Chapter 13

"… Anyway, I have news!"

We waited expectantly for Emmet's big news. But he just stood there, smiling like an idiot.

"Well? What are you waiting for?" I asked getting impertinent. He looked confused.

"What do you mean?" We all groaned. I guess Rose and Jasper didn't know either.

"Your big exciting news," I said like I was talking to kindergartener, when you think about it I might as well be.

"My news… OH YEAH! That. What about it?" Is he capable of thought at all?

"What are you doing in college Emmet?" Jasper said with a eye roll.

"You were going tell us your news." Alice explained, slooooowwwwlllllyyyyy.

"Oh, Okay." Nothing. "When?"

"NOW!" Came out of everyone.

"You don't have to yell. Yeesh."

"Yes, yes we do Emmet." Edward said pinching the of his nose.

"So do you want to hear my news I told you about six minutes ago?" Emmett had a huge expectant grin on his face. Dear Lord.

"Yes, yes we do." Edward said again, exasperated.

"Well okay. I talked to Carlisle when he got back from his fancy pantsy meeting with old superstition dudes. And he said that we are allowed to go First Beach!"

"YAY!" I squealed. Alice enveloped me in a hug.

"EEEEEEE! UNDERWATER SHOPPING MALLS!"

I stopped my victory screech when I thought of something. "What's the catch?"

"Not much really. We are supposed to only use the road that goes straight to the beach, have to get there by car -no running-, and we can't leave First Beach. Meaning no going into town and stuff like that."

Not bad. This is turning out okay. I was able to bring my family to my other life (that I was feeling strangely connected to, like I've like this all my life) without troubles.

"What made the elders decide to let us across the border?" Rosalie asked. "Did Carlisle say?"

"Something about a treaty violation war that may end the Quileute existence as we know it. Nothing to big." he shrugged like this happened every day.

"So we can go?" I asked super excited. It was weird how excited I was. Like I had an odd case of PMS… or Alice was rubbing off on me.

Edward chuckled and kissed my cheek. "How's tomorrow?" I squealed and threw my arms around him. Then I felt another pair of arms around us. I looked up to see Edward wearing a uncomfortable expression. Then I saw Jasper squished up against us. His grin stretched from ear to ear. He was shaking. What in the world… ooooooooh.

"Jasper?" I said raising my brow. He quickly stepped away from us, with a sheepish face.

"Sorry, your excitement was to much to handle." We all laughed.

...

"Dad! I'm home!" I walked through my front door and dropped my bag on the floor.

Edward and Alice had went home to talk to Carlisle and further discus the treaty thingy. I was thrilled that they could come with me and could help me unravel the mystery of the "mermaid crystal". I was extremely anxious to find out the history behind it. Who did Neptune give it to and why? Why is it not with the person now? Why do I feel so attached to it? The list goes on and on. And we were going to find out TOMORROW! My gosh, what is wrong with me?

"I'm in the kitchen, Bells." I went to the kitchen I saw Charlie cleaning his guns at the table with his beer. (A/N: No, he is not cleaning with beer, he is drinking it. Sorry, just thought I clarify that.) "How was school?"

"Fine." I got a glass and filled it water. "Did you call Billy about the vamped out baseball game?" Once again he went stiff at the mention of the mythical.

"Uh, yeah I did. It was weird though. He hesitated for awhile before he said yes. But he seemed sort of unwilling to say yes." We ('we' as in the Cullens, werewolves, and I) thought it would best if Charlie was left uninformed about the mythical disputes.

"Yeah, weird." At least they were coming. I know I said I could deal with Jacob ditching me, but the truth is, is that I really missed him. Don't worry though. I'm going show him that I could participate in mythical creature fueds and show him that I can live without him. Besides, I have the Cullens and Edward.

"So, after the Blacks get here, Edward is gonna come pick us up after dinner and head over to his house to switch vehicles," I explained to Charlie.

"Kay," he replied.

I brought my cup to the lips but paused right before it came in contact. Don't want the water touching my skin and gaining a tail in the middle of the kitchen with the only other person being Charlie. So extended my index finger and motioned for a drop of water to rise. Then I opened my mouth and plopped it in. Well, that was fun.

Then I saw Charlie. He was unmoving and turning blue from lack of breathing. Oh yeah, he doesn't know about my special abilities. Oops.

"What in the world was that?" he asked.

"Um… my new species comes complete powers. Kinda like Edward, Alice, and Jasper have." I exclaimed. Then I brought up another ball of water, froze it all the way through, the heated it to evaporation.

Charlie was staring. "Dad?"

"Well, call me when you have dinner done." then he got up and went to his room. Darn.

I thought listening to Ulysses S. Grant's adventures in life was unbearable, I was wrong. Writing about is much worse. I really didn't care about Ulysses' precious childhood memories.

Dinner was quit awkward. I could only drink my water by bringing it up to my mouth in the form of a ball.

"BELLA! BILLY AND JACOB ARE HERE!" Charlie yelled from down stairs. I sighed long and dramatically.

Here comes mythical arguments.