A/N: Sami's chapter! How'd you like notsomuch2say's previous chapter? I hope you enjoy!
Lets go...
Back to the days when we were young and not restless
We still believed and hadn't built our defenses
I'll tell you one thing's for sure
Till we make the decision
We'll never take this world
Unless we make a head on collision
A head on collision
I heard Head On Collision playing, my current ringtone, but it was always changing. I slid my phone open and answered.
"Hewo?" I asked, my voice muffled and distorted from the Chinese take out in my mouth.
"Um, Katherine? This is Alex, from the theater…" the shy voice trailed off. I quickly swallowed the noodles, even though it wasn't chewed, and tried redeeming myself. For some unknown reason I was blushing.
"Oh, hey! Yeah, what's up?"
"Well, I was kinda wondering if our plans were still on for dinner and a movie on…"
"Friday?" I finished for him, seeing as he trailed off. Was he nervous?
"Urm, yeah I guess. If you want to go…" I trailed off this time, unsure of his answer.
"Of course! So, um, should I pick you up or something? I'm kinda new to this whole being a gentleman thing."
I just giggled before replying. "No, it's okay. I'll just meet you at the theater. What time?"
"Hmm… well, I guess if we're going to be eating first, how bout five-ish?"
"Haha, sure. Can I just meet you outside of the Shakey's there? It'll be buffet night, and you just gotta love those potatoes and their chicken. Yum!" Wait, hold on, did I really just say that to a guy? Buffet night? He'll think I'm a total pig!
"Sounds great." The smile was more than clear in his voice.
"Well Katherine, I for one don't think you look like a pig at all," Edward said from behind me with a chuckle. I just glared.
Don't you know anything about privacy? I thought angrily.
More chuckling.
"What is so funny?" I yelled out at him with fury.
"I would be less worried about privacy and more concerned about wardrobe if I were you. Once Alice finds out, well, you know how she gets."
"That is so not funny," I shrieked, trying to stop the picture of Alice's torture devices from coming into mind.
"Oh Ka-ther-innnnnne," Alice drew out my name in a sing-song voice as she leapt into my room, practically buzzing with excitement, "I saw you meeting him there at that pizza place," she made a face at the word pizza, "and it was all so wonderful! I love that outfit on you! Nessie! Get your butt in here, it's time for shopping!" she squealed. "Oh, and, Kat, you might wanna lay off all that ketchup on Friday. He might think you're craving blood or something," she giggled as I swatted playfully at her, but of course she dodged it, "and I don't want you staining that outfit. I think it's one I might actually want you to keep to wear again."
"Really?" Since when does Alice let someone wear an article of clothing more than once?
"Take note of the word might," Alice reminded me. Thought too soon. Oh well, it's not like I can change her. I loved her just the way she was.
The days that followed seemed quite uneventful, and were now the daily routine of my life.
Wake up, change, eat breakfast with Nessie and Jacob, brush my teeth, kick Emmett's butt at video games, laugh with Jasper and Edward at Emmett's sulking, laugh with Emmett as he makes cracks about Jasper and Edward for laughing at his sulking, talk with Nessie, go on YouTube, try on whatever Alice shoved at me, read books, read fanfics, go shopping with Alice and Nessie, help Bella and Nessie in the kitchen, dream about Seth… then snap back into reality, sometimes go out with the family for things Alice had planned, unwind, take a shower, and go to sleep.
You might think that sounds pretty lazy, but busting your gut laughing at Emmett is much more tiring than you'd think.
On Thursday, Alice changed that schedule, the one I very much enjoyed.
"Hey everyone! Get over here!" Alice yelled from the foot of the stairs. I lazily got up off my bed from sleeping. What time was it? 9am! She woke me up on a wonderful summer day perfect for sleeping at 9 o' frickin clock! How dare she disrupt my sleeping patterns!
"Alice," I whined, still tired, "it's too early to be screaming to get up."
She sighed. I saw her shake her head in disapproval as she glanced at my choice of clothing.
"What? Alice, what?! There is nothing wrong with the way I'm dressed!" I shrieked at the little pixie.
"Honestly Katherine. Have you seen the way you dress? You remind me so much of Bella. So resistant to be helped with your fashion sense. Well, at least yours is better than Bella's was," Alice said with a sigh.
"Hey, I heard that! I didn't dress that badly," Bella complained with a huff.
I looked down at myself. I really couldn't see what was wrong with my attire. It was just a pair of jeans, not even colored, still that dark shade of blue, with an oversized basketball jersey and a pair of black and purple Nikes. My hair hung as a straight frame for my face. Sure, it was a little messy here and there, but nothing too bad. I certainly thought my appearance was okay. After all, we were only at home. But I probably wouldn't have changed anyway, just to annoy Alice. I chuckled at the thought.
Alice just glared at me, almost as if she was the mind reader of the family.
"No, Katherine, your appearance is not okay. Go. Up. Stairs. And. Change!!!" she roared.
"Why?" I countered, "We're just here at home." I liked that. Home. This felt nice, having a place to call my own, someone I can call a family. Now I had ten someones.
Edward, Bella…
Alice, Jasper…
Carlisle, Esme…
Emmett, Rosalie…
Renesmee and Jacob…
I quickly snapped myself out of my reverie, just in time to hear those wretched words.
"We are all going shopping!" Alice squealed in delight.
"Nooo!!!" Bella and I both screamed in horror together. Rose and Nessie seemed fine with it.
Sigh.
"Okay, us girls will help Kat pick out an outfit for her date tomorrow!" she clapped as she jumped up and down.
"When you say 'help me pick', you really mean that you're shoving something into my arms, making me try it on and then buy it, right?" I asked, and tried my best to keep the smile off my face but didn't succeed.
"Exactly." Darn you evil little pixie that I can never refuse!
Alice, completely wrapped up in her thoughts about shopping, forgot to make me change. Yes!
She chattered excitedly, talking with Rose about how they should get a lot of purple for me since it went well with my complexion. Sure. Whatever floats her boat.
In less than an hour, Alice made the two hour trip to Seattle.
Dang, I liked the way these Cullens drove. I was also fast; finally someone didn't think I was trying to kill people with my driving!
Then Emmett followed and parked his Jeep next to Alice's Porsche. Did I mention how much I loved her car?
The guys emerged and stood next to us.
"So… what are us guys going to do while you pamper Miss Kat?" Edward asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Ah, go to the arcade or something. Just don't interrupt our shopping!" Alice screeched. It sounded quite threatening, and I definitely wouldn't dare interrupting her while she was in her happy place, which apparently was while she was shopping.
"Kat! We're going now! Let's find a store to start with! Oh, Charlotte Russe has some nice dresses!"
"No! No dresses! I'm begging you, Alice!" I literally went down on my knees and pleaded with her.
She just shook her head and dragged me into the nearest store.
And of course, as expected, she made me try on practically everything in the store.
I can't believe almost all the employees at the Seattle mall knew Alice's name.
"Alice, I am not wearing a dress or a skirt tomorrow, not ever!" I practically yelled in her ear.
"Fine. I guess we'll just have to settle for someplace else. With jeans, and t-shirts." She crinkled her nose at the thought, and it looked like she smelled Jacob with the expression she was making. Although I personally thought that both the wolves and the vampires smelled perfectly fine.
"So, Alice, if I can wear regular shirts, can't I just wear my band tee from Hot Topic? They have this new Cute Is What We Aim For shirt! Please, please, please Alice?" I tried my best at pouting, even though I knew I wasn't very good at it. I gave her the best puppy dog look I could muster, and I saw her decision falter.
"Fine," she muttered grudgingly. "You may get the shirt, but," of course there was a catch, "you may not, under any circumstances wear it on your date tomorrow with Alex."
I sighed. Of course, just when I thought things were going my way, I find out I still don't get a say in something that has to do with me. Isn't that just so typical.
In the end, Alice just bought me new shoes, a pair of black chucks that had a pattern of purple skulls and crossbones on the side, much to Alice's distaste. I also got a new pair of black jeans and a belt to go with it, as well as a short sleeved purple and black plaid button up shirt.
As much as Alice thought it was guy-ish and hated to admit this, it did look great on me, and she did agree. Purple actually was a good color on me… hmm… I wonder if Alex would like my outfit. I decided that purple was now officially my new favorite color.
But keep in mind, that outfit was just for my date tomorrow. I think Alice bought out all the stores with clothes just for me, for other days. But hey, I got a bunch of my favorite band tees from Hot Topic, so who was I to object to Alice's shopping? As long as I got something good out of it, even if I really didn't enjoy the whole process of this.
I made sure I got ready that night, and I really was wiped. I was ready to take a shower when I remembered what I bought from Hot Topic while Alice was checking out make-up over at Sephora. Mental cringe at the sound of that store's name. Ew. I utterly detested make-up. Anyway, I had bought some of that permanent-temporary hair dye, the kind that last for 3-6 weeks, in the color purple. After all, that was my new favorite color.
Hmm… I wonder…
I quickly glanced around my bathroom, and was satisfied that Alice hadn't snuck up on me. Yet.
I wonder where she went…
"She's out hunting with Jasper, so you better hurry up with that stuff!" Edward yelled from downstairs, and I smiled.
"Hahaha. This'll definitely be good," I chuckled to myself as I looked in the mirror.
"AHHH! Katherine! What did you do?" Alice screeched in my ears mercilessly.
"Nothin'," I said with a shrug.
"Nothing?" she shrieked, louder, if possible, "Look, at your hair! It has a purple stripe in it! A purple stripe!" she yelled, carefully enunciating those last two words.
"Well, you said purple looked good on me. Besides, last time I checked, it was still my hair. C'mon Alice, admit it, you like my hair," I said, wagging my eyebrows as I elbowed her.
"Get it off. Now," she growled. I don't think I've ever seen Alice look so menacing. It was actually kind of funny.
"Can't. Gotta wait three to six weeks." I just grinned, watching her fume. It looked like she might have actually started turning red.
"Argh! Why can't anyone just try cooperating with me!" I heard Alice mumble some other words to herself as she stormed out of my room.
Once she was downstairs, probably watching some sort of show I would never even consider watching, like Fashionista or Blush, we all burst into fits of laughter. Nessie, Jacob and I were on the brink of tears.
At three o'clock sharp, Alice, now happy, Rose, and Nessie appeared in my room with conspiratorial grins on their faces.
"Nooo!" was my last word before I was dragged towards the torture chamber that was my bathroom.
I was forced to sit on a pretty comfy chair while the three plucked away at my head. It hurt.
They straightened my already straight hair and then slightly curled the tips. Why bother?
"Hold up now!" I shouted as Rose was about to plug in the hair dryer to use on my already dry hair, "Stop! My hair is already dry and straight! And why did you curl the tips? It's just a first date!"
"First impressions are always important Katherine," Alice scolded.
"But Alice, I've already met the dude. I've already left an impression, so it must've been a good one for him to ask me out," I told Alice flatly.
"Besides, going through all this trouble seems like a waste of time, and it makes me seem desperate. Which I'm not."
Saying that really got Alice angry.
"This is not a waste of time!" she yelled in exasperation, "Is it so wrong to want to look your best? I know you're already pretty, but you gotta let people see that. Plus, you are not being desperate because we just want you looking your best. It's an effort all men should appreciate," she emphasized, looking at Jasper, who had suddenly appeared leaning against the doorway.
Finally, they were done with me. I quickly grabbed my small messenger bag with my wallet, phone, iPod, and other essentials. I'm not so sure what these essentials consisted of, but there sure was a lot of junk in that bag.
Somehow I had managed to get away without any make-up, but to humor Alice, I had put on some lip gloss. Oh well, at least I got to taste watermelon in my mouth.
I drove over to the movie theater in Port Angeles and parked. I checked that my clothing wasn't wrinkled and made sure that I hadn't accidentally spilled something on my shirt. All good. I quickly walked over to the Shakey's pizza parlor across the street and was greeted by Alex waiting outside of the door.
"Hey," I breathed, my heart fluttering as I got lost in his eyes.
"Hey," he said, equally lost, and seemingly shy.
SPOV: (Honestly, I think it's time we got back over to Sethy-bear.)
"But Sethy-poo," Christine's voice whined, "I'm hungry. And I'm tired of eating Chinese take-out here on your mom's couch. Can we please just go out? Please, Sethy-Bear?"
I looked over at my girlfriend's pouting face and couldn't refuse her. I stroked her golden hair and helped her up as we got into my car.
"Fine, but I get to choose the place," I muttered grudgingly, and she simply nodded, still excited.
I guess I still held some affection for my bubbly girlfriend, but for some reason I couldn't get that girl, the new Cullen, Katherine, out of my mind. There was something so mesmerizing about her, and as difficult as she seemed, I still felt drawn to her. Something told me I shouldn't stay away, that I just had to be with her, and that longing intensified the longer I was without her presence. But what would I do without Christine?
I really did love my girlfriend, or at least thought I did, but I felt like those feelings were nothing compared to what I could be feeling if Katherine gave me a chance to love her. It felt like we were two puzzle pieces that fit together.
I sighed and Christine just looked at me, perplexed. How would I ever be able to explain this to her? Oh, right, I wouldn't. I didn't deserve her love.
"So, Sethy-kins, where are we, like, going so we can eat?"
"Um… how about Shakey's, and then a movie?"
"Okay!" she squealed, bouncing in her seat. It was so easy to please her, and I couldn't help but smile at her eagerness.
I parked and helped Christine get out of the car. We entered, and as we sat in our booth, I noticed Katherine in a booth not too far away, and she was laughing and smiling so freely. Seeing her happiness made me smile.
But that smile quickly vanished when I noticed the guy sitting across from her.
What was so interesting about him? I'm sure I'm a much better catch, more suitable for Katherine. I could beat him any day. He's probably just scamming her. I bet she's totally drooling over me. Why wouldn't she?
What a second, slow down. Where did all of this come from? Was I… jealous?
No, no way, that's never happened before. I couldn't be. I had Christine. I shook my head and drove those thoughts out of there.
I silently watched from where I was, and she didn't even glance my way. I guess that was a good thing, but it left me sort of disappointed. I tried my best to listen to what Christine was saying, but my ears kept reaching out to hear Katherine's words, and I learned more about her.
Katherine walked out with that guy, and I recalled her talking about watching some movie called Australia. She had told that guy that she really liked Hugh Jackman, especially in X-Men. It seemed that I already had found something in common with her without even talking to her. I just smiled.
"Chrissy, you done eating yet?" She nodded, blonde curls bouncing.
"Let's watch Australia, shall we?" I asked as I got up and pulled her along with me.
We walked into the theater after buying our tickets and a large bucket of popcorn (mostly for me; thank goodness Christine was used to my eating habits already) and two large drinks. Christine knew she could barely finish a small drink, but she always got a large because she knew how much I drank. Boy, I really didn't deserve her.
I had us seat a few rows behind Katherine and her mystery guy.
Rather than pay attention to the movie, I focused on Katherine, and that ugly green monster of jealousy bubbled when I saw the guys hand take hold of hers.
I was ready to phase right then and there, but I focused on my breathing.
In and out, in and out.
My breathing was heavy and labored, but I didn't care, as long as I didn't phase.
"Baby, do you need to use the bathroom?" Christine asked with a worried expression on her face.
"No."
Somehow I was able to hold off with the phasing and last through the whole movie. When the lights went on, Katherine and mystery guy got up, and I dragged Christine with me to go and follow them.
They were walking out towards the doors slowly, still talking, and I decided to see how lucky I really was.
I brought Christine with me and 'accidentally' bumped into Katherine's mystery guy.
I turned around, and did my best at acting, "Oh, I'm sorry! Hey, Katherine, is that you?" I grinned broadly at seeing her shocked expression, but it quickly turned angry.
"Why, hello. Alex," so that was the mystery guy's name. I hated it, "this is Seth and Christine. Seth, Christine, this is Alex." She grinned smugly at me.
'Alex' put an arm around her waist, and I was happy to see her surprised at the action. Soon I turned disappointed and pretty angry when she leaned into him and looked just peachy.
I quickly nodded my goodbyes before talking Christine to the car. My hands gripped the steering wheel, and I tried controlling my anger. Trying to keep a pleasant conversation with Christine was hard, but I really was trying my best.
But it was all so hard when my mind kept wandering back to her.
A/N: This was Sami's chapter. I hoped you liked it! Please review! And wish Kit Kat luck! Looks like miss notsomuch2say is having a computer malfunction just like what happened to me! Thank you for reading! Love y'alls!