DISCLAIMER: I own nothing, this all goes to Stephanie Meyers with the exception of a few characters of my own.
I was finally going back to La Push after eight years. My mom and dad had split up and my dad got custody of me… Not as if it was hard, my mom hated me because I looked very much like my dad except my hair and eyes. After I had just finally started to forget about how much I missed La Push, my dad was diagnosed with pancreatitis cancer and he was supposed to live… Well, he died a week ago, so I was going to live with my closest living relative. Back in La Push. My cousin Lilly Call, well her name used to be Lilly Wilson but that changed when she married the very yummy Embry Call, was going to take care of me since they couldn't get a hold of my mom.
La Push had been home to me for eight years before we had moved to Northern Minnesota, why we moved there is unknown to me still. I loved the Rez and I missed to continuous rain and the beautiful beaches and I hated the cold, harsh winters of Minnesota; I would take the Washington rain any day.
"Please turn off all electronic devices for landing and thank you for flying with United Airlines" I heard the flight attendant say politely and then hang up the overhead speaker, I turned off my phone and iPod, stuffing them into my pocket. I would call when I got my luggage and everything settled down.
After the seemingly continuous struggle with my luggage, I finally found a seat and called Lilly, hopefully she would answer, unlike usual.
"Hello?" I could hear Lilly's soft voice filtering through the phone, I sighed thankful that she answered,
"Hey, Lills, I'm at the airport, who do I look for?" I asked casually, cutting off my sentence with a large yawn.
"I'm sending Embry and Sam to get you, you'll definitely recognize Embry, he looks exactly the same as before" she laughed, "It shouldn't be too much longer," she said and I nodded,
"Yeah, yeah, I'll letcha go now and I'll text you when we leave" I smiled and ended the call, out of the corner of my eye I see two very large Indian men. I knew it was Embry, mostly because I recognized him, and what must have been that Sam dude Lilly was talking about. I picked up my bags and walked towards them, Lilly was right, Embry looked the same as the last time I had seen him about a year ago. As I reached Embry, he broke into a gigantic grin,
"Hey little cuz!" he exclaimed and pulled me into a hug, I was prepared for it to be bone crushing, like usual, but instead it was a normal hug. No bone crushing going on anymore, I have officially moved up in the world!
"Hey, Em!" I replied and hugged him back, he pulled away from me and looked down,
"Have you been lifting weights?" he chuckled; I was trying to see if he was kidding or not, he sure looked serious…
"Nu-uh, no weight lifting for this girl, the only thing I've been lifting is shopping bags and luggage" I joked and played off Embry's sudden seriousness. Maybe Lilly had made him grow up a little, which was sad because I liked joking around with him.
"You must be Sam Uley, then?" I asked and held out my hand, he nodded and took my hand; he was surprisingly gentle compared to his size… That was weird also; maybe I was gaining some major muscle… A girl could always hope.
"We should get going now, Lilly and Emily are getting impatient" Sam said irritably and then held out his phone, Embry and I laughed, Emily and Lilly called at least four times each in the last five minutes.
"Hold on, I'll call Lills" I said and turned on my phone, dialing her number. She answered right away,
"Kelsey!" she breathed a sigh of relief and I shook my head, "Why didn't Sam and Embry answer their phones? Emily and I were worried sick!" she shrieked frantically, I held the phone away from my ear and winced,
"Lills chill out, we're okay, actually we are just about to leave the airport, we'll be in La Push in about an hour," I explained and I could almost see her relaxing.
"Well, hurry up because supper will be done in forty minutes!" she yelled and I shook my head again.
"Bye, Lilly!" I exclaimed and hung up before she could say anything else.
"Ugh, let's go, I heard her say supper" Embry groaned and I could hear his stomach rumble, I laughed and then walked along side of the guys, carrying my pillow and carry on bag.
The ride to La Push was funny, I listened to Embry and Sam bicker about what the girls would have made for supper and they bet on how much beer they could drink in one night and who would win the super bowl. I laughed when they said the Patriots would win, they both looked at me appalled, I bet fifty on the Cowboys, what can I say? I was a risk taker.
"You've changed, little cuz" Embry commented as we entered Forks, I looked at his reflection in the rearview mirror and cocked my eyebrow.
"Of course I have, what did you expect?" I laughed and smiled as I seen the entrance road to La Push, my heart danced with excitement to be back home.
"I guess I didn't know what to expect" he commented and I smiled at him and looked intently out the window, I wanted to see everything. I could feel the car slow to a stop in front of a cute looking house decorated with pretty flowers and charms everywhere, I smiled, I could tell that a woman lived in the house. It had a definite girls touch. I jumped out of the car a smelt the supper that was just cooked in the house and I could hear Sam mumble something about if they didn't wait for him he would be pissed. I shrugged and grabbed my bags while the guys went inside, well then, I can see how much help they are… I said to myself and lifted the heaviest of my bags from bed of the truck. I dragged all my bags inside and then finally got to really appreciate the smell of supper,
"Honey, they would have helped you after supper!" Lilly exclaimed but ran up to me and gave me a hug, I felt a little baby bump under her shirt.
"Lills, you're pregnant?" I asked surprised and upset that she hadn't told me, she looked at me guiltily,
"I wanted to tell you in person!" she exclaimed and then I smiled and stepped away from her and got a good look at her. She was even prettier than before because Embry pampered her to the extreme, not that I was complaining, she looked really happy so whatever he was doing he could keep doing, as long as she was happy.
"You look… What happened to your eyes?" she asked and came up close to my face, I backed away and shook my head.
"A long story" I mumbled, trying to avoid the conversation, Lilly just looked at me with an unhappy look on her face; I knew I would never win.
"I have time… Right now" she demanded and I gave in,
"I was in an accident and I lost the pigments in my eyes, Lilly, nothing major" I shrugged and her face softened, I didn't want to get all teary eyed as soon as I got here so I rolled my eyes at her.
"I'm so sorry, Kels," she said and pulled me into another hug, I pulled away from her and grimaced,
"Don't get all mushy with me, Lills, I'm alive and that's all that matters" I laughed and walked into the dining room, inhaling deeply. The smell of the food made my mouth water but the sight of it made my stomach go crazy, there was so much food it was unbelievable and it seemed almost endless, the food spanned over three whole tables and there was a table with dessert on it.
"Holy crap, good cooking" I said and then scanned the room again, this time looking at the people in it, there were six Embry sized guys, which meant they were all tall, tan and very built… Next to all the people, except Embry and one other that I vaguely recognized, were girls, they all looked Quileute and they were very pretty.
"Oh, right, introductions!" Lilly exclaimed and then pointed to the guy digging into the meat already,
"That's Jared and his girlfriend Kim, they've been together for two years and their wedding is in… Three months?" Jared and Kim both waved and Kim shyly said 'hi' before returning to looking at her plate. Her and Jared look super cute together.
"Next is Paul and Rachel" she motioned to a strikingly beautiful girl stroking Paul's back, she smiled sweetly and waved while Paul just grunted and continued to eat the enormous pile of mashed potatoes on his plate. "They've been married for a year now" Lilly laughed and pointed to a guy who look sort of like Rachel and if they weren't brother and sister I would be seriously surprised.
"Jacob is next, he's Rachel's little brother, and his girlfriend Renesmee, we just call her Nessie though" The pale skinned girl waved and Jacob smiled welcomingly at me, I sort of remembered him from when I was younger.
"Quil is beside Emily's daughter, Claire, he's her permanent babysitter," she said and Quil waved at me, I remembered him a little too.
"Hi!" Claire exclaimed and I waved back at her,
"Then there's Leah, of course you remember her" Lilly said and pointed to Leah, I wasn't surprised to see her even prettier than before, I knew she would be stunning when we grew older.
"And last but not least, Seth" Lilly said and I looked him over… Then something clicked, the Seth I was looking at was my Sethy-poo, my best friend since we were born.
"Sethy!" I exclaimed and ran up to him, hugging him hard. He laughed and wrapped his arms around me tightly, "Oh my god, Sethy! I missed you so much, you cannot even begin to imagine!" I yelled and back away from him, he was smiling broadly and I probably looked like an idiot with a big ridiculous smile on my face, but it was impossible not to smile when I looked into his eyes.
"Kels? Dang, you look good," he said and smiled down at me, I blushed and ran my fingers through my hair nervously,
"Well, thanks, you look… Built…" I laughed and pretended to punch him in the abdomen, it was rock solid. "And how old are you anyways? You look twenty!" I reached up and ruffled his hair and it was his turn to blush,
"I'm sixteen Kels, just like you are, remember? We're both born on the fourteenth of March" he shrugged and I hit myself in the head,
"Wow, duh! I can't believe I forgot about that!" I said and then looked at him again; I blushed when I realized that I had been checking him out.
"So yeah, let's eat" Embry cleared his throat and then started to shovel food into his mouth at an alarming pace. Seth offered me a seat next to him and I happily took it. It was so nice to see Seth again after so long, he was, after all, my best friend.
After the supper commotion settled down, Seth and I volunteered to do the dishes, no one complained about this offer and left the kitchen as fast as possible. As I cleared the table, Seth filled the sink with soapy water. I dropped all the dishes into the water and then put the extra food in containers and into the fridge. I hopped over to Seth's side and plunged my hands into the warm water, grabbed a plate, and started scrubbing it. In the process of cleaning the potatoes off the plate, I accidentally splashed Seth with water,
"Oh no you didn't… This means war!" Seth exclaimed and splashed water in my face, I gasped and took a bunch of soap and plopped it on his face and hair. He returned my assault with another heap of water this time getting all over my shirt and jeans.
"SETH!" I screamed, shaking my sponge at him, I cocked my hip to the side, "YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!" I yelled, filled a cup with water, and dumped it over his head,
"Kels! That's not fair, you have a cup!" he said and wiped his face off,
"Who said I ever played fair" I teased and stuck my tongue out at him, he shook his head and then splashed water on me again, this time I slipped when I went to dodge out of the way and I grabbed onto Seth's arm. He went down with me and I hit my head on the counter.
"Ugh, that sucked ass" I grumbled and sat up, everyone was looking at us, it appeared that they had been standing there for some time because they all had amused expressions on their faces. Seth laughed and helped me up; I continued to rub my head tenderly where I had hit it.
"I'm sorry that you hit your head" he offered me a towel and a wiped my face off,
"You better be, this is all your fault," I growled teasingly and started to wipe up the water that got onto the floor.
"My fault! You started it!" he exclaimed and I could hear him draining the sink,
"Just admit defeat, Sethy, you'll never win against me, I rule and that's that" I shrugged and got up again, hanging the towel over the drying rack. Seth was looking at me appalled and then burst out laughing.
"I'm going to change; you just keep going through denial!" I patted him on his chest and then walked upstairs to change out of my wet clothes.