Chapter 4

"Ohh, your cousin is really pretty!" Alice gushed to the miko as the family of vampires discreetly snuck glances at the infamous Isabella Swan. "Are you guys getting along since she came here? When are you going to introduce us to her?"

"Mhmm, Bella has been great so far! We are catching up with what we've been up to since our last reunion. You'll all meet her soon enough. Though if I remember correctly, Edward should have Biology with her after lunch." Kagome answered happily.

"Aw, that's not fair. Can't you introduce us to her now?" Alice pouted while the rest of the family chuckled at her childish antic.

"Yes, introducing her to a group of unearthly beauty all at the same time while she's still getting familiar with the new environment is a brilliant idea. Of course my poor dear clumsy and adorable cousin won't get overwhelmed with overloaded information." Kagome deadpanned.

Alice pouted for the rest of the lunch break.

~oo0oo~

Edward was curious. At lunch time he noticed he could not read Bella's mind at all. Just like Kagome's. Though his raven haired friend mentioned that Bella lacks any form of supernatural power, and she is doubtful about her cousin holding any knowledge of the non-humans that roamed the world.

His dark eyes followed Bella as she was led into the class room by one Mike Newton. As she walked past the fan in front of the class room, towards the teacher with her class slip and her chocolate brown eyes stared right through him, the breeze from the fan blew her scent towards him.

Sweet.

She smelled like berries. Sweet and tempting. Her blood sings to him. Inviting him to sink his teeth in to her flesh and drain her of her life liquid. His throat burned in hunger, and he ached to taste her blood on his tongue.

'No!' Edward screamed in his head. 'Resist it! She's human!'

The vampire's whole body tensed as he resisted the urge to pounce on the oblivious brunet and forced himself to stop inhaling her sweet scent. He grabbed onto the ledge of the table with one hand, crumbling it slightly with his force, and the other covered his nose; as if it would help him from being tempted by her blood.

And of course the idiot teacher would make Bella sit beside him for the rest of the semester. Can't he see that he was struggling to not drain her of blood? Edward ignored the fact that the seat beside him was the only one available, and that no one in the room knew his bloody diet, hence no way of knowing his struggle to not kill Bella. Still, Edward blamed his dilemma on the fault of the teacher.

He thought of Carlisle's disappointed face if he were to kill the girl beside him, and how Kagome would utterly destroy him. But maybe, he could get away with it? He was faster than all of his family, and he doubted a human, no matter what sort of super power she has, could catch up to him. Perhaps he should go with it. It has been many years since he had killed a human for their blood. One human after so many years of abstinence, one human wouldn't hurt anyone. He deserved this.

'NO! I will not drink human blood!'

A look of disgust and repulsion morphed onto his handsome face. He will resist it. At the very least resist till the end of school. It won't be easy. It has almost been a week since he last hunted, but he will make it through this somehow.

When the bell finally rings, Edward bolts out of the class.

He needs to talk with his family.

~oo0oo~

Bella notices Edward's strange behaviour right away. The moment she walked past the fan, the bronze haired male tensed up as their eyes met for a brief moment. Was he uncomfortable with her? Well, there goes her shot at making a new friend.

Her biology teacher greeted her enthusiastically and directed her towards the only seat available in the classroom.

The one next to Edward Cullen, who she was sure hated her on first sight.

Edward was covering his nose with his hand, and not so subtly shifting away from her personal bubble, sitting at the very edge of his chair. Mentally she wondered if she smelled bad. Which she was sure she didn't. She made sure to shower the night before and Kagome had even fussed over her appearance in the morning before school. Bella frowned slightly. She felt bad for making Edward uncomfortable, but she was unsure what caused the reaction.

She snuck a glance towards him and almost regretted instantly. His eyes were dark with anger. And repulsion was clear on his face.

Through out the whole lecture, Bella shifted nervously. She could barely pay attention to the teacher at the front of the class. All she could think of is why Edward would react this way to her. And how she wished class would be over soon. The tense atmosphere between the two is making her insecure about herself.

The final bell couldn't have come soon enough.

The moment the bell rang, the boy beside her raced out of the classroom. When Bella exited the door with everyone else, Edward was no where in sight.

Why was he like this? She knew Kagome was friend with him, and she thought she could be too. And it looks like that wishful thinking won't happen any time soon.

~oo0oo~

Spanish was a relief.

There was no singer tempting him with her sweet blood.

"Pssh."

But there was Emmet.

"What do you want." Edward whispered to his coven brother. Lips barely moving. And so quietly that no human will be able to hear.

"You already met Bella, right?"

Edward tensed and gave a small nod.

"Soooo, what did you think of her." The bear like vampire asked.

"She's… normal."

Emmet narrowed his eyes at his response. "Did something happen?"

He was silent for a brief moment. Debating whether or not it was a good idea to tell Emmet.

"She's my singer."

Emmet's eyebrows shot up his hairline. "Oh."

Emmet understood how he felt. He had two singers in the past, both of whom he killed. The moment he smelled them, his mind had been completely blank as he went after them. The only thought had been his need to drink their blood. And drink he did. He could still remember how sweet and delicious they tasted. Like an ambrosia.

"Stop it." Edward hissed. Disturbed by his memories of his singers.

"Oh right. Mind reading. Sorry" Emmet rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "So, what are you going to do about it?"

"I don't know."

"Well, you can try and resist it for the rest of your high school years, we could always move again, or you can drink her blood."

"I considered the last option. But I'm pretty sure Kagome would hunt me down and obliterate my very existence." Edward shuddered at what the miko would do to him.

Emmet chuckled, "And if we do move away, I'm pretty sure the girls would kidnap Kagome along."

"That leaves one option." Edward gritted his teeth.

"You know, if you do kill her. I would still have you as my brother. I know how hard it is to resist the call of your singer." Emmet told him sympathetically.

"You didn't even bother resisting." Edward grumbled.

"Point taken."

~oo0oo~

"Bella! How was your day?" Kagome asked excitedly, as Bella drove them back in her new truck.

"It was alright." Bella answered somewhat hesitantly, which didn't go unnoticed by Kagome.

"Did something unpleasant happen?"

"Well…"

"Come on, you can tell me." Kagome smiled reassuringly to her cousin.

Bella stopped the car abruptly on the side of the street and turned to Kagome with a serious look on her face. "Do I smell bad?"

"Huh?"

Bella ignored her unintelligent response and asked again. "Do I smell bad?"

"What? Of course not! You smell just fine! Did some jerk bully you?" Kagome raged at the thought of someone being mean to Bella, especially on her first day at a new school. "Who was the asshole? I'll go and give him a piece of my mind!"

"Ah, you don't need to do that." Bella said hurriedly.

"Tell me who it was! No one will hurt you with me around!"

"Ah… well…"

"Who was it?!"

"Um, it was your friend." Bella answered nervously. "It was Edward."

Kagome's mind screeched to a stop and new gears started turning.

Scent. Vampires. Blood.

'Well, fuck.'

Kagome furrowed her brows, she can't just tell Bella that her friend just happens to be blood sucking vampire, and was probably resisting the urge to drain your blood from your body. And she couldn't just stop being angry all of a sudden, or Bella will think she's going to forgive Edward easily because he was her friend.

"Don't worry Bella! I'm going to set him straight the next time I see him! No one gets to bully you!"

Kagome sent a silent prayer to Miroku. The con artist had taught her well in the art of acting. Though, Kagome will need to see the Cullens soon. She need to know Edward's intentions, and decide with the vampire coven what they should do. She won't allow her cousin to die, not when she saw it. She saw the red string connecting Edward and Bella. They were soul mates. Soul mates were precious, and she'll make sure Bella gets a happy ending with hers.

When night comes and two-third of the occupants of Swan residence were sleeping. The former time traveler snuck out of her window. Unsurprisingly, Alice is waiting outside of the house for her.

"I saw that you'd come over tonight." The pixie like vampire told her.

Kagome nodded at her response. "We have a lot to talk about."

"Well, you better hold on tight." Alice turned her back to Kagome and gestured her to climb on her back.

Kagome raised an eyebrow at her small friend and climbed onto her back. It was a bit weird. She had never been carried by someone smaller than her stature. Before she could contempt further on her predicament, Alice already sped off towards the Cullen household.

The miko clung to Alice with wide eyes at the speed. Then she threw her head back and laughed. "Oh boy! This is amazing Alice!"

The dark haired vampire grinned happily and continued to speed through the town, and then came to a halt at the front of the Cullen household.

As soon as Kagome was off Alice's back, Esme opened the door for the door. "Kagome dear, it's nice to see you again. Come on in."

Kagome smiled at the matriarch of the coven and made her way to the living room. "Thanks Esme!"

They were all there except for the one she wanted to talk to.

"Where's Edward?"

The vampires all glanced at each other and Carlisle answered her. "He's on his way to Alaska, if he isn't there already."

"Nope, he's there right now." Alice chirped from her spot next to Jasper.

"What? Why?" Kagome asked as she sat down on the couch and graciously excepted a plate of cookies from Rosalie.

"He needed to cool his head down." The blonde beauty answered her. "Your cousin is his singer, and his resisting his urge to suck her dry."

"Singer? Is that a term similar to soul mate?"

"No. The scent of certain humans smell more appetizing than is usual to vampires. The more appealing any human's scent and taste, the more difficult it will be for a vampire to resist drinking their blood." Carlisle explained. "On very rare occasions, a specific human will smell irresistible to a specific vampire. That human is then the singer of that specific vampire. A human whose blood sings for one specific vampire won't have the same effect on all vampires, but they may still find the human mouthwatering."

Kagome's jaw dropped. "Edward wants to drink Bella's blood!?"

"Well no. His instinct is telling him drain your cousin's blood, but his rational side is resisting; hence the reason why he is in Alaska." Carlisle reassured Kagome. "No one in this family will hurt you or your family. You have my word."

"He better resist it until I figure something out. His happiness depends on it." Kagome grumbled.

"His happiness?" Esme voiced in concern.

"You know how I can see the unseen?" The family nodded. "And how I can see souls?" Another group of nods. "Edward and Bella's souls are connected by the red string of fate. They are soul mates."

"Oh my god! That means if they get married, Kagome is a part of the family!" Alice gushed to her mate, and Jasper simply smiled at his excited wife.

Carlisle and Esme both gasped in surprise and immediately, joy was evident on their faces.

Rosalie however, frowned. "But are we going to let her know about the existence of vampires? She's human."

"Hey! I'm human!"

"Hey! Kagome's human!" Kagome and Emmet protested at the same time.

"But Kagome was already aware of supernaturals beforehand. And she has powers." Rosalie argued. "We have no idea how she'll react to the news, and she might rat us out to the human populations. I just don't want the family to be in danger."

"Rose! You shouldn't judge Bella before meeting her." Esme scolded the blonde. "You should be happy for Edward!"

"I am! But I'm also worried for our family.".

"Babe, calm down." Emmet placated his mate. "I'm sure everything will be fine."

"Hmph, as long as she won't bring harm to the family." Rosalie let her discontentment known, but snuggled into Emmet's embrace nonetheless.

"Ah, she won't know about your vampire problem anytime soon." Kagome said. "Edward screwed up already."

"Huh? What did he do?" Emmet asked, wanting to get blackmail material on his brother.

"Bella is certain that Edward hates her. Even though he was holding back from attacking her through out Biology class today, which I really appreciate by the way, Bella thought she did something to make him disgusted at her. She asked me if she smelled funny on the way home!" Kagome giggled.

~oo0oo~

When Edward returns the next week and learns about his soul connection with Bella. He was amazed, and was even more determined to resist her blood.

And then the car accident happened.

A car had almost hit Bella in the school parking lot. And Edward jumped halfway across the parking lot and stopped the car from crushing Bella.

'Well, that's one way to tell her 'I'm not a normal human!' And now I have to make sure she doesn't find about their immortal problem prematurely!' Kagome thought. 'At least Bella didn't get hurt during the accident.'

Currently, the two cousins are in Bella's room after she was discharged from the hospital.

"He stopped the car with one hand. I don't even know how he got there. I swear he was on the other side of the parking lot!" Bella exclaimed.

"Are you sure? There's no way he could have done that." Kagome was internally panicking, unsure how to deal with this. "May be you saw something that wasn't real."

"Kagome, I saw what I saw." Bella told her seriously.

Kagome bit her lips. "I don't know Bella. You should probably rest now, a lot happened today."

"Kagome, I–"

"Bella, you need rest. We can talk about it later."

~oo0oo~

It's been weeks since the incident. Bella is still skeptical about whether or not Edward actually saved her. Edward is avoiding her like the plague. And the rest of the Cullens are no help at all. Carlisle and Esme believe they'll work it out eventually. Alice is too busy planning their hypothetical wedding, and of course Jasper is dragged along. Rosalie is grumpy about the whole event. And Emmet is just laughing at Edward's misery.

So, that leaves Kagome to talk sense into the century old vampire.

"You are avoiding her."

"Yes, I'm avoiding her."

"Why?" Kagome asked. Confused.

"Because…" Edward ran his hand through his hair in frustration. "I don't know what to do!"

"So, you are avoiding her because you don't know what to do." Kagome deadpanned.

Silence.

"That's the stupidest reason ever! You are never going to have a love life at this rate!" Kagome threw her hands up in frustration. "Just go to her and talk about something! It can be something lame like 'how's the weather' or something along those lines! At least you'll be making some sort of progress!"

"She's going to ask about the car accident and how I saved her!"

"Well, that's your problem! The two of you are both moping around miserably and I can't stand it! Are you content to be like this?!"

"Of course not! I can't just let her know about vampires! I haven't gotten that close to her yet!"

"You certainly won't get closer to her this way! Just go talk to her! Do something about it!"

"Bu–"

"Not listening!" Kagome yelled while covering her ears.

"Kag–"

"You better do something about this by the end of next week!"

"I can't ju–"

"Farewell! I need a break from all this drama! Tell your family I'll be down in La Push!"

~oo0oo~

The sound of the ocean was calming to the frustrated teenager. Supernatural love affairs were mentally exhausting and complicated. Especially when the involved supernaturals were raised in an older time. They tend to be… slow when it comes to courting a modern era girl. She learned that with her own experience.

"Kagome!"

Said girl turned her attention to the voice. Up ahead was Sam, and two new faces she did not recognize.

"Hey Sam, how are you doing?" Kagome asked when she met with the trio half way.

The much, much taller male grinned at the miko. "I'm doing well. You?"

"Annoyed a certain friend from school." Kagome sighed, and then focused her attention on the two strangers. "Mind introducing me to your friends?"

"Kagome, this is Jared and Paul." Sam introduced. "Guys, this is Kagome."

"Nice to meet you guys!" Kagome beamed at the two larger boys and held her hand out to them.

The two boys greeted her with the same reverence.

"I'm guessing you two are like Sam." She didn't really guess, she could feel the wolf spirit within them. "Welcome to the pack!"

The two boys looked alarmed, and Same chuckled at their reactions.

"Don't worry, Kagome knows about the pack secret."

"But I thought only the elders and our imprints are allowed know about the pack." Jared asked.

"Well, it's kind of hard not to know when a giant wolf transformed into a naked dude in front of you." Kagome said.

Paul's eyes almost bugged in shock. "Are you serious?"

"Nope. I got an eyeful of his manliness. I had to wash my eyes with bleach afterwards." Kagome laughed while Sam rolled his eyes. "And it's not like I won't notice about your furry problems, even if I didn't see Sam in his birthday suit."

"What do you mean?" Jared asked.

"It means Kagome here has her own special super powers." Sam elaborated to his pack members

"Whoooa! Like Sailor Moon?" Paul exclaimed.

"No, I don't go prancing around in a sailor uniform that's too short to be appropriate fighting bad guys." Kagome's eyes twitched. 'Been there, done that. But they don't need to know. It's embarrassing now that I think about it. I probably flashed so many people while I was hunting down the jewel shards.'

Paul laughed and put his hand up in surrender when he noticed her half hearted glare. "Geez, I'm kidding! But seriously though, what can you do?"

"I'm a priestess." Kagome explained. "I'm a master archer and can channel my powers in my arrows."

"So, you are basically Sailor Mars." Paul teased.

Kagome was about to rebut, but she realized the similarities. "Now that you mention it. We are both priestesses who grew up on a shrine, and uses a bow and arrow. Except for the fact that I'm way better."

"Oh yeah?"

"Mhmm, unless she also happens to have healing powers, knows hand to hand combat and how to use a sword."

The guys were impressed by her skills.

"Guess you are the new and improved version of Sailor Mars." Paul grinned.

"That's your new nickname for me isn't it." Kagome deadpanned.

"Yep."

Kagome rolled her eyes at him. "Now what is this about imprints?"

Sam blinked. "Oh right, the elders didn't explain the whole imprinting thing to you. When a wolf imprints on a specific female, he is unconditionally bound to her for the rest of his life. The imprinter and imprintee are soul mates. And the imprinted wolf will do anything to please and protect her. It's something that just happens, you can't force it."

"Are you and Leah, you know, imprinted?"

"No, we aren't. Imprinting doesn't happen very often. Many of our ancestors lived their lives without ever imprinting." Sam answered.

"Oh." Kagome wasn't sure how to feel. She already knew that Sam and Leah weren't soul mates. But if Sam does imprint, from what he described, he will very likely break up with Leah to be with his imprintee. And when that happens, Leah would be heartbroken.

"And you guys?" Kagome asked the two younger wolves.

A small blush appeared on Jared's face.

"Oh~ It must be amazing when you are with her!" Kagome gushed excitedly.

Jared nodded, the red tint not disappearing from his tanned skin. "It is. She's everything to me."

"I guess you could also say I've been imprinted on." Kagome told them. Nostalgia was clear in her voice.

Sam raised an eyebrow at her statement. "This is the first time I've heard of this."

"Well, it never came up before. He was the alpha of my first pack."

"He must be really strong."

"He is. He would have whipped the floor with you in seconds."

"I doubt I'm that weak." Sam mumbled.

"No. He's just too powerful."

"Where is he now?" Jared asked.

Kagome smiled sadly. "I don't know where he is now. And even if I do, he's unreachable now."

~oo0oo~

"Kagome?" Bella called out to her as they exited the school building together.

"Yeah?"

"I'm going to Port Angeles with Jessica and Angela tonight, and we're probably going to eat at a restaurant. I already told called Charlie about it, so don't worry about making my share of dinner tonight."

"Alright. But for what?" Kagome asked, surprised that her introverted cousin is going out with friends.

"They going to go prom dress shopping, and I'm just tagging along."

"I thought you weren't going."

"I'm not. Told everyone I'd be out of town for family related events, so I won't be able to make it. But there is a book store I want to visit, so I thought, why not." Bella shrugged.

"Good plan, do you mind if I use that excuse too?" Kagome asked.

"Sure. You don't want to go either?"

"Nah, I'd rather just cuddle under a fluffy blanket and watch some action movies."

"You can use my excuse if I get to join you for movies."

"Deal."

"Pleasure doing business with you." Bella chuckled. "See you later!"

"Bye! Be safe!"

Kagome watched as Bella bounded towards Jessica and Angela. She was glad Bella was hanging out friends. Even though her reason was to go to a book store. Perhaps she should have tagged along with Bella and go to Port Angeles? But then she'd leave Charlie along with no dinner. Maybe she should send Edward to stalk her? That sounds like a better plan. Less work for her.

Making up her mind, she sent a text message to Edward.

Bella was his soul mate. He better make sure she's okay.

Later on in the evening, Kagome regretted her choice to not tag along. Uncle Charlie had called saying something at the office, and for her to stay inside and to make sure all doors and windows are locked. She was home alone and utterly bored out of her mind.

When she felt Alice nearing the house, Kagome left her comfy position on the couch and made her way to the front door to greet her.

"Alice, what's up?"

"There has been a vampire attack near Forks." The small vampire told the miko as the two friends made their way to the dining table.

"By the same ones from that attack a few weeks ago?" Kagome asked.

Alice nodded grimly, "They are nomads that are just passing through the area."

"Should I go warn the wolves?"

"I think it's best to do it. They won't be here for much longer, but I could have blind spots in my vision, and the future is never certain."

Kagome nodded in agreement. "Do you know the whereabouts of Edward and Bella? Is he being a proper knight for her?"

"Don't worry, he's doing his job. He saved her from two drunkards and took her to dinner. He also let his special ability known to her." Alice grinned. "And the first thing Bella said after she learned about it is if there's anything wrong with her, since he can't read her mind!"

The miko almost face palmed at the last part and laughed. "Oh my gosh! I can't believe that's the first thing she said!"

Alice giggled. "I love her already, and I haven't been introduced to her formally yet!"

"Bella is going to figure out the truth by herself soon then. She's a smart girl."

"I'm not complaining. The sooner she knows, the sooner we can all hangout without secrecy! And I can finally have my first slumber party!"

"Priorities Alice!"

~oo0oo~

Bella figured out the truth almost too fast. The next day, both Edward and Bella mysteriously skipped school for the whole day. And Bella was seen walking into the forest, with Edward discretely following her, by all the Cullen siblings and one miko.

It really wasn't a surprise that Bella confronted Kagome in her room that night.

"Kagome, did you know about the Cullens?"

"Uh… yeah. Like on day one." Kagome told her nervously.

"How did you know? And why didn't you tell me?" The brunet crossed her arms, and half heartedly glared at her cousin.

"The second question should be obvious, I can't exactly go and say 'Hey Bella! Long time no see, by the way, we have a family of vampires living in Forks!'. I'm pretty sure you'd think I was insane."

Bella giggled. "I'll give you that one. But how did you know?"

"Well, it's a long story."

"I have time."

"I haven't told this to anyone yet. Not even mom. You'll be the first one to know."

"Kagome, you don't have to if you–"

"It's fine. I want to share this with you. It all started on my fifteenth birthday."

AN: Wellll, a lot of stuff happened here! And OMG! You all got a peek at melancholy Kagome x_x hang in there Kaggy!