Previously;; "Wow Mr. Cullen you look different!" Dan's voice was harsh and hostile.

A/N: Sorry about the long wait!! I know I haven't updated in a while! So so sorry guys! But here it is. I'm now entering the most stressful and toughest part of my education, I'm coming towards the end of high school and hence I don't have a lot of time to write but I still love it and will keep writing as often as I can manage but I need you guys to understand that I can't update very often right now…

Disclaimer: I do not own twilight, or Bella or Edward or any of the Cullens.. however I do own Kaity, Dan, Naomi, Ryan etc…

Dedications: Mohita – thanks for helping me with this… if it weren't for your little push I would never have finished this chapter :) xx

Chapter 34.6: Thin Ice

KPOV:

"Dan! What are you doing here?" my voice was soft and calm, although I knew I should have been panicking.
"Having an important discussion with my father like I told you this morning. Oh no wait! That was meant to be you!"
"Dan!!" I raised my voice. "what has gotten in to you lately?!"
"errr... maybe I should give you two a minute…" Ryan squeaked before getting his bag and running off into the school.
"What has gotten into me? Oh I don't know! Your ex boyfriend comes in town looking for you, he spends the whole of lunchtime watching you with lustful eyes, and then I catch you here with him when you told me you were getting picked up by your dad because he wanted to have a talk with you. And then I come here and what do I hear? That this ex of yours is going to be living with you!"

"Ok Dan, my dad is right there" I pointed to the silver Volvo that was parked in front of the main hall. "and I had no idea Naomi and Ryan were coming here! They came looking for me because I had been out of touch… I haven't spoken to either of them since I got here 6 months ago! I am here with Ryan because he called me after dad and I had already left, he needed directions! I offered them to stay at the mansion because they were going to stay at the Forks motel & lodge, no one stays there! You know what a shady place it is! I can't let my friends stay there!"

"Oh so now they are you friends?! You just said you hadn't been in touch since you left L.A!"
"I haven't but does that erase the last 16 years?! They were like family to me in L.A. last year Naomi and I had a big falling out but apart from that they have always been like family to me! Why is it so hard for you to accept that I had a life before I came here… before I met you?!"

"That's not hard for me to accept. What is hard to accept is that you refuse to let me be a part of that life!" He walked back towards the open door of his car and then turned back to me.
"Call me when your past flame gets extinguished!" he said before getting into the car and driving off. I noticed Sophie's desperate face through the windscreen as the blue fiat sped off into the distance.

I finally let out the breath I had been holding in and collapsed against the hood of Ryan & Naomi's car.
"Hey, you ok?" Ryan's arm was around me in no time.
"No." I said through the sobs. "But I'll be ok. Ummm, I guess we better get going... where is Naomi?"

"I'm right here!" her voice was less than friendly. She rolled her eyes as she passed me and got into the car. Ryan helped me up and walked me towards the main hall.
"Ryan I'm ok… I can walk… go back to your car... and follow us." He let go of me then and stayed there as I walked to the Volvo and tried to maintain my breathing.

"Are you ok?" Dad's voice was reserved, soft.
"Yeah, I'll be fine dad… just take me home."
"Is there anything I can do? Do you want to talk?"
"Maybe later daddy." I gave him a small smile and turned to the window. I watched the rain on the window the whole ride home- which took a lot longer than normal with dad trying to maintain a humanly speed that Ryan would be able to keep up with.

-xXx-

Later that evening I was sitting in my sweats, leaning against the porch railing, just looking out into the trees… my eyes had been adjusting to the darkness lately and I was able to see through the trees much further than your average human, but not as far as your average vampire of course. My hearing had gotten much better too, so I heard the rustle in the woods that came from a good distance away, it would have come from near the stream behind the house… I got a little shocked. Who would be walking around the stream at eleven o'clock at night?

"Who's there?" I said standing up and backing towards the door.
"Oww! Kaity relax, it's just me!" Jacob's voice came through the darkness just after a thud- that would have been from the new gnome grandpa had bought. I hope Jake hadn't broken it!

"Jake? What are you doing here? It's eleven pm!!" I said coming down the porch steps.
"Yeah I know… You should be asleep! It's Tuesday Kaity… Kyrra is just bringing the beer… it's poker night!"
"oh right." Wow talk about weird… there was a time when Daddy and Jake couldn't stand each other and now the two couples play poker together once a week! Talk about weird!
"You alright kid?"
"Jake don't call me 'kid'! you know it annoys me!"
"Sorry…" he said sitting down next to me "what's up?"
"Nothing… I'm fine."
"Something happen with the Chenney kid?"
"What?! How do you know?"
"I know you a little better than you think Kaity…. But look whatever it is… just remember you're only 17 Kaity… and you don't have to feel pressured just because he knows your secret…"
"What?! No Jake we're not broken up or anything… we've just been fighting I guess… he's a little insecure because my ex is in town…"
"Your ex? From LA?"
"Yeah… he and his sister are staying with us…"
"mmhmmm.. and you blame him for being a little insecure?"
"I guess not but he should trust me! And he should talk to me about it rather than throwing a massive temper tantrum and making all these assumptions!"
"Well Kaity… maybe instead of staring out into the trees… maybe you should pick up the phone…" He got up and let himself into the house then, leaving me to ponder what he had suggested. Maybe he's right… but it's almost eleven thirty now… he wouldn't even be awake at this time… I'll just wake up early and offer him to come over for breakfast…

I got up and made my way towards my room. I was passing the big balcony when I noticed the door was open. Curious I walked out into the cold night and looked out into the trees again.
"Couldn't sleep either huh?" a cool breath crept up my neck, making my shiver. It all felt so familiar and yet so dangerous. My breathing became short and sharp as I suddenly felt like it was last year all over again. I knew Ryan well enough by now to understand what he was up to… after all these years you'd think I would have seen the signs a little earlier… this was Ryan making a move! I had to turn around, I had to tell Ryan that I wasn't interested and that I loved Dan.

I forgot how fast he was, before I had even had a chance to gather my thoughts Ryan's lips were on mine with a great sense of urgency that had me paralyzed.

Uh oh! Dan's not going to be too pleased about this! What will she do? Obviously the old flame still has a little fire in it ;) hahaha keep reading to find out…

You know the drill… ;)

- Drish-