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I took in a deep breath. The scent around me was familiar. Despite having my mouth covered with the palm of the "stranger", I still managed to stick my wet tongue out and licked his palm.

Just like what I had predicted, he quickly removed his palm and shouted in his baritone voice, "Eww! That's disgusting!"

When he realized that his attempt to act as the owner of the house was busted, he gasped, "Oops!"

I turned around and crossed my arms, "Jasper Whitlock, how nice of you to greet your best friend like that. Do you know you almost gave me a heart attack? Not like I can have one, but still!"

"Oh come on, Bells. It was just a joke. Wait…" He tilted his head as if he was thinking hard and continued. "How did you know it was me? I made sure my voice wasn't the same."

"Jazzy, don't you know I can still smell your infamous scent even though my senses may not be as strong now that papa has changed me into a human?" I shook my head, feigning disappointment.

"Damn it! I should've used a different cologne." He muttered under his breath.

I laughed. He looked at me instantly and gave me a mischievous grin. Oh no, I hated that look. He always had that goofy grin whenever he wanted to tickle me.

"Don't you dare!" I held out my index finger.

Without a warning, he leapt at me and poked my ribs with his fingers. I giggled involuntarily and turned back to tickle him too. Who knew Jasper Whitlock, the one who had fought in vicious battles between humans beings a long long time ago have changed so? The scars of his past…had they all been forgotten?

After what seemed like hours of fooling around, Jasper suddenly froze and his body tensed. With the swiftness of a vampire, he raised his hands to cover my mouth, once again muffling my giggles. I wanted to hit him back but I froze when I heard a child-like voice coming from the out side of the door, "Daddy! Stop staring at the cars! Look, you're drooling. Eww, daddy!"

A giggle escaped my throat as I imagined a 'daddy' drooling over our cars parked at his doorway and how disgusted his daughter must be. "Oh shit!" I gasped. I turned back to look at the troubled and alarmed expression of Jasper, which I was sure mirrored mine.

I took in a few deep breaths and tried to calm myself. Then, I scanned the entire room, hoping to find a way out of this house without meeting the owner. Turning back, I looked at Jasper and we mouthed the same word, "Window." Normally, if we were to say the same words at the same time, we would end up laughing and say, "Great minds think alike". But this time, it wasn't the same.

Slowly, we crept upstairs and went into one of the rooms which windows were situated at the sides of the house. Thank God! The branches of the tree were right next to the window. Eventually, we made it to the ground with only a few minor scratches

We dusted ourselves and smoothed our outfits before creeping out of the lawn. I quickly dashed into Jasper's sleek black Lamborghini and followed behind my red Ferrari, which was driven by Jasper.

The journey to our new home was cut short as we both liked driving fast. What's the point of having sports cars when you don't even make full use of its speed right?

I got down the car and took off my Chanel sunglasses. I wondered how Faith renovated the house this time.

After five years of wandering on the earth with Anthony, we stumbled upon a woman in her early thirties whose blood was sucked by a newborn. That was perhaps the second time I had seen Anthony as terrifying. He lounged himself towards the newborn, ripping off the newborn's body and setting them on fire.

So, that was how Anthony got himself a wife, a soul mate, while I, a mama. Faith wasn't any ordinary mother, she was really lovely. She didn't have any power, but one could say she had lots of luck. Ever wonder how we could spend so much money without any second thoughts? Living for eternity and Anthony being a doctor were two things. Other than that, Faith was the one who helped us earn millions. To cut it short, whatever company or land she invested on would earn her a large amount of money.

Then, we met Julianna, an abused child who was trying to escape the wrath of her stepmother. Just like me, she was dying already, so Anthony decided to turn her into a vampire, earning him a new daughter.

Years later, she found her husband, Ian, His condition was the most critical among all of us for he was as good as dead by the time Julianna brought him back. Of course I felt sympathy for he could not remember his past. However, all sympathy turned into anger once he started playing pranks on me.

Speaking of the devil, he appeared in front of me and surprised me by giving me a bone-crushing hug. "Caann-tt breaatthhhee…" I mumbled. He quickly let me go and looked at me quizzically.

Jasper growled, "Ian! Anthony hasn't removed his power from her! She's still a fragile human for goodness sake!"

Then only did he realized, a guilty look on his face. "Sorry Belly! I didn't realize the scent of blood was from you."

"Its okay." I stood tiptoed and ruffled his hair, much to his displeasure. He hissed while I stuck my tongue out at him childishly. "You deserve it, little boy!"

"Bella! Come, I have to show you your new closet." I frowned. That meant she had bought me a whole new wardrobe. "Hey, don't give me that look. Be happy, okay? I spent a whole day stocking up your wardrobe, cause its bigger than the last one."

"What?! Its bigger?" I shrieked.

"Of course its bigger. Look at the house, its humongous!" Julianna pointed at the white, large Victorian mansion which I had a glance only before Ian hugged me.

"Wow," I gasped. Oh my, did Faith win another jackpot or something?

It was a three-storey mansion and the wooden door was carved into a picture consisting of flowers, butterflies and birds. It was handmade, definitely.

Entering the house, on my left was a winding stairway which led to the second floor. To the right was the living room.

Before I had a chance to take a look at the kitchen, which I was sure was a fully equipped one, the damn blonde just had to drag me upstairs. Usually, when I am a vampire, the chance of escaping is 50-50, but now that I was a bloody weak human, there is zero chance of escaping.

"Juls! I didn't even get the chance to see my favorite kitchen. I'm telling you, you will not eat the cookies I make, ever!" I groaned.

"Bella, you are not that mean, are you?" she pouted and gave me that puppy eyes. I swear sometimes I feel like digging out her eye balls.

"Ugh! Fine. Three minutes is all you have, get it?" I stuck out three fingers at her.

"Yes, madam!" she saluted me. Then, she led me to the third floor. She pointed at the first two rooms that we passed by, "This is Jasper's room. Then, this is the library for both of you."

Since I was nearer to the library room, my hand automatically touched the handle. "Save it for later." She glared at me. My hand quickly dropped to my side and she continued babbling until she opened a wooden door with the word "Isabella" carved on it.

"Behold, Isabella Marie Collin's room." she announced dramatically. "Don't you like it?"

My mouth was hanged open when I saw the interior of the room. First I saw the large window panel, leading to the balcony. Looking past the balcony was a picturesque scenery of the woods surrounding the house. Maybe I could get Jasper to draw me a picture of this beautiful scene.

The walls were painted black and red while the fluffy carpet was white in color. There was a four posted bed pushed up against one wall and a black leather couch on the other end of the room. Lying on the shelves near the couch was numerous CDs, DVDs and books collections. Then, there's a TV and play station next to the study table which had a laptop lying on it.

An icy cold hand touched my chin, closing my mouth. "I take that as a yes." She said.

I hugged her tightly, "Its perfect! I'm gonna tell momma I love it!"

"No, wait!" She grasped my arm tightly. "You said, three minutes is all I've got. Remember?"

"Fine. Three minutes then I'm off to thank Faith."

She nodded her head and pulled me to the bigger wooden door in my room. Hmm, perhaps the smaller one led to the bathroom. I was snapped out of my thoughts when Julianna led me in the walk-in closet. True enough, it was large and humongous! But where were my clothes?

I looked at her, confused. Then, she smirked, taking out a remote control and clicked on some buttons. This was just like a live version of The Princess Diaries Two!

As she clicked, some cupboards opened, revealing different outfits arranged according to types of clothes, materials and colors, from tank tops, to T-shirts, to sweaters, to jeans, to shorts, to dresses. Any sorts of clothes, you name it! Then, she clicked some more buttons. Some shelves opened, revealing different brands of sunglasses, jewelries, make-ups (not like I know how to use all of them) and hair accessories. What amazed me the most was the amount of shoes in one of the cupboards.

"Jul! I like it! No, I mean, I don't! How much money have you spent on this closet? Oh dear! How 'bout your own one, Jasper's, Ian's, papa and momma's? Do you know the people in Africa are starving while we are wasting money on these materialistic items…" I continued rambling and babbling.

I took in a deep breath. "Are you done?" she asked. I nodded.

"So are you feeling much better?"

I thought for a moment, "Surprisingly, yes."

"Good, then stop complaining, love and cherish it instead!" she gave me one of those 'Watch out if I don't see you wearing any of these outfits' look.

I sighed in defeat. "Okay. Anyway, I'm gonna look for Faith now. Don't worry, I really love it." I hugged her again before walking out of the room.

Due to the fact that I was still a 'human', I tripped and fell when I reached the last step of the stair. I was ready to feel the impact of the fall but was saved by a strong pair of arms, grapping my waist.

Knowing my savior, I said without even turning to face the person, "Thanks Jazzy!"

He helped me to stand by my own and stared at me with an amused expression, "Bells, Bells. I will never ever know how your brain works. I mean, how do you know its me who saved you, who tricked you?"

I raised my eyebrow and beamed, "Let's just say I have a certain sixth sense, telling me of your presence. Anyway, where's Momma?"

He replied dully, "Right, women's sixth sense. She's in the backyard."

I thanked him and ran to the backyard without tripping this time. I hugged the woman with her cameral hair, surprising her. "Thanks Momma, for the room. You did a wonderful job!"

She turned around and hugged me lovingly, "You're welcome, sweetie. Its nothing, really. Have you seen the piano yet?"

We pulled apart. "Nope. Where is it?" I said, emphasizing on the 'p'.

She laughed. "Its in the music room on the second floor, with the guitars. I'm sure you'll love it. I even asked Juls to get you some copies of the music books which were destroyed by Ian."

Tears started to flow out of my eyes. I really felt grateful for having such a sweet, kind, and caring mom who knew what I like and what I disliked. "Thank you, for everything! How am I gonna repay you!"

She smiled radiantly and wiped off my tears, "Sweetie, you needn't repay me. Just play my favorite songs and that's it!"

I nodded. Before I made my leave, she said, "Oh I almost forgot. Since most of us are not in our human form, I didn't make dinner. So…"

I cut her off before she felt guilty for not making dinner. "Alright. Is papa at home?"

She answered, "Yes, he's in his study room."

"Alright then, I'll get him to change us back into vampires." With that, I smiled at her and turned around to look for Jasper, for he was still in his human form too.

Then we went to the study room together and knocked on the door. "Come in."

"Papa! Will you change us back into vampire form?" I asked the man sitting on the leather chair.

He raised his eyebrow, "Aren't you going to school tomorrow?"

School, must he remind me of school? I had several medical, engineering degrees already and I still had to attend high school. Oh joy!

Jasper chuckled, of course being the empath he was, he'd sensed my frustration when the word 'school' was mentioned. I think I never said this, but when we were in our human form, we still had our special ability within us.

"Its okay, papa. In the morning before you go to the hospital, you will change all of us back to human form." I beamed. At least I could spend the whole night playing my favorite instrument before going back to school.

He nodded. In a matter of seconds, I could feel my senses became sharper, one of the advantages of being a vampire. "Done!" he announced.

We then took our cue to leave while he continued reading his medical books.

I was about to turn to the music room when someone grabbed hold of my hand. "Where are you going?"

"I'm just checking out the piano, that's all. Wanna come? Momma said there are guitars too." I winked at him.

Grinning, he linked his hand with mine and took me to the music room, which was at the end of the hallway.

When he opened the door, I gasped. This room was larger than the one in our previous house, definitely, just like all other rooms. Then, in the middle stood in all its glory, was my brand new black satin Steinway and Sons grand piano.

I ran my fingers over the ivory keys before sitting down and played whatever that came into my mind at that moment. The feeling was phenomenal. I was oblivious to the surroundings, and even my best friend who was most probably sitting on the black couch I had spotted earlier in the room.

After playing for what seemed like minutes, but in reality had already been hours, I ended the last note with a feeling of contentment. I turned around and looked at Jasper, who opened his golden topaz eyes. I had no idea why but I always preferred his blue eyes.

"Well…" he said.

I giggled and imitated. "Well…"

"You improved. But you must thank me for that."

I raised my eyebrow at him, "In what way do I owe you, mister?" Sometimes, this best friend of mine was just weird.

In one fluid motion, he stood next to my bench and bent down, looking into my eyes. "You see, Beethoven's pieces are very emotional, while Mozart's are usually playful. Without the empath here, would you be able to alter your emotions that quickly?"

I playfully smacked his shoulder and rolled my eyes. He laughed. "So, do you need the guitar accompaniment? There's two hours left before Juls comes in and drag you to…"

I hit him, causing him to stop his sentence. "Next time, never remind me of the existence of Julianna in my life."

Out of sudden, someone shrieked from the outside. "I heard that! You're so gonna get it later, Bella."

Both of us chuckled then I sighed. "Quick, where's your guitar?"

Once he's gotten his guitar, we started to play either his or my songs in duets. At some point, we even attempted duet songs, which ended up with us laughing. Well, some of the lyrics didn't suit our best friend relationship. But of course, it's duet songs, specifically for couples.

"So, let's see, the last song of the day would be yours. You chose mine just now, its my turn to choose now." He smirked.

Then he chose one of the songs which I loved a few years ago, and I sang.

How do I,
Get through one night without you,
If I had to live without you,
What kinda life would that be

Oh I, I need in my arms,
need you to hold,
Your my world, my heart, my soul,
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything
good in my life

And tell me now,
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive,
How do I, how do I, oh, how do I live?

Without you,
There'd be no sun in my sky,
There would be no love in my life,
There'd be no world left for me

And I,
Baby I don't know what I would do,
I would be lost,
If I lost you,
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything
real in my life

And tell me now,
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
How do I ever, ever survive,
How do I, how do I, oh, how do I live?
yeah

Please tell me baby,
How do I go on?
If you ever leave,
Baby you would take away everything,
Need you with me,
Baby don't you know that you everything
good in my life

And tell me now,
How do I live without you?
I want to know,
How do I breathe without you?
If you ever go,
Ever survive,
How do I, how do I, oh, how do I live?

How do I live without you?
How do I live without you, baby?
yeah, yeah, yeah,
No,
How do I live?
No,
Tell me baby,
Oh, I need,
yeah, yeah, yeah

With Jasper beside me at the moment, I wondered if that was exactly how I felt. Would I ever survive if this friend of mine wasn't by my side anymore? I think I wouldn't. All these years, my life had always centered around Jasper. Without him, it would be very awkward seeing that my family members are all paired up, except for me.

What if Jasper fell in love with some vampire who were prettier, smarter, way better than I was? What if he leaves this coven and join her? Just thinking of it made my heart ached. There was a nagging feeling that, without him, there would be nothing left for me.

Then, something dawned upon me. A voice shouted in my head, "Damn, he's your best friend, not your lover!"

Of course he was my best friend. I shrugged and shook off my previous thoughts. They sounded so wrong. Those were not the thoughts of his best friend, but more like the thoughts of the person who loved him, who was afraid that he would leave her.

Dwelling deep in my thoughts, I had forgotten all about Jasper, once again. He touched my shoulders, breaking me from my reverie and I unexpectedly flinched. This was the man who could probably detect my feelings what with his annoying superpower.

"Are you okay?" he asked, concerned.

"Me? I- I erm… I am fine. Yeah, fine." I stuttered. Oh dear, this was getting worse. If I were to be in my human form, I would be blushing by now.

He raised his eyebrow. "You don't seem fine. Tell me, what were you thinking just now?"

"Me? Not fine?" I laughed awkwardly. "Erm… I was-" Quick, think of an excuse. Oh damn it. "Ah! I was thinking about how we're gonna act as a couple later in school."

He chuckled. "Oh, that." A sly smile appeared on his face as he leaned closer to me. "Well, love, we need not act. We're natural." He said in his southern-accent voice while leaning his forehead on mine. I grinned and brushed the tip of my nose across his lightly.

Out of sudden, the door banged open. "Darling, why did you open the door? Can't you see they're busy?"

Julianna looked at us in awe. "Sorry! Please continue whatever you were doing. Bella, you get ten minutes extra."

She closed the door when she exited, not before I caught her smacking Ian. "You! Why didn't you warn me about it . You should have known of it.I saw you eavesdropping just now. They almost kissed! Ah, they looked so sweet together." Then she continued rambling on.

Jasper, who was leaning his chin on my left shoulder chuckled. "Did you hear what she said?"

I laughed too, well it was funny, since we weren't about to kiss. "Yup."

"That's why, Bells, like I said, you needn't worry so much about later. This is just a small town, I doubt we will need to convince many of them." He squeezed my left hand, assuring me.

I giggled and used my right hand to ruffle his soft blonde hair. "Right, I doubt so. My sixth sense tells me that the students here would be much more persistent than those before." I sighed and continued. "If only they knew what we are and how old we are, even older than their grandparents perhaps."

A/N The next chapter will be on Bella and Jasper's first day at school, where they meet the Cullens. So, stay with me, until I finish the story.

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