So sorry for the late update…but yeah…busy…school….pie…stuff….Anyways…here's chapter 4!

We walked, following back all the routes I had taken when I was attempting to throw her off. But I had an even better plan now. Full proof, too. There would be no way she'd escape the carefully put together plot that came to me in the beautiful spur of the moment. I was grinning to myself wickedly without even realizing it.

Goldfish took the emotion in my grin for something else. To add to that, my arm was still around her shoulder, encouraging her even more. I didn't mind, though. It would simply be ludicrously beautiful to watch all that love dash away into humiliation and the fateful feeling of rejection.

Her horrifying smile turned on and off with each posh restaurant we passed and left behind.

Where's he taking me? I really wish his dating skills were as good as his looks. But I guess I have to be content just for now…I mean, look at all the attention I'm getting! But who would blame them surprised people? I mean, me? Get a boyfriend as handsome as HIM? I'm surprised myself. Well, no not really. It was only a matter of seconds before he fell for my dangerous good looks…….

I was about to snort when I stopped myself. But I still couldn't help but grimace at such impossible thoughts. Who did she think she was anyway? Bella?

Seriously, who would think I was willing to go out with Goldfish? But with the way I was holding her shoulder with my arm, and how she was smiling and always attempting to hold my hand, I guess this wouldn't be that much of shock.

But the torture was soon over. We reached the place I had thought to be the cage of all my hell.

"Wait," I said to her and let go.

Her face was eager, thinking I was about to get her a gift.

I entered the pet store and spotted the perfect "gift" to give dear Goldfish.

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I walked out, the handle of a green cage hanging from my index and middle finger. Through the thin wires, you could see an outraged squirrel banging its nut against the bars. He obviously remembered who I was. Well, he had to be thankful. Both our hell was about to end.

Goldfish was waiting at the exact same spot I left her in. She was bouncing in place now, clapping her hands in glee. Her flat face looked disfigured (even more) by a wide smile. I noticed that she had one tooth missing.

"You got me a pet squirrel!"

I just smiled and unhooked the cage door and gave it to her.

She grabbed the squirrel around the waist with one hand, suffocating it, given its tiny lungs. Her eyes bulged wider and seemed suddenly to pop out of their sockets.

The squirrel glared at her, obviously not happy. Not happy at all. It raised its arm containing the nut and snapped them forward. The small seed hit her forehead and made a hollow sound as it did.

Goldfish yelped. Her eyes closed on instinct and her hand shot to her head, letting go of the red rodent. The squirrel took the chance and leaped to one of the stalls nearby. Fortunately for me, it was a stall selling different types of lockets. Being only a cheap stall, the lockets were not made of gold but of metal wrapped in thin, gold leafings, which was still fine since they were just as hard as rocks.

The squirrel was grabbing the chainless necklaces with both paws and throwing them full force at Goldfish. Her hands flew to her face in a sad attempt to protect herself. The cage fell on the ground with an audible crash that vibrated the whole floor. She screamed in protest, getting me to save her.

I scuffled off, making sure no one saw me. As she didn't know my name, and thus never had a chance to scream "Edward help!" instead of "Boyfriend save me!" and because of that, the bystanders all looked at the nearest man to her in disgust as they thought he was the uncaring boyfriend that didn't help her.

I slyly smiled then took off when I was at the edge of the gathering crowd.

The sounds of metal colliding with flesh and frumpy sweater, mixed with yelps and shouts was still behind me as I ran.

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Well, Goldfish and thankfully that deranged squirrel were behind me now. I smiled in spite of myself, wondering how the two were getting along.

I got a grip and decided to start looking for Alien Alice.

I drifted around the third floor for a while, then continued on to the fourth floor. It was larger than all other floors, and thus quite noisier which annoyed me a bit.

It had a lot more activities and attractions, too. I spotted a throng of people gathered up in one of the main corridors. I spotted a side show, behind the many backs of persons. Bright red carts with bars held certain specimens waving from their spots inside their cages. I shook my head at the sheer inhumanity of it.

Let's see. There was a two-headed man, a guy that couldn't get off the toilet, a guy with his head stuck in a toilet, a woman with 8-meter long armpit hair…

A random guy with his Siamese twin and a fish tail on his back winked at me in a more-than-friendly way. I winced and looked at the cart beside it. A large woman with a pink, floral dress sitting on a toadstool was waving to the crowd. One of those bearded ladies, again. Fairly obvious. You could see from the ginormous bush of brown hair hanging from her chin, around her mouths, under her nose and on other places I'd rather not mention.

From my spot 10 yards away from the crowd, I glanced a plaque with her name on it.

Beardy.

Very original, I'm sure. But you see, I had no time to delve into the sheer genius of the name since I had to go look for an alien bent on dominating the planet.

I drifted away from the crowd, trying my darnest to look like a ghost that was just passing through.

Yesh! Chapter 4 is over!! Chapter 5 would be my favorite so far…I thought it was chapter 2 but I swear I love this one even better…Edward gets an even worse "friend"….Yeah…inform me of any typos since my beta readers are unavailable for a few months…