Finding La Push was an accident. A happy accident, but an accident nevertheless. It was the coldest it had been in the month Safina had been in Forks, as it was the middle of Fall and she was in what seemed to be the rainiest city in the world. It was Saturday and Cherie and her father had to work, unexpectedly leaving Gabriel and Safina in a big house with nothing to do. Whilst Gabriel dozed off on the couch, Safina had to get out of the house but with no friends and no license, that was hard to do.
She quickly decided that taking a walk in the cold rain was not the best idea but continued on. It was at this point she decided that the weather was not very different to that in Vermont, just wetter. Her Doc Martens were getting the worst of it as she trekked through the woods, hoping to find something interesting.
Soon enough, she heard the calming crash of waves on rocks and hurried to find her way to it. When she finally found it, the beach was vacant, probably because who would be stupid enough to go the beach when it's raining? Finding a place in the sand to sit down was easy enough, letting go of her thoughts was the hard part. With her back up against a rock, she looked out to the water and pondered on the way the waves crashed so violently on the shore but retreated so meekly.
Just when it had seemed to stop raining, a sudden crack of thunder notified her it was time to leave the beach but she stopped when she noticed a group of shirtless guys pushing and shoving each other playfully a ways down the shore. Her arms hugged herself, her grey sweater not doing much for warmth anymore. Watching as they kicked a ball around, she noticed fiery bronze hair sticking out amongst the sea of dark brown as well as pale white skin contrasting the warmth of tan skin much like her own.
Renesmee noticed her and waved, the group of boys slowly stopping what they were doing, each turning to look at her. Turning from the attention with warm cheeks, Safina lowly waved back. A warm smile graced Renesmee's already perfect face as she beckoned the embarrassed girl to join the large group. Not wanting to reject a sign of friendship, Safina briskly made her way over, the wind whipping her hair in her face, a sight for the group watching.
When she arrived to where Renesmee was, she was engulfed in a large hug engaged by the pale girl. She began introducing the large group to Safina but was speaking very fast, giving Safina the chance to only catch a few names. The boy that was introduced as Jacob had his arms around the slim waist of the fiery haired girl, letting Safina know they were in a relationship.
Whilst everyone got back to their game, Seth, probably the youngest of the group approached Safina with a dopey smile. They talked for a bit, he asked lots of questions about Vermont and she assumed he had never left Washington. When it started to get dark, Renesmee, or Nessie, as Jake often referred to her as, offered to take Safina home which was happily accepted as the cold began to overtake the girl.
Wondering how Nessie could possibly have her license, her question was answered as a shiny black car quickly pulled into the parking lot of the beach. Inside the car, the honey-haired Adonis sat behind the wheel, looking confusedly at Safina.
"Hey Jas, can we please take Safina home? She walked here and it's dark!" Nessie was quick to beg Jasper about Safina, who was intently looking at her shoes with warm cheeks. She assumed he agreed because Nessie grabbed onto her hand and pulled her into the backseat. Safina didn't fail to notice how cold the other girl's hands were or the lack of rain outside.
She dreamt about golden eyes and pale skin that night. When she woke up, she prepared herself to go back to La Push, quickly throwing on a navy blue sweater with black jeans and white high tops. As soon as she had finished brushing her teeth, ready to leave the house, lightening struck and torrential downpour effectively stopped her. Her dismay lightened when she received a message from Renesmee.
Hey Safina! It's Nessie, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out at my house? Jasper could pick you up ;)
She had no idea what the wink meant but was excited to get out of the house.
Definitely! What time can you pick me up?
As soon as she sent it, Nessie had already replied.
On our way!
Safina was surprised at how fast the other girl had responded when she hadn't even sent the text yet but decided not to dwell on it. Soon enough, Jasper had pulled into the driveway and Nessie jumped out of the car to greet her new friend. The golden-eyed boy didn't hesitate to smile when he felt the sadness of the dark haired girl lift, even if was just for a second, when she hugged his niece.
Safina tried listening to whatever Nessie was talking to her about, but couldn't stop thinking about how Jasper was less than a foot away from her and it clouded her brain. Renesmee had definitely noticed and rambled about things she knew nothing about, wondering how long it would take for Safina to notice. She didn't.
The Cullen house was astonishing, a true architectural marvel. The walls seemed to have been completely replaced by windows and the greenery made the home look so much bigger. The inside was contrasted with white furniture and dark wood floors along with decorum that appeared to be handmade, maybe even foreign.
When told that Mrs. Cullen was the one who designed and decorated the home, Safina decided that she was slightly better at it than her own stepmother but she would never say that.
Jasper tried not to breathe in too much, although it proved hard as the dark haired girl smelled like lavender and it had quickly became his favorite scent. He knew it was creepy to think about her like he was, but his instincts took over before his brain could reject them.
Renesmee's room was in a house separate from the main one. She explained why—it was a well formed lie—to Safina but all the human girl could think about was how Jasper's arms looked in his button up shirt. Shaking the thought from her head, she noticed the quaint cottage that she had been led to. Nessie's room was beautiful, just like everything else, the pale pink comforter was neatly made and Safina noticed nothing seemed to be out of place but figured her parents were just strict.
The two teenagers talked for hours, never seeming to run out of topics for conversation. When it came time for Safina to go home, Jasper offered to take her while Renesmee ate dinner. Thinking about sitting in a car with only Jasper made Safina extremely nervous.
"Thank you for taking me home," this seemed to be the only thing that would come out of her mouth.
"You've said that. Three times, actually," Jasper chuckled, Safina thought she would pass out.
"O-Oh yeah, I guess I have," she turned to look out the window as her embarrassment skyrocketed.
Jasper sighed and smiled, "You don't have to be so nervous around me, Safina," he paused, "If it helps, I get nervous around you too."
"W-What?" By the time Safina had come out her shock to speak, they were already at her house. His mouth formed a smirk as he told her that he would see her tomorrow. Everything the teen girl did after that seemed surreal, she barely knew what she was doing. It seemed as though she was on autopilot for the rest of the night.
Jasper's golden eyes and matching hair soothed her dreams, interrupting her usual bout of nightmares. She woke up the next morning without redness or darkness surrounding her eyes and a smile warming her face. The rain had finally stopped, probably not for long, but the dark clouds still loomed in the sky, which proved good enough for her.
On the ride to school Safina couldn't help but think about Jasper, her hands fiddling with her white blouse. Safina Wells never dressed for boys but God did she hope Jasper noticed. Gabriel playfully hit his sister's shoulder and she responded with a lighthearted glare.
When Safina saw Renesmee for the first time that day, she looked upset, an emotion she didn't seem to display often. Safina wanted to be a good friend, as well as satisfy her own curiosity, by asking what had upset her friend so much.
"Oh, um, we have family coming this week," Safina immediately understood but noticed the hesitation in her friend's voice, almost as if she wasn't telling the whole truth but Safina wasn't one to pry when it came to people's familial issues. Anymore.