Chapter 14
Kai's point of view
It's been two weeks since the bonfire and I haven't seen Embry, Seth, Leah, aunt Sue, or any of the other supernatural people. I avoid dad and Emma and don't talk at all. All I do is stay in my room and go to school. I ignore all the messages, texts, and phone calls from everyone. I don't even cook dinner for dad and Emma, they just order pizza or take out. I've been having nightmares again and they're so real and scary. I'm not scared of Embry, just what he and the red-eyed people can do to me.
It's Friday now and lunch time at school.
"Kai, hello," Jessica says waving a hand in front of my face.
"Sorry," I say snapping out of my thoughts.
"What's with you lately?" she asks.
"Nothing," I say.
"Come on you can tell us, did you and Embry break up?" she asks happily. I glare at her and clench my fists.
"No, and I don't want to talk about it with you," I say.
"Jess just leave it," Angela says.
"We're best friends though, she should tell us," Jessica says.
"Jessica you're not my best friend and if you were you'd drop it," I snap and stand up. I walk out of the lunch room and go to my locker. I slide down my locker onto the cold hard floor. I sigh and put my head in my hands. I can't do this anymore, I need to see him. There's only two hours of school left anyway. I get up and hurry to the parking lot. I get into my car and speed off to La Push.
When I arrive at the beach I head to the drift logs. I take my phone out and text Embry saying I need him to meet me at the beach. I close my eyes and listen to the waves crash onto the shore.
"Kai!" a voice yells and I open my eyes. I look around the beach and see a tanned figure running over to me. That was fast. I stand up and he arrives breathless.
"Hi," I say.
"Are you okay?" he asks and I shake my head. I look into his eyes and feel tears pool in my eyes. I hug him and he hugs me back.
"I'm sorry," I whisper.
"No I'm sorry," he says.
"I missed you," I say as the tears spill over. He rubs my back and I hold onto him tighter.
"I missed you too," he says kissing my head.
"We need to talk," I say pulling away and he nods.
"I'm sorry for showing you, I should've talked about it more," he says.
"No it's not your fault, I had a different reason why I ran," I say and he cocks his head to the side. I then tell him about my nightmares and he stiffens.
"You don't have to worry about the vampires, I'll protect you, always," he says.
"And I was also mad that everyone lied," I say.
"Your cousin said you hated being lied to so that's why I wanted to tell you soon," he says and I nod.
"Can you explain everything again?" I ask and he nods.
After he told me everything I understood it all. And I owe Emily and Sam a huge apology. When Embry told me that he really loved me and wasn't forced into it I smiled. We're now on our way to Sam and Emily's so I can talk to them. I also need to apologize to Emma, Seth, Leah, and aunt Sue later. We pull up to the house and Sam and Emily walk out of the house. Embry and I get out and walk over to them.
"What are you two doing here?" Sam asks.
"Kai wanted to talk with you two," Embry says. I look at Sam and Emily in the eyes.
"I want to say how sorry I am for treating you poorly; I now understand why you broke up with Leah," I say.
"I'm really sorry and want you to know I love you both," I say and they smile. Emily hugs me tight and a few tears escape her eyes.
"Thank you Kai," she whispers into my ear. We pull away and Sam smiles kindly at me.
"Thank you," he says and I nod.
"Why don't you two come in, I have muffins that just came out of the oven," Emily says. We all head inside and sit at the table.
"So you're okay with everything now?" Sam asks.
"Yes," I say.
"Good," he says. Emily places the muffins on the table and I take one while Sam and Embry take two each.
"Emily do you need help cooking since the guys are endless pit holes?" I ask.
"It gets to be a lot sometimes but I manage," she says.
"Well if you ever need help I'll be there," I say and she smiles.
"I'm glad we're talking again, I missed you," she says and I smile.
"I missed you too," I say. We continue to talk and it feels like old times, except Sam and Emily are together and I know the secret.
After talking with Sam and Emily the pack came over from school.
"Kai, what are you doing here?" Seth asks and I stand up. I go over to him and hug him tight.
"I'm sorry," I say.
"It's okay," he says.
"Where's Leah?" I ask not seeing her.
"On patrol," he says and I nod.
"Why don't I take you home, you've had a long day," Embry says and I nod.
"Nice seeing you Kai," Sam says.
"You too Sam," I say.
"Come over anytime," Emily says.
"Will do," I say and Embry and I head to my car.
When we get to the house dad's not home yet and Emma's bus will be here in five minutes.
"Come in, dad won't be here till dinner," I say to Embry. He nods and we get out of the car and head into the house. I then wish I cleaned up a little.
"The maid quit?" he asks chuckling.
"No she's just been on break," I say and he smiles. I start to pick up a few things until I feel warm arms wrap around me. I lean into his hard chest and sigh.
"What's wrong babe?" he asks kissing my neck.
"What am I going to say to dad?" I ask.
"I can't tell him we're dating, so do I tell him that I know?" I ask.
"Do what you think is best," he says.
"I have no clue what to do anymore," I say.
"Everything will be fine angel," he says kissing my lips.
"I hope so," I say. I hear the door open and see Emma coming in.
"What are you doing down here?" she asks.
"I need to talk with you," I say walking over to her.
"What?" she asks.
"I'm sorry," I say and hug her. She doesn't act at first but then hugs back.
"I missed my sister," she says.
"I missed your food too," she says and I chuckle.
"Of course you did," I say. We pull away smiling.
"So what happened?" she asks and I look to Embry. He shakes his head no and I sigh.
"Embry and I had a little fight," I say.
"Little?" she asks and I roll my eyes.
"Okay it was some what big," I say.
"Are you two okay now?" she asks.
"Ya, we're perfect," I say smiling at Embry.
"Good, I don't think I could live on pizza and take out forever," she says and I chuckle.
"And this place is a mess," she says.
"You know how to use a broom and vacuum," I say.
"But I'm not as good as you," she says and I roll my eyes.
"Well thank you for the compliment but you can clean up too," I say.
"Fine," she grumbles and heads upstairs.
"Why can't I tell her?" I ask Embry when I hear her door close.
"She doesn't need to know, unless someone imprints on her," he says.
"Not going to happen," I say and he chuckles.
"You can't control that," he says.
"Not if I can help it," I say and he smiles.
"I should get going but I'll be back later," he says and I nod. We kiss and then he leaves. I sigh and get to cleaning the pigsty called the living room.