These Days

by fadedrobin

This is an adaptation of Twilight, I used the characters as inspiration for this story. Bella, Sophia, and Jake have been best friends since they were kids. But with their senior year approaching, they find themselves exploring unknown territory. Tons of parties, angst, friendly tension, fights, love, and lemons. Read and review.

1. Chapter 1

These days, I've resigned to the fact that I do not handle change well. I like to pretend that I do, I like to pretend that I'm spontaneous and easy-going, but in reality, I'm pretty predictable. I find myself falling into habits and seeking comfort in the familiar. But to be fair, not many people do handle change well. I can honestly, only think of one person, off the top of my head that embraces change, and that would be Sophia.

Sophia's actually a great place to start- let's talk about her for a second.

For starters, Sophia is beautiful; she has long black hair, light green eyes, and olive skin.

When you see us together, it's like two ends of the spectrum- Sophia looks like Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and I look like the poster girl for Wonder Bread or some other generic brand.

It's not that I am not pretty. It's just that, I wish looked more interesting, more exotic, or something.

Sophia attracts guys with ponytails, motorcycles, and tattoos- every guy that goes for me usually wears a polo sweater or played lacrosse at some point in his life.

I am constantly trying to make myself look more interesting, which is probably why I've dyed my hair so many times. My hair is long as well, a curly combination of dark brown with just a hint of red (probably leftover from the different shades of red dye I've used).

I've got dark brown eyes and really pale skin, which has always been a point of frustration for me.

When everyone else tans at the beach, I'm stuck applying suntan lotion every 30 minutes. If I don't, I pay the price by turning to into a lovely shade of lobster.

But, I've talked about myself too much- let's get back to Sophia. Sophia is an amazing listener. She could get anyone to spill their secrets, but what's even better, she never judges.

She is one of the most non-judgmental people I have ever met, and that is something that not many people can offer.

Sophia and I met when we were in middle school, we were lab partners in Geology and on the first day, I turned to her and I said, "Do you shave your legs? "

We were only 13 years old at the time, but we have been friends ever since. We have grown up together, and she knows pretty much everything about me.

But, I'd be lying if I said that it has just been the two of us- because it hasn't, who really made us closer then ever was Jake.