Disclaimer: I only own the plot and Elizabeth and a few characters mentioned later in the story.
Well I finally got chapter two up after a few writers' blocks when I had time to write but here it is and it's a little longer. hopefully I will be able to keep them this long or make them longer but it will be harder to update often since I'm starting back at school this week but I will try my best.
Thankyou to those who reviewed :) you gave me that little bit extra confidence to keep writing.
EPOV
I instinctively wrapped my arm around Bella's shoulders, pulling her closer to me. I heard her heartbeat stutter when the vampire looked at us, I hated when anyone made my Bella's heart falter.
A low growl snarled in my throat as I watched confusion cross the newborn's face while she looked carefully at Bella in the protection of my arm.
So he was speaking the truth about the human…
Her eyes darted to me at the sound of my growl, recognition flashing quickly across them then disappearing into the black wells. Recognition? I've never seen her before today so how could she know me?
Her expression softened as she looked at Alice then quickly back to me.
If Edward and… Alice is it? If they're here, then that must mean so are the others.
I stiffened upon hearing mine and Alice's names. She knew of us? And it seemed like she knew about the rest of the family as well. This thought set me into over-protective mode; this vampire wasn't here for Bella (as much as that gave me relief) but she had heard of her, and she knew there were more than just Alice and I.
As I fought back another growl and the urge to confront her, she looked away and glided to an empty table in the opposite corner of the lunchroom before seating herself quickly and not giving us a second glace. The three of us watched as she pulled out a black covered sketch book and three pencils faster than a normal human.
She flicked the pages until she came to what I guessed was the next clean page and sighed before grabbing the shortest pencil of the three and started drawing away.
"What is she drawing?" Bella whispered to me causing me to jump slightly, I had forgotten I had been hugged her to my side to protect her.
"Dunno…" I muttered back before looking into this new vampires mind.
Images flashed through her mind so quick that not even my enhanced eye sight could catch them, so I pushed past the colourful blurs and looked at what she was seeing.
I nearly gasped out loud when I saw the perfect portrayal of Carlisle sketched on the paper, all his features perfectly scaled and curved and shaded to show smiling creases near his eyes; it nearly made the image come out of the page. If it had blinked or moved I would have thought I was watching a black and white recording of Carlisle.
That's when an image flew in front of my eyes and I caught a quick glance of her remembering Carlisle smiling the way he did on the paper, his mouth opened and closed as he spoke, I only just caught the words before the memory disappeared.
"It's the closest we can get to being human."
I pulled myself out of her mind then; Bella and Alice were looking at me expectantly.
"Carlisle…" I choked out in a low whisper, still getting over the shock from what I just saw.
Alice's eyes glazed for a few seconds before clearing again and looking at me confused, "What about him? I don't see any danger anywhere near him. Actually… he seems pretty happy about something."
Happy?! I doubted a hungry newborn was going to bring a smile to his face.
Bella's hand stroking my cheek calmed me enough to tell them the rest, "She's drawing a picture of Carlisle, and it seemed like she was remembering a time where Carlisle had said something about 'It's the closest we can get to being human.' She also knows who we are Alice, she's even heard about Bella being around. It seems like we're what she's been looking for." I just shook my head not knowing how this had happened.
Alice's eyes widened. She quickly grabbed her bag and pulled out her phone saying she needed to make a call then she gracefully took off out the door.
Once she was gone I looked down at Bella who had been watching me concerned "Is she really a problem?" she asked innocently, she liked to think there were more 'vegetarian' vampires like my family and I than there were human-blood drinkers. I looked at her with sad eyes, she didn't like being a danger magnet and she probably thought it was her fault a newborn was here.
"We don't know yet, Alice is calling home and finding out what we have to do about her." I gave her a light kiss on her forehead reassuringly.
She nodded and looked back at Fork's new resident.
I slipped back into her mind to watch her finishing Carlisles' picture; she had swapped pencils and now resumed the picture colouring over his eyes with a gold-pale yellow colour. That's when I heard her start muttering to herself, her voice song-like and dainty.
"I am human. I am human. I go to school like any other human and I act like any other human so I am human and not some vicious monster."
Well, no more monster then some.
She finished colouring and left the picture like that, the eyes the only coloured thing on the page.
I pulled away from her mind but still focused on what she was saying in it while I watched her with my own eyes.
That's when her head snapped up to look at me and I was once again pulled into the abyss that was her eyes.
Find what you were looking for, Edward Cullen?
A small smile twitched on the edge of her lips when she saw the surprise on my face.
I was thinking how best to reply when the bell rang and all the students packed up and headed for their next class.
"Come on" I said to Bella as Alice returned. One look from Alice was all I needed.
Carlisle wants to meet her; he thinks maybe we can convince her to hunt some animals so her thirst is under control, then we'd have more of a chance of finding out why she's here.
I nodded understanding, she may be able to control her thirst here for now but how long could she last?
I looked over to where she'd been sitting. She was standing by the table still, just putting her bag strap over her shoulder.
She looked at me and smiled slightly in a friendly notion.
A group of girls walked pass cutting her out of my site and when they all passed she was gone.
I frowned and looked away; slinging my arm around Bella's waist "Let's get you to class" I said simply leading her to her next classroom and saying goodbye to Alice who I said I'd meet up with after I walked with Bella.
I let go of Bella outside the door to her calculus class and kissed her deeply before turning and leaving her safety to her human friends.
BPOV
I was seated next to Angela when the 'new girl' entered the classroom.
Graceful as ever; she walked, it looked more like flew, over to the teacher passing them her new student slip for them to sign.
The teacher signed it and gestured for her to stay standing next to their desk.
She looked first confused then horror flashed across her perfect features. I could feel my jaw drop to the desk; a hungry vampire whose biggest worry was resisting the urge to kill the whole school and here she was getting stage fright.
The teacher coughed to get everyone's attention before gesturing at her like he was auctioning off a prized statue, which was what she had become when everyone looked up at her, noticing her there for the first time.
"Class, this is Elizabeth Martin, our newest class member."
There was silence for a few moments.
"Well you can go sit by Miss Swan; she'll be able to tell you how to get started being the new student." They waved towards an empty chair on my right while I blushed deeply at the mention of my name. I hated attention.
The girl, Elizabeth, made her way to me. I felt my heart speeding up in fear as she drew nearer.
She slowed down like she could hear my fast heart; she tried to give me an encouraging smile which I returned with a grimace.
The smile fell from her face and replaced with… sadness? That's something I didn't expect.
Well what did I expect? For her to have the same craving as Edward, but instead of controlling her thirst like now she lunges at me?
By now she was sitting down, I hadn't even heard the chair move.
The teacher stood up and started his lecture, drawing figures on the board.
"Hi…" a sweet voice whispered next to me causing me to jump in my seat.
I had to blink several times before I realized Elizabeth was the one talking to me, "Hey…" I replied cautiously, watching with careful eyes.
She looked lost for words at that point. Obviously she hadn't expected me to reply either, and then a small smile spread across her lips. The way she smiled sort of reminded me of Edward, like when he got a pleasing reaction out of me or when he had a sly thought on his mind that he wouldn't share.
I hoped she was just happy and didn't have any plans for me during class.
"So…" she started, thinking deeply "you know the… Cullens?"
There was the million dollar question; she didn't seem to beat around the bush.
I nodded keeping my eyes on her.
She bit her bottom lip a little nervous, probably working out what I know and what she should say.
"I'm a friend of the family" she said a little too quickly.
I feigned interest "Really? I haven't heard them mention you lately."
She relaxed a bit, obviously glad that whoever knew her hadn't been telling the whole town.
"I didn't expect them to; I was sort of giving them a surprise visit but I couldn't work out where they lived. This is my first time in Forks."
I nodded to show I was still interested "Ok, so where you from then?"
She looked down at her book, all trace of her smile gone "Um… well I was born in Los Angeles, CA. Then my family and I moved to San Francisco when I was about five. I lived there till about a month ago when I decided to move up here and visit a friend of mine…"
I was genuinely interested this time, she didn't seem so bad, though the hunger was clear in her eyes.
"The Cullens?" I put in as she went quiet.
The smile was back on her face 'Yeah, I was hoping I could see them sometime soon but by the looks your boyfriend were giving me I don't think I'll get to see them as early as I would like." Her black eyes sparkled strangely to some hidden thought.
I shrugged like it was nothing "Maybe once he's started talking to you he won't be so… guarded. If he knew you were a friend of the family he'd soften up pretty quick."
She smiled thankfully at me.
I smiled back and then turned to my work for the rest of the lesson.
When the bell finally went I packed up and turned to Elizabeth but she wasn't there.
Where'd she go? I wondered as I got up and walked to the front of the classroom.
By now it was the end of school and I had just left the gym, supporting a few new bruises on my shins and was slightly limping from pain.
Edward was leaning against the wall next to the door and was staring at nothing, obviously still listening to Elizabeth's thoughts, and didn't notice me next to him.
He knew about her talking to me in class and had met me outside the room after class and pulled me away quickly to ask what happened and if she seemed to have any second meaning to her words or looked like she was ready to attack me or anyone around me.
When I told him she was simply being friendly and wanted to visit them; he went quiet. He just nodded then walked me to my last class, kissing me goodbye and telling to avoid Lauren during gym before leaving.
I wrapped my arms around his torso comforting as he suddenly realized I was there and hugged me back. He smiled my favourite crooked smile but it didn't reach his eyes.
"Hey beautiful" he said casually pecking a kiss on my lips.
"Hey" I replied before taking his hand and heading for the car park.
Edward looked down at me as I limped and rolled his eyes before picking me up bridal-style, heading for our vehicles.
"I guess you didn't listen to me… again." He said a small smirk on his lips.
I rolled my eyes at him and crossed my arms "How was I to know she was purposely going to kick me and not the soccer ball?" I asked pouting which he only laughed at. I was glad he wasn't as uptight as he had been earlier.
"You could have asked me, of course!" Alice as sitting on the edge of my trucks' tray and was bouncing up and down like her unlimited energy made it impossible to stay still.
Just as I was about to answer, Edward stiffened and clutched me tighter and Alice had miraculously stopped bouncing.
I followed their gaze and saw they were looking at an old, beat-up rusty dark blue Volkswagen Beetle parked several spaces down from us.
They were probably looking at it thinking that no one could have had a worst car than me, but that was proof that someone did.
That's when I noticed a girl with long glossy brown hair stepped up next to it and unlocked it, throwing her bag in the back.
Suddenly, I realized Edward was moving and had opened my car door, sitting me in the drivers' seat and buckling me in.
"Edward, what are you doing?" I finally asked as he threw my bag on the front passenger seat and put my keys in the ignition, starting my noisy truck up.
"Drive straight home. I might not be able to come over tonight but that should make Charlie a little happier." He kissed me a little urgently then shut my door before I had time to react.
I quickly rolled down my window, with a bit of trouble, and reached out to put my hand on his cheek and stroking it "Edward, what's going on?"
His eyes flickered over my shoulder then back to me "I'm sorry, Bella. But Alice and I have to take care of some things. Please don't worry." He looked at me with sad eyes "I love you, Bella."
I stroked his cheek once more knowing he needed to go "I love you too, please be careful."
He nodded then he was gone.
I slowly pulled out of the parking lot and headed home deep in thought.
Your probably all wondering who this vampire is and why she is drawing a picture of Carlisle and seemed to know Edward was reading her mind.
Well you will find out in the next few chapters =P she's got a big surprise for all the Cullens later on.
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