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Six
"So, who was that girl I saw you with?"
I rolled my eyes; I should have known Pixie would've noticed. I stayed perched on the tree branch I was on still staring up at the night sky.
"Just some girl I randomly picked out to dance with. It was a club; I had to entertain myself somehow."
A couple silent moments have passed until Alice was on the other branch across from me. I looked at her and she smiled.
"I think you like her."
Well, even though I do, I couldn't let Alice know! I shrugged.
"Sure, if picking a woman out randomly means I like them."
"Edward, I'm being serious. Stop being a stubborn smart ass."
I smirked.
"You know I can't do that! It's against my character to do so."
Alice sighed with a roll of her eyes.
"Yeah, it's like trying to teach an old dog new tricks."
"Exactly!"
I pointed at her with a smile. Alice laughed.
"So, the girl, she was just a random picking?"
"Yup, ya' know no girl besides you and Morticia can withstand my charms."
"You're forgetting someone…Barbie look-a-like."
Jasper told! Hey, that ain't right!
"Jazzy told ya'?"
"Nope, I overheard you two."
"Well, she doesn't count, because I never tried charming her. Ya' know I prefer brunettes."
Alice was silent for a few moments.
"Why is that? Just attracted to them more?"
I pursed my lips in thought.
"Damn! I really don't have an answer! Huh, I just like them more, I suppose."
"Edward Anthony! You mean to tell me you have no peculiar reason?!"
"Nope—none."
Alice laughed hysterically. I did a sarcastic laugh only making her laugh harder. Finally she literary fell out of the tree and landed on the dirt ground hard. I looked down in between my legs in pure shock.
"Ya' should have opened your wings and fly, Pixie!"
I called down. She got one of those evil grins and vanished. Not long after she did I felt a sudden push on my back and I was free falling until my face kissed the dirt.
"Take that!"
I heard her voice echo from above. I got on my butt and rubbed my face. Damn did that hurt like a mother!
"This means war, Pixie!"
"Bring it, Eddie!"
Oh, I brought it. I got to my feet in one swift movement and raced after Alice in the woods. This was our usual game we would play, Alice calls it tag, but I call it Pixie hunting. In a lot of ways she was still a little kid, though I don't have room to talk, I'm rather childlike as well.
I raced up a tree like a monkey and waited for Alice. I was the fastest and sneakiest.
"EEP!"
I grabbed her waist.
"Game over, I win!"
"What the hell are you two idiots doing?"
I released Alice and we both looked to see Laurent right next to us on the tree.
"Having fun, ya' know you really would make a great addition—you blend in with the night!"
Alice laughed, Laurent glared.
"Let's see how good of an addition I'd be after I tear you apart."
"Aw, did I hurt Cocoa's feelings?"
As if he were answering me he grabbed my shoulders and threw me over the tree's branch, but I landed on my feet and glared up to see dreadlock overload boy racing to me. I smiled wickedly.
"Laurent, leave him alone!"
I heard Alice call out, but Laurent didn't seem to have heard. Once his feet were planted on the dirt the fight began. I ducked from one of his swings and high kicked him in his face—direct hit! He stumbled a few paces, but managed to take a swing at my jaw. I stumbled, but Cocoa was right there taking more and more swings at me, one after the other. Out of James and him, he was the bad ass, and the one that I found fought unfairly. Once his opponent stumbled once it was all they wrote, because then they couldn't recover and dodge the hits coming after. I groaned and tripped over something which I'm guessing was a tree root and the hits kept on coming. I was trying to fight back, but I couldn't even manage. Stupid kun-fu chocolate bar!
"Laurent!"
If I was him I'd piss myself (if we could). Jasper's voice boomed through the trees in the most deadly way ever. That's when I saw Jasper appearing in front of me. I'm guessing his eyes were blazing from the 'oh shit' look on Laurent's face.
"What did I fucking say?!"
Damn, even Jasper was making me scared and shiver, and I ain't the one he's facing. Laurent glared at Jasper after a few moments.
"Listen, you may be the one that has been around the longest out of any of us besides Alice, but you keep your fucking offspring in check."
"What did he do? Being himself?"
Yeah, what did I do? You're the one throwing punches and kicks on the most bad ass vampire's offspring. Seriously, if you even saw Jasper fighting in such, you'd know what I mean when I say 'He's the bad ass of them all'.
"Edward and I were just playing around and then Laurent had to interfere. Edward was just being his same old self; Laurent had no right attacking Edward."
After Alice's voice was heard I saw her appear next to Jasper.
"Laurent, get the fuck out of my face before I do something I'll regret."
Jasper's voice was so calm now and that's what made it deadly. Laurent shot one last glare at me and raced off.
"Damn, he doesn't like me that much."
I spoke after a few moments. Jasper turned around, that's when I finally realized Alice was gone. I stared up into his calm eyes. He smiled slightly and outstretched a hand to me. I took it and he helped me up.
"Sorry for Laurent, kid."
I arch a brow. Did he just apologize for Laurent? Damn I'm use to it, Jasper! I've been around that sour puss for going on a hundred and ten years.
"No need, been with him for almost a hundred and ten years, I think I can managed."
In a lot of ways it sounds like I'm married to the three idiots. They're the pain in the asses and I'm the one that puts up with it.
"Still, I don't know why they dislike you and Alice so much. My guess is that you two are so much like humans still that in ways it sickens them."
"We sicken them? Dude, they're the circus! Morticia is the woman with electrocuted hair, Gomez is the monkey, and Cocoa is the walking chocolate bar! Also, with those three, I feel like I'm on a never-ending show of Jerry Springer!"
I threw my hands in the air for more effect and just like I had hoped Jasper laughed.
"You sure know how to make my night, kid."
"I'll be here all week!"
Jasper laughed more.
"So, who was that pretty brunette girl I saw you with at the club?"
I froze.
"You notice too, eh?"
"Only Alice and I did, don't worry. She's cute, go get her, tiger."
He elbowed my chest and raced back to our home. What the hell? So much for me being discreet, dang!
Next chapter will be Edward and Bella's hang-out day and where it leads. Please review!
