Oh its been so long! Ill save my apologies for later...right now let's get into this long awaited chapter...
Alice POV
Watching Edward hunt was scary. Well, he wasn't exactly hunting at this moment, but he was getting into position. I watched him transform into the hunter; he looked at the little cluster of wolves with eerie concentration. His eyes grew darker, his muscles coiled tighter with the cold anticipation of killing. The wind shifted and the breeze brought the scent of the dogs with it. Edward shifted slightly, his back stiffening and became straighter.
"Now?" Edward whispered, his breath hushed. I glanced at him and bit back the started gasp; the two dark pits in a pale, frantic face. I still hadn't gotten used to him like this. I sighed, wishing he could have stayed human. He gave me a questioning glance and I mentally slapped myself: he could read minds.
"I as well think that..." He said softly, returning his gaze slowly to the wolves. I looked at him and everything went hazy...he making too many decisions too quickly. My head was starting to pound. One vision was of him turning back to the Denali's house, locking himself in his room. The other was of him charging down the slope we were on and taking out the wolves. An other was of him thinking of if the wolves could rip him apart. The last was of him searching for someone or something, wandering past the wolves and deeper into the brush. I gasped, not for the air, bur because I realized Edward had been looking for Bella.
"Who is that?" Edward asked angrily, finally losing all concentration on the wolves.
"Heh um uh...n-nobody... I mean somebody...I mean um...hey look, food!" I said, pointing to the wolves.
Edward glared once more at me before turning back around and crouched. A low guttural sound errupted from the back of his throat and I knew it was time. I sucked in a breath, counted to three, and we were off.
His run was fast, aggressive, and silent. He cut through the trees circling the wolves once before going in. The largest of the pack, a dark male, whipped his head towards Edward. The male barely had enough time to open his mouth in a snarl before Edward slammed into him, cracking bones. He yelped out as Edwsrd twisted its neck, ripped open its throat and latched on. The animal was limp, the life being drained by Edward. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a white blur, charging at me. Acting automatically, I sidestepped, turned and grasped the bristled fur between my hands. The wolf, smaller than the black one, snapped its jaws at me angrily. It was only after I drained it that I noticed two things: there were pups and the white wolf was female. One of the puppies gave a high pitched bark that the other three Mm.
"Let's go..." I called out to Edward. I spun around to see him finishing off a gray wolf. The fur around its neck was now matted down with dark blood. He looked up at me, his face feral and wild, but his eyes were begging with me to not think of him as a monster. I also noticed, with a slight shudder, his eyes were bright red.
Edward POV
"Alice, I do not wish to go. Thank you for your consideration." I told her through clenched teeth. She had been trying to convince me to go out with Tanya, Kate, Irine and her for the past hour. She was seriously statting to get under my skin.
"But Eeeeedddwuuurd...pleeease!" Alice clasped her hands together and shook them in front of her. "Please please please please please...!"
"Edward just say yes, please!" Kate fonally snapped, glaring at Alice.
"Yes yes yess!"Alicr plead, giving me a puppy dog look.
I looked between the both of them and sighed. "Fine."
Alice squealed and ran upstairs. "Tanya! Irine! Get ready!"
I could hear three showers already getting started. I looked back at Kate and gave her an apologetic look.
"It's fine..." She smiled and got up. "Well, theres only four showers...you wanna go?"
"No, it's fine. You go ahead..." I got up and wandered into the kitchen to grab a packet of blood. The packets were where you would keep fruit in a fridge; they were in three neat columns of twenty, labled either 'seal', 'bear', or 'elk'. I grabbed the last one...to me it had an earthy taste. I ripped the bag open and sucked it, looking through the fridge. There was milk, juice, eggs, and other foods they couldn't really eat. I sighed and closed the fridge, depositing the blood bag in a biohazard container, conviently labled 'trash'. After deciding there was nothing good on television, I walked slowly up the stairs to my room. I looked at the closet to where my clothes where, picking out the first things I saw. Sighing heavily, I ended up picking a dark blue dress shirt, dark hip hugging Levis and black leather shoes. I trudged into the bathroom next to my room, the mirror still slightly foggy from one of the girl's shower. Turning the knobs, I stared at the slightly blurred reflection that was mine. Red lips popped out from a quite pale that looked familiar, yet that of a stranger. I missed sleeping...and eating...and going to the bathroom... I decide the last as I stared down at the toilet. The shower was short and warm, not ten hours long like the girl's. I wrapped the towel around my waist and walked out of the bathroom.
"Tanya, can I borr-" Kate turned and stopped mid-sentence. I could tell by her widening eyes she was taking in my chest while I stood there awkwardly. When her eyes travled down south, I cleared my throat to speak.
"Kate?" I spoke, watching her eyes snap back up.
"Oh, hehe... um uh um..." She giggled nervously, slowly backing away. She turned and ran up the stairs, her feet barely making a sound. I let out a small laugh and got back into my room to change.
A few minutes, I came out, all spick and span and fresh. I let the two buttons at the bottom of my shirt unbuttoned, straightening my shirt once more.
"Girls, ready?" I called out once I made my way down to the living room. I got no reply, yet the clicking sound of heels on the wooden floor. Four in a row, they came down: Alice, Tanya, Irine, and Kate. The latter was suspiciously avoiding my gaze. Alice looked beautiful, as always, her bright smile on her lips. Her pale skin contrasted drastically with her black dress. The dress itself was body hugging and tight, show off Alice's tiny body. It had a sheer black material at the top, with a sweetheart neckline. Her short high heeled boots were made out of that soft, suede leather. Tanya's dress was a red, sheath-tight halter topped dress that stooped barely beneath her butt. Her black pumps were shiny, the heel a sharp point. The back of the dress dipped low to reveal her back, only to be covered by her softly curled hair. Irine's dress was a one shouldered cream colored dress, her see-through lace colored peep toe shoes matching her dress. Kate was last, her dark plum dress matching Irine's except her strap was on the left, her shoes were black and her hair was piled elegantly on top or her head. They all looked beautiful, and that didn't do them justice.
"Well? Stop giving a blank stare and say something!" Alice grinned, placing her hand on her little hip.
I smiled back and held out my arm to her. "Jasper is most definitely missing out." I grinned, noticing the way her face lit up at his name.
"Well, let's not waist anymore time!" Tanya declared and sauntered out the door. With eye roles and smiles, we followed her out the door.
A few hours later, at the club.
"These stupid buttholes need to move faster!" Irine said, pulling at a lock of her hair. I had already noticed several guys eyeing all of them ( I hoped) and ushered the girls in front of me, giving the guys a steely eyed glare as I turned around.
"Soooooo Eeeeeeedweird, ready to get your groove on?" Alice grinned toothly in my direction. I huffed and pretended to be offended.
"Groove? Sure and jive..." I snorted, earning a glare from the girl in front of us. I smiled at her and quickly elicted one from her in return.
"Party animal..."
"Grr. Better watch out." I clawed one hand and pretended to swipe at her.
I wouldn't mind the quick flash of a thought brushed past my mind. I was momentarily startled, it coming from Irine. She smiled innocently at me, more obscene thoughts emitting from her mind before I shut her out. I was seriously starting to feel the 4 females on 1 male ratio. I scooted closer to Alice.
Do you like it here? Alice asked. I paused, and then nodded slightly.
But? She probed, rolling her hands. I made a hip thrusting movement, stopped, and darted my eyes in the Denalis' direction. Alice blurted out a laugh, tried to cover it up as a cough, but ended up laughing harder. Tanya shot us a curious look, but went back to talking to a guy. Finally, clearly annoyed at the progress of the line, silenced the guy she was talking to with a polite smile and walked to the front of the line with a little more wiggle in her hips. Within a few seconds, Tanya was waving us over with a triumphant smile. She winked once at the bouncer more before we crossed the threshold and were immediately enveloped in the pounding of the music, the smell of sweat and beer and blood, and the churning, twisting bodies of dancers. Music pulsed in my ears, trickling into my veins like a lethal toxin. Tanya wobbled slightly on her strappy heel, mostly for human effect, but to also get a feel for the energy. The smell of beed, blood and sweat swirled around me in a thick fog.
"You kay?" Alice asked, already swaying to the music.
"Mhm. You go have fun." I said. She smiled and nodded, heading deeper in the swarm of thriving people. Tanya stayed, not sure whether to stay or leave. Kate's body language was obvious she wasn't going to leave. Hmm this should be interesting. I noticed, with amusement, that two guys were eying the three girls with obvious interest.
"So..." Tanya said.
"You guys go ahead. Have fun." I said and headed towards the bar.
"Do you have I.D., kid?" The bartender asked, looking at me quizzicaly.
"I would like a water please," I asked politely. He gruffed, but didn't say anything. He slid down a glass, the ice tinkling together. I sipped it, not really feeling it. A redhead slid into the stool stool next to me.
"Hi," She smiled, teeth gleaming. The familiar tingling feeling was crawling up my throat. I stopped breathing and attempted to smile back.
"What's your name?"
"Edward." I said in a breath.
"I'm Megan." She smiled again.
I noticed that with every word she was getting closer.
"Um...would you care to dance?" I asked awkwardly, not sure what else to say.
That seemed the right answer though because she smiled ans dragged me towards the throng of people smashed together. She placed my hands on her hips and started to grind into me. I stood there, confused, until I realized I should probably sway my hips too. I also realized I should start breathing, otherwise she'd notice...but what a mistake that was. Her body heat slammed into my nose, her blood flicking up into my nostrils toward my brain. I hissed lightly and bent my face closer to her neck. I heard her sigh. My mouth opened and I was about to bite when her voice suddenly broke through my hazy brain.
God, he's hot! He's really turning me on... I hope he'll take me home...
Disgusted (at who I'm not sure) I yanked back my head and detatched her from me.
She looked up with a startled expression, thinking why all of a sudden I had stopped. I just looked at her blankly while desperately trying to control the raging in my throat. The heat radiating off her body mixed with her blood that was currently seeping up my nose in deep puffs.
"What's wrong, Edward?" Megan asked in a concerned tone. "Are you alright?"
"Y-yes. I just suddenly felt dizzy..." I croaked out. I needed something to drink, and that something was unfortunately surrounding me in forms I did not want to touch.
"Do you need to sit down?"
"No...it's okay. I think I'm well."
She gave me a quick stare before asking, "Do you wanna dance still?"
Not wanting to raise any further questions, I said yes...except this time I held my breath. To make up for it, I just moved more. My mind wandered off, back to the white house I'd escaped from. Already, there was an aching in my chest that longed for the people we had left behind. I was startled at that, but quickly realized there was something else with that aching. I shut my eyes and slowly combed through my brain, searching for something that would be the reason for the unknowing longing. Suddenly, a cascade of brown curls filled my vision and the ghostly bubbles of a girl's laughter erupted somewhere deep within my conscience. As fast as the image had come, they were gone. Something inside my chest clenched and I myself to the bathroom. As I walked away, I heard her thoughts of what a nice backside I had. I smirked.
The bathroom had one other guy in it, who nodded at me as I entered. Squirting some soap into my palm, I tapped on the water and watched as bubbles formed. I shook my hands dry and left the bathroom. Opening my mind up briefly, I searched for Alice and found her dancing with Kate. I found Tanya smashed up against a guy, her dress rised up high on her thighs and grinding away quite provocatively. She caught my eye and turned to her partner, quickly capturing his mouth in hers for a long kiss. I snorted as his mind screamed outloud all the things he wanted to do to Tanya. She quickly dismissed him with a flirtatious smile and walked away, leaving him with not only a shocked brain, but a friend who was a little too obvious in his liking toward Tanya.
"Liked what you saw?" She asked seductively.
"And what was that, if I may inquire?" I replied back, raising a brow.
"Don't play coy. I saw you looking."
"I was only looking in your general direction out of curiosity and to make sure you were safe."
"Is that all?"
"Well, obviously... I don't see another reason there would be."
"Just forget about her for one night, Edward. Better yet, let me make you forget about her." She smiled sweetly and pressed her lips against mine. Startled, I froze and remained unmoving underneath her working lips. Gently, I pushed her away and held her at arm's length.
"Who?" I questioned, staring at her curiously.
"Exactly!" Tanya cried triumphantly, leaning in for another kiss.
"No." I tightened my grip on her and narrowed my eyes. "I do not know whom you speak of. Who is it?"
Tanya's eyes glittered dangerously. "You don't know?"
"Obviously not." My patience was running thin.
"Me, duh!" Her crimson lips erupted in a beautiful smile, pearl teeth shining.
"You...? What?"
"Tanya!" Alice called from behind. Tanya's strawberry-blonde curls bounced as she turned.
"Alice?" She questioned coolly.
"There are some VERY hot guys coming through the door!"
"Really?" Tanya went on tiptoes to look by the door. Someone must have caught her attention because with another smile, she announced she would be right back and went in the direction of the door.
"You little demon." I laughed, shaking my head at Alice.
"What? Any longer and I was afraid she'd pin you right here." Alice answered and rinkled her nose.
"What?"
"Nothing... What time is it?"
I glanced at the watch on my arm and said, "12:45."(for the record, I've never been to a club soo I dunno hours of operation.)
"Dang! We got here at 10:30!" Alice gasped and looked around.
"Can we leave? I'm bored."
"Me too. I feel weird dancing with other guys... Let's get the girls."
Kate was talking with two guys at the bar. Alice whispered something into the ear and Kate nodded. She smiled and got up, much to the disappointment to her two newly acquire friends. Irine was swaying steadily with a black haired man. Slowly, she opened her eyes and looked startled to see Alice and me standing there and quickly told the man good-bye and came. Tanya was harder to get, as she was lip-locked with a brown haired man. Alice finally yelled to 'get her horny ass in gear', which elicted a glare from Tanya's new friend amd Alice shot one back. Tanya climbed off his lap and gave one more chaste kiss before turning around to join us.
"You smell like blood." Irine crinkled her nose.
"I couldn't resist. His bottom lip was just begging to be bitten." Tanya winked and laughed at Kate's horrified face. "Just kidding! I accidentally cut his hand with the glass."
"Oh." Kate and Irine nodded, satisfied with the answer.
The ride back was quiet and pleasant. The air in the car smelt like sweat and different types of perfumes and colognes.
"That redhead was pretty." Tanya commented, causing me to glance up at her through the mirror. "I pegged you more for blondes..."
"What...?" I was getting annoyed.
"Yeah..." She smiled into the mirror.
"Well, I don't know what you're trying to say..." I pursed my lips and pushed down further on the gas pedal.
"Hmm..." She hummed and looked out the window. Alice's lips were slightly upward in a smirk, staring straight ahead.
The house, thankfully, came quickly. Once we got inside the house, I needed to tell Alice something...that would prove difficult, as Tanya suddenly decided she wanted to talk. FINE ENOUGH I thought, waiting patiently at the plush couch. A little after two, she dismissed herself and went to her bedroom. As soon as I heard the door click, I turned to Alice. "I agree. Let's leave in the morning."
"Are you sure...? I mean, I don't think my self control is good enough yet.." I asked. The Fisher girl ran through my head, a blur of blonde and blood.
"Edward, nobody has perfect resistance off the bat. The only way it's gonna get better is if you're around it, and if we're around you, I'm confident an incident won't occur." Her smile made me want to feel better on myself, make me believe it wouldn't, but I just wasn't sure.
"Edward, believe me." She grasped my hand amd gave me a pleading look. I gave in and squeezed her hand, giving her a weak smile. She beamed back and stood up. "Well, I guess we pack!"
Waiting for the sun to rise was probably the boringest part of the day, but soft oranges. From my room balcony, I watched with a small smile on my face.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Someone said from behind me. I turned and saw it was Kate, already dressed in jean shorts and a pale yellow spaghetti strapped shirt.
"Yeah. I'll miss it, but I imagine it'll still be beautiful from where I'll see it in Washington." I answered, still smiling.
"You'll always welcomed here."
"Oh, thank-you...that's very nice of you."
"Well you know, it's good to get away once in a while. It's peaceful here. I'll be sad when we move."
"Huh?" I turned to look at her. She nodded and looked at the sunrise, a far away look in her eyes.
"We can't stay in one place forever, Edward. We don't age, people would start to wonder. That's why you just have to keep moving. I mean, obviously you could come back...just after a while."
"Oh..."
"Yeah... Well, I'll leave you to your packing. I just came to say good-bye." She turned and gave me a peck on the cheek, turning to say if I needed anything just to ask as she left.
A few hours after dawn, Alice and I went hunting. It was calm and soothing, the blood from the animals well-wanted after last night. My eyes were also starting to turn a lighter shade of red, which was very comforting...the bright rubies staring out at me every morning while I brushed my teeth was getting a little uncomfortable. My bags were packed and Alice was nearly (not really) done with her packing. We were planning on leaving at six AM, hoping to get to Forks by eight PM the next night. (realistically, it takes 22 hours to grt from Alaska to Forks...or so says my phone :b ). Whenever Alice wasn't reciting ancient Greek texts in her mind, I caught snipets of her excitment on seeing Jasper. Guilt invaded me every time because I was the reason they had bwen apart. At about five, I left my room and grabbed one of the blood packets and downed it while looking through a home magazine one of the girls left.
"Will you visit again soon?" Tanya's voice asked from behind me.
"Hmmm?... I'm not sure... There's a possibility I will and that I won't." I replied.
"Could I come see you then?"
That took me by surprise. "Why?"
"I don't know... Maybe you'd want me to."
"Oh. Well, I don't know... I suppose if you really wanted to."
Tanya smiled and lifted herself with ease onto the counter. "I'm thinking of remodeling the kitchen. What do you think? Granite counter tops with dark oak cabinets and a sort of orange-y walls? Or a lighter cabinet?"
"Why? You don't use it anyway."
Tanya's smile slipped a bit, but returned it quickly back. "I know..but sometimes you just wanna cling on to whatever human attachment you can have."
"Oh... Well, maybe a lighter color would look nice with the orange..."
"Hmm...true... I'm also thinking about Re-doing my bedroom. What about a nice red? It's a sexy color, don't you think?"
I coughed slightly, again taken off guard. "Um... I don't really believe so..."
"Well, what about a stronger bed? Cause sometimes-"
"OKAY. Um uh you know I don't really...what's so funny?"
Tanya's giggling was like soft tinkling, beautiful to hear. "I was only kidding... But I really was considering a new color scheme."
"Oh. Heh. Well, I don't know... This magazine would be more help." I slid the magazine across to her and she glanced at the cover with minimal interest.
"Suure... Do you want anything else?"
I glanced at her pale face. Her strawberry blonde curls were pulled back into a pony tail and was dressed in dark jeans and a white tank top. "Like what?"
"Well, you only had one bag... It's a long trip from here to Washington. Take some more." She hopped off the counter and opened a cabinet underneath. She produced a mini ice box and grabbed a couple dozen of blood bags, mixed. She layered the bottom with ice bags she retrieved from the freezer and would add one in between every five bags or so. Placing two more ice bags at the top, she neatly flipped the top back on and stored it in the back of the freezer.
"Don't forget it. You can have slushies." Tanya joked, shutting the freezer door.
I laughed and nodded. "I guess."
She came to where I was standing and leaned against the counter top. She looked at me for a few seconds with calculating eyes before pressing her lips against mine. They were soft, but cold. Curiously, I kissed her back...but felt nothing. Tanya leaned back, looked at me once more, and sighed. "Do you love her, Edward? I know I'm not her...but we could be happy."
"Who?" My eyes narrowed slightly.
"Her. Bella."
"I don't... I don't know who that is." Now my brows scrunched up in confusion.
"Serious?"
"Yeah."
"Hmm... Well, she's probably waiting for you. Go on outta here." She playfully swatted my butt, but when I turned around she had a sad smile. Not sure what to do, I placed my hands on either side of her face and looked at her.
"I may not be the one for you, or maybe I am. I'm not sure of myself right now, but I believe that you will find the person, or vampire, that will love you, Tanya. Do not shed tears or be waste time over a fool. Save that energy for your love. You will need it. And don't go looking for love either. Let love find you. Some of the greatest things happen unexpectedly, when people don't go looking for them because when their expectations aren't met, they're disappointed and only see the flaws and don't really see what's actually in front of them."
Tanya gaped at me, red lips slightly Parted. With a garbled noise, she burrowed her face into my chest and wrapped her arms tightly around me. We stayed like that for a little longer until she pulled away with a small, bright smile. Without an other word, she walked out of the kitchen and downstairs to the den. A little while after, Alice came down the stairs, huffing and puffing.
"C'mon you lazy bum. Help me get this crap down!" She called, clearly capable of carrying down the five pieces of giant luggage she had with her down the stairs.
"As you wish, my queen." I said sarcastically, quickly running to her room and gathering the remaining bags. Why she brought so many clothes? She's Alice.
i know its a short chapter, and it probably is too short and sucks, but hey its here...the past year has been really rough for me and i'm so sorry its been this long :(. I did it all over my phone, since i no longer have a computer...but anyway, i hope its a little somethin'-somethin' to mull over(:. Im gonna re-read all the previous chapters to make sure all the future chapters have no loose ends. I love you guys! also, does anyone know how to work the copy and paste uploading feature...? i have an android, not an iphone.
