Disclaimer- All recognizable characters belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer, whereas all new characters belong to me.
Chapter 5- The past returns
I sat at the table and flipped through the morning's paper as Yuzria started a pot of coffee. I groaned in exasperation as the phone began to ring. I made no move to pick it up. Ever since word got out that I was a guardian, our phone was ringing off of the hook. Yuzria studied me with careful eyes, his eyebrow arched. " Aren't you going to pick that up?" He said after a few seconds.
" Nope." I replied, my eyes on the paper in front of me. " I'm not. You can if you want to, but I'm sick of people calling asking for my
'guardianship' as they so quaintly call it." He rolled his eyes and went to pick up the phone, but it stopped ringing just as soon as his hand was over it.
" You're the guardian. That's what you're supposed to do." He told me.
" Yeah, and you're a witch. So where's the big wart on the side of your face and your old, black cat?" I replied sarcastically. He sighed and dropped into a seat in front of me.
" Why are you so. . . You?" I laughed and took a swig of his coffee.
" Because, my dear Yuzria, that's just how I am. Love me or hate me baby." He brought the cup to his lips and smiled.
" Ah, you're that kind of person are you?" I grinned and stood up.
" Why yes I am." Lanina walked in; I bit back my giggle when I saw she was wearing the pink, terry cloth robe her mother had sent her a couple years ago. Yeah, her mom knew she was a vampire and dealt with it very well. She gave me an evil glare and held up a finger.
" Don't, you say a word." She muttered as she swung the fridge open. I giggled a little but then cleared my throat. There was no use in pissing her off any farther. I mean, she already had to wear that god-forsaken robe. " I forgot to throw my laundry in yesterday. . . I was with Travis all day. . . And night." She mumbled. I smiled and puckered my lips to make kissing noises. " Oh shut up." Yuzria was behind us, laughing his head off. She glanced at him, her eyes narrowed and black. He smiled and drank some more of his coffee.
" You don't scare me." He said to her as soon as he was done drinking. She sat down beside him and growled.
" I should." She responded, taking a sip of the blood she'd taken out of the fridge. Yuzria turned his attention back to me; his eyes gleamed with an emotion I couldn't place.
" So Isabella, what events fill your day today?" He questioned. I shrugged my shoulders and placed the paper on the island counter.
" I have no clue. Maybe I'll drop by Edward's school at lunch and see him. Sneak in through the back door or something." I replied. And, now that I'd said it, it seemed like a very good idea. Drop in, steal a few kisses, make fun of some children and leave. I grinned and sat back down at the table. " What are you going to do?"
" Probably just start making some of the potions that were lost in the fire." He answered. I gave him a short 'mmhmm' and then watched as Travis came in, a towel around his waist. He grinned at me and came over to me, wrapping me in a big hug.
" Oh Travis!" I yelled, trying to get him away from me. " Get off me! You're getting my clothes wet." He laughed and pulled away, an amused look on his face.
" Twas the whole point babe." He replied. I pushed him away and stood up.
" Don't call me babe." I told him. He blew me a kiss then took my seat beside Lanina. She squealed but didn't do a thing to move away from him. I looked at Yuzria, a look of disgust on my face. " If Edward and me ever get that like, kill us." I told him. He grimaced and nodded his head.
" Gladly." I shook my head once then darted up the stairs to change. Stupid, immature vampire who can't learn to keep to himself. Suddenly, I was counting the hours 'til I could go see Edward. I felt bad for having such bad second thoughts. I knew in my heart we were supposed to be together. We just had so many obstacles to leap over before everything would be the same. Well, I knew nothing would be the same; but I was going to make it damn close. I peered in my closet and sighed. What to wear when going back to high school? Probably no leather. . . Yeah, that would draw attention. I finally decided on dark blue jeans, a red tank top to go underneath my leather jacket, and my boots. Good enough.
I peeked around the side of the building. I could see Edward through the big glass window facing into the lunchroom. I didn't see any teachers so I made my move. Moving as fast as wind, I blew through the space between him and me. In a matter of seconds I was seated on his lap, a smile on my face. His jaw opened in surprise, " What are you doing here?" he whispered to me. I kissed him softly then adjusted myself so I was facing his family too.
" I was bored so I thought I'd drop in. Whatcha up too?" I asked in return. Emmett grinned and gave me a high five, telling me I was a smooth bitch. Rosalie grinned and told me I had a good outfit on; I was actually surprised to hear that. Jasper only said a small high. Alice and Edward stayed silent. " What's wrong?" I questioned them. Alice looked at me, her eyes pained.
" I had a vision." She replied quietly. " That a girl was going to die. Eaten. . . By a vampire. Here. In this town." My eyebrows flew up in shock.
" Here? But, all vampires know I live here. They wouldn't be stupid enough to- well they would but. . . Did you see who it was?"
" An out of town vampire. Hungry, his eyes are pitch black. I don't know what we're going to do." I saw Edward's fists clench, but pushed it aside.
" What's her name? Have you met her?" Alice and Jasper nodded their heads. I turned around and saw Edward was nodding his too.
" She's in our English." He whispered. " Her name's Lynn Baker." I leaned against him more and sighed, blowing a piece of hair out of my face. I thought I'd gotten it all in the ponytail. Stupid hair.
" Well, what are we going to do? Obviously we can't let her die. . . " My voice trailed off. I wouldn't have a problem with her dying, but the rest would so I knew we had to save her. I inhaled deeply and smiled. There were some good smelling humans in here. I smelled the faint scent of rose, some jasmine, a little lilac. All very flowery smells. And so completely delicious. I inhaled again and grinned. Ooo there was even a vanilla cream one. Edward nudged me and I shook my head, moving my thought back to the dead girl. Well, not dead yet girl. I could see how black my eyes were in Alice's. She pursed her lips in frustration and bit her lip. " Oh get a grip. I have control you know." I told them all in a low voice. " What? Think I'm a savage?" Jasper looked up, his eyes open.
" Of course not Bella." He said to me. I gave his cheek a quick kiss and winked.
" Thanks Jazz, you're still cool." I turned away from them and looked at Edward. His fists were still clenched. I thought back to our biology days. He couldn't stand being in the same room as me. I smirked and wrapped my hand over his fist. I trailed my lips against the skin of his neck, hearing his breath falter. " Attracted to our little damsel in distress?" I whispered in his ear. I moved away and smiled when I saw his pitch dark eyes.
" Her blood. . . She smells like you did." He said to me softly. I kissed him gently and pulled away.
" It won't be a problem will it?" I replied sweetly, although my words were traced with venom. His fingers rubbed my hand and he shook his head no.
" Of course not Bella, you're mine." I stood up and lowered my head beside his.
" You better hope so." And then I was gone as fast as I'd came. Once outside I peered back into the lunchroom. I could hear the conversations, all of them, and listened intently. Finally, I heard the name I was looking for. Lynn. I looked at the girl and snarled. She had dark brown, wavy hair. " You better stay away from Edward." I whispered to myself. Then I took off at a fast run. There was no way I'd lose him again. Geez, now that I thought about it, this was kinda like our past. Except I wasn't the poor, defenseless human this time around. Miss Lynn was. Little did Edward know, I'd kill her myself if she came between us.