Chapter 11 - School

It's Monday. Me and Jasper are starting school today.

I can't wait to go to school, I can't remember if I went to school in my human life, but I know I'm going to enjoy it.
Jasper, on the other hand, is scared at the thought of being around so many humans.

"Rosalie, were you nervous on your first day of school?" I asked her.

We were in my room, Rosalie was also helping me with my hair. Emmett and Edward were in Jasper's room, listening to music and making jokes.

"A little. I wasn't nervous about meeting people though, I was worried that there would be someone prettier than me" Typical Rosalie.
"You're prettier than anyone Rosalie" I told her.
"I know" she said, smiling.

She worked on my hair for another ten minutes, then I asked her to give me some privacy so I could get dressed.

I selected a white blouse, blue jacket, red flares and flat yellow pumps.
I grabbed my bag and glanced on the mirror on my way out. Rosalie had made my hair fluffy so it stuck out in different directions. She also put a little eyeliner on as well. She'd done a good job.

When I reached the bottom of the stairs I ran into the kitchen where Carlisle and Esme were waiting for me.

"Alice, could we speak to you and Jasper please?" Esme asked.
"Yes of course you can"

I ran upstairs to Jasper's room, I knocked on the door and waited for an answer.
"Come in, Alice" I heard Edward say.

I walked in and saw Edward, Emmett and Jasper sitting on the floor playing cards.

"Jasper, Carlisle and Esme want to talk to us" I told him, grabbing his hand and pulling him up.
"Hey! He was just about to win!" Emmett wined.
"Shut up Emmett" Jasper said.
"Oohh , letting the lady order you around, eh?" Emmett teased.
"You know Emmett, I've still got those pictures from Friday that I could hang up around school..."
"I'll be good" He said, looking at the floor.

I could hear Edward laughing as we left the room, followed by a bang, scuffle and 'hey, not fair'.

When we reached the kitchen, we sat down opposite Carlisle and Esme. They had very serious expressions on their faces.

"Alice, Jasper, are you sure you want to got to school?" Esme asked.
I looked at Jasper and he nodded.
"Absolutely. Why wouldn't we want to go?"
"It's just that, it can sometimes be a little...difficult" Carlisle said.
"Difficult, how?" Jasper asked.
"Well... I know that Jasper still struggles to drink just animal blood..."
"Go on" I encouraged.
"What Carlisle is trying to say is, sometimes the scent can become overpowering, and it takes a lot of control to walk away"
"Would you be a able to walk away?" The question was meant for Jasper mainly.
"I think so... Alice, what do you see?" Jasper asked me. I knew he was unsure and the future could change any second, so I had no idea what to expect. I looked into the future anyway.
"Everything will be fine, if you don't change your mind suddenly" I warned him.
"Okay, I'll do my best"

We left the kitchen and went upstairs to get Edward, Emmett and Rosalie.

When we walked into Jasper's room, we almost fell over laughing.
Emmett and Edward were rolling around trying to kick and punch each-other, while Rosalie tried to separate them.
"Guys break it up! You're going to be late" Esme shouted, appearing in the door way.

The boys stopped immediately and both said "Sorry Mum" before running to get their bags.
Rosalie and Esme rolled their eyes.

It took five minutes for Edward and Emmett to get ready, and then all of us walked out to the garage. Emmett and Rosalie took Emmett's car while Me and Jasper rode with Edward.


It didn't take long to get school, only about ten minutes. The journey was quite, except for me squealing in excitement every now and then, the boys just laughed at me.

We arrived in time to get a parking space, and then we stepped out of the car.
The building wasn't very big, and there weren't that many people. I gripped Jasper's hand tightly. I knew that he was scared.
"You'll be fine Jasper" Edward told him.
"He's right. Stop worrying. I love you" I pecked him on the cheek. That made him smile.
"Okay, I'll try and cheer up. Don't we need to go to the main office?"
"I think so. We'll see you in class Edward" He gave us a wave and walked off to his first lesson.

Me and Jasper made our way to the main door and found a large counter with lots of paper work.

A lady with glasses was sat in a chair behind the counter, filing some pieces of paper.
We walked over to receive our timetables. She looked up and nearly fell off her chair when she saw us.

"Um, my name is Alice and this is Jasper. We just moved in with Dr and Mrs Cullen"
"That's right. aren't you Mrs Cullen's Cousin that she didn't know she had?" She asked Jasper.
"Yes, my father was her brother, but he stopped speaking to Esme and Rosalie when he left home. He left Edward and Emmett when they were very little because their mother died and he couldn't cope. A few months later he met my mother. Unfortunately, my mother died a few months ago due to an illness, and my father couldn't cope anymore. He commit suicide, but he left me a note telling me about his sister, Esme, and how she adopted his Children. So me and my girlfriend went looking for them and they adopted us too. They've been very kind to us"
"What about you're family, dear?" She asked me.
"I don't know anything about them, they left me when I was a baby. I've been in care all my life, so it was nice to help Jasper look for his family, and it was really kind of them to adopt us and accept us so easily"
"I'm glad that you're happy, and I hope you enjoy the school"

She handed us our timetables. We thanked her and walked down the corridor.
I looked at my timetable. I had; Trigonometry, Biology, Chemistry, English and Spanish.

I turned to Jasper.
"What lessons do you have?" I asked him.
" Trigonometry, Biology, Chemistry, English and Spanish"
"Yay! we've got exactly the same lessons!"

We made our way to classroom seventeen for Trigonometry. Our teacher was called Miss. Anthe, and she made us stand at the front and introduce ourselves. I found the lesson fairly easy, but I didn't really enjoy it.

When the teacher dismissed us, we headed to classroom eleven for Biology. Edward was in this teacher, Mr. Wayne, just gave us a textbook and showed us our seats. The lesson was very interesting, but again, not very fun.

Our third lesson, Chemistry, was very dull. And our teacher, Mr. Turner, practically ignored us. Luckily, though, Emmett was in this Lesson do that made it slightly amusing.

Lesson four was English was my favorite so far. It was so interesting, and Edward was with us again. Mr. Dawson was very enthusiastic about the subject.

After lesson 4 it was time for lunch, but because we don't eat, we just sit at at a table and pretend to.
Edward showed us where he, Rosalie and Emmett normally sat. Rosalie and Emmett joined us shortly afterwards.

"So, how are you getting on?" Rosalie asked as she sat down.
"It's okay, a little boring though" I told her, spinning an apple on my tray.
"How about you Jasper?" Emmett asked.
"All the humans smell so...warm. Ho do you do it everyday?"
Emmett shrugged "You get used to it, I suppose"

Jasper Sighed. I gripped his hand and kissed his cheek.
"You're doing great" I assured him.
"Really?"
"Yes Jasper. I can read your mind. You're struggling, but you're strong. It'll get easier" Edward promised him.
"But what if it doesn't? What if I hurt someone? What if..." He trailed off.

I pulled him into a hug and rubbed his back.

"You won't" I whispered.

He kissed the top of my head and hugged me back.
"Thanks Alice, thanks Edward" He said, releasing me.
"Hey, is it just me or does everyone ignore us?" I asked Edward.
"They don't ignore us. They're just too scared too come and say 'hello'"
"Why?"
"Because we're so beautiful, at-least, that's what the humans think. Every single boy in this room, except me and you, has crush on Rosalie. And most of the girls want me to take them on a date"
"Well, why don't you?" Jasper asked.
"Because I think they're boring" He said simply "And a human/vampire relationship wouldn't really work.
"Yikes! We're going to be late!" Emmett shouted.

We all got up to empty our trays. We arranged to meet in the car park after school so we could all drive home.

Rosalie had Spanish with us so she showed us to our classroom.

Our teacher was called Miss. La Salle and she was the best teacher I'd had all day. She was so enthusiastic, yet, fun at the same time. And I loved the language, it sounded so pretty. This was definitely my favorite lesson.
At the end of the lesson, Miss. La Salle gave us homework to write about our families in Spanish, then she dismissed us.

Rosalie, me and Jasper walked to the car park. Edward was already waiting in his car for us and I'm sure Emmett was waiting for Rosalie. We climbed in the back and as soon as the door was shut, Edward started driving.

"So, what do you think of school?" Edward asked.
"Well, the teacher are nice and the lessons are interesting,, but it's a little boring" I answered.
"Do you like school Jasper?" Edward asked.
"I agree with Alice, it's a little boring. It's good that the humans stay away from us though"
"Why?" I asked him.
"It's easier. I can't smell them as much"
"Ah, I understand" I put my head against his shoulder and he put his arm around mine.
"It'll get easier Jasper" Edward pointed out.
"I hope so"

We beat Emmett and Rosalie home so we got the best spot in the garage. They arrived just as we were getting out of the car.

We were greeted by a smiling Esme, who was wearing overalls and was covered in mud. She'd being gardening.

"How was your day?" She asked.

Edward shrugged and went upstairs. Emmett and Rosalie followed him.

"It was okay, school can be a little dull" I answered.
"How did you get on Jasper?" Esme said, still smiling.
"It was alright"
"How did you deal with the scent?"
"I held my breath all day" He said.
"Well done, I'm proud of you" She came forward and gave him a hug.
"Alice, what time will Carlisle be home?" She asked once she had released Jasper.
"He's going to be held up so he won't be home until seven" I told her.
"Thank-you, I want to ask him what colour we should have our room"
"He'll say blue" I told her.
"That's good, I've always wanted blue. I might as well start painting now"
"Would you like some help?" Jasper volunteered.
"Yes please"

Jasper kissed my forehead before running out to the garage to get paint.
I decided to go upstairs and see Edward.

"Come in, Alice" He said, before I had knocked. I opened the door and stepped in. He was sitting in his bed, writing in his journal.
"Edward, could you help me with something?"
"What do you need help with?"
"Well, Jasper's taking me out to a dance show next week..." And I can't dance very well. Could you please help me practice?
"No problem" He stood up and put his journal away.

He put his hands on my waist and told me to let him lead, which turned out to be quite easy. He started off with easy moves, slowly getting faster and harder to remember.
We danced for three hours.

By the end he had taught me how to waltz, salsa, slow dance, ballroom tango and cha-cha-cha.

"Thanks Edward" I hugged him.
"No, thank-you. It was fun"

When Carlisle came home, everyone gathered in the living room to watch a film.

Esme and Carlisle sat on the love-seat, Emmett sat on an armchair with Rosalie on his lap, While me, Edward and Jasper sat on the floor on our stomachs.

We decided to watch Dracula, and laughed at how everyone had vampires wrong, and then we discussed what we thought would happen if humans knew we actually existed.
Emmett did a rather funny little act which involved a lot of girly screaming.

By the time dawn came, we were all smiling or laughing.


It's been a month since me and Jasper started school.

All the humans stay away from us, so that makes it easier.

Today was pretty boring. We had History, Chemistry, Geography, Physics and Religious Studies.
Jasper now had his own car so we rode to school together and normally we met up in the car park at the end of the day.

But today was different.
When I walked to the car park at the end of the day, Jasper's car was gone.

"He's left without me" I told Edward, who was standing right next to me.
"Would you like a ride home?" He asked.
"Yes please"

I climbed in the passenger seat.

"Why would he leave without me?"
"I don't know, I just had French with him"
"Was he acting any differently?"
"Yes, actually, he was distracted. And then at the end of the lesson he walked off without me. I assumed he went to go and find you"
"I wonder why he was distracted..."

When we arrived home we asked everyone if they had any idea where he might be. They didn't know.
I tried to look into his future but he kept changing his mind so I kept getting flickers of pictures.

We stayed sitting in the living room, worrying. Emmett and Edward went to look for him bu they came back empty handed.
All we could do was wait.
It was torture. What if something happened to him? What if he was hurt? What if he wanted to leave?

At midnight, I heard a car driving into the garage and footsteps approaching the house. I recognized Jasper's scent.

We all stood up and waited by the door. When it opened, everyone gasped.

"I'm sorry" Jasper said, looking at the floor, ashamed.

Jasper's eyes were bright red, there was a slight flush in his cheeks.

There was dried blood on his shirt. Human Blood.