A/N Thanks for the reviews :) You guys rock. Here's chapter two!
Oh, and I'm posting a bonus chapter two.
Danielle wanted to write chapter two, so I'm posting both.
The Real chapter two and Chapter Two - Danielle Style
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Chapter Two: There's Something in the Water
"Tell me again WHY we moved to Albuquerque." Rosalie shouted when she entered the house. Esme appeared.
"What's wrong dear?" she asked. Rosalie let out a loud, humorless laugh.
"What ISN'T wrong?" she screeched. Esme's hands went to her ears.
"No need to yell Rosalie. Please tell me what happened." Esme said. She looked very concerned. Rosalie stomped into the living room and threw herself dramatically into a chair. Esme went in after her and sat on the couch facing her.
"They were singing, Mom. And dancing. It was like walking into a freaking musical!" she ranted. "I'm never going back!" Emmett appeared by her side and massaged her shoulders consolingly. Esme looked stunned.
"They were singing and dancing?" she repeated. Emmett nodded.
"It was awful." He said. Esme was very confused.
"So, please Mom, tell me why we're in Albuquerque." She sneered.
"Don't take that tone with your mother Rosalie." Carlisle had walked in the door. "We moved to Albuquerque because your mother and I thought it would be a nice change. Even though we had to come during the cloudiest year Albuquerque's ever seen, it's still different than where we usually live." He said. "Now, why all this sudden hostility for New Mexico?" he asked. Rosalie snorted and ran upstairs, Emmett on her heels. Carlisle looked to Esme. She smiled warmly.
"The kids learned a thing or two about theatre education today." She explained. Carlisle raised an eyebrow. Esme got up and pulled him by the hand to the kitchen where she explained what Rosalie had told her.
Once the others had vacated, Alice and Jasper went into the living room. Jasper sat on the couch and pulled Alice into his lap. She entwined her hands in his and stared into his eyes. He smiled.
"So, what's going on tomorrow?" he asked. Alice smiled hugely and shook her head.
"Sorry Jazz. I really want this to be a surprise. Besides, who knows who's listening in." she said. He shrugged and kissed her on the cheek. He pulled her to his chest and wrapped his arms around her.
Edward was upstairs, listening to his music in an attempt to drown out the disgusting romanticizing going on around the house.
Sooner than the youngest Cullens would have liked, it was time for school. They piled into the Volvo and drove as slowly as they could to East high.
Alice was bouncing in her seat the whole way there. Her smile grew more and more pronounced the closer they got. Her siblings were getting more and more uncomfortable. Edward pulled into a parking space as far away from the school as possible. Alice threw herself out of the car and was practically jumping up and down in excitement.
"Alice, calm down!" Emmett said. Alice regained her composure and stopped bouncing, but her smile was still big as ever. The five walked up to the school. Edward and Emmett opened the front door and peered in warily. They walked in slowly and cautiously, like something was going to jump out at them at any minute. The likeliness that that would happen was actually quite good, but it amused Alice to watch. She giggled at them every time they stuck their head around a corner.
"You guys are absurd." Alice said. She sped up and walked away from them. Edward and Emmett looked at each other and started walking normally. Soon, Emmett left Edward, leaving him on his own. He felt very vulnerable, a feat not easily achieved. He silently cursed Alice for making him so nervous. He stepped warily into his classroom and sat himself in the back, as far away from everyone else. He wasn't sure if he was imagining it or not, but the work at this school seemed to be much easier and dumbed down than at the other schools he had attended. He was probably just paranoid.
The first two periods passed harmlessly enough, but Edward hadn't let his guard down. He was having a hard time blocking out the thoughts of the student body; their thoughts sounded much louder than a normal persons, and much cheerier too. He began to wonder what was wrong with these people. Maybe there was something in the water. He was almost thankful that he didn't have to drink. Like all his other classes, Edward was seated in the back for this one. As he sat and pretend to listen to the teacher, he noticed a pink clad blonde girl staring at him. He was used to the stares, but the manic look everyone seemed to have in their eyes freaked him out. This girl almost looked psychotic. When she realized he was looking at her, she flashed a white smile and waved. Her teeth looked fake, as did her nose. He averted his eyes and ignored her wave. He wrinkled his nose in disgust at her thoughts. They weren't graphic, they were surprisingly PG, but they were grossly romantic. He wanted to vomit.
Lunch finally arrived and the Cullens were convened at their table. Alice still had a huge smile on her face. Jasper looked surprisingly calm, but Edward caught the amusement dancing in his eyes. Alice had told him what was going to happen. Jasper was currently translating the Pledge of Allegiance into Turkish sign language. Edward scowled at the table. Emmett was fidgeting and looked very nervous, in contrast to Rosalie who looked murderous.
Alice's head snapped up and she stared at the cafeteria doors.
"Oh no." Emmett said. "This is it, isn't it?" Alice merely grinned her wicked grin. The Cullens stared at the doors in sick anticipation. The doors, like yesterday, were flung open. The blonde who eyed Edward walked in, followed by a girl with dark skin and dark hair and the blonde boy with the sequined hat who was in the group that confronted the Cullens after school yesterday. The blonde girl was speaking in a condescending and irritating voice.
"Don't be stupid Ryan. No one can resist my charms." She was walking towards the Cullen table. She stopped by the edge and faced the Cullens, flanked by the dark haired girl, who looked like she wanted to be anywhere but here and the blonde boy who looked anxious and was shifting his weight from foot to foot, like he was getting ready to bolt. The blonde looked at each of the Cullens and as her gaze flickered to each; her smile began to look more and more fixed. She stopped at Edward and when she spoke she addressed only him.
"You're Edward, right? You're in my English class." She said. He nodded curtly. "I'm Sharpay Evans, as you know." Edward didn't, but he didn't bother pointing that out. "I hear you don't like to sing." Edward shook his head, his gaze flickering to Alice, who looked like she was about to burst. "Well, maybe I can help you out. I'm sort of the best singer in the school," she gloated.
"No thank you." Edward said, with forced politeness. Sharpay got a menacing look in her eye, but her smile never faltered.
"Oh well, if you need anything, come find me. I shouldn't be that hard to locate, I tend to stand out in a crowd." She said. Her eyes flickered to the other Cullens who were all staring at her. "Who are your friends?" she said her voice going up an octave.
"These are my siblings. Alice, Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie." He said, not bothering to say more than he was forced to. Sharpay nodded. Rosalie was staring daggers at her and Sharpay looked a little frightened, however, did not back off. It seemed Rosalie had found someone as tenacious as she. She didn't like it.
"Well, who are your friends?" Rosalie sneered condescendingly. Sharpay looked annoyed at Rosalie's rudeness.
"This is my brother Ryan and this is Gabriella." She said. Gabriella gave a little wave and Ryan nodded.
"Sharpay, let's go." Gabriella said under her breath. Had they not been vampires, the Cullens wouldn't have caught it.
"Fine. Well it's been nice chatting. And Edward. Call me." She said, throwing a pink piece of paper onto his untouched tray of food. She headed towards the cafeteria doors with Ryan on her heels. Gabriella left to go join Troy at his table. From what Edward deciphered from Gabriella's thoughts, they were a couple. The Cullens could still hear Sharpay's stomps in the hall. She was ranting to Ryan about how conceited and rude they were. And, like it was a normal everyday thing, she started belting out an angry song. Through song, she ranted about how awful the Cullens were, except for Edward. She expressed that she thought he belonged in the wrong family. She also stated that she didn't care how horrible his family was, or how distant he seemed because inevitably "He will be mine!"
Edward groaned and laid his head on the table. His siblings had erupted in hysterical laughter. Edward grabbed his tray, dumped it and stalked out of the cafeteria, leaving his family in stitches.
"Oh Alice. Thank you." Emmett said, wiping imaginary tears from his eyes. Alice smiled.
"Don't thank me. Thank Edward and, how did Sharpay put it? Oh yes, 'His fabulous hotness'." Alice said, smirking. Emmett chuckled. Rosalie smiled, but she still looked irritated at Sharpay. Alice knew Rosalie and she wouldn't let this go. Alice froze for a moment and it was confirmed. Rosalie definitely wasn't letting this go.
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