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A/N: I'm sorry! She will see Carlisle in my next chapter. Problem: I'm conflicted as to who should be Annie's mate! Thank you for all your follows/favourites/reviews - love you all!; here's Chapter Sixteen.

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CHAPTER 16 - Not a Happy Mind Reader

•~Annabelle Cullen~•

"Good morning," I said to the red-headed woman behind the desk in the main office. "I'm Annabelle Cullen. My family and I have come to collect our schedules please," I politely explained with a smile.

"Of course my dears. I'm Miss. Cope, we have a map and lesson schedule ready for each of you." She smiled, bringing over a small stack of papers to her desk. "Okay, so we have Annabelle Cullen, Arla and Niklas Freawine, Javonn Gilbert, Brendon and Ivor Quillinane and Adalynn Stywarde. Is this correct Miss. Cullen?" she asked after ticking everyone off the list.

"Yes that's all correct ma'am," I replied. She handed us all our things, including a few slips each that we need to get signed by our teachers and returned at the end of the day.

Once we were all out of the I turned around to face Brendon, "Right Brendon, you better behave yourself today, understood?" I warned him.

"Why aren't you saying this to them?" he asked acting offended.

"Because I know out of everyone you'd be the most likely person to react to something by a long shot. So are we clear?" I asked again.

"Yeah, yeah" Brendon muttered.

"We all know you're protective of us all Brendon and we admire you for that, it's just you cannot exactly do that here..." I explained before lowering my voice, "...in a school full of humans." I whispered.

"Okay, thanks." He sighed.

Arla came and took his hand, giving it a comforting squeeze. Brendon looked up and smiled at her, his eyes softening immediately. She smiled back and pecked him on the cheek before splitting up in the hallway as they had different lessons to each other first period. Javonn, Adalynn, Arla and I are starting as Sophomores while Brendon, Yvon, Niklas and Ivor are starting as Juniors.

I had English Literature first period with Adalynn – pretty obvious since she's an author secretly. Gym was after that for all Freshmans, but soon realised that we had to really down play to match other sporting levels. Both those classes came and passed rather too quickly considering. Arla and I have Algebra now; we both walked into the classroom quietly and sat down at the back.

There was another vampire in the room.

It was a male sitting at the far left work bench at the front of the classroom but facing the back of the room. He had tousled, bronze hair falling down in to his darkened Golden eyes. His was actually good-looking and handsome. His long-sleeved, crisp white shirt was rolled up at the arms to his elbows – looking smart but relaxed all the same – and his forearm that is resting on the desk was hard and muscular beneath his pale skin.

He kept switching his stern gazes between Arla and I with frustration written all over his face. As soon as I began to think further into his behaviour I felt several jabs at my shield. Well...that explains his funny looks up until now. We have a little mind reading vampire among us do we? Luckily enough that I thought long ago to keep everyone's minds and bodies protected as long as they're under my shields.

I couldn't hold my amusement contained for any longer. His gaze snapped to my direction looking slightly peeved.

"Naughty, naughty, little mind reader," I whispered just loud enough for him to hear me. His face became one of shock – it is priceless! Arla whipped her head towards me and then to the male vampire in question.

"How did she...?" he muttered to himself all confused. The only clue I gave him was a tap on my temple. He prodded at my shield again but this time I just pushed him straight out; he stumbled a little bit from that.

As if luck was on my side today the teacher entered the classroom with impeccable timing. During the entire class I established that this vampire's name is Edward Cullen from some students gossiping about his odd behaviour during the lecture towards Arla and I. Not before long though the school bell chimed, signalling the end of class and we strolled out of the classroom – making sure we both had our slips signed by the teacher. We met up with Adalynn and Yvon in the hallway as we all have a free period next. Brendon and Ivor also have a free period now but they were actually taking a rather long time to meet us, even humans aren't this slow.

It was in the next moment that we all notice Alice running straight for us.

"Annie, I've just seen Brendon is planning to beat the lights out of my brother, Edward, behind one of the abandoned buildings here in school!" I gave her a questioning look. "I can see the future based on a person's decisions."

Arla and I gave each other a knowing look, "He must have found out about Algebra class; we told him to keep his head down," Arla said tiredly.

"What building is this Alice?" we needed to act fast – Brendon's temper can be lethal at times.

"Behind building six – the rundown one," she answered.

We rushed straight out main doors and headed to where the boys were now. Alice came with us to give some directions there. We reached building six in seconds and rounded the corner just in time to see Brendon slam Edward into the brick wall and slide him up it by his throat. I could see his eyes go wide and both his hands shot to the hand holding him firmly in place.

The air around Brendon was visibly beginning to shift gradually as his rage kept rising – his anger triggering his gift. From behind both of them a tall, burly, extremely muscular and slight intimidating male vampire went over to aid Edward. He had dark hair and subtle dimpled cheeks, despite his physical, bear-like attributes. Both Alice and Edward called out to the vampire using the name Emmett.

"Hey!" Emmett shouted, grabbing Brendon's upper body. That was such a wrong move.

Brendon wasn't holding back on poor Edward and I don't want any humans hearing or witnessing any of this. At that point – when Emmett got hold of Brendon – Brendon manipulated the wind to whip Emmett in the torso, propelling him away on to his back. Alice beside me let out a little frightened scream while Edward stared at where his brother had landed in total shock and then back at the vampire holding him up the wall. His teeth were bared but the slight fear was evident in his eyes.

Now was my cue to step in here before things go terribly wrong and some petty sweet talk will not do either. There's no other way apart from a physical approach for the matter at hand. Putting up and shield so Brendon doesn't injure me I marched right up to him, grabbed him roughly by the scruff of the neck roughly.

"Think you overgrown dumbass! You're going to get us caught!" I hissed in his ear. I yanked him off Edward and shoved him to the ground. "You don't want to know what I'd do if you end up exposing us, you fool!" I threatened, giving him a deadly glare.

He pulled himself up off from the ground – calmer than he was before – and walked over to Arla where she stood there waiting with open arms for him. He moved into the embrace, wrapping his arms around her protectively and breathing in scent like he was addicted to it.

I moved towards Emmett who is still lying on his back in shock on the ground. putting out my hand, offering to help him up, he hesitated at first but then accepted my hand anyway.

"I'm Annabelle Cullen by way, Annie for short though," his eyes widened as if he's to say 'Woah, no way!' I grinned at his jaw dropping in a very uncharacteristic way. He recovered quickly though.

"Emmett Cullen," he introduced himself, returning a smile. "Excuse me please, need to help Eddie down there," he said moving around me and went off to help Edward up after collapsing to the ground when Brendon released his hold on him.

Edward noticeably stiffened as I approached him once Emmett stood aside like he was expecting me to fight him. It's tempting but he's been given a good enough dose of fear for today so that will not be happening.

"In the future, when you seem to have a problem with my family, I suggest you take it up with me because next time you might not be so lucky to have me arrive just in time to save your ass. Also next time don't sit there glaring at us in the classroom just because you can't invade our minds and take our privacy from us like you do with everyone else. Is that understood?" I asked him. He paused for a while before finally nodding that he's got it.

I turned back towards Emmett, "Sorry about Brendon. He just gets a little overprotective of all of us, especially Arla." I apologised.

We all began our way back to the main school building after all the commotion is over but not before speaking to Alice.

"Thank you for warning us about this Alice. Who knows what it could have turned into without us being here," I told her, sincerity noticeable in my voice.

"No thanks is needed, Annie. It would have been devastating for us all if it got out of control," she smiled back.

I think I'm really going to get along just fine with this new vampire coven, I thought smiling internally.

A/N:

What did you like about this chapter?

Should I mention the character Isabella Swan? Maybe Annie helps Edward when he realises that she's his singer?

Only three more Cullen's to meet!

If you want to you can check out my other stories 'A Child is Born' and 'Never Too Far Away'.

Also check out a story by Lupin3Black called 'Bittersweet' which has a lot of my ideas put into the plot line. It's a Romance/Angst genre, next-generation story based around the character Teddy Lupin and - eventually - Albus-Severus Potter and written really well in my opinion. Give it a chance!

Comments from Reviews for Chapter Fifteen:

- Alice Gone Madd - Ahaa, I guessed ;) She's always a happy pixie.

- lis3011 - Thank you and I'm sorry! She will in the next chapter though.

- nosurprise - Thanks, me too!

- Cinderfire16 - Okay, I think it's swaying towards keeping it canon for Carlisle and Esmé anyway.

- SHINeeFan23 - I'm planning on a cute reunion between them - she's such a Daddy's girl!

- L4N498 - Yes she will find her mate, but I'm unsure of who her mate will be at the moment.

- Emmett. Jasper. Carlisle - Okay the 'past talk' between Jasper and Annie I can definitely do. I might be swaying though to the idea of putting Annie (Annabelle Cullen) and Edward together, while Bella (Isabella Swan) become obsessive with them all or something?

- Megz7398 - Yeah true, the opportunity would be wasted

- VMIH930 - I'm loving your ideas, I'll see what I can do :D

- thiree - Thank you so much, both those reunions will happen really, really soon.