Off we went. My parents relocated their jobs and started packing up the house, I'd never really had close friends- they all thought I was weird. Though I couldn't blame them, I walked into my first class aged 5 interacted with the other kids but when class was over I went up to one of the boy's parents (his name was Chad) and told them their son should get checked out for cancer. That had caused a small outrage. After that, though I was friendly with mostly everyone, no-one got close. Though Jamie was very upset, at just 11 she was being uprooted and taken away from her friends. Jamie was the one who had always understood me most though so she knew that we had to do this, that didn't stop her from being very upset about it.
The drive across the country to La Push was tedious and uncomfortable but I felt so much better when I got there, like a weight had been lifted. Originally we were going to Forks but I had the vague sense that once things got going there it was going to get dangerous pretty quickly and I wanted to protect my family, after all, they were moving for me. La Push was the safer option but I knew I would still need to keep my eyes open.
The house came into view and a sense of admiration flooded through me. It was beautiful, I had thought that because it was a reservation that it would be a tad run down, but nope, at least this part was stunning. The house was white with pale- pastel blue around the windows and door. The garden was sprouting all sorts of plants that were foreign to me and green ivy crawled up one side. Wandering inside it was just as pretty with a deep mahogany colour scheme and fresh scent. I explored upstairs where the bedrooms were and picked the one, which was a pale peach with the window looking out to the forest, like most of La Push itself. It had a handy tree right outside which I could easily climb up and down if needs be.
"Andy?" I heard Dad call, I skipped down stairs and helped unpack.
It took a couple of days to get everything out and the last thing I put up was the long, body length mirror. I smiled to my reflection. I was small, petite and had the longest midnight hair, all the way down to my hips! My face was little and rounded with a sharp nose. My eyes were the prettiest feature in my opinion though- they were a swirling grey and when the light hit just right they looked like silver mist or fairy dust swirling in a cool pool of water. But usually they were just dark grey. My skin was pale and fair- a permanent rose tint on my cheekbones.
Go find Billy Black
My moment was broken and I went to work.
I yelled a quick goodbye to my parents then set out on my quest. By following my intuition I found myself outside a red house with barn attached, it was so cute. Nervously I climbed to the front door and knocked. I was met by three young faces
Jacob Black. Quil Ateara. Embry Call
"Um, hi" I said, glancing nervously between the three. "I was wondering if Mr Black was here?"
Jacob turned and called into the house "DAD!" then turned back to me grinning. He had the most gorgeous grin.
"I'm Jacob" he held his hand out and I shook it smiling at him too. The other two were quick to jump in
"Quil"
"Embry!"
They all looked so young and innocent. They stood aside as Mr Black rolled to the front door. "Hi there"
"Hello Mr Black… um" I glanced at the boys, not wanting to talk in front of them. Luckily Billy picked up on this and sent them outside to 'play or something' as I saw them scurry away I also heard a call of 'Dibs!' 'No fair! I saw her first!' And held back a laugh.
Sam Uley
"I'm new in the area" I smiled at him and he returned it, his smile was so similar to his sons "And I was just wondering if you knew Sam Uley..?" I broke off and bit my lip
"I know of the kid" Billy stated vaguely obviously nothing had happened with him.
Good. Charlie Swan
"And… Charlie swan?" This time Billy's eyes lit up and he looked cheerful at the mention of this name as he explained that Charlie was one of his oldest and best friends
Good. The Cullens
"The Cullens?" Any joy the mention of his friend had brought was wiped out immediately and now his expression was dark and dangerous and very guarded.
"They recently moved into Forks" He grunted in response.
Good. Make friends with Jacob, Quil, Embry
I thanked Billy profusely but as I was heading down the stairs, turned "Mr Black, do you mind if I borrow your sons to show me home, I'm a bit lost."
"oh, Sure sure" He agreed smiling, then chuckled "But they're not all mine, though you'd think that from the amount of time they spent here!"
I smiled to myself as I headed to the barn I knew they'd disappeared into. I knew they weren't all his but he didn't know I knew that. My life was a big balancing act but I took great joy in it.
Duck
As I pushed by the big door and slipped through I crouched and just where my forehead had been, a tiny wrench hit the door. There was a moments silence as I picked up the metal tool before Quil headed towards me "I am so sorry!" I handed the tool over
"It's fine, My name's Andrea… or Andy… but you'll like to call me Dee" And then something miraculous happened. They accepted what I'd said. I knew it was weird, they knew it was weird but it went straight over their heads they laughed and started calling me Dee. Case closed. I was ecstatic. I told them I was a bit lost (though I wasn't) and they fell over themselves to help. It was nice. I wondered why I'd never made friends with guys before. I fit in so well with them as they chatted, telling me about school and the tribe. I listened and felt right at home.
I was going to like it here, well, until the proper story starts.
Very soon I was best friends with all of them especially as we took a detour round to the beach. We kicked sand and chattered mindlessly and very suddenly Quil shoved Embry. Embry lost his balance and landed with a splash in the shallows of the sea. Water dripped off his nose as he looked at Quil in he reached out and grabbed Quil by the shoulder in reaction Quil latched onto me and we both went flying into the water. I screamed as the cold seeped through my clothes but ended up laughing along with the other two boys. I kicked out to the two of them and they both got a mini tidal wave hit them. A water fight broke out. I'd never felt so normal.
"Hey!" Embry called and nodded his head towards Jacob, Quil and I stopped splashing each other to see that Jacob had been backing up slowly, away from the wet. The three of us struggled up and out of the water and gave chase as Jacob ran. Embry got to him first and with the help of Quil held him down. I plopped myself right on top of him, the three of us effectively soaking him.
I was sure our laughter could be heard for miles.
