It's time, it's time! Halloween time, of course!
October. Cooling air, colorful leaves blowing across the ground, and the sound of bare branches scratching against windows in the night…
I love this time of year. So here we go, Halloween! Twilight and all its characters belong to Stephenie Meyer. I like to play in the world she's created.
The world of Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer. I like to play in it.
COSTUMES
Chapter 1 – First Sight
"What about this one?" Angela asked.
Bella turned. At least it was Angela. Jessica had just pulled out a porn-queen version of an I Dream of Genie outfit off the rack and was holding it up against herself in front of a mirror, turning for better views.
Angela was holding a Harry Potter student outfit. It was cute, actually. Just a robe and scarf. Bella could do that. She took the costume from Angela and held it at arm's length.
"What do you think?" she asked Angela. "Gryffindor?"
"Too boring," Jessica stated. "Of course, you could wear heels and hike up the robe a bit…"
Angela giggled.
"I'm just saying, Bella," Jessica went on. "Those hot new guys in town need girlfriends. And…here we are. Three of them, three of us."
"I think that guy Emmett smiled at you," Angela said to Jessica.
"He totally wants me," Jessica said. She pulled out something black and diaphanous for inspection.
"What kind of a costume is that?" Bella asked. "Victoria's Secret model?"
"A witch, obviously," Jess said.
Not so obvious, Bella thought.
Still, those new Cullen guys were cute. Especially the blond one, Jasper. Even if he did have an odd, old-fashioned name. She remembered the first time she saw him…
First Sight.
Or first vision. A new car had roared into the Forks High parking lot. A Jeep, raised impossibly high. Before it stopped, someone had vaulted out, swinging gracefully from the roll bar. A long, lean jeans-clad body had appeared first, then that blond head. She was sure she had been staring with her mouth open. He had been laughing with whoever was still in the car, but she never saw the others get out. The whole thing had been hokey, like something from an old movies, as the whole world came to a focus on him.
Funny thing though. It was like the same thing happened to him when he turned and spotted her. He stopped laughing and stared at her. Then a red-head climbed out of the car and came up behind him, tapping his shoulder. A big guy climbed out of the driver's seat, jostled the blond and they all stared at her for a few seconds, until the big guy elbowed the blond and took him by the arm.
Too easy. She had ducked and run into school, blushing and shaking from the intensity of the experience.
But oh, that first glance.
Once inside, Bella leaned against her locker with her eyes closed, catching her breath, listening to the sounds of voices and lockers being slammed around her. She waited for lunch as she knew Jessica would have the scoop on the new students.
Of course, Jessica did. They were the new doctor's kids. Jessica's mother just happened to be at the hospital, nothing serious of course, just having some woman issues tended to. She was friends with the triage nurse, and had gotten all the news from her. The whole hospital was buzzing about the handsome new doctor. Since he worked in the Emergency Room, the nurse had told Mrs. Stanley to have a seat in the waiting room and she would see him pass.
The new doctor was hardly older than they were. Jessica's mother was gah-gah over him. Surprisingly, he and his wife had three sons, all high school age. All dreamy.
"How did those guys remain single for so long?" Jessica gushed.
"I don't know," Bella said. "I hope it's not because they have zippo in the personality department. Like they are spoiled rich kids, insufferable…"
"Hello, ladies," came a drawl. Angela squeaked and even Jessica looked surprised.
The girls turned in unison to see the three brothers standing next to them.
"Hi," Jess said a little too brightly. Even she couldn't keep her cool.
"So, you ladies available for a Halloween party?" the big, dark-haired brother asked.
That got a nudge from the red-head. "We're having a get-together Halloween night. Would you guys like to come?" the red-head asked.
That was Edward, right? Bella thought.
"Guys?" Emmett asked, rolling his eyes.
"Maybe we should introduce ourselves," said the blond one who was staring at Bella. "I'm Jasper, and these are my brothers, Emmett," he gestured to the big guy, "and Edward," gesturing to the red-head.
Angela's eyes were locked on Edward's. Emmett waved his hand in front of Edward's face. "Hello?"
Edward grabbed Emmett's hand, a snarl ripping from his mouth.
Bella froze. What the heck? The boy sounded like an animal! Maybe this was why he didn't have a girlfriend...she shook her head as she watched Jasper.
Jasper stepped in between Edward and Emmett. "Ladies present," he said
The two combatants stepped back, putting smiles on their faces
"Tomorrow night?" Jasper said.
"Yes," Bella said. He smiled. She felt like her heart felt like it would burst her chest it was beating so hard.
Jasper had bowed, and the three brothers walked away, glancing back at Bella and her friends a few times before rounding a corner.
Back In the store in Port Angeles, the three girls finally settled on costumes. Angela was going to be a witch, Jessica went with a raunchy Snow White costume, and Bella took the Harry Potter student costume.
On the drive back to Forks, Jessica chattered non-stop. Bella was sure that if the trip had been any longer, she would have worked out the details on her wedding with the boy she had only met once.
As Jessica dropped her off, she asked Bella, "Are you sure you don't want me to help you with your makeup?"
"No, Jessica, I'll be fine," Bella said.
"But you won't," Jessica said. "You don't want to mess this up. That guy is seriously hot."
"I know," Bella whispered as Jessica pulled away. "And I'm afraid of messing it up."
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