Same disclaimer applies.
I know this chapter isnt as long as the others...but I had to stop there xD
Btw- the part where Mary meets the Cullens is in her POV in Rising Sun, I didnt want to repeat it.
Thanks for all the awesome reviews btw.
Chapter Five
Meeting the Cullens went well. Now I still have one tiny little problem.
Dad.
I calmed down a lot, mainly because of Embry's presence. Now I feel guilty for what I'd done. I'd never spoken to my parents like that.
"I'll talk to him tomorrow, okay?" Embry said on our way to my house. I nodded.
"Thanks, Embry," I breathed but he would hear. He smiled.
"My pleasure." I could feel he meant every letter. I let out a small smile. Then I remembered something.
"There's this party tomorrow," I said, he frowned in concentration," I'm going there with the guys from school, do you want to come? I don't think Hamilton would object." Bryan Hamilton's party of the year was going to be tomorrow. He shrugged.
"When?" he asked as we got closer to the house.
"9pm," I informed him, now thinking about what I would wear. It's not like it mattered that much before…But now it does.
"I'll pick you up at 8:30 and you'd tell me where to, okay?" he offered. I nodded.
"Sure," I said.
"Here we are," he announced as he stopped in front of the house," Take care." He kissed my forehead and I blushed," And please calm down," he added. I nodded.
"I'll do my best. Promise," I said, trying to smile but it turned out more of a grimace.
"Love you!" he yelled after me as I got out. I giggled.
"Love you, too," I said, waving him goodbye. The porch light was lit. They were still awake. I knocked and Dad opened before I could blink.
"Well, I'm back," I mumbled as I got in," See? No harm done," my tone was dark. How could he think that way of Embry?
He sighed.
"Mary," he started as we entered the living room, I kicked off my heels first thing; they were killing me," I did that for your sake; I want you to be safe," he reasoned. I held my breath for a second to avoid crying.
"Don't you trust me?" I asked," Or my judgment?" He sat down beside me.
"I do trust you, but, honey, I've seen things happen," his voice was restrained.
"Then, trust me, Embry would die before anything happens to me." I know that more than anyone.
He rolled his eyes.
"Sweetie, you're sixteen, I know, but I'd never thought you'd fall for such talk," he said. I laughed mentally. I wanted to tell him that he imprinted on me, that we're meant to be but I didn't know how to explain that to him without blowing the secret I was bound to keep.
"Can I reach some kind of compromise with you?" I asked, hopeful. He raised an eyebrow at me.
"How so?" he asked, suspicious.
"Embry would always be with me somewhere public or with parental supervision or whatever, just don't keep us from seeing each other," I was begging, not compromising. He thought about that for a moment.
"Okay," he agreed. I wanted to squeal, to jump, but, instead, I hugged him.
"Thank you," I whispered," You don't know how much this means to me." Really, you don't."I can still go to the party tomorrow, right?" I asked.
"'Bryan Hamilton's?" he asked. I nodded.
"I told you I would think about it," he started," No," he said with finality. I pouted.
"But-" he cut me off.
"No buts! The kid has a record," he said. I sighed.
"Okay. Can I go to La Push, then?" I asked.
"You both can stay here," he suggested," Don't push your luck." I wanted to object but thought against it.
"Is Mom asleep?" I asked, not really caring about Allen. It's not like he cared when the whole argument happened. Dad nodded." Okay. I'll be in my room," I stated and got upstairs, snatching my heels on my hands. I threw them as soon as I entered the room and changed into my pajamas. I jumped on the bed and let out a huge sigh. I felt my muscles relax as I laid on the comfy bed. I decided that I didn't want to sleep just yet so I texted Embry.
Hey =) I talked to Dad. He's better. No party tomorrow btw. Come at my place?
I turned on my iPod and listened to some Rihanna songs as I waited. My phone vibrated while I was listening to the third song, Hypnotized.
Told you =P 7 is fine? Miss you already.
I rolled my eyes and kept listening to the rest of the song before I texted him back. I loved its lyrics, especially now.
I'm feelin somethin that I can't understand
It's like I'm captured by the touch of your hand
It's your vibe
It's your style
It's the way that you smile
Get a little rush when I hear your name
It's so magnetic when you're here next to me
Pullin' me closer happens so naturally
We connect
It's electric
This feelin' inside
Couldn't hold it back even if I tried
God.
I started texting…
Great. Miss You too. What are you doing?
My credit was going to end, soon, but whatever; I was texting Embry. I couldn't care less.
By the time I finished the song, he texted me back.
Watchin' CSI, wbu?
I started writing again…
Was listening to Hypnotized *hint**hint* =P Look I gotta sleep nw. C u tom.
Hypnotized…I surely was.
Lol. Sleep Tight xD
I sighed. I didn't have any idea how my relationship with Embry would continue. Frankly, I didn't care much about the hows; I just cared about the result: I would be with Embry Call.
My superhero.
I felt like a little girl, crushing over the guy next door and waiting for him to come. I wouldn't trade that for anything though, even if I'm friends with vampires and is a werewolf's girlfriend. I don't care.
Embry has changed a lot in me, he taught me what true love is, he taught me this feeling of security and safety, he taught me what it feels like to trust someone so much, he taught me…a lot.
Like I needed any more reasons to love him.
His brown eyes were mesmerizing. I don't care if that's because of all this magic and myths. And his hair…God, his hair.
I sighed again and forced myself to sleep; if I thought about him more I wouldn't be able to sleep at all.
I woke up next morning on my mother's voice, which I hadn't quite expected.
"Mary?" she called. I nodded groggily for her to keep talking," It's 1pm already. Get. Up!" she said, her voice cheerful.
"'Kay, Mom, just one minute," I mumbled. She stroked my hair.
"Okay, honey, just get up before William comes back from work and finds you asleep." I could hear her exit the room and close the door behind her. I got up and rubbed my eyes then groaned; remembering that I hadn't washed my make-up from last night. I must look terrible now.
I washed my face then used the make-up remover that I'd been using for a while now. Then, I stepped into the shower and let every single ounce of stress that I had from yesterday disappear.
I got out and dressed up in a pair of jeans and a red pullover; it was pretty cold. Then I combed my hair and dried it, leaving it down on my shoulders. I noticed that it came about three inches after my shoulder line. I needed to cut it; I hated it too long, it bothered me.
I turned on my computer and waited for it to open as I ran downstairs and began preparing my breakfast; Mom was busy tutoring Allen.
After eating, I got back upstairs to find the computer had finally finished loading. I signed in into my e-mail account and began checking the Online list, wanting to kill the time before Embry comes at 7. I scanned through them until I found her.
xxxAngelEvenIfIDontActLikeItxxx
Couldn't you find any longer name, Stacey? I rolled my eyes and double clicked on her name and the chat window appeared.
JustMary: hey sweetie
xxxAngelEvenIfIDontActLikeItxxx: hey M. h r u?
JustMary: gd gd wbu
xxxAngelEvenIfIDontActLikeItxxx : same as usual. Hows ur bo?
JustMary: *sigh* dad is debating whether to kill him by hand or gun *rolls eyes* seriously, he cant stand him since he knew how old he really is.
I only told Stacey about this; I needed to tell someone. Wolf secret remained safe though.
xxxAngelEvenIfIDontActLikeItxxx: OMG! Wt dd u do?
JustMary: sorta compromised. Parental supervision and stuff like tht.
xxxAngelEvenIfIDontActLikeItxxx : Aw! Im sorry hon. Good luck doing THAT.
JustMary: I don't mind tht much…Really don't wanna knw wt u n Brad do *shudders*
xxxAngelEvenIfIDontActLikeItxxx: Idiot; it's nt like tht. Anywho I gtg nw
JustMary: *still shudders* kk c u
xxxAngelEvenIfIDontActLikeItxxx : Still an idiot *sticks her tongue out* bye!
I laughed and closed the chat window, spending the next hour checking out my Facebook account.
"Mary!" I heard Mom call from downstairs," Grey's Anatomy is on, wanna watch?" I loved med-shows.
"Coming!" I yelled and signed out of my accounts, heading downstairs.
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6:59…I couldn't wait for him to come. I began counting seconds…
….3, 2…1
The bell rang. I hopped out of my seat and stormed to the door, opening it with a massive grin on my face, and there he stood, smiling softly as he kissed my forehead.
"Hey, sweetie," he said," Any better?" he asked, removing the strand of my hair that was on my face and putting it behind my ear, my heart thudded hardly in my chest and I blushed.
"Yeah," I breathed and got on my tiptoes to kiss his cheek." Come in," I said, gesturing for him to come inside and he did, knocking my breath out with his arm wrapped around my shoulder.
"Hello, Embry," Mom greeted him, smiling politely. Apparently, dad was the one behind yesterday's little argument.
"Hello, Amelia," he greeted her, smiling and taking his eyes off me for the shortest second. I held his hand and dragged him to the living room; Dad said that my room was off limits. He stayed upstairs, refusing to see him then. He was just being…well, dad.
"So," he started, sitting beside me on the couch," What were you watching?"he asked.
"First was Grey's Anatomy, then ER, then I just let Mom watch this movie," I kept trying to remember its name," Oh yeah, A Walk To Remember." I just wasn't the type for romantic movies. He chuckled.
"You like med-shows a lot, don't you?" I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah," I said, then I looked up at him," Being a doctor was on my wish-list when I was little," I stated truthfully. I always imagined myself working at a hospital, helping people.
"Why did you give it up, then?" he asked, curious. I grimaced.
"It's just, well, I discovered that it's too much work," I said, rather playfully; that wasn't the real reason. He chuckled.
"Really?" he asked," Because you don't seem like the type of person who'd back out just because of more work." He knew me too well. And we haven't been together for a long time.
I sighed," I don't think I can make it, you know?" I broke eye-contact," A lot of 'doctors' graduate every year and, well, they're not all good." I hated doing something less than perfect. Especially if it's something I love.
He took my face in his hands and forced me to look at him.
"Don't think that way; you're amazing. I'm sure you'd be an awesome doctor," he smiled proudly. I rolled my eyes.
"You're just biased," I commented, smiling. He grinned.
"No, you're perfect."
"That proves my point further," I said.
"See? You'd make a great doc." I laughed.
"You're weird, Em." He smiled.
"I know."
We kept on chatting like that for the next hour, then Dad made his appearance.
"Hello," he said, entering the living room. We both tensed, especially Embry. I don't blame him.
"Hey," I said as Embry said his 'Hello'. Dad came by my side and put a hand on my shoulder.
"Allen needs someone to explain a grammar rule to him, could you go?" he asked. I knew right then that it wasn't about Al; he wanted to talk to Embry. But I decided to play along.
"It's grammar! What's so hard?" I asked rhetorically as I got out of the room and Dad closed the door, killing any chances for me to hear their conversation. I sighed and got up to Al's room. Turns out that he didn't need anything and that I was right. I chuckled to myself, a little nervous about this conversation.
I went to my room and closed the door, turning on the one song that I decided reminded me of Embry; Hypnotized.
I didn't realize that I fell asleep until I felt a hand shake my shoulder.
"Wake up, honey. It's 12am. Change and go back to sleep," Mom suggested. I got up immediately.
"What? 12?" I said, removing the iPod headphones from my ears."Where's Embry?" I asked and yawned hugely.
"He left about half an hour after you fell asleep," she said. I sighed; I couldn't believe I missed that.
"Fine." I got up and changed as Mom went downstairs. Then I decided to call Embry.
I waited for him to answer but he didn't. Maybe he was on patrol or something. But he told me it wasn't his turn tonight…
A few seconds later, I received a text message that made my heart miss a few beats.
I can't come tomorrow. I need some time alone. Sorry. Will call later. Dunno when tho. ~Embry.
No! No, no, no, no! I knew this wasn't normal; Embry always came, even if he had patrolling to do, even when their Alpha was in Italy, even if the world revolved the other way he always came.
This wasn't happening!
Not again!
Come on!
:P
Sorry for the cliffy .... But it was sooo tempting :) *angel face*
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