~~~Journey Beginning~~~
Alice seeing Alexis's face in Edward's future spooked Edward. All he had been planning on doing with Alexis was just embarking on a nice friendship. Now, Alice was telling him that Alexis may be playing a bigger part in Edward's future. She just didn't know what.
Edward decided to put it out of his mind. Even though, being a vampire, that was impossible. He pushed it to the back of his mind and decided to carry on like normal.
And that did leave his mind.
Edward walked into English class that coming Monday. He was the first one there. He took his seat and opened up his copy of The Glass Menagerie. The rest of the class began assembling in moments later. He looked up when Alexis walked in.
"Hey!" she said warmly as she sat dowwn in her chair.
"Hey," he smiled back.
With that, Alexis sat down in her chair and paid attention to the teacher. Edward watched the back of her head for a while, looking at every dark blond honey curl that cascaded down her back. He enjoyed the way that light hit every single strand of hair and made it glow.
Stop it, Edward!
You can look, you know.
Shut up, Bella.
You're being stupid.
I mean it. Shut up, Bella.
Jerk.
Edward tried to ignore the little voice in his head. The angel's voice was really annoying the heck out of him at times like this. At times when he was at home alone in his room, he took comfort in her voice. He missed her so much.
Finally, class ended. Edward was the first one to his feet, already ready to leave with his bag over his shoulder. He watched as Alexis threw her bag over her shoulder and prepared to leave. He followed her for a couple of steps out into the hallway and then called her name.
Alexis heard his quiet voice. She turned and smiled. "Yes?"
"Would you like an escort to Gym?" he asked.
Alexis smiled. She was really starting to like this guy. "You read my mind."
As they walked to class together, talking about music and their families, Alexis thought about this glorious creature that was next to her. She wondered why he hadn't made that many friends. At lunch he always sat with his siblings and she always sat with her friends. He was probably the most amazing thing she had ever seen in her whole entire life. She watched as other girls drooled over him and had to laugh.
Yes, she thought he was attractive. Extremely attractive. He just wasn't her type. But she did want this guy as her friend. And it looked like he was going to be. They shared the same interests, the same love and adoration for their families, etc.
It irritated Edward to no end that he couldn't read Alexis's mind. But, he decided to take it as a good thing. He could get to know Alexis the real way with the mystery hanging over them. It was a way for him to be actually human.
"Hey, you there?" Alexis's fingers snapped in his face, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Huh?" he looked at her.
"You zoned out there for a moment. Something wrong?"
They were sitting in the student lounge together. It was after Gym and History and they both had a break before their next class.
"Oh, nothing's wrong. Just thinking," he said.
Alexis looked down at the paper in her hands. "Did you even hear what I said?" she asked.
"No, I'm sorry!" Edward looked amazed that he could zone out like that and not even hear her.
Alexis shoved the newspaper in front of his nose. "Read this."
Edward looked at the article. It was for an acoustic music festival that Friday and Saturday. The musicians were going to be playing music by Annie Lennox, Paul McCartney, and even The Backstreet Boys.
"Are you interested? I've been thinking about getting a group of my music dolts together to go see it," said Alexis.
Edward's perfectly shaped eyebrows arched in surprise. "That sounds like a lot of fun," he said.
"So you would like to go? You would have to pay for your own ticket, of course. I'm driving my Tracker. It can fit up to six people inside. So I would have to pick you up or meet you somewhere," she said, her blue eyes boring into his gold ones.
Edward smiled. "That sounds like a lot of fun," he repeated. "Who else would be going?"
"Julie McMann, Trevor Cortlandt, and Macie Edwards. Julie and Trevor are in the spring musical and they also play the piano and guitar respectively. Macie is a violin player like me. She can play circles around me, she is that good," said Alexis.
Edward smiled at her. "I highly doubt that."
"You haven't heard Macie," said Alexis, even though she did take pleasure in Edward's comment.
"So, you invited Cullen?" Macie asked her that evening when Alexis told her who else was coming to the acoustic music festival.
"Yes, I invited Cullen! Is that a problem?" Alexis snapped.
Macie backed away a few steps. "No, no. Not a problem. It's just that- aren't you a little overwhelmed by his presence?" she asked.
"Overwhelmed by his presence? What the hell are you talking about?" Alexis snapped.
"Well, he's got this domineering attitude. He's a little intimidating. I mean…he's absolutely gorgeous for one. But you are the only person outside of his family that he talks to. It's like… you've got something that he really likes. He's too good to talk to anyone else," said Macie.
"He's nice, Macie. If you just took some time to get to know him, you would probably like him," said Alexis, starting to get really annoyed.
"Lex, I'm not saying this to tick you off. I'm just…" her voice trailed off.
"Macie, if you are so unsure about Edward Cullen, maybe you shouldn't go," said Alexis.
"Maybe I shouldn't," said Macie.
With that, the two girls walked away from each other.
Alexis slammed her locker door shut with as much strength as she could muster, making all of her locker mates glare at her. Trevor and Julie had backed out of the festival as soon as she told them about Edward coming along. What was it that everyone saw that she didn't see? Yes, he was gorgeous. Yes, he was a little domineering. But it wasn't anything that bothered her. He was a kitty-cat around her.
"You all right?" Alexis jumped when she heard Edward's soft voice. She was startled that she didn't hear his footsteps but it had to do with all of the noise around them.
"Yeah, I'm fine," she lied.
"You're lying," Edward said simply.
Alexis shot him a dirty look but quickly softened. "Julie, Macie, and Trevor all backed out of the festival," she grunted so softly that it was unlikely Edward heard her.
Of course, he did.
Edward's face remained impassive for a second. Then it began to crumble slightly. He quickly hitched it back into a neutral expression "Maybe I shouldn't come if it bothers your friends so much," he said.
Alexis looked alarmed. "Don't be stupid! If they can't accept that I'm friends with you then I don't want to be friends with them! You are so nice and sweet and kind but you…"
"I what?" asked Edward.
"You scare them a little bit. I mean, you didn't scare me at all because I grew up around big dudes who try to be intimidating and it doesn't bother me but…Trevor, Julie, and Macie are pretty different. I kind of see where they're going with their thoughts," said Alexis.
Edward looked at her thoughtfully. "So what do you suggest I do?" he asked.
"I think you're pretty cool. But maybe you should warm up a bit to the others," said Alexis.
Well, that's an understatement, Edward thought. He and Alexis had not touched hands yet so she had no idea how cold his skin was.
"I can try," he said.
Alexis shook her pretty head in disgust. "That's stupid. Just be the way you are. I don't give a damn." She started to walk away from him.
Edward reached out to grab her arm but pulled back. He could see Alexis look a little surprised and he was sure she felt the coolness coming from his hand.
She had.
"I'm sorry, Edward. I'm just mad," she said quietly, trying to ignore the feeling she had just gotten from him.
"It's all right to be mad," his gentle voice breathed. Alexis shook her head in bewilderment. She just couldn't figure this guy out.
After they said goodbye at the door, Edward watched Alexis cross the parking lot to her Tracker and get inside. The sun bounced off her golden hair and made it shine. She was something. And he was really starting to care about her.
Edward glared at her. "I did not say that," he snapped.
"Rosalie, shut up and let the man make his own decisions," said Emmett as he walked into the room.
Edward shot his brother a grateful glance and turned back towards the mirror. He adjusted his jacket and brushed past his siblings and into the hallway. He walked down the stairs and went to the door. Carlisle and Esme were seated on the sofa and they looked up when they heard their son.
"Heading out?" asked Carlisle.
"Yes. I'm not sure how long this thing will be going so…"
"Just give us a call when you're on your way home," said Esme. She was delighted that their boy was finally getting out and starting over.
"I will. See you," Edward said.
And with that, he was gone.
Rosalie watched her brother go. She looked down at their parents. "Are you sure about this? I mean, should he get close to another human?" she asked with distaste and slight worry in her voice.
Esme looked up at her daughter. "Alexis makes Edward happy."
"Suppose she wants to become a vampire like Bella did!" The blonde snarled.
Carlisle shook his head. "I kind of have a sense that she wouldn't want to do that."
"How can you know?" Rosalie shot back.
"Rose?" Emmett's voice interrupted. "Shut up."
Alexis's Tracker pulled up to the mailbox that was marked CULLEN. Edward had asked her to pick him up there and not to come up to the house. She didn't argue and she didn't ask why.
Edward was already waiting from her, leaning against the pole. He had a smirk on his face that she knew quite well. He was going to tease her all the way to the festival. She groaned inward but had to laugh as well. This is what you get for hanging out with guys!
"Hey," she greeted him as he got into the passenger's seat.
"Hey. You look great," his gold eyes took in her appearance. Her golden hair was pulled into a ponytail at the base of her neck. She had a pair of gold hoop earrings in that were studded with faux sapphires. She was wearing bleached out jeans, dark brown leather boots that went up to her knees, a pale rose tank top and a white zip up hoodie over top of it. Her sapphire eyes glittered with happiness and mischief.
"Thanks. You look very handsome," she smiled. Her eyes took in his appearance as well. He was wearing dark blue jeans, black sneakers, a white teeshirt, and his light blue jacket over top of it. His bronze hair was sticking up all over the place and that drove Alexis nuts. She really wanted to chop his hair short but had a feeling he would murder her in her sleep if she tried.
"You ready?"
"Mmm-hmm." Alexis kicked the car into gear and off they went.
Sooooo sorry I haven't updated in a long time. As you can see, I'm taking it slow with Edward and Alexis. I'm trying to pinpoint how Alexis is totally different from Bella. She is interested in a lot of the same things that he is and she is soooo feisty. When she wanted to invite him to the festival and her friends backed out because of it, she went RAMBO WOMAN on them. Also, I love how she is undaunted by his beauty. She doesn't think much of it. But she is starting to suspect something because of the coolness she felt come from him when he almost grabbed her arm.
I am rambling like a crazy woman about my own story. I am SOOOO sorry about that. I will certainly shut up now. Okay, now. Now. Now.
Bye! And don't forget to review!
