Twilight-Forever
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Chapter 6
Ally and Mia
By Cindra
A/N: Time for to see what the younger kids are up to meet Alice and Jasper's daughters Amelia and Allysia as they try their best to carry out their side of Project Hermes, only it's not as easy as they'd thought, well, that and someone else has beaten them to it….
Disclaimer: I do not own anything except the characters and storyline that I created. This has turned into an obsession of mine. You could say that the story sings for me now.
:: Telepathic communication
** or italic is character thought
() Twin Link
(Mia, what do you think it means?) Ally munched on a carrot stick as lines of numbers and code flashed across her Ultrabook's computer screen.
(It's obviously some sort of message embedded in the program and they seem to know that we've been reading Arabian Nights…the message is hinky though… iftah ya simsim…Open Sesame…..7pm…) Mia wrinkled her nose, turquoise eyes narrowed in concentration on the screen.
(Do you think Daddy's being sneaky?)
(No, that's not his style. This is clearly a message for us.) She nibbled on her thumbnail. "Daddy's got baby brother on the brain and Momma's driving him crazy…when would he have had time?"
(Alright, let's say it's a message for us. Whoever this is has wicked mad skills to hack Daddy's pride and joy?) Ally bit down on her lip.
(Kora'd have to trust them…) Mia frowned, when her sister started to zone out. "Ally?"
Ally's violet eyes went opaque and she gasped as a vision or parts of one flashed in her mind like slides in a projector. (It's a trap, but not one set by Daddy.) She rubbed at her aching temples. She hated visions and fought them off like a virus. "A little warning would have been nice…"
"You shouldn't fight them, it only makes us miserable." Mia rubbed at her own temples, feeling the backlash of her twin's vision. (Well, spill. Who's trying to…)
"I hate them. It's instinct to try and fight them off." Ally moaned. (It's not a parental. I couldn't get a clear picture…the room was dark all I could see were fingers flying over the keys and there was this overwhelming feeling of wanting payback…)
"Towards the boys?" Mia's eyes widened in alarm.
(No, towards a parental…at least it feels that way.) Ally nibbled on her half-eaten grilled cheese sandwich. "Nessie or Rory?"
"Who else could it be? All this means is that we gotta bail on…" Mia's eyes changed to that of innocence, as their mother sat down beside them.
"Care to fill me in on why you're being standoffish this afternoon?" Alice swiped a pickle from Ally's plate, munching on it while giving them a knowing look.
"We've been nice all day." Ally pouted, shooting her a hurt look.
"Nessie needed to vent privately to her besties, so we focused on our Go-cart while the boys, uncles, and Daddy all got to go play ball at Rainer Field." Mia wrinkled her pert little nose in disgust.
"We didn't want to be in the way…" All grumbled. It wasn't like Baseball, Football, and Soccer were just for boys.
"Darlings, no one is angry with you. We just thought that all of you would enjoy participating in this female ritual rather than rough housing with the boys." Alice hugged them fiercely.
"We're ten. Boy's are buddies, so all of this primping is meaningless to us…"
"It's all a big headache anyway…an endless game of compromise." Ally snorted, rolling her eyes.
"No thank you. Life is complicated enough without adding mush into the mix." Mia echoed her sister's sentiments, mirroring her move for move.
"You have all the time in the world to change your minds." Alice had mixed feelings about her babies' views towards all things female. "For now indulge me. Go upstairs and put on those gorgeous sundresses for me, please my darlings."
"Fine, but do we have to accessorize too?" They folded their arms.
"What do you think?" Alice mirrored them, arching a brow.
"Oh, very well, but it's silly…."
"We're not going to the dance…"
"So why do we have to…"
"Get all frilly…?"
"Well, little fillies. I reckon your momma feels a might guilty that we're going to this fancy shindig and you two can't tag along with us." Jazz rambled over and scooped them both up into his arms.
"So she wants you both to feel included in all the fun." He rubbed his beard roughened cheek against each of theirs sending them both in a peal of musical giggles.
"Okay! We'll go get all frilly!" They gasped between fits of giggles.
"That's right kind of you, angels. Why you'd look a might silly wearing dungarees while your cousins get all dolled up. Don't you agree?" He kissed them each on the nose before setting them down on their feet.
"All of us?"
"That's right. Esme is planning a little tea party while Carlisle camps with the boys."
"Oh, another tea party…" The two of them sighed heavily.
"With little cakes, biscuits, even scones…you both love Nana's tea parties." Alice frowned at her girls.
"Your momma's right why the sudden change of heart?" He arched a brow, sensing that they were on the fence about something other than getting dolled up, and it had him curious.
"We wanted to play ball today…"
"But we worked on our go-cart instead while everyone else focused on Nessie, Lori, Lucy, and Lacey."
"Nessie needed to vent in the worst way…"
"Rory's her sister. She had to put up a brave front, so she was in the line of fire…"
"While we stayed clear…"
"Now she's in bed sleeping off a migraine, because everyone got in on..."
"Whatever went down during her venting session, but we don't know anything…"
"Because we're too little to understand…" Mia rolled her eyes.
"It was major enough for Uncle Edward, Jake, and the boys to all stick around…" Ally sulked.
"Is that right? I was wonderin' why no one came back with previsions." Jazz locked eyes with Alice.
"The boys are all preparing for the dance. Edward is watching over Bella. Rory's in a frazzle over an unexpected arrival in Forks. Our girls are enjoying their spa day before primping for the dance. Now as for your lack of previsions, well you men know the lay of the land. I saw the fishing gear in Emmett's jeep, so none of you would have suffered hunger pains for long." Alice countered their rundown of the afternoon.
"Nicolai Petrov? Here in Forks?"
"For how long?"
"Until you leave for Joffrey."
"Why?"
"He's staying with his Aunt while his parents are touring in Europe."
"The Russian kid who challenged Rory to a dance off is here?" Jazz narrowed his eyes.
"That's the one." Alice nodded.
"He's so bossy, because he's thirteen and his parents…"
"Are famous and everything…"
"He's been on stage too, making him so snotty…"
"Rory thinks he's a jerk…"
"But…I guess they want her to dance with him…"
"Because she needs a new challenge in class…"
"So she can be Prima one day…."
"We're not nearly that serious about dancing…"
"We love it too, but not nearly as much as Rory does…we love to tinker…"
"Dancing, gymnastics, equestrian, all are lovely challenges, but not a lifelong dream…"
"I see," Jasper's lips twitched, so much for his love's idea that their girls thirsted for Olympic greatness. No, they were just amusing them. "You can stop any time you wanna call it quits…"
"Far be it from us to…" Alice popped a mint in her mouth to soothe her tummy. Junior was reacting to her emotions and she loathed rushing off to the bathroom. She detested being sick and that was not going to happen this close to getting glammed up for the ball. "Force you into anything…"
"Momma, we didn't mean to hurt you or Daddy's feelings…"
"Competing takes the enjoyment out of it, but we will if you want us to."
"Uh-huh, and we'll win dozens of…"
"Hundreds even..."
"Oh, my darlings…your happiness means everything to us. When you tire of any activities know that a word from either of you will be all it takes to remove you from that program." Alice reached out and put a finger over both their bow shaped mouths.
"No one's gonna force you to do something that makes either of you miserable, well, extracurricularly speaking anyway." Jazz kissed them both on the top of their heads.
"Oh, we know that, but you're so happy during our shows and meets…."
"And we like to see all of you happy…"
"The feeling is mutual, sweeties. We love you so much and want to give you the moon and stars." Alice wrapped an arm around each of them and pulled them to her for a squeeze. "Tomorrow we'll see if we can arrange for a family game at the field. Co-ed teams of course."
"Really?" Mia's eyes lit up.
"I don't see why not. You're my fillies, aren't ya?" Jazz grinned when Ally launched herself into his arms and happily squeezed him.
"You're the greatest parents in the whole universe…" Mia hugged her mother.
"Mia, Ally, We get an English Tea party tonight. We've got new dresses and everything!" Anastasia raced over, excitement lighting her bright azure blue eyes. "We get to have a slumber party too…"
"The boys get to camp out with Grandpa on the back lawn. Gran said they balked when Grandpa suggested pitching tents at Rainer Field. MJ and Tony were set on staying around home. Leo, Harry, Dev, and Drew went along with them, but the younger kids were all for it." Julie streaked over to join them. "The younger cousins started to whine so Harry and Leo volunteered to stay with them and camp out with their dad's, so it's just gonna be Dev, Drew, MJ, and Tony camping out with Grandpa."
"Tony and MJ are on restriction, so it makes sense that they were wary to push it with their dad. The other three tend to stick with our Caesar and Alexander. Though, passing up a night on the field, even to support Eddie's boys does seem out of sorts." Jazz scratched thoughtfully at his chin.
"They also clued into Rory's mood and…"
"Wanna be near her in case she goes off again…"
"What happened?" Ana and Julie demanded, seeing as their mothers were using the excuse that she'd used her gift to referee between Nessie and her parents.
"Nicky Petrov is here in Forks."
"There goes the Olympic Peninsula." Julie scowled.
"Why? What reason does he have to even be here?" Ana growled, darkly.
"Oh, I can think of two…" Mia rolled her eyes at her cousin.
"Rory being one…and our teacher is his Aunt." Ally folded her arms.
"They danced twice, Ally. Both times it was like waging war. They're polar opposites, besides Collin would never sign off on Nicolai getting anywhere near Rory." Julie pointed out the obvious.
"It does explain why Rory freaked out enough to wind up in bed for the rest of the day." Ana nodded.
"Collin didn't take the news as well as she'd hoped, but they worked out a compromise. " Alice gave them that much. "Before that was a little discussion as to what the girls were drawn by curiosity into reading. Renesmee has read every book in the library and there was a tense little moment about which dress she decided on wearing tonight and her choice being the safest one."
"That explains a lot. We're talking every book?" Jazz arched a brow.
"Even Grays Anatomy…the internet is such a wondrous tool for gathering information or reading material."
"Girls, go on inside and get dolled up. We'll be along shortly."
"But what happened between Rory and Collin?" Mia whined.
"What kind of truce was it?" Ally sulked.
"We'll have to find out from Rory…" Julie grumbled.
"Nessie must be in trouble again…" Ana rolled her eyes.
"That's not your concern, now run along all of you." Alice pointed towards the house.
"And leave Aurora be. Got me, ladies?" Jasper shot them a stern don't push it look.
"Yes, Daddy…" His twins chimed before stalking off towards the house.
"Uncle Jazz…."
"Big brother… we're worried…"
Jasper narrowed his eyes.
The two of them shot after Ally and Mia.
"Closure, huh?"
Alice checked her watch; it was time for hair and make-up. "I'll tell you everything later, I promise. Right now I've got a schedule to keep and four girls to get ready for Prom." She shot him a pleading look.
"All right, Darlin. I can wait. You've had a hell of a day already. No need to get all flustered anymore than you already are. Junior wouldn't like it and make you miserable and have to…" He was grabbed be the front of his t-shirt and nearly pulled off his feet.
"Round up the boys. Get them ready for the Prom. Keep them out of my sight until the big reveal. There is no way in hell that I am missing this! I put everything I have and more into making this night special for the girls and by damn it will be or I will seriously hurt someone!" She snarled out through clenched teeth, eyes nearly manic with determination.
He gently pried her fingers from his shirt and kissed each knuckle until she relaxed her clenched fists. "You really need a nap before we go or there will be bloodshed. Most likely any male within a hundred mile radius…"
"I can't…"
Jazz hushed her with a long kiss. "You can and will…"
"But…."
"Lunch is over giving you a window to curl up and sleep some of this stress away. It's not good for you or our son. Fight me on this, Allie…and you will be staying home. Bet on it." Jasper steeled himself against her sulky pout, kissed her on the forehead, and carried her into the house.
"Our son won't let me have any fun…" Alice grumbled, against his shoulder.
"What'd ya miss this time?" He now had an idea about what had set her mood off this time. Junior blocked her visions when she got excited or upset.
"Everything. All I get are pieces to a puzzle that make no sense at all…"
"Anything life threatening towards our family?"
"No, nothing ominous like that," She sighed. "A glimpse of Rory's dancing bet noir and an open hanger…before that…minus some of its treasures…"
"What's missing?"
"My 911 and Edwards Vanquish…
"Where are we?"
"That's all I get…it's so frustrating, Jazz…"
"Who was with you?"
"Nessie and Jake…Baby brother talked me down by going over it by the numbers."
"Jake's all grown up and responsible now and a Psychology minor to boot. How was Ness?" He set her down on their bed, slipping off her sandals, hands soothingly massaging the soles of her feet.
"Denial sums it up. She seemed flustered about it. I even think she was going to check it out herself, but…" Alice closed her eyes in bliss, as he settled her back against a mound of pillows.
"You don't allow any tech on a girl's day. Hmmm…she was willing to risk facing your wrath, so there might be something to this…" Jazz mused, curiosity peaked.
"I reassured her that I would have you double check everything before we left…" She yawned sleepily.
"Bank on it, darlin." He whispered softly down at his sleeping wife, covering her with the comforter. "If something is up…I'll put a stop to it before it starts…"
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Chapter 7
To the nines
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