I was sitting in the passenger seat of the Camaro. I was looking out the window silently. Jack reached over and got my hand. He laced his fingers through mine. He squeezed it reassuringly.
“They’ll love you”
“Even Rosalie?”
“Well, maybe not her but everyone else will”
I shook my head.
We reached the most beautiful house I’ve ever seen. He stops behind Edward’s car. He turned off the car then got out. He ran to my side and opened the door for me. He held out a hand. “M’lady”
I smiled and shook my head. I grasped his hand and he helped me out of the car. He shut the door.
“It’s…beautiful”
We walked inside.
“You expected turrets, dungeons, and moats?”
“No…not moats”
They led us to some stairs.
“It’s so light and open” I said.
“Thanks to tinted windows…It’s the one place we never have to hide”
I heard clanging. I looked at Jack. He shook his head.
We told them not to do this”
We entered the kitchen.
A woman who must’ve been Esme walked over.
“Bella, Aussie, we’re making Italiano for you”
“This is Esme, our mother for all intents and purposes” said Edward.
“Bon giorno?” said Bella.
“Molto bene!” Esme smiled.
“You’ve given us an excuse to use the kitchen for the first time” said Carlisle.
“I hope you’re both hungry”
“Oh, absolutely,” answered Bella.
“Bella already ate”
I heard a bowl shatter which made me jump back into Jack’s arms. His arms wound around my waist protectively.
“Perfect,” said Rosalie.
“I just assumed– because you don’t eat, you know”
“Of course. That was very considerate of you”
“Ignore her. I do” said Edward about Rosalie.
“Yes, let’s keep pretending this isn’t dangerous for all of us”
“We would never tell anyone anything” I said.
“She knows that” said Carlisle.
“The problem is, you four have gone public now, so…”
Way to make me feel bad. My shoulders sagged some. Was I putting their family into danger?
“Emmett!” scolded Esme.
“No, they should know,” started Rosalie. “The entire family will be implicated if this ends badly”
“Badly?” asked Bella. “Like, where we become a meal”
Emmett chokes back laughter. Edward and Jack grins. Even Esme chuckles.
“Hi Bella, Aussie!”
I heard Alice.
“I’m Alice.”
She hugged Bella first. “You do smell good”
“Alice”
“It’s alright. Bella and I are going to be great friends just like Aussie and I are.”
I saw Jasper standing tensely.
Carlisle cleared his throat. “This is Jasper. He’s newest to the diet”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you”
“You won’t hurt them, Jasper”
Jack takes my hand and laces his fingers through mine.
“I’ll show you the rest of the house.”
He led me out of the kitchen.
I saw a wall with what looked to be graduation caps?
“Graduation caps?”
“A private joke. We matriculate a lot”
“What a nightmare, repeating high school”
“True but the younger we start out in a new place, the longer we can stay there”
I pondered that thought.
We came across a room. “My room”
I looked in it. There were glass doors leading to a balcony outside, an entire wall had a shelf full of books and CD’s. A CD player rested on a shelf. A couch was in the middle of the room.
“No bed?”
“No. I don’t sleep”
“Ever?”
“No, not at all”
“Can I see what you’re listening too?”
He nodded.
I went over to the CD player and pressed play. Soft Classical music began to play.
“I prefer the old timey music. Beethoven, Bach, those who made classical music”
“I like it”
He smiled. He moved closer to me and held out a hand.
“May I have a dance?”
I placed my hand in his. He pulled me closer to him and we began to slow dance. He pressed his forehead against mine. I closed my eyes in contentment.
“I’ve been alone for ninety-three years. I never thought I would find my mate. You’ve given me a reason to live Aussie.”
I smiled and hugged him. He hugged me back. He held me close to him.
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Young Blood {Twilight-1}
Fanfiction"I'm not good enough for you, I've killed people before" ~Jack "I believe you should let me decide what's good for me and I know for certain you are more than enough" ~Austen Austen Nevaeh Swan is the younger sister of Bella. They both move to Fork...
