Disclaimer: Everything in the Twilight realm belong to Stephenie Meyer.
Chapter Four - Interrogations
For my second day at school, I insisted that if my father was going to drop me off, my mother was coming, too. Sure enough, as we pulled into the parking lot, Alyssa and May Li were leaning against Alyssa's red coup, watching. I groaned internally as I gave each of my parents a quick peck on the cheek. My mom was looking about curiously.
"Huh, Nessie. It's funny how much you wanted to come here. I can't help remembering how I disliked most of high school. Well, that was until I finally met your father." They were smirking at each other now, clearly moving toward a kiss. I groaned and reached to put a palm on each of them.
Save it for home, please? And then I turned and walked toward the academic building.
Alyssa and May Li managed to catch up with me. "Does your entire family look like they stepped off a runway?" May Li asked breathlessly.
"Yeah, I was practically shitting myself when I saw the blond pick you up yesterday—I thought she was the 'wife,' you were talking about, and then goddamned Snow White shows up this morning. I'm surprised IMG hasn't signed your whole damn family."
I shrugged. I didn't know what to say. Sure, my family was beautiful, but they were vampires. Vampires were beautiful, but there was no way I could simply explain this to my friends. Luckily, Abby showed up at that point.
"Abby, could you help me with an English question?" I faked. Really, I needed no help. I'd read the story in French last night, after breezing through the English text during one of my class breaks yesterday.
She pulled my hand, leading me away from my two interrogators. Alyssa's face matched that of a child's who had just lost her ice cream cone.
Lunch time was not much better. I think I gave them the entire pre-plotted dossier for the Masen family. I kept trying to distract them, but Alyssa and May Li were persistent.
It took Abby to change the subject. "So, Nessa, tell us about your boyfriend."
I lost my controlled expression. I turned tomato red.
May Li and Alyssa noticeably brightened with interest. "Who is he?" piped Alyssa.
"I don't have a boyfriend," I muttered, looking down at the table.
"Hmm," May Li pondered, examining my face. "Ex-boyfriend?"'
"I've never had a boyfriend."
Now all three of them positively gaped at me. Alyssa swore.
"I didn't have time to meet anyone. We were always traveling." I tried to explain. No need to tell them that I hadn't even had breasts until a few months ago. "Besides my parents are a little overly protective, especially my father. Have you all had boyfriends?"
Now, they all looked like I had smacked each of them across the face. Then, they all started shaking with laughter.
"Well, this will be fun," smiled Alyssa.
"What will be fun?"
May Li smiled conspiratorially at the other two, before answering me. "We will take care of you, Nessa. This weekend is too soon. Alyssa and I will be out of town, but next weekend should be perfect."
I glared at her suspiciously. "Perfect for what?"
They all raised their brows at me again. I couldn't understand how these girls were so perfectly on the same wave length. It was like being around my parents or Jasper and Alice.
Alyssa winked at me. "Don't worry Nessa. We'll get you a good one."
"A good what?"
"A man." May Li rolled her eyes in exasperation.
I reddened, again. "No, you guys, please. Really."
But they ignored me. They were positively gleeful now.
"Abby, what about Brandon's brother, Matt."
"Girlfriend."
"What about Kevin from North?"
"Gross, May Li. You always like the ones who should be walking around with bags over their heads."
"Well, that six-pack counts for one and the biceps count for another."
"And the face is a negative two."
May Li stuck out her tongue at Alyssa before continuing. "To each her own. Best just to let Nessa choose, anyway. Just gather a hoard of them. Let her be queen bee. Your house, Abby?"
"Sure, I guess. My parents will insist on being there."
"Fuck that." Alyssa rolled her eyes. "We'll have the party at the lake house. A little holiday bash. My parents won't care."
May Li already had her phone out. Her fingers were flying furiously across the buttons. Suddenly she paused. "Nessa, you will be there, won't you?"
I still hadn't said anything. I liked meeting new people. I always had. My parents had always kept me so contained, secreted away, but I knew there was no way I could gain their permission without a fight.
"I'll ask."
It was all I could promise. It was a good thing that vampires could not have coronaries, because I'm rather sure my father was going to lose it the second her heard my question.
May Li nodded her head and continued to furiously dispatch messages from her phone.