Surviving Seventeen

The sequal to Sweet Sixteen. Please read that first otherwise you will be confused. I was surprised by the reivews i got for Sweet Sixteen so i just had to carry on with it XD

All characters are not created by me but the amazing Stephenine Meyer. I only made the story line :)

Chapter Three - Shopping Stranger

It was early the next morning when I was awoken by a cold hand on my cheek, I sat up straight and smiled wildly at my Aunties who sat at the edge of the large bed.

"Ready to start our adventure?" Alice beamed bouncing causing the bed to bounce with her enthusiasm and Rosalie had to grip to the edge of the bed. I laughed at her excitement.

"Let's get dressed, Nessie your hair looks nice like that so no need to tackle it." Rosalie said looking me over.

"My hair feels like a bush!" I protested pulling at a lock and Alice laughed.

"Trust me Nessie, it looks luscious and shiny." Alice piped in. Within ten mintues (thanks to vampire speed and little choice of clothes) we were walking through Manhattan diving into the first shop. Alice and Rosalie were prying things off the racks while I looked at the shoes, my fingers went over a pair of pink stillettos and I caught eyes with a man around twenty, his hair was long and shaggy like my Jacob's but a reddish brown colour and his eyes were a striking shade of green. I blushed and lowered my head sure he was cute kind of but I held no attraction for him. I only had eyes for my Jacob. I picked the shoes off the shelf along with a black patent pair and headed over to Alice who was with Rosalie looking at handbags.

"I like these Alice." I said flashing the pink pair in her face, her smile was huge.

"We are so getting them, I have the perfect dress to go with them, come and try it on." Alice put all the items onto a chair by the changing rooms and sent me in with a dress. I slipped off my jeans and tshirt and slipped on the dress and the shoes, I stood in the mirror and looked at my reflection. The dress was a black and strapless with pink stripes running acrross it and I must admitt I loved it, I stepped out of the cubicle to show the girls and they both felt the same way as my dress. They squealed and I smiled.

"Nessie you look beautiful." Rosalie chided, I looked up across the shop to see the same man staring at me. His face was expressionless like he was calculating something.

"Rose, Alice is it just me or is that guy across there staring at me? He was staring at me earlier." I whispered pretending to admire the dress.

"Guys are alway staring at you because you are so beautiful." Rosalie said but Alice's face was a mask. She was having a vision. She turned around to look a the guy and looked back to me, my heart beat picked up.

"Rose pay for the stuff, Nessie get dressed now." Alice said coldly, Rosalie obeyed and Alice shoved me back into the cubicle. I was scared now, what had Alice seen?

"Alice? Whats wrong?" I whispered. There was no reply, I heard low murmors, they were so low and quiet that not even my sensitive hearing could pick it up. I dressed in a hurry, as soon as I swung open the cubicle door Alice grabbed my arm and pulled me from the shop, Rose followed with the many bags, now was a good time to ask what was wrong.

"Alice what is going on?" I hissed.

"Not here. We will talk about it back at the hotel." she replied simply as she bundled me into a yellow taxi, the drivers eyes were wide when he notcied the amount of bags that Rosalie was wrestling with. The drive back to the hotel was quiet, Alice's eyes were closed as she leaned back on the seat I outsretched my palm and put it too her face to show how I felt. I replayed the way her face looked and the look of the man in her mind,

Tell me Alice, please I need to know, i'm worried now.

She opened her eyes and gave me a small smile, worry still filled her topaz eyes. When the cab came to a stop Alice once again grabbed my arm and tugged me through the lobby to our suite leaving poor Rosalie with all the bags...again! We got into the empty elevator.

"Shouldn't we help Rose-" I started but Alice cut me off.

"The bellhop will help her, we need to talk." she said seriously realsing the full power of her eyes onto me. I gulped and watching the numbers flash as we climbed the floors untill we finally reached our floor. Alice opened the door swiftly and pushed me towards the bed with so much force I fell on it, I sat up brushing my hair off my face and tucked my knees up to my chest watching Alice pace back and forth.

"For goodness sake Alice tell me!" I ordered, Rosalie entered.

"Alice I think you should tell her." Rosalie said softly. My eyes met Alice's and they were pleading for her to tell me.

"Let's just wait till Edward gets here." was all she replied. My dad? Why was he coming here?

"Whats my dad got to do with this? Alice you said we needed to talk so talk!" I said my voice growing higher and higher, Rose came and sat beside me putting her arms around me.

"It will be fine Nessie, don't panic love." she whispered soothingly and kissed my forehead. I collasped into floods of tears, I just managed to string a sentence together.

"I...want...Jake." was all I could manage.

"He'll be here in two hours, they all will." Alice said softly. The phone rang, and Alice left the room to talk, she emerged a few minutes later.

"They will be here in about an hour, they got an earlier plane and will run the rest of the way." Alice said softly. My legs started to ache and all the crying was making me so tired that I layed out of the bed and closed my eyes.

"Sleep honey." Rosalie said soflty stroking my hair and soon I was sleeping. I was stuck in between what was a dream and a nightmare, it started off with Jake but suddenly bright colours were swirling around me.

I was awoken by a warm hand on my face and I instantly knew who it was, I launched my eyes open and pulled curled up to his chest, Jacob pulled me into a tight hug and rocked me as I sobbed.

"Calm down Ness, i'm here now, your safe" he soothed kissing my hair. I breathed in his scent andd focused on my breathing. I was so happy he was here.

"I'm just so scared." I managed to choke out I felt cold hands on my back and turned my head to see my Mother, pain filled her darkened eyes.

"Alice have you told her?" My Dad asked staring at my Auntie.

"No." she said and my Dad nodded. What were they keeping from me? I was an equal in this family not a baby!

"Tell me! Please, just tell me I can handle it!" I said angrily jumping out of Jacob's arms. The quickness of the action gave me a headrush and I started to feel dizzy.

"Nessie, I saw that man killing you." Alice said staring me in the eyes, I heard low harsh growls from my family and then everything went black.