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SPOV
"Hey Sky." It was Brent. I was finally hearing his voice.
...
That good for nothing, disappearing, jerky, voice!
"Brent! What the hell is wrong with you? Do you know how worried I've been? This is ridiculous; you have to get home right now!" I was seething mad. Here I was worried sick, while my brother was out somewhere in the world taking his precious time before deciding to finally call after weeks of nothing!
I ignored Brady's frantic attempts to calm me as I waited for Brent to answer.
He scoffed. "Why should I? Does anyone really care if I came back?" I opened my mouth, but Brent continued. "Other than you? Look Skylar, you're my little sister, I love you, but..." I frowned into the phone as the silence lengthened.
"But what? Brent?"
"I think its time we grew up. You know, went our separate ways. We can't lean on each other forever." I bit my lip.
"But I just started to learn to trust you, to actually learn to accept you as my older brother. Why would you just leave?"
"I think I... I think I imprinted." I stood there in silence, completely ignoring Brady's questions.
My anger simmered out, slowly being replaced by a warm, fuzzy feeling in my stomach. He imprinted? Aw!
"You imprinted? On who? Where? Brent I'm so happy for you!"
He laughed breathlessly, almost as if he had been nervous for my reaction.
"Her name's Sonya. I'm in California. And thanks Skylar, it means a lot. Just, don't expect me to be back for a while. I think... I think I want to start a new life here." I sighed. I couldn't tear him away from his imprint. That would be cruel.
"Okay, okay. Just promise me you'll call more often. And visit someday, okay?"
"Yeah, I promise. You have to meet Sonya eventually, don't you? But don't expect me around for a few more months. I don't think I'd be able to stand...him."
"Yeah, I understand."
"Kay, bye Sky. Love you." I smiled.
"Love you too big brother. Bye." I hung up the phone and turned around. Brady was in front of me almost immediately.
"You okay?" I nodded at Brady's panicked expression, smiling through my tears.
"He's happy; I can't ruin that for him."
"You're a good sister." I laughed as Brady wrapped his arms around my waist.
"If you want to think so." I sighed.
I was doing the right thing. Brent had found love. So what if she was all the way in California? I had to come all the way from Sydney to meet Brady. It made sense that my brother would have to travel far too.
And he was right, there was no way the Bronson's would be able to live under one roof. It would be impossible.
"Are you sure you're okay?" I nodded.
"He's happy," I repeated. "That's all that matters."
"Are you going to tell your parents? Where he is I mean." I shook my head.
"They don't need to know," I whispered. I stepped away from him, heading back upstairs.
"Hey Sky?" I paused. "What exactly did Brent tell you?" I turned to face him, the warm, fuzzy feeling forming in my stomach again.
"He imprinted. On someone in California. He says he's not coming back any time soon." I shrugged, staring at the wall behind Brady.
"And you're... Okay with that?" He raised an eyebrow at me.
I stared at him for a second, before shrugging.
"He's happy." My voice sounded almost monotone now as I repeated the phrase.
Brady sighed, stepping forward towards me.
I settled into his arms gratefully.
"You know, you're too nice sometimes." I smiled.
"It's just that..." I frowned, my smile disappearing. "He's done so much for me. This is the least I can do for him."
Brady smirked. "And what exactly are you doing?"
"Not freaking out and keeping my mouth shut about to our parents." Brady laughed.
"I guess that is something." I smiled.
"I thought so."
"Skylar? Are you up?" I flinched, automatically trying to run up the stairs to my room.
Brady held me still though, holding me until Kole entered the kitchen.
I relaxed a little when I realized it was only him.
He grimaced when he saw us.
"I'm not interrupting anything, am I?" I rolled my eyes and Brady let me go.
"No, what're you doing here?"
"Oh my gosh. You spoke! It's a miracle!" I glared at him.
"Kole..."
He smiled. "Sorry, sorry. I did barge into your house for a reason."
"Well?"
"Tsk tsk Skylar, patience is a virtue." I sighed impatiently.
"Come on Kole, just spit it out." I threw Brady a grateful glance.
"Fine, but you ruined a perfectly good dramatic moment." I rolled my eyes again, crossing my arms over my chest. "I found this letter thing in my yard. It had your name on it, so..." He handed me a dirty envelope. I frowned at it for a second before handing it to Brady.
He flipped it over, examining the writing across the top. And maybe I was seeing things, but I swear I saw him smell it.
I frowned at him, but he only smiled at me. "Go ahead." He gave it back to me. I glanced hesitantly between him and Kole, before ripping the top open.
Hey Skylar.
I don't know when I'm going to see you again, if I see you again, so I left you this.
You don't have to show this to anyone if you don't want to. It can be for your eyes only, or you can put it up in a museum. Your choice.
Okay, so here it goes.
I'm not sure where I'll be when you read this. Or if you would have heard from me by now or not. Or if you'll care anymore.
But I just wanted you to know that I didn't leave because of you.
I've been planning on leaving for a long time.
I probably wrote this ages before I actually disappeared. And I hope did disappear. I hate messy good byes...
What I'm trying to say is, don't come after me. You need too. And if it makes it any clearer, I don't want you too.
I hated my life in La Push. You coming to stay with us made it slightly better, but I never fit in there. I was too exotic to fit in with the kids at school. Sure, it made me popular, but I had no real friends. The pack was freaked out by me because they didn't know what I was. So trust me Sky, it's better this way. Really.
You're the best little sister a guy could ask for, and I love you.
At least now, I can leave you behind with a peaceful mind. I know Brady, Kole and the pack will protect you. But never fear, I'll always be looking out for you, whether you need me to or not.
Brent
I shoved the letter back in its envelope, hiccupping as I choked back tears.
I ran past Brady and back to the phone.
I pressed redial, but there was no number to call back.
The jerk had hidden his number before calling. I wouldn't hear from him again until he decided to call. Yeah, like that was going to happen.
He was my brother; I needed him, no matter how little he actually interfered in my life.
I sank to the floor, clutching the envelope to my chest as I cried.
"Sky?"
My fingers gripped tighter on the letter as I looked up.
Brady frowned at it.
"Can I see?" I bit my lip, but nodded. I handed him the envelope hesitantly.
He took a few minutes to read, and when he finished, he gave it back silently.
"Thanks Kole, you can leave now."
"Yeah, uhm. See you later Skylar." I didn't respond, and Kole left.
Brady sat beside me on the floor. We sat together, waiting until the tears stopped rolling down my cheeks.
"You want to talk about it?" That only made the tears resume. "Shoot, I'm sorry." I shook my head, taking the box of tissues he held out.
Where did those even come from?
"Not your fault." I took a deep breath, clearing my head.
"What am I going to do with you?" He muttered as I leaned my head on his shoulder.
I laughed breathlessly. "I'm sorry." Brady sighed.
"Stop apologizing. It's not your fault. You've been through a lot."
"Yeah, well if going through a lot means I get to keep you, I'm good." Brady shook his head at me, kissing the top of my head.
"You're adorable." I pouted.
"Darn, I was hoping for intelligent? Sexy?" Brady lifted my chin so he could read my eyes.
"I wasn't done." I felt the blush rise to my cheeks as Brady continued to stare at me. "Adorable, intelligent, sexy, humourous, beautiful..." His voice trailed off as he leaned in towards me.
"Skylar? Sweetie, we're home." Brady pulled away and winked at me before helping me up.
I started fanning myself with my hands, urging the embarrassing blush to fade faster.
"Hi Sky, how're you feeling today?" Mum hugged me gingerly for a few seconds before taking a step back, holding me at arms length.
"I'm fine Mum, really." She smiled, letting me go.
"That's good." She turned to Brady, smiling at him. "And how are you today Brady?" He smiled.
"Great, thanks Mrs. B. How's the day been treating you?" My mother's eyes took on a far away look and she drifted closer to the kitchen entrance. Father was still standing there, staring at Brady.
"Wonderful, we had the best time in Port Angeles, isn't that right?" She took Father's hand, looking up at him expectantly.
"It was fun. Hope you two stayed out of trouble." His eyes stayed on Brady as he spoke. I noticed Brady gulp once before looking down.
I frowned, sliding closer to Brady. I took his hand; much like Mum had done with father.
"We did, thank you for your concern." Father's eyes flashed to mine and he looked down at Mum.
"Ready to leave?" Mum nodded excitedly.
"Leave?" I frowned again. "To where?"
"Our date." I gagged. Ew, that was nasty.
Brady chuckled at my reaction.
"Don't worry Skylar; we have somewhere to be too." I raised an eyebrow at him. A talent I had perfected during my many stays at home.
"Which would be?" He glanced at my parents, before leaning towards me.
"Baby shower at Sam's."
"Who's having a baby?"
Brady laughed, pulling me towards the stairs. My parents had already disappeared.
"Cute, clueless, enchanting, enthralling, irreplaceable..."
Merry (early) Christmas everyone ! Obviously I'm back from an awesome trip!
So I got a few mosquito and sand flea bites, but apart from those, the trip was awesome!
Anyway, I updated before Christmas and New Year! I hope I can update again before leaving for my ski trip... If not, I'll be writing as much as I can the whole trip!
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