Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in such a long time. I got really busy with school but now since I'm on break I'll be writing more. Again, case ideas are from Bones, but (as far as I know) the OC's are mine(excluding the principal). Enjoy chapter 3!
Chapter Three
BPOV
I did what any normal person would have done.
I fell off the tree.
Ok, well, maybe I'm the only one that would do that, but I'm not normal now am I? I squeaked as I fell from the branch onto the uninviting dirt below me. I felt the thorns in the very comfortable bush I had managed to fall into pricking into my skin. I quickly rolled myself out of the bushes and back up onto my feet. One of the men standing behind the bronze haired one that had haunted my dreams for nearly the past century began to laugh. I shook my head a little and dusted myself off. "I don't get it..." They all cocked their heads. "Don't get what?" A small, black haired girl replied.
"I've been kidnapped multiple times, been tortured twice, and been held at both gun and knife point.... yet I fall out of a tree when a cute guy comes to ask me a most likely simple question such as 'where is the admissions office?'. Something's off here..." I shook my head again. I could hear chuckles rippling through their group. "Well, I was going to say that we are the Cullens, and I suppose you were correct when you assumed we wanted to know where the admissions office was." My eyes met the topaz eyes of the bronze haired one when I lifted my head. I felt like I was melting into gold as I stared into his eyes.
Of course, the moment was ruined.
"Oh my gosh! Are you alright Bella?" I turned to meet the gaze of the last person I'd ever want to be stuck on earth with... Lauren. I raised my eyebrow as she gave me a look that clearly said 'Screw my chances of getting into this guy's pants and I'll screw your life.'
"Yes I'm just fine Lauren. Thank you so much for caring." The Cullens were laughing behind me. She sighed, "I'm terribly sorry about Bella here. She has some problems sometimes." I stared at her then turned to the Cullens, completely confused. "If you would come with me, I can take you to the office." She turned around and some of them began to follow her. I started laughing. "If you value your brain cells, you can come with me. The office is the other way. If not, please continue to follow her. Just don't say I didn't warn you." They all laughed once more and nodded. I picked up all my things sitting in the tree and stuffed them into my bag. "Let me finish this really quick and I'll take you." I pulled the skull down and glued in the last few pieces.
"Is that a skull?" I heard one of the boys behind me gulp and I laughed. I turned around and held it up by my face. "Yes, this is Jane 2343. She was found in the middle of pond about a week ago and people are questioning whether or not it was murder." I rolled my eyes at the stupidity. You don't find someone wrapped up in a bag, with their arms and legs tied together, and question if it was murder. But, I suppose that's what we're doing here. "Follow me." And I said no more on the subject.
EPOV
I hate high school. Maybe it's fun the first time around, but when you start to lose track of how many times you've graduated, something is clearly wrong. But I suppose this is what I get for being what I am. Alice has been hinting that I'll like this round of high school, but I doubt it. The only thing that would make it better is if I see one girl... with silver eyes. God she was gorgeous. I wanted to chase after her when she escaped from the flea ridden dog's clutches, but by the time we had worked out a treaty, the trail had disappeared. I spent a couple of days trying to find it again, but returned home in vain.
I never did forget her though. She frequently haunted my every thought and whenever I closed my eyes, she was all I could see. But, I doubt that I'll ever see her again. She was not a vampire, that much I knew from our chance encounter... but since she clearly was not human either... maybe she still exists... somewhere.
Anyway, I heard the thoughts of my future classmates... or should I say children which we will babysit while mommy and daddy are working?
Oh my god! That must be them!
I have to make a perfect impression on Edward (please tell me this: how the hell does she know my name?). He won't want to be single after he sees this.
Oh dear.... Lauren's gone overboard once more.
I hope we're playing something fun in PE...
Damn, Bella's never looked hotter. God I wish she was mine.
I pulled out of their thoughts completely disgusted once again. I should have expected it, but every time I hear the thoughts of humans, I am shocked at their stupidity. Was I like this when I was human? I shook my head and my family began to laugh. "Sucks to be you Ed." I growled at Emmett's nickname. "You don't need to remind me."
As we pulled into the parking lot, I saw a group of students standing at the entrance to the school, clearly expecting us. "I vote we avoid them. Just a thought." I rolled my eyes at Emmett's stupid comment. I looked around for someone who wasn't in the group, or I suppose who was acting more semi-normal than the group. I saw a girl sitting in a tree not to far away holding something in her hands and tapping along to some sort of beat. "Well, go ask her Edward." I turned to glance at Esme. She nodded and pushed me in the direction of the girl.
She didn't look up as I approached her. Whatever she was holding clearly had all her attention. I waited for the familiar burn in the back of my throat to begin, but I was strangely met with nothing more than the pleasant scent of freesia and strawberries. I couldn't really see any other way to get her attention than to tap on her leg. She took one look at me....
And fell off the tree.
Oh dear! Is the poor child ok?
Edward! What did you do? I shrugged at Alice.
Haha! I like this human. Can we be friends with her? Please Eddie?
She wasn't afraid, simply surprised and shocked. Jasper cocked his head a bit when he realized the girl wasn't afraid.
"I don't get it..." I turned back to the girl and was stunned. She was beautiful. Not an obvious, in you face beauty like Rosalie... but a regal beauty. Her brown hair curled to her face perfectly, framing her heart shaped face. I couldn't really see her eyes, but something about her made me hope that she was the one I had been troubled by. "Don't get what?" Alice said.
"I've been kidnapped multiple times, been tortured twice, and been held at both gun and knife point.... yet I fall out of a tree when a cute guy comes to ask me a most likely simple question such as 'where is the admissions office?'. Something's off here..." Damn, she's been through a lot. Funny, I never would have guessed she'd had those things happen to her. Her body, from what I could tell, wasn't covered in scars or anything. Wait... did she just call me cute? Normally, I would feel disgusted by this. But....
This time was different. I liked it.
I chuckled. "Well, I was going to say that we are the Cullens, and I suppose you were correct when you assumed we wanted to know where the admissions office was." She lifted her head to meet my gaze. Orbs of endless brown met my topaz ones and I felt frozen. These may have not been the enticing silver my heart wanted, but they were a close second. But, before I could do anything, someone interrupted.
"Oh my gosh! Are you alright Bella?" So, her name was Bella. Very fitting. The girl said something else (of course I wasn't paying attention), and then began to walk away. Some of my family started to follow her, only to stop when Bella began to laugh. "If you value your brain cells, you can come with me. The office is the other way. If not, please continue to follow her. Just don't say I didn't warn you."" We all laughed at this and nodded for her to lead the way. She quickly went back up the tree and began stuffing things into her backpack. She stopped when she reached a rather large white object and turned away from us. "Let me finish this really quick and I'll take you." She picked up pieces that I assume belonged to the object and began fitting them together, as if she were doing a puzzle.
Emmett was the first to realize what she was holding. He gulped. "Is that a skull?" He always hated looking at skeletons. I rolled my eyes. He's a blood sucking vampire and he's afraid of skeletons. Oh the irony. Bella laughed and turned back around, holding the skull close to her face. "Yes, this is Jane 2343. She was found in the middle of pond about a week ago and people are questioning whether or not it was murder." She rolled her eyes, as if she agreed with me in the irony of Emmett fearing skeletons. That was obviously not the case, but oh well. "Follow me." And she said nothing more about this Jane 2343 as she led us to the office.
It was a bit of a walk to admissions, so I took the time to take in the rest of her appearance. She was wearing a blue, long sleeved shirt that nicely contrasted with her skin. Her long legs were covered in jeans, and a pair of boots covered her feet. On her head, she wore a blue beret. Her hair went down her back, ending at her upper back. It waved and curled everywhere, flowing with her figure. She was carrying her bag from earlier, a red tote bag. I saw a couple of books in it, but mostly files arranged in almost no order. And let's not forget Emmett's new friend: Jane 2343.
I sighed as I realized how long I had lived with Alice. I could tell you nearly everything about what Bella was wearing, where she probably got it, what it was made of, and who made it. That, my friends, is the sign of a man losing his mind. I have no idea how Jasper handles it.
"Oh, hello Isabella. What are you doing here?" A middle aged woman sat at the front desk. "Hello Mrs. Cope. I've brought our new students and their parents, the Cullens." The only reason why Esme and Carlisle are here is because it was required of all new parents. Be given a tour of the school with your sons or daughters while being assured that this was the best learning environment the city had to offer.... or in the case of this town...
The only learning environment.
"Oh, well you can go on into Mr. Casper's office now (I can't remember if the principal's name is mentioned...). He's been expecting you all."
BPOV
I led the Cullens into Mr. Casper's office, immediately going over to his file cabinet and started searching through it for a file. I could feel the Cullens shocked stares boring into my back, but it didn't worry me. "I've done this before. He won't mind. Just act like nothings wrong." I heard the door open and Mr. Casper's voice filled the room. "Hello, you must be Dr. and Mrs. Cullen. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." I heard his feet shuffle over towards his desk and I heard the grinding of his chair's wheels as he sat down.
"The pleasure is all mine sir. These are my children: Emmett, Alice, and Edward Cullen. Rosalie and Jasper Hale are my wife's niece and nephew." I chuckled under my breath as I listened to Casper process the information. "But you both look so young. Surely at least one of them has been adopted?" Dr. Cullen laughed. "They are all adopted actually." I finally found what I was looking for and closed the drawer.
"Find it Miss Swan?" I nodded and laid the file down on his desk. "His parents reported him missing when he did not return from a holiday trip with some friends. " He opened the file and immediately shut it. "Hector Raven? The Brazilian ambassador's son? You're sure?" I nodded. He sighed. "I will call his father to inform him that you are looking into it. Thank you Miss Swan." I shoved the file into my already overflowing bag. "It's no problem. Please let him know that I will find out what happened to Hector."
The meeting with Casper didn't last much longer. He asked me to show the Cullens around the school, meaning I had time to look around for some sort of lead in Hector's disappearance. "So Isabella --"
"Bella please sir." Dr. Cullen nodded.
"Tell us Bella. Why is it that Mr. Casper did not care about how you were going through student's files?" I sighed. "Because I work with both the police department here and..." I pulled out my badge, "the FBI on some occasions. My father told me about the ambassador's call and asked me to look into it. Apparently I'm some sort of protege when it comes to crime investigations." I shrugged.
I showed them every building and told them about everyone. "Unless you really don't care about your IQ, I would suggest avoiding Lauren and her followers. They're dumber than wood posts, and they will not hesitate in throwing themselves to you... if you know what I mean." They all chuckled, a little embarrassed and mortified.
As we went past part of the woods, I saw crows gathering around one spot. That means.... oh no..... "Oh no... this is really bad." Edward appeared next to me. "What is it?" I sighed, "Can't you smell it?" He sniffed the air, and recoiled in disgust. "Would one of you please go inform Casper of this? I'm hoping that I'm wrong and that it's just a dead animal." Esme nodded at me and ran back towards Casper's office. "You all may not want to see this so I would suggest staying here." They all shook their heads. I sighed, "Alright, hold your breath though." The bell rang as we ventured towards the foul smell and students began pouring out into the courtyard.
I led our little search party along a forgotten trail in the woods, following both the smell and the birds. I would have lost it, had the birds not flown into a tree. "Oh god..." I buried my head into Edward's chest. "Bones I can handle... rotting flesh and tissue... no..." Edward's arms lightly touched me, one holding my head close to his chest, as if shielding me from the sight. The other wrapped around my waist, simply holding me close.
There was poor Hector Raven.
"You sent for me Bel- Oh no..." I took a deep breath and pulled away from Edward. "We're going to need an evidence bag. Get someone to call my father and bring him here. Keep all the other students away from this area until I deem it safe." Casper nodded and, with the teachers assisting him, escorted the students that had followed us back to the main campus. I reached into my bag and pulled out a set of gloves and a camera. I handed it to Carlisle. "I hate to ask, but can you take some pictures of both the body and the area around?" He nodded, a small sad smile gracing his face.
I heard something crack and looked up to see Hector's head fall. I rushed over to catch it, and nearly fainted at the sight. Alice suppressed a scream as she clung to Jasper. "Edward, reach into my bag and pull out an evidence bag." He nodded and brought one over to me. Carlisle returned a few moments later, with my father and the other policemen following him. He came and took both the camera and the bag from me, lightly shoving me back into the Cullens direction.
"You've done your job Bells. You brought him home. Let us handle the technicalities."
I nodded and turned back to the Cullens and smiled sadly. "Some first day huh?"
I will be working on the next chapter soon and I will hopefully have it posted before Christmas. Please review and let me know what you thought of this chapter. I know its a little gross but go with it. Happy Holidays everyone!
