AN/Disclaimer: Ventrice and AndieGibbs09 do not (sadly) own twilight or any of it's characters. Even though Ventrice bought Andie a Jacob Black action figure for her birthday...that should count...right?
Ok so or characters are more than likely skirting the edge on Mary-Sues but that's the way they turned out to be when we wrote this. If I'm wrong and they're fine, great. If I'm wrong and they're worse, oh well we had fun writing them lol. ON WITH THE FIC!
Down in the kitchen Brinlee reluctantly let go of Jake's hand and grabbed the popcorn out of one of the boxes on the table. The kitchen itself was huge with an island right in the middle with stools lined up along side it. She put the bag of popcorn in the microwave and turned it on before going over to the fridge to see what drinks they had that were chilled.
Jake pretty much stood there. This wasn't his house and didn't know what to do. "You and your sister don't really look a like...different moms? Or dads? Let me guess she's adopted. Or abducted." He was trying to be playful.
Brinlee stiffened before turning around. "Please don't joke that way about Lilly...she's been through a lot..." she said softly, looking at the floor. Jake bit his lip. "Sorry. She just seems a little odd is all. But then again who isn't?"
"She lost her mom to cancer when she was six...I was eight at the time and even then I knew that I needed to look out for her. My parents understood that and let her stay over whenever she wanted. She's my sister in everything but blood but with as many times as we've patched each other up we're probably sisters that way too." she smiled softly. "The oddness is just natural Lilly. It's when she acts normal that you have to worry."
Jake nodded. "I'll keep that in mind. Course from what I've seen you probably have more of her blood than yours by now." he tapped his head. "The popcorn is burning." He said as he reached across to pop open the door. Brinlee leaned against the countertop blushing slightly. "Don't let my graceful appearance fool you Jake...I'm just as clumsy as she is." she said, trying to appear cool and calm.
Jake looked up at her. "Well I haven't seen you fall or lose a ton of candy on the ground." Brinlee blushed. "Not yet you haven't. Stick around long enough and I'm sure Lils will show you what she calls my greatest hits. She made a DVD slideshow of all my wipeouts." she chuckled, moving a little closer to him. Jake shrugged. "Must not be that long."
Brinlee snorted softly. "It took two full runs of the song wipeout to make it through all the ones she caught on tape." she shook her head and got out a bowl for the popcorn. He shrugged. "Talking of klutzy where did they go?" "Probably to Lilly's room." she said, pouring the popcorn into the bowl and setting it on the counter. She turned and looked at him, tilting her head as she looked him over, smile to herself and nodded her head.
He had poked his head out the kitchen door shrugging. "Well at least Embry is with her to make sure she doesn't lift anything or something." he said turning back to her. Brinlee smiled. "I've never seen her warm up to anyone that fast." she chuckled, grabbing the bowl and heading for the living room.
He followed her. "She shy? I would have never guessed that with her dancing in front of us all and her little bit about the worms. Or is that all just an act?" "I meant as far as physical proximity." she said, flopping into her enormous beanbag chair that was situated right in front of their big screen. He sat next to her. "She doesn't like to be touched?"
She sighed. "That depends. If you're female, she'll pounce you and hug you right from the start. If you're male...well lets just say it takes a while for her to stop flailing..."
Jake nodded. "Well Embry, apparently, is her type." "So I've noticed. She doesn't let just any guy into her room. In fact he's the first one to ever visit the realm of Lilly's room." Brinlee chuckled.
"Is it scary in there? I can imagine flowers, ducks, pigs, and worms everywhere. Marshmallows of course." he said smiling. She laughed softly. "As of right now there's not much in there beyond boxes, but once she gets a wild hair up her butt and starts painting there's no telling what might be on those walls." she said, leaning against him slightly.
He nodded. "Ah I see." He said looking around him. "I'm sure it will be really nice once you unpack everything. If you'd like I'm sure me and the guys could help out." "Would you? That'd be great! I dropped Lilly's couch on my foot this morning...don't tell her that though she'll freak." she smiled. He nodded. "Why would she freak? Because she missed it? Or because she would feel bad?" "Both." she chuckled.
He nodded. "I won't say anything. I'll talk to Sam though and I'm sure they will help." "Awesome." she said, kissing his cheek softly, not really thinking about it. He smiled and quickly returned the kiss before Lilly and Embry walked in. She bit her lip going bright red. "Oh hey guys. Did you find the movie?" she said, her voice about an octave higher than normal.
Lilly giggled "Bree you ate too much salt! And yep here it is." She held it out to her. She wasn't allowed near the DVD player since the last time she took it apart and couldn't put it back together. Brinlee scrambled off the beanbag and put the DVD in. "I should have known you'd pick this one." She muttered, settling herself back down next to Jake.
Embry smirked at Jake and took a seat, patting a spot next to him for Lilly. She quickly sat down next to him leaning against him as she wrapped herself up in the blanket. Jake smiled. Embry pulled her close as the movie started, wrapping his arms around her. Brinlee hesitated before resting her head on Jake's shoulder. Jake gently pulled her into his lap as he leaned back against the arm of the couch.
Lilly started to doze off halfway through the movie. Embry softly kissed the top of Lilly's head as he gently ran his hand across her arm. Brinlee snuggled into Jake's chest, none of them noticing the raging storm outside until the power cut off right at the end scene.
Lilly shifted a little as she slept. Jake held her as he leaned back against the couch. "So...It looks like Lilly is all out of gummy juice." he said softly. "She has more, trust me." Brinlee muttered softly. "That storm sounds pretty bad. I don't feel right sending you guys home in that." Jake looked to Embry. "Could we use your phone then? Don't want our parents freaking out." Embry rolled his eyes. "Dude...power just went out?" he chuckled softly, holding Lilly close.
"Corded phones will still work. And they might have a cell." Jake said shaking his head. Lilly shifted a little. Brinlee fished her cell out of her pocket and held it up for Jake to use. "There you go." she said softly. He smirked. "See?" he punched up Sam's number.
Sam was sitting with Emily watching the rain come down in buckets when the phone rang. He sighed and picked up the receiver. "Hello?" "Hey. The girls would like to know if its cool if we stay here for the night since the storm sounds so bad. We wanted to make sure it was ok." "Just be careful...something seems off about the older one." he said, still not sure what was up with the girl. She seemed like she knew more than she should.
"I'll keep an eye on it. Will you let Billy and Embry's mom know?" "Sure thing Jake. Have a good night. And NO funny business." Sam said, smirking as he remembered the way Jacob and Embry had looked at the two girls earlier. Emily looked at Sam confused. "What was that about?" She asked. "Oh Embry and Jake Imprinted on the new girls in town. They were over at their house when the storm started and now they have to stay the night." he said, putting his arm around her.
Emily smiled. "Thank God! Now they can eat them out of house and home." She chuckled and smiled. Sam chuckled. "Yeah, I'm just a little worried about the girl Jake Imprinted on...she just seems...off to me..." he shrugged. "I'm probably just paranoid after everything that happened with Bella and the Cullen's..." "Relax love. I don't think that they would be able to imprint on bad people." She said shrugging not seeming worried about it. "Well at least she's not a vampire." he joked, kissing her on the forehead. She nodded and smiled.
Lilly jerked awake as a thunderclap sounded. Jake handed the phone back. Embry held her, smiling down at her. Brinlee took the phone and got up to go grab a flashlight. "Now let's just hope I don't run into the boxes and kill myself." she joked, heading in the general direction of the kitchen. Jake followed her to help her. Lilly rubbed her eyes looking around confused. "What's going on?"
"It's storming. You fell asleep during the movie." Embry said softly. Brinlee bumped into a few things, then had to dig through five different boxes before finding a flashlight. "Aha!" she said flicking it on. "And Brinlee O'Hannon said: Let there be light!" she bellowed waving the flashlight over her head.
Lilly giggled and sat up a little. "I'm hungry..." She said softly as she rubbed her face some more. "Hey Sleeping Beauty, what do you want for dinner? I told you it would be worth it to have a gas powered stove!" Brinlee called, getting out various pots and pans. Lilly thought for a moment. "Eggs!" She said stretching a little. "And bacon." Jake gently touched Brinlee's shoulder.
Brinlee chuckled and got out the eggs. "How hungry are you guys?" she said, getting the stove started. "Starving!" Embry called into the kitchen. "I'm pretty hungry too. Better make more than just eggs and bacon." He said softly looking in their fridge. Brinlee grabbed the stuff to make pancakes and set up a bowl. "Ok buddy, you get to mix up the pancakes while I cook the other stuff." she said, pointing a wooden spoon at Jacob, who nodded and gave her a playful salute. "Yes ma'am!" Brinlee chuckled and started cooking the eggs.
Lilly looked around the room. "Wow it's dark when there's no power..." Embry chuckled and squeezed her softly. "That's what usually happens during storms around here." Lilly nodded and looked up at him then blushed. "Um..." Embry smiled down at her. "Yes?" "I don't know." Lilly shrugged. She was lost about what to talk about. "Did I squish you while I was sleeping?" Embry laughed. "No I really don't think you could squish me sweetheart." Lilly blushed brightly. "Sweetheart?" her eyes went wide. "Um..." Embry scrambled for something to say as he too started blushing. "Something you two wanna tell me?" Brinlee called teasingly from the kitchen.
Lilly jumped falling off the couch and screeching a little. Her curly hair was now a fuzz ball around her head. Embry helped her up. "A-are you ok?" he asked softly. Brinlee snickered softly in the kitchen as she removed the eggs from the pan and put them on a huge plate before starting the bacon. "I love being the scary big sister sometimes." she grinned.
Lilly nodded blushing brightly. "I think I need to brush my hair though..." Embry nodded. "Stay here and I'll see if there's another flashlight so that it's easier for you to see." he said, heading into the kitchen, unable to meet Brinlee's amused eyes as she handed him a spare flashlight. Lilly stayed sitting on the floor tangled in the blanket. He came back into the room with the flashlight. "There we go...much better." he said, holding out his hand to her. She took it then stood up to go to her room but started tripping over the blanket blushing.
He caught her and untangled her from her blanket. "Maybe...maybe I should come with you. You know...just in case?" he said softly. She nodded and stood up with his help. 'Ok..." "After you..." he said smiling. She was quiet as she moved up to the bathroom to a mirror. He followed her, watching her as she moved.
Meanwhile down in the kitchen Brinlee had finished up with the bacon. "That pancake batter ready Jake?" she asked, getting the pan ready. Jake handed the bowl to her. "Here." She smiled as she took the bowl, their hands brushing slightly. "Thanks." she said, moving to the stove. "So...what sort of things do you do? You know, when you're not cliff diving." she chuckled softly. He shrugged. "Guy stuff. You?" He asked brushing her hair back.
"Girl stuff." she replied, grinning. "And a little bit of guy stuff as well." she winking at him. He raised an eyebrow. "Like what kind of guy stuff?" "Skateboarding, rock climbing, riding dirt bikes...working on dirt bikes after I crash them into things." she chuckled, flipping a pancake. He nodded "Bikes. I know bikes." She laughed, raising an eyebrow. "Is that so...maybe we should go riding some time then." she said putting the cooked pancakes onto another plate.
There was enough food to feed ten people but Brinlee was sure it would all be gone by the time they were finished eating. "Well that's it." she said, turning to him, lightly brushing her hand against his arm. He nodded and smiled. "Perhaps your sister can come sometimes too. She seems like the extreme sport type." She nodded. "Lilly prefers ATVs but I'm sure she'll still go with us, if only to watch me eat dirt." He smiled. "Embry can keep her distracted I'm sure."
"Oh I have no doubts about that..." she chuckled. "I've got to admit they make a cute couple." she smiled softly. "So what about you? Any special girl in your life?" she asked, praying he'd say no. He shrugged. "Not if you don't count you." He said grabbing a piece of bacon and munching on it. She blushed a little as she put the last few pans in the sink. "Me? Really?" she asked, turning and leaning against the counter.
"Unless you have someone or something." He nodded and shrugged trying to play it casual but his heart was going a mile a minute. "Besides you? Nope." She smirked, crossing the kitchen to where he was standing. He nodded. "Good. Then we have an understanding." he said putting bacon in her mouth. "Eat." She smiled and munched on the bacon, putting food on individual plates, grabbing utensils and such, as she went. "You have a choice of staying in one of the guest rooms or staying in my room for the night...it's up to you..." she said softly, handing him a plate and going over to the kitchen door.
"Where do you suppose I should sleep?" He asked. Brinlee grinned mischievously from over her shoulder. "Well...you could always keep me company..." She winked before poking her head out the doorway. "Lilly, Embry! Foods ready!" she called. Lilly smiled and started for the door of the bathroom. Embry followed her. "So...um...are you...ah...dating anyone?" he asked, blushing slightly. She stopped and blushed. "Uh...why?" She asked softly. "Well...I was wondering...if maybe you would...want to go out with me?" he asked softly. He never was any good at this sort of thing.
She bit her lip. "Um...like dates and stuff?" She asked nervous. "Y-yeah...only if you want to though..." he said, heart beating frantically. "Um...well..." she bit her lip. She hadn't dated before. "I...guess we can try a few dates..." she said softly. His face lit up with a huge smile. "Awesome!" he chuckled, refraining from doing a happy dance. She smiled and giggled a little. "Come on. I'm hungry!" She grabbed his hands to pull him back downstairs. He followed happily.
Brinlee handed them both their plates of food as they entered the kitchen before grabbing one for herself and sitting down. Lilly sat down and ate as Jake mimicked them. Embry sat next to Lilly, his smile never leaving his face as he ate. Brinlee watched them closely, smiling herself. Lilly poked his sides. "Are you going to look like a goof all night? Where are you sleeping anyways?"
Embry looked at Brinlee and swallowed. "Um...that's a good question..." Brinlee smirked. "Well we have a ton of guest rooms." she said, wondering what her sister would do. Lilly nodded not sure how to react. "Where is Jake sleeping?" Brinlee shrugged. "My room, if he wants." she said simply, taking a huge bite of pancake. "Well then why send him to a room all by himself in a creepy house? He'll stay in my room." She said stubbornly.
Embry blushed but didn't protest as Brinlee grinned at her sister. Lilly ate quickly "Mmmm." Jake shook his head laughing a little. Brinlee finished eating and put her plate in the sink, leaving the dishes for the next day. "Well I don't know about you guys but I'm gonna go soak in the tub and get ready for bed." she said, stretching. "My room is the second door on your left just so you know Jake." Jake nodded and Lilly giggled. "Not going to let Google help you in the bath?" She teased her sister then tried to hide behind Embry knowing her sister was likely to attack back physically with tickling or something.
Brinlee smirked as Embry moved to shield Lilly from her. "I'm not against it..." she said, tossing a wink over her shoulder at Jake, already calculating revenge against her sister as she went up the stairs. Jake went pale. "Uh...that's a little fast. I'll just meet you in your bedroom after your bath." He said looking at Lilly. "Plus I think that little ducky here might actually get upset if I joined you sooner. Brinlee rolled her eyes. "You do realize I was saying that to get Lils riled right?" Embry tried to smother a snort but didn't quite manage it. "Ouch..." he muttered.
Lilly looked up at him. "Are you ok?" Jake shook his head "I'll see you in a bit Red. Go bathe." "I'm fine." Embry smiled down at her, putting his arm around her shoulder. Brinlee chuckled then went upstairs and ran the bath. Lilly moved into his lap to eat. She kept an eye on Jake. "Google! You touch her and hurt her I'll kill you deader than my eggs!" She growled. Jake nodded. "I don't intend to hurt your sister."
