Heck yeah im back with more of young Jake..

Just to give you a lil sumthin' sumthin', Jake will be older in two chapters...and we'll mee teeanager Jake...(oooohhh!)

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We were back home after a week at the hospital. A week since mom died.

Everything was so quiet around the house. Billy had a hard time stayin at the house so he was always at Harry Clearwater's house. Or at Charlie's.

Rachel was always in her room, only coming out to go to school or go for a walk. Rebecca stayed with me, but I would always find her crying in a corner of the house.

It felt weird not having her around.

I walked in the kitchen and leaned against the counter. That's where my mom would be at this time of the day. She would be baking and the smell would be all around the house: chocolate chip cookies, orange cake, carrot cake, cinnamon rolls (my favourites). And she would always make them anytime I wanted.I wondered who would bake for me now.

There was a light knock on the door. I was too lazy to hurry so I dragged my feet to the door.

"Hey guys." I said as I let Quil and Embryin the house.

Those guys were my best friends: I've known Quil since forever; he's actually my second cousin. I used to stay at his house when my parents went to work. His aunt would take care of us and all the other kid in the rez.

Then I met Embry. His mom moved here from the Makah reservation. It was during 1st grade, last year. He was always alone. Kids would pick on him because he wasn't Quileute. Me and Quil went to stand up for him. We've been friends ever since.

"Your dad said we could come" Quil told me while he looked at his feet

"Yeah, he said you would be lonely." Embry added looking at me.

That's something where Quil and Embry were very different in: while Quil was Mr Talks-a-lot, and the girls' favourite, he had a hard time showing his feelings. Which was a complete opposite of Embry: he didn't talk very much, almost never but all it took was a look from his big eyes to see and feel whatever he was feeling at the time. And at that time it was compassion. He knew about my mom.

So did Quil.

"Yeah, sure." I answered pointing towards the stairs. "Let's go play video games. I have this one my mom bought me..."

I stopped talking as I remembered the day my mom bought me that game. I t was the day of the accident. The day she died. I didn't want that game. But she insisted saying that 'it was an early birthday gift'. Two months too early I had told her. And she told me it was 'just in case'. At that time, I ignored that last part. Not knowing what would happen a couple of hours after.

"Dude, are you there?" I heard a vooice calling miles away. When I got back to myself, I noticed that I was already in my room, sitting on my bed with Quil shoving the remote control in my face.

"Yeah. I-I an." I answered taking the remoten from his hands.

"You dozed off there." Embry mumbled from where he was sitting.

"No, I'm fine." I answered looking directly at the T.V where Embry was calmly beating Quil's score.

"You miss her a lot don't you?" Quil asked without lookin at me.

I nodded trying not to cry.

"I miss my mom too. Even thogh I only knew her for the first years of my life. I just miss not having someone there looking out for me like your mom did for you."

Quil was still staring at the T.V. He had been living with his grandfather, Old Quil, when his mom and dad died in a acar accident.

Apparently, car accidents were very commonaround the people in the Reservation.

"I don't know what would happen if my mom died. I don't have anyone besides her. I would be alone in the world" Embry spoke softly.

I really felt sorry for him; he didn't even know his dad!

"You could move in with us." I told him without realising it. Maybe because he was almost a brother to me. "You can move in too Quil, you know, if something happens to Old Quil." He looked at me and grinned.

"Thanks Jake. Even though I know that nothing would happen to grandpa. He's tougher and harder than any tree trunk in the Reservation."he said smiling.

And we know that was true: he was like a twenty year old fearless man in the body of a fifty-five year old man. He also looked young for his age; just like my dad.

I remember asking my mom why some men in the Rez didn't look that old. She smiled at me and told me that some of them were descendents of some of the strongest, bravest and special men in here; like the Atearas, the Uleys...even us the Blacks.

I tried asking what she meant by 'special' and she answered : "You know, on one side, I would like you to know how special they on the other hand, it would be too dangerous if you knew why."

I never really understood what that meant. Mom loved riddles; much to our dislike.

"Yeah we know." Embry said.

"So are guys coming?" I questioned Embry and Quil.

They both looked at me with confused faces.

"Coming where?" Quil asked back

"To my mom's 's in two days."I answered

"Do you want us to come?" Embry asked me.

"Yeah. Bella's coming. And you guys haven't met her yet."

"Who's Bella? Your girlfriend? You got a girlfriend and didn't tell us? Wow, I thought we were best friends Jake." Quil finished, looking disapointedly at me.

"NO! 1) I'm eight so I don't want a girlfriend yet. 2)Bella is my girl bestfriend. My dad,hers and Harry are like really good friends. And 3), if I had girlfriend, you know who it would it be."

At this last part, I felt blood coming to my cheeks. Embry and Quil both had a hugesmile in their faces.

"Leah Clearwater." They answered in unison.

I kind of have a crush on Leah. She's like four years older than me but she talks to me. She's very nice and very pretty.

I was thinking about Leah when I heard Quil and Embry singing.

"Jacob and Leah sitting on a tree..." Quil started.

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G..." Embry ended.

I threw a pillow at quil since he was nearer me.

"Hey!" he shoted throwing the pillow back.

Soon it became a pillow fight.