The Shadow and The Seer (Jasper x Alice fanfic)

7. Port Angeles

Hi! I'm changing the update schedule to every Sunday, it'll probably make me post more often tbh.
WARNING: More than normal heavy violence
Thanks for reading!

Chapter song: SAIL by Awolnation
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   A sunny day met us as Bella and I went to the truck. I hopped into the passenger seat while Bella swung into the driver's seat. The engine rumbled awake and I could almost feel Bella's giddy satisfaction over it. "Did any ghost bother you for the rest of the night?" I asked.

The shadows under her eyes were drastically improved from normal. Which was impressive considering the not so ghostly appearance of Edward Cullen last night.

"No, none of them bothered me." Bella answered slowly, "I'd almost hire one of those Cullens for warding ghosts off if they weren't so damn creepy."

"You wouldn't even hire Jasper?" I asked wryly. I finally was prepared to confront her now that I'd won Jasper over. I'd found it cute that they'd banded against me.

   A nervous laugh busted out of my older sister. "I figured you'd find out eventually." She rubbed her neck sheepishly. After a slight pause, she admitted. "He's a good guy, Mary... but definitely not human or safe."

   "When have we ever been safe? This will probably work out..." I tried to keep my voice confident. Since my visions were getting increasingly frequent, I noticed that they were anything but certain when it came to the Cullens.

   Silence hung for a few minutes as the truck took us to the school parking lot. "I am going to Port Angeles after school with that Angela girl." The words spilled from Bella's mouth in a rush, as if frightened that I would somehow strike her down for them.

   I blinked once. Twice. Then I squealed and threw my arms around her. "That's sooo cool!" She'd never hung out with somebody before.

   "I was wondering if you'd come with?" Bella's blush went past her neck.

   "Sure, sure. It'd be fun to see what shops are there." I agreed easily. I hoped the rest of the day would be just as cool.

   The sun hit my skin as I practically danced from class to class. I was getting excited for all of the day's promise as lunchtime hit. The buzz of the cafeteria greeted me as I walked to our usual abandoned table in the corner. Plopping my backpack onto it, I turned around to get some food.

   Only to be stopped by Jessica Stanley and another girl who seemed to be the one in charge. This girl stood quite a bit taller than either Jessica or me. Her long silky blonde hair and green gem eyes were very pretty, and reminded me of the models in some of my fashion magazines. Together, Jessica and the stranger stood deliberately in my way with both of their arms crossed like bouncers. Was Jessica still mad about the volleyball incident from a month ago?

   "Hi, how are you guys?" I asked in a deliberately upbeat fashion. Friendly was always the best approach when surrounded by girls who looked ready to pick me up and toss me in the garbage. It normally threw them off balance.

   Jessica seemed to fall for it since her blue eyes went extremely wide in surprise. As she shook her head in confusion, the other girl seemed to be an altogether different beast. She took several steps towards me in response while her shoulders seemed to get broader. It was kind of intimidating. "Mary, I came here with a warning." She said importantly.

   I tilted my head to the side. "And you are...?"

   Now that seemed to enrage her more than anything else. "My name is Lauren Mallory, and you and your sister better decline Mike if he asks either of you to the dance."