Author's note: hey guys sorry I have written in a long time I know! I have no excuse. Just plain laziness. I really hope you guys are reading this... :/ well, enjoy!
PS, the POV changes a lot. Bare with me please.
"Good thing Seth was there to save you, Sky." Collin joked as we walked. I laughed. Collin wasn't the jealous type at all, which I loved. He was a great guy. Which is why I felt so guilty that I was thinking about Seth. How cute he was, how his personality was still so innocent and child like. How nice it felt to have him hold me in his arms like he did...
I couldn't help but wonder if there was something Seth should be worrying about...
I shook the thoughts quickly away. Glancing behind me, I watched as Seth and Melissa walked down the beach, hand in hand. I frowned slightly. Collin didn't notice.
I was suddenly conscious of Collin pulling me down into his lap as the sun continued to set. I blushed but no one seemed to care, most more affectionate with the girls they were with. It was natural.
Collin and I were sorta dating, after all. Not technically i guess, since he hadn't asked me to be his girlfriend. But we sure acted like a couple.
I sighed and yawned, tired after a long beach day. I closed my eyes and slowly drifted off for a quick sleep. When i opened my eyes, the sky was a dark blue. I looked around the campfire. I was fairly conscious of all the guys being shirtless, except for Seth who was wearing a jacket. It was a gray Gap hoodie. Sorta like the one he wore when we first met...
"Hey sleepy head." Collin smiled down at me. I smiled back, laughing slightly. "Morning." I joked. He had his arms wrapped tight around me, and I was pulled close against his bare muscular chest. I honestly couldn't say I was complaining.
"You woke up just in time for dinner." He told me. I smiled lightly and stood up. Collin told me he was gonna talk to Brady. I shivered, still just in my swimsuit. I was suddenly warmed when a sweater was draped over my shoulders. I turned around to see Seth.
"Cold?" He asked, his chest now exposed. He had give me his jacket. "Not anymore. Thanks." He shrugged. "I know it's big... But it does the job."
The jacket was burning up from being against his hot skin. It most certainly did the job.
Seth rubbed my arms to warm me up before we went to fill our plates with food. I walked a little ways down the beach ad sat down, looking out to the black sea. I didn't mind being alone for a bit. It didn't bother me. It was peaceful.
After a little bit of silence, I realized Melissa was glaring over me, hands on her hips. "Oh, hi." I muttered, less than enthusiastic. "Hi." She scowled. "I see you're wearing my Sethy's jacket."
I rolled my eyes. Sethy? "Yeap." I replied boredly. She glared more before a slow smirk spread across her face. "Doesn't matter." She said. "I have him wrapped around my finger now." She winked. My brows furrowed. "What do you mean?"
Melissa giggled. "Well, some boys get attached... When you put out." I was quiet for a moment as her words sunk in. Then I shot to my feet as realization washed over me.
"You liar!" I shouted in her face. I felt anger flow freely across my body. She composed herself from her shocked expression and smirked again.
"Well, it's true." Melissa closed her eyes in a dreamy sort of way. "It was so romantic. His first time-so cute. 'Specially since it was on the beach. Oh he was so good too. Every kiss, every touch. So gentle at first... Then rough. So rough and needy. Ugh, he was a horny mess. It was amazing. He's a natural!"
She opened her eyes and they board into mine. "He's the type who moans your name when you... Well, I'll tell you when you're older." Her smirk grew.
I felt my eyes burning and realized I was shaking my head. No, it couldn't be true. She was lying. Not Seth. He wouldn't have. He was so innocent. And not with her. Not like this... "You slut." The words just slipped out before I could even think about them.
Melissa's eyes widened in horror. Then I felt my cheek sting. She slapped me! I stood there for a moment, stunned. Then my fist shot out into her right cheek. She stumbled back before diving at me, grabbing my hair and yanking it.
I took my right leg and hooked it around her left leg. She tumbled down taking me with her, pulling harder on my hair. I punched her again and she let go. I landed on top of her and that's when I knew it was over. My fists began to swing impulsively as my dad's fighting instincts took over me.
I didn't even feel the scratching or the hair pulling. All I saw was black.
Suddenly I felt myself rising in the air and color returned to my sight. My eyes looked to the ground, but the sight was blurred and my breathing was heavy.
I realized I was sobbing.
"Sky. Sky!" I heard Collin's voice. It sounded far at first but I quickly realized he was holding me. He turned me towards him an wiped away my tears. "Sh... It's ok." He assured me. I nodded as I began to calm down.
I turned to see Emily and Kim, the girls with Sam and Jared, bent over Melissa. Her face was almost unrecognizable. Her nose was bent at an awkward angle and blood was gushing out of it. Her left eye was swollen shut. It was not a pretty sight.
I couldn't believe it. Had I really done that?
Most of the guys were staring at me with shocked expressions, including Seth. "Seth." I chocked out.
Seth stared at me with a confused expression, as if trying to figure out what his reaction should be. I bit my lip.
"Y-you... Sky! What the hell!" He aparantly figured that was an appropriate response. It just made me start to cry again.
"I know you don't like her, but come on!" He stared down at Melissa. "She's my girlfriend! Why would you do that!" He shook his head. He looked as if he wasn't sure what he should think. So instead, he turned and began to leave.
"Wait!" I grabbed his hand. "Wait." He stiffened at my touch. He pulled away, but didn't move. "Did you two have sex?" Now everyone was staring.
Seth looked at me, wide eyed. "Wh-what?" He asked. His cheeks flushed red and he shoved his hands into his pocket embarrassed. "What are you talking about, Sky?"
I was shaking. "When you two went for a walk. Did you guys have sex?" My voice began to get frantic and I was talking fast. "Because shesaidyouguysdidandididn'"
"Wow wow wow! Slow down, wouldya Sky?" Seth said. "Of course we didn't have sex! We just took a walk! Why would she say that?"
"I don't know!" It was pretty obvious I was trying not to cry. "But she said horrible things! And then she slapped me and i snapped and please don't be mad at me please..." I trailed off.
Seth's firey arms wrapped around me and pulled me into a tight hug and I cried freely into his chest.
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Collin whistled in shock as he stared at Melissa. "Dang, whatever Melissa said must've really pissed Sky off, 'ey Jake?" I looked down at the kid. "Huh? Oh, yea..." I replied.
Poor kid. He really couldn't see this connection between Sky and Seth? I glanced at the two. It was as plain as day. Seth had his arms wound tightly around Sky, stroking her hair. Sky had her face buried into Seth's chest as they hugged.
No, this was not just any regular comforting hug. This was an intimate kind of touch. Seth must've imprinted. It was the only explanation to Seth's weird behavior lately. But if that were the case, wouldn't he had figured it out already?
Things at the reservation were so slow lately, only one from each pack ran a shift, so I hadn't been in Seth's head lately.
Still, Seth wasn't so dumb he wouldn't know if he imprinted, right? No, of course Seth could figure it out. What was I worrying about?
"She has a broken nose. She'll need stitches for her lip." I heard Emily say as she helped up a barely conscious Melissa.
Quil snickered. "Beach trip, over."
"What!" Melissa screeched at lunch the Monday after the beach trip. I took a deep breath. I should've seen this reaction coming.
"I'm breaking up with you." I repeated. Her eyes flarred and she gritted her jaw. It had to hurt her face. Her nose was bandaged, her left eye an awkward color, probably because she tried to cover up the black eye with make up, and her lip fat with stitches.
Angrily, Melissa began to scream at me, unpleasant things. Finally, I turned and walked away. I had already explained to her why we were breaking up.
1) I didn't like her.
2) She was a liar.
3) No one, and I mean no one laid a hand on Sky.
Melissa screamed loudest at me for the last reason. "Is Sky more important than you girlfriend!" She asked. I didn't even hesitate to answer.
"Yes."
Well, guess I'm on the market now. I sat over with Embry, Quil and Jake, who were talking loudly and eating their lunch. I didn't listen to their conversation. I wanted to watch Sky.
As always she was sitting with Collin and his friends. Collin's arm was around her shoulder and he kissed her cheek as they talked. Sky blushed. He leaned back and began to whisper in her ear. She giggled and he kissed her cheek again. She looked, happy. I turned away.
I couldn't watch that. But I wasn't angry... I just wanted her to be happy.
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It took me a moment to realize what the guys were talking about; Collin, Brady and I were going to the prom. "Yea, maybe then these two love birds can actually get somewhere." Embry said, nudging Collin. He glanced at me with an embarrassed smile and flushed.
"Lay off, Emb." He muttered. Quil grinned at me. "Hey, come on, you're not THAT ugly Collin. Have some confidence. Sky," I had been trying to avoid any eye contact, but I politely looked up. "Would you kiss this guy?" He pointed to Collin.
I flushed. But before I could answer, Embry smacked Quil over the head. I glanced to the side to realize Jacob and Seth were gone.
Collin and Brady gave each other weird looks. I suddenly realized I was extremely left out of something. I sighed.
Oh how much you miss when you move away.
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"Seth, just calm down." Jake ordered. Seth continued to shake and shiver ferouciously as Jake yanked him deep into the woods behind the high school. He jumped back just in time to escape Seth ripping out of his skin into his sandy werewolf form.
'Perfect' Jake thought as he quickly imitated Seth's actions. It took less then half a second to confirm Seth's feelings for Sky. Or to know what set him off.
She's still just a kid! I know what Embry was doing! What he was thinking! It's no secret him and Mallory have done it a million times! But Sky and Collin; no! She's too young! But at the same time, so old and mature. So perfect! I need her! Not Collin! She's fun and exciting and such and adventure. She should be with me!
Suddenly, Jake felt as if he were literally being sucked into Seth's mind as he went into a memory of Seth's.
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Ding Dong!
"I'll get it." Sighed Sue Clearwater. "My, who could be at the door at this time of night?" She asked a loud, glancing at the clock. In reality it wasn't the late, but late enough for the sky to be dark and everyone to be safe inside their homes.
That is of course, the teenagers who were out partying that Friday night.
Eight year old Seth glanced up curiously from the tv, realizing, suddenly, the heavy rain fall to welcome the coming storm. His mom answered the door and Seth heard her gasp.
He jumped to his feet and ran to the hall. In the doorway stood a soaking wet three foot four, six year old Sky.
"Sky!" Sue cried out. "Come in! My goodness! What are you doing out at this time? And with the weather! You know you're terrified of storms! Oh my goodness!"
Mrs. Clearwater hurried Sky inside. Her wet auburn hair, which at the moment looked brown from being so wet, was plastered onto her round face. She had a small backpack strapped to her back.
Seth hurried back into the living room, yanked a blanket off the couch, and hurried to the hall. He gingerly draped the blanket over her piete shoulders and stepped back, not sure what to do.
"U-uh..." Sky stuttered out, shivering. "M-m-my mom's..." She didn't finish the sentence. She clasped her eyes shut and tried to drink in the warmth.
Seth's mother shooed him into the kitchen. "Go make some hot chocolate." She ordered. "Lots of marshmellows.
With a wink, she pushed Seth into the kitchen and ran back to Sky. Seth frowned, disappointed. He didn't want to leave his best friend.
But still he went to work, putting water in three cups-one for his mom, one for Sky, and one for himself. He put them in the microwave.
After a minuted, he puled the cups back out and poured chocolate and mini marshmellows in.
Once the cups were made, he walked back to the living room, carefully carrying the cups. Sky was wearing a shirt of Seth's, which was baggy on her small form. She smiled at him, her hair still damp and a mix of curly and wavy.
She took a cup of coco and sat on the floor. Sue had laid out blankets and pillows on the living room floor.
"Sky's going to spend the night." She told Seth. "Seth, take these to your room." She said, handing him the blankets and pillows.
Under normal circumstances, Seth might've complained. But not this time.
He was so excited his best friend was spending the night, he didn't care. He looked at Sky and gerinned.
She smiled back.
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"Okay, here's the plan." Sky, or the self-proclaimed Fort Master, whispered later that night.
The reason for the name was that she had build a pillow-and-blanket fort in Seth's room.
"We take the guns to Leah's room. We have to be quiet though. We sneak through the hall to Leah's door, then, on my count, bust in loudly and take open fire, breaking up the smooch-fest."
Seth grinned. Brilliant.
Sam, Leah's crush, was over and he and Leah were "hanging out" in her room.
"Ready?" Sky asked. Seth nodded, a serious look on his face. Sky nodded in return with a look of determination matted on hers.
Sky and Seth made their way out of Seth's room on an army crawl. Leah's room was almost directly across the hall from Seth's. Pulling their way across the wall, nerf guns perched on their shoulders, the two stopped next to Leash's door.
Sky looked to Seth and nodded.
Then she mouthed the words. One. Two. Three.
Bounding to their feet, Seth and Sky shot into Leah's room, screaming and yelling "OPEN FIRE!"
The nerf guns began to shoot bullets at Leah and Sam who, at the moment, had been leaning in to kiss Leah. "SEth!" Leah screamed.
The two kids began to laugh when a bullet Shot by Sky hit Leah's foerhead and stuck there. Leah's eyes crossed as she tried to look up at the object.
Sky's mouth formed an "O" and her eyes went wide as she realized how scary the look of complete anger on Leah's face was. She dropped her gun. Seth, on the other hand, only saw a bullet stuck to his older, bratty sister's forehead and continued to laugh hysterically.
Leah jumped to her feet. "You two are DEAD!" She shrieked. Sky and Seth shot out of Leah's room faster then the Road Runner ran from Wiley Coyote.
The two kids dove into the fort and began to laugh wildly, rolling around, tears streiking their faces. "Did you see the look on her face?" Seth asked.
"Priceless!"
As the two laughed, Leah stomped into the room. Steaming, she looked around and grabbed an oversized pillow and chucked it at the fort. The chairs that held up the blankets tipped over as Sky looked up. The edge of a chair whipped down and cracked her forehead.
"AH!"
Seth her Sky shriek. She winced and ducked her head into her hands. Seth shoved the fort off them and grabbed Sky's shoulders.
"Sky? Sky! Are you ok? Sky?" Sky began to whimper and her shoulders shook. She looked up at Seth.
Blood was spurted over her forehead and it dribbled over her nose. Despite this, Sky worked to force a small, hurt smile.
"I-i'm okay..." She stuttered. "It... It j-just hurts..." Seth looked into Sky's eyes.
Tears brimmed her eyes but she refused to let them fall. He frowned.
How could he have let this happen?
Mrs. Clearwater had come into the room. "Sky!" She grabbed the small girl's chin and looked at the injury. "What happened?" She groaned. "Oh, you'll probably need stitches... You poor thing."
'I'll keep her safe from now on.' Seth promised himself. 'I won't let her get hurt again.'
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Jake grinned to himself. So it was true. Seth had, indeed, imprinted. Finally! And on Sky!
Jake! Stay out of my head goddammit!
The two boys quickly fazed back into their human forms. "Seth." Jake grinned excitedly, punching his friend in the shoulder playfully.
"Congrats man! You imprinted!"
Seth flushed embarrassed, pushing Jake away from him.
"Jake, come on. Knock it off man!"
Jake held out his arms. "Aw, come here!" "NO!" Seth quickly jumped back.
"Dude, we're naked!"
Jacob looked down. "Oh..." The clothes had been shredded to pieces when the two boys had fazed.
"Um, Jake... How are we gonna get home like this..?"
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The next day Sky was getting back to class from the restroom just as the bell rang, signaling the end of math and the start of lunch.
As she went to her seat to grab her things, she saw a note folded carefully and placed on the edge of her desk.
Unfolding it, she read the letter quietly to herself.
"When you sea pink on the horizon, it's time."
The auburn haired girl smiled slightly. That was the third note like that that day. The first one had read, "You can find surprises in the sand." and the other one, "Find me on the day the french eat fried potato strips." From the hints, Sky concluded this;
The first note signaled that there would be a surprise for her at the beach.
The second note made her guess she was suppose to go on Friday, since fried potato strips were fries, and a day french might eat fries, Friday.
The third note was pretty obvious, the time was at sunset. She thought the spelling of see as "sea" was clever, since she'd be at the beach.
It was Thursday, which meant tomorrow, she would be going to the beach at sunset. That is, of course, if she decided to go at all.
Proud of her logic, Sky couldn't help but wonder who was sending these mysterious notes or what the occasion was, but she thought it was extremely cute. Putting the note in her back pocket, she headed out to lunch.
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'Seth isn't at his table.' Sky noted, staring at the table where Seth usually sat. At the moment only Jake, Quil, and Embry were there.
"SKYLAR NICOLE NIIGATO!" Sky shot to her feet as a booming voice shot her into reality. The voice was coming from the microphone over at the ASB table set up in the quad.
Sky glanced around. 'Who knows my middle name is Nicole?' She frowned.
"YOU SECRET ADMIRER WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU TO BE READY FOR THE BEST NIGHT A GIRL COULD DREAM OF."
All over the quad "ooo"'s and "awwww"'s could be heard. "What's that all about?"
Sky looked down to Collin, who was sitting next to her. He, in return, was staring up at her curiously.
She shrugged shyly and told him about the notes she had received that day. Collin pulled Sky down onto his lap and raised his eyebrows. "Who's this guy think he is?" He asked playfully.
"Trying to zone in on my woman."
After that, all the girls at the table began to squeal excitedly and probe Sky for answers. The overwhelmed girl wished she had them.
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"Yea! And she just stood there in total shock!"
"It was crazy man. You got even more competition!"
Quil and Embry finished recapping that days events to Seth, who stood there with pretty much the same look Sky had on at lunch. Completely confused.
"What the heeeeeell..." He threw his head back and groaned. Couldn't he ever catch a break?
"Who do you think it is?" Seth asked. Before Quil or Embry got the chance to reply, Paul cut in.
"Why do you care so much?" He asked, smirking. He raised an eyebrow and leaned forward. "Something you want to tell us?"
If the others in the room weren't listening before, they were all ears now.
Paul gave a knowing smirk. Jared looked a little confused. Quil was giggling like a little girl. Embry was trying to act like he wasn't paying attention and Jake was eye-ing Seth carefully.
When Seth failed to reply, Jake decided to step up.
"Well guys," They were gonna find out anyways. "Seth imprinted on Sky!"
"What the hell?"
No one had noticed Collin and Brady had walked in. Suddenly, the room felt very awkward. No one knew what to do or what to say. The look on Collin's face was enough to make everyone look away.
"You're joking, right?" Collin asked. "Come on... That's not funny!"
Silence.
"G-guys?" He was starting to plead.
Jake frowned guiltily. He hadn't even thought of Collin and Sky pretty much going out.
"Collin, I'm sorry. I didn't know... I didn't think that..." He sighed, rubbing the back of his head. "It's true. Seth imprinted on Sky."
Collin stood there, mouth open, his eyes flickered from Paul to Embry to Jared to Quil and finally landed on Seth. "What the hell? But you can't! She's my... What the hell!"
His eyes began to look shiny, as if he were gonna cry.
"Collin, I'm sorry you had to find out this way. But you gotta end it with Sky."
"NO!" Collin yelled almost immediately. "I can't. I don't wanna! Dammit, why!"
Jacob couldn't help but take pitty on the guy. He could, after all, relate to not being with the girl he loved. "Collin, you have to. She's Seth's now. You know how it goes."
"But.. But..." He punched the wall. "THIS IS SO UNFAIR!" He protested. There was now a whole in Jake's wall.
"Collin, th-" "Can I at least have prom?" He interrupted. "Please. Give me prom. That's all I want. Then... I'll do it.."
Jacob was quiet as he thought it over. "It's up to Seth." He said finally. Seth didn't seem to hear. He was to happy! Finally! Sky was his! All his!"
"Seth!"
"Huh?"
"Can Collin have until after prom to break it off with Sky?" Seth was about to say no.
He'd waited long enough. He wanted her know!
Then he saw the look on Collin's face. The hurt in his eyes. He was silently begging.
Seth sighed. "Yea, okay. Sure."
Collin gave Seth a grateful nod before storming out the door.
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Sky pulled a gray hoodie over her head and gathered her hair into a ponytail. She stood before her mirror. She had on skinny jeans and an oversized gap sweater. The hoodie she wore was Seth's.
'It's comfortable.' She told herself. 'That's why I wear it.' It was Friday, ten minutes until sunset. She had better get walking.
As Sky made her trip down to the beach, she couldn't help the butterflies in her tummy. What was going on?Who was sending her these notes? Why?
She continued to think as she climbed over boulders and came to the sand.
The first thing she noticed was a trail. Two parallel lines of rocks led down the beach. Rose petals were scared on the path. Sky slipped off her shoes before following the delicate trail. She was begining to think she'd walk forever before spotting figures in the distance.
Sky came to the end of the trail and saw a whole bunch of people laying down, scattered across the sand.
She also saw a sign. It read, "Read the people." Confused, Sky glanced over the gigured and realized the were in rows, spelling out words. So she read.
"Will..." She read the first line of people aloud. They smiled, letting her know she got it. So she continued.
"Go... To... the... prom... with... me..."
After the me, one person laid down in the shape of a question mark. And finally, she got it.
"COLLIN!" She beamed at the question mark. He jumped up and turned to the people behind him. Sky hadn't noticed that their lunch group and her first new friends at La Push-Brittney, Mia, and Jannel- were there. Collin grabbed a bunch of balloons and flowers from the group and turned back to Sky.
"So..." He smirked. "Will ya?" Sky grinned up at the boy in front of her.
"Well, yea!" All the "words" popped up and began to cheer. COllin dropped everything to hug Sky. The balloons went flying to the air, but no one cared. Collin spun Sky around in front of the sea as the sky turned a pretty pink and the sun set over the ocean. It made a perfect picture that Brittney had snapped.
Mia lowered a video camera. "OMG!" She grinned. "Wait 'til I put this video together. You won't believe the things this boy has done to get ready for this! And I got it all on tape!" She tapped her camera proudly.
"Collin. You did all of this for me?" Sky was so touched. No one had ever put forth this much effort for her. Collin smiled. It was sort of a sad smile, but Sky pushed the thought away.
"Of course." Collin gently stroked the bangs from Sky's face. "You're worth it."
And there ya go! Chapter 7! I hope you enjoyed it! I've had this whole thing planned in my head for a while. It's sorta cheesy and sorta sad but I hope you liked it! (:
Please please please leave me a comment! I want to know if anyone's reading this and what you think! Thanks!(:
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