Author's Note: The search is over for my BETA! My close friend from school has offered to take over the task and I would like to give her a shout-out. Everybody give it up for 'Running on Faith'! She didn't write that, I did so show her some much needed love! She didn't edit this chapter b/c I was in too much of a hurry to have it published for you guys and she's out of town.Ok, time for chapter three. I don't know if you guys will like it or if the chapter after this will take up where it left off. It most likely will but I can never be sure. If you haven't already, go and read 'Hypnosis'to see what was happening with Edward and Jasper in chapter two. Trust me, it's worth it! It's so funny! Enjoy!
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Jacob?
There were bodies everywhere. They were all grinding up against one another and there was sweat sliding down all of their faces. The music was a very upbeat tempo and you could feel the club thumping along with the bass. The mixed scent of blood, sweat, and adrenaline was absolutely nauseating. If I was still human, I surely would have thrown up. But if I was human… I wouldn't be able to smell it as strongly in the first place. This was going to be a long night.
We made our way into the club and to the so called 'V.I.P.' section. Of course Alice would have it reserved. She and Jasper were leading the way while Rose, Emmett, and I were following close behind. I should have known that we would have been stared at but it still came as a shock. The few people that weren't preoccupied with their 'dance partner' were busy watching the mysterious Cullen clan move through the masses with a new addition. I hadn't been in public yet but if we were going to Florida and Tennessee and possibly a few more states along the way, I needed to get used to the new presences.
"Bella, do you feel ok?" To my surprise, Rosalie was the one to ask.
"I'm fine, Rose. I'm just adjusting to the new environment. I'll be fine in just a minute." I threw a smile her way and she returned the gesture. We took our seats on the big comfy couch that was stashed away in the corner. I had no idea what had happened on this couch and I had a feeling that I didn't want to know. Instead, I just smiled and got ready to enjoy the night.
Right then, Alice jumped up and grabbed Jasper's hand. She made her way onto the floor but Jasper somehow got away and came back to the couch. I saw the look in his eyes and was a bit surprised to see both panic and deviousness. Alice had an odd gleam in her eyes but she disregarded it and grabbed Rose's hand. They both smiled and made their way to the floor. I sat back and was about to ask my brothers about what had happened at the hypnotist tonight, but my sisters had something else in mind.
They came back to where we were sitting and pulled me out of my comfortable position. I hadn't really planned on dancing or anything but they seemed to think otherwise. I had just wanted to be out and about.
"Come on, Bella. It's time to put those dancing lessons that Edward's been giving you to good use." Of course Alice would know about those. She had been the one to tell Edward about me wanting him to teach me to dance before our honeymoon.
"Alice, I don't know. I've only ever danced in front of Edward. Why else do you thing we spend do much time upstairs with the music on?" Did she really think that Edward and I were like she and Jasper were in the bedroom? If so, she was horribly mistaken.
"Bella, I know that you and Edward haven't been making any lovin' since you got back from your honeymoon. What did you think that I thought? That you guys were like Jasper and I were? Please!" She had the whole diva thing going for her and put her hand up in the nineties move 'talk to the hand'. But why was she so blunt with her statements? What if the music had stopped and everyone had heard that Edward and I hadn't been intimate since we had gotten married?
"Shhh! Alice, keep your voice down!" I put my finger to my lips like a kindergarten teacher trying to tell her students to be quiet. She just laughed at me and swatted a hand my away.
"Bella, Bella, Bella. You should know that I would've known if anything was going to happen. You have to relax a bit and have some fun." She grabbed my and Rosalie's hands and dragged us onto the floor. She was moving her hips along with the music while pulling us along with her. Rosalie was doing the same but I just walked. As we made our way to the center of the dance-floor, I noticed that the people parted to the sides. I guess that their natural aversion to our kind came in handy at times.
There was a little circle around the three of us and I was still a bit nervous to show them the few moves that Edward had shown me in the past two months. We had tried a different variety of music and I kind of liked all of. One of my recent favourites was 'Pocket Full of Sunshine' by Natasha Bedingfield. Unfortunately, that wasn't the song that came on just as we got to our spot. It was 'Pon de Replay' by Rihanna. I did like that song and everything, don't get me wrong, but Edward had yet to teach me to dance to something that upbeat.
"Alice, I can't dance to this. Edward hasn't taught me this kind of music yet. I don't dance." I quoted one of her new favourite movies, High School Musical 2, and she flashed me a big smile. Unfortunately, we would all be forced to see the third one when it came out on the 24th of October. (This is supposed to be taking place in 2008 if you can't tell) I was kind of dreading it. (J.S.Y.K.- I love the High School Musical movies! Zac is a total babe!)
"Oh, Bella. Don't be that way. Do as Rihanna says, 'let's go, dip it low, and then you bring it up slow'!" Just to show what she meant, she grabbed Rosalie's hand and they proceeded to demonstrate. I couldn't believe that these two were my sisters now and that they were going to be aunts to my baby in seven months.
"I guess that… I need to give it a shot." I said this reluctantly. Alice squealed and grabbed my hands. I saw a few of the nearby guys glance our way and noticed when they lifted their eyebrows slightly. I shot him a death glare and then looked back at my sisters. This was the first time I noticed what they were wearing and I could tell why all of the guys in attendance had forgone the second glance and just kept staring. They were gorgeous in their clothes tonight, as always.
Alice was wearing a dress much like my own only shorter, tighter, and black. She had on three inch stilettos and leggings like myself. Her hair was extra spiky tonight with a few red tips to match the red ribbon that was located where the black one was on my own dress. Rosalie was wearing a pair of skin-tight black Capri's, a red shirt that resembled a bandana, and pair of stilettos that matched Alice's only they had ribbons that twisted up around her calves.
I was brought back to reality from 'Fashion-land' by a persistent poking on my shoulder. I shook my head to get back in the zone of clubbing as I saw Alice waving a hand in front of my face as if saying 'Earth to Bella!' I had agreed to dance and now I couldn't go back.
"Yeah, Alice. I'm here. Are we going to dance or what?" We didn't even have to yell over the music due to our super-hearing. She smiled again and pulled Rose and me into a hug. I glanced behind us and saw that Emmett and Jasper were engrossed in an intense arm wrestling match. When Alice pulled way from us, she kept my hands in hers'. She pulled her hands away from one another and held them almost a shoulder-length apart.
"Now, Bella, just follow my lead." I nodded when she said this and then I felt Rosalie's hands on my hips. I froze. "Bella, relax. Rose is going to help you with your hip movements." Yet again, I nodded. Luckily, we were talking too quickly for human ears so that we could actually get some dancing done before the song ended. I relaxed a bit and let Rose slightly sway my hips. Alice did the same with my hands and I was gradually getting into it. This wasn't so bad.
Pretty soon, I was able to do it without their help and I had to try extra hard to ignore the wolf whistles coming from the idiots that thought Rose was trying to get some booty action. When I finally got the total hang of it and was actually beginning to enjoy myself, the song changed. I was one that I relatively knew but I didn't really know how to dance to it. I hadn't even seen the movie it was featured in so I really didn't know the story behind it.
The artist had started out with the stupid song 'The Real Slim Shady' and his career had snowballed from there. (Just so we're clear, I like Eminem. I just thought that's how Bella would think since she and Edward are into the classics) Pretty soon, everyone was singing along with the song.
Ya betta lose yourself in the music, the moment
Ya want it, ya better never let it go.
You only get one shot, do not miss your chance
Or blow this opportunity comes once in a life-time
Almost everyone was throwing out gang signs that looked a bit like touchdown signals as well. I looked around the room as I saw Alice and Rosalie in their own little world and laughed. I glanced back to the V.I.P. section and saw that Emmett was acting like the other people there. Jasper was sinking down into the couch, hiding his face with shame. I couldn't help but laugh. That caught his attention and he looked up at me with a slight smirk on his face. I let my excitement get the better of me.
'Yeah, she has reason to laugh. She's not being humiliated by her brother with nowhere to hide.'
I hadn't meant to tap into his mind but it had just kinda happened. I looked at Alice and she was looking past me with a slightly bewildered expression on her otherwise gorgeous face. Had she just 'seen' me reading his thoughts somehow? Instead of fessing up, I followed her gaze. When my eyes landed on the point of her eyesight, I'm pretty sure that my expression matched hers'.
Standing at the bar was none other than… Lauren. How had she gotten in with Alice's warning? Why was she here? Did she absolutely insist on making my life a living Hell? I felt my jaw drop and then Emmett and Jasper were by our sides. Lauren was laughing at something the guy facing her had said. We couldn't see his face but from here, I didn't recognize him. He was tall, broad, well built, and was obviously funny. She swatted her hand towards him as if saying 'stop!' and leaning against the bar.
"Alice, what's the matter?" Jasper asked her.
"What'd I miss?" Rose was a bit out of the loop because she had been a bit preoccupied with the music, I guess.
"Um, nothing. Bella, Rose, would you both accompany me to the ladies room, please? I need to check my make-up." She grabbed an arm on both of us and pulled us towards the restroom, making sure to go past the bar on the way. I think her plan worked because Lauren put out a hand and stopped us in our tracks. If we had kept walking, we may have broken her arm.
"Bella! Is that you? You look so… different. Have you gained weight?" I just wanted to reach out and smack that stupid little smirk right off of her face.
"Yeah, Lauren. Nice to see you, too. You look different, too. Oh! You must have gotten that much needed plastic surgery to cover up those horns." Ok, where did that come from and can I have some more?! I had never stuck up for myself that way. I think that she may have been a bit offended because she gasped and lost her composure for a second.
"Um, how's married life treating you? Edward still playing the part of 'loving, caring husband'?" I could hear the distinct sneer in her tone.
"Actually, yes. We're planning a trip down to Florida next month to visit my mom."
"How quaint. A little family road trip." I had the perfect thing to say and I was surprised that I had even thought of it.
"Well, I can see how hard it would be to make a trip to the deep south to see your parents. It's not often that they have visitation in Hell, now is it?" I heard laughing behind me and knew that my brothers were enjoying this verbal catfight. I took a moment to tap into their thoughts before Lauren could get her form back.
'Oh, snap! Bella just burned her good! Oh, I made a funny!' Emmett could be so juvenile sometimes.
"Well, Bella. It's been great catching up with you." I heard her voice but wanted to know what she really thought. So I tried something that I hadn't tried yet. I tapped into the baby's power and listened to the thoughts of a human.
'Stupid little bitch! I'll show her who deserves Edward Cullen! I don't see him with her tonight, maybe he wants someone else…' I should've known that she hated me. She hadn't been the most friendly person in the world back at school. I saw that she was drinking an Electric Zipper. That lovely green color would look perfect in contrast to her white attempt at a dress.
"Great seeing you again, Lauren. If you'll excuse me… My sisters and I need to go find our evening snack. You know that we're all into polygamy at the Cullen Estate!" I had meant the last part as a joke and as a last retort. Let her go home and tell everyone that the Cullens all traded spouses. If Charlie found out…
When we got to the restroom, we made our way to the handicapped stall at the end of the row. We all burst into a fit of giggles.
"Bella, where did that come from? I never knew you had it in you!" Rosalie managed to speak through her laughter.
"I know! It all just kinda came to me!" I was still trying to figure everything out. How had I managed to read these peoples' minds? First my family, now Lauren? This was even weirder than I thought it would be. I needed to talk to Carlisle and Edward when I got home. Right now, I had some much needed revenge to serve.
"Bella, I know what you're thinking and it will absolutely work!" Alice had yet another evil gleam in her eyes and I was a little afraid of what she had seen.
"Ok, Alice. I believe you but I need your help to make it happen. Are you ready?" I took the huge grin on her face as a yes and turned towards the door.
"Um, would either of you guys mind filling me in on what we're going to do? I really hate being out of the loop," Rosalie said this with a look of despair on her face and I withheld another fit of laughter.
"Alice, tell her." I had to be blunt so that the giggles wouldn't escape. Alice leaned over and whispered our little plan into our sister's ear. When it sunk in, I saw the realization hit. I held in a few more giggles before we left the stall. I looked at the extremely long line and felt a little guilty that we had taken up one just to plot a very funny scheme.
We made our way back towards the bar and saw that Lauren was still sitting there. Only, now, her little friend had had the good sense to leave. I made my way in front of my sisters and got ready to do something that I had never thought I would do in my life. I walked right up to her and noticed that she had exchanged her Electric Zipper for a Fuzzy Navel. Why was she trying to appear cool?
"Hey, Lauren. I was just wanting to… ask you something." This seemed to get her attention and I continued. "How 'bout a dance-off?" Her face lit up like the fourth of July. She was looking for any excuse to humiliate me and it had been no secret back in Forks that I had been the town klutz. She jumped up and practically ran onto the dance-floor. I looked at my sisters and they nodded mischievously in my direction. We made our way onto the floor without as much trouble as Lauren had had. My sisters cleared a little circle in the center of the floor.
"Come on, Bella. I thought you wanted to challenge me." I could tell that she was very excited at the chance to embarrass me in public. I decided to point something out to her.
"Lauren, I asked if you wanted a dance-off. I didn't say it would be with me." We were drawing a few people from their little worlds and attracting the attention we had intended on getting. I saw the look that appeared on her face. She didn't seem too happy.
"Well, then. Who, exactly, will I be showing up tonight?" She crossed her arms and stood as tall as she could manage. I looked at my family that had gotten into our customary little group. When the person who was going to show up Lauren stepped forward, there was a collective gasp from the little crowd we were drawing.
"Rosalie?! You want me to dance against Rosalie?!" The shock was evident in both her tone and her expression. I tried as hard as I could to contain my glee but I think that a little bit slipped out. I ran up to Rosalie and pulled her into a much needed hug. If I had been the one to go up against Lauren, she would have been very satisfied in humiliating me. Even if I was a Vampire, I was still clumsy ol' Bella from Forks, Washington.
"Not just Rosalie. Alice, too. You can handle that, can't you?" We had the attention of almost everyone in the club at this point. This was going as planned and we only had a few more things to do before Lauren would face ultimate humiliation.
"Of course I can handle it." The snobby tone in her voice told me that she was very self confident. This was going to be perfect.
"Well, then. Let's get started." I was sure that this was going to go according to plan. We would get her dancing, Alice would 'accidentally' put her foot in front of her, and then-
"Jessica! Get over here!" What?! I hadn't even known that Jessica was here. Usually, she was like a leech at Lauren's side. This was an unexpected twist but I knew that my sisters could handle this.
"What is it, Lauren? I was talking to this really cute guy and- Oh, hi, Bella." She came running and then stopped at Lauren's side. When she noticed that we were there, she turned to address us. I skipped the formalities because I wanted to get this over with. I was starting to miss Edward and I was beginning to want to go home.
They all started dancing at the same time, yet simultaneously. Lauren looked like she was having a seisure but Rosalie was ever so graceful. She looked like she could be a back-up dancer in a music video. Jessica stood by for a moment, unsure of what was going on, until Lauren gestured for her to join in. Alice went to Rosalie's side and began to almost mimick her every movement.
They moved so gracefully that a ballet dancer would be jealous. This went on until the song ended. They all kept dancing, even whenever there was no music. Lauren and Jessica looked like idiots but Rosalie and Alice seemed to fit into place.
When the nexr song came on, I heard everyone in the club making approving noises. Alice and Rosalie had tried to teach me to dance to this song but had failed miserably. Edward had no idea what was going on while he was away. At times when he would go to Captain D's to get me the fish I was craving, they would take me captive for the whole time. This was the one song that they were determined to get me to dance to. I had refused in the beginning but had reluctantly caved after a while.
However, Rose and Ali made the transition easy while Jess and Lauren struggled to keep up. When the chorus came up, I could tell that all of the men in the club were dying to see an example or two or what the song was talking about.
I kissed a girl and I liked it,
the taste of her cherry chapstick.
I kissed a girl just to try it,
hope my boyfirend don't mind it.
Rose and Alice smiled at one another in a split second (too quick for a human to register) before obliging to the crowd's demands. They looked at one another before slowly pulling their faces together. I knew that they were going to do this. The second before their lips met, I heard a collective gasp from the crowd. As soon as the two pairs met, there was a split second of silence before every male (and a few females) burst into cheers.
I looked at my brothers and saw that they where was utterly speechless. I decided to tap into the baby again.
'That was so frickin' hot! Maybe I can get them to do that home later! This is a first! Go Rose!' Of course Emmett would be thinking along those lines. Time for Jasper...
'I didn't know that Alice would act this way. Maybe I should have actually listened to this song when she tried to show it to me...' Jasper was being a bit not like himself.
I turned back to the dance-off and saw that Ali and Rose were still at it. They would have to break it up soon if they wanted to keep up their appearance of being human. Sooner or later, they would ahve to breathe. I turned to Jess and Lauren.
"Come on, Jess. We have to if we want to beat them." Lauren was trying to pull her closer but was failing miserably. Jess was trying to push her away and was winning a bit.
"No way, Lauren! I didn't even want to dance but I couldn't resist a good song. That doesn't mean that I want to kiss you!! I'm leaving!" With that, she stormed off, leaving Lauren looking like the idiot she was. I turned to my sisters again and saw that they were even more engrossed with one another. Maybe there was something that I needed to know about my family...
They turned their heads in the opposite directions and wrapped their arms even tighter around each other, acting as if they were oblivious to what had just occured between Lauren and Jessica. I had only heard them because of my super hearing. They had to appear human, which meant seeming to not knowing what was going on.
I walked over to them and tried to pull them apart. If I had still been a human, it would have been impossible. Luckily, I managed.
"Bella, we know. We were just toying with the humans and our husbands. It's ok." Alice was making sure that her hair and make-up still looked presentable. I looked at my brothers again and saw that they were still a bit speechless. I couldn't help but laugh.
The song was still playing and the chorus was about to start for the second time.
Oh no. I dind't have to tap into the baby to know what they were thinking. Before I could protest, I was pulled into their little 'session'. I felt a pair of lips on mine and them a pair on my neck. I heard the wolf whistles and and the howls behind us. Emmett's thoughts were too loud to ignore and I was surprised that I could hear them so easily.
'Ok, I totally didn't see that one coming. The girls look os hot right now. I wonder if Edward will ever find out about this? I guess that I just have to be careful around him...' Typical Emmett.
Jasper's thoughts were too quiet for me to distinguish them. When the chorus ended, so did the uncomfortable make-out session with my sisters. I was very thankful and pulled away just as quickly as I could. Tonight had gotten a bit out of hand.
"Guys, this never reaches Edward. Do you hear me?" I had to make sure that he wouldn't find out and do something to them. They nodded thier heads and I knew that I could take their words for it. I turned around and was met by some smelly human. He looked a bit like Mike but he was taller and a little bit less nerdy looking.
"Um, hi. Can I help you with something?" I figured that I should try to be polite.
"Yeah, um, I saw you on the floor. Just a minute, with those two girls, and I was wondering if you wanted to get together sometime." He didn't even say it like a question. It was more like a statement and he was telling me that I had to go out with him. For once, I was happy that I had a ring on.
I raised my hand and pointed at my finger. "Sorry, married." I tried to smile and show him that it was ok. He had other plans.
He pushed his body against mine and grabbed me just beneath the shoulders. I think he may have been a bit surprised that I was so cold when it was so hot inside. He gripped as tight as he could but I didn't even feel it. I made a face to keep up the charade. I looked around as if I was searching for someone. Where was my family?
"LIsten, I said that I want to hang out sometime and I don't take no for an answer. Do you understand, slut?" Why had he called me a slut? Did he think that the whole thing between my sisters and me was not a show? I needed to set him straight but before I could say anything, I felt a pair of warm hands pull me backwards. I hadn't felt a pair of hands that warm in a while.
I looked at the guy that had just hit on me and saw that he was backing away slowly while holding his jaw. I heard a booming laugh behind me and turned to see who my rescuer had been.
"Are you ok?!" I heard a semi-familar voice yell above the music. I looked up at the body hovering over me. It couldn't be... Could it?
I tried to see through the stupid strobe light that had started flashing and held a hand up to block it out.
"Jacob?"
Additional Author's Note: I hope that it wasn't too horrible! There's a new poll up on my profile and I would appreciate if you guys voted. Check my profile often to see if there are any more things I might need your help on. For those who don't know what a 'Captain D's' is, it's a fish resturan where they serve chicken, shrimp, and, of course, what the Brits call 'Fish and Chips' - although it is an American resturant and I love to eat there, I love saying (typing) the phrase 'Fish 'n'Chips'. lol Please review and tell me that my club scene wasn't that bad. I will try my hardest to make sure that it doesn't happen again. Well, except for the beginning of the next chapter because I have to tell you what happens. Thanks for reading!