A/N: Hello again! Hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! I had a lot of fun writing it.
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Chapter 2: Parent Teacher Night
Maiyah's POV
"Can I please have my keys today?" I pleaded as I ate my mountain of breakfast.
"No" said Embry as though it was just some little matter we were discussing and not my most prized possession and only mode of transport after the great bike incident of three months ago where I accidentally phased while cycling, therefore crushing my poor bike.
"Embry come on, it's been over a fortnight. You're killing me here" I groaned.
"Well maybe you should have thought about the consequences when you decided to have a very dangerous race on a very public highway" I could sense him starting to lose his cool.
"Why haven't you done anything to Jake? He was racing too" I grumbled as I rinsed my dishes.
"You seriously want me to tell off the alpha? I'm not that stupid Maiyah" he snorted smacking me lightly on the head.
"So when can I have them back?" I said with a loud sigh.
"You can have them back if, and I repeat if, you get a good report at the parent teacher event tonight" he said grinning as I scowled.
I never got a good report at parent teacher events and Embry knew it. Except this time I had a feeling it would be worse than every other time. For a start I had completely failed my mid term tests in both German and Maths and second, maybe worse, Paul was coming. I didn't really want him to see how badly I was doing. I always shrugged off questions about school but he was about to witness a very humiliating night for me.
I grabbed my bag and marched out of the house much earlier than I normally would in a vague attempt to get to school before the bell rang. I didn't know how many late marks in a row it would take before Mr Tucker actually took up his threat of detention. Surprisingly I actually made it to school with five whole minutes to spare. Rachelle looked as shocked as I felt when I appeared, grinning, by her side.
"You got your truck back?" she asked in surprise.
"Not yet, Embry said he'll give it back if I do well tonight" I said rolling my eyes.
"I guess you won't be getting it back anytime soon then" laughed Toby. I sent him a death glare. Just because he's a smarty pants.
"So anyway, how was the movie last night?" said Rachelle after hitting Toby in the stomach which sure did shut him up.
"It was great actually" was what I said out loud. I couldn't exactly come out and say I spent the majority of the film staring dreamily at Paul, who had fallen asleep after about fifteen minutes, and listening to his soft snores as I gazed longingly at his face while thinking how wonderful it would be to snuggle up against him and never leave his side. Yeah, that wouldn't really work too well.
"So what did you guys get up to?" I asked, snapping myself out of my memories from last night.
"Nothing much, just studied for the History test we have today" said Toby and Rachelle nodded along with him as I felt my world crash around me.
"History test?" I gasped in a very high pitched voice.
"Yeah, Miss Marr told us about it last week" said Rachelle.
"You-you're sure about that?" I could feel the sweaty palms starting... attractive, I know. They were silent and exchanged a look before cracking up laughing.
"Your face!" wheezed Rachelle slapping her knees as she bent over.
"Oh, har-har very funny guys, that was really hilarious" I said sarcastically as I pushed Rachelle, smirking as she stumbled into Toby.
"Morning guys, what's so funny?" said a very grumpy sounding Amos. I span round and burst out laughing myself. He was wearing a shirt that looked about a million times too small for him.
"Yeah laugh it up but you know I'll get you back" he huffed, folding his arms.
"Aww Amos, don't be like that, it's a good look" I said gripping onto his arm for support as I carried on laughing.
"Yeah, you could join the cheer leading squad with a top that small" joked Toby, earning a smack from Amos.
"You look fine" I said once I stopped laughing, "you'll have the girls all over you"
"You think?" he said smirking and wiggling his eyebrows at me. I have got to stop encouraging him.
"Aww you guys" cooed Rachelle clasping her hands together as she looked between me and Amos, "so sweet"
I growled at her and released my hold on Amos. Typical Rachelle, trying to play matchmaker between people, her main targets being me and Amos Grady. I don't think she will ever stop until she gets what she wants. If only I didn't have some ridiculous teenage crush on a guy who saw me as his little sister and a best friend who had a crush on me. Awkward always took on a new meaning every single day.
I bolted into school as soon as the bell rang. Mr Tucker looked shocked as hell when I was the first one through the door but I just flashed him a smile before taking my seat.
"Being early today won't get you extra marks for tonight you know" said Mr Tucker sternly.
"Trust me that is not why I'm early" I said rolling my eyes.
The rest of the day passed far too quickly for my liking. Well, except for lunch which went by excruciatingly slowly. Amos sat right up close next to me the whole time and kept trying to get his arm around me. Well I was having none of that. I kept having to leap up and grab bits of food from the counter to get away from him. It's not that I don't like him, I mean, he's one of the greatest guys I ever met but he's just not the one for me and I don't want to lead him on.
"Cheer up Maiyah, you're not going to die" said Toby cheerfully as we waited outside the school for our family members. We were the last two outside.
"Speak for yourself" I mumbled into my knees, "he's going to be so disappointed"
"Embry's cool, don't sweat it" said Toby, leaping up as his parents arrived. They dragged him inside and he waved one last time before going in.
"I meant Paul" I sighed to myself.
I could just picture his expression. I had only seen it once before and it had been the worst day of my life. I had come home early from school and that's when Paul discovered that I had started a fight with someone in my class after they poured paint all over my finished piece of art. He had looked so upset and hurt and worst of all, the disappointment. It had radiated off him in waves and he didn't talk to me the rest of that day.
I gulped as I saw Embry's truck pull up and he got out followed quickly by Paul. I quickly looked at the floor, any confidence I had remaining, completely leaving me. I tried to block out their footsteps but their shadows stopped in front of me and I was forced to look up. They had both quirked their eyebrows questioningly.
"Hey guys, didn't see you there" I laughed nervously, looking back at the ground. I was heaved up as they grabbed my arms.
"Come on squirt, it won't be that bad" said Paul cheerfully. I would have done a happy dance when he flung his arm round my shoulders but I just felt sick.
"Yeah, or no truck" said Embry not realising that I didn't actually care about my truck at that precise moment.
I was pulled into the building unwilling to face my doom.
Luckily the first teacher they saw was my English teacher. She went on and on about how wonderful my creative writing was and how my style was very 'flowery'. Flowery? What the hell does that mean? At least it was one good report.
"You've gone really pale. Are you feeling ok?" whispered Paul as we walked towards Mr Tucker.
"I-I... yeah" I whispered back as Paul gave my hand a squeeze.
Suddenly Embry just stopped in front of us. He just stood there with his mouth dangling open and staring at something across the hall.
"Oh crap" groaned Paul.
"What? What's happened?" I asked, panic rising in me.
"He's imprinted" Paul said simply. I didn't see how this was a bad thing. I thought imprinting was amazing.
"Well that's great" I said sounding a little bit enthusiastic.
"Not at your parent teacher meeting it's not. We're here for a reason" said Paul, pulling me and Embry over to my Geography teacher.
Embry didn't look like he was listening for the rest of the evening which I was very thankful for. Paul on the other hand was a different matter. The look on his face when my Maths teacher told him how badly I was doing was terrible. It made me feel horrible. Then when the German teacher broke the bad news it was even worse. His expression would stay with me for life. Paul was so disappointed. It was like he had lost all respect he had for me. I couldn't bring myself to look at him and he stayed quiet as we saw the last few teachers.
The drive back was deathly quiet. We had left Embry at the school so he could try and find his newfound imprint. I was happy for him, I really was, but the way I felt right then stopped me feeling anything but disgrace at myself.
Paul didn't say a word, just drove straight back. I could feel tears prickling in my eyes and I turned to face the window. I didn't want Paul to see me, I had already hurt him enough tonight. I wasn't crying for me, I was crying for the rest of the pack. I had let them down badly. They had all been through school and graduated with good grades. I was just a failure. I didn't deserve a place in the pack.
"Bye" I whispered as I exited the truck and walked towards my house.
"You've let me down Maiyah" I heard him say quietly.
I stopped walking but didn't turn around. My heart was clenching painfully. I had let down the person who meant the most to me. Of course he would never see me as anything but the stupid child that I was. I dropped my head and carried on into the house. I dropped to my knees as the door clicked shut and just let the tears flow. I had to change things, and I had to change them fast.
A/N: So, how was it? Hope you enjoyed it! Please, please, please review and let me know what you think! Also I'm thinking Paul's POV for the next chapter. What do you think? And don't worry, Paul can't stay mad at Maiyah for long!
Ooo, one last thing! Everyone should go and read Restless by EvilEyeBeads! It's a great story so go read and REVIEW... you get the hint? Good :D
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