Welcome to chapter two! This chapter is definitely much longer than the last one, and it's full of a lot of stuff. Let me know what you think. I'm trying to figure out what I need to do. I think my disclaimer is still good...so yeah. Enjoy!
"What on Earth are you doing?" I ask the mystery figure. I feel like I should know who it is, but I don't. He takes off his shoes and jumps into the river. I look around the forest before taking off my coat and shoes and jump in. I open my eyes and see him swimming away. I swim after him. I surface, taking deep breaths and start swimming again. He doesn't come up for air and I start getting worried. Suddenly I see a platform so I swim over to it. I pull myself out of the cold water and I see the boy locked in a cage. I then see another man. He's undeniably beautiful with blonde hair, pale skin...and red eyes. Instinctively I back away from him. He smiles at me in an almost friendly way. He then lets the boy out of the cage. They both have red eyes and pale skin. I know that I should be afraid, but I can't think of the reason why. Then it hits me...the old legends about the cold ones. Suddenly a wolf that's the size of a horse jumps them from behind. Three others join the first one and they tear apart the two men. I stumble backwards and into the water. The last thing I see before going unconscious is Paul's terrified face.
I gasp, sitting up in bed. I quickly crawl out and pull on my borrowed hoodie and step into my flip flops before stuffing the room key into my pocket and going across the hall in attempt to run away from the dream. I knock on the door and it takes a moment, but Jake opens it. He stares at me for a moment.
"What's wrong?" He asks rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he steps back to allow me inside. I walk in and pace. I don't say anything. "Mar." He says, stopping me. He looks into my eyes and I tap my foot, pursing my lips.
"I had a nightmare, and it's really bothering me." I say sitting down finally. "It's like..." I bite my lower lip. "There was this boy...and I was following him through the forest. Then he jumped into the river and I followed him. I lost track of him for a while so I just started swimming in the direction I saw him last. Eventually I came to this platform on the side of the river and I climbed onto it and he was there, but he was locked in some cage." I say, my eyebrows furrowing together in an attempt to decipher the meaning of this dream. "Then there was another man. He was blonde, pale and he had red eyes. He was a cold one Jake. I don't know how exactly I know this, but I do." I say, my tone taking on a weird note. "Then he let the boy out of the cage and I realized he was one too. Then they started walking towards me. Then...these giant wolfs attacked them and I fell into the water." I don't bother telling him the very end of my dream, he doesn't care for stuff like that.
"It was just a dream." He promises sitting down next to me. "Someone's been thinking about the legends a bit too much lately."
"It was so real..." I say then hear Quil groan from his bed. He tosses and turns, and then puts his pillow over his head.
"Ten more minutes Mom..." He says, rolling over again. He goes too far and falls off the the bed.
"Nice ducky boxers." I say not being able to help the laugh that follows. Quil's too funny when things are serious.
"Jealousy isn't a pretty thing Mar-Mar." He says going to his suit case and pulling on a pair of swears. "But what's the matter? You look sick."
"Well, the dream I had did make me sick." I say folding my arms over my chest. "Dying in reams does that to you."
"Why don't we go downstairs and get some breakfast?" Jake says as he pulls on a shirt. I pull my hair into a pony tail.
"Sounds good to me." I say standing up and stretching. My back pops and it sounds really gross but I just laugh a little.
"Why don't you go get some pants on?" He says, regarding me skeptically. "You like like you don't have any on."
"Maybe I like wearing hoodie dresses." I say, but then I sigh. "I don't wanna go back to my room."
"Here." Quil says as he reaches into his suit case and throws a pair of swears at me. I laugh and pull them on over my shorts. I have to roll the waist band a few times, but eventually we're ready to go. So we head downstairs for the breakfast buffet. The three of us load our plates and find a table to sit at. Once we're comfortably seated I dig in.
"So...there really were no sparks?" Quil asks in reference to last night with Embry. He and Jake have always known. I sigh.
"No, it was nice. Don't get me wrong in that aspect." I say tucking the hair that had fallen loose behind my ears before taking a drink of apple juice. "I just imagined that a moment like that would've been magical."
"You're such a girl." He says ruffling my hair. "It's okay though. We love you Mar-Mar." He nods then starts eating.
"So...do you guys think he's going to leave us permanently?" I ask, fearful of the answer I feel in the pit of my stomach.
"I don't know...but I do know that I'm not going to leave you Mar. Who else would pick out my clothes for me when I'm going to hang out with Bella?" Jake says, joking. I can tell he's serious though.
"Quil, I'm going to kill him." I say swinging the baseball bat in a leisurely manner. "He and Embry, are going to get their knees bashed in...then I'm going to ensure that humanity never has to worry about such lowlifes reproducing." I'm way past the crying and depressed stage. Now I'm just pissed.
"That's nice dear, now give me the baseball bat before you become a serial killer." Quil says taking the bat from me. We continue walking, I clench and un-clench my fists. "You're getting sluggish." He teases. I groan.
"Well, we've been walking for about an hour." I say, pulling my hair back into a ponytail. I pull on my baseball cap and pull my hair through it.
"Here, I'll give you a piggyback ride. Just like old times." He says smiling at me. Quil's always the one I imagined would go gay if any of them were to. He's just always so nice, and generally cheerful. I hop onto his back and he starts walking again.
"You know what...we should get Bella to join our group. Then we can get the Clearwater boy and we can start our own gang." I say, planning it. I imagine Quil sagging with chains on his pants and laugh. "We could start a turf war...I could use the baseball bat...that could be my weapon of choice."
"Okay, no more action movies for you." He says cracking up. "Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to fill the spaces though...Seth's a pretty cool kid." He says thoughtfully. I playfully dig my heels into his side.
"Onward Silver! To the Clearwater boy!" I announce grandly and we both laugh. He just keeps walking at the same pace.
"Hey," A voice catches our attention as Billy Black's old pick up truck pulls up next to us. "Do you guys need a ride somewhere?" Bella Swan asks and I look to Quil.
"That would be lovely, thanks." I say hopping off the Quil's back. He opens the passenger door and I climb into the middle and he gets in and closes the door behind him.
"No problem, where were you guys heading?" She asks as she starts driving again. I notice that there's no music playing, which strikes me as odd.
"Just to my house." Quil offers the information and I nod in confirmation. "You don't have to drive us all the way there though. If you could just drop us off by the general store that'd be awesome."
"If you're sure..." She says awkwardly. "So...have you guys talked to Jake lately?" She asks after a few moments of silence.
"Don't waste your time Bella." I say, honestly just trying to look out for the girl. "He's gone to the dark side along with that no good dirty scoundrel Embry." I feel the bitterness creep back into my tone.
"You mean he's hanging out with Sam Uley's gang?" She asks, looking honestly shocked. "I thought he had mono."
"Yeah, we did too. Then we saw him at the store with Embry and Jared. We said hi and everything, but he just ignored us." Quil says, knowing that I'd go bitch mode if I told the story. I bite my lip against it.
"He's a liar, just like all of the other men in the world. No offense Quil." I say, keeping my tone as even as possible.
"Non taken." He says patting me on the shoulder. "So...yeah that's it I guess. How are you holding up?" He asks, more out of politeness.
"Oh, I'm fine." She lies horribly. Then we get to the store and she stops. "Are you sure this is as far as you want me to take you."
"We'll be fine. Thank you though...oh and if you ever want someone to talk to." I say scribbling my cell number down on a napkin on her dashboard. "You can call me. Us girls have got to stick together don't we?" She stares at me with some emotion on her face.
"Thank you Maria..." She says taking the napkin in a pale, shaking hand. The girl really needs a cheeseburger.
"No problem." I say before sliding out of the truck. Quil closes the door and we start walking again.
"You're being particularly nice..." Quil says looking at me oddly. I shrug and keep walking. I purse my lips.
"Well...Jake just kind of left her with no one to talk to." I say, knowing how depressed that poor girl is. "I mean I at least have you, as pitiful as that is." I tease.
"Yeah...I guess you're right." He says and then we lapse into silence. Neither of us will say it out loud, especially not me, but we really miss them. "Hey...can we go to your house instead? Grandpa's been acting kind of weird lately." He asks looking at me.
"Sure, Mom's home and I think she said something about making me a cake." I say with a shrug. We finally make it to one of our houses and we walk in. "Mom, my future husband and I are home."
"Oh darling! Did you finally kill off the unreliable ones?" My mother asks as she all but dances out of the kitchen.
"I wanted to rid humanity of them, but he wouldn't let me." I say taking my coat off and hanging it on the coat rack. I take Quil's for him and do the same.
"Yeah, I'm no fun." He says with a laugh. "How are you today Melanie?" He asks my mother who smiles.
"I'm doing alright, thank you Quil. Would you like some cake?" She asks and Quil and I fight our way to the kitchen where we sit down at the table with goofy grins on our faces. Mom laughs and dishes us both up a piece of strawberry cake with strawberry icing.
"Thank you!" We chorus and then dig in. We eat in silence, drowning ourselves in the bliss that is my mother's cooking.
"Hey, Melanie. How many Mar-Mar's does it take to screw in a light bulb?" Quil asks earning a glare from me. "At least six. 'Cause you've got to get a ladder and all of that good stuff."
"I'm going to lock you in the basement." I threaten with my fork. "That wasn't even a good joke." I then stand up and take our empty plates and our forks to the sink where I wash them and set them on the dish towel to dry.
"Mar, I've got to go into the diner until close. You be good. Quil, keep her out of trouble." Mom says as she walks into the kitchen pulling on her coat. She kisses me on the forehead.
"Can do." He says with a nod. We both know that we'll probably just choose some random movie to watch.
"Alright, you kids have a good afternoon. Love you." She says before she leaves. Quil and I retreat to the living room where I pop in the first disk in the Supernatural season one box set. We sit down and start watching it. About half way through the second episode my cell phone rings.
"Hello?" I ask the person on the other end. I just hear deep breathing. "Hello? If this is some kid who randomly got my number and is now trying to freak me out because I'm watching Supernatural, know that when I find out who you are. You're dead." I say simply. I hear someone take the phone.
"Mar, it's Embry. Would you mind coming to the beach?" Embry asks me, I hear someone protest in the background.
"Hell yeah I mind!" I say it like it's obvious, because it is. Saturdays are my days of peace. My days to eat cake and watch T.V with friends...friend.
"Look, I know you're probably really pissed off right now, and you're getting you Dean Winchester fix, but I really need you to come to the beach." Embry says, pleading with me.
"Hell yeah I'm pissed off!" I shout, something within me snapping. "First you leave me to run around half naked with Sam Uley and his friends! Then Jake leaves to run around with you guys! Now you're all running around half naked together! I always thought Quil would be the one to go gay, but it's clear that I was wrong! Even if you are gay that doesn't mean that I would love you any less! You're my brothers! I wouldn't leave you behind if I became a lesbian all of a sudden!" The line is quiet for a minute. Then I hear Embry crack up.
"You think we're gay?" He asks, unable to contain his laughter. I hear more people in the background laughing.
"Don't you dare laugh at me you asshole!" I yell, furious. "That tears it! I'm coming to the beach with my Louisville slugger and I'm making sure you never have children!" I hang up and throw the phone onto the couch as I stomp over to the coat rack and pull on my coat.
"You're confidence in my sexuality is so comforting Mar." Quil says dryly as he puts his coat on. "You really shouldn't go...I don't want them to hurt you."
"I'm going." I say determined. I zip my coat up and then grab my baseball bat. Quil facepalms. "You coming with?"
"I have to keep you out of trouble." He says ruffling my hair. I nod and make sure my key is in my pocket before we leave. Locking the door behind us.
"Quil!" I whine, reaching for my bat again. He just holds it up higher. I stop and stamp my foot like a two year old. He just laughs.
"Promise you won't hit anyone with it and I'll let you look tough." He says and I nod. He hands me the bat and we start walking again. After a little while we get to the beach and I see Embry.
"Holy shit dude, she really has a baseball bat." Jared says with raised eyebrows. Embry sighs as he stands up.
"I didn't doubt that she would." He says more to his new friends then to Quil and I. I walk right up to them and stop, twirling the bat around like I often do when I'm bored. I keep a hand on my hip and a pissed off look on my face.
"So, what do you want?" I ask, like I have better things to do then waste my time on him. He purses his lips.
"Well...it's not what I want...Paul kinda wanted to talk to you." He says and I drop the bat. More out of disbelief then lack of coordination with it. I pick it up and sigh.
"So...let me get this straight..." I say, my last cord of sanity threatening to snap. "You...piss me off...have me come to the beach...just so your new bff could talk to me." He nods. "Are you insane!" I yell.
"It's not my fault he thinks you're hot!" He yells right back. In a shell shocked manner I fall back and onto my butt. I just kind of sit there, I feel my eye twitch. No one has every just thought I was hot...or really liked me. I mean Embry kissing me that one time was my first kiss...ever.
"Dude, we're gonna head back home." Quil says as he pretty much picks me up. "Really, I'm getting kind of tired of all this. You guys have fun, leave us out of it." He says as he picks up my bat, puts an arm around my shoulders and leads me away. Suddenly we're face to face with Jake. I glare up at him, and if looks could kill he would probably be dead. As we walk past him, I spit at the ground in front of his feet. I know that it's not very lady-like, but I think it gets my point across. I'm done being nice.
"I can't believe them!" I screech angrily as I walk around the kitchen slamming things about. "He has the nerve to say that Paul thinks I'm hot! He obviously knows perfectly well that I've had the biggest crush on him for like ever! Not Paul! Paul's just the dope who stares all the time!" I know that Quil must be slightly scared because now I have a knife in my hand. If he wants dinner he'll need to get over that. "Then Jacob! I hope that he's happy! I hate his guts too! When you let me get my hands on them..." I growl, muttering dark and scary things under my breath. "If you ever leave." I state, turning around waving my knife. "I actually will kill you."
"I have no doubts." He says, looking very uncomfortable. "So...are you done ranting?" He asks and I feel my face fall into some odd look. "I'll take that as a yes."
"I don't even know anymore." I say as I finish chopping up the various fruits. I throw them into a bowl. "We definitely need more friends." I say as I turn around to look at my last friend again.
"Well...it's not going to be easy..." He starts and then there's a knock on the door. I wipe my hands on a dish towel and go to answer it. As I open the door a girl who's about my height grins at me. She has very slightly tanned skin, pretty brown eyes, and a black pixie cut.
"Hi! I'm Margaret, I just moved in next door. I was annoying my parents so they told me to make friends." She says waving. I feel a smile creep onto my face.
"Hi! I'm Maria, and this idiot..." I say, pulling Quil up. "Is my best friend Quil. You wanna have dinner with us?" I ask and she nods. I step back and she walks inside. "We're plotting the downfall of our ex-best friends." I say, still sounding cheerful.
"That sounds like fun! I think we're going to be good friend Maria." Margaret says as the three of us head to the kitchen.
"Well, they joined the La Push gang." I explain. "So we're thinking about starting our own gang. We're gonna get Seth Clearwater involved...yeah he's just a kid, but he's awesome! Quil wouldn't go with me to get ice cream the other day so he went with me."
"Oh he's totally in! We need gang names now!" She exclaims and Quil facepalms. We laugh and he groans.
"Another Mar-mar...this should be fun." He says as he gets three plates from the top shelf and sets them at the table.
"You know you love me Quil...even if you haven't come out of the closet yet...I still swear by Dean Winchester that those two turned gay too. So you wouldn't be alone in that aspect." I say grabbing the bowl of mac and cheese from the cabinet and dishing out three servings. I then grab the bowl of fruit and dish that out too.
"I'm not gay!" He exclaims and Margaret laughs. "Though...it is a little strange how those guys run around without shirts all the time."
"Gay." She agrees. "So these guys...how long were you two friends with them?" She asks as I pour three glasses of lemonade.
"Well...a really long time." I say, trying to thank. "I think since the land before time." I say then nod to myself. "That sounds about right. Sandbox days."
"You poor things!" She exclaims and then hugs me. I smile and hug her back. "What kind of an asshole would just leave like that?"
"Right!" I exclaim. "So where are you from?" I ask as the three of us sit down and pick up our forks.
"The mysterious corn country." She says and we look at her blankly. "Indiana. It's true what they say though, there is more than corn in Indiana. We have soy beans too!" I laugh.
"You poor thing. I heard that Indiana is an evil place where the weather is bipolar and unreliable. At least here you've got a ninety-eight percent chance of being right about the weather." I say around a large chunk of strawberry.
"That's what my dad said! He's from here originally, but he moved to Indiana so that my mom could be near her mother. Granny Mason died though, so we're here to be close to Granny Wright. She's in better health, that's why we only visited her on the occasion." She explains.
"Mrs. Wright! I love her! She's the most awesome old lady around here!" I exclaim remembering the various occasions on which the woman would give me candy and say that I reminded her of her favorite granddaughter. "You're her favorite granddaughter by the way." I say.
"Knew it!" She exclaims. "My cousins are really annoying. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so."
"She said that Mar and I were going to get married today." Quil says wrinkling his nose. I throw a grape at him and it bounces off of his forehead and lands on his plate.
"What's wrong with marrying me!" I say with scrunched together eyebrows. "I'm a fine catch sir! Who better to marry than your best friend anyway? At least you know that life wouldn't be boring."
"Mar...you're really going to marry me?" Quil says with a raised eyebrow. I stroke my imaginary mustache, sizing him up.
"Maybe...just maybe. I mean you aren't that bad I guess. A little annoying, but that's not anything a lot of time outs could fix." I say and he shudders.
"He doesn't seem that bad...looks strong." Margaret says, appraising my best friend. I grin again, loving this new girl.
"He often man handles me." I say with a nod. "It's 'cause he got jealous of Embry's buff-ness." I say matter of factly.
"I wasn't jealous!" Quil says, face palming yet again. "He used to be the scrawny one remember?" I laugh.
"Yeah...I do. Oh well, that's the past." I say with a shrug. "You're the resident beef cake now." I say poking his arm.
"Definitely beefy." Margaret nods her agreement. "So...I start school on Monday. What should I expect?" She asks.
"Well...you remind me a lot of myself so just act as you normally do and you should be fine." I say giving an assuring smile. "If all else fails, Quil will keep us safe. We can corral Seth into the group tomorrow with ice cream..." My cell phone starts ringing. "Excuse me." I say standing up and going to the couch where I pick it up and answer. "City morgue! You stab 'em, we slab 'em! How may I help you?"
"Uh...Maria?" Bella's awkward voice asks and I grow a little serious. I wonder what could have happened to make her call me so soon.
"Yeah, it's me. What's up?" I ask, concern rearing it's head on my voice. I can feel Quil's confused stare on my back.
"Uh...I just...I think that there's something really wrong with Jake." She says, and I can tell that she's been crying.
"I'll get to the bottom of things." I say, a fire ignited in my soul. Jake really really liked her and now he's making her cry. I mean, I was just his annoying childhood best friend...and he's made me cry bunches of times, but he's always tried to make things right. "Just hang in there...do you uh need someone to hang out with? Quil, Margo, and I are just having dinner right now."
"Who's Margo?" She asks, and I face palm. I already feel so close to the girl that I forget that I met her maybe fifteen or twenty minutes ago.
"She just moved in next door." I explain sitting down on the arm of the couch. "But I'm serious. If you want to hang with us you can."
"Thank you, but I'm just going to head home and finish some homework." She says and I shrug. I roll my eyes at myself then.
"Alright, well don't hesitate to call if you need to talk to someone alright?" I say, honestly concerned for the girl. With the looks I've seen on her face you'd think she were going to commit suicide or something.
"Alright...thanks again." She says before hanging up. I hit the end button and slide my phone into my pocket before going back to the kitchen. Margaret's wiping at fake tears.
"I have a nickname." She says before standing and throwing her arms around me in a hug. I grin and hug her back.
"Well duh! If you're in the group you get a cool nickname." I say like it's obvious. "You can call me Mar-mar, or Mar. Whichever floats your boat. Anyway, troops. We have an espionage mission." I say growing serious as Margo and I sit down at our places again. "Sprinkles made Bella cry. Oh, Sprinkles is Jake by the way." I explain the code name. "Embry can be...hmmm...Princess."
"Okay, that is just too weird." Quil agrees. "It's weirder than you actually starting to care about Bella."
"The girl always looks like she wants to throw herself off of a cliff! It isn't my fault I can have a nurturing nature!" I exclaim throwing my arms up. "Anyway, espionage. We move out...tonight. Aqua Puffin." I say looking to Margo. "You think your rentals will allow it?"
"I'll just tell them you invited me to stay over." She says with a shrug. "I like my code name!" She then exclaims.
"Yeah, that's a good idea. Quil you get the okay from your momma to stay over too. I'll give you a masculine code name since I've kind of been mean lately." I say, thinking of a good one. "White Rattlesnake." I say with a nod.
"That sounds cool! So what are you Mar?" She asks and I purse my lips, thinking deeply. I tap my nails on the table.
"I'll be the Black Duckling." I say with a nod. "I overheard Jared's girlfriend Kim talking about a bonfire tonight. We stake it out. I'm gonna go armed with Guadalupe and a paintball gun...Rattlesnake you should bring yours too. I have Princess's in my room so you can use that one Puffin."
"You're getting a little too into this Mar..." He starts and then takes in my glare. "I mean 'Duckling'." He says with a roll of his eyes.
"Are you with us or against us?" I ask raising my eyebrows at him. "I mean...I can always just finish off the cake with Puffin." I say as I finish up my mac and cheese. The fruit had long since disappeared.
"I'm with you...only because it's my job to keep you safe." He says, taking his job very seriously. My mother can be a very scary person. What? You think I got that from my...Not gonna go there.
"Chances are we won't even need to use the guns..." I say as I stand up and serve up three pieces of the cake from earlier. "It's just a precaution."
"And here I thought that things would be boring here." Margo says with a slightly evil laugh. "I've already got two awesome friends who give me cake!"
"It's the best cake ever too!" I exclaim as I sit down and dig in. "Oh! We'll codename Seth too...hmm he can be Little Viper. Oh! Bella is Yellow Swan."
"Okay, you're done with code names." Quil says after a good facepalm. His forehead looks a little red.
"You should quit doing that before you get brain damage." Margo states simply, sounding a little bit like me. She finishes her cake. "I should probably get permission to stay over." Quil and I stand up and walk her to the door. "I'll be back in ten with an answer. Puffin out!" She says before heading out.
"Rattlesnake?" I ask looking up at my lifelong friend. He looks down at me for a moment, before giving me a hug. I hug him back, letting myself cry a little. "I miss them."
"Me too." He says, still hugging me. "Why don't we clean up and then turn on Supernatural?" He asks and I smile a little and we head to the kitchen and clean up before starting back up where we left off.
"Puffin, Rattlesnake. I've discovered the location of their place of operation." I whisper back to where my friends are standing. "It has a perfect observation point." I say, gesturing us forward. We take place behind three different perfectly placed boulders. I probably have the best point to hear. I kneel quietly and tuck the strands of hair that escaped my ponytail behind my ears. I turn my head and listen...it sounds like they're telling the old legends. Jake's dad is at the head of the circle along with Harry Clearwater and Old Quil. I feel my eyebrows furrow together. Then all of a sudden it gets quiet. I mold myself against the rock and signal for the other two to not move. After a moment, they continue with the stories. After they finish the three older men leave and the infamous La Push gang goes about having fun. All of a sudden I'm pulled out of my hiding place. I struggle against the insanely warm arms, but I'm taken to the circle.
"Maria...what are you doing?" Embry asks, rubbing his temples. This is a motion that he used to do a lot when we were younger.
"What's it look like I'm doing? Night paintball gun war with Quil and Margo." I say with venom on my tone. "They're on my tail, so if you don't mind." I say, turning and seeing that Jared's the one who dragged me over here.
"You don't have a drop of paint on you. Why would you need Guadalupe for a paintball gun war anyway?" Jake says skeptically. I feel my face fall into a glare and he doesn't shrink back or anything.
"Maybe I've gotten better. You two wouldn't know." I say to my old best friends. Embry looks a little hurt by that. "So if you don't mind..."
"For Narnia!" Margo screams as she runs by shooting Jared. My gun accidentally goes off, and I shoot him in the crotch. I duck and Jake gets hit. I take off running.
"You'll never escape me!" I scream running after her. I hear heavy footfalls running after me, so I look over my shoulder and see Quil. "Oh shit!" I yell, laughing as he chases me. He tackles me to the ground. "Margo! Margo! Get him! Get him!"
"Told you I wasn't fat!" Quil says, laughing. It's kind of funny how this actually turned out to be fun. I like espionage.
"You're crushing me! My poor lungs!" I say trying to break his hold so I can shoot him . "Quil, no more cake!"
"Get off of her!" An angry voice yells from the bonfire. Three people, who's faces are indistinguishable in the fire light start walking towards us.
"Enemy fighters! Join forces!" Margo yells as she runs up and helps Quil and I up. We nod and take off running. When we deem ourselves far enough away, we duck behind some boulders to catch our breath. I start laughing.
"I shot Jared in the balls." I fall over cracking up. "That was perfect...Except I'm going to have a giant bruise on my ass...Rattlesnake!"
"Duckling, it was necessary." He says with a shrug. "You know...while we're out here we could actually have a war..."
"I like Rattlesnake's idea." Margo says as she's still panting. "This is a good way to get me in shape." She says as she runs a hand through her hair.
"Maybe next weekend, I'm pooped." I say as I rest my head against the rock. "Mom should be home soon, she's gonna love you Puffin."
"I'm excited to meet her! Anyone who can spawn someone as awesome as you is bound to be amazing!" She says sitting cross legged.
"Alright then, once we've all caught our breath we'll move out." Quil says as he looks over his shoulder. It's almost like he expects the three who started to walk over to appear at any moment. The thought has crossed my mind too. We hold true to our word and head home as soon as we catch our breath. We take the long way so we don't have to pass Sprinkles and Princess again. After my mom meets Margo the three of us settle into the living room to watch Supernatural. Quil is the first one out, followed by Margo, and then ultimately (a long while later) me.