Chapter Five

At six in the morning, I heard a loud banging sound downstairs.

I jumped out of my bed, and rushed as quietly as I could as to not wake Alex.

Everybody was back, but with one more person among them.

Sam.

"What's he doing here?" I growled.

"I don't know. We found him in our territory." Jacob pulled Sam into the living room and roughly pushed him down.

I followed them.

Sam didn't say anything, just glowered at us.

"What's your problem?" I shot at him.

"You all are." He growled.

I narrowed my eyes. I didn't mind being insulted myself, but all of us, that wasn't going to happen.

"We saw the girl you took in today. What are you doing, making a snack out of her?" He sneered.

I lunged at him, but Emmett got to him first, lifting him right out of the chair by his throat.

In the heat of the battle, nobody noticed the girl standing in the entrance of the living room.

"Hey, do you guys have any cereal?" Alex asked.

We froze.

She just stood there; even with her un-brushed hair her eyes were hidden.

"Um, in the top cupboard." I answered.

"Cool, thanks." She said, and then she walked away.

I glanced around, but everyone was a shocked as I was, except for Sam.

"Did you turn her?" He yelled at us.

I slapped him.

That was all it took for Sam to lose his temper.

Soon, a big black wolf stood in the middle of our floor, growling.

"Hey, I can't find it." Alex came back in.

Sam lunged at her, knocking her to the ground.

"Wow, did you guys get a dog?" She managed to chock out.

I pulled Sam off of her, and Sam calmed himself enough and turned back to human.

Emmett helped Alex up, glaring at Sam.

We looked expectantly at Alex.

But instead of freaking out, screaming, running away, or fainting, she punched Sam right in the nose.

"That was for knocking me over dummy." She didn't even flinch.

"Seriously, is there no cereal?" She asked again.

Suddenly, Edward's eyes widened.

"Alex, show us your eyes." He directed.

"What? No! All I want is some cereal, is that too much to ask for?" Alex looked puzzled.

"Show us." He persisted.

"No." She answered.

"Edward," Emmett began.

"Come on!" He yelled.

Alex flinched.

"Edward!" I yelled at him.

"Trust the guy with the mind reading, okay?" He shot back.

"Alex, show us." Alice directed more gently.

Alex slowly brought her hand up, hesitating, bringing it up, then down, then up again.

Finally, she lifted her bangs.

And then I saw her eyes.