Disclaimer: I don't own "Twilight", but I do own Johanna.
Thanks to my big sis, Caitlin, otherwise known as GottaDance88 for being my beta
Chapter 7 ~ New Girl
The new day was herald by the soft pitter pattering of raindrops. Edward entered Johanna's room after hearing her squeal of delight. Johanna was seated on her seat looking out at the window at the rain drop and her legs were curled underneath her to one side and hanging off slightly. She was fully dressed in a vintage cream colored sweater dress. It had a hood, ruffles on the bottom and pockets. Along with it she wore a matching cream colored layered necklace, and white ballet flats with bows on top. Two brass and topaz hued butterfly hair clips and her usual braid entwined with white silk ribbons topped off her vintage styled outfit.
"What is so good about the fact that it's raining? It always rains in Forks." Edward asked as he leaned against the doorframe and cocked an eyebrow. Johanna just laughed at him. "Come en and lean against ze wall or seet down. I 'ate people 'o lean against doorframes. Eet means zat zeir probably to busy to 'ave a normal conversation or zat zeir too lazy to seet down."
Edward smirked slightly and sat himself down next to Johanna on the window seat. Johanna smiled softly at him. "Merci beaucoup. Now ze good zeeng about rain es zat eet allows for two of my favorite 'obbies which are singing and dancing en ze rain. Eet also es very musical sounding when eets a soft pitter patter." She squeaked again. "And I 'ave ze perfect song for zees occasion." Johanna picked a small white remote that was lying beside her and pushed play. Instantly Gene Kelly's "Singin' in the Rain" began to play from her ipod.
"Nozeeng beats ze songs of ze old MGM musicals except per'aps for ze songs of original Broadway musicals." Johanna started to hum along with the music whilst straitening her room when Alice entered and shooed Edward out of Johanna's room. "You need to leave Edward. Girl time." Edward smirked as he left and quietly shut the door after him. "Zank you." He smiled. It was times like these when he was glad he lived when he did. Alice took Edward's spot next to Johanna. She was wearing a dark green keyhole necklace halter top with a light brown cropped twill jacket with big dark brown buttons and blue designer jeans. Completing her outfit were a pair of black suede high heeled ankle boots, green teardrop earrings and a vintage styled oval green turquoise bangle.
"I absolutely love your vintage outfit. My favorites are the hair clips."
Johanna smiled as Alice continued. "Well any way, the Chief Swan's daughter, Isabella, is coming tomorrow."
Johanna sighed. "Alice, the whole school and the whole town for zat matter 'as been talking about zees for weeks."
"Hey guys, come on." Rosalie called from the bottom of the stairs. Johanna picked up a vintage purse as well as her usual Louis Vuitton tote and followed Alice out of the room. "Oh my goodness you look like you just stepped out of a vintage fashion magazine except for the Louis Vuitton bag." Rosalie exclaimed as they came down.
"Merci beaucoup, Rosalie. You look lovely too." Rosalie was wearing a dark gray wool and silk blend sweater, dark curvy jeans and black sabiya lace boots. Her only accessory was her Cullen crest necklace.
Emmett got out first when they got to school and held out a dark blood red umbrella for Rosalie. Jasper and Edward did the same for Alice and Johanna. Alice's was bright pink and Johanna's had Parisian scenes like the Eiffel tower on it. The kids in the parking lot starred as the Cullens, Hales, and Pierre walked in pairs to different buildings.
"What's new?" Johanna asked as Edward sat down nest to her in their trig class. "Nothing, everyone's just excited about Miss Swan's appearance tomorrow." Edward then smirked. "Lauren and Jessica are jealous of your outfit." Johanna looked over and smirked as well. "As zey should be."
Johanna picked up an apple as she went through the lunch line and head over to the Cullen table. "Your not going to be the new girl tomorrow, Miss I think I'm better than you because I'm French." Lauren sneered as Johanna passed. Johanna spun and nearly missed hitting Jessica with her braid. "Guess what?" Johanna said with a sickly sweet smile. Her face and voice then turned defiant. "I could care less about being ze new girl. Guess something else Miss Queen-bee wannabee. I am better zan you Lauren Mallory and eet's not be cause I'm French. I was raised better, zan you were."
"That was awesome!" Emmett boomed as she sat done catching everyone's attention. "It was very cool. She certainly deserved it." Edward said nodding his head. Johanna smiled and looked at Alice and Edward. "So what does Miss Isabella Swan look like?"
Alice answered her. "She has shoulder length chocolate brown hair and matching chocolate brown eyes. She's also extremely pale, but nothing like us." Johanna bit into her and smiled as she took this in. Then suddenly she spit out the apple pieces, grabbed Alice's wrist and ran out of the cafeteria as fast as humanly possible.
They ran into their empty history class. "Don't tell or show Edward about ze vision your about to 'ave. En fact I'll block you. Just don't tell anyone about zees vision until… well you'll know when." Alice's confused face went blank as she entered a vision.
"What did you see? " Johanna asked as Alice came back to reality.
"Didn't you see it?" Alice asked curiously.
"No I just knew zat eet would be a bad zeeng to tell Edward."
"Oh well it looked like we were having a family picture taken. Carlisle and Esme were standing behind the couch. His arms were around her waist. Rosalie was sitting on one end of the couch near Esme with Emmett sitting on the ground leaning against her knees. Jasper sat next to her and I sat next to him. Our hands were clasped together. You were sitting on the arm of the couch next to me, with your legs curled up behind you. Finally, Edward was standing next to, and yet slightly behind you, with his arms around someone's waist. The other person is blurry. All I know is that the person's a girl with long hair and that her head reaches Edward's chin." Alice whisper so softly that only Johanna could hear her.
"Clémence and I met a lovely 'uman girl named Mallory a couple of years ago at Extrordinary Steeds. We became good friends by ze time she left. Pierre 'ad 'eard us talking about 'er and liked what 'e was 'earing. 'E told us zat 'e wanted to meet 'er, so we went to 'er 'ouse. When 'e saw zat she was 'uman, 'e freaked out. Zeenking back on eet, I zeenk she was 'es soul mate. Zees es why I don't zeenk we should tell Edward. 'E might do somezeeng rash." Alice nodded her agreement. They spent the whole period discussing who might be Edward's mystery girl.
"What's going on between you and Alice?" Jasper asked in the library. "Nozeeng." Johanna said innocently, but her face showed an all-knowing look. Jasper dropped it, knowing that she wasn't going to tell him.
The whole way home, Johanna and Alice talked in hushed whispers that only they could hear. Everyone gave them confused looks as they dashed up the stairs to Johanna's room, not even pausing in their whispered conversation.
"What's going on between Johanna and Alice?" Esme asked coming down the stairs into the living room. "No idea." Four voices said simultaneously. "Maybe Carlisle will able to find out." Esme said to no one in particular as she walked into the kitchen.
Up in Johanna's room, Alice was brushing Johanna's long hair. When asked by Emmett why she still kept her hair so long, Johanna had replied that in her day a woman's hair was a source of pride. Most people would hate to have to brush such long hair, but Alice absolutely loved it when Johanna allowed her to brush it and sometimes even braid it.
"Tanya Denali is the only vampire I can think of who's actually tried to have a relationship with Edward, but he doesn't have any feelings except friendship for her. He also tries to avoid being alone with her." Alice said thoughtfully. They were so into their conversation that they didn't hear Carlisle coming home. Carlisle sat on one of the love seats with his arm around Esme's waist as they listened to their 'children' tell what happened today.
"One moment, she was happily biting into an apple and the next, she was blocking me, grabbing Alice's wrists and running out of the cafeteria as fast as humanly possible." Edward was annoyed because once again Johanna was blocking him.
"I asked Johanna during our time in the library, but she innocently said nothing was going on. However her vividly expressive eyes had an all-knowing look as if she knew something I didn't. I didn't ask again, because I knew she wouldn't tell me." Jasper said annoyed. Edward's extreme annoyance was pushing every other emotion out.
"They started conversing privately on the way home. They walked in and up to Johanna's room without even pausing their conversation and have yet to come down. They also are talking so low that none of us can hear a single word." Rosalie huffed finishing the story. Emmett simply crossed his arms across his chest and nodded.
Carlisle thought for a moment then turned to Jasper. "What are they feeling up there?" Jasper sighed. "Alice is feeling thoughtful and a bit worried. Johanna's also feeling thoughtful, but is also hopeful."
Carlisle nodded and looked back at all his 'children' for a moment before speaking again. "I have known Johanna for centuries now. She usually told me everything, but if she didn't, she had a very good reason. When she told me after what ever it was happened, I usually agreed that she had done the right thing by not telling me. I will ask what her reason is. Afterwards none of you are allowed to bother Johanna and Alice about it. Is that clear?"
They nodded. Carlisle kissed Esme's cheek and headed up the two flights of stairs.
Coincidently, Johanna let out a huge contented sigh at the same time that Carlisle knocked on her door. As he entered he saw why she was so content, but decided to tease her anyway. "Are you so content because I'm here or because you found some one to brush insanely long hair, and actually enjoy doing it?" He asked smirking.
Johanna looked over at him and laughed. She knew he was teasing her. "Both mon cher ami, but at ze moment eet es ze fact zat Alice enjoys brushing my 'insanely long hair'"
Carlisle smiled at her. "So everyone's told me that the two of you are keeping something from the family. Do you have a good reason for doing so?"
"Mon cher ami, 'as Alice ever told you or someone en your family zat knowing too much about ze future can change your decision and zerefore changing ze future. And not for ze better mind you. Zees es one of zose times."