"So how was last night with lover boy? Conner asked. We in the library for lunch because Viv has to study for some test. "Did I win the bet?"

"No you did not." I say. "And nothing happened, he painted and I talked and that's it." Alex was fully asleep on the table. "And his mom cooked me the best food I've ever eaten. Plus I realized I know his dad from the summer when I broke my hand."

"How the hell did you break your hand?"

"My friend convinced me that skateboarding was easy especially because I'm a surfer." I mean I eventually got the hang of it but still. "Needless to say I fell broke the hand and then broke the skateboard out of frustration." Conner started to laugh really loud. "Dude library." He stops laughing But is making a face. "Stop before I don't set you up with Paul."

"So he likes boys?"

"Well I mean he's never confirmed it but yea."

"Yay you're gonna get me a boyfriend." I laugh at him and look over to where Viv decided to move too after deeming me and Conner children. "Oh I've been meaning to ask how come you're a senior but Bella's a junior if your twins?"

"They left her back in first grade for lack of social skills and shit like that." I roll my eyes it was a bunch of bullshit in my opinion.

"That's crazy." I nod it was. I remember she was so sad and embarrassed and I was angry. "But that's why. She doesn't mind it cause not a lot of people know we're twins, perks of being fraternal." He nods and offers me some skittles, I swear this boy always has some type of candy. The bell rings and Alex shoots up really fast. Me and Conner laugh at her and we all walk out. "Good luck on the test." I tell Viv she nods and her and Conner go to there classes. Me and Alex walk to physics or I walk and basically drag her for all the weight she was putting on me, I set her in her seat and go sit.

"Hello firework." I nod at Calvin, wave at Rose and immediately put my head down. I might have been ignoring Emmett slightly. Oops my trauma is showing, again. Stupid shouldn't have opened up to him. Whatever I blame his dimples.

"Celeste are you coming to work on the painting today?" No sir I'm going to curl into a ball and die of embarrassment sorry. "Celeste?"

"Yes, I just have to go home for a little first." I need to hit myself in the head hard enough to be hospitalized for the afternoon.

"Okay you remember how to get there right?" I nod and put my head back down. Just a minor concussion.

"Ms. Swan can you answer number 3?" Fucking physics. I pick my head up so he can hear me and not ask me to repeat myself, I hate that.

"X-rays and gamma waves are most capable of causing damage to the organs of living things." He nods and I put my head back down. Avoid the dimples and maybe he won't realize I'm a ball of issues. Eventually the bell rings I stand trying to again avoid people for as long a possible but no, no luck in that. Emmett grabbed my arm and waved off Rosalie, Calvin and Alex, who muttered something about being at the car.

"Celeste." I was looking at my shoes to avoid looking him in the eye, but that didn't work, you know why? Cause he grabbed my chin and made me look him in the eye. He needs to be so forever grateful that he's good looking. "Come on you've been avoiding me all day."

"If I was avoiding you I would have skipped class."

"You know what I mean." Sadly I do. "Is this about you telling me about Addison?"

"No." Liar.

"Come on it's good to open up to people."

"Not someone you've known for all of like 4 days." I flick his hand off my face it was restricting my ability to speak. "And someone you're only going to be friends with for like 4 months."

"Ouch only 4 months." I can't help but laugh a little at that. "Alright are we good now?" I sigh and nod. "Good." Say good girl please. Wait no stop. He puts him arm around my shoulders and we walk to my car. "So you're still coming right?"

"Yes now shoo, I have to go get my paint supplies. I'll be there in like an hour." He nodded and walked away, we got into the car and before Alex could say something I turned the radio up all the way which is super loud because I got my speakers modified. I pull a pillow out of the backseat, yes it's always there, and scream into it, twice. "Okay let's go."

"I'm sorry are you good?"

"Yes. Anyway what's the best way for me to end up in the hospital for a evening only?"

"I don't know why you want that. But my answer is no you are not allowed to do that."

"But Alex."

"No buts, don't make me tell your boyfriend."

"Not my boyfriend."

"Yet." Before I can argue she turns the music up again and starts singing along to Back in Black. "Alright you coming up since you lied to Emmett about needing to go home." I nod and follow her inside. "Sup gremlin." She greets her little brother, I think his name is. "Isaiah this is Celeste, Celeste this is my pet gremlin."

"First of all mom said to stop calling me that. Second of all hello, if you're dating my sister I would like to know one why? And two you can do so much better." I let out a loud laugh and Alex snuffed his head.

"No I'm not dating her." He nods and starts to walk past me so I lean down and whisper in his ear. "She wishes tho." He laughed and I followed Alex up to her room. "So entertain me what going on with you."

"Absolutely nothing. Not everyone is you getting a celebrity boyfriend."

"He's not a celebrity."

"To Forks he is."

"Fucking small towns man." I mutter and she laughs. I sit at her piano and start to play a little. "Man I wish I had loved music as I do now when I forced to take piano classes, maybe I could play more than this shit."

"Forced?"

"Yes my mom has this whole the arts phase for me and Bella. There was ballet, piano and painting classes."

"You were a ballerina?"

"Don't remind me, I still have nightmares. So much pink." She laughs and wipes "tears" off her face. "The only thing that stuck was the painting. I learned the guitar later from some surfing buddies of mine."

"Would you also teach me how to surf?" I nod, teaching was always fun. Unless she was a brat, but Alex didn't seem like the type. "Ok come on it's been 45 minutes."

"So?"

"So you have to go see lover boy. And no we're not going to stop calling him that." I sigh and throw my head back. "So dramatic you look make Draco Malfoy look normal."

"Draco could never be normal." I stand and she walks me to the car. "You know I feel very unloved."

"Then go get love from Emmett. Bye now." I can't help but roll my eyes and drive away. Ok don't panic just going to paint. No speaking no nothing just painting. I pull into the driveway, still super shocked at how beautiful the house is. I grab my supplies and the Tupperware from yesterday. Before I can even knock on the door it's yanked open and a small figure launches herself at me and then pulls back almost as fast.

"Hi Celeste I'm Alice." Wow she really is pixie like.

"Alice let her breathe." Emmett said as he came to the door.

"Excuse me but if the pretty lady wants to suffocate me she can."

"The pretty lady has a boyfriend."

"How you wound me." I say looking her dead in the eye, she lets out a laugh that sounds like bells and drags me to the kitchen where everyone is. Esme comes and hugs me while Dr. Cullen just waves. Esme sits me down on a stool and puts a plate in front of me, which Emmett immediately grabs and starts to walk away with. "Dude!"

"Let's go we have a project to do." I let a sigh and wave to his family and follow him up the stairs. "What's in the bag?"

"My art supplies."

"I have those."

"I like to use as my own things." I start to set everything up on the floor before I stand so I can eat first. "Yes I'm picky like that."

"Wait if you're painting today what I am I supposed to do?" Me.

"I don't know your homework." Man his mom is a really good cook.

"That's boring."

"Ok how about you tell me a story since I told you one yesterday."

"Ok sounds fair enough." I laid down on my stomach and started to sketch out Medusa. Emmett started talking about his biological parents. How sweet his mom was and how much he loved them and missed them sometimes. It was really sweet.

I started to mix some of the paints and just listened to him talk. His voice was soothing. He started to talk about Esme and Carlisle and how they helped him out after everything. What everything I was I didn't ask. If he didn't want to tell me he didn't have to.

I started to paint the snakes one by one. I Made each one a different type of snake because it's more interesting that way.

"Celeste." I looked up from the painting. "It's 8:30." I nod and we start to clean up all the paints and shit. We walk downstairs and not to sound like a bitch but thank god no ones there. Less human interaction. "See you tomorrow Celeste."

"See you tomorrow Cullen." I get in to my car and drive home. What I didn't expect to see on my front porch was a sad looking Paul Lahote. This can't be good. "What are you doing here?" I lean against Keep the distance.

"I was waiting for you." He comes closer and then stops and looks really angry. "ARE YOU HANGING OUT WITH LEECHES?"

"Leeches? What are you even talking about?"

"I can't believe you!" What the fuck. "We get in one fight and you betray me? You betray the tribe?"

"Paul I don't know what you're talking about calm down."

"NO FUCK YOU CELESTE!" Ok dude. He's pacing back and forth and it looks like he's shaking. "CALM DOWN MY ASS. YOU DONT EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW STUPID YOU ARE!" Sir I will start crying and hit you with a bat do not test me. "God I can't believe I was going to apologize to you."

"Hey what's going on out here?" My dad comes out.

"Nothing chief I was just leaving." Paul walks off and I glare at his back little fucking bitch.

"You Okay Celeste?" I nod at my dad and walk towards the door.

"Hey I invited Alex over for a sleepover tomorrow is that okay?"

"Fine by me. Alright night kiddo." He kisses my forehead before walking upstairs.

"Night pops." I pick up my phone and text Jared to get control Paul and then head up to bed. Longest day ever.

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