Scent
"You are a jerk," I said standing up, grabbing my tray and walking away from the group. I could hear some people laughing but I couldn't care less. How can anyone be so mean?
I walked outside the cafeteria to see if I could find April, I started following her scent and walked away from the noises of the cafeteria, I was getting to the bathroom when my mom appeared in front of me and frowned.
"What happened to April?" she asked in a whisper.
"Did you see her?" I asked and looked behind her to see if she was there. Her scent told me she was in the bathroom.
"Yeah, she was crying, I tried to talk to her but locked herself in the bathroom, I smelled your scent approaching so I figured you had something to do with all of this," she told me, she looked concerned and a little annoyed.
"I don't know what happened," I told her in self defense; she clearly thought I did something bad. I took her hand and showed her what happened in the cafeteria, her frown became deeper.
"Apparently seeing you there upset her, it's clear to me – by hearing what Chris said in response – that the little group you were sitting with must tease her or something, and that's why she got upset by seeing you with them."
I looked at her amazed; how could she know all of this by just looking at my memory? She must have noticed what I was thinking because she smiled and leaned close.
"Every school is the same," she winked. "Same situation, just different schools, this is something you can even see in TV shows, you don't have to be a mind reader to know what's going on."
"Mind readers," I snorted. "Like someone could ever do that."
We both laughed and mom rolled her eyes, but then the concerned look returned to her face.
"What should I do?" I asked her and she bit her lip.
"Sorry honey, but this is something you'll have to learn by yourself," she patted me on the shoulder and gave it a little squeeze. She walked away and left me all alone next to the bathroom door. I took a cleansing breath and opened the door, I could hear April's sobs in one of the stalls, I knocked softly and I she tried to stay quiet.
"April is Nessie, what happened out there?" I asked trough the door; she sniffled and sobbed one more time.
"I'm sorry," she told me without opening the door. "But those guys hate me and it hurt me to see you there."
"I'm not their friend," I reassured her, maybe I thought I was going to be, but now I couldn't even imagine it. How could they treat someone like April like they did?
"You will be," she replied. "They are the coolest people in the school, they don't invite new people to join their group, of course they choose you, 'cause you are as perfect as they are."
"I won't," I replied back. "They are far away from perfect, so am I. Besides, I don't want to hang out with them if that means I can hang out with you; you are so much cooler."
She snorted and opened the door; her eyes were puffy and she was smiling shyly.
"I'm not cool," she said rolling her eyes. "But is nice of you to say so."
I smiled back and backed off so she could come out and clean her face. The bell ranged and she looked at me through the mirror.
"What's your next class?" she asked me.
"Math," I answered, already knowing she had the class before lunch, so we wouldn't be sharing that class either.
"Please, tell me that your final class is US history," she almost pouted and a smile broke in my face.
"US history is my final class," I confirmed and she smiled brightly.
We came out of the bathroom and walked to our own classrooms, we said goodbye and I told her we would meet later, she just nodded and waved.
When I got inside the classroom it was already full, a chair waiting for me at the first line, with a guy already sitting in the next one, he gave me a weak smile which I returned. I presented myself again and went to sit by him and that's when I froze; he smelled like a vampire!
I looked at him again and he smiled weakly, he was clearly nervous about my stare, so I look at the teacher instead. He didn't look like a vampire and he still smelled as a human, but you could smell the clear scent of a vampire in his clothes, like he was near one not so long ago.
I opened my cell phone under the table and before I could text Jacob I saw a text waiting there and I remembered that I forgot to answer the last one.
Why didn't you answer me? Is there something wrong or you are having such a great time that you already forgot about me :(
I chuckled, how could I ever forget him?
Just a little problem, nothing to worry about, I'll tell you later. Now, there's another thing on my mind, but you have to swear to me that you won't freak out and you won't call my parents. Are we clear?
While I waited for the response, I started taking notes of the class in front of me, grateful that my teacher was concentrated in explaining an exercise that was difficult, or else he would have noticed that I wasn't paying attention. My phone vibrated in my left hand, I looked down and read the text Jacob sent me.
What happened? I promise I won't tell.
I took a deep breath and the smell emanating from the guy next to me was clearly the smell of a vampire. I texted Jacob back.
A guy next to me smells like a vampire, not like he is one, but like he was near one.
The teacher asked a question and smiled at me, apparently he now noticed that I wasn't paying attention.
"Do you think you can give me the answer of the fourth exercise?" the teacher asked me, he was smiling smugly, so sure that I was going to get the wrong answer.
"X equals eight," I told him after looking at the exercise for a couple of seconds. Math was easy, especially when you have a fast mind like mine. He looked at me annoyed and nodded, turning around and asking someone else how I got to that answer. I looked down again and saw another text coming from Jake.
That could mean two things; he was near a vampire without him knowing it was one or he was near one and he knows about them. You should warn your parents. And I don't want you near him, I don't want to see you in any trouble, I'm already on my way there, I'll wait for you on the parking lot until your classes are over.
I rolled my eyes; he was always taking the job of my protector too seriously. I haven't smelled another vampire in the school – neither did my mom – so there's no danger near, there's no need to get all work out. But I knew he was right, I knew I had to tell my parents, so I told Jake I would text my mom and I sent her the same text I sent to Jake. When the class was over I turned around and talked to him.
"Hi," I said and he looked shocked.
"Hi," he mumbled.
"I'm Nessie," I said smiling, he smiled shyly in response.
"I'm Josh," he answered and blushed a little and I blushed a little too in response. I looked at him more intently, apparently I was too focused on his smell to really look at him, he was actually cute – I mean, he was no Jacob, but I don't think there's man, vampire or shape shifter that can compete with him. Josh had a lovely skin color – like caramel – and some vibrant green eyes, like the ones I always picture my father with and he also had golden curls that framed his face, bringing out the color of his skin and eyes even more.
"That's a nice name," I told him honestly, making him blush even deeper, he murmured 'thanks' and started walking away with his hands in his pockets, I walked behind him and caught up with him in no time.
"What's your next class?" I asked him nicely, ignoring the way he was looking at me.
"Literature," he mumbled, walking a little bit faster, but I could follow him easily.
"Do you mind if I come along? My sister is the teacher of that class and I want to tell her something."
He shrugged and slowed his pace, we reached mom's classroom in a couple of seconds. We came in and I could see my mother tensing at the smell. She looked at us and gave us her best smile.
"Nessie, what are you doing here?" she asked, looking at Josh sitting down out of the corner of her eye. I approached and started telling her what happened with April, while I was asking her with my hand on her shoulder what she thought about Josh's smell and if she called dad already. She wrote rapidly on a piece of paper, while talking about April too, she gave me the paper, winked at me and I left the room, waving Josh on my way out. I read the note while walking to my US history class.
The smell is clearly the one of a vampire, is lingering all over him so it's clear that he was near one no so long ago. Jacob called me after you texted me and told me his guesses and I think he's right, let's hope he doesn't know about the vampire and he's not in danger, but I'll keep an eye on him during the class. I already talked to your father and he is on his way here, he wants to see if he can hear something useful out of Josh's mind.
I tore the paper, crumbled the pieces and throw them in three different trash cans on my way to my classroom. I got in and sat next to April, who smiled at me brightly.
After classes I went outside and said my goodbyes to April and walked to my father's black Volvo, he was leaning casually against the passenger's door. A lot of girls were gawking at him, but he couldn't care less, he looked at me and smiled.
"Hi Edward," I told my dad and he smiled amused.
"How was your first day, princess?" he asked me, pinching my cheek.
"Fine, a little weird though" I told him, I pictured Josh's face in my mind and he nodded.
"I'll try to hear his mind to see if I can find something useful," he talked fast, smiling crookedly. "Don't worry about it, you should go home and prepare yourself for the little party we are having. Jacob car is over there."
I nodded, smiled and walked to Jacob's car, he was standing – just like dad was – against the passenger door, he was scowling at nothing in particular, there were a lot of girls looking at him, but this time it was making me mad.
"Jake," I yelled when I was reaching him; he saw me and smiled brightly, I could see a lot of girls looking at me with wide eyes, and they watched in disbelieve when they saw me hugging Jacob.
"How are you?" he asked opening the passenger door to me.
"Great," I told him smiling brightly while getting inside the car.
He drove talking about his day and asking me things about my day, saying he would like the rerun at the house, 'cause he knew everyone would like to see it too.
When we got home Alice grabbed me by the hand and took me upstairs, she gave me some clothes to change and she brushed my hair. When we went downstairs everyone was there, including Seth who smiled and went to hug me once I was down.
"Oh Nessie, you are so big," he said, crushing me against his chest. "I brought you this."
He gave me a picture of Jacob, him and me in a wooden frame. I freaking love it. Seth was my best friend next to Jacob and we spent most of our time together and this gift was very special to me.
"Thank you," I told him, fighting the tears and hugging him again. Seth just smiled and ruffled my hair. I turned around and saw dad and mom in a corner.
"Could you read Josh's mind?" I asked him.
"Yeah," he said running his hand through his hair, "he wasn't thinking about anything it would help, though."
"What was he thinking?" Aunt Rose asked, frowning, apparently she also noticed my dad signature attitud when he is frustrated or nervous.
"He was thinking about… Renesmee," dad told her and I blushed instantaneously, I could see out of the corner of my eye Jacob stiffing and the rest of my family laughed.
"Well, Ness always gives a good first impression and she's beautiful, of course he was thinking about her, how could he not?" Jacob said with I small smile, looking at the ground.
"I want to see him," Aunt Alice squealed and clapped, making me blush deeper.
"Well, I told Jacob I would give him the rerun of the day when I got home, why don't you all take a finger and I'll show you what happened today," I told them, everybody agreed and everyone was taking a finger – except dad, who doesn't need to touch me – waiting for me to start.
I show them my first class, my introduction, the eye rollers - a.k.a Carla - and Chris; my dad growled when Chris said that my mom was hot.
"You are using your wedding ring tomorrow," he said through clenched teeth and my mom giggled.
"Like that's going to stop a bunch of horny teenagers," Uncle Emmett told him, making my dad growl higher.
"Of course I'll wear it babe," mom said, "so everyone will know I'm yours."
My dad grinned and walked to where she was to kiss her, they both hummed in content and the rest of us – except grandma and grandpa – gagged in response. After they ended the love demonstration I kept showing them my day, everyone saying they were proud of mom and that she was a great teacher, they hated Chris attitude towards April and they told me I did good by choosing her over him. When I got to Josh I just showed them his face when he looked at me and when I felt his scent, skipping rapidly to the last hour and finishing no longer after that, so everyone released my hand. I didn't want to show Jacob what I thought of Josh or the way I blushed when he blushed; I don't want him to think that I like someone else – which I don't – I just don't want him to get the wrong idea. After I finished there was a knock on the door and everyone smiled at me and urged me to open the door.
I opened and I was surprised when I saw Grandpa Charlie and Grandma Sue in the door, I turned around and everyone yelled "surprise!"
"What are you doing here?" I squealed and hugged grandpa tightly around the waist; he patted my shoulder and gave me a kiss in the top of my head.
"I missed you too much, so I had to come here, it's only a couple of hours from Forks," he said, squeezing me against his chest. I haven't seen Charlie in a little more than a year and I missed him like crazy; this was the best present of all, I finally had everyone I loved here.
A/N: We finally ended Nessie's first day! What do you think about Josh's situation? Let me know and leave a review! Gracias!