It had been a week since I had last talked to Jacob. Bella had made no mention of that night to me again, or to Dad. I was thankful that we all had went on living our lives, but I wanted to bond with my sister again. Bella had an accident at school, which worried dad, and Le and I had hung out a few times, but nothing more. I hadn't even seen the boys in a week. Bella got home a little early, and came into the kitchen. "Hey, what are you doing tomorrow?"
"Uh, nothing. Why?"
"Well a bunch of us are going down to the beach. You should go with us."
"La Push?"
"Yeah."
"No thanks. I'll just hang out here. I don't really feel like going there."
"Alright. Well I invited Edward. You don't think that'll make Jess and them mad, do you?"
"You? You invited Edward?"
"Yeah?"
"Good luck with that."
"What do you mean?"
"They never go anywhere with anyone. They avoid the beaches, too."
"Do you know why?"
"No. No one does. Sorry sis." I grabbed a bag of chips out of the pantry and went to my room. I've started studying more now that I wasn't around Jake all the time. I've always been a good student, I just didn't apply myself as much. I knew I could do better, and so I pushed myself with all the alone time I've been getting. It was a quiet evening, and we all went to bed a little early.
I awoke the next day, and heard movement outside my door.
"Hunt?" Bella said, poking her head in.
"Yeah?"
"I'm off to the beach. Are you sure you don't want to go?"
I thought about it for a second, and changed my mind. "Yeah, let me get dressed. I'll go."
Bella's face lit up, "Alright. I'll wait for you."
I got out of bed, threw on my black bikini, grabbed my wetsuit, and some extra clothes. I put some jeans, a shirt, and my hoodie on.. I threw the extra clothes into a bag, grabbed some towels, and threw them into the bag as well. I grabbed my phone, threw on some shoes, and headed out the door. Bella was waiting for me, and smiled as I walked out the door. I ran my fingers through my hair, and pulled it up into a pony.
"You ready?" I asked Bella, grabbing a bottle of water.
"Yeah. Tyler's going to pick us all up. He should be here any minute." She said, as a horn honked in the yard.
We walked out front to be greeted by Bella's friends. The driver, gave Bella a big smile. "Good morning to you!"
"Uh, morning Tyler."
"Bella! Come around and get in!" A girl screeched from the back.
We walked around, and got in on the passenger side. Bella got hugged by two girls, and more smiles from two more boys. She climbed in the back with the girls, and the blonde headed boy stuck his hand out to me to help me up. "Hey, I'm Mike."
"Hunter." I said, shaking his hand. He pulled me up inside, and I sat down next to him. There was a dark haired boy in the front passenger seat.
"I'm Eric." The dark haired boy said, sticking his hand out too.
"Nice to meet you guys." I said, shaking his hand too.
"Everyone ready?" Tyler asked.
He got a group of "hell yeahs" and "yes's". He put the vehicle in drive and drove down to the beach.the girls chattered in the back about some dance coming up, and I sat quietly next to Mike.
"So, you're Bella's sister?" Mike asked.
"Uh, Yeah. I'm a few years younger than her."
"Didn't you use to go to Forks?"
"Yeah, I switched to the res."
"That's where I know you from." He said, smiling at me. "We had gym together."
"Oh yeah! Nice to see you again." I never really paid attention to the people in my classes, so he didn't look all that familiar. Tyler drove a bit more and we finally came to a parking ledge. Tyler parked and we all got out. Bella and the dark haired girl stayed in the van, while the others all got on their wetsuits. I looked at Bella, "Are you gonna be okay up here?"
She nodded, "Yeah. I've got Angela to keep me company."
"Alright. Well I'm gonna paddle out."
Mike handed me a board, and I went to head down the stairs. Three dark figures came up the stairs and I recognized two of them. Jake stopped and looked at me, "Hey."
I continued down the stairs, "Hey."
Sam laughed, while continuing up the stairs with Jake and the other guy. I heard Bella screech, and I didn't bother turning around. I walked down to the beach, and finished zipping up my wetsuit. I heard footsteps behind me, and I turned around to see Mike walking towards me.
"Hey. You ready?" He asked.
"Yeah. I need to get out of here. The ocean will help me."
"Let's paddle out." He walked out into the water, giving a shiver. "It's a little cold."
I wandered out to where he was, and tested the water. "Yeah. It is."
"Do you want to wonder around for a bit? Maybe talk?"
"Yeah, that sounds good."
We laid our boards down, and wandered down the beach, talking about our days, how schools going, and just random things. We heard footsteps behind us, and turned around and saw Sam jogging towards us. "Hey Hunt."
"Sam, Hey! This is Mike."
"Hey, nice to meet you." Sam stuck his hand out and Mike returned the favor. "I think you're making someone jealous Mike." Sam glanced over his shoulder. Jessica was staring us down.
"I, Uh, I better go talk to her." Mike stuttered, headed off to her.
"So, Hunt, what have you been up to? Other than breaking poor Jakes heart." He chuckled.
"Me? Break HIS heart?" I bumped his shoulder. "Funny."
"He hasn't stopped worrying about you."
"Well I've stopped thinking about him."
"No you haven't. Don't lie."
"Sam, quiet."
He just chuckled and kept walking by my side. We walked around for a bit, and then Bella called me over to get ready to go.
"I guess I'll see you later." Sam said, giving me a quick hug. I hugged him back and walked towards Bella. Jake hugged her, and just glanced at me and hung his head and walked to Sam. I walked up the stairs and got in the van. Mike sat back down next to me, and the girls loaded up in the back. Tyler drove all of us home, making Bella and I his first stop. We unloaded, thanked them for a great day, and went on inside. Bella hung up her coat and turned towards me, "Hey, has Jake ever told you the legends of his tribe?"
"Yeah. I've grown up around them. They're pretty interesting. Why?"
"They are." She said, pondering the thought. "I've got some homework to do." She turned and climbed up the stairs and into her room.
I went to my bedroom, and shut the door. I took a quick shower, and got into some warm clothes. I went to the kitchen and started to make some lunch, which consisted of chicken, mayo, and dill. I made the sandwiches and took a plate up to Bella. I opened the door and glanced at her computer. She had an article about immortals and blood drinkers pulled up, but quickly lowered it when she saw me come in. "Oh, sorry. Book report?" I asked, nodding towards the computer and handed her her plate.
"Yeah, something like that."
"Well, I hope you get an A."
"Thanks."
I just nodded and went back down the stairs and to my room. It was a cold Saturday, so I crawled into my bed, and grabbed a book to read.