A/N: First of all I would like to thank littleauthorxxx and MichSchonken for jumping right on that review button, you guys are the best. Second; though I managed to get this chapter out much more quickly than the last, I may not have time for the next ones to come out so quickly. Also I'm very close to the end of what I have on paper, and it may take a lot longer between updates after chapter 11. Sorry about that folks just hang tight.
Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns The Twilight Saga and related characters, I own Ally and the plot line for Flying into the Sunset.
Nessie: Interview
It makes me sound really spoiled, but I usually get whatever I want. I wanted to be Ally's friend, it wasn't too much to ask for. Poor Ally hadn't had a single friend, not a single person who was the least bit nice to her for at least three years. I didn't want to take away the very few people who had been civil to her.
I woke up the next morning feeling very happy. Jacob seemed a bit upset but he said he agreed with me completely. Mom and dad were happy to oblige my decision too, especially since Alice couldn't get any kind of vision of Ally at school, because I was so determined to go.
My stomach rumbled. I rarely hunted, mostly out of respect to my Jacob, so my body had gotten used to needing human food. I got up and got dressed and went downstairs where, to my horror, Jacob was trying to cook pancakes.
I was surprised I hadn't noticed the smell before now. There wasn't enough water in the mix and he had left it on too long. The smell of burning flour filled the whole kitchen. Where was mom when I needed her? She was such a good cook.
"Where's mom?" I asked, wrinkling my nose at the stench.
"She went hunting with Edward. They'll meet us at school."Jacob frowned at his smelly pancakes.
Esme walked in then. "Jacob, just what exactly is that?"
"It was supposed to be pancakes."
"Sorry, Jake," I said. "But I am not going to eat that."
"Yeah...I didn't think so." He tossed the briquette in the trash with a loud thud.
I giggled; pancakes should not sound like that. I started walking towards the kitchen door to the back yard.
"Where are you going?" asked Esme.
"Hunting," I said.
"I'll come with you," said Jacob, resigned.
We didn't go far, I rode on Wolf-Jacob's back to someplace in the middle of the woods. It only took about three minutes to get there and we didn't want to be late for school. We could only hunt small game since we were in a bit of a rush. We each caught a deer, bu mine was bigger.
I still found it fascinating that Jacob actually ate the deer raw. If I were going to eat it, I would have cooked it, but then, I did just drink the animal's blood so I shouldn't be criticizing. Pot and the Kettle and all that.
After we finished, I rode on Jacob's back to the house to clean up and change for school.
I went inside ahead of Jacob so that he could phase in relative privacy. I met Alice in my room. As usual, she laid out my clothes for the day.
"You went hunting," she observed, looking at my bloodstained clothes.
"Yeah, Jacob tried to cook pancakes," I said.
"And how did that go?" she asked, amusement coloring her tone.
"We went hunting."
She smiled.
I had a shower and brushed my teeth before putting on the clothes that Alice had left out. When I was changed, I sat and let Alice brush my hair.
After she was done I went to the garage to meet Jacob at his decrepit motorcycle. Mom and dad will flip when they find out I rode on the back of this to school.
At school, I hopped off the bike which was making some kind of rattling noise that didn't make me feel good about sitting on it any longer. I looked around, sniffing surreptitiously trying to find Ally's scent in all of the confusing muddle of the other students. I finally caught the faint trace of Ally. I fidgeted, not wanting to wait for my parents but also not wanting to jump into anything without them. Luckily the black Accord showed up then. Mom and dad got out and smiled at me, reading my anxiousness.
"Go on and find her," he said. "I'll be listening, though."
I squealed in delight and ran off; trying to keep in mind that humans couldn't run as fast as I could. I followed her scent trail to a secluded corner of the gym, where some students were eating breakfast.
All was reading a book when I walked up to her. "Whatcha readin'?" I asked, curious.
For an instant, Ally looked annoyed, then she looked up and saw who was speaking and a huge smile lit up her features. I could see the thin metal band across her teeth.
"Nessie!" she cried, slurring.
"Who else were you expecting? The Easter Bunny?"
She laughed. "Most shadows only stay for the day, they don't usually come back the next day," she explained.
"Oh," I sat down. "So are you going to tell me what you're reading?"
She smiled and held it up for me to see. "Interview With a Vampire," she said.
I was speechless. It was just so ironic.
"So you like Anne Rice?" I finally managed.
"I love her books, I've read them all about twenty times!"
"Wow!" I was quickly running out of things to say, and I feared saying anything at this point lest I give myself and my family away. Luckily dad heard my distress and walked into the gym at that moment.
"The rest of your family is here too?" It was like Ally had all of her wishes granted right then and there. She marked the page in her book and put it away in here bag before standing up to greet them.
"Hi Edward, Bella, Jacob," she smiled brightly. I could tell she was bubbling with excitement that we were all here.
"So," dad said. "Interview With a Vampire." Mom and Jacob stared at him. "Good book, you like it?"
"Love it!" said Ally, then she paused, looking at him accusingly. "Hey! Get outta my head!"
I laughed.
Mom and Jacob got it then and relaxed.
"Speaking of which," said Ally suddenly. "I've been trying to read peoples' minds…"
"Have you?" Dad prompted, already knowing the rest but prodding for our benefit.
"Yeah, it doesn't work though. I look 'em straight in the eye and try as hard as I can and…nothing." She pouted, disappointed. "It was going to be fun knowing what people are thinking…now I can't."
Dad laughed. "It's not as fun as you may think, it can get annoying after awhile."
"Yeah…I guess it would. But I wonder why I can't read their thoughts?"
"Maybe it only works on some people…" I suggested. Like vampires, I added silently. I was carefully avoiding her eyes, especially now.
"Only on you three," Ally said, pointing at me, dad, and Jacob.
Oh right, it worked on Jacob. So…it didn't work on humans? But that implies that she's not human.
I sniffed quietly. Her scent was mouthwatering. Definitely human.
"Weird," said Jacob.
Mom shrugged.
Dad looked thoughtful, probably taking in my thoughts. He nodded, absently it seemed, but I knew he was nodding to my assumption.
The bell rang for first period and Ally jumped.
A/N: Well I hope you enjoyed that. Still no ideas as to what Ally is? Remember the first to review get mentioned in my next update!