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BPOV
"You brought her cliff diving?" Not exactly the reaction I was expecting. Collin and Seth had to hold Brent back before he could try and rip my head off.
Skylar stayed behind me, hiding after her brother's outburst.
"Dude, she can swim." I shrugged. "She'll be fine."
Brent growled at me. Why did we invite him to these things anyway?
"I know she can swim, that's not the problem. She's never done this before and knowing you, you'll probably push her off the edge." Skylar looked up at me with wide, yet knowing, eyes. It was like she was expecting just as much from me.
"I won't. If she doesn't want to go, she won't go." I glared at Brent, half expecting him to keep arguing with me.
He just sighed though, giving up and surprising me.
"Fine, but if she gets hurt..." Seth and Collin let go of him.
"I'll be fine." Skylar rolled her eyes. I frowned at her; she was still wearing sweatpants and the huge T-Shirt she had slept in.
"You're not jumping in that, are you?" She glanced down at what she was wearing.
"No, I'm wearing a bathing suit underneath." She glanced around her. We were standing in a cave just behind the edge of the cliff. We always jumped from lower down when we brought the imprints. No one would ever chance risking any of them.
"Where can I change?" I frowned. Was she serious?
"Uh, Danie and Kim can stand in front of you?" I suggested, calling them over.
Skylar nodded, and I turned away so she could change.
Collin walked into the cave then, carrying a twelve pack of Pepsi.
"Hey Bra-" He stopped short, his eyes gluing to something behind me. He let out a low whistle.
My eyes narrowed and I turned around. I froze, letting out the same whistle as Collin. I couldn't help myself.
Skylar had changed out of her baggy clothes, and boy was I glad she did. Underneath all the bagginess, Skylar was wearing a dark purple bikini with little circle thingies on it. Not the best description, but I couldn't think straight, I mean, she looked hot.
I told myself I had to look away; friends weren't allowed to stare like that. But I couldn't stop, she was just so...
Something hit me in the side of the head, hard.
"Ow!" I grabbed the side of my head, turning to see who had thrown whatever it was. Brent was glaring at me, another rock already being prepared to be thrown.
I groaned, ignoring the throbbing in my head.
"Are you okay?" I looked down at Skylar, losing my train of thought.
Why wouldn't I be okay? Everything was just perfect.
Another rock hit me in the side of the head, interrupting my ogling again.
"Dude! What the hell!" I picked up the rock and threw it back at him. He dodged it and the rock wedged itself into the cave wall.
"I'm fine," I muttered, keeping my eyes safely on the ground.
"You sure?" I nodded, still not looking at her. Why did she have to wear that? Didn't she have anything else to swim in? I was beginning to miss the sweats...
"If you say so..." I sighed, looking up again, but avoiding looking at her, even though I really wanted to take one last peek...
"Can we start now? It's gonna get cold soon." Danie pouted, already edging towards the cliff. She was wearing a bikini too, but she didn't look half as good as Skylar...
Nope, not allowed to think about that.
"Hold on, let the newbies go first." Collin grabbed Danie around the waist, stopping her. He smirked at Skylar, gesturing towards the cliff.
She took a deep breath, walking forward.
"You don't have to go," I told her, following her to the edge.
She shook her head. "I want to." Ha, what a lie.
"You sure?" She nodded. "Want me to go with you?" She glared at me, but then she glanced over the edge and her expression changed.
"Y-yes, please." she whispered. I smirked.
"Take my hand, and we'll jump on the count of three." She glared at my outstretched hand for a second, before reluctantly holding it.
I grinned.
"One." Her heart beat accelerated. "Two." Skylar took a deep breath. "Three!" We jumped. Skylar didn't make a sound as we both flew over the edge. I glanced over at her, and her eyes were wide with excitement. I smiled.
Best first reaction to cliff diving out of all the imprints.
We hit the water a few seconds later. Skylar let go of my hand so she could swim back to shore. I swam back too, knowing she would be fine, the shore was only about a yard away.
Skylar was already there when I finally pulled myself out of the water. That didn't make any sense; she shouldn't be able to get here before me...
She was lying down in the sand, her arms behind her head, staring up at the sky.
"How're you feeling?" She grinned at me.
"Great! That was a lot of fun!" She paused, sitting up. "But I was thinking, wouldn't it be an even greater rush if we jumped from up there?" She pointed behind me. I looked and realized she meant the cliff that the pack usually jumped from.
I smiled. "It is, but we don't want to scare you girls." Her eyes narrowed.
"Does Leah jump from up there?" I grimaced, but nodded. I couldn't lie to her. Especially when she was in that swim suit...
"So I can jump from up there too." She stood up, looking determined. I tried to avert my eyes. She was still wet from swimming, and there were no towels down here...
"And you," she poked me in the chest, "are going to take me." She walked off in the general direction of the path that led back to the cliffs.
I glanced behind me, watching as Collin and Danie jumped, before running after Skylar.
She had found the path on her own, but she had already started to walk in the direction of the taller cliff.
"Skylar." I grabbed her around the waist, holding her in place. "I can't let you go up there." She glared at me, and I let go immediately.
"Why not?" She pouted.
"Because, I don't want you to get hurt because I was a push-over." She frowned.
"Fine." She paused. "Kole will take me then." I froze and Skylar smirked.
"Kole?" She nodded.
"I can call him once I get back to my phone, and we can go together. I'm sure Leah takes him up there all the time." I knew for a fact that Kole hated cliff diving, and he would never go all the way up there. Not even for Skylar.
But I couldn't help the jealousy that coursed through me. It was always about Kole with her.
"What's with you and Kole anyway?" I groaned, holding onto her waist again. No way was I going to let her call Kole.
"He's my best friend; he's supposed to do anything for me. Haven't you ever had a best friend before?" She faked an innocent expression. I growled.
I did have a best friend once, until he imprinted...
"I can take you up there," I growled at her, pulling her along the path.
"Great! That's exactly what I wanted." I stopped, realizing that she had just tricked me. I couldn't take her back now. How could I be sure she wouldn't call Kole? And if she didn't, someone else would probably end up taking her...
"You are so devious," I muttered, continuing along the path.
She laughed. "Like I haven't heard that before." I didn't answer; I just kept taking us further up the path.
It was a long walk, because Skylar walked so slowly, but we got there eventually.
"Wow," she whispered, freeing herself from my grip to stand at the edge of the cliff. "This is more like it." I shook my head incredulously at her. She was kidding, right?
"Yeah, well, we'd better hurry." She glanced at me. "You know, before it gets too cold?" She nodded; her eyes still focused on the churning water beneath us.
"Brady?" I turned around at the sound of my name. Collin stood in the trees, frowning, but not looking at me.
I turned to see what he was staring at. I growled, throwing a nearby rock at his face. He's lucky he dodged it.
"Sheesh, sorry, can't really blame me, can you?" I didn't answer. Collin sighed. "We're heading back now, it's getting cold and we don't want the girls getting sick." I nodded.
"We'll be down soon." Collin nodded before disappearing. I sighed. Now, how to get Skylar down without a fight...
I turned around, and almost had a heart attack at what I saw. Skylar was taking a running start at the cliff, and one look at her eyes told me reasoning wasn't going to stop her.
She was closer to the edge than I was, even if I ran, I wouldn't be able to stop her; I'd only be able to go down with her...
She jumped off the cliff, doing a front flip in the air twice and then a back flip so she was facing me. She winked as she fell to the freezing water.
I groaned.
I really shouldn't have brought her cliff diving.
SPOV
I felt so free as I plummeted downward. I felt as if I didn't have a care in the world.
As I fell, I tried to look in the cave to see if anyone else was there, they were all gone.
In fact, it didn't look as if anyone had been there at all. When did they all leave?
Frowning, I looked down at the water beneath me. It didn't seem as calm as it had earlier...
And since when was it so chilly outside? I could feel the goose bumps rising on my skin.
I hit the water silently, my body piercing through the surface easily. Okay, so it wasn't as bad as it looked from above, but it was still freezing.
I tried to get to the surface before my limbs got to cold to move.
Good grief, it was cold down here. I got my head and neck above the water, and almost immediately afterwards, I could feel my legs freezing up.
This had never been a problem in Sydney. It was always warm, and I was never allowed out after seven anyway. So I wasn't used to this feeling, I didn't know what to do.
I just had to stay above the water, as long as I could breathe, I would be fine. Unless no one came to save me...
But, as much as I hated to admit it, Brady had seen me jump. He would come down and rescue me... Right?
I hadn't realized until then that the current had been pushing me closer to the cliff wall. The current slammed me over and over again into the rock, making staying above the water harder.
Was it trying to drown me? What had I ever done to the water? It wasn't even like I had a secret hatred for it! Well, now I did, but that was besides the point.
My head was suddenly submerged when a wave came over me, momentarily interrupting my ranting.
"What the hell! Skylar, why the hell did you jump?" I grinned. Brady pulled me above the water, towing me towards shore.
"That was so ridiculously stupid; do you know you could have drowned? Did you think about your mom, or brother? What do you think I would do if you died? Huh?" I was too busy coughing the water out of my lungs to answer him.
Brady was standing above me, looking worried yet pissed off at the same time. It was kind of cute.
"Don't look at me like that! Do you know I almost had a heart attack when you just jumped off the cliff like that?" He frowned, kneeling beside my head. "How are you feeling?"
I coughed one more time, just to be sure all the water was out. "I'm fine," I muttered, sitting up.
Wow, it was cold out. I wrapped my arms around myself, attempting to warm myself up. That didn't work, seeing as my arms were cold too.
"You're freezing," Brady stated, picking me up. I was going to protest, but Brady was just so warm. Asking him to let me down would be suicide. Instead, I got as close to him as possible, letting my freezing blood warm up. I shut my eyes, trying my best to convince my face to warm up.
"Your lips are turning blue." I opened my eyes to see Brady smirking at me.
"T-they a-always do t-that," I whispered. Why did it have to be so cold?
"You know, I could fix that for you." I tried to punch him, but my arms felt so weak, so I settled with just sticking my tongue out.
He laughed.
"Don't worry, almost home." I shivered.
I know that I walked slow, but I knew my house was more than a few minutes walk. Even for a werewolf.
I tried to look around me, but it was too dark to see more than a few centimeters in front of my face.
Eventually, I did see a little house at the end of a dead end street. All the lights were off, but Brady walked towards it anyway.
This was not my house.
"B-Brady?" He opened the door of the house, still not letting me down.
"I'll take you home once you warm up, I promise." I nodded, letting him put me down on the couch.
He disappeared, only to come back with a pair of sweats and a sweat shirt. I put them on eagerly, yearning for the warmth.
They were huge on me though, I practically disappeared in the clothing. Sighing, I put my hair up in a ponytail, not really caring if it dried or not.
Brady laughed when he saw me, almost spilling whatever was in the mug he was holding.
"Shut up." I took the mug he held out to me, pressing it to my face immediately.
"So you'll kiss a cup, but not me?" He pouted, sitting beside me.
I rolled my eyes, taking a sip of the hot chocolate. "Shut up," I said again.
"How're you feeling?" I sighed, clutching the mug so my hands would warm up.
"Better." I paused. "Thank you." There was silence in the room. I kept my eyes safely on the mug of hot chocolate.
"That's what friends are for." He said finally. I looked up and he was smiling, I smiled back. "Ready to go home?" I nodded, setting the mug on the coffee table.
I got up and headed for the door before stopping myself. I didn't have shoes.
I frowned. How was I supposed to walk home without shoes?
"I can give you ride." Brady assured me, taking keys out of a jar by the door. I followed him outside and down the street, towards a huge truck. I stopped, staring wide eyed at it. How was I supposed to get up there?
Brady chuckled as he unlocked the truck. I walked slowly to the passenger side. I couldn't see a step ladder, and there was no way I was about to try and jump for it...
Before I could try and climb the truck, Brady picked me up around the waist, putting me in the seat.
"Thanks," I muttered again, suddenly glad it was so dark outside. He wouldn't be able to see me blush.
Brady chuckled again. "No problem." He got in the drivers seat, and started the truck.
It shook beneath me; I had to grab the seat to keep from bouncing around.
Brady couldn't stop laughing as he drove me home. Every time he stopped, he would glance over at me and my expression would just make him laugh again.
He finally pulled up in my driveway, but he didn't turn the truck off. He just kept laughing.
Eventually, I tried to get out of the car, but the second I let go the seat, I would bounce so high, I almost hit the ceiling. That only made Brady laugh so hard, he was clutching his sides.
"O-okay," Brady said, still laughing. He turned off the truck, and I sighed in relief, unbuckling myself.
"You suck," I muttered, opening my door. I jumped out without hesitation. I had jumped from higher places today.
My feet stung a bit as they hit the cement, but I didn't really care.
I slammed the truck door shut. I stormed towards the front door, grabbing the extra keys on the way.
Brady grabbed my hand before I could open the door though, turning me to face him.
He had stopped laughing now, and he was staring at me dead serious. I froze as he leaned in towards me.
I knew I should stop him, friends weren't allowed to kiss friends. But I didn't. I let Brady kiss me, and I kissed him back too.
He pulled away, smirking.
"Don't you ever wear that bathing suit again." He turned and walked away.
I spun around and opened the door, slamming it behind me.
I took a deep breath, leaning against the door.
What just happened?
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