An Impossible Reality
Chapter 4- He's Back
Disclaimer- I unfortunately, after much therapy and depression I have understood that I don't and won't own twilight or the saga so I can love instead. (My story though!) P.S I do not own the song used in this chapter :)
Alix POV
School has been a bore fest! Edward Cullen has disappeared, nothing serious but god! I wanted to confront him, demand his reason for thinking I smell bad, I mean he was on edge and it turns out that he actually tried to dodge lessons for something else, anything else. Who does he think he is? I wonder if he skipped town, nope, no way, the whole family would have gone.
Mike and Eric keep dropping hints about the upcoming dance. I don't want to hurt their feelings because... I don't like them like that. I mean, every time one of them tries the other cuts the other off. It's like they are fighting over me like a toy. Jessica wasn't kidding when she said that I was the shiny new toy.
"Hey Alix?" Mike asked. Yay round two. "I was wondering if you know you wanted to-"
"Oh my god!" I gasped as we walked into biology. His gaze turned to where mine had paused. He sighed in defeat and walked to his seat. I saw him and felt guilty but I just decided this was my chance, to let out my rage; songs weren't covering it enough now. I saw him use a crooked smile at my shock and I sat down. But sure enough I tripped but managed to steady myself. I am sure he noticed but no one else seemed to.
"Hello." He said after 5 minutes. "I am Edward Cullen. I am sorry I didn't have chance to introduce myself-"
"Let me stop you right there!" his eyes widened in shock. "You had plenty of chances to talk to me, okay? But you didn't. Now that's cleared up. Hi, I'm Alix." I hissed, the cheek, didn't have chance to introduce himself? He had a whole hour! I turned to write down some more song ideas in my note pad but ended up sketching my dreams. I do it subconsciously and I don't think he looked.
He coughed a little and continued to try to talk to me. "So how do you like the weather?" this topic is the topic of death for a conversation. I stiffened up and slowly turned my head to the side to look him in the face. "What?" his eyebrows knitted together in confusion.
"You are asking about the weather? Seriously? That is... never mind." I laughed, he was dazzling me again and again and I couldn't help it, or deny him the access. "Erm, I guess it isn't that much different from back home, it is more wet than home though, but we have our fair share. What about you? You like it?"
He chuckled, "Yeah I guess I do." He glanced down at my page and it was in his firm grasp before I could protest. "What is this drawing of?"
"My dream, it's about three nomad vampires who attack me. Weird huh?" I joked; he tensed up and looked out to the woods. "It's not real. Dude, you are easily spooked." He fake laughed with my genuine one and then I realised, he thought I was serious. "I hope they are real." I whispered to myself.
"You want these things to be real?" he asked, seriously surprised, as was I that not only had I wished for vampires to come to Forks, but he had heard me.
"Well, yeah. I love the supernatural." I smiled and he did too, with that crooked smile I loved. Wait I loved it now? Make up your mind Alix!
"What brought you here?"
"That's a little complicated." I snapped.
"I think I can keep up." He smirked at my reaction.
"Okay that is majorly cheeky! This is my personal life!" who did he think he was, the king of England? Well he wasn't, it is still a queen, I think her son will die before she does ha-ha! He looked into my eyes and crap, I spilled over. "Well, my mum and dad split up when I was 14 but then he got this job here a couple months ago I would not settle for once a year visits so my dad managed to get us a house over here. And a cheap apartment for him."
"Not so complicated really." He laughed. I growled at him and turned to face the board. The work was easy; I did it last year for my exam presentation so I was positive on my answers.
"Prophase." I said writing it down. "Check it then!" I smiled before pushing the microscope toward him. He hesitantly took it and looked inside it.
"Prophase." He admitted.
"Like I said." I laughed and he switched the slides. "And I know it's not complicated. It was meant to get you off my back." I sighed, still scribbling at my drawing, the vibrant hair of the lady being coloured in, even in the pitch black of my dreams her hair almost glowed in the moonlight.
"I annoy you?" he asked and he looked down the neck of the scope. My head shot round to look at his face from the side view. He was smirking at this and he pulled back. "Anaphase." He smiled.
"Umm, can I check?" I asked and he nodded, pushing the microscope effortlessly to me, I blinked at his strength and peeked inside. Damn he was right! I groaned and wrote it down. He started laughing, "Yeah yeah ha-ha you were right." I said sarcastically and I continued with my drawing.
"You are quite the drawer." He smiled, I looked up into his eyes and they were gold now. I distinctly remember an onyx eye colour roaming his eyes before.
"Thanks. Hey where were you last week?" I quizzed, peeking at the next slide. He tensed as I assumed he was remembering the previous encounter where I 'smelt' bad.
"I had a personal engagement." He said, simple enough. But I wanted to make him suffer and tell me the dirty details.
"I am sure I will understand why you weren't here at school." I smiled, leaning in a little further to his side of the table. He didn't like it pushed the chair away a little. "See? Not nice when other people butt into other people's lives is it?" I smirked, returning to my original position, Edward doing the same. "By the way, it's interphase." I pushed the scope to him before he could ask. He nodded after looking and wrote it down.
Mr. Banner appeared and smiled at our progress. "Alix, Edward. Have you done this before Alix?"
I nodded sheepishly and laughed, as did Mr. Banner. "It wasn't with onion root though. So it is a little new." I comforted, I don't think he enjoyed the fact that Britain had gotten to me first. He nodded and heard mumble about how stupid the British schooling system is. He was just jealous ha-ha. "Edward?" I asked and he looked up to meet my eyes. "Um, do you get contacts?" I asked and he shook his head.
"No why?"
"Well, okay not to sound stalker-ish or anything, but, your eyes were pitch black the last time I saw you. And now they are like, gold." He chuckled and then sighed shaking his head.
"It the, um fluorescents." I nodded, not believing his convincing tone. The bell rang just seconds after and he flashed out the door.
"Nice." I sighed and picked up my books and drawing pad before running into Mike and Eric babbling about the dance or something. Great I am being argued over by two guys who I don't even want a smidge. Eric would be perfect with Angela and Mike would be great with Jessica but they just can't seem to get it together and ask each other out. "Mike, Eric." I smiled and nodded to each of them before gathering my bearings from falling into them and left the room.
The drive home was uneventful. I had moved on to Taylor Swift now on my iPod and it was 'White Horse'. I hummed to the chorus as I swerved out of the lot. I saw Edward leaning against his car and I sighed, he looked flawless and I like just a few flaws in a guy. He was too perfect. I shook the thought and continued on home.
I opened the door to find a note attached to the hallway phone. It read:
'Alix and Jen, I have to work late at the bookstore, love mum xx'
I shrugged out of my boyfriend sweatshirt and tossed it in the closet. Wandering through the house was something I found fun. When I had the time it would help me familiarise. I decided I was lonely and Jen texted saying she was going out tonight to go partying with some of her new friends from her new job with dad so it was me myself and I and I was not looking forward to it. I pulled out my phone and clicked speed dial number 1.
"Hello?" I heard Jake answer.
"Yo!" I laughed "I am all alone and bored and very clearly lonely. Please come and entertain me?" I heard a low throaty chuckled I assume he was on speaker with me.
"Alix!" he hissed, the whole group was there, I don't think he knew how to change it back.
"Aww come on! You can pout again, that should make me laugh!" I taunted and then roars of laughter erupted through the phone. "Please Jakey?"
"Fine!" he snapped, defeated by a girl that should be funny. "Be there in ten." I heard Quil question his manhood then the phone disconnected. I slid my phone back into my pocket and waited. Then right on queue Jake appeared in my front window motioning for the door to be opened. I wrote in my pad UNLOCKED! And he sighed entering my house he sighed. "That is majorly stupid you know that?" I nodded and hugged him tight. "Hello to you too." He laughed.
"Hey. Sorry to embarrass you over the phone but that was class!" I burst into laughter and he fireman lifted me up. "Jake!" I yelled as he dragged upstairs with some duct tape and a chair. I don't know how he managed it but he taped me to the chair and started to root through my closet. "NO!" I screamed.
"What?" I began to blush. He placed his hand down and picked up something soft. He turned his face from my bright red face to his hand and saw he was holding my white bra with diamonds on the piece connecting the cups. His face went bright red and began laughing. "What!?"
"You are practically fondling my chest right now!" I and then I burst into hysterics in my chair. He threw the bra back into the drawer he got it from in my closet. Then he found it, my folder. My song folder. "Jake don't do it!"
"This is my only payback, I want to do it right." He flicked through it. "You owe me so if I untie you; you have to play it for me deal?" I nodded as the duct tape was starting to kill my hands. I rubbed them in pain and groaned at the fact that I have to play my song for him.
I grabbed Jake's hand and dragged him into the attic, this is where we kept my piano. It was convenient and quaint and a place only I and my family, now adding Jake knew about. I was all set and then I opened my mouth and the lyrics flew out.
In the light of the sun
Is there anyone
Oh it has begun
Oh dear you look so lost
Eyes are red
And tears are shed
The world you must have crossed
You said
You don't know me
And you don't even care
Oh yeah
He said you don't know me
And you don't wear my chains
Oh yeah
Yeah
Essential yet appealed
Carry all your thoughts
Across an open field
When flowers gaze at you
They're not the only ones
Who cry when they see you
You said
You don't know me
And you don't even care
Oh yeah
He said you don't know me
And you don't wear my chains
Oh yeah
He said I think I'll go to Boston
Think I'll start a new life
I think I'll start it over
Where no one knows my name
I'll get out of California
I'm tired of the weather
Think I'll get a lover
And fly her out to Spain
I think I'll go to Boston
I think that I'm just tired
I think I need a new town
To leave this all behind
I think I need a sunrise
I'm tired of Sunset
I hear it's nice in the summer
Some snow would be nice
Oh yeah
Boston
No one knows my name
Yeah
No one knows my name
No one knows my name
Yeah
Boston
No one knows my name
I stopped and silence filled the room. I had never played that song to anybody. I wrote this song for the guy I had feelings for, when he said I didn't understand him, and I was leaving. Jake was stunned, that not only that came out of my mouth, but that came from my thoughts too. I waved my hand in front of his face; he blinked but still stayed frozen. "I knew it! It was awful right? Never mind you don't have to say it." I sighed and got up from the piano but was pulled back down by Jake. He didn't want me to leave.
He placed his huge hands from my wrist to my cheeks, forcing me to look into his eyes. "You have it wrong, I loved it." He brought me a little closer to him. I could feel the heat of his breath on my rosy cheeks. He was inches away from my face, I knew what he was going to do, and he was going to kiss me. He closed his eyes and I did the same. I didn't want him to stop, he was cute, strong, funny and just gave me the biggest compliment by listening to my music and like, without being biased.
I took in a breath right before his warm lips touched my cooler ones. I hadn't noticed his radiating heat before we were in this direct contact. I locked my arms around his neck and he pulled me closer by placing both hands on the small of my back. I was sat on his lap now on the piano bench but then it happened. The guy I SHOULD be thinking about was not in my mind, it was Edward. I pulled away unsuccessfully but then Jake felt the tugging and released me from his grasp.
"I shouldn't have done that." I whispered, slipping to the opposite side of the bench placing my hands on my knees looking down at my legs. I couldn't look at him, this was too weird. I mean he was my best friend here, and I kissed him, and he kissed me back. He may have started it but I had to finish it before it went beyond repair, but could I fix it now? "I'm sorry Jake, I like you but if it didn't work out then I would lose my best friend. I couldn't face that." I sighed, and he stood up.
Jacob POV
The last note fled from her pink lips and I was stunned. Who would do this to her? Alix is amazing, pretty, funny, and quirky and has an amazing voice and talent. She is like the poster child for the perfect girlfriend, I couldn't shake the thought, and I wanted her, imprint or no imprint. She waited for speech to come from me, but I was so stunned and frantically trying to plot how to make my move that I couldn't say anything. She waved her hand in front of my face and I blinked, there was some response that she hadn't put me into total shock.
"I knew it! It was awful right? Never mind you don't have to say it." She sighed and got up from the piano bench. NO! I grabbed her hand and I felt her cold skin warm from my touch, I pulled her back onto the bench and looked into her eyes.
I moved my hands from her wrist and placed them delicately onto her rosy cheeks. I smiled "You have it wrong, I loved it." This was my moment, I brought her closer to me and it clicked in her head but she didn't stop it. I felt my breath bounce back onto my face from her red cheeks; I stroked her face lightly as I proceeded toward her face. We were inches away and I saw her take in a deep breath before my lips touched hers.
As suspected, with my red hot temperature compared to her regular human temperature, there was a very noticeable difference. I felt her lock her arms around my neck, and in turn I shifted my hands from her cheeks to the small of her back, yanking her slightly till she was placed delicately on my lap. All of a sudden I felt her face tugging back, I assumed it was at first to find a better position for a better kiss but she continued so I let her leave my face.
"I shouldn't have done that." She sighed, that made my heart drop. She kissed me back; she didn't try to stop me as well before I even had the chance. She wanted it, yet now she couldn't even bring herself to look at me. She just placed her petite hands on her knees whilst looking at her legs. And then she continued to speak. "I'm sorry Jake, I like you but if it didn't work out then I would lose my best friend. I couldn't face that." She let out another sigh and I shot up. I can't believe I did that! I kissed her, and she freaked out. But, she just wants to be a friend? That sucks! I am a catch, alright.
"In that case, I suddenly feel real awkward. I will, um, call you, l-later. Bye!" I stuttered before shooting out of her house. I was so upset, and ashamed. I can't believe I made a pass at a girl who wasn't my imprint. Sam will be pissed.
I phased once deep in the woods. Jacob, pack meeting now! Sam ordered, damn I'm screwed. I ran towards their scents and found them near a clearing like a meadow. You have some explaining to do. Sam demanded and I complied.
I got caught up in the moment Sam. I know she isn't my imprint but... I just love her so much. I heard Leah scoff from the background.
I've heard that before. But where did I hear it Mr. Almighty alpha? She spat, Sam flinched from the memory of him breaking Leah's heart. You are truly an imbecile Jake. I'm out. She thought before phasing behind a tree and emerging changed. "Later dogs!" she chuckled before leaving the clearing.
She right Jake. This was stupid. Did he not know she denied me a relationship? I bet she likes someone else. Oh Jake, I didn't know that part. Then meeting dismissed, if she doesn't want a relationship then you are off the hook I felt him be relieved at an innocent heart being saved.
I phased back and got changed. I was tired; I wanted my well deserved sleep, I had had a busy day today.
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