Can I be a quick updater, or can I be a quick updater? I'm typing this RIGHT after posting the last chapter; I am in the ZONE.
D-d-d-dedications (Lady Gaga!)!! Here's to xxalltherightmoves1, cause I accidentally killed you! Lol, When you said *dies*, I went, "Holy mother of a chicken, what have I done???" But then you said JK, so I felt better afterwards. How could I live with doing that to you?
Also to linrusli!! I forgot to put the French translation at the bottom A/N last chappie, so here it is now:
"Why are you yelling at me? Can you, for once, shut up so I can tell you something important?" I ranted, standing up and storming around the room. Jasper stared at me in confusion. "Jesus, I can't get a word in for me today! All I want to do is tell you about my visions!" I pointed a finger in Jasper's face.
"Now, will you listen for goodness sake??"
Ah, what things run through the inner workings of her mind? Only I know!
So, let's go on over to who got last chapter's answer right! The person who yelled at the Cullen household was… *drum roll plz*
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Not gonna tell you! But I will say everyone who guessed correctly! It was Jaspersbrunettepixiie! (EVERYTIME you review, I always think, "Is SHE the psychic one??" I may have to get rid of you if you predict the ending! Lol) For those of you who didn't get it, and want to find out, well you'll just have to start reading, now won't you? You will find out soon enough, grasshopper.
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Ignore me; I just had about 3 GIGANTIC FRAPPACHINOS!! YEW KNOE, THUH WUNZ FRUM STARBUKKZ!! THEI IZ GUD!!
Never mind my useless chatter; there's a chapter to write! Chapter 20 (Well, actually Chapter 19 since Ch. 7 was an A/N only, so…)!!
I don't own Twilight. I do, however, own a huge SHUGUR RUSH ON FROZIN COUGH-EE!! (Haha, look! I put COUGH-EE instead of COFFEE!! It's funny, cause they both sound the same and th- I'll shut up now…)
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Alice POV
"Wolves."
I gasped in shock. What are wolves doing in Forks? Don't the police have some kind of trap they set up in the forests? So how could a pack of wolves get here? But then I remembered; a wolf couldn't yell out to us. They had to be human to talk.
I shivered in Jasper's cold embrace. Could these be the Quileute wolves from the book I read? Seeing as vampires are real, why not giant, men-turning-into-freaking-animals? It's possible.
"We know you're in there, leech! And don't bring out any of your bloodsucking friends to help you!" The voice was still furious, but sounded closer, as if the person was walking toward the house. Everyone looked tense.
"I'll go talk to them." Carlisle whispered, and he made his way outside. I heard a few growls, but then they cut off abruptly. Just as I was about to ask Jasper what happened, when the growls came back, but louder, sounding like ferocious snarls of death. That's quite the description, huh? Was Carlisle okay? Are they hurting him?
"We have to go outside, Alice." I whipped my head to look at Jasper, but he was staring at the wall, as if he could see through it. I wouldn't be surprised if he could.
"Outside? But why? They sound… mean." I gulped. Mean wasn't the right word; maybe something along the lines of crazed, wild beasts would work better. Jasper sighed.
"Carlisle told them we were taking care of you, and they want you out there to show that you're safe. They'll probably try to convince you to go with them, actually." I almost snorted, despite the situation. As if they could ever make me leave Jasper! Err, I mean the Cullens, all of them. Not just Jasper.
"We have to. Don't worry; I'll be next to you the whole time." I nodded, still scared and followed Jasper out the door, still holding on to him. If my hair wasn't so short, I would have hid behind it, but since it's gone, I had to hide my face in Jasper's chest. He stroked my hair in comfort, but stopped when more snarls came, even closer than before. He made to step away from me, but I latched onto him tighter, refusing him to leave me.
"You promised to stay next to me." I whispered. I felt his arms go around me once more and I snuggled into his side, ready to face the wolves. I took a deep breath, and then peeked at the surrounding woods. I widened my eyes in surprise.
"They're huge!" I forgot to whisper that to Jasper, but instead yelled it out loud, for everyone to hear. The Cullens burst into laughter at that, and I blushed, still staring at the giant animals. They looked to be the size of horses, with different colored fur. One with russet colored fur kept staring at me in an unsettling way, and then bared its teeth. I would have been frightened, until I realized that it was grinning at me, tongue hanging out and all. I raised my hand in a half wave, confused as to why a wolf was grinning at me, and saw it wheeze, sounding particularly like a laugh. Weird people-animal-things.
I didn't notice the man until he spoke up. He had dark skin, and was shirtless, but then he said to me,
"You're Alice, right?" I looked at the man.
"Yes. And who are you?" I asked in return.
"I'm Paul. I found your little bloodsucker friend on our side of the border!" He gestured to Tabitha, who leered at Paul. I fought the urge to say, "She's not my friend, do whatever you want with her."
"Don't," she said. "Call me that." Paul scrunched his face in disgust, and then said to me, "My pack leader wants to talk to you about the leeches." He glared at Jasper. "Alone." Jasper glared backed.
"I'm not leaving her alone with you mutts!" Paul sank into a defensive crouch, Jasper doing the same.
"What did you call me, you filthy creature??" he bellowed. I panicked, jumping in between Jasper and Paul.
"Stop! I'll talk to whoever you want me to, but Jasper comes with me!" I demanded. The wolves growled low in their throats, but didn't make a move of objection. Paul nodded to the biggest wolf, one that was jet black, and it disappeared into the forest. A few seconds later, another man came out, just as shirtless as Paul.
Do these guys wear shirts at all?
"My name is Sam Uley. It's nice to meet you." He addressed me. I noticed he didn't look at the Cullens during his introduction. I nodded back at him.
"Hello. Now what do you want to talk about?" I got right to the point. Sam glanced at Jasper, still crouched, then said, "If it's alright with you, I'd like to talk to you and your, ah, friend." I think he suppressed a sneer at that. I looked at Jasper, who straightened out and grabbed my hand, and nodded. Sam led us into the forest, where the rest of the wolves followed closely behind. The russet one trotted next to me, occasionally glancing at me from the corner of its eyes. I rolled my eyes.
"Now," Sam spoke, stopping in a clearing. "All I want to know is your connection to the vampires." At least he didn't say leeches or bloodsuckers. I shrugged.
"Jasper was my therapist, and I met his family soon afterward." I didn't lie, but I didn't give out too much information.
"Right. And why, exactly, are you staying in the same house as them?" he asked. I sighed, already bored with the onslaught of questions.
"Jasper saved me a few nights ago, and my parents disappeared, so I had nowhere to go."
"You couldn't stay with a relative or close friend?"
I threw my free hand in the air. "I am staying with a close friend! I have no relatives, and if you were referring to any human friends that I've got, then you're tough out of luck, since I have none!" Sam blinked at me, surprised, and Jasper chuckled under his breath.
"Well, that's… okay…" he mumbled. I smirked, raising my eyebrows at him.
"Can I go now, seeing as they are the only ones I can stay with?" The russet wolf whined, and I shot him a look. "Okay, before you do anything, can you tell Fido here to shut it?" The russet wolf just ran into the forest and, like Sam, emerged as a male, in all of their shirtless-ness. Will I EVER see one with a shirt on?
"Sam, I don't think she should stay here, with them." He wasn't a boy, yet not quite a man, and he had a lean body with clearly defined muscles. If I hadn't met Jasper, I would have thought he was a bit cute, but no one can compare to Jasper's good looks.
"Maybe she could stay with us, on the reservation?" he continued. I snorted at that, but they ignored me. Sam looked at me.
"Well, Alice? What do you think?" I shook my head, moving closer to Jasper, who squeezed my hand in return. "I'm not leaving." I stated. Sam sighed and the boy frowned. Jasper smirked in triumph.
"You heard the lady, Fido."
The boy tensed, his body seeming to shake, until Sam put a hand on his shoulder. "Watch it, Jacob." He murmured.
"You're name's Jacob?" I asked. Jacob grinned at me. "Yeah, Jacob Black. If you need anything, just come get me, okay?" I shrugged, not wanting to get his hopes up. I watched as they ran back into the forest, the rest of their pack following them silently. I could feel Jasper's gaze on me as I kept staring at the spot where they disappeared. He tugged on my hand.
"Come on, Alice. Let's go home." I smiled when he said that. Being with them really did feel like I belonged.
When we reached everyone else, they were already smiling at me, with the exception of Tabitha. I sighed; it'll be a little hard getting used to their super hearing. Rosalie and Bella ran up to me and hugged me gently.
"You want to stay with us! We have to go shopping in celebration!" I jumped in joy, with the two holding me up because of my foot. Any occasion that involves a celebratory shopping trip is great to me! We all headed inside, planning our trip when Carlisle spoke up.
"Alice, you do know what tomorrow is, correct?" he asked. I thought about it.
"Monday, right?" Carlisle nodded. "You know what that means?" Jasper said in a teasing manner. I frowned, slowly shaking my head in confusion. What does Monday have to do with anything? Unless-
"You have to go back to school tomorrow!" Bella and Emmett laughed. It finally hit me and I groaned; how could I forget about school?? And I must be so behind on work that it's not even funny!
"Do I have to go? No one really needs school, right?" I pleaded with everyone. They only chuckled at me. I went for the last resort.
"Won't you be lonely being here without us? What if Esme had to go somewhere and you were all by yourself?" I pouted, trying to up my charm and persuade him to say okay. I thought it was going to work when Jasper smiled at me.
"Actually," he started. "I won't be alone at all. Starting tomorrow, I'll be a junior in Forks High school." I think I've died and gone to heaven. Jasper is going to Forks High? Jasper will see me at lunch? Jasper might have some of my classes?? All I need is to be a bit taller and prettier, and my life will be complete.
"But wait, why would you be a junior? You're 19, so you should be a senior, right?" He shouldn't have to be a year under.
"I could just say I dropped out last year and then decided to complete my high school education. It's a likely excuse." He shrugged, not really caring.
"And besides, I can't be a senior and have the same classes as you."
"Why are you in my classes too?"
"To keep an eye on you and make sure you're safe." I huffed in frustration.
"Make sure I'm safe from what?" I asked. Jasper watched me, then whispered,
"I think it's time you know something, Alice."
Oh, this outta be good.
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Next chapter, school! How will everyone react to Alice's new friendship with the Cullens? Will Mike try to make his move? Will Jasper kill him for trying? Stay tuned and you'll find out!!
Well, another chapter is up! Not even 12 hours and I have this up! I am on SUCH a roll! What's your favorite line or scene?
Who watched the Super Bowl? Who wanted the Colts to win even though the stupid Saints did? They only won because their city went underwater! (Lol, JK, JK!) I felt a bit dumb when during halftime (Ahhh! The Who! Amazing old guys still rockin'!!), I turned to my sister and said, "Who are the ones in blue and white?" She just gave me a "WTF" look and laughed. I was serious.
But other than that, here's a random question for you!
"What is your favorite book?" And you can't put the Twilight Series!
I'm off to explore the world I like to call, "The Internet". At 11 at night. When I have to get up early for school tomorrow. (Hey, just like Alice!) I'm going to have SUCH bags under my eyes…
TTYL loves!
AlexisS
(P.S. OMIGOD, did anyone see the trailer for Prince of Persia?? I absolutely love the game, and now they're making a movie?? Our lives are complete, AMIRITE?? Gamers, unite!)