Chapter 2 - Brother & Sister Love
Dina drove down the street to Billy Black's house...Where she knew Jacob Black and her brother Embry would be. Dina walked back to the garage where she knew they were tinkering with an old vehicle trying to get it running. She walked in and Jake said, "Hey Dina." Dina smiled and said, "Hello Mr. Black." Jake rolled his eyes and said, "She told you didn't she?" Dina giggled and said, "How could she not...She's my best friend." Jake nodded and said, "I assume you approve?" Dina said, "I approve of anything that will make her happy." Jake laughed and said, "Good work on your brother." Embry made a face and said, "I don't want to discuss it...Makes me sick"
Dina walked up and tickled Embry's sides and he tried not to laugh. Embry scowled and said, "Stop that!" Dina giggled and poked at his sides some more and said, "C'mon Embers...Don't be such a party pooper." Embry said, "Stop." Jake was standing in the corner laughing...Dina always was the one who could get Embry to laugh when he was mad. Dina bit her bottom lip as she put her hands up and said, "Okay...Okay...I'll stop." Jake knew Dina better then that...She was waiting for Embry to concede so she could swoop in and grab him. Dina smiled sweetly and said, "Truce?" As she put her hand out. Embry fell for it every time. He slapped her hand and they bumped fists and then like sneak she threw her arm around his neck and pulled him down into a head lock.
Embry said, "Damn it...I fall for it every time." Dina giggled and Jake laughed and said, "Yea...EVERY time." Dina looked down and said, "So Embers why you so mad that your best friend asked my best friend out?" Embry said, "I don't know...It's just weird." Jake laughed some more as he grabbed the Polaroid camera and snapped a couple of pictures of Dina ruling Embry. Jake said, "Nice little mementos of this glorious moment." Embry said, "Damn." Dina giggled and said, "You give up yet?" Embry was only 5'11" and 140lbs soaking wet, he was a skinny, scrawny looking thing, but strength he had. He usually messed around with Dina but was careful cause he never wanted to hurt her. He suddenly picked his sister up, she let out a squeak and tightened her arm around his neck.
By now Jacob was practically rolling on the ground laughing harder. Embry said, "I never give up without a fight." Jacob said, "Five bucks says she can take you." Embry laughed and said, "You're on Black!." Dina said, "Hey! I'm with Jake on this one." Dina slipped her free hand between them and started tickling Embry's sides again as his eye got huge and he said, "DINA DON'T! I don't want to drop you." Dina said, "You wouldn't dare." As she continued to tickle him. Embry could feel her slipping from his arms and honestly didn't want to drop her and he couldn't stand it anymore...Suddenly he flew backwards and they both ended up on the ground laughing. Dina was sitting on his stomach sideways and Jake walked over and was taking pictures as she continued to tickle him.
Jake put his hand out and Dina took it and he pulled her up and then helped Embry up. Embry scowled and pointed at Dina and said, "Dirty pool!" Dina smirked and said, "You still love me." Embry said, "I wonder sometimes." Jake laughed as Embry handed them both a five dollar bill." Dina said, "Ah Thank you my brother...The smell of sweet victor." Jake said, "It smells pretty good Dina...Thanks." Dina said, "Anytime." Embry said, "Did mom want us home right away?" Dina shook her head and said, "I don't think so." Jake said, "Pull up a seat Dina." Dina saw the office chair and sat down in it and pulled her knees up to her chest.
A few minutes later, a knock on the garage door and a familiar raspy voice said, "Hey Black are you in here." Jacob looked up from the engine and said, "Yea...C'mon in Jared." Jared walked in and said, "Hey man...Are you guys still working on that car?" Embry looked up and said, "Hell yea...We almost got it too." Jared kind of stopped in his tracks...It was Dina...the cute blonde from earlier. Jared looked down at her as she looked up, Jared said, "You get around don't you." Dina shrugged her shoulders and said, "Sure." Jake said, "Dina I was gonna ask you, is the Cavalier running better since the old change?" Dina said, "Yea...Thanks Jake...I really appreciate it...I think it's leaking something though." Jake said, "I can take a look...I may have not got the filter screwed on tight enough." Dina said, "Sweet."
Dina's phone started vibrating in her pocket as she moved around in the chair and pulled it out and flipped it open and said, "What up chica?" Anysa said, "I heard that...You called me chica...You're at Jake's aren't you?" Dina laughed and said, "Yea...They are working on the car...Trying to get this piece of crap to start is like putting gauze in front of a semi and saying come on through." Jake looked over and said, "Don't start hating on the car." Dina couldn't help but laugh as she relayed what Jake said to Anysa. Jake said, "That's her isn't it?" Dina laughed again and said, "Maybe." Dina giggled as Jake wiped his hands off and walked over and said, "Can I talk to her please?" Dina looked at him skeptically and said, "I don't know...I don't think you can handle her."
Jake chuckled as Dina handed him the phone and he walked outside and towards the back of the garage to have a private conversation with her. His low voice said, "Hey beautiful." Anysa did a full body shiver at the sound of his voice, she said, "Hi." He said, "You ran off before I could ask you to a movie tomorrow night." Anysa said, "Yea...Sorry about that, Emily like me to come home right after school so she doesn't worry." Jake said, "So does a movie sound ok?" She said, "Yea...It sounds great." Jake said, "So...Do you think Emily would mind?" Anysa said, "I really hope not...Maybe we should tell her were going with friends that way she really doesn't worry." Jake sighed and said, "I'll see if Dina wants to go and maybe a couple of others." Anysa said, "Ok...Thanks." Jake said, "I'll talk to you later." Anysa mumbled something incoherently as they said their goodbyes and hung up.
Jake flipped Dina's phone closed as he walked back over to where Dina was parked and noticed Embry slid under her car. Dina giggled as Jake handed her phone back to her and she said, "Everything groovy in girlfriend land?" Jake chuckled and said, "Yea...We're going to the movies tomorrow night...Do you think you can come with...She's kind a worried Emily will flip is she tells her it's just us." Dina socked Jake in the arm and said, "You're not supposed to invite other people on your first date Jake!" Jake rubbed his arm and said, "Damn...Yea I know...Believe me I'm only doing it so Emily will trust her with me." Dina laughed and said, "You just don't want Sam to kick your ass if you mess up." Jake laughed and said, "Yea...That too." Dina and Jake both laughed as Embry came out from under the car and said, "You was right Jake the filter wasn't screwed on enough...I fixed it." Dina said, "You look like a grease monkey...Go wash before you get in my car." Embry rolled his eyes and said, "If I didn't think you'd whip my ass again you'd be wearing this grease."
Dina quirked an eyebrow at him and planted her hands on her hips and said, "What?" Embry smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm gonna go wash now." Jared and Jake both laughed. Jared said, "Again? So it's happened more than once?" Jake said, "Evidence is on the counter...I got Polaroid's of it." Jared walked back in and started laughing at the pictures laying on the counter as Dina walked in and grabbed her keys...She walked over and looked at the pictures and said, "Jake these are great! You'd think after 13 years Embry would learn not to pick me up."
Jake walked in and said, "Yea right...Embry won't ever learn...Hey Jared are you coming with us to the movies tomorrow night? Embry can't he's gotta study for his History test on Friday, but Dina's going with me and Anysa." Jared looked down at the blonde next to him and said, "Sure...I'll go." Dina looked up at him and smiled softly as she touched his hand and said, "Thanks for doing this for Anysa...She just doesn't want Emily to worry about her...and Jake doesn't want Sam to lay a smack down on his ass." Jared stood there watching as the laughter danced in her eyes when Jake snapped the side of her sneaker with a shop rag. Dina jumped and couldn't help but laugh. Embry walked out and said, "Okay let's go...Mom just called my phone." Dina said, "Okay...See you all tomorrow night." As she waved and the siblings disappeared down the road.
Jared almost couldn't wait to see Dina again...She was definitely cute and her laugh was infectious...He could tell anyone who knew her didn't treat her like she didn't belong on the rez...He just hoped he treated her the same. He'd not had a lot of exposure to palefaces, but was hoping he would be...Starting with Dina Call.
