Monsters within

ONE- Disasterous birthday party

I sighed as I sat back in my seat in my last class of the day which happened to be world literature. While it was my best subject, I wasn't feeling very motivated to do anything today. I reached down into my bookbag and grabbed my sketchbook and pencils. I flipped the page open while Mrs Rush began her lecture.

Since I sat at the very back of the classroom, not many people (including Rush) even acknowledged my existence during class. I looked outside and saw that it wasn't raining but it looked like it could at any minute.

I looked back at my sketchbook as I began to outline the shape of something. I wasn't sure what it was yet because my hand just did it's own thing while I blinked a few times.

"Miss Swan?" Mrs Rush called my name, causing the class to look at me. I inhaled deeply as I sat up straight, not liking the feeling of all the eyes on me. "Yes Mrs Rush?" I asked. She blinked unamused as she looked at me. "What year was the first love poem written?" She asked me.

I folded my hands on my desk as I sat my sketchbook down. I knew the answer to this. I would study at night when I couldn't sleep while I sat on the roof.

I cleared my throat. "It's thought that Istanbul #2461 is the worlds oldest love poem. It was discovered around the late 1880s and is on display in the Istanbul Museum." I responded. I chuckled quietly at the look on Mrs Rushs face as she nodded. "Eyes up here people."

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I sighed as I walked over to Rosalie's car, the blonde leaning against her car waiting for me. She chuckled when she saw me as I got in the car. "Rough day?" Emmett teased me from the passenger seat. I rolled my eyes as I leaned forward to look at him. "I'm so tired. Mr Joshua gave a packet of homework that he wants by the end of the week which I find absolutely ridiculous. And don't even get me started on Mrs White. She got mad at me because I apparently didn't write her stupid paper about chemical bonding right. Whatever the hell that means." I grumbled at the end as Rose pulled out of the parking lot.

I was heading to the Cullen home tonight for Bella's birthday party that Alice had somehow roped me into participating in. It wasn't that I didn't want to celebrate with her of course but, I just really wanted to sleep. Luckily for me, all Alice wants me to do is help Esme decorate the cake while they decorate the house. It seemed easy enough.

Rose looked at me through the mirror. "Esme picked your dress up from your house earlier. She didn't pick anything too flashy don't worry. It's just a cute knee length black dress." She told me. I nodded as I leaned back in the seat, running my hands through my long hair that was getting on my face.

"What did you guys get Bella?" I asked, not enjoying the silence of the car. Emmett chuckled as he looked back at me. "A new radio for her piece of crap truck." He told me with a chuckle. I chuckled along with him as Rose rolled her eyes.

"I got her a necklace. Alice picked it out." She flatly said. While Rose liked me, she didn't like Bella. Bella wanted to become one of them while I had no desire to ever become a vampire, no offense to the Cullens obviously.

Emmett shook his head as he grinned and looked back at me. "What about you? What'd you get her?" He asked me. I chuckled, finding my gift pretty funny. "I got her a vampire version of R and J." I chuckled as we pulled up to the Cullen house.

We quickly got out of the car and immediately, I could feel the moisture in the air. I smiled as I looked around the grey woods. I loved the view here.

I quickly walked behind Emmett and Rose into the house where I followed them to the kitchen.

I smiled at Esme who was preparing many different shades of green icings. The woman looked up at me and smiled as she walked over to me and pulled me into a hug which I returned.
While she was as hard as stone and as cold as ice, she still somehow managed to give amazing hugs.