Author's Note: You know what I really suck at, just fantastically?
Basketball (even though I'm real tall).
. . . And also updating.
I'm sorryyyy. I am honestly terrible and deserve to be kicked repeatedly, or something. Anyway, this chapter is pretty short, but that was because I was also trying to write a oneshot for a Valentine's Day contest on Bella Penombra, but unfortunately, I hadn't been able to turn it in because the Head of Contests has a total different time zone than me, and so it was already V-day when I finished typing it, making it late. So, I just decided to post it here. Ok, enough of me rambling, here's the chapter:
Chapter 8 According To Plan
Edward and I walked in silence to the edge of the school grounds where my BMW and his Porsche were shimmering in the moonlight.
"I'll meet you here at nine forty-five tonight to show you where my house is." He said as he opened the door of my car. I nodded and ducked through the doorway into it. I watched as he walked over to his car and drove off before I turned on the ignition and slowly drove home.
It took me about twice the time to get to the house than usual, probably because I was actually going the speed limit. I quietly closed the door, hoping that nobody would hear and think I was still out. But, of course, Christiana was right in front of me when I turned back around, causing me to jump.
"Tell me everything!" She commanded after I tried to walk past her, unsuccessfully.
"What do you want me to tell you?" I was beginning to worry how many lies and half-truths I would have to tell her before she just found out and I was caught, which always happened.
"Where were you for the first part?"
"I was at the school." It was sort of the truth, after all. I mean, Edward and I had to walk through it to get to the parking lot.
"Why were you at the school so late? It's almost nine at night."
"I was by the forest, finishing up a book and I lost track of time." It did make perfect sense, really. For I had done it many times, and she knew that, but I could tell she was going to ask some more questions, so I decided to cut her off. "Listen, Christiana, I'm going to go hunting in a bit. I'll see you at school tomorrow."
"But what about changing? It'll look a bit weird if you wear the same clothes as you did today at school, even more so if they're covered in blood."
I rolled my eyes, she already knew the answer to this question. "I'll bring an extra pair of clothing in my car. And besides, I'm not going hunting in these clothes; you should know that by now."
She sighed. "Okay, I'll see you later."
I was thankful I hadn't gone with Christiana and Simon when they went hunting, so my eyes were dark. I was thankful that Christiana had stopped asking me questions, even if I had to stop her mid-interrogation. I was just thankful that she agreed without me having to explain more and I happily climbed up the stairs to my room.
I decided that I might as well actually go hunting before I went back to the school, so my story would sound more plausible. I threw on a grey V-neck T-shirt and some ripped jeans and walked back downstairs to where it looked like Peter and Henry were wrestling and Christiana and Simon were sitting on the loveseat, watching the fire and enjoying each other's company.
"I'm going hunting. I'll see you guys in the morning." None of them turned and looked at me to talk, like they usually did when I went hunting alone, but I figured Christiana might've already filled them in.
"Want me to go with you?" Peter asked as he dodged a punch from Henry. I knew he already knew the answer and was just being polite.
"No, I want some time alone." I said just before I opened the door and walked onto the front yard where it was lightly misting. I looked up at the sky and saw that the clouds had covered the star filled sky that I had seen less than an hour earlier.
I quickly ran into the forest, attacking the first thing I saw, which ended up being a deer. I wiped my mouth off as I swiftly hid the body and went out searching for more. I happily disposed of a mountain lion, a few rabbits, and two more deer. I finally felt my thirst was satiated and slowly walked down the forest before I broke into a run at breakneck speed.
I opened the trunk of my car and pulled out the pair of clothing I had randomly picked out of my closet stashed in there earlier, it ended up to be a pair of dark jeans with a design on the side with silver thread and a dark blue top. I quickly changed in the back seat, storing the blood stained clothes in a duffel bag that was also located in my trunk and drove down to the school. When I finally got there my clock had just struck nine forty-six and once I parked the car, my door was instantly opened to Edward, smiling the crooked grin he usually had on.
"You're late." He said jokingly.
"By a minute, you'll have to deal." I said and stuck my tongue out at him. He chuckled softly and walked me over to his car.
"Shall we?" He said as he opened the front door and motioned me to get in.
"We shall." I replied as I stepped into the car, hoping that if everything went according to plan. I would know about all of my past by tomorrow morning.
Author's Note: See look, it's not March yet! Ok, I'm going to try to get that oneshot posted up by tomorrow because I can't tonight. Oh well. Thank you all for being so patient and remember: REVIEW!!!
Laine
