Chapter 20
Yawn! I'm so tired today because of all that studying and you know Seth that I can't stop yawning. I thinking I only slept around a few hours while Seth just snored away. Sometimes, I envy his ability to sleep.
I rubbed my eyes fiercely trying to get myself to wake up while I went downstairs to get some breakfast (hungry!) when I realized that I sadly didn't buy any food yesterday at the store. Stupid Vivi interrupting everything.
Aw! Now what am I going to eat to break my fast? Correction, what is Seth going to eat? Oh great, he is going to be soooo mad if he comes down in the next minute or so. The imprints of werewolves should all know how to cook in fear of losing their lives.
I have to find something edible that he can eat! Quick! I ran towards the cabinets and hunted around for any kind of food that Seth can actually eat and not throw up. I wonder if he can eat this potentially poisonous mushroom I just found behind the toaster. It's said that werewolves can eat anything. And why do I have a mushroom? I hate mushrooms!
Hmm, he can probably heal quickly from the food poisoning judging if his healing power also deals with food. But do I want to cause him any pain no matter how small? As I was pondering over this, I could hear someone yawn obnoxiously and stumble down the stairs at a slow pace. I could hear a voice grumbling about wanting food.
The Beast is here! Help me Bambi!
I scampered around trying to act like there was some kind of edible food substance in the kitchen and appearing like I was busy when I turned and saw Seth standing there yawning with drool off the side of his face.
Ooh, he looks so cute there with bed head and he didn't have a shirt on which is always a plus. I blushed hard fearing Seth would catch me thinking about him as he just gazed at me with confusion in his eyes. Oh thank you for not catching my thoughts. Oh, I'm doing it again!
"What are you doing Alex? I thought I told you last night that we were heading over to the Cullen's house to eat breakfast so you don't have to get some food. Edward is quite a good cook you know. I think he should go on one of those cooking shows.
Hey, a mushroom! I always wanted to try one and now here it is." Seth explained and plucked the moldy mushroom out of my hand and popped it into his mouth and chewed contentedly. Uh oh, this is going to get bad soon.
I was too busy thinking about when Seth had told me about his breakfast idea to warn him about the mushroom though it was a little late. When did Seth tell me? Okay, it was either when I was half asleep or he forgot to tell me. I'm thinking the second one. Sigh, he is never going to get a job, will he?
"Seth?" I called out finally noticing the missing mushroom from my hand. (Also the remnants of the mold on my hand. Ick!) Seth turned back to look at me with an innocent look on his face. How can I tell him he probably just got food poisoning? "Oh it's nothing." I muttered and followed him outside. Who cares if he throws up, he will get better anyway. Go away guilt!
It sucks being fifteen you know.
Neither Seth nor I could drive so we had to either ask Seth's mom (she's so nice) to drive us or walk to the Cullen's. With Seth's stupid man pride (I want to punch him) we had to walk a few miles or something to Forks.
Me, in my weak human girl state who doesn't exercise (or at least, tries not to), cannot walk that far without taking at least one little break even if I was a werewolf and was supposed to have super strength. This also sucks.
Seth was apparently too blind (or hunger craved) to even slightly notice that I was freaking tired so he set an impossibly fast (to me) pace and didn't stop even once to check up on me.
I'm pretty sure he had to wait for me I think at least twenty minutes when he actually reached the house way before me as I was lagging behind with my feet aching greatly. It's not my fault that I have the strength of a human you stupid werewolf. Yet I still love him. Ah, the woes of love. Sigh.
When I finally (finally!) reached the Cullen's practically mansion, I was drenched in smelly sweat and my legs were shaking so hard that I thought I was going to keel over on my knees. I need some water or I'm going to die! I feel like my throat is closing up! This is too much exercise for so early in the morning! Why do runners do this every day?
Seth finally walked back to me after he was done waiting with his foot tapping and I almost sighed in relief until I saw that he wasn't going to carry me. He can kind of be a disappointment. "Hurry up Alex or all the food is going to be gone! I'll go eat your share!"
Seth encouraged and ran up to the house. How is that supposed to encourage me? Who's going to eat all the food in a vampire's house? Seth is probably going to eat it all! Aw, and I'm hungry after all this exercise!
Stupid Seth and that monster belly of his.
I finally reached the house and as I opened the door I saw that Seth was waiting to get his food with a plate in his hands that I could envision the drool on it from a grouchy Edward who was apparently wearing an apron.
"Why do I have to cook all this food for a freaking whack job of a mutt? I'm okay with Alex of course, but not a dog eating my house out. Why do I even have to make the food when Esme can? It doesn't even make sense!" Edward muttered and gave Seth some delicious looking pancakes.
"Because you look so cute and *giggle* handsome in an apron." Seth giggled and winked at Edward before scarfing down his food. I feel disgusted with that right now and so is Edward. I stared at Seth incredulously before sighing and going up to Edward for my share of food.
Why did Seth just do that? It makes me feel almost disappointed to be his imprint. At least I'm a whole lot smarter than him. That will always be a plus for me.
"Hey Alex, is that you who stinks? You need a shower. I mean, this smell almost seems to be hurting my nose." Seth remarked in between bites of his food that should be mine. Guess who made me that way by making me walk? I really hope he gets food poisoning from that mushroom. I will definitely not clean up his vomit.
Edward high fived me as I got my plate of food from him. Ooh, I got an extra serving of pancakes, yay! It seems like he wants Seth to get food poisoning as well. Don't we all? As long as he doesn't puke on me, I'm good.
I plopped down with my plate of food and just started eating when Edward said "let's go over the living arrangements for you Alex Wolfe/Cullen since you are now officially my step sister after Carlisle just signed the papers."
I think I want to eat that mushroom now. That's better than this.
Seth, thank god, looked up from the plate of food he was licking (something's wrong with him) and glared at Edward. "Alex is going to stay at her house right next to me and she will keep her original last name because it's like a wolf. (Alex- I never knew that)
Also, I don't want her to have the same last name as a vampire no offense. Let me take that back, yes it has offense." Seth growled out and glared even harder at Edward. This is not going to end well. Why must these two fight?
"Esme has already made plans for both her and Sammy's rooms and she can still go to your school even if it's farther so she can be near you though you won't spend the nights here. She can also keep her last name as Wolfe if she wants to unlike what you want.
Face it mutt, your imprint doesn't have much money, no food, and no mom or dad to help her with the house. She's all alone except for you and she needs a family. What if Sammy one day calls Alex her mom?
A home with a whole coven of vampires will offer better protection against other vampire's and demons than just a single werewolf who will rather die than let his imprint get hurt. Who will protect her when she's dead?" Edward explains. Well he does have a good argument so I don't know how Seth can top it. Sadly, he believes he can.
"But Alex loves me! Why would she want to live with you stinking blood suckers when she could live closer to me? And you know that I would give my life to help protect Alex, but I won't die on her!
Why don't you just let her choose who she would rather live with? I'm sure we all know who she would pick." Seth suggested and they both turned towards me with expectant looks on their faces. I'm getting kind of nervous right now especially with Seth's puppy dog eyes.
Okay, how do they expect me to decide?
"Uh, uh. I guess… Seth you ate a potentially poisonous mushroom that could kill you! I'm sorry!" I blurted out before I could stop myself and Seth just stared at me with a shocked expression on his face. Well, at least Seth isn't throwing up yet. Edward just looked like he was bored with everything and went upstairs to see Bella.
"You mean that mushroom I ate was poisonous and you didn't tell me?" Seth asked and I nodded my head solemnly. Oh, he is going to blow up on me. Bambi please make sure I'm not killed or vomited on. Suddenly I was wrapped in Seth's warm arms and he hugged me close to his chest. I did not expect this.
"Aw, you cared more about my happiness than the potential danger of that mushroom and my well being. Thank you Alex!" Seth exclaimed and he kissed me hard on the lips. That was so not the reaction I was thinking of. Did he get dropped on his head as a baby?
Emmett was strolling through the house looking for something he could annoy and he found us kissing and he started to whoop loudly. "Yeah, go at it! Go get a room! A hotel room!" He hollered and wolf whistled at me.
I blushed crimson and hid behind Seth while he glared at Emmett for interrupting our kiss. Emmett thankfully laughed and walked out of the room after giving a suggestive wink. Seth, I think, wants to kill him.
Oh, that was embarrassing!
"So uh Seth, did you actually tell Edward that your actually here to make sure he can drive us in Carlisle's Mercedes?" I asked after taking a bite of my pancake and closing my mouth while I chew Seth! Jeez, you should get some table manners or you'll be thrown out of a fancy restaurant sooner or later especially if you forget to wear a shirt. I wouldn't be mad about that though.
"You did WHAT?" yelled a voice from upstairs and suddenly Edward appeared (from his vampire speed) and he looked like he wanted to choke Seth with all he has. Didn't Seth tell Edward? Why couldn't he just have read our thoughts before? Edward could've killed Seth when I was out of the room you know.
Yes, Seth and I are going all the way to New York City to find the hospital where I was born as of today. I found my birth certificate under a bunch of junk (under a dead rat carcass) in the basement and it serves you right Jessica! My own dad's name is on there, so ha! Ha, hah!
Edward looked at me with confusion in his eyes. Oh crap, he is not supposed to know about what happened at the grocery store. Oh Edward, I just fell and Jessica helped me up and we went along skipping. La de la de la.
I wonder if he believes that. I sure don't.
Also, we already had our stuff packed (Seth's was leaking a suspicious liquid which looked like of like maple syrup) so we were ready to go. If Edward, that means you, doesn't agree to the Mercedes thing then Seth will probably break in tonight and steal it from you when you're out hunting. When I thought that, Edward looked up at Seth and glared at him.
"You better not steal that car or so help me I'm definitely going to take you down. You don't even have the key! How are you going to start it?" Edward exclaimed and looked proud of himself until Seth held up some jingling keys and smirked at Edward's countenance that was filled with disbelief. I felt like laughing my head off right there.
"I have ways my good sir." Seth said in a fake British accent and smiled triumphantly. Those ways are sneaking in while the Cullen's were out hunting and copying the key. I'm surprised he didn't actually steal the car, but he probably wanted to use this for his advantage. Seth can be smart when he wants to be.
Now, we can steal the car and who knows, Seth may be so upset that Edward didn't help him and he trashed the car in a ditch and it caught on fire. I wonder how mad Carlisle will be.
"Okay, I'll drive you so you don't trash it. It's approximately two days and three hours or something, but the way I can drive, it'll probably only take a day and a few hours. I won't be pulled over because of being a vampire so we can go as soon as you are ready."
Edward explained. Yeah, his superior looks can get him out of jail just by smiling. There must be a law to dazzling someone so much, but I say that Seth is better than Edward. Sorry mind reader.
Seth and I pulled our suitcases from behind the door and Seth handed Edward the keys. I guess I didn't mention that we packed before we left the house and he carried my suitcase. My suitcase is freaking heavy!
If I had to carry it while walking, I'm afraid I would have died. I have got to work out or something. Ah, I'll wait for next year.
But sadly (before we started to leave) we were interrupted by a little pixie with an evil gleam in her eyes. Gulp. "I won't let you guys leave without me!" Alice yelled and ran in front of the door with her arms spread wide. I don't think she can reach one side to the other of the door.
Well, a woman who is four foot eleven is not very threatening to me, but due to the glare in her eyes, it made Alice seem like she was six feet tall. Once again, gulp. I bet a regular human would be on their knees by now. Too bad Seth is too stupid to even pause to look at her. That could work to be an advantage.
"You guys aren't leaving unless I give Alex here a makeover. I want to do it because just look at her. Look at this poor excuse for a girl! (Ow.)Her hair is a freaking disaster and her clothes are just terrible and sweat soaked.
What did you make her do? Run a marathon? And what stinks in here?" Alice asked in her regular babbling. Way to boost up my self esteem Alice. And I didn't run a marathon. I walked like a mile. Don't mock me!
Also, my cheeks reddened when she asked who smelled. It's not my fault I'm covered in sweat! Oh, I should not have admitted that in front of a mind reader. My heart hurts from every word Alice said and Seth is not helping.
"Fine you give her a makeover. Alex, you do whatever teenage girl's do. We have to get going soon or we're not going to reach your hospital until its dark." Seth ordered. Who said he could control my life? Does he even think that I like the makeovers? Shouldn't I even have a word in this before I'm tortured?
Apparently, I'm worse than Bella and that's saying something. I don't want to do this! I don't want to be a freaking Barbie! Sell me out why don't you Seth? Why did you suddenly have to become the sensible one? Ahh! Please help me! BAMBI!
Alice didn't take my protesting to heart (I dug my feet into the floor as much as I could. It's not a lot.). Then she started to drag me (actually dragged me into her huge closet. You can hide several dead bodies in here without anyone knowing).
"Why do I have to take a stupid makeover? I'm going to be stuck in a car for a day anyway so I'd look terrible. There's no sense in this. And I'm not that ugly thank you very much." I muttered as she dragged me around.
"Sure there's sense. Everyone needs to feel beautiful. Another girl's lesson is that pink is the new everything. I didn't mean for you to take offense." Alice chirped. You did. I never heard of that lesson and I'm a girl even if I don't go to the mall like most people. There is definitely something wrong with this girl and I don't want to know what. I can get why she was put in an insane asylum.
"Okay you are going to the bathroom to take a shower (since you stink) while I get your clothes together. If you're going to New York then you are getting a New York makeover to make the girl's all jealous. I'll also pack you a suitcase of clothes to match your new hair color."
Alice waved me off into the bathroom with a fluffy towel that I think is bigger than me. Yeah, yeah, wait. What do you mean by new hair color? Why do I need a New York makeover? New York can involve wearing gangster clothes. I don't want that.
I soon learned and it involved pink, a whole lot of it.
I stepped out of the shower (I wanted to enjoy it) and was whisked away to the sink. (Thank goodness I feel better though.) Alice whipped out a box of pink hair color. I'm scared. Where did she get that in the ten minutes I was in the shower? Is it from Wal-Mart or something? And what does she intend to do with that? I don't want my hair to be totally pink! What is she thinking? I bet it's nothing.
Apparently, she was thinking way ahead and it did look kind of good I guess when she was done. This part is for girls mostly, but why would a guy read this? She only dyed one section of my hair pink and it framed my face quite nicely I guess again.
After that, Alice handed me over some clothes (I think I shuddered when I saw all the pink, ick) and instructed me to wear them. The clothes included a really pink shirt and black pants with some pink and a pink headband. I'm sickened by myself. If I die, blame Alice. She is not going to get anything from my will.
How can I actually like this outfit? This still won't be an everyday thing if I have anything to do with it, but I don't know if this dye is permanent or not. Will it last forever? I don't want to wear pink every single day because I can't wear blue with pink hair. Sigh, Seth had better like this or I'll allow Alice to dye all of his hair pink. Hah, ha, I just had a funny mental image. Can you see it?
Beware Seth, beware my wrath.
I walked down the stairs (which is kind of hard to do when you have these kind of hot pink heels Alice freaking gave me). At least I have some balance unlike Bella when she was a human. Seth was playing cards (so boring) with Edward, but of course he was losing since he was up against a mind reader. Why is he even playing anyway? There's simply no point!
Seth looked up when he heard my tripping footsteps (not a good idea to bleed here) and, of course, his mouth was gaping open so wide I feared that he was going to start drooling everywhere. Oh, I think I see some.
When will Seth get used to this with Alice around? Even though, Edward please don't listen, I'm not that pretty. "Alex you look so beautiful, even more beautiful than ever before."
Seth mumbled almost incoherently and I raised an eyebrow at him incredulously. What is about to follow is going to be soooo funny. So I didn't look beautiful before? Is that what you're saying Seth? Edward smirked at Seth's stupidness as I glared at Seth with mock hatred in my eyes, but he didn't know that.
He finally noticed the tension stringing through the air and he gulped realizing his mistake. Too late there Sethy. "I mean you always look beautiful Alex. I love you." He said trying to counter his mistake with yet another mistake. Ooh, he is going down. So I don't look better with this whole new look? Is that what you're saying? That this doesn't even look slightly different?
Seth is so stupid. The look on his face is so hilarious.
I am trying to keep in my laughter except it's so hard. Seth was apparently really nervous now about making me even (fake) angrier. (I'm kind of enjoying this and I think Edward is too.) "At least I didn't say your butt looked big!"
Seth exclaimed not even thinking about his words (which he does anyway at any time). Ooh Seth you just made one big mistake. My butt looked big? If a husband said that to his wife then the man would be sleeping on the couch for the rest of his life. I can't wait to mock yell at him. Though, did my butt really look big?
"Even though I'm thoroughly enjoying this (really I am) I think we should go by now. We won't make it to New York City until nightfall at the very least so we will have to get a hotel room. Seth, you can share a room with Alex if you want.
Also Seth, if you want to shut your mouth before this gets any worse, I suggest you go to the car since Alex looks ready to yell at you. You may want the duct tape in the drawer on the way out." Edward suggested. I do not.
Yes Seth, you probably want to get that duct tape. Now. I want to burst out laughing.
Five hours later. I have finished two whole books while Seth has been complaining the whole time about meaningless things, mostly food. I've also completed my homework (it's hard in a car) for the next week or two (or more) while Seth hasn't even picked up one of the textbooks I brought for him to study with.
I didn't expect him to use them though. He is so going to fail those tests. I finally grew tired with Seth's laziness and decided to confront him on it. Ha, this is also going to be fun. Prepare for the best speech ever.
"Seth! You know you should study so you don't fail the tests and repeat a grade. Becoming smarter leads a whole world of opportunity in front of you. You can become anything you want to be because you are smart enough to do it. Don't you want to become something to be proud of?
Don't you want to impress your mother and Leah? Do you really want to fail a grade? Passing these tests will be a huge milestone in your life Seth and you just can't pass it up for nothing. I will not allow it and neither should you." I finished my speech in time to see that Seth had fallen asleep before I even started. Sigh.
"Well, I think your speech was fantastic Alex." Edward said from the driver's seat. Yeah, that made me feel a whole lot better. No offense! And then it just became worse or better with how you look at it. Seth, who was sitting right next to me, leaned over towards me when we went through a rather sharp turn and his whole body fell on top of me. Thank you Edward! Maybe!
I'm dying! Call 9-1-1 Edward!
Seth was so freaking warm that, even though I couldn't breathe, I felt comforted because the sun had disappeared from the clouds and it was becoming quite cold. I snuggled into Seth and fell into a deep sleep feeling Seth's heart beat a steady rhythm on top of me. This feels so good. I never want to wake up. Thank you Vivi for being quiet.
I woke up in time to feel the car slow down to a halt in front of a huge hotel. I opened my eyes and was instantly burdened by the terrific lights that blinded me and the booming of traffic. I'm going deaf! Seriously! My ears can't take it!
The noises flooded all of my senses (mostly my sense of smell from the car exhaust and, of course, my ears) and I sighed in contempt. Even though I'm so used to small town life (boring), it's nothing like living in the big city. This place brings back so many memories.
Ah, I remember this one time when I was in the Central Park with Danny and he was being bullied by these little kids our age (they were smaller than Danny) that were pretending to be gang members. NYC corrupts so many young minds, sigh.
Danny was crying hard by the time the kids left and I cheered him up by going on the swings. It was great fun, well until Danny noticed he could see my underwear from my skirt. I pushed him in the ground as a result and his nose started to bleed.
Good times, good times. To me, that is.
"Okay enough reminiscing. Here is your hotel, the Plaza Hotel at the, obviously, Plaza. I will be staying with you two to make sure the car doesn't get ruined SETH. This is an original, let me remind you. Seth, I hope you can pay the around thousand dollar fee per night." Edward explained. Hah, he didn't say my name. Oh my god, this place is amazing! It's so freaking huge!
The problem is that Seth doesn't have much money or any actually. Why couldn't we have gone up to the apartments that I used to live in? It didn't matter that there were rats there; they were great play toys as a child. Even if I had to go to the witch doctor a bunch of times.
Seth looked perturbed by the amount of money the room cost. (A thousand dollars!) He opened up his wallet and I looked in to see… Nothing. He spent it all buying snacks. Well, let's go to the apartments! Woo hoo!
I'm sure Edward can chip in some money to his new step sister so we can go to one of the good rooms that didn't have a homeless person living in the room after the room was empty. I hated that, finding dirty socks in my bed.
"Okay, I am not staying in one of those apartments Alex since I am a gentleman. How did you survive in this city anyway? We are going to stay at this hotel and I guess I will have to pay for this as well as the gas money. I'm going to run out of money with you two around."
Edward sighed and pulled out his platinum card. That's why we love you Edward. Yay, we get to stay at a hotel where they don't have rats! And then it just got better. Some guy in a uniform opened my door for me and helped me out.
This is going to be a luxury.
We got out and the butler people took our suitcases and brought us inside the hotel where Seth and I gaped with our mouths wide open not even caring about the rich old ladies staring at us with disdain evident on their faces. Have they ever seen teenagers before? Well, Seth doesn't look like a teenager.
I mean, this place is gorgeous, beautiful! Edward didn't even pause in shock (why is it just us?) as he walked up to the check in desk. I guess after living a hundred years and having a rich father made him stay at places more extravagant than this. I want to live here. Wah!
We walked up to Edward as he sweet talked the lady into a room. I'm kind of disgusted by this fifty year old lady making the eyes at Edward. Prepare to be dazzled. "Hello, my sister and her acquaintance will like to use the Royal Plaza Suite for two nights.
Is that all right with you? I can obviously pay for it in any way." Edward asked and gave the woman a dazzling smile. If I was Bella, I would be really jealous. And why didn't he say Seth was my boyfriend? His suggestive words are really creepy.
"W-Well, do you have an r-reservation? You need to have a reservation to u-use that r-room. Also, I will need to see your credit card to s-see if that will work." The lady stammered. So dazzled! Hmm, it seems like she needs only one little push to go over the edge.
I guess that's where Seth comes in.
He walks up next to Edward and leans in towards the lady to show off his pearly whites and to flex his muscles ever so slightly. My eyes! "I'm sure my acquaintance will be glad to pay for all of it in any way. Now, how about that room?"
Seth asked in a sweet voice and both Edward and him flashed a smile. Ooh, a double attack that no one can resist. I'm (sadly) jealous of the lady to have the attention of my Seth. My Seth! Mine! I sound so obsessed.
The lady nodded way too quickly and batted her eyelashes as she typed up the information. She tried straightening her clothes (it won't work with that ugly pencil skirt) when she shook hands with Edward and Seth a little too long. "I hope you two and your acquaintance will enjoy your stay." She smiled plastically as she glared at me. At least she noticed me. I don't like how she said acquaintance.
We were lead up to our room after passing by a spa (I almost fainted at the sight of it) and this beauty room. Since I am a girl, I really want to go now. And yes I'm a girl, how many times have I gone over this?
Our room is soooo huge! It has like three bedrooms and three bathrooms. It has a piano which I'm sure Edward was glad about and I saw the bathtub. I'm certain I almost fainted until Seth caught me. It's like as big as a bed! I'm going t spend all day in there!
This is so paradise.
It's around one o clock at night right now which made me really tired. I plopped down on the bed and sank deep into it; I still want to try the bathtub. Okay, now this is paradise. "Okay you two; get some sleep while I try to locate that hospital. Where is your birth certificate Alex?"
Edward asked, but I didn't answer. I don't think I can even complete a single thought. Oh wait, I just did. "Guess I will have to do all the work by myself unless Seth wants to do it." Edward grumbled. Seth won't do it even if it was between life and death.
I was slightly aware of someone slipping into my bed right next to me. It was definitely Seth due to the amount of body heat coming from him. (I am so glad it's not a hobo.). Does Seth even know that there are three beds? I guess this is his way of making up for the charming the lady plan and it was working. Definitely working.
I don't even care if this hotel bursts into flames as long as I can sleep in this bed. PARADISE!
"Wake up, wake up. Wake up!" A voice yelled in my ear and I was shaken awake to see Edward glaring at me. Why is this the way I have to wake up? What time is it anyway? "It's nine o clock and we need to leave now if you want to get this over with." Edward answered my thoughts and I grumbled as I got up. I don't wanna go.
"What about Seth? Where is he?" I asked noticing the empty spot next to me. Huh, he's been gone awhile. Edward shrugged and I went to change my clothes after taking a shower. Just like I had thought, my clothes were all freaking pink and Alice had made sure the clothes cost a lot of money. They were all name brands.
I could've sold all of these to pay for this room, but Alice would probably kill me. There is no appeasing of that woman. But also, where is Seth?
"I can hear the thoughts of some people downstairs thinking about how much this one guy is eating in the dining room. Well, it is called a buffet." Edward said from outside the door. I opened it and we both headed downstairs. When there's a free food buffet, there's Seth inhaling the food. I can practically see all the food scattered across his face.
Good thing I'm Seth's acquaintance.
In the dining room, I could see this huge table filled to the brim with expensive and delicious food (like caviar- fish eggs) I had never even heard of. And then there was Seth standing out from every one of the rich people dining with delicacy. He was sitting down at one table constantly getting back up to refill his plate. Like, once or twice a minute.
I'm pretty sure I can see a dent with Seth's name all over it in the food. "Everyone's thinking about how much of a slob he is and how they want to call the police on him. This is quite amusing actually. I feel like calling the police as well." Edward smiled at Seth with a slight smirk. I can see evil in there.
"Do I have to do this? Can I just call the police on him like you?" I asked regretfully and Edward nodded. I sighed and walked up to Seth trying to cover up the blush that was surely the color of my clothes right now.
Oh god, I hope I don't get kicked out of this hotel until I go to that spa. I hope Edward pays for his sweet, adoring new step sister. His sweet, caring sister that would give her life for him no matter what will happen to her.
I'm going to keep playing that card for awhile.
"Okay Seth, can we go now?" I asked Seth who finally paused after inhaling a pancake or two. There was food all over his face and I sighed again, only inwardly. I hope I don't have to clean that up.
"We have to get to the hospital soon so we can go back to studying." I tried to convince him, but it didn't work. Oh yeah, Seth hates studying. So do most guys. "When we get back, you can eat the lunch and dinner buffet and Edward will pay for all of it." I suggested.
Yeah, that one will definitely work even though Edward probably won't agree with it. He would probably just want to drag Seth out of here as fast as he could. I can't carry Seth. Seth instantly got up and he started to walk over to where Edward was waiting. Yeah, my plan worked! Not for Edward! Yay!
"Come on Alex, let's go. I can't wait to sink my teeth into some juicy steak!" Seth practically yelled and grabbed my hand. I blushed away from the prying eyes and followed Seth. That was embarrassing.
Edward had looked up the address of the hotel before we left and we drove there while I stared at Seth as he drooled over the thought of dinner at the hotel. There is something wrong with this boy and it doesn't just involve his stomach.
How does his mother feed him?
Edward slowed the car down to a crawl and I looked questionably at him. "The hospital isn't here. This is the exact location I found on the internet, but it isn't here. The address was from fifteen years ago so it should still be here." Edward pondered and instantly he and I got the connection while Seth just looked at me. Is he imagining me as a hot pink steak? Fifteen years ago, that was when I was born.
I looked outside the car window and saw only a large empty space with some grass sparsely popping out of the charred ground. It looked like it was burned badly with a few bricks scattered about. What happened here on the day I was born? What freaking happened? Did the demon Vivi do this? Did I do this?
I jumped out of the car and walked up to the empty space to stare at it mournfully. An old guy walking his dog walked past me cheerfully not seeing the sad girl and it seemed like he lived here for a long time. Obviously.
"Um sir, can I have a moment of your time please? I need to ask a question." I asked hesitantly (very politely) to the man and he smiled at me before walking towards me. I'm good with people a lot older than me.
"Why, I just can't ignore a pretty lady like that. It would be terribly rude of me. What do you want to know?" he asked and I blushed hearing his words. My second plan worked. This guy sure knows how to charm the ladies. I bet he was a ladies' man in his days. You can tell.
"Can you tell me what happened here? I heard there used to be a hospital here since my um mom's friend had been born here and this is the exact location, but there's nothing here. What happened?"
I asked and the man's joyful eyes suddenly turned sour as he gazed at the space like he was deep in his thoughts. Edward's face looked whiter than before which shows that the news was terrible. Seth walked and stood next to me and wrapped his arm around me comfortably like he could sense the bad news.
"Well, there was a fabulous hospital here and it helped save so many lives until about fifteen years ago. Maybe it's been around your age little lady. I was actually a nurse there before the accident happened and don't laugh boy. Men nurses were cool in my day. I was down with it. (The down side of old people)
Anyway, there was a gigantic fire here, but it wasn't a normal fire. No, they were black flames that loomed over everything and burned all in its range. No one knows how it started except that it destroyed the whole building in a matter of minutes. Only a handful of people survived in the fire. The police believe that it was caused by some radiation and gas for the odd coloring.
I remember there was this one family who had just had a baby the moment the fire started. They survived along with the others with only minor injuries, but the baby didn't suffer from anything. The baby looked at me with red eyes that seemed to stare deep into my soul. I could've sworn that baby was possessed by a demon. And I am not insane, let me remind you.
I even thought that she started the fire, but I just concluded it was just from smoke inhalation that made her appear odd. So many lives were lost over some fire that started out of nowhere. I hope that if a person started it, that he will rot in Hell for all of eternity." The man explained.
I was frozen in shock. I killed all those people. I am a cold hearted killer and it was all because I was born. Vivi obviously caused it and I was that baby.
Why? Why did I have to be born? Why did Vivi possess me? Why?