"Okay, let's start", said Emmett, rubbing his fists. He and Jasper glared at me, waiting for me to attack one of them. But I couldn't. I had never attacked anyone before. Slowly I punched Emmett on his arm. "Gotcha" I said sarcastically. Within a second I flew through the thick air, landed in Jasper's arms, and was put in a deadly hold and both of them chuckled. "Ouch" I squeaked in a small voice and Jasper let go of me. It hurt! For god's sake, I was no full vampire! That grip had really made my arm feel broken and I wasn't pretty fond of eating mud as well. "Good. That's it then, thanks for helping me, see you" I said quickly, stood up and wanted to walk away.
I hadn't expected Jasper to catch me on my way and push me back. He pushed me back to Emmet and the two of them practically threw me around as if I were a doll. Then, when they felt as if it was enough I crashed on the floor. "We're done with you when we tell you we're done", they said. They didn't mean to harm me, they thought that I was strong enough not to feel such kind of pain, but I felt tears stinging in my eyes and I was so exhausted, I couldn't stand anymore. Helplessly I sat down.
"Are you actually trying to learn something?" Jasper asked, obviously annoyed about my behaviour. It was Edward who came for my rescue.
"Let her go and go back inside please", he said smoothly and the two other boys obeyed. Then he sat down, next to me. "Are you okay?", he asked and I nodded. "Don't lie to me", Edward then murmured and I looked at him, confused. "How do you?" He looked down. "I can read thoughts… I'm sorry" I didn't understand. I was blocking my mind, shielding myself, so how could he read my mind as well?!
"I can't read your mind all the time you know, but sometimes when you are weak I can. I think it's because mind-reading is a very strong power and easy to notice" "Can you read my thoughts now?" I asked hesitantly. He shook his head "No, but I could, when they pushed you around" I nodded, it relieved me, that he couldn't always read my mind. That was good to know. "You have to tell them that you can get hurt" Edward insisted but I quickly stood up "No. Please don't tell anyone. Please!" With that I went back inside, passing the two grinning boys. What if I really learned fighting? I wanted revenge.
At night I knocked on Edward's door. He answered immediately, a book still in his hands. Right, vampires didn't sleep. It was only me who curled down on the floor to get some rest. "Can you teach me fighting?" Edward glanced at me. "Not if you shield yourself. Maryann, I know that you don't mean no harm, but I am not sure. I won't teach somebody how to fight without knowing what this somebody is" He had his intonation on "what" and it startled me, that he knew that I was no vampire, but not notice who or rather what I really was. My mobile buzzed in my pocket and I took it out, reading it still in Edward's room. "Mayday. Got holidays and am bored. You are in Forks now, right? Otherwise I'm boarding on the wrong plane! Write back quickly! Love, Lora" I nearly cried with joy, quickly I pushed the reply button. "Thanks Edward", I murmured, already on my way out. I saw utter confusion in his eyes, but I ignored him. I can help myself now, I thought happily.
"Yes, Forks is correct! When will u arrive? Vamp boys 'bout to eat me – need your help. Love u" Instantly I had Lora's reply "In Forks in about five hours. Meet u dawn cemetery?" I only typed "yes", I wasn't able to tell Lora all my feelings, my relief that she broke our promise to never talk again, my joy, I was simply unable to write that all in one text.