So it was a Saturday, and Carlisle decided to update me on the local history. I remembered various moments of the last 100 years, but it wasn't enough to say I was educated from the time.
Two weeks ago, we came to the agreement that I wouldn't go to school, but instead would be taught by Carlisle when we had a free moment together. He liked this idea very much because of the fact that he liked to learn about the future and what he does there. Whenever he asked me where I knew him from, I always gave him the same reply. He informed me at lunchtime, that he had been in the area for two years now, and that it was soon time to uproot and go. I was more than pleased with this, and decided that we should head up north a bit more. So we would go to Oregon. It was really peaceful there and I would be introduced as his daughter. My mother had died at birth. It was plausible and we'd say that we had recently moved from the south. I wanted to move more up north so that I wasn't distracted by the heat. For each new place we went to, I would try to give myself a new name. Carlisle still called me Sydney, but I made sure that to the outside world I was known as something else. It was usually a place of some sort. Currently I was London Cullen.
"So do you have any admirers yet then?" Asked Carlisle over me eating a steak pie. It was melt in your mouth good.
"I haven't really met anybody yet. Only Jackson and Cartwright. Why do you ask?" I replied.
"Well i heard of one of my patients admitted today that Jackson had taken a fancy to the New girl in town – London Cullen. Pretty eyes were his exact words" he said with a chuckle. I chocked on my piece of steak and he was quick to do the hymlick maneuver. I caught it as it came out and set it aside my plate.
"He said what?" I said rubbing my throat.
"That you had pretty eyes. His father wanted to meet the lucky lady who caught his eye actually and he invited us to dinner-"
"You didn't say yes" I started off laughing, but grew more serious. "Did you? Please tell me you didn't say yes."
"Well"
"Carlisle! He's manky!" he had grown accustomed to my random word choices by now.
"I thought it would be good to keep up pretenses. We need to try and fit into society, at least until they accept and don't suspect us."
"You, you mean" I said under my breath.
"Well yes. I should think you'd fit in quite easily" he said with a chuckle. I smiled too. It was so easy to be around Carlisle, he almost was like my father. Accept he's a better father than the toe rag with the blond was.
"When is it?" I said defeated.
"Tonight"
"Tonight?! I could have had some warning."
"Why? You already have a dress"
"I do"
"Yes I had one specially made"
"You didn't need to you know"
"I know, but you're my pretend daughter. And a father needs to dote on his daughter. Well a good one should at least"
"Oh thank you!" and I gave him a big hug.
"But wait, you can't eat" I accused. He looked away. Ding! The light bulb over my head went off.
"You're not staying are you?"
"Define sta-"
"Carlisle" I whined.
"Look, it's only one night. You don't need to see him again, but just try at least. That sapphire blue dress won't wear itself you know"
"Sapphire blue?" Well I'm sure when we get Edward; he'll like that colour on Bella.
"Yes, it's on your bed now. Please go try it on"
I did as he asked, and it was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen. I wasn't sure if this thing was around yet, but obviously it was. It was like a ball gown with was big and…I have no words
Here's the link .com/upload/Product/20092/China_2009_New_Sapphire_Blue_Wedding_Evening_
Except it had a full front in the same material!
I tried it on, and surprise, surprise it fit!
"May I see?" Carlisle asked through the door.
"No way. You'll just have to wait" I said back laughing.
I took it off and hung it up. This would be fun…little did I know.
5 hours later…
Jackson was leering at me all even, and it was disgusting. It turned out he was a total creep, even by today's or future standards. Tense mix up, he he!
"Carlisle" I called. Jackson came advancing on my and pushed me into the wall.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING" Carlisle yelled. It was such a strange site. I had always thought of Carlisle as an even tempered soul. Not now!
"STEP AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER"
In ran Jackson's dad.
"What the devil is going on?"
"HE" yelled Car-lizzle pointing at Jackson "IS TRYING TO POSSES MY DAUGTHER IN WAYS THAT ONLY MARRIED COUPLES SHOULD"
Go car-lizzle!
"What?!" Jackson Sr. said.
"Yes" I said and began to cry sobs. It was a little over dramatic, but I wanted out of there.
Cold arms got my shoulders and gently lead me out. I wasn't sure what was said but something was. As soon as we got into the horse and carriage I burst into laughter, and C cracked a smile.
"That is the last time you set me up on a date" I said. He agreed, and we also agreed that then would be the time to move.
Now
"So is there a lake any where around here?" I asked wanting to go swimming. The sanitation around here was appalling.
"Ermm, yes about three miles away infact" he said reading the paper, at an exceptionally fast pace.
I rolled my eyes.
"Hint, hint"
He looked up and smiled.
"Yes. What are you doing tonight" he said giving in.
"Nothing. I'll be back at 11" I sang, and skipped away to the piano. That's right, we have a piano here. It was ready furnished and the piano was just part of the bargain.
I began to play a few chords before layering a melody over the top. As a matter of fact, I started to play Bella's Melody. It was one of the 10 songs I could play, and it got Car-lizzle's attention.
"That was beautiful" he said as I drew it to a close.
"Thanks. I future friend of mine inspired it" I said. It was no lie, Bella and I would be friends.
"What's their name?"
I paused. "I can't wait for 11, can we go swimming now. Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!" I whined. He rolled his eyes, ran his hand through his golden scraped back hair and bent his back to me. I clapped, jumping up and down on the spot and we ran to the lake. Carlisle is fast, and I mean fast, so I can only imagine what Edward must be like.
We got to the lake barely seconds later, and he set me down on a log. It was midday, and it was cloudy, so no sparkles. I had yet to see Carlisle sparkly. He was always at the hospital, not that I complain. The money is good – well for the time.
So I jumped down off the log and dipped my toe in the water.
Note: I'm wearing the clothes that I did when I first fell through. I refuse to wear the clap trap that is considered pre-historic 'fashion'. Except when we have company.
So I waded in and went for a swim. Carlisle was quite content watching me splash and dive. I have no worries that he could see me under the water. When I was done diving I simply laid back like I did the first time. I heard Carlisle gasp.
"What, what is it?"
He stared at me wide eyed. I wasn't in danger that's for sure- he'd have saved me.
"You've, you've changed" he said looking stuck for answers.
"No I haven't, what are you on about?" I couldn't believe this. If I hadn't have known better I'd have said he was mad. Maybe he was. Maybe the Carlisle Stephanie wrote about was a bit of a nutter. I mean come on, a vampire who works with blood. Crazy!
He was soon in the water and I was soon out of it, and I was flying again. We were back home, and I frowned. I wasn't done yet. He took me to a mirror and I gasped. It was like I had some how reversed. I looked exactly like I did when I first got here. Impossible. I noted that my hair was slightly shorter, my finger nails were manicured again, and any spots that had popped up were gone. I also noted that the 'pains' I had been feeling had also gone. What the devil?
"Carlisle, give me another checkup, I think you'll find that I'm exactly the same as I was on the night you found me" I whispered.
After the test, we indeed concluded that I was the same as I was previously. After a few minutes of deep thinking I jumped up and punched the air.
"Alright! I can be immortal. I get old, NEVER. I'm like she, but with water not fire" I said jumping around the place and then began chanting. "You have me for ever, you have me for ever" he was still baffled and wanted to know the mechanics of it. I on the other hand, didn't care. As long as one of the vamps didn't eat me, I could stay with the Cullen's for ever and ever and ever and ever…
I went to bed feeling very happy with myself. I Sydney Cullen could stay with my favourite characters for eternity-as long as there was water around.
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I was thinking on doing a time jump to 1918? What do you think?
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