Starlight: Chapter One
I don't own Twilight or New Moon, Stephenie Meyer does!
"Edward!" I heard my mom scream waking me up from my sweet dreams. She does this every night, since I was four. You think I would get use to it but I never do. I sighed and rolled out of bed and walked down the hall to her room. I walked in and sat beside her on the bed. I looked at her, her face looked so heartbroken. I gentle stroked her hand. It was cold like all vampires, well so I have been told. I have never really met another vampire besides my mom. I know vampires can't sleep but her "power" so I call it is being humanlike, that means she could eat, sleep, cry, blush, etc. I never understood why Edward, I guess that his name, my father, who else would it be, and her broke up. She still loves him. The stung came back and that little evil voice came, maybe it was because of me, I wasn't supposed to happen. Or maybe it was because I wasn't a vampire. I am human.
"Mom, mom, wake up," I said shaking her now. Her eyes flashed opened and she looked at me. I saw the pain rush thought her eyes. I looked like him and I knew it. It hurt her to look at me because she thought of him. I most likely had the same color hair has him and eye color, when he was human. I know he was a vampire, Jacob told me that but nothing else. But it did hurt me to know that I was hurting her.
"Mel, Melody?" she asked.
"Yes mom, I'm here," I said smiling hoping to make her feel better. Pain was on her face and she looked away. I mental hit myself, I smile like him too.
"What time is it?" She looked around. I looked at the alarm cloak on her nightstand.
"Five o'clock," I answered. Her eyes went large.
"I better get up, Mike wants me to open today," she smiled weakly. My mom work at Newton's Outfitters, well she has been working there since she was eighteen. The pay is good and good benefits but properly because Mike has a huge crush on her and stares at her a lot, it quite disgusting. He is married to Jessica who would jump off a bridge if he told her too.
I got up off the bed and walked downstairs to get breakfast ready. Since Charlie moved to Alaska for fishing or something like that, my mom owns his old house and that is where we are living. It nice here in Forks, I really can't complain, it's nice with the small town feel to it. It's nice that it is fifteen minutes to the beach. Not a lot of crime, but not a lot of anything but forest and rain.
I got out two bowls and poured some cereal. I heard mom coming down the stairs as I poured the milk.
"Hi honey," she smiled and sat down. There was still pain in her eyes but she tried to hide it.
"Hey," I said putting the milk away and sitting down across from her.
"What are you doing today?" she asked eating her cereal but not really caring, she could be eating mud and she still wouldn't have cared.
"I'm thinking I'm going to go to La Push and see Will," I said, why does she keep asking, I do this everyday, if I don't, Will, will think something happened to me and send out a search party.
"Oh, are the others going too?" she asked looking up at me.
"Most likely," I said smiling thinking of them. Will, who is was the tallest and with his beautiful black hair that was naturally messy, he is muscular but looks like a soccer player and he is my best friend and he is sixteen like me. Then there is Max who is seventeen with short black spiky hair that must be gelled or World War Three will happen, Josh who is sixteen is more of a class crown then the rest of them with his dark blown flop that he calls hair that makes it hard to see his eyes, Ian who is fifteen and is more shy and smarter but who is quite muscular with black hair with a gentle curl, and Jack who is sixteen and thinks he is the ladies man with black hair that frames his face. Ashley, Jacks twin sister, was very outgoing and a cheerful person with her beautiful long black hair that goes down to her butt. They all have the natural tan skin and all but Ian have brown eyes, Ian has hazel eyes. Jacob and Angelica got married and William is their son. Jacob and my mom are still really good friends.
"Ok," she said getting up and putting her bowl in the sink. "Tell Will I said hi, love you be back around six ok?"
"Ok, bye mom," I said. I heard her pick up her keys and walk out the door shutting it behind her. I soon heard her old truck roar to life. I laughed. I was shocked that that thing still ran. But we got Jacob and Will as mechanics they could bring any car back to life.
I got up and put my bowl in the sink and walked down the hall looking at the pictures, I stopped at one of my favorite, Will and me are in the picture, Will is covered in mud from his head to his toe, I had a little mud on me. We were both five in the picture, I remember that happened. Will called me a girly girl and I tackled him in the mud. Jacob, Angela, and my mom were cracking up laughing. I smiled and walked up the stair to the bathroom. I took a shower and got dressed. I put up my bronze hair and stared to the mirror. Do I really look that much like him that it hurts her to look at me, I stared at my greens eyes that Will thinks they make me look more mysterious. I gave myself a faint smile and walked back downstairs. I grabbed a sweatshirt and my keys and walked out the door. You would think because it is June that it would be warmer, but no, it's still cold. I locked the door behind me and rushed into my Oldsmobile. It was a metallic blue color, it wasn't my favorite car in the world, but it worked. I turned on the car and started to drive to La Push. The music played quietly in the background as I thought more about my father. Who left who? My mom couldn't have left him, she still loves him. Then the little voices in the back of my mind came up again, maybe it was because of you. Maybe if I didn't look so much like him I wouldn't hurt my mother so bad. Maybe it was because of me that she couldn't get over him. I pulled up to the Black's house and turned off the car. I quickly got out needing more then ever Will's talent which he got from his father, his soothing cheerful sunshine. Jacob and Will are earthbound suns making the world a better place, cheering everyone up. I knocked on the door to have Will answer to door.
"Hey Mel," he said smiling. I already felt better.
"Hey Will," I said. He stepped aside to let me in. I walked in to the house to the smell of cookies.
"Hi Mel, how are you?" asked Angela from the kitchen.
"I'm well, and you?" I asked walking in a sitting down on the couch.
"I'm great," said Angela.
"So, Will what are we doing today?" I asked.
He smiled a wolfish smile at me, "Josh has something planned."
"Oh wonderful," I sighed closing my eyes and covering my face with my hands. Last time Josh had something planned I almost ended up in the hospital.
Will just laughed, "Don't worry it's nothing that dangerous, at lest I hope it isn't."
"You hope?" I asked.
He just shrugged his shoulders, "No one can really know what Josh is thinking."
"But I thought that you could all read each others mind," I asked thinking back to the day Will was telling me all the things werewolves could do.
"Yes, but no one wants to read Josh's mind. It's too scary," he said wrinkling his nose. I had to laugh.
"So, when are the others coming over for Josh's surprise?"
"Soon, after Max is done doing his hair."
"He takes more time doing his hair then Ashley and I combined." Will chuckled shaking his head.
"He could keep a gel company in business for years," he said smiling. I smiled. We sat there on the couch talking for a half of an hour then there was a knock on the door.
"Finally," I said. Will just chuckled as he got up to answer the door. I got up and followed him.
"What took you guys so long?" asked Will jokingly.
"Mr. Gel Brain here was taking too long with his hair," said Ashley rolling her eyes at Max.
Max just smiled, "I found this new gel and it makes your hair have a blue tint to it." He then tilted his head down so we all could see.
"I hope its waterproof," said Josh smiling.
"Are we going swimming?" asked Jack.
"Maybe," said Josh smiling.
"Of course we are. Why else would he asked?" said Ian rolling his eyes at Jack.
"It rains a lot here, Ian," said Jack.
"Why don't you just tell us, Josh, what are we doing?" I said.
"The extreme sport of cliff-diving. To the cliffs!" Said Josh pointing his finger to the direction the cliffs are.
"But it's too cold to swim," I said. They all stared at me. Then started to laugh.
"I'll keep you warm Mel," said Jack wrapping his warm arm around my shoulders.
"Stop that Jack, she is now scar for life," laughed Ashley as I pushed Jack's arm away. Jack turned a glared at Ashley.
"Mel doesn't have to go swimming if she doesn't want too," said Will standing up for me.
"Thank you, Will," I said smiling at him.
"Now it's not as fun," said Josh frowning.
"Whatever, let's go to the cliffs already," said Ashley. We all walked outside. Ashley, Jack, Ian, Josh, and Max all piled in Jack's Jeep. I walked right over to Will's truck and got in. He smiled and got in the driver side.
"Ready?" he asked and started the truck.
A/N: What do you think??