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My first fanfic.
Title: Set My Soul on Fire
Soundtrack: "Set Fire to the Rain" - Adele.
Chapter 1
Bella stood next to her truck as she stared at Jacob from a good distance. He looked different. Sure he had the same DNA as yesterday but there was something unfamiliar about him. Bella noticed this as she continued to examine her former friend. She had parked the Beast by the Black's driveway and was now waiting for Jacob in the heavy downpour. She would wait for him in a blizzard if she needed to.
Maybe it was his hair. The once long lush black hair that she would braid with beads when she was a little girl was now trimmed short and spiky. She imagined it would feel sharp to the touch and mostly likely stiff from the amount of gel used. It could be his well toned body that would make girls drool and the boys glower at the sight of him. What about the tattoo on his right bulging bicep or the increased growth.
What have they been feeding them here? Plant growth? Bella scowled at her wet sneakers then lightly kicked a pebble in her path.
Were they giving them drugs in La Push? Jacob had referred to as Sam Uley's Gang with great distaste as the one who could do no wrong, the council's golden children according to Quil and beefy hall monitors named by Embry.
In her mind, she was surprised to see Embry was in the gang with Jacob; she continued to keep her wooden emotions. If she did not know, she would think they were all brothers. Sam, Paul, Embry, Jared and Jacob.
She felt sorry for Quil. When she had given him a ride earlier, he was not his bubbly self. She tried to make him feel better but he answered her with one or two words. Bella soon realized that this was how she acted since the Cullen's left; and it was not a pretty sight. Sure she was just a friend with Jacob but Quil was best friends with Jacob and Embry.
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The rain stopped but the sky still looked sinister. She knew that Jacob had seen her nevertheless he continued to ignore her. And like a good little watchdog he listened to every word Sam was telling him. Bella snorted to herself. She hated Sam. In fact, she hated that entire gang except for Jacob. She did not want to forget about the good times with her friend but at this point, Bella was beginning to lose her patience. She took her time walking in a meandering way as she avoided a few muddy puddles.
Paul began to shake before she could reach them; she turned her attention towards him and raised a curious eyebrow. What the hell was wrong with him? Sam silenced Paul with a stern look. Or perhaps it was silent communications. Who cares! Jacob still refused to notice her. But at least he did not run away. Wishful thinking Bella. Wishful thinking.
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Well two could play this silly game. Since Jacob had refused to speak to her, Bella would be kind; she would tell him goodbye. She was not going to do what he did after the incident at the cinema. So he did not want to be her friend. No problem. Would she return to her regular pitiful self? Not anymore.
Billy sat on his wheelchair. He was watching all of them on the patio. He prayed to the spirits that none of them would phase to close the girl; he was stunned when Bella opened Jacob's hand then dropped the truck's keys onto his open palms. Billy was expecting a confrontation. They were all expecting it. Even Paul stopped shaking and raised an eyebrow. He believed this was better than a war of words.
He had not looked at her but he did continue to stare at the keys. "Goodbye Jacob." Bella told him. She turned around quickly and continued to walk towards Billy, afraid to see the look on Jacob's face. From her guess, it was probably hatred. Why else would he be avoiding her?
Bella stood by the before the first wooden step. "Hey Billy..."
"Bella?"
"Just wanted you to know that despite the fact that Jacob and I are no longer friends, it does not mean that you and Charlie have to stop."
He nodded with tears in his eyes but quickly wiped it away with the rag that was on the backrest. "How are you going home? I noticed..."
Bella had her hands in her pocket. "I'm walking." When Billy frowned at her, she gave him a short slightly comical laugh. "Yeah, it a long walk home but I need the exercise." To make him feel slightly better she added in the last line. "I'll call my dad when I get to tired." Then she waved him goodbye. Bella gave Jacob one last look before she began her walk.
When he looked up from the ground then straight into Bella's eyes, he felt everyone around him blur making Bella became his focal point of his existence.
Jacob Black had imprinted.