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Chapter X

Missed Opportunities

(Jacob)

I froze. Every nerve ending in my body was overloaded and it felt like I had just been exposed to color after being stuck in black and white all my life. I felt my breath leave me and I suddenly couldn't even move. All I could do was stare and take in the sight before me. The luscious locks were released as she removed her helmet. The luminous honey kissed eyes looked at me curiously. She was everything that I had been missing.

(Hermione)

I looked at the person before me. He was quite tall and muscular. He looked to be a bit older than the age that Leah had said the boys were. He was openly staring at me with his deep brown soulful eyes. Not in a creepy way, but it felt like if he was looking at my very core. There was something about him I just couldn't pinpoint, but I wanted to stick around to find out what it was.

That was when their friends reached them pulling them away from each other. They were lost in a crowd of noise and excitement as the others gushed about the race.

Leah and Ari pulled Hermione from a crowd of boisterous congratulations from several of the male racers.

"That was so epic. Who would've thought that this would happen in the race between the new racer and the hometown champion. We probably took five minutes before we could start understanding it ourselves." Ari went on to say to Hermione.

"Yeah I wasn't really expecting it either. We were all thrown for a loop." Hermione told her. That was when Hermione caught a look at the timepiece on Leah's wrist. She took out her phone from her jacket and looked at the time. Her parents didn't like for her to be out extremely late, and she still had to make the drive home. She had a slightly strained look on her as she gave a quick goodbye to her two new friends and made her way through the maze of bodies that had formed between her and her bike. She finally forced herself through the labyrinth of congratulations with a few thanks and got on her bike.

(Jacob)

Jacob searched through the crowd for the girl. Being held up continually by several others offering him their praises. He wound his way and he gave a sigh of relief as he finally caught a short glance of Leah. The new girl would surely be with her. He made his way past the last couple of guys blocking his path. What he saw was not what he was expecting. Ari and Leah were talking animatedly with a couple of guys, but the girl was nowhere to be seen.

He went up to Leah and pulled her attention from the animated Ari. "Hey where'd she go?" He asked her in a low voice.

"She said she had to go back home before it got any later. Something about her parents not wanting her out alone." She said giving him a strange look. He had a concerned look about his face like a lost child looking for their mother. His mouth was turned down in a frown and a crinkle of stress lay across his forehead. As she said this the frown deepened and he nodded his head and turned away from her to make his way back to the group's motorcycles. When he reached them he saw that all of the boys had gathered together.

They each took notice of the solemn look that had presented itself on Jacob's face. They were all quieted. Thinking that it had not been a good idea to have brought him here and now he would be eternally sunk in this oppressive mood.

"Well, I guess we should get going it looks like Leah's ready to go." Quil said trying to ease the tension that had settled upon them. Leah met he boys over where they had their motorcycles.

"Ready to go?" She asked as she walked up to the boys.

"You guys go ahead. I'll see you tomorrow." The others hesitantly agreed and took off to their homes.

Jacob got on his motorcycle and rode into the distance unsure of where he was actually going. A few hours later he found himself alone staring out into the vastness before him. He was sitting on the cliff overlooking the ocean lost in thought when he heard footsteps approaching. He caught the familiar scent and mentally rolled his eyes.

"So who was it?" Sam asked Jacob.

"How did you know?"

"Quil was worried about you, so he called me. He told me how you were acting. I put two and two together."

"Well then I guess you don't need me to tell you anything why even ask?" I told him irritation laced into every syllable.

"I know it's hard. Believe me, but if you ever need anything we are all here for you. Don't forget that."

Jacob released a sigh. "I know. It's just really hard thinking one thing and the next everything you have ever known changes. What's worse is I don't even know her name or anything. She took off after the race before I had a chance to get to know her."

"It was meant to be for you two to come together. Fate will bring another chance for you. Just have faith."

Author's Note: So hope you liked it let me know what you think about how the story is coming along. Any comments are appreciated and taken into account for future chapters. Have a good weekend.