Heaven is waiting
Fay Age: Seventeen Years, five months
November
"Don't be such a chicken and just jump already," Paul laughs as he and Embry push Jared towards the cliff edge. Fay sits back on the damp grass, watching the boys play around. She had only phased for the first time a week ago and is still trying to get use to life as a shifter.
After getting over the initial shock of phasing, things had settled down. Sam has apologised to Fay multiple times, as though her phasing is all his fault. She doesn't blame him; if it was meant to happen it was only a matter of time. She kind of felt like thanking him, - not for all the things he yelled at her of course - but for saving her that day, many weeks ago; for not letting her go back to hiding; for giving her this new chance at life with a new family. And oh, how she loves her new family.
Her pack brothers could be annoying, too loud, overly affectionate, pushy, and disgusting pigs. But she loves them all equally and they love her too. Not the love a man shows a woman, but the love a brother shows his sister. What more could she ask for? She also gets along well with the imprints - not only Emily but Jared's imprint, Kim, as well. She has only met Kim a few times, but she was kind and soft spoken, and Jared loves her very much.
Now knowing she could protect herself from the danger of bloodsuckers, Sam let's Fay leave the house as she wishes. Fay has yet to return to her own home. Sam had told her the area still smelt of bloodsuckers, but now she could smell it for herself. That whole side of the Res reeks of bloodsuckers. The smell is slowly fading; the pack thinks the smell must have been from the cold one that had attacked Fay. Remembering the fear in her attacker's eyes, Fay doesn't think he will be back any time soon, but was still slightly worrying about going back there.
Soon she would have to return to that neck of the woods for patrolling, but Fay doesn't think she'd be leaving the comfort of Sam and Emily's house any time soon. Yes, she does miss being alone, but she would like to stay close to the pack for a little while longer.
Jared's screams bring Fay back out of her thoughts. Paul and Embry had finally managed to push him over the edge. Fay laughs at how happy and proud both boys look.
Fay fiddles with the straps of her red swimsuit. It was slightly too small for her, but Emily had brought it specially for Fay, so she could join the boys' cliff diving. Fay didn't want to miss out on the fun, or be rude to Emily by rejecting the gift, so she had squished into the swimsuit, not caring at the time if the straps dug into her shoulders. Paul throws himself off the cliff, leaving Fay with only Sam and Embry.
"Come on Fay, you're next," Embry calls over to her. Fay shakes her head with an amused smile.
"I'm fine right here, thank you very much." She runs her hands over her shaven head and lays back on the grass. Okay, now that was one thing she misses from the time before she phased - her hair. It had been long, reaching past her shoulders and down her back, but it caused her wolf to have an extremely long coat, so it had to be cut short. Emily was going to cut Fay's hair into a short bob, but Fay just opted to cut it all off instead. It was just hair. It would grow back, eventually.
"Nope, not an option," Embry says, walking over to Fay. She laughs as he picks her up off the ground. Fay wraps her arms around Embry's neck and presses a kiss to his cheek as he carries her towards the cliff's edge. It might seem like a romantic action, but Embry was just a brother to Fay, and the kiss was a grateful gesture to him for not leaving her. Fay remembers a time when she had dreamt of jumping off this same cliff to a death she had hoped that would take away all her pain. She is happy not to be here alone anymore; grateful to be surrounded by happy people who shower her with love and kindness.
"If you drop me, I'll rip you to shreds," Fay hisses. Embry smiles, shaking his head before jumping over the edge. Fay screamers as wind whips past them and they slam into the frigid ocean water.
The water was ice cold, but it was more refreshing than freezing against the overly hot skin of the pack.
Bella Age: Eighteen Years, two months
November
Bella tightens her grip on the motorbike handles as it takes off. She gasps in surprise as she began to drive the bike down the dirt road. She feels like she is flying, adrenaline coursing through her veins as the trees around her blur into a solid wall of green. That's when she see him. Her head snaps to the left as Edward appears next to her. It wasn't the true Edward, of course. It was just her imagination playing tricks on her.
But Bella doesn't care, if risking her life was what she had to do in order to see him, then that is what she would do. She pushes the bike to go faster as she sees Edward appear out of thin air again and again. Bella is so focused on looking at Edward, that her hands begin to shake and she starts losing control of the bike.
"Ah! Wow! Wow wow wow!" She cries as she drives straight for a curve in the road.
"Hit the break!" Jake yells from back at the truck. Bella does as she was told and slams her foot down on the break. The bike stops so quickly that Bella is thrown off and the bike drops and skids down the rocky ground.
The wind is knocked out of Bella as she is thrown into a large rock next to the road. Bella try's to pull herself up as she heard the engine of the second motorbike roars to life. Jake skids the second bike to a halt moments later, before jumping off and rushing to Bella's side.
"I want to go again," Bella says as she sits up straight.
"Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Jacob asks as he bends down next to her.
"No, I want to go again," Bella mutters as she try's to stand up. Jake puts a hand on her shoulder, not letting her stand.
"No, forget it. No more bikes." His eyes widened as he sees fresh blood on Bella forehead. "Man, your head." Bella reaches a shaky hand up to her forehead and feels a sticky wetness on her skin. She pulls her hand away and sees the crimson stain of blood against her pale skin.
"Oh my god! I'm sorry," Bella says without thinking.
"What? You're apologising for bleeding?" Bella looks Jake in the eye for a second and then back to her hands.
"Yeah, guess I am," she sighs.
"Well, it's just blood, Bella," Jake says with a half-hearted smile.
Bella looks back at him, her mind fuzzy.
"No big deal." Jake stands back up and pulls his grey t-shirt over his head, revealing a set of well-defined abs. He bends back down and presses his t-shirt to the blood on Bella's forehead. He dabs away the blood as Bella stares blankly at his chest. "What are you staring at?"
Bella blinks several times before answering him. "You're sorta beautiful," she says, sounding wistful as her eyes travel up to his lips. Jake smiles one of those smiles that makes Bella's heart feel warm and whole again.
"How hard did you hit your head?" Jake asks, pulling the t-shirt back from her face.
Bella starts at him, hesitates for just a moment and then moves forward to press her lips against his. She wants to feel something warm and alive; she wants the pain inside her to melt away. And as Jake's lips move against her own, Bella knows just how much she loves Jake... and just how much more she will always love Edward.
Fay Age: Seventeen Years, six months
Fay rolled over in bed, her hands pressing to her ears as she try's to drown out the knocking on the door, and go back to sleep. "Go away," she groans.
Her door opens and Embry stick his head through the crack. "Oh, come on Fay, it's Christmas. Be happy," Embry is smiling widely. Fay doesn't even need to look at him to know that.
"I just want to sleep," Fay sounds pathetic and she knows it. But she is functioning on less than an hour's worth of sleep, her clothes are too small, her legs too long for the bed and she feels like she's on fire... all perks of being a young shape shifter.
"That's all you ever want to do," Embry complains. Fay rolls over to glare at her pack brother.
"Well maybe that's because I'm always on night shift, and whenever I try to sleep, people are loud and wake me up!"
"I promise this will only take a few minutes, then you can come right back here and sleep all day," Embry vowels solemnly.
Fay shuts her eyes. "How about I sleep all day and then you can have a few minutes of my time?" she mutters with a yarn.
"Fay," Embry wines. The door to the room is pushed right open and Paul marches in.
"I told you Sam wanted her there by eight," Paul barks at Embry, not with much anger but rather annoyance.
"Wanted me where?" Fay asks, her eyes still shut, but the boys act like they don't hear her.
"You get her there then," Embry says, stepping back to let Paul take the lead.
"Get out of bed," Paul barks sternly at Fay.
"No!" Fay spits back. Were a few hours of sleep really too much to ask for? Emily had probably told them they aren't allowed to eat without her.
"I'm not gonna ask you again," Paul warns. Fay just flops back over in bed, turning her back to the boys and hoping they would leave her be. But to no luck. The bed moves under her as someone lays down next to her. As an arm curls its way around her waist, Fay knows it is Paul behind her. "You know if really don't want to get out of bed, there are other things we could do to make this a very merry Christmas," Paul whispers in her ear. The only problem with Paul's plan to make Fay uncomfortable enough to get out of bed, is that two could play that game.
Fay shuffles so her back is pressed right against Paul's bare chest. She turns her head so there is merely an inch of air left between their lips. "Sounds good to me..." she whispers and brushes her finger tips down his arm. "As long as you don't mind being castrated when Sam finds out." Paul's eyes widen as Fay leans in closer to him, and he slowly leans away from her. She shuffles closer and closer as Paul leans farther and farther away until finally. Thud. Paul hits the floor and Embry's laughter fills the room.
"Get out of bed," Paul growls, getting back to his feet.
"Sure thing... in seven hours."
"I asked you nicely," Paul mutters. Strong hands grip Fay by the hips and she is lifted into the air and thrown over Paul's shoulder. Fay kicks a little but she is too tired to fight back.
"You better hope this is worth it or I'll castrate you myself," Fay threatens. Embry chuckles as he leaves the room. Paul carries her from the house and into the forest. Fay can't make out which direction he is taking her; everything is upside down and blood is rushing to her head. The walk seems to go on forever.
"How much father?" Fay wines.
"Not far now," Paul smiles, enjoying annoying the girl. The walk probably only lasted another ten minutes, but to Fay it felt like hours, and by the time they reach their destination, she is almost asleep. Fay can hear the other members of the pack and the imprints all laughing at her way of arrival.
"You couldn't have just asked her to follow you?" Sam asks.
"Tried that. It didn't work," Paul says with a shrug. Paul finally lets go of Fay and she drops to the ground, damp grass and leaves breaking her fall. Her head spins as her vision blurs. She has been hanging upside down for so long that everything is spinning and when everything comes into focus, she can't believe her eyes.
There was her house, her rainbow houses. Only like her, it had changed as well.
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