garden of love • emmett and rosalie

6 | the flower of redhead

A sigh escaped Alessandra's lips as she got ready for another day in hell. She was not prepared to go to school today, especially since she finally understood out why the Cullens acted as they did and what they are, which gave her a sense relief cause she thought they were just bat shit crazy.

The dark-haired beauty sat in her car wearing a pair of skinny black jeans with a black and white striped shirt with a v neck. She had on a blue and red checkered flannel and wore her black boots. She let her pin straight hair cascade down her back.

Stepping on the gas pedal, Alessandra drove the usual route to school, her head clouded with thoughts that disappeared once she saw Edward glaring at a guy who glared back at him. Alessandra parked her car in the nearest parking spot and got out, amused. She smirked before walking over, masking her amusement with concern and worry.

"She has a right to know. She is the one the redhead wants." Alessandra rose a brow and immediately knew that the tanned guy was the shapeshifter Seb was talking about.

"Victoria?" Hearing the familiar name on the guy's tongue rose the dark-haired beauty's concern as she piped up a simple question that had the trio look at her with mixed emotions.

"How do you know Victoria?" Alessandra felt her foot tap against the ground impatiently as she narrowed her eyes at the tanned guy. "Hello? I'm waiting. How do you know Victoria?" She repeated, impatiently. Her eyes narrowed as she glanced at all three of them, their faces painted in shock.

"Um...well..."

"Mutt, I don't have all day." She snapped at the shapeshifter.

"Mutt? Do you know what we are?" He asked, and She nodded, rolling my eyes as well. Their jaws dropped. "You don't even know me."

"I don't, but others do. Found out from a friend. I know what you are as well." She informed Edward. "As well as your family." They gulped, and Bella looked at her with fear.

"You won't tell, will you?" Alessandra chuckled, jutting out her hip as she crossed her arms.

"I already did."

"WHAT?!" Bella yelled which made her laugh even more.

"I'm just joking." They glared at her while she continued to laugh, shrugging it off a few seconds later. "Answer my question please."

"Come round tonight, and we'll tell you," Edward said, and she knew there was a double meaning to this. He was going to tell her something else which confused Alessandra, but nevertheless, she nodded and entered school, preparing herself for the evening that would shake her life upside down.

For the rest of the day, Alessandra could only focus on the words of the eldest Cullen sibling, his voice echoing in her brain as she watched the arrow of the clock tick as the seconds went by. Once the bell rang, Alessandra hoped into her car, quickly dropping her friends off and doing her own things before she drove over to the Cullen's house.

A yawn of exhaustion escaped her mouth. She was tired because of school yet curious. She wanted to know how they knew of Victoria and why they were talking about her. Victoria was one of her best friends; she was her anchor. Both she and Seb helped her over her heartbreak, and she was more than happy to call them family, even though they weren't blood-related. She rose a brow as her gaze fell upon a vast modern house.

Wow. I was not expecting a house so beautiful, so modern.

Alessandra parked her car in the driveway, not bothered to park in their garage, and switched off her engine. Stepping out of the car, she locked it before entering the house. Her footsteps echoed as she walked straight up the stairs, using her senses to find them. She didn't care if she barged into their home. It's not like they're going to be surprised, they're vampires for goodness sake. Upon reaching the top step, she was face to face with a blonde.

"Hi, you must be Alessandra. I'm Carlisle." He gave a soft smile which she returned.

"It's nice to meet you," She said as she followed him to a room where all the Cullens were in, including Bella. Alessandra flashed her a smile and sat down next to her. They then began to explain to her how they knew Victoria. From how they met Victoria, James and Laurent at the baseball pitch to when they killed her mate.

"Why would you kill James?" She asked, shocked and confused.

"He was trying to kill Bella."

"But still, you could've done something else. Imagine how much pain she must be in, and she never told me." She muttered, her eyes widening as she realised how much pain she must've been in. And she never told her. "Damn it!" She quickly took out her phone, typing in the number she knew off by heart.

RING

RING

RI-

"Hello?"

"SEB! Did you know?!" She asked, her voice holding urgency and sadness.

"Know what?" His voice was laced with confusion.

"Victoria. Did you know her mate was dead." She told him.

"No, I didn't! How, When, Who, Why." She began to explain everything, standing up and going somewhere else, not caring about the others, at all.

"He was killed, murdered a few months back. The Cullens were the ones to kill him because he tried to attack Bella since he was a hunter."

"WHAT?! Why didn't they do something else! Do you know how much pain she must've been in." He yelled, his voice getting higher in pitch as his anger and worry grew.

"That's what I said." Alessandra's mind was racing, and he was about to say something when she heard arguing from upstairs. Quickly ending the call with a 'talk to you later', she walked back into the room she was previously in and saw the blonde standing up, an angry expression on her face.

"Everything okay?" She asked, and for some reason my worry was genuine. She didn't like the way she acted when she was around the two vampires. Rosalie and Emmett. They brought back memories and feelings she wanted to forget, even if they were happy ones, they still hurt.

"Everything is fine." Reassured Esme, their mother. She nodded.

"Okay. Thank you for explaining, but I must leave."

"Wait!" Alessandra looked over to Rosalie and Emmett who looked like they wanted to say something essential.

"Yeah?"

"We have something else to tell you." She nodded and motioned for them to go on as she sat down. They looked at the others and they left the room. Alessandra looked at Rosalie and Emmett in confusion as they came and sat down next to her.

"What is it?"

"Do you know about mates?" Emmett asked, nervousness laced in his voice. She nodded. "Well, we're mates. All three of us." Her jaw dropped, her eyes widening as she stared at him in shock.

"W-What?"

"I know, it's strange and all but we really are." She shook her head, standing up.

"That's impossible."

"But it isn't!" Exclaimed Rosalie. She then grabbed her arm, causing sparks to ignite. "Can you feel that? That's proof our bond exist." She shook my head, again.

"No, it's not real." She ran out of the house, jumping into her car and speeding down the road, ignoring the calls of her name.

It's all fake. Love is fake. Love is nothing but heartbreak.