A/N Hope you guys like the chapter! Disclaimer: I own nothing but Trina... sadly. All rights go to Stephanie Meyer

Chapter 7

It was Jacob who picked me upon the motorcycle with a helmet for me. He took me back to La Push and straight to his house. I didn't realize that I was crying and saw that my shirt had tear stains on the front. I guessed that Seth was here and once again guessed correctly because he came running out the second the bike was shut off. He helped me with the helmet and pulled me into his arms. "Okay, explain. What happened?" He said, trying to be serious, while trying to comfort me. I was still crying, but I went through the story. I knew that they knew what the Cullens were so I didn't leave out a single detail. By the time I reached what Bella had said, he was shaking very hard, and I could tell that he was trying not to turn into a wolf.

Just as I finished, my phone rag. I answered, ignoring the caller I.D. "Hello?" I answered. "Trina, where are you? You've got me worried sick!" Charlie shouted. "I'm in La Push. I was upset and didn't know where else to go. Jacob picked me up at the diner and brought me to his house. I was going to call you after I calmed down enough. I was actually getting ready to call you and let you know where I am. I'm sorry for giving you a panic attack." I said. I heard him sigh in relief on the other end. "I'm coming to get you. Bella wants to talk to you, you're on speaker." He said. "I don't care if she wants to talk to me! If she doesn't want a sister, she won't have one. I won't talk to her, and I will only talk to Emmett in gym. And I told Seth you were my dad." I said, then hung up, still pissed. Seth pulled me closer, as I was still in his arms. "What was that about?" He asked. "It was Charlie. He wanted to know where I was, so I told him. And then he said that Bella wanted to talk to me." I said.

At Bella's name, Seth gave a slight snarl. "If that leech thinks she can hurt you any more, she is sadly mistaken." He snarled, and Jacob put a hand on his shoulder. "Seth, you know you can't physically hurt her, the treaty." He said. Seth calmed down slightly at his words, though I had no clue what they meant. "Oh, I didn't say anything about hurting her, I'm just going to yell at her for a good long while for doing this to my Trina." He said. I smiled at being called his, but before I could react to it, my phone rang again. I looked down at the number, but didn't recognize it. I answered cautiously. "Who are you and what do you want?" I asked. The voice on the other end of the phone answered pleasantly. "It's Edward, Katrina. Can you please listen to me for a minute?" He asked. "Put me on speaker please." I said in my deadly-calm voice. "Okay, you're on speaker, what's that about?" He asked.

I put mine on speaker and mouthed who it was to Seth, who started to shake with rage again. I handed the phone to him and nodded, giving him the okay to talk. "Edward how could you let Bella say that to Trina?! Jake brought her bawling her eyes out and she's still crying! If Bella ever thinks to say something like that again about her, it's gonna take my whole pack to keep me from breaking the treaty!" He yelled into the phone, then added on. "And how did you even get her phone number anyway? She relayed the whole thing to me and not once did she say she told one of you her number!" We heard Edward sigh before he spoke again. "Hello Seth. I can't exactly read your mind through the phone, but I guess I know why you're being very protective of Katrina. You imprinted on her, didn't you?" He asked. "What's it to you, leech?" Seth demanded. "Seth, give Trina the phone and go chill out. That's an order." Jacob said.

Seth scowled and handed the phone back to me, kissed my cheek and started running another direction. "Why did you make him do that Jake? I need him to keep me calm!" I said, the tears starting to flow faster. "That was your minute. Don't call again!" I shouted into the phone and hung up. "Have Seth come back, please. I need him, Jacob." I begged him, desperate for Seth to come back. He sighed, and called Seth, but there was no answer. "Give me a minute, he's probably in wolf form. Let me Phase and I'll get him to come back, just keep calm." He said, then dropped forward into wolf form. A few minutes later, Jacob was running off behind his garage and into the trees to turn back into a human. He came back into view a minute later, wearing a pair of cut-off shorts. I half expected Seth to be wearing the same thing when he came back, but I turned out to be wrong.

When Seth came back, he was wearing a pair of jeans and a short sleeve shirt. He started out walking, but the second he saw me, he picked up the pace and started running. He closed the distance between us in no time, thankfully, and stopped right in front of me, pulling me into a bear hug. "Jake showed me that you started crying harder after I left. I didn't really want to leave, but his orders get obeyed weather we want to or not. I'm sorry that I had to leave." He said, squeezing me tight. "It's okay, Jake made you go. He gave you an order and you had to follow it, it's not your fault." I said, hugging him back. It started to pour rain right around then, so we all ran into Jacob's garage to get under cover. "Charlie will be coming soon, we should probably get into the house so that I can get into his car easier." I said.

Jacob and Seth looked at each other. "Why didn't we think of running there first?" Jacob asked, and Seth shrugged. "Uh, that's because you're boys and you ran to a garage first. I was just following you, why is it that girls are the ones who think with logic?" I asked, sarcastically. They both laughed and nodded. "Let's get to the house." Jacob said. Seth grabbed a jacket out of Jacob's car and held it over me, and we all ran inside. Jacob threw the door open and we all spilled inside, laughing. Seth and I sat down on the couch with his arm around me, while Jacob went into the kitchen to grab a couple of sodas. He returned with three cans of Coca-Cola and handed one to me and Seth. We cracked them open and flipped on the T.V. I had downed my drink in no time, since I hadn't had anything to drink since lunch and then leaned into Seth for warmth.

I must've fallen asleep, because I closed my eyes and opened them again to the sound of someone knocking on the door. Jacob got up and went to answer it. He opened the door to Charlie standing on the threshold. I got up and walked over cautiously. "Okay, how mad at me are you and what's my punishment?" I asked. Charlie looked confused at my question. "What are you talking about?" He asked. "Aren't you mad that I ran out?" I asked, feeling even more confused then he looked. "Well yeah, I'm mad, but so were you, and you were feeling hurt as well. I can't yell at you for doing something that even Bella would've done. Especially since it was Bella who said that, driving you out of the house." He said, coming in completely. He sat down on a chair, so I sat back down next to Seth. "So you're not mad?" I verified.

He laughed. "No, I'm not mad, although you did hurt Emmett and Jasper's feelings when you ran out. I swear, I need to worry about boys more with you then I did with Bella." He said. I laughed and got really stupid, mentioning what happened earlier. "Well, a boy from trig did ask me out, but I didn't accept." I said, and felt Seth suddenly shake slightly next to me. "Who was it and why didn't you accept?" Charlie asked. "Um, his name is James, I don't know his last name, but I told him that since I was still very new in town, I wasn't quite ready to go out on a date just yet." I explained. Charlie, still very unaware of what was going on with Seth and I spoke again. "I think you should go out with him. Try to do what Bella didn't, date at least more than one person in Forks. You can't find the one person you're going to be with forever just by looking at them. That doesn't happen with a lot of people." He said. I wanted to laugh so hard at how wrong that statement was.

Unfortunately though, I couldn't think of a way to get out of it with Charlie, so it looked like I would have to endure a date with James. I sighed, and looked at Jacob, and inconspicuously gestured to Seth. He knew what I meant, and sat down next to him. "Alright, I guess I'll accept his invitation. But I want you to promise me that if it doesn't work, you won't throw a fit if I only date one person after that. And I did say 'if' so you can't yell either." I said, tacking on the last bit for Seth's sake. Charlie smiled. " I can accept that, but you will have to talk to Emmett tomorrow. He's going to bring Jasper and Renesmee to lunch because she's also pretty upset. If you talk to them, then I will accept your condition. Do we have a deal?" He asked, reaching his hand out. I sighed again and took it. "Deal. I do have one question though, did you grab my backpack before you came?" I asked.

He chuckled and got up, leaving me to follow suit. "It's in the cruiser. Carlisle said that you started on your homework, but never got the chance to really tackle the load. We should get you home so that you can." He said, and I looked over at Seth, pouting. Jacob spoke up then, saving me from more pouting. "How about Seth and I come over and we can help her with her homework?" He asked. Charlie looked skeptical and Jacob started back in before he could say no. "I can drive us to and from your house so that you don't have to." He added. Charlie pursed his lips, thinking about it. "I really don't mind cooking for two extra. I planned on making pan-fried chicken, and we have a few extra pieces of chicken. I can make those for them." I said, hoping it would help. I didn't realize that we were all looking at him with hopeful expressions until he threw his hands up. "Oh, fine! But Jake, you will be driving yourself and Seth back home." He said, pointing a finger at Jacob, who nodded immediately.

Seth jumped up and skipped to my side with a massive grin on his face. "So, you're making chicken huh? Sounds good, what all do you do to it?" He asked. I laughed as Jacob grabbed his keys. "Oh, you'll see when you watch me cook. I know that you're a very curious person, so I know that you'll be watching me." I said, slightly teasing. Jacob went out to the truck with Seth following, while I went to the cruiser and quickly got in, not wanting to get completely soaked. I was happy to see my backpack and jacket on the floor at my feet. I grabbed my jacket and shoved my arms through it before I put my seatbelt on. Charlie got in a minute later and started the car, to my relief. "So, what all did you tell Emmett to get out of the questions?" He asked conversationally.

I laughed and told him all the lies that I had told Emmett throughout the day. "You told him that your name was Swan before you got adopted to keep him from asking questions? That's pretty clever, I don't think I would've thought of that." He praised. I laughed a bit at that, I knew it was a clever idea. "Well, to be honest, I just said the first thing that came to mind beside the truth. That was the first lie I came up with, so I went with it." I said. "Well, it worked pretty well. He believed you with that, and the whole 'bad with names' bit so that he couldn't call Jacob to ask who you were? That was pure genius, and also what I heard the most of." He said, and I asked what I knew he was waiting for. "So what did Bella want to talk to me about anyway? Did she have something else really hurtful to say to me, or did she just want to say that she hated me from the second she saw me?" I asked.

We were almost home, and at a stop sign, he took the chance to glare at me with annoyance. "No, she didn't say why she wanted to talk to you. But I'm betting it was to apologize for what she said." He said, and I laughed bitterly. "Yeah, well if she doesn't want a sister, then she won't get one. I was treated better by one of the meanest girls in foster care. And she went around hitting anybody who looked at her wrong." I said. He looked over at me again, as we were now in the driveway. "I'm sure that's not true, Trina." He said doubtfully. I grabbed my backpack and looked over at him. "Well, you better believe it, because it's true." I said, and opened the door and got out. I shut the door a little harder than I meant to and walked up to the front door and unlocked it.

I walked in and dropped my backpack off in the living room and went into the kitchen to pull the chicken out of the fridge. I had just gotten into the kitchen when Charlie walked in and came right toward me. "I'm sorry that she said that. And I'm sorry that I didn't believe how you were treated." He said. I turned around to face him, holding back tears. He didn't need to see how much Bella's words hurt me. "It's okay. You can't control her, and I haven't exactly shared my experience in the foster system. None of it was your fault, it's just that I'm letting her ruin my chance to start over." I said, the tears starting to flow. He pulled me into an awkward hug to try to comfort me. I heard Jacob's truck pull up in front of the house, so I quickly broke away and dried the tears. "Why are you doing that?" Charlie asked. "I cried enough at La Push, the last thing I need is for Jacob and Seth to be even more concerned about me." I said.

Charlie went to the door as we heard the doors of the truck open and close. He opened it up as I put my earbuds in to listen to music. I always listened to music when I had to work on something, it helped me concentrate, and helped me forget about foster care. It was a habit I wasn't going to break I didn't hear the boys come in, so it starteled me when I felt a pair of hot arms wind around my waist, giving me a hug from behind. I turned around, startled, to see Seth. He was smiling at my reaction and removed one of my earbuds. "Oh, come on. That couldn't have startled you, you reacted better when I told you what I was." He whispered, laughing slightly. I removed the other earbud and turned off the music. "Oh, yeah. Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf though?" I asked, teasing him. He looked annoyed and let out a low, playful growl. He sighed and looked closer at me. "You look like you cried again, are you okay?" He asked.

I nodded, putting on my mask of indifference. "Yeah, I'm totally fine. Nothing to worry about." I said, trying to be convincing. I turned back to the food before it didn't work. I grabbed the season salt and the minced garlic and put them on each piece of chicken. Seth seemed very interested with what I did to get the most flavor. When the chicken was cooked thoroughly, I went out to the living room where Charlie and Jacob were watching a game. "Does anybody want their chicken to be marinated in barbecue sauce?" I asked. "Barbecue chicken sounds good, I'll have mine marinated." Jacob said, smiling. Charlie raised his hand saying that he would like his done that way as well. I looked at Seth and he nodded, then followed me back into the kitchen. I took out a small pot and poured the barbecue sauce into it and heated it up, then put a piece of chicken into it. I let it simmer for about five minutes then took it out and put it on a plate, then did the same for the other pieces.

After all of the pieces were marinated, I poured a little bit of the barbecue sauce onto each piece to give it a little bit extra and called that dinner was ready. Jacob and Charlie came into the kitchen pretty fast and grabbed their plates, knives, and forks. Seth and I grabbed ours last, and walked over to the table. I waited for everyone to take their first bites, then asked. "Okay, so how did I do?" I asked nervously. Jacob was the first to speak. "Trina, this is amazing! Where did you learn to cook like this?" He asked. The others nodded, agreeing with his comment and apparently with the question. I laughed, and took a bite before I answered. "Well, one of the foster families that I lived with, the mom was a professional chef and she taught me how to cook as well." I said. They all took another bite and Jacob spoke again. "You want to be a lawyer instead of a chef? Because you're pretty amazing in the kitchen." He said, complimenting me.

"I told you that I wanted to be a lawyer just like my birth mom, and I'm going to stick with that. You saw yourself what a shark I can be when it comes to trapping people in their own words. I can be both, besides. I can be a shark in a courtroom and a master chef in my own kitchen." I said, taking another bite. Charlie laughed, looking amused. "Well, then. I guess I can give you this one for practice, Master Chef." He said, and we all started laughing. "I think I might be coming over for dinner quite often then, if she's cooking." Seth joked. "I can't wait to see what she can do with fish." Charlie said. I hesitated, feeling awkward. "I can't do much with fish, besides filet it. And even then, I'm unsure of how it is, because I'm allergic to all seafood. But that doesn't mean that I won't cook it for you, I'll just make myself something different when I do make it." I said. Charlie shrugged and took another bite of chicken. "That's fine. Just as long as I don't have to stop fishing, I'll be perfectly fine." He said, smiling. "You don't have to quit fishing. Just don't expect me to eat the fish." I told him, laughing.

We all finished eating and put our dishes in the sink, then headed out into the living room. I grabbed my backpack and went toward the stairs, when Charlie stopped me. "Where are you going?" He asked. "Upstairs to my room so that I can do my homework." I replied, confused by the look on his face. "Why are you going up there? I thought you were going to do your homework down here." He said, and I laughed a little. "I told you when I picked out the paint that the color would stimulate my creative juices for my art, but I also picked it so it could stimulate my mind with homework as well. I picked that color to make me feel comfortable and to help me think." I said. "So you're gonna have the boys go up to your room with you alone?" He asked. "Charlie, seriously! I'm leaving the door open, you can come up and make sure of it, for crying out loud! Honestly, I thought that I wouldn't have to be subjected to this once I got adopted!" I cried, running up the stairs.

I ran to my room and slammed the door, then threw my backpack down on my desk chair and threw myself down on my bed. I couldn't believe that he would say something like that. And in front of Seth, too! He knew that Seth and I hit it off, or at least, that's what Jacob told him. And as if what he just said wasn't bad enough, he's making me go on a date with someone else? I wished I could just tell him that I didn't have a choice of who I go out with, that my heart lies with Seth now. Just then. I heard a knock on my door. "Go away Charlie!" I yelled. "Trina, it's Jake. Can I come in?" He asked, and I sighed. "I guess, but don't let Charlie know that I let you come in here when he isn't." I said, going heavy on the sarcasm. He opened my door, rolling his eyes. "You know, you didn't have to go and get all sassy with me. I'm not the one you're irritated at." He said. I sighed as he walked over to me on my bed. "I know, but still. The fact that he said that in front of Seth, was just not cool. I was subjected to humiliation all the time back in foster care, I didn't think I would be subjected to it here." I said.

I needed to stop feeling sorry for myself. I squared my shoulders and sighed. "Look, I appreciate you guys being willing to help me with my homework, but I guess I'm just not in the mood for hanging out and doing homework anymore. You should probably be getting home around now anyway. Be sure to tell Seth on the way back that I'll try to see him tomorrow." I said. Jacob sighed, but got up and walked over to the door, then paused just before he walked out. "Do me a favor, sleep with the window open tonight. It should save me from Seth's complaining." He said, then went downstairs. I shut the door behind him and shrugged. I walked over to the window and opened it as wide as it would go and turned to my desk chair, getting my homework out of my backpack and starting on it. Before I knew it, it was after eleven at night. Quickly, I got into my pajamas and got back to work, which I was almost out of.

My eyes were now burning from staring at my homework for so long, that I put my head down for a second and closed my eyes to rest them. I must've fallen asleep, because when I opened my eyes again, it was after one in the morning, and I realized that I was way too comfortable. I opened my eyes to see that I was laying down on my bed, and another realization struck me when I discovered I was too warm for what I should be with my window open. I looked down for a minute without my head and saw a tan arm draped over me. I rolled over to see Seth laying down on my bed, wide awake. "I didn't wake you up, did I?" He asked in a whisper. I smiled sleepily at him and shook my head slightly. "No, you didn't. But do you mind telling me how I got over here when I know for a fact that I closed my eyes at my desk?" I asked. I felt him shake with silent laughter. "I saw you asleep at your desk, so I came over to your bed, moved your comforter and grabbed you to put you in bed. Is that a problem?" He asked sarcastically. "No, it's not a problem. Thanks for saving me from getting a crick in my neck, it would be hard riding my bike to school tomorrow with a bad one." I said.

Something dawned on me then. "Wait, I'm on the second floor, how did you get up here if the door is locked and the only other way in is my window?" I asked. He shook with laughter again. "I'll tell you about that when you're more awake, but I wanted to tell you something." He said, and I sat up a little bit to look at him better. "What do you need to tell me?" I asked, concerned. "I talked to my mom when I got home about switching schools, and she said that I could go to Forks High if I wanted to. I'm switching soon so that I can be closer to you." He said, and my heart leapt with excitement. "You're switching schools? This is amazing, let me see if I can charm Emmett into getting us the same schedule. Granted I'll have to be nicer to him, but it'll be worth it if you get to be with me all the time." I told him, earning a smile in return. "Yeah. I talked to my mom about it and she said that she'd start transferring me tomorrow. Which means that I might just get to have a tour of the school. Let's just hope that I get to pick out my tour guide." He said, hugging me.

I laughed and curled in close to him. "Well, you can always come to school with me tomorrow and I can talk to the office about giving you a tour and taking you to all of my classes so that you can get to know the teachers." I offered. He smiled widely at the offer and kissed my forehead. "See, this is why we work, you totally get me. But then again, I did imprint on you, so of course we work well." He said. I laughed feeling comforted, then sighed and threw one of my legs off the bed. "Is something wrong?" He asked. I shook my head, giving him a reassuring smile. "No, I just need to finish my homework. I only have two more problems left in math, then I'm done." I told him, heading over to my desk. I plopped down into the chair and grabbed my pencil, trying not to groan as I bent over the paper and focused on the current question. I felt Seth come up behind me and rub my shoulders. "Are you sure that you don't want to go back to sleep? Trina, you're exhausted, you need sleep." He insisted.

I wrote down my answer for that problem and moved on to the next. "Seth, this is due tomorrow, or later today, or whatever. The point is, it's due alright? I need to get this done tonight." I said, focusing on the final problem. I wrote my answer for that one down and got back up. A sudden wave of exhaustion came over me and I collapsed, Seth catching me just before I hit the floor. "Trina!" He cried in a whisper, picking me up and carrying me over to the bed and laying me down gently. "You know, all you had to do was hold on to me. I could've walked over here if you were helping me." I told him, smiling. He laughed and covered me with my comforter. "Trina, you just collapsed, do me a favor and get some sleep. I need you to be awake enough to focus on school, I don't want you falling asleep in class." He said, looking like he was trying to be stern. "You know, I don't really care if I look horrible tomorrow. I have to go on a date with someone that's not you if you remember what Charlie and I agreed to. I want to look bad so that he doesn't ask me out again." I insisted.

Seth sighed, and looked at me fondly. "Listen Trina, I don't care if you want to look bad when you agree to go out with someone that you don't want to go out with. I care that you're exhausted and you need sleep, okay? I love you too much already to let you get bad grades because you fell asleep in class. Your education is important to all those that love you, and that includes me." He said. I sighed, but leaned my head back against my pillow and pulled the covers up around myself. "Okay, I'm done with my homework, and I'm going to sleep. Now, you're gonna have to find a way to get out of here without Charlie waking up and yelling at us so loud that Canada could hear." I told him. He moved moved my hair out of my face and leaned down toward me. "Alright, I'll go so that we don't get in trouble. But, I'll be meeting you at school tomorrow, so be sure to get plenty of sleep." He said, then kissed my cheek and I watched as he went toward the window.

He looked back at me, putting one leg outside. "I'll see you tomorrow sweetheart." He said, as he put the other one out, so that he was now sitting on my windowsill. "Seth, you'll get hurt, don't go out that way." I said, but it was too late, as he had slipped through and fell. I flew out of bed and ran to the window to make sure he was okay. To my intense surprise and relief, he was running into the woods without even a slight limp. I shrugged and crawled back into bed, wrapping my comforter back around me to get warm. I fell happily and instantly into a dreamless sleep.

A/N: I am so sorry that it took so long for me to update! When I was near a computer, I didn't have my iPad, which has the story prewritten on it, or the computer was having problems. I'll try to update again soon, just hang on guys! Hope you guys liked this chapter, because next one has more Trina/Cullen interaction. Love ya, R&R!