Disclaimer: None of the characters in the Twilight series belong to me. They belong to Stephenie Meyer. That means that I only own Chrys. Blackie-san owns Jessie and my friend Stephanie owns Stephanie. Also, I do not own Siegel High School.
Edward led Chrys out of the hospital, only to force her to see Jacob and Bella standing there. The two were hugging, which caused Edward to growl. He placed and icy cold hand on the small girl's back and pushed her along, cursing under his breath. He didn't quite like the idea of his girlfriend hugging that mutt. Chrys didn't quite like the idea of her friend hugging another girl, either. Though, this was all due to her possessiveness over her friends.
"I'll take you home." Edward grumbled, pushing her to his car. "Just tell me where you live."
"I can't go home on my own, thank you." Chrys snapped. "I don't need help from a stranger."
Edward's eyes grew wide at Chrys' reaction. He knew he was good looking and that any girl would fall for him, but it seemed that this one wouldn't. This was due to the fact that the small girl really couldn't tolerate guys that were really pretty.
"It's late." Edward argued. "The mutt is too wrapped up in my Bella to pay you any attention. He won't bother to offer to make sure you get home safely."
Chrys gritted her teeth and jerked the car door open. She sat down in the seat and slammed the door shut before buckling up. Edward had a point, so she did what he said. Though, she really didn't want to.
Chrys sat on the back, camera in hand. She was taking more pictures of the trees and creek. She hadn't seen Jacob in a few weeks and she figured, since he hadn't been in school, it was unlikely that she would ever see him again. Still, it was kind of boring with out him. She sighed and began to stand up when she heard rustling in the trees to her right. Her head snapped to face the trees immediately.
"Chrys, you shouldn't be in the words when it's so close to nightfall." A male called from the trees.
"Jacob…" Chrys said as she sat back down. "It's not dark yet."
"Don't be so bitter." Jacob said as he emerged from the trees and sat down beside her. "I didn't do anything wrong."
Chrys looked at him for a second. She was exasperated by the fact that he didn't think he was in the wrong. He left and didn't tell anyone. He made her worry.
"You stopped going to school." The small girl deadpanned. "And you didn't even let me know."
"I had to go home." Jacob replied. "I only came back to say 'sorry' and 'good-bye'."
There was a long pause. Now he was leaving her. It seemed, to Chrys, that is was hard to become close to anyone without having to fear that they would leave her. Jacob only lived up to the expectations she'd had set in stone from her friends. She'd already assumed they'd leave.
"Is that so?" She asked.
"Yeah…" Jacob replied. "It was nice meeting you."
He lifted his arm and put it around her shoulder, pulling her close. Chrys couldn't help but think about how warm he was. Ah, but it was stupid noting something like that at a time like this. He was just going to leave her in a little while, anyway.
"It was…" She said quietly.
Jacob pulled his arm back and moved in front of Chrys, which put him partially in the creek. The small brunette turned her head away from him, but he caught it and made her look him in the eyes. She simply averted her gaze. It was bad enough that he was touching her face.
"Look at me!" Jacob demanded. "I'm sorry, okay? I don't want to make you upset, but it's not like I have a choice. I came here for one thing and now that I've done what I was supposed to, I have to go home."
"Shut up!" Chrys yelled. "Let go of my fa-!"
Jacob cut her off by pulling her in to a big hug. He rested his chin on top of her head and sighed. He felt kind of comfortable to Chrys.
"There was a wolf before…" She paused. "In the water. He had the same color eyes as you and his fur was really pretty. I met you the next day for the first time."
Jacob froze up a bit. He didn't know whether she was trying to say it was him or not. She didn't really need to know about what he was, or why he was even here, to begin with.
"Yeah?" He asked. "Did you run away when you saw him?"
"No." Chrys replied. "I felt that I could approach him without worrying about getting hurt. He seemed so gentle for such a large and angry animal. You're the same way, though."
"Is that what you think?" Jacob asked as he released her and went on to place his big hands on her tiny shoulders.
"I think…" She went silent for a few moments. "That the wolf… was you, maybe. But that's just because you appeared in front of me the day after that wolf was shown my kindness."
All Jacob offered in response was a simple 'Hm' and a pat on the head. He sat back up on the bank. She'd guessed right, but he wasn't going to let her know.
"How could I be a wolf?" He asked before leaning back against his arms.
"Yeah, that's true." Chrys frowned. "It was just a weird coincidence."
She stood up then and looked down at Jacob. This was probably the last conversation they would have, but she had to put an end to it. They'd been talking for quite some time and it really was getting late.
"I'll walk you home." Jacob offered as he stood up. "I wouldn't want anything to happen to you."
"Thank you." Chrys replied.
A/N: Thank you so much for reading this. This is actually the final chapter. I really hope you enjoyed it.