A/N: Okay, so there hasn't been an authors note on this story yet, but I figured that I would add one. Along with a disclaimer for the last two chapters. I don't own twilight or it's characters. No matter how much I wish I owned Embry, Paul, Jared, and Sam. Anyways I just wanted to say that this story is going to be different from my other stories. Bella is definitely going to be out of character (as I'm sure you can already tell.) It's obviously anti-Edward, but unfortunately for this story to work Eddie has to be a main player in this for the first few chapters or so, and then it's going to b an amazing time with Bella and the wolves. It's just going to be interesting and a lot more. The plot is all mine along with the title. Only one person other than myself really knows what most of the plot is and I promised her that I'd dedicate a day to writing the next chapters to most of (or all) of my stories. So, Symmone, this one's for you!
POV: Bella
Monday was simply put, pure hell. I didn't know who I hated more. Creepy Cullen, Mike Newton, Tyler Crowley, or Eric Yorkie. Between them vying for my attention, following me around all day, or constantly asking me to the dance which need I remind you is girls pick! I'm beginning to lose my marbles. Thank god this is the last period of the day, even if that is gym and I'm a klutz. After the final bell rang I quickly ran into the locker room and changed back to my regular clothes and tried to escape Newton and get into my truck and leave before he could get to me. Not my luck as it seems.
"Bella! Wait up," he said jogging to keep up with my fast walking.
"Hi Mike, what can I do for you?" I sighed in exasperation. The kid just doesn't know when to stop.
"Well, I was wondering, next Monday would you like to go on a date with me? Maybe dinner and a movie?" he asked right as Jessica Stanley walked by. She immediately huffed in anger and sent a glare my way.
"Mike I do not want to go on a date with you. Maybe you should open your eyes and see that someone else likes you. Maybe you should ask Jessica because she is practically in love with you. You happen to be all she talks about in trig. Give her a shot," I said, trying to get him off of me. I hate all this attention.
"Oh, okay. Thanks, and maybe I will," he said before giving me a wave and walking away.
Tuesday was no better, but at least I had one less person following me around and asking me out. That I was happy about, but I have no idea how to get the rest off of my back. The weekend after La Push, I have to spend time with Edward, what he's going to do is not of my concern as long as he doesn't try to bite me or drink me or anything. That is not something that I want to happen.
Wednesday Angela and I went into Port Angeles and just window shopped until we went to Bath and Body Works. I needed more shower gel and I had to pick up stuff for Billy too. I figured that if he didn't...appreciate...my gift then he could find someone else to give it too. Lucky for me and Angie they had a sale going on. Buy two signature collections get one free, so I was happy. I got myself Japanese Cherry Blossom shower gel, body lotion, and body spray, grabbed Moonlit Path stuff and some other random smelling stuff and went to check out. When Angie saw what I grabbed she questioned me on why I was getting so much.
"I'm just stocking up. I love this stuff," was my answer. She just nodded my head and proceeded to check out her stuff before we walked back out and window shopped even more.
"I can't wait until this weekend. It's going to be great!" she exclaimed as we were walking back towards her car.
"Yeah it is. You should really enjoy watching the sunset. The only problem with that is that you have to get up before the ass crack of dawn and then it takes an hour to get to the cliffs," I said, warning her about how early we would have to get up Sunday morning to see it.
"That's fine. Would we be able to sleep some more before we had to leave?"
"Of course. Everyone in that house sleeps late on Sundays. Even Mondays through Saturdays. Jake's normally almost always late to school," I said, laughing. "I think the only time that I have seen them get out of bed before noon on the weekends is if someone has cooked food or there's a game on," I laughed.
"Speaking of games, how did your dad like the tickets?" Angie asked.
"He loved them. Him and Billy are going to go see the game. You should have seen him Angie, he was literally bouncing up and down in his seat like a five year old on a sugar rush. I couldn't help but laugh at him. And then when he realized what it was, he rushed into the kitchen to call Billy and tell him about it," I said, doubling over laughing as we were putting our stuff in the trunk of Angela's car.
"It's good that he enjoyed it," she said as we got in the car. "You hungry? I was thinking that we could stop at the McDonald's before we headed back to Forks."
"Yeah, food would be great. I couldn't really eat much today at lunch between Eric, and Tyler constantly asking me out or to the dance," I hissed out.
"Whoa, not liking the attention?" she asked, staring at me wide-eyed.
"No, I'm not. It's starting to annoy me too," I muttered, shaking my head.
"Well, boys will be boys," she said as she pulled into the parking lot and finding a space to park in.
"Unfortunately," I murmured too low for her to hear me. Speaking louder, I said, "C'mon lets get some food. I'm starving."
"Alright."
After we ate we made our way back to Forks. Angie dropped me of at my house and I got my bag from Bath and Body and went inside to see that dad had ordered Pizza.
"Hey kiddo, how was Port Angeles?" he asked me.
"Good, Angie and I got McDonald's before we left, so eat as much pizza as you want," I told him before heading up to my room to grab my stuff for my shower. After relaxing with the hot water running down my back for thirty minutes, I got out and put my pj's on and crawled into bed.
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Thursday had surprisingly gone without incident and Friday was much the same. Now it is the day of the trip to first beach and I can't wait. Angie should be here soon to pick me up. I had just finished packing when dad knocked on my door frame.
"When you get there, will you tell Billy that I couldn't make it?" he asked. " I have to work, there's been some break ins on the other side of town," he explained.
"Yeah, I'll be sure to tell him," I told him, grabbing my bag and walking downstairs with it.
"Thanks Bells. Oh, and Angie's here," he said opening the door for me.
"No problem. Bye dad, see you sometime Sunday," I said, waving before heading off to Angela's car.
"Hello my dear," I said as I swooped into her car.
"Hey Bells," she said, laughing at me as I hit my head on the car door as I was shutting it. "I don't know where we're going once we get to La Push so you're going to have to give me directions," she said still laughing.
"No problem, and I even know how to get to the beach from a short cut through the woods behind Billy's house. There's a light trail there," I told her. "So you can just leave your car parked at Billy's. I already asked and he said that it was fine dear."
"Okay," she said before speeding down the 101 and into La Push. "Now, where too," she asked after about 15 minutes.
"Take the second left and then the third right," I told her. "And then it's the red house on the left."
"Okay. Ooh, it's cute. Looks cozy," she gushed out like a girly girl.
"Don't let Jake hear you say that, he'd be insulted," I told her laughing.
"Whatever," she said offhandedly, shutting off the car before getting out. Following her lead I did the same before opening the back door and grabbing my bag as she did the same. She followed me up the stairs and waited for me to do something when we got to the door. Simply knocking twice and then opening the door I jumped up and wrapped my arms around Jake's neck and gave him a hug.
"Hey Jakey, this is my friend Angela. Angie, this is Jakey, my best guy-friend," I said waving my hands in between them as I introduced them. "Jake would you stick our stuff in Rach and Becca's room please?" I asked him, performing the perfect puppy-dog pout.
"Sure Bells, you do remember where it's at though right?" he asked as he grabbed our stuff from us and walking towards the back of the house.
"Course I do, now where's Billy at?" I asked walking into the living room waving Angie in behind me.
"You should know that Bells," Billy said wheeling himself out of the living room. "Hi, you must be Angela. I'm Billy and while you are here, my home is yours," Billy said giving Angie a warm smile. "Go ahead and head to the beach you two, Jake might be down later, depends on if he runs into Embry and Quil," he told us before wheeling back into the living room.
"Hey Billy, dad said that he couldn't make it, said something about break ins on the other side of town or something," I said heading for the back door. "Thanks for letting Angie and I stay!" I hollered with Angie walking behind me towards the woods.
"Bella do you know where we're going?" she asked me as we came to a broken tree.
"Of course, do you really doubt my navigation skills?" I asked, pretending to be offended. "It's just on the other side of this broken tree and big plants," I told her leading the way.
"I don't doubt your navigation skills, it's just that this all looks the same," she murmured following me out of the trees.
"Have faith," I told her as I tripped over a stick into a pair of warm hands. "Thanks," I said to whoever caught me.
"No problem Bella," I heard reply. Looking up confused for a moment I did a double take.
"Whoa! Hey Jared, have you gotten taller since two weeks ago?" I asked, confused.
"No, and I'm Paul, not Jared," Paul said. Oops.
"Right. Oops," I said to the slightly shaking man. "Sorry, you look a like," I told him. "C'mon Angie let's go find Jessica and them," I said shaking her out of her reverie.
"Yeah, okay. You lead the way, you obviously know where we're going better than I do," she replied.
"You looking for the group that just got here with the whiny bitches?" Paul asked us, staring at Angie.
"Yeah, that'd be them, have a run in?" I asked him, watching as he nodded his head yes. "Great, you can show us the way," I told him before grabbing Angie's arm and pulling her forwards with Paul leading the way. When we got there the fire was already going and it seemed like half the group had gone missing.
"Tide pools. Hello Bella, I see you met Paul," Sam said nodding his head in recognition towards me.
"Hey Sam, and yeah. Kinda ran into him, and then he couldn't stop staring at Angie," I said pointing towards her, where Paul was still staring. "Where's Jared?" I asked, curious as a large group of kids from Forks came back from the tide pools.
"With Kim, they should be here soon," Paul answered, still staring.
"Paul, stop staring, it's rude," Sam ordered Paul who started to growl. Angie placed her hand on his arm and he stopped growling and seemed to calm down as Jared and a beautiful Quileute girl showed up.
"Hey Jared," I said waving at him.
"Hey Bella, this is Kim, my girlfriend," he said waving, but staring at Kim making her giggle and him break out into this huge love sick smile.
Hi Bella, Jared and Sam couldn't stop raving about your cooking when they were at yours with Billy," she said as Lauren sat down.
"Wow Bella, three men already pining after you isn't enough? You have to have three more?" she asked in her nasally voice.
"Actually, Billy is my dads best friend, practically a second father. Sam and Jared were there with him when he stopped by looking for my father. Not that it's any of your concern since you know, I've heard about how many you have gone through in a night. What was it, 5? 6?" I snarled back.
"What about Edward Cullen and Eric and Tyler?" she hissed back and before I could answer, Sam spoke up.
"Edward Cullen? Of Dr. Cullens family?"
"Yes, did nobody think to invite them?" Lauren asked innocently.
"The Cullens aren't welcome here," I responded cryptically. No body would know except for me, Sam, Jared, Paul, and maybe Kim.
"And how would you know that?" Jessica asked me.
"Because I do. I practically grew up on this reservation when I visited my dad during the summer. It's more of a home than Forks is. I pay attention to the things that go on around us and I see things that nobody else does," I said, pissed at her and Lauren.
"That still doesn't explain how you know that the Cullens aren't welcome here," Jessica said, putting on her dumb blonde look.
"I know that, and I also know what I know. You wouldn't be able to comprehend it with that small brain you have. Don't bother trying, any of you because it's not comprehensive for you. It's not for you to know. Just leave it at that," I responded bitterly before getting up and walking down the beach. I heard some people stand up and move around a bit, but I just continued to walk down the length of the beach just barely out of the reach of the water.
"Thank you for that," I heard a voice say behind me, and murmurs of agreement. I turned around and saw the pack, Angela, and Kim.
"No problem. They annoy me," I said softly, looking out over the water towards the cliffs.
"We can tell," Paul snorted.
"We should get you girls back to Billy's. I have something that I need to speak with him about," Sam said, looking at me. I glanced down at my phone and saw that it was nearing nine pm.
"Yeah, I'm sure Billy and Jake are hungry," I said. "Speaking of food, I'm kinda starving. Didn't exactly have much to eat today. What about you Angie? You hungry?" I asked her.
"Yeah, I guess it would be a good idea to get back, it's starting to get cold, and I'm starting to get tired. You do know that you've just become the schools outcast because of that don't you Bella?" she asked me, smiling brightly at me. I'm guessing no one stands up to them and calls them out on their intelligence that way.
"Yeah, I kinda figured by the way Lauren was glaring at me. I don't know if it was the hit to her intelligence or if it was because I spoke back to her," I mused, smiling slightly. "Doesn't bother me none. More time to my thoughts that way."
"You have guts, I'll give you that Swan," Paul said, grinning. "C'mon, lets walk you girls back to Blacks house before we have to get to Old Quil's. We'll be back later though," he reminded me.
"You know my number," I responded. "Or at least Jared should."
"Jared, why don't you take Kim home, Paul and I will take these two to Billy's. Meet us at Old Quil's place in half an hour," Sam ordered. "Bella, Angela, would you two mind us carrying you back to Billy's so we can get to his house without Bella tripping up and falling over anything and everything?"
"Find by me. C'mon Sam, we'll leave those two to themselves," I smirked, laughing at the look of shock in Angela's face. Sam came over to me, turned around and squatted. "Ooh, a piggy back ride. It's been forever since I've had one. Thanks Sam," I told him laughing as I jumped up onto his back and wrapped my arms around his neck and legs around his waist.
"No problem Bells, hows your little mission going?" he asked in a whisper, us following slightly behind Paul and Angela.
"He keeps following me around, I've started keeping my window shut and locked, but I don't think that's stopping him any. He's asked to take me out next weekend, and I agreed quite reluctantly, but I don't think he's smart enough to pick up on it," I murmured quietly in his ear. No doubt Paul heard me by the way that his head was turned slightly in our direction.
"We'll be sure to remind them about the treaty before next weekend. I was thinking, you should probably write down your encounters with the Cullens so we know in case in further generations they decide that they want to settle down here again," Sam replied.
"I was thinking the same thing, but I don't know where to stick it that he wouldn't see it since he comes in my house. Maybe in my box of tampons," I told him, not meaning the last part, and by the look of shock and revulsion on his face I could tell that he didn't want to know that. "Sorry, slip of the tongue."
"It's fine just try not to do it again," he told me, patting my leg before setting me down next to Angie when we made it to Billy's back yard.
"Thanks for the ride boys," I said leading Angela inside to see Jake and two other boys around our age in the kitchen looking confused at the food they pulled out. "Need any help?" I asked as they all jumped up in shock.
"Hey Bells, when did you get in?" Jake asked nervously.
"Just now. What did you do?" I asked, tilting my head to the side and smiled sweetly, which basically told Jake he better tell me now or I will find a way to tell him.
"Maybe tried to cook dinner but didn't pay attention to it?" he questioned, his voice rising a couple of octaves.
"Get out of this kitchen Jacob Black. Are your friends staying for dinner?" I asked, trying to stifle my laughter. "Angie why don't you go sit with Billy in the living room. He at least knows not to attempt to cook when I'm staying here for the night," I told her, seeing her staring at Jake and his two friends. "Oh, and Jake?" I asked.
"Yeah?" he responded.
"Introductions," I ordered.
"Well, these are my best friends other than you, Quil Ateara and Embry Call," he said gesturing to the two people behind him. Quil was shorter than Jake but still pretty tall and he was muscular enough. He had short, slightly curly brown hair and dark brown almost black eyes. Embry was tall and lean. His muscles showed just enough to be noticeable but weren't too obvious. His hair was down to his ears and brown. His eyes though, are what caught my attention, they were the perfect shade of brown.
"Bella Swan, and she's Angela Webber, my best girlfriend. Hell, at this point probably my only," I said, smiling while shooing the boys and Angie out of the kitchen. "Jacob, what in the hell did you attempt to make?" I asked.
"I'm not sure. I just kind of threw stuff in a pan and pot of water and forgot about it. Thanks for cooking Bells, it's the best!" he said before going off into the living room with Quil and Angela following. I thought Embry did too, but he shocked me when he spoke up.
"Do you need any help?" he asked me, and his voice made me fall for him even more I think.
"No, no. It's fine, you go with the guys," I said, lightly shoving him out the door before turning back to my work. Once I found enough food to feed everyone, which ended up being pork chops, I pan fried those, made some mashed potato's and a mixed medley of vegetables, I called everyone in to eat. Setting the food on the table along with plates and silverware for each person we got to it. "What do you guys want to drink?" I asked, looking around at everyone.
"Water for me please Bella," Angela said shyly.
"Can you get me a can of Vitamin R, Bells?" Billy asked.
"Sure, what about you three?" I asked, turning to the boys.
"Whatever is fine with us, you don't have to baby us Bells," Jake said, looking down and...blushing?
"Okay, then water it is," I said, getting five glasses of water and a can of Vitamin R for Billy and setting them in the respective place before we all started eating.
"This is really good Bella," Embry said quietly. I got moans in delight from Jake and Quil, while Angie looked slightly disgusted staring at them. Quite honestly I had to agree.
"Billy, can Angie and I go eat in the living room so we don't have to listen to, or watch that?" I asked, pointing towards Jake and Quil.
"Yeah, I think I might join you," he said, staring at his son who had no idea that he was being talked about. As we got up, Embry got up as well looking embarrassed for being friends with them and followed us into the living room. Billy just wheeled himself in and used his lap as a table while Angie sat in the armchair that Jake is normally in, using her lap as a table as well and setting her glass on the floor by the chair. Embry and I sat down on the couch and used the coffee table as a...well...table and we all ate in silence watching whatever college ball game was on.
"Billy, since when did Jake start eating with so little manners?" I asked, slightly shocked.
"Few years ago. Not too long after you stopped your summer visits," he sighed.
"He's eating like a wolf, him and Quil are doing the dishes," I said, hearing a snicker from Embry. I turned to him and raised an eyebrow and he quieted down. By the time that we were done eating, Jake and Quil realized that we weren't in there anymore, which cause for a laugh on our part.
"Why'd you guys leave?" Jake whined.
"Did you happen to lose the manners that your mother engrained into you?" I asked him, slightly shocked at his nod.
"We should send you to Sue with a beating boy," Billy said before rounding on Quil. "And you, what would your grandfather say about that type of thing as a guest in another's house?"
"I'm sorry Billy," Quil said, lowering his head. "I'm sure gramps is going to be hearing about this, if not from me or you, than Embry," he whispered.
"Why me?" Embry asked, shocked that he was being brought into the conversation that he was just listening too.
"Yeah, why him?" I mocked.
"Bells," Billy said, trying not to laugh.
"What? I'm sticking up for my new friend here," I said, patting Embry on the back.
"I know that, but let the poor kid speak," he laughed, making me pout.
"Well, it just seems that gramps gets all of his information from Embry," Quil whined.
"That's because he's always around my house when I'm talking to my mom," Embry said. "It's not my fault that he eaves drops on our conversations," Embry declared. I rubbed his back some, not even thinking about it, and he calmed down. I unwillingly took my hand off of his back and sat back on the couch and just relaxed.
After a while Angie decided that she was going to go to bed and Billy had Jake show her to the room. Jake, Embry, and Quil all went to Jakes room and from the sounds of it, passed out almost instantly. Not too much later after that, I got a text from Jared saying that they were on their way over now.
"Sam, Jared, and Paul are on their way over," I told Billy quietly. I figured I'd wait for them before I went and got Billy his 'gift.' Not even a minute later they all just walked right in like they owned the place. "Hey boys," I said smiling slightly.
"Hey Bella," Jared said looking a tad bit depressed. Paul perked up for a moment before looking downcast at the floor again. I raised an eyebrow in his direction. I thought Sam told me that he shouldn't be angered. He doesn't look like anyone that would be angered too much.
"What's up with you Paul?" Billy asked while Sam and Jared smirked.
"I imprinted on Bella's friend," he whispered quietly.
"I don't think that we should tell her until the Cullens are gone," Sam told Billy which made Paul look even sadder. "We shouldn't even tell the Cullens that there are any imprints. The mind reader would pick it out of our brains and they'd be able to use it against us," he explained.
"Mind reader?" I asked, slightly quizzical.
"Yeah the one that asked you on a date," Paul hissed at me. I raised an eyebrow at him in question.
"Do we need to put a muzzle on you?" I asked him, completely serious.
"No need," he replied.
"Anyways, we have what you need," Sam said, turning back to me as I was getting up to go to the bathroom.
"Sorry, I think I'm going to go sniff out a hydrant," I said, which got Sam to turn a light shade of pink, Billy to laugh, and Jared and Paul to smirk. I got up and scooted past them and to the bathroom before I went to the room I was sharing with Angie and grabbed the bag of bath and body works stuff and going back into the living room to questioning looks. "I'll explain later," I said, trying to hide my smile.
"Okay," Sam sighed out, before turning towards me and motioning me to stand up. "Never take this off," he told me, putting a bracelet on my left wrist. It had words in the Quileute language written on it. "If anyone asks, say you got it from Sarah and you just found it and it means a lot to you," Sam commanded. I gave a slight nod, fingering it slightly, smiling at the memories I have of Sarah Black, Billy's late wife.
"Next we have the dream catcher," Paul said, handing over a small wooden and feather dream catcher. "Hang it on your head board, above where you usually end up asleep," he instructed me. I nodded again and turned to Jared who had the lotion it seems.
"And now we have the lotion," Jared said, embarrassed. "You use it once weekly and it should dilute your scent some. Use it all over, not just in spots that would be seen or touched the most," he told me, blushing almost as dark as I do. I smirked at him trying to reign in my laughter.
"From here, you go on with the blessings of the Quileute Pack, Elders, and Tribe," Billy said, lightly kissing my forehead. "Now, what's in the bag?" he asked.
"Well, last weekend when dad called you about the tickets and you mentioned the lotion, dad wanted to know what you were talking about, and I kinda came up with an excuse as to why you didn't just go to the medicine man for lotion that should stop old age and wrinkles," I said in a small voice. "And when he asked why you didn't just go to the medicine man I told him that you wanted a younger persons advice and when I said that the stuff from bath and body works works the best, he just looked at me some and I told him that you didn't feel comfortable going into that store so you asked me to do it for you," I continued. "So Wednesday when Angie and I were in Port Angeles we stopped by Bath and Body and they had a sale going on, but two signature collections and get one free, so I bought one for me, one for you and the other came free."
"You mean that smelly shit?" Paul asked me.
"Yeah, that smelly shit. Oh and dad now thinks that you're afraid of getting old and wrinkly," I told Billy.
"Well, now I know why he was laughing at me when I called him earlier," Billy said, slightly amused.
"Why don't you give one of the uh...collections? To Sam and the other to Jared, they can give them to their imprints," Billy told me.
"I'll let you guys pick," I said tossing the bag in their direction. "I want the bag back though," I told them, slightly miffed that they were fighting over what scent they wanted.
"Sam, Kimmy loves the color purple, so the moonlit path one should go to Kim," Jared whined.
"But Emily said that that was her favorite scent," Sam whined back. After about ten minutes that got tiring so I set down the stuff that I was given went over to them, grabbed the bag from their hands and dumped what was in it on the floor, and set the stuff that I was given in the bag, said good night and went to bed, but not before mentioning that Angie and I were going to the cliffs and they were more than welcome to join us.
