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Chapter 8- Thriller

"There's my big girl." Daddy proudly said.

I saw a boy about my age with much darker skin tone than I'm used to seeing. He was with a man with the same skin tone as the boy. The man was also wearing a hat of some sort and has long hair. Longer than my shoulder length hair.

Weird. Aren't men supposed to have shorter hair?

"I see you've met our guests for tonight." Daddy interrupted my thoughts. "This is Billy Black with his son Jacob. You see, they live at the reservation the one very close to the beach you liked going to. They wanted…"

I didn't hear anything else after daddy said the word beach. My thoughts were immediately replaced of Edward and I playing and building sandcastles. I was brought back to the living room when I heard loud chuckles.

It was Billy who spoke. "So Isabella, I hope you and Jacob become friends. Right Jacob?"


Rose and Alice looped in their arms with mine as we exited the dorm. Good thing we didn't bumped into someone; I'm not really sure how people would react seeing the three of us dressed like… well yeah. We were taking Alice's Porsche, to get to the party. Emmett already texted Rose the address and mentioned that he was already there along with Jasper and Anthony. I wonder what they're going as.

It only took us 20 minutes to get to the house where the party is being held. The said house doesn't look like a house at all; it's a freaking mansion. A big white ostentatious mansion sat atop a hill.

"Guys, is this really the right place?" I asked quietly.

"Yes, I think this is the place. What an awful display of wealth if you ask me." Rose said while Alice nodded. Glad that I wasn't the only one who was overwhelmed with the showy front of the place; this is one of the reasons why I love having them as friends. Rose and Alice came from a family with money yet they were brought up to be down to earth and humble. They were taught that relationships between family and friends should come first above anything else.

"Bella, can I just say something before we leave this car?" Alice asked me and I complied. "Good. Okay. Bella, I just want to apologize again if you feel like I'm too pushy or bossy sometimes. I know how hard it is to be my roommate yet you still put up with me. It's just that I felt good about you when Rose and I first saw you and my gut feeling never failed me." Rose nodded briskly at this (wonder what that was) then Alice continued, "I just want to look out after you cause you're my friend who's quickly turning into a sister even if we've only known each other for a few months."

I was really touched by Alice's words and I've never thought she'd feel that way about me. I realized how lucky I am to have known the bpth of them, especially Alice, when I first arrived WSU. What would have happened to me if I never did met anyone of them? Become a social hermit? I shuddered at that thought.

"For the nth time Alice, you're forgiven. I just never had someone looking out for me when I was growing up, you know? I was so used to being independent." I told her.

"Bella, just know that from now on you have us to depend on. We'll be here for you. Always." Rose said.

I couldn't help the tears pooling my eyes. "Just promise me one thing. Both of you." They quickly nodded. "Promise me that we'll stop for a quick break in between shopping to buy coffee." I smiled broadly.

"DEAL!"

"Now let's get this show on the road." We quickly unbuckle our seatbelts and walked straight to the door and the party.

"Emmett said they're at the patio." Rose quickly navigated the room. It also helped that everyone seemed to move out of the way while continuously gawking at her and Alice. Rose is currently rocking her Rosie the riveter look tonight while Alice went for the cute and sexy Minnie mouse costume. I on the other hand am being-

"POISON IVY!" Emmett bellowed. Heads turned towards me upon hearing him and cue in my fifty shades of blush.

"Well now we found them. That was easy," much to Rose's chagrin.

Emmett and Jasper approached us; the former one was handyman while the latter is sporting a Mickey Mouse costume. I quickly became aware that the couples decided to be couples. Did that make sense?

"Hi Rosie baby. You look H-O-T! I love the shirt." Emmett looked like a kid in the middle of a candy store. "You don't look bad yourself. This is definitely cuter than the Tarzan costume" was all Rose can say. While Alice and Jasper was just staring at each other with big smiles on their faces. Seriously, they all look so cute together.

All of a sudden I felt goosebumps on my arms. "Looks like Alice and Rose managed to make you wear that outfit and dragged you in this party after all," a voice close to my ear said. I would've known that voice anywhere.

"I made them both sign a contract stating a 2 week no shopping clause. This is the sacrifice I had to make." I shrugged.

And suddenly I was facing Joker. "What? You serious? You made them- the two most shopaholic people on Washington state- agree to 2 weeks of no shopping? "I can't help not to laugh at him. Anthony's confused look together with Joker's face makeup is a sight to see. It's like seeing Joker unsure of what his plans are for Gotham City.

Yikes! Geek Alert.

"So that's all it took huh? Dress as Poison Ivy to get them back off of shopping." He smirked.

"Maybe. I'm not going to tell you any more of my secrets."

"I've been trying to stop Alice shopping for my wardrobe since I became a part of their family but I always fail. But you, after only a few months of knowing her…"

"Well, I must say that it takes special skills."

"And what skills are those, might I ask?" He raised his eyebrow, looked suddenly serious and wow. He looked so gorgeous. Not to be deterred by this, I leaned my mouth closer to his ear and said, "I'd tell you but then I'd have to kill you." When I stepped back and looked at him, his eyes were a lot of shades darker than the normal emerald green and he was breathing kinda funny. I was just about to ask him if he was okay when I was suddenly being dragged by Alice to dance with her and Rose.

"Alice, I don't know how to dance."

"Come on Bella. Here, drink this. It's just punch." Rose thrust a red cup with red liquid to me and I drank it. Rose and Alice seemed surprised that I readily drank the liquid courage but I was even more shocked with myself.

"Now let's dance!" and dance was what we did. I didn't know what I was really doing but it appears that I was actually dancing.

"So what's going between you and my brother?" Alice asked me. "Well if you must know, we were sharing secrets on how to stop you from terrorizing enough malls with your shopping tendencies."

"One day Swan, you're gonna thank me for it." She smirked. I was sandwiched between the two; Rose in front of me while Alice was behind me. Rose had put her hands on my waist while the other one attached her hands on both my shoulders. We swayed to the music feeling the slight buzz from the drink until Jasper grabbed Alice to dance with her. Rose and I continued swaying to the music until it ended.

"I thought you didn't know how to dance?" Rose asked. "I didn't!" I told her then we both sniggered. "Bella I need to go to the bathroom. You okay being alone for a few minutes? I can call Emmett-"

"Go Rose. I'll be fine. I think I'll go get myself a drink." She looked at me for a second and muttered an okay then took off to find the nearest restroom.

I found the kitchen after almost getting lost twice and saw a girl with a playboy bunny costume doing body shots with Zorro. Wanting to leave the place right away, I quickly got myself a Coke. I was about to leave the kitchen when I was unexpectedly blocked by Ghostface or rather a man wearing a ghost mask.

"Um, excuse me."

"Where are you going Ivy? Why don't we-"

I didn't even let him finish whatever he was saying; first he was giving me major creepy vibes and second I think his voice sounded familiar. "I'm going to find my boyfriend." I said then took a step forward but he didn't budge. "What kind of boyfriend is he leaving a beautiful girl all alone? Now why don't we take this little thing we have going on in here somewhere else. I'll make sure we'll have a good time."

Seriously this guy is pissing me off; he abruptly grabbed my wrist and pulled me with my back against him. I squirmed a little but his grip on both my arms were tight. He was enjoying my discomfort. I hated doing this but I had to; cause creepers like him should be punished. I elbowed his gut, stomped on his right foot, punch his nose behind the mask and kicked his groin.

He howled like a baby on the floor while covering his jewels. "That should teach you, you creep!" I said standing over him and that was how my friends and the others found me.

"What happened?!"

"Poison Ivy is feisty!"

"Way to got li'l sis!"

"What is going on here?"

"DAMN GIRL!"

"Isabella?"

A series of questions and exclamations were being shouted at the same time but when I heard that, my attention shifted from the creep on the floor to the person who said my name.

"Isabella." He said it again.


WOAH! Apologies for the cliffie promise to post chapter 9 ASAP! Those who'll review would get a teaser for the next chapter. Comments, suggestions, violent reactions are welcomed. Thanks! Photos of costumes and the "house" are on my bio.

Song for the dance scene of Bella, Rose and Alice:

Talking Body- Tove Lo

I just learned how to insert the horizontal line last time and i'm taking advantage of it. HAHAHA! Okay, i'm weird.