A Midnight Rose {ON HOLD}

Exposed

She shook her head no. I shook my head yes. Why didn't she wan to tell me? A tear drop fell from her eye.

"Tell me what happened!" I demanded

She shook her head no again. She crossed her arms over her chest and tapped her foot against the pavement.

"What?!" I shouted

She looked at me as if it was obvious. Her eyes were full of reproach.

"Best friends are NOT supposed to keep secrets from each other Stella." She mumbled. 

I decided to play dumb. If I asked her if she knew I was a vampire and she didn't know...

"Is this about KC" I asked

"No!"

"Then what is this about?"

"I saw you last night in the park... ," she paused

Uh oh!

"And at the park you were dressed in a Tiffany and Jade outfit. And I really saw your face," she paused again hoping I would catch on.

Crap! Mom was going to re-kill me!

"Stella, you are pretty, as in Cullen pretty," she continued "You are..."

Pleasedon'tsayvampirePleasedon'tsayvampirePleasedon'tsayvampire! 

"A Tiffany wannabe!"

I opened my mouth in protest, but decided to use this as my excuse.

"I used to be... before I knew she was a total witch."

She smiled at my confession.

"Now, will you tell me what's up with you?"

"Fine!"

She tugged me by the elbow to the empty hallway. Under the bright light of the sun her scars were very easy to see, but in the dim she looked as pretty as she did before... whatever happened to her. I copied her recent pose. I crossed my arms over my chest and tapped my foot waiting. She let out out a short laugh. I smiled. Her eyes popped out wide. I stared at her in confusion. I put my finger up to my lip and noticed that I smiled too wide. My fangs were exposed. I shut my mouth quickly. Alyssa took a few steps back before she ran into a wall. I groaned. I had just gotten out of this! What do I do? She was too good of a friend to kill. I wondered why I would even think about killing her. Out of the corner of my eye I saw KC aproaching.

"You're not a Tiffany wannabe!" Alyssa whispered 

I expected her to scream and run away. Instead she jumped up and down laughing like a little kid hyped up on sugar. I turned my head to look at KC. He shrugged. I shot Alyssa a confused look.

"You are a vampire!" Alyssa whisper screamed

"No I'm not!" I protested

"I should of known! Always wearing a hoodie, even when it's hot out, never smiling, never having a single pimple or zit! I am so stupid!"

"Are you through?" I asked

"Yes!" she squealed

KC put his hands on my shoulders and, sort of, hid behind me. He rested his head on my shoulder and moved his hands down to my waist. All these beating hearts, all this blood must be killing him. I unwrapped his hands from my waist and walked over to Alyssa. I grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her toward KC's car. As I walked by KC, smiling, he caught on to what was happening. At least, I think he did. I opened the door to the back seat and pushed her in. She looked absolutely terrified.

"Toss me the car keys." I ordered, my voice indifferent.

"But, this is my baby." He complained clutching the car keys to his chest.

"Toss me the car keys!" I screamed.

He saw I was in no mood to fight with him right now. He tossed me the car keys and got in the passanger seat of the car. I let out a sigh and got in behind the wheel. I searched through my bag for my wallet. When I felt the familkiar silk fabric I pulled it out and grabbed my fake ID. As I shoved it under the mirror flap of the sun vidsor KC stared at me in awe. I pursed my lips trying not to laugh. I pulled out of the school parking lot and drove to my secret hiding place.