their little mate

Chapter Three: First Day from Hell

**Warning: Mentions of abuse**
Kiara's POV:
I'm sitting in between Emmett and Jasper when some girl comes in later than us. "Ahh Ms Swan, how kind of you to join us. Take your seat in front of Jasper, please." I can feel Jasper tense beside me and whisper softly to him. "Jas, are you okay? Is something wrong?" Jasper looks down at me and slowly nods. "I'm fine, little darling. Isabella is just a little obsessed with my family. She makes us quite uncomfortable. Don't worry, you're pretty little head about it." I blush when he calls me pretty. No one ever calls me pretty. He still seems tense, so I grab his hand softly under the desk. He tenses more before relaxing completely. Jasper looks shocked before he smiles and gives my hand a gentle squeeze. We continue on with class normally until it's time to go. As I'm walking in front of Emmett and Jasper, a foot is kicked in front of me. I don't see it in time and of course I trip. With a gasp, I feel myself start to fall, but an arm wraps around my waist, keeping me upright. I turn to see Emmett has his arm around me, and Jasper looks worried. I only end up hitting my leg, and I whimper softly as I whisper. "I'm okay, I just tripped on something. I promise." Emmett shares a look with Jasper before glaring at Isabella. "Watch where you're going, Isabella. You could have hurt her." Isabella rolls her eyes and says shortly. "Oh please, she's fine. It's not like she's important or anything. Just a whore looking for attention." I could have sworn I heard both Emmett and Jasper growl at her before Jasper says, "Actually Isabella, I believe the only whore is you. Kiara is more important than you'll ever be. To our entire family. Especially Emmett and I. So watch what you do or say. You won't like what happens if you bully her." She glares at me as we walk out of class. They lead me to the art room before Emmett says quietly. "Alice will be joining us in this class. Ready to meet her, little one? Don't worry. She just gets really excited." I frown nervously but nod anyway. Jasper and Emmett both kiss my forehead before they head into class . I blush before walking into art. "Um, excuse me. My name is Kiara Santos. I'm the new student." The teacher smiles, and as she says, "Ah yes, welcome dear. My name is Miss Paulo. You may sit next to Alice, dear. Behind Jasper and Emmett. I'll sign your paper and bring it to you." I smile as I walk to Alice. "Oh, I'm so excited you're here! Emmett and Jasper both seem smitten with you. Hopefully, you'll end up together. I do love happy endings." Alice's statement makes me blush even darker. She smiles sweetly and whispers. "Today you should follow us to our house. You can meet our adoptive parents, Carlisle and Esme. They'll both absolutely love you. I just know it!" As she's talking, I start drawing out what we're supposed to be working on. Something you've always wanted. A dream of some kind. Something you wish to come true. Alice stops and looks at my drawing. With a sad smile, she says. "A family? I'm sorry to jump to conclusions, but you didn't have the best home life, did you?" I tense briefly before I whisper, "No, you could say it wasn't the best. Only my mother really took care of me. My father got in an accident years ago, and ever since, he's been a bit abusive. That's why we moved here. To get away from him." My eyes widen when I realize what I said. "Oh, please don't hate me! I didn't mean to tell you all of that. Please forget I said anything." I can feel a panic attack coming quickly. Alice seems to notice, too, as she says, "No no no it's alright. You didn't do anything wrong. Please calm down. It's okay. What can I do? How do I help?" I shake my head, tears begin to fall as I struggle to calm myself. All of a sudden, a wave of calm hits me. But it only helps for a second, and then I'm lifted into someone's arms and feel a rush of air. It takes a moment for me to realize I'm no longer in art. I open my eyes and see Jasper with Emmett next to us . We're all outside in my Jeep. "Little darling, I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong. Do you think you can do that for me?"
I nod as he moves me to sit on his lap sideways. Emmett sits beside us while his hand rubs up and down my back as I whisper. "Two years ago, my father got in a really bad car accident and almost died. When he recovered, the pain made him turn to alcohol. It started with him yelling at us for little things. Like dinner not being done by the time he got home or my homework not being done. Then one time he got mad because I didn't want to meet his friend. He was a creepy old man who used to look at me with eyes filled with lust, so I tried to avoid him. But that made my father angry. He was so angry he grabbed me by my upper arm and then threw me against the wall. I landed hard on the ground and broke my arm, and almost broke my back as well. But the carpet saved me. He didn't even realize he did it until I screamed in pain. My mom had to leave work to bring me to the ER because he was too drunk. Obviously, we couldn't tell what happened, so we lied. Everything was fine for a while, but we were cautious. We both started saving away our money, so we had a backup plan in case he did something horrendous. Which he did. About three months ago," I took a shuddering breath feeling the tears fall from my eyes at the flashbacks. Emmett takes me from Jasper and whispers, "We can stop. You don't have to keep going, little mate." I smile weakly before saying, "I trust you both, I don't know why, but I do. So I want to tell you, I'm just scared you'll be disgusted in me when you find out. And I know we just met today, but I really like you both. Back to my story. Three months ago, my father came home really drunk. My mom was at work, so it was just the two of us. I was in my room trying to sleep when my door was opened." Emmett unconsciously tightens his hold. "My father walked in and started to take off my clothes. Immediately, I knew something was wrong. So I started to fight back. He didn't like that. But I kept fighting. Finally, he just gave up and walked out. As soon as he was gone, I locked my door and called my mom. She rushed back, and we made a plan to leave. For three months, we were walking on eggshells just trying to get away. Finally, we discovered my grandfather had left my mother his entire fortune. So we took what we could and left. And now we're here. I can't explain why, but I had a feeling forks was where I needed to be." Both Jasper and Emmett tense. Jasper nods and says, "We know the reason, it's just we're scared you'll be afraid of us once we tell you. You're very important to us, so we want to tell you. We just want to get to know you a little more before we do. Is that alright?" I smile shyly before I whisper, "Yes, I'd like that." Jasper and Emmett both kiss my cheeks before Emmett says, "Ready to go back, little one?" I nod slowly as we all get out of the jeep. As we're walking back into the school, the bell rings for lunch. We all make our way to the cafeteria and meet up with their siblings. Alice and Lucas go in first. Then Rosalie and Kieran. Finally, Emmett, Jasper, and I. My hand wrapped tightly around Emmetts with my other hand wrapped around his bicep. I'm hoping to hide from all the stares again. Emmett chuckles as he leads me to their lunch table. They all grab trays but don't eat. I ignore that as I separate from them to grab my lunch. As I'm walking to the line, someone trips me. I fall, and all of a sudden, I feel a cold liquid drip down my head and ruin my shirt. I look up with tears in my eyes and see Isabella smirking down at me. "Oops, you should probably go clean that up." I feel a figure stand behind me. Looking back, I see Rosalie. "Come, little one, let's go clean you up." She grabs my hand and lifts me up. One arm around my back and the other holds my hand as she guides me out of the room. We pass by our table, and Alice jumps up to join us. I look and see both Kieran and Lucas have to hold Emmett and Jasper down from doing anything. "I'll be okay, I promise. Don't do anything stupid." They both relax slightly and nod. Emmett hands Rosalie his sweatshirt that I was wearing earlier. With that, the three of us walk to the nearest ladies' room.

Emmett's POV :

Jasper and I watch as Rosalie and Alice lead our mate to the bathroom. I'm steaming mad at what Isabella did. If our mate hadn't asked us not to do anything, we would have probably done something drastic. Isabella has no right to attack our mate. Even if she doesn't know what she is to us. She's an innocent tiny human who never even met Isabella before. Edward looks upset. "I thought Isabella was going to change. When she first started talking to us, she was nice to me. Now I see she doesn't have a nice bone in her body. I'm sorry for bringing her near our family. But at least she doesn't know our secret. Also, you both should know that Kiara realized we don't eat but chose to ignore it. She doesn't have any thoughts about us being different. Only that she's glad to finally have friends. Your mate is definitely special, in a good way. Her thoughts are pure. And she really likes you both." Jasper and I smile fondly, as Jasper says. "In class, the smell of blood was getting to me, and all she had to do was grab my hand, and it disappeared. I was so shocked. Alice wasn't kidding when she said her blood wouldn't bother us. I didn't even smell blood after she held my hand. It's refreshing not having to worry about attacking some students. Also, Emmett and I have decided to talk to Carlisle and ask permission to tell her tonight. We don't want to hide anything from her. " Everyone relaxes at this. The cafeteria doors open, and Alice walks in, followed by Rosalie and Kiara. Rosalie has her arm around Kiara, who has changed into my grey hoodie and a pair of matching grey workout shorts. She looks breathtaking. Jasper and I  can't take our eyes off her. The three girls come back as each sit back with their mates. Kiara chooses to cuddle into Jasper as she sits between him and I. I run my fingers through her hair that's wet, probably from being washed off smoothie. Rosalie sits next to Kieran, and Alice sits on Lucas' lap. Alice smiles widely and says, "Kiara, this is my boyfriend Lucas. And that's Rose's boyfriend, Kieran. Also, our other brother Edward. Say hi boys." Lucas looks a little tense before he too relaxes shocked. "Hello, Kiara. Nice to meet you." Kiara smiles shyly and hides her face in Jasper's chest. "hi," she whispers quietly. We all coos at her shyness. Kieran waves and says, "It's nice to meet you, little cutie." Kiara blushes at the nickname while Jasper tightens his arms around her. Kieran chuckles, "Don't worry Jas, she's all yours and Emmetts." We all  laugh at this. Kiara manages to eat a little bit of food before the bell rings. They all split off in two directions. Lucas, Kiara, Jasper, and I head to math class. While the others head to economics. The teacher has us all sit in the back. When he gives Kiara her slip back, he also hands her a book. His hand accidentally brushes against hers, and she flinches. "I'm sorry, sir." He just walks away, not even noticing. But Jasper and I both move a little closer to her in hopes our proximity will keep her calm. The bell rings in no time, signaling it's time for gym. The three of us break away from Lucas and head to the gym. I hold her hand as Kiara grabs my bicep, too, hiding behind my bulky figure once again. Kiara tenses slightly when she sees both Isabella and Eric glaring at her from the corner of the room. Subconsciously moving closer to me as I tighten my grip on her hand as I rub circles around her palm. Relaxing slightly, Kiara goes over to the teacher and hands him the slip to sign. "Ms Santos, you can sit out with Jasper for today. He isn't feeling well, so you can keep him company. I'll have your uniform next class. " Kiara nods slightly before going and sitting with Jasper. "You didn't have to lie to sit with me. I would have been ok, you know." Jasper chuckles as he wraps his arm around her shoulder, "I know that, little darling. But I felt the need to protect you from Isabella and Eric. Don't think I didn't notice them glaring at your cute self." Kiara blushes. All of a sudden, a loud sound is heard, and then a volleyball comes flying at her face. Jasper couldn't stop it without people noticing his secret. "Kiara!" is all she hears before she loses her vision fades to black. I notice Isabella and Eric in the corner smirking. A growl bubbles up in my chest.

*Kiaras jeep above*