Ok, after coming back and reading over this story I found many changes I just HAD to make. I'm not making any major plot changes here, just making some fixes here and there. And don't worry, I'm still making sure to update before school starts (which is the 8th).
Hanging with Friends
Leslie's POV
"Ah! Embry, quit it!" I half-shrieked and half-laughed to my brother. Or half-bother I should say.
Despite my cries he continued to mercilessly spray me down with the hose, instead of our mother's car, which was covered in white, soapy foam.
"No way!" he laughed back, "This is way more fun than it is with Jake or Quil."
I backed away as he came closer with the hose, still laughing, and yelped when I tripped over a stone and fell on my butt.
"Oof!" I said as the rest of me went down to the grass. The water came to a stop and I saw Embry's face come into view. Amusement covered his face as he extended both his hands to me. I gratefully took his hands and he pulled me up.
"You okay?" he asked with a teasing smile.
I sent him a mock glare and said, "I'm fine. I bet Jacob and Quil would've loved to see that."
We both laughed at the thought, but stopped quickly when we heard someone behind us say, "Yep, nothing like a good hose down to start off a Saturday afternoon."
We turned around to see Quil smiling at us like the devil himself, while Jake was grinning right next to him and then they broke out into a roar of laughter.
At first, I felt myself blushing from slight embarrassment, but it was replaced with a smirk in a flash when I spotted the hose on the ground. I pounced down, grabbed the nozzle, pointed it at the two boys and let the water pour down onto them.
"Whoa!"
"Hey!"
When they were as wet as I was, I let go of the handle on the nozzle and Embry and I laughed at the now soaking wet boys.
"Nice one, Lez!" Embry said holding out his hand for a high five. I smiled at him and slapped his hand as Jake and Quil tried their best to get the water out of their shirts and hair.
"Yeah, real nice," Jake grumbled, "I was supposed to meet my girlfriend after this."
"You could borrow one of Embry's," I suggested and Embry nodded once in agreement and I went on to ask Jacob, "What's her name?"
"Nessie," he answered, "It's short for Renesmee," he added on when I raised my eyebrows at him.
I nodded at the new information I now had on Jake's girlfriend and from the look I saw on his face I could easily tell they were more than your average couple.
"You should try seeing them when they're together," Quil said, "It takes them forever just to say bye and go home."
"Shut up," Jake said as he aimed a punch for Quil's shoulder, which Quil neatly dodged.
"Maybe you should go in before this turns into a real fight," I said to the guys and with that they entered the house, then I turned to my big brother, "You go on, I'll stay and rinse Mom's car off."
But Embry shook his head, "They know where my room is; I'll stay and help out." Embry then gave me a pointed look and I knew what he was thinking: Not to mention you don't like being alone.
"So, you're telling me you trust Jacob and Quil to be in your room all on their own, now?" I asked him. He opened his mouth to retort, but we both knew I had him beat and I whispered, "Besides I'll be in the front yard the entire time."
"Fine," he conceded as he let it go and turned around and went into the house. But he stopped right at the frame of the door, turned his head and said in a very brother-like tone, "Just hurry up, I don't want you catching a cold."
"Embry, it's only seventy five degrees out," I shook my head at him and giggled when he saw I had him beat once again. He turned and headed for inside of the house.
I smiled in triumph and picked up the hose and sprayed the car down to get all of the soap off. Then, took a dry towel to dry the windows.
But I froze when I heard something snap behind me. Ever so slowly I turned my head to see what was there, but came face to face with nothing. Nothing but the trees that led to the nearby woods.
I looked down to where some dry leaves were and noticed some had been crushed. Feeling a surge of panic go through me, I quickly dried off the last window and raced back into the house. I probably should've had Embry stay with me.
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