Chapter 14
First Sight
Middle school…or was purgatory the right word. Sleepless nights after Carlisle and Esme told me I had to start going back to school because people would start talk and they didn't want me to forget everything I learned…interact with other kids maybe. I wasn't mad about that I just wanted to find Jason.
"Hazel" Esme said coming into the room.
"Yes" I said looking up from my scrapbook that I had taken to lately out of boredom.
"We need to talk to you" Carlisle said.
"Are you kicking me out?" I asked.
"No, why would we do that?" Carlisle asked and I shrugged.
"As you may know you've been out of school for a long time and we are afraid you are falling behind on your education" Esme said.
"Please tell me you're not sending me to college in Edward's place" I said.
"No, we've enrolled you in Forks West Middle School for real…not the pretend that we've been telling the other schools. Meet some kids your own age…start over or whatever kids these days are thinking." Esme said
"I don't get the whole way they talk like Yo what's up or something" I said Esme and Carlisle laughed.
"So tomorrow you are going to start and Edward will drop you off. I spoke to Kyle and he said Jason is going too" Carlisle said.
I jumped up, "really?" I asked even though I knew the answer.
"Hazel, you know the answer to that don't you" Esme said and I nodded.
"Alright we just thought we should let you know before we just dumped you there…kidding" Carlisle said.
I said "thanks" as they left the room.
So now I am sitting on my "bed" that I use to just sit and hang out. We all have the unnecessary stuff in our rooms. I am wondering what I should wear tomorrow because I don't want to come off as some weird kid. I notice a lot of kids wear the jeans I prefer grey Bella helped me pick out clothes last night when we went out. A plaid blue and red checkered unbuttoned shirt with a grey short sleeved shirt underneath since that was what I saw most kids wearing. I didn't really need a "jacket like thing" but it would look like I was crazy since it was January and cooler in Forks so as I am sitting here at midnight in my room listening to the chiming of the old grandfather clock downstairs I am worrying about middle school. I have no experience because in my human life I never went past 7th grade.
"Remember Hazel middle school isn't like high school it's going to be a whole lot easier so try to make it look like things are harder than they really are." Alice told me for the thousandth time.
I had gone hunting a little earlier so I was at a strong rate for when I faced all those human kids.
"Remember wait for Jason to make the first move" Rosalie said.
"Don't form too close of a friendship with humans" Jasper said.
"Don't let anyone push you around" Emmett said.
I knew they were all nervous because it was the first time I was going to school alone…with no one there. Not my siblings not anyone but when I got to know Jason we would have each other. Everyone said goodbye and I got into Edward's Silver Volvo and slid my bag off my shoulder and in the space between the passenger seat and the glove compartment.
"Are you nervous?" Edward asked me.
"What do you think" I asked.
"Well I know what you think and you are worth it" Edward said.
"What do you mean?" I asked pretending to have no idea what he was talking about.
"I mean that you think you aren't worthy enough for Jason and you are" Edward said. I smirked and rolled my eyes at the same time. "Oh and remember don't be like how I was with Bella. That was one mistake I was willing to make but be mysterious."
"Are you going to start telling me what boys want because I don't want to go there" I said.
"Hazel" he crooned and I rolled my eyes.
"Slow down Eddie" I said seeing he was going over 180 miles an hour.
He pulled into the parking lot and the kids all looked nice I saw one girl with black hair and brown eyes. She waved to me I waved back. Edward walked me to the office and mumbled to me, "I've read the thoughts of about 5 boys who are interested in you."
I shook my head, "Stop" I said and he smirked. A bunch of girls were staring at Edward and whispering.
The receptionist was a middle aged woman. I could tell right away she was interested in Edward.
"Hello" Edward said and she immediately looked up.
"Well hello" she said twirling her hair and I raised my eyebrows
"I'm Edward Cullen, this is my younger sister Hazel Cullen my mother and father called earlier yesterday to enroll her" Edward said.
"Oh yes and I heard that you two are adopted from Transylvania" the receptionist said.
"Um yeah" Edward said.
"Here's Hazel's school assignment" the receptionist said and I read the sign on her desk 'Mrs. Collins' it read.
"Thank you" Edward took it.
"Alright I think I'll take Hazel to her homeroom now" Mrs. Collins said.
"Could I take my sister to class if you don't' mind" Edward said.
"Sure but I have to make sure her teacher and classmates know who she is" Mrs. Collins said and we walked up the stairs till we finally reached the 3rd floor and room 302 where Mrs. Collins knocked on the door.
"Mrs. Ferrari" she said and a young woman with long caramel ringlets looked up.
"Are you Hazel?" she asked me.
"Yes" I said politely.
"Come in."
I waved goodbye to Edward and he mouthed "good luck don't do anything stupid" and I smirked. The girl was in my class and I read the label on her binder "Harley Schuster" and Mrs. Ferrari gestured to the empty seat next to Harley.
"Why don't you sit next to Harley over here" she said and I smiled at Harley and she smiled back. Her perfectly straight white teeth almost sparkled.
A boy walked in…Jason.
"Mr. Weismann this is the ninth time you are late this month." Mrs. Ferrari said
"Sorry I just…" he froze and stared at me our eyes met for the first time.
I stared mesmerized until Mrs. Ferrari said, "Mr. Weismann are you OK?"
"Yeah great actually I've never been…better" Jason finished his sentence.
The bell rang and I looked at my schedule. "What do you have next?" Harley asked me.
"Um, Language Arts" I said.
"So do I. Don't worry you'll love Mrs. Zeppelin she's the best."
"Really?"
"Jason Weismann is staring at you" Harley giggled.
"Who?" I asked pretending to be clueless.
"Jason Weismann he's gorgeous but don't waste your time because he doesn't date" Harley said and he waved to me and I waved back. "He's in our Social Studies class" she said staring at my schedule.
"Oh" I said.
"Yeah he's a little strange though" she said I just stared at Jason…mesmerized by what I was seeing. Harley cleared her throat, "So who was that boy you walked in with today?" She asked.
"Oh that was my brother Edward" I said.
"How old is he" Harley asked.
"He's 17" I said.
"Oh" Harley said we walked to Language Arts class and met Mrs. Zeppelin who was an older woman and very nice to me.
"Are you by any chance related to another student in this school um…Jason Weismann you look somewhat alike" she asked me.
"No ma'am" I said.
"Please call me Mrs. Zeppelin" she said sweetly.
Next Harley walked me to my gym class. They didn't make me change on my first day and thank goodness for that. Harley picked me first for the volleyball team and I wasn't the beset one but I wasn't the worst either definitely not trying to call attention to myself. Harley hit the ball over the net and Mr. Weinberg (the gym coach) asked me to go get it since it was out of bounds. I ran but not with my vampire speed really slowly actually but a boy had beaten me there.
"Hi" he said looking up and into my eyes he had light blond hair and big blue eyes.
"Hi" I said.
"I'm Alex" Alex said.
"Um I'm Hazel" I said.
"Nice to meet you" Alex said.
"Nice to meet you too" I said.
"So I see you two have met" Harley said coming over "Alex is like super smart" she added.
"Thanks…um" Alex said pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose trying to think of her name.
"Harley" Harley said.
"Oh, thanks Harley" Alex said and we walked away.
"So how do you do it?" Harley asked.
"Do what?" I asked.
"Flirt, get all the boys to like you, have that flawless skin" Harley said.
"Excuse me" I said because no one had ever dared to ask me this before.
"How does your skin look so flawless, granite -like & perfect" Harley repeated in an annoyed tone.
"Um I have a skin condition…yeah I can't um I can't go into the sunlight…I'm allergic to the sun. I um I'll die if I do" I said trying to come up with a good answer.
"So you've never been in the sunlight?" Harley asked in a pathetic tone.
"Nope" I said.
"Oh that's sad" Harley said.
"Yeah" I said Mr. Weinberg blew the whistle and we hurried to the locker room.
It was lunchtime and all of the sections had lunch together. Harley took me through the buffet line and I just grabbed a slice of pizza and a coke. Harley took 3 tacos and apple juice then we walked to the table and she introduced me to her friends.
"Girlies this is Hazel Cullen she just moved here from Transylvania" Harley said.
"Oh my god my cousin is totally from Transylvania she lives in Transport" a girl said and I felt my vibration go off.
"Oh that's nice" I said.
"Hazel this is Keri, Keri this is Hazel" Harley said introducing us.
"If you're from Transylvania how come you don't talk with an accent?" Keri asked.
"Oh my Gd Keri you can't just go asking people why they are who they are that's just like so rude" another girl said.
"Hazel, this is Gabi" Harley said.
"Nice to meet you" Gabi said sweetly.
"Same to you" I said awkwardly and then she introduced me to the last of her friends.
"Hazel, this is Brea and she moved here last year from Oregon" Harley said and we shook hands I sat down and they began filling me in on all the girls and everything.
Some boy walked over and said "Oh I love your hair what products do you use" he smelled my hair.
"Um Ian I think you just freaked her out" Brea said.
"Oh my gosh I am so sorry my name is Ian…Ian Maranon and your name is?" Ian said.
"Hazel" I said.
"Sorry I act a little girlish I'm um…gay" he whispered it.
"Oh OK there's nothing wrong with that I mean you are who you are right?" I said and he smiled at me.
"Wow it's nice to finally meet a new student who isn't a complete conformist" Ian said and I laughed "so girlies catch me up on what's new" Ian said.
"Oh nothing same old shit as usual" Gabi said.
I saw him…his eyes black…oh no I thought JASON NO! I wanted to scream but he was eyeing a student until he turned his eyes to me and our eyes met again I waved to him and he turned away.
"I'll be right back" I said but when I turned around he was gone.
"Jason Weismann is staring at you again" Harley said and Jason was sitting at another table.
"I think he likes you" Keri said.
"Totally" Gabi said and I walked over to where Jason was sitting.
"Hi" I said.
"I have to go to the bathroom" Jason mumbled and walked away. I stood there confused and felt my vibration go off before realizing he slipped a note into my hand.
"C U in Social Studies –Jason" and as confused as I was I knew what was up.
I walked up the stairs to Social Studies class and saw the one open seat was next to Jason. His skin was the same tone as me…he was beautiful he looked at me for a second and touched my hand. His didn't feel cold it was the same temperature as mine it felt…warm. His eyes were wide and I knew he was seeing my past.
Mr. Mint was talking but I wasn't really paying attention. I knew his lesson and then he said "OK work with your partner and we will be seeing who has been paying attention…Mr. Weismann" he said.
"Hello" Jason said in a polite voice "I'm sorry I didn't get to introduce myself earlier…I'm Jason Weismann."
"I know. I'm Hazel" I said.
"I know" Jason said and I laughed nervously.
"Crazy weather um huh?" Jason asked.
"Yeah I guess" I said.
"Have you done this before?" Jason asked gesturing to the worksheet we were assigned it was Westward Expansion.
"Yes" I groaned.
"Tell me about it." Jason laughed then he said "So you're from Chicago" in a voice too low for humans to hear.
"Yeah" I said.
"We better start working" his eyes were the coal black of thirst we didn't even have to read the textbook and we joked around and were still the first ones done. I wondered why the teachers had taken a sudden dislike to Jason.
"Here um what is your number" Jason asked me.
"M-m-my number?" I asked.
"Yeah" Jason said and I froze. "What?" he said smirking.
"You know" I said and I gave him my number and he gave me his. The bell rang and I said goodbye and he waved I couldn't believe it I had finally met my Jason! Harley walked up to me
"OMIGOSH!" she said "did he like ask you out or something?" she calmed down.
"No, it's my first day of school we just talked and exchanged numbers that's all" I said.
"Oh my gosh I still think he's in love with you" Harley said.
"Thanks Harley" I said.
"What do you mean 'thanks' are you not into him" Harley asked.
"No I am but it's just…complicated" I said the last word in a voice too low for her ears to hear.
"It's just what?" she asked.
"Hard to explain" I said.
"Oh…why?" Harley asked.
"Never mind forget I ever said that" I said.
"OK" Harley said awkwardly and walked away. As the rest of the day went by I began to think about what was to happen later in life…what would happen later with Jason I was just glad we had finally met.
The sound of the bell wasn't shocking to me as to other kids it seemed alarming. No one even suspected I was different…a vampire but Jason…he was an outsider clearly not accepted and was a badass I could easily tell and that factor turned me on. But it bothered me to see the way people treated him. It was just like leave Jason alone you know I decided that if he would let me I was going to do something about it…show people a little thing called acceptance.
Maybe yeah so what if Jason Weismann was different they were going to have to accept it and if I had to show them how to do it then that was sad. I walked outside and tracked Edward he was sitting in his car on the side entrance of the school. His windows were down and he had on sunglasses girls were staring.
"Oh no" I said to myself and raced to the car.
"Um, could you not" I said to Edward closing the door.
"Yeah hi to you too" Edward said and I rolled my eyes.
"Sorry."
"Well you're acting…different" Edward said.
"Yes I think I might for a little while now I know how you feel about Bella" I said.
"What happened?" Edward asked.
"Jason" was all I said and Edward stared at me.
"Someone's in love" he teased.
"Shut it Eddie" I said Edward laughed and kissed my hair I laughed and ruffled his spikes.
"Was your day productive" I asked him.
"Yeah I guess you could say that" Edward said stepping on the pedal and driving in the long line that lead towards the exit. I saw Jason walking home and Edward pulled up next to him.
"You need a ride" I asked him.
Jason nodded he got into the car and said "Thanks" I could swear I saw Edward smirked.
"No problem" I rolled my eyes.
"So you read minds" Jason said to Edward.
"Yeah…how did you know" Edward said suddenly interested.
"Hazel, would you explain I might sound like a freak" and he laughed.
"Jason can touch things and see its history which he did with me during Social Studies class" I said.
"Interesting" Edward said.
"Not really your thing is more useful and so is Hazel's I would like to detect lies and track" Jason said.
"So how's Kyle doing?" I asked Jason.
"Pretty good, still trying to figure out if he should put a kitchen in our house" Jason laughed "not that we would use it" he added and I smirked "I need to hunt" Jason said.
"Tell me about it" I said.
"How do you…do it?" Jason asked.
"Don't go through this again please" I said and Jason and I both smiled at each other as if we were sharing some sort of secret.
"Alright J here's your house" Edward said pulling into the driveway.
"Do you want to come in and see Kyle he's been asking about you guys he said he hasn't seen you since you were newborns" Jason said.
"Yeah we have…quite a history" Edward said.
"Shut up Eddie" I said and Edward raised his eyebrows at me. Jason went inside and told Edward and I we could come in.
Jason's house was open the front lobby was lit up by the light coming from the sun reflection off of the clouds. Jason gestured forward and said "ladies first."
I smiled and said "thank you."
"Glad to be of service ma'am" Jason said doing an imitation of me from earlier today.
"Oh my gosh Jason!" I said and he laughed.
"Jason, are you back because you need to hunt. This morning your eyes were black and…oh" Kyle said coming down the stairs and stopping as he saw Edward and I. "Edward and Hazel Cullen? Is that you two?!" Kyle asked and I could tell he was in shock.
"Yeah it's us Kyle" Edward said.
"How you doing I haven't seen you since you were newborns…say 90 years ago" Kyle gave Edward a bear hug and did the same to me. Jason looked at me as if "don't ask me" I laughed a little at his expression. Edward looked at his watch
"Crap! Hazel we have to go I promised Bella I would pick her up from visiting Charlie" Edward said and I nodded.
"Bye Kyle…bye Jason" I said and waved.
"Bye Edward, bye Hazel" Kyle said waving.
"Bye Edward" Jason said then he said "See you tomorrow Hazel" and raised his eyebrows in a flirtatious sort of way.
"Hazel" Edward crooned again when we were in his car and he picked me up pulling me close to him.
"Edward!" I said laughing as he swung me around and put me in the car.
"How did I get so lucky?" Edward asked "a beautiful fiancé and an equally beautiful loving sister."
"Maybe you're being rewarded" I said and he looked at me.
"No don't go there" he read my thoughts and I smirked again.
He tickled me and I kept a serious face before cracking up after seeing my expression in the mirror as we drove down the row of trees to Bella's house.
We drove down the street of old houses and people outside raking leaves and stuff. Edward pulled up next to the curb and turned the car off.
"Wait here" Edward said before slamming the door and going to the front steps before he came racing back to the car. "OK you know what come I think it would be less awkward with Charlie if you were here" I smirked and opened the car door before slamming it.
"Hazel!" Edward said through clenched teeth.
"Sorry" I said since I knew how much Edward loved his Volvo and he laughed.
"Hazel, Hazel, Hazel" he said and I laughed before he picked me up and swung me around.
"How many times are you going to do that today?" I asked him and he laughed again while putting me down. Then he walked up to Bella's front door and knocked on the door. Charlie answered it.
"Hello Mr. Swan" Edward said politely.
"Hello Edward" Charlie said and paused for a second while looking at me "Hazel?" he said.
I nodded, "Yeah you're right" and Charlie chuckled.
"May I ask where Bella is?" Edward asked.
"She's with Jacob" Charlie grumbled.
"Oh" Edward said.
"Yeah I told her she needed to see him" Charlie said.
"Oh" Edward said again.
"She will be sleeping here tonight…she is going out with her friends later…her girlfriends" Charlie said.
"No problem Mr. Swan I'll see her tomorrow I guess" Edward said shrugging.
"Goodbye Edward, Hazel" Charlie said.
When we got to the car Edward banged his fist into the steering wheel. "She's really trying to kill me isn't she?" he said turning to me
"No" I said and Edward did his angry smile and I shrugged "Sorry" I said and he put his hand on my shoulder.
"It's not your fault…it's that…that dog" Edward said.
"OK look as much as you hate him and as much as I hate him he's not a dog…he's a wolf or whatever so call him by his proper name" I said.
Edward groaned, "Please tell me he doesn't have your soul" he said.
"Oh yeah guess what Edward" I said.
"What" Edward groaned playing along.
"I'm going out with Jacob tonight" I smirked.
"OK that's not funny" Edward said.
"Sorry" I said again.
"Stop apologizing Haze" Edward said as we pulled up on the border line and Edward got out of the car.
We waited. I don't know how long it was but it was well into the night probably midnight or something. Jacob was driving his car to take Bella home and Edward almost went crazy when he first saw her. I held his arm in case he did jump at Jacob who pulled over the car the second he saw Edward.
"You" he sneered angrily.
"Edward" Bella said.
"Bella its fine…we'll settle this like men" Jacob said.
I laughed from the car but in my head.
"You already have her yours but no I can't just have her for five fucking hours what were you picking through my head the whole time?" Jacob said.
"Look, Jacob I didn't mean for this to turn into a war. I was worried about her OK I just needed to…" Edward started to say.
"What you don't trust me…you wanted to make sure she was OK? I can handle myself just fine and I swear if I have to look at your face when I'm with her one more fucking time you will get it" Jacob said.
"Stop! I'm tired of this" Bella said from inside the car.
"See what you've done" Jacob sneered "are you happy?"
"Jacob just shut it OK" Edward said trying to keep a polite tone.
"Why? Why should I have to do this for you? You who already has the girl, you who already has everything, you who already gets to just go and sit around while Bella is miserable you're forcing her to change so you can be with her. What are you going to do next knock her up?" Jacob said but Edward didn't let him finish.
"Do you want to push me because you already are" Edward said.
"Where's Jazz when you need him?" I mumbled they were already starting a fist fight now. "I thought they were over this" I mumbled again. Finally I got out of the car and went to settle this. Who cared if I was just a tiny twelve year old?
"OK do we need to settle this like we're five? Gosh boys can be such babies" I took a seat next to Bella who was sitting on the concrete beside where the boys were fighting…Jacob now in his wolf form.
Bella laughed and said "tell me about it."
I got up "How old are you…five? Come on is this really necessary?" I said making my first attempt.
"Yes…it is, he's accusing me of shit I can't just sit here and be like yeah sure Jacob it's completely OK for you to make sick jokes as if I'm going to not rip your damn head off" Edward said lunging at Jacob but I went in between them grabbing Edward's arms.
"Stop" I said "just stop…think of how this is on Bella" I said softly and Edward calmed down.
"Sorry" he whispered.
I shrugged "I think you should apologize to them" I cocked my head in Jacob and Bella's direction.
"I'm sorry" Edward said but I could tell that to Jacob he didn't mean it.
"That's good now let's go" I coaxed and took Edward's hand leading him to the car. "Can I drive again?" I asked him
"No" he said angrily and I left him alone. Edward drove away angrily…this was the first time he was angry at Bella…and he didn't go to her house. She had deceived him…asking him to go to her house and finding her at Jacob's.
The dead silence's creeping presence lingered in the car during the way home not Edward or me spoke 1 word. Edward nearly crashed into a tree and said "She's going to choose him sooner or later…I know it."
"Stop it Edward" I said and he looked at me.
"I know what you're thinking and hell no it's not true" Edward said.
"What girl wouldn't kill to be Bella right now? You saw how the girls in my grade stared at you and even in our human years" I said.
Edward smirked "do you?" he asked.
"EW! Don't joke like that ever again" I shuddered.
Edward laughed, "I was kidding" he said.
"I know that" I said taking a deep breath.
We pulled into the driveway and Edward looked at me, "thanks for cheering me up" he said.
"Um, you're welcome?" I said.
"You really are the best sister ever."
"Thanks" I said and he kissed my hair.
"I love you Haze" he said.
"I love you too" I said and he took me out of the car. I closed my eyes and pretended to dream of Jason.
"Are you going to think about him all the time because that would be a real bore" Edward said.
"Edward!" I said slugging him.
"Ouch" Edward said pretending to be in pain.
"Can you lend my thoughts privacy for five minutes" I asked.
"No" Edward said and I laughed.
"Why did I get stuck with you as my brother…of all people?" I asked.
"OK fine…Emmett" Edward pretended to call Emmett.
"No…no I take it back" I said knowing what he was going to do. Emmett came outside and they both smirked Edward tackled me playfully and handed me to Emmett.
"TRAITOR" I yelled.
"You're the traitor" Edward said and with that Emmett put me on his back and climbed up the tree.
"Don't even think about it" I threatened.
But he laughed and said "I'm so scared!" pretending to cry and I kicked him in the face. "Edward you can't trust her" Emmett said.
"I know" Edward said and Emmett dropped me from the tree and I flipped my finger at him.
Edward caught me and I landed in his arms. "Come on let's go hunt…bet I can get more than you" Edward said as he raced off towards the woods. Emmett and I looked at each other before shrugging and running after Edward.
We stopped at where we were just a few hours ago…Bella's house. Edward stared longingly at the window.
"What happened?" Emmett asked Edward and me both looked at him.
"Long story" I said and Edward winced as he saw Bella's open window letting him know she wanted him to come.
"So much for going hunting" I said sarcastically and before I knew it Edward had ran off to Bella's house.
"Come on" he said to me.
"OK" I said and Emmett and I followed him.
Bella was in bed crying and saying, "Edward I'm sorry I'm sorry I should die I'm sorry Edward" she was talking in her sleep.
"Love I'm here" Edward said putting her in his arms. Bella looked up and Edward wiped her tears away from her eyes and Bella threw her arms around him.
"I thought you were mad" she asked.
"No just mad at the dog" Edward said.
"Eddie" I said warningly.
"Yeah Edna" Emmett said.
"Shut up Emma" Edward said Bella and I laughed.
"Nice one" I said.
"So what are you three doing here" Bella asked.
"Well I was just coming for my night shift. I don't know what dwarf and accomplice are doing here" Edward joked.
"Actually we were just chilling" I said.
"Vampires chill?" Bella asked.
"Yeah what do you think we do at night? Sit around and look pretty" Emmett asked and Bella laughed again.
"Alright Eddie I'm going to head home. Carlisle just texted me and asked where we were so you two have fun and be safe" I threw in the last words as a joke.
"Hazel Lucy Masen Cullen" Edward said shaking his head with his arm around Bella. "See you in the morning" he kissed my hair and I headed out the window with Emmett following close behind me.
…
"HAZEL! Hazel Lazy Masen Cullen" Edward was shouting the next morning.
"Lazy? Really lazy come on Eddie my name is Hazel Lucy not Lazy unless your name is Edna Antonia which in that case" I said.
But Edward didn't let me finish, "in that case you're mine" and Edward pretended to lunge at my throat I pretended to scream.
"Don't kill me please!" I said.
Edward kissed my hair and he said "Alice is taking you to school today…she's making me go to the mall with her so we're both coming…and Bella" Edward said.
"Cool" I said.
"So get dressed" Edward said leaving my room.
I got dressed and after doing some other things I walked down the stairs where Edward and Alice were waiting in Alice's Porsche and I groaned.
"Seriously Alice again with the Porsche" I said.
Alice raised her eyebrows, "it'll be fun" she said with her coaxing look on her face.
"Whatever" I grabbed my bag and hopped into the backseat with my sneakers on the seats.
"Hey you be careful with those" Alice said.
"Sorry" I said.
Alice mouthed "no problem" and began driving.
Alice drives a hell of a lot slower than Edward I mean really .Edward loves to drive fast but Alice…I guess you could say Alice was all about road and car safety and whatever. When I start driving fluently I think I'm going to be more like Edward definitely.
When we finally got to school it was way before the starting time but I liked to get there early and study and stuff. The best thing about not having to sleep was I could do my homework whenever I felt like it…I could even do it at 3 o'clock in the morning. Mostly I had Spanish and Math but I had a really tough English teacher. Edward says English teachers are usually tougher because they're all about grammar or whatever.
"OH MY GOSH" Harley practically shouted in my face.
"What?" I asked.
"Jason Weismann isn't at school" and she wasn't lying. There was the empty table in 1st period Social Studies next to me.
I tried to act casual, "maybe he's sick or something" I said.
"His eyes were black yesterday I think he wears contacts or something…he's gothic" Harley said.
"Maybe you imagined it I mean no one can have black eyes" I said trying to steer her away from what she had seen.
"Yeah you can if you get punched in the face" Harley said.
"No one would hurt Jason though I mean he's just so innocent and shy" I said.
"And gorgeous…maybe a guy who's jealous of him" Harley said.
"Maybe" I said.
"I have to tell you something" Harley whispered.
"What?" I asked.
"I like Jason…like really like him" Harley whispered.
"I think it's pretty obvious" I joked Harley playfully slugged me.
"You're mean, Hazel" she laughed and then she looked sad. "But it's so obvious he likes you" she said.
"Look, if you like him don't go making assumptions you're a very pretty girl Harley" I said.
"You think so…you think maybe he likes me?" Harley asked.
"I don't know if he likes you but you are pretty" I said.
"Thanks Hazel, you're the best" Harley said.
"Thanks" I said.
"I mean you're really the best."
"Thanks Harley" I said again and then our teacher told us we had to sit down in our permanent seats.
I was a ghost the whole day but on the inside. According to Harley and her friends I was just a human girl…the normal Hazel Cullen but with Jason not there I was depressed I mean I know we had only met yesterday but after waiting so long for him you might be able to understand. I walked out of the school building with Harley, Brea, Gabi, Keri, & Ian all stopped as soon as they saw Edward sitting in his car.
"Damn that guy is hot" I heard Keri whisper to Gabi.
"Yeah you got that right" Ian said and Keri stared at him. "Can someone explain to her?" Ian asked helplessly.
"Yeah…I will" Gabi said and walked away with Keri. "Besides" she called "we have to go home anyway" Ian, Brea, Harley, & I continued walking a little bit.
"Do you know who that is?" Brea asked and I looked at Edward who was smirking at their thoughts.
I waved to him and he waved back I'm coming I thought.
"It's fine don't rush" he mouthed.
"HOLY CROW YOU KNOW HIM!" Ian merely screamed.
I looked at Harley who knew that Edward was my brother. "Yeah" I said shyly.
"How?" Brea asked.
"Um guys that's Hazel's brother" Harley said and Brea and Ian both stared at me with their mouths hanging open.
"Does amazingly fabulous skin like run in your family or something?" Ian asked.
I bit my lip, "well we are both allergic to the sun from our mother's side and our father is albino" I said quickly.
"Uh huh" Brea said and I felt my brother tapping my shoulder and coming up behind me and I had tracked him.
"Hello" he said to Ian, Brea, & Harley then he turned to me "Hazel, we have to go" he said doing his crooked smile that I loved.
"OK well bye Hazel, see you tomorrow" the three of them said together and as Edward and I walked away I could hear them giggling embarrassed of themselves.
"What was that all about" Edward asked me.
"You know the answer" I said and he scooped me up I laughed "is this really necessary?" I asked.
"Yes" Edward said pulling me closer to him. It got a couple of stares (jealous ones even) but we didn't care and when Edward put me in the car we began our typical after school conversation.
"So Emmett asked me if you wanted to come see Ultimate Target with Rosalie, himself, & I" Edward said.
I nodded, "What about Bella?" I asked.
"She's with Alice" Edward said.
"Let me guess Alice dragged her to the mall again" I said.
"I don't think it was a hard question to answer" Edward said reading my mind.
"Edward!" I said kicking him and he pretended to flinch.
"So we're going now, cool? Good" Edward said saying the last words after reading my thoughts.
"Hello, may I please have four tickets to see Ultimate Target" Edward asked when we got to the theater and smirked at the ticket girl's thoughts.
"Um you have to be seventeen to see that" the girl said in an annoyed tone.
"OK" and with that Edward pulled out his driver's license.
"OK and how old is she" the girl asked gesturing to me.
"Permission" Emmett said coming up behind us.
"Um excuse me but who are you" the girl asked.
"Oh we're with them" Rosalie said.
"They're our guardians" Edward lied smoothly.
"OK and you two have their permission to see this movie" the girl asked.
"Yes" Edward was getting impatient now.
"OK" and the girl passed the four tickets plus a note "call me sometime" she whispered.
"Sorry" Edward said passing the note back to the girl "I have a fiancé but you're very pretty."
"Oh" said the girl before we went to the theater.
"Does that say red bloodsucker" Emmett immediately asked the snack bar clerk.
"Yes" the man said.
"May I have some?" Emmett asked.
"Emmett" Rosalie said through gritted teeth too low for the man to hear.
"Sure" the man handed the drink to Emmett who gave him five dollars.
"You can keep the change" he said and took a sip of the drink which he spit out into the cup so no one would see…it would just look like he was taking another sip.
"Here Hazel" he gave it to me forcing it down my throat and I ran to the garbage and spit it out…DISGUSTING!
"You are never making me do that again" I said slugging him.
"Good girl" Rosalie said and Emmett shot her a look but Edward just laughed. The movie was starting.
This kid named Chase Google has a vision of a vampire attacking him and his friends: Troy Keebler, Dobbs McGinty, Patrick Gold, Meghan Jacket, a rude lady named Helen Ginger, a dumb guy named Ross Fish, and some girl named Mackenzie St. James So they escape and the vampire attacks the woods or something (the vision that comes true now) and the next day Mackenzie St. James dies when the vampire and his army come to attack her while she is out at night in her skating rink practicing. No one believes Chase when he thinks that the vampires are attacking or something and the next day Ross dies when he is walking home from the bar in a dark alley. Chase tells his friends they need to tell Helen and get garlic, holy water, crosses, & push them into the sun so they will blow up. Edward, Emmett, Rosalie, & I were cracking up by that point.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO WATCH THE MOVIE AND IT'S NOT EVEN FUNNY!" some man shouted.
"If you were us you would find it funny" Emmett said.
"Whatever" said his friend.
Then Helen is sucked dry by a vampire when she is asleep later that night so Chase, Troy, Dobbs, Patrick, & Meghan have to solve the mystery but Meghan is attacked by a vampire and they leave her dead. At the end of the movie the four boys kill the three sidekick vampires by pushing them into the sun and they blow up the head vampire is killed by holy water and then the boys die when they are hit by a bus…stupid I know.
When we left we just walked around and went back to the house.
"Hazel" Edward said.
"Yeah" I said "I want to talk to you for a second" Edward said and I got nervous for a second.
"Did Alice have a vision?" I asked him.
"No" Edward said quickly and I felt a vibration.
"Edward you're lying" I said and Edward sighed but smiled at the same time he smiled his "Edward to Hazel" smile.
"Well lying to you is pointless and I guess I should know that" Edward said and I laughed.
"Alice had a vision of a school massacre…occurring at your school. She saw the gunmen coming for you and Jason but then the vision blocked out. Now, this is probably going to come true. So you have to stay alert and when it happens you contact me do you understand?" Edward asked.
I nodded, "Yes Edward" I said and he smirked again.
"I'm going to my room" I said and left the room then tracked Edward who was with Bella and I lay flat on my bed.
It started to snow as the winds howled and blew trees around. Bella got cold so she had to go to bed and Edward couldn't sleep with her tonight. I listened to the sound of the wind and the sound of the trees blowing as the snow fell on its branches. A wolf howled and I could hear Edward growling…the wolf was Jacob who was standing outside our house…but not near it just behind the trees.
I stared out into the fog tracking Jason who was sitting on a tree top at the moment pondering about when to make his first move. But being a boy he wanted me to make the first move…if preferable. I would do it…after how damn long I'd been waiting for Jason you bet I would make the first freaking move. I felt like I was jumping into this too quickly since Jason and I had only known each other for what 2 days? I'd learned jumping to conclusions to fast from all of my siblings. If I was going to do this it would have to be when we were both ready.
I was definitely unsure whether or not we are destined to be together though. I mean how can the future resolve itself? It is not written in stone. I sound like I'm coming out of some TV show (inside joke). Then again if this is going to work I was going to have to believe I was worth it…believe Jason loved me…believe that this was going to even happen. How did we know this? Just because Alice had seen the vision it was a decision the decision could have changed by now. But as usual I was overreacting.
It seemed cliché sometimes; it seemed everyone in this world is looking for that one thing that makes them happy…that they've waited for or something to love. Everyone was looking for that happy ending or so it seemed. It was right in front of me…everything I had wanted yet I wasn't willing to get it.
The phone rang and by that time there was about a foot or so of snow on the ground.
"Hello?" I heard Carlisle answer the phone.
"Hello this is the Forks Valley School District. We are calling to inform you that Forks Elementary, Forks West and East Junior High Schools, and Forks High School will not be open today but however on April 11 there will be school…thank you" and the voice hung up.
"Hazel" I heard Carlisle call.
"No school" I said and Carlisle nodded.
I lay back on the floor again and prayed that I would have the courage to go through with the whole "Jason thing."
"Hey stranger" Edward said coming into my room and sitting beside me on the floor cradling my head in his arms
"Hey" I said sitting up.
"What's new?" Edward asked.
"No school today" I said he looked outside.
"Snow?" he asked though he didn't have to ask questions with anyone except Bella. I sighed again and lay back down in my brother's arms.
"Stop overreacting Haze" Edward said reading my thoughts and stroking my hair. I didn't say anything just stared at the hard white tile floor. "Alice asked if you wanted to go to the mall with her" Edward said and I looked at him. "Emmett, Jasper, Bella, Rosalie, & I are going too" he added.
"Sure" I mumbled.
"Cut out the depressed act Haze…it's unhealthy" Edward said doing a perfect imitation of Rosalie.
"Worrying causes sickness and sickness leads to ugliness and ugliness leads to death" I said repeating the lecture she'd given me a thousand times. "When are we going?" I asked.
"How about now?" he said running up the stairs to go get the rest of our siblings.
Edward, Bella, Alice, Jasper, & I took Edward's Volvo and Emmett and Rosalie took Emmett's Jeep.
"OK we need to go to Sephora the makeup and hair store, MAC, and some dress stores" Alice was saying and Bella and I groaned while Edward and Jasper smirked.
"Is it really necessary to go to the makeup stores? I mean you four don't even need it" Bella said.
"Oh yes we do…you're the one who doesn't need it" Alice said.
"And no dress stores" I said.
"Yes…and we're shopping for you" Alice said.
"NO!" I shouted and I almost unlocked the car door but Jasper calmed me down.
"No I am not shopping for a dress I agreed that we would only go here if I got to check out that cool accessory store." I said.
Alice scowled, "fine" she said and I laughed. "Jasper" Alice whined.
Jasper shrugged "haha" I said to Alice.
"Easy little sister" Alice said and then we both started laughing as we pulled into the parking lot/
We got out of the car and listened to the wind howl. A baby was crying and I saw Rosalie drop her head and Emmett comforted her. It still hurt her to this day that she couldn't have children as it did to Esme. Alice and I didn't really care however I guessed it was because I had never gotten to that age yet…not matured yet into that state that my sisters had and it made them feel sorry for me but I didn't care…being frozen at 12 was awesome, yeah I never got to be a teenager but so what I got to be young forever.
Bella didn't want to get old but if she saw the way we would all look now she wouldn't think that. If I wasn't changed I would be an old woman now…and it was scary to think that because I had not even seen myself passed age 12 in over 90 years…since 1918. I remember the feeling of being human but I don't remember it as if it were yesterday much like my other vampire memories.
The first stop was the electronics store. Emmett, Jasper, Edward, Rosalie, & I were interested in that kind of stuff. I think it was kind of obvious what kind of stuff Alice likes right? So then we went to Alice's stores…BORING!
Alice forced me to try on a dress I refused to walk outside of the dressing room that she was standing outside of so then she went in and saw me just standing there and made me show Rosalie and Bella I scowled but said nothing.
"There's no freaking way I am showing the boys" I said.
"Please" Alice begged.
"NO" I said.
"They'll see her at the wedding anyway" Rosalie said.
Alice finally gave in, "fine" she said and let me go back in the dressing room to put my clothes back on.
We basically walked around the rest of the day. We went to the bookstore where we each got a book I got one called Twelve Things in Life I'll Never Regret by Jake Elie Edward said it was very "appropriate" after that we left the mall and went back to the house. The six Cullen siblings went hunting after we dropped Bella off at her house since she was spending time with Charlie and sleeping over at Angela's tonight.
I caught some deer and a mountain lion. Emmett got 5 grizzly bear overall the best hunter in our family is definitely Emmett; however he isn't the best fighter which is definitely Jasper even though Emmett is physically the strongest. Jasper has much more experience from his past with the newborn army. Last year when Victoria created the newborn army we had to go through "fight training" it was pretty fun although Emmett kept thinking he was the best. The list of best fighters is definitely Jasper, Emmett, Edward, Me, Alice, Rosalie, Carlisle, then Esme. When Bella became a vampire she would probably be in the top 5 not counting a newborn because no offense to her once she got over her neediness and not being able to fend for herself she would be a pretty good fighter (I mean she did punch a werewolf in the face right?)
I did the rest of my homework that night which wasn't that much. Edward was in California driving around, Jasper and Emmett were downstairs debating, Esme was painting and Carlisle was at the hospital working (he typically worked night shifts). As I sat reading my new book (which was VERY good) Alice and Rosalie came into my room.
"Hey little sis" Rosalie said.
"Hey" I said a little surprised because Rosalie barely spoke to me.
"So we were thinking" Alice began with a smirk on her face.
"NO…NO!" I said because I knew what they wanted.
"Come on Hazel…please? Pretty please I'll let you do my hair too" Alice pleaded.
"As much as I would like to do that I don't think it's a good idea" I said.
Rosalie laughed, "Yeah that's a good bet" she said.
"Want to watch TV?" I asked.
"Can we watch Bride Wars?" Alice asked for the thousandth time.
"FINE!"
I gave in even though I'd seen it with her about a million times since she was obsessed with that movie. After we watched our movie I started to get ready for school…I knew Jason would be there so I wanted to look good. Alice begged me to let her do my hair and I finally gave in but no way was I not wearing it in a ponytail Alice agreed and combed my hair which she liked to do since I had straighter hair than Bella and I let her do it without fidgeting. I put my own hair up and got myself dressed and brushed my teeth (even though I was a vampire) I think I might've had the blood in it. Edward got back from California at around seven and picked me up in his Volvo.
"Well you look spiffy" Edward said I sighed "Alice…Alice…Alice" Edward said reading my thoughts.
"You think" I said and he laughed.
"Get in the car" he said throwing me in the passenger seat.
"Edward!" I said and he smirked.
We got to the school about 10 minutes later since Edward drove extra slow and there was traffic…a lot of traffic. He kissed me goodbye and I walked into the building after meeting Harley who asked me how my snow day was and I did the same.
But it was a certain boy that caught my eye…his perfect black hair was brushed to right side of his face and his black hoodie was over his head his beautiful golden eyes were staring into my probably amber eyes. His name was Jason Weismann the boy of my dreams and it was written all over his face. (Not literally).