A/N: So, I thought that a new chapter would be up for Halloween!
Anyway, this chapter is short, not that well written, and is a bit of a filler even though it does have some plot purpose.
Please review, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
So ENJOY! And HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters, they belong to Stephenie Meyer. I only own this shiny purple ring.
Chapter 5-Shadows on the Moon
Beep! Beep! Plunk, plunk, plunk, beep! Plunk, plunk, beep!
Ugh, I rolled over and hit the snooze button on my blaring alarm clock. Plunk, plunk, plunk, plunk plunk plunk plunk plunk plunkplunkplunk plunkplunkplunk!
I hit the button again, but the noise kept coming. Argh! I got up and sleepily walked over to the window. It was pouring! The rain was so heavy that I couldn't even see across the street. Everything was covered in a light fog, and the light next to the front door looked like a small, yellow dot.
Stupid, stupid rain.
I walked back over to my bed a curled up into a little ball under the covers. I pulled the pillow over my head trying to block out the sound of the stupid water cascading down my window in sheets.
This wasn't working. I could hear the rain and I was already awake. It didn't help that I couldn't seem to get any sleep here, no matter what I did. I was exhausted, and it probably showed in the rings under my eyes.
I got up and pulled out my clothes for the day. A pair of black sweat pants, it wouldn't matter if they got wet, and a thick gray long sleeved shirt. The colors matched my mood. Grabbing my bag of toiletries, I went into the bathroom for my shower.
Stepping into the wonderfully warm water was, well, wonderful. I rubbed the last bit of sleep from my eyes, and thoroughly rinsed my hair and face. The thick strawberry scented shampoo smelled great as I brushed it into my wet hair. All the sleep, tension, and cold had left my body and escaped through the drain.
The peaceful serenity of the shower would have to be disrupted at one point. The thoughts of Alice and Edward kept swirling through my mind. I just couldn't understand them, or anything they did for that matter.
I rubbed my head vigorously, hoping to dig up some information from the recesses of my mind. This whole confusing puzzle stressed me more than I already was.
I sighed, thinking about seeing them again in school today. Even though most of me was confused and anxious, I was also excited.
Oh, school. It would terrible with all this rain.
Well, this was the only water I would enjoy all day. "Enjoy it while it lasts," I murmured to myself, turning the faucets up.
OoooooOoooooO
I stepped outside, bundled in warm clothes, my rain jacket, and boots. I sloshed through the mud to get to my car. I was already freezing and I'd only been outside for less than three minutes. I drove to school, driving extra slow so I could try to see through the windshield.
The wipers on the old truck made a terrible squeaking noise as they swished up and down across the puddles in my windshield. I could barely see; this was a nightmare!
After I parked, I jumped down from my truck and landed directly in a mud puddle. I ended up slipping and landing on my butt in the mud, and I dropped my car keys in the process.
"This is just a wonderful day," I said angrily to myself. I tried to look for them so that I wouldn't have to crawl around, but it didn't work. I would have to search on my hands and knees.
This was just wonderful!
I got down and worked my way through the puddle, througholy covering my face and chest with mud in the process.
People kept staring at me as they ran by, trying to make it to their classrooms as dry as possible.
I finally found them in the recesses of the puddle under my car.
I tried to shake the dirt and mud off, but I just ended up smearing it all over my self. There was mud caked under my nails and I could feel it hardening under my hood.
This was just wonderful, and I was late for class.
After running like a maniac to my class, I stepped in the door as discretely as I could and made my way to my seat. It didn't really help that there was water and mud dripping off me from every possible surface. As soon as my butt hit the chair, I started squeaking as water and mud rubbed against the plastic. People stared at the disgusting mess that had formed a suit over me. I smiled uncertainly back, and tried to get through the class without talking.
OoooooOoooooO
"What happened to you?" Jessica asked, completely shocked as I walked with her to lunch. The mud had hardened and caked onto my skin, it was now impossible to scrub off without a proper shower.
"Um, I fell?" I explained, my answer sounding more like a question. She gave me an exasperated look.
"I fell in a mud puddle when I was getting out of my car," I murmured into my chest, blushing under the mask of mud.
"Oh, that makes sense," she sneered and started walking away to sit down at the table.
I searched the lunchroom, looking for Alice. I'd come up with more questions for her, and I was dying to know what she'd say.
But, just like my first day at Forks High, the table in the far corner was completely empty. I was througholy disappointed so I bought a bottle of soda and sat down next to Jessica. Everybody stared at me, probably wondering how I came to be covered in mud.
"Please, don't ask," I told them all. I just wanted to wallow in my own disappointment.
When the period ended I walked to the cafeteria door and was surprised by what I saw. The rain had stopped and the sun was happily glowing in the sky. All the rain puddles were sparkling as the rare sun shined off its reflective surface.
I held my ring up to see it sparkle in the rare sunlight, but it was covered in hardly packed, dried mud. I tried chipping it off, but my nails were filled with it too.
I walked into biology trying to feel happy about the sun and the end of the day, but all I could think about was the Cullens. Where were they? What were they doing?