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Chapter 17

Asking

1 1/2 years later…

It had been a year and a half since I changed Sara. She seemed to rather enjoy her new life as a vampire. Even though she was past her newborn year, we were still cautious about her around humans. To the folks of Floyd, we introduced her as my sister, as we looked a lot a like. She "moved" in with us after her adopted parents had died. She was pretending to be a junior, like Nick.

My sophomore year was going great. It was still strange, the fact that we were redoing high school. It was now late March and still a month before my birthday. In the eyes of the townspeople, I would be turning sixteen, when in reality I would be twenty-nine. We really did not celebrate birthdays on a large scale. Usually it meant a special hunt and the occasional gift, usually from our mate, or in Sara's case me.

The Cullens and Denali had both been down to visit us several times. They all got along real well with Tom, Karen and Sara.

It was another uneventful day at school. When the bell rang at the end of Geometry, I went out to Sara's car and waited for Nick and Sara to arrive. Out of all the cars we owned, Sara's was the least likely to stand out. It was still fancy and new. Nick had been driving forever and with my help, finally talked Nick into letting her drive. They traded driving every other week.

As I sat down in the back seat, I said, "I cannot wait until next month."

"You do realize you're almost twenty-nine?" said Sara, once we were away from the school.

"I am fully aware of how old I am," I replied. "In the eyes of the people in this town, I am not old enough to drive yet." I made a mental note to myself to start off being older next time. I'm just grateful I got driver's ed. out of the way." That had been a fun experience. The teacher had been shocked on how good my driving skills were. I purposely made a minor mistake on my final as to not draw attention to myself.

We arrived home to an empty house. Karen had left us a note saying that she had run into town. Once we put our things away, we all started doing various things around the house. Sara went to her room and got on her computer to start on her Research Skills paper, Nick just seemed to be walking around the house, while I turned on the TV and turned it to some reruns of a cop drama.

Karen arrived about an hour after we got home and asked the usual questions. Nick came down soon after and joined me on the couch. "Do you want to go hunt?" he asked.

"Sure," I said. "Let's ask the others."

"I just want it to be the two of us."

"Okay," I said. "Karen, Nick and I are going hunting."

"Okay," Karen replied. There was something about her tone of voice that caught me off guard, but I just ignored it. I followed Nick out of the house as we broke into a run. I really didn't pay much attention to where we were going, as I was just following Nick. Nick finally stopped and I immediately recognized where we were. It was one of my favorite places near where we lived.

"I thought we were hunting?" I asked.

"We will," said Nick. "I just wanted to ask you something, first." He came and stood right in front of me.

"And what would that be?"

"Will you go to the prom with me?" I don't know which I was more, surprised or happy. If I could have cried, I would have made a lake of happy tears.

"Yes, I will go to prom with you." Nick embraced me and we kissed.

When we finally broke apart, Nick said, "I've been waiting awhile to ask you that."

"Well, I'm glad you finally did. This is going to be a very special prom for me."

"I thought your senior prom was supposed to be special?"

"I've already done that before," I replied. "This will be my first time going to a prom with a date."

"Not for me," added Nick. When he saw the expression on my face, he continued, "Don't worry, it was a one time thing. It was a Spanish foreign exchange student who was staying with a friend of my family. Neither of us had dates, and my parents suggested I ask her."

"I guess that's okay," I said. "If we are going to hunt, I suggest we get going."

"Fine." He kissed me one more time.

As we were about ready to continue, we both stiffened. We had caught the scent of a few vampires. It took me a few seconds, but I soon recognized it. "It's okay, Nick." I loosened up, but Nick remained ready for an attack. Through the trees across the field, came my former coven. It had been four years almost since I last saw them. "Nick, it's okay, I know them. They won't hurt us." I placed my hand on his shoulder trying to calm him down. Even though I wasn't Jasper, it seemed to work.

Andrew, Alexandra and Matt came over and greeted us. I hugged all three of them. "Still a vegetarian, I see," said Alexandra.

"It is not as bad is it seems," I replied. "Andrew, Alexandra and Matt, this is my mate, Nick. Nick, this is my former coven."

"It is a pleasure to meet you," said Nick. "I've heard a lot about you."

"And it is a pleasure to meet you," replied Matt. "I am really glad that my little sister has found a mate."

"Sister?" asked Nick.

"I am not literally his sister, more like the little sister he never had." Matt had been the middle child of 7 boys when he was a human. Nick nodded in understanding. "So what brings you here?"

"Just passing through," said Andrew. "We caught your scent and decided to follow it. So what are you doing here?"

"Nick and I joined a coven of vegetarian vampires. Maybe it will be easier to explain back at the house."

"That sounds good," said Alexandra. "It seems like forever since we have had the chance to clean up."

"Just follow us," I said.

"That won't be a problem," said Andrew, who I knew could easily outrun me. I led them back to the house and into the front room. The rest of our coven, as Tom must have just gotten back, were ready for the attack.

"It's okay," I said. "This is my former coven." They all let up. I was confused by Sara's expression, as it was one of as if she was day dreaming. I followed her gaze and realized she was looking at Matt, who seemed just as confused by Sara's facial expression as I was.

We sat down and proceeded to talk well into the evening. Sara seemed back to normal now, but when I looked at her, she was mainly looking at Matt. When we were done talking, we let my former coven clean themselves up.

I followed Sara up to her room. "What was with you today?" I asked her, once the door was shut, though I knew it wouldn't help.

"I have no idea what you are talking about."

"Right, Miss Day Dream vampire."

"Fine, if you must know, I find Matt very handsome."

"You didn't have to get all vacant expression on him."

"I'm sorry, but I've honestly never felt this way about another guy."

"Why don't you talk to him before he leaves?"

"What if he doesn't like me back?"

"Then that is what happens. Life is not always a walk in the park. You'll just have to try. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to make phone call." I left her room and went downstairs and picked up the phone. I dialed the number from memory.

"Cullen residence," came Bella's voice after the first ring.

"Bella, it's Chloe. Is Alice there?"

"Alice," I heard her say on the other end.

"Hey Chloe. I was wondering when you were going to call."

"Let me guess, you know why I've called?"

"It's almost ready."

"How long exactly have you been working on this?"

"Since Nick made up his mind to ask you to prom. I knew you would say yes and would probably ask me to make it."

"Can I get an idea of what it looks like?"

"No. It's a surprise. I'm personally bringing it down the day of your prom." That caught me by surprise.

"Alice you are a life saver."

"I know."

"Then again, you're the only person I would trust with this."

"Thank you."

"See you in a month." I hung up the phone with a smile on my face. I decided to step outside and found Matt standing there. I walked over.

"This is a nice place," said Matt.

"I know."

"So what is with your cousin anyway?"

"I know but I'll let her talk to you."

"She thinks I'm handsome doesn't she?"

"You heard our conversation?" Though it wouldn't surprise me if he did.

"No. I could tell by the way she looked at me. So does she like me?"

"Why do you ask? Do you possibly like her?"

"Yes," said Matt. "I just don't want to hurt her feelings. She hunts animals and I kill humans. It just does not work."

"I hunted humans once, don't forget. It just takes some time getting used to. Are you thinking of staying?"

"Not now," said Matt. "Maybe in the future."

"At least that is a start. You better be quick though, several boys at our school find her quite attractive, and she may decide to change one of them." Matt looked at me as if I was crazy. "It was a joke."

"Just hurry back. I really miss you."

"I miss you, too." We shared a hug as Andrew and Alexandra arrived. I hugged the other two.

"You guys need to come more often," I said.

"We'll try, if we are in the area," said Andrew. With that, the three of them ran off into the woods.

A/N. Please R&R. Hope you are enjoying. Originally this was going to be Nick asking Chloe to prom and then prom, but I decided to bring in Chloe's old coven instead. I'm not sure when Matt will be back.

Preview: Alice brings Chloe's dress and prom.