As we drove through the gate, I gasped in astonishment. The school was a massive building, like a castle without turrets. It was a plain, fading red brick building, with only a few windows for three floors. Then, on the fourth and fifth floor, there was a window every two or three feet. They must be the rooms. The grounds surrounding the school were green, too green, and I could see a fountain in the distance. Student's glared at the car, their gazes burning a hole in the metal. I flinched away after seeing their vibrant red eyes.
Rolling up a gravel path to the entrance, the car jolted to a stop. Edward got out first, opening the door and helping me out. Always the gentleman."Welcome." I turned round to see a vampire, bald, roughly 6'5 and wearing a black suit greeting us."I'm Mr. Davis." He said, shaking all of our hands."Please proceed to the main office to get your room assignment and class schedule." He said, waving us off. He seemed like he had repeated that over a hundred times the last few days.
Walking through the double doors, we were immediately in a waiting room, with a door on the left and a desk straight in front. At the desk was a short, blond woman, wearing an "I don't wanna be here right now." shirt, reading a book. I could hear her heartbeat; she was human Why did they have a human receptionist?
Walking up to the desk, we stood in front of her. She completely ignored us. Emmett coughed loudly. She sighed and put the book down she was reading."Can I help you?""Yeah. That guy out there-" Emmett was cut off."Principle Davis."
"Told us that we get our room and class schedule here.""Name?" She sighed, turning to her computer."Cullen." Edward answered."Ah yes, the Cullens." She said, reaching down to get something underneath her desk."Here you go." She said, handing everyone a key, and a piece of paper."That's your school schedule, and room key which has the room number on it. Visiting times at weekends, six till ten. Good day." She said, picking up her book and unfolded the dog ear."I'm in room 47." I said.
"Me too." Alice said."Me three." Rosalie said."
"And were all in room 62." Edward growled, angry that we didn't have the same room." Excuse me, miss." I said, taping on the desk."Yeah?" She said, not looking up from her book."Can we swap room keys so were all in the same room?"
"No. Girls rooms are on floor four, one to fifty. Boys rooms are on floor five, rooms fifty one to one hundred. Four people per room, no exception." She stated, ending the conversation.
"But-"
"No exceptions." She repeated.
"Aww, come on Bella, it'll be fun! Come on!" She said, dragging me off while I waved to Edward, Rosalie following close behind."Alice! Let go!" I groaned. How someone this small could be so annoying sometimes, I don't know."44, 45, 46…47!" Alice exclaimed. She let go, and placed a small hand on the silver door knob."Here we are." Alice opened the door to reveal the two large bunk beds parallel to each other. Two large, black sofas dominated the far left corner of the room, facing a large, 42 inch T.V screen. Two doors on the right side of the room were probably the wardrobe and shower. "Hello? Anyone home?" I asked. I thought we were the last to arrive? Shouldn't our new 'room mate' be here by now?
I heard a small chuckle from the other side of the room.
"Ah, you must be the Cullens." It said, followed by a low laugh.
"How…Convenient of you to turn up at this particular time." It said.
"Who are you? Where are you?" Rosalie asked. The voice didn't reply.
"Well, that was wei-"
"Boo!" It yelled, a figure appearing in front of me.
"Ahhhh!" We all screamed.
She fell to the floor, laughing.
She was about as tall as Rosalie, with long, dark brown, curly hair sprawled around her. She was laughing like a maniac, and It didn't look like she was going to stop anytime soon.
Five minutes later, she was still laughing.
"Should we do something?" I asked, still looking down at her.
Her eyes immediately opened; they were a bright gold.
Just like ours.
"Hello fellow veggies!" She called, jumping up.
Smiling, she stuck her hand out.
"I'm Chessie Dowling. Born and bred in Yorkshire, good and proper." She said, smiling wider.
I hesitantly shook it.
"How did you just…Appear?" I asked.
"And why did you have a laughing fit?" Rosalie asked.
"That's my ability." She explained, pulling her hands through her now knotted hair.
"What? Having a laughing fit?" Rosalie laughed. She shook her head.
"I can turn invisible, and turn other things and other minds invisible. Its really fun some times." She said, grinning again and climbing up the stepladder to one of the bunk beds.
"This ones mine." She said, laying down.
"You said you were born in England. What year?" Alice asked."1890." She said, stretching out.
"And how long have you been a vampire?"
"Since 1908." She smirked, pulled her torso off the bed so she was upside down and facing us.
"Really? Your older than Edward." She mumbled.
"One last question. How were you turned?" Alice asked, genuinely curious. Chessie sighed, and sat back up.
"It was 1908, and I was walking home from my friend's house in the middle of York. I lived half a mile away, in a place called Nether Poppleton." Rosalie giggled at the name."I was taking a shortcut through an alley, when three men jumped me.""They started to argue, pulling at me. I screamed at them to let go, but they just ignored me.""That was when they bit me. They all did it at the same time, all trying to drain me first." She said, smirking slightly."That was when Harvey- my mate- stopped them. You see, he has a…strange gift. He can freeze people. They can still think, still see, still smell, but they just cant…Move. It's sort of like Alec Volturi's power, but more powerful. It's a physical attack, so he can use it on me." She said, turning her head to look out the window."Anyway, by the time Harvey got to me I was too far gone. When I came round, he explained to me what I was, what I needed to do…Well, you know. About five years later I suggested we killed animals instead. Then, I went mental a few years back and I have been crazy ever since." She finished, grinning like a maniac.
"Everyone calls me the Cheshire cat. Because my full name is Chessie Catherine Dowling. They must have had a ton of imagination to make that up." She said, rolling her eyes. Something vibrated in her pocket, and she frowned when she took it out."Hey guys, d'ya mind if I leave? If you want a tour, then I'll stay, but…""No, were fine. You go ahead." Alice said. Trying to make friends everywhere."Thanks! You can have what's left of my quarter of the wardrobe, I didn't bring much." She yelled, darting out of the room. We started to unpack, Alice using the spare half of Chessie's rack."I need to take her on a shopping trip. Look at these shoes!" She said, eyeing the five pairs of blue, black, purple, pink and green converses. Then we all heard as two people walked past our door, speaking in a hushed whisper."Have you seen those hippy's? There like Chessie and Harvey all over again!" One asked."Yeah, the Cullens. I heard one's a mind reader." She said."I wonder if he's single? And that other one, Emmett? Have you seen the muscles on that guy?" Rose and I growled, and the girls outside paused."Yeah, too bad that Jack is hanging onto me!"
"You should dump him.""Yeah, I think I will." They were too far away now."What's this?" Alice asked, when she sat down on the sofa."It's called an Ipod, Alice.""Hmmm. I thought Edward only listened to stuff like this." She said, running her finger across the screen."You shouldn't play with other peoples stuff, Alice." I warned her. She rolled her eyes."That reminds me, I need to call Esme, tell here we've arrived." I mumbled, looking for my phone in my bag. I pulled it out, and hit the speed dial."Bella, hon, is that you?""Yeah, it's me, Esme.""Tell me everything! What's it like, do you know anyone, did you get there okay?""Esme, calm down! Yes, were fine an-"
"Esme!" Alice squealed."We have a room mate, Chessie, and she's from England! And the room is soooo nice! It has a massive TV!" Alice yelled into the phone. I walked out the door, and walked down the hall, wanting to find Edward as soon as possible.