A/N: You know what I really hate? When these authors have these really really long author's notes and your just sitting there waiting to go onto the story just thinking about how great it would be if the author just stuck with the story and went on with it. So you know what? I pledge to you no that never ever ever ever will you be cursed with the forlorn of reading a long Author's Note on this page. Never will you be belittled into reading an annoying note forcing you to give up on the chapter itself. Onto the chapter!
(Did you notice how long my author's note was?)
"Tanya!" Esme said kindly opening the foyer door.
"Esme! Oh, it's so nice to see you again." The strawberry blonde walked through the front door and gave the fragile Esme a huge hug. Sirina watched in silence as three more drop-dead gorgeous woman followed suit. The slats of the vent blacked her vision a little.
"Sirina, it's too dangerous for you to be out in the open with vampires, you underestimate our self-control." Her father repeated for what felt like the millionth time.
"Than why can't I do something else, go to Jake's or..."
"No." And with that Edward left Sirina in mid-sentence.
But years ago she had found a way to get in on the vampire-fun. Although sneaking through the attic door in her closet and looking through the hole that had taken years to widdle through was not even close to the other experience it was something. Sirina continued watching quietly as Tanya glared at Edward's hand wrapped around Bella's thin waist. She applauded Tanya's unnecessary effort as she tried with her verbal twist to get Edward to let go. Suggesting a move to a different room, asking him to switch on the light but he kept a firm grip on her waist, as if they were melded together by some force of the universe.
Suddenly Alice was next to her. Her heart excelled at a painfully fast pace.
"Oh my…" Sirina almost shrieked in surprise as her heart regained its composer from her recent surprise, "Don't do that to me!"
"Your father doesn't want you up here."
"Why?"
"Well, you know how he's prone to be a tad overprotective…"
"Just a tad?"
"Okay he's a regular Elam Lynds, but seriously, this probably isn't the best place for you to be."
"You're right," Sirina said thinking of La Push.
"You'll die, you'll break an arm, impressive thought," Alice answered her many outrageous plans to escape the confinements of her home, "why don't you just call him."
"Mom and dad…"
"I've always wanted to translate every word of the dictionary and this seems like the opportune time."
"Thanks Alice." They crawled, Alice much more delicately so, back to Sirina's room. And in two seconds time Alice was gone.
"Hello?"
"Hey Jake," Sirina said adrenaline pumping through her as she heard his voice.
"Sirina!" he answered excitedly.
"I know it's been a three whole days!" she said mockingly.
"It feels like longer," he grumbled.
"Oh Jake," she murmured quietly.
"S'not so bad. You know?" he said almost silently, "I just miss you."
"I miss you too," she said blushing madly.
"Are you coming down soon?"
"I was just there not even half a week ago!"
"Please," he asked pleadingly.
"I'll try to come down next weekend." She said promisingly, "You're lucky is was winter break last week."
"I know" she could see him grinning through the phone, "Quil don't you dare throw that at me---" CRASH!!!
"Did I get you?"
"Yes."
"Okay," Quil's voice ran through the receiver, as did his footsteps as he exited the room. Sirina started to laugh but then heard her door slam open.
"I knew it! I knew I smelled blood!"
"Sirina," Jake yelled into the phone nervously, "Sirina what happened?" but the line was blank.
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"… so you can understand our hesitancy to reveal their daughter to you. It's not one of our normal day predicaments," Carlisle continued, "I mean, it's not as though we could just have her out in the open as we would have liked." he finished.
"Of course we understand Carlisle dear," Tanya said exuberantly, "We just did wonder why the house smelled to delicious."
"Oh yes, now we can starve in a fragrant home," one of Tanya's clan muttered bitterly under her breath. Edward glared at her probably hearing her thoughts.
"Please excuse Lily here, she missed our last 'outing' and hasn't had the chance to get something to eat in a while. Sirina noticed the now named Lily's noticeably dark irises and edged a little away from the hungry look in her eyes.
"And with the Volturi watching everyone so closely lately," Carlisle continued explaining, Sirina looked up, this was news to her, but the family seemed unfazed by her panicked expression, "We didn't tell you simply out of precaution."
"Well of course, we wouldn't dream of telling," she said sending yet another look to Edward.
"Well then, I suppose it is getting late," Carlisle said in a comforting voice, "time for the human to get to bed." He smiled in her direction and she took her chance and carried herself up the stairs.
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She should have known he'd be waiting for her.
