"Ami-chan," I say. "Have you found anything on werewolves and the cold ones?"
The bluenette, also known as the Scout of Mercury, appears on my communicator screen. She's the scientist out of the bunch of us, which makes her a valuable asset in that regard, so she does the majority of the research for us. As it turns out, she came across some very old records that go back to the time of Jacob's great-grandfather. It was said that he knew of some civilized vampires and that he was responsible for the creation of the treaty between the Quileutes and said vampires. Everything that I heard from Jacob is lining up with actual records.
Holy shit.
"Did he tell you of the legends of the tribe being descended from wolves?" Ami asks.
"Yes he did."
"It would seem that you landed in a supernatural hot spot."
Dear god. "It would explain the over-sized guys that I met the other day."
Sailors Venus and Jupiter arm their way onto the screen and demanded pictures. I told them I had none but that if I ever visited La Push again, I would be sure to get some pictures.
"Be very careful." Ami warns. "They can be volatile. The records say that the wolves are more than six feet tall."
"Damn. That's huge!"
"Usagi's offer is still open, Sakura." Jupiter says.
I nod. There may come a time that I might need their help but it's difficult to say when. I make a promise that I would call them when I needed them. In the meantime, we spoke of good times that we had together when we hung out. I got a chance to speak with the little pink-haired rabbit, who has since become a full-fledged and experienced sailor scout. She still trains with the older scouts but is often found with Hotaru Tomoe, or better known as Sailor Saturn.
"What about you, Sakura-chan?" Venus asks. "Have you found a boyfriend?"
"No, not really."
I tell them of Mike Newton and the other two boys, making them laugh, but I intentionally leave out Edward. I really don't want them to know I have befriended, in all sense of the word, a vampire. They will freak out if I tell them. Venus gives me a look that suggests that she knows that I'm leaving something out but says nothing. She is the goddess of love, after all, and despite her air headed nature, she can be very perceptive about various subjects.
"Keep us posted!" Jupiter says.
"And be careful." Ami says.
"I will."
I shut down my computer and go head out to meet Jessica and Angela. I decided that I would go with them on their dress shopping trip just to get out of Forks for a little bit. Lauren was slated to go on this trip initially but had other obligations to attend to and that made the decision for me to go that much easier. So when we headed out of the town limits, I started to get really excited and during the trip to Seattle, we chattered a bit about the dance before the attention fell on me again.
"Did you have dances in Japan?"
"Not really. Not in school anyway."
"Never? Girl, are you sure you don't want to go to the dance?"
"Oh, I'm positive."
"Did you have a boyfriend?"
That's another touchy subject. I had gone out with one Ikeda Takuya ages ago before he was taken from me in battle and his soul...was destroyed. Because of that, he had no chance for rebirth and that devastated me the most. I felt that I would never find another great love like Takuya. That's the other incident that still haunts me to this day.
"Once upon a time, I did." I reply. "He died."
Angela gasps.
"Is that why you turn the guys down?"
"I guess you can say that."
"Apparently not Tyler, though." Angela says.
"What do you mean?"
"He's been telling everyone that he's taking you to the prom."
God...fucking...damn it. If it's not Mike, it's Tyler. I don't know where he got the idea that I would go to the prom with him, much less go to the dance period. Are American boys always this presumptuous? Sheesh. By the time we get to the department store in Seattle, I finally find my voice.
"He's been telling everyone that?"
"I told you that it wasn't true." Angela says.
"That's why Lauren doesn't like you." Jessica responds with a grin. "She thinks you're stealing her man."
We're looking through racks of dresses when Jessica wanders off to look at some jewelry. Angela is looking at some shoes when a thought occurs to me. I ask her if the Cullens were in the habit of not being in school a lot. Edward and his clan hadn't been at school on sunnier days that we had and I thought it was kind of strange. Of course, most vampires wouldn't be out and about on sunny days now would they?
"Yeah, it's normal." Angela says.
Thankfully, she doesn't inquire me about it. I can't help but like Angela even more. She's very genuine and doesn't question things, unlike Jessica. She's not nosy and I am grateful for it. She shows me a pair of high heels that had caught her eye. Angela is a tall girl for her age but her date is taller than she and she's excited that she can wear heels. I encourage her to buy them since they were on sale. They both had their dresses picked out as well, an electric blue dress and a pale pink dress respectively. There's something to be said about limited selections.
That wasn't too bad.
Since the process didn't take as long as we thought it would so they took their purchases back to the car and decided to take a walk down to the bay. As for me, I decided that I would take a walk around the area we were in and explore part of the city before we met back up for dinner. We were going to go to an Italian restaurant in an hour or so. I'm looking forward to it since I've never had such food before.
"See you in an hour!"
I start walking towards the south, ignoring the increasing foot traffic, and I see a very familiar Volvo nearby as I'm walking. Okay. How would he have known I would be here in Seattle? Does he have some kind of power that I'm not aware of? Hmph. I'm not going to let his apparent presence ruin my day. I keep on walking and it's not long that I notice that the foot traffic has suddenly decreased and the area around me has changed into warehouses.
Shit.
I've gone in the wrong direction. Foot traffic was flowing north. So I start heading back in the direction that I came from when a bunch of grimy looking guys came around a corner. It's at their sudden appearance that my power stick starts to pulse dangerously. I make no eye contact as they go by me. One of them says hello to me but I pay him no mind. I keep going. They're not much older than me, physically, and they are loud and obnoxious. I pick up the pace.
"What's your hurry, sweetheart?"
I hear them laughing and a sickening feeling comes over me. I only get that feeling when there's grave danger and those guys are the source of my sickness. Discreetly, I glimpse at the group and notice that there's only two guys. Now I'm worried. Where's the other two? I stop and try to feel out their signatures and it doesn't take me long that I find them somewhere ahead of me. They are trying to corner me.
Looks like I have no choice.
I dash into a dark ally and call out that familiar phrase.
"Night Star Power!"
