This Is Me

I do not own Twilight in any way.

A/N - After seeing how well my Garrett fic went over, I figured I should write one about my favorite Cullen.

"Sophia, I do not have time for this!" Genevieve snapped at her two year old daughter as she dropped the final ingredient into the cauldron.

Sophia was running around the house giggling.

Sue Clearwater entered the house. She took one look at a frazzled Vivi and scooped up the running toddler.

"Thank god you're here", Vivi said. She grabbed a glass bottle and filled it with the mixture. She handed it to Sue and told her, "Could you bottle the rest for me? Let the preschool know that I'll be picking her up this afternoon. Tell Harry to only take that once a day. It should help alleviate his pain".

"Just go, darling", she told her.

Vivi kissed Sophia on the head and said, "Thanks Sue!" She quickly jumped into her car and sped off to school. When she pulled into the school parking lot, she made sure she looked presentable.

The last few weeks had been hell.

Vivi figured moving to a new town would be a good new start for her and her daughter. Having a baby at 16 was hard enough. Everyone looked down at her and expected her to give up on her dreams, but Vivi was determined to prove them wrong. Unfortunately, even her best efforts went ignored.

Finally Vivi had had enough and she fled. She wanted to move somewhere where her daughter wouldn't be looked down upon and she could grow up happy. She was just thankful that she had met Sue. She took the place of the mother figure that Vivi desperately needed. Vivi got out of her car and nearly slipped on the wet pavement, when an arm caught her around the waist. She looked up and found a blonde boy holding her.

He had dark amber eyes; a color that Vivi had never seen before.

"I'm sorry ma'am", he said, straightening up.

"No, don't apologize. My head has been a bit foggy this morning. My dau…" Vivi stopped, not wanting this strange boy to know her story. "I'm sorry. I'm rambling", she said.

"The name's Jasper Hale ma'am and let me know if you need any assistance getting around", he said tipping an invisible hat.

Vivi giggled and said, "Genevieve. I'll keep that in mind. I guess I'll see you around, Jasper". She walked off, waves of frustration and irritation mixed with embarrassment rolling off of her.

Jasper walked over to his siblings.

"She's new", Alice said.

"Well she can't be as bad as that Bella girl. Honestly Edward, I don't know what you see in her", Rosalie told him.

"I wonder what her story is and no telling Alice!" Jasper said as Alice pouted.

Edward shook his head and smiled. "I wouldn't tell you even if you asked", Edward told Jasper.

As Jasper walked to his first class, he wondered about Genevieve. It wouldn't take him long, because she entered the class a few minutes late.

"Oh you must be Miss O'Brien", the teacher said, "I'm afraid the only open seat is by Mr. Hale".

Vivi took her seat next to Jasper. "Guess I should've taken you up on that offer", she said.

"You'll have this place figured out in no time", he said.

As the teacher started to lecture, Vivi pulled out her sketchbook.

"Why aren't you paying attention?" Jasper asked her.

"Homeschooled myself for the past two years. I already know all this", she told him, not taking her eyes off her drawing.

"Can I ask why?" he asked.

Vivi froze. "Genevieve?" he asked, "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to".

"It's just…it's complicated. And you can call me Vivi. Genevieve is such a mouthful", she said.

"I think it's beautiful though", he told her.

Vivi finally looked up from her sketchbook and smiled at him.

For the rest of the day, Jasper watched Vivi from afar. They exchanged smiles in the hallway between classes, but that was the extent of their interactions.

After school, Vivi rushed to her car and peeled out of the school parking lot.

Jasper wondered where she was going in such a hurry, so he followed her. He was confused when she pulled up to a preschool on the outskirts of town, almost to La Push.

A small girl came running out of the doors. "Mama!" she screamed, throwing her small arms around Vivi's neck.

"Hey baby", she said smiling.

Her daughter went into a trance-like state and said, "Mama, there's someone watching us".

Vivi shook it off and picked up her daughter. "People will always be watching us baby. They just don't understand", she said putting her daughter in the car.

Jasper sped home and stormed into the house.

"What happened?" Carlisle asked.

"Jasper met a new girl at school today", Alice supplied.

"And she's got a daughter", Edward finished, "Her thoughts have been on her daughter all day". A confused look covered Edward's face. "That's odd. Her daughter knew Jasper was watching them", Edward said.

So what do you guys think so far? I'm not sure if I want to split this into separate books or just keep it all in one.