The sky was orange pink and tints of red with purple merged as the young man looked at the ocean which reflected the setting sun. The large island which he lived in was the perfect home, his mind opened to the possibilities of living here forever but he shook his head, knowing that wasn't possible, he needed to find his mate and from what he could tell there was no mate on this island. He turned to go back home and his eyes caught fires far onto the east of the island.
"I was wondering where you had gone Edward," his father met up with him, "The tribe's prince is being crowned tonight and he will be joining you in school along with members of his tribe that are made to protect him." Edward tilted his head and shrugged, "How is that any business of mine Carlisle?" Carlisle sighed, "Edward, let's try and not fight the shifters. They are built to destroy us and the only reason we are still alive is because we are different from the enemy." A howl sounded from far away and Edward nodded, "School is going to be hell." Carlisle chuckled, "Try to befriend them. Also, as a favor to me, try and keep your siblings from killing or getting killed." Edward smirked, "Hey don't try and make me take over your responsibility just because it got a bit harder, what kind of Sire are you?" The two made their way to their home all the while they would catch little bits of song or howls into the night.
When Edward decided he needed to stop playing the piano and start getting ready for school he felt himself get annoyed and he didn't know why until Alice growled from down stairs. "I can't see any of the future!" As she said this we all ran down, this had never happened before and we needed to know why. "What is going on?" Esme asked, she was our mother figure like Carlisle was our father and we loved her and the way she made us feel,… human. "I can't see the future!" Alice cried out, she was the energetic preppy pixie that everyone either loved or well loved, she rarely found fault with the world but when she did there was hell to pay. "It's the shifters." Carlisle said, "They are not affected by out powers, we can not read them, see them, or hurt them unless it's physical."
Carlisle was the reason they were not like the others in the bigger world, they were humane vampires and decided that they needed to show how different they were by only eating animals, like humans. He was their pillar and they loved him. "Damn mutts, not only are they an annoying bunch of useless dogs, now they're a bunch of annoying useless interfering dogs." Rosalie said. She was the special case in the family, cold hearted but humane, a bitch in other words. He couldn't help but envy how she could speak with such clarity. Jasper, the youngest brother who was a dangerous calm and deadly force placed his arms around his mate, Alice. He was the most recent addition several years back when Carlisle found him off the island and brought him home on one of his many trips. Alice had foreseen him and was happy with him, though sometimes they would have problems.
Then there was Emmet, who could always be counted on to help through the rough times with his unique sense of humor. He was Roselie's mate as Esme was Carlisle. Edward felt sad at the thought of not having a mate, he would talk to Carlisle about taking time off to find one. "Emmet," Carlisle began sounding like the calm and patient man he was, "I prefer if we do not have a blood bath on our hands. Do not forget that we need this peace treaty with the shifters." Emmet grinned, "Okay. Babe want to get to school early? We might avoid the dogs?" Alice sighed and took Jasper's hand in hers, "We might as well head off as too, there isn't really a point in dilly dallying too much over here." Jasper nodded and looked at Edward, "Would you like a ride?" Edward shook his head, "No, I'll see you at lunch." Jasper nodded and walked with Alice outside.
"Care to tell me what's been bugging you Edward?" Carlisle asked. "I want to not be alone anymore. Carlisle, I want a mate." Edward said without hesitation. Carlisle nodded, "It's about time Edward. We are not meant to be alone as long as you have. Go to school and try to keep things in order while I figure out how to keep the blood bath from happening in case one of the shifters or your siblings gets a little too hot headed. Let's meet afterschool at the beach by the border, Esme wanted to get some fresh air for dinner tonight and so we're having elk." Edward sighed and nodded but headed out just the same, catching Carlisle thoughts about marrying Edward off to someone in the Denali family. "Carlisle," he shouted, "Don't even think about it!" Esme chuckled and kissed her mate on his lips swiftly, "It is about time."
Jacob Black could not believe his luck, he was going to be going to the school now, not just any school, The School. He was excited, a few months ago he had phased and come into his inheritance and after months of schooling and training he was ready to accept his position as alpha. He was ready to protect his family and tribe, last night had proven that. They had hunted their territory and found a cold one with red eyes, he had killed it after smelling evil on him. Then he had enjoyed taking the body to his father who had burned the body. "Well done son."
He had said to him. Jacob grinned as he saw Sam waiting for him to take him to The School, "Hey Sam, how is everything looking?" Sam tilt his head and Jacob saw him clench his teeth but them he smiled at Jacob, "Five leeches at the school, two at the home. Nothing too bad, we can take them if it breaks out." Jacob nodded, "Okay, thanks." Sam nodded as well and Jacob thought back to the ceremony last night, he had been crowned alpha and Sam had stepped down to be his beta. This was terrible because Sam had made the pack his own from scratch but laws were laws and even he obeyed them.
Jacob got into the car, a nice old '67 mustang that he and several friends had built from scratch. Here in the reservation they tended to pick up hobbies and for Jacob that was building cars from the shell up. He had given it to Sam as a sign of peace last night and Sam had appreciated the gift, especially since he had imprinted on Emily and were set to marry soon. The young man had a house his family had left him when he was younger and they passed away however, he did not have means of transportation for his soon to be family. Looking into the back seat he saw Embry, Paul, Quil, and behind them was Leah and Seth who were being driven by Jared in his heirloom, a 64 Cadillac. Jacob smiled, they had taste even if it wasn't new they could appreciate the old bodies that were a beauty to behold.
Edward was leaning against his car when he saw the shifters drive onto the school grounds. He was surprised as the two cars parked next to each other and his siblings tensed. Jasper came up behind him as did Emmett, "The feeling I get off of them are peaceful some even joy to the extreme. I do not think they want a confrontation Edward." Emmett grinned, "Want to go talk to them just in case?" Edward smiled bitterly, "By talk do you mean provoke? Emmett, I can read your mind."
"You don't need to read his mind to know what he is thinking," Rosalie said with a smirk, "My ape man is very predictable." Alice rolled her eyes as she peered over Jasper's shoulder trying to find the reason that she couldn't peek into the future. As the car doors opened they found themselves mesmerized by the russet colored people. "I can't read them." Edward stated, "Jasper how can you feel them?" Jasper shrugged, "I can feel them but it doesn't really affect them in a battle if I can do that, it's a defense is what I was beginning to guess." Edward nodded and stared at the beautiful creatures, "They're but children." Emmett sighed, "Of course they are Edward, they're still partially human."
One suddenly took off, Edward saw him as the energetic one besides the youngest boy who seemed to smile at everyone and bounce off the wall even more. The one running tackled a girl down and she turned in surprise then squeaked in surprise as she hugged him. Edward felt jealousy as he realized yet again that he was left with no one. The other boys took off after the shifter and waited patiently, their only reaction to the commotion was to flinch at the squeak. "Class will start soon." Alice said, "He seems to know Isabella, however, I know they aren't romantically involved because she is dating a that one boy that looks kind of idiotic when asked a question. Michael, that's the name." Suddenly the boy leaned over and placed his lips over Isabella earning a snort from Rosalie, "You were saying?" Alice shook her head, "That isn't right. This will only lead to problems." The bell rang in that instant and they made their way inside the school.