Okay, here's my second fanfic, I hope it's written better then Secret Plans, because, personally, I think it seemed a little... eh... I don't know why... but, oh well, I'll still finish it, though, I promise, but it really does only have a few chapters left. Definitely less then five.
SWAPPED
By Emily
Chapter One
SWAPPED
By Emily
Chapter One
"ISABELLA CULLEN!" Rosalie shouted from the bottom of the stairs. Hurry up and get your a** down here or we'll be late and we won't get a nice parking spot!
I laughed at her thoughts (which were surprisingly not focused on Emmett and their night time 'games'). Us--late? Never. Not with Roses driving, at least!
"Coming." I said, barely audible for human ears. But I knew she would hear me, after all, all senses were increased insanely when you're a vampire.
Sometimes I wondered what would have happened to me if I never had the Influenza. The thoughts always came to one verdict; I wouldn't be alone. Of course I had Alice, Rose, Emmett, Jasper, Carlisle, and Esme. But that wasn't what I wanted, I wanted someone to love, someone who loved me, and not like the boys at Forks Highschool, either.
"ISABELLA MARIE MASEN CULLEN!" Rosalie shouted, again.
I left my thoughts there and grabbed my messenger bag as always that would just end up being shoved in my cluttered locker. Well, not really cluttered, but with really good eyesight, it looked cluttered.
"ISABELLA!" I ran down the stairs and was at the door by the time she finished my name.
"Okay, let's go." I said, and out we went. All five of us. Heading off to highschool again, for the millionth time.
As hard as I tried, I couldn't get my drop wondering what would have happened to me had I never had the Influenza.
One-hundred-ten years I had been a vampire. One-hundred-ten years I had been alone. Alone.
Chapter Two
The morning dragged on, as always. I easily answered the questions the teachers directed at me.
Finally lunch came and I was swarmed with the thoughts of all the girls of Forks High School. Mostly lusty thoughts about the new boy—Edward Swan, son of the Chief Swan. I rolled my eyes as I passed by Jessica Stanley and casually gathered food that I wouldn’t even end up eating.
My siblings walked over to their usual table, and I walked to mine. I hated feeling like a peeping tom, and that’s exactly how it felt whenever I was around them.
Hey, look, it’s Edward, or does he like being called Ed? Hmm… I’ll just have to ask him when he sits with us, I’m sure he will, I mean, look at me, I heard Lauren Mallory thinking, just for something to do, the girl was full of gossip, she and Jessica Stanley always were. Edward, sit over h—WHAT? No, no, no! I looked up, what could possibly be going on to make Lauren Mallory act this way, it was funny, though, in it’s own little way.
The instant I took a breath in and saw the new boy standing in front of me, I almost lost it. I could feel my eyes turning black as pitch.
“Mind if I sit with you?” His thoughts were empty, maybe he wasn’t very bright. He looked at me, and I looked back at him. Unlike most boys, his eyes didn’t have that lustful or longing look, they were just… lonely and alienated, like he had never seen a—oh wait, he probably hadn’t seen someone like me before, a vampire with pitch-black eyes.
So that’s what was wrong with Lauren Mallory, the new boy wanted to sit with me, I looked at her and smirked, and then looked back to the boy. He smelled so… perfect. I dug my nails into my palms, and if I was human, they would most likely be bleeding by now.
“Actually, I was just leaving.” I lied, but I had to get out of here before I completely lost it. I tried to leave at a slow human pace, but I felt myself going a little faster then usual, not vampire fast, but human fast.
What got in to her? Did Swan say something to upset her? If he did, then he has another thing coming for him! I heard the Newton kid thinking, the boy was sweet, but also a total pervert.
As soon as I was out of the cafeteria, I ran at a human pace to Roses car to sort through my own thoughts and what had just happened. How had is blood smelled so…? It was taking everything I had to not just go back there and drain him of all his blood. There wasn’t even a word I could use to describe the scent, and I had majored it literature several times! I kept thinking about his pale green eyes. I remembered that when I was human I had had brown eyes, they had practically matched my hair.
What the hell? Why was I thinking about something from over a century ago?! I wasn’t human now, and I would never be again!
Chapter Three
E POV
E POV
I hated it here. Cold. Rainy. Even with spending one month a summer up here for six years straight that ended three years ago, I wasn’t used to it. What I knew, though, was that there was no way Charlie would ever get me to go fishing with him again. I was just too impatient for it.
I got out of the 1953 Chevrolet Pickup Truck that Charlie had so kindly bought me from his friend Billy who couldn’t drive it himself, anymore since he was in a wheelchair. It was a total piece of crap and it couldn’t go fast at all—I hated it, but I appreciated Charlie too much to tell him that.
The morning was a blur, I had to have all of my teachers sign some papers by the end of the day and then return it to the main office.
A boy with pale blonde hair and blue eyes named Mike Newton told me he’d help me with all of that. He was in my both my morning classes so far.
I purchased my lunch and looked around the cafeteria. Mike had asked me to sit with him and his friends today, but I had told him I probably wouldn’t even have lunch—which was obviously a lie.
I walked passed a table in the corner away from the doors, and was all but deserted except for four gorgeous teens who looked like they could be models. There was a girl with blonde hair, and a girl with black. And then a boy with blonde hair and a boy with darker hair. (A/N~Sorry, it doesn’t give a specific color in the book, and there’s no way I’m just going to assign him a hair color, so just go on imaging Emmetts hair the way you have been.)
I assumed them to be Emmett Cullen, Alice Cullen, Rosalie Hale, and Jasper Hale. Mike had so kindly informed me about them right before lunch. But… where was Isabella Cullen? He said that she was definitely the hottest girl in Forks—not that I really cared, I just wanted to see her.
He had said that she was the schools loneliest loner. No boyfriend, no girlfriend, unlike her sibling who were paired off with each other. Emmett and Rosalie, and Jasper and Alice.
So, I looked around, and, sure enough, I spotted her. She was pale, just like her siblings. And she was, no doubt, gorgeous. I refused to use the term “hott” because personally, I thought it was immature.
I walked up to her table, “Mind if I sit with you?” I asked, she looked up at me. Her eyes were black, and I knew that was odd, but I also knew a thing or two about colored contacts and I was pretty sure that that was her case. She looked sad, lonely, and I think I saw a bit of embarrassment in her eyes.
I wondered why she chose to be so lonely, Mike had said every straight or bi guy, and every bi or lesbian girl in school had asked her out at least once, but she had turned them all down saying that she just didn’t date.
“Actually I was just leaving.” She said quickly, I was pretty sure she was lying. Her voice had hitched, and her nails were digging into her palms.
She got up and dumped her try and quickly left. She was fast, and so was Mike, but Isabella Cullen was faster.
“Dude, what’d you do to her? She’s never rushed out like that before.” He sounded angry.
“Relax, Mike. First of all, I didn’t do anything. I just asked her if I could sit with her.” I stated, a little irritated that he would think I did something to her.
He mumbled something quickly, but I didn’t catch it.
“The bell’s about to ring, I better get my stuff from my locker.” I said, and dumped my tray and left the cafeteria—anything to get away from Mikes hostile glare.
Chapter Four
I decided to do the first thing that came to mind—call Esme. I pulled out my Krazr and dialed her number. She answered on the third ring.
“Hello?” She said, breathlessly, she had probably been cleaning up after Emmett and Jasper from their video game tournament.
“Esme, I don’t know how to explain it, but something really bad is going on. I’m coming home right now, okay?” I said, I would try my best to explain it to her when I got there.
“What? How are you going to get home?” Sometimes Esme could be so motherly, but that only made her more lovable. Reluctantly, I laughed.
“I’ll run, off course!” I couldn’t help but smile.
“Okay, be careful.” She said in a motherly tone.
“See you in a few minutes, mom.” She said, she didn’t usually call her that, but she knew Esme liked it.
“Okay.” Her end of the phone clicked, and I put mine away. I got out of Roses BMW M3, after writing a note and leaving it on the dashboard so that the others would find it when they were leaving and not needlessly wait for me.
I ran at human pace to where the trees intensified and then ran faster then ever.
I was home in record speed, I would have to tell Emmett, and no doubt he would try to beat it.
“Bella, is that you?” Esme called from the living room.
“Yes, it is.” I said in my normal quiet voice. Esme was by my side immediately and ushered me to the couch.
“What’s going on, Bella?” She asked so quickly that, if I were human, I wouldn’t have heard her.
“The new boy at school, Chief Swans kid, Edward. Well, there’s something wrong with him…” I trailed off, how was I going to explain this and make sense? It didn’t even make sense to me.
“Problems? What kind of problems?” She asked in a very worried tone. Bella, does that boy know anything? Did he do something to you? What happened?
“No Esme, it’s nothing like that.” I said calmly.
She cocked her head to one side. Then what is it?
“It’s his scent… his blood. I almost attacked him today!” I said repulsively.
Esmes eyes widened. Isabella, what are you talking about? We all know that, besides Carlisle, you are the best at controlling your thir—
“That’s the point!” I nearly shouted. “I don’t know what’s going on! It’s like, all the walls that I’ve built to ignore all human blood came crashing down today because of him! He smelled so extravagant! And that’s an understatement!”
“I’m calling Carlisle.” Esme said, blocking her thoughts from me.
I understood tidbits of her hour long conversation with Carlisle. And from what I gathered, Carlisle wanted me to go to Alaska for a while.
It had been a while since I had seen Tanya and her coven, but that didn’t mean that I was willing to leave my family behind because of one human boy.
When Esme hung up I got to the point immediately. “I won’t go. I’m not leaving because of him. I’ll find some other way.” I said, my voice shook for no apparent reason.
“Isabella, are you really sure that’s the right decision? What would happen if you…?” She trailed off, but I followed the words to her thoughts. Killed him? You know that he has a family and friends. Just go for a little while, please? It’s very hard for me to ask this of you, you should know that. But I only want what’s best for you.
“No, I-I won’t lose control, I promise.” My voice shook again, but this time I knew why. Esme was right. I would lose control and ruin for my family here. I had to leave. I would come back as soon as I could, but for now at least, I had to leave. “I’ll go pack.” I said in a monotone.
I really am sorry that we have to do this, Bella. And that was the last thought I listened to from her for the rest of the day.
I only packed a few things. Four sweaters, five pairs of jeans, other clothing necessities, eight books, my iPod Video, and the locket my human mother had given me. It was silver, and I hardly ever wore it, but I took it everywhere with me, I didn’t think I looked good enough to wear it, even though Alice and Rosalie said otherwise.
Around three I heard the others all getting home from school, laughing as they usually did. And then heard Esme explain to them what was going on, and the laughing ceased immediately. All sound ceased immediately.
After what seemed like hours I heard Emmett’s voice at a thunderously loud volume.
“WHAT?!” He was furious, I could tell. I heard his usually light mute steps, storming loudly up the stairs and into my room where I had left the door open. WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING BELLA?!
It hurt to look at him. I wanted to cry, but as a vampire, I couldn’t. He looked torn, and I was glad that this was happening to me and not Rosalie. Emmett loved me as a sister, and it hurt him this much to lose me for a while, I couldn’t even think how it would be if it was Rose who was leaving for a while.
“I have to leave.” I said quietly.
No, you don’t!
“I really do, Emmett, I’m sorry. I’ll be back soon, though.” I said, keeping my voice quiet to keep it from shaking.
“She’s not lying. She’ll be back very soon.” Alice said, appearing from behind Emmett, Jasper, Rosalie, and Esme all followed her into my room.
“Listen to Alice, baby.” Rosalie said in a reassuring tone. Emmett simply nodded and they both left the room. Out of all of them, Rosalie understood me the most. She knew what it was like to be alone, well, she had only known the feeling for about a year, but still, she had known the feeling, and she knew that was why Emmett was worried about me, too. Because he, too, knew Rosalie’s brief while of lonesome.
Jasper couldn’t understand, though. Even though his power made it so he knew what I was feeling, he didn’t know how terrible it was. Every day he had Alice. Every day Alice had him.
Everyone in this family was paired off—except for me. No one knew how it felt to be alone for over a century except for Carlisle. Carlisle who had gone multiple centuries alone knew what it was like.
“Tell her, now’s the right time to tell her, from what she’s feeling.” Jasper whispered to Alice, and she nodded.
Soon, Bella, soon. You’re not going to be alone for much longer.
I smiled, I always knew I could trust Alice, and now she said I wasn’t going to be alone. Today went from a normal day, to the worst day, to the best day ever.
We said our goodbyes and I went out to the garage and got into my silver Volvo. Rosalie had already filled the gas tank for me, so I wouldn’t have to fill up for a while. Carlisle called when I reached to border of Alaska.
“Bella, I’m really sorry that you had to leave I hope you can forgive me.” He really did sound sorry.
“Carlisle, it’s alright, honestly.” I said, and everything was alright. I had been surprisingly giddy ever since Alice had told me I wouldn’t be alone for much longer.
“Okay then… We’ll see you soon, I don’t think you’ll have to be there for long.” Carlisle said, he sounded a bit surprised, but I didn’t blame him. I couldn’t remember ever being this happy in my entire existence.
