Chapter 17: Cooperation

Bella: Alright, better get this party over with, now that we know we're all going to die by vampire army.

Edward: Aww, come on Bella, you don't know that.

Bella: I thought we established that I do know that.

Edward: No, we only established that that's what Victoria's planning, not that it will actually happen to us.

Bella: *sigh* Whatever, let's just… *enters the Cullen house* …what the hell did you guys do to your house?

Alice: Too much?

Bella: Did you rob a nightclub?

Alice: *eye twitch* …no?

Bella: Alice…

Alice: …just a little.

Emmett: *appearing in the room* Where do you want this?

Alice: Just in the corner there.

Bella: IS THAT A FUCKING DJ?!

Alice: Can't have a party without one.

Bella: Yeah, but he looks like he was about to play at an actual nightclub.

DJ: I was. Where the fuck am I?

Alice: Shut up, we pay better.

DJ: Well, as long as I'm getting paid…

Bella: Where did you steal…

Alice: Borrow.

Bella: …this stuff from?

Alice: …look, they didn't like my fake ID, so…

*meanwhile, in a Port Angeles nightclub*

Bartender: Where the fuck is our…everything?

Jasper: *dashing in* Sorry, forgot something *grabs as much booze as he can carry, then dashes back out*

Bartender: …I need to quit drinking.

*back at the Cullens*

Bella: So, how many people are you expecting at this thing? *doorbell rings*

Alice: Oh, just…a few…

Bella: *opening the door* …define a few.

Jessica: I'm pretty sure half the people here aren't even from our school.

Mike: Or our state.

Alice: Look, do you guys want your high school graduation to be a standard, boring affair, or do you want it to go off with a bucking fonkers party?

Angela: I think you mean…

Mike: Who cares what she means? Let's party *the crowd cheers in response*

*an hour later*

Bella: Are you sure this party was a good idea?

Alice: Yeah, why?

Bella: Because I'm pretty sure there are freshmen here.

Alice: And that's a problem because…

Bella: They're not legally old enough to drink. In fact, neither are the actual graduates, for that matter.

Alice: Eh, it's not like anyone here has connections to the cops.

Bella: My dad is literally the chief of police.

Alice: Correction: it's not like anyone here has connections to the cops and will willing turn us… *suddenly goes blank*

Bella: Uh, Alice? Alice? Earth to Alice *waves hand in front of her face* …well, I'm sure this can't be good.

Alice: *snapping back to reality* Well that ain't good.

Bella: Called it. What happened?

Alice: A date's been set by the vampire army.

Bella: Does it have anything to do with the changing number every minute?

Alice: I don't see how that's relevant.

Jacob: Hi Bella.

Bella: When the fuck did you get here?

Alice: And how?

Quil: Your front door's pinned open due to the sheer number of people here.

Embry: Like seriously, did you need to invite three thousand people to this party?

Alice: Only three thousand? I didn't know I invited two thousand lightweights.

Bella: Alice, it's midnight. Most of them probably went home because they don't live around here and/or are tired.

Alice: Like I said, lightweights.

Bella: Anyway, what are you doing here Jacob?

Jacob: I wanted to give you your graduation present *hands Bella a small box*

Bella: Wow, surprised it wasn't you sexually assaulting me again.

Alice: He did what now?

Jacob: Anyway, we should be…

Alice: Wait.

Jacob: Sorry, but we have to go before Sam finds out…

Alice: Tell Sam about this, I just had an idea about how to take care of those newborns down in Seattle.

Bella: Really?

Alice: Yeah *turns to Jacob* Would you guys be willing to help us stop the newborn vampire army from killing Bella…

Jacob: I don't know, Sam probably won't be okay with risking all the wolves for one single human alone…

Alice: …and potentially everyone else in the state of Washington?

Jacob: Now that he'd probably be onboard with. Come on guys, let's go *leaves with Quil and Embry*

Alice: Wait, I haven't told you when to…ah, whatever.

Bella: Did you really just think of that now?

Alice: Yeah. I mean, after you said he attacked you…

Bella: He kissed me.

Alice: Is that all? Damn, I probably wouldn't have asked him if I didn't think he deserved to die…

Bella: Yeah, but do we really have an option at this point?

Alice: …you're right, unfortunately.