Braving the Storm [Two] Northern Downpour Sends Its Love [Jacob Black]
[Note: P.O.V. Change. It is going from third to first. Also, anyone want to make a banner?]
As I stood to get off the tiny airplane, I peeked out the window. Rain. Absolute downpour. I grabbed my suitcase from the overhead compartment and inched my way forward. I stopped at the opening to see that there wasn't a terminal. The Olympic National Airport was so small that tiny propeller planes like ours had to taxi and park out on the asphalt. I felt my mouth curl into a sneer as I lifted the hood of my sweatshirt over my head and waited until the man in front of me had descended the small staircase. I looked back as I felt someone prod me in the back. I narrowed my eyes in agitation as I made sure my backpack was on tightly as I sprinted down the stairs, past the little old women with a cat umbrella in front of me and through the doors leaving into the jetport.
Humph.
I was completely underwhelmed with what I saw. There was one souvenir shop, two restrooms, a total of three terminals, four ladies working at the check-in desk and a partridge in a pear tree. Not really but seriously, I had never seen anything this small. I looked around for a familiar face. Correction, the familiar face. I glanced at my watch, Bella was supposed to be here already… the plane was late. I began to walk towards the exit when I heard my name being called. I glanced over to see my step sister. To me, Bella wasn't exactly the big sister I had always dreamed of, but she was just what I needed; someone stable and light tempered. I saw her standing there in her usual grey sweat pants, sneakers and a rain jacket. She didn't look any different but her hair was plastered to her face and she seemed… tired, or almost anxious. But, she wasn't alone. I could feel dark eyes boring into me as I walked towards them. Their fingers were intertwined, practically clinging to each other for dear life.
"Hi…" I said, almost breathlessly. Bella and I grinned at each other for a second as she slipped her hand out of the boy's grip. I started to hug her but held back, "Time out. I need to put my coat on," I said as I glanced at her wet jacket, "no need to get wet just yet."
Bella whacked me on the arm, "It's been a year and all you can worry about is getting your sweatshirt wet?" She asked incredulously. I gave her a shrug as I slipped my almost obnoxiously yellow rain coat out of my suitcase. I slipped it on over my thick sweatshirt and zipped up the front.
"Alright, I'm ready," I said as I held my arms out. She grinned as we quickly embraced. We let go after a few seconds and we both turned to the boy who was with her. Well, boy is an understatement. He was so much more than that. I stared at his hard jaw line, following it to his coiffed hair, his thick eyelashes and his plumped lips. If all the boys in Forks were going to look like this, then Bella couldn't have picked a better place to runaway to. I grinned as he caught me staring.
"Shan, this is Edward," Bella cooed, her cheeks turning a slight shade of pink.
"Hi" I said with a smile and a small, almost awkward wave.
"Hello," he sounded almost relieved as he watched my hand go into a wave rather than a handshake, like I had initially thought. Weird… "I think we should get going before the rain picks up again."
I cocked my head to the side as I looked at Edward. How could you possibly hear the sound of the rain over all the voices in here? I glanced out the window just in time to see the rain stop. I felt my eye brows bunch together, He sure is a peculiar one. I turned back to see Edward wipe a smile off of his face, repressing a laugh.
"Yeah… let's go," Bella agreed. I reached for my suitcase by Edward already had it in one hand and had turned to leave, grabbing Bella's hand. I walked a few steps behind them; I felt like I was their child as I lifted my hood over my hair and stepped outside. The rain had stopped for the time being as we marched into the parking lot. Truck after truck after truck. Was that really the only thing people drove around here? We turned a corner and there sat the sleekest car I had seen in a while; not that I was into cars but my guy friends were. I smiled to myself as Bella and Edward climbed in; yes, it's not a truck! I saw Edward's eyes dart to me through the review mirror once we had gotten inside, a smile crinkling the corners of his eyes. I settled into the car, only to drift off moments later. School would start tomorrow and this was going to be one heck of a ride.
We got to Charlie's house around 2 p.m. After some awkward handshakes and hellos, I was shown around the quaint house. Charlie mumbled something about having put shelves in the front hall coat closet so that I could put my clothes in there. Bella was clearly from his side of the family. He coughed to cover up the silence and said he had to run back to the station. Bella and I both nodded, Edward had dropped us off saying he would come back for Bella later.
As I started filling the front hall closet with my clothes, I came across my running sneakers. They were just what I needed right about now. I looked around and, seeing that I was alone, changed into running apparel.
"Bells?!" I called out. I heard a quick thumping of foot steps come down the stairs.
"What? What's wrong?" She was practically shouting as she looked at me, a worried expression on her face.
"I'm going to go for a run…" I said slowly as she retreated from her panicked state.
"Oh. Okay. Well, uh, stay out of the woods, would you?" She asked. What was it with people here? It was like they all had one giant secret. I nodded as I bent to tie my sneakers, "Which way should I go?" I asked as I looked out the window towards the street.
She pointed to her right, "That way, you'll see signs that say La Push. But, don't go all the way up there, okay?" I nodded and saluted her, "Ay, Ay Captain."
I pushed the screen door open and stepped into the cold, damp air. I tied my hair up into a tight pony tail as I started to jog, my hands balled up into fists around the cuffs of my sleeves. A long sleeve t-shirt and gym shorts probably wasn't the best idea. But hey, give me a break; I've never been to Washington before. I started out on a slow trot into town. I could tell why Bella sent me this way; it was into the town center so I wouldn't be alone. I followed the signs reading 'La Push' past the city center. I looked around, inspecting my new settings as I ran. As I ran past a small dinner, I peeked into the window to see a boy with sandy blond hair watching me run. I could feel my cheeks flair red as I picked up the pace a little bit. I kept running until there was nothing around me but trees and the main road. A sign read, 'La Push, .3 miles.' I remembered Bella's warning and slowed down. I looked at the woods as I stopped. There just happened to be a path leading into the thicket. I bit my lip, listen to Bella or explore… hmm, tough decision… Explore.
That is it for now!
Xo Jax.
