Hello faithful readers, It is I, Blue Eyed Vampwolf returning from the dead and I shall lay ruin to all bugs that fly on earth! Why you ask? I shall tell you...My mom, my sister, and I were driving home after getting something to eat and we were talking when all of the sudden TWACK, something hit the side view mirror and something wet rained on my mom and I. Of course being the girls we are, we freaked out. Not a moment later I saw something white with wings roaming around the backseat next to me. I grabbed a jacket that was next to me, later found out to by my mom's, and hopefully squished it. Note that I said hopefully. It's probably still in the car. We were halfway home and had to wait to get out of the car. While me and my mom were still freaking out and of course my sister ,being the meanie that she is, was laughing at us. She doesn't get the horror that come when you get showered in bug juice. And now 10 minutes later I still have goosebumps.

Okay, enough about me and my trauma. Here's the long awaited chapter.

Witch's Runes

Chapter 5

Edward's Point of View

"Where's Alice?" Jasper asked from below me.

" Don't know. I'm not her keeper." I answered him.

" But you have the same class before lunch." He said back. I wish he would just leave me alone I thought as I climbed up another branch of the oak tree.

" Just because we have the same class doesn't mean I know everything." I called back at him.

Ah, finally I hoisted myself onto the biggest branch and straddled it to maintain my balance. I took off my backpack and grabbed my lunch out of it. What am I doing in a tree?, you may ask. Well you see, I like to observe, to know my surroundings. I'm not paranoid, it's just that I've been tackled from behind so many time that it's not funny anymore, I learned that Emmett and Jasper can't climb trees so the trees are like my sanctuary from all the accidental bruises and broken bones.

I got out my sandwich and took a bite as I thought of all the consequences of what would happen if I pour my soda on Jasper's head, maybe that would get him to leave me alone.

Jasper snorted, " But Edward, you do know everything, you're a nerd."

I sighed. " Thank you so much, Jasper," I said sarcastically, " And what does me being a nerd have to do with Alice's whereabouts? You're her boyfriend, you should know what she's up to."

" You know she doesn't tell me anything." He groaned and sat on one of the tree's giant roots.

" Whipped." A voice coughed.

" Shut it Emmett!" Yelled Jasper turning around and glaring at him.

I looked on the the other side of the branch. Emmett was on another root with Rosalie next to him reading a book. Emmett spread out his arms in the 'what are you going to do about it' gesture. He shouldn't have done that. Jasper lunged at Emmett, tackling him. That set of a impromptu wrestling match. I rolled my eyes and looked down at Rosalie.

" What are you reading?" I asked her.

" Biology textbook." She answered not looking up from the words.

I whistled, " That's some serious reading you're doing there." I took another bite of my sandwich.

Rosalie shut the book and looked up at me. " I know. My mom said if she doesn't see an A in biology on my next report card I'm grounded for a month."

Wow. " Long time." I commented.

" Yep," She sighed and closed her eyes leaning back against the tree trunk, " Do you think Carlisle found his backpack yet?"

I dug through my backpack and took out an apple and dropped it onto Rosalie's lap. " Not yet, Esme's good at hiding things. Remember the time she hid Mooshie."

Rosalie shuddered. Mooshie was Alice's favorite stuffed moose. When she was nine Esme took Mooshie and hid him in the garage, Alice was upset for days, kicking up tantrums until they found him. Esme wasn't a bully, but she takes enjoyment in seeing other people distressed. I shook my head at the memory and went back to eating my lunch.

"Hey Edward, Rosalie."

I looked down, Carlisle was was standing right below me.

" Hey Carlisle, find your backpack?" I smiled down at him.

" No." He grumbled and sat next to Rosalie in a huff.

Rosalie wrapped her arm around his shoulders, " Don't worry, you'll find it somehow."

A couple minutes later I finished my lunch and was listening to Coldplay on my ipod my parents gave to me for Christmas. My eyes were closed and I was humming to 'Clocks' when something solid and pointy hit the side of my head startling me so much that I started to lose my balance. In desperation to not fall out of the tree, and to my death, clung to the branch hoping not to fall. Of course that didn't stop my body from following gravity so I was now hanging upside down like a sloth, eyes wide with shock.

My headphones were yanked away from my ears as my ipod also decided to obey the laws of physics and fell to the ground below with a crack.

" Oh my gods! I didn't mean to hit you so hard, Edward!" Exclaimed the voice of my favorite 'sister' Alice. She appeared in my line of vision with the girl I saw sitting on the bench this morning. She's a lot prettier up close. With chocolate brown hair and eyes contrasting with her pale skin making her look like a porcelain doll. I blushed a bit in embarrassment at my current position and tried to right myself. After a couple of failed attempts I unhooked my legs and dropped to the ground.

Immediately after I do this Alice attacked me, looking me over to see if I got hurt. Sometimes it sucks to be the youngest.

"I'm fine Alice." I reassured her, pushing her away.

Alice looked doubtful. " Are you sure you didn't get hurt?" She asked.

I rolled my eyes, " I'm sure."

Of course Fate had to prove me wrong when my backpack came crashing down on my head. Shout's of 'Edward!' were the last things I heard before everything went black... Wait, correction, the last thing was me thinking ' Why in front of the new girl?' and a crack.