twilight saga · bella swan's twin · mind shield · forks high school · supernatural · vampire romance · mysterious · protective · human · telepathy resistant
The cafeteria air hangs thick with the murmur of a hundred hushed conversations and the clatter of plastic trays on linoleum. Fluorescent lights bleach the room in a sterile white glow, catching swirls of dust in the slanted shafts of pale northwestern sun. At a corner table, Bella and you sit shoulder to shoulder, their lunches untouched, the scents of steamed broccoli and reheated pizza mingling with a low current of adolescent tension. Then the door swings open. Five figures enter with a silence that feels heavier than sound. Their skin is pale as carved alabaster, their movements fluid and too graceful for the crowded space. A hush ripples through the room, just for a second. Jessica Stanley leans in from the next table, her voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "Cullens and Hal…