Sorry, boring chapter, but hopefully things will start speed up.
Over the past three months my life had developed rapidly. Everything made sense and for once in my life there was some normality. It was like I now lived two separate lives. One was fairly normal; what my life should have been like. I could go about everyday life, just like anyone else. The other was filled with the supernatural. This life was impossible, abnormal. A place where anything could happen no matter how extreme. A daily routine had also occurred in my life over recent time. Each day was planned out and repeated again and again. Most people would want each day to be different, but when your life becomes so unstable you learn to appreciate the ability to actually predict what might happen on your average day. So I appreciated this new routine in my life.
I would normally wake up around 9am and hang around the house for an hour or two before getting ready to head outside. Now that I'd decided to stay in La Push, I thought I should bring some income into the house by getting a job and earn my keep. The local café was willing to take me on and even though it was only a small wage, I was perfectly happy working behind the counter. The only days I had off were the weekends and Thursdays, which wasn't bad as I only worked part time. So on the days when I wasn't working, I was spending my time with Mike.
It was astonishing how close we'd become in so little time, particularly as it took years for me to develop a good friendship with someone else. We did everything together as most friends did. Mike was up for anything, whether it was hiking in the vast forests of the Olympic Peninsula or exploring the little rock pools by the beach. If the weather was nice, we would take a picnic up to the cliff tops and play catch with each other. Though there was only so much to do in La Push. Every now and then we'd head up to Port Angeles to watch a film or do some shopping. Once I even drove him up to Seattle because he missed the bright lights of city life. But normally we would just hang around at First Beach or at the café. Being with Mike brought out my inner child. A much more happier, careless and laid back version of myself. The more time I spent with Mike the more my mother was eager to meet him. So when I brought him home to meet my family, I was surprised to find how much she approved of him and how well he got along with Seth. I was worried that they all wouldn't get along but clearly I had nothing to worry about.
"He's really cool." Seth had said, after Mike left that evening.
I also spent more time with my family than usual. In the evening I would relax at home and watch the T.V or help my mom prepare dinner. We would eat together as a family just like we used to before my dad died. Now I was bonding more with both my brother and my mom; something I couldn't do very well before now. There was never any arguments anymore. Of course I had my fair share of chores to do, but I did them willingly and time went by quite quickly. It was good for me to have some time at home before going on duty.
My patrol generally started at 7pm. Overall I'd missed one or two patrols and shockingly Jacob didn't get pissed or anything, even though he was concerned about this loose bloodsucker. I wasn't alone on my search either, I had Collin and Embry for company, but we focused more on our search than we did to each other. After so many weeks we still hadn't found the leech. Even the Cullens hadn't found the parasite terrorising Washington. The only proof was the occasional report of a gruesome death and the poorly disposed of corpse found soon after-- normally somewhere around Seattle, Olympia or Tacoma. Sometimes we'd find a trail, but it would lead into the ocean or disappear completely. The Cullens hoped that the menace would soon vanish, but the me and the rest of the pack was hoping different. It had been ages since we'd had a good brawl, if we found the bloodsucker then we'd be the ones having fun ripping the leech to pieces. But normally we'd find nothing and the six to seven hours of searching the forests went to waste.
I would arrive home--completely shattered--and trying not to wake anyone up, stumble into my bedroom and collapse onto my bed. Where I would fall into a deep sleep until the morning.
With the past three months over and done with, I started to think about the future and possible events. Halloween was nearby. Actually I found it to be a very pointless and childish tradition. As part of the supernatural world, I knew of creatures like vampires and werewolves/Children of the Moon. There was no point to placing a pumpkin outside my house because none of these creatures would be undermined by it. Another event on the horizon was my birthday. I never considered birthdays to be a major deal, as I had so many extra. But this I felt excited, firstly I would be spending this birthday with my family in almost eighteen years. Secondly this was going to be my first birthday with Mike.
I continued to lay in my bed and think of the possible outcomes of my birthday. For once I was far too giddy to fall asleep.