Set the next day
There was something strange about Edward Cullen. There was something strange about all of them. Valkyrie was still at school. Skulduggery still made her. It was so unfair. Fletcher put a finger under her chin, and stroked it. Valkyrie bit it. She turned to stare at him. HOW DARE HE? Valkyrie messed up Fletcher's hair, twisting it, ruffling it, re-spiking it and ran to the cafeteria. They're even, she thought. It would take Fletch the rest of lunch to fix his hair. But anyway, there was something wrong with the Cullen's and a certain Mr Black. I sat on a table, so that I could see the Cullen's but they couldn't see me.
Rennesme was picking at her food, not seeming to want to eat it. Jacob was wolfing it down. (Get it?) Nobody else was even looking at the food. Valkyrie was making a list. Or she was going to. Jacob seemed seperate from the others in a way. Edward turned his head to me. Looking directly at me through the crowd. I crouched down, then sprang through the room, keeping to crowds. I checked my timetable. I had geography this afternoon. Perfect. I decided on a method to what I would do.
Valkyrie dropped her pencil on purpose. She dropped it so that only Edward could reach it.
"Could you pick that up for me, please?" Valkyrie asked, trying to sound sweet and sorry.
"Okay," Edward replied, sounding mysterious. He picked it up and held it out for her. She went to brush my fingers over his as she got it. Just as she was about to reach his fingers, he slid them out of the way. Valkyrie frowned and got the pencil. How did he know what she was going to do? It was like he read her mind...
She decided to stop with the subtle approach. She stroked a finger over his hand as he wrote. He froze. So did she. He was ice cold. It was a warm day, not sunny, but he was freezing. He was so cold.
Mrs Armstrong asked him to go to the board to answer a question. He slid out of his seat, and gracefully strode to the board. It was impossible. It was inhuman. He answered the question, without really noticing it. Valkyrie narrowed her eyes. She wondered what would happen if... She threw a pencil at him. She shouldn't have, but she did. She really threw a pencil at him. He caught it, so fast, his arm was a blur. That's what happens, when you throw a pencil at Edward Cullen.
A beam of sunlight hit Edward's face. He quickly moved out the way, but she swore she saw him sparkle. Valkyrie stared at him. It was like being near China. He looked at her as he sat down. He stared through his long eye-lashes, with golden, smoldering eyes. Did people really have golden eyes? They were dark before. Valkyrie thought to yesterday, they were, he had dark eyes.
"What did you see?" He asked her. It was like being near China, he was so perfect. Valkyrie snapped her mouth shut. She looked away. Three more things to add to the list.
The day continued like that. By the end of the day, Valkyrie had her list.
Things that are different about Edward / The Cullens:
1. They were beautiful 2. They were cold 3. Edward can sense when you do something before you do it / can read your mind 4. They were fast 5. They were strong 6. They sparkle 7. Their eyes change colour 8. They have white, sharp teeth 9. They try to stay away from everyone else
Valkyrie was confused. She hadn't read about anything like them from Gordon. What were they?
"They're vampires," Lunar Tears said, as they were walking to the bus stop.
"They're not like Dusk or Caelan," Valkyrie responded, ignoring the feelings stirring inside her as she said Caelan's name.
"They are a different type of vampire." Lunar explained.
"But what about Jacob Black?" Valkyrie asked.
"He's a werewolf." Lunar said, like this was an everyday thing. Oh. A werewolf? Right. "They are also already paired," Lunar continued, a little disappointed by this fact. "Edward with Bella, Alice with Jasper, a guy from a year above you, Rosalie with Emmett, both a year above you, and Jacob with Rennesme." Lunar looked as though she might be sick as she said the last one.
"How old are they?" Valkyrie asked.
"Well, Jasper's about 204, and everyone else is younger, except maybe Carlisle. Carlisle and Esme is the mother and father. Everyone is over or just under 100, except Bella and Rennesme. Bella is 34 and Rennesme is your age."
"What else?" Valkyrie asked.
Lunar smiled. "You'll have to figure out for yourself." And she left.