"...It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoooring. He b-"

"Sydney. Please, shush." My boring old sister. She hadn't done her homework yet. Which is weird because, she doesn't really have a social life. She just sits in her room. I did all mine. And caught up with Ange. And Alice Cullen, she's in my Art class. She's really nice, and the only person I really talk to in that class. She wanted to go shopping, and I couldn't turn up that opportunity.

I groaned at Bella, "Fine, then. I'll go make a friend." I stuck my tongue out at her and walked out of the living room. Dad had gotten me an awesome car that I was extremely grateful for. It was going to be one of those undercover cop cars, but they already had enough, so Dad said he'd take it.

DADDY!" I yelled up the stairs. Dad came stumbling out of his bedroom to the top of the stairs.

"What?" He groaned.

I felt kind of guilty; he'd had a late shift last night, and was trying to catch up on sleep. "I want to go visit Jake and Billy."

His face light up immediately. "Really?"

I nodded, "Mmhmm. But, I need directions."

"Oh! Right. I'll come down then." He trudged down the stairs and wrote down the address. I kissed his cheek and headed off. My engine purred to life, (I love that it does that, not like Bella's old beast that roars up) and I pulled out of the driveway. I turned my music up and headed down the highway. The Black's lived in La Push, a little Indian reservation just outside Forks.

After about 20 minutes, I reached a sign that read, 'La Push Reservation, Washington State.' I continued until I found the street. I pulled up at the house and knocked on the door. Billy answered it. "Sydney? How are you?"

I smiled at the man, "Hey Billy. I'm great. Just a little bored. Uh, is Jake around?"

He shook his head, "He just went out, sorry. But I'm sure he would love your company. He went down to First Beach."

"Okay, thanks so much, Billy!" He waved as I ran back to my car. I sped off to First Beach. Luckily, I'd noticed a sign on the way in, so I followed that and found my way there easily enough. I don't know why, but I was getting really excited about seeing Jake.

When I got there, I noticed two tall figures walking down the beach. I recognised one of them as Jake, so I got out and ran down the beach towards them. "Jake!" I yelled. He and the guy he was with turned to look at me.

He smiled when he saw my face. "Sydney! Hey!" I jogged the rest of the way, and hugged him. He seemed pretty happy to see me. Which is good. I'd like to get to be friends with him. "Oh, uh, this is Embry Call. One of my best friends." He gestured to the other guy. He had long, black hair that was half tied up. He basically looked like Jacob. Physically, he looked a lot like Jacob; tall and Lanky with long dark hair, though his hair was a little shorter than Jake's, and beautifully bronze skin. His face, however, was much different.

I smiled and stuck my hand out to shake. "Hey. Sydney Swan." He shook my hand, smiling.

"You're one of Charlie's girls?"

I nodded. "Yeah. And if I might add, the smarter, hotter, more amazing twin. So, my sister's being boring, I've seen my others friends already, so you guys are my company."

They nodded. "Sounds good to me." said Embry.

We walked down the beach for a little while, until we found a log, which we then sat on. I groaned. "Why can't you guys go to Forks High? You're awesome! I want to transfer."

"What about Angela?" Embry asked.

I snorted. "She can transfer with me. Duh."

Jake shook his head and laughed at me. "You're dreaming, Sydney." He said, throwing a stone down the beach.

I ignored his comment. I just stared out at the ocean. "You guys want to go somewhere? I have a car."

"Yeah! Let's go to Port Angeles!" Said Jacob.

I nodded, "Want to come Embry?"

Embry nodded, "Why not?"

I smirked as an idea popped into my head. I bolted up the beach. "RACE YOU BACK!" I yelled over my shoulder. I caught a glimpse of them running after me before I turned around and continued to sprint across the sand.

Well... let's just say... Shortass Sydney Swan + Really Tall, Long-legged Jake and Embry = One Shortass Sydney Swan with a whooped ass.

I jogged up to the parking lot, where the boys were casually leaning on my car, only just out of breath. Freaks. "I hate you both. Now let me drive you to Port Angeles, where I will feed you and pay for your entertainment!" They laughed as they got in. I followed suit, and headed out on my way to Port Angeles. Just as we were leaving La Push, my phone rang. I asked to check the caller ID. It was Angela. I turned on my Bluetooth and answered.

"Hey Syd. Whacha' doing?"

I looked at Embry and smiled. "Just heading out to Port Angeles with some friends. Want to come?"

"Oh, I didn-"

I shook my head. "I'll be at your place in 10. Be ready. Kay, bye, love you! Mwah!" And with that, I hung up. Leaving her no choice. "The beautiful Ms Angela Weber will be joining us, gents."

We picked Angela up and Embry have me directions to Port Angeles. Jake started a conversation with Angela, and they got along really well. I kind of felt obliged to talk to Embry, coz he was just sitting there. "So... Embry." He looked away from the forest, which he had previously been watching. "You from Forks?"

"Sorta. I was born here, but then we moved away as soon as I was born. To the Makah Reservation. Where my mom is from. We moved back when I was 10." I nodded, processing the information.

"What about your Dad?" I inquired, since he hadn't mentioned him yet.

Embry looked out the window, biting his lip. "I, uh... I don't know who he is."

"Oh. I'm sorry."

He gave me a sad smile. "It's ok. You were curious. Uh, turn right here."

He pointed at the street that I nearly drove past. It took me to the main street. We pulled into the cinema parking lot and went in, just to have a look. I saw the list of movies, and my eyes rested on The Perks of Being A Wallflower. "Can we watch this please? I've been waiting for ages to see it."

Angela looked at what I was staring at. "I want to see that movie too! Embry? Jake?"

Jake groaned. "It looks girly."

I shook my head. "No, its not. Trust me, I read the book."

"Well, I don't mind. I was brought up on chick flicks." Embry said, looking a little embarrassed.

We eventually convinced Jake to come. Because I bought him a heap of popcorn and chocolate. When we entered the theatre, I noticed that there were a few people in there. One of them was Lauren. Oh, dear Lord.

Thankfully, we sat a few rows behind her. I don't really like Lauren. She gives me bad vibes. Luckily, the movie began, banishing any Lauren thoughts from my mind. A voice-over began. "Dear Friend, I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have. Please don't try to figure out who she is because then you might figure out who I am, and I don't want you to do that. I just need to know that people like you exist. Like if you met me, you wouldn't think I was the weird kid who spent time in the hospital. And I wouldn't make you nervous..."

We left the movie theatre and went to get some lunch. As we sat down at the park bench, Jake sniffled. I looked up at him to see his face was a little wet, and he had tears in his eyes.

"Jake… you are okay?"

He looked down, hiding his face with his hair. "Shut up. There was a really sad part."

I giggled, and Embry started laughing as well.

After lunch, we got back in the car, and drove back to Forks. Angela and I jammed out to most of the songs, and Embry even joined in on a few. Jake could not be convinced, though. "I don't sing." He said over and over. I dropped Ange off, and then took the boys back to Jake's. I stayed there and chatted to Billy for a little while, and watched Jake work on his Rabbit.

When I got home, Dad was gone again, and Bella was shut up in her room. I showered and made myself some dinner. I sat down in front of the TV, very content, and excited that I'd made two new friends. I had a feeling these two would be in my life for a long time.