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CROWN OF THORNES
𝖒𝖔𝖈𝖐𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖊𝖉𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖉 101

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𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐇𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐃𝐎 𝐓𝐎 𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐄𝐃𝐎𝐌. It could either be reading a book, listening to music, watching movies, painting, pottery-making, and so much more. But Miracle Blair Thorne probably has the most unique hobby of all and she likes to call it 'Mocking Edward 101'.

Lesson One. Make fun of his hair.

"Hey!" Miracle greeted the Cullens as soon as the Thornes got off their parked vehicles besides the Cullens' cars.

It has been a week since Jasper declared that he was going to make Miracle fall in love with him and so far, he thinks it's working. He was casually gazing at the beauty that the brunette girl holds as she sucked on a lollipop, which later on slightly bothered him in a strange way.

Miracle noticed the bronze-haired vampire leaning on the Volvo car behind him. She couldn't help but make a comment about how weird his hair was.

"You have the strangest hair since Wolverine." Miracle stated as she held a lollipop in her right hand.

"Here we go again." Edward muttered as he rolled his eyes.

"No, I'm serious. You're like Goku with red hair. " She said. "Does it get bigger too when you're like...angry?"

"No." Edward just said.

"Are you just saying that to hide it?" Miracle asked as she narrowed her eyes at the vampire.

"No." He repeated.

"Hmm. I'm gonna get you angry and see for myself." Miracle said before popping the lollipop back into her mouth.

"Why is Miracle sucking on a lollipop like that?" Rosalie asked.

Everyone's eyes turned towards Miracle who was sucking on a lollipop rather seductively. They look at her weirdly before Miracle rolled her eyes and took out the lollipop from her mouth.

"Parker and Olivia got me all horny last night." Miracle bluntly said.

Parker and Olivia widened their eyes as they looked over at the brunette girl who just exposed them.

"Miracle!" Olivia whisper-yelled.

Miracle simply glanced at them as a teasing grin appeared on her lips. She then looked back at the Cullens and caught a glimpse of Jasper beside Emmett. As a joke, she continued to suck on the lollipop and then winked at the honey-blonde vampire before turning around and walking away with her hips swaying sexily.

Jasper couldn't avoid swallowing hard as he watched her tease him before and after she had walked away.

"Oh, God!" Edward exclaimed as he burst out laughing when he heard Jasper's thoughts practically screaming.

Jasper whipped his head towards Edward.

"Stop my reading my thoughts!" Jasper snapped before he sprinted towards Edward, causing the bronze-haired to suddenly run to get away from him.

Jasper chased Edward around the parking lot, at a normal speed, of course, as the rest of the Cullens and the Thornes watched in amusement.

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A few classes passed by and Miracle is currently in History with Edward, which finally gave her the time to execute the next lesson.

Lesson Two. Make fun of his personality.

"Hey there, Creepy Cullen. How's the poor girl you're stalking?" Miracle greeted as soon as Edward sat on the chair beside her.

"I'm not stalking Bella." Edward said as he took out his History book.

Miracle furrowed her eyebrows as she narrowed her eyes at the bronze-haired vampire.

"Dude, you watch her sleep like you're waiting for her to have a wet dream about you." Miracle said.

Edward rolled his eyes before he opened his mouth to say something only to be interrupted by Miracle.

"I'm not sleeping near you." She said before finally focusing her attention on her rambling teacher.

The whole hour in History class was filled with Miracle sending Edward disgusted looks, which Edward could only ignore. This was the first time he was glad he couldn't hear someone's thoughts because if he could hear Miracle's thoughts within that hour, he would've jumped out of the window just to get away from the noise.

While Miracle is with Sebastian during their Math class, Jasper has History with Parker. Considering that their families are getting closer together, the two have become friends, of course, after Parker had warned Jasper that if he so much as put a sad tear on Miracle's eye, he'll have Olivia mess him up.

At first, Jasper laughed because why would Parker leave it up to his wife to mess him up when he could do it himself. Then Parker reminded him that Olivia is the reincarnation of Medusa who can turn him into a stone.

That made Jasper stop laughing.

"Before this class ends, I would like to share an incredible discovery that is long overdue of an appreciation." The History professor said.

Pulling out a medium-sized antique painting from his drawer enclosed in an equally antique frame, the smug look that Parker usually wore immediately dropped.

It was a painting that no one was supposed to see.

Jasper couldn't help but be shocked as well when he saw the man in the painting. He leaned in as he stared further at the antique painting of someone that has the face of someone he had just discovered last week.

"He's—" Jasper cuts himself off as he proceeded to stare at what seemed to be the replica of the painting.

"Does anyone remember the thing I mentioned about the Mystery Commander of the United Kingdom during World War 2, also known as the Forgotten One?" Asked the professor.

While the other students are half-interested in the subject, Parker was beyond anxious about Jasper finding out while he was still deciphering everything.

𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓼 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓫𝓮𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓵𝓮𝓯𝓽 𝓯𝓸𝓻𝓰𝓸𝓽𝓽𝓮𝓷.
-𝓜.𝓑.𝓣.

He remembered the message written at the back of his photo. It was him. He only knew his name because of the circling stories about the Thornes. There always have been seven members in the Thorne family. Armand, Veronica, Parker, Olivia, Sebastian, Miracle...and Malcolm.

"Malcolm Thorne." Jasper whispered.

Parker whipped his head towards the honey-blonde vampire when the name of his fallen family member fell off his lips.

Everyone knew Malcolm Thorne. Though, there were two versions of him. The version that humans know, someone who was deemed the Mystery Commander of the United Kingdom during World War 2 when people knew that his presence was with them, but none of them saw him. It was as if he was fighting with them in a completely different way, (which he actually was) therefore, no one knew anything about him, not even his face, only his name. Who was forgotten because of the lack of evidence that the man was there.

And the one who was a part of one of the most relentless covens in the world. Armand Thorne's trusted right hand. Parker's best friend. And the vampire that many called The Ghost. He was faster, slicker, wiser than an average vampire. He does things with more speed and care than others, like he wasn't even there.

A few only knew what he looked like, just like only a few know what the rest of the Thornes look like considering that any vampire who would see their faces while conducting a dishonorable deed against them was brutally wiped from existence. All they knew was that they were ruthless. And the lack of knowledge about their physical appearance only added to their element of surprise.

And Jasper was definitely surprised when the face of Malcolm Thorne, the Mystery Commander, the Ghost, was finally revealed.

"After decades of wondering what Malcolm Thorne looks like, we now have a clear portrait of him. Of course, this is just a replica. But I heard the original one is gonna be placed in some kind of museum." The professor explained.

"That's Malcolm Thorne?" Jasper muttered.

The honey-blonde vampire turned towards the vampire beside him, seeing how tensed and antsy Parker had become.

Parker stared at the painting, gripping the edge of his chair when all the glorious memories he had with his best friend came rushing into his head like harsh waves during a storm.

He had it under control. He had moved on. Just as everybody else had. But when Malcolm's face was in front of him, he couldn't help but break, especially when the last tragic memory of him popped into his head.

Impulsively, Parker jumped up from his, startling everyone in the room. The vampire looked around, seeing the bewildered faces of the students before he stormed out of the room, all while the teacher called out for him.

Following Parker's footsteps, Jasper jumped up from his seat and ignored the protests of the professor as he went to chase after Parker.

"Parker!" Jasper called out as he saw him stumbling rather flimsily in the hallway as he once again felt the pain of the loss of his best friend.

"Leave me the fuck alone." Parker just muttered.

Jasper clenched his jaw before he sped his way in front of Parker, stopping him from taking any more steps.

"Parker, what the hell is going on?" Jasper asked.

Parker suddenly snapped and shoved Jasper against the lockers so hard, it left a large dent on the metal doors.

"I said, leave me the fuck alone!" Parker snarled as he shot death glares towards the honey-blonde vampire.

Jasper simply stared at how broken the vampire in front of him looked before he finally released him from his grasps, leaving Jasper leaning on the dented lockers.

"Don't mention Malcolm to Miracle." Parker muttered. "She'll be much worse than I am."

"But she doesn't remember him. Malcolm died just last year, why doesn't she remember him?" Jasper asked.

Parker stared at the confused vampire in front of him, letting him wait for a response further before deciding to walk away, leaving Jasper in the hallway with hundreds of questions in his mind.

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During lunch, Olivia and Miracle were the only Thornes at the table with the Cullens. Parker was in God knows where and Sebastian went to go look for him, assuring Olivia that he would find him. She was unaware of her husband's situation, and being unaware was killing her.

The only thing keeping her sane at the moment was watching Miracle mock the bronze-haired vampire. Which brought the next lesson in Mocking Edward 101.

Lesson Three. Make fun of how he sparkles.

"Would anyone come to my party when I have Edward's ass as the disco ball?" Miracle genuinely asked.

The Cullens (minus Edward) and Olivia grimaced at just the thought of what Miracle just mentioned, putting a disgustingly clear image in their heads.

Then, they shook their heads as they continued to grimace, trying to take the image out of their heads.

"You guys are right. I too won't come. And it's my party." Miracle muttered under her breath before stabbing a macaroni with her form before popping it into her mouth.

"Miracle, you do know that all vampires sparkle in the sun, right? Not just me." Edward asked, already knowing the answer but still asked anyway.

"I know. I just like making fun of how you sparkle, Edweirdo Cum-llen." Miracle said, pointing at Edward with her fork.

"Well then, when the time comes that you've become a vampire, I'll make fun of how you sparkle." Edward retorted.

Miracle shook her head as she swallowed the macaroni she ate while he spoke.

"Oh, no no. I'm the boss bitch, I sparkle all the time." Miracle stated. "Plus, I sparkle glamorously. You sparkle hilariously."

Once again, Edward Cullen, or rather, Edweirdo Cum-llen, was defeated by Miracle, which resulted in Edward just letting his face fall on top of the table as he tried to tune out Miracle.

The brunette girl grinned victoriously seeing the bronze-haired vampire giving up before her hazel-brown eyes turned towards the man who sat next to her.

Jasper was beside her but of seems as though his mind was somewhere else.

Malcolm just died last year. Therefore, Miracle and Malcolm knew each other. He was her adoptive brother. But for some reason, she doesn't remember him. It's like he doesn't even exist in her mind. Every question that popped into his mind was answered with either 'I don't know' or 'I have no idea'.

He doesn't exactly have the right to demand knowledge about what's going on with their family. He knows that. But it doesn't mean that it isn't bothering him not having any idea about what had happened to the mind of the girl he really likes.

Edward, hearing the extremely confused and frustrated thoughts of the honey-blonde vampire, simply looked up from the table and glanced at Jasper who was staring blankly ahead with his eyebrows furrowed and his shoulders tensed.

"Jasper?" Miracle called out.

Jasper finally snapped out of his thoughts and whipped his head towards Miracle.

"Yes, darlin'?" Jasper responded, making the smile that appeared on his lips as genuine as possible to hide how bothered he was about all that was happening.

Miracle slightly blushed at how Jasper called her 'darlin' out of the blue. It caught her off-guard for a few seconds before she quickly gathered herself.

"Are you okay?" She asked, placing a hand on his in concern.

Jasper's gaze shifted towards their touching hands and he couldn't help but smile as he held on to her hand more.

"We haven't even gotten to half of three weeks yet and you're already holding my hand." Jasper said, a smug smirk tugging on his lips.

Miracle rolled her eyes and smiled before she yanked her hand away from Jasper's grasp.

"I'm just concerned. It doesn't mean I'm already falling in love with you." Miracle said.

Jasper narrowed his eyes before he adjusted his sitting position to face her more.

"All right. Let's see. Shorts or skirt?" Jasper asked, going at it again with the fast question and answer.

"Shorts." Miracle answered.

"Boots or sneakers?"

"Boots."

"Biking or surfing?"

"Surfing."

"Rosalie or me?"

"Rosalie."

"Damn it!" Jasper whisper-yelled before he leaned back on his chair with yet another unamused expression on his face.

"Aww, nobody ever picks me." Rosalie said from beside Emmett.

"Uhm. Hello?" Emmett said, waving his hand at his wife.

Rosalie looked over at Emmett and placed a hand on his cheek.

"Oh, but you didn't have any choice. I saved you from a bear." Rosalie said, gently tapping his cheek before looking away and leaving Emmett confused and offended.

"What's keeping Parker and Sebastian so long? Lunch is about to end." Alice asked.

Miracle and Olivia shared a glance, not knowing what to tell her. Olivia looked back at the pixie-haired girl before she shrugged and responded.

"We still don't know." Olivia answered.

The Cullens and the two Thornes proceeded to talk among themselves until lunch ended, causing them to go their separate ways into their respective classes.

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Throughout the last couple of classes for the day, Sebastian and Parker were nowhere to be seen. Due to keeping track of their decisions, Alice was able to establish that they have gone home, though that was it. She thinks it has something to do with Armand's telepathic ability.

Currently, the Cullens and the female Thornes are in the school parking lot, casually talking while Edward stole glances from Bella Swan. This brings Miracle to her next and last lesson for Mocking Edward 101.

Lesson Four. Put everything together for greater humor.

"Hey, Captain Bed-head. Stop day-wet-dreaming about Bella and just ask her out. I mean, who wouldn't want to ride a sparkling dic—" Miracle said but was suddenly cut off by Edward.

"Don't finish that sentence." Edward said.

Miracle rolled her eyes before she started to back away.

"Fine, you won't ask her out, then I'll do it for you." Miracle said.

"Miracle." Edward warned.

The brunette girl simply shot a teasing look towards the bronze-haired vampire as she continued to walk away from them and towards Bella.

She was about to only half-way from Bella when the loud screeching of tires was suddenly heard throughout the parking lot, making every whip their heads towards the out of control car.

Miracle turned around the instant she heard the loud noise and she was only given the time to gasp as the car nearly hit the girl. Before she could even have the slightest scratch on herself from the car, someone had pushed her away and they fell on the ground, stirring clear from the car.

Miracle banged her head hard on the cemented ground and she couldn't help but groan in pain.

"Oh, God, Miracle. I'm so sorry. Where are you hurt?" Jasper asked as he quickly got off of her.

He placed his hands gently on her cheeks as he looked at her in both worry and panic. Her hazel-brown eyes looked at her savior and she couldn't avoid the smile that stretched on her lips.

"Hi." Miracle said.

Jasper returned the smile as he sighed in relief. "Hi."

"Help me up, please." Miracle said.

Jasper nodded and helped the brunette girl in getting back on her feet. She rubbed the back of her head as it still hurt from the impact it had made with the ground, in fact, her whole body was aching.

"Miracle!" Olivia shrieked as she ran towards the brunette girl, immediately engulfing her with a hug when she had finally reached her.

"Oh my God. I thought I was gonna have a heart attack and die. And I'm already dead. That's how much you scared me!" She rambled as she continued to hug Miracle rather tightly.

"Ollie, it hurts." Miracle muttered before Olivia noticed how tight she was hugging the girl and suddenly pulled away.

"I'm sorry." Olivia said.

"It's okay." Miracle replied.

Her gaze then shifted towards the car who just hit the red truck, Bella's truck.

"Oh my God, Bella!" Miracle exclaimed.

"She's fine." Jasper said, holding her back. "Edward saved her."

Miracle sighed in relief before she nodded.

"That's good." She said as she continued. "That's..."

Suddenly, Jasper and Olivia saw how Miracle's eyes rolled at the back of her head and the way her knees wobbled as she lost consciousness. Jasper immediately caught her before her body could hit the ground again.

"Miracle?!" Olivia exclaimed in fear when she saw her sister fall.

"Miracle." Jasper called out, trying to shake her awake but she wasn't responding.

"We need to take her to Carlisle." Jasper muttered before he carried her bridal style and carried her to the car with Olivia not leaving her side.

I make fun of Edward a lot. I know. It's fun. Jsskkssksksksk. Anyway, I don't know if I'm gonna be able to update tomorrow because I have a scholarship interview and I'm freaking out because the first thing that comes to my mind when the question "tell me about yourself" is asked is "I'm an author who is head over heels obsessed with a sexy, Southern honey-blonde-haired vampire named Jasper Whitlock Hale. I also like to mock his brother Edweirdo Cum-llen." I need serious help.

Anyway, I hope you guys liked this chapter. <3