Cassidy POV
Is it possible to know someone, hate them, get to know them better, and begin to miss them when they're gone? I thought so to.
"I knew you missed me Princess," a sarcastic voice drawled from my doorway, I turned to him and shook my head, I bet you know who it is, yep that's right its Bono, ha I wish, if only I was so lucky, actually my luck has gone the other way and given me Theo, "c'mon, I'm not that bad, you have to admit, you love my; looks; charm and uncanny interest in those terrible vampire books." He stepped into my room like it was his home and collapsed onto my bed, I stood from my desk and walked over to his lying form, leaning over him with either hand on the sides of his head.
"And to what do I owe the pleasure Mr. Cullen?" I asked coyly.
"Storm, family is going to play sports at a clearing, Alice wants you there along with the others, apparently it's fun, I haven't played in years. Anyway they wanted me to come and get you while they set up, I think they're planning something, so get ready in warm clothes." I stood up, back straight and saluted him before marching off to my closet to pull out trainers and a thick rain coat and my baseball cap just because I look sexy in it. My hair was tied up in a pony tail behind my head.
I had it cut the other day, Alice loves it and Bells was shocked seeing as it now falls to the middle of my back when I straighten it, which I now do every day if I can, when it's not straight it falls just passed my chest.
I turned back to him and smiled, "ready Princess?" I nodded and jumped onto his back which I have become accustomed to, seriously I'm on there like every day, I think Dad suspects me for falling for a Cullen like Bells.
He jumped from my window and ran through the forest, trees passing as a blur until we reached a clearing, I'm sure my face was pink and burnt from the wind and my hair windswept, "you look fine," whispered Theo before he set me on the ground and took my hand in his, well that's different, he pulled me along behind him until we reached where Alice stood with Edward who both had knowing looks on their faces, "oh shut it," Theo growled.
"We didn't say a thing," Alice sang just before her eyes glazed over, suddenly she was back in the present, "it's time," thunder erupted in the sky and everyone took their places with me sitting at the side watching as Theo fielded a hit from Jasper, man he is fast.
So the game went on as rain fell onto the little town of Forks, Theo's team; Theo, Rosalie, Carlisle and Edward against Alice's team; Alice, Jasper, Esme, Emmett and Bella, were winning by three points.
I watched as Theo was chased around the field by Emmett and Alice who were annoyed at him for hitting Emmett with the ball when he hit it while he was talking to Alice, he just smirked at them and laughed when he heard his family laughing at the three of them. I couldn't suppress the giggle that parted my lips ever so slightly, Bella turned to me before she was suddenly sitting next to me.
"Having fun Cassie?"
"Yes, are you Bells?"
"Yes. So, do you approve of Edward yet?"
"He's a'ight, bit intrusive on my thoughts but a'ight." She smiled before standing again and running back to Edward, hugging him close while she watched as Theo playfully hid behind Rosalie, hiding from Emmett and Alice who were all laughing like kids, you'd think they were normal if they weren't impossibly fast and beautiful.
Theo smirked at me before tackling Jasper to the ground and starting a wrestling match, so this side of him I have not seen before, "neither have the rest of us," Edward whispered while sitting next to me, "I think you bring it out of him," I snorted and turned back to him being pinned by Jasper, Emmett and Rosalie while Carlisle and Esme whispered looking from me to him, Bella and Alice giggling like little girls looking at them.
I shook my head at him before standing, brushing my jeans off and walking over to Alice, I linked arms with her and watched the wrestling match undergo, Theo managed to knock them from him and tackle Emmett to the ground, Rosalie laughed while Jasper just sniggered and took his place next to Bella.
Theo suddenly stood up and grinned at me, his black hair sticking to his forehead in the humidity. In my perpetual vision I noticed two shadows hovering in the fog to my right, I squinted my eyes but they were gone.
My eyes scanned the area on that side again; nothing but the advancing fog making my stomach flipped, I shot my eyes in the other direction, nada. Jasper turned to me, his eyes quizzical, I think he noticed my unease, his eyes started scanning the area along with Edward's, his scanning behind us while Jasper scanned the front.
Theo perked his ears up automatically appearing next to me, his arm wrapped around my waist securing me to him while a deadly growl escaped his lips sending shivers down my spine.
Everyone tensed when some figures stepped out from the enclosing fog, they were obscured from my view when Rosalie appeared in front of me growling along with Emmett.
Theo hugged me closer to him when the man spoke, "we mean no harm, simply passing through when we caught your scents."
"Well you are welcome to stay a while but not too long, this area has protectors and they are very territorial."
"Well that is an honour," thinking about it the guy who is speaking has a deep British accent.
"How long have you been travelling?" Carlisle asked, another person answered.
"Three weeks straight."
"Well you may come back to our home and clean up, I'm sure Alice has some spare clothes for you."
"Thank you, that would be nice," Carlisle nodded before running off into the forest with everyone else, and the strangers, following.
Theo didn't move or remove his arm from my waist until everyone was gone from the clearing and that's when the rain started poring on us, his chest suddenly appeared in my face as two cold hands cupped my cheeks and made me look into a pair of deep burgundy eyes, "you okay?" I nodded, "I'm going to stay with you for a while, me and Edward discussed it when Carlisle was talking, just until they go away," I nodded while I worked on slowing my heart rate, he sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose as water droplets fell from the screaming sky, running down in the intricate crevices of his face; the tips of his thick lashes, bejewelling them; the end of his nose, shaping around it in a dance; the angular muscles of his cheeks and jaw, marking trails down his cold granite skin; and in between the pout of his lips, highlighting the shape and fullness of them.
My hair was sticking to the side of my face, some hooking into my lashes and dripping from the closure of my cap.
His eyes opened again as his finger flicked the top of my cap before he lifted me onto his back and started running again, the rain missing us at our speed until we appeared in my room.
"Go shower and get warm, I'll start on yours and your father's dinner," I nodded and watched as he left the room before closing my window and drawing the curtains, I stripped down from my wet clothes and shoved them in my hamper before running into the hot shower letting it relax my muscles and nerves before getting out and into my grey pyjama bottoms with the hearts and roses on them along with a black vest top and a jumper before sniffing the air and inhaling the delicious smell of curry, I pulled on my uggs and ran down the stairs to Theo cooking over the stove, I budged him out of the way and carried on with the cooking while he watched me from the stool.
I turned and started on the rice while letting the curry stew, once they were both cooking for themselves I settled on the stool opposite Theo, "You okay?"
He raised his brow at me, "am I okay, you just came face to face with nomads and you ask if I'm okay?"
"Yes, your point?"
"You are one strange human," I grinned before looking at the door as Dad came in, he sniffed the air and smiled in contentment sitting down at another stool at the table.
"Delicious Cassie," he grumbled.
"Actually Theo made it."
His eyes widened and he turned to a, fake, flustered looking Theo, "a boy who can cook, he's a keeper Cassie," Theo nodded and thanked Dad before standing up and working over the stove again before I got up to set the table, he served it up and pretended to eat while Dad scoffed it down like it was the last acorn during hibernation for a squirrel.
Once 'all' of us were done I took the plates and cutlery washing them up while Dad watched the game, Theo came up behind my drying them then letting me put them away.
Theo then said goodbye to my Dad while I bid him goodnight and walked up to my room where Theo sat at my desk reading… again.
"Can we play 20 questions?" I asked sitting on my bed, he looked up and nodded.
"So, what is your favourite colour?" he asked me sitting opposite me.
"Red, what's yours?"
"Chocolate brown, what's your favourite food?"
"Your curry, what is your favourite… blood type?" He laughed at me, causing me to hide my face in my hands.
"O-," oh damn, that's my blood type, he nodded, "okay, favourite hair colour?"
"Black, I always wanted black hair, yours?"
"I like your hair, but I wouldn't have it personally, seeing as I'm a dude," I smirked.
"Sure, anyway, best memory of yours?"
"Coming back home and making you scream… it was hilarious," my eyes popped open, he smiled slightly tucking a stray strand behind my ear, "yours?"
"My dream of punching you in the face without breaking my hand," I replied bitterly. He laughed.
"I think I might of insulted you."
"Ya think?" his head moved back and forth before he picked me up and tucked me in, one of his arms wrapped around my shoulder while he got out the book he was reading, the last Harry Potter book, he began reading it to me in the dim lighting of the moon, whispering it in a ghostly whisper; "The two me appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands directed at each other's chests; then, recognising each other, they stowed their wands beneath their cloaks and started walking briskly in the same direction…"
I fell asleep to the sound of his hush whisper, breathing chest and silent heart.
