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"Hey, it's freezing," Anna told them as she pulled Tyler's large coat over her shoulders. "I'm paddling out, Coates," Tyler told them before messing up Anna's hair, pulling the coat around her tighter. "I don't know if it's worth it anymore," Eric told them as Anna took a bite from Bella's Twizzlers. "We drove all the way out here," Jessica told them.

"I'm at least paddling out," Jessica added after she finished with her wetsuit. "So, I keep thinking that Eric's gonna ask me to the prom, and then he just doesn't," Angela told Anna and Bella. "You should ask him," Bella told her. "Take control. You're a strong, independent woman," Bella continued, the words taking an effect on the younger Swan.

"I am?" Angela asked with furrowed brows. "Yes," Bella and Anna said in unison. "Hey, will you do me up?" Jessica asked Angela, the girl agreed. Anna let out a playful groan after spotting Jacob with two friends approaching them. "Oh, here's some trouble," Anna teased getting a cheeky smirk from Jacob as a response.

"Hi, Jacob. Guys, this is Jacob," Bella introduced. "Hey, guys. How you doing?" Jacob asked the two girls, both responding with a meek hi. Anna rolled her eyes before looking at Jacob's friends, "And you two are?" They both looked at her with smirks on their faces. "This is Embry and Quil," Jacob introduced as he pointed to each of his best friends.

"I'm Anna," Anna introduced back as she shook their hands. "So what? Are you stalking us?" Anna asked Jacob with a teasing grin. "You're on my rez, remember?" Jacob asked her causing her to roll her eyes. "Are you two surfing?" Jacob asked them. "Definitely not," Bella replied as Anna sniffled. "You okay?" Embry asked Anna who shrugged.

"Just a small cold, nothing I can't handle," Anna told him with a shrug. "You guys should keep Bella and Anna company," Jessica told them. "Bella's date bailed," Jessica added making Anna sigh. "What date?" Eric asked instantly making Anna laugh as she held out two twizzlers for Embry and Quil, both taking them happily.

"She invited Edward," Jessica answered as Anna rolled her eyes subtly. "To be polite, that's it," Bella defended. "I think it's nice she invited him. Nobody ever does," Angela stated, Bella sending her a grateful smile for being on her side. "Yeah, 'cause Cullen's a freak," Mike replied to Angela. "You got that right," Quil added with a smirk.

"You guys know him?" Bella asked them as Anna began rubbing her hands together. "The Cullens don't come here," Embry answered vaguely causing everyone to go quiet. "That's ominous," Anna stated after a moment of silence. "Let's take a walk," Jacob asked the twins, both of them agreeing happily.

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"What did your friends mean about, you know, "The Cullens don't come here"?" Bella asked Jacob, the twins were on either side of Jacob. "You caught that, huh?" Jacob asked them. "Well... yeah, obviously," Anna said as she nudged him, Jacob nudged her back. "I'm not really supposed to say anything about it," Jacob told them.

"Hey, we can keep a secret," Anna defended instantly, the twins were intrigued. "Really, it's just like an old story," Jacob told them. "Well, we want to know," Bella challenged. "Okay, did you know Quileutes are supposedly descended from wolves?" Jacob told them, Anna's heart doubled in speed before she let out a slow breath.

"What? Like, wolves?" Bella asked him to ensure she heard him right. "Yeah," Jacob answered with a nod. "Like, real wolves?" Bella was confused but Anna was just processing the information, matching it with what she knew about vampires, she didn't doubt for a second that wolves ─ shifters ─ did exist. Opposites in nature as shown in any legend or story that had been written over the years.

"Well, that's the legend of our tribe," Jacob told her. "So what's the story about the Cullens?" Bella asked Jacob. "Well, they're supposedly descended from this, like, enemy clan. My great grandfather, the chief, found them hunting on our land. But they claimed to be something different, so we made a treaty with them," Jacob explained to the twins.

"If they promised to stay off Quileute lands, then we wouldn't expose what they really were to the palefaces," Jacob finished off ominously. "I thought they just moved here," Bella said with furrowed brows. "Or just moved back," Jacob replied before they all went silent. "It touched my hand. A snake! Stop!" Jessica suddenly screamed.

Anna turned to see Mike chasing Jessica with a piece of seaweed in the shape of a snake, the sight made Anna laugh. "Well, what are they really?" Bella asked Jacob, her curiosity spiking and matching with her theories. "It's just a story, Bella," Jacob answered with a smile on his face. "Come on, you two," Jacob told them.

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"They're not here," Jessica told Anna and Bella as she sat on the picnic table, her head back enjoying the rare shine of the sun. "Whenever the weather's nice, the Cullens disappear," Jessica added. Another point; Vampires don't go in direct sunlight, Anna thought to herself. "What? Do they just ditch?" Bella asked them.

"No, Dr and Mrs Cullen yank them out for, like, hiking and camping and stuff," Jessica answered her with a sigh. "I tried that out with my parents. Not even close," Jessica added making Anna look up from her journal, patting Jessica's arm in reassurance. "Guys, I'm going to the prom with Eric," Angela told them excitedly as she sat down next to Anna.

"I just asked him. I took control," Angela told them after taking a calming breath. "I told you that would happen," Bella told them. "Are you sure you two have to go out of town?" Angela asked the Swan twins. "Oh, yeah, it's a little family thing," Bella answered them with a sigh, she locked eyes with Anna.

"Okay, we should go shopping in Port Angeles before all the good dresses get cleaned out," Jessica announced happily knowing both she and Angela had dates with the guys they wanted. "Oh... god," Anna breathed out making Bella laugh. "Anna!" Tyler called out, the blonde smiled before jogging over to him. "Hey, what's up?" Anna asked him.

"So I know for a fact that you are ditching prom but I was thinking... you've been playing matchmaker but maybe you just need someone," Tyler vaguely explained as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders, the two heading in as the bell rang to signal the end of lunch. "Oh-kay," Anna dragged out unsure. "You should ask Jasper to prom," Tyler encouraged.

"I don't know..." Anna replied, unsure. She didn't think Jasper would want to go considering their last conversation, they hadn't spoken since despite the longing glances they sent each other when the other wasn't looking. "Well, you have some time to think about it," Tyler reminded her before kissing the top of her head, the two heading into class together.

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Bella had dragged Anna along with her to Port Angeles, Jessica and Angela were in search of prom dresses. "I like this one," Jessica said as she held the pink off-shoulder satin dress against herself. "But, like, I don't know about the one-shoulder thing," Jessica added before looking to Anna who had focused her attention on a light pink off-shoulder lace dress that fanned out at the waist.

"You like that?" Jessica asked her gaining everyone's attention. "Uh, yeah. It's pretty but I won't need it," Anna told them before sitting next to Bella on the window seat. Anna pulled her journal from her bag along with her pen, she zoned out of Jessica and Angela's rambling about the dresses they were looking at. "Is that a new journal?" Bella asked Anna after noticing the new design on the front.

"Uh, yeah, it is. The other one got full quicker than the last," Anna answered with a sigh, she didn't realise how quick the journal was filling with thoughts and drawings until she turned to her final page. A group of men walked by the window hollering and whistling at the girls causing the four teenagers to cringe uncomfortably.

"That's disgusting," Anna voiced as she glared at them, an uncomfortable shiver down her spine. "You two really aren't into this, are you?" Angela asked the twins who both shook their heads. "I actually really just want to go to this bookstore. I'll meet you guys at the restaurant?" Bella asked them, her gaze turning to an unsure Anna. "It's getting dark," Anna warned her.

"That crystal place is open," Angela told Anna who perked up instantly. "I'll meet you at the restaurant," Anna cheered before shoving her things into her bag and walking out of the store with her sister, Bella splitting off in the opposite directions to Anna. Anna smiled as she spotted the small store that contain different plants, boho style decorations and multiple crystals.

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Anna spent almost an hour looking throughout the store, she spent more than eighty dollars on crystals and a couple new journals with beautiful designs on the front of them, including a couple sketch pads for the random spurs of images that appear within her mind. "Thank you, Mrs Hyacinth," Anna called out as she made her way out of the store with a heavier backpack then before.

"Hello there, beautiful," A man spoke as he stepped out of an alleyway in front of Anna who had just stepped out onto a parking lot. "What are you doing walking around alone at this time of night?" His voice sent uncomfortable shivers down Anna's spine, her entire body screamed anxiety and fear. "L-Look... I have friends waiting for me. So-" Anna began as he stepped closer to her.

"I'm sure they can wait, darling," He told her, the endearment felt distasteful coming from him compared to her Southern addiction. "Just leave me alone," Anna told him with a shaky breath before attempting to walk around him. He quickly grabbed her arm causing her to panic, she froze and began hyperventilating, everything she learnt about self-defence seemed to blank within her mind.

A car pulled up out of nowhere, tires squealing on the pavement before an unfamiliar car caught Anna's attention. "Let her go!" Jasper's Southern drawl was deep and animalistic as he stepped closer to them. The guy let go of Anna and stepped back, the blonde didn't waste any time rushing over to Jasper and straight into his arms. Anna could feel the anger radiating off of Jasper, his urge to attack first.

"Let it go, Jas. I'm okay," Anna assured him as the guy took off without looking back. Jasper pulled Anna in close to him, resting his face in the crook of her neck to calm himself down. "It's okay, Jas. You saved me," Anna whispered to him, her arms wrapped tight around his shoulders as she melted blissfully in his arms. "You're cold," Jasper noticed as he pulled back from Anna, the usual warmth she had was gone.

"I'm fine," Anna told him as she looked up into his eyes, angel meets devil. "What were you doing walking alone at this time of night?" Jasper asked her, he knew why but he needed to focus on her so he wouldn't go after the guy himself. "I was dress shopping with Bella and the girls but then I went to the new crystal shop and thought I'd be fine," Anna explained to him as they walked to the car.

Jasper opened the door for her with a small smile on his face, she smiled back as she climbed into the car. "I need to be honest with you," Anna told Jasper once he had gotten into the car. "What is it?" Jasper asked her, his full attention was focused on her, as it is most of the time. "I know what you are," Anna told him without hesitation causing Jasper to falter and swallowed unnecessarily.

"And that is?" Jasper asked her with his usual pained expression, he wasn't sure how to feel about the situation and he was willing to admit that he was worried about the outcome of the situation. Anna took a deep breath, ensuring she wanted to do this before looking straight into Jasper's eyes, "Vampire..."

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Rosemary Speaks

Creepy men are everywhere.
Girls stick together, easier to dispose of a body with ya gal pals to help you out 😉

Anna told him she knows, how do you think he'll react to her knowing his secret?

See you next chapter!