Chapter 8 – The sunlight

I woke up slowly on Monday feeling the warm sunshine on my skin. I sighed happily and stretched letting the sun warm me up.

Wait.

I popped my eyes open immediately stilling my movements.

Bright sunlight?

Shouldn't I be in horrible pain slowly becoming a pile of ashes right about now? I sat up in my bed watching the rays of sun hit my skin and flexed my fingers in the sunlight but nothing happened. The sun was warm and bright but that was it. No me turning to ashes, no me slowly becoming a distant memory. Huh. Guess I have a reason to pop by lexis's today

I pushed my blanket off my legs and stretched. Grabbing my cream I showered and lathered my new tattoo thoroughly admiring it before I put on a pair of denim shorts and a forest green tank top. I straightened my hair and did my makeup before adding a pair of blue sneakers and went downstairs to fix breakfast.

I poured two bowls of cereal and added milk as Charlie came in the kitchen holding today's newspaper. We had a quiet breakfast and left the house together. Charlie dropped me off to school with a kiss on my brow and I went to first class sending a text to Lexi telling her we needed to talk after school.

School went by fast, faced a couple pop quizzes, had lunch with mike and Angela again, and avoided questions by a gleeful Lauren about Edward and their hasty retreat and the dead PI. Thankfully I love Biology and even gym went by playing ping pong. Somehow my class managed to break every single window in the gym, don't ask me how we managed that, we're just that good!

after school I headed to the music class to find the band already there playing some songs and miss Mathews making lists.

"Okay guys, the competition is 2 songs. One sang by the whole band and one by the lead singer"

"Any ideas?"

Hugh asked from his place on the keyboard. Miss Mathews shook her head

"I'm gonna leave that to you guys. Personally I would prefer to prepare three songs just in case one of the rival schools had picked the same song as we did"

we nodded and began going through the songbook offering opinions and picking songs.

"Who's our lead singer?"

I asked. Everyone just stared at me.

"Right, of course"

I mumbled and went back to browsing the songbook. Three hours later we were all tired but had finally created a song list. To be on the safe side we had chased four songs, had eaten a pizza and emptied a large bottle of sprite.

"Okay guys. For the rest of the week I want you to learn the songs and prep as if your life depends on it. the competition is in Virginia this weekend and lasts two days. I want signatures from your parents to let you go so I can get tickets"

With that she dismissed us. Feeling glad I had worn sneakers I slang my bag over my shoulder and decided to run home to test my new speed. Lexis's new place was a couple streets away from mine. I stopped on her porch to catch my breath before knocking. a few seconds later the door opened just a sliver and upon seeing me Lexi opened the door fully hiding until I stepped in. the curtains were drawn and the darkness was held at bay by numerous light fixtures.

"How were you out in the sunlight?"

She asked me after splitting a blood bag for us. I shrugged

"That's what I came here to ask you"

"Did you do anything? get any kind of jewelry?"

She asked confused and I shook my head.

"No nothing. I just got a tattoo"

"A tattoo?"

Her eyes widened gleaming. Her passion for all kinds of art was showing. Smiling I unbuttoned my top, pushed it off my left shoulder and pulled the gauge covering my cute wildflower.

"That is amazing. Where did you do it?"

she extended one finger to touch it lightly

"a small hole in the wall parlor in Port Angeles. I also grabbed me a few of these"

I pointed to the now empty blood bag. Still touching the tattoo she frowned

"Where did you get the design from?"

I scrunched my eyebrows

"There was a book with designs and wildflowers are my favorite"

"Why blue?"

"More unique than red. What is going on Lexi?"

she shook her head biting her full bottom lip

"I'm not sure. Stefan has the exact same tattoo and so does his brother and... It's not my place to talk about it"

She lamented. I raised an eyebrow

"is there something I should know Lex?"

I asked quietly

"I'm just being weird"

she answered quietly. Deciding to let go of the fact she never actually answered me I changed the subject to the song list. I left her house at nine and went home to cook dinner more confused than ever.

Luckily Charlie had an exciting day at work and TV had ER reruns. Armed with the chocolate shortcake I had made a few days ago and ice cream Charlie and I spent three hours watching people get saved as if by a miracle.

However as I laid to my bed I couldn't help but thinking.

Why would Stefan, his brother and I have the same tattoo?

Why would Lexi say that if she believed in destiny, she'd say I was destined to be a vampire?

Why would Freida look at me as if I were her baby sister?