Chapter three

My first night in the old house was strangely unsettling. Everything was too…quiet, granted things were usually quiet around Charlie's house when I lived there, but I was still very on edge. The foggy morning didn't come soon enough to bring me any kind of comfort.

I dressed as fast as I possibly could and jumped into my tan Chevy Malibu and headed to school. When I parked my car in the student lot, across the lot from the Cullen's and I could feel Edward's eyes bearing into the back of my head. It was beginning to become very irritating. All I could think about was everything Edward had done to me memories of my zombie self. I turned to glare at him and as we me eye contact his face contorted in agony, I blinked surprised and looked away quickly. I really needed to get a better hold on myself or I'd be pushing my own thoughts into everybody's heads and they aren't particularly pleasant either. When I turned back to look at him he was gone, good I didn't need any stupid questions anyways. The rest of the day went relatively smoothly, Edward and the other Cullen's mostly ignored me…which was good very good.

When the last bell rang I made my way to my truck as fast as I could in human speed. But when I got there someone was already in my truck. My sister Jane, I climbed into the car and hugged Jane with everything that I had. She was the only sister of the Volturi that ever really understood me; she even started drinking animal blood instead of human with me which is why her golden eyes didn't startle me. What did startle me was the fact that she pushed me away from our hug.

"What's the matter Jane, why can't I hug you? Don't you love me anymore?" I ask her in my best Italian.

Jane answered me in her very thick Italian, "Yes Nicole, I love you more than you know! But I hate you too!" Hurt dripped from her words like syrup. I blinked, "Jane I left because I was in danger of ripping the family apart you must know this! I wouldn't ever think that you would be one to believe that I just left! Didn't Aro give you my letter?" I asked quickly.

Jane frowned, "Yes he gave all of our letters. But I was the only one who assumed that Aro wrote them to protect us from the hurt of your departure."

"Silly Jane, Aro would never try to deceive you. He is a great man and father to all of us. But I am glad you are here, do plan on attending school with me here? I do so wish that you would." I then pushed for the first time a happy thought into her head, it was a happy scene of us being together at school under the last name Swanson as sisters.

She smiled then blinked, "Nicole, stop that!" I mumble, "Sorry" and gaze at her sheepishly. Jane's stern look turns soft and she kisses the top of my head, "It's alright darling sister, it shows you are improving, that false memory was pleasant; and yes dear sister I plan to stay with you. Aro wishes you to have protection, Alec will be joining us soon" I opened my mouth to protest but Jane cut me off, "He is my twin, I will not part from him even for you sweetest Nicole. But it will please you to know that he has joined us in our lifestyle! Alec hasn't slipped once; please say you will allow him to stay?"

I hadn't realized that she had been driving this whole time and when I glanced out my window I jumped at the sight of my house. "Alright Jane, Alec can come but no slip ups. If he needs to he can stay home and not attend high school that's alright with me." Jane squealed and hugged me tightly, "Thank you thank you!"

When she released me I spoke to her in English, "Then we all must speak English from now on, even if it's just us three, you and Alec will need all the practice you can get." Jane gazed at me with a smile on her face and nodded.

I jumped out of the car and headed towards the house with Jane hot on my heels. I was exhausted, as exhausted as a vampire could be and excused myself to my room for the night. I would need as much "rest" as I could possibly get before Alec arrived, plus I needed to get our story straight for the high school.