Bella woke up to the sound of thunder near her at 3am. She had been having trouble sleeping those past few days, worrying too much about her identity. She had just graduated for the 18th time and she was getting sick of it, but it was a price she had to pay since she couldn't get away to another country every few years. Her new family had taken her in when she was 3 years old (for the 9th time). She always felt bad for deceiving people, making them think she was actually a little girl. They had been so nice to her. She actually cared about these people, which didn't happen often with other families that she'd been a part of. Renee, her new mother, was the only one who knew the truth. She had told her a few years back when she asked Bella why she wanted to be alone so much during the full moons. It was impossible to hide the truth from such a sweet lady. Suddenly she heard a knock on her window. When she looked through the blinds, she saw Alice standing outside waiting for her to open the window. She quickly sent a text message to "her mother" telling her that Alice was outside her window and that she didn't have to get scared if she heard a weird noise. She then opened the window and let her best friend of almost 141 years, inside.
"Really? Did it have to take that long to open the damned window?" Bella smiled. Alice was the same impatient girl she had met in Massachusetts in 1873.
"Sorry, had to warn Renee that you were here or Charlie would've woken up and come over to see what's going on."
"I know, I know. Hey, you got something I can change into? I'm freaking soaking wet," she said as she looked around the room, "you changed something in here."
"Yeah, I call it cleaning my room." They both laughed, knowing that Bella was never the organized one. Bella looked for something Alice could change into and told her to change in her closet. After Alice changed, they sat down on Bella's bed and talked about the changes in their life and how Alice's new family was doing. They fell asleep at 7am talking about really meaningless things.
The next morning, Renee woke them up with a knock on the door, "Wake up, sleepyheads! It's already half past eleven!"
Alice "woke up" first, like always, and threw a pillow at Bella's head. "Hey! Wake up, sleeping beauty!"
"Is there gonna be a day when you just let me sleep while you go to the bathroom?" Bella threw the pillow back but missed Alice's head, since she was laughing at the sleepy hybrid. As usual, Bella finally woke up and started making the bed while Alice started brushing her hair and "making herself beautiful". They started planning what to do that day.
"How about if we go out to the mall and look for a snack?" Alice said with a sly grin and hunger in her eyes.
"Alice! You know our agreement! No feeding on my turf." Bella couldn't believe that after all these years Alice would actually suggest such a thing.
"I was just kidding." Alice started laughing. "I just wanted to see that funny angry face you make every time I suggest that."
"Well then, you have a very weird sense of humor." Bella was still feeling annoyed at her comment. They finished prepping themselves and told Renee they were going out, though they were not quite sure to where. As they stepped outside, a group of guys were passing by and stared at them, but the girls ignored them. They were used to that kind of attention. They ended up going to a park near Bella's house. It was hot and dry. Not that they'd actually notice.
"I wonder what Emmett is doing. I haven't seen him in forever." Pauline said.
"I saw him 2 years ago. He was living in Denmark and was still the slut we know and love." Alice started laughing hysterically and Bella joined in. They both knew how much of a manwhore Emmett could be especially without the need of sleep.
Suddenly they heard a voice behind them.
"What are you two bimbos laughing about?!"
They looked back and saw Emmett smiling like an innocent little boy. They ran up to him and hugged him really tight.
"Oh my gosh! Where had you been?! I missed you so much!" Bella was so excited she felt like crying at seeing her "older brother" again.
"You know out and about. Here and there. Etc. Etc." Emmett laughed.
They kept talking all day, since they really didn't have the need to eat. It was getting kinda dark when Bella suggested they go to her house before Charlie had a fit about her being out late on Sunday night. Emmett told them he had to hunt first and Bella reminded him not to in her town or else. They parted ways knowing he would be back soon and went to the house. Renee was waiting for them with bad news.
"Bella, your father is being transferred to Forks and we have to move in two weeks."
"What?! Isn't that kinf of short notice?! I mean, two weeks is not enough to pack things up."
"I know, but don't worry we'll have lots of help" Renee smiled and left them alone.
This is going to be a long two weeks, Bella thought.
