Chapter 2.
"Bella ! Darling it's wonderful to see you again sweetheart. I am so glad you agreed to come live with us," as soon as I walked through the door I was greeted by the ever so loving Sue, my step mother.
I smiled a genuine smile at her and gave her a quick hug.
"Oh Sue it is wonderful to see you again too. I am really glad I came to stay here too.' I gritted through my teeth. Only the part was a half lie. I didn't want to come to live in Cali but I had no choice. I mean my erratic mother wanted to travel with her husband Phil who was the linebacker for the Pirates. And I really didn't want to be stuck between that lovey dovey crap. But I also had more than one reason for trying to escape my life back in Forks.
"Oh kids. Why Don't you let Bella rest. She must be jet lagged. Then you guys can give her a tour of the city and help her unpack," Sue replies while handing me a glass of water which I willingly took and gulped down which caused giggling.
"I hope you like your room. Leah decorated it. It's the third door on the right." Sue replied before running over to pick up the phone which was ringing like crazy.
"Okay thank you. I'll be upstairs if ya'll need me" I replied nonchalantly while skipping steps up to my room.
After about 3 hours, I unpacked all my belongings which took forever and quickly took a shower and changed into my black ankle boots, stonewash skinny jeans, and a black tank top. Even though it was hot, I needed my jeans.
"Bella! Are you ready for our little tour of the city ? And then we can go meet up with the gang." Leah popped her head into my room while grinning at me.
I quickly tossed my hair up a bit and smiled at her while nodding.
"Sure. let's get a move on" I said while walking out the room with Leah hot on my trail.
"By the way, your looking hot" She said while grabbing two Red Bulls from the large silver colored fridge.
"He He Thanks. Never know who you could bump into," I siad while winking at her which caused her to giggle like a schoolgirl.
After Seth was ready we all jumped into her Mustang convertible and headed diwn a familiar road. I love that Leah had class and wasn't all about the newest cars or clothes. She stuck to her own style and looked 10 times better than any blondes with more than 5 surgeries.
"Okay. That right there is the movie theater. Which reminds me we totally need to go see The Last Song," Leah commented while she pointed to the building that was nestled in the corner.
"Oh totally. Liam Hemsworth is so freaking yummy," I groaned while picturing him shirtless in my not to innocent mind. Seth groaned and kept hitting his head against the seat. ( Mmm..Liam..)
"Can we please talk about gorgeous guys another time!" He whined while pouting. Leah and I giggled and held off the guy talk for Seth's benefit of course.
"That right there is the mall complex. It's pretty small but the larger ones are farther north." Seth said while pointing to all the fast food restaurants that passed by him. I rolled my eyes. For a 16 year old, this guys could eat and he was still packing 6 pack abs. Don't ask me how I mean the kid barely worked out but damn was he strong.
Just as I was about to ask something, I heard a piercing howl in the air and I covered my ears. Leah and Seth shared a glance as if I was out of the loop of something important. I simply shrugged it off. For the rest of the ride, I could tell Leah and Seth were not as into as before.
"Uh guys. L.A is too big. Do you think we could just leave some of it for tomorrow or the weekend?" The truth was I was anything but tired. That Red Bull sure had it's effect on me.
"Yeah I agree. I still haven't seen all of it yet. Do you mind if we stop by one of our friend's house quickly?" Leah asked while giving me a quick side glance.
"Yeah sure no problem" I agreed. I needed to meet new people around anyways so might as well give it a shot. My thoughts drifted back to my friends back at home and I smiled slightly.
I paid close attention to the different roads and turns Leah made knowing in the future I will end up getting lost.
"Okay here we are." Seth said while jumping out of the car even when it was still running. Leah rolled her eyes while I made sure he didn't fall and bust his head or something stupid like that. And of course he didn't He was grinning at me and then bolted into the large house. I must say it was quite beautiful. It had large white windows and the entire exterior was red brick.
Leah and I bounded up the steps and walked into the now open front door.
"You can leave your shoes on. Three guys live here," she commented while rolling her eyes. I shrugged and walked right in. I just followed Leah around. Geez this house was like a Maze. Up. Down. All around. Weeee !
"Damn. Who lives here?" I whispered to myself but Leah heard so I'm pretty sure I said it out loud.
"I Do." A husky voice called out behind me. My head snapped behind me and I starred into the familiar deep brown eyes that saved my life once.
"Jake?" I whispered in shock. He grinned and bolted to me while spinning me around in circles while I giggled like a lovesick schoolgirl.
"Bella. God I missed you so damn much !" He boomed out loud while squeezing the life out of me.
"I know Jake. I missed you too." I sighed as held me in his warm embrace. I loved Jacob like a brother and he helped me when no one else did during my dark days.
"Wow. It's been five minutes and Jake over here already got the new girl" I heard a voice call out from the doorway. My head snapped in the direction and I saw two more guys there.
"Shut it Jared. This is Bella. My best friend" I completely ignored Jared and kept my eyes focused on the man in the wheelchair.
"B-Bily?" A smile broke across my face and I ran into his open arms.
"We missed having you around Bella." He said while Leah and Seth had confused expressions on their faces.
"You know each other?" Seth called out from the couch.
"Yeah. Billy and Jacob use to live in Washington with us but then they ended up moving here." I explained while Leah nodded.
"That's good. If you know Jacob, you practically know the whole damn school." Jacob chuckled while shaking his head. I laughed along with them knowing what they meant. Jacob just had charisma which attracted everyone to him. I wasn't surprised knowing he was popular in school.
"Well kids. I forgot to mention but Charlie, Sue, Henry, Sarah, and I will be heading downtown this weekend for a meeting and then we will be going out for a small fishing trip. So remember. No major parties and don't trash the house. Oh and Bella. It was nice seeing you again. I have a feeling thinks will be a lot more interesting with you around," he smiled before wheeling himself out of the room.
I beamed back and looked towards the group who were discussing something about a bonfire.
"So Bella you in?" Jared asked while wagging his eyebrows at me. I gave them a questioning glance.
"Ready for what?" I asked while settling myself next to Jake on the couch.
"A bonfire. It's today night at First Beach. Whenever the adults go out we basically have one." Seth explained while texting furiously on his Blackberry. I smiled and nodded.
"Sure. I'm in." I said while everyone cheered. Lean and I went into the kitchen for our girl time and made plans to go see the Last Song.
"We should also invite Emily and Kim. You'll meet them tonight. Emily is 21 and she's engaged to Sam. Kim is the same age as you and is Jared's girlfriend." She explained to me.
"Sure that would be great. Oh and can we go shopping sometime soon ? I really need skirts and shorts. L.A is hot !" Leah giggled as I stated the obvious and nodded her head in excitement. It was funny because her head was bobbing up and down causing her curls to bounce crazily.
"Yeah I was thinking Sunday. There's a huge sale and if we get there early we'll be happy troopers when we come home."
"That's fine. Can't wait to check out the shops here. Forks sucks in anything that requires taste. I had to drive 3 hours just to find a decent dress shop." I rolled my eyes in annoyance at the memories. My dinner dance dress took me over 6 hours to find.
"Don't mean to interrupt your gossiping time but Jared says we should get ready for the bonfire. SO.. You girls grab the blankets, pillows, cups, plates, napkins, and whatever else we will need and we will run by the store quickly and grab the food." Jake said all in one breath.
"Jake. Calm down. We got this" Leah chimed in pulling me to the storage closet. Well I think it was a storage closet since it was filled with loads of things. I grabbed the plates and napkins while Leah grabbed the cups.
"Okay. Upstairs there's a linen closet right by the stairs. Can you grab a couple of blankets and pillows while I get the drinks?" Leah asked while taking the plates and napkins away from me and placing them in a large white bag. I quickly ran up the stairs careful not to fall and opened the closet to find tons and tons of blankets. Wow.
I grabbed a bout 7 of them and a couple pillows and thin linen sheets. I walked downstairs carefully to find Leah in her car waiting for me. I settled everything into the trunk and jumped in the passenger side seat .
We quickly made a short stop home and changed into shorts since the humidity would be increasing though out the night and Leah warned me about how hot it could get here in L.A.
The whole ride there we sang along to different Ke$ha songs, and before I knew it we were on a rocky trail which I assumed led to the beach. I was right ! Ha ! The song Take it off came on and I grinned while turning up the volume and rolling down the windows. Leah laughed as I sang loudly to the music and soon enough she joined me in my fun.
They're were a group of guys and only girls that I could make out through the light fog as we came up to the group.
"Hey Leah! Who's your friend!?" A boy called out and that was when all eyes snapped into our direction. I bit my lip in nervousness.
Leah simply ignored them and we took everything out. I grabbed the blankets and pillows from the trunk and made my way to the 'gang'. The funny thing was I had so many blankets piled into my hands that I couldn't see a thing. When I thought I got close enough, I dropped them all on the ground and that was when my world stopped.
Paul's P.O.V.
"Where the hell is Leah !?" I called out. I wasn't one for patience especially when it came to Leah who took hours to get ready. Ugh I'll never understand girls.
"Chill man. She'll be here soon." Quil and Embry called out completely in sync. I swear those two were twins separated at birth.
"Speaking of Leah.." Emily said from where she was laying down on the ground. I followed her gaze and saw Leah and some girl singing along to some song about taking clothes off. I sighed. Only Leah..
"Hey Leah! Who's your friend!?," Quil called out but was ignored by both the girls who were busy singing along to their song while taking a shit load of blankets and stuff out of the trunk.
The brunette slowly came closer to us and we all watched in amusement as she took baby steps while carefully bringing over the blankets. They were piled up higher than her head and we all chuckled.
"Geez Bella. What did you do ? Rob Martha Stewart ?" Jacob asked this mystery girl. So her name was Bella. Bella. So beautiful.
"No I robbed your linen closet" She replied and stuck her tongue out at Jacob who chuckled.
She quickly dropped them in a random spot which was conveniently right in front of my feet. She looked up and I gasped.
Her long wavy brunette hair which cascading down her back looked soft as hell. And I just wanted to run my fingers through them. Her deep mud colored eyes were shining and held a certain kind of twinkle in them. Her slender yet athletic body was perfect. Curves where they belonged and her tight tank top made them more visible. She was in a pair of high heel ankle boots which made her long legs seem miles long. She was beautiful. Not hot or sexy. But beautiful , gorgeous, stunning, alluring, charming, and I could go on forever.
I could feel an instant pull towards her and I couldn't help but walk straight to her. There was only about 3 inches of space between us and surprisingly she didn't seem scared. It seemed as if the rest of the world turned into black and white and she was the only one with color and the spotlight was on her. Right then and there I knew I would come to love this angelic creature. She was the reason for my existence and I would do anything to protect her. Anything. My whole world was on pause at the moment and it felt as if we were the only two on the beach. Screw the rest.
Oh fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck !!! I, Paul Links did not talk this way. What the hell was up with me today ?
I. Had. Imprinted. With. Bella.