A/n: Finally got a chance to update because of the March holidays. As usual, this is for: Red Eyed Angel, MarshiCantante Bello, angelpinkgal, wingedspirit
The next day was a Sunday. I drove my truck up to where Kelsie was staying and knocked on the door.
"Just open the door, Bella! It's unlocked!" Halyn called out from inside.
Feeling like little red riding hood, I stepped in. Halyn was gaming on his laptop, and as far as I could tell by the song, he was playing step mania.
Without taking his eyes off the screen, he said, "she's taking a shower, she'll be out soon."
Right on cue, Kelsie came out of the bathroom, wearing a grey, knee-length collared dress, with elbow length sleeves. This was matched with a pair of bright yellow stockings that went all the way up her legs, disappearing into the folds of her dress. Her bubble gum pink lipstick was on, and her hair was bundled up in a high-ponytail. She was definitely set to go.
Which we did, grabbing her handbag and stepping into her two inch high, red, pump wedge, we set off to Seattle.
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We talked about many things in the car, it's hard to keep it a silent ride, we just clicked so well. But then Kelsie had to mention something about Edward.
"You know, Bella, you have an odd taste in guys."
"Speak for yourself," I replied, giving her an odd look.
"Okay, I know Halyn can be a bit eccentric at times, but Edward is just… quaint, like he stepped out of the late nineteenth century or something…"
Kelsie sure had a sixth sense or something, how could she detect a thing like that, but I just gave a laugh, trying to be as not nervous as possible.
"… and when we met yesterday, he had this weird expression on his face, like he was trying very hard to listen to something he can't really hear," Kelsie then screwed up her face in a weird imitation of Edward's expression.
But I knew what she was talking about; he kind of looks at me like that when he gets frustrated over not being able to read my mind. I tried to get that thought out of my head.
"I guess I do have a weird taste in guys then, huh."
"But are you serious about this? Remember your last husband?" she asked, suddenly serious.
"Oh goodness, you say the same things as Charlie!" I sighed, exasperated.
"We're just concerned about you. I hate to see you so upset."
"I'm fine and I'll be fine. It's not as if he's going to die." I mumbled the last sentence, I shouldn't have said it.
It's seems Kelsie has the Cullen's hearing, or I wasn't mumbling softly enough, "What? You mean like he's immortal? Stop deluding yourself," she laughed.
I laughed back, but quickly changed the subject to avoid more conflict, it ended up on a debate about who's hotter: Johnny Depp or Orlando Bloom.
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I tried to ignore what Kelsie had said and focus on something else, but it kept coming back. Edward had trouble reading Kelsie's mind, but what bugged me was not that he couldn't but that he tried to.
Maybe he just found it weird that he couldn't read her mine, because as far as we know, the only other mind he can't read is mine, maybe waterchilds are naturally resistant to mind reading, I deduced.
So while Kelsie was dealing with the administration to collect her car, I called Edward. It was a much as I had guessed.
"But next time something strange happens, tell me alright?"
"Yes, love, I won't let you worry."
"Alright, goodbye, I love you."
"Love you too," then he blew a kiss.
Just as we hung up, Kelsie drove Calie up to me. Calie was her favourite baby-blue Chevrolet, spray-painted with cheery, white daisies. "Since I got Calie back, what say we have a race?"
"From here back to town limits?" Kelsie nodded, "deal, you're on"
I must have momentarily forgotten that the truck I drove could not go more than 60 miles an hour without breaking down. But, when I started the engine, I immediately regretted agreeing to this. It was too late to back out.
True enough, when I entered town, I found Calie already parked there. Kelsie was sitting at a nearby café, having a drink. I looked about, Calie stood out against all the other plain and/or beaten cars around. I have a feeling that the car's owner would stand out like a neon sign in a dark street on a dark night where crows and bats can fly invisible against the sky.
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When Edward's silver Volvo reached school, with me in tow, it definitely wasn't the best looking car around anymore. Kelsie and Halyn had arrived earlier, and quite a few people had already gathered around, wowing it. Sometime, I feel that the phrase "blend in" isn't exactly part of their vocabulary. Alice was already running, at human-speed, of course, to ask Kelsie where she got her outfit from.
AS far as the population of Forks high (Pop count. 548.5; because, yes, Roxanna's pregnant, again.) could tell, Kelsie and Halyn were a pair of siblings form Phoenix, coming for an exchange program. So, it wasn't strange if they stayed together, and it wouldn't be surprising either, if Kelsie suddenly shouted out,
"Hey, Bella!"
I ran to tem excitedly, as if I had just known of their arrival. I reintroduced them to Edward, and, for the first time, to the rest of the Cullen kids, and also the twins when they arrived.
Their time tables were basically the same as mine, but one would trail off to follow Diana and/or Adain around if when they took a different class. Therefore, effectively, tailing us about.
During lunch time, Kelsie was already seated at the usual lunch table talking to Jessica and Lauren, when I walked in, closely tailed by Mike. It was obvious from the way they were eyeing her that Jess and Lauren were green with pure envy.
"Hey Bella, aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?" Mike asked, some sort of lust must have been going true his sick-ass mind.
"Um, yeah…" so I let the two know each other, Jessica's eyes were glittering angrily.
Mike ended the handshake with a wink, doing no good to calm Jessica down. Kelsie's expression however changed from pleasant, to a look of pure disgust. Drawing herself to full height, with the added three inches from her heels, and intimidating Mike as well, she stalked over to sit with Halyn. He shared the same grossed out look, coupled with protective anger.
Throughout lunch, Kelsie noticed my eyes kept trailing to the Cullen's table. Most of the gang knows that I do that most lunch, with Edward looking up from playing with the "props" on his lunch tray every now and then, smiling at me, driving my heart into wild flutters. However, Kelsie does not get the status quo, and keeps pestering me about why I won't just go over and sit with them.
Biology, it was Halyn tailing me this time, as Kelsie followed the Spader twins to art. Apparently, the teacher was unhappy that the exchange student will be without a lab partner, but he stopped complaining when Halyn finished up almost as fast as Edward and I did.
Class rang out, and I entered the hall for Gym. Apparently, we were learning to play badminton, which I, being my usual clumsy self, decided I better not play. I feared I might lose grip of the racket, and send it flying into someone else. I sat out, with the excuse of stomach cramps, watching Diana and Adain play two-on-two against Halyn and Kelsie.
School ended, and we left school together, laughing and joking, usually about things only water sprites knew of. We split and went our separate ways at the car park, each family going into their car, and I to Edwards waiting silver Volvo.
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KPOV
I entered the passenger seat as Halyn started the car. We had an agreement that I'll drive to school, and he'll drive back.
As we left the school ground, he asked, "did you notice something strange about them?"
"Who?"
"The Cullens"
I thought for awhile, and nodded, "they all move like they're gliding, and when we shook their hands, it was icy cold."
"Not only that, I also noticed that they don't seem to really touch their food."
"Yes, and their skins are all really pale, even paler than ours. And their eyes, it's as if their all of the same colour, just different shades of it. It's like they are clones or something, clones of really beautiful people, and they aren't even all true siblings, they are adopted…" why does that description sound strangely familiar…
"I got it! It's like that group of people we saw in Italy, except their eyes were red…"
Halyn looked deep in thought for awhile, "hmm, do you think this is worth looking into, are would we being too paranoid?"
"No such thing, everything is worth investigating, remember?"
He nodded and smiled, melting my heart into little bits like he always does.
A/n: Uh-oh, they are getting suspicious…. What do you think will happen next? Will they find out the heavily guarded secrets the Cullens are keeping? Do continue reading, and please review!
Hmm, password… "L: change the world". Yes, I'm totally, and utterly addicted to Death note! Yay! And I just watched the movie yesterday, must say it was more of a comedy than anything else. Note: In case some of you still don't get what the password is for, just include the password in your review, and you get to see your name at the top of each chapter.