Lion and wolf.
I put the last book on top of the rest. Done. I had finished packing.
That was a relief. Now, I had to face the wrath of my friends. Thankfully, they were over the crying their eyes out and slapping me for fear of going mental. Now they were demanding to know details. We were going to the beach. I knew my friends well enough to know they were gonna play 101 questions.
I also knew that this was one of our gatherings. This meant that we had to follow some rules. One of them was that we had to bring our own food. Thankfully, I could cook. I packed a huge basket (I like eating.) and set off.
When I got there, I made my way to our usual spot. Mia, Lily and Jack were there. I rolled out my mat and said hi to my friends. We were waiting for Will and Bess. Twins. These were my best friends. I know it seems weird I have five best friends but I do.
Mia was a huge gossip. Lily was so kind. Jack was my sport partner. Will and Bess were my first friends when I moved here. Lily was the second one. Will and Bess, oddly, had moved up from La Push, like me. Only differences were that I had moved with my dad. They were adopted. Also, I was moving back sooner than them. They were waiting till the end of school.
Lily and I met by accident. More about that later. Jack... you'll know soon about that as well.
Mia helps me spread news. Whenever I have an announcement about an up-coming match or something big, you can always count on Mia. She spreads anything worth saying like wildfire.
Now, I was going away.
"I'll miss you all,"I said tearfully.
They pulled me into a hug.
They asked me questions about my brother, La Push, when, why, where, what, how and who. I didn't really know much.
I told them I'd be going in four days and I'd have a house of my own, I'd live near the beach and I was going because I hadn't seen my brother in years.
Over five years to be precise.
When Mia, Will and Bess had left, I spoke to Jack and Lily alone.
"I'll miss you, partner in crime,"I told Jack.
"Me too, you're deadly. Especially with the secret business. You were good with that,"he replied.
"I'm gonna visit as much as I can. I'll help with the running. But only if you come visit me."
"Of course!You really think we'd abandon you?"
"No, Lily. I don't. Come with them as well. Only make Mia swear that she won't spread embarrassing rumors about anyone."
"Got it,"they said together.
Then we hugged and after many hugs and promises to keep in touch, I was finally allowed to go back and sink into my very comfortable bed.
When I got up the next morning, I went to the shops and bought some goodbye presents.
For Jack, I got a quilt with a leopard on it.
For Lily, I got a jaguar figurine.
For Will and Bess, I got matching bags. Blue and red.
For Mia, I got a megaphone.
I left notes for them all and some flowers.
I left, two days later. I would miss them, but I'd see my brother and my old best friend anyway, so that was OK. I had told a couple of people I was coming, but had left a lot of people untold. You might guess why. The flights seemed a bit short to me.
When I got there, I collected my bags and headed to the exit.
I was beaten however.
Someone ambushed me just before I got to the door.
