Bab 34: Quileute Legends
Alex stood still for a moment and then clicked on the website link.
The website opened a while later and showed what looked like a generic webpage. It looked closer to a wiki than a forum.
Scrolling through the page, Alex saw countless old legends. However, none of them mentioned anything about the cold ones or any supernatural creatures that seemed feasible to exist.
'There is a Wendigo legend here as well, and considering that the vampires exist, then I can't say that it's untrue. I'll just have to be careful and keep it in mind if something resembling Wendigo kills happens around town,' Alex thought as he finally arrived at the part he was most interested in.
'The cold ones, ' Alex thought as he started reading the legend.
'Part of Quileute Legend.
The Cold ones are reanimated corpses that rise from the grave at night to suck the blood of sleeping persons. They are described as having cold, inhumanly pale skin and are said to only be repelled by the sharp teeth and claws of the wolves.' Alex read as he got more and more immersed in the Wikipedia-like page.
'Only repelled by the claws and teeth of the wolves, huh?' Alex thought as a slight grin started showing on his face.
'They have probably only met wanderers, people who .their covens had abandoned. If the Volturi attacked the Quileute tribe, then they would have already been wiped off the face of the earth,' Alex thought as he continued reading.
'In the Quileute legend, The cold ones were a threat to the tribe, and to counterattack this extinction-level threat, the tribesmen led by Taha Aki transformed into large wolves and protected the tribe from the bloodsuckers. A notable part of the legend is that to win the life-and-death battle, the leader's wife had to sacrifice her life so Taha Aki could land the finishing blow.'
This was the entire part about the vampires, or the so-called 'Cold Ones,' in the Quileute legend.
'That's all that they have? Maybe that's just the amount of information they decided to share with the world. Though I doubt anyone would even be able to find this website if they weren't a friend of a Quileute and were told about their legends, ' Alex thought as he sighed and closed the website.
'It's not a lot of information to go on, and with the amount of strength the Volturivultures have, I'd rather not even look them up on the Internet. My connection could get found, and then I could have my location tracked, and I don't want to deal with that at the moment, if ever,' Alex thought as he went to the browser settings and cleared the history.
'I don't want Bella to find out that I had already looked at that website when she herself finds it,' Alex thought and shut down the computer.
Turning around to face the door, Alex thought deeply as he tried to plan his future actions.
'On the one hand, I really want to be able to talk with the Cullens, joke around, and even ask them about vampire life and what they do. Just have fun. On the other hand, this world isn't a fictional novel, and stuff can and almost always goes wrong in real life,' Alex thought to himself as he sighed once more.
'No point in thinking. I'll take the chance to introduce myself when they decide to tell Bella.' Alex decided as he nodded, fully affirming himself to the decision.
Getting up from the chair, the computer still had yet to shut down fully. Alex headed outside the room towards his own.
Time passed, and soon, it was Monday morning.
The chirping of the birds near his window present just like every morning.
'It feels like they are just taunting me at this point,' Alex thought as he sat on his bed.
'Today is the day when Edward gets back from Alaska and finally comes back to school. It's the day when the story really starts ramping up. From now on, incidents start to happen one after the other, and you can always expect the unexpected to happen,' Alex thought as he got up and headed towards the bathroom.
Looking into the mirror, Alex saw his own face. With black hair that went to his ears, equally black eyes, and a sharp nose and jawline, he looked like he was straight from a modeling magazine.
Looking into his own eyes, Alex saw their color change as they got brighter and brighter until they turned into a dark crimson color, similar to fresh blood that almost shone in the mirror.
His pupils thinned as they turned sharp into a cat-like shape.
"Alex, are you inside? Can you hurry up, please?" Bella said as she knocked on the bathroom door.
"Yeah, one second," Alex responded as his eyes turned back to black just as fast as they had transformed.
Brushing his teeth quickly, Alex went out of the bathroom and saw Bella almost jump inside. She closed the door quickly after nearly slamming it in Alex's face.
'At least I don't have the need to go to the bathroom anymore,' Alex thought.
Heading back into his room, Alex got dressed quickly. He wore a black long-sleeved shirt with a thin black leather jacket on top and black jeans.
'I do like how I look, but I still miss my old face sometimes,' Alex thought as he headed downstairs.
Arriving at the dining room, Alex took some bread and two sandwiches with jam and put them on the dining table.
Sitting down, he waited for Bella to get dressed before taking his phone out and opening the messenger app.
He had created a group chat with Mike and Eric, and they had been texting all night for the past two days.
'They're good kids,' Alex thought as if he was any better than them.
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Bab 35: Poor Truck
It didn't take long before Bella came downstairs and sat down on the dining table.
Looking at Alex, she asked, confused.
"Not eating breakfast?"
"No, im not really feeling it today. I will just eat lunch at school," Alex said as he nodded toward her.
"All right, thanks for the sandwich," Bella said as she nodded her head and started eating.
'While food still has its taste and feels good to eat, it's still not exactly the same; food always tastes better when you are hungry, and im never hungry now,' Alex thought as he slightly shook his head.
A few minutes later, Bella finished her breakfast, and they both headed outside towards the truck.
Throwing the keys at Alex, Bella asked.
"Can you drive today? Im too lazy to."
Alex looked at her for a second and nodded.
"I can, but how can you miss the chance to drive this beast of a car?" Alex said as he jokingly reprimanded Bella.
Bella turned to stare at him and then laughed lightly.
"Beast of a car? More of a Heap of scrap metal if you asked me."
Alex shook his head, making it look as if he was disappointed in Bella.
"You will never understand its beauty," Alex said as he hopped in the driver's seat.
Similarly, Bella sat on the passenger seat, and Alex started the old truck.
Revving up its engine, The truck started making deafening noises as it pushed its engine.
"Stop, Alex, it's six in the morning, god damned it, I don't want my ears to bleed," Bella yelled at Alex, who only showed her a cheeky grin but nonetheless stopped revving the truck's engine.
'I wouldn't stop if I wasn't scared it would just break if I pushed it any longer,' Alex thought as he patted the steering wheel, almost like the car was his precious pet.
Reversing out of the house, Alex took the truck onto the road and started driving toward Forks High School.
As they were driving, Alex tried to turn on the radio, hoping that this time it wouldn't just be jarring noises but an actual radio station.
*Vrzzzt* *Pzzhhtt*
'Yeah, no luck,' Alex thought as he turned it off again and drove the rest of the way.
Arriving at the school's parking lot, Alex parked the old truck as close to the entrance as he could and turned off the car.
"All right, we're here." Alex grabbed his backpack as he said.
"I can tell," Bella retorted as she hopped off the truck and slammed the door.
Alex looked at the truck's still-shaking door and almost shed a tear.
'Im sorry, you don't deserve it,' Alex thought.
Getting off the truck, Alex closed the door and locked the truck as he started walking towards the school entrance.
"Hey, good morning, Alex."
Turning around, Alex saw Mike and Eric coming as they waved at him.
Waving at them back, Alex greeted them.
"Hey Mike, Eric. Good morning to you guys, too," Alex said as he fist-bumped the boys.
Turning back around towards the gates, this time walking together with Mike and Eric, Alex noticed that Bella had already left him and headed inside the school.
'God damn, she sure acts cold sometimes. Is it that day of the month?' Alex thought as he and the boys headed inside the school.
"So anything interesting happened?" Alex asked as they walked down the school's hallways.
"What do you mean by anything interesting happening? We talked every day, man. Anything that could have happened I have already told you about," Mike said as he walked next to Alex.
Alex laughed as he said.
"It's a saying, Mike, don't have to be so hostile over it."
"When was I hostile, Alex? I think you are hearing things now. Have you been checked by the doctor yet? Im sure Doctor Cullen would love to check you for any disease," Mike said as he smugly looked at Alex.
Alex froze for a moment and then continued walking as he mumbled.
"Low blow, man, low blow."
"What, everyone in school is already talking about it, about you and Alice that is. Im sure Dr.Cullen has already heard about it" Eric interjected from the side.
"Stop, let's just not talk about it, ok? How am I even supposed to talk to Alice, my friend, when all these rumors are going around? If I talk to her, I feel like the rumors are going to say that I proposed or something," Alex said as they walked.
"Hmm, Alex Swan proposes to Alice Cullen. That would be a good title for the school newspaper," Eric muttered absentmindedly.
Alex snapped his head to Eric as he said very slowly.
"If I see that happen, Eric, then I might just kill you." Alex's eye was twitching as he faced Eric, who cowered behind Mike.
"Im just joking, Alex. I would never do that to my friend," Eric said as his voice almost quivered.
Alex nodded as he huffed out a breath, pleased with his intimidation tactics.
'Intimidation tactics? Eric would get scared by a random cat on the road. There's no need for tactics here,' Alex thought as he remembered how Eric had done just that last Wednesday.
Finally, Alex arrived at his English classroom.
"This is my stop, guys. See you later!" Alex said as he waved at Mike and Eric, who waved back and headed down the hall.
Opening the Classroom door, Alex headed inside. The teacher had yet to arrive, but it seemed like he was the last student to come inside once more.
Heading towards his seat, Alex saw Edythe, who was already seated and reading through the English class book.
"Hey, Edythe!" Alex said as he sat down on his chair.
"Hey Alex, good morning," Edythe said, lifting her head from the book and smiling at Alex.
"Good morning to you, too," Alex replied as he lay his head on the table and waited for the professor to arrive.
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