
He gulped, hoping that his mental shields were powerful enough to block Edward from reading his mind, before confidently sauntering towards them.
" Bella." Edward surges forward to engulf her in a hug, sending Lucian a suspicious glance from over her shoulder.
" Edward." His cousin breathes out, relaxing into his hold. If he didn't know about their whole story from reading the books, he would have thought they looked pretty cute together, but he knew that their relationship was a toxic one.
They stayed in each other's arms for a few more moments, before reluctantly separating from each other. Bella turned to Lucian, sighing as if he was an inconvenience to her.
" Everyone, this is my younger cousin, Lucian. He's just moved to Forks to live with me and Charlie." She looked annoyed at having to introduce him to them, but he ignored her in favour of watching their expressions to the news.
Edward still keeps that wary look on his face, obviously not trusting him. He mentally groans. For God's sake, he's so unnecessarily possessive.
' It's probably because he can't read my mind. I'm an enigma that he's only come across once before. I can only hope that he think's it's genetic.' Lucian though, sensing a disarmingly sugary sweet smile his way.
The three 'oldest' siblings are also present, each giving him a suspicious glance, hidden by their smiles. They all introduce themselves, albeit some more grudgingly than others.
Alice, on the other hand, is beaming at him, surprisingly. She steps forward to hold onto his hand.
"Hello, fellow seer. I've been waiting for you to arrive."
"Huh. I knew that at least one of you would figure it out eventually, but not this soon."
" Seer? Alice, what do you mean? How could he be a seer, he's human!" Bella looked dumbfounded at the revelation, looking to Edward for help.
" Gifts can also come through while the person is still human, although it is an uncommon occurrence," Alice explained, tilting her head to the side as she observed him. He smiled gently at her as her whole expression lit up.
" Like me?" Bella looked happy now at the thought of being special, causing Lucian to inwardly scoff. Of course, she has to be the centre of attention once more. It's one of the reasons why he hadn't tried extremely hard to befriend Bella when they were younger, he hated her personality.
" Yes, like you Bella, but his appears to have come through very strongly." She peers at him inquiringly, as if asking him to answer why. Lucian shrugged back, not wanting to reveal the fact that he was a witch. That was not the type of discussion to be held in the middle of a school car park
" So, does he know? About..." Edward asked hesitantly.
" About the fact that you sparkle in the sunlight and crave for blood? Yeah, I know about that. Don't worry, your little secret is safe with me."
" How?!" Rosalie cuts in sharply, surprising him with her sudden aggression. Honestly, wouldn't it be better to just ask nicely, surely it would have better results!
" Because I am not blind. Plus, I've had many encounters with your kind before, so I know what to look out for." Ok, that was a lie. He'd only ever met two in the time he had been in this world, but they didn't need to know that. They also did not need to know that he had killed both of those vampires.
They all looked dissatisfied at his answer but accepted it since time was running out and they still needed to get into school. They waved goodbye to the three out of school, before making their way into the building.
He got stared at a lot, which he was expecting, but it was unwelcome. It's not every day that a new kid transfers to Forks' school, though, so he could deal with the attention for a little while. He could hear people whispering about him, about how he was with the Cullens. It nearly made him scoff aloud, but he held it in to keep up the appearance he was trying to sell.
He split off from the others to go and get his timetable. Unfortunately, he would not see any of them until lunch, due to them being a year ahead.
With the students all still staring and whispering about him, he headed off to find the office. Hopefully, he'll find it without a problem.
Time skip-lunch
One of the reasons why he hated being reborn with all his memories intact is that it meant that he would have to go through the process of schooling for a second time. It was a big relief to know that soon he'll be out of it in just a few years time.
He sighed as He walked into the cafeteria, searching for where his cousin was sat with the Cullens. He spotted the trio at their usual table, seeming to be deep in conversation. He headed over to them, their heads snapping up when they heard the sound of his footsteps approaching.
Alice greets him with a genuine smile. " Lucian! How has your day been?" She ignores the now glaring pair across from her, patting the seat next to her for him to sit on. He accepted the offer, sliding onto it, if only to annoy his cousin further.
Grabbing an apple, he bit into it, waving his hand for them to ask the questions they seem to be painfully holding back.
" Lucian, we were wondering, when and how exactly did you learn of the existence of vampires? It must have happened recently since Bella says that she can't recall you ever talking about them when you were younger." Edward questioned him, staring him in the eyes as if that would help him to read his mind.
" I don't know how that is any of your business, it involves me and only me. We've only just met each other, Edward, I'm not going to spill my life story to you right away. Besides, the knowledge was not for Bella to know, being an ordinary human and all." He responds neutrally, not allowing any of his glee at seeing Bella's put out expression show in his voice. Oh, he had been eagerly awaiting the day for this to happen.
" You've known Bella for your whole life, can't you tell her now? Besides, it is our business since it pertains our kind."
" It also concerns a very private part of my life, which I would very much like to keep private!" With that, he crossed his arms defensively over his chest and glared at Edward.
He may be a century-year-old vampire, but in Lucian's previous life, he had lived for quite the while, making him the mentally older out of the two of them.
Lucian will try to befriend the Cullens, but he draws the line at Edward. He is an abusive piece of shit, his and Bella's relationship is toxic as fuck, mainly due to his arrogant personality which comes from how his coven relies too heavily on his ability. He's gotten too used to being revered, that he thinks he can do no wrong.
The table descended into awkward silence after that, the only one eating being Bella when Edward lifted food to her mouth. Seriously! People may think that this is a romantic gesture, which it is in a normal situation, but Bella doesn't look like she's enjoying the food at all! Only the fact that this brings her attention from Edward.
He holds in a scoff of disbelief as Bella accepts a tomato from Edwards's fingers, didn't she used to throw tantrums about eating them when she was younger? Wow, what love can do to you.
While Lucian was busy trying not to gag at Edward and Bella, he didn't notice how Alice had been watching him, eyes glazing over every now and again.
He did, however, notice when she let out a gasp, looking at him with wide eyes filled with awe.
" Lucian, you have no idea how rare you really are, do you?" She spoke in a revering tone, a happy grin splitting her face.
Honestly, this chapter bored me to death to write. Why did I have to make Lucian have a good relationship with the Cullens? Well, at least this will make it easier for him to get to Volterra.
