"Jacob." I breathed out. "Oh wow, you're so smart." He sighed. Classic, sarcastic little bitch of a younger brother of my ex.
"What are you even doing out here? Its like 2 a.m. and school is in like 6 hours." Jacob asked. "I couldn't sleep so I decided to walk around. And what do you mean me? You are younger than me, what are YOU doing out here so late?" I pointed at him in the darkness. "Same as you.This whole story started as soon as the new girl started school at Forks High school. Like us. She didn’t fit in.
We had a secret that no one knew. We weren’t human. We weren’t aliens- no. I’d rather of been that instead of this monster. A vampire. We all were.
Edward Cullen. My “brother” my adoptive one of course. We all had no resemblance. Edward was the most beautiful than the rest of us. He also could read our minds so he knew that he was. Then there was Alice Cullen. She was a fashionista. She never let us wear the same outfit twice. She could see our future so she always knew she would get her way
Emmett Cullen - the strongest of us all- He was very cocky. Always stubborn. Like his Wife Rosalie Hale, or to everyone normal: his, everyone elses’ sister and mine, the both had no “sixth sense”. Then there Jasper Hale. Rosalie’s twin brother. He was Alice’s husband he was the one you could never stay mad at. Really. He could alter the emotion you feel. You could be pissed but then you’d feel calm. You’d be mad but you couldn’t be.
We all are either 17 or 18. Well that’s the age we’re stuck at.
Then we had our very handsome father, Carlisle Cullen. He was the town’s best doctor. Then our Mother…. Esme Cullen. She was a stay at home mom.
Then there was me. The newest member of the Cullen/Hale Coven. Adelaide Cordelia Taylor-Cullen. My sense was everything. I could be human- I could be vampire- I could read minds- I could see the future-- I could be nothing. I can mimic others in a way. I can look exactly like them. Sound like them. Act like them. Even have their sense.
I was always in my human form. With a normal temperature of 93 oF, not in anyway venomous, no sparkle of the sunlight, I can sleep, I can eat. Human food didn’t sustain my thirst for blood of course. The bad side to this was... I had no way to have my vampiric senses while in this vessel, nor did I drink blood. I was pretty much completely human. This is the dream right? Not when your family has always felt jealousy towards you in an envious way and when it came time to feed.
Even in my perfect stage, I can’t age, I can’t have kids
I hate living like this at least. I’m not fully “trained” as everyone else. I’ve been living with the Cullens/Hales for 5 years now. We’ve moved here right before the school year started. I didn’t find them. They found me. I was on a hunt in the city close by and Carlisle found me and offered me a home and a life living off animal blood. At first I didn’t want any part in their ‘vegetarian’ diet. But then he had come to me himself..Edward Cullen. He had talked to me and convinced me.
I’ve known Carlisle long ago same with Esme.
Then I met him. Edward- We had been-- Romantically involved for about 15 years. Even plans of marriage decades ago. Esme and Carlisle were happy for Edward... Saying they were glad that he had found someone who he could be with forever. Then all of a sudden that all changed. So everything thing we manage together was demolished in those very seconds. I tried to remain calm but what the Hell? I couldn’t. I kept my composure to show him I understood (Which I didn’t). I shielded my mind- my thoughts from him so he couldn’t see my rage.
I left in an instance. I left to a small country I can’t even remember but it wasn’t that funded and if something happened it was nothing the Volturi would even flinch at.
And I let all my rage out.
Yes. When I was with Edward tried his diet, but I cheated once or twice on it. But he was understanding. Then I murdered an entire town in one night.
I’ve moved from city to city. Over the decades. Country to country. Continent to Continent. I was a carnivore. No- A normal vampire... A monster. I loved my ruby eyes. I was very vain of course. I still am.
As soon as I was fully a vegetarian those topaz looking right at me through the glass was shattering. Of course when I was when “Human form” I was a blue eye beauty. So, I’d never saw my eyes get darker and yellow.
Being born in 1553... I think....- I am older than my whole family but yet I’m the newest.
But with all this time, I’ve been many different things. I’ve studied medicine, Psychology, every single religion. I was a witch, a satanist, and even a scientologist. Now... Nothing. I don’t care if there’s a heaven, hell or even a purgatory. Either way, I’m damned.
From what I know I don’t plan on dying anytime soon. Or so I hope. I can’t really. I’ve never been liked by the Volturi. Partially for my massacres I’ve done over the centuries. And since I won’t join their coven. Aro wants someone with abilities like mine on his side. Well because my ability is everything.
When I was with Edward he taught me how to play piano. I would’ve learned before but I had no patience with the instrument. He had changed me to some....Sweetheart girl who every guy wanted to show off to his friends and parents. My temper had ceased to a certain degree and I did what I could to please Edward...Except my diet of course, I guess that might have been the reason why we split. But still....
Yes, feelings I have for him are still present but well hidden. The feelings he has for me always contradict. Well now it’s more like a childhood friend. Of course he has the same feelings but are hidden well compared to mine and are pushed away by denial.
I’m not going to push that.
Thank goodness that I had a shield up. He didn’t need to know what I’m thinking.
I felt a smile curl on my lips.
Of course he couldn’t know that I’m thinking or even know that I’m thinking. I was in biology by myself. None of my family was with me- Alice didn’t take this or Jasper. Rosalie and Emmett were in a higher class. Edward was in the second class of Junior Biology. With the new girl. He would have fun in that class. All of the students that were male were having strange gross thoughts about her. And the females were either excited, didn’t care or were jealous of her new found spotlight.
Isabella Swan. Or Bella as she preferred. She was the new shiny toy. And I didn’t care for her. But she was different..... Maybe her blood was different too...Maybe if I got to taste- No! Dammit, 5 years of this and it could be destroyed if I think like this. Animals...That’s what I have to stick to.
So, okay fine- it satisfies the burning feeling in my throat but it doesn’t satisfy the taste- the hunger for the innocent. Of course that addiction never will be happy. Or ended. The only thing I can do is just be good at saying no to the monster in me.
Just sitting here just in my thoughts the droning of Mr. Banner being ignored but still noticeable. I can’t exactly just block him out. And being in this form all of those extra spectacular senses, they are all numbed. But I still have to fight the will to drink everyone in here.
But enough of me.
The whole room is filled with the atmosphere of anxiety. Probably waiting to meet this new girl.
So sad how the human race can only focus on one thing, and it gives their life meaning again... Or something like that.
I admit I am a monster, but at least I’m not human. They are so primitive compared to my race of super humans.
I act like a human. Yes. I try to blend in. And I do it because I like sleep and to eat. But I hate I have to pick only one. Either be a poor imitation of a human or be a vampire and be tortured by the sweet scent.
I can’t pick between them. I hate being limited to certain times of days and the weather. I also hate the fact I can be out whenever but can’t be superhuman.
The bell finally rang. I- as usual was the first person to get up and walk out. Now it was time for lunch. I could eat- of course- but the lunch a lot of times sucked. Its the equivalent of “vegetarian” vampire diet. It was blood but it wasn’t what we want. It provided us with the strength we need and the energy, but it was a poor imitation- like the food. If the food was good, I’d have a good day.
My “siblings” would get food but it would just sit there, and if I liked it, then guess what? I get 5 extra servings. They never rejected this. I mean yeah they thought it was strange that one of their kind could find human food to be good.
As a vampire I found this to be repulsive- even in this form, I think its grotesque but once I get passed the stench it can be quite succulent. But most of the time- this substance they school tries to pass as “food” is plain sickening.
As I try to surpass everyone to get to the cafeteria to meet my family in line, I hear the impatience of everyone to meet Isabella Swan.
I don’t know much about her. But I know that she is Chief Swan’s daughter. The whole room was buzzing waiting for her arrival. And I’ve been getting so many reminders of it. For some reason I’m the only Cullen/Hale that everyone finds talkable or something.
I’d be walking to class and, “Hey, Addy! How are you?” Mike Newton or any other animate person would greet.
They’re trying to be nice I know, but making any relation with a human could be dire to my family. If I let enough out, some human could guess something was up. Like it could be some joke. Or they’d say something mindless like them saying that we act like vampires or something like that.
If they were to guess what we are, we’d have to leave, even if they’re wrong. We still have to. We can’t take the chance.
And one thing I hate about these humans is that they think they have to right to give me a nickname. Just doing so makes my blood boil. They do not have the liberty to defile my name in such a manner.
Addy, and Ad are my nicknames. My family are the only ones who could call me that though. Of course I get the occasional name from Emmett that grinds my gears but I let slide.
But if it happens too often then there’s trouble.
Here I was in the cafeteria. Waiting for the line to form. Right now its a big glob of people. It usually takes a couple minutes before one of the teachers scold everyone for being informal and commands them to form a line.
Then she walks in. Bella Swan. She’s not that pretty. Brunette hair, brown eyes, fair skin which indicates she hasn’t seen the sun in a while, but the thing is... She’s from Phoenix, it’s sunny there everyday... Strange.
I try not to dwell on the strange girl.
The line proceeds. What’s today’s creation? I think to myself. As I’m next in line, I finally see what they’re trying to feed me.
Crispitos. Sweet.
One of the only lunch meals that they don’t tamper with and is good.
I happily take my serving of 2 and go farther down the line. The fruit side is an apple. Sweet- and the vegetable,I pass on- carrots. I hate carrots. Even when I was mortal, I hated them.
I walk to the normal table we sit by. The one in the corner that kept us out of the light of the sun. We don’t come to school days that’s its sunny. But sometimes the sun does shine for a moment or two.
And just that little time can give us away.
So maybe you ask, But can’t you go out into the sun?, I’d say yes. But it would be suspicious if only one sibling would go to class on good, sunny days.
But none of them are here yet. They’ll be here very soon. The forecast was sunny till noon, then it’d drop down to 65 and be drizzly and and cloudy. And that’s exactly what it’s like now. I’m only here early is because I’m the only one that has all the important classes before lunch. The rest of them don’t. That’s why they even bother to come today.
I ate quickly, you know just to do it before they got here and were grossed out, envious, or just mean and mock me. I started to feel warm in here, mostly for the reason that the school’s heater system just kicked on. Oh well....So much for eating.... Sneakily I removed the shell I enclosed myself in but kept my hair the same... No one needs to see that difference. The senses come back to me in like a bolt of lightening. The chatters of everyone. The blood running through them. The heart beats and then...It hits me.. The scents of everyone here. The temptation runs through me. No- no! I ball my fists up nonchalantly- if that’s possible and take in quick short breaths. I don’t have to breathe at all, but its just uncomfortable to not have the sense of smell and also not breathing seems weird to humans.
“Who is she? The one sitting by herself?” A voice I never heard before whispers to someone. This must be the Bella Swan girl. My ears felt as if they perked up my like a dog. “The pretty raven hair blue eye chick?” A voice I do know- Jessica Stanley. “That’s Adelaide Cullen. She’s not alone, if she’s here so is her family.” Jessica’s voice sneers. She doesn’t like me. She doesn’t like any of us.
Then the new girl quickly drops the topic, but I can feel her gaze on me. I glanced at her a few times, then she’d look away innocently or sometimes just keep staring as if its not uncomfortable to me.
“Who are they?” Bella asked again. “The Cullens.” Another voice- Angela Weber answers.
They’re here.
“They’re... Um, Doctor Mrs. and Mr. Cullen’s foster children. They moved down here from Alaska a few years ago.” “They kind of keep to themselves.” “Yeah, cause they’re all together- Like together ‘together’ “
“The blonde girl, That’s Rosalie. And big dark hair guy, Emmett- They’re like a thing. I’m not even sure that’s legal.”
“Jess, they’re not actually related.” “Yeah... But they live together. It’s weird. And the little dark hair girl, Alice. She’s really weird. And she’s with the blonde one who looks like he’s in pain. Doctor Cullen is like this Foster dad/ matchmaker.” “Maybe he’ll adopt me.”
Jessica and Angela both explain. The Bella girl watches as they all come sit by me.
“Then uh, Adelaide she’s the newest foster kid. She’s very different from them all. She has different eyes and skin. They say that Alice and her are like 3rd cousins or something like that. But that’s obviously not true. But if you watch, she’s the animate one of them all. It’s like she’s the only one that isn’t weird. But when she’s with them, she always talks. But then when she’s not with them she’s like a different person.” Jessica explains.
“Hello, Addie.” Alice smiles at me. “Hey, Alice.” I greeted back. “Who’s he?” Bella asked Jessica and Angela again. “That’s Edward Cullen. He’s totally gorgeous, obviously. But apparently nobody here is good enough for him. Like I care, you know. Like seriously don’t waste your time.” Jessica warned. “I wasn’t planning on it.” Bella said looking our way staring at Edward. Good. I mentally slap myself. I glanced at him. Edward. He smirked as he heard their conversation.
I have nothing to worry about. Like Jessica said, Edward isn’t interested in anyone here.
“Hey, Edward, feel like getting some lunch? I want human food.” I suggested, but he wasn’t listening. Too caught up in Bella’s gaze, probably trying to catch her thoughts. Whatever. I shrugged off him. “Emmett?” I asked, breaking his conversation with his wife. “Yeah, little sis?” He turned to me. “Mind getting me some more lunch?” I hoped he’d say yes. He smiled. “Sure. Rose, wanna come along?” He asked his blonde love. “Sure. Not like there’s anything better to do than to do whatever she wants.” Her voice dripped with sarcasm. Emmett ignored that and pulled her along.
Soon enough Edward turned to me. “What were you saying?” He asked politely looking into my eyes showing that he was then paying attention. “Nevermind. I got Emmett to do it for me.” I replied. “Oh, sorry I wasn’t paying attention.” He apologized, “So what is today’s schedule for today?” He asked.
“Well for English, it was a study hall, she has a hangover and slept late and was not prepared,” I thought quickly through the past from the first half of the day. 1st period was English, 2nd and 3rd I had open periods, 4th was Science, then I had lunch. So there wasn’t anything much to tell him. “Science was over identifying the 4 types of Mitosis. We’re having a competition tomorrow.” I informed him.
He nodded as a response.
“What do you think of the new girl, Isabella Swan?” He asked with some annoyance in his voice. “Not much really. She likes being called Bella not Isabella. She seems very awkward, and everyone is treating her like some princess.” I shrugged.
His voice lowered. “Doesn’t she...smell... unusually good compared to everyone else?” He hesitantly asked. “Like what do you mean?” I scrunched my brows together. “Like- she smells better than anyone else?” He rephrased his question.
“I try not to dwell on the scents of the humans here.” I reminded him. He grumbled unsatisfied with my answer and he turned his head down. Then his head turned back up to lean in closer to me and to study my eyes. “You haven’t hunted in a while, have you?”
He was some what disappointed and the 5 year old me popped out for a moment when I shrank into my seat and shook my head. “You shouldn’t do this. If you see any blood at all during the school day, you will ruin our lives here!” His voice grew more serious. “I know... And you see I-” I stopped talking as Emmett came back with a tray full of extra things.
I just wanted the Crispitos. I thanked him anyways. Rosalie grumbled about something, but I ignored that.
"What are you even doing out here? Its like 2 a.m. and school is in like 6 hours." Jacob asked. "I couldn't sleep so I decided to walk around. And what do you mean me? You are younger than me, what are YOU doing out here so late?" I pointed at him in the darkness. "Same as you.This whole story started as soon as the new girl started school at Forks High school. Like us. She didn’t fit in.
We had a secret that no one knew. We weren’t human. We weren’t aliens- no. I’d rather of been that instead of this monster. A vampire. We all were.
Edward Cullen. My “brother” my adoptive one of course. We all had no resemblance. Edward was the most beautiful than the rest of us. He also could read our minds so he knew that he was. Then there was Alice Cullen. She was a fashionista. She never let us wear the same outfit twice. She could see our future so she always knew she would get her way
Emmett Cullen - the strongest of us all- He was very cocky. Always stubborn. Like his Wife Rosalie Hale, or to everyone normal: his, everyone elses’ sister and mine, the both had no “sixth sense”. Then there Jasper Hale. Rosalie’s twin brother. He was Alice’s husband he was the one you could never stay mad at. Really. He could alter the emotion you feel. You could be pissed but then you’d feel calm. You’d be mad but you couldn’t be.
We all are either 17 or 18. Well that’s the age we’re stuck at.
Then we had our very handsome father, Carlisle Cullen. He was the town’s best doctor. Then our Mother…. Esme Cullen. She was a stay at home mom.
Then there was me. The newest member of the Cullen/Hale Coven. Adelaide Cordelia Taylor-Cullen. My sense was everything. I could be human- I could be vampire- I could read minds- I could see the future-- I could be nothing. I can mimic others in a way. I can look exactly like them. Sound like them. Act like them. Even have their sense.
I was always in my human form. With a normal temperature of 93 oF, not in anyway venomous, no sparkle of the sunlight, I can sleep, I can eat. Human food didn’t sustain my thirst for blood of course. The bad side to this was... I had no way to have my vampiric senses while in this vessel, nor did I drink blood. I was pretty much completely human. This is the dream right? Not when your family has always felt jealousy towards you in an envious way and when it came time to feed.
Even in my perfect stage, I can’t age, I can’t have kids
I hate living like this at least. I’m not fully “trained” as everyone else. I’ve been living with the Cullens/Hales for 5 years now. We’ve moved here right before the school year started. I didn’t find them. They found me. I was on a hunt in the city close by and Carlisle found me and offered me a home and a life living off animal blood. At first I didn’t want any part in their ‘vegetarian’ diet. But then he had come to me himself..Edward Cullen. He had talked to me and convinced me.
I’ve known Carlisle long ago same with Esme.
Then I met him. Edward- We had been-- Romantically involved for about 15 years. Even plans of marriage decades ago. Esme and Carlisle were happy for Edward... Saying they were glad that he had found someone who he could be with forever. Then all of a sudden that all changed. So everything thing we manage together was demolished in those very seconds. I tried to remain calm but what the Hell? I couldn’t. I kept my composure to show him I understood (Which I didn’t). I shielded my mind- my thoughts from him so he couldn’t see my rage.
I left in an instance. I left to a small country I can’t even remember but it wasn’t that funded and if something happened it was nothing the Volturi would even flinch at.
And I let all my rage out.
Yes. When I was with Edward tried his diet, but I cheated once or twice on it. But he was understanding. Then I murdered an entire town in one night.
I’ve moved from city to city. Over the decades. Country to country. Continent to Continent. I was a carnivore. No- A normal vampire... A monster. I loved my ruby eyes. I was very vain of course. I still am.
As soon as I was fully a vegetarian those topaz looking right at me through the glass was shattering. Of course when I was when “Human form” I was a blue eye beauty. So, I’d never saw my eyes get darker and yellow.
Being born in 1553... I think....- I am older than my whole family but yet I’m the newest.
But with all this time, I’ve been many different things. I’ve studied medicine, Psychology, every single religion. I was a witch, a satanist, and even a scientologist. Now... Nothing. I don’t care if there’s a heaven, hell or even a purgatory. Either way, I’m damned.
From what I know I don’t plan on dying anytime soon. Or so I hope. I can’t really. I’ve never been liked by the Volturi. Partially for my massacres I’ve done over the centuries. And since I won’t join their coven. Aro wants someone with abilities like mine on his side. Well because my ability is everything.
When I was with Edward he taught me how to play piano. I would’ve learned before but I had no patience with the instrument. He had changed me to some....Sweetheart girl who every guy wanted to show off to his friends and parents. My temper had ceased to a certain degree and I did what I could to please Edward...Except my diet of course, I guess that might have been the reason why we split. But still....
Yes, feelings I have for him are still present but well hidden. The feelings he has for me always contradict. Well now it’s more like a childhood friend. Of course he has the same feelings but are hidden well compared to mine and are pushed away by denial.
I’m not going to push that.
Thank goodness that I had a shield up. He didn’t need to know what I’m thinking.
I felt a smile curl on my lips.
Of course he couldn’t know that I’m thinking or even know that I’m thinking. I was in biology by myself. None of my family was with me- Alice didn’t take this or Jasper. Rosalie and Emmett were in a higher class. Edward was in the second class of Junior Biology. With the new girl. He would have fun in that class. All of the students that were male were having strange gross thoughts about her. And the females were either excited, didn’t care or were jealous of her new found spotlight.
Isabella Swan. Or Bella as she preferred. She was the new shiny toy. And I didn’t care for her. But she was different..... Maybe her blood was different too...Maybe if I got to taste- No! Dammit, 5 years of this and it could be destroyed if I think like this. Animals...That’s what I have to stick to.
So, okay fine- it satisfies the burning feeling in my throat but it doesn’t satisfy the taste- the hunger for the innocent. Of course that addiction never will be happy. Or ended. The only thing I can do is just be good at saying no to the monster in me.
Just sitting here just in my thoughts the droning of Mr. Banner being ignored but still noticeable. I can’t exactly just block him out. And being in this form all of those extra spectacular senses, they are all numbed. But I still have to fight the will to drink everyone in here.
But enough of me.
The whole room is filled with the atmosphere of anxiety. Probably waiting to meet this new girl.
So sad how the human race can only focus on one thing, and it gives their life meaning again... Or something like that.
I admit I am a monster, but at least I’m not human. They are so primitive compared to my race of super humans.
I act like a human. Yes. I try to blend in. And I do it because I like sleep and to eat. But I hate I have to pick only one. Either be a poor imitation of a human or be a vampire and be tortured by the sweet scent.
I can’t pick between them. I hate being limited to certain times of days and the weather. I also hate the fact I can be out whenever but can’t be superhuman.
The bell finally rang. I- as usual was the first person to get up and walk out. Now it was time for lunch. I could eat- of course- but the lunch a lot of times sucked. Its the equivalent of “vegetarian” vampire diet. It was blood but it wasn’t what we want. It provided us with the strength we need and the energy, but it was a poor imitation- like the food. If the food was good, I’d have a good day.
My “siblings” would get food but it would just sit there, and if I liked it, then guess what? I get 5 extra servings. They never rejected this. I mean yeah they thought it was strange that one of their kind could find human food to be good.
As a vampire I found this to be repulsive- even in this form, I think its grotesque but once I get passed the stench it can be quite succulent. But most of the time- this substance they school tries to pass as “food” is plain sickening.
As I try to surpass everyone to get to the cafeteria to meet my family in line, I hear the impatience of everyone to meet Isabella Swan.
I don’t know much about her. But I know that she is Chief Swan’s daughter. The whole room was buzzing waiting for her arrival. And I’ve been getting so many reminders of it. For some reason I’m the only Cullen/Hale that everyone finds talkable or something.
I’d be walking to class and, “Hey, Addy! How are you?” Mike Newton or any other animate person would greet.
They’re trying to be nice I know, but making any relation with a human could be dire to my family. If I let enough out, some human could guess something was up. Like it could be some joke. Or they’d say something mindless like them saying that we act like vampires or something like that.
If they were to guess what we are, we’d have to leave, even if they’re wrong. We still have to. We can’t take the chance.
And one thing I hate about these humans is that they think they have to right to give me a nickname. Just doing so makes my blood boil. They do not have the liberty to defile my name in such a manner.
Addy, and Ad are my nicknames. My family are the only ones who could call me that though. Of course I get the occasional name from Emmett that grinds my gears but I let slide.
But if it happens too often then there’s trouble.
Here I was in the cafeteria. Waiting for the line to form. Right now its a big glob of people. It usually takes a couple minutes before one of the teachers scold everyone for being informal and commands them to form a line.
Then she walks in. Bella Swan. She’s not that pretty. Brunette hair, brown eyes, fair skin which indicates she hasn’t seen the sun in a while, but the thing is... She’s from Phoenix, it’s sunny there everyday... Strange.
I try not to dwell on the strange girl.
The line proceeds. What’s today’s creation? I think to myself. As I’m next in line, I finally see what they’re trying to feed me.
Crispitos. Sweet.
One of the only lunch meals that they don’t tamper with and is good.
I happily take my serving of 2 and go farther down the line. The fruit side is an apple. Sweet- and the vegetable,I pass on- carrots. I hate carrots. Even when I was mortal, I hated them.
I walk to the normal table we sit by. The one in the corner that kept us out of the light of the sun. We don’t come to school days that’s its sunny. But sometimes the sun does shine for a moment or two.
And just that little time can give us away.
So maybe you ask, But can’t you go out into the sun?, I’d say yes. But it would be suspicious if only one sibling would go to class on good, sunny days.
But none of them are here yet. They’ll be here very soon. The forecast was sunny till noon, then it’d drop down to 65 and be drizzly and and cloudy. And that’s exactly what it’s like now. I’m only here early is because I’m the only one that has all the important classes before lunch. The rest of them don’t. That’s why they even bother to come today.
I ate quickly, you know just to do it before they got here and were grossed out, envious, or just mean and mock me. I started to feel warm in here, mostly for the reason that the school’s heater system just kicked on. Oh well....So much for eating.... Sneakily I removed the shell I enclosed myself in but kept my hair the same... No one needs to see that difference. The senses come back to me in like a bolt of lightening. The chatters of everyone. The blood running through them. The heart beats and then...It hits me.. The scents of everyone here. The temptation runs through me. No- no! I ball my fists up nonchalantly- if that’s possible and take in quick short breaths. I don’t have to breathe at all, but its just uncomfortable to not have the sense of smell and also not breathing seems weird to humans.
“Who is she? The one sitting by herself?” A voice I never heard before whispers to someone. This must be the Bella Swan girl. My ears felt as if they perked up my like a dog. “The pretty raven hair blue eye chick?” A voice I do know- Jessica Stanley. “That’s Adelaide Cullen. She’s not alone, if she’s here so is her family.” Jessica’s voice sneers. She doesn’t like me. She doesn’t like any of us.
Then the new girl quickly drops the topic, but I can feel her gaze on me. I glanced at her a few times, then she’d look away innocently or sometimes just keep staring as if its not uncomfortable to me.
“Who are they?” Bella asked again. “The Cullens.” Another voice- Angela Weber answers.
They’re here.
“They’re... Um, Doctor Mrs. and Mr. Cullen’s foster children. They moved down here from Alaska a few years ago.” “They kind of keep to themselves.” “Yeah, cause they’re all together- Like together ‘together’ “
“The blonde girl, That’s Rosalie. And big dark hair guy, Emmett- They’re like a thing. I’m not even sure that’s legal.”
“Jess, they’re not actually related.” “Yeah... But they live together. It’s weird. And the little dark hair girl, Alice. She’s really weird. And she’s with the blonde one who looks like he’s in pain. Doctor Cullen is like this Foster dad/ matchmaker.” “Maybe he’ll adopt me.”
Jessica and Angela both explain. The Bella girl watches as they all come sit by me.
“Then uh, Adelaide she’s the newest foster kid. She’s very different from them all. She has different eyes and skin. They say that Alice and her are like 3rd cousins or something like that. But that’s obviously not true. But if you watch, she’s the animate one of them all. It’s like she’s the only one that isn’t weird. But when she’s with them, she always talks. But then when she’s not with them she’s like a different person.” Jessica explains.
“Hello, Addie.” Alice smiles at me. “Hey, Alice.” I greeted back. “Who’s he?” Bella asked Jessica and Angela again. “That’s Edward Cullen. He’s totally gorgeous, obviously. But apparently nobody here is good enough for him. Like I care, you know. Like seriously don’t waste your time.” Jessica warned. “I wasn’t planning on it.” Bella said looking our way staring at Edward. Good. I mentally slap myself. I glanced at him. Edward. He smirked as he heard their conversation.
I have nothing to worry about. Like Jessica said, Edward isn’t interested in anyone here.
“Hey, Edward, feel like getting some lunch? I want human food.” I suggested, but he wasn’t listening. Too caught up in Bella’s gaze, probably trying to catch her thoughts. Whatever. I shrugged off him. “Emmett?” I asked, breaking his conversation with his wife. “Yeah, little sis?” He turned to me. “Mind getting me some more lunch?” I hoped he’d say yes. He smiled. “Sure. Rose, wanna come along?” He asked his blonde love. “Sure. Not like there’s anything better to do than to do whatever she wants.” Her voice dripped with sarcasm. Emmett ignored that and pulled her along.
Soon enough Edward turned to me. “What were you saying?” He asked politely looking into my eyes showing that he was then paying attention. “Nevermind. I got Emmett to do it for me.” I replied. “Oh, sorry I wasn’t paying attention.” He apologized, “So what is today’s schedule for today?” He asked.
“Well for English, it was a study hall, she has a hangover and slept late and was not prepared,” I thought quickly through the past from the first half of the day. 1st period was English, 2nd and 3rd I had open periods, 4th was Science, then I had lunch. So there wasn’t anything much to tell him. “Science was over identifying the 4 types of Mitosis. We’re having a competition tomorrow.” I informed him.
He nodded as a response.
“What do you think of the new girl, Isabella Swan?” He asked with some annoyance in his voice. “Not much really. She likes being called Bella not Isabella. She seems very awkward, and everyone is treating her like some princess.” I shrugged.
His voice lowered. “Doesn’t she...smell... unusually good compared to everyone else?” He hesitantly asked. “Like what do you mean?” I scrunched my brows together. “Like- she smells better than anyone else?” He rephrased his question.
“I try not to dwell on the scents of the humans here.” I reminded him. He grumbled unsatisfied with my answer and he turned his head down. Then his head turned back up to lean in closer to me and to study my eyes. “You haven’t hunted in a while, have you?”
He was some what disappointed and the 5 year old me popped out for a moment when I shrank into my seat and shook my head. “You shouldn’t do this. If you see any blood at all during the school day, you will ruin our lives here!” His voice grew more serious. “I know... And you see I-” I stopped talking as Emmett came back with a tray full of extra things.
I just wanted the Crispitos. I thanked him anyways. Rosalie grumbled about something, but I ignored that.
