Disclaimer: The only part of this story I own is the plot, everything else is by Stephenie Meyer.
"First, I think that we shall do some fighting practise!" Alice said, clapping her hands excitedly.
"Awesome!" Seth took off into the forest around the house to change into his wolf form.
"Fine," I sighed uninterestedly, although I was slightly relieved. Yesterday she made me organise all of my clothes in colour and size order, for most people this would be an annoying task, but for me it took hours. For some strange reason Alice has decided to keep every item of clothing I ever owned.
I reached up to my neck and took off the oval shaped locket that was always there and removed it, Seth could get a little carried away even when just practise fighting and it was best not to wear anything you cared about.
As the sandy coloured, still slightly gangly werewolf came out of the forest I reluctantly took my bracelet off of my wrist and put it with my necklace on the rock.
Seeing that I was ready, Seth bounded at me, quickly for a wolf of that size. I ducked at last minute and rolled out of his way as he agilely spun around to come at me again. Crouching down, I leapt up and grabbed the ruff of his fur, using his weight against him to push him down, he regained his balance at the last minute and stood up straight, but I pressed my hand to the top of his head and gave him an image of himself falling, the shock, combined with my strange ability to make people believe me with these images he quickly fell.
I jumped up in triumph, "Aha! That has to be a record!" then ruining the effect by slipping over and falling onto the grass.
Seth just snorted at me shaking dirt off of his coat onto me, he gave me a look that said I was going easy on you because you're upset.
Alice shook her head at the wolf, "Seth, you need to learn not to let her go for your head!"
I heard clapping and turned to see two figures emerging from the forest. They were both incredibly pale, one with copper coloured hair and the other with velvety brown.
I stood up and crossed my arms as they approached, glad to see them, but also angry at them, or at least him.
"That was great Nessie, you're really improving," he said as they came closer, as if trying to act as though he hadn't betrayed me.
"Uh-huh," I muttered, glaring at him.
He sighed, "Oh, come on Ness, you're acting as though I've done something terrible, I don't know why you have the idea that that was because of you, I was doing something nice for a friend"
For some reason my father had decided to give tickets to Hawaii to my, for want of a better word, 'boyfriend' and his father to go and visit his sister.
Coincidentally, this was also around the time that I was going to my first and last year of school, I had been tutored by my family for my whole life, they were great teachers, having had years to study, especially at history since they were actually there. But my parents had decided that I needed to finish my schooling years at an actual school, to get the experience and make friends and whatnot.
They had been planning to send me to the school that they had both attended, but I had insisted on going to school that Seth went to, since then I would have at least someone to talk to.
Anyway, I could have done with Jacob's support through this, but dad just had to buy tickets that expired today, so they had to leave before my schooling started.
I think that dad is still holding on to some hope that I'll go to school and meet a nice human boy and forget about Jacob, which is ridiculous, but ever since I grew to an age that could resemble fifteen, if I grew in normal years, they had been very strange with me around Jacob.
Unfortunately, Jacob did not share this opinion. He still treated me like I was six, even though, as I constantly reminded him, he was still technically fifteen, so I was now older than him.
"It's good to see that you're enjoying your last day before school," my mother interrupted my thoughts, probably seeing my fathers darkening expression. she smiled at me, ignoring my grumpy expression.
"Didn't you hate school?" I asked her, remembering some of the stories that Alice had told me.
Bella looked shocked, "No, of coarse not, my school years were some of the best of my life!"
Seth, who was back in his human form, rolled his eyes at me and explained, "Adults hated school while they were there, but love them now that they don't have to go anymore. And her human memories are foggy remember"
I nodded in realisation, "Oh, right."
Bella just smiled at me "School was great, I met Edward there," at this she gave him a mushy look that caused me to wrinkle my nose and turn away. Although my parents were technically my age, they were still my parents and I didn't need to see them acting like lovesick teenagers.
"Let's go hunting," I suggested, turning to Alice, who was standing with her hands on her hips and studying my mothers outfit.
"Is that really the best you can do?" she asked, looking disappointed at the plain jeans and blue t-shirt, which, unlike my clothes, were not designer.
Bella looked like she was about to go on one of her talks about how clothing wasn't important, and it was what is inside that counts, so I grabbed Alice's arm, "This is my last chance to hunt for ages!" I loudly reminded her.
Alice immediately brightened, turning towards the forest, "Race you!" she exclaimed.
We raced off into the forest, soon joined by a wolf Seth. They soon found a heard of deer and started picking them off, while I lay on my back under a tree, not really feeling like slaughter.
After they had eaten we returned to the house. Miraculously, Emmet, Embry and Quill had unglued themselves from the TV and the werewolves were on the floor next to Leah's basket, keeping her company, while Emmet had just slammed my mothers arm onto the table, having won another arm wrestle against her. Ever since she had beaten him a few times while she was a newborn he had taken every opportunity to prove that he was stronger.
"Congratulations, you beat an eighteen year old girl," Seth beamed at him, causing Emmet to scowl.
"So, starting school tomorrow Ness?" Embry asked, looking up at me from the floor, although admittedly not very far.
"Remember to bring your tomahawk and bow and arrows for lunch," Quill said seriously, "the ones that the school supply just don't cut through a buffalo like the good ones do."
He and Embry dissolved into laughter, thinking that they were hilarious.
"Why are you making fun of my misery?" I asked, flopping onto the floor next to them and patting Leah on the head.
Quill looked disappointed, "Come on Nessie, are you going to take that? Usually you would come back with some great retort."
I just sighed, "Well I'm not in a very funny mood" unable to resist though, I grinned up at them, adding, "although I have much better hunting tools that arrows"
They looked at each other and shrugged, "Not great, but better than the moping," Embry reasoned.
I sighed and flopped onto the floor, causing Alice to decide that I didn't have enough to do, and forcing me to organise her wardrobe.
"This is impossible!" I declared, turning to look helplessly at Jasper who was sitting on the bed and watching me. Not surprisingly Alice and Jaspers wardrobe was huge, larger than their bedroom and mine put together.
Jasper nodded, looking sympathetic, "She tried to get me to do it once, but I gave up after the first hundred shoes."
"Well I could use a little help here," I hinted, wondering if he had nothing better to do than sit on his bed all day.
He just grinned, "No, it's entertaining watching someone else having to battle their way through there for a change.
Eventually, when it became dark, Alice took pity on me and let me go to bed. I didn't think that I would get any sleep, but my tiredness eventually overtook me, despite my dread for the day to come.
A/N: Sorry that I took so long with this chapter. I wasn't going to finish, but I was reading New Moon today (lots of Jacob!!!) and I felt the urge to write. I've been planning the next chapter in my head all day, so it will probably come soon :)
Midnight Filly
