A Little Wicked

7. Honesty

CHAPTER VII

HONESTY

"You did what?!" Alice exclaimed incredulously as she looked at Edward, the two of them alone in the bleachers of the school gym.

Edward had sent a message to his sister asking her to meet him there, because she was the only person he trusted to tell about the discussion he had with Harry earlier that morning. Alice, who had been silent for the whole time, had only just opened her eyes and frowned, expressing herself scandalously at the end.

"Speak low!!!" Edward scolded, looking sideways making sure they were alone.

"Idiot!" Alice replied in a stern voice. 'I'll repeat it mentally for you to hear... IDIOT!'

"I understand, thank you..." The vampire rolled his eyes impatiently.

"Seriously Edward... How can you be so stupid as to make hasty judgments..." Alice folded her arms in indignation at what she had just heard.

"I know... I was wrong... But honestly, how would you react if you had seen what I saw in the woods?" Edward answered in a low voice.

"Did you ask him what it was about?" The girl raised her eyebrow. "Are you sure of what you saw or think you saw?

"No, but the website on the internet I read said..." Edward looked at his hands, noticing how ridiculous he sounded when he said it aloud.

"Frankly, Edward..." Alice growled. "Haven't you ever heard that you cannot trust everything you read on the Internet? Why didn't you just go there and ask him?"

"Ask how?" Edward frowned. "Hey Harry, how are you? So, yesterday I saw you in the woods, invoking snakes and apparently a demon too..."

"Not like this..." Alice continued reasonably. "But in a more cautious way. Asking in a respectful manner wouldn't cause any of these problems."

"I know..." Edward whispered, feeling defeated.

Alice sighed.

"At least tell me you're going to apologize..." Alice touched his hand.

Edward turned his head to face her.

"Of course" he said honestly. "I'm sorry for what I did... It wasn't fair to him."

The two were silent for a moment, the vampire occasionally picking up thoughts of his sister wandering about the topic of the wizards and what to do to ease the situation. Suddenly Alice began to laugh with her characteristic musical laughter, causing Edward to frown.

"What's it?"

"Did he really slap you in the face?" The vampire covered her mouth with her hand, trying to control herself.

Edward rolled his eyes.

"Yeah... I was so surprised that I barely had time to think of the pain... I didn't think it was possible..." He said as he smoothed the hard surface of his marble face.

"Sorry to say that, but you kinda deserved it..." Alice shrugged.

"I think so... I acted like a jerk." He laughed a little as he lowered his head.

"Totally."

Edward continued to look down, a comfortable silence settled between the two vampires.

"Alice?"

The short-haired girl turned her attention to him.

"Yes?"

"Don't you feel... Uneasy that you cannot know anything about them?" Edward said hesitantly. "Of not being able to see the future in which they're present or to anticipate their actions?"