Ok, so I had a two hour break today and I spent the entire time writing this down in a book, editing it as I went, and typing it. Not to mention I had classes practically non-stop since 8 this morning, had a half hour bus ride to school, and a lot of other things that I'm not even getting in to. Needless to say, I'm tired, I feel drained of all energy, and I've been going on 3 bottles of 710 ml Pepsi today. Yeah, you do the math.
As usual, Stephenie Meyers own Twilight saga. I own Sisters...Can't Live Without Them
Ch. 6 Relax
Cindy's POV
When I woke up the next morning, I found myself not to be laid out on the couch like I had been the night before, but in a bed. I know I know that the idea of being in a complete stranger's bed should have terrified me, but the smell of pine trees, rain, and a hint of something masculine calmed me.
I laid for a few minutes longer, wrapped in the sweet smell that lingered on the sheets, before I crawled out of the warm bed to get ready for the day. Luckily, Jacob- who I only assumed carried me in here- had thought to bring my backpack in the room as well. I quickly slipped into a pair of dark jeans and a hunter green turtleneck sweater, brushed through my hair, and stepped into the hallway.
Seeing as there was no other sound coming from anywhere in the house, I figured that I must have been the only one awake at the time. So I carefully tip-toed my way to the small kitchen area and started cooking breakfast for everyone. I pulled out a couple pounds of bacon, breakfast sausages, and waffles from the freezer and with a quick shot of magic they were perfectly thawed to start cooking. I was about halfway through finishing the dozen-cart of eggs and two loafs of bread when I hear Billy's wheelchair.
"What's going on in here?" he asked as he came around the corner.
"Good morning Billy. I'm just whipping up some breakfast. How do you like your eggs?" I asked him.
"Oh. Good morning Cynthia. You know, you didn't have to do all this. You're a guest here," he said as he wheeled over to the small table.
"I know, but that doesn't mean that I didn't want to do this."
"Do what?" a sleepy-eyed Bella asked as she came into the room still dressed in her pajamas.
"Just making breakfast Bella. So how do you like your eggs?" I teased her.
"I'm good with whatever," she answered as she walked up beside Billy, giving him a hug good morning. Billy nodded in affirmation that he wanted the same.
"Perfect. Oh Bella. Could you do me a favor and go wake up Jacob? I think he's in the living room." "Sure."
Bella's POV
I walked into the small living room and sure enough, Jake was sprawled over the too small couch fast asleep. When I got a little closer, I heard him talking.
"Cynthia…" he whispered, and I could hear the loving tone as clear as the one that Edward was always talking to me in. It took me a second to realize that Jacob had imprinted on Jasper's little sister, and as happy as I was for him, I was also a little worried. Jake was practically a brother to me and I didn't want to see him get hurt.
"Hey Jake," I said as I pushed on his massive shoulder, lightly shaking him awake. It took a few tries, but eventually, his eyes opened.
"Oh, hey Bells," he yawned out as he woke up.
"Hey sleepy. Come on, breakfast is ready," I said as I stood up. The second I said that, he was fully awake and standing before I could blink. But before he walked past me, I held onto his arm and said, "We need to talk after." He simply nodded and continued walking to the kitchen.
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"Cynthia dear, that was some of the best cooking I've ever had the pleasure of tasting!" Billy exclaimed as he dropped his fork on the plate in front of him. You could hardly see the table with all the plates, glasses, mugs and other things that remained from our banquet of a breakfast.
"Thank you very much Billy," Cynthia answered with a mega-watt smile. "I'm pleased that you enjoyed it. And it's Cindy," she added, turning to Jake and I. "That goes for you two too."
"Here, let me help," Jake literally jumped at the chance to help Cindy with the dishes.
"It's alright Jacob. I've got it covered." With a wave of her hand, Cindy had most of the dishes floating towards the sink that was filling itself with hot water soap. The small dish brush was scrubbing against the plates at a fast pace, the dish cloth wiping the cutlery and glasses clean, and the dish towel was drying things already. Cindy looked back at us all with another smile. "See?"
"Now that is something that this old fool could use," Billy said as he wheeled around the table to Cindy. "Thank you very kindly."
"Again, you're welcome Billy. And you're not an old fool."
"Hey Jake, can we talk now?" I whispered to him while Cindy and Billy were busy talking. He nodded his head and we both slipped out of the room. I tugged on my jacket and my boots and followed him outside.
"What's up Bells?"
"I just want to tell you that I know about your imprinting on Cindy," I answered. I noticed that for a second, Jake tensed up, but it was gone as quickly as it came.
"Look, I have nothing against you being with Cindy. Personally, I think she's great for you. You guys are perfect for each other. I just don't want to see you get hurt Jake."
"I appreciate you looking out for me Bells, but I'm a big boy. I can take care of myself," he said. "And besides, I know she's the one for me. After all-"
"Yeah, I get that she's your soul mate and all that. But that doesn't mean that you won't get hurt."
"Honestly Bella, I'll be fine. But can we please stop talking about this?" When I looked at him oddly, he elaborated. "I feel like I could be talking to my mom about a girlfriend and to be honest, it's kind of creepy. I'm almost waiting for you to give me 'the talk'." I think it was safe to say that we were both disgusted by that comment.
"Hey you guys!" Cindy shouted as she came outside, hopping up and down on one boot-clad foot as she pulled the other up her leg. "I'm just heading to the store for Billy. You two need anything?" I shook my head.
"Hang on a sec Cindy. Let me get my keys, and I'll go with you!" Jake exclaimed and ran back inside.
"You better be getting the keys to that motorcycle of yours pal! I want to see how it's working!" Cindy yelled after him.
"The motorcycle?" I choked out. "Are you serious?"
"Yeah, I love motorcycles. Why?" she asked me with a curious expression on her face.
"I just never pictured you for someone who liked motorcycles is all. I figure you to be more-"
"Prim and proper like a lady of my era?" I nodded, a blush reaching from the roots of my hair to my neck. She laughed. "It's nothing to be embarrassed about Bella. A lot of people would have guessed that if they knew when I was really born.
"No, I like motorcycles a lot. I've always been different from the girls of my generation. I guess I was just born in the wrong time zone."
"Here they are!" Jake shouted in victory as he walked back outside, holding up the keys in his hand. "Let's go!"
I stood there watching as Jake and Cindy both hopped onto the black bike, Cindy wrapping her arms around Jake to stay on. I noticed the content look on Jake's face when she did so before they sped off.
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Jacob's POV
"So what else do you want to get?" Cindy asked me as we walked down the frozen foods aisle of the store. We already had the dozen frozen pizzas, six packs of hot dogs and hamburger patties that dad needed for the camp fire tonight, and we also got plenty of sodas, paper plates and other stuff.
"How about marshmallows, chocolate, and gram crackers? We can have s'mores," I suggested.
"S'mores? Never tried them before." "Never? Then you've been missing out!" I replied as I led her down the aisle for the ingredients.
"So what is the deal with this fire thing tonight?" Cindy asked as she loaded a couple of bags of marshmallows into the cart.
"It's the special meeting of the wolves tonight," I explained. "It's pretty much just talking about our ancestors, the beginning of the whole wolf thing and the pack… that sort of thing."
"If you seem to know so much about it already, then why are you going?"
"My dad's one of the elders that is left. And being a part of the pack, I need to be there too. Pretty much everyone that's going to be there already knows the story except Seth. He just started phasing last month."
When we got to the cashier, I was ready to pay for everything, but Cindy was one step faster than me and already had a platinum card at hand.
"I just got it, courtesy of Carlisle and Esme. I didn't even get a chance to object. They just practically shoved in at me!" she laughed.
"Hey Jacob, long time no see," Steve, the cashier greeted me. "What you been up to?"
"Nothing much. Steve, this is my friend Cynthia. Cindy, this is Steve Emerson. He's an old friend of the family," I introduced them.
"Hey! I'm not that old!" he chuckled. "Pleasure to meet you Cynthia. You live on the Rez?"
"Pleasure's mine Steve, and no. I'm just staying over for the weekend with a couple of other friends.
"Well, welcome," he replied politely. "So Jake, I'll send these over to your house, right?" he asked me while Cindy was paying for the food.
"Thanks man. See you!" I shouted over my shoulder as Cindy and I left the store. "So, ready for your first ever wolf-camp meeting?"
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That night was one of the best fire meetings that there ever was. Sure it was pretty much the same thing as it was every other shot around, but this time Cindy was there to enjoy it as well.
"Well, here it is," I said as I held a s'more out to her on a plate. "Bon appétit madam." My French was really bad, so it sounded really choppy.
"Merci beaucoup Jacob," she answered in a flawless French accent as she accepted the treat and took a bite. "Jacob, c'est délicieux! C'est la meilleure chose que j'ai jamais goûté! "
"Where'd you learn to speak French so perfectly?" Bella asked as she accepted a s'more from Seth.
"Oh, sorry," Cindy blushed through a mouthful of marshmallow. "I lived in France for a couple months a couple years back and I guess it just stuck with me."
"That's pretty cool," Jared mumbled through a wad of hot dog.
"Dude, that's disgusting!" Embry laughed as he shoved Jared in the shoulder. Everyone laughed as he took a dive into the sand. It was one of the best nights of my life. I just wished that there wasn't something dangerous coming around the bend.
So that's chapter 6. What do you think? R&R! Please!
Nancy (aka megamatchmaker)