I moved my bangs away from my face so I could see better out the window. We were finally in La Push, 5 hours later, and there were people everywhere. And not just any people hot guys! They were all tan and some were rather big. They all looked my way in the car with a disgusted look, like they smelt something awful, then with a nicer look, like the smell went away. When the light turned red, the car stopped. I looked out my window and saw three big buys standing outside a corner store laughing and shoving each other. I looked at them and they were okay, but one of them, I cant even begin to explain how hot he was! He looked at me and just starred. One of the other guys he was with hit him in the head and he finally looked at him and pushed him. Then they laughed and he looked back at me again. Then of course the light just had to turn green at that moment and we drove off. This was a small place though; I think it'll be easy to find him again. We drove a little longer until we reached a big community-like complex of a few medium sized buildings. We pulled in and went to building number 5. we all got out and Emily walked us to my room. It was number one; inside it was big. The walls were white, kitchen was good sized, I had a patio/sliding door, and my bathroom was big. I walked into the middle of the floor and turned around slowly in a circle.
"What do ya think?" Emily asked me.
"I like it. I think I'll have a good time here."
"Cool I'll help you unpack." Emmett said. he went back out to the car and brought back all of my bags at once.
"Whoa how do you carry all of that?" I asked him.
"Im strong!" he said flexing his arms. Holy crap he had some muscle. I unpacked my bags real quick grabbed my phone and left with Edward and Emmett. We got in his silver Volvo again and drove out of La Push, speeding again.
"Uh, you guys aren't kidnapping me, right?"
"Yeah." Emmett said laughing. "We live in Forks."
"Oh." Edward took a forest road. He drove down a winding road that led to this big mansion like house. We got out.
"Wow." I said. they chuckled. We walked inside and a few more pale people were in the living room. One was thin, blonde and tall. Another was kinda short, brown hair and wouldn't stop starring at me. The last one was a very pale, blonde and tall guy.
"Nicholle, these are the rest of the Cullens. This is my father Carlisle, brother Jasper, mother Esme and sister Rosalie." Edward said.
"Hello." I said to them all at once."
"Hello." Carlisle said.
"Hi." Rosalie said.
"How do you do?" Jasper asked awkwardly.
"Fine thanks." He nodded.
"Hello." Esme and Alice said.
"So you just moved here?" Carlisle asked me.
"Actually I just got to the La Push orphanage."
"Oh." Rosalie said.
"Please have a seat." Carlisle told me. I sat down next to Jasper. He took a deep breathe. Everyone else went in the kitchen. Something felt weird about being here this close to him.
"Would you like a tour of the house?" Jasper asked me.
"Sure." He took me upstairs and we saw his room first.
"This is my room." He said when we were inside. He closed the door behind us.
"Why did you close the door?" I asked him.
"I like it closed." he said making the space between us small. He kinda knocked me onto his couch.
"What are you doing?" I asked him startled. He kissed me neck and smelt my jaw line. "Get away from me." I said trying to push him off me, but he wouldn't budge. Suddenly I felt calm and I wanted him to continue. He kissed my neck more and was leaning backwards. He opened his mouth, ran his teeth against my skin, but the door opened and seven beautiful pale people, and me, were in the room. One of the girls grabbed me in her arms and ran me downstairs and out the door. She was so fast and strong. She set me down in the middle of the woods. I was a little dizzy. I fell to the ground. I looked up at her and she looked down at me. She was pixie like, short black hair spiked at the ends, pale skin like the rest of her family, and golden eyes. I could tell by the way she was looking at me that I had a scared look in my face.
"Hi, im Alice." She said with her sweet childlike voice.
"Um, im Nicholle. What just happened?"
"My boyfriend Jasper got kinda carried away."
"Was he trying to, bite me?" she nodded. "Why?"
"Im not sure if I should be the one to tell you."
"I almost just got eaten by your boyfriend and you can't tell me why?"
"That's correct." I got up and staggered around.
"How did you carry me and run so fast?" I asked her.
"Come on I think you should get home. Where do you live?" she said walking away.
"La Push orphanage." She stopped and turned to look at me.
"Oh." She said. "Look I'll explain it to you later tonight, but I need to protect you right now so im gonna take you back to your room."
"Protect me from what?"
"Jasper." I looked at her; she scooped me up and ran me back to my room. I opened my door we went inside. "Do me a huge favor, and don't leave your room."
"Why?"
"Just trust me, please."
"Sure I've only known you for a few minutes, but I'll trust you."
"Great thanks." She said and left. I stood there not knowing what to do next. I sat down at my desk and turned on my laptop. I turned the webcam on to see if someone else was on. Tatiana popped on the screen.
"Hey Chu-chi." She said.
"Hi, Loba."
"How is everything, Hows your room, did you meet any people yet, any hot guys?" she asked in one breath.
"so far so great, I love my room, I met some pretty nice people, and yes a lot of hot guys!" I said, we laughed.
"Speaking of hot guys, theres a shirtless one outside your door." She said. I turned around quickly. I looked at him, it was the guy that I saw earlier, the one at the corner store with his friends. He waved and smiled. I turned back to my computer.
"I gotta go. Talk to ya later!" I said.
"Wait." She said, but I turned it off and closed, my computer. I got up and opened my patio door.
"Hey." He said. he was tall, tan, shirtless, and sexy.
"Hey." I replied.
"I heard you were coming to day, so I figured I would welcome you to the neighbor hood. I stepped to the side and let him in. I sat in my desk chair and he sat on the chair that was in my corner.
"So how do you like La Push so far?"
"Well, I haven't seen any, but I guess its ok." I said with a little laugh, he smiled.
"I could show you around, if you want." He asked hopefully.
"I would love that, but I kinda promised this one girl that I wouldn't leave."
"Can I ask why?"
"Um, im not sure if I should say, but I think I can trust you, her boyfriend tried to…, eat me."
"What?" He said standing up.
"Yeah. I told Alice that-"
"Wait, Alice? Jasper?"
"You know them?"
"The Cullens?"
"Yes."
"I know them. You should come with me."
"Why?"
"Because its not safe."
"Why do people keep saying that?"
"Because its true."
"She told me not to leave though."
"Then if you won't leave then im gonna stay with you."
"I don't even know you dude."
"Sorry, im Jacob, Jacob Black."
"Im Nicholle, Santiago."
"Santiago, huh? Tú hablas español?" [Do you speak Spanish?] he said in a very sexy voice.
"Poco, y tú?" [A little, and you?]
"Sí." [Yes.]I smiled at him and he smiled back.
"Oh here I made you some cookies."
"Thanks." I said taking them and putting them in the kitchen. "So why are you so worried about my safety anyways?" I asked him.
"Because, I, you…, we're friends." He stuttered.
"Were friends?"
"Yeah."
"Ok, I'll be your friend." He smiled. "So friend, what do you want to do?"
"I don't know, do you need help unpacking?"
"No Emmett helped me already."
"Oh, um-"His growling stomach interrupted him. I laughed.
"Sorry I didn't have lunch or dinner."
"Do you want me to make you something to eat?"
"No that's okay."
"Come on friends can make each other dinner."
"Do you know how to cook?"
"Yeah."
"Fine."
"Yay." I said. "Do you care what I make though?"
"Nope."
"Oh, here's the remote, watch T.V." I tossed it to him. There was a knock on my door. I looked through the peep whole, it was Emily, I opened the door.
"Hi Nicholle I just remembered that I forgot to give you your spare key, groceries, and your money." I stepped aside and let her in. she put the groceries on the kitchen counter.
"Jacob what are you doing here?"
"Welcoming Nicholle to the neighbor hood."
"Oh that's nice." She said with a hidden meaning. She handed me my other keys and an envelope of money and a credit card.
"Not that I don't want it, but whats the money for?"
"Well, since you're a minor and don't have a job or a car here yet, you need money for certain things like clothes and other stuff that you might want. We give you everything that you need, but you have to buy the things that you want."
"Oh, ok."
"Well, I'll let you guys get back to whatever you were doing." She said with a smile on her face. I giggled, but Jacob blushed. She left and I locked the door after her. I went in the kitchen and took out stuff for spaghetti.
"Are you allergic to anything?" I asked him.
"To vam-, food wise no." he said holding back a laugh.
"Ok." I boiled the noodles warmed the sauce and cut pieces of Italian sausage. I let it all simmer some more and then added it all together. I put it on a plate and put it on the table. "Bon appétit." I said and he came and sat down at the table. "What do you want to drink?"
"Milk." I poured him some milk and brought him the bottle of parmesan sprinkle cheese; I set it in front of him and got some for myself. I put my plate down on the table then grabbed the breadsticks from out of the oven. I sat next to him at the table. It was kinda weird that I had just made dinner for a complete stranger, for all I know he could be a serial killer or a pervert, but I kinda doubt it. He seemed really nice and cool, down to earth like. He had turned the T.V on to one of the movie networks and dead silence was on.
"Oh, god do we have to watch this?" I asked.
"Yeah! Why, you don't like scary movies?"
"Well, if I watch it I wont be able to sleep tonight, I HATE ventriloquist dummies."
"I'll protect you from the dummies."
"They'll get you first."
He laughed. "And why will that happen?"
"Two reasons, they always go for the tough guy first, and second because if they come here im gonna trip you so they get u and I can run off."
"Aw thanks, you so nice." He said and we laughed.
"I know." I said with a smile. He kept it on the channel and so I didn't look, I turned my chair and looked at the wall instead.
"Aw, come on your really not gonna watch it?"
"Yeah because when you leave im gonna get scared because they are gonna come here, then I'll be all alone."
"I live right there." He got up and pointed out the window to a small-ish, medium type house. "If you need me call and I'll be right over." He said.
"Thanks." I said with a smile. He sat down and we continued to eat. He finished before me, but he still looked hungry.
"Help yourself to more if you want." I told him.
"Thanks." He said and went into the kitchen. When he came out his plate was filled with food. I looked in shock.
"Big appetite?" I asked him.
"It's not the only big thing about me." He said with a wink. "This is really good too."
"Thanks, I told you I could cook."
"I guess so." When we were done, I put our plates in the dishwasher and we sat on my bed. He grabbed the remote and turned the channel. He kept in on the movie channels, but changed the movie to step brothers.
"Have you ever seen this movie?" he asked me.
"Yeah, you?"
"Yeah, do you care if we watch it?"
"No I love this movie."
"Me too." We watched the movie on my bed. We laughed a lot. When the movie was over, we just watched some random T.V shows, like wipeout, supernatural, family feud, and are you smarter than a fifth grader. We didn't watch a lot of them, because we were talking a lot.
"Won't your girlfriend get mad that you spent most of your day here with me?" I asked him.
"Oh, I don't have a girlfriend."
"Oh. Well what about your mom and dad? Don't you have like a curfew or something?"
"Well, my mom died a while ago, but my dad won't care."
"Oh, im so sorry."
"It's ok. What about your folks, don't you need to check in?"
"Well, I guess I should probably call my mother." I got up and grabbed my phone. I dialed her number and hit talk.
"Hi sweetie." My mother said.
"Hey mom. Sorry I didn't call earlier, but I have someone over and I kinda lost track of time."
"That's okay. So how is everything? Is it nice there, did you meet any new people?"
"Its really good here, I like it. I did meet a lot of people today and made some friends." I said looking at Jacob.
"That's nice." Jacob was watching T.V, but I guess something was funny because he laughed, loud. "What was that? Do you have company?" I picked up one of my pillows and threw it at him. It hit him in the head, but he laughed.
"Yeah, that was my new friend Jacob."
"A boy?"
"Yes a boy mom."
"In your room?"
"Yes he's in my room. Nothings gonna happen mom, we barely even know each other." Jacob looked at me and winked.
"Did you get your computer and everything set up?"
"Yes I did. So we can web chat sometime."
"That's good."
"I miss you." I told her.
"I miss you too, angel pie."
"Well, I guess I'll call you tomorrow or something ok?"
"That's fine, your probably tired from you long ride."
"Yeah."
"Ok, love you."
"Love you too." We hung up. "You almost got me in trouble." I told him.
"Sorry." He said laughing.
"What is so funny?"
"Wipeout."
"Oh, then I guess I can't get to mad, because I can't not laugh at wipeout."
"Me either. Hey are you going to school tomorrow?"
"Um, I don't know, I don't think so."
"Oh. You should talk to Emily and find out."
"Yeah. How do you guys know each other?"
"Family friend."
"Oh, ok. What grade are you in?"
"11th, you?"
"Same." I looked at my clock and it said midnight. "Whoa did you know it was already midnight?"
"No, I guess time flies when your having fun."
"Yeah I guess your right." I grabbed his cell phone off the bed and he grabbed mine out of my hand. We gave each other our phone numbers.
"Well, sorry, but I should be getting home, I need some zzz's."
"Ok."
"What are you going to do?"
"Well, Alice said she was going to explain why her boyfriend tried to attack me tonight, but I guess she fell asleep or something."
"I doubt it." He mumbled under his breath.
"So I guess I'll try to sleep, but I'll probably web chat with my friend from earlier."
"Oh, tell her I said hi."
"Ok." We stood up at the same time.
"Maybe I'll stop by after school tomorrow."
"Yeah that would be cool."
"Goodnight." He said with a soft smile on his lips.
"Goodnight I said with a smile back. He left and I locked the patio door after him. I pulled my curtain back and made sure I had my doors locked. I changed into my pajamas, turned off my T.V, and turned my computer on. As soon as I opened it Tatiana's chat popped up.
"Oh my god im gonna kick your ass!" she said. I laughed.
"Why?"
"Because you had a hot guy over for sooo long and wouldn't let me see him." She said laughing.
"Well, that would have been rude."
"Tell, me everything!" she said excitedly.
"There's nothing to tell." I said casually.
"C'mon, please…"
"What, he came over, we talked I made dinner we watched a movie some T.V, flirted a little, exchanged numbers and he just left. She gave me a look that meant, 'yeah, that was nothing all right'.
"Your being a little b-word." I laughed.
"Okay so maybe that was something, but we barely know each other."
"Its sounds like you got to know each other pretty well tonight."
"Maybe." I said blushing.
"Well since your butt waited forever to get back on, I have to go to bed because I have school tomorrow."
"I don't."
"Lucky bitch."
"Well, I'll text you tomorrow okay?"
"K, bye." She blew me a kiss.
"Good night." I said blowing her a kiss. I closed, turned off and charged my computer. I pulled down the covers off my bed and slid in. There's a window next to the head of my bed, I opened it and looked out. I could see Jacob's house from here; I starred at it. Whenever I looked at his house I felt more at home here, I don't know why. My phone vibrated so I grabbed it. It was a text.
JACOB: I c u.
I felt my face get hot.
ME: What?
JACOB: I c u lookin this way.
ME: Srry don't mean to be stockerish.
JACOB: Haha ur not lol, I lik it
ME: (: when I look at ur house, I feel more at home.
JACOB: Thats good :D
ME: Yea, I thought u were goin to bed?
JACOB: So did I but I kept thinkn bout u. ;D
ME: Aww :) I was thnkn bout u 2
JACOB: Really?
ME: Mhm. Well I think I can go to sleep now.
JACOB: I think I can 2 g-night.
ME: Night.
I smiled and laid down under my covers; I thought of Jacob Black that night, and was soon asleep.
I woke up to a sunny day, with bids chirping outside my window. I looked out my window and I saw a nest, there were two birds in it and a few eggs. I stretched and got out of bed. I pulled back my patio curtains and opened the glass door, but left the screen closed. It was kinda cold outside, but it was hot in my room. I went to the bathroom, made some pancakes, and brushed my teeth. I turned on my computer and phone; I had two missed texts. One from Tatiana, and the other from Jacob. The one from Tatiana said, 'hey text me when you get up'. The one from Jacob said, 'hey, text me when you wake up, c u l8r!'. I decided I would text Tatiana first.
'Hey, wuz up?' I texted her, but she never wrote back so I decided to text Jacob.
ME: Hey Jake.
JACOB: Hi! What you doin?
ME: Just woke up, u?
JACOB: At lunch.
ME: Oh what u eating?
JACOB: Some wanna-be spaghetti.
ME: Why is it wanna-be?
JACOB: Its no where near as good as yours.
ME: Thx! Lol
JACOB: So what you doin today?
ME: Nothin that I know of, y?
JACOB: Want me to show u around?
ME: Yes I do!
JACOB: Cool, I'll pick you up at 3.
ME: K c you then!
[Two hours later]
I turned on my T.V and watched the weather. I saw out of the corner of my eye someone's shadow. I turned my head slowly and saw that it was Emmett. I jumped because I wasn't expecting it to be him.
"Sorry did I scare you?" he asked laughing.
"Just a little."
"Can I come in?"
"Are you gonna eat me?"
"No." he said with no humor. I got up and let him in the patio door.
"Whats up?"
"Actually I wanted to talk to you about yesterday."
"Okay."
"Can I ask you some questions first?"
"Sure."
"Do you read fantasy books?"
"Yes."
"Do you believe them?"
"Some."
"Which ones?"
"The vampire and were wolf ones." He smiled a little.
"Do you believe in vampires?"
"Yes."
"Do you believe in were wolfs?"
"Yes."
"If I told you my family and I were wolfs would you believe me?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Something about you and your family seems cold, and were wolfs are usually warm."
"If I were to tell you my family and I are vampires would you believe me?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"Because you guys are pale, no offense, fast, strong, fast drivers, nice voices and eye colors, and one of you tried to eat me." He just nodded. "Any other questions?" he shook his head no. "So are you gonna tell me why he tried to attack me?" he just smiled.
"Think." He said smiling. I felt so stupid, because I couldn't think.
"He's a cannibal?" he looked at me. "Wait no, never mind." We laughed. Then it hit me. My eyes got wide and they had changed colors blue maybe. I looked at him slowly and jumped up; he put his head down as if he was ashamed to look at me.
"NO!" he nodded. "You guys are VAMPIRES?"
"Shut up!" he said making sure there was no space between us and he put his hand over my mouth so I couldn't talk anymore. "I bet they already know, but you wanna lower your voice please?" I nodded he lowered his hand. As soon as he let go of me I walked slowly over to my patio door and opened it sticking my head out. I took some deep breaths. I look at him quickly then ran outside. I knew vampires couldn't come outside, but he followed me. So I hauled ass and ran to Jacobs house. I was surprised that he didn't catch me by now, but I guess he can't run too fast for anyone to see him. I banged on the door as hard and loud as I could, as soon as it opened I ran inside and closed and locked the door behind me. I knew he had caught up when I heard two loud thuds, the first when he smacked into the closed door, and the second when he fell to the porch after being hit. I laughed a little; I had forgotten where I was. I turned around and saw three guys, one was Jacob.
"Whats going on?" Jacob asked me in a rush.
"Im running from Emmett. Wait aren't you at school?" I said with a serious look; he was shaking too.
"What happened?"
"I found out that him and his family are-," they were all leaning in close to me trying to listen to what I was saying, "…vegetarians? Yeah, they uh don't eat people, animals …meat!" I stuttered. They looked at me like I was telling them something they already knew.
"He told you that?" One of the other guys asked.
"No I kinda guessed, but he kinda set it all up." Jacob walked over and grabbed me by the shoulders are you okay?" he asked me.
"I think im fine, just in shock maybe." He gave me a hug he squeezed me kinda tight. For the first time I realized how hot his skin was, and his arms were muscular and strong. "Uh Jake, it kinda hurts." I said.
"Sorry." He said dropping his arms and taking a step back.
"That's okay, are you okay though?"
"Im…fine, why?"
"Your skin, your burning up."
"Probably just worried about you."
"Aww." The two other guys chorused together. I laughed.
"Nicholle, this is Embry and Seth."
"Hey." I said with a wave.
"Yo." Embry said.
"Hey." Seth said.
"I thought you were supposed to be in school." I asked Jacob again.
"Busted!" Seth said.
"We got out a little early. I was just about to text you."
"Oh ok."
"So are you ready to do stuff now?"
"Obviously not, im still in my pajamas, hairs not done, no makeup, nothing."
"I think you look beautiful; especially au natural." I blushed a little.
"Thank you." I said smiling. He smiled back. "I do kinda want to change because its kinda cold out and I only have on shorts and a tank top, but could you come with me?"
"Why, do I get a little show?" he asked excitedly.
"You wish! No I'm scared that im about to be attacked by a vam.., vegetarian." They looked at me like I was insane, being scared by a vegetarian!
"Sure, guys I'll be right back."
"K." Embry said, turning on the T.V. I opened the door slowly.
"It's okay, he's not here." He told me.
"How do you know?"
"I can't smell him." I turned and looked at him confused. "He always wears the same cologne; I don't smell it." He quickly stated.
"Oh, ok. If he is out here im gonna kick your butt." I said jokingly. He laughed, and so did the other two.
"I don't want to get my butt kicked so I'll walk out first." He said stepping around me. He stuck his head out and looked to the left, then the right. He sniffed the air and walked all the way out. I walked close behind him. He stopped for a minute and I bumped into him. "Why are you so scared of a vegetarian?"
"No reason." I said, which was a stupid answer that didn't get me off the hook.
"Um, ok." He walked me back to my room. When we got there, it was empty. I grabbed some clothes, went in the bathroom, and changed. I opened the door when I was done and heard Jacob talking to someone on the phone.
"What is wrong with him?" he was saying. There was a pause.
"I don't care, he shouldn't have told her anything? He shouldn't had needed to in the first place; you need to keep Jasper under control and watch him so he doesn't try it again!" this time I heard a sound coming from the other end of the phone, who ever it was they must have been screaming.
"Its bad enough that I'm almost done with my process, if I explode in front of her because of your family, I will kill someone!" this time it was a longer pause and he started shaking.
"That's fine." He said and shut his phone. I walked out the bathroom. He turned around. I put on some jeans and threw on a parka.
"Is everything okay?" I asked.
"Did you hear that?"
"Some."
"Im fine. You ready?"
"Yeah." I grabbed my purse, phone, and keys. He locked the patio door for me and we left from the main door. I locked it and we left. We walked back to his house. When we walked inside there were two extra people there. They looked at me.
"We'll leave in a minute, you wanna sit down?"
"Sure." One of the new guys got up and let me sit where he was sitting.
"Thank you." I said sitting down.
"No problem. Im Paul by the way."
"Hey, im Nicholle." The boy on my left was Seth, but to my right there was an unfamiliar face.
"Im Quil."
"Nicholle." We shook hands, which was kinda weird.
"Okay, im ready now." Jacob said coming around the corner.
"That was quick." He shrugged.
"It was nice meeting you guys." I said.
"Bye Nicholle." They said together. I laughed and walked out with Jacob.
"So where to, Mr. Tour guide?"
"Wanna go for a bite?"
"Um, I just ate a little bit ago, but we could go for drinks."
"I know a great coffee place."
"Oh, I can't have coffee."
"Eww I hate coffee."
"Then why did you suggest it?"
"They have great hot chocolate!"
"I love hot chocolate."
"Me too!"
"Lets go." We hoped in his car and drove down to the café. The café was called Café Mocha Chacolata. When we walked inside it was so nice, warm, and cozy feeling. The smell of coffee, hot chocolate, and sweets were in the air. When we walked up to the counter Jacob ordered a large hot chocolate and a chocolate fudge brownie. He turned and looked at me for my order.
"Can I have a medium hot chocolate and a chocolate donut." She rung everything up and Jacob paid her. She handed us a buzzer and we walked around and looked for a table.
"Where do you want to sit?" He asked me.
"I don't care, where do you wanna sit?"
"How about a window seat."
"Sure." He picked the closest one and we sat down across from each other. "Its so cold out."
"Yeah, winter's definitely on its way."
"So how was school today?"
"Boring. I kept thinking about this girl I know, but she doesn't know I exist." He said looking at me.
"Oh, is she pretty?"
"Beautiful."
"How long have you've known her?"
"Bout a day and a half."
"Does she go to school with you?"
"Not yet, she just moved here yesterday."
"Have you spent any time with her?"
"Yeah, she made me some kick-ass spaghetti." I laughed and he joined in. our buzzer rung. I went to get up with him, but he protested, "I'll get it. Stay here."
"Will you be able to carry it all?"
"I'll be fine." I sat back down and he went to get our order. I looked out the window and saw a nightmare. It was this guy I knew from my old school; Justin. We fell in love, but he was really conceited. He went out with me and Tatiana; at THE SAME TIME! Of course we didn't know, but when we found out oh you can bet we got him back! He looked my way and saw me starring, his face lit up. He started walking this way, but when he saw Jacob arrive at my table he stopped, starred and walked the other way. Jacob saw the distraught look on my face and sat down with caution.
"Is something wrong?" he looked in the direction I was looking.
"No, im fine." He slid me my cocoa and donut. "Thanks." I said with a fake smile.
"Are you sure everything is okay?"
"Actually no."
"What's wrong?"
"Well, im not sure you wanna here this story, its kinda long."
"I've got time." He said hopeful; I smiled.
"Ok, well you see that guy over there?" I pointed to Justin.
"Yeah, Justin, right?"
"Yeah, well he went to school with me a few grades ago. We fell deeply in love, I thought, and we started going out. What I didn't know is that he was going out with Tatiana at the same time."
"The girl from the web cam?"
"Yeah. Well he made us feel like shit and embarrassed us in front of the whole school."
"If you don't mind me asking, what did he do?"
I hesitated. "He snuck naked pictures of me and Tatiana and published them in the school newspaper. He told these guys that we were 'open' to anything; if you catch my drift." He nodded. "Well these guys came by my house and Tatiana's house asking for things. Sometimes they brought money sometimes knifes. A few times, they came to my house when me and Tatiana were at my house at the same time, they practically rapped us, but thankfully my drunken douche of a dad came home and they got scared and left. We even cut them a few times in self-defense, but they said it just turned them on more."
"Oh."
"Of course the guys said they scored every time, but we always denied it; even though we denied it that doesn't mean they were never unsuccessful. We had the title of slut."
"What did you do to him?"
"Well, you might look at me differently for this, but we kinda broke his thing. We got him excited and then grabbed and bended a few things with gloves on. We had him tied to a chair so he couldn't stop us or close his legs. Then we took cleats and stepped on it."
"Oww." He cringed a little.
"Yeah."
"Never get on your bad side." I shook my head. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I wasn't, but im fine." I took a sip of my hot chocolate. "Oh, hey I found out that im going to school tomorrow."
"That's cool, I wonder if we'll have any classes together."
"Yeah, I'll need someone to show me around and keep me from killing Justin." We laughed a little.
"Well everyone at school and on the reservation is nice and I bet they would all help you in a minute. " we drank our drinks and finished our snacks.
When we were done drinking and eating, we went back to his car and drove around.
"So are you excited about tomorrow?" he asked me.
"A little, im not gonna know anyone."
"What about me?" he said hurt. "And the guys?"
"Well, yeah I know you and the guys, but it will be hard if I have no classes with you guys and because I don't know any girls to talk to."
"Oh. Don't worry about it, you'll be fine. So where to now?"
"Hold on." I closed my eyes, when I opened then they were red as apposed to my usual brown eyes.
"Whoa, what happened to your eyes?"
"Someone's waiting for me at home."
"What?"
"Most likely a vam- vegetarian."
"What? Your eyes sense vegetarians?" he asked puzzled.
I listened to what I said and I sounded psycho. "Um, no, but im seeing one."
"Oh?" He said slowly. I just quickly changed the subject.
"So um, is your school going to the Puerto Rico trip?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"My school was going, I was sad because I wasn't going to be able to go, but now I think I can!"
"That's great!"
"Are you going?"
"I hope so, you?"
"Im gonna try! Im so happy now!" we laughed. He started driving towards my house. When we pulled in, in front of my patio, I saw who was waiting for me.
"Oh, no not him again!" I said.
"Just say the word and I'll take care of it."
"No I got it." We got out of the car. "What do you want?" I asked him.
"A chance to explain." Emmett said back.
"I don't know."
"Why not?"
"Because I don't want to um…be in danger." He knew what I meant,
"You know I would never."
"Do I? I just met you yesterday dude."
"Oh yeah, well you can trust me!"
"Fine just wait inside; I'll be there in a minute."
"Ok." He turned around and walked inside through my patio after I unlocked it.
"I'll talk to you later okay?"
"That'cool, call me if you need me."
"It might be too late." I mumbled under my breath. He heard me though.
"Hey, you'll be fine. I tell you what, I can stay if you want me to."
"No, its okay. im sure you have a life to get back to."
"Not without you." I smile and blushed, he smiled too. He opened his arms and I walked into them giving him a hug. It was our first hug and it felt great.
"Bye." I said.
"Bye." He said and started walking home. When I got inside my room, I turned around and watched him look at me from across the street. We closed our doors at the same time.
"What?" I asked Emmett. He was sitting on my bed with a smile on his face.
"I saw that."
"Saw what?"
"The hug, the smiles. You like him." I blushed a little.
"So."
"He likes you too."
"Really? I mean I knew he was flirting, but how can you tell?"
"Trust me you'll find out soon."
"Ok, so why are you here?"
"I really wanted to apologize and explain a little bit better."
"Fine, talk." He stood up and I sat down in his place.
"I don't really know where to start, but if it makes you feel any better were vegetarian vampires."
"Wow so what I was telling the guys was technically true."
"What did you tell them?"
"That you guys were vegetarians."
"Oh, they didn't tell you?"
"Tell me what?"
"Never mind, but we only drink the blood of animals.
"So what was up with Jasper?"
"He's our newest vegetarian and he gets carried away sometimes."
"Oh, ok. Does anyone else usually get carried away?"
"Nope."
"Even you?"
"Even me."
"Let's test that." I starred at him. I walked a little closer to him.
"What are you doing?" I made my blood bubble to my skin, making it smell stronger. "You really shouldn't do that."
"Why you said you could resist. Im just making sure I can trust you." I walked a little bit closer to him. I bent my head to the left. "Go ahead and smell." He leaned down sniffed me. He closed his eyes and took deep breaths.
"Mmmmmm, so good." He whispered. I stepped back a little. I had a feeling I'm being watched. This time I looked at him.
"I trust you." I told him. "Do you trust yourself?"
"I trust myself."
"Ok." This time I made myself bleed. I didn't cut or harm myself, but I made some blood drip from the side of my neck. His eyes turned black; he was getting hungry. I wiped some of it from my neck and put it on my finger I put my finger centimeters away from his face. I had no idea what I was doing. I had a fifty/fifty chance of living or dying in this very moment, and I couldn't believe how care free I was. I have only known him for maybe a day and im really doing this right now?
"How do you feel?"
"Hungry."
"Do you want some?"
"Yes."
"No, you don't. You think you do, but you know you really don't." His eyes turned green. "You think you do, but you don't need my blood. You don't need it. You don't want it. It means nothing to you. My blood means nothing to you. You will never have my blood and your okay with that." I said to him.
"I don't need your blood." He said. his eyes turned back to his normal golden color. "I don't want your blood." I felt my neck with my other hand and there was no more blood. I looked on my finger; I kept the blood on my finger on purpose. I took my finger and rubbed the blood off on his lips. He licked his lips and looked at me like nothing happened.
"So…?"
"Taste salty and kinda like iron." It took him a minute. "Wait a minute what did you do to me?"
"I worked my magic and made you not vampiric to my blood. So no matter how many times I bleed in front of you it won't do anything to you."
"That's awesome! You should do that with my whole family. "
"Sure, I guess I could. Maybe I should start with Jasper."
"We should do it tonight."
"Wait a minute I just caught on to something."
"what?"
"Jake already knows about your…, issue, right?"
"Yeah."
"And he didn't tell me after I made a fool of myself? You should have heard the excuses I made for you."
"Oh, I did. 'I found out that him and his family are-,…vegetarians? Yeah, they uh don't eat people, animals …meet!' one of my all time favorites!" he said laughing. I gave him a dirty look.
"I have an idea and I need your help with it, it involves scaring Jacob.
"Im in."
"But you haven't even heard the deets."
"I don't care, if it involves scaring Jacob then im in."
"Follow my lead ok?"
"Ok."
"Now I need something that can cut me."
"A knife?"
"No I cant go over there and cut my self with a knife. I need some sharp plastic or something." I heard my phone vibrate, I looked on the caller I.D, and it said 'Jacob'. "Speak of the devil."
"Hello?" I said into my phone.
"Hey, how's everything going?" he asked.
"Great, everything's going perfectly." I said looking at Emmett, he winked at me. I laughed.
"Nicholle." Emily said knocking on my door.
"Emmett can you get that." He walked over and opened my door, Emily walked in with caution.
"Is everything ok?" she asked me.
"Just fine. What's that?" I asked pointing to the big manila envelope in her hands.
"Oh, it's you paperwork for school tomorrow." She said handing it to me.
"Thanks."
"It should have your schedule, I.D, agenda, supply list, and anything else you'll need."
"Ok. And since im going tomorrow-"
"How do you know that you're going tomorrow?"
"You came in this morning and told me."
"No I didn't."
"You didn't?"
"No."
"Oh. I just woke up and knew I was going tomorrow." I just shrugged it off, but they starred at me like there was something else going on.
"Nicholle, you still there?" Jacob asked.
"Oh, yeah sorry."
"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow at 7:50." Emily said.
"Why so early?"
"That's just when school starts." She left.
"Hey Jake um is it ok if me and Emmett come over for a while? He has some time to kill and it could be fun." I heard the guys in the background trying to whisper, but I heard what they were saying.
"Yeah, sure."
"Cool, we'll be there in a few." We hung up.
"So you got the plan?"
"Yup, im pretty sure I know what your gonna do, but I'll follow your lead." I grabbed my phone and had my papers and me and Emmett went to Jakes house. We walked across the non-busy street. We walked up on his porch and knocked on the door. He opened it, I walked in. Jacob and Emmett glared at each other, then Emmett walked in and stood awkwardly by the door. I sat down in one of the empty chairs.
"Hey guys." I said to them. It was Quil, Seth, Embry, and Paul. "Yo." Embry said.
"Sup." Seth said.
"Hey." Quil said.
"Emmett, you can sit down." I told him.
"I know." He walked over and Embry got off the couch and walked over closer to me and sat on the floor by my chair. I opened my pack of papers in front of them, starting the plan.
"Whats all that?" Jacob asked me.
"My school forms and junk."
"Oh." I pulled out the packets and my I.D. I looked at Emmett and he looked at me. I gave him a quick wink, which shockingly no one else saw, and I held up my I.D. I looked at the picture on it, it was my picture from my old school. I took it and acted like it cut me, I made my self bleed even though there was no where for it to come out of. I let the blood fall down my palm. Jacob and his friends jumped up. Jacob grabbed me and tackled me to the ground, Emmett just sat there starring at them.
"What are you guys doing?" I asked them. I pushed them out of the way and tried to get up, he wouldn't let me. Emmett got up, Jacob's friends started growling, and shaking, Jacob joined them with the growling. Emmett cleared his throat and looked at everyone.
"Oh right, um, Rwwarrrrrrr." He said with his hands up, he was wiggling his fingers too. I started laughing my ass off.
"Wait a minute." Jacob said he looked down at my arm. "You not bleeding."
"Never was." He got off me and helped me up.
"Why the hell did you do that?"
"Do what? You tackled me."
"I was protecting you from him."
"A vegetarian?"
"You know."
"Yes I do know! Why did you never tell me? When I was saying all that crazy shit how come you never told me?"
"Because we can't tell their secret."
"But still, I dropped hints that I knew."
"Well im sorry."
"Its okay. I got you good though."
"Oh, whatever." He said laughing. "I have a question though." I already knew what he was going to ask. I held up my arm and made myself bleed again.
"How'd you know?" I tapped my head with my hand that was 'bleeding'.
"The bloods gone."
"Wow, you catch on quick!" I laughed.
"So, how?"
"I've always been born with these things. Like my eyes change colors to help me see in the dark, or see things normal people can't. And then I can make people need certain things and I can make them live without them; like I did with Emmett."
"You did this?"
"Yeah! He doesn't have that much self-control, no offense. Even when I made my blood appeal to his craving, he was shaking, but held his cool."
"So you could make him need your blood again?"
"Yeah."
"Lets see." I walked up to Emmett and made myself bleed again. I took some on my fingertip and put it on his lips. He closed his eyes and when he opened them, they were jet black, He licked his lips. He grabbed me by the throat and chocked me high up against the wall with the door on it. Jacob rushed to my side trying to Pull Emmett off.
"No, don't do anything. You wanted this so go sit down."
"Im not gonna let him hurt you."
"He wont, he's in a temporarily trance. If he drinks some of my blood he's really not taking anything." Jacob sat down, but on the outer most edge of the couch, ready to come to my rescue at any moment. Emmett growled at me. He smelt the blood on my neck and closed his eyes. When he opened them they rolled back some. He licked my neck, and then bit me. I squealed a little. Jacob got up, but Seth and Paul held him back down on the couch. He sucked my blood.
"Mmmmmm." He said.
"Let me go." I said firmly.
"No, im not done."
"Emmett, you don't need me, you're finished. You don't want my blood. You're done." I said in a calm voice.
"Im done?"
"Your done, let go." He closed his eyes and when he opened them, they were gold. He looked at what he was doing.
"You're kinda…, choking me here."
"Oh." He let go of me by the neck and caught me when I fell. "What was that?"
"They told me to make you want my blood, so that's what I did."
"Did I…?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, my god. Im so sorry."
"Its ok, you were un aware of what you were doing."
"But still."
"Don't worry about it. And plus its not like you actually got any blood."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I made my blood water. Not really water, but when it hit the inside of your mouth, you were just drinking water. So you really weren't drinking anything." I looked around Emmett and looked at Jacob.
"So…?" I asked him.
"So…, what?"
"What do you think?"
"I think you're insane."
"Thank you! Now I want you guys to come with me to the Cullen's house okay?"
"Why?"
"Because I want to do it to them, especially Jasper."
"Um…, do what to them exactly?" Seth asked.
"What I did to Emmett, get you mind out of the gutter!" we all laughed.
"Yeah but why do you need us there?"
"Incase things get out of hand."
"Ok, lets go." Jacob, his friends and me got in Jacob's car, but Emmett ran. When we got to the Cullen's house, Emmett was already there waiting for us.
"What took you so long?" he said.
"Sorry we're all not vampires like you!" I said, he laughed. He opened the front door and we walked in.
"Ugh." Jacob said. him and the guys held grabbed their noses.
"Some one light a match!" Rosalie said. They were all sitting in the living room with no T.V on and no distractions. Jacob, Seth, Paul, Embry, and Quil stood by the door.
"So I take it Alice told you why im here." I said.
They all nodded. "And Jasper's…"
"Far away, like you wanted." Edward said.
"Thank you. Okay lets do this. Everyone stand up in a straight line please." They all stood up. I looked back at the guys.
"Be ready, because something could go wrong." Jacob nodded. I turned back to the vampires. I made my blood bubble to the surface.
"Take a whiff." I walked slowly down the line in front of them. Their eyes turned black.
"I trust you guys, go you trust yourselves?"
"I trust myself." They all said in sync voices. I made myself bleed from both of my wrists. I held them up in front of their faces and walked up and down the line letting then take it all in. I walked to the end of the line to Carlisle.
"How do you feel?" I asked him.
"Thirsty."
"Do you want some?"
"Yes!"
"You don't need it. You don't want it."
"I don't need it, I want it."
"You don't need or want my blood."
"I don't need your blood." I wiped some off on his lips.
"Go a head." He licked him lips. He closed his eyes and when they opened them he was back to normal. He smiled at me. I did the same with Edward, Rosalie, Alice, and Esme. I thought of jasper. I walked to the door and opened it for him. He walked in.
"Hello Jasper."
"Nicholle." He stood in the middle of the living room.
"Are you ready?"
"Yes."
"Now remember everyone, no matter what Jasper does, do not help me. If you do something could go completely wrong and you don't want to know what will happen." I turned my attention back to Jasper. I made my blood touch the surface of my skin making me look red. Jasper took steps closer to me. I put my hair all the way up into a bun. He smelt my neck.
"I trust you. Do you trust yourself?"
"No." he flashed me a wicked smile and grabbed me by the throat. He lifted me up and walked with me until I hit the piano; he set me down on top. I hugged him, and grabbed on to him. He ran his nose and lips up and down my jawbone and neck. I pushed him off me.
"I trust you. Do you trust yourself?"
"Yes." I made my wrist bleed. He immediately grabbed it and began to suck it. Edward and Carlisle jumped up.
"Sit back down, im fine." I told them. "Remember if you interrupt him, he'll kill me." They sat back down.
"That's enough." I said. He shook his head. I took my other hand pushed his head off my wrist. He licked the blood off his lips.
"How do you feel?"
"Thirsty."
"Do you want some more?"
"Yes!"
"No." he became angry.
"Give me more!" he growled.
"You don't need it."
"I need it."
"You don't need my blood. You don't want my blood."
"I want your blood."
"My blood means nothing to you."
"I don't need your blood. You blood means a lot to me."
"You don't want me."
"I don't want you."
"My blood is like the smell of Jacob to you."
"I don't need your blood."
"Are you still thirsty?"
"Not as much." I took some blood and put it on his lips. He closed his eyes licked his lips.
"Open your eyes." They were normal. "How do you feel?" he hugged me.
"Thank you!"
"That was amazing." Carlisle said.
"Thank you. Now to test it all one more time." I made my self bleed one last time. I walked around the room and they all just starred at me.
"Absolutely nothing!" Jasper said.
"Wow." Alice said.
"Then my work here is done!"
"Wait your just gonna leave?" Alice asked.
"I have school in the morning. And I have some forms to fill out."
"Ok. Maybe I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yeah, maybe."
"Thank you, again." Carlisle said.
"Trust me I did it more to stay alive!" we laughed.
"Thank you." Rosalie said quietly from the corner she was in. I looked around Emmett to where she was.
"Don't mention it." She gave me a shy smile and I smiled back at her. They were all shocked that she spoke to me. She made it obvious that she didn't like me much; probably because of how much time I hang out with Emmett. Even thought I just met him I've spent A LOT of time with him and I guess I can see where she's coming from. "Well, I guess im gonna go now, I got some things to do. Bye." They said bye and Jacob and his posse were the first out of the house.
"Hey do you need some help?" Emmett asked me.
"Emmett im sure she's fine. Why don't you stay here and hang out with me?"
"We could always do something later."
"Um, I think you should stay here with Rosalie."
"You don't wanna hang out?"
"No its not that, its just that we've spent a lot of time together, I think Rosalie misses you. Maybe we can hang tomorrow. Me you and Alice could go do something after school."
"Ok."
"Text me later."
"Ok." He hugged me and I saw Rosalie glaring at us. I walked out and into Jacob's car.
"Someone really likes you." Seth said.
"Who, Emmett?"
"Duh!"
"No he doesn't."
"Woman, are you blind?" Paul said. I laughed.
"Do you like him?" Jacob asked carefully.
"He's with Rosalie." I said.
"But do you like him?"
"Rosalie would kill me. I like him as a friend."
"That's it?"
"That's it." I smiled, I cant believe he would think that I liked Emmett as something more than a friend. I mean he's not ugly, but he's not my type. We drove back to my place, he dropped me off.
"Bye, see you guys tomorrow." I said as I got out.
"I'll text you later." Jacob said.
"Ok." I said smiling. He drove off.
"Ooouuuhhhooouuu." Seth, Paul, Embry, and Quil said together. Jacob turned around from driving and slapped them all in the head, I stood there laughing. I unlocked my door and walked in. I sat down at my table and started filling out my papers. As im writing my I.D fly's down on my paper and Seth appears out of no where.
"AHH!" I yelled and slipped off my chair. I heard a crack as I fell, my left wrist cracked backwards.
"Whoa, are you okay?" he said walking over and helping me up.
"I hurt my wrist. What the hell were you trying to do?"
"Sorry, you left your I.D at Jake's house and he told me to bring it back to you. Let me see your wrist." I gave him my hand. "Can you move your hand?"
"Barely." I could only move the tips of some of my fingers. He grabbed my hand from my palm and bent it downward, it cracked again.
"AHH!" I yelled. He put his hand over my mouth covering it to block my screaming.
"Sorry."
"God that hurt!" he got up and got an ice pack from my freezer, he came back, lifted my wrist and laid it on it.
"How many more papers do you have to fill out?"
"That stack." I picked up the pen with my right hand and it flipped out. I was uncomfortable that way; I'm left handed.
"Let me fill them out since you cant write."
"Thanks." About a half hour went by and he was still writing. There was a knock on my patio door.
"Its open." I said. Jacob walked in. "hey."
"Hey, I just came to see what was taking Seth so long."
"Oh, well I scared her and kinda snapped her wrist, so I told her I'd fill out the rest of her forms. It's the least I could do."
"Oh, is your wrist okay?"
"I think its okay. I cant move or use it right now, but I hope it'll be okay." he walked over and lifted up the ice pack so he could look at it.
"It looks pretty bad."
"It feels pretty bad."
"I send you over to give her something, I didn't mean an injury!" I laughed.
"So, uh Sydney, do you have a boyfriend?" Seth asked me.
"No. Why do you ask?" I was surprised by his random question.
"Just curious." He said looking at Jacob. I looked at Jacob and he was mean mugging him. "Do you want one?"
"What?" I asked him.
"No, I don't like you, im just wondering." I looked down at the table and I saw Jacob mouthing something to him. "I didn't mean it that way!" he said quickly. "Your beautiful, but I know someone that likes you, and I wouldn't dare get in his way." I looked up and he was looking at Jacob. I looked at Jacob and he blushed. I got up and sat on my bed, "It's okay." I said hold the ice on my wrist.
"Good, now see what you did!" Jacob whispered to him.
"I didn't mean it that way!" Seth whispered back.
"Guys its okay, really!"
"You don't seem okay." Seth said.
"No, I was just thinking of my father."
"Oh, did he pass away?"
"Psht I wish!" they looked confused. "Come here." I said to them both. They came closer, Jacob sat next to me on my bed and Seth pulled up my computer chair. "Well, my dad is abusive. All my bruises, and scars are from him. He would attack me, physically, emotionally, and sexually. After I was 15 it was only physically and emotionally, but it still hurt. I had to carry knifes around with me all around the house. I have so many cuts and bruises, they still hurt sometimes."
"Im so sorry." Jacob said hugging me.
"Ahh." I whispered to myself.
"What? Did I hit your wrist?"
"No, you got my back."
"I squeezed too tight?"
"No?" I stood up and lifted up the back of my shirt, showing him the scars. I heard them gasp.
"There's so many." Seth whispered lightly.
"Your bleeding." Jacob said. he went in the bathroom, got a wet washcloth. He came back and dabbed the biggest slash on my back. "I guess it opened when I hugged you, sorry."
"It's okay." I said fighting back tears.
"Are any of the other nine bleeding?"
"No, just the biggest one."
"Is it done?"
"Yes." I let out a deep breath. I sat back down, and Jacob sat next to me. "Do you mind me asking a personal question?"
"Where else?" I guessed.
"Do you mind?"
"No." I rolled up both sleeves and showed him the three on my left arm and the five slashes and three bruises on my right arm. "Hold on a minute." I went in my bathroom and put shorts on. I walked out and showed them the thigh sized bruise on each of my thigh, and the cuts on my feet.