Chapter 14: Regaining Life

I do not own any characters except Sabbie, Zyanya, and Moema

Sabbie slowly accepted the fact that Jake and the others were not always going to be around do to their 'work'. So she decided to get back involved with clubs and activities that she had previous been in before Sam's disappearance and her mother's suicide. Before everything she had been on the cheerleader/dance team, a choir singer, and finally member of the yearbook (she would take the photos that were published within the book). After the death and disappearance, all of them gave her some time off to recover emotionally before they would allow her back onto the teams. However, recently they wanted answers as to if she was coming back.

After waking up she rushed downstairs to get some breakfast from Emily before class. Sabbie found Emily finishing cooking her breakfast. "Good morning Emily. I am going to be staying after school today." She began eating while Emily was looking at her with a stink eye.

"Sabbie, why would you want to stay after school?" Emily stated with desperately trying to hide her anger. For Emily it was easier to do all of the chores if the imprints helped out.

"I use to be a member of different clubs and activities. I want to be a part of them again. It will keep my mind busy especially since the packs been working almost 24/7 on this vampire hunt. I do not see why they would have any issues about it." Sabbie quickly finished her breakfast started to grab her backpack when Emily grabbed the handle of it.

"I know Sabbie but your brother will feel a lot better if you went straight home after school and not do those after school activities. Plus also, I need your help in taking care of them. I can only do so much by myself. I am not going to demand that you come home right after school but I am highly recommending it. "Sabbie just kissed Emily on the cheek and left for school in her car.

At School

At La Push High, Sabbie was one of the most popular girls in school. Teachers, students, and staff would all 'hi' or 'what's up'. Sabbie arrived at her locker and grabbed her books for the morning classes which some of them were not her favorite. She liked her English, music, and social sciences classes but they were in the afternoon. Right now she had the Mathematics, Science, and the only bearable class gym. She normally like gym but this semester she had a**whole for a teacher. Suddenly she felt a tap on her shoulder and she turned around and saw Kim.

Kim's locker is a couple down from Sabbie. Kim was that annoying girl that overworked at trying to be friends. She was also part of the invisible crowd that never participates in anything. Basically, she is the complete opposite of Sabbie. Since Sabbie was Sam's sister and Kim became Jared's imprint, she got the stupid idea that they could become friends which was never going to happen. Unlike Kim, Sabbie had to deal with the fact that Jake might still love Bella and her big brother, who is her only biological family left, were out there constantly fight the red-headed bloodsucker. Even before all of this pack business Kim would try to get the two of them to be friends.

"Hey, Sabbie! So do you think that you can give me a ride back to your house after school? Also do you want to join me for lunch today?" Kim looked like an excited puppy that Sabbie was going to have to shoot.

"Um…No. I'm staying after for cheerleading practice and choir rehearsal. Second, the pack is not here so I do not want to sit next to you at lunch. I will be with my real friends." Sabbie stated and grabbed her books and headed off to class.

In her first class, Chemistry, her best friend, co-captain of the cheerleading/dance team, and fellow member of the choir; Zyanya was in the class as well. Sabbie entered in and went over to their desk. Zyanya hugged her.

"So Sabbie…are you coming to practice today? We all miss you and your killer vocals and dance moves. Plus today, they are taking the yearbook photos." Zyanya gave her the puppy pout that get anyone to do her bidding.

"Yeah I will be there. I am finally starting to feel better and I missed you guys. I just need to pick up my uniforms from the coaches." Sabbie felt a strange feeling inside of her. For once in a long time she actually felt happy like she had something to look forward too.

At lunch time in the Cafeteria

Sabbie grabbed her usual lunch, a salad with a fruit smoothie and a yogurt. Walking into the cafeteria felt different. For once she was not forced to sit with other members of the pack nor their imprints. Suddenly a 'Sabbie' brought her back to the present. It was her other friend Moema and Zyanya. She rushed over and sat down with them. It felt great to back with them.

"So Sabbie what the hell has been going on? For the past three months you were hanging out with those creepy but hot looking guys. What's the deal?" Moema asked Sabbie.

Sabbie looked stunned. She knew that the truth could not be told. If she did it would make her look like a lunatic still recovering from the grief. "They work for my brother so I have gotten closer to them. Jared is dating someone so he is unavailable. Jake and I are really close friends…"

"So are you trying to tap that? I would not mind doing Paul…he is after all the school's man whore." Sabbie just turned red in the cheeks. She had no idea how to answer that question. Part of her wanted her and Jake to be like that but the other part of her knew what realty had for her.

Kim all of a sudden appeared at Sabbie's side and began to sit down. The girls that Sabbie was hanging out with got up and left. But before that they gave Sabbie a stink eye telling her she had to come with them. Sabbie just took a deep breath and got up and left Kim at the table.

Beginning of After-School Programs

Kim had left school exactly at the same time the bell rang for dismissal. Sabbie, on the other hand, got her cheerleading uniform and headed towards the gymnasium for practice. Most the squad was there and was warming up in various ways. All of the girls and the couple of guys that were on the squad all welcome Sabbie with open arms and told her that they missed her. Sabbie just smiled and told the team that it was time to practice their routine for the big football game between La Push and Forks (the teams were huge rivals).

After practicing the routine, Sabbie saw that it was almost time for choir to meet up and practice their songs for their own competition. She dismissed the squad and began to gather her stuff when suddenly a chill went up her spine. Sabbie turned around and looked but no one was there. Imagination can be a fickle thing and apparently it wanted to play tricks on her today. She though it was because she was disobeying Sam's order about 'no more after school activities' and expected one of the pack members to be there and drag her home. Sabbie just shook it off and told herself to focus for the choir practice.

The choir practice in the auditorium. The mixed choir could do a wide range of music and dance. They were like the real life vocal adrenaline on Glee except they did not purposely overwork their students that they either died or collapse from exhaustion. Once again as Sabbie was running through the numbers she felt like that someone was watching her. A couple of time she missed her cues to do certain moves or singing. After two hours of practice, the teacher/advisor decided it was time to call it quits for today and the group was coming along really well. Our next competition should be in the bag. It was going to be happening in late-winter to early spring.

Heading Home That Day

Since everything was done Sabbie figured that it was time to face the music. She knew that half or most of the pack was going to be ready to kill her but won't. Sabbie figured that Sam and Jared would be the maddest at her for this little stunt. Boy was she right! She drove home and saw Sam and Emily there on the front porch. Sam's looks were sharp enough to cut down trees.

"You are in so much trouble. Get in the house and sit down at the table. NOW!" Sam opened the front door. Inside was the pack, imprints (including Kim), and the elders of the tribe (Jake's Dad, Leah and Seth's Mom, and Quil's Grandpa). She felt screwed and not in the good way.

"Ok…what I did was wrong in terms of treating Kim kinda like crap… but I want to say that I am entitled to live my life before any of this shit happened. I missed hanging out with my normal friends…doing normal stuff. I need the music and cheer just to get me through the day. It helps me grieve over my Mom. So come on Sam deliver whatever punishment you want to give to me because no matter what I am still going to be a member of the cheer/dance squad and my choir." She was trying to stand tall but only met up to Sam's mid chest. He just stood there in silence for a moment. Sam murmured to her to go upstairs and wait for her punishment. Sam sighed as she went up the stairs and waited her fate.

"Ok pack. What should we do about my little sister? She is going to be making this a harder mission than it has to be. We cannot watch over her and chasing the red-haired bloodsucker. Plus, she should have not treated Kim the way she did. Yet, I understand where she is coming from about wanting her normal life back…cause I know that each of you would want your lives to be normal again. So any suggestions on a suitable punishment?" Sam was looking around even more so towards the elders as they were parents and would understand Sam's dilemma.

"Sam…normally I would say ground her but she is not going to listen. Maybe make it she has to be able to keep up with everything, including pack issues, and overwhelm her to the point that she decides on her own terms to leave these extracurricular." Sue stated in a motherly tone towards him. The others seemed too murmured in agreement to what she was saying. Everybody knew that Sabbie had the temper of a wolf without the transformation aspect.

Sam thought that had been the best suggestion of the night and decided to add in punishment for grounded on the weekends and extra chores. He figured that will make it quicker in terms of getting his sis to quite these activities. She needed to grow up and face the music just like the rest of them she will never be able to leave the area unless Jake came along which right now would be impossible. Her college dreams were flushed down the toilet as well. Sam hated to have been the crusher of dreams especially to his little sister but he had to parent Sabbie since it was just the two of them. Also her dreams were destroyed the moment Jacob imprinted on his sister. He decided it was time to deliver her punishment that Sue and he created.