Bella MacLeod's Twilight Fanfiction

She’s So Gone

By Midnight Dreamer

Chapter 14:

After school let out everyone headed over to Emmett’s to practice. They were gonna be playing in the open mic showcase again this year to drum up business for the pizza shop again. It wasn’t a fabulous job but they got paid well to do it, and for high school kids any job that paid was a good job. 

“So what are we doing for the showcase?” Emmett asked.

“No idea?” Edward said.

“Got any ideas Jasper?” Rose asked.

Jasper looked over at Rose and saw a mischievous smirk playing at her lips.

“Not really Rose.” he said raising his brow in question.

“Well what if we do something new?” Alice said.

“We don’t have anything new Alice.” Emmett said.

“But we could…” Edward said backing up Alice.

“Alright…before this gets out of hand let’s take a vote.” Rose said.

“All those in favor of a new song say I.”

“I” chimed Alice, and Edward.

“Okay so what about doing one of the old songs?”

No one said anything.

“Are you telling me that no one knows what to do?” Emmett asked.

“Guys we have less than two weeks to put something together. Izzy already has her piece written and is submitting it tonight when she gets to work.” Rose blurted out before she covered her mouth.

Everyone looked at her.

“Izzy is playing in the showcase?” Emmett asked.

“Shit i wasn’t supposed to say anything.” Rose said.

“Well cat’s out of the bag now Rose, so spill.” Alice glared.

“Dave’s uncle asked her to play at the showcase to support the store. She wasn’t gonna at first but when she was fiddling around with her guitar she found herself writing a song. When she finished it she realized that she was gonna do the showcase. She was going to turn it in at work tonight and tell them that she would play.” Rose elaborated.

“She wrote a whole song in one night?” Edward said.

Alice glared at him and he shrugged it off.

“She’s gonna sing?” Emmett asked

“That’s what she said.”

“Is she any good?” Alice asked getting more annoyed.

“Don’t know. I haven’t heard her sing or play. But Jazz said she was good.”

They all turned to look at Jasper. He was still sitting behind his drums just twirling his sticks between his fingers.

“Jasper….Jasper….JASPER!” Rose called.

“Huh. What?”

“Did you hear any of that?”

“What.”

“Yeah that’s what i thought.” Rose said.

“You wanna clue me in on what i missed?” Jasper asked looking lost.

“I was just telling them that Izzy is playing at the showcase. She is representing the music shop. Alice asked if she was any good.”

“She can play.” Jasper said.

“Yeah we figured that out from your puddle of drool when you saw her the first time. But can she sing?” Alice asked.

“Don’t know. She wasn’t singing at the shop. Just playing.”

“Well i think we should go see how good she is!” Emmett said.

“NO!” Jasper yelled.

“Why not? We have won that competition the last four years and i won’t lose to some newbie who just moved here.” Alice growled out.

“I’m with Alice. We should at least go listen to her play.” Edward said.

“Great I can finally meet Izzy!” Emmett fist pumped the air.

“Emmett you won’t be able to talk to her. She is working after all.” Rose added.

“Shoot.” Emmett whined.

“I say we leave her be and wait till the showcase. It would be nice to be surprised for once. We know we can out play all the usual’s.” Jasper said.

“Are you afraid?” Edward probed.

“I’m not afraid. I just don’t wanna disturb her at work with you clowns.” Jasper said.

“Hey we’re not clowns!” Alice yelled back.

“Well i don’t care what you say I’m going over there and see how good she is. Y’all coming?” Edward said.

“I’m coming” Emmett said jumping up and grabbing his keys.

Alice, Edward and Emmett all headed out toward where the cars were parked.

“Come on Jasper, you know we have to go now. Even if it is just to keep them from doing something stupid.”

“Alright, let’s go Rose. You riding with me?”

“Yeah come on.”

Rose and Jasper followed the twisted trio to the music shop. Jasper once again drooled slightly over the Trans Am that was parked in front of the store. Rose saw him and smiled.

“Nice piece of machinery!”

“Yeah I wonder who it belongs to.”

“Don’t know. But whoever it is has great taste.”

“That’s what I thought the first time I saw it parked here.”

“When was that?”

“The Monday before everyone came back.”

“Isn’t that the day Izzy started here?”

“Yeah i guess so why?”

“You don’t think?”

They exchanged glances and shook their heads.

“Nah…” they said together. Then followed the others into the shop.

Dave waved at them from behind the counter.

“Hey guys what brings y’all in here?”

“Well those chuckle heads are here to ogle Izzy and Jasper and I came to make sure that don’t make complete asses out of themselves.” Rose said.

“Dude really?”

“Yeah.” Jasper said shaking his head.

“Whoa Jazz is that her?” Rose asked as several haunting rifts played through the speakers.

“Yeah Rose that’s Izzy.” Dave said.

“Okay now i have to see this.” Rose said making her way through the stacks.

“Sheep!” Dave called to her, only to receive her middle finger as a response.

“So you’re not here to ogle Izzy?”

“Nah man. I’m all good. I heard her the first day. But i do have a question.”

“Shoot.”

“Who owns that awesome ride out front?”

“The TA?”

“Yeah.”

“Oh That’s Izzy’s.”

“No way?”

“Yeah I guess it used to be her dad’s. He had it repainted and had the stereo upgraded for her so she would have wheels.”

“I think I’m in love!”

“With the car or the chick?” Dave chuckled.

“Both.”

“Dude seriously?”

Jasper just gave him a pleading look.

“Whoa man that shit is seriously wicked. Good luck.”

“Yeah, yeah. I’m gonna go round up the gang and save Izzy before they overwhelm her and she runs for the hills.”

“Good idea.”

Jasper made his way back to where the rest were standing. It seems that Izzy hadn’t even noticed her audience as she continued to play from one melody into another. Just as he got closer though she looked up and met his eyes. It was like she could tell he was there. Like they had this connection that no one else could feel. She smiled up at him but went back to playing.

“She plays beautifully” Rose whispered back to him.

“yeah it’s mesmerizing…” Emmett whispered.

“That’s what i thought the first time i heard her play. And that was before i knew it was her playing.” Jasper whispered back.

“Yeah she’s okay.” Alice snipped.

“Alley you can’t be serious! She plays like a rock god!” Edward looked at her like she was from outer space or something.

“Whatever. Are we gonna go rehearse or what?” Alice whined.

“What are we rehearsing?” Emmett asked.

“I guess we will have to figure it out as we go.” Edward said.

“So something new?” Rose asked.

“Sure why not?” Jasper said.

“You writing or am I?” Rose asked.

“We could both work on it. I’ll do music, you do lyrics?” Jasper asked.

“Sure let’s go.” Rose started chasing the rest of them out of the shop.

Jasper turned just long enough to catch Izzy’s eyes again. He mouthed “Sorry” to her. She just smiled and shook her head. With one final glance she went back to playing and he left the shop meeting Rose and Emmett back out front.

“Damn Jazz you weren’t kidding, she can really play.” Emmett said.

“Yeah i know.”

“So now what?” Rose asked.

“We work on a new song.”

“Alright. I’ll be over tomorrow after school and we’ll get started.” Rose told Jasper.

“Sure, sure.”

“I’m gonna ride home with Emmett.”

“Yeah okay. See ya’s tomorrow.”

“Later Jasper.”

Jasper watched as they got into Emmett’s jeep; where Edward was once again trying to inhale Alice’s head. Jasper shivered. Couldn’t they do that shit behind closed doors? Just as they pulled out he remembered the car.

“Oh Rose!”

Emmett stopped so Rose could hear what he was saying.

“Yeah?”

“It’s hers!”

The look on Rose’s face was priceless. Jasper laughed as he got into the driver side of his car. As he backed out and pulled past Emmett’s jeep, he heard Emmett ask Rose:

“What’s hers?”