AN: I suck I know, I really, really know. This chapter is shorter than some of the others and not my best work, the chapter is also going to be split into two parts. But heres chapter 25, fianlly.
Thank you to everybody who read and reviewed last chapter. Sorry this update took so long.
CH-25: First Day of School Part 1
"Get up" Jay yelled, throwing my bedroom door open and barging into my room. I groaned and rolled over onto my stomach, putting my pillow over my head to drown out Jay's loud voice.
"Come on Meg. It's your first day of school, up, up, up," Jay continued. I groaned again squeezing my eyes tight. Yep it was the first day of school, senior year, I should be excited right? I was more nervous than anything. Other than the Pack I know nobody in this little town. I had barley gotten any sleep last night, dreading this day to come and I had already hit the snooze button on my alarm three times, but it was still too early to get up. And having Jay yelling in my ear wasn't helping me go back to sleep and forgetting all about school.
"Meg!" Jay yelled again. I hated how he could be so cheery this early in the morning. It's unnatural. I heard Jay sigh and the next thing I know my covers are being ripped off of me and my pillow being extracted from my hold. The cold morning air hits my bare legs and I curl myself into a ball on my bed. Jay hits me with my pillow. I untangle myself and sit up straight, glaring at Jay.
"I hate you," I told him, trying to sound mean but the grogginess in my voice cancels out that affect.
"Love you too Meg," Jay says happily, "Now get up, Haley's making breakfast." Jay threw the pillow at my head and I caught it just as it hit my face.
"Jerk," I mumbled getting out of bed. I picked up my comforter from the floor and threw it back on the bed. I then walked into the bathroom and showered. After my shower I walked back into my bedroom, a towel wrapped around my body.
I looked through my closet and found the perfect outfit for the first day of school at a new school. A pair of dark wash skinny jeans, a white t-shirt that had black out lines of SpongeBob on it with multiple face expression, only one little SpongeBob outline near the bottom was colored in with his usual yellow coloring. I also wore my black converse high-tops and my P and M necklace. I went back to the bathroom and put my hair in a ponytail and then put a small amount of make-up on.
I went back to my room, planning on going straight down stairs, when I was almost to the door I stopped, feeling like I was forgetting something. Then it hit me. I didn't have a backpack. Jay had gotten me a bunch of school supplies- pencils, a notebook, and a calculator. But we forgot to get a backpack. I sighed and found my All You Need is Love bag. I dumped out the contents of the bag and shoved my school stuff in it. I also grabbed my sunglasses and put them in the bag too, and then I went down stairs.
I walked into the kitchen and saw the table pilled with plates of food. Seriously it was like a buffet.
"You know we'll never finish all this," I pointed out as I took my seat at the table.
"I know, I just got carried away," Haley sighed, dropping more pancakes onto the already large stack.
"Jay! Food!" She yelled. Jay walked into the room and took a seat, his eyes growing wide as he saw the spread in front of him.
"What are you gonna do with the leftovers?" I asked.
"I figured I'll just take it over to Emily Young's place," Haley sat down too, "She's always having Jared and the guys over at her place and those boys can eat, I doubt they'll even be able to tell the foods leftover, they eat so fast." I nodded my head in understanding.
"You're wearing that?" Jay asked as he looked up at me from his newspaper.
"What's wrong with what I'm wearing? It's not provocative or anything," I asked.
"You're wearing a SpongeBob shirt for your first day at a new high school?" Jay looked at me like I was insane.
"SpongeBob's cool," I told him, rolling my eyes. Jay could never understand why I like SpongeBob so much, but whatever he old so it doesn't matter anyways.
"So when is Kim picking you up?" Jay asked me as we all started eating.
"Uh…fifteen minutes," I shrugged. I really have no idea when Kim's picking me up for school.
"I still don't see why you just don't drive yourself," Haley commented.
"Me either," I said. I really didn't know, but Kim and Paul had a huge argument the other day about who would take me to my first day of school.
It was Saturday the day after Paul, Jared, and I had our little heart to heart. Kim had decided that the four of us had to do something together. So while Jay and Haley were away on a date, Kim, Jared, Paul, and I had little movie double date of our own at my house. Less than half-way through the movie Kim mentioned something about school, which then prompted Paul into asking if I wanted him to take me to school on Monday. Kim shot him and glare and said that she was taking me. Ten minutes later the movie was paused and forgotten, Kim and Paul were standing in the middle of the room arguing, and Jared and I ended up sitting in the middle of the couch sharing a bowl of popcorn as we watched our other halves fight over me.
"I'm her best friend, I've been waiting for this day forever, I get to take her," Kim argued.
"I'm her boyfriend, I have dibs," Paul argued back.
"Oh, no way. If anybody has dibs in this situation then it's me,"
"Nope sorry Kim, I'm taking her,"
" It's bros before hoes, Paul," Kim said, then paused, "but you know the girl version,"
"Chicks before dicks," I suggested.
"Yes, that it," Kim pointed at me approvingly, "And Paul since you have a dick, I win,"
"And how are we supposed to know you don't have a dick Kim?" Paul asked, teasing her now. Kim blushed scarlet.
"I can attest for that," Jared said.
I looked over at him and raised my eyebrows. Now Jared was blushing too. I put my hand over my mouth, trying not to laugh. I looked over at Paul and could see he was laughing silently, amusement dancing in his eyes.
Kim cleared her throat.
"So uh, now that that's settled, I win. I'm taking Meg to school,"
"Oh now back up Kimmy, you have not won this argument yet," Paul protested.
"Do you have a say at all?" Jared asked me in a whisper.
"I don't think so," I answered softly.
I had been wondering that when they first started fighting. But then figure maybe it was best if I just stayed out of it. I honestly don't care who takes me to school. After about twenty more minutes or arguing and two more bags of popcorn, Paul finally gave up and announced to me dramatically that Kim would be taking me to school on Monday.
"Thanks for breakfast Haley," I said as I finished my meal and cleaned my dishes.
"No problem," She told me smiling. I heard a horn outside honk and I rolled my eyes. Of course Kim wouldn't bother to get out of the car. I grabbed my bag and was heading toward the door when Haley called my name.
"Why aren't you using your backpack?" She asked, I laughed lightly.
"I don't have one," I shrugged.
"We forgot to get you a backpack?" She asked looking shocked. "Its like the number one school essential, how could we forget it?" Haley was really sounding concerned.
"I'll pick one up on my way home from work," Jay said trying to appease her.
"Oh, no you won't." Haley protested, waving her fork at him. Jay raised his eyebrows.
"I'll get her one, I don't trust you with school supplies anymore, I mean really you forgot to get her a backpack," Haley rolled her eyes then turned to me. "Is that okay?"
"Its cool, but as much as I love watching you two argue I have to leave," My statement was backed up with Kim honking the horn again impatiently.
"Okay, okay, go on." Haley waved me out the door.
"Bye!" I yelled.
"Have fun at school," Jay yelled back laughing loudly.
"Not likely," I mumbled as I shut the front door then bounded over to Kim's car and got in.
"Damn you took forever," Kim complained.
"Hey you wanted to take me, if you had just let me drive myself you wouldn't have had to wait," I said.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," Kim grumbled as she started driving.
"So what's the school like?" I asked.
"Small," Kim laughed.
"Well I could have figured that out," I snorted. La Push was small so of course the school was gonna be small too.
"Well what do you want me to tell you?"
"I don't know." I shrugged.
"Are schools just like any other school Meg," Kim said.
"I know," I sighed, "It's just weird to be going to a new school and in my senior year too,"
"Are you glad though? To be here I mean," Kim asked.
"Yeah, of course. Everything is so much better here, new school or not," I answered.
"Good," She replied with a smile, I smiled too and shook my head at Kim for doubting me.
We drove the rest of the way to school and Kim parked the car, I grabbed my bag and as I was about to get out of the car Kim stopped me. She looked nervous.
"Yes?" I asked. Kim's eyes shifted out the window to other students passing by who were throwing us bewildered looks.
"So there might be something you should know actually," Kim confessed, sounding guilty, my interest peaked.
"Okay," I prompted.
"So since your friends with me and the guys and will probably be hanging out with mostly just us during school and since your dating Paul, people might say some things about you and well us too,"
"Like?"
"Um…well, see…the thing is…" Kim stuttered. I gave her a look to get on with it.
"Everybody thinks were a gang," She blurted.
I stared at her in shock for a moment before bursting out laughing. Kim looked out putted and glared at me. I calmed down for a second.
"Are you serious?" I asked. I mean really a gang in La Push? Are you kidding me?
"Yes I'm serious," Kim's glared intensified.
"Really?"
"Yes, really. I'm not making this up," Kim said.
"Okay, okay." I tried calm down some more. I took a deep breathe, getting myself together.
"So why do they think you guys are a gang?" I asked, trying to remain calm and not laugh again. Kim rolled her eyes at me.
"Well the guys used to be normal, you know, not so buff and tall. Then they go away for two weeks and come back looking like the hulk and people hear they're hanging out with Sam Uley. The gang rumors didn't really start until Jared and Paul phased, and well Embry too. And everything kind of intensified when everybody else started phasing and hanging out with Sam Uley as well, because even though to you the guys look like best friends, none of them really hung out before they became wolves. Jared and Paul were best friends sure, so were Embry and Quil but the four of them never hung out together, so it was weird.
"And then at school they only really hang out with each other because it's easier, you don't have to keep a secret. And then Jared and I start going out and every body automatically assumes that I'm in the gang too, because why else would Jared date smart, quite, invisible Kim?" Kim finished bitterly.
I nodded, feeling bad for Kim, but laughed silently at the people who really thought they were in a gang. I mean really those boys are too sweet to be in a gang. And they hang out with Seth! Sweet little Seth! How could anyone ever think he would be in a gang? It is ridiculous.
"So what do these gang rumors have to do with me?" I asked, trying to figure out the point of this conversation.
"You'll hang out with us and everybody will talk about how your part of the gang, some people may be mean about it but mostly they'll just ignore you and talk about you behind your backs, and I want you to be prepared for that." Kim told me sincerely. I smiled at her.
"I'll be okay," I promised her, I hated having Kim worrying about me.
"And just out of curiosity," I went on, "this alleged gang we're in, do we have a gang color? And if so what is it?" I asked trying to lighten the mood, because Kim's talk had made the air in the car feel tense and serious. My joke worked and Kim laughed.
"We don't have one yet, but I'm sure we can get one if you want," She teased me, a bright smile coming to her face. I smiled back and got out of the car. I met Kim at the back of the car.
"So where to?" She asked.
"I have to go to the front office and get my schedule and stuff," I said.
Jay had told me that last night when I asked about it, apparently since I got enrolled too close to when school started they didn't have time to go over my transcripts and get my schedule ready in time for schedule pick- up day so I had to get it today. Kim walked me to the office and on the way there we saw the Brady and Collin wrestling in the parking lot while Seth and Quil watched and took bets on who would win. I shook my head at them while Kim rolled her eyes.
"Does that happen a lot?" I asked her, nodding my head in their direction.
"Oh, yeah, all the time," She said.
"Maybe I should have brought Bert to school with me," I mumbled.
"You brought him to school with you?" Kim screeched appalled.
"No, but I did consider it, why is it such a big deal?" I asked curiously.
"Your new Meg, if you come to school with Bert, everyone will be like 'who's the weird girl with the rolling pin?" Kim mimicked a high voice.
"Weird?" I asked.
"Okay maybe not weird but crazy, 'who's the crazy girl with the rolling pin?"
"Crazy? Me, really?"
"'Who's the psycho with the rolling pin?'" She suggested, eyebrows raised.
"Psycho? I'm not psycho," I defended. "And why can't I just be the girl with the rolling pin? Why do you have to put some adjective before it?"
"Because Meg, if you bring a rolling pin to a school that does not have a cooking class and for really no apparent reason, your crazy, weird, or psycho." Kim explained slowly as if she was speaking to a two year old.
"You know, for being my best friend, your petty mean to me," I told her as we reached the front office. Kim snorted.
"Yeah, says the girl who made a hobby out of annoying me," Kim gave me a pointed look. I smiled brightly at her and walked in to the office, Kim followed behind me.
"Can I help you ladies?" The women at the front desk asked. I walked over to the desk and smiled at her.
"My names Megan Taylor and I was told to get my schedule here," I said.
"And your new right, to the school I mean?" The office lady asked, I nodded my head yes.
"I have your stuff right….here," She said, holding up a folder she had found in the pile on the desk. She flipped through the folder and took some things out.
"Okay," She said placing the papers in front of me them leaning over the desk.
"This is your schedule, it also had your locker number and combination on it, so don't lose it," She pointed to the smaller paper, "This is a map of the school," she pointed to another one. "And lastly, this is for you to have signed by all your teachers and then bring it back at the end of the day," She said, pointing to the last paper. I said okay, took the papers and thanked her as Kim and I left the office.
"Let me see your schedule," Kim said, trying to grab my papers, I moved them out of her reach.
"Hold your horses, I haven't even looked at it yet." I said. I found the paper that had my schedule on it and looked at what is said.
1. Spanish 1
2. English 4
3. Algebra 2
4. Physics 1
5. P.E
6. Government/Economics
I nodded my head as I read my schedule, seeing that I had all the right classes I was pretty okay with everything. I could feel Kim behind me as she read the schedule over my shoulder.
"You done?" I asked.
"Yes," She said brightly and moved away, I laughed and folded my schedule and stuffed it in my pocket.
"And?" I asked.
"We have English, Algebra, Physics, and P.E together." She told me beaming.
"So basically everything but…"
"1st and 6th," Kim interrupted. I nodded.
"Okay then," I said, "Now where?"
"Lets go find your locker," She said, grabbing my hand a pulling me toward the school. I followed willingly once I made her release my hand. As we walked into the school and down the hall to where Kim said my locker would be, people stared at me like I was some kind of alien, it was kind of weird.
"What's with all the staring?" I whispered to Kim. Kim looked around, blushed, then ducked her head.
"We don't get many new kids here," She whispered. I nodded my head.
"Here it is," Kim announced stopping in front of locker 206, which apparently was mine.
I dug my schedule out of my pocket to get the locker combination, it took me two tries but eventually I got the locker opened and stuffed the very few things I had brought with me in it.
"There you are," Paul said as he wrapped his arms around my waist from behind. I smiled, and leaned into him. I turned my head to the side to look at him and saw that he also had a smile on his face.
"Hi," I said.
Paul leaned down and planted quick kiss on my lips before letting me go. I shut my locker and turned around, draping my backpack over one shoulder. I grabbed Paul's hand and held it tight, he squeezed mine back in return. I looked away from Paul to see where Kim had gone and found her still standing next to me but with Jared this time.
"Hey Jared," I said, giving him a smile.
"Hey Meg, how are you?" he asked politely.
"I'd be better if everyone would quite gawking at me," I said honestly.
"They just don't have anything better to do with their lives," Jared shrugged, and wrapped an arm around Kim's waist. I laughed, because I knew he said that for the benefit of all the people who were most likely listening to our conversation.
"Hey Meg!" Embry yelled as he came to stop in front of us. "I've been looking for you everywhere!"
"Well here I am," I said.
"Guess what?" He asked excited.
"You're moving to Africa?" I guessed.
"What? No." Embry asked looking confused.
"You've decided your life long dream is to be a Rodeo clown?" I guessed again.
"No," Embry said, his eyes narrowing at me slightly.
"You…" I didn't get to finish my sentence because Embry's hand came up and covered my mouth. This time my eyes narrowed at him.
"Stop guessing," he ordered.
I looked over at Paul who was glaring at Embry's hand, Embry followed my line of sight, his eyes grew wide and he looked back at me. I raised my eyebrows at him challenging. He sighed and took his hand away. I wiped my mouth off with the back of my hand then looked at Embry expectantly. He stared right back with a blank expression.
"Didn't you want to tell me something?" I prompted.
"Oh right," Embry said, his face turning excited again. "So I found out that you're not the only new kid in school today,"
"Really?" I asked,
"Really?" Kim echoed, intrigued.
"Yep," Embry smiled, "Apparently a new family moved to town a couple weeks ago and they have four kids,"
"So including Meg there are five new kids at the school?" Jared asked.
"No," Embry shook his head.
"No?" Jared asked.
"From what I've heard the oldest one is in college or something. But, again from what I've heard, the other three go here; they are two guys and a girl."
"What grades are they in?" Kim asked.
"One of the guys is in 11th and the other two are in 10th," Embry said.
"Not to try and ruin your excitement Embry, but why is this such a big deal?" I asked.
"Well other than the fact that this is like the most new kids this school has ever gotten in years let alone all in the same day, I thought that you might like to know that you won't be the only person getting stared at today, so you don't have to feel so weird," Embry explained.
"Who said I was feeling weird to begin with?" I asked. Embry glanced at Paul quickly.
"I may have a source that revealed that you were nervous about today." He said, looking at the ground.
I looked at him for a moment the over to Paul, my eyes narrowing. Last night on the phone we talked and I had confessed to him that I was a little nervous about today, and he was the only one I told that to.
"Do you have to tell them everything?" I sighed.
"It just sort of slipped, I was worrying about you and I remembered you said that and the guys heard it… I'm sorry," Paul said smiling sweetly at me.
I laughed, not really caring, and patted his cheek with my free hand. A bell rang over head three times, making me jump because I was not expecting it.
"That's the warning bell," Kim explained as she stared backing up, "I have to go to my locker, but have Jared walk you to class,"
"Why Jared?" I asked.
"Because you guys have to same first period," She said then fast walked down the hall, only turning around once to wave.
"Hey, that reminds me; let me see you're schedule." Paul said, I took it back out of my pocket and handed it to him. He looked at it as Jared and Embry crowded around to get a look too.
"We have every class but 1st and 5th together," Paul told me smiling happily.
"We have everything but 3rd and 4th together," Jared said. I nodded my head and looked over at Embry; he didn't say anything just smiled.
"Embry?" I asked.
"We don't have a single class together," he announced, trying his hardest to not look disappointed. I just shrugged, considering he's a year younger than me I didn't expect to have any classes with him.
"Was there even a chance that I would have a class with you?" I asked.
"Yeah, the grades mix for electives and P.E," He explained.
"Oh," I said.
"What other electives do they have here anyways?" I asked. Paul laughed.
"Its either Spanish or French, that it." He said. I looked at him pointedly.
"I am not kidding," He said. Just then another bell rang, but only twice this time, and I did not jump at all, no matter what Paul said as he laughed at me.
"We should get to class," Jared said, waiting for me.
"Okay," I turned to Paul letting go of his hand; he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me into his chest. I wound my arms around his neck and hugged him back. I kissed his lightly on the lips before we had to part and go our separate ways.
"Love you," I mumbled.
"Love you too," He said.
We stepped away from each other and I waved as I ran to catch up with Jared who had already started walking away. I slapped Jared on the arm as I caught up with him but continued to smile. Not caring who was staring at me.
AN: So what did you think? Hope you enjoyed it. Since this chapter is kind of short and not really what I thought it would be, the chapter is gonna be two parts, this is part one. I have no idea when the next chapter will be posted but I do want to say that I'm sorry that it took me almost three months to update. This was the biggest case of writers block I've had since I started this story. I've been sick and stressed and that means that no writing gets done. As always Meg's outfits are on my profile. Thank you everyone who read this chapter.
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