'If looks could kill' comes to my mind when I see my best friend's glowering expression. Her tiny fists are shaking so hard that I think they are going to fall off, or punch the man she's glowering at. He looks about eighteen, a year older than Amy and I, but man, is he tall. He has cropped dark hair and dark, brown eyes that look almost black against his russet skin. He's buff, really buff, and as for his height, I would say at least 6'7". His eyes are wide with shock and his mouth is slightly ajar. He recovers quickly.
"I told you I would find you, Amy. I promised your parents I would bring you home. I just never expected to find you here," he says, crossing his arms over his chest and placing his feet shower-width apart. I can tell he's trying to fight a smile.
"I'm not going home, Stephan. Never. I don;t care what you do, but you can't make me go. If you wanted me to stay, you wouldn't have done what you did," Amy seethes, her arms now shaking.
Stephan's eyes narrow as he takes a step closer, which causes Amy to take a step back. His eyes flicker to me for a second and then back to Amy, so I could have imagined it. Apparently not, though, because Amy stepped in front of me, blocking me from view. Actually, Stephan can still see me because I am a good four inches taller than her.
"I'm not going to hurt her, Amy. I'm completely calm, unlike you. Either back away or calm down; you're going to hurt her if you don't," Stephan says, a look of concern crossing his face.
"I will not hurt Hannah. I swore to myself that I would't hurt anyone," Amy says, still shaking. She takes a deep breathe, holds it for a few seconds, and lets it out slowly; the shaking ceases.
Stephan smiles, his white teeth practically shining against his skin. "Nice job. You should teach Paul that next time he get angry."
"If I remember, my uncle has not had many anger fits since he imprinted on his wife."
"True, until you left. When anyone even mentions your name, he starts shaking. For now, Rebecca is staying with Jacob and Bella until he gets control again."
"That was you own fault," Amy says, venom dripping from every word.
Stephan flinches, hurt clearly visible in the brown eyes. He takes a step forward with his hand outstretched, but he lets it drop when Amy starts growling. Wait, growling? Since when does Amy growl?
"Amy, I didn't mean to hurt you brother. I promise. I just got angry, and...and," Stephan stops talking when he sees the first of Amy's tears. He starts towards her again, but she runs past, shoving his arm away.
"When I said I never wanted to see you again, I lied. But this time i mean it!" She screams, and then disappears around the corner.
Stephan looks like he is going to follow her, before I say, "Just leave her. Let her calm down for awhile. If she doesn't come back in an hour, we'll go looking for her. She's been through a lot in the past two months."