Ok so the beginning of this chapter is in Paul's point of view after graduation. After that it's going to switch povs back and forth.
"Sam, did you talk to Rachel?" I asked Sam after he got back from the graduation party. I was sitting in the middle of the woods doing absolutely nothing.
"She's going to New York," He sighed and looked at me with sad eyes.
I nodded trying to hide back what I really felt. "Did she mention me?"
"Yeah, phase so I can just show you," Sam said and when I looked up, he was already in his wolf form. I phased to and laid back down to watch what happened in Sam's mind.
"So you're moving to New York" He asked looking down at the very petite Rachel. She sighed sadly and nodded.
"Yeah, Juilliard," She said sadly, "Finally made it." Why is she sad about that? She's been talking about that since kindergarten.
"Does Paul know?" Sam asked. Her face filled with hurt and looked up at him with her big, royal blue eyes.
She shook her head, "I haven't talked to him since last summer. I can face him right now." I wish she would, I want to see her in person through my eyes, and not a fuzzy memory.
"He's not going to be happy about it you know," Sam said disapproving of her not talking to me.
"I know, but I've always dreamed about going there. Will you tell him that I'm going there and will you also tell him that he can come visit when he likes?" Hope filled her eyes, but I knew that wasn't possible. I had to protect the tribe.
"Yeah, I will," Sam said and hugged her. He breathed in her smell and I sighed, glad he did that.
"It was a mistake to send him away and I regret that big time. Tell him I'm also sorry and I always will be." She said with tear filled eyes. Sam nodded and started walking towards where we are now. She thought it was a mistake, good. I missed her more than anything, and if we were meant to be, she would come back to me, if not, than it was an old love that I need to get over.
Rachel's POV.
I walked into my dorm, glad classes were over for the day. I fell on my bed, exhausted. My phone rang.
"Great," I muttered to myself before answering the phone in a cheery voice, "Hello?"
"Rachel?" A crying girl asked.
"Yeah," I said worried.
"It's Leah," Leah started crying harder.
"Leah!" I said shocked, "What's wrong?"
"We were at a family reunion, and I introduced Sam to my cousin Emily, you've met her right? Well, he just broke up with me right after that, and now, he's dating her!" She started sobbing even more. "She even knows everything about him, he even told her what happened to him. He's happier around her."
"There honestly has to be a huge explanation for this," I said confused, "You'll find someone better than him, I promise."
"Did you find someone better than Paul?" Leah asked hopefully. I looked at a picture of my boyfriend Noah.
"At this moment, no. And I'm sorry, but after Paul and I broke up, it sucked. You will find someone. I sort of have someone, but I don't know if they're better than Paul yet." I admitted. Leah quit crying.
"I hope I find someone. I really do." Leah said quietly.
"Leah, I am sorry, but I have to go to work, so I'll call you later, ok?" I asked and she hiccupped.
"Yeah, bye," Leah said and hung up the phone. I put my phone away and started changing into my Starbuck's uniform. I quickly ran out of my dorm and off campus.
I ran to work as if it were nothing. I don't take the subway because they creep me out. Taxi's take too long. I quickly got to work and started taking orders.
"Rachel you don't have to work today, I thought I told you that," my manager, Dylan told me.
"I want to," I admitted, "It takes my mind off things." Dylan looked at me and then pulled me into the back room.
"What happened?" He asked with a serious face.
I sighed and looked down, "Drama from where I used to live has come back to me somehow. I thought I got away from it." Dylan was one of my best friends, so he knows the entire story about Paul.
"Go back to your dorm," Dylan said, "Go sleep or study and don't answer your phone for anyone." I nodded and left the coffee shop.
I landed back onto my bed like I did only an hour before and almost started crying. My life was going to be perfect and I was going to forget LaPush and Paul. I almost made it too if Leah hadn't had called and brought all the memories back. I almost cried, but then my roommate, Kara walked in.
"Hey," She smiled and then went to her laptop to do whatever she does. I stared at her for a moment and was immediately jealous. She didn't have any problems in her life. She was basically perfect. She was beautiful and had skin that looked like milk chocolate. Her lips were full and gorgeous and she had dark brown wavy hair. She was a singer and a great one too. Her daddy was some big time Lawyer so they had a lot of money. She grew up in the rich side of New York and she was an only child. Talk about spoiled. But, even though she was like that, she was one of the nicest people I have ever met.
School was almost perfect. The only bad thing was that you had to practice all the time. You basically had no social life. I didn't even go home for Christmas because I was practicing. I have been home since I left though, but I could only stay for weekends. But I had to admit, I didn't want to go home. If I went home, I would be reminded by everything that happened. Yes, I would miss my dad and all of my friends, but I could give that up to stay away. I threw on my flats and decided to go see Noah. He was a great guy. Not to mention he could play the saxophone like he could walk.
Noah has blue eyes. Not just blue eyes, they were the color of blueberries, that's how blue they were. He had short, messy, light brown hair and he's about five foot ten inches. He's buff, but not as buff as the Quileute boys. I love him and I really want him to see my family, but I don't want him to see Paul.
"Bye," I said to Kara as I grabbed my jacket and walked out of the dorm. It was raining when I walked outside. I breathed in the cold air and almost started spinning in circles. Living in New York for three years has made me realize that I love and miss the rain. I walked to a loft that was just down the street from the campus. Noah's a Senior and I'm only a Junior. Who knows what will happen after he graduates. I walked down the streets of New York and finally reached his loft. My cell phone buzzed in my pocked right when I was about to knock on the door.
I looked at the caller ID and saw that it was my little brother Jacob. Except, he wasn't so little anymore. Last time I saw Jacob, he was super tall and getting buff. He's in love with Bella Swan and always has been, but apparently she's taken by a Cullen. I answered my phone quickly.
"Hey Jake!" I said cheerfully. I always loved talking to Jacob for some reason, he just brightened my mood.
"Hey," he said calmly, "So, what's up?"
"Um," I shifted weights and looked at Noah's loft, "Just thinking about going to Noah's."
"Oh, that's cool," Jacob really wants to meet Noah and I promised him that he would someday. "So the Cullen's left town."
"Really?" I said shocked and leaned against the door, "Did Bella go with them?"
"No he dumped her and left her in the woods, Sam found her saying random words," He said sadly.
"Sam?" I asked. When Jacob always mentions Sam, his voice darkens.
"He acts like he owns the tribe. Paul, Jared, and now Embry follow him around like little puppies," Jacob said darkly, "And now, he looks at me like I'm next."
"That's not good." I said and started digging in my purse for some candy.
"But, anyways, Bella's hanging out with me," He said excited, "She just came over and wanted to hang out. I don't know what I did either!"
"Jake, that's great! I'm glad you finally got what you wanted." I finally found Twizlers and started chewing on them.
"She called me beautiful, but," Jake said sadly, "She doesn't want to be with me. I screwed up at the movies with her and threatened to send her friend to the hospital."
"Why?" I coughed.
"I don't know, he said something, and it made me angry," Jake admitted, "But, change of subject. When are you going to come home?"
"I don't know Jake, I don't know if I can come home," I said sadly.
"Why?" He said angrily.
"Because I go to school here in New York."
"You don't even come home for summers, did you know that Becca got married?" My heart skipped a beat.
"She did?" I asked sadly, she didn't even tell me.
"Yeah to some surfer dude in Hawaii, you won't ever call her so she just stopped trying to communicate with you."
"I'm sorry."
"Just come home and you won't have to miss everything!" Jacob pleaded.
"No, I can't deal with Paul."
"Screw Paul!" Jacob yelled. "Nobody's seen him for a long time!"
"Jake, stop," I warned, "I'm not coming back, I'm happy here." I lied, but I'm not exactly happy anywhere.
The phone crushed on the other end and I hung up. I knocked on the door and was relieved Noah was home.
I hugged him as soon as he opened the door.
"Becca's married," I said almost crying.
"It's ok Rachel, just have her come over for dinner or something." He said kissing my forehead.
"I can't, she lives in Hawaii, I just have to get over it," I said looking at him. He smiled and then grabbed my hand and pulled me over towards his couch.
"Please sit down." He smiled and then started saying the most incredible things. "Rachel, I'm in love with you. I love everything about you. The way you always know what to do and how to make everything better." Noah then got down on one knee. "Rachel, I will always love you, and I hope you will always love me too. Will you marry me?" I gasped and then realized something. I'm still in love with Paul. I don't want to marry Noah and be with him because it makes me sad at the thought.
"I'm moving back to Washington," I blurted.
Paul's POV
"Sam he's on the phone with her," I realized. He wants her to come home so badly. Jacob started getting angry.
I stood at the edge of the woods with Sam, Jared, and Quil. We watched as Jacob talked on the phone with his sister, Rachel Black. My heart pounded thinking of her. Although I couldn't remember her very much anymore. We were high school sweethearts you could say.
"He's about to phase," Sam said and started running towards their house. Jacob crushed his house phone and I ran after Sam.
We burst into Jacob's house and he was in a rage. Sam and Jared grabbed Jacob's arms and pulled him outside.
"What's happening?" Jacob yelled in pain. We threw him in the woods when he phased. I phased right after he did along with Sam and Paul.
"What the hell is happening?" Jacob said looking at his paws.
"Here's the deal," I said, "You are a werewolf along with Sam, Jared, Quil, and me."
"Seriously?" Jacob asked.
"Yeah, and we can hear each other's thoughts, that's how I'm talking to you. You kill vampires, leeches, blood suckers, cold ones, any name you want to give them. The stories are true and you can't tell anyone except for Billy." I said quickly.
"Not Bella?" He asked.
"Not Bella, you have to stay away from her so she doesn't get hurt," I said. He looked angry, but he nodded anyways.
"Not even Rachel and Rebecca?" Jacob asked.
I shook my head, "Not even them."
"You're the reason Rachel left. Because of this, and now I have to live with it!" Jacob yelled."Now she's never going to come home!"
"It wasn't my fault she broke up with me!" I bit him and we went into a big fight over Rachel. Jacob finally calmed down once Quil broke up the fight. Apparently we've been at it for a few days. Billy started calling Jake from the woods and Sam looked at me and nodded. We phased back to human form and walked out of the woods, only Jacob was naked.
"Jacob why are you…" Billy started and then looked at all of us, "He finally is one of you."
I nodded and then looked at Sam who then said, "Jacob needs to stay away from people until he gets used to everything." Jacob looked upset, but I knew what he was most upset about. When we were fighting, I got a good look into his thoughts and all he was thinking about was Bella.
It was the end of May, beginning of June and we were in the backyard of the Black's house when Billy wheeled himself quickly outside. Billy looked at Jacob and said sternly, "You need to hear this, now." He wheeled himself inside and we followed. Billy started playing the answering machine. They all started out with Bella apologizing to him and then right when I thought they were basically useless, I heard Rachel's crying voice.
"Daddy, it's Rachel, he raped me Daddy," She started crying some more, "Then he beat me Daddy. Please, can I come home? I'm so sorry." She sobbed some more and then whispered, "Call me back." My heart shattered and then I got angry, angrier than I have ever been before. I ran out of the tiny Black house and ran towards the woods. Sam ran after me but I phased before he could do anything.
"Paul!" He yelled, "You can't do this, you have to stay here!"
"I'm going to kill him!" I knew who he was. Jacob thought of him when I thought of Rachel. Apparently, Rachel sent a picture of them on Christmas to Billy. I couldn't kill him though, I had to stay here. I stopped and looked at Sam.
"You're going to be on patrol for a few months," He said and then ran off. I looked around and then howled.
Rachel's POV
Rachel,
Please come home, I need you, Dad needs you. Edward came back and now they're getting married. I know that you're still recovering, but I need you soon. When are you coming home?
-Jacob-
I closed the letter that I've read a thousand times and walked onto my flight at the airport. I still had bruises, which sucked. People looked at me like I got hit by a train. Pity crossed their faces and it made me angry. I sat in the widow seat of the airport next to some lady that looked at me and held the cross around her necklace. She started whispering something, probably praying. The plane finally landed and she looked at me, put a hand on my shoulder, and said "I pray for you, young one."
I stood up and adjusted my skirt. I looked up and started to reach for my Coach duffle bag. Working so much during the summer has made me earn tons of money. Some man came up and grabbed it for me.
"Let me get that for you, you aren't in good condition for lifting things," He said. I looked at him and smiled. He was beautiful and had a southern accent. He had a mess of blonde hair and caramel colored eyes. His skin was pale white though which was a setback for me.
"Thank you," I smiled and started heading off the plane.
"So what are you doing in Seattle?" He asked as we got our luggage.
"I'm moving back with my family from New York," I said, "But I don't live in Seattle."
"Where are you heading?" He asked grabbing all three of my suit cases with one hand.
"I can take one of those for you," I said trying to be polite.
"No, no," He assured me. A wave of understanding came over me and I nodded.
"I'm heading near Forks, but not quite in Forks," I knew he wouldn't know what LaPush was, so I didn't go into detail.
"Oh, so you live in LaPush," He said smiling.
"You know where that is?" I asked surprised.
"Believe it or not, I live in Forks, so yes, I know where LaPush is," We started heading outside and I asked.
"What's your name?"
"Jasper Hale, what's yours?" We stopped at the entrance and I held out my hand to shake.
"Rachel Black, it's a pleasure to meet you." Jasper shook my hand.
"Rachel Black," He said, "You don't happen to be related to Jacob Black do you?"
"He's my brother, why do you know him?"
"Yes I do, we are acquaintances. But definitely not friends," He did a half smile, "Do you want a ride to your house, or at least to a checkpoint where your brother can pick you up?"
"Why not," I said and walked over with him to his shiny canary yellow Porsche. "Whoa, this is yours?"
"My wife's, actually" He said and put my bags into the trunk.
"Hello," a cheerful, pixie looking girl stepped out of the driver's seat and smiled at me, "I'm Alice, Jasper's wife. You must be Rachel Black." I nodded. She opened the passenger door for me. I carefully got in, but I smacked my bruised shoulder and winced. Suddenly the pain went away in a big wave. I sighed.
When Alice got in the car she smiled at me as we drove towards the highway. "So how did you know who I was?"
"I can tell, you look like Jacob Black," She smiled and pressed on the gas pedal even more.
"I don't look anything like Jacob," I said, "And how is Jasper getting home?"
"Fine, he drove the Mercedes," She admitted, "We were asked to pick you to make sure you were safe."
"Safe?" I laughed, "Right like something's going to kill me."
"Maybe," she said, "Or the Quileutes are just protective of you."
"So Jacob sent you?" I asked, "No one knows that I'm coming home except my dad and Jacob, I swore them to secrecy."
"Yeah it was probably them," Alice lied. Something was up and I wasn't supposed to find out.
I didn't talk the rest of the car ride whether it's the shyness in me, or the part that Alice just lied to me. I hate liars.
Alice dropped me off at my house and quickly drove away. I held my suitcase carefully as I walked to my front door. The lights were off, but I rang the doorbell anyways. No Answer. I opened my door and groaned. They didn't have locks on their door. Seriously? Do they know how many people could break into our house? I shook my head and walked in. Everything was the exact same as it used to be. Couches were in the same spot, new TV, but it was still in the same place. I walked to my room. It was the same except one bed was gone, mine. I could understand though, they thought I was never going to come home. I wasn't going to either.
I sat laid on the bed in my old bedroom and fell asleep not long before I woke up with a huge lump of heat on me.
"What the hell?" I sat up and then saw a giant version of little Jacob who wasn't very little anymore. I stood up and then hugged him, "Jacob! You have no idea how much I've missed you!" He picked me up in a huge hug and squeezed tightly on his muscular body. I winced, but hoped he wouldn't notice it.
"Same here," he muffled in my hair. He set me down carefully and then looked at me carefully. "You look like crap."
I laughed and then shrugged casually, "Things happen that you have no control over." He looked at me again, anger flashed through his eyes. I changed subject quickly, "You are huge!" I smiled and he laughed.
"Yeah well that's what happens these days," he muttered, "You should see most of the guys here, Sam, Jared, Seth Clearwater, even Leah's gotten all tall and buff."
"Leah always has been," I laughed. I knew Jake didn't mention Paul on purpose, he knows that I did to. "So, I was thinking about going to the beach, do you want to come?" I smiled grabbing a jacket.
He sighed, "No, I have to run some errands and stuff like that." He was lying. I knew when Jake lied and now was one of those times. I hate it when people lie to me.
"Fine," I said casually and walked out.
"Rachel!" Jake said. I turned around and looked at him. "Be careful, things have changed."
"And yet you still won't get a lock for the door," I said and walked out. It was cool outside today and I breathed in the familiar woodsy scent of LaPush. I started walking towards the beach and I passed people that I haven't seen in a long time. I would walk passed some teenagers and they would whisper in their friends ear pointing. I looked down at the sidewalk when I ran into what felt like a tree.
"Ow," I said wincing and then wincing because I winced.
"Oh man!" The kid said, "I am so sorry." I looked up at some kid that I didn't know.
"It's fine, I wasn't seeing where I was going," I said and tried to walk away, but he stopped me.
"Wait!" he said, "You're Jacob's sister Rachel, aren't you?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?"
"I'm Seth Clearwater, do you remember me?" He asked smiling.
"Oh wow," I said shocked, "Jake was not kidding was he?"
"About me being huge? No," He laughed. He looked at my bruises and his face saddened a little bit. "I have to go now," he said and ran into the woods.
"Well bye." I walked on the beach and breathed in the salty air. I sat on a large, flat boulder and tried to relax. I looked over at the dark green mass of trees. I heard a howl that made me have goose bumps. I have always loved wolves, but this howl sounded sad, or hurt. I looked at the edge of the tree line again and decided to get up and see if the wolf was near. I reached over to the tree line slowly and carefully. I pulled down a branch and stepped into the woods.
"Rachel?"
Hmm, who could it be? haha