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About Time
Chapter 2
Emma's P.O.V
What.
The.
Hell.
?
What was that, we had been talking to Embry when he started shaking like he was having a seizure or something, then that boy (who was the hottest in their group, in my opinion) jumped in front of me then the boy and two of his friends left the room, the two younger boys quickly following, leaving me and my sister as well as the rest of the school dumbfounded.
But the weirdest part, when my blue eyes met with the hazel of that boys, it was like, I dunno, it felt right...and when he left the room my heart twinged.
Ok, I'm officially insane; this is just my brain concocting some love story shit.
Right?
Seth's P.O.V
Once we were outside, rain lightly drizzling around us, I turned on the guys
"What was that?" I spluttered, my heart still doing weird flip-flops
"Seth" said Jacob urgently "you have to tell me, what did you feel just then?"
"What?" now I was even more confused
"Just tell me what you felt"
"Umm, we were eating lunch and then those girls came over, Embry got pissed and then..." I trailed off, how could I describe what I had felt?
"Then...?" Quil prompted
"It was like, my world, shifted, she was, she is, my...gravity"
Quil grinned and clapped me on the back
"Have I...?"
"Yes, yes Seth, you have imprinted" Jacob smiled
"Wow" was all I managed to choke out
Emma's P.O.V
The rest of the day was a blur; all I could think about was what I would now refer to as "The Incident"
After school, I was meandering to the outside of school, shifting my shoulder bag higher on my shoulder whilst looking at the math homework that awaited me.
As I was turning a corner, I managed to bump into someone who was walking back toward the lockers
"Sorry, sorry" I looked up at the person, it was Embry
"Sorr- Oh, hey Emma" he said weakly
"I'm sorry about Katlyn" I found myself saying
He smiled weakly "Don't stress, I don't think she ever liked me too much"
"I don't hate you" I blurted out
He grinned and chuckled
"Good to know, I don't hate you either, my mom tells me we were good friends as kids"
"Yeah, I remember, you always wanted to wear my pink tutu"
"What's this I hear? Embry and a tutu?" Jacob Black came up behind my cousin, clapping him on the shoulder; following Jacob closely was the rest of their group
Jacob put out a large hand out to me "Jacob Black"
"Emma, Emma Denton-Lancaster"
Jacob smiled "and this is Brady Terinan, Collin Sheethcliff, Quil Aetera and Seth Clearwater" he gestured to each of the large boys in turn
I smiled at each of them, memorizing each name to each face
So Seth is the mysterious boy, I have to admit, when I was sweeping the boys faces and noticed him looking at me, my heart did a little flutter, he grinned whilst the rest of the boys either smiled kindly or looked uncomfortable, everyone save Embry, who just looked downright confused
"So back to the tutu" said Quil mock-seriously
"It was pink and frilly" I replied
Embry scowled at me
"And if my memory serves me, your mother had a picture of you wearing it in her wallet"
The rest of the boys laughed and looked eagerly at Embry
"No" he replied at once "no, you are NOT seeing it"
"You know...I have a copy as well..." I mused before the group was packed very closely to me: Embry protesting, Jacob, Quil, Brady and Collin begging me to let them see it, all the while Seth remained a respective distance, watching me carefully
"I would show it to you, but the only way for me to get a lift home is to tag along with Katy while she goes shopping" I made a face
"Hates shopping, this is my kinda woman!" Brady exclaimed, I could have sworn I heard Seth growl
"We would give you a lift but we ride out bikes to school" Embry said
"Ehh, we can find space" Quil grinned in my direction, I grinned back, his smile was contagious
"She can ride with me" Seth offered
"Yeah, sure" I shrugged
His eyes were unreadable
We walked out into the parking lot, earning stares from students; I glanced over to where my group usually sat after school, Katy looked furious, Derik was standing with his friend Tyler giving Embry and his friends scathing looks
We reached the parking lot where their bikes were parked all the boys jumped on to their bikes, chatting and readjusting their seating, I went and stood tentatively next to Seth, who was already on his bike, we held each other's gaze for a minute
"Get on, It's alright I promise I'll be careful" he said with so much sincerity
"I trust you" I said as I got on behind him, wrapping my arms around his waist
And I did, I trusted him
Seth's P.O.V
When she said she trusted me my heart swelled, I couldn't help but grin
We revved our bikes speeding out of the parking lot, the whole school watching as we left the property down the concrete road, tyres squealing, Emma's arms tightening around me.
The guys whooped and did tricks as we rode towards Emma's house, she giggled and my heart managed to swell even bigger
Embry was leading the way, so when he rode down a long dirt track and arrived at a huge white old styled house, I was a bit confused, but Emma got off the bike, fishing for a key in her bag and unlocking the huge double doors, she ushered us inside we ambled into the entrance hall and she shut the door behind us throwing her keys onto a table and leading us up a huge winding staircase and into a room, I had been too captivated with every move my imprint made to really notice where we were, we were in a spacious room, painted white with emerald green trimmings, there was a queen sized bed in the middle of the room with bookshelves covering the wall opposite, at the wall on the other side of the room from the door was a large window seat, she threw her bag on the bed and went over to one of the bookshelves, she crouched down selecting what looked like a photo album from one of the bottom shelves she started thumbing through the pages.
I noticed the other guys were all doing their own thing, Brady and Collin were standing by the window seat looking out the glass; Jake and Quill were talking in a corner and Embry was hovering over Emma's shoulder, I heard weak protests coming from him that only grew louder as she found what she was looking for we all scrambled around her, trying to get a good view, the picture was hilarious.
I heard a door slam from downstairs
"Shit" Emma muttered scrambling out the door and racing downstairs, we followed her down into the foyer
There in the middle of the room was a very pissed off looking man, he was caucasion with receeding light brown hair, the sides compleatly gray, he was wearing a black suit and an over coat, a briefcase in hand, his gray eyes (the same colour as Katlyn's) were scanning the scene, a very smug looking Katlyn stood behind him, smirking at the scene unfolding before her eyes
"Emma Iris Denton-Lancaster, what the hell is going on here and what in the name of god is he doing here" the man spat
"There here to do a project for school, father"
"All of them" he raised an eyebrow, I heard Emma take a deep breath
"Yes"
"If your lying, It will be straight back to Constance" he said in a freakishly calm voice
"I know father" she whispered, all I wanted to do in that moment was hold her
"Katlyn Jean Denton-Lancaster"
"Yes daddy?" Katlyn smiled, sweetness dripping of her words
"Go to your room, I do not appreciate dishonesty, and it will be back to Constance for you next term if your history mark doesn't go up, you know marks only count if you get over ninety percent"
Her smile faltered slightly as she pranced upstairs
"Emma, show your friends out, then practice violin, after that homework, then you may come to dinner"
"Yes father" she whispered
"Speak up girl!" he roared
Emma just nodded and beckoned for us to follow her as she opened the front door
"Is he always like that" I spluttered as soon as we were safely outside with the door closed
She shrugged and nodded
"Ahh Uncle Howard, just as charming as I remember" Embry said sarcastically
"You can't let him treat you like that!" It took so much restraint not to go inside and bash the daylights outa that prick.
She shrugged again before muttering "You guys better go"
No, no! I couldn't leave; I HAD to know she was safe, from him, from everything, as she said that my heart felt like someone was squeezing it painfully
"I will see you tomorrow at school, wont I" I spoke urgently, willing her to understand that me seeing her was of the upmost importance.
She cocked her head to the side, her dark blue orbs searching my worried face, the side of her mouth quirked up in a half smile before she nodded slowly, letting her long hair fall over her shoulders
She walked inside, whispering a farewell as she closed the large doors.
"See" I heard Brady say, his voice sounding far away "You have at least one nice cousin"
I was rooted to the spot, how could I leave knowing she was only a few meters away from me? Nothing but plaster, wood and nails separating me from my soul-mate?