August 10

Well that was about 3 years ago, the day where I revealed who I really was. Today is my eighteenth birthday, about two month ago I finished high school. I am still going out with Junior, Junior said he didn't care how I dressed as long as I was the same on the inside. Well I was sure he as going to dump me, and since he was so understanding I couldn't dump him instead. Life's just cruel like that, sometimes I wish I could go to Mars or something to escape this dumb world I live in. Well remember what I said awhile back? That Junior was probably going to plant the big question today, the day of my eighteenth birthday? Well it's going to happen for sure.

I am eighteen and Junior is twenty. I can't believe he waited this long for me, and worse is he's still going to wait because I don't love him. I never will, I love someone else. Messed up, right?

"Happy Birthday, Alex." yelled all the guests at my party. I forced a smile, I had gotten pretty good at hiding my true emotions but today it seemed impossible. Though everyone did seem to be buying it, which gave me total relief.

"Alex!" I heard a deep voice say and my heart practically skipped a beat. In less than two seconds I was embraced by two muscular arms.

"Happy Birthday." He whispered in my ear, I smiled. He always cheered me up. In the process of three years, Jacob had become my best friend, he wasn't really popular with my family. Jacob had learned my secret and I, his. That he was a shape shifter and I a wizard. When we told each other and our families found out, chaos erupted but Jacob and I remained strong. I was still in love with him but Jacob only saw me as a friend. I had never really told him what I felt for him but he showed no interest in me. Jacob let go of me and he walked me to 'The Birthday Girl's Table' where he, Junior, Alice and my parents sat.

I hadn't really made any friends at school besides Jacob and Alice. She's Jacob's sister, she arrived at school when I became a sophomore. Alice graduated with my class because she had skipped her Junior year. She was a total brainiac, unlike her brother. Alice and Jacob aren't really related, Jacob's mother had died giving birth to him. Alice was adopted for Jacob to have siblings, which meant Alice wasn't a shape shifter but she was a vampire. Alice wasn't a true vampire because she didn't drink human blood she only fed off of animals. She only fed six times a year so as not to upset the natural balance of animals.

A silver fork was hit against a glass wine cup several times which caught everyone attention, including mine. Junior was the one making the noise, just like I had feared.

"Attention everyone!" Junior yelled and then extended his hand out to me. I took it with much hesitation fearing everything, he walked me to the front of my table and sat me down on a chair. He bent down on one knee and reached into his back pocket, pulling out a small black box. Everyone breathe caught in their throat, including mines. My eyes began to sting, knowing that I had to accept or I would be buried in guilt for the rest of my life.

"Alexis Marie Russo, will you be my wife?" Junior asked opening the small black box revealing a silver band with a small saphire stone. I gasped and covered my mouth with both of my hands, trying to stop my sobbing. With one simple word I would be chained with him forever. I took my hands away from my mouth and stopped sobbing.

"Yes." I whispered, trying to control myself from crying again. I tried to smile and was successful, everyone cheered and Juniors face lite up. He placed the ring on my left hand on the ring finger, and pecked my lips. He stood me up and we faced everyone, everyone kept cheering.

"Alex, congrats and everything but I have to go. Jacob just stormed off and I got to go find him, I'll call you later!" Alice said as she hugged me and then walked off. Where did Jacob go? Is he mad?

Hope you enjoyed this. This was truly the 2nd bet chapter I've written because I love how Jacob reacts and I wanted everyone to know Alex still was an outsider but she had at least made two friends. I really like Alice, I still haven't told you all the surprises. Please tell me what you had expected from this chapter, did you expect that Jacob and Alex be going out or that J&A are still going out. Do you want another character added to the story? This story has to be the one that has my interest for the longest, and it has matured my writing Lot. I'm going to make another story after this so don't be sad when this story ends in a couple of chapters.

Suggestions will be nice for the new story and tell me what character you want in it. I will do my research on the characters I don't know about so don't worry. I will add characters that I make up so don't be mad and I will probably fix the story plot.

Alright.

Peace Out, Alissa