This chapter is actually Renesmee's point of view, because she is the one who meets Eliza, as you will read. Just in case you were wondering, Renesmee looks about 14 or 15 by now. Go to my profile to see what she looks like.
Flashback:
"I love you, Bella, forever."He murmured before leaning in to kiss me. If the school had broken out into flames, I wouldn't have noticed – not when I was kissing the most beautiful thing ever known.
When he moved away, I rested my head on his chest. "I love you too."I whispered.
We stayed there for a long time; for most of the night, probably.
I wanted this moment to last forever, cuddled up with my prince charming.
2 years later - Renesmee's point of view.
"Mum, where did you put my shoes?"I called up the stairs.
"I put them by the door!"She shouted back.
"Here you go, Nessie."Jacob said, passing my shoes to me.
It was my first day of high school, my first day of school, really. My family didn't want me to go, but I talked them into it. Maybe I would be able to meet some friends, even though I would have to move if I started to grow again.
"Thanks."I muttered, slipping them on my feet.
"Ready?"My mum, Bella, said. She was walking down the stairs – holding hands with dad, of course – her eyes anxious.
You would probably just think I was a normal girl with a normal family, but you would be wrong. I live with vampires, who need blood to survive – animal blood, in our case. My mum and dad are frozen forever as teenagers; people never guess I am their daughter.
Jacob imprinted on me when I was just minutes old, carried by my mother when she was just human. I feel guilty when people talk of how I broke her bones and nearly killed her.
Because of this, I am half vampire, half human. I, too, drink blood, but it is not a necessity - I could live on human food if I wanted to.
Back to the whole 'imprinting' thing - Jacob is a werewolf. Werewolves are born to protect people from vampires, but Jacob's pack had developed a treaty long before I was born. Imprinting occurs when a werewolf finds their soul mate, the only thing that holds them down to earth. It get's annoying though, someone hovering constantly over you, continually asking if you are okay. Jacob was doing it now.
"Be careful at school, okay? If anyone gives you hassle, just call me. Do you want a drink? How about some toast -?"
"Jacob!"I interrupted him. "I'm fine!"
He didn't answer.
"Renesmee, come on. We'll be late."Mum said, putting her hand on my shoulder. I looked up at her stunning face – it never became normal to me – and tried to imagine her at school. She was considering starting a different high school to mine, or maybe going to college. Who knows why, she was so clever anyway.
"Everyone, we're leaving!"Dad called, his flawless voice ringing through the walls of the house.
"Bye!" Everyone chorused, all except for Alice.
"Wait!"She shrieked.
"Don't even think about it, you're not sticking those in her ears!" Dad snorted – he could read minds. I guessed Alice had probably pictured earrings she wanted me to wear.
"Run!"Mum hissed when I heard Alice coming down the stairs. We raced out the door and rushed into the car, speeding down the driveway and down the road. It took approximately 4 seconds.
Mum was laughing, holding onto dad's arm for support. He smiled too, kissing her forehead lovingly. He didn't have to look at the road; he could find his way with his eyes closed.
"We're here, sweetheart." Dad said as he pulled into the gates of a huge school. "If anyone asks, I'm your brother and Bella is, obviously, my wife."
I nodded glancing at my Mum. She didn't look too happy about me not being her daughter, but I could just be mistaking it for worry.
"How old am I?"I asked, not meaning it literally.
"Fourteen - so don't go solving maths questions in the blink of an eye."Dad joked. He was holding Mum's hand like two loved up teenagers. In a way, they were.
"Bye Mum, bye Dad."I said.
"Be careful, love. You know where to go, right?"Dad questioned.
"Yes."I rolled my eyes, feeling my parents' anxious eyes watching me as I climbed out of Dad's shiny silver Volvo.
Hundreds of amazed eyes stared at me as I got out, stunned by my family's beauty. A couple of boys wolf whistled when they saw my mum. She just rolled her eyes – used to it, probably. Dad growled under his breath, hearing the thoughts of everyone around us.
"See you later, honey."Mum said before kissing my cheek through the open window. They drove off and left me standing in front of the enormous building, not quite sure what to do next. I wondered if this was how my mum felt when she had to start a school she didn't know.
"Hi, you must be Renesmee!"A chirpy voice said from behind me.
"Call me Nessie."I answered, turning around. A pretty girl was standing behind me, her wavy blonde hair blowing gently in the breeze around her tanned face.
"Oh, sorry, Nessie then." She smiled warmly, her full pink lips parting to show her bright white teeth. She had very long eyelashes, framing her sea-blue eyes and drawing attention to her delicate cheekbones that cut through her face beautifully.
She held out her hand for me to shake, several colourful bangles jangling around her wrist, matching her pink nail varnish.
I shook it, careful not to squeeze her hand too hard, and then smiled back at her. She didn't look astonished by my beauty like the rest of them, just merely curious.
"My name is Eliza; I'll be showing you around today!" She informed me.
"Oh, er, okay then."
I noticed that the girl wasn't looking at me anymore; her bright blue eyes were staring sadly somewhere behind me. I swivelled around to see a tall boy, about fourteen years old, and another girl. I decided at once that Eliza was much prettier than the rather clingy brunette on the boy's arm.
"Who are they?"I asked Eliza, knowing they were probably very popular at this school.
"That's Danny, the captain of the football team, and that girl is Lucy, head cheerleader." She spat out the word 'girl' like she didn't think she deserved to be one.
"Do you like that boy?"I asked Eliza, looking at her envious face.
Her head snapped around to look at me, her eyes sharp. "What makes you think that?"
"You sort of look . . . jealous."I explained. She frowned.
"You can see that?" She sounded a little worried. I realized that she had probably been trying to hide it from everyone.
"I'm good at reading people."I assured her quickly. She nodded, still frowning.
"Are you a cheerleader?"I asked her.
"No, I hate cheerleading. I like sports, though – I'm in the cross country team, the netball team and I'm Volleyball captain."
"Cool." I murmured. Her face straightened out a bit, the warm glow returning to her cheeks and the sweet smile beginning to appear again.
"So, shall I show you around?"She offered. I let her lead me around the big school even though I already knew where to go. The school had a map, and I have a very good memory.
After a while though, it was time for my first class.
"Good luck, you've got Algebra first."Eliza sounded serious, but it couldn't be that bad, could it?
I was right. It was easy; I answered all the questions with no problem, long before anyone else did.
"I'm finished."I called raising my hand. The teacher's eyes widened until I was sure his eyeballs were going to fall out.
"All of it?"He stammered. I smiled and showed him the completed sheet, proud of myself.
The next class was easy, too. It was Science, taught by a female teacher named Mrs. Parker – she was really nice.
Eliza waited outside both classes, ready to walk me to wherever I needed to go. This time, we had to go to lunch.
"You've got money, right?"She asked me, her palm opening to show a £5 note.
"Sure, sure." I agreed, taking out the purple purse from my bag. We got into the line and picked our food, taking it to a table by the window. There were several people already there, probably Eliza's friends. She introduced me to each one and they all greeted me welcomingly, shivering when I touched them with my cold skin.
A small girl called Jenny actually looked scared by me, intimidated somehow. She shuffled to the very edge of her seat, throwing me frightened glances.
"So, Renesmee, do you have a boyfriend?"A rather muscled boy called Sam asked me. The girl sitting next to him – I couldn't remember her name – elbowed him in the ribs and hissed his name.
I cleared my throat nervously. "It's Nessie. And no, I don't."
Sam grinned in spite of himself, earning another smack by the girl.
"Nessie, do you have any brothers or sisters?"Someone said. I was about to say 'no' but managed to correct myself at the last second.
"Yes, I have a brother called Edward."
"Was it that boy in the car?"
"Yes, the girl was Bella, his wife." They all stared at me in wonder as I ate. It made me feel rather uncomfortable.
"Hello."A voice said from next to me. It was Danny, the boy Eliza liked.
"Um, hi."I answered, looking at Eliza's angry face. When Danny turned his head to see her all the anger left her, leaving a pretty but fake smile behind.
"Hiya, Danny."She tinkled, flicking her wavy hair over her shoulder.
"Yeah, hi."Danny said, sounding rather impatient. He turned back to me, grinning casually.
"So, you're the new girl then?"
I nodded. "Yes, I'm Nessie."
"Right, Nessie. Do you wanna sit with us? So we can get to know you better." He offered, gesturing towards a table full of a attractive girls and burly boys.
"No thanks, I'm fine here."
The smile disappeared and he stalked off, slamming his lunch down on the table and cursing loudly as his water bottle fell over.
"Why didn't you sit with him? Nobody but the popular girls get an offer like that, and you turned him down!"Lucy gasped, the fear forgotten. Eliza stayed silent, her sad eyes staring into space.
"I didn't want to."I mumbled.
The rest of lunch was mostly silent, even the classes seemed more quiet than before. Eventually, when the bell rang for the end of school, Eliza said something to me. She was waiting outside the classroom door for me, her face filled with hurt and rage.
"Danny wants to talk to you."She growled before stomping away down the halls.
"Hiya, Nessie."Danny said, appearing from somewhere.
"Hi."I couldn't think of what else to say – I was mostly worrying about Eliza. She had been so nice to me, and it would seem like I was trying to steal the boy she loved.
"Nessie, I was wondering whether you wanted to hang out with my crew tomorrow."
I slowly turned to face him, about to decline his offer, when I suddenly had an idea.
"Yes, yes I will."
He smiled at me again, his teeth glinting in the light.
"Cool, see you tomorrow then."He grinned, walking off down the hall.
"Yeah, I guess I will."I murmured, knowing he probably couldn't hear me.
"Renesmee!"Bella came out from nowhere and pulled me into a tight hug.
"Hi, mu . . . Bella."I corrected myself. Mum giggled, stepping aside so dad could come forwards and do the same thing.
"How did you get on?"Mum asked when we were safely in the car.
"Fine, I guess. I made a friend, her name is Eliza."
"Oh, that's good! How about the lessons, were they easy?"
"No problem at all."
Mum giggled, her long brown hair bobbing around her waist. Sometimes it was like she really was my older sister, not my real, biological mother.
"Well, you're going back tomorrow!"She laughed happily.
"Yeah, tomorrow."I said quietly, remembering Danny's words.
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