(A/N: I'm back! Yay! You like me, you really like me! *clap* I actually got my desired amount of reviews! Well, counting last chappie's reviews…but still! *happy dance* Special thanks to: Bella Cullen1--btw, I thought you disliked Jacob? I went to your profile and you said that you were a member of the Chasing Jacob Out of Town With Pitchforks Club?--, "Cool", an anonymous reviewer, NOelly, emilydeari, and FishFace4LIFE! YOU ALL ROCK AND GET FROSTED COOKES! 'Cause who doesn't love cookies? LOL! I'm shocked that every review I got was a GOOD one! But it's still as not as popular as I hoped. -_-' So, I'm begging you ALL--*gets down on knees*--PLEASE HELP ME GET MY STORY OUT THERE! Also, I have two CRUCIAL questions for you: One, is Cammie a Mary-Sue? Two, should I make Cammie something supernatural? If so, then what? I need five reviews to continue! Arigato! ^_^)
"Hello," I said. I looked to my mom, then back to Mr. Swan. What was going on? "Um, not to be rude…" I began, "but why are you here?"
"Your mom's being arrested for possession of illegal drugs."
I froze. "What?!"
"I'm kidding," Mr. Swan said.
I exhaled.
"I'm Charlie Swan. Call me Charlie. I'm your mother's friend."
"I'm Camille Marin. Call me Cammie or Cam. I prefer Cammie."
He nodded.
"Charlie's having dinner with us," my mom said.
"Oh. Actually, I'm not hungry," I said. "I'm just going to go upstairs."
"Okay," she replied.
"Nice meeting you, Charlie," I shook his hand and went upstairs.
Charlie was the last person I met that week. Jacob and I continued hanging out. I'd become closer to the pack.
Soon minutes turned into hours, hours into days, days into weeks, and weeks into months. My car had been finished months ago, thanks to Jake, but we still hung out.
Before I knew it, school was beginning. I, Camille Alicia Marin, would be starting my junior year at La Push high school. I had my schedule and everything, and out of eight periods, I had three with Jake, not including lunch.
Just three.
I had four with Embry and Quil, not including lunch. Seth, Collin, and Brady were below us, so I had no classes with them, but we all had the same lunch period. I had one period with Jared. We didn't have lunch together. I had two periods with Kim, Jared's girlfriend, not including lunch, which we did have together. Kim was nice, but kind of quiet. Not that I minded. Kim was a friend of mine.
But she seemed to be in on whatever secret that the pack was keeping from me. I'd tried numerous times to get her to tell me, but Kim wouldn't crack.
I'd also been hanging out with the Cullens. Emmett, Alice, Edward and Jasper. Rosalie wasn't as mean as when I first met her. But we definitely weren't best friends, either. Jacob kept dumping me off on Alice at random times. Why, I don't know, but he did. It wasn't a consistent thing, but sometimes it happened.
So the first day of school came along. It was raining, big surprise. When my mom had finally forced me out of bed, I showered and did my daily routine. I wore a pink Hollister tee shirt, a chocolate brown Hollister shrug, and dark-blue skinny jeans. I wore chocolate brown stiletto heels. I fixed my hair in a low ponytail with side-swept bangs that covered my left eye. For makeup, I had on some foundation, and pink, colored lip gloss. I sprayed on some Harajuku Lovers: Love perfume. (Can't you tell that I love Harajuku Lovers? I love the apparel, the fragrances, ALL OF IT!) I grabbed my Happy Bunny backpack (hello! Who doesn't love Happy Bunny? Happy Bunny rocks!), and walked downstairs.
I ate my breakfast and my mom had to leave. I left shortly after her and drove to school using the directions Jake had given me.
As I pulled into the parking lot, I noticed Jake talking with the pack, and Kim, looking slightly out of place as he was wearing a shirt.
Chewing on a piece of Watermelon Bubblicious bubble gum, I grabbed my backpack and met up with them.
"Hey!" I'd greeted.
They all smiled.
"Well, well, well! Look at Cammie at our school," Embry said.
"Well, well, well! Look at all of you wearing shirts," I replied.
Jake tugged at his shirt. "Why'd you remind me? This is so uncomfortable."
I laughed. I zipped open my bag to get my camera, as I wanted pictures of them, and realized I left it in my Lexus.
"Hang on, guys," I said. I began walking over to my car, and I slipped. Why had I worn stilettos in the rain? I mean, they went with my outfit and all, but what was I thinking?
"Ah!" I said, on my way down, and I felt two arms around me, catching me.
"Thanks," I said, looking up at them.
A tall, handsome Quileute boy was looking down at me. He had messy, hair and eyes that were an unusual shade of brown. He had large eyes that were the most dominant features of his face. He had a pointy nose and a great smile. He was muscular, although not as nearly as muscular as the pack.
He smiled. "You're welcome,"
I steadied myself, and turned to open my car door.
"Are you Camille Marin?"
After I got out my camera, I turned to see that he was still there. "Yes," I replied, "and you are?"
"Danny Rochester."
"Thanks, Danny, and call me Cammie or Cam, but I like Cammie best." I smiled. "Well, see you," I said as I began walking off.
"Wait," he called after me.
I stopped and turned around. "Yeah?"
He looked into my eyes and walked up to me, then bent down and looked me directly in my eyes. He took my bang and pulled it back, getting a better look into both of my midnight blue eyes. "You have such pretty eyes."
I felt a little weird. "I, uh--"
"Is everything okay?"
I turned to see Jake hovering over me.
"Hello, Jacob. Everything's cool," Danny said. He let go of my bang and stood up straight.
They both watched each other for a minute. Oh God, was it going to be one of those protective moments? Curse you, stilettos!
Jake looked tense and a little upset, whereas Danny had a soft smile and even looked a little smug.
"Cammie, we better get to our lockers," Jake said, grabbing my arm. Before I could say another word, Jake was yanking me away and dragging me off.
"Bye, Danny," I called over my shoulder. "What was that about?" I asked Jake.
"I know that guy. He's a bad kid. I don't like him." he said.
"What makes him bad?"
He said nothing, and we reached the others. Jake let go of my arm. Kim eyed us suspiciously but said nothing.
"Cammie, your locker is three down from mine," Kim said, looking at the paper I'd written my locker number on. "Let's go." She grabbed my hand. "See you later, guys!" she said.
We got to our lockers, and got ready for our first class: Spanish 1. Kim and I sat next to each other in the second to last row. I spoke French, English, and Japanese fluently, due to my being mixed, but even though I was Brazilian--my family was in a Spanish speaking village in Brazil--, I had neglected studying enough Spanish to be considered fluent, but I passed every Spanish class I took.
I saw Danny walk in and grin at me.
Kim looked at me. "Danny sure seems to like you," Kim said, giving Danny an icy look.
"You know him?" I asked.
She nodded.
Danny sat on the opposite side of the room in the last row, and I assumed it was because I was sitting in the first column, so Kim had the only seat next to me.
My next class was with Jacob, and, surprise, surprise, Danny, which Jacob didn't seem too pleased with. It was Drama, so I was happy.
Until my brilliant teacher, Mrs. Ferguson, decided that we should work in groups of threes, and Jacob and Danny both chose me to work with them.
"We're doing improvisation." Mrs. Ferguson said. "Have each one of your members recite a monologue full of feeling and emotion to any other member of your choosing. One at a time or it could be to both of them."
"I'll go first," I volunteered. I cleared my throat. My feeling would be…sadness. I made my eyes get teary and I sniffled a lot. I made my voice shaky. "I…I can't believe she's gone. She's really gone!" I let some tears begin to fall. "My mother. My mother is dead. One of you killed her! ONE OF YOU SICKOS KILLED HER!" I "broke down into hysterics"; gasping for air and slightly hyperventilating. "Why? Would you do this? Revenge? What did she ever do to you?" I looked at the both of them. "I hope you die! I hope you rot in hell where you two belong! She was a great woman! She gave both of you shelter when you needed it and she was a loving person. The very woman who gave birth to me. So why? WHY?!" I stopped tearing up. I wiped my stray tears away and smiled.
Jacob was grinning and clapping, and Danny was doing the same.
"Thanks! Now, Jake's turn!"
He thought. "Do I really have to do this? I'm not exactly good at this,"
Mrs. Ferguson popped up. "Yes you do." she walked away.
He grunted. "I'll be somebody depressed. Without you, life is nothing. Since you left me, I can't eat, or sleep, or get you off of my mind. I guess you don't realize how much you love someone until they're gone sometimes." he sighed. "I don't even consider myself living. I'm just…here. Without you, my life is a mess, and I can never love again." He crossed his arms, signaling he was done.
"Good, Jake!" I praised.
He rolled his eyes. "You don't have to say that just because it's me."
"But I'm not!" I insisted. "Really,"
Danny was next. "I really like you," he said. He turned and stared me in the eyes. "You're so beautiful. The most beautiful girl I've seen in my life. From the moment I first looked into your eyes, and heard your beautiful, trilling voice, I was on Cloud Nine. I know you don't probably care, you probably don't know my name, you probably won't ever look at me unless it's totally, completely necessary, and I know I'm setting myself up for heartbreak, but if I went on any longer without telling you, I would've died inside."
The whole class had stopped to watch Danny. I could tell he'd done this before. And when people act, I could tell their personalities: Danny was outgoing, and artsy. He seems to be a bit arrogant and smug. I could tell he'd acted before; he was probably the guy who got the leading male part in every play.
Danny walked up to me and wrapped his arms around me. He leaned down and his lips crashed onto mine.
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