Before You Change (Harry Potter x Twilight)

24 - She's Drunk

"You don't give up the disgusting scent the Cullens give off," Jared tells me. "They only smell bad to you because you're a werewolf," I counter. "What I'm saying is, even though you got bitten, you're still you," Jared says. "Is that a good thing?" I ask. "Maybe," Jared says. "I'll take it as a compliment. I don't need any more negativity in my life," I complain. "Any news of Jacob?" I ask Seth, who was sitting on the other side of me. Out of all the werewolves, only Jared and Seth really liked me. The others were okay with me but they wouldn't go out of their way to hang out with me as Jared and Seth do. "He's kind of fine," Seth says. "Somewhere in Canada. Maybe he's in Toronto," Jared says. "What is with you and Toronto?" I ask. "I want to go to Toronto," Jared says. "Well, you could go. In wolf form, you could get there pretty quick," I say. "I don't want to go alone. I want to go with someone," Jared says. "Go with Seth," I say. "And leave you here alone with the vampires? No way," Jared says. Jared hated the Cullens while Seth saw them as friends. "I am a vampire myself," I say. "Half-vampire," Jared corrects. "Same thing," I say. "She's gifted like Edward and Alice," Seth says. "I'll wait till I find someone decent to come with me," Jared says. "You haven't found that person yet?" I ask. "If he imprinted, we would know," Seth says.

"How do you know if you've imprinted?" I ask suddenly. "It's hard to explain," Jared says quickly. "Anyways, are you guys going to the wedding?" Seth asks. "Bella asked me to be her bridesmaid with Alice," I say. "I told her yes because I didn't want to turn her down," I continue. "The best men are Jasper and Jacob right?" Jared asks. "I'm not so sure about Jacob," I say. "Don't worry. If he can't make it, I definitely will," Seth says with a grin. "You are not going to the wedding," Jared says with disgust in his tone. "Sam already said that the Cullens aren't a danger to us. Billy's bringing me," Seth whines. "You should come," I tell Jared. "I'll think about it," he says.

When I got back home that night, most of the backyard was decorated. "Isn't it pretty?" Alice asks. "Yeah. It's very nice," I say. "Ok, great! Now we just need to choose our dresses," Alice says. "Now?" I ask. "Yes, now. We need to have matching dresses, so let's go!" Alice says, attempting to drag me away. She grunts. "You've gotten harder to drag away ever since you changed," Alice points out. "One upside," I mutter as I reluctantly follow Alice.

When the wedding came, the house was filled with people and guests. Most of the guests were Carlisle's friends who promised to not eat anyone. "Jared, you came!" I exclaimed as I gave him a quick hug. "Aren't you looking pretty?" he teases. "Ugh. Don't even go there. Alice made me wear this," I say. "I'm serious. You look very pretty," he says, the teasing gone from his voice. He wrinkles his nose. "It stinks in here. Too many vampires," Jared complains. "Hiya, guys!" Seth says, coming towards us. "Seth in a tuxedo. Never saw that one coming," I say with a tiny smirk. "Come on. Let's go to the stage. It's about to start," Seth says, rolling his eyes playfully.

I stand next to Alice and Jasper and Seth stand next to Edward. Bella starts walking down the aisle with Charlie. As they reach the end of the aisle, Charlie lets go of Bella and Bella walks over to Edward to stand across from him. They exchange their vows and the ceremony ends with the two of them sharing a kiss.

The after party was way more entertaining because Emmett was drunk. "Bella Swan, I hope you got enough sleep these past 18 years cause you're not getting any more with us," a drunk Emmett says into the mic. "Emmett," Rosalie groans. "You've had way too many drinks," I say to Emmett as I help Rosalie drag him off the stage. "No, I have a high tolerance," Emmett says, reaching for another glass of champagne. "No more for you," Rosalie says, taking the glass out of his hand. "Let's go say hi to Tanya," Rosalie suggests, pulling Emmett away from the drinks. "Wanna have a drink with me," Jared asks. "Thanks, but no thanks. I can't handle hangovers," I say. "You're what, 17? And you've gotten drunk before?" Jared asks. "18. Forever 18," I correct. I reach for a glass of champagne. "I thought you weren't going to drink?" Jared asks. "Changed my mind," I say. After a few glasses, I started to feel myself get drunk. "I've had firewhiskey before. My friend. Her name was Poppy. She snuck some into our dorm room and gave it to me. It helped me forget. I was dealing with my boyfriend's death at the time. Well, he's not really dead. I just found out that he's alive. As a vampire. Edward is Cedric and he doesn't remember me at all," I say, sniffing a little. "God, you're really drunk," Jared says, sighing. "It's your fault," I joke. "I offered one glass. You decided you wanted three more," Jared says. "My head. Did I mention that I have very low tolerance? I get drunk very easily," I mutter. "I figured. Let's send Bella and Edward off, ok?" Jared asks. "Ok," I say groggily.

We watch as Bella and Edward get into a car that was decorated with too many flowers. As they drive off, Jared turns to me. "I know you're drunk right now, but I've decided I do want to go to Toronto. Do you want to come with me? Maybe Seth can come as well," Jared offers. "Sure," I say. "We're taking a trip?" Seth asks, appearing besides us. "Yes. To Toronto. And then I know somewhere in Rio that's special to me. I want to go there after," I say. "Is she?" I hear Seth ask Jared. "Yeah. She's drunk."