"Hey, you okay?" a calm voice asked me.
I looked behind me to see my best friend, Nyssa, standing there, looking emotionless as ever. Her raven colored hair fell over one eye, and the other one, midnight blue, gazed back at me with concern.
"No!" I cried again. "Alice stole my note book!"
Nyssa smiled, though even her smile was emotionless. "Oh, Alice will be Alice." she said smoothly. She squatted down beside me, and she helped me scoop up the contents of my bag and place them back into it.
"Thanks, Nyssa." I thanked her.
"Hey, what are friends for?" she asked me as she draped one arm around my shoulders.
We walked into the school chatting happily to each other.
* * *
It was lunch time, and Nyssa and I sat down at a table. On her tray, was her pile of fruit. For a emotionless quiet girl, she sure ate a strange amount of fruit. I glanced over across the full room, and there was Conner Will, the school torturer. He hurt and bullied everyone in his path.
"Nyssa," I mumbled, a piece of sandwich in my mouth. "Why do you think Conner is so mean?"
Nyssa shrugged, and bit into her apple.
I heard Conner and his friends laughing wildly.
And then something wet and slimy landed on my head. I jumped up, and I placed my hands on my head. I brought them back, and they were red.
At first I thought blood, but then I licked it. Ketchup! Gross!
"Ew!" I screamed.
Everyone burst into laughter, especially the boys across the room.
Nyssa stood up, and faced the boys emotionless. Then, with a flick of her finger, she flipped them off. They stopped laughing and Nyssa guided me to the nearest girl bathroom.
Nyssa pulled out a cell phone as soon as we were in the bathroom. "Call someone." she said.
I nodded as I grabbed the phone. I dialed a number, and I hoped he would answer; he was out hunting, that I knew.
"Hello?" the deep rumbling voice asked.
"Em?" I asked in a tiny voice. "It's Leslie."
"Hey, Les!" he said cheerfully. "Wait. What's wrong?"
"Conner Will has a talent." I told him grouchy-ly.
"What?" Emmett asked, his voice confused.
"He knows how to shoot ketchup packets from across the room. Do you think you can get Rose to get me some new clear clothes?" I asked him, my voice small again.
"'Kay." Emmett laughed. "She'll be there in twenty."
"'Kay. Thanks." I replied.
Emmett laughed again before the phone went dead.
I gave Nyssa back her phone. "Here. Thanks."
Nyssa nodded. "How long do we have to wait?"
"Uh, a few minutes." I replied, startled. But I knew when Emmett said twenty, he meant twenty seconds.
"Do you want me to go out with you, or not?" Nyssa questioned.
Grabbing her arm, I said, "Your coming with."
"Okay, okay. Sheesh." Nyssa laughed as I pulled her out of the bathroom with me.
We walked out to the front office, and there was . . . oh dear. I pulled Nyssa back as she stared at the person.
"You said it was Rosalie coming. Not Edward." she hissed. "Great. Your privacy has been invaded. You poor thing."
I rolled my eyes. "Stay here." I told her.
I came back out from around the corner alone. Edward took one look at me, and he commanded, "Come."
"But I have to–" I tried to say, but he cut me off as he grabbed my arm.
"Now." His eyes were pitch black as he glared at me.
I couldn't argue with that face. I nodded as he pulled me along, and out to Emmett's Jeep. He let me climb into the passengers seat by my self, and I buckled up just as he sped away from the school. My eyes went wide as I realized we were leaving city limits a few minutes later.
"Whoa, whoa! Where are we going?!" I cried.
Edward's face was tense. "Tanya, Kate, Irina, Carmen and Eleazar are coming into town to visit. You and I are going out of town until they leave back for Denali."
I sighed. Ever since I had come into the Cullen family, I had, had to hide or go out of town whenever Tanya and her family came to visit. Edward was the one to come up with the stupid idea, so at least one time every year I was swept away to some random destination away from Forks. Maybe this time we could stay out of Forks.
Edward laughed as he read my thoughts. "My idea isn't stupid; it's saving your life."
"Couldn't Alice or Rosalie taken me this time?" I whined.
"No," he replied. "It's my turn."
I groaned as I stared out the window.
* * *
I fell asleep that night in a hotel room. The bed was uncomfortable, but I managed to get to sleep.
I was dreaming. I was in the middle of a field, and then suddenly, James appeared. He bit into my shoulder and neck just as he had with Jasmine, and I was screaming. But then when I looked over to my right, there was myself, screaming and running in the other direction.
I gasped as I bolted straight upward. Sweat dripped down my forehead, and I looked around, to find my self in that boiling hot hotel room again.
"It was just a dream, Leslie." Edward's voice broke the following silence.
I stared into the darkness until I could make out his outline.
I nodded. "I know. I know."
"You always seem to have nightmares around two in the morning." he told me.
"Are Tanya and her family gone yet?" I asked, rubbing my eyes.
Edward laughed. "Yes. I was going to wake you up, but then I decided to let you sleep."
"Let's get out of this junk yard." I told him, jumping to my feet.
He stood up, and the light poured into the room as he opened the door. I smiled as we walked out together, thought I looked like I had just came back from hell and he looked liked he had just fallen from heaven.
Well, there we go. Third Chapter is now up! YAY!!
. . . . That's all I have to say. Thanks for reading.
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