Disclaimer: I don't own "Twilight", but I do own Johnna.
Thanks to my big sis, Caitlin, otherwise known as Gotta Dance 88 for being my beta
Chapter 5 ~ Foreign Fresh Meat
Edward knocked on Johnna's door, as Vivaldi's "Spring" began to play. "Come en." Johnna called. Edward entered and was slightly shocked to see her in her bed. Tucked around her waist were all three layers; quilt, blanket and sheet. Johnna was leaning against two pillows that were behind her back. She was reading a book, but soon marked her place with a beaded bookmark and looked up at Edward.
"Vôtre accueil."
Edward smirked. "It's been awhile since I was I was alone with my own thoughts." Johnna smiled at him. "Eet was my pleasure and before you ask, my bed es warm and comfy, so I am using eet." She giggled at Edward's shocked face. "I get zat a lot." She slid her legs over the side of the bed whilst keeping them covered. A second later Johnna flipped the covers off and Edward saw that she was wearing a cream colored, spaghetti strap nightgown with lace trimming along the top and blue flowered pajama pants. She slipped her tiny feet in to a pair of fuzzy light pink slippers that were next to her bed. Her hair was braided and light green silk ribbons were entwined in it. He noticed that Johnna's shoulders and arms were very much like Jasper's upper body. He also saw that she had a half crescent scar behind her right earlobe and another one on her neck.
"Your feet are abnormally tiny." Edward said to mask his staring.
"No zeir not, well maybe for an 'uman, but zey are ze distinguishing trait for my species." Johnna said as she headed for her closet. "Ah, fairy feet." Edward remembered Carlisle reading a book about fairies a while ago. He was reward with Johnna's soft smile, as she disappeared into her closet. She decided to wear a white pointelle with ¾ sleeves, black velvet skinny pants and velvet ballerina flats. She added a classic black beret on top of her braid, silver Indian bangles on her wrist and an amour de Paris necklace. She walked out into her room and found Alice sitting on her bed. Edward was nowhere in sight. Alice was wearing a sheer silk top, corduroy pants and a cream drawstring cardigan. As for accessories, she had her Cullen crest choker, a copper and turquoise bracelet and smokey quartz earrings. On her feet were silver Chanel ballet flats and she carried a blue satchel with an attached scarf. When Alice saw Johnna, she hopped off the bed, handed Johnna her tote and they walked out to the jeep together.
"You look positively French with your beret and your outfit." Rosalie commented. "I'm very glad zat you zeenk zat I look French." Johnna smirked. "Anyways, I love your outfit." Rosalie said before turning back around. She was wearing a purple satin top with black skinny jeans and black sling black heels. Over top of her top was a black jacket that draped in front. She accessorized with her Cullen crest necklace and purple earrings.
Johnna turned to look at Alice while they were on their way to school. "So do the boys pick out their outfits or do you?" The boys answered in unison. "Alice."
Rosalie snickered. Johnna patted Alice on the back. "You do a fabulous job, Alice." Alice's pout turned back to a smile.
Johnna was the last one out of the Jeep. Jasper held out his hand and let his Southern drawl come out. "Allow me, Ma'am." Johnna beamed at him. "Le plaisir est tout moi monsieur. Ze pleasure es all mine." She placed her tiny hand in his and as soon as she was on the ground Jasper brought her hand to his lips and kissed it. Johnna giggled. She and Alice both took one of Jasper's arms and walked into school.
"Isn't he such a gentleman, Johnna?" Alice asked looking over at Johnna. She smiled. " 'E es eendeed. 'Ees mère or mother raised 'eem properly."
After gym, Johnna was surprised to see Edward waiting for her outside the girls' locker room.
"May I walk you to your next class?" Edward asked politely going back to his 1918 roots. Johnna smiled and shifted her purple Louis Vuitton tote on her shoulder. "May I ask what your cover story is?" He asked. Johnna smirked. A slight mocking glint entered her eyes for a second before it disappeared, but a second was all Edward needed to know that she was going to make a smart-alecky remark. "You may always ask Edward. Ze question es wezer or not I'll answer ze question."
"Will you please tell me?" Edward asked smirking himself.
"Oui, yes. Carlisle and my maman were twins and were very close seeing as zey didn't 'ave anyozer siblings. My maman went to study en France for a college semester where she met my papa. She came back to England during ze summer afterwards only to go back to France for ze rest of her college education. My maman and papa visited each ozer's parents before getting married. Zee only family member at zeir wedding was my Uncle Carlisle. 'e visited as often as 'e could. When my parents and older frère or brozer died I automatically chose my Uncle Carlisle to live with."
Edward chuckled slightly as they reached Johnna's English class. "Carlisle was right. You do enjoy creating histories for yourself. I will see you at lunch."
Johnna continued to receive stares from everyone throughout English; lustful stares from the boys and jealous hateful glares from the girls.
Jasper and Alice met Johnna outside her classroom afterwards as they had done the previous day. "Go on. I'll meet you zere en a minute." Johnna told them, after entering the cafeteria. "Are you sure?" Alice asked. "Oui, I want to talk to Angela." Johnna said as she skipped over the 'popular' table. Jasper and Alice simply shrugged at their siblings when they sat down
"Bonjour Angela." Johnna chirped happily. Angela smiled at her. "Hello Johnna. Enjoying your second day?" Before Johnna could humanly answer, Mike, Tyler Crowley and Eric Yorkie all complimented Johnna on her outfit. She heard Lauren whisper to Jessica that she thought she would look a hundred times better in Johnna's outfit than Johnna did. Now being a proud native of France, Johnna felt the need to put the human girl in her place.
"Excuse en moi, but I did just 'ear you say zat you zeenk zat you would look an 'undred times better en my outfit zan I do? Me being ze native French girl and you, ze puny American girl?" Johnna's voice was full of venom. Lauren shrunk back at Johnna's tone, but then regained her confidence and smugly said that she had. All eyes were on Lauren and Johnna.
" 'Ow often are you en ze sun 'uney?" Johnna asked again. This time concern was leaking out of her voice. Lauren and everyone, except the Cullens, were shocked at how fast Johnna's voice and tone changed. Without giving Lauren a chance to answer, Johnna asked another question. "No more zan two or zree times a month?"
Lauren nodded. Johnna then looked Lauren over from head to toe. "You're seventeen, no?" Lauren nodded once again. Johnna's voice and appearance went from concern and caring to smug and mocking. "Well 'uney, you better get a move on, because you are zree years be'ind." Without another word, Johnna spun around on her heels so fast that Lauren and Jessica were caught in the whiplash coming from Johnna's braid.
The cafeteria was even more surprised when Rosalie Hale rushed out of her seat to hug Johnna. "That was one of the awesomest thing I have ever seen." She exclaimed. Johnna just laughed. "What did you expect me to do? Zeenking zat she looks better zan me, ze native-born French girl es one zeeng, but saying eet out loud es a completely different zeeng. I 'ave my fierce French pride to protect, you know." Everyone moved over a seat so Johnna could sit next to Rosalie.
"She had it coming. I've been seeing it for days." Alice chirped. "Wait," Emmett said looking over at Johnna. "You planned that? Wow! It was awesome!"
"Carlisle was right, Emmett. She's just like Alice. Pay up." Jasper said amusedly. Emmett grumbled as he pulled four twenties and a ten out of his wallet and handed it to Jasper. "You bet on wezer or not I was like Alice? You guys remind me of Pierre." Johnna said shaking her head. "Speaking of Pierre and France, when is it coming?" Alice asked as she walked over to Johnna with her tray full of torn up food.
"When is what coming?" Edward asked. Johnna looked over at Alice and giggled. Alice was blocking her mind from him. "Nozeeng you need to know about." She got up and dumped her tray with Alice.
Johnna's phone rang during their history class. "Miss Pierre?" Mr. Mason said. "Sorry M'sieur. Eets one of my French aunts calling. I told 'er zat I would call to say zat I arrived safely." Johnna smiled brightly and put Mr. Mason is a daze. "Alright then." Johnna and Alice giggled. "Zank you M'sieur."
Alice used her vampire hearing to hear Johnna's side of the conversation.
"Bonjour Damia. Comment allez-vous?" Something Damia said made Johnna giggle.
"Alors quand vient-elle? Leur adresse est 69 de Whispering Lane, Forks, Washington 98331. Merci beaucoup. "
Alice found Johnna waiting outside when class ended. "Eet es coming tomorrow. Don't you love being a vampire?" She giggled and Alice soon joined in.
Jasper joined Johnna in the library again. "Es your teacher alright with zees?" Jasper looked over to Johnna, who was doing her trig homework. "I changed my schedule, so that I could spend this time with you. You made a huge impression on Rosalie today." He told her. Johnna returned his smile with one of her own. "Ah yes I suppose I did."
Jasper chuckled "On another matter, Edward wants to kill almost the entire male population." He watched as a mischievous glint entered Johnna's bright blue eyes. "Tell Edward to meet us by my locker when school ends."
Later they found Edward leaning against Johnna's locker and gathering looks from everyone. "Alice and Jasper told me to meet you here." Johnna nodded and nudged him out of the way. She gathered her purse and shut her locker. She then beckoned Edward with her finger. When he did, she kissed him on both cheeks and squealed. "Merci beaucoup. Zank you very much, Edward." She smirked when she saw that she had thoroughly shocked everyone, including Edward and Jasper. She returned to her meek self and whispered. "Jasper told me 'ow you wanted to kill the male population for zeir zoughts."
Edward smiled a crooked smile at her. "You're very welcome Johnna."
When they arrived home, Alice dragged Rosalie to Johnna's room with Johnna following along happily. "You have got to see her closet Rose!" She squealed. They talked about fashion until Carlisle came home. Alice and Rosalie were curious as to what he would think of Johnna's performances. Johnna, on the other hand, couldn't care less. She rolled over on her bed so that she was now on her stomach and continued reading one of Alice's fashion magazines.
"You were right about Johnna." Jasper said as Carlisle sat down on the couch. Carlisle looked amused. "What did she do this time?" Jasper told him about what happened in the cafeteria and with Edward.
"Still a sassy little French girl, aren't we Johnna." Carlisle said whilst chuckling. Johnna's laugh rang out all over the house. " 'O are you calling leetle?"
"You, ma petit chérie." Carlisle replied.
"Eet better be because I'm petite and not zat I look young." Johnna warned him.
Carlisle chuckled. "Of course."
Alice and Rosalie returned to their perusing of Johnna's closet. "Who is this Madame Jolie?" Rosalie asked. "Madame Jolie Rye es a very good friend of mine. She's French as es 'er 'usband. She makes all of my custom clothing, but I also get some of my designer clothing from 'er."
Alice squealed. "Can we meet her? Please?" Johnna and Rosalie laughed at Alice. "Of course you can meet 'er. We'll go tomorrow after school." Johnna said without looking up from the magazine she was reading.
Translations:
"Vôtre accueil, Edward." = "Your welcome, Edward."
"Bonjour Damia. Comment allez-vous" = "Hello Damia. How are you?"
"Merci très beaucoup" = "Thank you a lot"
