Chapter 35: Puzzle Pieces

~~Catty~~

FANG POV:

Things just get suckier, don't they? I mean c'mon! A year or so ago we were all peachy keen just chillin' out somewhere in Colorado and now BAM! We have to save the world? Talk about major WTF. And then we run into this freak show and get caught up into…what?...ANOTHER problem.

Talk about having way too much on my plate.

Maybe it's all connected. Like meeting these, um, vampires and elves, and the whole evil Director being so silent all of a sudden. Yeah, yeah, like maybe The Director and what's-his-face-the-evil-vampire-pain-in-the-bootay like combined to exterminate all of us! They might be making a plan of mass destruction for all I knew. This made me mad again. Why does everyone want us? What did we do? Edward's head snapped up suddenly.

"That's a very interesting thought." He mused as everyone crowding around the laptop shifted their entire attention to the two of us. I started panicking until I remembered that Edward could read minds. THAT would take some getting used to. What did he think was so interesting? I couldn't even remember what I thought…

"What is it Edward?" Carlisle said as he walked over to sit on the couch next to me. Sorry Edward, but you vampires are as creepy as hell. Edward smiled for a fraction of a second then his face was thoughtful again.

"Fang thought that this woman called The Director, who has been planning on killing The Flock for forever, and Aro wanting to kill us is connected. As in maybe they're working together. Creating a plan of mass destruction." Edward gave me a sideways glance while everyone got really still. They must have their thinking caps on. Alice was the first one to break the silence.

"Is this why I can't see what's going on? Aro knows how my powers work, so what did he do? Block them? Did he send a member of his clan who has the power to create shields probe my mind?" Alice got more and more hyped up as she went on. "That must be it! Coralline, is that her name?" Carlisle's face suddenly turned age-old as he answered in a glum tone.

"Yes Coralline can create force fields within a hundred mile radius, but…how…" His face suddenly flooded with understanding. "That would mean that she would have to be somewhere in the Olympic Peninsula right now." Wow, I didn't even know what they hell they were talking about, but damn it was freakin' me out. Almost everyone in the room gasped simultaneously.

"That would make sense, though!" Ambrosia said quickly, "That she could just call Aro on a cell phone or whatever, and inform him on all our plans! But apparently she is not a strong fighter, cause then wouldn't she already attack? Is stealth her strong point?" I'm not going to lie to you; this was giving me the chills. I risked a glace at Max. She looked horrified. Her mouth was open in an "O" shape and her eyes looked like they were about to bug out of her sockets. She did not like spies. I stood up and moved over to The Flock where I sat down and rubbed Max's hand comfortingly.

AMBROSIA POV:

Holy…Oh my…Damn! Even my thoughts were jumbled as I tried to wrap my head around this. WHY? That was the most confusing question of them all. Why, why, why? Oh I hate mysteries! They make me angry, and trust me; I'm a pain in the ass when I'm angry. Elyador could feel my stress and wrapped his arm tighter around my waist. I don't know how long we stood there without talking, but our thoughts were interrupted when the Cullen's grandfather clock chimed to tell us that "it was seven o'clock in the morning" which also meant "time for school". I don't know why, but since we're only "fourteen", Carlisle is making all four of the elves enroll in Fork's dinky high school.

"We should get going." I said as I headed for the door. Edward and Alice were in their senior year, so they were coming along for the ride. Bella was staying home for a couple months until her thirst was under control. We were silent all the way to Emmett's Jeep (the only car that was big enough for six of us) which was honestly kind of creepy. "Nice weather today, hmm?" I complimented to ease up the tension a little. But it was true. There wasn't any sun, but it was very warm with a slight breeze. I got a mixture of "Aah"s, "Mm-hmm"s and "Mmm"s. Grr.

"C'mon you guys! Ease up! I mean, sure this is freaky but lets just keep our eyes out for anything strange, okay? How hard is it to detect another vampire in a swarm of humans? That reminds me, these contacts are seriously bothering my eyes." I blinked a couple times and rubbed my eyes. The whole gold-pupil thing would be a major tick-off to the humans. Alexa nodded in agreement.

"I can still see, but it's all cloudy!" She sighed angrily and I laughed. Everyone seemed to be totally at ease by the time we climbed into the Jeep. That was good. I smiled to myself. If there was one thing I could not stand, it was standing in the middle of a whole frenzy of tension. I suddenly felt human again. Not in the cloudy, weak, soft sense, but in the social normal sense. I fixed my purple vest and ran my fingers through my golden hair.

"Hey dingus", I said as Alexa turned around to look at me, "Do I look okay? Like did the wind mess up my hair?" She snickered once but answered me truthfully.

"It looks fine, but since when did you ever worry about how you looked?" Despite the snide comment, she gave herself a quick once-over. I ignored her comment, smirked at her, and looked out the window at the now quickly approaching "Forks High School" sign. Those almost-butterflies fluttered in my stomach once again. As we pulled into a spot close by the doors—it looked like we were a little early—Edward said:

"Elyador, Elfohrys, Ambrosia, and Alexa, welcome to Forks High School." I rolled my eyes and stepped out of the massive Jeep. All the other cars in the parking lot looked so small compared to this beast of a car! Ha-ha. I smelled the air just to make sure that all the stink here was human, not vampire. It smelled pretty clean so I took Elyador's hand and walked into the dreaded building.

DUN DUN DUNNNN! LOL School! Again I am SO sorry that we haven't updated in forever, but high school is a load. *Exhaustion*. Does anyone have any questions on how any of the characters look? What their "powers" are? I am going to post another "Just for you!" that will be kinda like a character guide listing the character's name and all their stats. Like a fanfic baseball card! In case anyone is still reading my long author's note, you should know that we will definitely try to update once a week. Maybe even more! Be a good reader and review!

NICE SNAG… NICE TOSS… NICE ABS… THANKS…

~~Catty~~