I'm so proud of myself! Two weeks in a row of getting chapters out! :D Aren't you all proud of me?

Anyway... Just wanted to let you guys know that the Bonding is coming up soon ;) At the max, five chapters away. Be prepared...

Also wanted to add, I finally have pictures of Casey in both forms! Took me forever to find the right pictures. I also have pictures of the dresses mentioned in this chapter. Just go to my profile and there should be a link.

On to the story!

I only own Casey.


"I need something to wear!" Bella yelled from in her closet.

I was laying on her bed texting Jake constantly. I had agreed to get ready for graduation with Bella but my getting ready had only taken five minutes. Bella though was another matter. I quickly shot off a text to Alice asking her to bring a wig that looked similar to my normal hair since mine was currently white blonde with the black and silver stripes running through it. Thankfully I was able to find some colored contacts that hid my blue eyes.

"You could just wear jeans," I muttered. "Graduating isn't a big deal." I myself was wearing a dress, which was rare, but at least it was semi casual and I could wear it to the party later. It was black and white velvet patterned dress with three quarter length sleeves, a scoop neckline in the front and a V-dip in the back. It only came to my mid-thigh and since it was a little cold outside, I wore panty-hose underneath it with a pair of high heeled combat style boots. I guess it was dressy compared to what most people were used to seeing me in.

"But you've already graduated once."

"So?"

"You already went through all of this! It's no big deal anymore. I want to look grown up and mature—"

"Bella, you're in a very serious, committed relationship. How more mature can you be at eighteen?"

Bella blushed.

"You're getting married aren't you?"

"I-uh…"

"You're thinking about it."

"Edward wants to."

"Don't blame him. In his day, getting married at eighteen was normal."

We were silent as Bella continued to tear her closet apart when Alice finally appeared, breezing through Bella's doorway.

"Is this close enough?" Alice said tossing a long brown wig at me.

I grabbed it and put it on quickly staring at myself in the mirror. It went down to just below my breasts with lots of layers in it so it actually moved. The 'hair' was straight which could make sense if I had I straightened my hair, which I rarely did—I liked my messy waves and so did Jake. There were bangs that hung down into my eyes just a bit which made the difference between my eyes normally and now less apparent. If I messed up the hair a bit then I would be golden.

"Perfect," I said pulling off the wig to get my hair set up so that the wig wouldn't fall off at some point.

"Oh, and I brought clothes for you Bella, I saw that you needed some. Thank god! Makes up for not catching the thief right? Now to figure out Seattle…"

Bella froze not even looking down at the outfit that Alice had brought her.

"Oh my god," she whispered.

"What Bella?" I asked.

"You don't like it do you? I thought you would…I know Edward will. It's blue, his favorite color on you." She held up the dress which really was pretty. It was a deep royal blue with a high neck and no sleeves. Silver embroidery and beading wrapped around the waist and the length of it should hit Bella lower on the thigh but still above the knee. I actually recognized it as one of the dresses that I had picked out for Alice to ultimately choose for Bella.

"Forget about the clothes! It's all connected!" Bella practically yelled.

Her thoughts breezed across my mind making my mouth drop in shock. Why in the hell hadn't I thought of that?!

"The thief stole your clothes to spread your scent to the army and to test whether they could get through Alice's visions."

Alice's mouth dropped in shock as well and didn't move for what felt like minutes as I stood and started pacing, my heels clicking on Bella's hardwood floors.

"Well, shit," I muttered. "At least we know why this shit is happening now though."

"Let's go Bella! Casey!" Charlie yelled through the door.

"Just a minute!" I yelled knowing that Bella's voice would have sounded too tense. "You should go before Edward reads this in your mind. Graduation isn't the best place for a vamp to have a freak-out."

In a flash Alice was gone leaving Bella and I standing there.

"Put the dress on. I'll figure something out for your hair." I quickly French braided her hair starting at her right temple leading across the back of her head and ending on the left side of her neck where the rest hung down in soft curls. "Ok, let's go." We grabbed our robes and headed down the stairs to where Charlie and Edward were waiting for us.

The ride to the school was quiet everyone had their mind on something different. Charlie was trying to keep it together with the idea that his little girl was graduating, Bella was stressing over the fact that she had an army of newborns after her for no apparent reason, while Edward was trying to think of all the various things that would make Bella look so worried. Charlie dropped us off at the back of the gym where it was a mad house with the teachers trying to get everyone lined up in alphabetical order.

"Wait, Casey," Bella looked at me in confusion. "What even is your last name?"

"Vasilopoúla. It's princess in Greek," I said smirking. "Very inconspicuous."

She gave a half-hearted laugh before going and standing by Jessica while I stood by Angela.

I had refused to take my father's last name so they just gave me Vasilopoúla as a last name and as a title of sorts.

The only thing that I noticed during the entire graduation was that Jacob was there along with Billy and that I had actually received my diploma. Once the ceremony ended Jacob swung me up into his arms and kissed me hard on the lips stealing the breath from me.

"I'm so proud of you," he whispered.

"Why? I've done all this shit before."

"Yeah but I get to actually see you graduate this time. So, just pretend that this is the first time."

"Oh my Goddess! I can't believe I did it! I thought I would like, never get out!" I said sounding like a complete airhead.

Jake laughed and kissed me again. "Smart ass"

"You love it," I said wrapping my arms around his shoulders as his hands rested on my hips. Our lips met again.

"I love you," he mumbled against my lips.

"And I, you."

He pulled away from me. "I have to go but I'll be at the leeches' place soon."

"I'll see you then."

He walked away pushing Billy out the door. I looked around and spotted Bella with Charlie and Edward and from the look on Edward's face, she had told him. Great.

"Are you going to dinner with us?" Charlie asked me.

"Um, thanks but I'm actually going to head over to the Cullens to help put the finishing touches on the place," I said listening to the thoughts rushing through Edward's head.

"All right kid, see you later." The two walked off leaving Edward still standing there frozen.

"Follow her," I said.

He looked at me just realizing that I was there.

"You know you need to."

He nodded and strode out of the doors with me following close behind. We took to the woods, darting through the trees. Edward was sprinting down on the ground but soon veered off to follow Bella as I jumped from tree to tree at a slower pace trying to get my bearings on how different this body worked compared to when I was masking my appearance. When I masked my true self, it used my life energy and made it so that doing various things took more energy. So now, when I wasn't masking anything, I was channeling way more energy into my muscles than was necessary for me to. I reached the Cullen house and found that I had ripped and snagged my pantyhose but it actually made them look better. More relaxed and punkish.

"Alice tell you?" I asked Carlisle when he opened the door.

"I wish we had seen it before."

"Me too."

Alice had done a great job decorating I noticed. Paper lanterns hung from the ceiling changing colors with the music that was playing out gigantic speakers that were situated around the room. Alice danced across the room to me and pulled me into an icy hug.

"I love your dress but we really should get you some different shoes," she started.

I quickly put my hand over her mouth. "Nothing changes."

I could feel a pout form under my hand which stayed even when I removed my hand. "Anything I can do?"

"Put these up?" Alice asked handing me strands of fairy lights. "The trees along the driveway?"

"Sure." I took off thankful to be given something outside. I felt suffocated indoors, I needed to feel the moon's light on my skin. I finished up the last tree and I heard Charlie's cruiser pull into the driveway. I dashed back into the house and started helping Alice choose what music to play during the party. Bella walked through the door a few minutes later and Alice bounced over to her.

"You look even better in that dress than I thought you would!" Alice said a smile splitting her face.

"Is it dressy enough?" she asked glancing at me as if I was wearing a ball gown or something.

"You look perfect," Edward said.

"I think you're dressier than me," I said.

"Definitely classier," I heard Edward mumble making me glare at him.

The doorbell rang and it looked like a whole group of people had arrived together for fear of arriving alone probably. The doorbell rang for nearly an hour straight with people arriving. The room became packed but never overly so. I wanted Jake to get here, I was getting caught up in the music and was moving in ways that most girls wished that they could. I heard many of the thoughts of the males of the Junior and Senior class thinking about the way I moved but I longed to hear Jake's thoughts. Most of the people came up to Bella to congratulate her since she was more welcoming towards people than I was. She was about ready to kill Alice when the doorbell rang again.

Bella opened the door and Jake's woodsy scent invaded my senses.

"Hey, Bells. Congrats on graduating," his voice rumbled.

"Thanks, Jake. Stop being polite. You know you just want to find her."

Jake laughed and I heard his steps as he moved away from her and closer to me. His burning hands wrapped around my waist and turned me to face him.

"You look…" he trailed off as his eyes ran up and down my body. "Sexy as hell."

I smirked and threaded my fingers through his hair bring us somehow even closer than we were before.

"And you look exquis," I whispered.

"And what does that mean?" he asked griping my hips slightly tighter.

I smirked running my hand down his for once shirt-clad chest. "Wouldn't you like to know?"

"I do but not knowing can let my mind think of all the dirty things that you could say," he whispered into my ear making shivers rush down my spine.

I laughed as I continued to move my hips to the beat of the music.

Jake groaned as my hips brushed against the bulge in his pants. "You're going to be the death of me."

"You're not dying yet, Black," I whispered. "I'm not done with you."

He laughed, "I hope not."

Our lips met in a slow, languid kiss that even though we weren't tearing at each other, did not lack passion. Jake's fingers followed up the curve of my spine to cup the back of my head as he opened his mouth, beckoning my tongue to dance with his. Although the kiss grew more passionate, it did not speed up. Our lips finally separated and he leaned down next to my ear and whispered—so quietly, like it was the biggest secret in the world—those three words that I always loved to hear.

I smiled about ready to say them back when something caught my eye by the kitchen. Alice had frozen and was staring blankly into space. She suddenly broke out of the trance and then dashed away with Edward.

"Oh, no," I muttered still looking where they had disappeared.

"What?" Jake turned around to see where I was looking but didn't understand what I was looking at.

"Come on. You'll need to hear this," I muttered pulling him along.

"That means you'll need us, right?"

I turned and saw Quil and Embry for the first time.

"When the hell did you get here?"

"Same time as Jake."

I shook my head, "Never mind, come on." I dragged the boys to the back deck where the Cullens and Bella were standing.

"What'd you see?"

"They're coming here," Alice said.

Fuck.

"With the size of the army, we won't be able to protect Forks," Jasper added.

"Woah, what? What fucking army?" Jacob asked and I flinched..

Double fuck.

All the Cullens turned and looked at me.

"You didn't tell them?" Carlisle asked looking shocked.

"I forgot!" I said careful not to look at Jacob who I was sure was seething.

"An army of newborns is coming," Carlisle continued.

"Newborns?"

"New vampires," Edward said.

"Why are they coming here?"

"They were passing around Bella's stolen shirt," Alice said. "Oh, everything just vanished! You'll help?"

"No!" Bella practically yelled.

"We're made for this Bella," Jake said looking confused.

"You'll get hurt!"

I started laughing causing Bella to glare at me. "The one that's most likely to get hurt is you!"

"But-"

"No buts. We'll be fine," Embry said.

"We should meet to teach you how to fight a newborn," Jasper said.

The three wolves growled taking it as an insult.

"Guys, chill. You do need it. Fighting a newborn is different than fighting an older vamp," I said trying to call them down.

"Alright then. When should we meet?"

"3? Ten miles north of Hoh Forest ranger station?" Alice proposed.

"We'll be there."

They turned and started to leave.

"Obviously I'll be there too," I said with a smirk. "See ya later!" I spun and chased after the guys and leaped onto Jake's back. Tonight was gonna be fun.


I said this before...but, I have pictures of the dresses and of Casey now in a link on my profile. Go check it out! And review!