A/N: Sorry it's been awhile. My computer crashed on me. I'm working on my bros comp because my computer still isn't fixed...and I think if I don't get another chapter or two up soon, one of my friends are going to hurt me lol. Anyway, on to the chapter...have patience...the chapter updates will be spread out drastically.
Disclaimer: If I owned Twilight, do you really thing I would be here? So, sadly, I don't...Stephanie Meyer The Great does :P
Chapter Four
The blonds
"Beautiful..." Kaiya murmured, walking beside me. We were walking toward the fountain that sits in the very middle of the town square.
"Yeah...look at all the little lights! Blue, yellow, red..." Angel sighed. "It's magnificent."
"Mmmhmm... Come on." I walked into a little alley way and went between the houses, careful not to knock anything over.
We may be gypsies, but we're not completely rude or heartless!
We found a little Inn not too far from the square, and got four rooms for tonight and tomorrow night.
"'Kay, Angel, Alina, Lauren and I will be the oldest in each of the rooms. Split into four groups, as evenly as possible."
Angel spoke up, "How about we just decide now, stop anyone from arguing later. We can't afford to waste time arguing."
Lauren, Jessy, Alina and Alexis nodded their agreement.
"Okay," I paused, how to make this work... "Angel take Kaiya, Anika and Sarina. Alina take Nicole, Leanne and Ava. Lauren take Maya, Kara and Ash. I'll take Trinity, Alexis and Ash. Lauren, first room, Alina, second, Angel third, and I'll take the farthest." Everyone nodded and started for their rooms.
"Meet back here in...say twenty minutes?" Alina looked to me. I nodded, and everyone went to their rooms, to put their costumes on and stash their clothes somewhere.
See, we're not very respected, anything that can be stolen, will. It's like an unwritten law or something.
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"Bella? Can you help me...this curl won't stay and keeps pushing the coin wierdly." Alexis frowned as she kept pulling at it.
"Alexis, don't pull at it." I used a little bit of water from the basin and wet the strands of hair so they stayed. "There." We were careful not to wreck our hair and make-up because we wanted to look our best the first night.
"Whose the drummer?" Trinity asked as we met with the others.
"Ummm, Esme's brother, I think. His name's Michael. We're supposed to meet him soon in the square. Come on. Quickly. I don't want to miss him."
With that, we all walked quickly back to the square. Everyone was admiring our costumes and the glittering, tinkles of the coins as we passed. We hear people murmuring and start to follow.
There. The reason we don't stay too close to the square. We attract attention this way.
"Micheal, Micheal...Where would he be..." I mused.
"Isabella?" A deep voice asked as I walked by a small, dark shadowed corner.
Startled, I jerked back a little bit, thoroughly stopping both my friends and the crowd following. "Who are you?" My body stayed tensed to run.
"Michael. Emse's brother." He stepped into the light of the lit up houses so I could see him. He was about six feet. A good five inches taller than me. He had a dark caramelly color for his hair. It was ruffled and a little bit shaggy. He didn't have a beard or even stubble, so his hair must be a preferred style. He was wearing a dark red shirt and black pants. Black boots and gloves to finish it.
There was a small drum sitting just inside the lightly shadowed part. He grabbed it and stepped closer. In turn, I stepped back.
Habit.
"I prefer Bella. This is Angel, Lauren, Jessy and Alina." I pointed out the oldest of us.
"And the others?"
"Does it matter to you?" I countered.
"I like to know who I'm working with."
I paused before listing off the other girls.
He nodded as I finished and started to head to the fountain with nothing but a brisk 'let's go' as he passed me. I rolled my eyes.
"Bella...can we trust him?" Angel murmured softly enough the others couldn't hear.
"We have to." I followed him into the brightly lit square. The light was different colors. Between the sunset and the lights strung through the trees and buildings, the light was all kinds of reds, blues, greens and golds.
"It's so pretty," The others murmured to themselves.
The lights that bounced off our coins, left glittering circled of silver and gold light on every surface it could touch.
People openly gawked at our clothes, gathering around, but far enough away that we couldn't touch or take anything. As we walked, a path cleared in the bystanders, until we stopped right in front of the fountain.
Everyone made a circle around us, and without a second thought I looked at Micheal. "Ready?" I asked.
"As ready as we'll ever be..." Alexis looked nervous.
"It's okay. It's only the first day. Quickly...before they all lose interest."
We quickly shifted and, as we stilled, Michael started a slower beat. As we moved, the light playing on our clothes, the wind carrying the chiming of coins through the crowd, more people gathered. Michael kept speeding up the beat every minute or so.
The movements were as fluid as water, as graceful as a river, and had everyone's undivided attention.
We heard money hit the ground at our feet as we moved. We could hear coins of silver and gold chiming with our decorative coins as they hit each other.
Suddenly, with one last slam on the drum, we all stopped dead. We were panting and the light was still moving as our clothing stilled around us.
It was silent for a few beats, until everyone started clapping and more money was thrown to us. We all smiled and curtsied, aside from Micheal. He just got up and walked away.
"Michael!" I called after him.
"I'll be here tomorrow night. See you then." And he just disappeared.
I shook my head and went to start gathering up the change. The others followed suit.
"You were very good." Two people were standing over Leanne, Ash and I. One was a boy and one a girl. They both had honey blond hair and the bluest eyes I have ever seen. They both looked about seventeen.
Our heads snapped up to look at them. "Thank you. You are very kind." I straightened our from picking up money. We had be crouched so as not to wreck our costumes.
"It is no trouble really." I heard both the others gasp as they straightened.
"B-B-Blond!" Leanne whispered to me. I looked at them, and sure enough, they both had the description of those to avoid.
The girl cocked her head to the side as she watched Leanne.
"Go. Mix with the others. Send Angel over, take Ash." I angled myself between the two younger girls and the blond pair. Leanne nodded, grabbed Ash's arm and signaled Angel over.
"Who is that?" The blond boy asked as the two left.
"I don't tell anyone our names before we know theirs." I stalled, and Angel appeared beside me. I glanced at her and she nodded.
"I'm sorry, but we have other...responsibilities to attend to. Lovely to meet you. Bye..." Angel grabbed my hand and placed a few coins in it. Spread them out.
We each had a small bag of coins in our hands.
The blond boy grabbed my arm, "I'm Jasper, this is Rosalie." I looked at them as Angel stopped when she noticed I wasn't following.
"I...I really have to go..." I murmured trying to pull away. His grip just tightened a little.
"Who are they? I told you our names. What are theirs?" His piercing blue eyes seemed like they could see right through me.
"Leanne, Ash, Angel, Bella...a few others..." I pulled against him again.
"The one girl specifically? The one that talked to you?" Jasper insisted.
"None of your business. I have to go." I got my arm free, turned and ran.
A/N: Sorry again for the delay, but honestly, there really wasn't anything I could do. My comp died... I'm holding a funeral for it this weekend :P No...I'm going to get it fixed....Well...REVIEW!! Pretty please with Edward on top? Hehe...luv ya!
xxJaksxx
