An Impossible Reality
Chapter 6- "You're Alive!" Party
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!)
Jacob POV
Oh my god! I thought as I shot home as fast as my rabbit would drive me without dying. I just pissed off the wrong girl. 10 time worse!? My Jesus! Today was bad enough. Those guys are gonna get hell when I get around to it, but I am still recuperating from the phone call, I don't need Mr. Jenner or anybody else on my case.
I got inside and stopped to see Billy, clearly angry at maths class today. "Dad," I tired but he shushed as soon as I started.
"What is this about a party?" he asked, I guess Alix called. He smirked and tapped his elbow impatiently.
"I suggested it to Alix, to cheer her up?" I tried. He shook his head and wheeled over to me. I was a little afraid he might ram my shins; it hasn't been the first time he's done it. He chuckled and held up his hands in defence. I chuckled in turn and knelt down to be at head height with him. "Dad, I just want her to be here, Edward is getting unnaturally close to her. It makes me... uneasy." I admitted, my dad letting out a huge sigh in return.
"I heard, Embry told me. But being perfectly honest I think we should hold a party here. A big bonfire like last time, yet there will be music and it could be a campout!" he mused, I agreed. Although cursed to be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life he was an awesome party planner.
"Nice!" I boomed, clapping my hands with approval at his genius.
We both quickly got to work, since it was a campout Friday would be the date. That means we had less than 4 days to get everything ready. I called up the pack to help make invitations with paw prints (she would like that) and got Leah and Seth on banner duty. It was probably a lot more than needed but I wanted her to feel special.
Leah didn't want to help. She didn't like me getting close to anybody who wasn't my imprint, just in case I found mine, while I was with someone else. I shook my head at the thought, if Alix were ever to take me in, I doubt I would find my imprint and I would never leave her.
I decided to theme the party on her favourite colour. Orange. She loved that colour as her room expressed, and I wanted her to know that I noticed. "She can't love you Jake!" Leah spat, making me tense and shake for a second, my stress disappearing quickly.
"I know, but that doesn't mean I can't." I smugly shot back, her eyes widened at my response. She was so used to getting a rise out of me that she wasn't prepared for my cool attitude. I pulled out my phone and texted Alix.
'Hey, what's your fave food??? X'
There was a reply instantly, her life being so hectic with worry over the aftershock of the accident. I felt bad for her. She was being harassed and from what she told me, Edward got nothing of the sort, stupid vampire.
'Barbeque, burgers and hot dogs, I am so unhealthy :D'
This made me smile, she wasn't the healthiest girl I knew but she WAS the healthiest that would be at this party in order of diet. She was great and so would be the party.
***The Night of the Party***
"Embry!" I yelled loudly. He had gone off somewhere claiming he had an idea and then he phased and ran away. There wasn't anything I could do about it, I could, but that would involve me using my almighty alpha-ness and that would never happen. I can't handle that much responsibility.
I turned a corner and saw him talking in hushed tones to some guy, Embry handed a clump of cash and the guy handed him something in return, in a big orange box. He turned around to look at me and smiled. "Well I HAD to get her a present, you did too right?" he asked and I nodded.
I had. I bought her this art set she had been looking at a while ago. I was going to give it her for her birthday soon but I decided that this was a quicker time to see her smile until I wipe it away tonight. My plan was to steal some of her CD's to play at the party. But when I say her CD's, I mean CD's of her singing. She would only play for me and she needed to stop, I think all the attention was too much to come out with more than just her drawing as a talent.
"Well what did you get her?" I quizzed, he shook his head and tapped his nose. I didn't get a clear look at the guy before he drove away so I let it go and continued to press him for an answer. "You have to tell me, so we both didn't get her the same thing. There is still time to buy her something new this way." I suggested and he shook his head.
"I know what you got her and they are not the same so no harm done, mine is totally different believe me, really." He insisted and I smiled, letting it go. The last thing I needed was to be all stressed to a monstrous level for the party. I needed my cool to steal with ease.
I knew after my deed had been done she would be mad at me but personally I didn't care. It was all for her. She had an amazing voice and a natural skill with instruments from what I had sneaked a listen to when I was waiting for her to return from the bathroom.
We all took time out of the schedules Sam helped us make to help set up the stage. Emily was going to sing a couple of song covers of things like Martina McBride. Embry and Quil were going to tell jokes and do skits, Leah refused to perform at all, I was going to play guitar if Alix would sing like I planned. I liked her voice and her songs were full of emotion. Sam was the drummer of La Push; he was going to be on doing Embry and Quil's little bum-bum-tish thing when they cracked a joke so that should be um... interesting.
I waved to the rest of the guy's at about six thirty. The party started at 7 and it was about a 15 minute drive there as long as I didn't caught pushing the limit as far as. Billy didn't need to know these things and Sam was never going to tell, so neither was the pack.
I swear those Cullen's better not interfere tonight, I could see them hopping around the place in the woods. If she sees them and figures it out then we are all screwed over. I rolled my eyes and continued to drive along. I was at Alix's house in record time and she was stood there on the porch bang on time in a beautiful outfit.
She had black skinny jeans, the skinniest in my opinion. She had black waist coat with multicoloured thin pinstripe patterns with matching buttons. Was wearing a flow out kind of top that was white and had a camp out bag with her, multicoloured to match her image she had going. Her shoes were like 4 inches or something and were converse heels, an orange base with rainbow laces, and the accessories were light with just a black watch and some dangly earrings. Close up they were like little crème coloured teardrops, containing the texture of pearls.
I smiled and got out of the car. She met me half way but I stopped her in her tracks. "What?" she asked, scrunching her face up in confusion.
"I think I left my wrist band in your room, how about you wait in the car and I go check kay?" I asked. Take the bait. Take the bait please!?
"Sure! Just don't go through my underwear again deal?" she joked, knowing I wouldn't dare do it if I knew what was best for me. I was already on 10 times worse so why times it by 10 again? No point exactly so I headed upstairs. I had this well thought out because I had my wristband in my pocket.
I had a literal 5 minutes before not only would be over fashionably late but I would also be caught in the act. I ran over to her closet and found her song book in seconds, because inside the song book were her CD's. I grabbed the ones I had marked best and stuffed them, and their cases into my coat pockets, the coat was for show though, I was perfectly heated with my bare chest on show, I didn't need it but it was also good for the pretence.
I went down the stairs and pulled my wrist band out of my pocket with a gleeful smile of triumph. "What you got there?" her mother piped up. I tensed and turned around on my heels. I was two steps away from freedom and her mother appeared. I laughed nervously and she shook her head. "She won't mind but do listen if she asks you to turn it off kay?" I nodded quickly and ran outside. I had my wristband in-between my first and middle finger. She laughed and settled in her seat.
"I am so forgetful!" I joked and she nodded. Little did she know embarrassment was on the way, she was going to get me anyways at this party so I may as well embrace it and take it like a man. The drive was full of animated chatter about how she was pumped for a party around her, full of happiness of her survival instincts with that... vile leech! Why did he save her?? He was a vampire, I just wish he had tried to kill someone, preferably not Alix but just someone. So I have an excuse to kill his sorry ass.
I looked over to her as we pulled up and took in everything. Her natural foundation covered her face making it look porcelain perfect, and the light touch of different shades of brown gave her smoky eyes. She had colourful eyeliner on though to liven up her look. It was neon orange to match her heels. Her limps were a pale pink, naturally amazing and glossy. Inviting. I resisted temptation, it would only make her upset.
A strand of hair fell out of its clip that was pulling the right side of her hair back out of her eyes. She had curled her hair and it was lying messily yet purposely behind her ear. The other side draping over working into her brown side fringe. I pushed it back in instinct and immediately pulled my hand back. "Sorry." I whispered and tried not to look into her eyes, she would probably pierce me with eyes of daggers. She giggled uncontrollably and put her hand on my arm.
"You can't help it, I get it. As long as you don't kiss me any time soon we should be good." She opened her door and got out, I wanted to open it for her but she was too independent to let me right now, she wasn't an invalid and she told me she could open her own doors. She gasped and I smirked, mission accomplished.
Alix POV
Wow! The pack sure knew how to throw a party, this shows up any slumber party I have ever attended to, even my own. The theme colour was orange; of course, I knew this was going to happen as Jacob was dropping hints about it ALL week.
There was a stage of some sort, entertainment perhaps? I hope it is a good show, maybe someone will tell some jokes, do some dancing, you never know. There was a huge table full of food, barbeque style, just like Jake said it would be. The smell was excruciatingly delicious, thus, making not eating the delectable food near to impossible if it was wasn't for Jake's guiding hand holding me to his side.
There was a huge set up of tents for if it rains and open-air sleeping bags. I spotted a sign with a girl on it, like the one on public toilets and then a boy sign. I followed them around the cliff edge to see two final signs pointing to two different houses. The girl one was pointing the house I remembered as Emily's and Sam's and then next door. The red shotgun shack was Jacob's house, he shared it with his father who was surprisingly jolly for a disabled man.
I began to walk, my heel clipping loudly on the cliff face, towards Emily's house. I smiled to Jake and waved goodbye. I knocked on the door and heard a faint 'come in!' being yelled from behind the door. I laughed and walked through, seeing a hopping Emily trying hard to get her slender tanned foot into the hole in her gladiator sandals. "You know Jake wouldn't approve of that right?" Her maxi dress was flowing up her thigh, she pulled it down a little then her foot began to rest on the wooden floor. She nodded and I took in her outfit.
Her hair was straight as a plank making her long face look perfect. With the natural base and eye make-up till it got to the eye-shadow. Her eye-shadow was the blue version of smoky eyes, I guess you could call them misty eyes instead. (Jokes I'm not seriously THAT bad at telling jokes, just thought I would put a stinker in there!) There was a dark blue shade closer to the edge of the eyelid, with dark blue eyeliner accenting this, it then slowly graduated to the curve over her eye and under her brow to a lighter yet still dark blue. She had blush on her cheeks, not that she needed it when Sam looked at her. She went beetroot whenever he looked at her.
Her jewellery was light and simple. She had chunky bangles on left wrist and a beautiful bracelet, delicate with intricate designs on her right. I have never seen it off her wrist I assume that Sam gave it to her. She had blue earrings that were like two orbs, one smaller than the other added on top of the larger one. They had a silver cone shape place underneath the bottom of each earring that was diamante with an exact replica changed into more of a band attaching the two orbs to one another.
But the dress was a gobstopper. It was a magnificent light blue to dark blue gradient that was cut at the sides of her ribcage. She wore it beautifully and it showed off all her features. There a delicate, tiny triangle cut between her chest, the triangle shape being formed with a strip of silvery sequins bordering the straps and below her chest. She looked so elegant and beautiful, the dress gave me the impression that she could glide if she wanted to.
"Nice!" I commented and she blushed a ruby red colour.
"Thank you survivor!" she pulled me into a hug and squeezed me tight. "How's your head?"
"I'm good!" I smiled, setting my bag down on a chair placed in the living room section. I sighed, I couldn't get Edward off of my mind, why was he not invited? He SAVED me! He deserved to be here but I would just have to thank him another time, I was just so tired after the crash I didn't have the strength to truly be thankful, and when I was strong enough I was hounded by friends and total randomers who have no idea who I am.
"I have a surprise!" she gushed clapping her hands, and a young girl emerged from the shadowy door way. Her sandy brown hair glistened in the lights, I gasped. Alice!? My best friend from back home. I looked to Emily and ran to dive at my friend. "I thought you would like it!"
"Alice I missed you!"
"Same here!" she laughed, looking me up and down as I did the same. She was wearing her favourite white-wash jeans with her Paramore tee-shirt. It was called pyramid splash, as it had the shape of a pyramid but also had splashes of purple, pink and blue. She had her purple converse on her feet, matching the tee perfectly. Her lifeguard wristband was still worn to this very day, she never took it off as she was too proud to not show it off. It was a good achievement I will give her that. "Can't go anywhere without getting hurt can you?" I scoffed and then paused.
"I was not driving the car okay? And it was icy that day too!" I defended and then we caught up with what I had missed when I had left. I heard fumbling in another room and then Leah appeared.
She was wearing a red, blue and white chequered style dress. The chest line came up high but showed just enough of her collar bone. The design was continuous, even going over the straps and she wore some red shiny ballet type shoes. She had a pendant her father had given her, Seth had a matching chain with his father's name engraved in the back. I had never gotten a close up look but this appeared to be the most beautiful out of the two. "Wow." All three of us said at the same time.
"Thanks!" she cheered, I was uncomfortable with her being so peppy for the pure fact that she was never like this. Maybe it was parties in general. I have no idea but it was better than her grumpy, snide commenting attitude she had on before now. "You guys look good too!" she complimented, we nodded and looked down at ourselves.
There came a knock to the door and then a familiar voice sounded loudly through it. "You girls decent?" it was Jake. I laughed and yelled yeah back in reply. "That is good because Alix, you are needed somewhere!" he smirked mischievously but I couldn't place what he could be up to.
"Why?" I dragged on the last part of my question, showing the wariness that roamed my voice. He shook his head and pretended to lock his lips. I glared and allowed him to guide me outside. Alice introduced herself to him, as did Jake on the walk out and then it hit. He wanted me to...
"Break a leg!" he chuckled and then I was in front of a mike, guitar in hand. I sighed and realised that this could either go amazingly great or awfully bad. "You CAN do it Alix, I heard you that day..." I droned the rest of his speech out, I knew I could do it. Reaction good or bad? I didn't care, I would sing to Alice, Jake and anyone who wanted to listen, this my time to shine.
What you see's not what you get
With you there's just no measurement
No way to tell what's real from what isn't there
Your eyes they sparkle
That's all changed into lies that drop like acid rain
You washed away the best of me
You don't care
You know you did it
I'm gone
To find someone to live for
In this world
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
You were wrong
If you think you can walk right through my door
That is just so you
Coming back when I've finally moved on
I'm already gone
Sometimes shattered
Never open
Nothing matters
When you're broken
That was me whenever I was with you
Always ending
Always over
Back and forth, up and down like a rollercoaster
I am breaking
That habit
Today
You know you did it
I'm gone
To find someone to live for
In this world
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
You were wrong
If you think you can walk right through my door
That is just so you
Coming back when I've finally moved on
I'm already gone
There is nothing you can say
Sorry doesn't cut it, babe
Take the hit and walk away
'Cause I'm gone
Doesn't matter what you do
It's what you did that's hurting you
All I needed was the truth
Now I'm gone
What you see's not what you get
What you see's not what you get
You know you did it
I'm gone
To find someone to live for
In this world
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
You were wrong
If you think you can walk right through my door
That is just so you
Coming back when I've finally moved on
I'm already gone
I'm already gone
Oh, I'm already gone, gone, gone, gone
Already gone
I'm gone
I took a sigh of relief once I had finished, praying that no one would boo, or hiss, or tell me to go back to Forks. It was silent for just second but it felt like hours in waiting. I slowly turned my head from the side view to see everyone, jaws dropped and smiling slightly. The roar of applause almost knocked me off of my feet, it felt like a slap in the face. But only the good kind, if that can even happen.
There was a faint clapping sound, like thunder. It sounds like the tent will be needed tonight, even thought the sky was clear enough to see the moon. Jacob and Embry and the whole 'pack' minus Seth seemed to run off into the forest. I was a little worried but after a quiet word with Sam Seth came up onto the stage with me. "That was great!" he cheered, he spoke into the mic but I wasn't listening, I was wondering why Jake and the others ran off. But as soon as the thought entered my head Jacob was at my side.
"What did I say?" he mocked and I nodded.
"You were right, but you know you owe me," I stated and he nodded. "Tell the guy's about earlier this week?" he shook his head and I paused, breaking into a run toward Embry. He turned to face me, kind of shocked at the speed in heels but my arms were being pulled backwards, my back slamming into Jake's chest, his russet hand covering my squealing mouth. "Jake!" I tried but it somehow sounded like plank.
"Something you want to tell me Jakeroo?" Embry and Quil were now stood together chuckling at the nickname they had just called him. I nodded and he shook his head. I looked up, his hand still clamped to my mouth and shot him daggers. I knew I would have to do it, he wasn't going to free me without this disgusting, cold welcoming move. I opened my mouth a little and stuck my tongue onto his hot palm. I swear it would have sizzled but I still did it. His hand shot from my face in shock and I saw it as my chance.
"Jake kissed me!" I yelled. Gasped sounded throughout the whole cliff. Whispers rose and even Alice looked shocked. Embry looked to Jake questioningly and Quil kept staring at me.
"Dude! Not cool she does not look pleased!"
"I'm not! It was a sneak attack!" I laughed, and Jake began to blush an even brighter red than blood. "This was just own back for it, I'm done now, enjoy the attention Jakeroo!" I giggled and walked over to Alice.
"You kissed him?" she smirked, I hadn't had meaningful thing in England, the guy's were too jerky to be worth any troubled night's sleep, this place seemed more promising.
"Truth be told, I kissed HIM back the first time he did it, the first was by choice, but I don't feel that way for him, at least I don't right now. Another time, you never know." I walked over to the CD tray and saw pretty much all of my decent compilations of songs. Had he stolen them from me? I picked up one disc and stormed over to Jake. "What the hell is this?" I yelled almost, still keeping my voice down as much as my rage would allow. I threw the disc violently at his chest and glared worse than ever before.
"Sorry, but we needed music and we all like yours."
"Whatever, just let me be mad at you for a while!" I demanded more than asked and walked over to the food table. I grabbed a hot dog and noticed something next to it, was this a mini veggie platter, enough for one? God Jake picked his moments to be an ass perfectly. How can I be mad at someone that would not only bring my friend over from England but would make her a special meal too. I groaned and turned to see him stood there, smiling gleefully. "Lifetime of servitude. That is what you owe me but I can't stay mad when you planned all this!" I hugged him and then laughed.
"What?" he asked, clearly confused.
"Just, I never thought I would ever be loved this much to this extent, I have friends in two countries that are amazing. I am so lucky!" I smiled and walked over to where people were dancing. I grabbed Alice's hand and we began to dance. It was fun, just letting loose with the people that care so much about me.
It wasn't till about twelve thirty AM that I yawned so big I think I may have swallowed Canada if I could try. I decided it was time to his the hay. I pulled on my 'David and Goliath' rock star pyjamas. The bottoms purple covered stars and rocks with shades on playing the guitar. The shirt was black with the same pattern but only with one of each. "Never have PJ's been so right." Jacob smiled when I emerged to get into my shared tent with Alice.
"Night Jakey." I smiled and he laughed a throaty laugh. I climbed inside the tent and wriggled into my cosy sleeping bag. I snuggled against my fuzzy pillow and engulfed the warm around me. It was a fresh sleeping bag meaning it had extra padding.
***The Next Morning***
I awoke not in a tent, and I was boiling. I shot up to see myself in a different room, a house to be more exact. I don't remember moving, god I hope it is nothing bad. I tried to get out of the bed and take off the covers and then I was yanked back onto Jacob bare chest. I squealed a little and he shot off the bed to the far corner of the room. "Jacob! What the actual fuck!?" I screamed, I cannot control my language when I am scared and awakened abruptly.
"Wait you swear now?" he chuckled and I tossed a big pillow at his face, Jacob caught it with ease.
"Not funny why am I in here, also in the same bed as you? That is just crossing the boundaries a little too much don't you think?" I ranted, my speech never stuttering or breaking flow. He smiled and came and set next to me on the bed.
"You were screaming really loudly in your sleep. Alice was almost deaf!" I then remembered back to my first night of the dream. Mum came in looking ready to kill somebody. "And we couldn't just up and leave you on the cliff on your own. So I brought you here and when I left the screaming came back so I crawled in the bed. Purely innocent." He persuaded and I was in no mood to fight.
"Fine, just cos I have no reason to believe otherwise." I huffed, folding my arms and looking around for my bag.
"It is still in Emily's house. Want me to walk you?" I shook my head but he followed anyway. I was not trusted to be alone anymore, it felt that way anyway. "What was your dream about?" he smirked, "must have been pretty bad to make you scream in fright like that!"
"I don't want to talk about it!" I snapped. He whined like a dog and began to pout before me. "No Jake, you won't like it!" I told him, and myself. He wouldn't, so no point working him up. He grabbed my hand and forced to look at him with the others. "Puppy eyes don't work!"
"I have to know now, what won't I like?"
"I get killed in the dream." I whispered. His eyes widened, "I had a near death experience the first time I left here. I swear that the red eyes were more frightening than anything they were gonna do, the dream is a figment of my imagination of what they would have done if something didn't take the... thing away." Jake began to shake like he normally did when he was mad. "Jake it didn't happen! I am fine!" I said slowly to get it to sink in.
"I know, I just don't like the thought of you being in danger." I nodded and attempted to drag him along, he complied and the dragging was unnecessary but I still did it. I walked in and saw Alice up bright eyed and bushy tailed.
"Good you're up, I need to go!" she wined, pulling me into a huge hug. "I will be back soon so try not to die before then!" I tapped her arm and hugged her tighter.
"I will miss you heaps Alice!"
"Me too!" she laughed a little.
The rest of the day was filled with Jake pestering about my frigging dream, it's my head my rules I kept telling him but he said it was majorly important. I told him eventually all the dirty details of how I felt, what I smelt, what they did, said, looked like and he seemed to get really into it, like it was real. Weird huh?
"Alix? Do you know any of the Quileute folk tales?" I shook my head and he laughed. "Of course not." He murmured. "Well we are supposedly descended from wolves. My grandfather was like the tribe leader. We were put here to protect our people, and you. Then these creatures crossed our paths..."
"Creatures?" I asked, what were these creatures?
""Yeah, we called them the cold ones. We were made to kill these creatures and these ones claimed to be different. They fed off animals, not humans. We made a treaty with them, that if they never hurt, or drank from a human then they could live here, and we would not kill them or reveal them to the pale faces." He looked down to me and smirked, revealing his bleach white fangs to my hazel eyes.
"What do you mean by 'the cold ones'?" I quizzed and then he froze.
"It is just a story Alix!" but I could hear the disbelief in his own voice, he may be a better liar than me but he still isn't that good. I nodded but I was determined to know what the cold ones were, and unlike Edward, Jacob did not twig onto my schemes. I WILL know both these secrets, I don't need to be told to figure it out, it just means I need to do some good old fashioned hard work and research.
It took me a while and I thought I would add a song in there. Extra disclaimer I do NOT own Kelly Clarkson or any of her amazing songs. I will not update for a while, I have my first piece of English coursework due on the 9th of October, so sorry but at least it is creative writing :D
Chapter 7 coming as soon as! (sorry)