So first off, you got me to OVER 300 REVIEWS WHICH IS JUST FREAKING CRAZY! :D I love you guys so much it is insane, each of you make me smile when I get your amazing comments and I wish I could reply to each and every one of you but my authors notes would be longer than the damned chapter because I could go on and on about how amazing it is.
Now this is more of a bridge chapter, the next couple are taking me a little longer to write than usual and so I did this one as a fill over one to show some little bits of her relationships with people growing and stuff, and just to have a little fun as its nice writing a not so depressed Jade.
At the bottom is another note where I need to ask you all an important question about where this is going so read it, if you have even read this one hehe :)
I do not own Twilight.
"MORNING HONEY!" The booming voice of Paul met me as I shuffled into the kitchen, the grey morning sky making it darker than usual.
I peered behind me, looking to see if Rachel was following me but she wasn't, so I frowned back at him. Was he talking to me?
The gruff laughter of my brother started and I glanced to where he was sat on the sofa, shuffling 6 slices of toast into his mouth at once.
"Why are you so happy?" I narrowed my eyes in suspicion at Paul who put a plate of toast in front of me, all 7 slices of it. Did he really think I would eat that much? I just blinked at him, he was smiling creepily at me. Like he had just farted on my toast or something , I looked down at it, as if expecting to see an obvious issue, there was none there, just lots of butter.
"Why are YOU so happy oh dear one? Anything you would like to share?" He asked back, leaning rather femininely over the kitchen counter, resting his head on his propped up fist. I narrowed my eyes more, what did he mean happy? I had just left my bedroom, I hadn't even smiled at him as of yet. I was more concerned with the creepy "I know something you don't" smile he was giving me.
Jacob started humming the tune to Call me maybe, I turned to look at him, his cheeky grin plastered on his stupid face while he looked at me, a mischievous look in his eyes. What the hell? These boys were so weird.
"So, need your phone back now? I still have it, you know, if you need to make any CALLS" Paul shouted the word calls at me while sniggered, his eyes now twinkled at Jacob, the same mischief in them as my brother.
"Uhh just leave it in my room" I mumbled as I bit into a slice of burnt toast, waiting for something to happen but nothing did, and Paul didn't have a childish freak out over it so I figured the toast was safe.
"Sure? You might need to CALL someone today" Jacob added in, his rough voice chuckling in amusement as his and Paul's stupid game that made no sense what so ever to me.
"Jason rang last night, his car broke down so one of you has to take me" I added in above their childish sniggering, I prayed Jake had his car because A, Paul drove like an asshole, and B Paul was annoying me.
"I don't have my car, Quil CALLED by and borrowed it so Paul?" Jacob who was still laughing dumped his plate in the sink before turning to his huge usually angry friend.
"Sure, I would LOVE to take you, who CALLS shot gun?" Over exaggerating two words in particular he smirked more, grabbing the left over toast from my plate and munching down on it as I grabbed my bag from the floor.
"I CALL it" Jacob squeaked as he legged it out the front door, waving goodbye to my dad who was sat on the porch as he went. I just trudged behind Paul who was still sniggering.
"Bye dad" I leant down, kissing his cheek as he smiled at me.
Leaping in the backseat of the car I groaned, Paul had cranked the volume up on the radio, Call me maybe was playing. His phone was connected to the radio. Something was going on here. The next song came on after much chuckling from the two boys in the front, Call on me, Eric Prydz. And then finally as we pulled up to school a song I had never heard of, the lyrics were something along the lines of, How do you think I feel when you call my name. Which as with the other two songs, the boys screamed the word Call at the top of their lungs before smirking like they were the smartest guys alive.
Jacob got out, still singing the song's lyrics loudly as Paul gave me the creepy smile again; we had pulled up right in the middle of the rest of the pack guys and Kim. Who all smiled, one smile got me in particular, Embry, and his eyes sparkled as his smile lit up.
I got out, ignoring Paul as he said to call him if I needed a lift home, again, loudly pronouncing the one word that seemed to be causing them so much pleasure this morning.
Before I shut the door to the car his voice piped up again.
"Oh look it's Embry...CALL" He laughed again, this time harder as Jacob started singing the stupid Call me maybe song again. I frowned, looking between Paul, Embry and my giggling brother before realising what they had been doing all morning.
Embry Call. Call. They had been dropping his last name into the conversation as much as possible. They were such wind ups, and idiots.
"Oh hardy freaking har, well done boys so funny" I sarcastically joined in the laughter they were doubled over in, slamming the door shut to Paul's car as he undoubtly went to spill another line.
"Come on sis it was, you were so confused, your face, ahh priceless" Jacob barked out through his gasping laughter. Obviously more amused than he should be.
"Oh shh" I smack his arm as he walked off toward school. Everyone left, even Paul, although it took a while, and Embry had to threaten to scratch his car. He had continued to blare the Call on me song through the open windows, singing loudly.
"So what was that about?" Embry finally asked, his interest becoming too peaked not too. I sighed but smiled, I knew the teasing wouldn't stop for a while, especially from Jake.
"They were just winding me up"
"About me?" His eyebrows cocked up, amused but also slightly annoyed as I nodded at him.
We walked slowly through the front doors of the school, our bodies close but not touching, after all, we were just seeing how it went. But I was dying for him to reach out and hold my hand, to feel the spark of his warm skin on mine. I refrained myself, not wanting to fuel anymore teasing from my brother. I made a mental note to do this back to him when he finally found someone other than Bella Swan to pine over.
The hallway was crowded, too crowded, my small body got pushed into with no sorrys as we walked to my locked, Embry did his best to keep me upright but even he was getting pushed.
"I can tell them to stop if its bothering you" He finally spoke, his voice a little on edge as we reached my locker and freed ourselves from the middle of the hallway rush.
"No of course not, I can handle my brother. May need some back up with Paul, but Jake I can handle" I smiled as Embry chuckled, taking my books from me as I opened my locker he leant against my neighbouring ones.
"Just threaten him with telling the others about the little heart to heart he gave you" His smirk grew wider as he piled the books in before grabbing my English one back out, handing it too me.
"How do you know he gave me a heart to heart? I never told you who had talked to me, it could have been your mom for all you know" I liked this, talking calmly with Embry, it felt so much nicer and natural than the shouting and snapping we used to do, well that I used to do. Beside, the stuff with his mom helped too, the Mrs Jade Call thing had thrown me completely, but in a good way.
"Because it's you, and you would never have come to see me unless you had been given a big kick up the ass, I think your forgetting Jade, I can read you like a book, remember?" He smiled more, chuckling lightly. He looked better than he had done in months; the stressed look that had taken a firm hold on him over the last weeks was gone, replaced by a younger more healthier sparkle. I preferred him like this, I preferred me like this, I hadn't had one bad thought or felt lonely once in the last 24 hours. Although, Embry had stayed at mine last night until 11, watching movies and eating my food. But even after he had left I had this warm feeling over me.
"No ass kicking was given thank you very much, just tiniest little eenie bit of help" I made a little space between my thumb and middle finger, showing how small I meant. Although I think he saw right through me, Paul had been the only reason I had finally gone and sorted the mess I had made out.
The school bell rang out, sending the hallway into another flurry of rushed pushing while Embry and I just stayed still, looking at one another.
"How about that coffee tonight?" He finally spoke as the hall emptied, a few stragglers left behind, those stragglers annoyingly included my best friend. Jason was hiding behind the vending machine at the end of the hall, his head popped out, listening to the conversation. I scowled at him quickly, he was so intrusive.
"Jade?" Embry waved a hand in front of my scowling face, bringing my attention away from the stupid boy making kissy faces at me.
"Sorry, umm yeah, I'd like that. Maybe not coffee, your mom has killed my taste for it, that stuff was lethal" My mouth burnt as I remembered the strong taste, it was as if she had used 85% coffee beans, and the rest water. Embry laughed.
"Ok, so I'll surprise you" He was chuckling as he said it, his hand reached up to shut my locker that still lay open behind me.
"La Push diner?" This boy had never left La Push and seeing as that was the only place in La Push to go, it was no surprise really.
"Probably, I'll see you at lunch" Still grinning he swooped down, placing the smallest kiss on my cheek before hurrying off to class as the warning bell rang.
A hot blush crept up my cheeks, burning into the spot his lips had brushed against while my stomach flipped. So the feelings he gave me had just got worse since yesterday, my revelation of feelings finally sending my body into a love sick craze named Embry.
"Ooooo Jade is blushing, Jade and Embry sitting in a tree" Jason sang as he walked down the hall toward me, my blush cooled as he teased but the fuzzy feeling remained.
"Oh shut up" I smirked as we walked down the empty hallway, late as usual for class and not caring as usual.
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"You know Jade, you really couldn't be more obvious" Maya sang in a teasing voice as she chucked the basket ball to me, our teacher scowling at our blatant boredom in her gym class.
"Excuse me?" I frowned, I had no idea what she was on about, one minute we were talking about Maya's dad's new job, then she just throws that up.
"Oh come on, like you don't know, even Kim can tell and Kim is well innocent" Maya stopped before looking at Kim who had dropped the basket ball in a feeble attempt at catching it, and they both started giggling as if in on some joke I was blissfully unaware of.
"Hey I have seen her with Jared, she is anything but innocent" I poked back, catching the ball as Kim lunged it at my stomach.
"Well she's a lot more innocent than the shameless staring Embry and you are doing right now" I stopped mid throw, bringing the ball back to my stomach where I hugged it. What staring? I hadn't stared? These girls were just winding me up. Everyone was winding me up today, it had been wind up Jade day. Quil had at one point, walked past me, handed me his number and said, ever so flirtily, call me maybe?. Which earned a round of approving looks from his friends, but an almighty smack from Embry who had also caught on to the game they had been playing, except the version for him was my name. For example, Seth at lunch said something along the lines of him being "jaded" which was followed by Jared proclaiming his love for the colour black. By which point, I gave up sitting with them and wandered off to Jason where the teasing had gotten no better.
"I haven't stared I just smiled when we first came out"
"That's what you think, but that boy has been undressing you with his eyes for the last half hour" Maya winked, I turned to look at the boys gym group who were doing some sort of football move. Embry was looking at me, or rather, my legs which were bare beneath the gym shorts which were slightly too tight.
"He is totally having mind sex with you right now" Kim added in, I snapped my head to her as did Maya, Kim never said sex. She was too, well, shy. I threw my ball at her, hitting her in the head with a little more force than planned.
"We are just friends" I stated defiantly as the two girls sniggered. I could feel a blush working up but I pushed it down, or tried to at least.
"Sure, like Jared and I" Kim sounded so innocent yet so guilty as she smirked knowingly at me. Damned imprints.
"GIRLS HOW ABOUT RATHER THAN GOSSIPING ABOUT WHO YOUR CRUSHING ON YOU ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING AND THROW THE DAMN BALL" Our gym teacher's sharp voice bellowed across the field from where she was stood with the boys coach, both teachers were looking directly at the three of us, scowling in disapproval.
"Jesus love" Maya mumbled as she threw the ball she had picked up from the floor to Kim, to then threw it to me. This could not even be classed as physical activity, we had been throwing the stupid thing around for half an hour and I hadn't even warmed up slightly, surely exercising should warm you up, or make you sweat or something.
"Anyway, what happened with Embry, a birdy told me you went to his yesterday. Anything happen?" Kim's curious voice asked as she threw the ball lopsidedly to Maya who stumbled to catch it. I frowned, nobody had asked what happened yet, not even Rachel, I guess it would happen at some point.
"No freaking way, you went to Embry's house?" Maya who had caught the ball dropped it again, holding it under her foot as she stared at me in disbelief.
"Let me guess, this birdy was called Paul, and the birdy called Paul told lets say a birdy called Jared, and that birdy told you?" I raised an eyebrow at the now guilty looking Kim.
"Actually, the first birdy told a birdy called Quil, who told a birdy called Seth, who told a Leah, and then she may have told me when I went to Emily's yesterday, and then I told Jared and he told Sam. Who then told Jacob." She finished, her face blushing with embarrassment. So obviously, nothing would ever be a secret in my life. That's it, I am telling them all Paul opened up about his feelings.
"Ok so I am confused" Maya frowned, looking between Kim and I as we stared at one another.
"BLACK, THOMPSON, CAMERONS IF I HAVE TO TELL YOU ONE MORE TIME TO DO SOMETHING I WILL SPLIT YOU UP, NOW THROW THE BALL" Another roar from our teacher brought us from our staring, I span around to see her glaring at us from her place with the male coach still, except they were stood near the boys, who had all now turned to look at us. Embry smirked at me before turning back to Jacob and tackling him to the floor as their coach looked on.
"Who pissed on her cornflakes this morning" Maya grumbled, picking the ball up again.
"More like who shit on them" I added, she was in a right mood today, normally she never cared what we did.
"So back to why you went to Embry's house last night mrs" Maya smiled, a smile that said I wasn't getting out of this one.
"Well isn't it obvious" A high pitched squeak stated from behind me, Suzie. I turned to look at her as she walked past, a smug grin on her face.
"No it isn't, but I am sure you wouldn't mind clearing it up for us" I snapped at her, knowing she was dying to make a comment.
"Just making her rounds of her brothers friends, who is it tonight, swapping with Kim?" She smiled, her voice bitchier than ever as she flashed over Kim, giving her the dirtiest look I had seen in a while.
"Yes Suzie, that's exactly what we do, swap boyfriends around, because we are all massive sluts" My voice was bored as I turned back away from her, my mood to Embry happy to be spoilt.
"Well, why else would they be interested in someone as plain as her" It was obvious she was referring to Kim, but Kim being Kim said nothing, just stared at the ground. She needed some balls.
"I believe we had this conversation before, now scoot" I made a shoo'ing movement with my hand but Suzie just laughed.
"You should tell Jared to be careful with this one Kim, you never know where she's been. Plus there's the fact that she likes to make stuff up, lead them on just to cry rape at the last minute. What was wrong Jade, not getting enough attention from the other boys you have wrapped around you?" Her voice turned babyish, patronising almost. My happy mood vanished, replaced by bubbling anger that made it near impossible to refrain from hitting her. She was deluded, she really was a stupid deluded bitch.
"Suzie why don't you just leave?" Maya finally spoke out, pushing her old friend away as she stood forward in support.
"Maybe I should, your used to that aren't you Jade, people leaving" Her smug smile was too cocky for my liking and I made a step forward, only to be held back by Kim's gentle touch.
"GIRLS THAT IS IT ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS THROW A BALL, SPLIT UP NOW, BLACK HERE WITH ME" The shout of my teacher didn't even really register as I stepped backward to where Kim was pulling me. Turning to walk away from the fight Suzie was so obviously trying to start.
"You know it won't last long" She pushed again, stopping me as I walked toward my teacher who was also trekking across the field to me.
"Embry, he may seem interested now, but trust me it won't last. He will soon get bored of the shit you do and say, bored of the chase. All those I love yous and kisses in the corridor seem so real now, but you can't keep anyone around, even him. You're not good enough"
And that was it, I saw red, her words stirring up the feelings Paul had firmly kicked out of me 24 hours ago. My anger snapped and I span around, punching her directly in the centre of her face, her yelp of pain screeching the groups of girls around us to silence.
"JADE BLACK YOU GET HERE RIGHT NOW THAT IS IT YOU ARE GOING TO THE PRINCIPLE I WILL NOT HAVE FIGHTING IN MY CLASS" The screeching started at the same time Suzie regained her composure, squaring up to look at me with angry shock on her bloodied face.
"You bitch my nose" She spat out at me, blood came flying from her lips as it dripped from her now slightly bent nose.
"Oh like it was real anyway princess" I smiled, waiting for her hit that she seemed stalled in giving.
And then it came, her hand flew up, grabbing at my hair that was in a high pony tail. What is with the hair?
"SUZIE MICHELS LET HER GO" The voice of Miss Springer was getting closer as Suzie pulled me down by my hair, her nails clawed at my scalp and I could hear Kim and Maya screeching at her to let me go.
My mind was blank almost, reverting back to those horrible feelings of not being good enough for Embry, how he deserved someone who wasn't this girl. Suzie brought out the worst in me and I let her, I hadn't changed.
"Jade" Embry's frantic cry of my name erupted over the screeches of my friends and my teacher. The worry in his voice fighting back against Suzie's words, I wanted to get away from her, get to him.
I hit up, my fist connecting with her shoulder before finding her hands, yanking her away from me as she lunged again.
"BOTH OF YOU STOP IT RIGHT NOW"
"Get her off me" I cried as her hand yanked down, snapping my head back in a fairly painful position. I kept pushing her, kicking at her to get off but she wouldn't. Could she not tell I wasn't trying to fight?
Warm arms wrapped themselves around my waist, yanking at me which made me cry out again as her grip on my hair got yanked with it.
"Get off her you bitch" Kim's usually calm voice yelled out and I looked up to see her pulling at Suzie with such force it actually worked, and both of them got sent to the floor with a bang. Which then made Suzie turn and start clawing at Kim, who to my surprise, actually fought back.
"Jade calm down" The warm arms spoke, Embry's soft whisper pulled at me as he walked backwards, keeping me in his tight embrace.
"I am calm" I sighed heavily as he continued to walk backwards, toward the school as I just watching Kim and Suzie battling it out while Miss Springer, Jacob and Quil tried prying them apart.
I stayed silent in his arms as he pulled me indoors, the darkness of the changing room making my eyes go funny as they adjusted to the sudden change.
"Get your clothes" His arms let me go, whispering to me as he ran into the boys room.
My legs were shaking, adrenaline from the fight ran through them but they were so weak from my horrible thoughts that she had crept at. How had I let her get to me like that? I had felt so different when I got here earlier, so happy, and in an instant I let her tear it all down. I was such a bitch, Embry would be disappointed. My gut wrenched, I couldn't stand disappointed Embry. I really couldn't. I grabbed my clothes as he told me to and walked back out to the connecting hallway, he was stood, still in his gym clothes with his normal clothes under his arm. I daren't look him in the eye, too afraid of seeing disappointment.
"Come on" His big hand enclosed on mine, sending a shock through me that although made me feel so special, still did nothing to cool the gut feeling I had of pure guilt and annoyance at myself. I stared at my feet as he pulled me through the school hallway, his pace much quicker than my short legs which became evident as I fell down the front steps, his grip on my arm the only thing to stop me face planting the floor.
The jingle of his car keys made me look up finally, we were in the car park, in front of the truck he loved so much, the passenger door was open as he stood waiting for me to get in.
"Where are we going?" I frowned, finally meeting his stare, there was no disappointment, just a strange form of amusement, and admiration. I think.
"For our coffee date with no coffee, unless of course you want to go back in there and get suspended?" The amusement grew, his eyes flashing with laughter as he smiled down at me. So maybe he wasn't disappointed in me.
Before I could fully shut my door Embry had started the engine and proceeded to pull from the car lot, a cheeky grin on his face as he waved up at the school. I followed his stare to see my gym teacher and principle stood at the top of the steps shouting out after us as we sped off. Ok, so if I wasn't suspended for the fight, I sure as hell would be now.
Okay, so first of, I live in Britain, where yes we have been having a pretty good heatwave recently, but tonight the skys went bang and we have a horrible storm, its so big and loud and I cannot sleep , storms scare me. It started pelting down with rain and I realised, oh crap, I haven't shut the roof on my car. So out I went, in my pyjama's just as a huge clap of thunder erupted and bang, there's me hiding in my car for 15 minutes before my dad came out looking for me . Sad me, I felt like crying. Anyway, thanks to the stupid storm, I can't sleep, hence why I am uploading this at 4am in the morning. With my pregnant sister next to me, the baby seems to be jumping every time the thunder goes off.
Also the third song Paul and Jacob put on was Cheryl Cole, Call my name because it was the only other song I could find on my itunes with Call in the title and I had no internet to use youtube.
Secondly, the question! Basically, I have an idea for this story which I really quite like as a way to build up the relationship more. So like what happens next with them. And I just wanted to know how people felt about if I were to change the timing on book events, like this story is based in summer, but I want to add a new part in which is featured in the books but happens in winter time I think, so would you mind if I mixed up seasons and sped up the books to add it in here? :D Basically I am not ready to end the story dead on them now having them happy and in love completely as I think they need a little more time to adjust Jade to it all and in ways Embry as well. And because I love it too much, and I have new ideas which I am really quite keen on adding in for you. Don't worry I won't go on for like hundreds of chapters, just as many more needed to bring Jade out and form her relationships more, not only with Embry but everyone.
So there is a few more chapters for you, I just wanted to make sure I wouldn't piss people off by changing SM's timeline and in general changing some of the events of the real story? :D
Anyway, review as always and I appreciate every single one of you! :)
