Well, here it is. The fourth chapter. Don't forget to review so I can know if it's good or not. I need some advice please. Enjoy!
Previously; Mary's eyes were huge. "We're not the only ones here." Did that mean—?
"There are other vampires at this school."
Don't own any of Mrs. Meyer's Marvelous characters; I just own Mary and Chris.
I totally forgot to put whose POV this is, so up until now, it was Bella's, in case you didn't realize.
BPOV
"Wh-What?" I stuttered.
"There are other vampires here in Appleby." Mary repeated.
"But how do you know?" I asked, looking straight at her.
"Because I can see one of them." She replied, unfazed.
"What?" I followed her gaze. I saw a very pale-skinned boy with blond hair. He had purple bruise-like circles under his eyes and his eyes were a golden color. His shirt was a red, blood-like color. He was leaning against a locker that I could only assume was his. He had a bored expression on his face.
"No. No, no, no, no. No." I was whispering to myself.
"Bella. Bella. Do you know him?" Mary shook my shoulders. "Bella. How do you know him?" "Bella," she gasped suddenly. "Bella, it's not him, is it?" She knew better then to say the name. I knew who she was talking about. "Because if it is, I swear, I will go up and bash his--"
"Mary, calm down." I was still having some trouble getting my expression and my breathing under control. "No, it's not him. No, that is his brother, Jasper."
Jasper must have felt the emotions that Mary and I were sharing, because he suddenly spun around, as if looking for something—or someone.
"But Bella, if his brother is around, that must mean—," She started before I cut her off.
"I know, but thanks for that Mary," I replied sarcastically. "Now turn around. He can read emotions and ours must be through the roof right now. Look like you're a regular human who knows nothing about us. Turn around! Try to pretend we don't see him."
But it was too late. He had already seen us. "Bella? Bella Swan?" I turned around to look back at Jasper. He was pushing past scads of bewildered humans, trying to get a look at me.
"Oh crap." I whimpered. "I can't deal with this now. I can't deal with this ever. I'm going to class. Don't try to follow me," I added, after seeing her mouth open to object.
I had to get away from here. Right now. Soon my emotions would get the better of my self control and I would end up telepathically sending a desk straight into Jasper's stomach. I don't really want to know how the humans would react to seeing that, but I had a feeling it would not be good.
I turned around, and strode away from Mary and Jasper as fast as I could walk without giving away that I was not human. Why was Jasper back now? More importantly, did this mean that they were all back? I don't know if I can take that. Well, it might be nice to see them all again, to catch up. I still really loved that family. With one glaring exception. I know that he wouldn't want me there, so why should I even go? What would the point be? I don't want to cause any unnecessary stress.
I looked at my schedule. Room 212. Yep, that was the number on the door. I hesitantly pushed open the door, and then walked in. "Hello, I'm Mrs. Weisberg. You must be new." I smiled back at this elderly woman. She seemed nice enough, but very fragile. I could see her wrinkle lines lining her face, her white hair pulled back into a bun. "You can wait up here and introduce yourself to the class." She didn't wait for a confirmation, she seemed like the kind of person who was used to people doing exactly what she asked without complaint.
A few students straggled in just before the bell rang. As the bell rang, I saw a pale, blond haired boy gracefully slide into his seat. He did a double take, then his face broke into a wide grin, which seemed to say, I've got you now. Jasper.
I felt my face freeze up, then lose the little color it had left. He was here! It hadn't been a hallucination after all. But it didn't matter. I couldn't face him.
"Isabella, will you introduce yourself to the rest of the class?" Mrs. Weisberg smiled encouragingly.
"Um, hi, I'm Isabella Sutter. You can call me Bella. I'm eighteen. My brother, Chris is here too. That's all." I tried to smile, but it came out as more of a grimace.
"Very good, Isabella. Anything else to share? No? Okay, take a seat. There is an empty seat right next to," she consulted her seating chart. "Right next to Jasper Cullen. The boy in the red shirt." Yeah, I added sarcastically to myself. We've met.
I could not sit next to him. "Excuse me, Mrs. Weisberg? May I go to the bathroom?" Jasper's wide grin suddenly disappeared as fast as it had come.
"Oh, Mrs. Weisberg, I think that, since Bella is new here, I should show her where the bathroom is." Jasper's voice caused me to turn around from my path leading to the door to glare at him.
"No, it's fine. I should be able to find my way to the bathroom by myself." My glare intensified, his eyes met mine and suddenly I found myself being challenged to a glaring contest.
"No, as Bella is new here, I insist."
"Bu-"
"No buts, Isabella, Jasper, you may lead Isabella to the bathroom." Mrs. Weisberg's voice interrupted our conversation. The other students in the class were looking on in disbelief at out apparently hateful conversation. They thought that we had never met before. How much I wish that that were true.
I angrily stormed out the classroom door, followed closely by Jasper, who as soon as we were outside, grabbed hold of my arm. "Get off of me" I grumbled, and yanked my arm away.
"Bella, we need to talk."
I lost control. He was talking as if nothing had happened between us. I couldn't stand it. I imagined him being thrown across the room, and, as my telekinesis kicked in, he suddenly was thrown across the room like an invisible force was controlling him every move.
Then, I broke. I didn't want to be mad at Jasper; he had done nothing to hurt me. Jasper wasn't the enemy; in fact, he used to be one of my best friends. His wife was my best friend--or at least she used to be. The look on my hard exterior crumbled. My set face changed into a worried expression.
"Sorry Jasper," I squeaked, if I was a human, I would have blushed. "I'm so sorry, I really shouldn't have done that, I lost control, and I'm sorry. Can you for—"
He cut me off. "It's fine, Bella. Don't worry about it. I can read your emotions and I can see that you're embarrassed, which means you didn't mean it." He was standing up now. It's a good thing he's indestructible. "Will you come with me?" He seemed to have determined that I wasn't going to be throwing him into any more walls anytime soon.
I supposed I owed him and his family, so I responded, "Yes." They hadn't hurt me.
He seemed to understand. "Thank you." He led me outside, where an awkward silence followed. We seemed to be waiting for something.
"I guess we'll pretend you got sick and I had to take you home," Jasper commented. My face must have looked blank, because he added, "When the teacher asked why we missed all period."
"Oh," was my brilliant response. Then it was back to the awkward silence.
"You know, he missed you." Jasper made an attempt to start another conversation. I stared blankly back at him. Who was he talking about? But Before I could ask, the bell rang.
"BELLLLLLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Alice ran faster then I had ever seen anyone run before and swept me up in a giant bear hug. She still had the ability to crush all my bones, even when I was a vampire too. "OhmygoshBella,Iamsosorryididntwanttoleaveedwardmadeusiwantedtocomeseeyousomuchandimissedyousomuchbutedwarddidn'tletmebecauseapperantlywehadmeddledtoomuchinyourlifealreadyandpleaseforgivemeiamsosorryand—" I cut her off. (Oh My Gosh Bella, I am so sorry, I didn't want to leave. Edward made us. I wanted to come see you so much and I missed you so much but Edward didn't let me because apparently we had meddled too much in your life already and please forgive me, I am so sorry)
"Shh, Alice, It's okay. Calm down," I said, stroking her spiky black hair. "It's not your fault."
"Oh thank you Bella! I missed you so much! Now we have to plan a HUGE shopping trip to make up for all the years we have missed. Now I was thinking, you know that huge one in–"
"Come on, Alice. Don't hog Bella," said a familiar voice. I looked over Alice's shoulder for the first time.
"EMMETT!" I shrieked and ran into his waiting arms.
He chuckled. "Hey little sis." His expression turned serious. "All that stuff about forgiving Alice, did that apply to me too?"
I pretended to think. His expression turned worried now. "Of course," I grinned up at him. He pulled me into a bone crushing hug.
"Emmett…Still…Can't…Breathe." I choked out. He released me, and then pulled me back, holding me at arms length.
"God, I've missed you."
I turned back to the family.
"Hey Rosalie." I greeted the member of the family who had hated me the most back when I was a human. To my surprise, she pulled me into a hug.
"Our family has been a wreck without you." She whispered. I was very surprised, but I did my best to hide it, and hugged her back.
I stared at the two remaining family members. One of them, of course, was Edward. With my face hard and cold, I nodded to him, acknowledging his presence. The silence that had somehow surrounded us became more pronounced and awkward. Then, I turned to the sixth family member.
I did not recognize her, of that I was certain. She was very pretty, almost comparable to Rose. Her long blond hair cascaded in long, drawn out curls down her back. Her golden eyes sparkled and her body was perfect in every aspect. But her mouth was pulled down in a grimace, which took away from her beauty very much. As she saw me watching, her mouth pulled into a sneer.
"That's her?" She asked. The tone of her voice made it plain that this was not a complement. I froze.
"Bella? This is our newest family member. Her name is Vicki." I could see Alice grimace, it was clear that none of the Cullens liked her. I wonder why she is with them? Unless—maybe she was Edward's mate? But she didn't seem like Edwards type.
I decided to start off on the right foot. "Hello, Vicki, nice to meet you."
"Uh-huh." She looked really bored, as if talking to me was pure torture. I wonder what her problem is.
Luckily, Alice broke the awkward silence. "Bella, do you want to go home to our house? Carlisle and Esme will be so happy to see you."
"Okay, that sounds good. Just let me get Chris and Mary, they're kind of my brother and sister." If the Cullens were surprised, they didn't show it.
I looked around, everyone was nodding because they liked Alice's plan. Except for two people. Vicki was looking eagerly up a Edward. And Edward was staring straight at me, as if trying to figure out something.
Wow, I hope you guys liked it. That took a while to type. Next chapter is Bella's story, how she is changed and all that. I can't wait to keep writing about Vicki!
I should be able to get a couple more chapters out soon. My vacation is coming up!!
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