"I'm sorry." she said. Then she started blushing, embarrassed and picked up our bags. of all the people in this school to run into.
"Just watch where you're walking next time, alright. You don't want to get hurt. My name's Evelyn, that's Chelsea." I pointed at Alyssa. She waved slightly.
"Hey, what class do you have next?" she said. They traded schedules, giving it a once-over.
"We both have...Gym." Bella and Alyssa groaned.
"C'mon, let's go." I said, dragging them both down the hall towards the gym. We got dressed to play volleyball. We met up with Mike, Tyler ,Eric, Jessica, Lauren and Angela. Coincidence, much.
"They aren't doing volley ball today, It's tennis paired." Mike was looking at Bella, as if his stare would will her to him.
"Bella, how about you play with Mike, I got to protect this one." I pointed at Alyssa. I briefly noticed that I was taller then some of them. Bonus!
"Yeah, Sure." she replied. They all went their respective places and began playing. Since Alyssa actually played tennis before and I'm wicked strong there was no problem. We won all of our matches because of me. I'm a little bit stronger than I was before. The day breezed by quickly, and the teachers started loving us because we answered questions correctly. Emmett ran us home again, laughing the whole way there.
"Whatever, atleast we know it's because we're underage." I said, sitting on the couch across from Carlisle and Esme.
"Um, how underage are you?"Carlisleasked.
""Oh, I turned 13 five months ago, and Alyssa is turning 14 in May." I answered.
"Whoa, you guys are children." They answered.
Alyssa scoffed."Babies? Babies do not get into situations like this!"She always exaggerated like this. They had said children.
I pinched her."She's very sentimental about her age." I said to them hoping that they would get the message.
They nodded."We can see that." They said, then Carlisle continued.
"In your world, we are characters in a book, correct?" We nodded in agreement.
"So, how much of our lives exactly?"
"We know your lives until two years into the future." Alyssa said. They looked at us with astonishment.
"Can you tell us?"Carlisle asked.
"NO we can't." I said, crossing my hands across my chest.
"Why not, what could happen." They said.
"Let's see here,lots of people would die, more than how many should, and Edward would never fall in love, some people would never be born and the Volturi would kill all of you." I said, counting them off my fingers.
"Oh... well... okay,I guess I don't want to know." Esme said.
"Alyssa we have to go, Recon Mission, remember? Find out who we are, where we live, our family, then we have to figure out what's next." I said. We have planned this for a while, but we never got the time.
"Yeah,who's coming with us." Alyssa said, looking around.
"Jasper and Alice can go, can't they?" Carlisle proposed and they nodded in compliance.
"First, we should get our information. We have to find out who the hell we are." I said.
She sighed."Then, I guess we have to use these faces to our advantage."
I groaned. "What?"
"Go to libraries." She said.
"Does it look like they've spent a minute anywhere fundamental?" I chided.
She scoffed."Okay."
"Check a mall." She said.
"Eh." She said."Let's go."
In the end,Alice and Jasper broke into the school and got our records. We just waited outside like the smart people we are and talked. It took them like a minute to get back outside.
"Read it and weep."Alice handed us our past records. We read through it quickly.
"Our parents are dead? I asked."So... where are we left in all of this?"
Alice sighed, looking at both of us quickly."Adopted." She smiled.
I automatically caught on, but Alyssa didn't.
"What the hell?" She said."By who?"
I groaned."She'll get it eventually."
We got back inside the car and drove back to their home.
"I feel like a guy." Alyssa whined.
"Stop complaining,"I said."You were fine until you started bitching."
"Okay,can we take a shower or some thing then eat." Alyssa asked. Bad sign: Alyssa never actually wanted to eat.
"Of course, what would you like to eat." Esme said, eager to make anything and really play mom.
"Anything, just anything." We said running up the stairs to take a shower and change. We used Alice's bathroom instead of ours because the door was locked. After we changed, we both ran into the room, but Alice or Rosalie had bought clothes and there were bags everywhere. I tripped over a bag and hit my head on a bookcase. It hurt like hell and there was blood covering atleast one quarter of my face. Alyssa started laughing at me, not seeing the full extent of the damage.
"Alyssa! I'm bleeding!" I said. Then she got serious.
"Holy shit, the vampires are going to eat you." She said, then put a hand over her mouth as if she thought I would beat her in this condition.
"Shut your mouth, you so stupid." I walked out, and said really loudly-
"Carlisle, can you help me!" He came up the stairs in a second and checked the damage. He lightly touched over my face. The cut was a little below my hairline and was starting to drip on the floor there.
"Yeah, of course, this will need stitches." he said. Damn it, that's retarded. He brought me into the Living room where everyone's eyes were trained on my head.
"What happened to you?"Alice said. she wasn't looking at me... but the blood that was dripping down.
"There were bags all over the place in the room and I tripped." I said, wincing at the pain it took to even talk. Everything was more sensitive here.
"Oh my gosh, did you get blood on my bags!" Rosalie screeched, running up the stairs and coming back while Carlisle was stitching my wound.
"God, don't you believe in Morphine?" I asked Carlisle. He looked at me with some type of pity. He then injected me and I couldn't feel it anymore. Now, onto more important business.
"No Bitch I didn't get any blood on your shit." I said as Carlisle finished stitching.
"Good, your so lucky." she said. I got up and went in her face. Just because I didn't look the same doesn't mean I can't act the same.
"Lucky that I'm not a bitch, I know it's amazing." I answered sarcastically.
"Oh, shit." Alyssa laughed. She had been quiet most of the time we were done there. Usually if something happened to me, it would eventually happen to me.
"Shut up," I said."Before you hurt yourself." I chided.
She scoffed."Oh, really?"
"I'm serious, dipshit." I threatened."Sit down."
She sighed."Fine,Fine" She slumped into a chair.
I sighed. Crisis averted. Didn't want to clean up her remains anytime soon.
After I was done getting stitched, they had made food for us. Alyssa had gotten so tired, she'd fallen alsleep on the sofa.
"Ugh," I groaned." See, I would carry her, but now we weigh close to the same." I said, disgruntled.
"It's fine," Esme said."Emmett, do us a favor."
"No," He laughed."WHAT?" I said. I mean, she wasn't even that heavy. Emmett will probably treat us like this for a while. He was just like a...brother. I put my hands over my face and curled myself up. Then, I realized that I was starting to cry.
"Take her up to the room upstairs. She's tired." He still brought her though. Esme knelled in front of me and removed my hands from my face. Then, she pulled me in for a hug. I didn't say anything but I hugged her back. She started rubbing circles into my back.
"What's wrong?" She murmured, trying to understand. She had no hints really, I mostly cry from the basis of my thoughts.
"Emmett acts like a brother. I had a little brother and now I realize... I realize I'll never see him grow up." I said, leaning back and putting my feet up on the couch. I needed to get away from them. I stood up, and went to the stairs.
"I'm um... I'm gonna go to bed now." I said, looking at Esme. She nodded and I practically ran to the room. Then I sat on the bed, and waited for Alyssa to wake up in a few hours.
Alyssa had slept abnormally long. Longer than usual. I decided to go wake her up.
"Alyssa,"I whispered."Get up." She didn't.
"Get up." I said louder. She didn't even move. I decided something else.
"Oh my gosh, it's Brendon Urie!" I yelled.
She got up." You're serious?" she asked."Where?" She said, looking side to side.
I laughed."Nowhere."
She groaned.
"Just get up. I've been bored all night."
'You've been up all night?" She mumbled.
"Yeah. And you've been sleeping all night."
She looked puzzled."You're deprivation is sickness."
I scoffed."Just get up. It's Saturday, you going to sleep the day away?"
She nodded."I planned on it. Where is everyone?"
" Out." I said.
"And Edward?"
'Still not back yet. He's such a cliche."
"When's he supposed to come back?" She asked.
'Why, you scared?" I teased.
"No,it's just... Much can't get done without him." She answered.
"Sleep gives you a brain. That's why you haven't done anything." I got up, and walked away, grumbling. Then she shut the bathroom door.
"Ugh!" She screamed."It's only 7:00! Why the hell did you wake me up?"
I laughed. Obviously she would see the time. She's way more lazy than she was before.
"I was waiting forever for you to wake up." I said.
"Well then, let's go do something productive." She said, looking at me expectantly.
"Umm... Well you see, Emmett and the rest said they would teach us how to drive."
"Hell,no! i would kill us all!" She said.
"Maybe you just won't drive." I decided.
" So I won't have to drive, right?" She said, hopefully.
"I guess so, but you'll owe me." I said.
"How?" She said."You're saving lives.'
"When we become vampires, you have to... let me use whatever ability I have on you whenever I want." I decided.
"What? How do you know that will even happen?"
"For the next year, we will be surrounded by vampires, one of them are bound to change us." I said, liking my logic.
"Mmhmm. What do you know that I don't?"
'What the fuck are you talking about, read the muthafucking book, man! James,Laurent,Victoria, Riley, Bree, The muthafucking Volturi, for god's sake."I counted off of my fingers, then continued."the niggas are coming!"
"Okayy," She laughed.'But I'd put money on you getting changed first."
I scoffed."Yeah, Okay."
We headed to a field where I could learn how to drive.
"You're going to teach her how to drive?" Alyssa asked Emmett."You can't drive yourself!"
He laughed."Just sit down,little one."
She groaned."I'm not little."
"You are." I said, as I got inside the car.
'You're going to get hurt!" She called.
I sighed, opening the window."You getting in or...?"
She groaned."Ugh. If I die, you:Emmett, stay away from my funeral."
I laughed.'Okay,let's start."
"Alright, yeah, your friend there, she's a riot." Emmett said, fully sarcastic.
I nodded. "I know. No one takes her seriously."
"I heard that!" She answered.
I put the car in drive and positioned my hand on the wheel.
'Hold the gas." He said.'You can speed, you won't crash."
"Uh, people do." She complained.
I ignored her, and stepped on the gas. And, yes, I was speeding.
"You're a natural.' He said.
"Oh my god! Slow down!" She said.
"Shush." I said.
"Turn!" She said."Watch out!"
"Ugh! Shut up!"I said.
"Watch out." Emmett said.
I looked up, and we were inches away from a tree, and I froze. Emmett grabbed the wheel and once I opened my eyes, we were back on the grass.
'What the hell?" Alyssa said.
"How did you do that?" I asked.
'Told you that you wouldn't crash. And if she would've stopped panicking, you wouldn't have." He eyed her.
"Okay,Okay." She said. "I get it." When we had gotten back to the house, Rosalie had run up to Emmett.
"I heard you guys almost crashed! Are you alright?"
Alyssa laughed, a little."Oh yeah, WE'RE fine."
"I did not ask you, little girl."
That's when I got pissed the hell off.
"I'm not a little girl, shit." Alyssa must've noticed me getting pissed off.
"Uh, Megan. Let's go get changed." Alyssa said.
"No, I've had it with this bitch." I said.
"Uh,no. Let's go." She pulled my arm.
"Why are you always saying something?" I asked.
"Don't answer her," Alyssa said."Come on."
She successfully dragged me away, but I had to say one more thing.
"You have got ONE more chance, bitch!"
She groaned."Megan,shut the fuck up and go calm down. Shit,man."
She shut the door behind us." You need anger-management."
"She pisses me off." answered nonchalantly. Who does she think she is, other then an all...powerful...vampire. Well... I don't give a shit.
"Ugh, you're 'll murder you."
I shrugged. "I don't give two shits."
"You're impossible." She mumbled.
"Oh,come on. What's the worst that will happen?"
"Uh,death."
I laughed."Starvation is making you delusional."
"Wha-? Ugh,fine, Megan. Fine." She said.
"Alyssa, Alyssa, seriously, can I ask you something." I said.
"What." she answered,clearly mad.
"You mad?" I started laughing.
"Yes,I'm fucking mad at you!"
"Alright, Alright, let's go ask if we can go to Bella's house."
"Why?" she replied.
"Maybe not, how about we... god, go shopping." I said, wincing at how much my mind and voice agreed with what I was saying.
"Yeah, and we'll buy some food." she said, she knows me so well.
"C'mon, C'mon!Alice!" I screamed. We found her talking to Jasper real low about something, and when we came they stopped.
"That's so rude." She whispered.
"Shush,Hearing." I whispered back. What did it matter anyway, they could hear for miles.
"Oh, sorry." she said. They walked up to us, we took a step back, cause Jasper looked... scary.
"Sorry, I apologize for being so stereotypical." I said. Alyssa punched me, conveying the message"Shut up" loud and clear.
"We were wondering... if you would bring us shopping." she said.
"Of course we would go!"Alicesaid.
"Really? Are you sure? You guys looked like you were talking about something really important." I said.
"Nope, Nothing important." she said. Me and Alyssa exchanged a glance.
"Alright then, let's go." Alyssa said.
"Yeah, we should." I replied.
"Wait a second, isn't Bella going to be out today?" she said/.
"And? What's the prob... oh.. well, we just have to avoid her. Huh. I guess Alice and Jasper can drive us there, then they could do their own thing." They couldn't just meet her now.
"Okay, so can you just drop us off?"
They nodded."Sure."
"We could avoid some drama for one day." Alyssa said.
I nudged her. "Shut up."
The ride there was uneventful. But I knew I was in for pure hell...shopping with Alyssa.
"Thanks. See you later." I said.
"Prepare to be girl-...ified." Alyssa said.
"Ugh," I groaned. "You mean hell?"
"Shush. One day you'll love it." She gushed.
"No,No... I never will." I said stubbornly.
She glared."You and Bella would get along great." She skipped away.
Inside, she pulled me in and out stores, forcing me to hold shirts and shoes. This was worse than any surgery, any beating or any fight I'd ever had.
"Now, can we do what I came here for?" I groaned.
She stared."What was that?"
" To eat, god dammit." I mumbled.
"Oh, yeah,yeah. Whatever. Where do you want to eat?" She said.
I surveyed the block quickly and pointed to the diner. "The only food place I see in walking distance. Let's go there." I said.
"Eh, I don't care. I'm not eating ANYWAY. So-"
"Yeah, you are. These bodies can't afford to lose no weight. Besides, you and I both now how easily you get sick." I added.
"I'm not hungry." She said.
"Ugh... Bitch, you're eating." I said.
"Fine, fine, fine." She said.
We went to the diner and sat at a table by the was sunny, yet still freezing.
"I still don't want to eat." she mumbled.
"Alyssa! Shit." I said.
The waitress came next to us, with a notepad.
"What can I get you?" She said.
"Nothing." Alyssa said. I kicked her.
"Sh- ouch." She winced. "Uh, a veggie burger. And-uh- apple juice."
I smiled. Something was a step up for her.
"You?" She turned to me.
'A regular burger," I emphasized." And a coke." Alyssa scoffed.
"Okay. Thank you.' She walked away.
"You happy?" She said. "I'm eating."
'A garden burger. That's disgusting." I said.
She laughed a little. "It's healthy.'
"it's sad. it's a sad mockery of a burger." I said.
"Don't be so judgmental." She said.
"I'm being reasonable." I answered.
"Is that Bella and Charlie?" Alyssa asked.
"Uh... yeah. It is." I said. "Small world."
"Small town." Alyssa said."Can we go now?"
"Goddamn, you aren't leaving until you finish the shitty garden burger!"I said exasperated.
"Ugh. I told you I wasn't hungry." She complained.
".Let's go." I said, leaving the money on the table.
I walked past the table Bella and Charlie were sitting at. She looked at us, She waved slightly and we left. Almost 10 minutes after we had called Alice and Jasper, they had arrived, or at least I thought they had arrived. I hadn't been paying attention to anyone, even Alyssa. I was reading, and when that was going on, I was in my own world. I noticed I hadn't heard Alyssa's voice in a while.
" Alyssa?" I said out loud, hoping for an answer.
Silence.