So here it is, I've been so sad, I posted chapters for both of my other stories... and not a single review ): So I hope I get a review for this one...
Or I might cry ):
Disclaimer: Ms. Meyer owns this fantasitcal fantasy universe.
Chap 7- What's Goin on?
Candace's POV
I lay in my bed, rolling around, trying to get comfortable, my limbs ached and when I had pulled the covers up I began sweating profusely. I threw them to the floor and lay staring at the ceiling, I must be getting sick. Maybe swine flu? No, these weren't the symptoms were they? So, a fever and achy muscles, I could handle that.
I could not sleep like this, I rolled off the bed and pulled off the baggy t-shirt I had been wearing and switched to a sports bra, and changing out of my regular pajama pants and into my rarely used shorty shorts. My feet prodded down the hallway, normally I would've tripped over anything and everything, but I felt oddly stable. I just continued down the hall until I finally reached the kitchen. Our rusty old freezer door squeaked open as I grabbed an ice pack and an ice cream bar, I felt extremely hungry as well.
I hopped back into bed, feeling rather hyper, even if my legs were hella hurting me. I lay the ice pack between my neck and the pillow as I ripped the poor ice cream wrapper open with my teeth and began munching away. My stomach began growling at me, I stared at it in surprise, I had never really been one to over indulge. But I was seriously starving, the ache in my legs had subsided a bit, but when I reached to move the ice pack, it had melted completely, returned to its liquid state. I got up again, shoving the ice back in the freeze and rummaging through the contents of the pantry, I hadn't turned on any lights, trying not to disturb my mother, but apparently I had failed at that. The kitchen light flickered from nothing to an orangey glow and my mother stared confusedly at me.
Maybe it was the fact that I was hardly wearing any clothes or maybe the fact that I was eating at one in the morning. "Candy, what are you doing and what are you wearing?" She asked, in a sleepy tone, finishing off her question with a yawn. My mother's fuzzy pink bunny slippers and pink robe over her Snoopy pajamas, my mother was an odd one, I'll give her that. But other than her freaky fashion sense, she was beautiful, her caramel colored hair and hazel eyes reflected me, she was far shorter than I and my hair was a shade darker, but sometimes people would ask if we were sisters. "I'm not feeling great mom, I'm all achy and hungry and I have a fever. I'm sorry I woke you." She just waved it off and walked up to place the back of her hand to my forehead, when she pulled back she gave me an odd look, but left with only a warning, "Don't eat too much."
I laughed, what an odd woman, but I loved her to death, "Okay!" I promised as I yanked out a bag of chips and dug into the freezer for another ice pack. I snacked on the chips while trotting along to my room, there wasn't really anything to do in my room. Our laptop had recently broken and we were stuck with the desktop in the living room, that was something to do, but I needed to stretch out on my bed. And the couch was not even close to enough room, I seriously needed something to do. So I took a risky move and texted Seth, hoping to death he wouldn't be mad or anything.
Hey Seth, you awake?I texted. While I waited for a possible reply, I shredded open the top of the chip bag with my nails and rested the ice block on my legs, watching how the ice began to melt inside the plastic pouch. My phone vibrated, I did a little happy dance from where I sat on the bed, quickly flipping it open…
Well, Candy… I am nowJ . Why are you up so late? Oh Seth, why is it that you're always happy? It is like the greatest thing, he is never ever mad at me, even when I wake him up at one in the morning. What a great guy.
I'm not feeling so great, can't sleep and stuff. Sorry, I woke you up :(...
Don't be sad, I missed you while I was asleep! =D I giggled at that one, he was so cute.
Ohkay, haha, I missed yhu while I was awake! lol
Lol, so whatsa matter? How do you feel?
My body is sore, I have a fever and I'm like REALLY hungry. Haha :P
Seth's POV
Candace texted me at one a.m and I am so glad she did, the 'sickness' she apparently had… sounded a whole fucking a lot like when I had first phased… that can't be good. She needs to be with someone who knows about this, especially if she phases in a public place, maybe I can try to stay with her… keep her safe and anybody around her.
Do you want me to come take care of you? :J I added the smiley again, trying to make sure she didn't get upset with herself for waking me up, she did that often and it killed me because she always found someway to blame herself. Her reply came quickly…
You don't need to do that Seth.She replyed.But I wanted to, so very badly. I remember the days and nights I had gone through hell, with the growing pains and such. Poor girl didn't deserve that, what had she done that was so bad? I wasn't gonna reply, simply just show up at her window and let me take care of her. I was gonna make this as painless as possible for her.
I hopped out of the window of our old house, Leah and another imprint girl had been renting it from my mom and Charlie, so I could stay there whenever I liked, today was a convenient time. I decided walking would be better than phasing, besides, Jake was on patrol tonight and he had been out to get me lately. I had said something apparently 'inappropriate' in front of Nessie, which he was offended by and he had used any opportunity to get me into trouble. This would probably be on the list of things I shouldn't get caught doing, my mother was a lot stricter now that she and Charlie were together… damn police officer.
I arrived at Candace's house, my phone showed it to be 1:57 am. Poor baby girl, she needs me. I tiptoed up to her window, not wanting to look suspicious or accidentally scare her. When I arrived at the window I was taken by surprise at what she was wearing. That was the most skin I had ever seen on Candace, it was hot, but like I felt bad to be staring like that. I looked away and pulled my phone out of my pocket.
Candy, I'm at your window! Let me in! I could hear her open her phone and gasp, then there were footsteps and the opening of her window. I leaned against the side of her house making it look like I hadn't been staring at her current outfit.
"You didn't have to come." She said looking at me guiltily, I simply smiled in return, I needed to make sure this wasn't what I thought it was, or else I would never sleep at night. "Mind if I come in?" I asked, while she smiled back at me, her response was a nod and offering me her hand, I gripped it lightly and jumped into the window with ease. I felt her forehead with my fingertips, brushing them along her cheek and then pushing her back onto her bed. I noticed multiple scraps of chip and ice cream wrappers, not exactly the right kind of fuel for a growing possible werewolf.
"How long have you been like this?" I muttered as we lay side by side on her bed, her head rested on my arm and I was rubbing her arm soothingly. I remembered when I had been going through this creepy and nicknamed 'werewolf puberty', it apparently made our bodies reach the prime physical age and then we wouldn't get any older after that. Rubbing my arms was the only thing that gave a slight relief.
"I dunno… a couple hours. It hasn't been too bad, I'm still really hungry, you want me to get you something?" she asked as she started to get up, but I pulled her back down. She looked at me, waiting for an explanation, "I'll get you something, you need to just lay down, okay?" She nodded and rolled her eyes, she reached behind her neck and handed me a plastic bag filled with water… "There's one like that in the freezer… only it's frozen… so put that one in and bring me the other one and I want a coke." She smiled sweetly and innocently at me, I just shook my head as I strolled down the hall, grabbing a coke from the fridge and switching ice packs. By the time I got back… Candace was asleep, her pretty brown hair stuck to her sweaty face, she tossed and turned throughout the night, while I drank a coke and was worried sick about her. I would need to tell Jake and Sam in the morning about this.
I noticed her hands grabbing for something, they felt along the mattress until they reached my arm and she pulled. I was confused, she was definitely asleep, but I had no clue as to what she wanted, she began muttering, mostly nonsense, but then the words began to have connections… "Seth… the… wolf… woods… vampire… imprint…" I was a tad weirded out, but I waited for anything else, the last thing said filled me with happiness… "Seth… I… love… you…" and with that she and I both drifted into a happy peaceful slumber.
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