New dawn -book 1

6. Meeting

Expressionless, I headed for the door, when Seth grabbed my wrist, but he released it very quickly,like I had given him an electric shock. When his skin contacted mine I knew why he dropped it, this was because we were the same degrees except he was a few degrees warmer. We stared at each other until Charlie interrupted. " where are you going ?"

"Erm, going to see bella." I insisted

"ok, but get changed first."

I glanced down at myself, I was still in my running gear. I nodded.

" Jake and Seth will take her, they were heading up there anyway" Sue offered.

"ok" charlie agreed.

I headed upstairs and within a minute, I was dressed. As a walked out the door Jacob and Seth were stood outside, leaned against a 1968 Volkswagen Rabbit. " Volkswagen Rabbit?" I asked as I looked towards the car.

" yeah, how did you know?" Jake asked stunned.

" My dad was a mechanic and I use to help out" I explained.

Jake hopped in the driving seat and me and Seth in the back. It had been five minutes when Seth murmured " how long have you..."

"Phased?" I asked. He nodded. Jake was watching through the mirror. "About eight months. But how did you-"

"when I grabbed your wrist it was the same temperature as my skin"

" So your-" I mumbled.

" yep" he said cheerfully.

And with that answer we arrived to a house panelled with glass and wood. I hesitated as I climbed out the rabbit. What was I going to say? Seth could feel the tension, he grabbed my hand and gave it a gentle squeeze but dropped it when Jake saw it. Jake sniggered. Jerk. I took a deep breath and started walking up the concrete step. Just before I reached the door a teenager with cropped black hair opened it. A familiar smell drifted out the door but I thought nothing of it. She smiled kindly towards me " hello."

"Hello, is Bella in?" I asked.

"Yes, I'll go get her, would you like to step in," she offered. I followed her into a big living room, Jake and Seth followed close behind. She left to go get Bella. I winced in pain as the scent intensified. "holding your breath helps" Jake whispered. I could hear murmurs coming from upstairs but I couldn't make out who it was." there's an English girl downstairs asking for you,"

"ok, I'll come down now." a familiar voice, but with a change said. A few faint whispers later, and some light footstep were coming down the stairs. I slowed down my breath so I wouldn't sound panicky. But I was.

After a few seconds another slim teenager with long, wavy hair, walked down the stairs. Her beauty was incomparable. She had golden brown eyes. She seemed to float down the staircase, she moved with elegance and grace. Was this Bella? She had changed. Closely behind her followed a taller teenage boy with bronze hair. He too had beauty beyond compare. the strong familiar smell burned through my nose.

"Hello, Alice said you wanted me? What is your name?" Bella asked.

"You don't remember me, do you?" she looked at me in confusion. Probably because of my English accent, I had picked up from London,where I had live most of my life. " C'mon Bella, surely you recognise your own cousin." I explained. A smile grew across her face.

"Amelia, you've changed, last time seen you you were five. And now your..." she trailed on. She sniffed the air while she was talking. I knew where she was getting at and I didn't think the analysis was a good one, I frowned as she sniffed the air around me.