Hello my beautifuls!

Before I begin the story, I just want to let everyone know that there were two things that inspired me to write this chapter. The things made it into the story and I guess I just want to share with you what they were. They will be on my profile where I said I would put up different things that inspire me or that i think are particularly funny or random for this story. Having said that, this chapters inspirational pieces are not as breathtaking as the picture that I linked of the sunset.

So without further hesitation here is my story...Enjoy!


Strange Meetings

(Narrator:It has been a month since the entire episode with the Quiteute people. Daniella had long since forgotten her encounter with some of them and everything went back to normal about after a day of the experience)

"Ok, ok stop!" screamed Cristina when another bout of giggles interrupted her speech once again

"No chance!" I yelled as I decided to sing the fine tunes of Hypnotize by Biggie Smalls after having sung one rap song to wake her up so she wouldn't be tired at school.

Hah, sicka than your average PoppaTwist cabbage off instinct, n***az don't think shit stinkPink gators, my Detroit playersTimbs for my hooligans in Brooklyn

Dead right, if the head right, Biggie there every nightPoppa been smooth since days of UnderroosNever lose, never choose to, bruise crews whoDo something to us, talk go through us

Girls walk to us, wanna do us, screw us Who us? Yeah, Poppa and PuffClose like Starsky and Hutch, stick the clutchDare I squeeze three at your cherry M-3Bang every MC easily, busily

Recently n***az frontin' ain't sayin' nuttin'So I just speak my peace, keep my pieceCubans with the Jesus piece with my peepsPackin', askin' who want it, you got it n**** flaunt it That Brooklyn bullshit, we on it

"You know you want to sing along Cristina!" I screamed before continuing with the chorus

Biggie, Biggie, Biggie can't you see? Sometimes your words just hypnotize me And I just love your flashy ways, I guess that's why they broke, and you're so paid

By the next three set of choruses I had Christina singing along with me.

By the finale of the song we were pulling into the parking space and she seemed ready to go through the Friday before a three day break! Woot woot, I love those!

"Forget it, if every car ride to school meant listening to you sing rap songs that I would have never thought you would know, then maybe I would actually look forward to school." Cristina said.

What could I say. People underestimate my music taste.

"Always here to please" I smiled as we got out of the car and walked forward.

We were interrupted by Tanya, a friend of Cristina's and I.

I frowned to myself. I loved Tanya as a friend, but the only thing she actually talked about was guys. It bothered me since there was more to life than just that, but I really couldn't say anything at all. Atleast she had a guy to tweedle around her thumb when she pleased. Due to popular misconception she actually hadn't had sex with A LOT of people. Notice my A LOT. I used to rebuttle people when they said that saving oneself for a special someone just didn't happen anymore, but somehow my move here changed that feeling.

Everyone had sex. I mean everyone. Even my precious Cristina had sex!

WHAT. THE. HELL.

Cristina supposedly lost it to someone on the reservation as did Tanya. I was shocked really. I mean I knew I was light-of-heart, but the more I heard, the more I believed it.

I could understand Tanya. Making it so that her boobs practically hung out of every shirt she owned. She bent forward a lot just so people could get a glimpse of her boobs and butt. I was sure that everyone had seen a bit more than they had wanted to see-Even myself. Sad to say but I had already seen Tanya naked...twice.

I didn't want a repeat, but I was sure it would happen again. As it happened again the first time really.

But Cristina surprised me. Just imagining her of being in that position was weird.

I never thought of sex to be something you would like. I understood that it was pleasureful, but I always wondered whether that was a trick of the mind so that people could end up procreating by accident.

Falling in love also had its doubts.

Never happened to me, and I always questioned whether it would. But being of seventeen years of age, it really didn't bother me very much if it didn't.

But besides the point. I was way passed the point of judging people on how often they had sex. Most of my friends had several experiences or one atleast. Hell, most people had their first kiss by now too. I also had not experienced that yet as well.

I had a clean slate...and as much as sometimes people seemed to complain about being in the same predicament as myself...

I actually liked it.

I did however choose friends carefully. The amount of partners wasn't an issue, but friendship was. Tanya and Cristina were great friend of mine. Cristina more so than Tanya only because Tanya was very fickle and jumped within groups. That was ok really. Out of everyone, she said she felt closest to Cristina and myself. She made it a point to spend most of her time with Cristina and myself, so she couldn't be that bad. Also who was I to say she couldn't have more friends. The only thing of her being absent at times meant that I naturally hung around Cristina more so than her. So it was only obvious that I would have more of a connection with Cristina.

"So get this," Tanya said as both Cristina and I walked towards her to hear the newest gossip. I have to hand it to her, even though sometimes she did annoy me a bit with all the newest drama, she had a way with her that although I almost always knew what was coming, it still intrigued me.

"This tall native guy which is friends with Bella came. It looks like him and the Cullen guy are going to get in a fight"

"I hope no one gets hurt" Tanya added with visible worry

Whoa didn't expect Tanya to bring up their safety...

Go Tanya!

"We wouldn't want anything to happen to either of their fine asses anyway." She said after a moment of thought.

Meh, atleast she speaks her mind.

Cristina seemed to think the same as she looked over at me cocking one eyebrow.

Yep, this was our small group of friends...And I loved it.

"So want to come with me to come check out the scene?"

Tanya seemed to be directing herself more towards Cristina than myself.

Cristina nodded which shocked me more than anything. Normally she didn't care for the latest gossip aside from what Tanya told us.

All of us were being surprised today.

Tanya took Cristina by the hand and led her through the crowd that was forming near the entrance of the school. It seemed like the small trio were the biggest play money could pay for based on how people were so closely paying attention. They didn't want to miss a part of it. And the trio wasn't even aware of everyone's presence. Sure they looked around seeming to disguise their words to hide the actual meaning, but their looking around didn't seem to actually be registering the people. It looked like they were too much into their conversation to actually see.

As I walked closer to the door I registered what the people looked like. There was a really tall guy there almost seeming to reach 6'8''. He could be a basketball player, then reigned in my comment which seemed to discriminate against basketball players. You didn't necesarily need to be tall to be a good basketball player. It just so happened that most people who took that to a national account were. Then there was a girl with brown hair and brown eyes which seemed to be an inch or two smaller than myself. The girl had arm of the Cullen guy wrapped around her protectively. It seemed like he was trying to have airy movements, but he really wasn't succeeding at that very well. The Cullen guy was tall and beautiful in a way. Not my type though.

If I did have a type I added in.

It seemed like they were about to get in a fight...Damn it Tanya! Why must your gossip consume me!

It didn't really look like they were going to get in a fight though. They seemed to be too aware of the harm they would do to one another. The Cullen guy did have some muscle on him and seemed to be nimble. The tan native guy seemed to have height in his favor and was also packing some muscle as well. I doubt anyone would be able to break them up, so they seemed to be waiting for another time to argue.

It was really quiet except for the murmuring between the trio. So quiet you would probably be able to hear a pin drop.

Cue clip I placed on my bag for safe keeping dropping off and hitting the ground with a small smack.

One of the prongs of the clip fell off and once again i had an incomplete clip. Great! Just great!

This always happens. My clips always break and basically instead of having a clip with six prongs, they always have five.

Grumble grumble grumble

Oh well, it still works.

I crouch down to pick up my clip only to have a strange feeling. I could feel the crowd shift their gaze towards the sound which ultimately led them to rest their eyes on my back.

Great now I'm the center of attention!

I have no choice but to stand up slowly and make a show of dusting off my jeans then doing a one-eighty to have my eyes rest on the crowd and more surprisingly on the trio.

The majority of the crowd was throwing daggers at me through their gaze, after butting in on their entertainment which was the trio.
With some final parting looks the crowd started to dissipate and through it I could see Cristina and Tanya make their way towards myself.

"Leave it to you to find a way to get the three's attention while a crowd of eighty couldn't have budged in on their small parade at all." said Tanya mildly irritated with the loss of what could have been a really interesting story.

"Did your clip break again?" asked Cristina incredulous of it breaking on me a third time these last two weeks.

"Sure, worry about her clip while my sanity slowly starts to leave with her clips ability to constantly break!" screamed Tanya aggravated.

"Come on Tanya, it isn't that bad. Besides we all know nothing would happen between them anyway. That Jacob guy is a protector and Edward would never harm a fly." said Cristina.

Which reminded me...

I looked over to now see the three looking at us to hear what we had to say.

Oh how the roles changed on us.

The three smiled since they noticed that the two still continued to speak while I stood staring at them. Then they shifted their gaze to myself and whoa did that feel strange.

All of a sudden I had a headache.

I placed my hand on my head and squinted. It left after a few short seconds but what was strange was that it seemed the Edward guy was really trying to concentrate very hard on something. The short girl noticed and placed her hands on his shoulders.

"Edward, are you ok?"

So that was his name.

Edward Cullen.

I kind of figured his first name was Cullen since that was what Tanya and Cristina called him.

But i did kind of always think that Cullen would be a weird first name.

Well now I know atleast.

"It seems your not the only one with a gift." said Cullen

Haha force of habit. It would be a while before I would be able to call him by his first name. But even then maybe not, Cullen was a beautiful last name. It seemed to suit him.

"What do you mean?" asked the girl

"The one thing that you pride yourself on, Bella. The one thing I can't do with you. Well she has the same capability as well. Except she can choose to open it or close it."

The Bella girl gave a small gasp and looked at me. Jacob did as well and was impressed but then further shocked.

Did I have something on my face?...and what the hell is the Cullen guy going on about?

I made a small inconceivable swipe with my sweater just to make sure it was fine.

It was.

Up until that point Jacob hadn't really given me much of a thought. Just kind of looked me over then ignored me to look at the trees and shrubs. It was quite easy to see that he didn't really want to be here, except for the fact that he needed to speak about something with Bella and Edward.

But once he saw me something clicked within him. Something I hadn't really noticed must have led to his antsiness.

"You didn't...did you Jake?" asked Bella

"Of course not."said Jake

"You would know if I did." he continued

She seemed to be satisfied with that answer and turned her head back to me and then to Jake.

"He has been worrying the last month." explained Jake. Giving a casual look towards me.

"Everyone was getting quite desperate actually. That's why I have been like this these past few weeks. No one has ever gone without seeing their...well you know, this long. It doesn't help that we know what each of us thinks so well. The pack has been searching everywhere only to find her here at your school. Pathetic. Atleast now he can see her." said Jake with one final grunt.

Who the hell were they talking about?... And why did they look at me while speaking?

Maybe they didn't realize my staring or even noticed my listening into their conversation.

That's when I seemed to register the small talk that was still going on with Cristina and Tanya and tried to tune back in, without seeming to have been listening in on what the trio had been talking about.

"Do you think the bonfire will be nice though?"

"Of course it will" said Tanya answering Cristina's question.

"Which reminds me, you have to come Daniella. I know you hate going to parties. But this will be nice. You don't even have to drink or anything. You can just sit and watch the fire. It really is pretty. Besides it seems like you would go for this type of stuff." said Tanya

"Well I don't know..." I said before being interrupted by Jake who was now by my side looking at me with graveness in his heart.

"You have to go!"

"Umm..." I said while looking at his changed personality. Maybe he has a bipolar disorder, I thought.

He seemed to notice his overbearing personality and seemed to hold himself a bit better.

"What I mean to say is, you should really consider going. Especially if you haven't gone. Also well um...you are formally invited as a guest of the Quiluete people. Not everyone gets invited though, so think of it as a once in a lifetime opportunity. Why not go big the first time around as they say. It's not often that an invitation is made so think before you give me the answer." Jake said seeming to be making everything up on the spot, but pleased with his masterful plan.

I didn't buy it, but Cristina and Tanya did and they were squinting their eyes at me basically begging me to comply.

"Ok." I said, while looking at Jake obviously being dragged into these plans by my friends.

"Great, I'm Jacob by the way."

I thought that Bella girl had called him Jake?

Meh. Maybe it was a nickname.

"Daniella" I say and smile at him while shaking his hand.

After the introduction is made I look around and realize that if we all stay any longer, we will be late to class. So i cut off the meet and all five of us:-Cristina, Tanya, and I, followed a few steps behind by Bella and Edward-go to class. I guess Jacob went to school on the rez?

Didn't matter since I was late for history

-Later that day at lunch-

As always, I was one of the first people to reach the lunchroom. I took a seat at the regular table I sat at, along with Cristina and occasionally Tanya, and thought about the morning occurrences.

It had been a month since the entire 'imprint' and 'girl with white dress', as well as the incessant staring ordeal.

But that was just the thing, it had been a month ago. I thought I had left the entire scene in the past. I was completely happy with having Cristina and Tanya as my main source of well everything I guess you could say.

Going to this bonfire just seemed strange. By the looks of things, and with Jacob telling me himself, this never happened. If it never happened, that means it was likely I would become a constant companion with Jacob and all his friends.

I didn't want that. It scared me. I felt like something big was about to happen and I couldn't do anything to stop it. In fact, everything had changed the day that I had gone Cliff Diving so Cristina could take her award-winning photo. Everything after that, although entertaining, just didn't seem to be enough all of a sudden.

Like I was given a gift and I didn't even know what it was. No matter, I was going to find out.

I saw Cristina finally enter with Tanya in tow as well. Normally Tanya would switch between tables she sat at. She made a point to sit with us the most, but she still sat with others. It was fine really. Cristina was always there. Except today was different. Instead of sitting with another table for ten minutes then coming with us, or not even sitting with us at all, she just made her way with Cristina to out circular table in the corner.

"We have a lot to talk about." said Tanya sitting down at the table with big schlump

Cristina reached the table afterwards and swung her backpack to the side of her chair and also seemed to collapse onto her chair.

"Like what?" I asked.

"You were just invited to go to the bonfire." stated Tanya matter-of-factly

"Yes..." I said looking at her weirdly as she just confirmed something we both knew.

"Are you nervous?" asked Cristina now into the conversation.

"No"

And really, why would I be. I didn't see it much different from having gone to the bonfire with Tanya and Cristina, except that this time there were additions.

Tanya and Cristina both looked at me strangely, then content with what they saw, let the subject slide.

"I hope tall, dark, and handsome is there." said Tanya randomly after having been sitting quietly at the table eating lunch contentedly for five minutes.

"Ohh tell me about it." purred Cristina obviously gone in her daydream as well

My guess was they they were thinking about their guys that they had sex with. In Cristina's case it was the guy she lost her virginity to, and Tanya...well she said that the guy she had been with was good in bed.

Times like these where I would like to mold to the chair and pretend like I don't exist.

"Ugh, he just made me feel soo good." said Tanya rolling her head and stretching her arms out with her eyes closed probably thinking about the multiple times they had done it.

"He was so sweet" said Cristina smiling as she thought about her guy.

"So hot" continued Tanya opening her eyes and smirking at me.

"The way he tensed and put his arms around me and made me feel safe." Added Cristina blissfully.

Right.

"So if they were both so high and mighty, why is it that I don't even know their names?!" I asked, clearly miffed about the situation.

That's right. These girls would bring up their mysterious guys and they never even told me their names! When we had become friends months ago, they had told me about guys they both still clearly cared for, but had used nicknames like 'Mr. hunk'-Tanya and 'sugar cane'-Cristina. I had always been curious about the names, but hadn't pushed for the information. It was silly now that I thought about it. Who cared if I knew their names! They were just names after all! What harm would knowing their names cause?!

"Hey, well just think of the positive. Your invitation just might have brought us closer to seeing the guys we like. Not only will you know their names, but you will be able to bask in the gorgeousness that is Mr. Hunk!...I don't know about Cristina, but my guy hasn't called in a while and I'm starting to worry. Especially since before we talked a lot." added Cristina dejectedly after baiting me of possibly meeting both of the guys.

"Yeah, same here. My guy and I used to talk all the time, and now barely anything at all. But I did see him a month ago on the beach. Actually you were with me Daniella. Do you remember that day?" Cristina asked me hopefully.

I did. Except probably not the guy she was referencing. The only thing I really remembered was feeling odd about everything. Like something was going to change. It was the only thing i remembered, since it was the only thing I still felt to this day. That and the guy staring at me. He could hardly be forgotten.

But I wasn't going to tell them that.

I shook my head 'no' to answer her.

She grimaced and seemed to consider my answer before she and Tanya both looked at each other. Cristina seemed to see something in Tanya's eyes and continued by saying , "Well everything will be sorted out eventually."

And it would be. My friends would be able to talk to their guys and I would gladly be cheering them on in the sidelines.

The bonfire would be great.


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