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Chapter Five: Caroline Madison

B Pov

All night I lay tossing and turning, thinking about Edward and my life since I met him for the first time. I should hate him. It's in my blood. But yet I find myself marveling at how gentle he seems, how human. Like a wall that I've found myself somehow started taking down without notice, and once it was down- well all hell would break loose because it meant that I was in love.

But I can't be in love with a vampire. It was against every code of vampire hunters and most especially the Swan family. It was staking my own kind. And it would be seen as unforgivable. If I was about to take this giant leap, put my life in the hands of a vampire that had already once held my life in the palm of his hand, then it would mean fighting for it. I'd have to go against my own kind; I'd have to fight my own nature. I'd have to be more hidden then I already was, keeping my missions far away from Forks and the Cullens.

But I was going to at least try…

The Next Day

Tuesday morning was already a spinning mass of colors to me. I drove into the parking lot and the moment I stepped out, Alice was at my side. A huge smile was spread across her face and she seemed to almost vibrate in energy.

"Morning Alice."

"Elizabeth, we have got to go shopping after school! I just saw the perfect dress the other day, it would look great on you!" I fought back a laugh at how excited she was. Personally, I wasn't one for shopping. Luckily though, I had a mission after school that was extremely important and I was told not to be slow about my work this time. Not that I am, the Council just wanted to make sure I got it done quickly.

"Sorry Alice, I have to study for my biology test," I lied.

"Oh well I've already passed that, I'll come over and help you study-

"No! I mean, it's ok. I usually do better alone." She looked a little hurt for a moment but recovered quickly.

"Alright, but there's no getting out of going with me on Saturday!"

And before I could say no, Alice skipped off to her locker and I was forced into an unwilling shopping trip. But she was right, weekends were the days I was off duty so I had no excuse not to go.

I groaned mentally and headed for first period before I could make myself skip class and head home now. I imagined myself sitting on the couch as I flipped through TV channels mindlessly as my black and white cat, Anna, purred like a motor engine on my lap.

"Ok class, I'd like you to do a project on an important date in history. You and your partner will research the date given and decide on either a presentation of photos, a made up letter from someone in that time period, or to dress up in the styled clothes of that time period," the class groaned as Ms. Johnson announced our project.

I could only wonder who'd be my partner. Alice would obviously be taken by Jasper and I didn't know anyone else well enough since Alice had insisted on being a personal body guard the other day. That was assuming we could even pick partners.

I was just starting to worry when I looked up and met a pair of violet eyes. Very vivid violet eyes. Violet eyes that could only belong to a vampire hunter- or at least a descendant. The girl who sat beside me had long wavy auburn colored hair that rolled in waves past her shoulder to the small of her back. Her skin was lightly tanned, as if it were just an effortless glow. She was tapping her long fingers against the desk aimlessly, her eyes a little glassy. As if she was interested in something far away.

But she must have noticed my staring because a moment later she looked up and saw me. A smile spread across her lips, friendly but somewhat cocky looking. She stood up from her desk as everyone else shifted around to sit next to their partner and sat down in an empty desk next to me, her eyes shifting to Alice and Jasper quickly before back to me.

"I'm Caroline Madison," she announced. Madison. I'd heard that name before. Not her particular name, but as a family clan name.

"I'm Elizabeth Marigold," I said back, shaking her hand. She smiled, looking as if she were holding back a grin. I turned to look back at Alice and saw she was staring at Caroline with glassy eyes that seemed a little cold.

"Wanna be partners, Elizabeth?" She asked, putting emphasis on Elizabeth.

"Sure." Her cocky smile was back in place. I was just glad that I'd found another hunter, and that I wasn't the only one in this dreary town. But how could I possibly have missed her?

"I wasn't here yesterday," she answered as if reading my thoughts.

"Alright, one person from each group come up and get a piece of paper out of the hat."

"I'll go." I stood up and made my way past the group of kids who were squabbling about getting first pick. I quickly pulled a piece of folded scrap paper from the black hat that Ms. Johnson had set on her desk and carried it back to my desk before opening it.

"Civil war, that's bad luck," Caroline sighed. I had the sudden urge to see how Alice would take this and turned back to look at her again. She had her eyes on the piece of paper, while Jasper sat glaring at the paper. Was he mad at what they got? Or was he somehow offended by what Caroline said?

"Depends at how you look at it," I said back.

"It's depressing. A war, obviously it's not a happy thing."

XXXXXXX + XXXXXXXXXXXX + XXXXXXXXX + XXXXXXXXXX

A while later everyone was beginning to flip through text books when I felt a piece of paper slide under my hand.

Why are you working with Caroline Madison?

-Alice

Was she serious? Was Alice mad or something?

(A/N Alice is italic, Bella is Bold)

Well obviously, she volunteered to be my partner.

Well I would have been your partner.

But you had Jasper, I didn't want to make Jasper find someone else. You're his girlfriend if you don't remember.

I looked over and saw Alice smirking at my note before she scribble back.

That's true, and Jazzy seems happy that I picked him. Though I don't think he would have had a problem with me working with you.

Well that's ok. I'm expanding my horizon, my circle of friends.

Hardly, Caroline Madison is a witch.

Isn't that a little harsh?

Not at all. For some reason, she hates all of us. I just don't know what we did to offend her.

I mentally smiled to myself because I knew exactly why Caroline didn't like the Cullens. I didn't blame her really, even if you were a lost descendant of a hunter clan, you still felt the icy coldness that built a wall up against vampires. If I wasn't careful, I'd end up building my own wall.

How's that funny? The girl just randomly hates all of us, for no reason. I don't see how it's funny!

It's not that. It's just, well I can't imagine someone just randomly hating you Alice. Plus, you should see your face right now. I think even Jasper is fighting to keep back a laugh.

As soon as I passed the note toward Alice, I felt a second note slip under my hand.

Alice is quite amusing isn't she?

I smiled to myself again before scribbling a reply back to Caroline.

Amusing doesn't seem to cover it.

No, it doesn't. But I think you already knew that.

I did. So, Madison. I thought the name sounded familiar. Pretty important clan to have a member off in Forks hunting vegetarians.

We're not that important. There are more clans that are higher up than ours. Anyway, I'm still in training so technically I can't be sent anywhere good. And as for vegetarians, I'm not hunting them. They're "good" if you can believe it. So I'm here for the Port Angeles ones. They've got a bunch of the good ones.

As a matter of fact, I was heading out there myself later tonight. Drop by my place and we can go together.

Excellent. This would technically be my first hunt so I'm glad you're going too, since I would have had to go anyway.

So it's settled then.

But before that, I'd like you to meet me outside the cafeteria at lunch.

Why?

To be perfectly honest, I want to know your real name

Oh but Elizabeth Marigold is my real name-

Oh come on! Even a newbie like me can tell that that's a fake name. Couldn't you have come up with a better alias? Anyway, I'm just curious is all and I know you can't let the others overhear.

Fine. I'll tell you, but at lunch. But I don't know if Alice will like it.

What does it matter what she thinks? She's a vampire, regardless of being a vegetarian. You don't stop your true nature.

That last bit hurt a bit. Even though she was only talking about vampires, I think she meant most people can't stop their own true nature. Including vampire hunters. I guess it would be harder keeping things a secret than I thought.

Listen, we've got to be super careful tonight. I've never had someone with me before, and a rookie is probably an even worse idea but I'd like the company. Just make sure not to get hurt or doing anything stupid, I'd hate to have to come bail you out.

She smirked at me then, full confidence radiating off her face.

Oh I'm sure I won't. Let's get started before we're behind everyone else.

I nodded and flipped through the pages of my textbook to the part about the Civil War.

"So what do you think; dress up, timeline, or pictures?" I asked a little while later.

"Oh that's tough. How about we make a timeline? I really don't want to dress up and have people stare at me all day and pictures would be hard to find."

"Good idea."

"How about we swing by the library on the way back?"

"Even better! We'll get some work in between too!"

A Pov

I didn't trust that girl. That Caroline Madison. Something was off about her and I just hated that Lizzy was being reeled in by her evil ways. Jasper kept telling me that I was just being overprotective- though he wouldn't even suggest the "J" word. (Jealous) I just didn't trust her is all.

Sure something was off about Elizabeth too, but in a cute, quirky way. And yet, these two seemed to get along extremely well. Almost like sisters.

"Alice, calm down. Elizabeth isn't going to replace you, it's only her second day."

"Expand her horizon my foot, I don't trust that Caroline," I hissed.

"There's nothing actually wrong with her. For some reason she just doesn't like us. Since most humans tend to keep their distance from us, this might just be a more extreme case. Don't worry about it."

"Fine, but I'm not happy about it!" I glared back at the scrap piece of paper on the desk. Women's Rights. It wasn't a bad topic, but I would have rather have had a group of three.

If only Caroline had been sick again today, I caught myself thinking.

What's going on, Alice? I heard Edward say mentally.

Elizabeth is going to be Caroline Madison's partner.

There was silence for a few moments as I let this sink in.

The girl who hates us?

The very same.

Why did she even talk to Elizabeth? I haven't seen her talk to many people.

Beats me, but I just don't trust her. But Lizzy is just buying into all her lies!

What did Jasper say?

He said not to worry. That she was probably just distancing herself from us like all humans but in a different way.

Well he's probably right. Just keep an eye on them…in class I mean.

Roger!

B Pov

Latin was finally over with and I was already making my way toward the cafeteria.

"Lizzy, you coming to eat at our table?" Emmet asked once we had finally made it through the doors.

"Oh no, I promised Caroline I'd eat with her today."

"Caroline?" His expression was puzzled as he made his way toward the table where the others were already sitting. Edward wasn't there yet and I was glad, I knew there would be no stopping me then. I'd have to go and sit at their table.

So I moved quickly out one of the side doors and onto the lawn that had many rarely used lunch tables. A few people were outside already, enjoying the mild weather- seeing as it hadn't rained yet but it wasn't exactly sunny either.

I pulled a few snack bars out of my bag and waited for Caroline to show up. And while I was waiting, I pulled out a sketch pad and pencil. Before I knew it, my hand was gliding across the page and my attention was far away from the students at the tables or the quiet footsteps that stopped at my table and finally the slight weight on the opposite side of the table as someone else sat down.

"Are you always that engrossed in your work?" I'd forgotten how silky her voice sounded. Caroline had a certain presence like the Cullens; she was someone you couldn't forget but someone your memories did not justice for. She'd startled me but I didn't jump or gasp. I looked up at her and saw she was smiling down at the page. "And a great likeness to the Edward Cullen too," she laughed.

I too looked back down at my work and felt heat rush into my cheeks. Edward was looking up at me from the page with eyes that were somewhat amused, his lips pulled up into that familiar crooked smile.

"Sorry, I was just waiting for you."

"No problem, it was my fault for being late. Mr. Rich decided that my English paper was worth a 'D' and I had to stay and explain to him why it met his requirements."

"So what did he do?" She smiled mischievously then.

"He gave me an 'A' of course."

"Persuasive. I don't see at all how you're still a rookie."

"My parents didn't want me to start when I was young, like most people do," her smile turned into a frown and she glared at the tips of her fingers. "But anyway, so what's your real name?"

I looked around quickly, satisfied that anyone that would hear was out of ear shot.

"My name is Isabella Swan," I whispered, knowing full well that she could hear me.

Caroline gasped dramatically, her eyes widening and her expression so shocked it was almost horrified.

"No way! You were a Swan all this time and you never told me?! I've been so rude!"

"Don't worry, you weren't rude at all."

"Oh my god, the last of the Swan clan. This is like such an honor!"

"No, no really. I'm nothing special as far as hunters go."

"Oh no, you're not just one of the best hunters there ever was. You're just a simple girl like me who grew up in a major clan and turned out not to be special!" she said sarcastically. "So how'd you start?"

"You don't know?" I felt a little smug myself. "After all that you seemed to know so much about me."

"No, I don't. The other clans gave reports of the last of the Swan clan and how great of a hunter she was but nothing else."

I sighed to myself. The last of the Swan clan. I'm not sure I like that title; the trouble with being the last of anything was that once you were gone, so was that entire bloodline. And it just proved that all my ancestors were probably looking down on me with shame that one girl could manage to mangle their family name so much. I wasn't anything special, yet I managed to become the last of us. It was more than a little depressing to tell you the truth.

"I was seven…" I began. Caroline leaned in, her face alive with excitement and her aura seemingly quivering in anticipation. "Two vampires attacked my parents that night, and they were killed instantly."

"That's horrible!" I nodded but continued.

"One was a hallo and one was an indo."

"How in the world did you manage to make it out alive, when you were seven years old?!"

"Well I don't know exactly. The indo didn't do anything, just watched. He didn't even seem interested at all. The hallo was a woman, and she decided to take me next. I should have been afraid, except I felt nothing but calm. I let my instincts drive me, telling me to snap off a leg from one of the kitchen chairs."

"Oh my god, that's horrible! But good that you had instincts! What happened next?"

I smiled to myself again. Not many people knew about my story, the story of how I'd become an entirely different person in a matter of minuets. Morgan and Vivian were the only ones really. And now it would also be Caroline, it felt good to get it off my chest. Though I would never dream of telling Edward, the person who had only seen half of the story and didn't even realize exactly what he was seeing take place. He hadn't realized that he had let a vampire hunter live. Even if I was only a child. I wouldn't have been able to fend him off with only a piece of wood.

"Well I don't know really. I just found out that I had some repressed memories about that night. Like how the indo began singing, and the woman seemed deeply entranced. I took that time to run to the door, but I never made it. She caught me and dragged me back. And then, it was almost like the indo wanted to help me. He was almost egging me on, he told me how to kill her."

"And then?!"

"And then I did. But when it was all over, he took me to the police who placed me in a new home."

"What do you mean 'he took me to the police'?"

"He saved my life," I said quietly again looking down at my sketch pad. "I wouldn't have been able to fend him off with only the chair leg but he let me live anyway…"

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