A few weeks have passed and it has escaped me as to how to go about testing this guy, on whether he is a vampire or not. If only the garlic myth was true then it'd be easy and we'd be able to find out whether he's a threat to our coven. I knew as we sat here at lunch Edward was trying not to read my thoughts, but he can't help it I suppose...
The bell rings and Emmett sighs as this is the beginning of the same old lesson he's had in the many different 'lives' he's had.
"Don't worry uncle, just another..."I look towards my watch "two hours...not too long for a vampire right?" His body jerked towards me, I giggle at him.
"Ilina...what have I told you about playing with Emmett like that? He's not a windup doll you know." Mum exclaimed.
5th period passed as slowly as ever. I don't want to hear Dr Wilson, mumble on about the genetics of humans...when I know more about genetics than he did! I just wanted to go cook strudels and cookies and cake and pies...
A hand waves across my face.
"You do realise that..." I jump out of my skin, sending papers all across the room in a flurry and causing two chairs to fall down.
"What the?!?" he looked confused...and dare I say a hint of suspicion. I get up quickly.
"Ahh...it's probably, just the air from the vents" I mumble under my breath.
I shovel up my books and rushed though the door...JJ makes me uneasy...very uneasy. It's probably the smell of unknown vampires, it triggers old memories, which i tried deeply to bury. His smell messes up all my senses and that scares me. All I want to do is run away. An arm encircles my shoulder and another arm my back, stunning me to stiffness.
"It's ok," Bella soothes.
"He suspects nothing," Edward confirms.
"You heard?" Tears already gathering...I was so close to exposing us...
"Yes, you're worrying your mum...she told me to check up on you. Ilina things like this are bound to happen it's the way that you deal with it that determines the outcome...its good you gave him a logical solution."
They release me as I reach my cookery class.
"Thanks grand," I step cautiously into the room, the aromas of food swam around me and I almost forgot what I was upset about...almost. My Cookery teacher Miss cooper sat at her desk, her greying hair drawn up in a loose bun, random locks of hair escaped and dangled down her face. Her face was aging, but quite gracefully, while her wrinkles were hardly noticeable. Her cheeks were plump and very rosy always wearing a smile on them. Her eyes were pale green illuminating calm and serene-ness. I really enjoy miss coopers class, unlike all the others I actually learn something...
"We are making strudels next week so I want you guys to research on recipes and all try different ones...but then I figured you may get hungry dears, doing all that boring work...so I cooked you some cup cakes...Help your self dearies." I grinned fantastically at her, doing what I rarely do with any human, show a full set of teeth...normally the either become 'dazzled' (as Bella puts it) or worse, scared. But Miss Cooper was different, she some how always disabled my guard...she says I should smile more often, because it looks 'as easy as breathing' to her. I know it's dangerous to let your guard down with humans, but I can't help it! Her nature is infectious...viral almost, it just takes you over.
"My sons always eat or drink," she chuckles" When they are bored...especially JJ" She sighs. "I do wish they wouldn't raid the fridge so much, money doesn't grow on trees."
"I wonder what your house looks like!" I wondered aloud.
"It's a cosy little cottage in the middle of the forest."
"What makes it special Miss Cooper?" I ask fantasies of the house I'd dreamt up for her playing in my minds eye.
"Well I guess it's hard to explain...Well sweetie if your not too busy today, I'll invite you to dinner." My eyes widened at the prospect of seeing her house, and possibly getting secret recipes too...
"I'd be delighted." I chimed.
3. A HEART THAT BEATS...
Although we were only researching the lesson flew by and before I knew it the bell rang.
"Is there somewhere I can meet you? Only I have to tell my Mmm... Family where I am going...after all it's not like they are psychic or something." I laughed at my poor attempt at a joke...as I knew Edward would almost definitely be listening in. I really do dislike being the youngest.
She tells me to meet her in the teachers' car park. The corridors swarm with busy pubescent humans, many discussing unimportant materialistic things in life. I can't understand humans...they confuse me and their teens' usual lack of intellect annoys me.
I glided through the doors gracefully dodging the obstacles in my way to see my family standing in fluid stillness. Beside them stood their cars Edwards Volvo S60 R and Rosalie's BMV M3 convertible. Alice really wanted to ride in her Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 Super Veloce but she thought against it since it is only high school we were driving too. I approached them super humanly slow. Emmett looked like he just might rip my head off, I almost exploded with laughter.
"Do I need to explain?" I ask dubiously.
"No not really," Edward says pulling me toward the car.
"Huh? What are…I'm not…"I stuttered.
"I know you think…a lot about this woman…but it could be dangerous," He tells me, with that I-know-better-look.
"Did Alice see it that way?"
"No, but Alice isn't always ri-"
"Ahh but she is Edward" she takes his hand from my shoulder. "I'm 'living' proof." He grimaces slightly. "Come on Edward isn't about time she got some freedom…she'll be fine, plus it's not up to us to decide that." she looks toward Jacob and Nessie.
Mum looked worried about me, and Jacob worried about her.
"You'll...be careful right?" Mum pleaded. "I…I just can't be without you now, you're too much a part of me…" she says lightly.
"Okay mum, I'll try not to die…" I smile at her. "I can't see what she could do but I'll be careful."
"Nessie she's a big girl let her make her mistakes," He says nuzzling her. I smiled largely agreeing with dad…for once.
"What and dying is merely a mistake?" chokes mum.
"No... No that's-"
"You guys I'm fine, I'll be fine…first sign of danger and I'll run. See you later ok?" Mum nods defeated and still a little heated about dad's misplaced comment.
"And Edward don't follow me,"
"Don't worry I'll keep him busy…" Bella says as I imagined the blush overpowering her skin.
At that I swiveled around into the direction of the teachers' car park.
"Hey Ilina!" Bellows Emmett
"Yes?" I enquire
"Beware of the deadly fairy cakes!" He roars with laughter…I swear that uncle… I turned the corner with the sound of laughter behind me.
I veer across the car park and spotted Miss Cooper in her car pulling out.
She beeps as she slows down in front of me.
I study her sturdy, out dated car. It was clearly an old make but was as clean as though it were new.
"Thank you for inviting me today."
"I'm sure it'll be my pleasure," beams at me.
She was a very cautious driver, insuring always there she was never a threat to pedestrians or them to her. She pulls of suddenly into a road almost completely hidden by leaves. The leaves hit the window and the roads meandered even more than before. My hair flails in the wind a sweet and appealing smell entered the car…in fact it was almost…delicious…but it wasn't usual…and it most definitely wasn't a food smell. I shook the smell off of me. The smell reminded me of something…struggle, so desperate to breathe, so engrossed in the protection of my life, outside I could hear her, my mum calling out to me. She didn't want me to die, I remember the absolute rush I got from hearing her voice, and it lunges me through the surface. I saw her face twisted in indescribable pain, it's not what I expected her first expression of hers to be. Red stained my vision, I tried to reach out to her but I was just a baby. I cried out the sickly taste of her blood poisoning me mouth. I slowly realized the surface was not a surface, but that I had just killed my mother, shattering her bones and tearing her skin. Ever since then it shatters my heart and tears my world apart.
I gasped for air, tears flowing as reality slowly hit me again.
"A...Are you ok?"
"Yes I just remembered a distant memory…," I sigh from relief. "Nothing to worry about."
"Oh…," is all she could say.
A pressure comparable to a feathers' touch washes over my cheek. I froze with tension and confusion.
"We're here." Her daylight smile stretched over the surrounding atmosphere setting everything ablaze. Her house was simple, cozy, beautiful…perfect.
"I… I love it!" she giggles, while closing the door.
"Your garden is beautiful," Various colorful flowers sway fluidly in the gentle breeze, like the waves of a calm ocean. Their colors so refreshing, you felt suddenly healed by them. I felt as though it could pass for utopia. I follow the adorable cobble pathway leading to the Terrence making me twitch with excitement. The Terrence was small but for some unknown reason oozed a false sense of space, it intrigued me.
The rickety floorboards startled me… I was so used to never making much noise, but no matter how I tried it was as hopeless as it was inevitable.
"Lets who's in shall we?" asks miss cooper. As the door opened the scent hit me… almost like a punch in the face…
Ooohhhh HIYA GUYS sorry it took sooo long thanks for waiting sooo patiently!!! Well hope you enjoyed comment me please if you did and also wish me luck for my exam tomorrow!! :D !! Well I'll try to upload chaps 4 as soon as possible!!!! Loves from Nicoshea xoxox
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