Twilight 25: Round 7

by purelyamuse

Drabbles and one-shots written using the Twilight 25 Round 7 prompts. POV and ratings are posted with each entry. No specific pairings, though most are Jake/Bella and Edward/Bella.

5. Chapter 5

The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: 05. No pain, no gain.

Pen Name: Purelyamuse
Pairing/Character(s): Jacob and Quil
Rating: K

A/N: New Moon.

Emergency Beta Service: Wednesday in LA

"Okay, ten more," Quil says.

"I did ten more. You do ten more. You have less muscle than me."

"Yeah, but you're trying to get the girl."

He's right, and I gotta start somewhere. Like my biceps.

"Come on! Ten More!" he shouts like a coach.

"You're an idiot!"

"Yeah, well, I'm your only friend left." The garage grows silent as we think of Embry off with Sam somewhere. And then: "Now come on! No pain, no gain!"

I lift the twenty-five pound weights, starting again, the burn quieting my mind and focusing my heart on a brown-eyed, broken girl.