Friday night was a little unfun. Charlie was monitoring me for any post-concussion symptoms which meant I didn't get much alone time. I told him that I was fine and that he had nothing to worry about. At least he let me sleep on my own because if he didn't I would be so pissed at him.
I woke up on Saturday morning for our big beach trip. We were going to meet Mike's family's store before heading to La Push. We were going to take Tyler's van but thankfully, it was being driven by Mike. Tyler couldn't have driven it anyway since Charlie confiscated his license. It was a good thing that he and Mike lived next store to each other.
So I drove to Newton's Olympic Outfitters after breakfast. Angela was going to be packing some sandwiches that we could eat for lunch. From what I had heard, she made a mean sandwich.
"So now that everyone's here, we can get going." Mike said. He then turned to me. "You're going to love this place."
I took a seat next to Jessica.
"So are you excited?" She asked.
"Yeah I've haven't been to the since last spring break when my mom and I took a trip with Phil." I replied.
"Who's Phil?" The brunette questioned.
"He's my stepdad." I said. "He plays 4A baseball."
"So do you wanna go shopping for prom dresses with me and Angela in Port Angeles tomorrow?" Jessica asked.
'I don't have a date." I stated.
"That doesn't matter. It is a month away so that gives people time to ask you and you could probably find someone to dance with there if nothing else." She said. "Besides I know you like playing dress-up."
"Okay I'll come." I responded knowing that I did like playing dress-up.
It took us about a little over half an hour to get to La Push. The beach was not like any I had ever seen before. Usually when you go to the beach, you expect sun, sand, and crystal clear water. This beach only had one of those: sand. I guess the water wasn't too bad but it looked a little cold for swimming in. Nevertheless, I had worn a bikini under my clothes. I decided to just leave my shirt on and pulled off my skirt, to show my bikini bottom. My legs were always my best feature anyway.
"Looking good, Arizona." Mike commented. I blushed slightly but thanked him for the compliment. I was relieved when Eric started to chase him around with a piece of seaweed that he found. Guys could be so immature.
So while Jessica and Tyler were surfing and Mike and Eric were horseplaying, I decided to talk to Angela.
"So are you okay after the accident yesterday?" She asked.
"Yeah." I said as I noticed the glum look on her face. "What's wrong?"
"I really wanna go to prom with Eric but I'm not sure if he's going to ask me." She said.
"So ask him." I replied.
"Pardon?" She questioned.
"You should ask him to the prom." I clarified. "We live an age where it's okay for a girl to ask out a guy."
"You're right. I'm going to ask him." She said as she walked to where Eric was.
After about an hour, we all decided to have lunch, so Angela broke out the sandwiches.
It was at that time that Jacob and two other Quileute guys.
"Alice." Jake said as he came over and hugged me. "These are my friends Embry and Quil."
"Hey you guys can keep her company." Jessica said. "Her date bailed."
"It wasn't a date, Jess." I said, blushing. "I just invited Bella to be nice."
"Don't feel bad the Cullens are kind of weird." Mike said.
"You got that right." Embry said.
"You guys know them?" I asked.
"The Cullens don't come here." Quil replied.
So Jake and decided to take a walk on the beach.
"So what did Quil mean when he said the Cullens don't come here?" I asked.
"So you heard that I guess" Jacob responded. "It's really just a scary story we tell."
"I wanna hear it." I replied. "I like scary stories."
"Okay so did you know that Quileutes are supposedly descended from wolves?" He asked laughing slightly at the last part.
"Wolves? Like wolves?" I asked incredulously as I did my best howl.
"Yeah." He chuckled at my horrible impersonation.
"So what does that have to with the Cullens?" I asked.
"Well supposedly they were like from some enemy tribe and my grandfather found them hunting our land." He said. "Anyway they convinced us that they weren't and we made a treaty with them. As long as they stayed off our land, we wouldn't tell what they really are."
"What are they?" I asked curiously.
"It's just a story Ali. Besides, you do realize I couldn't tell you anyway." He remarked.
"I thought they just moved here." I stated.
"Or just moved back." He said. "Anyway I better let you get back to your friends. If you ever want to see me, have my dad call your dad."
"What are we 7?" I asked.
"Okay I've give you my cell." He remarked. "I think I liked you better when you were 7."
I punched him in the arm lightly before heading back.
That night I decided to check out the story that Jacob told me to see if I could find the rest of it. I typed in Quileute legends into Yahoo! and came across a few books. I found that they had this book at a bookstore in Port Angeles which was great because it meant I could check it out after I was done trying on dresses. It made a lot of sense to do it all in one trip.
So on Sunday, Jessica picked me up in the afternoon and then we went to pick up Angela. She sat in the front since she had known Jessica longer which I was completely fine with. It was about an hour just like Jessica had said.
We found a nice little dress shop and decided to stop there. Jessica and Angela both grabbed a few different dresses.
"Do they have anything in a size zero?" I asked.
"Let's see." Jessica said as she perused the racks. She pulled out two different dresses. One of them was ruby and suede with a halter design. The other was an over-the-shoulder black one. I decided to try on the red one first.
So we all came out wearing our dresses. Angela was wearing a lavender one that was fairly conservative. I fit her personality pretty well. Jessica on the other hand wore a pink dress that showed a good deal of cleavage with matching gloves.
"I like this one." She commented. "It makes my boobs look good."
"Yeah but will the school let you wear it?" I asked. "I've never been to a prom before and I'm not sure if they'll allow you to wear that."
"Way to bring me down." The brunette replied sarcastically.
"I'm just saying. You look hot in it." I added.
After my comment, a group of guys came by the window and started to make catcalls. Both Jessica and Angela made sounds of disgust.
"Well so far the guys in this state haven't made much of impression on me." I commented.
"What about Jacob?" Jessica asked.
"Well technically he doesn't live in the state since he's on a reservation." I remarked.
"You should ask him to be your date." Angela replied.
"No Jacob and I are just friends. It would be totally weird." I said, blushing. "Anyways I love this one. I'm gonna go change?"
"Don't you wanna try on the other one?" Jess asked.
"I kind of need to go to this bookstore." I said. "I'll meet you at the restaurant."
"You sure?" Angela asked.
"Yeah I'll be fine." I said as I changed back into my normal clothes. I took the dress to the register and paid for it. I was supposed to pick it up the day before the prom.
I then headed to the bookstore. When I got done it was dark. I began to walk back in the direction that I came but I saw a group of guys coming my way. They looked drunk and pretty soon I was surrounded.
"Hey Baby, I saw you in the dress store." One of them said. He put his hands on me and I did the first thing that came to mind. I sunk my teeth into his arm. He pulled back and then they began to crowd even more.
When I thought I was doomed, I heard a speeding car came by. It raced toward us and the guys dispersed. I noticed Bella was in the car.
"Get in." She commanded. I didn't hesitate and entered the car. She pulled forward slightly and the guys began to walk away. Bella began to quickly drive. It was at that moment that I noticed how royally pissed off she looked.
"I should go back and rip those guys to pieces."
"But you're…" I said.
"I'm a lot stronger than you think." She interrupted. "Say something to me."
"What?" I asked.
"Say something to distract me so I don't want to turn around." She commanded.
"Um I got my prom dress today." I remarked. She stared at me a little. "Maybe you should turn on the radio."
We both reached out for the radio and our hands touched. I pulled mine back. Bella's hand was like an ice cube.
"Your hands are cold." I commented.
Bella ended up driving me to the restaurant. When I got there, Angela and Jessica were already done.
"We waited as long as we could." Jessica remarked.
"Why don't you two head back?" Bella suggested. "I'll make sure that she gets something to eat, and then bring her home."
When Bella said that she wanted to make sure that I got something to eat, she meant that exclusively. She didn't order anything. I ordered a light steak.
"How can you eat that?" She asked.
"What are you a vegetarian or something?" I asked.
"Something like that." She said.
"You know they have a menu for that." I commented.
"I'm not hungry." She said.
"So how did you know where to find me?" I asked.
"I may have followed you a little but only because you were on the bad side of town and I had a feeling something like that might happen." Bella explained. "You should be more careful."
"I'll keep that in mind." I responded. After I finished with my food Bella drove me back home. Luckily Charlie wasn't home so I didn't have to explain anything to him.
Once I was inside, I looked through the book and found something about a page about the cold ones. I looked it up and it showed several things that all seemed to match Bella.
I typed in the cold ones on Yahoo! and came up with one result: vampire.
So on Monday, after school, I confronted Bella and she motioned for me to walk with her.
"Bella I'm going to ask you one question and want you to answer truthfully." I said. "Are you a vampire?"
So it's easier to notice the differences between what happened to Bella and what's happening to Alice. Though there are some similarities as well. Alice probably wouldn't be one to exclude her human friends either. Please make sure to review one you get finished reading this message.