School
I found out that I can't sleep and eat and all these other rules about becoming a vampire-there was a book, hah. They enrolled me in school, I start as soon as my eyes change to the right color, sigh, I'm in the same school as the others. I'm okay in school but I really don't want to go.
When I got down stairs they-as in Edward, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett-where waiting but not in an annoyed way. I also found out that Carlisle, no matter how young he was, is a doctor and Esme is like their mother.
"Are you ready?" Alice asked
"Yeah," I said grabbing my bag.
We were there in minutes just like when I came to their house (super fast). I had to go to the office before first period, all the others were doing what they usually do, but I didn't mind. Alice asked me a million times if I needed help with anything, Edward knew what I was going to say and spoiled my replies by saying it before I said it. So he doesn't talk to me much, just a few questions. Rosalie was quiet; I guess she is deciding if she should do anything at all. Jasper is sad for me the most, I guess cause he can 'feel my pain'. Emmett's funny, he makes jokes, they kind of make me feel better.
I had English first, it wasn't my favorite class, so I sat in the back next to this girl who looked like the type that was too cool for this place to begin with and on my other side this boy who seemed pretty nice, a normal person in my standards. The bell rang and the teacher started to talk, but stopped to introduce me to the class. "Class this is…" she looked down at my schedule in her hand, "Bena Elizabeth Ann-Marie," she said carefully, probably thinking what kind of name is that?
"You can just call me Ben," I whispered she nodded and continued. I bet she thought I had a boy name like all my other teachers. All the other teachers I've had always said, "Ben that's a boy's name why don't we call you Elizabeth or Ann-Marie or maybe Bena," but I just said Ben was fine every time. I was grateful for the teacher not having too much interest in me and not saying anything about my name.
"Ben is new here so make sure you help her out okay," She said to the class. "Adam, you can help her," she said looking at my schedule again. "You have pretty much the same classes." Adam nodded and said waved at me, he was the boy the normal one that sat next to me.
The bell rang for fifth period. Yes I had lunch! Adam was really nice, he helped me a lot finding my way, but he smelled. Not in a body odor way, but he smelled the same way it did in my house. I just ignored it, I didn't want to think about my old house and the people who lived there. I found Alice and them, I didn't take a tray like they did, I just took an apple and bottle water. I was about to sit and Adam came up behind me. "Don't sit there. If there is one thing to know about the Cullen's, they are not going to be your first choice to sit with at a lunch table." Adam whispered to me.
"But-" he cut me off.
"That's okay you can sit with me. I sit over there." He point to a table on the opposite side of the lunchroom. I didn't really want to say no, that would be rude, so I just followed him. Edward saw me walking away and then I heard him mumble something to the others.
"Adam, thank you for letting me sit with you," I said as soon as I sat down.
"No, problem," he said. "Hey guys," he told the others, "This is Ben, she's new here." They all smiled at me, all guys, I smiled back. Yes, I said in my head I hit jackpot. I heard Edward chuckle under his breath so low that no human ear could hear it.
"Did you just move here?" one of the boys asked. He had blond hair and a tan, he looked like he was from California.
"I lived in Seattle." I said removing my eyes from the apple.
"Cool, how is it over there?" Adam asked
"Okay I guess. It's much bigger than this place," I mumbled looking at Edward who was wide-eyed at me. I gave him the 'I don't know' look and he looked away.
"Yeah, small town Forks," Adam said. I nodded, after that they asked some more questions of where I came from. I tried to ignore the subject of my family, the one I don't have. Then that one question making this almost perfect lunch to the worst of them all:
"Hey since it's break soon I'm having a party," the California kid said (I found out his name was Connor), "Ben you can come if your folks says its okay." I looked down.
"Thanks, but I bet they are going to say no," I said.
"Yeah, I guess since you just moved and everything."
"Well they aren't really…um-" I know I'm the one that brought it up but, I changed the question. "So what's wrong with the Cullen's?" I asked, "They seem super nice."
"Well, they're just weird. They moved here from Alaska. Their dad is the doctor here, Dr. Carlisle Cullen. ," he said.
"Yeah and Dr. Carlisle and his wife adopted all of them," Connor jumped in. I nodded.
"So, they're not very social, it's not nice to be mean," I said trying to stick up for them.
"Well, they are all.... together." Adam said.
"Together?" I said knowing what they meant.
"Yeah. Rosalie, the blond one, and Emmett, the big bear looking one, are together and Alice, the spiky haired one, and Jasper, the blond haired boy are together," said Adam.
"Ahh, so it's not like they are related," I said, "Oh you forgot them," I said pointing towards Edward and Bella.
"Yeah, Bella is the Chief's daughter. Ever since she moved here from Phoenix they started going out," I nodded. At least that story wasn't messed up or anything.
"I wouldn't blame him, Bella's H-O-T," Connor said and all the guys nodded smiling. Then chills ran down my spine. Adam, Connor, and I glanced at their table for a moment. The Cullen's and Bella all stared back, more at me than them. We looked away, but Adam did another quick glance and they were still staring.
"Ben, they are calling you?" Adam said, I nodded and looked over to see Emmett waving me over. I stood up and walked over to their table.
"Stop staring, it's creepy," I said standing between Edward and Bella. Emmett chuckled.
"Why didn't you sit here?" Alice asked.
"Umm, they think your weird here," I said almost changing the question.
"So what's new," Rosalie said looking bored.
"Well you have a lot of explaining to do to them," Edward said to me, oh great just what I need.
"You did this on purpose. You called me over so that everyone would know that I talk to you? That's plain mean."
"Awww…Bena doesn't like us," Emmett said sarcastically wiping away a fake tear on his cheek.
"Urggg," I took a deep breath and started walking back to Adam's table. I started mumbling to myself, "I stick up for them and they just want attention all on them."
I heard Emmett whisper, "No, we want the attention all on you. Duhh." I could almost see the smile on his lips.
When I got back to the table I sat down and bit into my apple and looked up to see them both staring at me. "How-" Adam started, but I cut him off because I knew what he wanted to say.
"Umm, Bella's…my…my...-" I was trying think of something good, I should have asked Edward what I should say- "my cousin."
"Your cousins with Bella Swan?" Connor said.
"Yeah," I said sheepishly.
"I'm sorry, I didn't-" Adam started
"I know I didn't want to sit with them anyway," I said smiling trying to make him not feel guilty.
"Really?"
"Yeah, like you said no problem," I said quoting Adam's recent words.
"So how are you actually related? You don't really look a like." Connor asked. What kind of question is that? We are cousins, we aren't suppose to look alike.
"Um….She my mother's sister's daughter," I said because it's not like I was lying because my mother did have a sister, I just don't know her.
"Oh, is she nice?" he asked
"Yeah I guess, I just started living with her for a few days," I was so wanting to take those words back, why did I have to say that? I couldn't have said anything else?
"Why? Where are your mom and dad?" Connor asked. His questions were starting to become annoying. I stared at Adam for a moment he was just as eager to hear the answer as Connor.
"My mother has a long distance job so I never get to see her (lie) and my father died a few months ago," I said, well I guess I was saying a half-lie because my mother really did leave when I was seven so I never had one you could say.
"I'm sorry," Connor said. Oh no. I don't want to hear the emotional questions from Connor. RING! Thank you! The bell rang! I collected my books fast to escape from Connor and Adam and ended up bumping into Emmett who scared me half to death. All my books raced across the floor.
"Oops," I said.
"I'm sorry, Elizabeth," he said in a mocking tone. He was the only one who called me that and it's so noioso (annoying.) He helped me pick up my books. While he handed me the last one he whispered "Why didn't you sit with us, we don't bite," as he stood up he chuckled at his own joke, I just rolled my eyes.
Sick
I walked with Adam to math, it's my best class, and he keeps on saying sorry for what happened at lunch. "I'm sorry about your family, you should have said something, and you can sit with them if you want, blah, blah, blah, blah, BLAH!" Adam keeps on saying the same things over and over again. I wish he'd just shut his trap-hole! Thank goodness I zoned him out after the fifth, "I'm sorry."
"Bena," the math teacher called on me, I was asking Adam if he had a pencil. "I know you are new here but save you personal life out of my classroom," I blushed and didn't talk for the rest of the class.
After the first day of school everything was good, but I didn't ask about the party yet. I didn't want to push my luck. I still sit with Adam and them but I sit with Bella every other day.
"Ben, did you ask about the party?" Adam asked, walking to math, "'cause I really would like it if you could come," Adam asked sheepishly.
"Umm, kind of," I said.
"What do you mean?"
"I didn't really want to ask yet?"
"Okay, why don't you ask right now? Bella is right over there- Owww," Adam just gave himself a paper cut. The smell stung my nose I wanted to take a step forward but I took one back. Fighting my body's desirers was pretty hard. I saw Bella walking the other direction and then she looked at Adam and me. Bella saw my reaction and went to get Edward. That was the smell that I was trying to ignore all this time but it was too strong now, he was coming closer. "Want to take me to the nurse?" he asked. I didn't want to say no but if I said yes I wouldn't… couldn't control it. "Y…yes," I said hesitantly.
"Ben," it was Bella with Edward but it was too late I already agreed to my death. My brain was on overdrive. You should of come sooner, I'll try to control myself. Sorry. Edward eyed me and frowned.
Trying to sound like I wasn't talking to people through my thoughts I said, "I'll talk to you later guys. I'm taking Adam to the nurse." My nose was cringing. I didn't want the blood; Carlisle explained it all to me. I didn't know that it was this hard to contain it though.
As we entered the nurse's office a faint smell of an air freshener that would have been stronger in a human sense of smell, but there was a stronger smell in the air, Sangue (Blood). It was like chocolate compared to brussels sprouts. In this case, I'd rather smell the brussels sprouts. "Adam I don't think I feel so well." I could feel every inch of me contracting. My body was forcing me to reach for the blood or kill me in the process.
"We're at the nurse; I'll ask her to help you." Adam said as we walked in.
"Hi there. How can I help you?" she wore a white nurses outfit that I thought they only wore on TV.
"I just need a band-aid, but Ben over here is not feeling too well." He pointed in my direction with his bloody finger. I made a low hiss.
"Okay, you know where the band-aids are Adam, help yourself." Adam left to wash out the cut and get a band-aid. Then the nurse turned towards me, "Ben what seems to be the matter." I could tell her that all I wanted to do right now was suck every last inch of blood from Adam's body. I wanted to glare at Adam for making me feel this way but instead I looked at Adam's blood spilling into the sink. I couldn't even say a lie to the nurse because once I opened my mouth; I vomited all over the crisp clean white nurse's outfit.
"Nice one," Adam said. All my human emotions flooded me; I blushed bright red, my heart raced as fast as Edward's driving. I was able to choke out a sorry. She was so unhappy her face was full of disgust. I was so embarrassed. The nurse shook the vomit off her hands.
"While I get cleaned up you stay here and Adam will gave you a bucket so you could get all your other meals out," she said. I was so shocked how it happened. I don't even eat food anymore. What did I puke up? Last month's dinner? My heart started beating again just for that moment, I wasn't afraid to say I was a little scared.
"Here," Adam handed the bucket as the nurse left the room. "Is there anything else I can do?" he was more sympathetic than before.
"Yeah, can you just stay? I'm scared of what the nurse will do if they're no witnesses," I said wryly, he laughed.
"Sure, but no puking on these clothes, they're new," he said smiling.
I'm sorry again I hope the story makes sense now :)