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Chapter 7- Beach
The next day I tried to avoid all of the questions that Melina has. And boy did she have a lot. And Barbara who had taken to sitting with us because of the Miz, kept shooting me angry looks and say that I should just go sit with the Calaway's.
The day went by slowly and by the end of it I was relieved. And sad because Jeff hadn't attended school and who was supposed to confuse me other than him?
The next day after that sun peaked into room through the blinds. I sat up in bed hurrying over to the window. There was sun, the sun was actually out in gloomy old Forks.
I ran down the stairs without tripping for once and headed for my truck. I got to Morrison Outfitters in ten minutes. They were already waiting outside.
"You came." Morrison said.
I nodded with a smile. The sun made me happy.
Matt came over and hugged me "We are waiting for Candice, she is bringing her car. Some other people are coming as well."
I nodded maybe it would be a good idea to say sorry to Candice about brining her down with me during Gym.
We waited for a few minutes before a black car came.
"That's Candice." Matt said "You want to ride with us?"
I nodded. Sure I was happy, but not so much as to endure having to ride with Barbara Blank and Melina going on and on about the dance next week.
Jack and Eve came along with us.
It was tight fit since Candice's car was small. Matt sat in the passenger seat while Jack, Eve, and I sat in the back. Eve almost on Jack's lap. But I don't think either of them minded much.
Finally we made it to the beach. I got out of the car and took in the scene before me. The water was gray and beautiful looking. And with the sun shinning over it, it looked like something out of the movies.
We all sat around a small fire that the guys had made.
A few minutes later they decided to go on a hike.
Matt stood up hand in hand with Candice, as did Jack and Eve. Melina and Morrison stood as well.
"Are you going?" Melina asked.
I looked at my options. Death by falling down a cliff or something equally as painful or death by Barbara Blank.
I stood up. Death by something painful it was.
I followed them through the forest, trying to sidestep big rocks. We finally made it to a clearing and I sat on a big flat rock watching the sun up in the sky.
"Maria, come one." Matt called as they started heading back.
This time I actually tried to keep up with them. And naturally I fell a few times. Make that a lot of times.
By the time we were on the beach my jeans had grass stains at the knees and I had a few scrapes on my hands. But other than that I was fine. Like Jeff said 'No blood, no foul.'
By the time we reached the other kids there were a few other kids from the reservation there. They all had the same tan skin.
I sat next to Eve on one of the logs just looking around.
When everyone started going off into their own groups I was left alone in the log. A figure stood up and sat next to me.
"Your Maria Kanellis." he said.
I looked at him he had the same tan skin as the other. His dark brown hair was longish, a little bellow his shoulders, it was pulled back into a pony tail. His eyes were a very dark brown as well. He was tall, lean, and he looked around fifteen.
I nodded feeling like it was the first day of school again "Yes, and you are."
"Ted Austin, my dad sold your dad the truck." he said with a smile.
I nodded my head "I remember. How are your sisters."
"Ashley and Trish?" he asked "Well Ashley is going to Washington State and Trish got married to a surfer and went to live in Hawaii."
"Married." I said. They were only over a year older than myself.
Ted nodded at me.
"So Maria, you know Teddy?" a voice asked from across from us.
I flinched I was doing a pretty good job of ignoring her so far. I saw Ted make a face at the name.
"We have know each other since I was born, Barbie." he said with a husky laugh. Barbara made a face at the nickname. I would have to keep that in mind for the next time she made a comment about me.
"Oh." she said "Well it's a shame that no one invited the Calaway's, right Maria."
I nodded with a smile "Yes, that's a shame Barbie."
"You mean Dr. Calaway's family." the bigger boy of the bunch said.
I looked at him with interest taking in his tan skin, blue eyes, and short hair. "Do you know them."
"The Calaway's don't come here." he said ignoring my question.
I looked at him. He said so mater-of-fact, like he knew why. Like they weren't aloud to step foot in the reservation.
"So how is Forks so far?" Ted asked me.
I frowned "Rainy."
"I would think so." he said with that husky laugh of his.
I nodded at him but was still thinking about what the older boy had said. I was going to have to use some of my non-existent expert flirting if I wanted to get anything out of him.
"Do you want to go on a walk with me?" I asked him looking at him like Jeff often did to me. From underneath my lashes.
"Sure." he said standing up towering over me. He was even taller than Jeff, he was around Randy's height.
"So what are you, sixteen." I said fluttering my eyelashes and trying not to look like a complete idiot.
He looked at me as we continued walking "No I just recently turned fifteen."
"You look older." I said looking up at him, a smile on my lips.
"I'm tall for my age." he said.
I looked up at him. He sure was. "Who was the guy Barbie was talking to? He seemed older."
"That's John, he's nineteen." he said.
"What was he saying about the Calaway's?' I asked innocently.
"Oh they're not supposed to come into the reservation." he said.
"Why not?" I asked.
"I'm not supposed to tell you that." he said.
I looked at him again trying the through the eyelashes' trick "I wont tell anyone, I'm just curios."
He listed one eyebrow "Do you like scary stories."
I nodded enthusiastically trying not to look like a bobble head "I love them."
He smiled at me before sitting under a tree.
"Do you know any of our old stories, about where we came from, the Quileutes, I mean?" he began
"Not really," I admitted.
"Well, there are lots of legends, some of them claiming to date back to the Flood — supposedly, the ancient Quileutes tied their canoes to the tops of the tallest trees on the mountain to survive like Noah and the ark." He smiled, to show me how little stock he put in the histories. "Another legend claims that we descended from wolves and that the wolves are our brothers still. It's against tribal law to kill them."
I nodded at him to continue.
"Then there are the stories about the cold ones." His voice dropped a little lower.
"The cold ones?" I asked, not faking my intrigue now.
"Yes. There are stories of the cold ones as old as the wolf legends, and some much more recent. According to legend, my own great-grandfather knew some of them. He was the one who made the treaty that kept them off our land." He rolled his eyes.
"Your great-grandfather?" I encouraged.
"He was a tribal elder, like my father. You see, the cold ones are the natural enemies of the wolf—well, not the wolf, really, but the wolves that turn into men, like our ancestors. You would call them werewolves."
"Werewolves have enemies?"
"Only one."
I stared at him earnestly.
"So you see," Jacob continued, "the cold ones are traditionally our enemies. But this pack that came to our territory during my great-grandfather's time was different. They didn't hunt the way others of their kind did — they weren't supposed to be dangerous to the tribe. So my great-grandfather made a truce with them. If they would promise to stay off our lands, we wouldn't expose them to the pale-faces." He winked at me.
"If they weren't dangerous, then why…?" I tried to understand, struggling not to let him see how seriously I was considering his ghost story.
"There's always a risk for humans to be around the cold ones, even if they're civilized like this clan was. You never know when they might get too hungry to resist." He deliberately worked a thick edge of menace into his tone.
"What do you mean, 'civilized'?" I asked placing my elbows on my knees.
"They claimed that they didn't hunt humans. They supposedly were somehow able to prey on animals instead."
I tried to keep my voice casual. "So how does it fit in with the Calaways? Are they like the cold ones your great-grandfather met?"
"No." He paused dramatically. "They are the same ones."
He must have thought the expression on my face was fear inspired by his story. He smiled, pleased, and continued.
"There are more of them now, a new female and a new male, but the rest are the same. In my great-grandfather's time they already knew of the leader, Carlisle. He'd been here and gone before your people had even arrived." He was fighting a smile.
"And what are they?" I finally asked. "What are the cold ones?"
He smiled darkly. "Blood drinkers," he replied in a chilling voice. "Your people call them vampires."
I stared at the water that was crashing on the shore. Trying to keep my face emotionless. Was that what Jeff and his family were?
"Can you not tell anyone?" he asked "Not even Dwayne he seems to not like that we follow our superstitions."
"I wont." I said still looking at the water.
"So do you think we are some crazy natives or not?" he asked with a laugh.
I shook my head. No one was more crazy than me for fall for a vampire.
We stood up and started walking to were our friends were at.
"There you are Maria." Morrison said.
"Is that your boyfriend?" Ted asked.
I shook my head. "When you get your license come over to our place."
"Will do." he said
I nodded at him "Next time Dwayne goes to visit Steve, I'll be sure to tag along."
"Cool." he said enjoying pushing Morrison's button.
I laughed with him before giving him a small hug. I could really see myself being friends with him.
"We're leaving Maria." Morrison said.
I nodded before giving Ted a last waive.
On the way to Forks, I tried not to think
A/N- Sorry for the lateness, I've been trying to update at least one a day but with Christmas and all. So is my Teddy a good enough Jacob. Maybe not because no one can compete for my Taylor Lautner, I was just thinking of using him as Jacob even if he wasn't a wrestler. Lol.
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