Thank you for the reviews on the previous chapter. There is some Jacob in this chapter for the Team Jacob fans out there but not to worry Edward is back in the chapter after this one.
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Chapter 6
The dull light of the school corridor causes my attention to drift slightly and I have almost forgotten which period I have next.
"Um hi Laura!" A voice interrupted my staring in the hallway.
"Oh," I frowned, I didn't recognise this boy.
"The names Tim," he grinned at me. He didn't seem even slightly upset by the fact that he had to tell me his name. I guess I should really start to pay more attention to this place and the people in it, since it doesn't seem I'm going to be home any time soon.
"Oh hi Tim, yeah I recognise you," I lied, why was this boy interrupting my pointless daydreaming.
"You do!"
"Of course, seen you around a few times," I nodded, he was obviously convinced, I was getting good at this lying thing.
"Right, well I was wondering about the Girl's Choice dance, whether you had decided who you were going with?" At that precise moment Edward decided to walk into my vision and my brain stopped working. "Laura?"
"Oh right, err, Tim. Look. I'm not going. Dances are not for me, the whole dressing up and make up thing, it's not my scene. I mean I like to look nice and everything but it seems like a whole load of hassle, and it's not like we're graduating, so I can't really see the fuss," I explained in a ramble as Edward began to smirk.
"Oh, ok," he looked desperately disappointed. My excuse had not been the smoothest one, perhaps he'd taken offence.
"I'm really sorry Tim, I'm sure someone will ask you soon!" I grinned and he managed a smile back at me, he really was an attractive boy, I should have been flattered. I hope he hadn't turned someone down to wait for me. "Has someone already asked you?"
"Oh yeah Clarissa," He nodded down the corridor to a red haired girl who was staring in our direction. Very subtle. She must definitely like him.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing yet," he mumbled.
"You should go with her! She seems nice," if not a little possessive, she was now glaring at me. If looks could kill. What was going on? Why were boys asking me out? I'm not supposed to be here! It was a boy that wasn't even mentioned in the book, mentally I was beginning to question everything, partly because everything was becoming so different to the book.
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"Laura! Laura!" Charlie's voice echoed upstairs. I was currently lain down on Bella's bed staring at the closet. It had become my regular hobby, but only when there aren't people around. It appeared Charlie had just got home, time for me to move.
"What's up Charlie?" I shouted downstairs, I really didn't feel like moving. All this being part of Twilight business was really quite tiring. The house had been empty until Charlie had got home as Bella had gone to Port Angeles and as far as I was aware Edward had followed her. So there had been no-one around to interrupt my try and get home through the closet moment. The only possible threat was that Alice might turn up and abduct me again, but she hadn't.
"We have visitors," his voice shouted back up to me. "I need to introduce you to people!"
"Give me a sec,'" I yelped jumping off the bed and checking what I was wearing, I looked smart to meet new people, I hadn't bothered to change since school had finished for the day. So I eagerly bounded down the stairs at a speed which I was impressed with, it was quick for a human. I jumped off the last step and into two strong arms.
"Woah, someone's pleased to see us," a voice joked and I lifted my eyes to meet Jacob Black.
"Jacob," I blurted.
"Um, yeah, "He looked confused; I obviously shouldn't have known his name.
"Looks like I don't have to introduce you," Charlie laughed, "You didn't say you'd already met, come one in Billy." He turned around and Billy gave me a brief smile before following Charlie.
"We haven't met," Jacob glanced across at me.
"Oh! Bella mentioned you! When I got here she gave me a brief explanation of everyone she knew in the area, you were one of them. One of the first few she mentioned actually," I lied quickly and gave him a bit of hope at the end. That way he wasn't liable to question me at all.
"I was?" Jacob asked, his eyes lighting up at the thought that Bella had nearly thought about him first.
"Yeah, of course. I'm Laura by the way," I reached out to shake his hands; he grinned and then followed me through to the kitchen. "Bella's at Port Angeles."
"Oh, ok, how come you're here?" Jacob asked.
"They're shopping for dresses?" I frowned, "Good thanks, I'm not going to dance or ball thing anyway," I reached for the cupboard and set about making us all some food.
"Got no date?" Jacob asked.
"It's girl's choice," I explained, "I chose not to bother."
"Oh right, none of the boys at Forks High good enough?" He asked with a smirk on this face.
"Something like that. Besides I might be heading back to England soon, I just want to have a good time. Not get involved with anyone."
"Oh right," Jacob's face lit up slightly, was that good?
"Yeah," I answered slowly dragging out the letters and placing out a few items of food.
"You cook?" Jacob asked.
"Not particularly well," I pulled a face and Jacob laughed.
"Want some help?" He asked reaching towards the cupboard.
"You cook?" My voice portrayed my shock.
"Not particularly well," Jacob laughed.
"I'm sure we can throw something together," I threw a packet of something random at him.
"Alright then!" Jacob smiled and yanked the packet open.
Eventually to Charlie and Billy's amusement we returned to them with a plate high full of nachos with cheese and chicken. The food was great, the amusing part was that we were both covered in most of the food, a food fight had obviously occurred.
"Who won?" Billy asked as he tucked into the nachos.
"That would be me," I grinned with my achievement.
"She lies," Jake added grabbing some food for himself.
"Ok Jake won the food fight; I won the naming car competition!" I smirked as Billy and Charlie nearly choked.
"You did?"
"She did," Jake was still frowning.
"I could name more cars than him," I laughed, "It was quite easy actually," I stuck my tongue out.
"How did you manage that?" Billy asked desperately.
"I have a brother at home, he's older than me, we've been playing that game since I was about 13," I glanced at Jake.
"You cheated!" He accused.
"Nope, I just knew more than you!" I laughed before heading back to the kitchen, "I'll tidy up, there's a bit of a mess."
"I'll help?" Jake attempted to come and help.
"Nope, you stay there. Charlie I'll tidy up, then I think I'll go for a walk, some cool night air to relax me before bed, I'm knackered," Charlie nodded his mouth full of food as I disappeared from view.
Hanging around with Jake had been fun, I'd missed mucking around with my brother and Jake had kind of filled in for that in the past couple of hours. I packed away the last of the now clean dishes and headed off to get ready to go out. I found a thick jacket and a pair of trainers which Alice had purchased for me and pulled them on. As I stepped outside into the cold I glanced around there was still plenty of light, I'd got ages until I really needed to be home. I started walking, my mind drifting to Bella and Edward and the kind of night they were having. I presumed that by now they had probably settled down and Bella was having something to eat. Before I knew it my walk had taken past a few trees.
"Ohh what do we have here?" a male voice was audible over the gentle rhythm of the rain which had just started.
"What you on about Clive?" this voice was thicker and clearly affected by alcohol. I kept my head down and turned around, swiftly walking back from where I had come.
"Oh come on," the voice was teasing me and it was clear that the two men were keeping up with my pace. My heart now joined in, there were four noises. My heart pounding away about to leap out of my chest. The sound of the rain dripping onto the leaves of the trees above. The sound of my feet quickly trying to take me away from danger and back to Charlie. Then the final noise the sound of multiple sets of feet following me through the trees. I delved into my pocket for my phone, but this movement merely slowed me down. Then I felt it. The pull on the back of my coat, I was span around to face not two but three men. I looked at the rain sodden screen of my phone and tried to plug in a number.
"See we were camping just now. Quite boring actually. Until you arrived," his face was close to mine now. My fingers were slipping on the wet keys of my phone and I was pressing all the wrong buttons.
So there you have it. Chapter 6 of Travelling through Twilight and Laura seems to have nearly destroyed the plot completely. What would you do if you were her?
