Chapter 8: New Houses And First Days

*ONE WEEK LATER (19 weeks pregnant)*

"Jasper, where's the toaster?" I asked, rummaging around in the cardboard boxes that were full of our possessions.

"Don't worry, it's packed and loaded into the truck." Jasper told me, appearing at my side.

"I wasn't worrying about that!" I said, "I wanted to make Pop Tarts! It's really packed already?"

Jasper nodded, "These are the last few things that need to be loaded up." I pouted, but Jasper just shook his head, "You know I love you, Alice, but I'm not going through every box in the truck just to get you the toaster." My pout got bigger, "Ali, don't do that..." I fluttered my eyelashes a couple of times, "You'll be the death of me, Alice."

And then he was gone, muttering something I couldn't quite catch. He came back a ten minutes later, holding the toaster, "Of course it was in the very last box..."

"Love you Jazz!" I said, giving him a kiss and grabbing the toaster.

"Time to go!" Carlisle called from outside. I ignored him, and plugged in the toaster. He came into the kitchen a minute later, "What's taking so long?"

"The baby's hungry." I told him.

"The baby, or you?" Edward asked, appearing in the doorway.

"The baby!" I told him, "If it were me, I'd wait until later, but it's not like the baby knows any better!"

"Can't argue with that." Jasper teased.

"It's not even born yet, and it's already got you wrapped around it's little finger." Edward said, rolling his eyes and disappearing back to the cars, where the rest of the family was waiting.

When the Pop Tarts were done cooking, we took the toaster and my snack and got into my Porsche, ready to drive to our new home. Today was moving day.

~o.O.o~

"I get first dibs on rooms!" I yelled, jumping out of the car as the others pulled up beside me. Only Carlisle and Esme had seen the house so far, which meant we'd had no idea what it was going to be like, but I trusted Esme's designing skills and it looked like she'd done a good job.

I raced into the house, leaving the others to unpack. I did a full survey of the house, and they'd unloaded everything by the time I got back.

"I picked our room, Jazz." I told him, "Come see!"

I dragged him into the house and up to the room I'd chosen. The house was modern, with three floors. The ground floor had all the usual rooms; kitchen, dining room, living room, and so on. The next floor had four bedroom suites - which were like mini apartments to give us each some privacy. These, I had decided, would go to Rose and Emmett, Carlisle and Esme, Bella and Edward, and Renesmee. I led Jasper up the stairs at the end of the hallway, up to the third floor. There was one more bedroom suite up there; complete with a master bedroom, bathroom, study, and nursery. Could you get more perfect?

Esme had left everything neutral, so that we could decorate our own rooms once we moved in - something that I was certainly looking forward to! "Don't you just love it, Jazz?"

"It's perfect." He told me, pulling me close and kissing my nose.

"Perfect." I mumbled into his chest.

"You're tired." Jasper stated, "I knew you should have slept in the car."

"I was too excited." I told him.

"I know." Jasper said, rolling his eyes. He'd told me at least twenty times to stop bouncing before I 'broke the damn car'. "Come on, we can unpack later."

He led me over to our cushy double bed - I had, at least, been allowed to choose this out - and lay me down on it gently. Slipping in beside me, he pulled me close and I fell asleep in no time at all.

~o.O.o~

The others had all been unpacked when I woke up; everyone happy with their rooms. Emmett and Rosalie had gone to check out the surrounding area and see what the hunting was like. It was always good when we moved to a new house, but after we'd been there for a while the animals were too scared to come anywhere near the house, meaning we had to travel further to hunt. It wasn't a major deal, but it was nice to walk straight out the front door and have your dinner right in front of you.

Carlisle had gone down to the local hospital to meet the people he would be working with, and Esme had gone to get us all registered at the school, starting tomorrow. The school year had already started, but there was no doubt that we'd be accepted mid-year; there wasn't much we couldn't do when we started pulling strings. Bella had taken Renesmee to the local park, and Edward had already settled himself at his piano and tinkling music floated through the house. Jasper was, of course, still right next to me when I woke up - as he always was.

We'd unpacked most of our stuff by the time night came, and the room - if I do say so myself - was fabulous! I still had to refrain from decorating the nursery though, because I still had no idea whether it would be a boy or a girl! Still, only a week left until Carlisle could find out for us!

Now, a day later, we were getting ready to go to school. Renesmee was excited out of her mind about her first day, and I wasn't far behind her! Starting at a new school was an opportunity, in my eyes; meeting new people, learning new things. Not everyone in my family agreed.

"Carlisle, this is ridiculous." Rosalie moaned, "Can't we just move somewhere desolate where we won't have to go to school?"

"Rosalie, you complain every time we start a new school." Edward pointed out.

"Well it's stupid every time we start a new school." She countered.

"Please, Rosalie, don't make a fuss." Carlisle said, putting a hand on her shoulder, "This is for the whole family."

Rosalie rolled her eyes and muttered, "It always is."

"Come on, Rosie, it'll be great." Emmett said, putting an arm around her shoulder, "All our classes are together."

Rosalie rolled her eyes, "Let's just get this over with, yeah?"

We piled into our various cars and drove the short way to school. Humans were pouring through the gates on their way to class, chatting and doing normal things. Most of them stopped and stared as we pulled up in our expensive cars. I swung into a parking space and jumped out, looking up at the tall building that was our new school. Jasper came to stand behind me, "Your excitement is killing me."

"Sorry." I said. He laughed and leaned down to peck my cheek.

"It's cute." He told me. I frowned.

"Cute?" I asked. Jasper just laughed and took my hand as we walked towards the school, ignoring the stares as we'd learnt to do over the years.

Bella and Edward fell into step with us. They would be in our year, junior year as Bella and I were posing as 16 and Edward and Jasper as 17, whilst Emmett and Rosalie would be in senior year, both pretending to be 18.

"Aunty Alice!" Renesmee said, pulling on my arm. I turned around to face her.

"What's up, Ness?" I asked.

"Renesmee!" Bella said, "Remember that we're pretending Alice is your big sister, okay? Call her Alice, not Aunty Alice."

"Fine." Renesmee said, rolling her eyes, "Alice, I don't like my outfit."

I shot Bella a look, "I told you to let me dress her!"

Bella rolled her eyes, "She looks fine."

"Alice!" Renesmee whined.

"Babe, listen to me." I said, bending down so I was at her level, "You always look incredible, no matter what your crazy mother dresses you in. Everyone's gunna love you, okay?"

She nodded, "Thanks, Alice."

"I'll take you to your class." Bella said, taking her hand and leading her away.

We got more and more stares throughout the day, starting with homeroom right through until the end of school. A few people approached us and tried to speak to us, but most people kept their distance. Already their instinct was subconsciously telling them to stay away from us, that we were dangerous. I rolled my eyes; it would be nice for once to make some new friends at school, rather than being the outcasts. Still, I didn't really mind. Jasper was in all of my classes this year, and Bella and Edward were in a lot of them too.

After school was finished, we picked up Renesmee and drove home, where Esme was waiting for us. "How was your first day?"

I opened my mouth to launch into speech about how good it had been, but Renesmee had beaten me to it. "It was amazing! We got to make name cards and paint them with our favourite colours, and I painted mine pink and-"

I stopped listening to what she was saying and wondered into the kitchen in search of food. Jasper, as always, followed me. "I'm gunna miss eating after the baby's born."

"Dana said there would be a month or so after it's born where you'd still be able to sleep and eat." Jasper reminded me. She'd told us that there was a 'transition period' after the birth where I'd lose the human traits I'd developed and go back to being a normal vampire.

"I can't wait." I said, "Everything's going to be perfect when the baby comes."

"Everything's always perfect with you." Jasper said, kissing the tip of my nose.

"Love you, Jazz." I told him.

"Love you too, Ali." He told me. He put a hand on my stomach, "Love you, baby."

Hi again :)

I want to clear something up about the poll; the winner was girl, but that doesn't necessarily mean it WILL be a girl! I think some people got confused...the poll was just a bit of random fun and it's outcome doesn't actually affect the story!

Anyway, I know this chapter wasn't very exciting, but I just wanted to get the whole moving and school thing out of the way! In the next chapter, they'll find out if the baby's going to be a boy or a girl! After that I'll probably skip a month or so :)

Thanks to everyone who's been reviewing! You guys are amazing! :)