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"Lizzie…" Gianna began. I turned to her, glaring. Gianna of all people had to be imprinted on! Now she knew the secret, giving us something else to talk about. Ugh.
"Yeah?"
"Listen, I really am sorry for the way I've treated you. The truth is, I was jealous of you."
I snorted and rolled my eyes. "Yeah, right."
"I'm serious. I used to like Seth in middle school and you were the only one he'd talk about."
I narrowed my eyes at her at the mention of Seth.
"And you were so pretty," She continued, "All the guys loved you…but you never seemed to like them."
Hm. I never really noticed other boys liked me besides the obvious ones.
"Give me one good reason why I should believe you."
"Because I'm not talking to you with a scowl on my face. I'm not being mean. And most of all, because I'm telling the truth."
I couldn't argue with her. She'd never been much of a liar. "Why haven't you ever told anyone?"
She snorted. "You think I would tell anyone that I was jealous of you? They all loved that I hated you, giving me attention. They were just hoping for some drama in a small town school, I guess." She said, looking down.
Despite myself and her attitude, I felt a small pang of sympathy. She's changed a lot since she met Collin. We could actually see her eyes and face. She was actually kind of…pretty.
"So how about we start over?" She asked me hesitantly.
I reluctantly nodded. Fighting wasn't going to get us anywhere. She abruptly got up and left the room, only to return a few seconds later.
"Hi!" She said brightly. "My name is Gianna! What's your name?"
I laughed. "Lizzie, nice to meet you."
"You too!"
We drove to Sam and Emily's together, really getting to know each other.
"…She's hot." I heard a voice in the living room. I looked up to see a commercial with a bunch of models on the screen.
"No, I think I like that one better…"
"Talking about me again, boys?" I smirked grabbing a soda from Paul's hand and taking a swig before handing it back to him. Seth chuckled and pulled me down beside him for a kiss.
"Ew."
"Gross!"
"I'm eating!" I almost snorted at that one. When are they not eating?
I pulled away grinning at them and Kim giggled from her seat on Jared's lap. Just then, Gianna walked in and sat beside me. I winked at her when the others weren't looking, telling her to get ready to put on a show.
"What's up Gianna?" I asked sweetly.
"Nothing much besides what you already see me doing." She grinned. "And I already know what you were doing. I heard the complaints from the kitchen." She laughed.
I giggled along with her and the boys, especially Collin and Seth, were looking at us like they just saw a UFO. Gianna and I just grinned at each other and burst out laughing at the looks on their faces, leaning on each other for support.
"What just happened?" I heard Collin ask Seth.
"I have no idea…" He replied, which only brought on a whole round of laughter. We explained to them what happened and how we had a clean slate now.
"Aw." Seth nudged Collin. "Look at our girls, being mature and stuff."
I stuck my tongue out at them.
"Spoke too soon." Collin muttered. Jared chuckled and Gianna went to go sit on the floor with Collin at our feet. Then, Paul came in, obnoxious-self and all, and saw the game and moved me from the couch, onto his lap instead so he can sit. Rachel walked in twenty minutes later, causing Paul to jump off of the couch, knocking me into Sam and Emily in the process.
"Well hello there!" I greeted them brightly. Sam laughed and Emily hugged me.
"Hi, honey." She said to me, laughing as Seth pulled me off of them and onto his lap, as if I weighed as much as an empty box.
"You interrupted our intense conversation, Seth." I pretended to glare at him. He just pecked me on the cheek as he continued to watch the game. I rolled my eyes and sent an apologetic glance to Emily, pretending to disapprove of my boyfriend's behavior. She chuckled at me and my childish ways.
Y.y
Seth Clearwater
"You look bored." I commented.
Lexii rolled her bright green eyes. "Really? Maybe that's because I am!"
We were sitting in biology, totally bored out of our minds as the teacher gave us a lecture on biology classes for senior year. Graduation was just two short days away…
"Guess what!" I whisper yelled in her ear. She back away at my voice and rolled her eyes.
"What?"
"Hi." I grinned at her and Danielle rolled her eyes at my 'dorky-ness' - as she liked to call it - from her seat next to Lexii. Lexii was sitting in front of me, Jared was sitting next to me, and Dani was sitting next to Lex. I leaned back in my chair.
"I don't understand how you don't break these poor chairs." Lexii noted. I chuckled.
"It's a talent." I said, leaning back in my chair even more, only to find one of the legs slip and I end up on the floor. The whole class burst out laughing. Lexii and Jared were the loudest.
I rolled my eyes at them and stood up. "Mr. Clearwater, I'd appreciate it if you'd refrain from breaking the chairs." The teacher glared at me. I saluted and sat back down as the class let out their last giggles.
"Oh, you gotta love good ole karma." Lexii sighed looking satisfied. Jared high fived her.
I looked up and saw Lizzie looking through the small window in the door and laughing her head off. I shook my head at her, smiling, and looked at her in a way that told her to get back to class. She shrugged and ducked down quickly as she saw the teacher moving towards the door. He opened the door and looked, confused, at the empty spot Lizzie was just in. Lexii and I smirked at each other due to Lizzie's swiftness. I could hear her beautiful laugh ringing in my ears.
Lizzie Hill
As I sprinted away from the door, I laughed at Seth's spaz-y nature. You'd think he'd be a little more coordinated, considering he chases vampires, is a supernatural being and all, but I guess not. That's how he always used to get me happy when I was down. He'd make a fool out of himself just to make me feel better - one of the things I loved about him.
M.m
I was at the Cullens' house when it happened. Alice's vision.
FLASHBACK
"Ha! I beat you!" Emmett shouted, childlike.
"Oh no! I was beaten by a VAMPIRE in a video game!" I said dramatically. "How will I ever survive?"
Emmett grinned at me. "Wanna play again?"
I laughed, "No, thanks. Why don't we let someone else have a turn? Jasper? Would you like to play with Emmett?"
"Ok," He smiled, taking pity on me.
I watched them play while sitting with Alice on the couch. We talked until she stopped mid-sentence, sitting up straight. Her topaz eyes were glassy and her mouth was in the shape of an "o". Jasper looked up from the game as I tried calling her name.
"Alice, what's the matter?" He shook her even more than she was already shaking.
"Volturi." She choked out. Volturi? Oh, yeah, they're vampire 'royalty'.
"What about them? Alice?"
"They're coming. Next week."
"For who?"
"The shape-shifters. If their fate wasn't so mixed with ours now, I wouldn't even have noticed it."
My breath caught in my throat as I slowly comprehended her quick words. Cruel, human-blood drinking, vampires. Coming for my family.
Everything went black.
END FLASHBACK
I was now in Seth's room, trying to get an outfit together for graduation. It was today and it came at such a bad time. The wolves were patrolling double time but Sam managed to get enough of the graduated wolves to cover for the graduating ones.
I finally walked over to my drawer in Seth's room, grabbed a random black skirt and red top to wear. Alice would kill me if she saw me right now. I got changed and grabbed my black 3-inch heels to wear before walking over to Leah's room for her to do my hair. Seth caught me on the way there and kissed me.
"You look beautiful." He smiled.
"Thank you, but you better go get dressed and stop eating before I tell your mother on you." I grinned at him.
As if on cue, Sue yelled from downstairs, "Seth Clearwater, you better be getting dressed!"
"Yes, mom!" He yelled back to her and rushed to his room, throwing me a wink on the way. I chuckled and shook my head as I walked the rest of the way to Leah's room.
"Sit." She ordered me when I walked in. I rolled my eyes at her serious face but otherwise did as I was told. When my hair was finished, Leah handed me a mirror. I looked into it and gazed at my beautiful, shiny curls in wonder. I reached up to touch one and Leah rolled her eyes. I grinned up at her and she smiled back.
"Keep that smile on. It looks good on you." She pinched my cheeks and I swatted her hands away.
"Make sure you don't do that when I put my makeup on!"
I went to her mirror and started putting a light coat of white eye shadow, mascara, and eyeliner before putting on my white hoop earrings.
"Beautiful!" my mom praised from the doorway. I rolled my eyes and took my handbag from her.
"Thanks." I smiled. I fished around my purse for my lip gloss and quickly applied it when I found it.
"Pictures before we leave!" Sue called from downstairs. I groaned and reluctantly dragged my feet down the stairs.
"Stop!" Sue commanded me as I went to go and sit on the couch by Seth. I jumped, startled and turned slowly to look at her.
"Yes?"
"I need pictures!"
"Me, too!" My own mother chimed in, entering with her red camera. I groaned and covered my face.
"Nooooo!" I whined.
I felt warm hands wrap around mine and remove them from my face. Seth kissed both of them before letting them hang at my sides. I craned my neck to turn and look up at him. He smiled and said, "Don't cover up your face. It's too gorgeous."
I knew our moms were clicking away with their cameras. I didn't care. I just didn't want this moment to end. "I love you." I whispered.
"I love you more." He smiled smugly at me, thinking that in the end he'd win this argument. We had tried this once, trying to see who would win as we said it back and forth. I told him that that round didn't count because I fell asleep before I could win.
"Awww!" I heard our mothers say. I rolled my eyes and we posed for pictures. The car ride consisted of my mother eavesdropping on me and Seth's conversation, finding out that I wrote songs and could sing. She promptly scolded me for not telling her, insisting that I sing for her.
"No."
"Please?"
"Nope."
"Sing for me or you will be grounded."
I sighed. "I don't have anything to sing."
"What about one of the songs you wrote?"
"Uh…"
"Pleeaaassseeee?" She implored like a five year old.
Seth was watching me, looking wickedly amused. I began to hum and look out the window.
"That's not singing."
"Doe re me fa so la ti doe." I mumbled.
"Neither is that."
"Oh, look! We're here!" I jumped out of the car and started towards the entrance to the gym, where the ceremony was taking place. Seth smiled at me and snaked an arm around my waist.
"Nice going." I muttered grumpily. "Now she'll never leave me alone!" I complained.
He shrugged. "So give her what she wants."
"No way!"
We walked inside and found Mr. Bender seating people. "Miss Hill, you're over here. Mr. Clearwater! Up here with the 'C's please!" He ordered. "Allison! I told you to sit with Miss Smith!" He yelled as he walked away.
Seth turned to me, a bright smile illuminating his perfect face. He gave me a hug and kissed my forehead before going to sit with some kid named Patrick Clipe. I turned around and went to go sit by my sister.
"Hey, Ash, where were you this morning? You were supposed to meet us at Seth's place."
"I overslept," She said, rolling her eyes. "Mom just thought I was getting ready, I guess."
She didn't look like she just woke up. Her hair was straightened and although she only put on little makeup, it highlighted her best feature - her eyes.
"Well you look great." I complimented. She grinned at me and gave me a small hug before the principal started his long boring speech. I wanted to fall asleep right there until Danielle went up to the podium as the valedictorian to give her speech. Unlike some valedictorians on TV, she was perfectly at ease with everybody watching her. She held herself confidently and spoke loudly and clearly. But she still had the traditional speech about how this is the 'beginning'. That's what you get for waiting until it was two days before graduation to write your speech, I thought, chuckling inwardly.
Mr. Gansman started calling names and, even if I didn't know them, I cheered for everyone. But I cheered for the wolves and the wolf girls the loudest.
Ashley and I screamed in each other's face after we threw our hats up in the air.
"BOO!" Someone grabbed my arms and screamed in my ears. I screamed equally as loud.
"Great job!" Embry shouted. I smiled and we did our complicated handshake that we made up a while ago. Some of the boys tried to mimic it but couldn't in the end. I laughed.
"Where's Lex?" I asked.
"Oh, she'd with her mom somewhere. I decided to give her a moment while I came here before Seth takes you." He replied, then muttered, "Speak of the devil…"
Seth walked over to us and nodded at Embry and I waved at Embry before he ran to go find Lex. Seth picked me up and spun me around.
"We're all heading to Emily's. You're coming, right?"
"Yeah, I'll be there. Actually," I looked around him at Ashley talking to Laurel, "I'll meet you there…You go on ahead."
He turned and followed my gaze. "Alright," he was very understanding and for that, I was grateful.
So Laurel and I talked out our issues and apologies before I got in my car and drove to Emily's.
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