Romeo and... Cullen?

4. The Start of More

Verne shook the empty cup of her milkshake, frowning a little. She removed her head from Jacob's shoulder.

        "Did I mention how I came to the Cullens?" she asked, looking at him from the corner of her eye.

        "No, I don't think you did."

        "My parents died in a car crash... my whole family actually. There were five of us. Two brothers, one older one younger."

        "Oh my God, Verne. I'm so sorry."

        "It's, it's fine. We were visiting family in Maine and some drunk trucker was on my dad's tail and wouldn't ease up, next thing I know our whole car's flipped upside and then I'm suddenly in the care of Dr. Carlisle Cullen. Um, Edward was saving me and Bella from some douches and his driving was just a little too fast... I still get trauma from time to time. It's nothing really, it's stupid."

        "No, I don't think that. I'm sorry you had to go through that. My mom died in an accident too, I get it."

        "How are you?" The Cullen family asked when Verne walked in the house.

        Jacob had dropped her off at the edge of the woods and Verne kept all thoughts of him dropping her off away so Edward couldn't hear and alert the family. Verne wasn't really one to go hunting, preferring the blood bags Carlisle made, but catching a couple squirrels before entering the house helped push thoughts of Jake and his family out of her head and brought in nothing but hunting instincts.

        "Exhausted and I wish I could sleep."

        "Sorry sis, perks of being a vamp."

        Emmett patted the empty spot in between him and Edward. Verne sat down before completely flopping, resting her head in Edward's lap and feet in Emmett's. Rosalie sat on the floor in front of Verne and she played with Rosalie's hair with her free hand.

        "What are we watching tonight?"

        "Bollywood movie marathon. My choice," Rosalie said.

        Coven nights like this were the only fun ones to Verne as a vampire. She didn't like to be alone. What Verne really wished was that she could drift off to sleep and dream instead. But at least she had some sort of family around.
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        Verne jumped back quickly as Bella's truck suddenly backed up in the driveway. She was catching a ride with Bella at her insistence. Bella stuck her head out the window at breakneck speed.

        "Woah, woah, Bells. Is this revenge for not pushing you out of the way from Tyler's van?"

        "Sorry! I thought I had the brake on."

        "No harm, no damage done," she joked as she walked around to the passenger's side.

        "Aren't you cold?" Bella looked down at Verne's choice of dress, just a sweater and some shorts. 

        "Eh, not really. Forks' usually worse than this. Ugh, school is going to be so boring today," she said as she looked in the sideview mirror to apply mascara.

        "All my sophomore classes today, some grade training stuff I'm required to attend. Started to forget I wasn't in your grade."

        "Think of it as a rest day, they only need you to take the subject tests to boost the sophomore classes average. Everyone knows your grade is the dumbest."

        "Unh-unh, girl, don't associate me with the rest of them."

        The two laughed.