Edited
[chapter three]
Everyone thinks that
we're perfect
B E L L A GRABBED EDEN'S ARM WITH A HESITANT SMILE. It's been a few days since they've met and already Bella has noticed that Eden was a bit... blunt and mean at times. It seemed to her that Eden doesn't go out as much, and how she doesn't understand basic human manners- her feelings are still hurt from the time she laughed at Bella when she tripped, there's also the multiple times Eden has growled at people when they've upset her. Bella was afraid to introduce her to her friends, so for the past few days they've been hanging out with each other in library which they soon got tired of and so Bella has finally decided to introduce Eden to her friends.
"Some of my friends are a bit nosy, just a warning." Bella mumbled awkwardly to Eden as she led her to her friends who were sitting in the cafeteria. The people sitting were all laughing, making Eden anxious. She hates meeting new people. Once Bella and Eden had arrived to the table they all became quiet and stared at Eden who shifted awkwardly. It may have been a few days but Eden has already gained a reputation for herself. Everyone by now at the school knew of Eden; the cold-hearted bitch who was only nice to her 'step-brother's' girlfriend. Bella sat down next to Mike, who quickly brought a chair from another table for Eden.
"Hi, I'm Eden." Eden introduced herself with a short smile and to her surprise the group was actually nice her. Most people at this school were often afraid of her, these ones seemed nice. They all greeted back making Eden feel less awkward, and then began to continue with their conversation before she and Bella interrupted them. They reminded her of her teenage years- albeit they were short-lived, one where she didn't have much friends like Bella. Similar to vampires, werecoyotes can live for many years and look the same at the age they shifted. Eden shifted at the age of 17 in 1918, around the same time as Edward, who was her only friend. The day she shifted is a terrible memory for Eden, one she doesn't want to think about, so she decided to pay attention to the people around her.
Eden quickly noticed that Jessica pretty, but from the tiny glares aimed at Bella whenever she talked to Mike, Eden decided that Jessica maybe isn't as nice as the others.
"So Eden, what brings you to Forks?" Angela questioned her with a sweet smile on her face before swiftly pushing her glasses further into her face. Eden's golden eyes widened in surprise as the sudden question. She realised everyone was suddenly looking at her, they must've wanted Eden to be comfortable before asking her questions.
"Uh, you know, the usual." Eden replied before realising that wasn't the right thing to say. Angela's face shifted into confusion whilst Jessica raised one eyebrow up.
"The usual being my parents thinking its a good idea to move to different states and dropping me off at my uncles house," Eden quickly said before laughing awkwardly at everyone's confused face. She began to swear at Edward in her mind, she's not sure how they forgot the excuse for her moving to Forks in the middle of the year. Bella must've noticed her panic because she swiftly changed the subject into something she knew the group would be interested in.
"Her uncle is Dr. Cullen" Bella said with a small smile aimed at Eden, although it was a good save from a conversation that shouldn't have been awkward for a normal human being, it still made Eden want to jump off a cliff at the mention of the Cullens.
"Cullen? As is Edward, Rosalie, Emmett, Alice and Jasper? The Cullen's?" Jessica blurted out in disbelief , for some reason she felt the need to mention all of the Cullen's names as if Eden wouldn't have known who they were if she didn't.. Her dark blue eyes were wide and her mouth was open in an 'o' shape. Eden hesitantly nodded, unsure why she seemed so interested. She wasn't sure what's up with this school, it seemed as though everyone was interested with her family and it made Eden hate all of the attention.
Jessica's instantly smiled wider, she was now interested at the new girl and was eager to learn more about her. Eden wished Bella would've warned her, or even Edward about the severe interest that comes with being a Cullen.
"Well why don't you tell us more about them, ya know? Introduce them to us, tell us all the juicy goss." Jessica asked, smirking as she laid her hand on her chin and moved closer to Eden. In that moment Eden decided she wanted to murder Jessica as brutally she could, the human was annoying her with all of these questions but then swiftly changed her mind when she remembered Alice would have predicted it already in her visions.
"Well Edward is blood relative, he's my second cousin and I guess I'm the closest with Rosalie." Eden said coldly. She didn't want to satisfy Jessica's need for 'juicy goss'. The humans smile slowly went down before going up again. Mike noticing the tension between the two attempted to tap Jessica on the shoulder but was ignored.
"Really? Hm, tell us more, please." Jessica smiled brightly, she eyed Eden with great interest. Jessica was pissing off Eden with every passing minute, the urge to rip off her tongue was becoming stronger. The hate for the human leach surprised Eden, she doesn't usually get annoyed this quick but maybe being caged in for decades has lowered her patience.
"How about you mind your own business please? Hm?" Eden snapped, rolling her eyes as she stabbed a bit of chicken from the food that she had brought and forcefully ate it while glaring at Jessica. The silence that followed was too awkward, Eric and Angela stared at each other with wide eyes whilst Bella stared at Eden in surprise before shifting closer to her and softly laid her hand on top of Eden's. Bella wanted to comfort her new friend- despite not being the best at it and without realising Eden began to calm down.
"Don't want to sound rude but how come you weren't here when your family first enrolled here?" Angela questioned confused, wanting to soften the atmosphere but still having her questions answered. She gentle brown eyes and they reminded her of Edward's before he was turned, it made Eden like her.
"I was at a boarding school" Eden lied and gave the group a fake smile. Eden knew the group were probably nice people but it was too much human interaction for her. She began to feel overwhelmed. Whatever break this was, Eden needed it to end quick.
"So what are you guys doing after school?" She questioned, pretending to be interested and wanting the topic of her life to go. Mike was eyeing Eden in awe for some reason and Jessica was glaring at her. She felt like she was in some teen movie made in the early 2000's that Alice forced her to watch.
"Well they are going shopping and I was planning on joining them but I may go meet my friend, Jacob." Bella answered with a smile and shifted in her seat. Nodding in fake interest, Eden became distracted from her thoughts.
She wanted to go with Bella because the less people there is the better, but at the same time the inner teenage girl in her wants to be liked and go with the others- despite the tense situation she just had with Jessica moments before. Then there's also the coyote in her that just wants to go into the woods and relax, something she's hadn't gotten the chance to do in a long while. Eden never really experienced the full teenage years because she was caged, a shudder ran through her body as she thought back of that place.
" Bella do you mind if I go with you to meet um, Jacob?" Eden asked with a shy smile, she looked down as she realised Bella may accept out of politeness but she doesn't want to go out with the group if Bella doesn't go.
"Of course" Bella replied, a grin on her face and pushed her shoulder against Eden's.
"So it's sometime this weekend, you should come if Bella's plans don't work out" Angela invited Eden with a wide smile, Eden quickly smiled and nodded. She can maybe- just maybe be a normal teenage girl. Angela seemed really nice and Eden liked that, she hasn't had a friend in a while and she's just glad she's made a second one.
"Are Mike and Eric coming?" Bella questioned curiously.
"Nah, they don't like shopping with us, Mike thinks it's too girly for his reputation- whatever that means," Jessica butted in, rolled her eyes and paused, " and Eric doesn't really care but since Mike isn't going he won't go."
"What reputation?" Eric joked before suddenly jumping out of his seat and running away from Mike who began to chase him. Eden began to let out an airy laugh, she liked this. Moments later, after Mike continued to chase Eric for a few moments, the bell rang. This calmed them down and the group began to pack away their things.
Bella noticed Eden was still sitting, just watching them pack. "Aren't you coming?" She questioned.
"Oh, I'm going to class late. Going to use the excuse that I lost my way," Eden answered before pausing, "Perks of being the new student I guess" she joked, this made Bella laugh in agreement. Seconds later, Eden was one of the very few students in the cafeteria. She knew this would be short lived but she felt content-happy.
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Thank you everyone for voting and commenting, i'm so sorry this is a short chapter. It's just a filler before everything gets interesting lol. You'll be seeing jacob very soon!
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