"I spy with my little eye…" She stopped, choosing the object with careful eyes, trying to find something on the bus that would be hard to find. "Something white." A smile played at her lips as she watched us examine the bus, rattling off anything we can think of.
"That boys t-shirt!" Jasmeene said, pointing her finger at a boy with pale, blonde hair. He was talking to the bus driver, laughing at the old man's dumb jokes.
"Nope!" Amber said, laughing at our pathetic attempts. "Try again!"
I examined the front of the bus, taking in the driver's personal items. A picture of a little boy with a curly smile and bright, green eyes. A picture of an older woman with long, gray hair pulled back in a bun, loose strands framing her wrinkled face. And then a snowflake, small and made out of paper, taped on the window.
I stood up, my finger pointed in the direction of the poorly made ice crystal, and proudly declared, "The snowflake!"
Her cocky smile fell, replaced by a deep frown. "How did you…"
"She's observant." Edward said, looking down at me and winking.
I rolled my eyes, hating how he was always there.
The Cullen's, a rich family full of vampires (that's right, vampires) and mine had grown close, knowing secrets about each other that nobody else knew….More like we knew the Cullen's secret. My family was to boring to have a secret as big as being vampires.
Edward and I were close, like brother and sister. It was that relationship that made me hate him being here. He had to follow me everywhere, and when he was there, so was the rest of his family.
It was camp, a place that was supposed to hold happy memories of roasting marsh mellows and swimming under the moon, but when the Cullen's were there, it was more like memories full of annoying vampires following you to the bathroom.
"Where did he come from?" Ammelia asked, her voice not able to hide the curiosity towards the boy sitting beside me.
"He's fast and sneaky." I said, shoving his arm. "And he's about to leave."
"Not likely. I just wanted to warn you that those boys back there are talking about you."
"What boys?" I asked.
Amber, her curious attitude taking over, peaked over her seat. "That boy?" She pointed to Matt. I felt my heart stutter as he looked up and smiled, his friends laughing as they took in the sight before them.
Without a second thought I grabbed Amber's hand and pulled it down violently, making her scream in pain as I bent it in ways not possible. She reached her other hand over and grabbed a chunk of my hair, pulling until I screamed. "Let go!" I growled.
Edward laughed and rubbed my head with the kind of brotherly love that usually made me sick. Instead of pulling away, I collapsed against his chest and sighed. I did my best to hide my face from Matt, hoping he wasn't laughing because he thought I was staring.
"What's wrong?" Edward asked, concern hidden with a skill I wish I could master.
"N…nothing." I stuttered, pulling away and shaking the hair out of my face. I could see in his eyes that he knew something was wrong. He always knew when something was wrong with me, and he usually knew how to make me feel better. But when it came to things like this, I was sure he wouldn't have an answer.
"She's embarrassed." Elena said, smiling when she took in my shocked expression. Her brown eyes sparked with the pleasure of being able to affect me with her words. She always loved a challenge, even if it was against one of her friends.
"N..no!" I stuttered, the slip up enough to let Edward know that I was lying. Why couldn't I lie?!
"Of what, Julia?" He asked, leaning down to examine my eyes. I knew he could read everything there, my eyes open to every emotion I was feeling. I looked away, not wanting him to read to far into things.
"Us." Ammelia said, popping her head up beside Amber. "She doesn't like it when we "embarrass" her in front of Matt."
"Matt?" Edward asked, the curiosity not easily hidden. "You mean the boy back there with brown hair?" I liked how he didn't turn around to look. Somehow he seemed to know what he was doing, even if he wasn't experienced with this kind of thing.
"There are a lot of guys back there with brown hair." Amber said, playing with her long, dirty blonde hair. "But he is one of them."
"Which one?"
"None of them." I hissed, blushing furiously. "Just…go back and sit with Bella." I growled, pushing his arm, only to have no effect on him. Jerk…
"If it'll make you happy."
"Yah. I'll start crying with happiness! Now just go!"
He stood up, looking at me before heading back, ignoring the driver's yell of annoyance. "Stay in your seat!"
"Ohmygod!"
I spun around to see Ammelia, her mouth open and eyes wide, staring at the boy whose shirt had been an "Eye Spy" topic earlier. He was fully turned around, looking towards the back of the bus. He had blue eyes, so clear and blue it was like staring into a pool of water. His hair hung in his eyes in messy sheets, a very attractive sight, and his smile seemed to light up the entire bus. A usual pretty boy, one of the many I wasn't impressed with, but Ammelia seemed to be hooked.
He stood up, smiled at me, and then walked towards the back. I watched where he sat and felt my heart skip a beat. He sat down next to Matt, and was greeted with enthusiasm. I saw Edward shift to angle his head a little, a look of uncomforting in his eyes. What were they thinking?
"I…I…think I love him." Ammelia said, her eyes blazing with fierce determination.
"Love at first sight?" Elena asked. "So sappy."
"So stupid." Jasmeene said, shaking her head as she examined Ammelia's far off, dreamy look.
Causing everybody to grow quite, the bus jerked forward. In a rush of movements everybody looked out the window.
Held up by large, wooden pillars, was a sign with the words, "Camp Fantastic". Counselors, wearing green collared t-shirts and khaki shorts, were lined up with sloppy posture. They all looked to be in their early twenties, leaving a short age gap between them and us.
Most of the campers getting off the busses were from fifteen to seventeen years old. I honestly thought I was too old for camp, being sixteen, but was convinced by Alice Cullen that it was going to be an experience I couldn't miss.
"Get off!" The bus driver hollered, his voice rough from screaming at all of us for six hours straight.
After a few minutes of pushing and shoving my way through, I found my way off the bus. I was expecting to be greeted by sun and blue skies, and found myself disappointed when I found the sky was gray and light rain drops fell from the sky, causing goose bumps to run up and down my arms and legs.
I looked back at Alice, watching her smile as she took in the weather. She had the special ability to see in the future, one of the perks of being a vampire, and must have known that these next two weeks were going to be gloomy. It made sense, especially since sunlight would unravel the giant secret that the Cullen family held. Once met with sunlight, the Cullen's would sparkle.
"Alright campers!" Somebody screamed, her voice loud enough to wake people up in Switzerland. "Your luggage is waiting for you behind the busses! Make sure to grab everything before you come up to get your Cabin assignments and Camp schedules. Go!"
As if we were all in a race and the whistle was just blown, people ran as fast as they could, pushing past people who were to slow.
I shook my head and decided to join in.
Camp. This was going to be fun.
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I was assigned to the Meadow Cabin with Ammelia, Amber, Jasmeene, Elena, Leah, Alice, and a whole bunch of random girls I had never met before.
As soon as we stepped into the cabin, Leah ran to the corner bed and flopped down on the bare mattress. "Feels comfy." She declared.
Some of the more weary girls, like the ones who were carrying designer bags and suitcases, screamed when they glanced at the ripped up, blanketless, mattress they were supposed to sleep on.
I chose to sleep in-between Ammelia and Amber, throwing my duffel back on top of the bed before taking my boots off. I looked over to where I had tossed Amber's pillow, something she forced me to carry, and grew confused when I found that she still hadn't made it up.
"Where's Amber?" I asked Ammelia, hoping she knew. If Amber was ever alone then the consequences were terrible.
"She's down at the busses still." Alice piped up, plopping down at my bed and playing with the strap on my bag. "She had some things to take care of before the dance tonight."
"Like what?" Ammelia asked, catching on to the fear that I was giving off.
Elena and Jasmeene came over, glancing from one person to another, hoping that somebody had the answer.
"She just wanted to make sure somebody was happy. That's all."
"Who's "somebody"?" I asked, worry easily heard in my voice.
"She's just doing my dirty work, that's all. No need to worry about it. Now, who needs help setting their bed up?"
"Alice…"
"Yah?"
"I'm gonna go get her." Elena said, slipping her flip flops on and running out the door, slamming it closed on her way out.
"I think I might follow." I said, turning around to grab my boots, only to be pulled back by Alice. "You have to stay here so I can help you set up!"
"But…Alice…"
"No arguing. This is for your own good."
"What is?"
"FOUND HER!"
The door swung open with a loud squeak, and in stepped Elena, pulling Amber in behind her. "She was coming up when I made my way down."
"I wasn't doing anything wrong!" Amber howled, squirming around and trying to break free of Elena's grip. "I was only doing what I was told to do!"
The girls who didn't know Amber like I did shot her dirty looks, rolling their eyes and raising their lips as if to snarl. I was tempted to scream at them, but knew it wouldn't do anything good for me.
Elena released Amber and pushed her onto her bed, glaring down at her. "What did you do?"
"Nothing." She said, her eyes not as innocent as her voice.
"You did something." Ammelia said, glancing over at Alice as if waiting for her to spill. She just kept playing with the strap on my bag, looking at Amber as if daring her to tell.
"No I didn't. I said something!" She smiled as if she had said something smart.
You see, Amber didn't act blonde, and she wasn't stupid. She just acted like it because she knew it annoyed people.
"She's never gonna budge." Jasmeene said, sighing and shaking her head. "She's Amber. It takes a lot to break her."
"You'll all find out in a little bit." Alice said, making everybody turn to look at her. "When our dates come to get us for the dance."
"Dates?" We all asked in unison (minus Amber).
"Yep." Alice said, standing up and stretching her arms above her head. "Don't worry. After tonight, you'll thank me."
"Alice…" I whispered, not sure what to think. "You…set us up…on dates?"
"Of course! You don't want to dance alone, do you?"
"We were all gonna stick together."
"Oh…well, not now!"
She skipped over to her bed, on the other side of the room, and began to unpack her bags, humming as she did so.
"She got us dates." Jasmeene said, her voice choked back by shock and disbelief. "Dates…"
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