The Face of Beauty to Fall For
I'm Not Your Enemy
A few weeks later and I was sitting in my room with Edward, Elizabeth, and Zachary, my CD rack on one side and two piles of CDs on another. “Are they vampires?” I asked, holding up my Matches CD cases.
“Yes.” Edward said, a little annoyed.
“No. They are not. He’s just being a jealous ass.” Elizabeth told me.
“They are. Or have you forgotten about Shawn trying to bite you.” He said, turning to her.
“That was most definitely not the type of bite he was trying to get, Edward.”
I shuddered. “Alright… I didn’t want to know that.”
She just smirked and went back to pulling my Barbie dolls apart.
I looked at him. “Okay, I can’t feel my legs.” I said, standing and stretching. “I want to go for a jog. Anyone interested?”
They all looked up at me like I was insane.
“What?” I asked them.
“It’s negative three degrees outside. Even with a jacket, you’d freeze to death.” Zachary said.
I smirked. “I’ve been out in colder temperatures.” I said, grabbing my jacket.
“Ember, I don’t think it’s a good idea.” Alice said from the doorway, making me jump.
“Jesus, Alice! You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
She smiled distractedly. “I’m sorry.”
“What’s wrong, Alice?” Edward and Elizabeth asked in unison.
“Nothing.” She said automatically, smiling at all of them.
Edward’s face paled, metaphorically of course, and he glanced at me.
“What?” I asked.
“Nothing.” He said, standing and walking out of the room quickly, Alice at his heels.
I looked at Elizabeth. “What did I do?” I asked.
“He’s weird. I’m sure it was nothing.” She told me, starting to pick up all the decapitated Barbies and throw them in the trash bag I had up there.
I sighed and started putting my CDs back in vampire and non-vampire sections, then alphabetical order, then chronological within that.
“OCD much?” Elizabeth asked.
“Shut up. I’ve seen you do that to my DVDs downstairs.” I stated, sticking my tongue out at her.
“Oh, go make out with Cullen.” She said, walking downstairs with the trash bag, Zachary following.
I shook my head and finished my CDs, going down to see them all sitting in the living room chattering away so low I couldn’t hear it.
I cleared my throat so they knew I was there, but they all just looked up at me and went back to talking amongst themselves.
I frowned and went to the pool table, racking up to play a game with myself.
“Ember?” A voice asked, standing next to me.
I tensed, hating when they did that, but not wanting to give any of them the satisfaction of scaring me. “Yes, Edward?”
“I think you should come to stay in our home for a few days.” He said.
I turned my gaze to him. “Oh? So you can go on holding your little vampire conversations and leave me out?”
His mood turned sour. “We needed to discuss this. We weren’t going to tell you unless we thought it the best decision.”
“And why would I? Why can’t I stay in my own home?” I asked, leaning against the pool stick.
“It’s not safe here.” He said plainly.
“But it’s safe at your house?”
“Yes.”
“Come on, Em. Don’t be a big, dumb girl.” Emmett said, grinning when I glared at him.
I looked at all of them and my anger started to fade, making me turn to Jasper, who I’d found out had the ability to control emotions. “Stop it, Hale.” I said to him.
He frowned, but stopped what he was doing.
I looked at Edward. “I don’t have a choice in the matter, do I?”
He smirked. “Not really.”
I groaned. “Fine. But I want my car and my tools.” I stated, going upstairs to pack.
“Yes.” Edward said, a little annoyed.
“No. They are not. He’s just being a jealous ass.” Elizabeth told me.
“They are. Or have you forgotten about Shawn trying to bite you.” He said, turning to her.
“That was most definitely not the type of bite he was trying to get, Edward.”
I shuddered. “Alright… I didn’t want to know that.”
She just smirked and went back to pulling my Barbie dolls apart.
I looked at him. “Okay, I can’t feel my legs.” I said, standing and stretching. “I want to go for a jog. Anyone interested?”
They all looked up at me like I was insane.
“What?” I asked them.
“It’s negative three degrees outside. Even with a jacket, you’d freeze to death.” Zachary said.
I smirked. “I’ve been out in colder temperatures.” I said, grabbing my jacket.
“Ember, I don’t think it’s a good idea.” Alice said from the doorway, making me jump.
“Jesus, Alice! You nearly gave me a heart attack.”
She smiled distractedly. “I’m sorry.”
“What’s wrong, Alice?” Edward and Elizabeth asked in unison.
“Nothing.” She said automatically, smiling at all of them.
Edward’s face paled, metaphorically of course, and he glanced at me.
“What?” I asked.
“Nothing.” He said, standing and walking out of the room quickly, Alice at his heels.
I looked at Elizabeth. “What did I do?” I asked.
“He’s weird. I’m sure it was nothing.” She told me, starting to pick up all the decapitated Barbies and throw them in the trash bag I had up there.
I sighed and started putting my CDs back in vampire and non-vampire sections, then alphabetical order, then chronological within that.
“OCD much?” Elizabeth asked.
“Shut up. I’ve seen you do that to my DVDs downstairs.” I stated, sticking my tongue out at her.
“Oh, go make out with Cullen.” She said, walking downstairs with the trash bag, Zachary following.
I shook my head and finished my CDs, going down to see them all sitting in the living room chattering away so low I couldn’t hear it.
I cleared my throat so they knew I was there, but they all just looked up at me and went back to talking amongst themselves.
I frowned and went to the pool table, racking up to play a game with myself.
“Ember?” A voice asked, standing next to me.
I tensed, hating when they did that, but not wanting to give any of them the satisfaction of scaring me. “Yes, Edward?”
“I think you should come to stay in our home for a few days.” He said.
I turned my gaze to him. “Oh? So you can go on holding your little vampire conversations and leave me out?”
His mood turned sour. “We needed to discuss this. We weren’t going to tell you unless we thought it the best decision.”
“And why would I? Why can’t I stay in my own home?” I asked, leaning against the pool stick.
“It’s not safe here.” He said plainly.
“But it’s safe at your house?”
“Yes.”
“Come on, Em. Don’t be a big, dumb girl.” Emmett said, grinning when I glared at him.
I looked at all of them and my anger started to fade, making me turn to Jasper, who I’d found out had the ability to control emotions. “Stop it, Hale.” I said to him.
He frowned, but stopped what he was doing.
I looked at Edward. “I don’t have a choice in the matter, do I?”
He smirked. “Not really.”
I groaned. “Fine. But I want my car and my tools.” I stated, going upstairs to pack.