Chapter 13

You're going somewhere?" I asked as Spark was changing in the bathroom we shared at the Cullen's place since we're staying for a few days.

"If you must know, I have a date." She yelled from the bathroom as she walked out and I gasped. The dress she wore I had never seen before, It looked as if it were made for her, it's a hot pink halter that cut at about her knees, with sequins in just the right places.

"You're still kind of with George how can you have a date? Especailly one where you look like that." I gaped at her rather... disimpressed.

"First off, this guy is an old friend, one I knew before you. Second, it's a 'I've missed you, haven't seen you in a hundred years' kind of date, thirdly, he is a vampire. And lastly, when you see who it is, your jaw will drop and you'll ask to come with." Her calmness was to nice to resist. "I love you darling but trust me, this isn't a romantic date okay?"

Rolling my eyes, I glared at her. "I doubt the last one. Josh Groban could walk through that door and I still wouldn't go with you." I watched her laugh as she began to straighten her hair. "Here, wear these." Putting a pair of my favorite shoes, a metalic silver and the same pink as her dress, on the bed I sat down watching her straighten her hair.

"Trust me hun. You'll like what you see." Finishing her hair she slipped the shoes on and looked at me, "So?"

"Flawless, as always." Sighing I heard the door ring.
bellasbanalice (10:53:54 PM): "Sp.. Spark... There's a man here to see you... You might want to hurry!" Anticipation filled him, and it made Spark smile.

As we decended down the stairs a beautiful man with dark curly hair, stood in a black suit. Recognizing him, I almost fell over in shock. "We've been best friends for 80 years and you never told me you were friends with JOSH GROBAN!"

"Well, he's Josh now, he was also Frank Sinatra, and oh the names start to leave me. Though he's always been, and will always be my Romeo." She giggled lightly as he took her hand and kissed it. "Juliet."

"Wait a second..." Carlise was piecing things together now. "His looks, your looks... Shakespeare. You two knew each other for a long time, and inspired Shakespeare to write his well known play of star-crossed lovers." Looking at Spark he smiled, "Never before did I know what an amazing life you have lived young lady. This explains the 'forever to my juliet' dedication on the various albums by artists I assume are all you young man?"

"Well yes, sir." Josh spoke for the first time and I about melted. Felix or no Felix, Fred or no Fred, that man's voice made my still heart melt. "See Juliet and I here, were first with... oh what did you call him Juliet?"

"Billy S.?"

"That's it. Billy, thanks to my favorite little star crossed lover here, heard me sing, and now every few decades or so, I let myself become famous. And since it's always been because of her, I left her a dedication." He explained as he walked over taking Spark's hand. "This angel never sings but has the most beautiful Soprano voice. I beg everytime we meet that she sings with me, but always she denies."

"Only because I don't want to be famous, a lot of it had to do with that man I told you about. He found me by the way." Her voice soft but she smiled brightly as he kissed her hand. "But I guess if I must, we can sing together tonight."

"Oh hear that Carlise? Spark is going to sing." I was excited, if it was the last thing I did I was going to go with.

"Carlise? Carlise Cullen? I have heard of your work and I commend you for leaving the Volturi as you have." He smiled and started to lead Spark to the door, "Would you care to join us? All of you?"

I looked at Spark. "Pleaseeeee! I will so get down on my knees and grovel."
Spark tried to look annoyed. "No. Besides this is a special date between him and

I. We've got some catching up to do."

"But but but…it's Josh Groban." I don't think it was possible to put more emphasis on a name than I did at that moment. "I LOVE him. PLEASEEEEE!"

Spark smiled lightly and shook her head, walking to the door. "No. Sit. Stay."

"I can no sit stay." I nodded.

Spark rolled her eyes. "No. Not what I meant. Elanor; sit. Stay."

I spun on my heel and started walking toward Carlisle's office. "This means no vampire penguin." I could feel her disappointment; the whole house could; it was her dream to change a penguin into a vampire.

"You love me and you know you do." She called back, hoping I'd change my
mind; it was that obvious in her voice.

I walked into his office and slammed the door slightly to make a sound so she knew I was ignoring her. "No." I yelled back.

When I heard the door close and a car start I looked at Carlisle who was chuckling at his desk.

"Oh Carlisle; I'm so sorry. I didn't…"

He shook his head. "I know El. So how's life?"

I nodded. "It's…alright." I offered a weak smile. "Quiet while Bella and Edward at their first honeymoon."

Carlisle chuckled. "Ah yes. It's a shame you weren't at the wedding."

I smiled softly. "Believe me; I'd much have rather be at the wedding with my half-brother who hates me than where I was."

"Ah yes…Fred."

I felt my face fall as I sat down in one of his chairs. It always amazed me at how human I was some times.

Sensing the change in my mood he offered another kind smile. "What about this human of Spark's?"

I sighed. "That's almost as bad. I'm scared Carlisle."

He looked at me in concern. "Scared…why?"

I looked at him; I trusted Carlisle more than I trusted myself at times. "I'm going to tell you something I've not even told Spark." I took a deep, unnecessary, breath. "I saw George changed as one of us."

He looked at me, leaning back in his chair. "Why's this bother you?"

"Cause if it's Spark changing him, she's likely to leave like Aro did…she'll be horrified at what she did. If it's not her, then she'll feel bad for introducing him to this world of the undead. Either way she's going to want to take the blame for him turning into one of us. It's going to eat at her."

He nodded and opened his mouth to say something.

"EL!" I heard Spark come racing up the stairs.

I sighed and looked over at the door as she burst into the room. "I'm still…"

"What do you think would happen if I stopped myself from killing a penguin? Would he turn into a vampire?"

I looked at her, completely in shock. Obviously, she was hiding something from me, an emotion I would guess, but she had me so distracted by her question that
I let it work.

Carlisle held back a laugh.

"I'm not going to find out." I shook my head.

"But but but ELLLLLL!"

"Nope; I didn't get to go on a date with you and Josh Groban, you don't get a vampire penguin." I shook my head stubbornly.

Spark huffed. "Fine." She turned on her heel and walked back outside.

I followed her outside, so close to her I could smell her; not that that was anything new. "How did it go?"

I watched Spark look at me. There was something in her eyes…and the faintest emotion that I couldn't quite identify or get closer to in order to pick up on what it was. "Nope; no penguin, no tell."

I rolled my eyes and grabbed her wrist; stopping her, making her meet my eyes. "What happened?"

"Nothing." She shook out of my grip.

"Spark; don't lie to me." I moved in front of her.

She opened her mouth then sighed. "He told me he loved me…"

I felt my jaw drop. "WHAT?!"

I watched as Spark nodded in front of me. "He always has."

"And I am just finding out about this now because…" I began tapping my foot on the ground impatiently.

"Cause you're just finding out about him." She smiled at me in a slight bit of a smirk.

I shook my head. "Not cool Sparkle." I crossed my arms in front of my chest, letting off all the possible irritation I could.

"El there's been so much…" She looked at me. "Can I ask you something?" She walked over to a fallen stump of a tree and sat down on it, crossing her legs.

I nodded, sitting down on my own stump across from her. There was a gentle breeze that blew past us, blowing our hair gently to the side. "What is it Hun?"

"When you kiss Felix…what's it like?" She looked at me with big amber eyes.

If only I could have blushed; I would have been redder than her favorite red cocktail dress. "Oh err…erm…umm…."

"Isn't it like kissing an autopsy table?"

I couldn't believe she was asking me this. Sure; we've joked around about guys and such but we've never had the 'what is it like when you kiss this vampire' conversation. I wasn't quite sure where this was going; especially now that she threw in autopsy table.

"Err……" I couldn't come up with anything.

"Well you know how they say kissing a smoker is like kissing an ashtray?"

I nodded. "Yes, I've heard that."

"Well isn't kissing a human-blood vampire like kissing an autopsy table?" She paused and seemed to consider something. "Okay not the autopsy table itself but the cadaver on top of it."

"Actually…Felix is rather sweet…like chocolate covered strawberries…" I could feel myself almost detach from the world in a memory of one of his kisses, almost could taste him on my lips…I shook my head and came back to reality.

"Doesn't it bother you that it's human blood on those lips?" She crossed her arms in front of her chest, almost out of habit.

I thought about it. "If human blood tastes like chocolate covered strawberries, we're missing out Sparkle."

She shook her head, not enjoying my pathetic excuse of a joke. "Not funny. " She sighed lightly. "El I can't bring myself to kiss him…I won't feel the slightest bit responsible for the death of his last meal."

I frowned and looked at her. "Spark, whether you kiss him or not isn't going to change who he is. He would have killed that person and drank their blood whether you were there or not."

"I won't have a part in it El." She shook her head stubbornly.

I looked at her and opened my mouth to say something when I felt something around me. I froze and then crouched down, baring my teeth, Spark following suit, glaring where I was.

In front of us walked the most impressive werewolf I've ever seen. He was huge and he was pissed. He barred his teeth at us; like he really didn't want us there.
That's okay with me, I thought, we were just about to leave…

Spark looked at me then at the wolf in front of us.

The wolf walked forward and growled softly.

I held up my hands; it was obvious he was the alpha wolf of some pack or another, or would be shortly; but it was also obvious that he was young still. "Chill pup. We were leaving."

He turned and walked into the woods. When he came back it was clear he was one of the kids from the reservation; that and I could smell the old blood in his veins. "You're a Black."

The fact that I made a statement and didn't ask, 'You're a Black, aren't you?' seemed to shock him for a moment. But he kept his face cool and collected. "Yes.
I am. What's it to you?"

I held up my hands. "Nothing. Ephiarium was an interesting fellow though, once upon a time; long before you were born."

Spark looked over at me.

I shrugged. "You weren't the only one to know people and not share." I snapped slightly at her.

The Black child made a soft sound much like a growl. I looked at him then I jumped. I could see the vision Alice was having right now. The vision of…

I looked over at Spark. "We need to go. Now." I grabbed her arm and pulled her away with me.