Cinderella

Cinderella

As I sit on the plane my mind wanders to the night before when I tell Jacob about the dance.

"Can't I come?" he asks.

"Unfortunately my parents already said no. I even used my best puppy dog face," I say as I watch Jacob's face sadden. Then I felt sad and a little disappointed. I crawl to the edge of my bed where Jacob sat and kiss him in an attempt to make him feel better. Jacob kisses me back, but he was still sad. I break the kiss and look into Jacob's black eyes. "How can I make it up to you?" I ask.

"Don't go," suggests Jacob. I groan and look at him.

"Jakey, I can't do that. Try being more realistic," I say.

"I'm just joking Lizzie. Go have fun at your party thingy and I'll be waiting for ya when you get home," says Jacob with a grin. He still didn't like the idea of being away from me and I felt the same way although I'm not sure why either it was because he felt that way or I did…I couldn't be certain anymore.

My flash back ends when Edward gently shakes my shoulder. I give him a questioning look.

"Do you want a sprite?" asks Edward.

"Sure," I say before looking out the window. Soon I'm given a cup of ice and a can of sprite. I ignore it and look out the window with my headphones blaring in my ears. Suddenly the blind is pulled down by Bella.

"You know the rules," says Bella just loud enough that I could hear her over my music, which with my hearing she only had to whisper. I roll my eyes and open my book instead and begin to read it. As I read it I blush not realizing how descriptive the intimate scenes were. I had checked out the book before I left so I would have something to read on the plane. Linx taps my shoulder and I look at him.

"Molly and I are gonna play cards," says Linx. I take my headphones off and follow him to their seats. We begin playing poker, but we didn't have anything to bet.

"Cards is not very lady-like behavior," says Alice. I roll my eyes, but otherwise ignore her.

"Leave them be," says Bella. Soon we arrive in New York and go to the Four Seasons Hotel. Edward gets us checked in and we go up to our room to get ready. Alice had come to do hair and make-up for Bella and Molly. I was in my room attempting to put on the dress that Alice had gotten me for this occasion. When I pull it out of the box I gasp. The dress was just my style while also formal. The dress was black and came down to my knees. It was form fitting at the top and flared at the bottom. It had red lace under it that gave it extra volume. The sleeves were slightly poofy and see through. The shoes that went with it were black stilettos.

After putting the dress on I look in the mirror. Suddenly Alice walks in and starts messing with my hair.

"You'll thank me for this later," says Alice. She always said this before she did something drastic and I learned to grin and bear it when she got this way. Soon she was done and I look in the mirror again. My hair was curled and part of it was pinned back and she'd also done my make-up so it looked fresh unlike my usual somewhat messy make-up. She takes a step back and looks at me before clapping her hands happily and hugging me. "You'll be the prettiest girl at the ball!" she says happily.

As we walked down the stairs towards the ball room I began to think about stories my parents read to me as a child. One book they read was Cinderella. I loved that story and I began to wonder why I thought of it now. I was not Cinderella and if I was my prince charming was in Alaska. We get to the door and find Linx and Molly along with Carlisle and Esme waiting for us. When we approach them Molly hugs me tightly.

"You look so pretty!" says Molly happily. Molly's dress was powder pink and went to the floor like a gown. It was definitely not my type of dress. Esme wore a white gown that looked really pretty on her and Bella's was blue and frilly, but it looked really pretty on her, then again she could wear dad's t-shirt and boxers and look good.

Linx, Edward, and Carlisle were wearing black tuxedos but each had a different color vest and tie. Linx's was black, Edward's was blue, and Carlisle's was white. I suddenly realize I didn't have a date. Linx was going with Molly, and my parents were together as were my grandparents, my date was at home eating TV dinners. Everyone was excited though so my feelings were being overpowered by the other emotions around me.

We give the people at the door our invitations and go inside. The ball room was beautiful of course, it didn't really need decorations. The music wasn't my kind of music at all, it was old, but then I realize as Carlisle and Edward hummed along to the music that this was music from Edward's time. I giggle and Edward looks at me like I'm nuts.

"What's so funny?" asks Edward.

"I just realized how old you really are," I say before giggling again. Edward looks at me flatly.

"Just go have fun. Don't leave this room without telling me," says Edward. I follow Linx and Molly as they walk towards the drink table. When we get there they both pick up a glass and take a drink of its contents. I pick up a glass and take a sip then gag.

"What's wrong?" asks Linx.

"It's blood!" I say in surprise.

"Well yeah, there's punch too, but the vampires need drinks and mix bloods like blood too," says Linx.

"Is it human blood?" I ask.

"No, it's pig's blood. The committee doesn't want to offend the humans here," says Linx. I look at my glass of blood and try again. It didn't taste half bad; I was just surprised the first time. Edward walks over and looks at my glass.

"What are you drinking?" asks Edward.

"Pig's blood," I say. Edward takes my glass and takes a sip of it before handing it back to me. "What was that for?" I ask.

"Just checking," says Edward.

"Why?" I ask.

"The human and pig blood are similar in flavor, I was just making sure it was really pig's blood," says Edward. He picks up two glasses and takes a drink out of one of them. "Just behave okay?" asks Edward before walking away.

"They taste the same?" I ask.

"Yeah, you'd hafta know the difference between the two to notice," says Linx.

"Oh, so what is there to do at these things?" I ask.

"Meet people like us and their families. Linx and I try to find the oldest mix blood," says Molly

"How old was the oldest you found last year?" I ask.

"98 and he still looked eighteen," says Molly proudly.

"It's fun and you meet people that way," says Linx.

"Okay," I say accepting the challenge. "The one to find the oldest mix blood wins, but they have to also be older than 98."

"I accept!" says Molly happily.

"The winner gets fifty bucks," says Linx. We all agree and the competition begins. I walk away and go to a group of boys that looked to be a mix of half bloods and vampires. I was surprised to notice the vampires had bright red eyes the mix bloods' eyes were normal colors with a hint of red like mine, Molly's and Linx's. I tap on one of their shoulders and they all look at me. I instinctively take a step back and blush.

"Umm…hi, my name is Elizabeth Cullen," I say timidly. This wasn't like me at all! Maybe one of them was shy or something.

"My name is Vincent these are Thomas, Joshua, Lauri, and Tykell," says the one who's shoulder I tapped. All five of them were boys, but only two of them were mix bloods.

"Hi everyone. Can I ask how old you are?" Vincent grins and Thomas and Lauri chuckle.

"Lemme guess, you're trying to find the oldest mix blood," he says. I blush a deeper shade of red and nod.

"Well, I'm 25," says Vincent.

"I'm 30," says Thomas. Thomas was the other mix blood, but I was suddenly curious about the vampires.

"What about you two?" I ask.

"50 counting the age I was turned," says Lauri. He looked to be in his twenties so he was fairly young.

"I've been a vampire for 150 years. I'm actually 168 years old," says Tykell.

"And counting my age I'm 98 years old," says Maurice.

"You're older than my dad," I say to Tykell causing them all to laugh.

"How old is your dad?" asks Tykell.

"Umm…125 years old…my grandpa is almost 400 years old," I quickly add.

"Who's your grandpa?" asks Maurice.

"Carlisle Cullen," I say. They seemed to be thinking.

"I don't recognize the name, sorry," says Maurice.

"It's not like he's some famous vampire," I say rolling my eyes.

"You're pretty cool, we should hang out sometime," says Vincent handing me a card. I take the card and look at it. It had his name address and phone number on it. Then the others hand me similar cards. I wasn't sure what to do so I open my black silk clutch Alice had demanded I take and look for a pen and paper. When I open the bag I'm surprised to find cards like the ones they gave me with my information on them. I mentally sigh in relief and make a mental note to thank Alice for thinking of it. I hand the cards to the guys and they all grin.

"Here's a hint, the older mix bloods have dark eyes," says Vincent.

"But they aren't pale like vampires," says Lauri.

"Thanks guys," I say before walking away. I find my family talking to a different family. I notice one of them was a mix blood with blue eyes with a black tint to them. I walk over between my parents and grin.

"Hi!" I say happily.

"Elizabeth, that was very rude," says Bella sternly.

"This is our usually polite daughter, Elizabeth," says Edward.

"Hello Elizabeth, my name is Rowan," says the mix blood.

"Cool name dude, how old are you?" I ask causing Rowan to laugh.

"I am 246 years old," he says.

"And yet you still look eighteen," I say happily. Rowan laughs again and hands me a card.

"I take it you want to find the oldest mix correct?" asks Rowan.

"How did you know?" I ask.

"Kids are always seeing who can find the oldest mix, did somebody give you a hint?" asks Rowan.

"Yeah, a mix named Vincent told me to look for dark eyes and Lauri told me they didn't have pale skin," I say.

"Those are very good hints, but here's a better one, I'm not the oldest one here, the oldest one here is a woman," says Rowan. I give Rowan my card and grin.

"Thanks for the hint, bye!" I start to walk away, but Edward grabs my arm.

"That's rude too, don't be in such a hurry you have plenty of time," says Edward.

"Are you having fun?" asks Esme.

"Well I was until dad told me I couldn't leave," I grumble. They all laugh and Edward ruffles my hair. "Alice is gonna kick your ass if you mess up my hair," I remind him.

"I know, but I'll live, now run along and watch your language," says Edward. I walk way and am soon stopped when a hand grabs my arm. I turn to look and find a guy I had never met. He was a vampire with bright red eyes.

"Umm…can I help you?" I ask.

"You're new her aren't you?" he asks.

"Yeah, my name's Elizabeth," I say.

"My name is James, would you like to dance with me?" he asks. An image of Jamie suddenly flashes through my mind and I take an involuntary step back my eyes wide. James frowns suddenly unsure of himself.

"I'm sorry, but I already have a boyfriend and I promised I wouldn't," I say as I try to reason with myself that not all men named James or Jamie were bad; for some reason logic wasn't on my side and I was vaguely aware of James offering me a card and me giving him one of mine.

"Maybe another time then," he says before walking away. I go back to walking trying to clear my thoughts when I find Linx making out with a girl in the corner. For some reason I felt a twinge of jealousy as I watched them. I stomp over to Linx and grab his collar and pull him away from the girl.

"What the hell?!" he shouts as I drag him to a different corner of the room. I slam him against the wall and glare at him.

"I should be asking you that same question," I snarl.

"I didn't do anything wrong," says Linx.

"You made out with that girl," I say.

"What's wrong with that? It's not like I have a girlfriend of my own," says Linx. I take a step back as I realize I was making a fool of myself. Why was I getting mad at Linx for kissing some girl I don't even know? I mean, I have a boyfriend in Alaska and Linx is just a friend…suddenly I was the one against the wall.

"What the…?" I look at Linx and he was grinning.

"The only reason I go to these things is to meet girls after all," says Linx. His face was getting closer to mine.

"This is a really bad idea, I will not kiss you," I tried to sound stern, but for some reason I couldn't. I suddenly liked him for more than just a friend and I realized these were his feelings not mine. I was really beginning to hate this ability.

"Do you know how hott I think you are?" asks Linx. I had a pretty good idea and right now I felt the same way. I shake my head trying to clear my head.

"Linx, I have a boyfriend," I try.

"In Alaska. Jacob will never have to know," says Linx.

"You don't understand, I may not tell him, but the guilt will eat away at me until I do," I say. Linx was only getting closer and soon his lips were on mine. I finally find the will to push him away and I run out of the ball room with tears streaming down my face. I run to the bathroom and sit in one of the stalls crying.

End Chapter

(A/N: Thanks for reading this really long chapter. The next chapter will be Edward's point of view at the ball after Elizabeth leaves them after she had interrupted him talking to Rowan. So stick around and enjoy! Sayonara )