Chapter 3

Rosalie's POV

"I just don't understand how I didn't see her coming, I mean Bella has been in my visions for months now but April came completely out of nowhere and-"

"Alice, shut the hell up for a minute." I interrupted my extremely distressed sister.

She sighs, "Sorry, I just don't understand. I don't want to you think I kept this from you."

"I'm not mad about it. I'm just surprised." I try to reassure her as we enter our home where Esme is waiting to greet us.

"What's Rosalie not mad about?" Our adopted mother questions as she gives us all a welcoming hug.

"Edward's mate didn't come alone. She has a sister who seems to have made a connection with Rosalie." Emmett explains, sitting on the sofa.

Esme looks at me, a grin beginning to form on her face, "You've met your mate?" She squeals excitedly.

"I don't know if she's my mate or not, I mean I don't feel drawn to her scent at all. In fact, I haven't even noticed the smell of her blood the whole day. Shouldn't I be in the same state that Edward is in?" I ask, joining Emmett on the sofa as we hear Carlisle's car pull into the drive.

"No, not necessarily," Carlisle answers as he comes through the front door, "You might have a different blood singer. They don't always have to be your mate, it's separate. For all we know, Bella is just Edward's blood singer. Since he hasn't interacted with her there is really no way of knowing if she is his mate." He comes to stand behind me, laying a hand on my shoulder, "Aside from not being drawn to her scent, what does she make you feel?"

I let out a long sigh, "I don't know." I answer honestly, "I've never felt as comfortable talking to someone. She's the first human I've had a full conversation with and I could have stayed speaking to her for hours."

"Okay, anything else?" He asks softly.

"Yeah, she's leaving out the part where she wouldn't stop staring at April everytime they were in view of each other," Emmett answered for me with a cackle.

"Yes, thank you, Emmett." I say through gritted teeth.

Carlisle chuckles, "So you feel drawn to her? Maybe not because of her scent but you do feel a need to see her or to be near her?"

"I guess." I say with a shrug and stand to walk towards the back door, "I'm going to hunt."

I could hear Carlisle asking me to stay and continue the conversation, but I had to leave to think for myself. I was being honest with Alice when I said I wasn't mad. I'm definitely not mad. April is charming and beautiful. But she's a human, and if I were to pursue anything with her it would be extremely dangerous. Of course, it's obvious that Edward is going to pursue something with Bella.

"Correct." I was so caught up in my thoughts that I hadn't heard Edward approach, and let out a quiet gasp in surprise. "So, if I'm pursuing Bella regardless, then what more harm could be done by you pursuing your mate? Surely your main priority should be your happiness? We're the not the same as humans, Rose, we only get one mate."

"That doesn't make this situation any less dangerous, Edward. We have our coven's safety to think about." I state, running my hand through my hair.

"You think I don't know that?" He asks angrily. Clearly, I had struck a nerve. Not that I particularly care when what I'm saying is true.

I stalk towards him, "I don't know, Edward. You seem to have decided you're going to start feeding your obsession with Bella very quickly. Excuse me if I don't think the safety of our family crossed your mind while you were coming to that decision."

"You're projecting." He states.

"Excuse me?"

"You're projection." He repeats. "You want to pursue April. You've come to that realisation, but you're afraid of admitting that to yourself because of the family. But you know what I think, Rose?"

"What?" I say, making sure my anger is clear.

"I think it's not the safety of the coven that is worrying you. I think you're scared of the concept of having a mate in the first place. You don't want to be hurt again like Royce hurt you, so you're scared to be with anyone else, human or not." He says his theory, an annoyingly obnoxious smirk on his face.

"Are you trying to call me a coward?" I demand, "you think I've been unable to get over something that happened nearly a century ago?"

He rolls his eyes, "I never called you a coward, Rose. I'm trying to say that there really isn't anything to be afraid of."

"Oh really, Edward? There's nothing to be afraid of?" I question, "and what happens when they find out about us, and fall in love with us, and decide that they want to us to change them so they can be with us forever?" Edward frowns causing me to scoff, "You really haven't thought any of this through, have you?"

"Well, this is why I've decided to go and visit the Denali's so that I have some time to think. You should come." He propositions before taking off in the direction of the house.

I sigh and lean against the nearest tree, taking a few minutes before following Edward back home.

"So, are you coming?" Edward asks as I enter the kitchen.

I shake my head, "You're not going to give you time to think, you're going because if you don't you're going to kill her. Which is why I encourage you to do a lot of thinking."

"What do you mean?"

I groan internally at Edward's dense question, "April isn't my blood singer, and quite frankly I don't have any desire to drink her blood. You nearly killed your human today, and the desire to do so will always be there for you. So, maybe you should consider that before you're in too deep, and come into constant contact with her. You were right about me though, me pursuing April isn't a dangerous prospect at all for now. You pursuing Isabella, however, is extremely dangerous, and I very much believe you should give this more thought than you have." I point out, leaving for the living room.

"Carlisle has a theory on why I didn't see April coming, and why I still can't see her." Alice states.

"Okay, what is it?" I ask.

Carlisle stands from the sofa and purses his lips for a moment before speaking, "I don't think she's entirely human."

April's POV

"So, how was your first day girls?" Dad asked as we all sat down for dinner.

Bella shrugged, "It was alright, I guess."

"Yeah, it was cool. I made a few friends, I think." I stated, digging into dinner.

Charlie nods with a small, satisfied smile, "Well that's good. Anyone I might know?"

"Is that even a question? Doesn't everyone know everyone here?" I question.

"Okay, fair point. So who are they then?"

I chuckle at my dad's antics, "Just some of Carlisle Cullen's kids."

"Oh, well he's a nice man so I'm sure you could do worse than befriending his kids." Charlie comments.

"Seriously? You're friends with the Cullens?" Bella says, astounded.

I stare at her for a moment, very much confused at the outburst. "Yes... and?"

"Did you not listen to anything Jessica said at lunch? The Cullen's are weird."

"No, I didn't because I've already decided that her input on who's hot or not at the school is irrelevant to who I befriend. Considering today was our first day, I don't think either of us are in any position to pass judgement, and the handful of encounters that I had with the Cullen's today were not at all weird and they were very friendly." I say, hoping that it would shut Bella up for the rest of dinner. Thankfully, she didn't respond and instead continued to eat her dinner guiltily.

Charlie sighed, "Alright girls, that's enough. You can be friends with whoever you want to be friends with as long as they aren't any trouble. So Bella, what are your new friends like?"

"They're fine. Pretty ordinary."

I huff in amusement as Charlie says, "Well, ordinary is good sometimes."

AN: So yeah, I've decided to make April not entirely human for the purposes of allowing build for the plot and just to make things more interesting. So stay tuned to find out what she is.