Jaq poured the Cheerios into a bowl and passed it to Connor.

"Thanks Jaq." He grinned as he began to eat.

Edward frowned. "Don't you want any milk with that?"

"Urgh, no." Connor made a face. "That's so wrong."

"Oh," Edward laughed. "Okay then."

Jaq smiled and sat down next to Connor. As he munched the dry cereals she watched Edward's sparkling blue aura. She could see the red tinge at the edges and the colour reminded her of the werewolves' red shimmer – one werewolf in particular.

Why did he keep looking at her so weirdly? What had she ever done to him?

She narrowed her eyes at Edward. He knew what was going on. Why wouldn't he tell her?

"Edward," She began.

"Jaq," He sighed. "For the last time..."

"Who did you kill?" She asked changing her question at the last second.

Her question threw him off. "I-ermm-I went through bit of a rebellious phase when I was first changed." He looked uncomfortable with the conversation. "I didn't want to be restricted with my... eating habits..."

"So you ate people?" Connor asked, his mouth full of Cheerios.

"Connor, don't talk with your mouth full."

"Sorry Jaq."

"Yeah," Edward sighed. "I used to eat humans."

Jaq nodded. "Don't worry." She said. "I can see you regret it. I was just wondering."

Edward made a disgusted face. "Doesn't mean I'm not still guilty of it."

Jaq made a sympathetic face. "If you feel guilty about it then it's okay." She smiled. "It means you've become a better person."

"I suppose..."

"So anyway," She frowned. "Gonna tell me what's going on with that wolf?"

"Jaq," He sighed. "I told you I don't know anything..."

Connor giggled into his cereals.

-~*~-

"Where are you going with this?" Jaq asked suspiciously.

"So, I was thinking if you guys are going to be at Nessie's party I should make sure you have something amazing to wear." Alice grinned. "You can't have many clothes if you travel around so much."

"Uh oh." Bella laughed. "I would run while you can Jaq."

Alice made a face. "I'm just trying to be nice."

"More like you found someone new to use as a living Barbie doll." Bella laughed again.

Alice shrugged. "Same difference."

"I was just going to wear what I'm wearing now..." Jaq said hesitantly.

Alice gasped loudly. "No way. You can't wear that!"

"Why? What's wrong with it?"

"Jeans and a t-shirt...the ultimate sin." Bella said ominously, making fun of Alice.

"Shh you. Come on," Alice grinned grabbing Jaq's arm and pulling her upstairs into her and Jasper's room. "I have something that's perfect."

She forced Jaq into a chair that faced away from the mirror and disappeared into a room-sized closet.

"I would be afraid if I was you." Bella grinned. She had followed them into the room and was now sat on the arm of the sofa opposite.

"Why isn't she like this with you?" Jaq asked grumpily.

"She is." Bella laughed. "She's already picked out what the rest of us are wearing. Including Nathan and Connor."

Jaq raised her eyebrows. "She's insane."

"Yeah, she is." Bella agreed laughing.

"Excuse me, I heard that."

Alice was back. She was carrying a black dress bag in her arms and she put it down on the end of the sofa.

"Okay hair first." Alice grinned. "Rose?" She called quietly.

Rosalie came into the room with a confused expression. She was already wearing a bright red ball gown. "What is it Alice?"

"I need your expert hairdressing skills."

"Oh." Rosalie smiled. "Re-inventing Jaq for the party?"

"Amongst other things." Alice winked and Bella giggled. Jaq frowned confused. What?

Rosalie began to direct the other two and between them they pinned Jaq's hair all up until it was so tight that it didn't move.

"There." Rosalie smiled in satisfaction. "Gorgeous."

"Okay the dress now." Alice grinned, her eyes sparkling.

This was the bit Jaq had been dreading she gulped as Alice unzipped the bag and brought out an old fashioned looking ivory white dress. She made a face. It was just as bad as she'd been expecting.

"Oooo... is that...-?" Bella asked.

"Yeah." Alice smiled. "It's from the same designer who made your wedding dress."

What?! Jaq's eyes widened. "You're putting me in a wedding dress?"

"No." Alice denied innocently. "It's a cocktail dress."

"You can't fool me. Cocktail dresses are knee length."

Alice narrowed her eyes. "I can force you wear the dress if I have to."

"You know." Jaq said looking at the dress with an ominous expression. "I'm pretty sure that torture is illegal."

"Human laws don't apply to us." Alice grinned. "Now put it on and stop complaining."

Jaq sighed and realising she was fighting a losing battle stripped off her clothes and put on the dress.

"You'll thank me later." Alice said as she did up the back.

"Sure I will." Jaq muttered.

Rosalie laughed and left the room with Bella.

"Okay, shoes."

Jaq grimaced as Alice brought out a pair of four inch heels in the colour of the dress but she put them on without a fuss.

"Okay are you ready?" Asked Alice. Jaq didn't answer, she felt like an idiot already. She didn't need to see it to believe it. Undeterred by the lack of response Alice spun her around to face the mirror. "Tadaa."

Jaq looked at her reflection. Her already curly brown hair was twisted up elegantly and the pearls matched the dress perfectly.

"Urgh." Yep, she looked just as stupid as she felt.

"You look amaaaaaazing." Alice sang. "Okay now stay here while I get changed." She glared at her. "Don't even think about taking any of that off."

She skipped out of the room and Jaq sat back down.

"I feel like an overdressed clown."

Rosalie laughed. "Trust me. You don't look it."

Jaq grimaced, not agreeing.

Alice came back into the room with Bella both wearing ball gowns, Alice's a shiny golden colour and Bella's a light blue.

"Okay, we're done here." Alice smiled as she linked her arm in Jaq's. "Let's go downstairs. People are already here."

"One last thing," Jaq grabbed her pearl necklace and put it back around her neck. It didn't match but she was more comfortable. "That's better." She smiled.

Alice grimaced but didn't object. She dragged her outside where a huge amount of people were already talking and dancing. On closer inspection Jaq noticed that it was a mixture of vampires and werewolves, Connor was the only human there. There was so many of them, but for some reason she wasn't scared of them like she would've been usually. It must've been the Cullen's influence.

"Alice!" Smiled a strawberry blonde female. "How are you?"

"Hi Tanya, when did you arrive?"

"About twenty minutes ago."

"I hope you're well."

"I'm fine thanks."

"Oh," Alice remembered. "This is Jaq by the way."

"Ah yes. Carlisle told me you had visitors." Tanya smiled. "Hello Jaq."

"Hi." Jaq answered shyly.

"So you're English?"

Jaq nodded.

"Which part?"

"London."

"Ah," Tanya smiled again. "Carlisle was a Londoner. But I expect he's already told you that..."

"Alice," Came a booming voice from behind them. They turned around to find a very imposing African vampire woman. "I must to thank you for the present you sent me last week. It was very beautiful and quite unnecessary."

"It was nothing Zafrina." Alice smiled. "I saw it in town and it reminded me instantly of you."