A/N: THANK YOU! All of the reviews, they are just awsomeness, pure awsomeness. I will be forever in your debt. (Bows in appreciation.) I'm sorry I can't update more often, I don't have Internet and, get ready, lately I've been having a slight bout of –cringe- writers block! It's 'horrible, I know! But I'm approaching a real turning point in the story, so give me a break. Yes, there are some twists and turns that Mike and the Cullens will have to endure! I'll give you a hint: remember Jennifer? Listen what she has to say about Cedric, all I can say is, that he's more important than he seems. Now, on with disclaimers!
Jennifer's POV
Cullen…Cullen…Cullen…where have I heard that name before?
This I pondered for a good amount of time as I was brushing through my hair. Even though it was Friday when Mike mentioned the Cullens in passing. Now it was Monday morning, and the question was still left unanswered, why do I somehow feel like I have heard of them somewhere?
I put my brush down and left 'my' room, about to head downstairs for breakfast, when I heard my brother shout from the kitchen.
"Holy cow! Is that a real 911 Porsche turbo? I've never seen one of those outside of the car shows!" I entered the kitchen to see my little brother's face plastered to the window above the sink. He was such a dweeb, who cares if an expensive hunk of metal happen to pass by? I sure didn't.
But with a glance through remaining free space of windowpane, I saw that the car my brother was goggling at was pulling into our driveway. What did they want with us? It must have been a mistake; no one that loaded would come close to a downhill town like this.
"Calm down Sam, it's just my friend, Dani." Mike calmly pulled my brother from the glass and hurried to the door. Dani? Don't tell me he actually was able to befriend someone with that type of money, he was a dip, he wouldn't be able to make friends with even the most desperate of dogs.
I listened closely as he opened the door and greeted his latest guest, and I couldn't believe it, she responded! She had to be some brain-dead bottle blond with some rich dad who paid for everything for her; there was no other way someone with even half a brain could talk to my cousin like this.
There was laughing, more words exchanged, and then Mike called out to Aunt Laura that he was leaving, and was out the door. I rushed to the nearest window and shoved my car-junkie brother out of the way in hopes to get a laugh out of how pathetic Mike's friend was.
I didn't get to that. I watched and gawked. It wasn't that she wasn't some stupid dime-for-a-dozen girl, but that she had a striking resemblance to someone I knew. Her pale complexion…shadows under her eyes…strikingly beautiful…Cedric. They could have been related if I hadn't know better, only she had golden eyes, when Cedric's eyes where almost black…whenever I got a glimpse of them under his sunglasses. It was eerie… I had to know more.
I turned away from the window as the fancy car left the driveway, and started searching for my aunt. I had to know more about these Cullens, I just had to.
Mike's POV
"Holy cow! Is that a real 911 Porsche turbo? I've never seen one of those outside of the car shows!" Sam exclaimed, and I smiled, that only meant I would soon be delivered from this torture chamber this house has become.
"Calm down Sam, it's just my friend, Dani." Yeah, you guys are yelling at me for not saying girlfriend, but my mom was within hearing distance, and I wasn't quite ready for her to know yet.
After pulling my rather excited cousin from the kitchen window, I rushed to the front door. As expected, when I yanked the door open, Dani was already there, looking as if she had been waiting there for hours.
"I see you haven't died yet." She grinned, getting up from leaning on the side of the house to face me.
"Yeah, but just barely." I smiled back, and held the door open for her.
She laughed, closing the door behind her. "Well, your family better watch out, something even more dangerous is heading their way."
"So, where to?" I asked casually, internally hoping that she didn't suddenly want to meet the family.
"I don't know, I was thinking maybe we could just drive around, stopping wherever we want to stop." She answered, shrugging.
I thought for a moment, "You mean like a mini-road trip?"
"I guess you can call it that. But I was given limitations; we're not allowed to go past Seattle…sorry."
I found myself grinning back, this was classic Dani, "I'm in, just let me tell my mom I'm leaving."
"Alright, mama's boy, I'll be waiting out in the car." She punched my shoulder playfully and headed out to the Porsche.
"Mom, I'm leaving with Dani, okay? I'll be home in time for dinner!" I called down the hallway, and not waiting for a response, headed out myself. Dani was already waiting behind the wheel as I walked towards the passenger door. I took one glance towards the house, only in passing, and caught a glimpse of Jennifer leaving the window. Ha, serves her right.
I slid in beside Dani and fastened my seatbelt as she pulled out of the driveway. "How did you convince Alice to let you borrow her Porsche?"
She grimaced, "I agreed to go shopping with her later on, that was the only way I could get my hands on it. You better be appreciating every second of this, you hear?"
"Yes, I hear." I had a hard time holding back my laughter; she made shopping with Alice sound like being sentenced to the gallows. She must really hate shopping.
We where silent for a few moments, but hen she asked a question that seemed to be completely at random.
"So, who's that girl at your window? Is she one of your much-hated cousins?" She sounded casual, but I could sense curiosity burning closely behind it.
"Yeah, Jennifer. But don't pay attention to her; she's just an air head." I looked over to her, "Why do you want to know?"
"Well, it's just the expression on her face when she saw me…I don't know…it bothered me." Her face crumpled in confusion as we made another turn.
"It's probably because she's never seen a vampire before." I chuckled, but Dani didn't join me.
"That's just it. It wasn't shock, more like…recognition. Like she has seen a vampire before, and by my guesses, at close quarters, too." She sighed, turning to me, "I can't believe it. I actually wish Edward was here to see this. I must be going mad."
We both laughed together, but it was strained. Could Dani be right? Could Jennifer be in contact with this other world without even knowing it? Even when Dani and I's conversations floated away from the subject, my mind was still fretting over what might be a disaster in the making.
Jennifer's POV
"Aunt Laura? Aunt Laura?" I poked my head around the house, looking for my aunt who had suddenly disappeared. Then I remembered, she was out in the garden, I had almost forgotten that she had announced that only and hour ago when I was still in my room, applying make-up.
I walked through the sliding door and walked out onto the back porch, "Aunt Laura? I want to ask you something! Aunt Laura?"
There was no answer. I hopped down the steps and started searching the yard, finally reaching the little side garden that my Aunt usually kept with pride. She wasn't there, either; but all of her things where there. Spade, watering can, fertilizer…even a stray glove. I picked up the glove and wondered. That was odd; she only walked outside for a few minutes to tend to the garden, why would she leave in such a hurry?
Suddenly there was a howl, and I spun around to stare into the thick brush lining the Newton's backyard. And for a second, I could have sworn that I saw a pair of crimson eyes.
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Ha-ha…yeah…Jennifer's point of view. It's the only way I can write on, I swear! Don't worry, this is still Mike's story, I will only change the point of views only when absolutely necessary, okay? What do you think will happen? Don't worry, I'll be updating as soon as I can! And again, thank you for the reviews! And I will really appreciate more of 'em! YAY!
-MidnightWalker