Felt bad for abandoning this story for all my faithful readers so I decided to do 2 chapters in one day. Enjoy!
Sometimes you can't see what is right in front of you
Sam had left me and my animals alone after I had shown him up for a little while but soon he was doing anything and everything to get me in trouble and find a reason to embarrass me. What he didn't hold in perspective is that I'm not one of those city girls that kneel over as soon as a big tough guy tells her too. I didn't care how big and scary they thought themselves to be. I had taught Archie most of the tricks Max knew and every day the four of us would go for a run along the beach or on the trails through the woods. Sometimes I felt eyes on me, watching and waiting for something yet when I looked, there was nothing. If I had been human, I would've been terrified but I wasn't so I felt I could handle myself. Sam kept trying to find any mistake or blunder I made to take a chunk out of me but he never could. I stuck to my patrol times, stopped fighting with the guys (when he was there and could hear us that was) and was a polite and respectful citizen in the community. I kept away from Paul so as not to let him become the perv he was and invoke my anger resulting in me turning into a giant which will probably scare the general public and annoy everyone else. The only person who I really got along with now was Jake and Embry as they were nice. Matt tried to befriend me but with him having a girlfriend I thought it would most probably be awkward.
Today was due to be my first day at La Push high school since I came here and I was pissed off and tired from lack of sleep and the prospect of having to go to school. The only bright side was Embry had offered to come pick me up to avoid me riding my motorbike and getting drenched. I was currently sitting at the breakfast bar, half asleep and shovelling fruit loops into my mouth. With bleary, sleep ridden eyes, I looked up to the clock only to swear profusely and gulp down the rest of my breakfast. I had 10 minutes to grab my bag, get dressed and do my hair and teeth. With hurried steps I made my way to my room where I grabbed the first thing I saw and ran into the bathroom armed with my tooth brush and my hairbrush, already dragging my brush through my hair as I went. By the time I got to the bathroom, my hair was knot free and up in a high ponytail. In the next 3 minutes my teeth were done and by then I had finally glanced down at my attire for the day. "FUCK!" I swore as I saw what I had grabbed. Today was not going to be a good day. With a growl, I ran towards the door with my bag on my back and a horn signalling I was out of time and I was just going to have to suffer what I was wearing. I quickly slipped my feet into my skate shoes and rushed out the door. As soon as Embry saw me he laughed, a big laugh that I didn't not appreciate cause although I could no longer feel the bite of the wind, I knew that I was going to be out of place in my shorts and singlet. Luckily I had hung up my favourite jacket near the door last night so I had grabbed that as I went past. With a glare I had turned my head away from his shaking form and had watched the scenery whizz past instead dreading school and all the stares I was sure to get in my outfit. Today was going to be shit.
"Really babe you didn't have to go to all this trouble to impress me" smirked Paul as he flung his arm over my shoulder. During the last couple of [patrols, Paul and I had gotten closer, becoming friends instead of enemies. This was the only reason I did not break his nose, instead glaring at his arm before shrugging it off.
"Pfft keep thinking that Pauli cause it's never going to happen" I replied, my tone implying that I was serious.
"Aw babe don't hate" he said, smiling a big smile as he lengthened his stride to match my own. I just smiled and shook my head as I continued; already knowing I had my first class alone with Matt and his girlfriend. Penelope (the girlfriend) seemed like one of those bitchy girls that flitter from one guy to the next depending on their social statuses and although I felt bad for Matt, he deserved it because he must have known what she was like before he started dating her. So in a way I didn't feel sorry for him but I still hayed her for being the man user that she was. Suddenly I felt large arms rap around my waist and lift me into the air. With a yelp, I struggled to turn around and look only to see Embry's smiling face as he placed me on the ground and hugged me. "Are you still mad at me for before?" he said, a pout on his adorable face as he gave me his best puppy dog face. Instantly I felt bad and ashamed for even considering the idea of being angry at such a cute and innocent being.
"I could never be mad at you, even if I tried" I replied, fondly patting him on the head as the others looked on. I was the only one who could get away with such things and that was only because Embry was my best friend. I had no girlfriends yet but that probably had more to do with the fact that my long tanned legs were covered only by a scrap of denim and I wasn't purple from the cold. I was mighty proud of my skin tone at the moment though. Due to my Quileute background as well as Spanish and French I had a curvy, well-proportioned body with flowing black curls and eyes the colour of emeralds. My skin was the colour of caramel and was as smooth as silk. All in all I was 6 foot tall and proud of it. When i was younger, I was teased by girls about how I must be a freak because I was taller than even the boys in my class. It had gone on until I was about 15 when suddenly all the boys shot up and I was no longer the tallest in the class, in fact half the boys were taller than me. While the boys had been growing, I had changed from a gawky, lanky kid, filling out where it mattered and shedding any excess fat. The guys had believed I would jump at an opportunity to date anyone and the requests to go out had started. One guy had been so confident in me saying yes that he had turned up to my door and told me everything was ready, I only need to get dressed. My immediate reaction had been to stare at him with a what the fuck? look on my face. My next reaction had been to slam the door in his face. That was only the start of it though.
The whole day I could feel people watching me and it had started to make me really uncomfortable with my limited amount of clothing covering my legs. Most of my classes I had Matt and Penelope but after one look from her, I decided to try and avoid her so I wouldn't get suspended for hitting her face in. this turned out to be harder than it looked as the class had already claimed their seats at the start of the year, usually leaving me with one of the pack, not that I minded. Usually it was Paul or Embry but if those two were not present, I sat next to Jacob, Seth or Quil. I had a couple of classes with Leah but I also shared them with Embry and Paul and I liked them better. Leah had gained my respect almost immediately with the way she didn't let anyone walk over her but I had never been good with making female friends and I didn't want to mess up when I had to share a pack mind. When the last bell went, signalling for the end of the day, I couldn't get out fast enough and had sprinted for the doors only to be stopped by an arm crossing my path. Growling low in my chest I glared at the arm before turning my gaze onto none other than the football captain and he smile what he believed to be a charming smile down at me. He was only just taller than me yet he was much broader and seemed to like throwing his weight around a lot. From the conversations I had overheard he was quite the man whore and was the type I tried to avoid. "Hi there, the names Tyler Crowley" he said cockily, daring to move even closer to me.
"If you want to keep that arm attached to your body, I would move it" I growled, low enough for only him to hear. The sentence was meant as a threat that I sure as hell would go through with as I was now late for patrol yet Tyler seemed to find it amusing.
"We a bit feisty now ay?" he smirked as he slid his arm towards me. With a growl, I pushed past him and into the now empty corridor. "Hey wait up! Let me take you home, it's the least I could do for such a pretty lady" he said, winking at the end and making me want to throw up in the hand he had offered.
"Listen Tyler it's either you piss off now or you will end up with a broken nose. I do not need or like you trying to get me to have sex with you" I hissed as his wandering hand tried to make contact with the bare skin on my leg. This seemed to only encourage him as he started trying to move towards me. With a sigh I dodged out of his way and kneed him in the balls, watching with satisfaction as he sunk to the ground.
"You bitch! What was that for?" he screamed, his voice suddenly high pitched and pathetic. Instead of answering him, I picked up my bag which I had dropped and started jogging towards the gates of the school, already trying to block my thoughts and grateful that I had Embry on patrol with me. He would cover for me and I knew I could trust him to be quiet if anything slipped out of my grasp when we were running. Although I trusted him, I didn't trust Sam and sped up, running at fully speed towards my house before changing and running into the woods, tying my clothes to my leg before phasing and linking with none other than Matt. "What the fuck are you doing and where is Embry" I cried.
The story finally seems to be coming together although I'm still not sure how many chapters I'm going to write before I finish it. I know what's going to happen roughly but I need to put it into words before it works. The little review button down there helps greatly when it comes to motivating me =P