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Melody's POV
I go from being sad to mad pretty quick. I cried half way home and then was fuming the other five minutes. Who did he think he was asking me questions? I had made it very clear that I wouldn't speak or even make eye contact with him if we ran into each other in public. I had broken both of those promises that I had set for myself, but it was just too hard! I knew I couldn't live in La Push for that much longer which didn't bother me, I liked the sun and city. Two things La Push could never offer me. I didn't have a reason to stay here anymore, but it still felt like leaving meant I was running away from my problems. I'd always been stronger then that.
Living here was always suppose to be a temporary thing. I was adopted when I was sixteen by Anna and Bob. My real mom died of a drug overdose when I was fifteen leaving me in foster care for a little over a year. I never knew my real father, I've never even seen a picture. I do think it should be against the law for two Quileute people to adopt a white girl, I could never be one of them. It was always obvious that I wasn't biological their child. I love my adopted parents, but Anna was never my mom. We lived in Charlotte, Georgia till Anna's mother became ill. Anna's mom lived on the rez and that's what got me stuck in this place. Anna moved back with her husband after her mom died last year, but I stuck around because I was with Embry. Big mistake.
I didn't want to be bitter anymore. I wish I had an emotion switch so I could just turn these feelings off. I didn't want to turn out like Leah Clearwater, but I never thought I'd lose that much hope. I still had hope that there was someone else for me out there. I guess I've always been an optimist, don't ask me why.
I walked into the empty apartment and threw my Chanel purse on the counter. The purse was a gift from Alice. She said I was the only one around who truly valued fashion, shopping, and makeup. It was nice having a female friend even if she wasn't a human. She was going to plan my wedding, my life was going to be perfect.
I noticed the little post it note left on the kitchen table from Brittany.
Hey Melody.
I went down to the Forks for the day to see my sister, be back later. Text me if you wanna go to the bar down there, I'll pick you up later.
xoxox Britt
I didn't just want to sit around all day. I tried to avoid that and especially since I didn't have work today, I hated to waste the day not doing anything. I thought of all the options of something to do. I could get my nails done or go shopping, but I didn't have all that much money and if I was going out tonight I needed to save it for drinks. The beach was out because it was populated by werewolves I did not want to talk to. Then it hit me, I could go down to the Forks to see the Cullens and then meet up with Brittany.
Going to a house full of vampires should be scary, but it never was for me. I hated the vampires that the pack fought with, but the Cullens never appeared threatening to me. Alice and Rosalie became close friends of mine. I loved Esme too, she was the closet thing I had to a mother in years. I seen them as people, not monsters.
I grabbed my pink razor out of my purse and texted Alice from my phone.
Hey! Are u home?
It took about two seconds before my phone vibrated with a new text.
Yeahh, are you coming down? We miss you. And I bought this Dolce dress that I want you to try on!
I laughed and it felt really good to do that again. Maybe life was starting to go back to normal, slowly.
I threw my phone in my purse and walked outside to my car and started the drive to Forks. It was a nice, short drive. It was less then 20 minutes before I pulled into the driveway, I hadn't even shut my car off yet and Alice was at my window. I jumped slightly, I forgot how fast she really was.
"Oh Melody, I've missed you!" she said as I got out of the car and enveloped me in her tiny cold arms.
I smiled, "I missed you too. Is everyone inside?" I asked
She nodded, "Wait till you see Nessie, she is just too adorable! Rosalie got her ears pierced the other day and she just looks so cute. Edward almost had a heart attack though...well if that's possible he would have," she rambled on as we walked through the door.
I tried to clear my mind of anything negative as I walked into the Cullen's living room. I didn't want to be unpleasant because I knew my mood would rub off on Jasper and I didn't know Edward well enough for him to be in my thoughts about Embry.
Rosalie was sitting in the living room with her playing with barbies.
Nessie wasn't more than three months old, but she appeared to be four or five. She was the most adorable little girl, I always hoped if I had a daughter she would resemble her.
"Hi Melody, where have you been!?" the little girl asked as she continued to dress the brunette barbie doll in her hand.
"You still smell like dog Melody, are you back with the mutt again?" Rosalie spoke up from the floor. She wasn't as sweet as Alice and Esme, but I understood why.
"No Rose, Seth Clearwater accidentally tackled me on the beach today," I explained
"Oh well, you still smell bad," she said simply
"I missed you too Rosalie," I said with a laugh before I felt a cold arm dragging me up the stairs.
I sat down on Alice's bed as she continued to through clothing at me, "I bought this for Bella and she just won't wear it...and I don't know why! Don't you like it?" Alice asked.
I looked down at the Dolce and Gabbana that Alice had flung at me. It was a simple dress, with a jean fabric and black leather. It was very short and would even be on me. This dress cost a month's worth of paychecks for me. It was pocket change for Alice.
"You don't have to try it on, it'll look fine when you go out tonight with Brittany," Alice said, "with these shoes!" she said she threw a pair of black strappy heels at me.
After about an hour of throwing clothes and shoes at me Alice finally shut the closet doors and sat down next to me on the bed.
Having a friend that could read into the future seems like it would be great in my situation. I had a lot of unanswered questions that I wished Alice could see and answer for me. She couldn't see anything that involved the wolves, so my questions remained unanswered. I prayed every time I seen her she'd tell me she had a vision of me meeting someone and falling in love again and it ending successfully.
"See anything good in the future!?" I asked with a bright smile.
Alice shook her head like I expected, "No and I'm getting impatient with you, how I'm I suppose to plan someones wedding when they aren't engaged? OR EVEN DATING,"
I put my hands up in defense, "I'm working on it Alice, I swear!" I said with a laugh.
I haven't dated anyone since Embry. That was only because of my lack of trying. I always knew I was pretty, I took after my mom. It would be a lie to say I don't get a lot of attention from men. I haven't even slept with anyone since the break up. Why was I still being faithful to someone who never did the same for me? I didn't know anything anymore, sometimes I felt like I didn't even know myself without him.
I wondered if I'd ever feel completely myself again.
I played with my blond curls and waited for Brittany to walk outside. Alice had gone all out with my hair and makeup before I left the Cullen's. Curled hair, fake eye lashes, Dolce and Gabbana dress, she'd even put this self tanner stuff on me. She said she had two reasons behind this insane makeover. Reason one; I was the only one that actually enjoyed makeovers. Reason 2; Looking like this would make me meet a guy, start dating, get engaged, and Alice could plan my wedding. She had it all planned out.
She walked outside and Brittany jumped in the passenger side of my car.
"You look so cute Melody! Did that Alice girl do your makeup?" Brittany asked as I pulled out of our apartment complex.
I nodded and took her directions to some bar in Port Angles, it wasn't too long of a drive. We spent most of the drive in a comfortable silence, she told me about her sister and I told her about my conversation with Embry today.
I walked in and ordered a drink. It was the same routine we did every night. I took a few shots of vodka with some guys that got Brittany's number. I actually was semi enjoying myself. As long as Jared and Paul didn't walk in here, I was fine!
"Hey, could you grab my phone outta the car?" Brittany slurred her words slightly.
I nodded after realizing I was more in condition to walk to the car then her. I grabbed my car keys out of my purse and walked outside into the parking lot.
I was almost at my car when I felt something cold grab my arm. I turned around quickly and looked up at the very pale man who was standing less then three inches from my face. He was beautiful, shaggy blond hair and bronze eyes. He was too beautiful to be human though. I was always curious how I would die, but the thought of this never crossed my mind. This would be painful, extremely. I wonder why Alice hadn't seen this coming?
"Hello Melody," his voice was hypotonic, beautiful. It almost made me forgot the fear that was radiating threw my body. Almost.
"Hi..how do you...who are you?" I stuttered on my words. How did he know my name?
He couldn't just kill me in a parking lot, could he?
"How I know your name is more complicated. I'm Anthony," he stuck out his hand, like he was a regular human.
"I know what you are," I managed to get a complete sentence out.
"I know you do," he smiled, but it wasn't an cruel or evil smile. It was warm and friendly.
"Well, aren't you gonna kill me?" I asked, confused why he was making conversation with me.
His soft laugh echoed threw the parking lot, "No Melody, those aren't my intentions,"
"You are a vampire. I'm a human. What are your intentions then?"
"Your beautiful," he paused, "You remind me of someone from my past, I wanted to see how something so stunning on the outside, could be so miserable inside," he said slowly.
"You don't know me," I said coldly.
"I know you more then you know," he argued back
"Explain. Now."
I was getting any attitude with something that could snap my neck with the twist of his wrist. I'd truly lost my mind.
"Well Melody, would you like to take a walk with me and let me explain that?"
A walk with a vampire, I should have ran away screaming. I really had nothing to do lose though. I was an orphaned heart broken 19 year old girl.
"To where?"
An orphaned, crazy, suicidal 19 year old girl.
I guess I wasn't afraid of death as much as I thought so.
We walked the streets of Port Angles in silence for a few minutes before he spoke up.
"I can read you like a book, you see. I know how much you miss your mom, how you wish you knew your dad. How much you hate your ex for what he did to you. How you hate that the only person you confided in turned out like everyone else. I know you think it was your fault, that you could have prevented. You feel guilty, when you're really the innocent one. You secretly wish you were one that dog got pregnant so he would have a real reason to love you. You like the sun and the city, you don't know why your in La Push. You miss being happy."
I felt the tears bream my eyes as he continued, it would take months for someone to get that deep into my mind. He could just look at me and know everything.
"So, you can read minds?" I asked nonchalantly
He laughed at my tone, "I can't see what you're thinking in the present moment. I can read into your background, I can see everything that's happened to you and what you think about it," he explained.
I looked at him underneath the artificial lights of the sidewalks. He was even more beautiful in the light. I'd never been one to think a man has beautiful. I thought it was such a feminine word, not used to describe normal guys. But, I guess Anthony wasn't a normal guy. Another thing that surprised me was that I was actually attractive to another guy. I hadn't really looked at guys since I became single, but here I was in awe over a vampire and his appearance. I was completely crazy that was the only explanation to this. Complete insanity.
"Isn't it hard to be around me?" I questioned, "I mean, with my blood and everything," I whispered that, not that anyone was in hearing range. It just didn't sound right in a normal tone.
"You smell good Melody, but I'm not about to bounce on you and kill you," he explained, "I have control and try not to drink human blood,"
I nodded in relief, he was like the Cullens. He wasn't a monster.
"You should also know that nothing is wrong with you because of what a dog did to you. Werewolves are very unstable creatures, I would assume they were unstable lovers as well," he added
"But I was his imprint, I'm suppose to have magic on my side" I huffed and sat down on the steps of a restaurant.
"Unstable creatures," he repeated slowly, "Besides they don't deserve pretty girls like you,"
I looked up at him and smiled, "I'm I having a 70 year old hitting on me right now?" I laughed, I wonder how Bella felt about Edward's true age.
He laughed too and his laugh made me smile, I don't know why.
"I was changed three years ago when I was eighteen. So you're talking to a 21 year old, that would buy you a drink if he was still alive and drank liquor,"
I gasped teasingly, "A vampire buying a werewolf's imprint a drink, it's war!"
I hadn't felt so alive in a long time, all because of someone who wasn't even alive anymore.
A/N
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