Chapter 13:

3 out of 5

"Will, we promised. I don' think this would help. Even though you could take him and kill him in about 2 seconds. We can all do that but we won't. And trust me, I'm just as pissed as you are" Nessie said.

"Guys, remember Bella isn't here and probably won't be for a while so we are not shielded. They have full out access to us. Messing with our emotions, seeing our future, and reading are minds" she said the last part with disgust. "We have to be careful. They are good listeners too. For Example, they just heard our whole conversation" she said.

'Man, we are so going to get it know' Emmet thought.

"Eaves dropping isn't very polite" she yelled toward us as she stormed off.

I hung my head sheepishly.

'So stupid. I KNOW your listening' she yelled mentally as she and her siblings ran off.

"Give them time" I said. I went to picnic table and sat down. Soon, Alice took a seat next to me.

"Everything will be fine Edward" she comforted.

"Are you sure" I asked.

"Yes"

"Vision sure" I asked doubtfully. Her eyebrows furrowed.

"No, but still, anyway, we should go right now unless we want to be late" she said as we got up and walked to Literature. The second we walked in, everyone stared at us including Nessie.

'Just you wait till lunch and gym Edward' she thought to me as I walked back. I frowned as I sat down. Alice tensed and her eyes went away.

She was seeing tons of flickers.

I listened to Nessie's thoughts but saw the same thing Alice's thoughts were showing. I concentrated but it was the same.

'What? What happened' she suddenly said when Alice's visions cut off. I looked at her curiously as she turned as if sensing my eyes on her

"What are you staring at" she said, her voice cold.

"What were you thinking about right now" I asked. Alice turned to look at her as well wondering.

"Nothing. Absolutely nothing" she answered as she turned to the front of the class as Mr. Gottschalk talked on.

"When Shakespeare wrote this, he was putting some of his life into paper" he continued his lecture.

'Well no duh' she thought

"Many off his plays are still common and I urge you to see one" he suggested. "As Shakespeare once said, Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind. What is that from Mrs. Masen and explain it, if you can" he sprung on her. There is no way she'll know that.

'This is going to be good' she thought as she answered.

" A Midsummer Night's Dream in Act I, Scene1, page 2; In this soliloquy, Helena ponders the transforming power of love, noting that Cupid is blind. The lovesick Helena has been abandoned by her beloved Demetrius, because he loves the more attractive Hermia. Helena, while tall and fair, is not as lovely as Hermia.

Helena finds it unfair that Demetrius dotes on Hermia's beauty, and she wishes appearances were contagious the way a sickness is so that she might look just like Hermia and win back Demetrius. The connection of love to eyesight and vision are matters of vital importance in this play about love and the confusion it sometimes brings" she ended. How did she . . . what . . .how?

"W-w-w-h-h-h-h-y-y-y yes Mrs. Cullen. Bravo, I mean Brava! A Shakespeare fan I see" he said excitedly.

"Sort of, I just have a really good memory" I said. 'That sounds believable right?'

"Somewhat" I coughed to her. She kicked the legs of my chair causing it to wobble uncertainly. I grabbed the desk quickly, trying to balanced myself. She laughed quietly while I glared at her

"Oh, well, a hand for Mrs. Masen. Now as I was saying" he continued into his lecture.

"Nessie" Alice called. She pretended not to hear her.

"Nessie" Alice called again and touched her arm.

'Ah, I see what he's getting at' she thought about the lesson Mr. Gottschalk was teaching. Right. She isn't even paying attention.

"Nessie" Alice called getting annoyed as she her shook my arm. Nessie continued to ignore her.

"Alice" I cautioned but it was too late.

"Nessie!" she yelled her anger getting over the top. The whole class got quiet.

Crap! Edward. What do I do. A spider! That's it. I got it.' she thought.

"Is there something wrong Mrs. Cullen?" Mr. Gottschalk asked annoyed that she interrupted him.

"No, I was just interpreting what you were saying when I saw this huge spider on Nessie's shoe." Alice said the story.

'There is no way he is going to swallow that one pixie girl, he's not that stupid' Nessie smirked.

"Really? I didn't see or feel one" she said innocently.

Of course not. Alice growled softly.

"Maybe it crawled off before you saw it" she contradicted visibly pissed.

"Ah, well, next time . . . tell Mrs. Masen more calmly please" he said as he gave her a mean look.

"So, in this scene . . . " he read again as he tried to find his place.

'Alice makes a total fool of herself' she finished in her head. I growled and smiled at the same time. I could feel Alice fuming next to me.

'Edward! I'm so mad. This is getting out of line. What do we do?!' she yelled mentally. I ripped a piece of paper out of my notebook and write down an answer.

I don't know Alice. Maybe we could talk to Carlisle. We'll catch up with Nessie after class and demand answers.

I didn't notice Nessie's intentions until she put them into actions as she took the note.

"No note passing" she said while laughing just as the bell rang.

"Mrs. Cullen, Mrs. Masen, can I please have a word with you" Mr. Gottschalk called.

'Great. This ought to be good' Nessie thought. I should stay incase Alice needs me.

"Mrs. Masen, I just wanted to congratulate you personally on your Shakespeare knowledge. Please feel free to express your thought about him and his many masterpieces with me" he said brightly. Right.

'Get out . . .NOW!' she yelled mentally. Not happening.

"I will try Mr. G" she said. His eyes glistened at the stupid nickname and he nodded satisfied. Then his expression turned sour.

"Now Mrs. Cullen, the interruption during my lecture was unacceptable. I will be seeing you tomorrow morning at 7:00 sharp. I will supply you with your Shakespeare novel which you will be doing work on" he said as he handed her a detention slip.

She gasped and her mouth hung open.

A detention! What! This . . . This can't be happening. I can't . . . Nessie is so dead' she thought

"Mrs. Cullen" he said extending his arm farther.

She reluctantly grabbed it. Nessie snickered as she left.

"Edward. I . . . this . . . can't . . . why . . . Carlisle will kill me" she sobbed in my arm.

"It's okay Alice, this won't go on" I soothed her.

'Oh, no worries. I promise it will go on and get a lot worse' Nessie said mentally as she walked off towards Statistics. This can't continue, it won't.

"I can see that plan worked out perfectly" she laughed aloud as she neared our class. She crumbled the note and lobbed it at the nearest trashcan.

"It worked out pretty well actually" I said angrily as I grabbed her arm.

"You got me a detention" called Alice as she walked up to us.

"Will!" she yelled toward building 4. Why would she won't Will? It dawned on me after I felt the shock go through my body and paralyze me.

"Run" echoed Will's voice at the top of the stairs. She nodded and made a beeline for the door.

I followed her as soon as I unfroze.

"She is so dead" Alice called as she ran to class.

I ran full speed to the class and stumbled in 30 minutes late to my surprise. I saw Emmet take me in and his eyes widened. I nodded stiffly and he understood.

"MR. CULLEN! YOU ARE 30 MINUTES LATE! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! YOU SHALL SERVE DETENTION WITH MR. GOTTSCHALK TOMORROW AT 7 O'CLOCK SHARP" she yelled at me to everyone's surprise.

She handed me a detention slip and sent me to my seat. Someone must have really gotten on her nerves today. I waited patiently for class to end.

'Dude! For the millionth time, what happened!'

"Not now!" I said a little too loudly.

"Is something wrong Mr. Cullen" Mrs. Miller asked agitated.

"No, just that Nessie was trying to talk to me but I wanted to focus on the lesson so I told her 'Not now'" I explained.

'What! Are you crazy'

"Actually, I was trying to tell Edward to stop talking to Emmet or at least Emmet stop talking to him because it is very distracting. I almost missed the note you gave on the equation" she said innocently. The teacher nodded and continued.

'I shall have a talk with Mr. Cullen later' she thought. Great. The bell rang and we packed up our stuff quickly.

"Edward, Emmet, Nessie, could I have a talk with you" she called us. I groaned softly.

'Aw come on, what now' Emmet thought.

'Again! Sheesh, not a very good 2nd day' Nessie thought.

"Nessie, the note I gave on the equation was this one" she explained as Nessie added it to her notes like a star student.

"Thanks Mrs. Miller, thanks a lot" she said as she walked off slowly.

"Emmet, this talking can't continue. If it is causing a distraction therefore lowering m student ability to learn, it is a problem. You shall be joining your brother tomorrow morning at 7 o' clock doing as many problems in the back of your textbook as you can. In 1 hour, I expect at least 200" she said as she handed him the slip. "Have you parents sign it and drop it off before you go to detention" she said.

'Wow. 3 out of 5 Cullens with detentions. Nice. I should see if there have been anymore 'mishaps' Nessie thought. I growled noticeably.

"That Nessie is in way over her league" Emmet muttered as we both left. We needed to have a serious 'talk' with the Swans.