Sasha awoke on the morning of October 31st to the sound of her cell phone alarm. Sasha had completely forgotten about it being Halloween today, and that there was a dance at the school this evening, even though it was Saturday. Her costume was hanging in her closet. Sasha turned the alarm off on her phone, sliding out of bed. She hated waking up early, but she didn't want to sleep the day away. She glanced over at the calendar on her desk, seeing that it was Halloween.
"Crap!" Sasha said, realizing the date.
Everyone had dates to go to the Halloween dance with except for her. Edward and Bella were going together, Jasper and Alice, Emmett and Rosalie. They all had really great costumes, too. It was just after 10 a.m., so she had about ten more hours until the dance. She could find someone to drag along with her and maybe even dress up, right? She grabbed her robe and headed for the shower, debating on who she could call and ask. Maybe Isabella would know someone she could go with. After showering, Sasha put her robe on and padded back to her room, putting on a pair of sweat pants and a tank top for just walking around the house in. She braided her hair so when it dried, it would be wavy. Sasha walked downstairs, seeing Bella and Edward all snuggled up on the couch, watching a movie. She waved hello and walked into the kitchen. For once, Charlie wasn't there. She shrugged and poured herself a bowl of cereal, taking it into the living room to eat.
"Hey Bella, do you know anyone who would like to go with me to the Halloween dance tonight? I forgot about it and didn't ask anyone." Sasha asked, taking a bite of cereal.
"Mike's going with Jessica. Ben's going with Angela." Bella said, looking over to Sasha. She was trying to make an effort to not be as mean to Sasha.
"What about Jake?" Edward asked. Bella glared.
"Yeah, do you think he'd go?" Sasha asked.
"Maybe. You can ask him. What's your costume?" Bella asked.
"Little Red Riding Hood." Sasha replied.
Edward hid his laughter being a few coughs while Bella tried to glare but faltered and smiled. Sasha smiled, wondering what was so funny. She went into the kitchen, grabbing the phone.
"What's his number?" Sasha called out. Bella called out the number as Sasha dialed, waiting for Jake to answer.
"Black residence." Billy said, picking up the phone.
"Hi Billy! This is Sasha, is Jake there by any chance?" Sasha asked.
"Hey Sasha, no Jake left a few minutes ago. I think he's heading that way actually." Billy replied.
"Oh okay, thanks Billy. Have a good day!" Sasha said, hanging up. Sasha walked back into the living room. "Billy said Jake is probably headed this way."
As soon as Sasha had said that, a loud rumbling from the driveway could be heard. Edward growled and that made Sasha turn her head. She gave Edward a quizzical look.
"Did you growl?" Sasha asked, confused.
"That was my stomach, sorry." Edward said, watching the door.
"Do you want some food?" Sasha offered.
"No, I'm on a special diet. Thanks though." Edward replied.
Jake knocked and opened the door. He walked in, smiling.
"Hey Bella, Sasha. Edward." Jake said.
"Hey Jake." Bella said.
"Hey Jake. What are you doing tonight?" Sasha asked.
"Nothing too exciting, why?" Jake asked, sitting on the arm of the chair Sasha was sitting in.
"Well, I was thinking you could go to the Halloween dance with me. You're hairy enough to be the big bad wolf already." Sasha said, tugging on Jake's long hair gently.
Jake started laughing, causing Bella and Edward to start chuckling.
"That's fantastic! Yes, I'll definitely go." Jake said, laughing hard.
"I still don't get what's so funny." Sasha said, seeing the people around her laugh.
The front door opened to reveal Charlie being followed by Alice and Rosalie. He nodded hello to Edward. Edward smiled politely.
"Hey Jake, how's Billy?" Charlie asked, hanging his coat and things up.
"Dad's doing good like always. Your daughter just invited me to go to the dance." Jake said, smiling.
"At least one of them has some sense." Charlie said, cracking a joke.
"Ha ha, funny Dad." Bella said, her tone bored.
"Sasha! Bella! Upstairs, we're going to have a makeover session before the dance. Edward, you and Jake have to leave. Emmett and Jasper want to go hunting before the dance, and they want you to join them, Edward." Alice said, grabbing Bella's arm and pulling her upstairs while Rosalie did the same to Sasha. Emmett followed in a moment later, carrying huge make-up cases upstairs. Jasper followed, carrying two huge garment bags, which contained Alice's and Rosalie's and Bella's Halloween costumes. Emmett and Jasper came back downstairs a minute later, dragging Edward with them. Jake followed them out, heading for his motorcycle.
"What time is that dance?" Jake asked.
"8. I still can't believe you're going as the Big Bad Wolf. That's just too hilarious." Edward said, Emmett and Jasper cracking up when they heard.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Jake said, smiling and kick-starting his motorcycle, driving off.
Upstairs in Bella's bedroom, Alice and Rosalie had set up two different stations; one for hair and one for makeup.
"Here's your costume, Bella. You and Edward are going as Danny and Sandy from Grease. Here's your poodle skirt and everything in that first bag." Alice said, pointing to the bag. "Your make-up is simple, but your hair is a bigger job, so Rose is going to do that."
"What did you say your costume was, Sasha?" Rosalie asked.
"Oh, Little Red Riding Hood." Sasha said, looking at all the make-up.
"Jake's going with her as the Big Bad Wolf." Bella said, laughing along with Alice and Rosalie.
"Okay, what's so funny about that?" Sasha asked.
"Ask Jake." Bella replied, smiling.
"Is he like, really hairy or something?" Sasha asked.
"You could say that." Alice said, giggling. "Anyway, Sasha your make-up is more important than your hair because you'll have the red cape. Do you have your costume yet?"
"Yeah, let me go get it." Sasha said, walking out of the room and going to her room, grabbing her costume.
As Sasha was coming back, she bent over to tie her shoe, and she overheard something.
"So Sasha doesn't know about Jake?" Rosalie asked.
"No. He hasn't told her, I don't know if Sam would let him. It's not something you can say every day; hey guess what, I'm a werewolf." Bella said, rolling her eyes.
"Does she know about us?" Alice asked.
"I haven't told her." Bella replied.
Sasha stood up, her heart thudding in her ears. Jake was a werewolf? Were they joking? And what were the Cullens? They couldn't be werewolves, using simple logical deduction. What were they? Was Jake the kind of werewolf you read about in books and see in movies? Did he only turn into one during a full moon? Would he attack her? Would he bite her and change her into a werewolf? Sasha started hyperventilating, her costume falling to the floor with a soft clack of the hanger. Sasha bumped into the wall, getting dizzier as her breathing became more erratic. The last thought that crossed Sasha's mind was 'what if Jake's going to bite me…tonight?'. Sasha's body made a dull thud on the floor as she passed out.
