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Chapter Three: Ourselves
We returned to Forks the next day around sunset, and told Carlisle of Tanya's story and our ideas. He agreed, and gathered the entire family to tell them about what the research had resulted in. Everyone was relieved to find out we could be ourselves at school now. Alice was happy that she could sit and read the future during class now, and I was still pleased that I could answer unspoken questions.
Jasper was ecstatic that he could alter everyone's feelings now, because he was getting tired of all the unhappy people. Emmett had special things planned, apparently involving his strength. Renesmee was excited, because she still preferred to us her "normal" way of talking. Jacob decided he would run to school on four legs everyday.
"I think we should all run to school everyday, now. And run at our normal pace in gym and other places, instead of the agonizingly slow human pace. Should we bring blood to school, too? For lunch?" Rosalie asked. She was excited, too, much to my surprise. She loved acting human.
"I think blood would be good, but in solid colored bottles. The color would terrify people way too much." Bella laughed and dashed into the kitchen. She came back with 7 water bottles and the container of deer blood we kept for emergencies. "Fill 'em up all the way!" She tossed a bottle to everyone.
"Jacob can still eat his human food." Renesmee said, nudging his in the side with her elbow. He rolled his eyes at her, and she snickered.
" A toast! To being ourselves all the time!" Emmett said in his booming laugh. Everyone clinked their water bottles together and laughed right along with him.
We ran to school the next day, arriving 2 minutes before the bell rang. Almost all of the people outside of school dropped their jaws when we raced through the crowd at a slightly slower pace; a pace just slow enough for them to see us. Emmett found it hilarious.
They were even more scared when Jacob came up. He walked into the parking lot in his wolf form. He had to get inside to phase out because of the nakedness of being a werewolf.
People shied away from his and some girls even screamed. The girl Celli gasped loudly when Renesmee wove her fingers into the fur of Jacob's shoulder. Jacob barked a laugh.
The rest of the day was really boring until lunchtime. At lunch, people gave us a wide berth as we walked into the cafeteria. Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie were already at our table with their water bottles sitting in front of them. Rosalie was laughing hysterically at the looks people were giving Alice.
Alice sat on her chair with her legs tucked up under her. Her eyes were staring straight ahead and looked slightly glazed. She looked like she was dead, which was partially true.
Celli walked by then. What's wrong with the pixie? She looks like she's dead! I hope she's ok… I took my chance then.
"Celli, she's watching the future, not sitting there dead! And she's fine, by the way. This is how Alice usually is." I watched her face. Her eyes were widened in shock.
"Wha…how…how did you know what I was thinking?" She had trouble speaking. I tapped my head and laughed.
"I can hear every thought that crosses your mind, and see everything you see from your eyes. It's just a talent I have." I laughed again as I sat down. Bella poked me.
"I forgot my bottle in my locker. Should I go get it?"
"I'll do it, Bella. But I'll warn you know, you won't have a locker door when I'm done." Emmett grinned. Bella shrugged and Emmett ran off.
"Edward, you should feel all the shock that's centered around us right now. It makes me feel like I'm a homeless person that's just won 10 million dollars!" He was having a ton of fun with this. All during lunch people's moods were changing. One minute it would be happiness, the other anger, and then an overall depression. He was laughing all through lunch.
Alice came out of her trance 10 minutes before lunch was over. "You guys will double over laughing at the people's faces during gym. I know I was mentally!" She picked up her water bottle and drank deep. When she was done, there was a light covering of red on her lips. She licked them. "Yum." She laughed and looked over to Jasper, who was laughing, too.
After lunch was over, Bella and I had gym. Alice was right. People would just stand there and stare. Bella couldn't control her laughter.
"Edward, even the teacher is staring!" Bella whispered as we raced around the track. The class was training to run a 5-mile run test, and we finished the 20 laps in 3 minutes.
What the heck? They must have cheated. But how? The gym teacher, Mr. Daniels, was baffled. I released Bella's hand and walked over to him.
" I assure you, Mr. Daniels, we weren't cheating. We can just run that fast," I said, grasping his shoulder. He flinched away from my cold touch. He couldn't form a sentence out loud, much less inside his head. I laughed quietly and turned away to walk towards Bella.
"You love this don't you?" Bella asked, her voice incredulous. "Everyone is having so much fun with it, it makes me wonder why I'm not as pepped up as you guys. Maybe it's just because I've spent less time pretending to be human." Her lower lip pouted out.
"No, I think it's because you haven't screwed with anybody's head yet. Come on, give it a try. Our kind is good at it because humans believe everything we say!" I laughed again and spun her around to face me. "You know, it would be easier if you had a different talent. Hmm… This is hard! What do you want to try?"
Bella thought for a few moments. "I want to play baseball." Her statement made me laugh. How come Emmett or Jasper hadn't come up with that? It was a perfect idea. It would be Forks' first ever-public vampire baseball game.
"Perfect! I'll call the others, and Renesmee can announce it over the loudspeakers…" I whipped out my cell and punched in Alice's number. Jasper answered. I told him Bella's plan and he laughed.
"We'll be there!" He promised, and then hung up, laughing hysterically. Next I called Emmett. When I told him, he cursed and told Rosalie. I heard her laughter in the background.
"Wish I had come up with that! We'll be there, you can guarantee it. I'm always up for a good baseball game." He snorted and then hung up. I laughed at the jealousy he had tried to keep hidden in his voice.
"One more. Let me call them, please?" Bella asked, her eyes glinting with mischief. I handed her the phone and watched her warily. What was she up to?
"Hi Jacob. Listen, I need to talk to Renesmee. It's about a baseball game…" Bella trailed off as Jacob handed the phone to Nessie. "Renesmee, can you get into the office now? OK, good. I need you to announce our baseball game is going on after school today, in the backfield. Everyone needs to come, got it? Good. I love you, baby. Bye."
Bella snapped the phone shut and handed it to me. It was our last class of the day, math. I was bored through the entire class. 5 minutes before class ended, Renesmee's voice came over the speaker.
"Attention all Forks High students, there will be a very special baseball game going on after school today in the back field. I urge that you all come, for it will make history in this town. You don't want to miss out!" Her voice was excited, almost ready to boil over with joy. Nessie loved baseball.
Bella gripped my hand tightly, and I looked at her. "Thunderstorm time," She said jokingly. The bell drowned her out. We dashed out of the room, racing to the field. By the time we got there, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper were already there, picking teams. Jasper was warming up, the cracks of the balls hitting his bat very quiet.
The teams ended up as follows: Bella, Emmett, Alice, and Me. Then the other team was Nessie, Jacob, Rosalie, and Jasper. "Game on!" I yelled, running to the outfield. Bella ran with me, but split to go to the other side.
"Edward, look at all the people." Bella's voice drifted across the field to me, and I looked up. It seemed as if the entire school were there, even the teachers. "Wow," I mumbled, gasping. This was going to be a blast.
"Batter up!" I started as I heard Esme's voice. Of course. We needed an umpire. Esme smiled out at me, and crouched down behind Jasper, who was batting first.
Alice pitched, the ball moving too fast for the humans to see. Jasper connected. The crack was deafening, ringing of the many buildings of the school. I grinned as the ball flew over my head.
"Home Run!" somebody in the crowd yelled. I shook my head and laughed loudly. Not likely. I ran then, covering the yards in seconds. The ball had flown about a mile, but I reached it before it hit the ground. Switching it into my throwing hand, I threw with great force in Bella's direction. I heard the dull thud as it hit her hand, and then the ball whizzing through the air again. I ran back to the field in time to see it hit Esme's hand. Jasper was inches away.
"Out!" came Esme's cry, and I whooped. Jasper was fuming like crazy.
"Come on Jaz, it's only a game! Don't take it so hard!" Emmett was teasing. He was covering the bases, and I laughed. He was standing in front of 2nd, dancing like a monkey. Rosalie burst in hysterics, and had to let Nessie go in her place.
"Throw it hard, Alice! I can handle you!" Her voice had boiled over. I suddenly realized that her voice was the only sound in the field. I looked up at the spectators and laughed out loud again. They just sat there, with their jaws hanging open.
Alice pitched again, with more force this time, and more curve. Renesmee hit it on the nose and cracked her bat in half. I heard her laughter as she ran towards first. The ball swung straight out, and both Bella and I ran for it.
She leaped for it and I decided to help her. As she leaped, I put my hands up to push on her foot. It launched her an extra 10 feet into the air, and she was above the ball. She dropped down, grabbing the ball with her right hand. As she landed, she threw it to Emmett, who stood waiting at third.
Emmett grabbed it when it hit his hat, and stepped over to third. His hand hit Nessie in the stomach, and she buckled over. She recovered instantly, storming off the field. Jacob met her at the edge of the field and patted her back. She turned around and stuck her tongue out at Emmett, who laughed joyously.
Rosalie had finally contained her self and decided to bat next. She had decided to change into her baseball outfit, which meant she had run home after school. Typical Rosalie. She always had to match.
Alice's throw this time made cheers erupt from the crowd. Rosalie had missed! Rose hissed, cursing under her breath. Alice's chilling laugh floated across the field and echoed faintly. The students had heard it, and some of them shivered in eerie.
Alice pitched again, slower this time. Rosalie connected, but the crack wasn't so loud this time. She ran fast, reaching 2nd in 10 strides. The ball had almost flown into Bella's hands, so she threw it immediately. Emmett was fast, but Rose was faster by the time he had spun to hit her, she was at 3rd.
Emmett threw the ball to home, but it reached it 2 tenths of a second after Rosalie did. "Safe!" Esme cried, waving the ball at Alice and then throwing it. Jacob batted next. Alice motioned to me, and I ran up to her.
"What is it?" I said, my voice a teensy bit impatient. She looked thoughtful. Her hand came to rest on my shoulder.
"Edward, what are the people thinking? I want to know so I can decide which pitch to use." Her voice was quiet enough that only Jacob and Esme heard.
I focused. Wow, her pitches are amazing…She's so fast, I hope she throws more fast ones…What are they talking about? I want more baseball…This is eerie. They're far too good at this to be human. And the Indian one, he didn't come to school this morning, but he was in our first class. They are the creepiest people. I laughed at the last one. If only they really knew.
"They're loving your fast pitches, Alice. Now Batter up!" I raised my voice at the last part, and the students watching erupted into whoops and hollers.
"Come on Alice! Throw the ball hard for the puppy!" Rosalie teased from the sidelines. Jacob decided to humor her and howled. Bella doubled over in laughter, but straightened up the second Alice leaned back.
The rest of the game went this way, with the scores staying almost tied. We ended up winning, with Alice hitting our last one onto the freeway 2 miles away. She had twirled from base to base, laughing as Jasper ran towards the freeway. She had reached home long ago by the time Jasper returned with the ball.
Everyone then ran to the pitcher's mound, where Esme stood. Her face was amused. Her hands were dirty from the ball, but then again, everyone's hands were dirty, so it didn't really matter!
"Whose idea was this game?" Esme asked, her eyes drifting from person to person. Bella raised her hand and nodded. She grinned, and Esme grinned back. "I loved it. I heard Jasper warming up, so I came to umpire, because you all always cheat." She grinned.
"No we don't!" We all said in unison. Renesmee burst into giggles and we all followed suit. It was just too funny how many times we said that.
"So are we running home? Or did you bring the Jeep?" Emmett asked, his eyes gleaming. Celli suddenly interrupted us.
"Hey Bella! Can I talk to you for a minute? I want to ask you something." She shouted, walking across the field. Bella grabbed my hand and ran to meet her. We reached her before she could take another step.
"What's your real last name, Bella? Tell me, do you share the same last name as all of these people?" Her vice was harsh, and she stuck her face right into Bella's. Bella snarled, and Celli automatically backed up. She looked scared.
"Why do you believe I lied to you?" Bella's voice was snide, and I squeezed her arm to signal to her to settle down a little. She released her muscles a little, but not too much. She was still tensed to pounce.
"No, I don't believe you lied to me, I know! Because of this! The first day I met you I knew I had seen you before, but I couldn't remember where. So I searched. And I found this picture, Bella Cullen. And this is your husband, Edward Cullen, am I correct? Because the caption claimed that she"-Celli pointed to Nessie-"Was your daughter! So are you going to tell me how a 17-year old has a 17-year old daughter?" Celli held a picture. It was the original of the one taken in 2007 of us on the couch.
I gasped. "How did you get that picture? Where did you find it?" I hissed, taking a step towards her with my hand outstretched. She gingerly placed the photo in my hand. I pulled back and held it so that Bella could see it, too. Suddenly the whole family was there, looking at the picture.
"It was inside my house. So are you going to tell me what's going on here?" Celli
"So do we tell her? Or let her stumble around it for a while? Esme? What should we do?" I whispered, letting my voice drop so low and move so fast the Celli would never know I was talking.
Esme looked baffled. "Edward, I think we should let her know when the others know. Otherwise this whole thing will come on far to quickly for us, and we won't even have spare time to hunt," Her voice was sure, but still baffled.
Bella turned out of our group and stepped towards Celli. Her face paled but she stood her ground. "No, I'm not going to tell you. You'll just need to figure it out with the other people. But there will be many more chances for you to guess," Bella's voice seemed evil, and I laughed silently. She really did look like a vampire right now.
"Fine!" Celli spun and stormed off. Stupid family. What's with this entire lie to Celli shit? I hate- Oh crap! The one…Edward! He can hear what I'm thinking. Well good how do you like this, mind reader? I hate Cullens. Be warned, I will figure you out!
I laughed humorlessly. "I got your warning, Celli! And I don't really care," I shouted after her. Her back stiffened, but she kept walking. Bella whacked the back of my head.
"Be nice. And what exactly was her 'warning'?" Can you tell me or is it something only meant for you to know?
I shrugged. She told us to be warned, because she's going to figure us out. And I don't care if she figures us out, because everybody in this town will, sooner or later! I laughed in side my head. It was nice being able to talk to Bella without anybody else hearing.
"Let's go home and tell Carlisle about all of our success," Emmett said, popping his head into our personal huddle. "Jacob! Get ready to race, wolf!" Emmett howled, imitating a wolf. Jacob laughed and ran after him, phasing as he ran. I pulled Bella's hand, and we ran towards home, with the wolf and the 6 other vampires racing ahead.
hey people. I need some help. I want you to read my other story and tell me if i should delete it, because its not really coming to me any more.
PS when Bella asks Edward what Celli's warning is and they start thinking instead of talking... That part is something special i created. When Bella has her "shield" down and Edward can hear her thinking, I made it so that Bella can hear him, too. It's just a little quirk i came up with. Tell me if you like it!!!!!!!!!