Okay so in this chapter you'll see Morgan's musical ability. The song belongs to The Dixie Chicks. I own nothing! Personally, I think that when you read this chapter, you should listen to the song as well. It'll give you a better idea of how it sounds.
Morgan's P.O.V- Cullen House- a week later
I was sitting in my room, thinking about the new song I wrote for Alice and Jasper. "Morgan!" Alice's voice rang. "Yes Alice?" I called back to her. She appeared in my doorway, "Can I hear it?" She asked as she sat on the floor. I sighed, I had just finished it. "You know that I didn't see you play it." Alice said as she started to pout. I laughed, I was the only one that could control if Alice seen my future or not. I didn't want her to hear the song before I was done with it. "Fine." I said. I picked up my guitar, "It's a sad song. Just warning you." I said. Alice only nodded.
I started to play the song.
Two days past eighteen, he was waitin' for the bus in his army green.
Sat down in a booth in a cafe there gave his order to a girl with a bow in her hair.
He's a little shy so she gives him a smile and he said 'would you mind sitting down for a while, and talking to me? I'm feeling a little low.'
She said 'I'm off in an hour and I know where we can go.'
So they went down and sat on the the pier, he said 'I bet you gotta boyfriend but I don't care I got no one to send a letter to. Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?'
I cried,
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
Too young for him they told her, waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier,
Our love will never end waitin' for the soldier to come back again,
Never more to be alone when the letter said a soldier's coming home.
So the letters came from an army camp,
From California to Vietnam,
And he told her of his heart,
It might be love and all of the things he was so scared of,
He said when it's getting kinda rough over here,
I think of that day sitting down at the pier,
And I close my eyes and see your pretty smile,
Don't worry but I won't be able to write for a while.
I cried,
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
Too young for him they told her waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier,
Our love will never end,
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again,
Never more to be alone,
When the letter said a soldier's coming home.
Friday night at a football game,
The Lord's prayers said and the anthem rang,
A man said 'folks can you bow your heads for a list of local Vietnam dead',
Crying all alone under the stairs was a piccolo player in the marching band,
And one name read but nobody really cared,
Except for a pretty little girl with a bow in her hair.
I cried,
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
Too young for him they told her waitin' for the love of a travelin' soldier,
Our love will never end,
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again,
Never more to be alone when the letter said-
I cried,
Never gonna hold the hand of another guy,
Too young for him they told her waiting for the love of a travelin' soldier,
Our love will never end,
Waitin' for the soldier to come back again,
Never more to be alone,
When the letter said,
A soldier's coming home.
I stopped playing and took a deep breath. I looked at Alice's face. She was staring at me. I didn't know whether it was a good thing or not. "What's the name of it?" She asked. I really didn't think of a name, "Um. Travelin' Soldier?" I suggested. "I love it! It's beautiful!" Alice yelled as she quickly embraced me in a bone crushing hug. "Glad you liked it." I said. "Liked it? I loved it!" she exclaimed. "I cant wait to tell Jazz. Oh thank you Morgan!" Alice said. She gave me one final hug before she bolted out of the room.
I laughed and went back to strumming my guitar. "So I take it she liked it?" Damien asked as he appeared beside me. "She loved it." I replied as I put my guitar on the ground and turned to face Damien. I knew he was listening while I played the song. No doubt the whole house heard it. "I think that you could give Edward a run for his money." Damien joked.
"I heard that!" Edward called from his room. Damien smiled, "You were supposed to!" He called back. "Nah. Edward's a better player than I am." I said. I knew it was true, he could beat me out any day. "You're just being modest so you don't hurt his feelings. You're a better guitar player and singer." Damien said. "Yea, that might be true. But he's a better piano player." I said. Edward had been playing the piano for over two centuries. I learned to play guitar when I was young, which was about a century or so ago. But I'll admit, I did sing better than Edward.
"Okay. How about it's a tie?" Damien offered. I laughed, "Fine. Now get out of my room." I ordered. I still had some homework left. Damien smiled but left my room, shutting the door behind him. Not that it did any good. Everyone in the house could hear a pin drop five miles away, if they needed to. I sighed and finished my work.
After I was done, I wanted to go for a run. Hey Alice. Are you going to feed? I asked mentally. It had been a few days since she feed. I was going to wait, but I'll go if you want to. Why? She asked. I just wanted to stretch my legs. So do you wanna come? "Like you even need to ask." Alice said. She was standing beside me. I smiled and turned into one of my most favorite transformations, a white tiger. Alice scowled at me. "Morgan. You know that you can't go running around the woods like that. I did some research before we came here. You can't turn into anything exotic. The only thing around here are cougars, bobcats, and normal house cats." Alice said. I growled in frustration. I knew she was right.
If I were to be running around the woods as a tiger, it would attract... unwanted attention. I had no laws that I had to follow, but I might expose my family and I couldn't risk it. Next time, we move to Brazil. I said as I turned into a hundred-eighty pound, golden cougar.
Alice opened the window and off we went. While she was hunting, I chased a doe. I wasn't going to kill it, but it gave me something to do. When Alice was done, we decided to go back home. She was running at vampire speed and I was right beside her. Stop! I yelled mentally. I caught a scent. It was a human scent. If they seen Alice running, they would know that there's something different. "What is it?" She asked quietly. I sniffed the air. Katelyn. She's hiding in the bushes over there. I said mentally. I'll take care of her. I said. If I was in human form, I would have had a devious smile, but I wasn't so my tail twitched with amusement. Alice jumped into a nearby tree to watch what I was going to do.
I silently crept up behind Katelyn. She was sitting in the bushes staring at something. I followed her gaze. She was watching Jasper. He was sitting in his and Alice's room, reading a Civil War book. This girl offically started to worry me. She was stalking my brother now? I started to growl menacingly. I didn't need her stalking my family. She might see something. Katelyn turned around and I can guarantee all she seen was my bright purple eyes. She started to slowly back away.
I slowly walked out. I could see the terror in her eyes. It was a good thing, my plan was working. I jumped at her, but deliberately missed. She started to run back through the woods. I chased her until she got in her car and drove away. I turned around and ran back to Alice. She was sitting in the tree shaking from laughter. I shifted back into human form. "I don't think that she'll be back anytime soon." I said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"What did she want anyway?" Alice asked as she gracefully jumped down from the tree. "She was spying on Jasper." I said. "Why?" She questioned. "Well. She still has that crush on him. Even though he made it clear that he didn't want her. Let's just not tell the family about this. I think that Jasper's had enough torment from Em about that girl. Deal?" I said. I knew that it was bothering Alice, but Jasper had endured enough torment from Emmett. "Deal. I wouldn't want to have to kick Emmett's ass." Alice said with a wink. We giggled for a minute before we returned back to the house.