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Chapter 2
Seth POV
"Hey, Sethy Baby." The nasally voice droned from beside me. "Last night was amazing." I felt a pair of cold, dry hands rake up the side of my right arm. Letting her fake, freshly manicured nails drag across my shoulder blade and down my spine, she rose to whisper in my ear. "We should really do this more often, don't you think?" Her icy breath fanned across my ear and down my neck.
Opening my hazel eyes, I turned to face the witch beside me, flicking her hands off of my bare chest. "Katie, I told you it doesn't work that way." I told her, rising up from the bed to retrieve my discarded boxers across the room. "This was just a onetime thing."
"Oh, come on Sethy, you know you want this." She gestured to her naked form, hidden underneath a plethora of mahogany sheets. Her golden blonde curls were strewn across her forehead, her blue eyes pleading for the second chance I was not going to give her.
"First of all, don't call me 'Sethy' ever again. And second, no, I don't want you, actually." I snapped as her beady eyes turned from pleading, to pure hatred.
"Well, fine then." She sneered. She turned around, holding a thin sheet to her bare chest. Katie snatched her skimpy undergarments and red cocktail dress from the cream carpet, and made her way towards the spare bathroom down the hall.
I plopped back down on my bed, hoping for a few extra minutes of shut eye before school today. My hopes of sleep were crushed as I heard my sister walk down the hall and stop in front of my door.
"Seth! Get out of bed, you lazy moron!" My sister barked through my open door, throwing a pillow at me.
"I'm up. I'm up! Geez Leah, calm down." I complained. I reached over to my dresser to pull a pair of jeans and a black tee shirt out of the drawers. Grabbing the clothing, I shuffled over to my bathroom to freshen up a bit. I turned the shower on and waited for the small bathroom to steam up. The room had a small shower and tub combo with mahogany curtains hanging from a rod above. The white sink was on the left side, the toilet right beside it. I grabbed a bleach white, starched towel from underneath the sink and laid it on its' counter with my clothes. Stripping, I walked into the hot water of the shower, letting it run down my back. I washed my hair and body and stepped out of the shower. I toweled off and dressed for the day, the smell of bacon motivating me to move faster.
I ran into the kitchen, almost running straight into Leah. "Seth!" She screeched in my ear as I skidded to a stop right behind her. Whirling around at near lightning speed, she stepped onto her tiptoes and repeatedly smacked the top of my head with vigor. Ouch…that hurts.
"Will you quit it Leah! I'm sorry, okay!"
"Fine." She huffed, sitting down on her chair, folding her arms and glaring at me.
I sat down and rubbed my head, pouting.
Leah had a forest green tee shirt and blue jean cut offs paired with ratty, old sneakers. Her raven colored hair was pulled back into a messy ponytail and she had no makeup on. Mom walked in the room wearing blue jeans, a violet colored blouse tucked into her jeans, and her black toms. Her hair was pulled back into a messy bun and she wore a little mascara and eyeliner to accent her beautiful green eyes. "Hush, you two." She scolded. "No fighting at the table."
"Yes, Mom." We both replied in unison, keeping our eyes glued to the table.
We carried on with breakfast, the usual bacon and eggs with a side of wheat toast. Leah and I ate well over the normal amount of food any human being should consume, as usual. When we were finished, we carried our plates to the sink and rinsed them off, and put them in the dishwasher. We shuffled back into the kitchen/living room, grabbed our backpacks, and kissed our mom goodbye.
"Goodbye kids, and behave." She said.
"Yes, Ma." We replied.
I tossed Leah the keys to the blue Honda Accord out front. "Race ya." I challenged, mischief ever present in my eyes.
"You're on." She replied, smirking, and we took off towards the car at light speed.
I got there first, but only because I tripped her half way across the lawn. "Hah!" I taunted her when she finally got to the car, giving me the stink eye. I stuck my tongue out at her, folding my arms and climbing into the passenger side.
"You cheated." She stated incredulously, still glaring at me while she got in the car and started the engine.
"Technically, I couldn't have possibly cheated, as no official rules were stated before the start of the race." I replied smugly, watching her eyes grow even darker. She took a breath and right before she had a chance to say anything, I cut her off. "BUT…since you are my sister, and I love you, I will let this one slide, just this once." I ended with a wink.
"Fine." She replied, sighing and taking a left turn. I could see she was trying to hide her smile though, and she knew it. I smiled, and turned to look out the window and observe the scenery. After a few moments of silence, Leah broke it, calling my name. I turned to see her watching the road with worried eyes. "Seth, I saw the girl leaving this morning."
Dammit… "Look, Leah. I can explain-"
"Save it, Seth. I know what you're doing, and I don't like it, you know that." She paused for a second and took a deep breath. "I just want to make sure you're being safe. I don't want you to make a mistake and have to regret it for the rest of your life." She took a shaky breath at the end.
"I promise I'm being safe, Leah. You don't have to worry about me. I'm a big boy; I can take care of myself." I replied begrudgingly. The car had come to a stop in the school parking lot, so I hopped out of the car and took off towards the school in a hurry. I did not need to have that conversation on the first day of school, let alone with my sister. I trudged my way over to the guys, hoping to get my mind off what just happened in the car.
I saw the guys in our usual spot, the old oak tree right outside the front gate. Brady, Collin, Jake, Jared, Embry, Quil, Jared, Kim, and Paul were all standing in a circle off to the side of the tree. Brady, Collin, and Paul were talking animatedly to each other about goodness knows what. Jake, Embry, and Quil were arguing over who gets Cindy, the new head cheerleader, even though we all knew they had little chance with her anyways. Jared and Kim were thoroughly absorbed in each other. As she stood up on her tiptoes to kiss him gently on the lips, which quickly became more and more heated, their kiss turned into a full blown make out session in the middle of the parking lot. I walked over to Brady, Collin, and Paul, still looking very agitated.
"Hey guys" I said with a sullen expression.
"Dude, who pissed in your cheerios this morning?" Brady asked me.
"Leah. She got on my case about on our way here. No big deal." I replied with a shrug.
"Alright man, whatever." He said with a shrug as well and continued on with the conversation him and the guys were having before I arrived.
Lizzy POV
I pulled into the ratty old parking lot of La Push High School in my midnight blue, 1998, Honda Civic. Pulling the gear shift to park, I cut the engine and unbuckled my seatbelt. Taking a deep breath and a hard look in the mirror, I silently grabbed my black Jansport backpack from the passenger seat to my right and hopped out of the car. I winced as I stepped on my foot, again.
"Ouch…Damn it!" I grumbled to myself, limping off towards the front entrance of the school. I noticed that everyone around me had the very familiar russet skin tone my dad has always had. Everyone was staring at me…probably because I'm the only red head they've ever seen this side of the treaty line. This was not how I wanted to spend the first day of school, being gawked at.
I kept my eyes glued to the floor, now rushing to get to the front gate as soon as possible. Which, when you have a limp, is painfully slow, if I do say so myself. I was almost there, when I ran into what felt like a brick wall. I bounded backwards, twisting my already injured ankle, and falling on my bum.
"Dear spirits, I am so sorry! Here, let me help you up."
The first thing I saw was an enormous hand stretched out towards me, in attempt to help me off the floor. Following my line of sight, I stared at his huge, muscular biceps, which, then, led me to his large, broad shoulders, and across the entire expanse of his chest. Even through his black tee shirt, you could tell he had an eight pack and was built through and through. Not a six pack, but an eight pack. I let my eyes wander back up north, past his thick neck and strong jaw; past his perfect lips and equally as perfect nose, and all the way to his beautiful, hazel eyes. The moment our eyes met, I felt something stir, deep within me. It was as if he was meant to be mine, and boy, I was going to have him. Where did that come from… I felt his strong, russet arms tug at my waist, helping me to sit up more.
"Hi," He smiled, "I'm Seth."
"Hey." I smiled as well. "I'm Elizabeth, but you can call me Lizzy."
We just sat there, staring at each other and smiling until he appeared to have a sudden moment of realization. "Here, let me help you up." He rose to his full height, which must have been well over 6 foot tall, and offered his hand down to me. I grabbed it and he pulled me up, effortlessly. I came to realize that we were extremely close to each other and he had not let go of my hand. I wasn't complaining…
"I'm really, really sorry for knocking you over. I should have seen you coming." He apologized with a shy smile, making me blush.
"No, it was my fault. I should have been watching where I was going." I rationalized quickly. Looking away, hoping he hadn't seen me blush.
"No, seriously, I should have seen you. Someone as beautiful as you is very hard to miss." He sounded so genuinely kind.
"Thanks." I said, blushing once again and smiling at the floor.
DING, DING, DING! Oh shoot…
"We should probably get to class. Don't want to be late for class on the first day." I told him nervously.
"What class do you have? Maybe I can walk you there." He said, smiling even wider than before.
"Um," I dug through my backpack, looking for my schedule. "Room 604, Geometry with Mrs. McClintock."
"Ah," he replied, grimacing. "We have the same class, just a fair warning though, she's a bitch."
"Great!" I exclaimed cheerfully, putting my thumbs up in the universal gesture for 'okay'.
Laughing, he bowed playfully, holding his hand out to me, looking far too adorable. I put my hand in his, curtsying, and allowing him to take the lead. Maybe this day won't be so bad after all…
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