Chapter 15
Alexandra
When we got back from the mall, Alec and I went to his room, while Nessie showed her family what she brought. Apparently it was Alice's ritual; to have a mini fashion show when she came back from a shopping expedition with someone. Go figure.
"Alec?"
"Yea, Lex?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Dude. I know you, and something's not right. I know you hate talking about feelings, but—"
"So do you Lex! You probably hate it more than I do. You come back after, like, centuries and when Jane asks you how everything was, you were fine talking about the good things, but she couldn't get anything you to say anything about the bad things. Hell! You didn't even want to talk about the—the—scars, or the gashes, or the anything! So don't you dare tell me to talk to my inner self if you freaking will not talk to anybody!
"Don't! I didn't want to talk about those things, ok? Bad times, bad memories. And why I was not so forth coming with information? I had just found my friends, so excuse me for trying not to ruin the one of the best moments of my life!"
"You think I have no emotions? Lex! You cover everything up! You have a mask, and everything stays hidden behind it."
"Well I guess I got that from you," I said as I turned and walked out, slamming the door, and went down the hallway into Renesmee's room.
"Um…..everything ok?" Nessie poked her head in. She was still in her new clothing, in the middle of being Alice's model.
"Fine," I replied, but I then recalled the argument with Alec. "I just, you know, edgy. New school, new place, takes time to adjust to." I gave her half the truth. Well, not half, maybe a quarter. Fine! Less than that but still! I did feel a little edgy about school and 'normal' human things.
"Don't worry about it—everything will be fine. I'll take you around and everything. You'll definitely have friends," Nessie assured me. Finding friends was not exactly my problem. By Nessie was trying to help, so I have got to give her a lot of credit for that. I put some enthusiasm into my voice when I replied; trying to convince her into think I was really worried about school, and not Alec.
"Whatever you say!"
"It's sophomore year—it'll be great!"
"Haha, ok, I'm sure it will."
"It will," Nessie sang as she walked out the door.
I rolled my eyes. School was going to start tomorrow, Alec was slightly annoyed at me, I probably wasn't going to make any friends, and to top it off, Alice is going to give me a makeover! Some day this turned out to be. In the list of how sucky my day could by, I did not even think how it could get any worse.
There was soon a knock on Nessie's door. "Alexandra?" came the call through the door.
"Yeah?" I replied, "come in."
Esme poked her head in. "Emmett and Jasper are going to take you, Alec and Nessie hunting, and they sent me up to fetch you."
"Thanks Esme," I said as I started heading down the stairs, "For everything."
She just gave me a knowing smile as I went down the stairs. And I had to jinx myself? My day is definitely going to go downhill. I can feel it. I mean, really? Hunting with Emmett and Jasper? What could possibly go wrong? I did not even want to think of the possibilities. I shook my head as I went downstairs, preparing for the worst.