CHAPTER 6: MOTORCYCLE ADVENTURES

Hiding the bikes from my dad wasn't hard, since he couldn't maneuver his way down to the garage. I started pulling apart Bella's motorcycle right away. I opened the Rabbit's door, so Bella could sit down and I told her about Quil and Embry and my Sophomore year so far.

"Quil and Embry?" she interrupted. "Those are unusual names."

"Quil's is a hand-me-down, and I think Embry got named after a soap opera star. I can't say anything though. They fight dirty if you start on their names----they'll double team you." I chuckled.

"Good friends," she said skeptictically.

"No, they are. Just don't mess with their names." I laughed.

"Jacob?" two familiar voices called.

"Is that Billy?" Bella asked.

"No." I said, blushing. "Speak of the devil," I mumbled, " And the devil shall appear."

"Jake are you out here?" they called getting closer.

"Yeah!" I shouted back and sighed.

"Hey guys." I said half heartedly.

"Hey Jake." Quil said, starring at Bella. "Hi there," he said, winking at Bella.

"Quil, Embry-----this is my friend, Bella." I said.

"Charlie's kid, right?" Quil asked, sticking out his hand to Bella.

"That's right." Bella said shaking his hand, Quil made it very obvious his was flexing his bicep.

"I'm Quil Ateara," Quil announced.

"Nice to meet you Quil." Bella smiled.

"Hey, Bella. I'm Embry, Embry Call-----you probably already figured that out, though." Embry smiled shyly, blushing.

Quil and I were silently chuckling.

"Nice to meet you too." Bella smiled.

"So what are you doing?" Quil asked me, still preoccupied with Bella.

"Bella and I are going to fix up these bikes," I said.

Quil and Embry and started drilling with question about the bikes and what we were gonna do with them and stuff. Bella look confused and suddenly bored. She got out of the Rabbit, to look like she was heading home.

"We're boring you aren't we?" I asked her.

"Naw," she said. "I have to go cook dinner for Charlie."

"Oh………..well, I'll finish taking these apart tonight and figure out what more we'll need to get started on rebuilding them. When do you want to work on them again?" I asked her.

"Could I come back tomorrow?" she asked.

"That would be great!" I smiled.

I heard Quil and Embry snickering behind me and I quickly shot them a glare.

"If you make a list, we go shop for parts," Bella suggested.

"I'm still not sure I should let you pay for everything." I sighed.

Bella shook her head. "No way, I'm bank rolling this party. You just have to supply labor and expertise."

Embry and Quil snickered again.

"That doesn't seem right." I shook my head.

"Jake, if I took these to a mechanic how much would he charge me?" Bella pointed out.

"Okay, you're getting a deal." I smiled.

"Not to mention the riding lessons." Bella added.

"I wouldn't mind seeing her ass on a motorcycle." Quil whispered to Embry.

I went to hit Quil, but decided against it.

"That's it, get out." I muttered.

"No, really. I have to go." Bella protested, turning toward the door. "See you tomorrow Jacob."

"Whoooo." Quil and Embry cheered in unison.

I glared at them and tackled Embry. I gave him a noogie again, but then I was pinned down by Quil. We roughed housed for a little before, Quil broke it up.

"Well Jake, you definitely have good taste." Embry chuckled.

"Shut up, let's go to the cliff." I said.

We got into Quil's truck and headed off toward the cliff. We laid out and looked at the stars.

"Do you think Bella likes me?" Quil asked.

"I don't know, but did you have to show off your biceps?" Embry asked annoyed.

"Hey if you have it, flaunt it baby." Quil chuckled.

"Yeah, but you were showing me up." Embry scowled.

"Since when is this a contest?" I asked getting annoyed at my two best friends treating Bella like a piece of meat.

"True, Jake did see her first." Quil pointed out.

"Whatever." Embry sighed.

That night I had a great dream. Bella and I were running through the forest, when suddenly I dropped to the ground in pain. Suddenly I screamed, my scream turned into a howl and I was a wolf. Bella screamed and ran, I tried to tell her it was me, but I couldn't speak. I woke up screaming and my dad rolled into the room, frantically.

"Jake are you okay? Do you hurt anywhere?" he asked half worrying/ half hopeful, which I didn't get.

"No I'm fine dad." I sighed.

"Are you warm?" he asked feeling my head.

"Nope normal," he sighed.

"Dad what are doing?" I screamed.

"Jacob don't get so upset, just relax," he said trying to calm me down.

"Dad, its 3:30 in the morning and you're talking a mile a minute. I'm going back to sleep." I said in a huff and closed my eyes.

School went by fast, but Embry wasn't there. Quil and I were kinda shocked, no matter how much Embry hated school he was always there. We took it as nothing and I said goodbye to Quil, telling him I was spending the day with Bella again.

"Fill us in on everything tomorrow at lunch." Quil said, meaning him and Embry.

"You got it." I laughed and made my way home.

An hour later I heard the familiar roar of the engine and made my way outside to greet Bella. Her dad had called minutes before to tell my dad, Harry was giving him a ride to his house to watch the game and that Bella would be there any minute. I ran out of the house with a big black umbrella in tow.

"Charlie called------said you were on your way," I smiled.

"Hi Jacob," she smiled.

"Good call on inviting Billy up." I smiled and gestured for a high-five.

Bella had to jump, just to slap my hand and I chuckled to myself.

"While we wait for Harry, why don't I take you on a tour of my room?" I asked her, sarcastically.

"Sounds lovely," she smiled.

"This is my bed, the rug and the window." I laughed.

"What an amazing room, I have to say I'm jealous." Bella laughed.

Harry came and picked up my dad. We said our goodbyes and Bella turned to me excited.

"So where to, Mr. Good wrench?" Bella asked.

I took the list of parts out of my pocket. "We'll start at the dump first; see if we can get lucky. This could get a little expensive." I warned her. "Those bikes are going to need a lot of help before they'll run again." I said confused, she wasn't worried. "I'm talking more than a hundred dollars here."

"We're covered," she smiled, fanning herself with her check book.

No matter where we went during the day, Bella seemed to enjoy herself. Apparently being with me was enough to withstand the stench of the dump. Let's face it, I'm a really happy person and I think I was exactly what she needed. After a while I spotted a hole in the car, where the radio should have been.

"Did the stereo break?" I asked her.

"Yeah," she smiled.

"Who took it out? There's a lot of damage……" I said poking around.

"I did," she admitted.

"Maybe you shouldn't touch the motorcycles that much." I laughed, though I felt she was lieing.

"No problem," she laughed.

We got really lucky at the dump. I laid out all the pieces and got right to work on the bikes. I talked to Bella about school and Quill and Embry. I told her about the time Quil asked out a senior's steady girlfriend and how Embry and I had to get him out of harm's way. After while, I realized I was the only one talking.

"I'm doing all the talking." I complained. "Why don't you take a turn? What's going on in Forks? It has to be more exciting than La Push."

"Wrong," she sighed. "There's really nothing. Your friends are a lot more interesting than mine. I like your friends, Quil's funny."

"I think Quil likes you too." I scowled.

"He's a little too young for me," she laughed.

I hoped she didn't think of me that way.

"He's not that much younger than you. It's just a year and a few months." I cried.

"Sure but considering the difference in maturity between guys and girls, don't you have to count that in dog years? What does that make me, about twelve years older?" she asked.

"Okay, but if you're going to get picky like that, you have to average in size, too. You're too small; I'll have to knock ten years off your total." I teased her, laughing.

"Five foot four is perfectly average," Bella sniffed. "It's not my fault you're a freak."

W e went on till we came to the conclusion, that I was thirty and she was twenty-three. Thanks to my threat Quil, didn't show his face. The rest of the day flew by and night came. Suddenly my dad started calling for us. Bella tried to frantically put stuff away.

"Just leave it," I told her. "I'll work on it later tonight."

"Don't forget your schoolwork or anything," she said.

"Bella?" Charlie's voice called.

"Shoot," she spat. "Coming!"

"Let's go." I smiled, enjoying our sneakiness.

I turned off the lights and grabbed for her hand. The two of us were a mess walking back along the dark path. We kept stumbling and falling over ourselves. We kept laughing till we approached the house, to see our fathers.

"Hey Dad," we said simultaneously and we both laughed again.

Charlie starred at us wide eyed, looking at our linked hands.

"Billy invited us to dinner." Charlie informed Bella.

"My super secret recipe for spaghetti. Handed down for generations," my dad said.

"I don't think Ragu's been around that long." I snorted.

My dad had invited Harry and his family over too. So that meant; Sue, Leah and Seth were joining us as well. Leah had been depressing lately, ever since Sam had broken up with her and Seth was like an annoying little brother. He was a nice kid, just not someone I enjoyed spending time with. Leah spent a majority of her time talking to her cousin Emily on the phone, Emily was dating Sam now.

"So anyway Quil was still dodging that senior at school today." I laughed, telling Bella about this morning.

"What senior Jake?" Seth asked eagerly.

"Does it really matter?" I asked getting annoyed.

"How can I understand the story, if I don't get everything about it." Seth said.

"You are so cute." Bella cooed and hugged Seth for the fifteenth time.

"Don't I get a hug?" I pouted and she laughed, hugging me too.

Charlie and Bella went to make their leave and Bella turned to me.

"You think you'll visit again anytime soon?" I asked her, being casual and Seth giggled behind me.

"Tomorrow after school," she smiled. "I'll take homework don't worry."

"You be sure to do that." I ordered her, trying to mask my excitement.

Seth begged Sue to let him stay another hour, so he could watch me in the garage. She told him not to bug me too much and I told her it was fine.

I laid underneath my Rabbit, putting in some of the missing parts.

"Jake, what's Bella like?" Seth asked me.

"She's really nice," I smiled, trying to keep it "PG".

"I think she's really hot." Seth laughed.

"She's too old for you little man." I laughed with satisfaction.

Luckily he wasn't one I had to contend with. Seth stayed and continued to ask me questions. I laughed off most of them and then my dad asked me to walk him home. We walked alone in the dark and Seth turned to me, surprisingly serious.

"Jake can I ask you something?" he asked.

"What is it, little man?" I asked.

"Do you know what's going on with the older guys, like you in the village?" he asked, worry in his voice.

"I don't have the faintest idea little guy, sorry." I sighed, trying to smile.

"Because I don't wanna get real sick like everyone, I'm scared," he said, his voice shaky.

"I promise you'll be okay, but if you do get really sick I promise to be there till you get better okay?" I asked him.

"Okay," he smiled and I waved goodbye to him, as he went into his house.

Something was going on, I just wish I knew what.

Sorry the chapter was so long, but I think it needed to be.

~Con