Edwards's pov

Everyone cornered her to ask where she had been that last week of school before the break. And every time she seemed to get even more irritated. Nevertheless it never stopped anyone from approaching her and asking.

When I walked into biology she was in her seat already, writing as usual. And that brought another question what is she always writing?

I was determined to find out what she was. I haven't had anything to do for over a hundred years and this mystery kept me from the pain for an amount of time.

If she was just as stubborn as me it would be useless and even if she wasn't as stubborn as me she would put up a fight. She won't give in so easily and that is why I liked it. A challenge that was guaranteed to give me something to do for the following months.

I walked to her trying to be as friendly as I could, while taking a deep ready and preparing myself for the torment of her blood.

"Hi" I said taking a seat. She jumped when she heard me and looked at me with those dead eyes of her

"Uhm hi" she said then turned back to her notebook. Can she be any more emotionless? This girl might as well be dead.

"Why weren't you here the last week of school?" I said trying to start a conversation.

She groaned

"How many times will I have to repeat myself?"

"I can't answer that" I said trying to sound sympathetic

"I had… family issues" she responded

"Aunts and uncles?" surely she didn't mean her parents I thought they were dead?

"Yeah I guess" guess?

"Everything alright?" I said trying to sound interested. My throat was on fire and it was hard to keep my mind away from the thirst.

"Yeah everything turned out just fine" she muttered

"Then I trust you had a nice Christmas"

She slipped for a brief second; I saw a look of pain cross her features. Then that carefully composed expressionless mask of hers was back on.

"Yeah it was fine and yours?" she said in a small voice. I decided to ignore that lie.

"It was alight" I answered truthfully. It wasn't really eventful and boring for the most part.

"That's good" she mi9ght be hiding her emotions behind the mask but she couldn't hide the tones that colored her answers. Her tone told me that she wanted this conversation to end. But I would not give up so easily. No matter how much of a hell was going on in my throat at the moment. I was strong I could do this or else I now I would have started it in the first place.

What is going through her head?

I sighed frustrated

"Will I ever know?" I said, speaking my mind to her and wishing she would do the same.

"Know what?" there were ancient traces of a smile playing around her lips. But there is a difference between trying not to laugh and not being able to laugh.

Alex was not able to laugh.

"What you are?" I explained

"I'm a female human"

I laughed uncomfortably fighting to keep those urges hidden inside of me. There was truth in her words and I hadn't been specific enough. I will admit she is good at distractions. But I am better on not falling for them.

"I mean it"

"What makes you think I'm something other a human?" her voice now dripping with monotony.

"I could ask you the same thing and would you answer me?" I said. She instantly seemed to remember our last encounter because she pursed her lips. Just a small change in her features.

"You're different "she answered unfortunately it wasn't a good enough answer.

"So are you" I pointed out.

"This is the longest conversation I have ever had with you" another attempt at sidetracking me. I gave in to it this time for her sake.

"Want to keep going?" I silently hoped she didn't I had to stop smelling her.

"I call for a change in topic" she is random unlike so many. This really is the longest conversation I've ever heard her have with anyone.

"What?" I blinked. How long did I stare?

"I like this game" I said as calmly as I could she didn't notice anything odd so I must be ding a good job. It gave me a better image of the type of girl she was except she was a foreign type of girl to me. I had never met anyone like her. She was too different from every one else.

"The keep-the-conversation-going-game?"

How creative

"Yes"

"Too bad has to come to an end"

There was a light hint of regret in that sentence. She pointed to the teacher that was about to start class.

I chuckled and turned my attention to the teacher. Thankful for the end of the conversation and just holding my breath.

For so long I had thought of this girl as an animal, like worthless filth. Never have I hated anyone so much in all my existence as I had hated her. Now the hate evaporated in the blink of an eye, as soon as I talked to her. Without even noticing it, I saw her as a human. I resented her in a way, for the similarities between her and Bella. But if I thought about it was only their mind that they had in common because even in smell they didn't compare. Alex's smell was by far the best thing I had ever smelled but I just couldn't say what she smelled like it was foreign to me like her, it wasn't floral or anything else. No smell could compare I don't think there was anything close to similar to this smell. To end it Bella and Alex were two completely different people.

With every word she had spoken a new question came to my mind. I had never been so full of questions. What is it that was hurting her so much? Most importantly what was she? Every time I began to make questions they always ended with the same one. What was she? It almost made me mad not knowing. And the fact that she would not give in give in so easily frustrated me further. But I wouldn't give in either.

The bell rung and I heard a quiet groan beside me.

"Something bothering you?" I asked slowly gathering my books.

"yes the thought of going home" she replied putting her books in her bag

Why would she not want to go home?

"Its complicated" she said automatically and then walked away and out the door. I remained there lost in my own thoughts.

"Mr. Cullen?" Said Mr. Williams "is there a problem?"

"No" I answered politely then grabbed my bag and walked out of the classroom at a normal human pace.

How mysterious this girl is. So many questions I had. I walked out into the parking lot and toward my car. My siblings were already in the car when I got in.

"We were thinking on ditching you Edward but you have the keys" said Emmett fro the backseat. I didn't answer I was looking through my rearview mirror were I could see Alex in her car. She had her forehead resting on the steering wheel and I could hear her inhaling and exhaling loudly. Was she okay?

Then as if she was trying to prove to me that she was okay she raised her head. She took deep breaths.

"Its okay melody…just be strong and don't let him tell you shit. Land yourself in detention if you have to but don't take any of the shit he tells you. Still try not to land yourself in detention if you can help it" she took more deep breaths and exhaled "that hell cannot be worse than the hell you are living that is for sure" and with that she started her car. I watched as she pulled out of her space and out the parking lot.

What could possibly be making her so anxious?

I watched the road where she had disappeared and I couldn't help it as a smile tugged at the corners of my mouth.

"You know we can stay here as long as you want" said Emmett his voice full of sarcasm. I turned on the car and got out of the parking lot. All the way home everyone's minds were filled with hope… hope that change was just on the horizon and that I was getting closer to the horizon. What a little gesture like that can do to many people.

I didn't know if change was coming but I didn't think much of it either. …

later on that day, I sat on my desk chair finishing up an essay for English class when I heard Alice's thoughts

"Come in Alice" I said before she was actually at the door. Suddenly in just two seconds she was by my side.

How's it going she asked without bothering to talk

"Same as usual" I said not looking away from the screen my fingers barely hitting the keys but typing impossibly fast, for a human anyway.

"And in school" she said tentatively

"it was…different" I said stopping now to see what she wanted. Whatever it was she wasn't thinking about it. Hiding it from me.

Found anything about her? What is she getting at?

"Quite the contrary I just got more questions"

She chuckled

You'll find out in due time

"I hope so… it gives me something to do" I paused "if you want me to go to the mall with you because Rosalie wont go, save your breath and thoughts because the answer id no"

She stuck out her tongue at me

I can't see her future

I instantly knew whom she was talking about and she now had my full attention I looked at her eyes frustrated. She hasn't been in this situation in a long time and she's always hated not being able to see things.

So that's what she came to talk to about.

"nothing?" I asked

She shook her head her future it was just…gone out of nowhere I thought it might interest you.

What is it that she does that makes her future disappear?

Were going to her house Alice stated I didn't react to that I knew I was going to her house I had already decided it naturally Alice would have seen it once I decided and I knew she wanted to come and find out why she couldn't see Alex's future…naturally she would tag along….

we were there in a matter of minutes.I parked the car just around the corner so that the car wouldn't be seen by Alex if she happened to be there. The forest was right next to her house. Alice and I quickly hid at the edge of the forest were we could see two men through the French doors of the kitchen; they were sitting in the kitchen table drinking from mugs.

"What do you think he is doing with them now?" Asked one of them. I assume he was Alex's brother. They didn't look anything alike but he seemed to be the younger of the two men. I don't think Alex's brother was too old. He had dark brown hair that went just below his ear.

"I don't know but he better not be giving them a hard time" threatened the other man. He had long black hair and eyes and a gaunt face. He was thin. They were both wearing black robes.

Robes?

"I don't like the sound of snape teaching them occlumency" said the younger one "we both know they have a short temper when it comes to snape. Specially Alex who doesn't know when to keep her mouth shut"

I was instantly alert at the mention of her name

"I don't think she can help it" said the other one I instantly noticed his british accent.

"Exactly gives him a perfect reason to land her in detention and harry as well he has trouble to keeping his mouth shut too"

"like his father" said the black haired man proudly.

Who is harry? What are they talking about?

"Harry has lily's nature though, as much as he may look like his James" said the youngest one

Alex has her father's nature on the other hand the black haired man thought.

"Frank?" said the black haired man.

"Yeah" said frank as he took a gulp from his mug

"How has alex been doing… I know she just came back yesterday but how did she seem to you"

Frank sighed "not much progress at all…she hasn't cried much but she hasn't talked much to me either" he looked at the ceiling "guess we'll just have to wait and see…"

"yeah I didn't see her much during the break she kept to herself much like the summer but when I did I saw how hard she tried to seem alright. It wasn't doing her any good she seemed worse it hurt to watch her like that but no one know s what to do or how to help"

Listening to this man talk about her made me realize how truly bad her situation was.

"Sirius, she's empty. It scares me the she won't get any better, because I don't know what she will be capable of if she suddenly can't cope with the pain."

Franks words scared me but I wasn't sure why

"Alex is strong" said the man I take to be Sirius. But in his mind he feared the same thing.

"Even the strongest person has a weakness this is hers. If no one helps her she is going to break and she won't be able to take that pain, Sirius-"

"But how do we help her, no one knows how to help her-"

"Because none of us are the right person to help"

But what could possibly be hurting her? Her parents death? That boy from her memory?

That boy….

They were lost in their thoughts but none of their thoughts answered any of my questions.

"time might be the right help" said Sirius

"harry hasn't looked so well either" said frank

"hes worried about alex mostly and the situation at Hogwarts doesn't help either theres a lot on his plate at the moment" said Sirius

So this harry was close to alex?

They both drank from their mugs

Sirius glanced at the clock "I have to go mad eye will arrive at grimmauld place soon to bring some news to me" they both got up from their chairs

"All right but come back soon Alex will be delighted to see you she should be coming"

"Shame I can't stay longer but I want to hear how the lessons are going so I will come soon"

Tanya I heard Alice think. I turned to see her eyes glazed over. She was having a vision. Tanya and her family were coming over at the house in less than five minutes.

Maybe we should be there to greet her Edward Alice thought I agreed but I didn't want to leave now. Not after hearing that Alex would be back soon. And Alice still couldn't see her future.

You can come back some other time you've heard enough to keep your head going till the next time she ran to the car and ,I took one more look at the house they weren't there anymore they had moved onm to the living room. I sighed the Denali's chose the perfect time to come. I shouldn't be thinking like that they are family.

I ran to my car as well Alice was already there. It was silent in the car for the whole ride I was lost in my thoughts and new questions while alice was getting more frustrated by the minute at not being able to Alex's future. You'd think that after so many years she would have learned to just live with that flaw. Then again she didn't encounter that problem too often….

The Denali's had arrived just minutes before we arrived.

Everyone was gathered in the living room. Some seated in the couches others equally as comfortable standing up.

"Tanya!" chirped Alice running over to greet her. We hadn't seen each other since so long and the last time our family's saw each other I wasn't at my best. Bella had just died. Despite the time everyone looked exactly the same as the last time new saw each other. All of us unchanging it was the life we were forced to live.

I greeted everyone as welcoming as I could manage but the effort was clear in my actions. Pain was slowly overtaking me thinking of that last time and how I had felt.

"how have you been edward" said Tanya putting a delicate hand on my shoulder once I had pulled away from her hug.

"I would be lying if I said I have been well Tanya" I replied becoming uncomfortable at her touch. Trying to block out her thoughts however was resulting interesting. I didn't judge her I knew she meant well and she wasn't used to rejection but it did give me some irritation that she still wouldn't let it go…

They all talked about what they had been up to then I realized I had nothing to tell I hadn't done anything since her death. My past seemed as if had been a very long day, and today was a new day. Completely different from the last. My past had been the same day after day. I knew what had made it change its course and I was somehow thankful for that.

I thought about what I had heard today at Alex's house. Where had she been? who was that other man?

What if frank was right and she did something stupid. Could her pain really be so much to motivate her to do something bad? I was worried and I desperately wanted to know more about her to know what was causing so much pain. But why was I so interested in the life of this girl I couldn't know.

They were planning to stay for a week and they all welcomed them. Alex had come about half an hour after Alice and I had left her house. Alice had a vision of her enraged while her brother listened to her ranting calmly. I had never seen that girl show any emotion for so long. It was always a bank expression at school. As mad as she may have been it made her look like she wasn't that empty at all.

I went to school the next day alone. The rest had wanted to stay with Tanya and her family. I went because I wanted to see if I could decipher something about this girl but I had no such luck.

I continued talking to Alex during biology during the next days and I couldn't help but realize how my existence had changed. As much pain as I was in, it was all forgotten when I was thinking about the many mysteries of Alex. Her mysteries were something safe to think about, something that wouldn't pain me any further and that could make me forget my problems and pains at the moment. They were my sanctuary. And I would never be able to thank her enough for that.

She on the other hand remained the same. She would talk back to me but her responses were always short and to the point. It would frustrate me from time to time. It want fair that each day I had to sit next to her and be assaulted by her intoxicating and maddening smell, plus not being able to read her mind and her short and monotonous answers. Yet somehow she never managed to bore me, she only sprouted more questions in my mind that would keep me thinking in my head for ages. I didn't know what gave her so much pain and I wanted to help her but I needed to know what it was that was causing her all of this pain. But I had absentmindedly promised myself that I would figure this out.

hmmm i do believe my vocabulary is getting broader if i may say so myself. the dictionary really isnt that bad you find the funniest words in there

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fyi all of the chapter titles are titles of songs that inspired me while writing the chapters so you should check out those songs if ever you have the chance

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-airali