A.N. On to the next chapter in Bella's life. Chapter 14: Puzzle
Bella walked slower than necessary.
"There's nothing to be afraid of." Jake reassured her.
"I'm not scared."
"Sure, sure." She looked up and gave him the worst look she could muster; he chuckled. She frowned. Jake laughed at her again before hooking his fingers onto the bottom of his wife beater and pulling it over his head to reveal his naked chest. Bella's eye brows furrowed until she realised that the only other people actually wearing shirts at the bonfire were the elders and a few women.
They were closer to the fire now and she began to feel drawn towards it, almost as if an invisible string was pulling her. She sped up a little, involuntarily.
When they finally arrived, Bella's eyes scanned the area, trying to figure out who was who. The farthest from her on the left were Billy, Old Quil and Harry Clearwater; the elders. Then there was Seth Clearwater, his sister Leah who was silently tucked under Quil Ateara's arm. Bella wondered when they had started dating; she could remember a time when Leah was engaged to Sam. Next there was a girl who she didn't know personally but definitely recognised, oh what was it again? Kimberley? Yeah, Kim Conweller, she was two grades below Bella at school so they never really talked to each other; just like Leah, she was tucked under someone's arm.
Jared Cameron.
Next to him was, oh god; Bella instinctively took a step back. Paul Meraz; she blinked at his amused expression. She quickly moved on and was instantly glad that she did; this time she took an instinctive step forward, Embry Call. Bella gave a wide smile; he looked up at her and returned it; his white teeth contrasting against his russet skin. Bella wasn't sure why she was so happy, it was as if she hadn't just seen the guy yesterday; she couldn't stop her smile though.
She finally tore her eyes away from him and looked to the next person; she definitely recognised this guy. He was their 'leader', Sam Uley, who also had his fiancé Emily tucked under his arm. Bella immediately noticed the space in between Sam and Embry and began walking towards it when Billy called out,
"Let her go, Jacob." She stopped, curious, before turning around and finding Jacob only a few centimetres away from her; she flinched a little in shock. When did he move? And how could she not have heard anything? She looked up at his face questionably but he wasn't looking at her, he was staring straight over her head at something else with a murderous expression.
"Jake?" She whispered; she wasn't exactly scared, just a little confused. She turned back to where she was going and flinched again; Embry was standing ahead of her, about the same distance away from her as Jacob. She looked between the two of them, they both looked so focused on each other but if she moved they'd quickly glance down at her; she was unsure of what to do. The way they stared each other down make her feel sort of uncomfortable, it was like they were rivals.
"Okay, boys. Now isn't the time and place." Bella looked at Sam with a curious expression as he approached; she watched as he kept his distance from her.
"Bella." Billy called, she turned to him.
"Why don't you go sit down?" He told her nicely, she looked up at Jake once more before brushing past Embry, it seemed she couldn't help it, she wanted…. NO needed some kind of physical contact.
Bella was uncomfortable, even though she had still taken the seat she would have before, it seemed that everyone else had re-positioned themselves around her choice. Now, she was sandwiched between Kim and Emily; Sam had sent Embry and Jacob to opposite sides of the site, they were both equal distances away from her. Although, it didn't look like either of them were happy.
Bella shook her head and tried to forget about the two of them and their weird behaviour and listened to the stories that Billy was telling. She had heard them before though, hell, everyone on the rez had heard them before, too many times.
This time was different for Bells though, each legend Billy told was of new meaning to her, a new piece to the puzzle that she was trying her hardest to complete. By the time the stories were over, she had finally pieced it together.
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