Please note I do not own any of the twilight plot or characters
And that the characters that are so named as Alice and Jasper have a completley different role in this story
Chapter 1:The Beginning
The sky was a perfect cloudless blue. The sun shone down, illuminating everything. The sound of my mom's car awoke me. I could hear it pull away, and almost intantly, I was alone.
I glanced over at the clock. It read 7:00, so I decided that it was time to get out of bed. school would be starting in just a couple of hours, and I couldn't afford to be late again. I walked down the stairs towards the kitchen. Since mom had left quite early, I gathered that she hadn't made anything for breakfast, so I was on my own.
I grabbed a box of cereal and sat down. It didnt take long before that was gone. I grabbed my keys and my books and headed out the door.
Jumping into my truck, I stuck the key into the ignition. The engine roared to life.I kicked it in gear and was on my way.The school wasn't far away. It only took me a couple of minutes to get there, but thats White lake for you.
The population is small, with a whopping 529 people. It's a small town in Bladden County. I detested White Lake, but as much as I wanted to leave, I wasn't able too. It wasn't because in some odd way I liked it here, no. It was because my mom and I were under a witness protection program.
My father had disappeared a couple of years ago, and the government thought someone was after us so they relocated us to a small town where no one would find us.
I had just pulled into the parking lot, when I saw Alice's blue corvet parked on the other side. I hadn't seen her since before mid term break, seeing as in how I had been under house arrest by my mom. I jumped out of my truck and made my way towards the front doors.
From behind me I heard someone shout my name. I turned to see who it was. Sage appeared behind me with a happy look on her face. I smiled, knowing that she had something important to say, just by the look in her eyes.
"Raya, guess what! My momma had her baby the other night..." she glowered, "her name is Lily Anne Mathews, weighing in at a whole 5 pounds!"
"Thats wonderful!" I beamed. I knew that this had been hard on both her mom and her, since she was like me, but instead of her father disappearing, he was killed in a work related accident.
But Sage always made the best of things. When everyone else was down, she would find a way to cheer them up, even if she didn't like them that much. That was one of her gifts, to make others happy, when she herself, may not be. And that wasn't her only gift. no. She had the gift of Beauty. there was no one here who could match her. Her long black hair sawyed in an imaginary wind. It contrasted with her blue eyes and pale skin. She was like someone you would see on the cover of a magazine.
Sage looked behind me, and I turned to see what she was looking at. Alice was making her way towards up in a graceful motion. Alice, wasn't as pretty as Sage, but she damn close. Unlike Sage, she had Blond hair and blue eyes. Her skin was pale, but the color always flushed in fast when she was embarressed or cold.
And then, beside these two, was me. I was completely plain in everyway. I had dark blond hair, that seemed brown at times. My eyes were an emerald green. For me, my skin was too pale, it was almost translucent. There were times when you could actually see the blue veins in my arms.
"Did you guys hear?" Alice asked, her tone was anxious.
Sage and I exchanged glances then focused back on Alice. She didn't wait for us to answer.
"Theres some new kids in the school. They just moved here over spring break. Theres three of them. I heard that their dad is that new doctor that everyone is talking about."
"Wonderful..." I muttered.
A grin formed on Sage's face. I nodded my head and pushed past them, they quickly followed. Behind me, I could hear them already gossiping about these new kids as if they had already met them.
The halls were crowded as usual. I shoved past everyone in an attemot to get to my locker. When I finally reached it, I began putting in my combination--24-36-58. My locker swung open, and I threw my books inside. I grabbed my Chemistry binder and text book. When I shut my locker, I noticed that there was a boy, a couple feet from me leaning against a row of lockers.
I didn't reconize him, so I figured he was new. I studied his face and his posture. His hair was an almost copper color. His eyes, a deep mesmerizing emerald green. he stood there, leaning against the wall looking like a god. He was beautiful; his face was perfect. and what I liked most of all, was that his skin was even more transparent than mine was. He turned slightly, facing my direction. His eyes locked with mine for a split second. I could feel my face turning red so I quickly turned and walked away.
I walked into my chemistry class and sat beside Alice. She was talking with Sage about what she had done this break. She had gone down to Mexico again to visit her grandparents. Since I already knew what she did I turned away to look at the clock. My gaze quickly dropped when I saw Mr. Riley talking to the boy I had seen earlier in the hall. I could feel my face turn red again. I quickly turned my gaze away.
Mr. Riley faced the class. A paper wad flew in front of him, and I could see that he was in a bad mood today.
"Class...Calm down please...!" another paper wad flew by.
"CLASS!" suddenly, he had gotten everyones attention. "Good. now seeing as we have a new student, there will be a new seating arangment. when I call your name you will go to the designated table. The person who will be sitting at your table with you, will be your new lab partner."
Alice, Sage, and I exchangesd glances. Alice was Called first, and was partnered with Tompson O'Ryan. Sage was paired with the quiet girl, Bertha, and me, I was paired with the new boy. The one with the perfect face. I learned that his name was Jasper Stone.
Mr.Riley said something to himself and turned towards his desk, "Since it is the first day back, I spose that none of you will be willing to work, so for today's class and tomorrow's we will be watching a movie on chem labs. It will explain safety precautions, suggest experiments and so on."
The class muttered in joy. no work for the next two days. I liked that Idea. He popped a tape into the VCR and turned the lights off. The low hum of the T.V filled the room, followed by music. I glanced over at Jasper. he stared straight ahead at the T.V. his fists were clenched as he sat as far away from me as possible. In the darkness, he seemed to glow.
I turned away and took out a piece of paper. I started doodling little shapes when something hit the desk. I reached for it and saw that it was a note from Alice.
'OMG he's looking at you. he really is...OOOHHHH! 3'
I threw her a look. Taking a chance, I peeked up at him. To my suprise he was looking down at me. His eyes caught my gaze, and I felt like I would never be able to look away. He was mesmerizing me...and the more I starred back into his eyes, the faster my heart beated.
And then, just like that he turned his head back to the front of the classroom. I felt released from his gaze and my heart slowed a little. Another note hit my desk and I reached to grab it.
'that was intense.'
The lights suddenly flickered on catching my attention. Mr Riley walked to the front and called the class to order.
"I hope you were all paying attention because there will be a quiz on Wednesday about this video," He glanced up at the clock, "The bell will ring in a minute. Class is dismised."
I rose to my feet. I hated sitting for long periods of time. I grabbed my books and made my way towards the door where I met Alice and Sage. Out of The crowd, I could see Cyrus making his way towards us.
I didn't mind Cyrus for the most part, but there was something about him that bothered me. He has had a crush on me since 8th
grade and ever since I found that out, its been kind of awkward. He's nice and all, but he's a bit clingy. Cyrus was a lot like Sage. They were cousins, and like Sage, he has relitavely good looks. The only thing that spoils it is his crooked nose. He has dark hair like Sage, but has brown eyes.
We made our way through the crowded hallway to our English classroom. We took our seats and pulled out our homework that had been assigned from before the break.
English went by in a Flash. I didn't pay attention much. It wasn't my strongest subject. Before I knew what had happened, the bell rang, signalling that it was lunch. Everyone raced out of their seats and headed to the cafeteria. I was never a fan of the cafeteria food so I usually brought my own. Today I didnt, so I had to stand in line like everyone else.
Alice, Sage, Cyrus and I stood near the end. Sage was always slow getting to and from her locker. Alice and Sage continued their conversation from this morning including me whenever they could. Cyrus just stood beside glaring. I thought at first he was glaring at me, but the I realised that he was looking behind me. I turned to see who he was looking at, and found to my surprise that it was the table in the far corner that was isolated from everyone else. At it sat Jasper and two other people, who I gathered where his brother and sister.
As if His name had been called by one of us, Jasper turned his head. His eyes locked with mine again and I could feel my heart beat faster and faster with every second. Hie eyes were mesmerizing but I noticed that they seemed darker, an almost blackish color from what they had looked like earlier. His gaze held mine for what seemed like an eternity, then just as before, he turned away.
Released from his gaze, I turned to join in the converstation with Alice and Sage. What they were saying wasn't registering in my head, so I just pretended. I could feel Cyrus grow cold beside me. I didn't know what was up with him.
I ended up just getting a salad for lunch. Ever since my eyes met his, my stomach was doing this flip floppy thing.
I headed to my third class early. It was the only class that I actually hated with a Passion. I have never liked biology. I sat in my normal seat and starred at the black board. Mr. Sherman stepped in front of the class and to my dissmay, he had a follower. A beautiful copper haired follower.
"Class as you may already know this is Jasper Stone. He is a new student at our school." He turned to face Jasper, "Now where shall we put you?"
Mr Sherman looked around the classroom. I saw that the only open desk was the one in front of me. It used to belong to a guy named Tyler, but he had been in an accident and had to resign from school. Jasper sat down in front of me. There was an aroma coming from him that I decided that I liked very much.
Biology went by in a flash. Next was drama. I didn't mind drama, drama just didn't like me. I had terrible acting skills, and I felt sorry for Alice when we were partnered together and I forgot my lines or messed up somehow. I was only taking this course for extra credits, where as Alice actually wanted to be an actress when she was older.
We didn't do much. we rehearsed what we had done before the break. Alice and I had been asigned a shakespearean play that we were to preform in front of the class next week.
When the bell rang, I didnt waste anytime getting out the door to my truck. The day had been long and almost unbearable. The whole thing with Jasper and his eyes screwed my day up. I found myself thinking of him during class when I shouldn't be.
I dug into my bag hoping to find my keys, but to my dismay, I forgot them in my locker. I needed to get home quick, so I hurried back into the school.
The halls were now empty and silent. I was just turning the corner when I hit something hard that sent me to the ground.
"Great.." I muttered.
I heard a chuckle come from in front of me. Looking up, I realized that I hadn't run into something. I ran into Someone. Jasper. The perfect faced new kid at the school.
His eyes peered down at me. He seemed to be studying my face, and like earlier, before Biology, his eyes were a deep emerald green again. he streched his hand out towards me. I took it without hesitation and he pulled me to my feet as if I weighed as much as a feather.His skin was cool against mine, like he had just taken it out of a snow bank.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
His voice was soft and velevty. The way that he spoke those words, made my knees weak. It was as if he was an angel sent from god himself, solely to torture me.
"I'm fine..." I finally said, trying not to look at him.
I heard him chuckle again, but this time it was softer. I took a chance at looking at him, hoping that he was not looking at me. I didn't want to get caught up in his eyes again. Relief washed over me when I saw him looking to the side, his face hard. I had a feeling that he was thinking. At that moment, he shifted his head towards me. His eyes were soft and it seemed like he wanted to say something, but wasn't able to.
Behind him a voice called his name. I looked up to see a dark haired girl with his pale translucent skin standing about ten feet away. I could see her features from here, and could see that she too, was beautiful with her deep emerald green eyes, her perfect hair, her perfect posture. She was even more beautiful than Sage, who this morning I had been convinced was the prettiest girl in school. But now to see this girl here, the one who I gathered was Jasper's sister, my mind had changed.
He turned to face her and began walking. he stopped halfway there, looking back at me.
"I'll see ya around. Try not to run into anything else, Ok?" he said, amused.
I could feel my cheeks turn red as he continued towards his sister. I wondered why he had such an effect on me. Why was it that whenever I was around him, I felt helpless? Like he would say anything and I would just melt to the ground?
Realizing what time it was, I hurried back to my locker. Once I opened it, I saw my keys on the top shelf. Underneath them, was a folded peice of paper that I didn't reconize. It hadn't been there before when I had first left the school. I grabbed it along with my keys and headed back to my truck.
Once outside, the smell of rust and salt bombarded me. This was a smell that I usually associated with blood. Most people say that humans can't smell blood no matter how good their sense of smell is. But its the smell of rust and salt, that makes my stomach queasy. Last year in Chemistry, someone had pricked their finger on a peice of broken glass, and I instantly had felt sick. I didn't even see the blood, I just smelt it.
Over at the corner of the building, I saw a trail of dirt leading away from the main entrance. Being curious was always in my nature, so I decided to follow. I hoped that I was wrong about the whole blood thing. Once around the corner, I saw that there was a boy lying on the sidewalk. I hurried over to them to make sure that he was okay.
Once by his side, the smell of rust and salt became overwhelming. He was laying on his side, so I turned him onto his back so that I could see what was wrong. That was a big mistake. His eyes were white, and his skin was freezing. I knew instantly that he was dead. The only thing that I saw were two puncture marks on the side of his neck, with blood seeping from them.
My first reaction was to scream, but when I opened my mouth, no sound came out. I didn't know what to do. Nothing like this ever happened in White Lake. This had always been a peaceful little town with no crime at all. That's why the government had sent my mom and I here.
The only thing that I could think of, was to reach for my cell phone and call the police. They would know what to do. I dialed the famous 911 number and waited for someone to answer.
"White Lake police station, how may I help you?" a calm female voice answered.
I could feel tears whelling in my eyes, "Yes, hello. Um my name is Raya MaCayle..."I sobbed.
"Calm down honey. Take your time, where are you?"
"I'm at the high school..." my voice trailed off, "There's been...well...someone's been killed." I finally managed to say.
The tears were running down my face now. I waited for the girl to answer me, and after what had seemed like an eternity she spoke.
"I'll have someone down there pronto. just hand on there honey." and the phone went dead.
I didn't know what to do. What to say when the police got here. My head started spinning. I couldn't believe what had happened. Someone was dead. Never to see the light of day again.
In the distance I could hear sirens getting close. This made me cry even more, the reality of it actually starting to set in. In seconds, I could feel a hand on my shoulder. Someone grabbed my arms and pulled me to my feet. They dragged me towards one of the ambulances in the parking lot. A blanket was wraped around my shoulders, and a glass of water was handed to me. I took it and drank it eargerly. I wiped away the tears that stained my face.
I could see about four police men standing by the body, examining it. The one on the far left turned to look at me. His face was cold and hard as he made his way towards me. There was something off about him. On his left shoe, there were a couple of drops of what appeared to be blood. I found it strange that there was blood on his shoes when there wasn't even blood at the crime scene. The only blood that there had been was a little bit on the victims neck, and the officer hadn't been anywhere near his neck.
The officer looked at me concered. He was a small man, with dark hair and deep green eyes. Probably in his late 30's. He studdied my face.
"How old are you miss MaCayle?" he asked, his voice was soft but at the same time it had a hard note to it.
"Seventeen." my voice cracked.
I could feel more tears whell up in my eyes. Raising the blanket I wiped them away. The officer nodded his head.
"And how did you find the body?" his voice turned harsh.
I told him everything. From forgetting my keys in my locker to coming out and seeing the trail of dirt and smelling the blood. He just nodded and jotted everything down as I said it, making sure that he got every detail that he needed.
After he got all that I had to say, he called another officer over. They talked among themselves, before turning to me. The one that he had called over took my statement and headed to one of the cars. I could see out of the corner of my eye that they were loading the body into the other ambulance.
"If you remember anything else at all miss MaCayle, please feel free to let me know.": He handed me a card that had his name on and walked away. One of the paramedics came over with another glass of water.
"Are you going to be alright to drive yourself home or should we have someone drop off your truck?"
"I'll be fine." I jumped down and headed towards my truck.
I watched as everyone else pulled out of the parking lot before I headed out. This was going to be a long week.
