I'm so glad I got here! This chapter introduces another main character, and she is as much a mystery as.....the total number of vampires in the world! Its ok, she's already someone you know, a character not fully elaborated on in Breaking Dawn. I liked her base, so I'm building on it, and I hope she amuses you. You've all read about brave people so far- Charlie, Bella, Jacob, the vampires, even Mike and Jess theway they've accpeted their crushes'...well crush. So be in for surprise and I'm saying no more!!!!
4. Visitor In the House
Alice recovered fastest, and she put on a triumphant expression as she looked at my attire and hair. I mouthed a thanks to her and she smiled a beautiful smile.
Esme was smiling too, curiously contemplating baths herself, probably. Carlisle's eyes were looking back and forth between me and Edward, and Edward was smiling as he looked at everyone's expressions, and read their thoughts. Jasper was rocking back and forth on his feet, smiling at Alice, probably marvelling her fashion sense, and then he looked at my hair and my exposed skin, grinning at the difference. Renesmee recovered next and smiled attractively.
"Mommy, you look so.....beautiful!!!!" she trilled.
"Haven't I always?" I teased sarcastically. She didn't reply but assessed my features jealously.
Jacob was looking at me with one eyebrow raised, and he and Renesmee exchanged a loaded look. Once upon a time, if I had come out like this, Jacob would have broken into pieces with the love he felt for me. Emmett, on his far left was just looking at my legs, dumbstruck, and I shuffled my feet. He recovered and looked embarassed, At any rate, he would have blushed if he weren't a vampire. He looked at me up and down now, unable to look away, and his mind must have been either blank or loaded, as communicated by his yellow eyes.
Rosalie didn't recover at all. She was staring for a full minute and I felt Edward shake with laughter beside me. She just stared, her eyes bugging out, at my dress, the way it fell down my frame and fringed my knees; the curliness of my hair and my fair, glowing skin that was so white and clean today and my faltering smile which had exposed my teeth in an attractive manner.
I turned to Edward for an explanation, and he was grinning so wide, that I was afraid he might burst in laughter. He, struggling heavily, whispered into my ear very softly, "She's jealous.....her vanity again."
Rosalie's expression melted and she snapped to Edward, a fierce expression on her face, distorting her features. She growled.
"Am not!"
And then, probably with inability to control herself, she ran away towards her garage. Edward laughed openly now.
"I might need to buy us all new cars the amount of jealousy she wants to release!" he chortled.
We all laughed, and continued laughing when a snarl echoed from the garage.
Seth and Leah both woke up, disturbed by the loud noise.
"What the hell is ha-" Seth started.
He broke off when he saw me, and he whispered a "Whoa" that caused Leah to smack her hand over his mouth. Both of them were assessing me.
That was just weird.
"Hey guys, all I did was experiment with what it was like to have a shower. You're looking at me as if 'm the sun and you all are prisoners of the darkness...." I said tentatively, embarassed.
Edward chuckled. "They sure are jealous of my position right now," he chortled.
I flinched on the inside, finding it weird that my family, for crying out loud, was attracted towards me. But I knew what he meant and laughed.
Renesmee danced up to me and hugged my leg, because that was as high as she could reach. She had grown again. Very little growth, but it worried be all the more.
But nothing could drown the audible rumble echoing off Seth and Leah's stomachs.
"Sorry," Seth murmured, sheepish.
Edward laughed ," Don't downplay it, you guys, I'll knock something up."
As Edward disappeared into the kitchen, we all fell back to our normal routines. I walked to the sofa with Renesmee's hand in mine, and I sat down, her on my lap, and started playing with her hair, twirling it, braiding it and unravelling it. Her curls were so much better than mine, and she thought I was beautiful.
It was normal. I continued playing with Renesmee's hair, and Jacob watched me at it. Alice and Rosalie were Fashion designing again, and Emmett and Jasper were playing chess. Carlisle had gone back to the book and Esme was knitting.
But sure as anything, I could hear the noise of a motor nearby. The sound came closer and closer, and we all cocked our heads to the direction of the noise. Edward was paying no attention to the food as he looked at the door, brow furrowed, and tried to decipher the newcomer.
It didn't smell like werwolf blood, nor vampire. And either way, no one came to see us in vehicles with as noisy motors as this. Whenever Charlie came, it was in Sue's sleek black Optra. No one really came to our place to deliver milk, or groceries or newspapers, not even Carlisle's doctor friends. And most certainly, even if rarely, other people came, they were certainly not humans.
Because this person was. I could smell it. I mmediately, as Rosalie ascended the stairs, Esme flitted over to my side to help keep me under control, even though I'd practise and I wouldn't hurt anyone. Just a precaution.
The person who was coming, behind the shut door, had just put on the brakes nearby, and was skidding to a stop.....on a bike probably. I could smell the human scent, the thick blood pumping in his or her veins, and my surprise had the better of me. Edward threw off his apron, placed the bowls of food in front of Seth and Leah (who kinda disregarded it because of their curiosity) and ran to open the door before the person had a chance to knock.
He opened the door quickly, and looked outside.
A young girl was getting off a black motorcycle, a large paper-boy bag slung across her left shoulder, the straps ending in a bag on the right side of her waist. She stepped off with ease, and didn't even look up as she shuffled a few envelopes. She looked like a 15 - 16 year old.
As her body turned to face the door, she still looked down at the envelopes, shuffling them and shaking her head. Slowly, she stepped forward, still looking confusedly at the envelopes she shuffled. She was chewing on something, and a second later, a bubble burst from her mouth and popped again - bubblegum.
Her body was tall and slim, and she had fairly pale skin, smooth and very satin-like. She looked fairly normal, but attractive - her red hair was in elaborate curls, hanging over her shoulders and down the back till it reached her waist. She had a fringe of similar color- side sweep bangs, and the whole red effect in her hair was scattered with natural tints of sienna, a reddish brown marron color. Two silver hoops protruded from beneath her hair where her ears must have been, and she had a long, straight nose, slightly freckled, pink, vivid lips and the most dominating feature she had were her eyes - light cinnamon in color.
