Isa & the Happily Ever After System

9. Inevitable

Frost greeted me on Tuesday morning and I was reminded of a certain canon event. The crash.

I could try to evade it but someone else might get hurt or even killed, that didn't sit well with me.

I wasn't sure what to do honestly. And it showed in Calculus, I couldn't help subconsciously flipping my mechanical pencil back and forth between my fingers.

"Is something wrong, Isa?" A smooth voice to my right entoned.

"What gave you that impression?" I side-eyed him only for him to nod to my fidgeting. "Oh... I'm sure it will all work out, I'm probably overthinking things."

I watched as Edward's brow furrowed, and brief pass of irritation went through his eyes. No doubt to his inability to read my mind.

In History, we were assigned a project on our favorite or least favorite time in American History. We were encouraged to work in groups of 3. Edward and Jasper were quick to claim me as their third group member.

Jasper held his hand out, a soft southern drawl subtle as he spoke, "I didn't get to introduce myself yesterday, Jasper Hale."

I shook his hand, "Isa Swan."

Some of my nerves for later today must have been evident because I felt a wave of calm come over me.

"Why don't you come to our house to work on the project?"

"Shouldn't you check with your parents first?"

Edward leaned forward, "Carlisle will still be at work and Esme loves company."

The bell rang and I rose, "Still will you call? Just to make sure, I don't wish to impose."

Jasper gave a soft smile before flipping open his cell phone and pressing a speed dial.

"Hello Esme, we were thinking of having a classmate, Isa, over for a school project." He grinned before handing the phone to me.

"Hello dear." Came a soft voice. "You are more than welcome to come over. I would love to cook you dinner. What's your favorite food?"

"Vietnamese. Pho to be exact but I'll be happy with anything you prepare."

A kind laugh came on the other line, "I love making something new. You've made my day, Isa."

After I got off the phone with Esme, I called my Dad. He was happy I was making friends especially the Cullens because 'they get enough of a bad rep' and it was about time someone reached out to them.

The rest of the morning was uneventful, I told Edward at PE that my dad said it was fine for me to come over. Alice gave a 'I told you so' grin to Edward who just smiled back.

Lunch was the usual in my car.

Biology came and went with Edward and I winning the golden onion.

Spanish was uneventful.

Afterwards, Edward and Emmett were on either side of me as we went toward the parking lot. I could feel Edward's stare as I became twitchy again. There were too many teens in the parking lot.

Then I heard it. The screetch. I looked up to see Tyler's van loose control on a patch of black ice. I saw as his projectory wasn't toward me but a little kid that was waving toward their older sibling who looked on in horror.

I was moving before I was even thinking. Even at Alice's scream of, "No!"

I got to the kid in time to push them out of the way of the oncoming sliding van. I thought I was out of the way only to hear a scream as I turned and saw i was between the van and the parking lot brick wall. I quickly side stepped but not quick enough when I felt something hit me in the back of the head.
I fell vaguely noticing the brick wall falling down around me.

I barely was able to turn over before wincing at the sharp pain at the back of my head.

Rosalie's beautiful face destraught appeared above me, I could see her shouting something at those around her but my hearing was muffled. Cold fingertips against my skull. Then the world looked foggy. Oh I'd had this before, head injuries were the worst and then I succumbed to the darkness.

I came to briefly. Sounds thundered in my ears.

"Her vitals are not good. Get me..."

Through the small crack that I opened my eyes I saw the handsome face of no doubt Dr Carlisle Cullen.

"Stay with us, Isa."

A ding rang in my head making me want to wince if only I could move.

[Mission accomplished: Intro to all the Cullens
Reward: Get-Out-of-Death one use buff]

As darkness took me in its embrace again, I heard as alarms sounded off all around me drowning out the beeping.

"We are losing her!"

Losing who...

[[[[ERROR ERROR ERROR]]]]
[[[[G-O-o-D buff applied, primary objective must be completed before death of agent.]]]]

And then I knew nothing more.