"I still don't understand what he sees in her."
Alice Cullen heaved an unnecessary sigh at her adopted sister's words as they walked languidly through Forks after a visit to the supermarket.
"Bella is a very nice girl, Rose and Edward loves her." The petite vampiress chided lightly, "You should be happy for him."
The blonde beauty tossed her head irritably, "I would be if it was anybody but her."
"Other than being human, what about her don't you like?" Alice asked in a tone that was quite curious.
"Oh, I don't know," Rosalie huffed as she rolled her tawny-colored eyes sarcastically, "Maybe the fact that she's always cavorting around with that mutt?"
"That's not really true, Rosalie." Alice pointed out idly.
"Yeah," Emmett, Rosalie's mate, butted in with an amused grin, "She hasn't been to La Push since that one mutt brought her home, crying, a few weeks ago."
"That's exactly my point!" Rosalie snapped exasperated, "She went down there without telling Edward, most likely to that stupid mutt she's still hung up on! Then she comes home in tears and she won't even tell him what happened!"
"Well, it wasn't the mutts that made her cry." Jasper, Alice's mate, remarked quietly in a slightly strained voice as he kept a tight grip on his petite mate's hand, "They wouldn't have hurt her."
Alice bobbed her head in agreement, but before she could say anything else on the matter, she was distracted by the sound of loud music and laughter coming from the park across the street. The pixie-like vampire looked over at the small crowd with her thin brows furrowed delicately in curiosity.
"I wonder what's going on?" She mused thoughtfully and the others glanced over at the park, looking at the crowd with mild interest.
Rosalie gave a disdainful sniff and she shrugged daintily, "Who cares?"
"C'mon Rose." Emmett whined playfully and he tugged on his mate's hand, "Let's go check it out!"
Rosalie gave a disgruntled sigh, but she allowed her childish mate to lead her over to the crowd of humans with only a small amount of reluctance. Alice had already flitted across the street with a hesitant Jasper in tow and she was hovering on the edges of the crowd, peering around them curiously.
Emmett let out a booming laugh when he saw what had garnered the humans' attention. A tall young woman with short, fire engine red hair and bright, sparkling green eyes was doing a rather interesting dance while a younger version of herself stood beside her and tried to mimic her movements. There was an old CD player blasting what sounded like Irish punk music a few feet from them as they danced barefoot across the grass, completely oblivious to the crowd.
Three of the four siblings watched with amusement as the older of the two girls slowed her movements slightly to allow the younger girl—obviously either her daughter or sister—to copy her movements easier. Alice's tinkling laugh was masked by the loud music and the laughter of the rest of the crowd. She had never seen something so humorous, especially in Forks. It was quite the treat. Even Jasper was smiling slightly as he watched, he could feel the happiness emanating from the two girls as they danced together.
As the music stopped the older girl collapsed onto the grassy ground, breathing heavily through the laughter as the little girl followed suit. Both of them were still oblivious to the crowd until Emmett and Alice started to clap, which caused the rest of the crowd to burst into the applause as well. The older girl jerked into an upright position and stared at the crowed with wide green eyes, her short red hair was sticking up everywhere and the four siblings could easily make out the grass pieces that were stuck in her hair.
The four watched as the older girl jumped to her feet with a laugh and helped the young girl to her feet. She bowed towards the crowd grandly, one hand around her waist while the other was held out to the side. The little mimicked the older one, giggling and smiling happily as she bowed and waved. As the crowd dispersed, the older girl smiled to herself then she turned and crouched down beside the CD player. Emmett grinned and started walking towards the two girls, but Rosalie grabbed his arm.
"What are you doing?" The blonde hissed at him and he grinned at her broadly.
"Going to say hi." He replied matter-of-factly as his grin widened and he tugged Rosalie's hand, "C'mon."
Alice giggled and lead a somewhat reluctant Jasper over to the girls with Emmett tugging Rosalie behind him. The younger girl stared at them with wide emerald green eyes as they approached and Emmett waved his hand at her. The little girl—who couldn't be any older than four—waved back shyly from over the older girl's shoulder.
"Hi." Emmett greeted as he stood in front of the girl as she crouched in front of the player, Rosalie standing beside him with Alice and Jasper on his other side, forming a semi-circle around the girls.
The four scrunched up their noses as the mutts' stench reached their noses along with the two girls' own individual smells. Quickly, Emmett, Alice, and Jasper masked their expressions while Rosalie continued to look at the girl in disgust.
The older girl lifted her head and blinked up at them, seeming stunned. Emmett grinned widely as he watched her as she appraised each of them curiously, her green eyes roaming first over him, then Rosalie. She straightened to her full height as she looked Alice and Jasper over, the curiosity being replaced with wariness and she shifted so she blocked the little girl from their view, her stance protective. Her green eyes flickered between the four pair of golden ones before she made a slight noise in the back of her throat.
"Oh fuc-Damn it all t'hell." She swore quietly in a thick Irish brogue.
She sighed and moved the little girl further behind her. Emmett gave another booming laugh at her words, pretending to wipe a tear from his eye when his laughing fit had subsided.
"A simple 'hello' would be fine." He said with another chuckle.
"Fine." The girl drawled sarcastically as her green eyes narrowed, "Hullo, 'm Sunny Finnegan. an' if ye eat either o' us, you'll get yer white arses ripped t'shreds."
The redhead paused after a moment and she bobbed her head slightly, "It's nice t'meet ye."
The four stared at her, equally stunned by her brazen words then Alice gasped and pointed a finger at Sunny. Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie looked down at the shorter vampire curiously.
"Oh! You're that girl!" Alice stated excitedly, "The one that had Bella in such a tizzy a few weeks ago!"
Jasper lifted a brow as he looked from his mate to the tall girl standing defensively in front of them. The happiness that she had been emitting a few minutes ago was gone, replaced by agitation and aggressive defensiveness, with a small amount of fear. His other brow joined the first as the feeling of agitation changed to anger while resentment joined the mix of emotions emanating from her. He saw her jaw clench tightly and he could hear her grin her teeth together.
'Whatever happened with Bella at La Push obviously upset this girl even more than it had Bella.' Jasper thought in bemusement as he watched her silently with the others.
"Aye, I suppose I am." The tall Irish girl agreed easily, if not drily, as she crouched to pick up the music player and the CD case then she straightened, "Now if ye'll excuse me, I actively try t'avoid th' vampire friends o' th' lass tha' keeps tryin' t'steal me boyfriend, so my sister an' I have got t'go."
Jasper blinked in surprise, along with Emmett and Alice while Rosalie took a threaten step forward, growling angrily.
"What did you just say?" Rosalie snarled as she glared up at the girl, even in heels the redhead was slightly ytaller than her, she furious at the nerve of this human child.
The humn woman nudged her younger sister further behind her, meeting Rosalie's furious eyes defiantly.
"I don' believe I stuttered, Blondie." The redhead quipped nonchalantly and she snickered quietly, ""You know, you give a whole new meaning to drop dead beauty queen."
"Bitch!" Rosalie hissed as she bared her teeth and looking ready to rip the human girl to shreds when Emmett grabbed her around the waist with another loud laugh.
"I like you." The burly vampire said as he grinned at the redhead, "You have spunk."
"Lovely." The girl muttered drily, clearly displeased as she continued backing away from them, "Now I really have t'go."
Emmett's grin widened and he followed her step for step easily, tugging a reluctant Rosalie with him while Alice flitted after him with Jasper trailing after her.
"Just one question," Emmett said, holding up a single finger as he grinned at the girl, "What exactly happened between you and Bella?"
Alice watched as the girl twitched slightly and a dark appeared on her lively face.
Lassie stuck her damn hands in my cookie jar…" She muttered randomly, clearly not meaning to say that out loud and she looked at the four vampires with wide green eyes, "Er…"
Alice blinked and stared at the girl with wide eyes along Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie.
"What?" The pixie-like vampire sputtered confusedly.
"Figure it out yerself." Sunny stated drily as she she gently tugged Lily to the van, "C'mon, Lils."
The four vampires watched the strange human girl floor it out of the parking lot, heading in the direction of La Push.
"What do you think she meant by that?" Emmett wondered aloud, completely confused by the girl's response.
Alice frowned and closed her eyes, trying to 'see' the girl but all she 'saw' was black, like with the wolves.
"I can't see her." She said as she pursed her lips, "It's just like when Bella used to hang out with the wolves. Her future must be entwined with theirs."
"She did feel quite angry when you mention Bella." Jasper said quietly, "She was furious in fact."
Alice's lips pursed tighter as she tried to think of an explanation when it suddenly came to her.
"Oh!" She gasped, "Oh!"
"What, Alice?" Rosalie asked impatiently and she her arms crossed over her chest with her perfect face set in a scowl.
"She must be Jacob's imprint!" Alice explained fervently as the theory turned around in her head, "That would explain why Bella was so upset all those weeks ago and what the girl-"
"She said her name was Sunny." Emmett piped in with a snicker, "Weird name for a weird girl."
Alice waved her hand exasperatedly at him as she continued to explain her theory.
"Bella must have done something to Jacob that caused his imprint, Sunny," She stressed the name when Emmett opened his mouth, "To make Bella cry. But what did Bella do?"
Rosalie sneered, "Why don't we go and ask her? I bet she's at the house with Edward right now."
The blonde didn't bother to wait instead she darted into the trees that surrounded that park, disappearing in a blur of speed to fast for the human eye. Alice, Jasper, and Emmett looked at each other before following after the other vampire.
Rosalie stormed into the house with Emmett, Jasper and Alice following right after. The blonde made a beeline straight for Bella and Edward, who were cuddled together on the couch watching TV. Bella looked up at Rosalie, a brief spark of fear running through her at the thunderous look on the blonde's face and Bella pressed closer to Edward's cold body. Edward gently tightened his arm around Bella and he frowned up at adopted siblings as their thoughts bombarded him.
"What do you want, Rose?" He asked calmly even though he already knew.
Rosalie's sneer intensified as she stared down at a slightly cowering Bella, "You won't believe who we ran into at the park today, Isabella."
"Who?" Bella squeaked and her brown eyes stared up at the intimidating blonde vampiress worriedly.
Alice stepped forward and her thin brows puckered into a delicate frown, "She said her name was Sunny Finnegan. Is she the girl that made you cry?"
The five vampires watched as Bella's face drained of color at the mention of the name.
"Bella?" Edward murmured questioningly after his fiancé had remained silent for several moments, "Is that the girl that hurt you?"
Bella jerked slightly and looked up at him, her brown eyes glistened with tears and she nodded slowly.
"Yeah, she's the same girl from the hospital. Jacob's imprint."
Edward tensed beside her, along with the others as they suspicions about the redhead girl's identity was confirmed
"What happened between you too? Why did she make you cry?" Alice persisted as she came over to sit beside the human girl, "She seemed pretty angry when we mentioned you at the park."
Rosalie's lip curled slightly and she sat down in one of the armchairs diagonally from the couch. Jasper hovered by the door while Emmett moved to sit on the arm of the chair his mate was sitting in.
Bella sniffed and looked at her hands as she bit her lip.
"It was stupid." She said quietly without looking up at the five vampires, "I shouldn't have gone down to La Push, but I wanted to see Jacob again and she was there…I was just so stupid…"
Jasper frowned slightly as he listened with the rest of his family. Bella emotions were always easy for him to read and right now they were rife with regret, sadness, disappointment and a little resentment and anger. Carlisle and Esme appeared before Jasper could contemplate the human girl's emotional state and he turned his attention to them.
"The wolves have asked for a meeting." Carlisle said gravely as he looked at his children and Bella.
"Why?" Alice asked confusedly.
"About Bella." Edward answered stiffly after he had read Carlisle's thoughts, "They want to discuss what will happen to her after the wedding."
The older vampire nodded his head at his son, "Yes. They wish to discuss the consequences of changing her."
"When is it?" Emmett asked, sounding eager at the prospect of a possible fight.
Carlisle rubbed his eyes and Esme placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"Tomorrow night." She answered softly, "They want Bella present as well."
"No." Edward denied staunchly and Bella looked at him in disbelief.
Carlisle sighed, "It affects her too, Edward. She has to come."
The bronze haired vampire pursed his lips angrily but he made no further comment instead he stood and held his hand out for Bella to take.
"I'll take you home."
The human girl nodded meekly and allowed him to lead her to his Volvo without protest.
Rosalie scowled darkly when she realized that Bella had managed to avoid telling them about what happened between her and the mutt's red-haired imprint.
'Conniving bitch.' She thought angrily as she glared at the wall.
Author's Note: Sorry it's so short, the next one and the one after that will probably be short too, but after those two I'll try to make the chapters longer again. Anyhooties, as much of a bitch as Rosalie is, I still like that she didn't fall for Bella's innocent, damsel-in-distress crap like everyone else. Also, I hope the vamps were somewhat in character in this chapter and I hope y'all like this chapter too!
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SPECIAL MENTIONS!
Ellelizzielaves: Sorry I didn't reply to your review in the last chapter, I saw that you had reviewed after I had updated. Anyhooties, I'm glad you like the remake so far, I definitely think it's better than the original, if for no other reason other than Sunny's new Irish accent. XD Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
Woodshrew: Thanks, I'm glad you liked the last chapter! I hope you liked this one too!
Lmv16: Haha, she is super adorable. I hope you liked this chapter!
Mira SeverusSirius Black-Snape: He is pretty badass. XD I hope you liked this chapter!
ForeverTeamEdward13: Thanks, I hope you liked this chapter too!
Luli Cullen: Thanks, I hope you liked this chapter too!
Werewolflover98: Haha, I'm glad you like the story so far. It seems that Connor is the popular vote for Leah's imprint right now, so maybe I'll have her imprint on him in a later chapter. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
PeaceLoveHopeFaithBooks: I think I'll do a scene where Leah introduces Sunny to Moira and have her appear in a few chapters of just those three together, but I think I'll save the imprinting scene for the newer version of A Sense of Irony, although I'll add some Paul/Moira scenes into Always Sunny too. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
WolfsDen: I'm glad you like the story so far. Oh wow, I have no idea I used the word 'then' so much, thanks a bunch for pointing that out. I'll definitely try to lessen my usage of the word from now on. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
Aoa1012: Thanks, I'm glad you like Sunny's accent, it's fun to write. Haha, Lily is actually based off my little cousin Midnite, she's eight now, but she was a lot like Lily when she was four years old. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!
Anon Guest: Thanks, I hope you liked this chapter!
KenzieMac: Haha, I agree with you on the opposites attract thing too, but when I tried to picture Murphy and Leah, it just didn't seem to fit right me, but Connor definitely would be perfect for Leah, so I think I'll have her imprint on him and maybe come up with a girl for Murphy, so he's not lonely. Anyhooties, I hope you liked this chapter!