"For the last time, the answer is no Alice." Emmett stated, crossing his arms and staring down at the munchkin.
"But you always get to hang out with her! IT'S MY TURN, DAMNIT!" I stared at the from the couch, sizing each other up. Emmett was holding a broadsword in his hand, Alice… a curling iron. Neither of them looked appealing at the moment. I had just got home from hunting with Carlisle and Esme, my sides were still on the mend, and the last thing I wanted was to learn how to fight with a sword or be tortured with girly things.
"Do I not get a choice?"
"NO!" They both answered, not looking away from each other. I sighed, but was way to tired to argue.
Can we just take a nap? Brain asked. He was probably more tired than I was after the stunt he pulled. Taking over the reigns for the first time, battling vampiric instincts… A nap was well deserved. I closed my eyes. Maybe I could simulate sleeping.
I hadn't told Carlisle of how I was able to resist the blood that had been just a few feet away from me. How do you explain that the voice in your head took control of your body and all you could do was standing by and watch? Sounds crazy!
When haven't we sounded crazy?
Touché, sir.
"How about this," Alice voice broke through my thoughts, "I get her today… you get her for the rest of the week?"
"No, she doesn't even want to go with you!" And the custody battle continues.
"I think it's safe to say that she has had enough swords for today." You could say that. The only good thing that came out of my little excursion was the fact that I was able to hold the katana and not hurt it. Yay.
The smell of motor oil and autumn filled the room. "Emmett, let us have our fun and you'll get your fun later," Rosalie said, make me shudder at the innuendo. For three months I have HEARD what his fun is… and my innocence dies a little more each time.
Emmett chuckled suggestively. "Okays, Rosie." and then, before I had time to open my eyes and gape at how easily he gave me up, his beefy hands grabbed me and hoisted me off the couch and flew me up the stairs.
"EMMETT! PUT ME DOWN!" I shrilled. No matter how many times it happened, I would never appreciate it. He roughly deposited me on the bed before he ran from the room. Rosalie and Alice appeared in the doorway, crazy grins on their faces as they slowly walked in and shut the door behind them.
I may die.
Really? What did they think I was: Superwoman? I had already spent today having my self-restraint being tested. And here I was, strapped into a car, being taken to human club.
Newborn + Humans= Bad. Very very very bad.
And you've never been around an actual human before, Brain pointed out worriedly. Exactly! Yes, maybe I have managed to resist the most tempting thing I will ever experience, but that does not in any way mean that I am ready to mingle with sweaty humans with their beating heart thundering in my super ears!
"Guys, I really think this is a bad idea," I tried again, pulling on the arms Rosalie and Alice were holding down.
"You're not alone, Ashley. We would never let you do anything you would regret," Rosalie said.
"Or anything that would ruin your outfit," the pixie contributed. I looked down at the outfit she had managed to stuff me. Tight dark wash blue jeans that were nearly painted on clung to my legs, black heels booties covered my feet, but that wasn't the most embarrassing/hot part of my outfit. She had managed to lace my stone ribs in a tight black and white corset. Against my pale skin, the white sections almost blended in, adding a touch of scandal to the look. Adding to it, she gave my a long necklace with an Annabel Lee pendant on it (which I tucked into the corset, not liking it swinging free).
"What is the point of this again?" Bella asked from the drivers seat. Poor Bella, she too had been subjected to a makeover and she hadn't liked it at all. But she looked good, her long legs being emphasized with a mini skirt and a tight curve-hugging long sleeved sweater.
"Mom, the point is fun. When was the last time all of us girls just went out and had a normal night?" Nessie responded, her purple mini dress clinging to her like spandex. Just us girls?
"The guys aren't coming?" I asked, surprised and slightly panicking. If anything went wrong, I would feel better having Emmett restraining me than Bella.
"Nope. They're having a long awaited guys night, while we're having our girls night," Alice responded, bouncing in her seat (though her hold on me never loosened). "Ashley, we've never gotten to actually spend any time with you! But we're sisters now and sisters have fun together! We are strong independent undead women! We don't need no man!" With the little bobble of her hair and the newly acquire "duck-face" she had on, I couldn't help but laugh.
"It'll be fun!" Rosalie, Nessie, and Alice all reminded at the same time. Bella simply shook her head and muttered something about Edward under her breath.
She'd much rather be shacking up with her husband, Brain giggled.
Shacking up? Who says that?
Apparently, you do!
Screw you very much, Brain.
The ride wasn't long, and soon enough we were in Port Angeles, zooming through the streets away from the tourist attractions and to a whole different part of town. I had absolutely no idea where we were going, but as we headed into the warehouse district I almost became scared. Where the hell were we going?
But as soon as that thought entered my mind, the car had stopped in front of one uninteresting warehouse that blended into the others. The only difference: There were other cars.
"It's an underground club," Alice explained excitedly.
"Looks sketchy to me," I muttered eyeballing the dark warehouse. This is the type of place where humans sell drugs and open human trafficking services.
"We used to come here all the time," Rose assured me. "If you were human we would never bring you here. It's one giant rave with drugs and sex and everything illegal. But it's fun seeing humans at their most primal."
Huh, well then, I thought. Carefully, Rosalie and Alice exited the car making sure that at least one of them had a hold on me. I had thought that the moment the door opened I would be swamped with the sound and smell of pumping blood, but I wasn't. The only thing that attacked my senses was the smell of burnt and expired drugs, sweat, feces, and the sounds of heart beating...but it wasn't loud enough or tempting enough to throw me into a frenzy.
I'd give this club an A for health.
Getting out of the car myself wasn't much different. Walking up to the door, my arms linked with Alice and Nessie (Rosalie and Bella were whispering to each other behind us), the only difference was that the sounds of hearts grew in volume but not in want. I didn't want to follow the sounds and make them stop. I didn't want to taste the precious cargo they carried. It was simply a sound in the background... a wood pecker on a telephone pole.
As the doors opened, everything I thought I knew about clubs was suddenly put into perspective. Strobe lights, lasers, half naked bodies grinding onto each other, sketchy groups huddled together on the floor in the dark corner, everything you ever heard about clubs were tightly packed into this one warehouse. The music was all techno and dubstep, there was a bar in the back that probably served illegal booze and maybe ruffies as a side dish.
"This doesn't seem like your scene," I mentioned to the girls. They giggled.
"In a way it's not, but anywhere we can dance and feel free is our scene. Most people here are so drugged up that if we mess up and move too fast they can blame it on their high or even the lights. We're safe to be ourselves here! Just... no biting," Nessie added with a wink.
"They'll ask, trust us. Just say no, dearie" Alice let go of me, pinched my cheek and then merged into the large crowd of people dancing. Rosalie followed her, her swirling hips causing jaws to drop. Well that was to be expected. I turned to where Bella and Nessie were, only to see that Ness was gone and her mother was simply leaning against the wall, her eyes darting around the room.
"You seem on edge," I mentioned moving over to her. I knew she could hear me perfectly, but there were human males eyeing me and...let's just say I do not under any circumstances want their hands on me. Her eyes focused on me for a moment before continuing her scan of the room.
"This is a bad part of town. I got into trouble around here once, when I was human," I blinked in shock. Trouble? "My maternal instinct are short-wiring my logic. I know she's perfectly fine, durable, and able to take care of whatever human pig tries to touch her... but I feel like I need to protect Nessie under all circumstances."
"I don't understand why they would want to come here," I told her, leaning against the wall myself. "I mean the idea of sweaty human paws on me..." I shuddered. She laughed.
"Yeah, it's actually not pleasant. God knows how Edward handled it when I was human."
The idea of a vampire dating a human still baffled me. How could a vamp stand the smell?
Guess who's in a club full of humans?
"It's the drugs," Bella stated. "They taint the smell of blood. Oddly enough, by poisoning their system, every human in the room has saved themselves from a newborn vampire."
"They smell like shit," I spat out, crinkling my nose. Bella let out a laugh.
"Yeah they do. This is actually a good exercise for you. Even though we all know you can resist, this can get you started on resisting humans without hurting yourself. Start out small, with the drugged up crowd, and then gradually upgrade to a more healthier specimen."
Vampire Training: After Hours Addition. Yay.
"I'm going to go find Nessie," she said. "I'm too twitchy for my own good. You'll be alright here?" I nodded my head. If anything, I could slip outside the club if I needed to. She shot a smile at me and then disappeared.
It must be hard for her...and Nessie. Having an immortal mother-daughter relationship, Bella will always be super protective and Nessie will always have a fun loving rebellious side.
But they worship each other, so it's okay.
My vampire sense started tingling (You are not Spiderman) as two brave humans made their way over to me. I looked at them and glared my red eyes at them. If they were smart, they'd leave me alone. One of them widened his eyes and tried to stop the other one in vain. The second man smirked at me and walked over faster.
"Hey," he said, his breath reeking of drug induced stench. His pupils were dilated: too high to have any sense of self preservation.
"You have three seconds to get as far away from me as you can." I warned him, turning my eyes away. He moved closer, his sweaty flesh touching my bare arm. if I could, I would've thrown up. It was like having sludge clinging to your skin. Disgusting.
"One," He moved even closer.
"Come on, baby. Don't be like that." His breath burned my cold ear.
"Two," I spat through gritted teeth. One of his arms curled around my waist, trying to pull me close.
"I do believe the lady said no," a clear voice rang over the music as the male was ripped away from me. In his place stood a man just barely taller than I was. He had black hair that swept over his eyes, he was wearing a colorful plaid button up, a tie, and neon orange pants. But despite his dress, he held an air of authority and intimidation to him. The human stared at the stranger, who wrapped his arm around me possessively and stared straight back.
The moment his skin touched my, a jolt of shock and a little fear rang through me.
His skin was the same temperature as mine.
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