COSMIC LOVE

A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes
I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out
You left me in the dark
No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight
In the shadow of your heart

-Florence and the Machine-

ST. MARCUS ACADEMY

"Park here. Stop. I'll find my way from here walking" Jasper asked, not very respectfully, to his parents. His dad, Eleazar question him on why. He didn't answer but his parents relented.

Jasper Withlock didn't want to denied nor admit how embarrassed he was of his family. He knew it was shitty and he was going to hell for treating his parents the way he did but in his mind, his life was crap. He had the privileges he had barely. He had to wait for the newest phone and newest clothes like… a year.

The Withlock family had not always been this economically comfortable, they were very poor and Jasper was often bullied for having to go to school with ripped clothes. It wasn't until he was like… in seventh grade that his family came with the idea of opening a butcher shop. That business was the key for their poverty. They no longer had to wonder what they were going to eat but what they would order from delivery. Eleazar no longer had to wonder if he was going to pay the bills but when he was going to go. Carmen no longer had to wonder if she had to give up eating that day in order to feed Jasper but now she asks what to cook his son. Jasper had not longer to wonder if he was going to school walking because he couldn't afford the bus but if his friends were riding in his car that day.

Mr. and Mrs. Withlock were aware of their luck. What they ignore was all the lies their son was telling in order to hide the fact he had to kill and dismember animals in order to have all his accommodations.

The three of them got off their brand new Chevrolet Silverado 1500. Jasper's parents were excited their son was assisting to this prestige school. Unlike them, Jasper was given everything he wanted.

Once Jasper's luggage was out his mother told him that she wouldn't mind meeting his new schoolmates and the whole academy installations.

"Yeah, Yeah… I know mom, but is not allowed" he was lying through his teeth "And I like to ask you guys not to come visit me, I'll find a way to go there if I can".

"But, son, we don't mind coming here to see you… I'd love to" Carmen said happy. Eleazar though, was not missing the scene in front of him. He did not know his son was ashamed of them and their background, he just thought that Jasper was not wanting his parents to overbear him. He tried to calm his wife and went to give his son a hug as Jasper looked into all directions and returning it nonchalantly.

"I feel very proud my son. You, the son of a simple butcher is here, in the best school of the country. You are going further than me, Jasper" Carmen told them that she was happy with Jasper becoming a worker man like Eleazar "Well, my dear, he wants to be more and I'm happy" Carmen insisted in her son keeping the family business, not noticing how Jasper was getting more uncomfortable with every single word.

Meanwhile in the administration campus, where the principal office, one waiting lounge and rooms of that type were located, multiple scenarios were taking place.

Bella was on the phone with Emmett in the main lounge. After their talk his mother came to fetch him and took him to the police station where he was going to be assigned his sanction.

"So what did they told you then? What are you going to do?" she asked while admiring her perfectly french manicure. She was worried for her friend and what he was going to be his punishment. "They told me I'm making community service in one of the nearest towns to the academy and stuff. Oh, and one of the prefects from school is going to watch over me and all that bullshit".

"Ew! But you had it coming though. I hope this make you forget the wish to get drunk… I wonder who's going to be the prefect assigned. Oh! I hope is Benjamin! He's super cute and real cool. He gave me a chocolate once when I was crying in the halls".

"Are you okay? Benjamin is an asshole. He's a shitty person Bella. Anyhow, did your friends convince their parents to come a day earlier this week?"

Simultaneously, at the reception, Edward, Alice and Shiobhan along with a bunch of new students awaiting for their schedules and finishing important documents were there.

The secretary, Zafrina, they remembered, was making sure the papers were in order.

Edward and Alice were talking and getting to know each other when Edward's name was called by the tall woman.

"The director needs to talk with your parents or with your representatives, if not you cannot be admitted to this institution". Fuck, he was hoping in not having to introduce Shiobhan in this mess, but he had no other option. Before he could even call her, the woman was beside him, along Alice.

"Yeah, I'm the one here instead of is mom. You see, his dad is death and his mother was left behind taking care of their youngest s-daughter" she ignored the secretary suspicious look and grabbed the document where Edward had falsified his mother signature "Here, there's the permission and all that necessary stuff for me to be the one in charge of this young man".

"Weren't you the… Brandon girl's aunt?" Zafrina was getting a bad feeling about this.

"Well, of course, but Elizabeth is one of my best friends since the prehistory so she asked me to be here for Edward when she clearly can't. Why? Is there a problem?"

Zafrina wans't paid enough for this shit, so she wave them off and rearrange Edward's admission.

Alice and him were given their locker room code, their rooms assigned and respective schedules. Also the discipline manual, the dates when they can buy the uniforms and books, and all the details they were able to do in school's installations. It was official. Edward Masen was into St. Marcus Academy.

In Jasper's way to administration he encounter a cute girl so he, being the gentleman he is came to help her and introduce himself.

"Girlie!" he chuckled and the girl stopped, she suppressed rolling her eyes when she saw his attire. He was wearing a mismatched outfit. Even her, that didn't give a fuck about clothes, knew that his outfit was awful "How you doing? I'm Jasper Withlock, at your service ma'am" He offered his hand with a surprisingly strong grip. He did not want to admit he felt intimidated.

"What's up? Angela Weber" she answered. He tried to use a flirty line on her and Angela was not impressed. After what it seemed an eternity of awkward silence he asked her if she was here with a scholarship or if she was new or old admission "I'm scholarshiped, why?"

"Huh. Weren't you supposed to enter in the other room then?" He kind of knew the process this school had for the new students and he was sure she had to enter in the other side of school.

"Well, no. I gave my name to both security members and staff in there and they had it here. But yeah, I came here with a scholarship". They did not devolved into the topic further and he offered help with her luggage. She accepted and he noticed it was heavier than his. Well, shit.

…

It was the day before the semester started. Lauren and Jessica couldn't come until the day before but they were back with their friend Bella. Peter was coming today and Emmett was going to start his punishment the same day school starts; he did not know yet, but Jasper was assigned to his room, and since Emmett was coming and going to his house he was unaware of. Rosalie returned today, finally getting away her mom, and in her room, she was informed, were assigned two girls, Alice and Angela. Alice and Angela had talked a little, but they haven't had the time to know each other, the Brandon girl hoped they get along fine. Edward was assigned with other two boys, Michael, a rich white boy who was cool enough to talk to and Ben Cheney, a nerdy shy boy who was very quiet. They had exchange pleasantries but nothing else.

Angela Weber got to meet The Bellisima's club, and it was quite the meeting.

"I swear to God, onslaught to good taste!" the brunette in white polo shirt and red skirt. The bigger girl whit an orange shift dress asked, obviously with disgust, where did she get all those horrible outfits to what the tallest girl using a black crop top and very short shorts braked that some blonde girl acquires her clothes out of the trash "I don't know but I can't stand her!"

Well, help was help and she needs it to find the gym they told her was available. Even is the only people there to ask for directions were those barbies.

"Hey! Hi, how are you?" It was good right? Angela had zero clue on how to talk to girls her age.

"We-are-super-and-you?" they sang. Okay… so Mean Girls was right. The barbies talked in unison.

"Uh, yeah, good. Uhm, I was wondering where the gym is. This place is so big that I'm already lost". They told her they could take her to there and they stared talking as they took her. They asked her name and they introduced themselves too. Jessica, she learnt, asked her if she was new or from another year "Uh, yeah, I came here with a sports scholarship" she commented.

"What?" Bella asked, stopping making the rest too. Angela informed them she was sent here in a taekwondo program "No… Angela, are you sure? I've been here my whole life and the only teams that participate in stuff are like… soccer, basketball and football. Oh, and math club and of course, dance". She was sure this girl didn't know what she was talking about… but if she was… "So, here's the gym!" she was kicked out of her mind.

She went to explore, hoping she was left alone but the girls sat down on one bench there and kept talking about shit Angela didn't care.

"A fly, goddammit!" she heard Jessica yell.

"Hey, and where did you come from?" Lauren asked her.

"A group house in ".

"Excuse me… a group house?" the girls were left openmouthed and Lauren voiced their shock.

"Yes, is there a problem with it?"

Angela got very defensive every time she was asked about where she comes from. Jessica and Lauren rapidly said that there wasn't any and Bella, looking perplexed mumbled under her breath that she had never seen one in real life. She saw how the girls were getting sad and probably started pitying her. She didn't want anyone's pity, and less coming from a bunch of airheads. Before she could say something Jessica screamed again when a fly fell on her shoulder. She acted out of instinct and slapped her, killing the fly.

"One of the things I learnt in the group house was to destroy everything that bothers you" it was a lie, but this girls were getting on her nerves.

These as empty-haired barbies, Angela concluded. She only hope the seed of doubt they planted on her was false.

Lauren was walking with a girl who wanted an invitation for the festival Bella does every year where she gives away clothes when she saw a very handsome guy. He had bronzed unruly hair and a body to die for. He was getting out of the office of queries and complaints in the admin ale and when he was about to see her watching like some type of stalker she ran. She went to look for her friends and tell them she just saw her future husband. What Lauren didn't know was that Bella was watching the same guy at the other side of the room. She was talking with one of her favorite teachers from last year when she saw him. He had the most beautiful hair she has ever seen. His posture screamed power and manliness and he was obviously older than her.

Could this be the first time Isabella Swan had a crush on an academy student?

Suddenly the guy turned around. He saw her too, and couldn't take his eyes out of her. He has the most beautiful and hypnotizing pair of forest green eyes. His eyes were so dazzling and gorgeous that she was left without words and she did not remember how to move, talk or flirt. He was the definition of perfection and his jaw completed the look of the Greek models she saw in the pictures of her science book. Dear lord, what a handsome man.

At the same time, Edward saw the most elegant, stunning, delicate and beautiful girl he has ever seen. Her hair was a mahogany brown and he was left captivated by it; the only thing he wanted was to run his finger through her locks. Her body was so devastatingly ravishing but what he couldn't stop looking at was her bewitching brown eyes. He wanted to drown into those orbs and kiss the blush of her cheeks. God, what a beautiful creature.

She then realized she had to pass by him to go to where her friends were waiting for her. She grabbed very tight her ovaries and head her way to reunite with them and go buy the uniforms.

Those two only stopped looking at each other when she was out that door. They even turned around to see the other once more before going away. Edward thought she smelled like strawberries and freesias, his new favorite aroma. Bella wishes her outfit was cute enough, at least to that gorgeous man who smelled like wood and lilac.

Thoughts?