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Walk In The Sun--McFly

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Chapter 15--Fryboy

I was literally on cloud nine as I walked through the hallway that morning, holding Brady's hand as we walked to lunch. It was just such…a relief. I don't know how to explain it-but it was almost exhilarating.

"Erika wants to meet you and I know you don't really like her but at least pretend to be nice," I told him with an eye roll as I sat down at our table.

"Does that apply to all of us, because…," Megan trailed off, raising her eyebrows at me and making a doubtful face.

"Pretend," I said, shrugging.

"Don't worry Andy, she won't even be paying attention to them-what with all my charm and blinding good looks," Seth said as he sat down, Collin and Vi following behind.

"Where's Claire?" I asked curiously.

"She's playing sick today-she's going to the mall with Quil for Christmas shopping. And Embry and his new girlfriend are going with," Seth said.

"Embry has a girlfriend?" I asked, surprised. I didn't think he was dating anyone-at least not the one time I met him.

"Just recently. Her name is Kendra, she just moved into town," Seth said.

"She's really nice," Collin commented.

"How would you know? You've never met her," Seth said with a smirk.

Collin narrowed his eyes and Brady shot him a look. "Like Embry shuts up about her anyways," Vi cut in. "I've even heard about her."

"Well anyway, they're Christmas shopping," Brady summed up. "You're going to come to the Christmas party with me, right?" Brady asked.

"I didn't know I was invited," I said. I didn't even know there was a Christmas party.

"Everyone already thinks you're coming anyways," Seth said with a wave of his hand.

"It's on Christmas Eve, everyone's going to be there," Brady told me.

"I don't know how I'd pull that one off…," I said, trailing off with a grimace.

"Pull what off?" Erika asked, suddenly appearing at the end of the table.

"Going to some Christmas party or another," Megan said as she sat down, squeezing in on Brady's other side.

"Oh, when is it?" Erika asked with a thoughtful look on her face.

"Christmas Eve," Vi told her.

Erika smiled. "That's perfect! Aaron and his friends are having a party too and Mom and Dad don't want me going alone. If I say you're going with me then they'll think you'll mope around the entire time or something and keep me from doing anything stupid. I'll drop you off wherever you want with my car," she suggested.

I stared at her for a second. This….is just not normal. "Sounds good," I said cautiously. I think I'm going to have to talk to Derek later. He has to have something to do with this. I can see Erika turning a blind eye but actually participating in this kind thing? Derek must be involved. "Erika this is Megan, Vi, Collin, Seth, and Brady," I said, pointing to everybody.

"Nice to meet you," she said, her eyes resting curiously on Brady. "You watch yourself, I have my brother on speed dial," Erika warned him before walking away. She threw a smile over her shoulder before she sat down.

"Well that was…," Seth trailed off.

"Weird?" Collin finished for him.

"Yeah, I'm going to have to agree with that," Vi said with a nod.

"I don't know what's going on with her but I'm not going to tempt it by questioning it," I said, grabbing a fry off of Brady's tray and popping it into my mouth.

"Yeah. Wouldn't want to provoke it," Seth agreed, also reaching onto Brady's tray for a fry. Brady's hand shot out and smacked it away. "Hey! What the heck man?! Andy got one!" Seth whined.

"Yeah, but she's my girlfriend. She can have anything she wants," Brady said, wrapping an arm around me and pulling me closer. "You? You're just going to have to suck it up and mooch off of someone else."

Seth pouted and then grinned as his gaze shifted to Megan. She scooted her tray to her. "No way. Get your own Fryboy," she said.

Seth groaned as we all laughed. "You all wait. One day…," he vowed as he stood and walked toward the lunch line. He turned back around halfway there and pointed to us. "One day!" he yelled again as we all burst out laughing, most of the lunchroom staring at us in confusion.

It's good to be back to normal.

………………………………

LATER THAT DAY

"Hey Andrea," Brady said as we walked towards the bikes.

"Yeah?" I said, looking up at him. He was staring at the ground as we walked, eyebrows pulled together and a worried look on his face.

"Do you think you can stay after school a bit late tomorrow? Or at least tell your parents that or something? I really need to talk to you," he said.

"Sure. Of course," I said instantly. And if anyone else had asked me I wouldn't even have thought about it-but because Brady asked, I'll willingly risk life and limb to be there. Mostly because that look on his face was scaring me to death.

He nodded. "Thanks. I'll see you tomorrow," he said softly, leaning down to kiss me.

I gave him a small smile and nodded, watching as he walked away and toward his bike. Why, all of a sudden, is there this huge knot in my stomach?

………………………………

NEXT DAY AFTER SCHOOL BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE WRITING ABOUT SCHOOL. BLAH.

"So, where are we going exactly?" I asked curiously as we walked toward the parking lot. I've practically been on edge all day. I don't know if it was just me or if I was reacting to how jumpy Brady has been today but it's seriously starting to stress me out.

"We're going to take my bike to the beach if that's okay with you. If not supposed to rain for a while," he said.

"Oh, good idea. Wouldn't want my Dad thinking I wasn't inside the school if he happened to drive by," I said, nodding to myself. I told him I was doing extra credit in my science class-luckily Erika was there to remind him how much I suck at it and tell him all about an unfortunate frog incident in the sixth grade. Aren't sisters just great?

Brady hopped onto his bike and I climbed on behind him, wrapping my arms around his torso. He took off just as soon as I was comfortable and sped toward the beach as I smiled to myself the entire time. I could get used to riding on the back of a bike with Brady. It was definitely different than I was used to-in a good way.

He parked as close as he could to the beach and held my hand as we walked, neither of us really talking about anything. He stopped us on the edge of the woods, near a couple of old logs and an unused fire pit. We sat down.

"Have you ever heard…of our tribe's legends?" Brady asked me; it almost looked like he had winced as he asked.

"No," I said, shaking me head. "I wasn't even aware you had any," I admitted sheepishly. I may go to a school on the reservation but that's only because my Dad paid a hefty price to do so-all because of the couple miles in between the school and our house. Like I've said before; psycho.

He nodded, looking out toward the crashing waves and cliffs. Then he told me about them, flawlessly telling this amazing story as if he had heard it a thousand times, ingraining it deep into his mind. He spoke with such conviction, his eyes looking ahead as if he was seeing something else-I was completely enraptured by the entire thing. Fascinated. I don't know how long it took him until he was finally finished.

"Wow Brady," I said, almost breathless with just how much in awe I was. Those were unbelievable stories. "I can't believe you can remember all that-and in detail. Those were…unbelievable," I said, not being able to come up with a better word.

"Yeah, I know," he said, something like nervous laughter bubbling up in his throat. He got up off the log and started pacing in front of me as I watched; completely confused but somehow amused with the whole thing. He looked really cute when he was serious….Wow, I sound like a complete airhead.

"Alright, when I tell you this you have to listen to the entire thing-let me finish-before you say anything. Okay?" he asked, his eyes pleading, desperate.

"I promise," I told him, not having a clue what I was guaranteeing here.

He took a deep breath and nodded. "Okay. So…I'm…I'm a werewolf," he blurted out.

I blinked and started at him. He…thinks he's a wolf. A wolf as in the ones in the stories he just told him. Is he…insane?

"Now, before you start thinking I'm crazy or anything; it's true. All the stories-everything. And I'm not the only one. Seth, Collin-all the boys are wolves too. And so is Seth's sister and Vi's brother," he started, talking so fast I almost couldn't hear-I almost didn't want to hear him. Is he insane? Does he really think this is all real? Does he think this is funny?

"Brady…," I trailed off, starting to stand up as I looked at him warily. His pacing was getting faster and he was starting to look more and more panicked as talked.

He looked at me with desperate, pleading eyes, stopping in his tracks. "Please. Just give me a second and…I'll show you. Just…just please don't be scared. And if you are I'll leave. I promise I'll leave and never talk to again if you say the word. Just please give me a chance Andrea," he whispered, his voice cracking slightly, stepping closer to me as he looked into my eyes, begging.

My eyes darted around, trying not to meet his because I knew I couldn't think rationally if I did. "Okay," I whispered.

He nodded, watching me as he began to walk into the trees. He disappeared.

I started pacing-I probably looked just like Brady did seconds before. Only smaller. And a girl.

"Oh my God, what the hell is going on?" I whispered to myself, running my hands through my hair. I don't think I'm ever going to be able to understand what just happened. Is Brady crazy? Do all of the guys seriously think they turn into giant wolves? Could it be possible? Do Cold Ones-vampires-even exist? No. No. Impossible. Unbelievable.

I heard some rustling in the trees and looked up, my eyes widening in shock as my mouth popped open. Real. Completely, utterly, and totally real. What. The. Fuck?

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