I knew I made a big mistake when I let Shima bite into me, I knew this because I felt all the Cullens tense. Let me elucidate for you. No matter what kind of control a Night One - of any breed - has my blood will tempt them to the point where it is nearly impossible not to drink from me.
I looked at them. There eyes were…….are…….pitch black. I knew that I needed to send Shima on her merry way before something bad happened. With a silent word Shima squeaked and departed. I felt. Literally felt their restraint breaking. Crumbling away little by little, but the one thing that was holding them to their sanity is the fact that they wouldn't be able to live with themselves after the deed was done.
Some of the Cullens like Carlisle and Esme really are nice people, so I started to feel bad. I mean. I actually have a conscience. I used my shirt to cover up the blood and had the rain and wind remove the scent of my blood. I knew it helped a lot for tem, but Edward and Jasper we real far gone. Jasper because he was, I think the youngest, and Edward because like most male and female Night Ones that didn't already have a mate, that is around my age (That I stopped aging of course), he had an unsuitable desire for me.
Perfect.
"Sorry about that." I say snapping every single one of them out of their thirst-induced trance. "I made Shima come out in the storm to help Hoki and Niakara. But Shima has to go now don't you girl" I cooed. She squeaked and asked me to calm the winds. I did, but made sure that none of the Cullens noticed. "Okay. Here's your packs" I handed one to each of them, and had three left over. One for me, and two to feed all the animals. Silently I opened the Bear pack first. It contained dried fish, cow, berries, and honey, and also a dish and a large bottle of water. I placed the food out to Hoki and his cub.
I opened the lion pack next. It contained cow, deer, fish, and water with a dish. All the meat was of course salted to keep them from going rotten.
Next I opened mine. It contained water, chips, cereal, peanut butter, crackers, canned fruit, huge beach towels (3),blankets(7), a lighter, matches, some wood and lint, a blow up pillow, A top notch first aide kit complete with almost everything you'd find in a hospital doctors office. Including needles for stitches, and some other stuff to keep you entertained. In fact all the Human packs did. I had no idea what was bringing on all this. Oh and if you're wondering how all the stuff would fit inside a pack. Let me tell you. These packs are some, heavy duty, big booty, packs. Think hiking and camping and backpacking packs, only 5 times bigger. Well. The human ones anyway.
I used the rocks and made a circle with them for the fire. I stood up and dusted myself off. "I'll be right back. Make yourselves at home and do whatever you want. I said carelessly. 'If only she knew the true extent of her words' I heard Edward say in his mind. He mentally groaned.
I walked out of the cave and into the almost hailing sky to gather some wood to use for the fire. I didn't need to gather actual wood because I could just, you know, go home. But it would be the Human thing to do. I sensed them watching so I 'accidentally' tripped on a rock and scattered all the wood in my hand. I just grunted. 'I think I have a few splinters' Uh-oh. I think Edward caught that one. But it was true anyway. I had splinters in my hands and arms. I'd take care of it the old fashion way. I needed to test me endurance anyway.
I picked myself up off the ground to see that Edward, Emmett, Jasper, and Carlisle had come out to help with the wood. "You know that all this wood is wet right?" Jasper asked. I shot him an incredulous look. But nodded.
"Questions later, help me with this now." We gathered the rest of the wood and went back into the cave. I set the wood down around the rocks then turned to my pack. I dug out the lint and ample amount of wood, along with the lighter and matches. I turned to Jasper. "Any questions now?" I asked innocently. All the Cullens looked at me, shocked to say the very least. I arranged the wood and lit a match. When I saw that the fire wasn't going to last I popped off the cap of the lighter and poured it over the tiny smoldering flame causing it to light up and dance into a real fire.
"Nice." I heard Emmett say. I smiled and reached for a newly dried piece of wood, accidentally acquiring more splinters. I swear. Wood is against me today.
"Dammit," I cursed. I have yet to get rid of all the other little pieces of wood that decided to camp in my skin.
"What happened?" Carlisle asked. Like he didn't know.
"Nothing, forget it. I'll take care of it." I reached into my pack for my Top notch first aide kit. Mine was all my fave. Colors of course; black (I know it's a shade), silver, dark purple, and bright blood red. And pulled out rubbing alcohol, tweezers, gauze, gloves and a bottle of good 'ol hand sanitizer. "What?" I asked innocently.
I silently cleaned my hands, and poured rubbing alcohol over my left hand and arm. Always start with the left (AN: BTW alexandrite is ambidextrous. Means she can write wiv both hands). I didn't flinch or cry out as the sting of alcohol kicked in. This was endurance. I've had most definitely been through worse. I began the excruciatingly slow task of removing splinters. Until Carlisle came over. "Doesn't that hurt? Let me help." I shook my head.
"It's alright. It doesn't hurt. I'm fine." I paused. "If you're bored, there are some books, sketch books, cards, and other games in your packs. Each one had the same things in it. Except for one of them. One of them I think has a small radio/cd player with some cd's in it." They nodded.
"You're very prepared" Carlisle said as he motioned towards the packs.
"I get bored easily." I stopped to examine my arms. "There! All done." I said to my self in a human like manner. "So. What do you do?" I asked politely.
"I'm a doctor." Yep.
"Really? Oh good. I have something you might like then." I turned around and reached again into my pack for an science book of all the varieties of any kind of science possible. I knew he hadn't read yet, because I made it. It is THE best if I do say so myself. "Here. I think you might enjoy this." I handed him the book. He looked a it with interest. Right then I heard Clair De Lune blasting through the cave. "What are you doing?" I shouted.
Edward looked around sheepishly. "Opps. Nice music." I looked around to see that Alice and Rosalie had found the fashion mags, and Emmett and Jasper had found the baseball video games. Esme had also picked up a book, after she set up everybody else's sleeping bags. Thinking of sleeping bags. I put away everything else and pulled out the 7 blankets. I put down three of them. So the five of us could lay on them. The used three more to cover the cubs and their parents. When I finished everyone was doing their own thing. I added more wood to the fire and did a small incantation that would keep the fire going all night even if it was very small.
It was almost one in the morning, so I did the human thing to do. I slept. Now mind you. I don't need to sleep. But it's nice to do so every now and then. I cuddle up to the animals and doze off.
DREAM
I was running through a field and I saw all the guys. They wanted to talk.
"Alex" Zach started. "You need to stay in Forks until your senior year."
"What? Why!"
"Because Forks is in fact where a lot of stray Night Creatures pass by. We need you to stay."
You may tell them if you wish. It makes no difference. Besides. It would be nice if you could try to make friends for once. Do you understand?" he asks in a no nonsense voice.
"Yessir" I say.
"Good. Now enjoy the rest of your sleep" With that they vanish. And I am pulled into a dreamless peaceful sleep.
I sat up groggily. To see that the animals had left from whence they came, and that it was sunny out. The fire had gone out over the night, courtesy of Sean. "Fire is dangerous" he says. Humph. I look over to the Cullens. "I'm not going to school today. " I announce suddenly. "I don't feel like dragging my sorry behind all the way down the mountains just yet." I tell them.
"Uh-huh. We'll stay with you. The trails will be too muddy to try and travel down." says Esme. They were kind of stuck here since the sun was out anyway.
"Well. I'm gong swimming." I walk out of the cave and see that it's almost 9 am. "You guys are welcome to come if you want. 'cause there's towels in the packs for you to dry off." I know they want to come so I cover up the sun so that their skin won't shine, but I make it pretty hot so that all the waters will be warm.
Alice goes through a brief vision, then nods. Everyone gets up to follow me. "So," I say to Carlisle. "How did you like the book?" I ask.
"Oh. It's very good. I've never read anything like it." He gives me an appreciative look.
"You can borrow it if you want to finish it." I tell him.
"I believe I will. Thank you." I stop. I sense someone at the swimming pool. I know the Cullens sense it too. Werewolves, Vampyres and shape shifters. I know all of them of course. They are under the treaty. And they are my friends. I smile slyly. And pick up a rock. I walk forward and aim the rock at Max's head. Max is a Shapie. It hits him square on the head.
"OUCH! WHO THREW THAT?" Now everyone else is looking around for whoever through the rock. Everyone but the Cullens and me who are hiding.
I stand up when his back is turned. Maya, and Jake see me and immediately start smiling. They motion everyone except Max to look at me. I put a finger to my lips. I slowly sneak up on Max who is at the edge of the water completely dry. For now. When I'm 6 inches away from his head I scream into he ear. "AHHHHHHHHHH!" I scream.
"AHHHHHH!" he jumps forward trying not to fall into the pool. I give him a small shove and he falls but not without taking me with him.
"HEY!" I yell when I surface. "that wasn't nice." I scold Max.
"S'not my fault you Minx. Take that." he shoves me under water. I grab his legs and flip him. He comes up coughing and choking and everyone around us is cracking up. Including the Cullens who seem to have gotten over their initial shock. I drag myself out of the water as Max surfaces. "Nice to see you too." he mumbles.
"Oh come on Max. Even you have to admit that was funny" Bria yelled. "Oh. And Howsit shaken Alex. Whacha doin here?" she asks. I point to the Cullens and make the 'They don't know yet so SHUT UP!' sign. "I see. Well. I'm Bria. That's Max in the water, Maya and jake on the rock over there, and that's Jesse and Suze over there." she said pointing to them.
I looked at Carlisle. "I'll leave introductions to you." I say. He nods.
"I'm Carlisle Cullen. My wife Esme, That's Edward over there, Alice and Jasper on his left, and Emmett and Rosalie to his right."
"Nice to meet you." was mumbled for a few moments, then Max decided that id he was going to be in the water I mat as well be in it too for putting him there. He pulled on my arm. I yelped and fell on top him back into the water.
"Not funny" I tell everyone when I trudge up on land.
"Consider us equal." he proclaimed.
"Humph" I pouted. This was fun. But. Fun times never last.
Now was a perfect example.