Best Friend, Baby-Sitter, and Lover

I woke up to Bella screaming. Charlie didn't come in here so she probably screamed a lot in her sleep. I brushed my hair out of my face and sat up. She was breathing heavily. I threw a pillow that fell off of her bed, at her and laid back down. Bella, thankfully, went back to sleep and didn't wake up screaming anymore. I knew that I needed to listen to my iPod when I wanted to sleep to make sure I stayed asleep or take a sleeping pill. Sunday passed and then it was Monday. I woke up and found Bella's bed made neat. I pulled the covers up to my pillow and headed to the closet. I choose a plain white t-shirt, a black pinstripe vest, white leggings under a black jean mini skirt, and my black converses that dried out Sunday. Going through my cheerleading bag, I found my black cloth headband and slid it into my hair, my black dangle earrings, and a ponytail holder to put my hair up into a bun. I grabbed my white hoodie and purse/bag that contained my binders, folders, papers, and pencils, and walked downstairs to see Bella eating some cereal. I grabbed an apple out of the fridge and leaned against a counter, munching on the apple.

"You ready to go?" Bella asked, looking up. I nodded and she grabbed her keys off the table. She went to the sink and placed her cereal bowl in it then walked outside with me. I slid into old Chevy as Bella started it up and started to dry. I looked out the window at the scenery. She pulled into the school parking lot and stopped the truck in the parking space. I grabbed my bag and got out. Bella walked me to the office before going to her first class.

"You must be Emberly Swan." The red headed woman said as she noticed Bella walk me in and leave. I nodded and walked up to the desk. She gave me a map with the shortest ways to get my classes highlighted, my schedule, and a slip I had to return at the end of the day. I ignored the guys looking at me. Some reason, I kept thinking of Paul. His warm eyes and smile. I decided I would go down to the beach to see if I could see Paul again. Once I got to my first class, I discovered that it was stuff I already learned. Mr. Varner made me stand up and introduce myself. After that, I brought out a blank notebook and I start to draw. Before I knew it, the bell rung and I walked out of the class. That's when a geekish looking guy with black hair came up to me.

"You're Emberly Swan right?" I nodded. "Eric Yorkie." I shook his hand. "Where are you going next?" I looked in my bag and pulled out my schedule.

"Gym."

"Cool, I do too." We walked to gym and I found out he talked a lot. I also found out he asked Bella to the prom but she ended up going with Edward. In gym I met Lauren who said she liked me better than Bella. Then I met a girl named Carmen who told me that Lauren didn't like Bella because all the guys liked her when she arrived in Forks. She was really nice and she walked me to History with Mrs. Rendell who let us text during class as long as we didn't talk and we could hide them in time so the principal came in. I ended up texting Nina, one of my friends back home, who was on the cheerleading bus heading back from the state championships which we lost. Soon the day was over and I asked Bella to drop me off at the beach. She did, and went to go see Jake.

"Hey!" I turned around and saw Jared jogging toward me. "You were here with Quil Saturday afternoon right?"

"Yea, what's it to you?" I asked him.

"I'm Jared." He held his hand out, I shook his large hand. I noticed it was blazing hot.

"Whoa, you're hot." I told him. He chuckled and I knew he took it the way I didn't mean it.

"Thank you. But I got a girlfriend." He said during his laughing.

"I meant your hand is hot dumbo." I told him.

"I run warmer than normally." He said to me. "But I never got your name."

"Emberly." I said but it seemed like he already knew it. "Now, did you come down here to bug me?"

"Nope!" He said with a grin on his face. "See, my friend Paul." I felt my lips turn upwards at his name. "The one you ran into yesterday wants to know if you want to hang out later tonight."

"And, why didn't he come ask me himself?" It was really a negative when a guy didn't ask you himself.

"He's hanging out with Sam, Embry, and Jake." Jared informed me.

"You can tell Paul that if he'd rather hang out with some guys than get the guts to ask me himself, my answer's no."

"He had no choice though." Jared nearly whined. "Sam made him."

"I don't care." I told him even though I did. "Now please leave me alone." It nearly tore my heart to tell Jared to tell Paul I said no. I watched Jared's retreating figure as I sighed. If Paul wanted to hang out with me, he should ask me himself….right?

(Paul's P.O.V)

I watched Jake stuff down the eggs Emily made. Sam made me and Embry stay here with Jake while Jared got to do whatever he wanted to. So, that's why I sent him to the beach to see if that girl was there. The pack got sick of listening to my thoughts about her. Sam and Jared had it bad to about their imprints, Emily and Kim. It was funny to find out that Kim had 'Kim Mannings' all over her diaries. Jared walked back into the house, kissed Emily's cheek, and then sat down to wolf down some bacon.

"What did she say?" I asked him.

"Who?" Jared asked his mouth full.

"The girl!" I nearly yelled at him.

"Emberly?" I smiled, that was a pretty name. Original and unique. "Oh yea. She said I was totally hot and you weren't that good enough for her." I smacked him knowing that she wouldn't have said that. "Fine, she said that if you couldn't ask her yourself then she's not interested." I sighed.

"Did you tell h-. " But he interrupted me.

"Yes, I told her that you couldn't." The smile fell from my face. It was Sam's fault right? He was the one who told me that we had to help Jacob and Jared claimed that he needed to go see Kim because she was sick or something.

"Sorry man." Embry said patting my back. I pushed the food away from me as Emily came in with a plate towering with pancakes.

"Is the food alright Paul?" She asked me.

"It's fine Emily. I'm not that hungry." And it was true. Rejection by my imprint made me loss my appetite.

Author's Note: Chapter Two Completed! Woo Hoo!! Now, who stole my cookies? I'm watching you!