Enchanted

"There I was again tonight: forcing laughter, faking smiles, same old tired lonely place. Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes, and vacancy vanished when I saw your face. All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you."- Taylor Swift

It was the night of the bonfire, and everyone was getting ready. Emily and the rest of the girls were getting food and blankets together, and Sam was getting all the firewood ready. The rest of us boys were getting ourselves ready. There were some of the boys who were excited for the hot girls. I wasn't so excited.

Before we knew it, it was time for the bonfire. The boys and I drove down in my rusty, old pick-up. People were already there when we got to the spot. Embry and I walked away from the rest of the guys when they saw their girls. We walked by the food and grabbed Cokes.

Truth be told, I didn't want to be there. I wanted to be home, in my room by myself, but I knew that would only bring me down further. But how was I supposed to feel? My heart had been torn to sheds over and over again. I was depressed, for lack of a better word. No other word could describe the pain in my heart.

"So, you excited?" Embry asked, sipping at his Coke.

"For what?" I asked.

"For the girls." Embry gave a smirk. "You can't tell me you're not excited for them."
"Oh." I sighed and shrugged. "I guess."

"You guess? These girls have got to be the hottest girls in Forks. That's why I invited them. Plus, they're bringing their new friend."

"Who?" I mused, taking a gulp of my Coke.

"Some chick." He shrugged. "She's new or something; they just told me that she's just joined their group of friends."

"Oh."

Embry looked past me and smirked. "There they are."

I turned around and watched the girls walk towards us. There were four girls walking.

"Hey Embry!" the first girl squealed, giving him a massive hug.

"Hey Jamie," he chuckled. "You guys remember Jacob?"

"Of course!" Jamie hugged me as well. "How ya doing?"

"Good."

I looked past her and saw there was a fifth girl behind them. This must've been the new girl, because I had never seen her before. She had striking, deep green eyes and strawberry blonde hair. Her skin was a light tan and her body was just right. She hid her face, trying not to be noticed, but how could I not notice her? She was a sculpture, an indescribable piece of art. I wanted to stand forever in the sweet sunlight of her beauty. Any thoughts I could've possibly had were gone. She was my thoughts.

Jamie continued to talk, introducing the other girls. I didn't even listen until she pulled my beautiful angel forward.

"And this is Anna-Maria," Jamie announced.

Anna-Maria: the name of a goddess.

She smiled, and my heart was pounding against my chest. She was too much; this was too much, but I loved it.

"It's nice to meet you guys," she whispered shyly.

Her beautiful voice was the only music I ever wanted to hear. Her voice soothed any insecurity, any pain that I could ever possibly have.

"It's good to have you here," Embry spoke up, looking over at me. He knew what was going on. "Jacob, want to take the girls over to the food?"

Some unsuspected burst of self-confidence flowed into me.

"Sure." I nodded at the girls. "Follow me."
Paul, Jared, and Seth were over there, shaking up sodas and spraying them at each other.

"For the love of God, guys," I growled. "Grow up. We have guests."
Paul shook off the soda and smirked. "Sorry ladies. Can I get you something to drink?"

"Not after what I just saw you guys do," Anna laughed.

I turned around, surprised to hear her voice. She seemed so quiet.

"Yeah," Meghan agreed, giggling. "For all we know, you shook them all up."
"Touche," Jared chuckled.

I wasn't sure what I was supposed to do. All I wanted was to hold Anna, to keep her close. But I couldn't be awkward. I had to stay smooth.

I saw Anna grab some food and then walk away without the girls. I was a little surprised, so I followed her. No one noticed.

She sat down by the fire by herself. She picked at a bag of chips she had and stared into the flames. The beautiful red and orange light bounced of her sweet skin so amazingly.

I grabbed a blanket from a pile and began to lay it down on the floor. Anna looked at me, I smiled at her, and she giggled and looked away.

"Do you want to sit with me?" I asked her, patting the empty spot beside me as I sat down.

Her smile grew. "Sure."
I leaned back as she sat criss-cross on the blanket.

"You're Jacob right?" she questioned.

I nodded. "Jacob Black at your service. And you're Anna?"
"Yes," she giggled. "I'm so glad you called me Anna. Everyone has insisted on saying my full name."
"Well, they're both beautiful names," I whispered.

I could see that she was getting nervous, but not a bad kind of nervous. I could tell that she was intrigued, interested in what I had to offer. And that made me very happy.

"Thanks," she whispered back.

"So, Anna, where ya from?" I mused, watching the light of the flames dance on her face.

"L.A.," she replied. "I'm guessing you live on the reservation."

"You guessed right," I chuckled. "Been here all my life."
"Well, I bet it's nice knowing everyone."
I shrugged. "It's a win-loose situation."
She nodded. "I can see that."
"So why'd you move to Forks?" I continued to question.

"My mom lives here." She sighed. "My dad lives in L.A.. Shit went down, and now I'm here."
Of course I wanted to know everything about her, everything that happened in her life, but I had to wait. I knew I would hear it eventually. I knew that she would one day open up to me.

"Well, if you ever want to come down to the Reserve and, you know, go to the beach or chill, you can hit me up."
She smiled softly and pulled out her iPhone. "Number?"
Anna was asking for my number. This was perfect. I barely had to work for it, and yet I had already made it into her heart. It was easy for me to give it to her.

"So, Jacob, what do you do for fun around here?" she asked, nibbling on a chip.

I shrugged. "Usually bonfires like this, we go to the beach, and there's a port really close to here that has most of the cool stuff."

"Do you guys ever party?" she continued.

I chuckled. "Not really. Maybe you should teach us to party like they do in Cali."
"Oh I definitely will," she teased.

"Are all girls from California as pretty as you?" I whispered, letting myself get closer to her.

She let out a nervous laugh. "I don't know. You would have to see for yourself."

I let my hand softly touch her leg. "I don't think they are."
"Jacob, you flatter me," she whispered, putting her hand on top of mine.

I could feel it; I could feel her leaning into me.

"Anna!"

God damn that fucking girl.

She looked away from me. "Oh hey Jamie."
"We've been looking everywhere for you!" she squealed. "Meghan found some alcohol. It's all bad; we need to head out."
Anna turned to me. "Well it was nice meeting you Jacob. I'll text you."

I nodded, unable to say anything, as I watched her walk away. It was heartbreaking to see her go.

Someone plopped down next to me.

"So Anna, huh?"

It was Embry.

I nodded. "Yep, Anna."
"I never thought it would happen to you, man," he whispered. "I mean, after everything that's happened…"
"Well, it happened," I interrupted.

"How does it feel?" he asked.

I sighed. How could I explain the amazing feeling? It was so hard to even put in words for myself, so how could I put it into words for someone else?

"It's…" I paused, searching for any word. "Amazing."

Embry chuckled and shook his head. "Well, I'm rooting for you man."

"Thanks, bro," I whispered. "Thanks.