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(Anthony's point of view)
I was glad to be home.
It was like torture for me to have to pretend to be Edward Cullen's twin brother. I mean, it's ironic that I have to be twins with a guy I hate. It's weirder that he just happens to be my dad.
And what is just plain sick is; the dude was in love with my mom. I shuddered. Ew, man that's just gross. It is like imagining me in love with her.
Ugh! Disgusting! Now, to top that off; I can read his thoughts. So, my life just fricken sucks.
Jazem caught on to my stress. He burst out laughing.
"Man! Tough break, Tony." He said as he choked on laughter.
"Shut up, Jazz. I think I'll be the one to end up killing dad." I hissed darkly.
He stopped laughing. "Bro, chill. You know mom would kick your ass if she heard that." He said as he looked around the room.
"Come on. It can't be that bad, Anthony." Allie said as she placed a hand on my shoulder.
"It is that bad, Als. You should have heard what he was thinking at lunch." I said as I shuddered.
"He was comparing you to mom. Not to mention…IT IS WEIRD!" I shouted.
"How would YOU like to pretend to be your father's twin? How would you like to know that he never got over your mother? I will tell you; it was more than uncomfortable." I snapped at them.
"I'm sorry. I know how you feel." Allie said.
'I keep getting visions of dad and mom hacking each other up. Talk about uncomfortable.' Allie thought to me with an internal wince.
When we got up the stairs, we parted to our bedrooms to change. I put on a pair of jeans that had some tears in the knees. I threw on an old dark-blue t-shirt. Then, I picked up my iPod, and turned on my favorite band. Linkin Park. I loved the song numb. I could relate to it. I turned the volume up loud.
Everyone expected me to be like my dad just because I looked like him. Sorry, I'm just not that stupid.
I walked downstairs, and plopped down on the couch. I closed my eyes, and listened to the music. Music was a way to drowned out my family's thoughts. I leaned my head back against the couch. I suddenly felt exhausted. I started to dose off.
Then, I was suddenly sucked into a dream. I was in a meadow. My mom's meadow. There were white chairs; all in rows of six, in the middle of the meadow. I counted 48 chairs. In front of the chairs was a large altar-looking thing. It was white, and had a canopy of flowers hanging from the top of it. I looked down and gasped. I was dressed in a tux.
Woah…wait a minute. Don't they wear tuxes at weddings? Oh no. I looked around frantically. Allie came up in a violet dress that flowed to her ankles. Her hair was braided into a bun. She smiled at me.
"Are you ready?" She asked.
"Ready for what?" I asked curiously.
She laughed. "It is time to bear the rings, ring bearer." She said as she nudged my side.
She pointed to the altar. I turned, and found the white chairs occupied by friends and family. I turned my gaze to the altar. My mother was smiling at me with a loving expression. Her smile was full of pure joy. That was something I hadn't seen in a long time. I glanced to see who held her hands, but the dream blacked out. I was walking in complete darkness now. I heard a laugh. I turned around, and saw nothing.
"Who's there?" I asked the darkness. No answer. I quickly speed up as I tried to find somewhere to go, somewhere to hide. Something breezed past me.
"Stay away from me." I screamed at the darkness.
Just then, a note fluttered into my hands. It said; 'I will find you. You can't hide forever.'
My hands started shaking. I dropped the note, and I started running. That is when I woke up. I was panting and sweat was on my forehead.
"Tony! What is it? What's wrong?" Renesmee asked in a frantic voice.
I shook my head. "Nothing. It was just a dream." I breathed.
Ren didn't look convinced. "Tony, have you forgotten that you talk in your sleep?" She asked me in a serious tone.
I felt unease. "What did you hear?" I asked her nervously.
"You said; 'No! Stay away from me!' Then, you started to scream." She said unhappily, closing her phone.
"Bro, who was in your dream?" Jazem asked as he sensed my discomfort.
"I don't know. I couldn't see." I answered.
"Then why were you screaming?" Allie asked. The pain was evident on her face. I took a deep breath, and ran my hands through my hair.
"I was screaming because whoever was in my dream, gave me a note." I said slowly.
"What did the note say?" Jazz asked me curiously.
"It said; 'I will find you. You can't hide forever.'" I told him.
They gasped. Just then, the front door opened.
"Kids? Ann? Guys, I'm home." I heard my mom say. I glanced at my siblings frantically. They seemed to understand what I meant.
'Keep quiet. Got it.' They thought in unison. We ran up and gave mom a hug.
"Well, hello." She said with a chuckle.
"Did you have fun at school?" She asked.
"Yup!" Als said happily.
"Sure did, mom." Ren said with a smile.
"Oh yeah, it was pretty funny." Jazz said with a laugh.
"No." I said as I glared at the floor.
I wanted to glare at my mom for the whole thing, but I just couldn't. None of us can have an ill will towards her. She gives us so much and it would be wrong.
"Oh? Why, my son?" She asked me.
I just gave her a flat stare. She rolled her eyes.
"Oh, right." She said.
"Yes. Speaking of which; did you mind your manners?" She asked us seriously.
We nodded. She smiled. "Good."
"Okay! Everyone, along with The Cullen's, The Denali's will be coming as well. I want everyone dressed respectably. Understand?" Mom shouted as she walked up the stairs.
"You've got 15 minutes people! Let's move." She commanded.
"Tony." Allie whispered. I looked at her.
"You have to do something…like agitate mom. They would want to know why you're in a bad mood." She barely breathed in my ear. I nodded.
We sped off to our rooms. I left my jeans on, and threw on a tan sweater. I slowly walked down the hallway.
"Anthony! What do you think you are wearing? Change, right now." I heard my mom say. I turned around.
"Why? It's just The Cullen's. Who cares what I look like for them?" I said with an attitude. Of course, I was acting, but I couldn't let her know that.
"It is not just them. You know that." She said softly.
"So? I'm sure cousin Tanya wouldn't care if I wore these jeans." I told her. It was true at least.
"Those jeans are disrespectful, and I told you that you were not to wear them with company." She said through narrowed eyes. I was close.
"What the hell does a pair of jeans say about anything?" I questioned her. I knew this was it. We never cursed to her face.
"What did you say?" She fumed. "You do not curse in this house. Now go, and change that outfit, young man." She commanded me in a calm but livid tone.
"Whatever." I said with a roll of my eyes. Then, I began to walk away.
She caught my shoulder, and handed me a piece of paper. I unfolded it. It said; I know the game you're playing. It's not going to work. We'll talk about it later. Nice act by the way. Although, you forgot one tiny detail…your eyes. I can see through you. My eyes widened.
Wow. Well that was an epic fail.
So, of course, I changed. When I walked down the stairs; my family was snickering.
"What?" I snapped. I was still sore from my dream. I really wasn't in the mood for their jokes.
"Did wittle Tony have a temper tantrum?" My Aunt Sarah mocked in a baby voice. I just glared at her.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm sure you're wrong anyway." I said dismissively.
They sniggered even louder.
"Well, somebody needs a nappy-poo." My great-Uncle Peter mocked. I hissed.
"Why don't you shut up?" I growled at them.
They only laughed harder. "Okay, okay. Leave him alone, guys." Allie backed me up. They huffed, but stopped with their teasing.
I sat down on the couch. Allie rubbed my shoulders. I gave her a grateful glance. She smiled sweetly back at me.
'It will be okay, brother. We will find out what the note means.' She thought reassuringly to me.
I nodded, although I wasn't sure if I would be okay. I looked down at the table. My iPod was strewn across it. I picked it up, and put the ear buds in my ears. I flipped through my playlist. I found a song I had forgotten I'd put on. It was a remix of Ellie Goulding's Outside. I played it. Hmm…techno. I turned the volume up so I could bother my family. It worked. They all looked at me like I was nuts. I snickered. Beside me, Allie was hiding her giggles with her hand. Finally, after a few minutes, the song ended.
"What the hell was that?" My Aunt Natalie asked. I looked at her expression, and burst out laughing.
"You…should…see…your face!" I chortled out. Another song started. I turned the volume down.
"Oh! Give me one!" Allie screamed as she pulled an ear bud out of my ear.
Then she started singing. "I just came to say hello." She sung. Apparently, I was playing Hello, by Martin Solveig and Dragonette.
"It's alright, I'm getting dizzy, just enjoy the party. It's okay with me if you don't have that much to say…hey!" She sung in perfect harmony.
"What the hell are you singing about, Als?" Chris asked.
She shook her head and smiled at him.
"Enough! They are coming. Everyone, please be calm. Oh, and Anthony?" My mother ordered as she burst in the room.
I hesitantly turned around. "Yes?" I responded cautiously.
"Put that away. Now." She commanded. I obeyed quickly. Just as I went back to sulking, rather acting; there were two quick raps on the front door. My mom darted to get the door.
"One minute, Carlisle. I'm coming!" She called. I heard the door open.
"What? Is it date night, Cullen?" I heard mom ask in a teasing voice. Someone snorted.
It was a shrill and girly snort.
"No. I just wanted to dress them." I heard Alice say. She said it like it should be obvious.
"Well Alice. Actually, I'm glad you did. We will be having other company tonight." My mom said in a note of false thanks.
"Oh? Someone called you?" Alice asked in surprise.
Everyone in the room had to muffle laughter at the likelihood of The Denali's calling us before their visits.
"No. Allie had a vision." Mom said in a hurt tone. She hated assumptions.
"She what?" Alice gasped. I knew why. That would normally be her department.
"Oh…burn." I mouthed silently to my siblings. They snickered silently.
"Yes. Um…if you will come inside, I will begin after our other guests arrive." Mom said a bit uncomfortably. We heard footsteps. Then the Cullen's broke through the threshold of our living room.
I glared at the floor. I still hated them.
Aunt Annie stood up. "Hi. If you forgot, I'm Annie. I'm surprised. When did you get the memo? Allie just had the vision like an hour ago. Bella has been on our tails about a nice outfit. I wasn't sure she had time to call you." She said politely.
"No. We had no memo. We had Alice; the evil pixie and shopaholic." Emmett said smiling.
We laughed. Mom had kind of been the same.
"Yes. Well, you should have seen Bella. If it didn't meet her standards, she made you change until you got it right. Right, Anthony?" Uncle Chris asked in a mocking voice.
I gave him the most murderous glare I could manage. Then I huffed a sigh. It was relief. Though it sounded like annoyance to me. They laughed at me.
"What did you do, brother?" Ren asked with wicked humor.
I glared at the floor. She was soo going to get it later.
"I was annoying mom with a pair of ripped jeans. End of story. Leave me alone." I snapped at them. It wasn't entirely true, but it was the story that stuck.
I glared at the floor again. This time out of guilt. I was lying to my family. I hoped my Aunt would write that off as guilt for disobeying my mom.
"Aww…what did the floor do to you, little Tony?" Aunt Sarah teased. I was sick of her, so I answered in sarcasm.
"It looked at me, okay Aunt Sarah?" I said with so much of a bite to the sarcasm; that it felt like I could literally bite someone's head off.
"Poor floor." Aunt Sarah said with a shake of her head.
I ground my teeth together. 'Don't do anything rash. Don't do anything rash.' I chanted to myself. I was surprised when I calmed.
Meanwhile, my family laughed. I tried to ignore that. It would only fuel my temper again.
"Okay. Allie sees the Denali's arriving in about half an hour." Mom said. Her lips twitched like she wanted to smile at everyone's bickering. Though, she didn't smile.
"Wait. Our dear old friends Elezar and his family?" Carlisle asked in an excited voice. Mom nodded.
And Carlisle smiled in anticipation.
"In the mean time; I assume you still have questions for me?" Mom guessed.
Carlisle and his family nodded impatiently.
"Alright. Sit. On with it." She said with a knowing smile.
So, they sat.
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