The next morning, Charlie took Kira to the hospital. A couple of days ago they had called to inform him that it was time for her cast to come off, so, much to Kira's delight, she took the morning off from school to go to the hospital. As soon as she had gotten there, she had requested a different doctor, which they had obliged to. Kira was not in the mood to see Dr. Cullen anytime soon, maybe even never.

By lunchtime, Kira found herself back at school. She had missed so much school since she had arrived in Forks, but their schools were much further behind then she had been at her old school. She had already studied everything that they were currently studying, so Kira did not feel the need to catch up on any of the lessons she had missed, only planning to make up a couple of the tests that had happened while she was away.

Kira made sure she took her time walking into the school, trying to drag it out so that she did not have to go to the cafeteria and face Jasper and the Cullens. She walked through the school doors, and after making sure that most of the students were already at the cafeteria, made her way to her locker.

Kira finished at her locker quickly, and went to her first period after lunch early. That period and the next went by quickly and uneventfully. Kira hadn't seen any of the Cullens yet, as she did not have any other classes with them, and for that she was grateful.

Kira hurried to her next class, wanting to get there early to see the teacher. She got there before everyone else and walked up to the teacher. Kira asked him to switch seats. She didn't want to sit next to Jasper anymore, and she was desperate to switch seats. Her teacher seemed to notice her desperation though, and let her switch to a seat a couple of desks away from Jasper.

With a deep sigh of relief, Kira went to sit down in her new seat, watching as the rest of the class filed in and took their seats. The last person to walk in was the person she was dreading the most. Jasper walked in, his eyes going straight to his desk, looking for Kira. When he saw that she was not sitting there, his shoulders immediately dropped. Jasper begrudgingly went over to sit in his seat, before he stopped halfway to his desk.

Kira could see Jasper sniffing the air, and then, as if he could smell her, his head snapped in Kira's direction. Kira, feeling self conscious at his continuous never-ending stare, turned her head back towards the front of the classroom.

Throughout the rest of the class, Kira sat like this. Staring intently at the teacher, while she could feel Jasper's stare burning holes in the side of her head. But still, Kira refused to look at him. She found it hard to focus on the teacher and what the rest of the class was talking about, but Kira did not want to acknowledge Jasper.

She knew it was unreasonable to avoid him for the rest of her time at Forks High School, but Kira figured that she might as well try. There was no way that she was going to be going near him again, and she had already decided that she was going to go to the school's office later that day to try and get her second and last periods changed, so she would no longer have to see Jasper anytime but at lunch.

When the bell rang, Kira already had all of her books packed. She stood up, and all but ran out of the classroom, seeing Jasper beginning to try and follow her. Kira quickly weaved her way through the crowded hallways, managing to lose Jasper on her way to the office.

She walked into the small room, and was greeted with a red-haired woman wearing glasses. She looked up upon Kira's entrance, before smiling kindly at her. "What can I do for you, dear?" The lady asked.

Kira gave the lady a small smile in return, before asking if she could switch her classes. She handed her schedule over to the lady as asked, but as the lady was examining the schedule, Jasper entered the office. Kira refused to look at him, but she knew that it was him from the way the atmosphere of the office seemed to change as he walked in. All of a sudden Kira felt herself concerned for no reason, while also feeling relieved. Kira wasn't sure why she felt liek this, but she thought that maybe it had something to do with how Jasper managed to change her emotions and make her feel calm whenever she was near him. Jasper stayed by the office doors, waiting for Kira to finish.

After a few minutes of the lady looking over her schedule and checking something on her computer, she turned to Kira. "I'm sorry sweetie. There's nothing I can do. All of the classes at those times are full. Will you be okay?"

Kira bit her lip, a habit she had when she was nervous, before nodding hesitantly. There was nothing that she could do and Kira knew that, but she still didn't want to spend that time with Jasper.

Kira turned to exit the office, only to see Jasper standing there, blocking her exit. She walked up to him before saying, "Move."

Jasper only shook his head at her rudeness. He stepped out of the way, opening the office door for her, but when Kira made a move to run down the hall away from him, he caught her arm. Jasper stopped Kira from moving any further away from him, before slowly guiding her to her locker.

"We need to talk," He said. "You need to let me explain."

Kira only shook her head. "I don't need to do anything." She said, emphasizing the 'I'. "You need to leave me alone."

Jasper only sighed, before tugging her away from her locker after she had finished. He still hadn't let go of her arm.

"You need to come to my house so I can explain. I won't let go of your arm until you do."

Kira started tugging her arm, trying to get it free, but Jasper had a stone grip. His hand would not even budge, even after she had started to hit his arm, to try and let him go. "Help!" Kira heard herself screaming as they entered the parking lot, but almost everyone had already left. Kira hadn't realized how much time she had spent in the office and at her locker, but it had been enough time for all of the Forks students to leave.

Only the Cullens were left. They stood there, watching Kira struggling and screaming for help, but they didn't move from their spots by their cars as Jasper dragged Kira over at a steady pace.

Kira was about to give up. The only people left, were on Jasper's side. They were dangerous, and would protect one of their own.

"Hey!" Kira and the rest of the Cullen's heads all turned towards the source of the sound. "What do you think you're doing? Let go of her!"

Bella.

Bella had come to Kira's rescue. Kira felt herself smiling.

Bella walked over to them, before pushing Jasper away from Kira, making him lose his grip on her arm in surprise. Bella then proceeded to tug Kira over to her truck, that Kira realized Bella had been pulling out in, as it was almost already out of the parking lot.

Both Bella and Kira got in the car, leaving a stunned family behind them, before Bella quickly drove off, before any of them came to their senses and tried to catch them.

Kira turned to her sister. "Thank you." she said sincerely.

Bella glanced over at her, before shooting her a smile. "Anytime."

They sat in silence for a few more minutes, driving towards their house. They pulled into the driveway, but neither made any move to get out of the truck. Finally, they both opened their mouths.

"Listen-"

"I-"

Both sisters started speaking at the same time. They both stopped and stared at each other for a minute, before laughing. When they had both settled down, Kira motioned for Bella to speak first.

"I know I haven't been the best sister." she started. "When we were younger, I felt like I had to prove myself that I could be as good as you at everything. I looked up to you, and I wanted to follow your example, but I think as I grew up it became more of a competition then looking up to you as a role model. I began fighting you for the stuff that you should have been getting, instead of just supporting you. I'm sorry, and I promise that it won't happen anymore"

Kira felt her heart swell. She smiled at Bella, not knowing what else to do. Finally, she started speaking.

"I used to always think that mum and dad gave you all of the attention. It felt like they preferred you over me, and you always seemed to just soak up all of the attention, enjoying the spotlight and completely ignoring me. It made me resent you, and then when mom and dad started choosing you over me for stuff like living situations and vacations and stuff, it just kinda made me snap. I shouldn't have taken it out on you, and I'm sorry." Kira apologized.

By now, both sisters were crying. They hugged, and both accepted the other's apology, before going into the house together.

That night, both sisters slept in the same room. They had decided to have a sleepover like they had when they were younger, and caught each other up on what they had been doing in the past three years.

Kira talked about her boarding school, and about all of the friends she had made and all of the crazy things she had done there. Bella seemed interested, and asked a lot of questions about what it was like living in a dorm and being at school the whole time. Bella had told Kira all about Phoenix. The sun, and all about her life there, which Kira had questioned her about.

Both sisters stayed up together until early the next morning, talking and chatting about anything they could think of. When she finally fell asleep, Kira felt at peace. She had mended her relationship with her sister, and their future together was looking bright.

If only she could talk things out with her dad and Jasper.