When we sat on the sand all eyes turned on me. There were five girl's about my age next and eight guy's. All but one girl was holding hands with a guy. The one girl was glairing at a girl with a scar running down the side of her face, which fixed it in a frown. The guy she was holding hands with was Sam, their alpha. He and everyone else were watching me every move, like I was going to suddenly flip out.
"Blaze, this is Sam and Emily; they're imprints," Paul said gesturing to the couple I was just looking at.
Emily smiled and said hi while Sam just nodded, still watching me.
"This is Jared and Kim," he said as they waved.
"Jacob and Bella. Quil and Claire. Embry, Seth, Brandy, Collin, Seth, and Leah," he said and they, except Leah, waved.
"What were you listening to?" Seth asked.
"A few of my favorite bands. Like Disturbed, Skillet, Slipknot," I said naming a few.
"Never heard of them," a few of them said.
"You never heard of them? Wow I feel sorry for you," I turned to Paul and asked, "Can I start the car so I can use the radio?"
"Sure," he said as I got up and went to the car.
"Thanks," I yelled to him.
"When she gets back I want you to apologize for talking her," I heard Paul say when I was almost to the car.
"Ok ok! I'll say I'm sorry! Just don't scare Claire," I heard Quil say.
When I got in, I turned on the car and drove closer to the bonfire. I got out and sat back down next to Paul.
"Sorry for talking you earlier," Quil said to me.
"It's ok, no blood no foul," I said.
"It's not ok. I could have seriously hurt you," he said, shaking his head.
"No you couldn't. I'm way stronger than I look."
"Yes I could have. You're a girl which means you're weaker than me."
"You're so sexist," Kim, Bella, Emily, and Leah said.
"I'll get you back for saying that," I said, glaring at him evilly.
"Disturbed, The Animal," the person on the radio said and we all got quiet.
Now
I can feel the animal inside
My resolve is weakening
Pounding on the doors of my mind
It's nearly overpowering
I cannot begin to describe
The hunger that I feel again
Run if you intend to survive
For the beast is coming to life
Taking more than a glimmer
Of this tainted moonlight
Death approaches on this night
For the animal's soul is mine
We will be completed right before your eyes
I have no control this time
And now we both shall dine in hell tonight
I can feel the calling again
The primal need is filling me
Changes are about to begin
And now my blood is boiling
I can see the fear in your eyes
But you can't bring yourself to scream
Time to shed the mortal disguise
For the beast is coming to life
Taking more than a glimmer
Of this tainted moonlight
Death approaches on this night
For the animal's soul is mine
We will be completed right before your eyes
I have no control this time
And now we both shall dine in hell tonight
We begin the hunt tonight
'Til the power courses, the creatures take flight
When the kill is close and I will be satisfied
For the smell of fear tonight
Wakes an ancient lust that will not be denied
You're mine
For the animal's soul is mine
We will be completed right before your eyes
I have no control this time
And now we both shall dine in hell tonight
For the animal's soul is mine
And the world around will never hear your cries
An unholy crime
And now we both shall dine in hell tonight
"So…. Did you like it?" I asked when it finished.
"That was awesome!" Brandy and Collin said at the same time.
"It was cool," the rest of them agreed.
"I though you guys would like it," I said as 10 Years came on.
"What other bands do you listen to?" the twins asked at the same time.
"Godsmack, Skillet, Disturbed, Pillar, The Devil Wears Prada, Nickelback, Papa Roach, 10 Years, P.O.D., Fuel, Kutless, Paramore, Korn, Five Finger Death Punch… if you really want to know I'm going to need a note book and a pen to list them all," I said.
"Cool," they said in unison.
"Is it story time yet?" Claire asked.
"Yes it is," Sam said, still keeping an eye on me.
"I wanna go first this time," Seth said.
"Sure," Sam said.
"It was a dark night as I walked home from my friends house. I didn't have a problem walking alone at night, but I felt like I was being followed. Every time I looked over my shoulder, no one was behind me. When I was almost home, I heard running. Before I could look to see who it was, I was knocked to the ground.
Using the light from the street light, I saw on top of me a giant, pink, evil looking bunny. 'Give me your carrots!' it yelled, slapping me with a rubber chicken. 'I don't have any!' I said. Suddenly, the bunny stopped and took off what I now knew was only a bunny costume. In front of me stood….Santa Claus!
He threw some coal in my face while saying, 'you've been naughty.' Before I could get up and run, a helicopter flew over us and dropped a ladder over Santa. He grabbed on and the helicopter lifted him away. Before he made it across the next block, Santa fell. I thought that was the end of him, but then I heard someone yell 'Up up and away!' and saw Santa fly away in a Super Man pose."
When he finished, everyone, except Leah and Sam, was laughing.
"I never knew Santa was evil!" the twins said between laughs.
After everyone finally stopped laughing, Leah started to tell her story. When she said, "Once upon a time, there was a couple that was deeply in love," everyone groaned. I had a feeling that no one liked her. After her were Embry, then Quil, Claire, Jacob, Bella, Jared, Kim, Sam, and then Emily. When it was Paul's turn, everyone started picking at the sand.
"One dark and stormy night, a boy was sleeping in his bed peacefully. That is until the door that led to the basement opened. The boy awoke at the sound of the creek it made. He sat up in his bed, looking at the door. A figure emerged and moved quickly to the side of his bed. The figure grabbed his arm with its cold, bony hand.
It's other hand moved over where his heart was beating wildly in his chest. It pressed hard on his chest and the figure began to laugh. Seconds later, the boy was no longer afraid. He knew that laugh; it was his sister. His sister took off her soon-to-be Halloween costume and laid it on a nearby chair.
"I scared you again Timmy," she laughed. He glared at her and said, "If you don't stop I'm gonna tell mom." Just then, a figure came out of the basement and into the room. When the clouds moved away from the moon, its light flooded the room. Before the light disappeared, the boy caught a glimpse of the figure.
"That's it I'm telling mom," he said. His sister stood in front of the bedroom door and said, "what? I didn't do nothing." The boy pointed to the figure and asked, "then what is that?" when his sister saw the figure, it moved with great speed and snatched the two. The figure dragged them down the basement.
The next morning, the parents found the two bodies of their kids drained of blood on the basement floor. When they went to pick them off the floor, they heard a loud screech. Scared, the parents ran up the stairs and moved away."
When Paul finished, everyone looked shocked to hear him say a scary story. After they got over it, they looked at me to begin my story.
"It was a strange night and there was a chill in the air as I walked home through the woods. It was a little too quiet tonight and I keep getting the feeling that I'm being followed. I stopped walking at the sound of bushes rustling behind me. I didn't dare look over my shoulder, for fear of what was stalking me. So I stood there, heart pounding and the hairs on the back of my neck standing up.
Then a branch snapped to my left and I slowly turned my head to see a clown. This wasn't a clown that makes you laugh when you're at a circus. No, this was a clown out of a nightmare. It had big, blood red shoes and was wearing a spotted shirt and pants. Its blood soaked, gloved hands held knives. The clown's face was white with two pitch black eyes and a big red nose.
It was smiling an evil smile. I was frozen in fear as the clown started laughing and slowly walking towards me. It stopped in front of me and said in a bone-chilling voice, "Run." I turned and ran, but before I could get a yard away I felt something stab my right leg. I fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
The clown came up tome and kicked me in the stomach. I screamed as it began stabbing me with the knife. Then it slowly cut off my feet, then my legs, and then my arms. I began to feel light headed from the loss of blood. Then the clown drove the knife into my heart and twisted it slowly. I screamed until I was caught by the cold hands of Death."
When I finished, I saw a few people with their eyes closed and hands covering their ears. I laughed when I realized they were scared of clowns. At the sound of my laugh, they realized I was done and looked at me.
"That was scary," Kim said.
"Ya," Emily agreed.
"Well now that story time is over…lets eat!" the twins said.
Everyone got up and started pilling their plates with food. I got four hotdog wieners and sat back down next to the fire. When everyone else got their food, they sat back down. All to soon, I ran out of hotdogs and got back up and got more. As I sat back down, I noticed everyone looking at me.
"What?" I asked, swallowing another hotdog.
"Have you been expearincing anything different from what is normal?" Sam asked.
"I'm hungry a lot, I'm stronger, faster, I can hear better, and see better, Why do you ask?"
"You're close to phasing," he said.
That's all he said. "You're close to phasing." Just like that. Like it wasn't a big deal. Now everyone is stairing at me. Why are they stairing at me like I'm a freak. Paul then put a hand on my shoulder and I noticed that I was shaking. I calmed down and looked at him. He looked worried for me. I smiled at him to show that I was ok and continued eating.
Thirty hotdogs and two two-litter bottles of soda later, Paul and I were headed for Port Angeles to buy me an ipod and some CDs. When we got to the store, I practicly ran to the CD section.
Paul's POV
After she picked out her CDs, we went to get an ipod. When she saw a black and red one she liked, we went to check out. She looked happy getting CDs and a new ipod. After we cheked out and got in the car, she put one of her new CDs in the CD player. VooDoo by Godsmack flooded the car.
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins
Never did I wanna be here again
And I don't remember why I came
Candles raise my desire
Why I'm so far away
No more meaning to my life
No more reason to stay
Freezing feeling,
Breathe in, breathe in
I'm coming back again
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins
Never did I wanna be here again
And I don't remember why I came
Hazing clouds rain on my head
Empty thoughts fill my ears
Find my shade by the moon light
Why my thoughts aren't so clear
Demons dreaming
Breathe in, breathe in
I'm coming back again
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins
Never did I wanna be here again
And I don't remember why I came
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins
Never did I wanna be here again
And I don't remember why I came
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins
Never did I wanna be here again
And I don't remember why I came
I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins
Never did I wanna be here again
And I don't remember why I came
voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo,voodoo, voodoo,voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo, voodoo,
So far away...
I'm not the one who's so far away...
I'm not the one who's so far away...
I'm not the one who's so far away...