This is a plot I've been fooling around with while in classes. My Harry Potter story is still my main focus but maybe working on this story a bit will give me more plot bunnies. School is burning out my brain. My bipolar has been bugging me too. I'm having a hard time focusing on one thing.
The truck I'm in is cold since the heat doesn't work. I can't believe I let my cousin talk me into leaving the house. I prefer the colder months, but that doesn't mean I like being out in the cold. This truck is so run down I'm surprised it still runs.
"You'll like the guys, Kylie. They can be loud, though."
"Bella, why are we even going to La Push?"
"Charlie." Of course. Bella only does things she wants to unless asked otherwise. Charlie has been worried about me. I've been living with them for about three weeks now. Thankfully I won't be going to school with Bella. That's the last thing I want. We've never really got along. Our fathers are brothers who are close. Every time Bella and I are around each other we try to get along but something always happens that makes us fight. This is the longest so far.
We finally reach La Push. I used to come with Charlie anytime I visited. I would go fishing with him and Billy. I was never able to catch a fish. I was also friends with Jacob. I doubt he'd remember me though. I remember how much he adored Bella. I was like the third wheel. I used to have a crush on Jake, not like he noticed. He was a great guy when Bella didn't have his attention.
"Jake will be there." Bella tries to start a conversation again. I'm just not in the mood.
"You mean our old friend who you used to get out of your depression and then dumped when your boyfriend came back to town?" I admit I start some of the fights between us.
"Shut up. You don't know anything about the situation."
"I've talked to Charlie, and heard him on the phone with Billy. Jake's upset." She huffs.
We pull into a drive way that leads us a little into the woods. It's a nice house. The front door opens and there is Jake. He has a big smile on his face, for Bella I'm sure. He has changed so much since I last saw him. He's not the scrawny kid I used to know.
"This is Sam's house. The guys all hang out here." She opens her door and starts towards the porch. With a deep breath I open my door as well. I'm just now a people person.
Jake leads us inside with and arm around Bella. The house is full and loud. Jake grabs everyone's attention. They don't look happy; I assume because of Bella.
"Guy's this is my cousin Kylie." I give a small wave as a woman with a scar on her face walks forward. Even with the scar she is gorgeous.
"I'm Emily," She continues naming the guys as they give little waves. "And of course you know Jake." He finally looks at me. Our eyes catch one another and the rooms fades out. I no longer see anyone else. It's like it's just us in the room. The feelings I once had for him start to resurface. The moment is broken though by Jake.
"No. This is not happening. I won't let it." I turn to Bella for answers as to what he's talking about, but only get a small sad smile. What the Hell?
Jake rushes past the guys and out the back door. Sam and Paul follow him, calling his name.
"What just happened?" Everyone looks away but Emily. She gives me a sad smile.
"Why don't you two come into the kitchen. I just made some cookies." Bella and I take her up at her offer and go to the kitchen with her. The boys head to the living room. I can hear a sporting event in the background.
"So, Kylie, what brings you to dreary old Washington?" She hands me a chocolate chip cookie.
"My father sent me. I'll be staying with Bella until further notice."
"How come?"
"Divorce." She nods understandingly.
"You have a boyfriend back home?" I shake my head.
"Used to have a girlfriend. We grew apart though. Before her I had a boyfriend. It just didn't work out."
"So you're…" I chuckle, I love this question sometimes.
"Bisexual." She nods again.
"Well, Forks has plenty of single men, I'm sure. So does La Push." It seems like she made it a point to say La Push.
"She doesn't get out much. I'm betting she becomes an old maid." I flick Bella's elbow.
"I'm sure you'll meet someone at school."
"I graduated early, my Junior year. I've taken this year off to try to figure out my life."
"Early graduation? That's amazing. I wish I had been able to do that." We drift into a comfortable conversation until the back door opens again. This time all three guys enter the house. Jake refuses to look at me.
"It's getting late Bella. You two should head home." Bella nods and he gives her a hug before leaving the room. A pain occurs in my chest. It's a light pain. Like the start of a panic attack almost. Jake has ignored me before but this time it bothers me.
Bella grabs my hand and leads me out of the house into the cool winter night.
The whole drive home I think about Jake. We used to be friend but now it's like I don't exist.
"Girls, it's time to get up." It is a Saturday, during a holiday break. There is no need to wake us at seven am. Regardless I get up because I smell coffee. Grabbing my sketch book, I head downstairs to the kitchen. On the table is a cup of coffee for me already.
"Thanks." Charlie nods. I know he's not a morning person. No one in the family seems to be.
With a sip of my coffee, I open my sketch book up to the drawing I started in the middle of the night. I woke up from a dream and couldn't get back to sleep. It wasn't a nightmare. In the dream I was walking around the woods when a large russet colored wolf emerged from the darkness. It made a large circle around me a few times before coming up to me. It's dark brown eyes looked sad as is laid down. I woke up as I went to pet him.
Since I wasn't able to get to sleep at the time, I started drawing the wolf. I drew him like he was circling me. That drawing was finished. I had started drawing him looking up at me. That is the one I'm working on now.
Bella walks in, her hair a rat's nest. She grabs some orange juice and sits with Charlie and I. After several moments she looks at my sketch book. She rips it out of my hands and stares at it.
"What the Hell, Bella?"
"Why are you drawing this?" I grab it out of her hands.
"I had a dream about a wolf last night, so what." She goes to say something but drops it saying it was nothing.