The Most Unexpected Friend

Disclaimer: Just because I am Alice doesn't mean I own twilight; Stephenie Meyers does...sniffle

Edward POV

I walked around the lake, a welcome change for my family. However, I wish that I would've died along with the rest of my real family. Not that I didn't consider Carlisle and Esme my parents and Alice, Jasper, Emmet, and Rosalie my siblings. I just wish I wasn't damned to this life. I looked over towards the lake and noticed movement. I figured it was the wind and continued walking.

I felt at peace whenever I walked by the lake, so I decided to make it a part of my daily routine. I swore that everyday I saw someone-or something- watching me from inside of the lake. Everyone but Alice laughed at my accusations. Hm... maybe Alice knows something that I don't. It doesn't help that she can now block her thoughts.

If there is some sort of being watching me, it can't be evil. If it was, it would've attacked me by now. I decided one day to go for an unexpected swim. Of course Alice already knew, because she called me up laughing and said, "Be careful with the fish now Eddie!" and hung up. I was confused, but I wanted to see what Alice was talking about...and to see if I was right about someone-or thing- was watching me.

As soon as I jumped in, all I saw were fish, algae, rocks, and-wait! Something moved in my peripheral vision. I swam over to where I saw it and saw...nothing. Then I sensed something behind me, so I turned and saw something I thought wasn't real.

A mermaid...

It -I mean she- was as pallid as a vampire, with short, layered red hair. She was wearing a blue tank top and assorted jewelry. She looked at me, confusion evident in her eyes. "Um...hello?" I said, attempting to get her to talk. She swam as fast as she could away from me. "Wait!!" I exclaimed, unable to catch up to her. In that instant, she swam down and disappeared among the kelp.

She reappeared in front of me, anger in her eyes. 'What are you doing down here?' she thought, somehow knowing that I could read minds. I started wondering how she knew when she sent another angry thought at me.

(a/n: italics is mermaid, normal is Edward)

'Why so silent? You were so anxious to get me to talk earlier, so speak!!'

"Who are you?"

'I believe my question came first, but if you must know my name is Lillian. Now answer my question!'

"Have you been watching me?"

Lillian turned away with her arms crossed. 'What if I was?' she mind-mumbled. I smiled. She was embarassed! "That's why I'm down here. I caught you watching me a couple of times, and I wanted to see if I was going crazy or not. By the way, how did you end up in this lake?" She laughed and replied, 'I walked, of course.' I became more confused the more I was around her. Mermaids walking on land?

"How?" I asked.

'I put one foot in front of the other and repeat the process. How do YOU walk?'

"No I mean how can you walk with a fin?"

'I don't always have this fin, I am a vampire whose power is to...wait, why am I explaining myself to

you? Get out of my sight.'

She turned and swam away, disappearing into a cave. 'You need not come into this lake again' were her final thoughts. With that, I swam outof the lake. As I ran home, I vowed that I would return to the lake the next day. When the house came into view, Alice sprang in front of me. "So, how'd it go?" she asked. I pushed past her, saying, "Shove it Alice, you already know how it went."

She trailed behind me. "I know," she said, "but I thought it'd still be nice to ask. Geez, what fish crawled down your pants? Better yet, what fish do you want to crawl down your pants?" I glared at her as she giggled at this statement. "Well, everything will go better tomorrow. I'm sure of it!" She stated and ran ahead of me. I came to the conclusion that I am definetely going back to the lake.

A/N: Well, what'd you think? I won't write unless I get at least 5 reviews!! You have been warned...

Alice :3