A/N: Guys you are wonderful! This chapter goes out to everyone who is reading this story! You guys were amazing; you made my day with all the reviews and the story alerts/favorite story/favorite author alerts. That was amazing! As a treat here is another chapter fast!
I still don't own any Twilight.
Before the bell rang for our first period class, Nathan and Charlotte where trying to calm me down. Austin was just looking for them. He wanted to see who the famous people of my life where.
"Honey, it's going to be okay. Nothing is going to happen to you or any of us. I won't let it happen. And if you don't want to talk to him then don't! I know you, if you really want to you can hold a grudge for a bit," Charlotte said smiling at the last part. She was pretty good at the mom part.
"Sis, come on! You can't be afraid of them! They should be afraid of you! They don't know your powers, but you know the three's! They should be shaking in their shoes seeing you here!" Nathan said rubbing my arms with his hands.
"Guy, Emmett knows, well one of them. He saw me at the clearing! He knew I was coming here! He just didn't tell me they did. They have the advantage because they knew we were coming and Emmett already knows my biggest power!" I hissed back at them.
"Bella, I don't think they knew you were going to be here. The pixie girl looks extremely surprised, and the big one, I'm guessing is Emmett, is smiling wickedly at his brother, who I'm guessing is Edward," Austin said turning towards us.
I looked over at the group of vampires. They did look all surprised, well except for Emmett. He must have been keeping his mind preoccupied all this time. That's amazing! I can't believe he would do that, but why does Edward look so mad? Oh no, he's mad at Emmett for not telling him. It seems like they all are. I wonder why. Maybe they didn't want to see me again. Great, this is going to be a great first day!
"Come on, the bell's about to ring and Charlotte and Austin's room is on the other side of the campus. You guys better go," I said pointing the other way.
"Okay, I'll see you next period, Bella. And don't worry. You'll be fine," Austin said patting me on the arm.
Nathan put his arm around my shoulder. "You'll be fine. I'll be right here with you. I won't let them get to you. Remember I'm the strongest in the family," he teased.
"Yes, but I'm the fastest," I teased back sticking out my tongue like a two year old. It's just something I loved to do with him.
Trig was the worst class ever the first time around, and I don't think it will be any better the second time. Thankfully it wouldn't be hard for a vampire to succeed in these classes. Nathan and I walked in gracefully just before the bell. I went up to the teacher, Mr. Long, and gave him my slip.
"Hello, I'm Bella White and this is my brother Nathan White. We're new here and we are supposed to get this signed."
He looked at me and then to my brother and nodded. Mr. Long pointed us to the back of the room where there were two empty seats.
I turned to face the class, who were staring at us, and looked around. My eyes locked on Jasper's. Of course he had to be in this class. And right in front of us, I thought walking back to the seats.
Jasper, still in total shock, grabbed my arm quickly. Nathan growled, but I elbowed him. "Bella? Is that really you?" he whispered for only me and Nathan to hear.
"Yes," I hissed back. "I really should get to my seat."
He let go and I walked back. He stared at me until I sat down and then turned back to the teacher. I felt like I did twenty-four years ago. Like everyone is staring at me, the new kid. I did what I did then, put my hair over my shoulder to shield my face.
"What was that about?" Nathan whispered for only my ears.
"That's Jasper Hale. He's part of the Cullen's coven. He's Alice's husband and Edward's brother, I guess you can say. He is the one that can tweak emotions," I whispered back at him.
"Great. He better not do that to me, or I'll crush him."
I laughed at him. "Good luck with that."
Trig ended slowly. History with Austin was uneventful, along with Spanish with Charlotte and Austin. Those classes went by a lot faster without the Cullen's showing up. Thankfully Nathan was with me during English. That we had with Alice.
Once we got our slip signed I looked at the class. I could see Alice bouncing up and down in her seat. She was just like I remembered. So happy, so excited, always on a caffeine rush. I laughed to myself as Nathan and I walked gracefully to the back where our seats were.
"Bella, are you okay? Who changed you? I thought you were dead! Oh my gosh I'm so, so, so happy you are alive!" Alice whispered excitedly.
"I can't explain now Alice. Maybe later, but right now I just can't," I whispered back.
I saw the smile vanish from my face. I knew she wanted to know everything and I would tell her. I just didn't really want to talk to any of the Cullen's/Hale's right now. I just wanted to be Bella White, the new girl. Not knowing anyone but my family. Not being a vampire, but it's too late for that.
The class started, explaining something about Romeo and Juliet, I just zoned out until Nathan threw paper at me. I opened up the note, looking at him like he's a two year old.
Bells why didn't you explain it all to her now? Wouldn't that just be easier? Then she could tell her family and you wouldn't have to really explain anything to them. You could just do what you wanted and ignore them. You know that?
I looked at him and rolled my eyes.
I think it will be easier if I explain it to them face to face. I know Emmett will want to know about my force field thing, and I would love to see Jasper, Emmett, Alice, Esme and Carlisle.
Well you can see three of them at school- he wrote back in his neat hand writing.
Mine, of course, still looked like chicken scratch- Funny. But that's not what I meant. I want to see them outside of school. I want it to be like before they left, just without me being human anymore. Nathan, I've missed them so much, I just want to feel like they still care about me.
Nathan rolled his eyes at me. Then Mr. Brush came up to us. "Anything you would like to share Mr. White?"
"My notes?" he asked raising an eyebrow, lifting up his notes that covered everything he was talking about with the play. Mr. Brush looked at them and then turned around. Nathan smirked and then went back to writing.
I found myself giggling when a piece of paper was dropped on my desk again. Look I know you miss them, and I understand that you want to see them, but I think you shouldn't forgive them as fast as you are. I mean they should have some idea what you went through when they left you.
They do, they all thought I was dead! I don't know where they got that from, but they all thought I didn't exist anymore. Don't you get it Nathan? They all have been thinking that I was under the ground for what? Twenty-three years?- I wrote back. When I placed it on his desk the bell rang. I looked up to see Alice smile at me and then gracefully walk out the door. Nathan waited for me to get all my stuff. I knew it was going to be an interesting topic at lunch.
"They thought you were dead? You didn't tell us that last night. Why the hell would they think you died?" Nathan asked as we walked out of our class room.
"Beats me. I just thought they would think that I moved on with my life, which is completely the opposite. I was just as shocked as you are now when Emmett told me that last night," I said shaking my head when Charlotte and Austin came up beside us.
"Did I just hear you correctly," Charlotte asked leaning across Nathan to me. "Did you just say they thought you were dead? I mean they seriously thought you died? How? I mean you would be only 41 years old if you didn't change."
I shrugged. "I don't know where they got that I died. I mean they didn't keep in contact with anyone after they left. Unless…"
"Unless what?" Austin asked beside me with a hesitant voice.
"Unless they came back earlier," I barely whispered.
By this time we reached the cafeteria doors. None of us were talking anymore about that subject. Too much pain for me, which they all knew. We all took a deep breath and Austin and Nathan pushed open the door.
It seemed like everyone stopped what they were doing. All the girls looked at Austin and Nathan in awe, and all the boys looked at Charlotte and I like we were prizes. Austin let out a low growl, which I elbowed him for. Nathan just loved the attention. He took it all in; my guess is because it reminded him of his days as a basketball player.
We gracefully walked over to the lunch line and got a tray of all the stuff we would never eat in a million years and went to find an open table. All the Cullen's were staring at me in shock. I ignored them while we made our way to the empty table next to them.
Once we settled in we all turned our heads close to each other. Nathan and I on one side, and Charlotte and Austin on the other.
"He's staring at you Bella," Austin teased peeking over to the Cullen's table.
Charlotte and I slapped his arm, hers more playfully then mine. "Austin, be nice. You have no idea what she must be feeling right now with all the Cullen's being here."
I gave a relieved smile to Charlotte before Nathan peeped in, "Unless you are Jasper," the Cullen's all looked at us then like they were called upon, "and can sense emotions."
I glared at Nathan. I don't know if Nathan would be able to get along with them. He tended to be too sarcastic at times. "What are you talking about?" Charlotte asked giving him a quizzical expression.
Nathan smirked. "Bella never explained to us what powers they had. The only one I know about is Jasper's. He can sense you emotion and can tweak them!"
"Nathan keep you voice down!" I hissed at him.
"What?!" both Austin and Charlotte yelled in whispers. I looked over at the Cullen's who were smirking. I glared at them and then my family.
"Will be please keep it down? Human's may not be able to hear you, but they can!" I said waving over to the Cullen's table. They were still all grinning at my family's reaction.
"Well then, since we know ones, what about Edward's? Or Alice's? What are their 'gifts'?" Charlotte asked waving the Cullen's off.
I looked over at them before I told them. Alice's and Edward's faces were grinning even more. They knew I was going to tell them. "Ugh. Alice can, well, sort of see the future," I whispered.
Austin tilted his head to one side. "What do you mean 'sort of'?"
I sighed. Crap I really didn't want to explain this. "Okay well she can see what will happen with your choices. If you change it then she will see what will happen then. She can only see it though if you make up your mind."
Nathan sat back. "Ah, I see."
I sat back with him. "Do you really?"
"Not at all. What do you mean? Like if I were to chose to rip Austin apart she would see that, but if I changed my mind and decided to rip Charlotte apart then she would see that too?"
"Pretty much, but as long as it's not a spur of the moment thing. Then she won't see it," I tried to explain.
"Now what about Edward?" Charlotte asked?
Great, this will be fun. "Edward, well, can read minds."
They all gasped. I heard snickers coming from the Cullen's table. "Well everyone's but one," I whispered. The Cullen's all went silent.
"Bella, honey, what do you mean? 'Well everyone's but ones'. That doesn't make sense," Charlotte asked.
"Edward can read your mind, Austin's, Nathan's, his whole family and everyone in this room, but he can't read my mine. It's blocked to him somehow. It was like that when I was human and I think it still is," I told them. Or else he would come here and kiss me right now, I thought. I waited. Nothing happened so I assumed he couldn't read my mind still. A little disappointed I looked at his family. They weren't looking over here anymore. Their heads were all off in different directions like the first time I saw them. Edward's, however, were locked on mine.
Damn, he could still dazzle me with those gorgeous eyes. I wanted to look away, but I couldn't. I haven't seen him in so long, I just found myself getting lost in his eyes like I did when I was human.
"That's so weird. Is that the reason he was so attracted to you when you were human? Because he didn't know what you were thinking 24/7," Nathan asked.
My head snapped back to reality then. I smile before I told them; I loved torturing him about not knowing what I was thinking. "That's half of it." They all tilted their heads not understanding. "He was probably most attracted to my blood," I whispered.
I heard Nathan growl. I looked up at my family. Austin had a disgusted look on his face and Charlotte still didn't understand. "What do you mean?" she asked.
"I mean, when I met him that first day in Biology class he couldn't look at my. My blood 'sung' to him. Or at least that's what they called it," I said trying to explain it. I don't know if it worked.
"When you said he couldn't look at you the first day, do you mean he wanted to kill you then? Like there in your class?" Austin asked still disgusted.
I looked over to Edward, who winced. He wasn't enjoying this conversation. Then don't listen, I thought. "Pretty much, yes." I smiled. "He was stronger then he gave himself credit for."
My family looked at me confused. Then one by one they all looked over to the Cullen's table. Now none of them were looking this way. They all started to throw away their untouched food and walked out to their next class. The class I dreaded.
"Well should we throw our stuff away?" Charlotte asked. We all nodded and walked away not looking back at the stares coming our way. I think I heard someone whistle.
Charlotte walked me to my next class. Hers was right next door, but wasn't with me. "Are you sure you're going to be okay? I mean it's just Bio, you can skip it," she said.
I looked at her like she was crazy. This wasn't the Charlotte I knew. "Charlie, I'm fine. Don't worry. Besides I have to get this stupid form signed," I said waving it in front of her.
She looked like she saw someone she didn't want near me. I shrugged it off. "I know you have to get it signed. And I also know that you always say you're fine when we all know you aren't. Bella, I just want to make sure."
I gave her a small fake smile that I always gave my family. I haven't given a real smile in ages. "Thank you Charlotte, but I'm telling you. I'm really fine this time. Don't worry."
She sighed. "That's what I do, worry. That's all I do with you guys. If you're sure though, you better get going. The bell's going to ring soon," she said waving me off.
I waved and walked into the Biology room. As soon as I stepped in the scent picked up. It was his smell. Of course, it just had to be Biology, I thought walking to the teacher. "Hello, I'm Bella Sw-White. Bella White. I just moved here and I'm supposed to get this signed." That was close.
"Hello Bella White. Welcome to Biology 2. Um, it seems like we only have one seat left," Of course you do, "next to Edward Cullen." He gave me back my slip and pointed me to the open seat. "Please take a seat."
I gave a weak smile before I headed back. Just my luck. Total Déjà vu. I set my bag down on the floor and sat in the stool next to him. He looked down at me, but I didn't dare look up.
Once the bell rang, I stood up to gather my bags, but of course I dropped my notebook. I half expected him to be out the door already, but nope. He picked it up and handed to me. "You know vampires normally don't drop anything," he whispered.
I shrugged. "When have I ever been normal though?"
He chuckled and flashed my favorite crooked smile. Damn, he's doing it again! Stupid, shiny Volvo owner. "Thank you," I said taking my notebook.
"You're welcome. Now Bella, could I talk to you after school?" He asked taking a small step back.
I took a sharp breath. "No, I'm sorry. My family and I have some things to do."
"Like?"
"Like you know…" ugh. Of course I had to be a terrible liar.
"You know, Bella, you are a terrible liar, but I will wait," he said smiling again. "My family, however, wants to know if you will stop by this Friday to tell me…us your story as well as your family's."
I thought about it for a second. Nathan and Austin probably won't like this, but I know Charlotte will be on her best behavior. "Sure, sure. I don't see any harm in that, but now I actually have to do something with my family."
"And what's that?" He asked with a quizzical expression.
"I need to teach Nathan and Austin how to behave. Our last encounter with a coven didn't go so well," I held up my hand before he could interrupt, "but they will be on their best behavior. I promise you that."
He smiled, again with the dazzling! "Good. Alice will be thrilled. Along with Esme. She's missed you terribly these past years. As well as I," he said with an even bigger grin. "See you tomorrow."
He left after that, leaving me staring at him confused. Why did he miss me? He didn't want me, he told me that! Ugh, I'm so confused. I walked out to meet my family. I really didn't want to go to my last class with Austin. I knew I had to though.
"Hey, what's wrong?" he asked as soon as I walked up to him.
"I'm just so confused right now. I have news for you and the family though, but we'll discuss that when we get home. Now let's get to class, we're going to be late."
Alice was it that class with us. She didn't say much to us, but I knew she wanted too. She continued to glance back at us ever now and then, but only flashed a smile when I made eye contact with her. Austin sighed deeply once, which made Alice frown. I growled at him. "Be nice," I whispered for only him. He only shrugged and went back to staring off into space.
This was going to be a long week, and an even longer Friday. Austin and Nathan won't behave. I know that much. They already hated them, and they didn't even know them! Then again, my stories really didn't help their case.
When we all got home, they all went off to their rooms to put their bags away and do their homework quickly. I, however, put my bag on the floor of the foyer and walked over to the living room. It had red carpet and a very comfortable leather couch with my name on it. (not really). I walked over and lounged out on it.
"Guys! Family meeting!" I called.
They all came running down the stairs at once. Charlotte and Austin headed over to the leather love seat, while Nathan walked gracefully over to the recliner.
"What's this about?" Nathan asked as he sat down.
"Like I told Austin earlier, I have some news for you guys," I started. They all waited for me to continue. "Um, we are, um, going over to the Cullen's on, um, Friday," I stuttered out.
All but Charlotte dropped their mouths open. "You have got to be kidding me!" Austin and Nathan said in unison. Of course this was one of the things they agreed on.
"I think that's a good idea. They can tell us more about them, and we can tell them more about us. That way they don't give us weird stares," Charlotte said to me. Austin stared at her like she was crazy.
"Thank you Charlie. That's what I thought, but I don't think the boys do," I answered back nodding my head.
"Like hell we don't!" Nathan said standing up. "Why should we be in the same room with them more then we have too? Bella, don't you understand what they did to you? They put you through so much pain! Now you just want to go over and talk to them!" Nathan spat out.
"Of course I do," I hissed back. "They are like my other family. I knew them in my human life. I loved all of them. I miss all of them," one more than the others, "and I think I should explain to them what our 'gifts' are."
"No, no, no that's where I draw the line," Austin said standing up as well. "We can't tell them what we can do! Then they can take us down! I know some of them want to. I can feel it!"
"Please, you aren't like Jasper, you can't tell if they do. They are just curious. Most people are. Even when I was human, vampires were curious about me. Austin, they aren't like that either."
He scoffed. "For now. Once they realize what we, mostly you, can do they will want to take us down!"
Charlotte, getting annoyed, hit him on the shoulder. "Bella told us a thousand times, they try to prevent that. They don't try to rule it like the Italians do!"
"Charlie's right. I told you guys, they aren't like that. They try everything they can not to hunt other's like us!" I said raising my voice to match theirs.
"That doesn't matter, they will want too. Bella, we saw this before," Nathan said coming over to me. "We saw this before."
I glared at him. I never broke eye contact. Then I looked over to Charlotte and Austin then back to Nathan. "I know them though. We are going, that's final. Now I'm going to teach you how to behave to them."
A/N: You guys will understand what they are talking about soon. Yes, Charlotte, Austin and Nathan have gifts. You'll understand those soon too. I promise.
This is off subject, but I have to share this with someone. Today in English we have these pictures on the wall for extra credit and under them is the first sentence to a story and we are supposed to make one up about it. Well this one was an open window and under it said, "It all started with an open window." I was like Whoa! Twilight! I started making up a story in my head about Edward climbing threw Bella's window! I was so excited. LOL. Sorry I just had to tell someone.
Anyways next chapter may not be up as fast as these ones. I have a big basketball tournament this weekend. Sorry. Tell me what you thought though!
