Sky's POV~

2 years later

I sat in the backseat of my mom's convertible, grinning like an idiot. Finally, we were moving back. "Are you happy now, ya little brat?" My mom spat from the front seat. I ignored her and closed my eyes, enjoying how the cool wind felt on my face.

"You got your way." She continued. "You get to go back to your little town. Hurray." She glared at me. "You're ruining my life." I could barely hold back a snicker. She sounded like a teenager yelling at her mom. And, in fact, she was ruining her own life.

I had gotten use to ignoring her over the years, so her words stopped bothering me long ago. I shot my eyes open when I heard honking and felt the car swerve. "Idiot." My mom muttered, barely missing the car. She almost caused an accident. I sighed. We'd be back in La Push soon enough.

I thought about how I had convinced her to take us back. It was probably because of my constant acting up. I would scream, yell, and throw a fit probably every day. But it definitely wasn't without cause. My mom had become a bit of an alcoholic with her boyfriend, and she was always doing stupid things that would make my life harder.

I had to get a job for a while because the two "adults" weren't doing anything productive in their life. So I bought the food and necessities for a while before Jim, my mom's boyfriend, got some big time job and were pretty rich. My mom was ecstatic, to say the least.

So we lived rich for about a year before I had a plan. Since we had the money to move again, why not? I had been taking drama at my high school and decided to put it to the test.

I roughed things up a bit in the living room, making it look like I just messed it up entirely. Then when my mom came home from wherever that day, I started fake crying.

"What happened here!?" My mom screamed. I looked up at her. "I'M SICK OF THIS PLACE!" I had yelled. "I HATE IT! MY SCHOOL SUCKS AND THIS HOUSE SUCKs AND EVERYTHING JUST SUCKS!" I began to cry again and my mom stared at me with wide eyes. "I wanna go back to La Push!" I sobbed.

And here I was, ten minutes away from my old home. It wasn't really a selfish move. My mom and Jim had everything they wanted. Why couldn't I have something for a change?

My mom continued to chew me out, but I blocked her voice and relaxed. Before I knew it, I was opening my eyes to my favorite city, the old houses, and sandy beaches. Everything the same. I smiled finally I was back home.

Jim and the movers were already at my old house when we pulled up. I quickly ran inside. Since we had left a day late, everything was inside and arranged. Jim paid the movers and the left. I stared out the living room window, smiling.

I couldn't believe I was finally back. It was like a miracle. "Thank you God." I said aloud, holding onto my cross necklace.

My mom and Jim walked in, talking loudly and obnoxiously, but I tuned them out. I don't think of my life as terrible, or anything dramatic. I just think better parenting could have happened, but I turned out pretty ok.

I stared out the window quietly for a long time. Then I saw something flash through the trees. It was big and a bit shaggy- an animal no doubt. I couldn't really pay attention to the color of its fur, but I saw it look to my window with big black eyes and I blinked. Then it was gone. I stared out the window a little while longer, hoping to see it again. No such luck. "Skylar! Come get dinner!" My mom yelled. I sighed. "Coming…"

I sat in my Biology class the next day. I hadn't forgotten how boring the teachers could be. I listened to one talk for a while. Finally, he said, "Ok, that's all. You have the rest of the class time to talk."

Well that was unusual. I decided to pull a book out of my backpack. Just as I opened it up, somone tapped my shoulders. I looked up and saw a boy who sat at the front of the class. He smiled an awkward smile at me. "Uh. Hi!" He said and I laughed slightly. "Hi." I smiled back at him.

"So, uh… You're new here right?" He asked me. I nodded. "Well, sorta. I moved away like two years ago, but no one seems to remember me." I shrugged and laughed. "Oh, well that stinks. I'm Collin." He stuck out his hand, again awkwardly, for me to shake. I laughed again and shook it. "Nice to meet you Collin."

Collin's skin was a shade of tan that was pretty light for the way most guys were around here. His eyes were a hazel with some black in them and covered by long eyelashes. His hair was black and in a fo-hawk sort of shape. At the front of the fo-hawk he spiked it up. He smiled, his lips light and teeth white. Over all a cute boy. "Nice to meet you too, Sky." He said. "So how long have you been back?" "A day." I told him. He nodded. "That's cool. You'll like it here… Again. It's a pretty cool place. I…" Then the bell rang. "Have to get to class. I'll get killed if I'm late again." He laughed and waved. "Bye." He hurried out the door. I giggled and gathered up my stuff. Maybe I would like it here… Again.

I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around to a smiling Collin. I sat in Biology three days later, and between those three days, Collin had worked to talk to me non-stop.

I say worked, as in tried to make himself. He was just so awkward he couldn't get out anything, and usually he'd end up sinking into his seat, his cheeks red. I smiled slightly. "Heeey, Collin." I said, looking at the light skinned boy.

Collin gave a small, awkward wave. "Hi, Sky. Uh… So… Are you doing anything tomorrow?" He asked me. I thought about it for a moment. That day was Thursday, so tomorrow was obviously Friday.

"Nothing besides school." I told him. I studied his expression carefully. I knew what was coming; he was going to ask me out. "Oh, good. Because, I was wondering… Uh, would you like to go to a bonfire with me? Me and a couple of my friends, plus the elders and parents are going to be there.

Ok, so it wasn't TOTALLY a date. Just sort of. I thought about it for a moment. "Well…" I looked at him, his cute baby face a bit pleading. "Alright. Sounds fun." I smiled at him. His face lit up. "Really? Cool!" I laughed and jolted down my address, handing it to him. "I'll pick you up around 6 tomorrow!" He told me.

"Sounds fun."

As the bell rang, I stood up coolly and shot him my best smile, trying to be flirtacious. By his blush, I would say it would work. "See you tomorrow Collin." I turned swiftly, hurrying out of the room.

Inside, I was pretty excited. It wasn't like I hadn't been asked out before, because I had, quite a few times. I just never said yes. Well, now I finally did.

"Hey Sky!" A few girls in my PE called to me. I glanced up and looked at them. They waved me over. "Wanna walk with us to the bus stop? You're heading that way right?" I grinned. That was nice of them. "I'd love to!" I told them with a grateful smile. "Thanks."

So we walked, the girls gossiping quickly. I heard the name Jacob used by a red headed girl and glanced at her curiously. My thoughts shot to Jacob Black. And speaking of which, I hadn't seen him, Quil, Embry, Jared, Paul(though I suppose the last two were out of high school ready), or one other person.

We got to the bus stop and the girls stopped, chatting a bit more. I just smiled and listened, happy they felt comfortable enough around me to talk about their crushes. "What about you, Sky?" Brittney, a brunette with braces, asked me. "Who do you like?" I thought for a moment and shrugged. "There's this guy Collin in my class who's cute."

Mia, the redhead, giggled. "Collin Jacksin?!" I shrugged and described him quickly. The girls squealed. "Oh, hunny," An African American girl, Jannel, said. "You're way out of league. He's very popular with the girls. Him and his friend Brady. They hang with juniors and seniors and college guys!"

My eyes widened considerably. We must be talking about different Collins. The Collin I knew was shy and awkward. But I held my tongue and shrugged. "Oh well, a girl could dream." They nodded in reply. Then they had to head off a different way. I waved to them and turned around.

My jaw almost dropped. About ten feet away from me were two giants! They were dark skinned with black hair and eyes. They were muscular, one taller than the other, and undoubtably handsome. But they were scary!

Taking a small breath, I dropped my gaze to the floor and hurried past them. Just as I was passing the shorter one I raised my gaze to glance at him, then quickly dropped it. I took in his features.

He was about 6 feet 4 with long, shaggy black hair. His eyes were black with a dancing sparkle to them. They were friendly. He wore a gray shirt that fitted his muscular form perfectly. His peach lips were parted slightly, revealing white teeth. His expression was slightly curious as he stared at me. My legs suddenly faltered as I stumbled to a stop, my mouth wide.

He reminded me vaguely of… I began to turn my head, but stopped quickly. I shook it and took off running at full speed.

I stood in front of the mirror, brushing off my white, button-up blouse and examining myself. My jeans were a perfect fit and my auburn hair was braided into a side ponytail. I think I looked good. A smiled. Perfect.

The doorbell rang and I hurried to get it. "Who's that?" My mom called from the kitchen. Her voice was slurred. Great. She was drunk. "A friend. I'm leaving." I hurried out the door, closing it behind me. "Hi Collin!" I smiled at him.

Collin's hair was the same as usual and he wore a brown jacket over a plain red shirt. He had on baggy pants. He smiled back at me. "Hi, Sky! Wow, you look pretty…" He blushed.

Oh yea, Jannel, Mia, and Brittney all had the wrong Collin that I was talking about… Right? "Uh, let's go!" He said awkwardly. I laughed. He had his hands shoved in his jacket pockets and he walked with me slowly. He was REALLY shy.

After a while, he began to talk. "You'll like my friends. They're cool. But weird. Just ignore them if they say anything weird. They're older too, but don't worry about that." It was the same Collin!?! Wow, how strange! He was not like Brittney, Mia, or Jannel described him.

"Ok." I replied. The sky was getting dark blue and I spotted a fire in the distance. "Here it is!" Collin grinned at me, a sudden confidence on his face. Apparently he was more comfortable in his "own enviorment". I laughed at that and I looked around the campfire at all of Collin's friends. My eyes widened. No way! Before me, I saw Billy Black, Quil Ateara-elder, Quil Ateara, Embry Call, Sam Uley, Jared, Paul, and…

"JACOB!" I practically screamed at the top of my lungs. Across the fire, I saw Jacob's head tilt slightly and look at me with squinted eyes. Then he grinned. "Sky!" I shot away from Collin's side to Jake, hugging him tightly. Well, as tightly as I could. Jacob lifted me in the air with a returning hug.

"Hey short stuff!" He said, ruffling my hair. I smacked his hands playfully. "So you and Collin, eh?" He laughed, nodding from me to him. I blushed slightly. "We're here as friends…" I blushed.

Jake grinned. "Sure sure. It's good to see you, Sky. You look great." I smiled, blushing again. "So do you, Jake. It's great to see you. I missed you so much." Jake was about to reply, but he looked behind me.

"Heh, I think SOMEONE is getting a bit impatient. Oh, Collin, of course! I laughed. "Oh, yea… Haha." "Don't worry, we'll talk later, little one." He shooed me off. I quickly apologized to Collin and he smiled, insisting it was fine. I quickly made rounds, saying hi to the others I knew. There were a few girls I didn't know there and 2 boys- Leah Clearwater came later with her boyfriend. She'd

studied me with narrowed eyes.

After a few minutes of talking, I went back to Collin. "Sorry!" I told him again. "Don't worry about it!" Collin insisted. "I'm glad I helped you to see your friends again." There were logs all around the fire to be used as chairs. Plus, there were some chairs. Collin sat in a fairly big one. He pulled himself all the way to the back and patted the spot between his legs for me to sit.

I smiled, blushing slightly, and sat. He laughed. "You can lean back on me, I don't bite." I giggled. "Sorry." I told him and leaned back against him. It felt nice, and he was warm. As I got settled, Jake came over. "Hey Collin, mind if I borrow Miss Skylar for a moment?" I winced at the name, and that I had to leave Collin AGAIN.

He gave me a reassuring nod and I followed Jake. He pulled me over to a boy who was plopped down next to the fire. "Sky, I'm sure you remember this boy down here."

I stared at the boy. All I could see, since he was looking down, was his shaggy black hair. Finally he looked up and I clearly saw his sparkling black eyes that suddenly drew me in..

"Seth?" I gasped. "The one and only…" He Seth replied, standing up. I tilted my head to look at him. He had to be at least a foot and a half taller than me. "Hi…" He said quietly, awkwardly. My eyebrows furrowed as I studied him over. "Seth… Hi…"

I muttered. I turned my gaze to his wonderful black eyes. "Wow… It's you." "Yea…" Seth looked down." You look great, Sky." He said. "Thanks." I replied, suddenly bitter. Those past 2 and a half years flooded back to my mind and I scowled.

The jerk! He couldn't just act like nothing happened. I glared at him. "I have to get back to Collin." I told him. I swiftly turned on my heels and walked back to him, taking my place in the chair.

A swift gust of wind blew over me and I shivered, my blouse being thin. "Cold?" Collin whispered in my ear. I shivered again at that. He took his jacket off and draped it over my shoulders. "Thank you." I smiled at him, leaning back against his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around me tightly.

Ok, this was the Collin the girls were talking about.

But, I couldn't say I minded. It actually felt kind of nice. I smiled at him and sighed contently. We began to talk, our conversation flowing effortlessly.

"You're much more confident here, you know." I noted. Collin laughed and blushed slightly. "Heh, yea I know. I'm not sure what it is… I think it's in the classrooms my brain shuts down. I don't need it in there." We laughed together.

I hated to admit it, but I had been watching Seth out of the corner of my eye all night. I watched him snap his roasting pole in half. My eyes widened and I quickly averted them.

"Hey, I have to go to the bathroom." I stood and watched him walk away. Then I saw Seth stroll over. "Hey again." He said, smiling sheepishly. My eyes narrowed. "Hi Seth." I replied, a bit coldly. "Uh…" He stuttered out. He was staring at me.

"So, how are you liking being in La Push again?" I looked at him. "It's pretty good. Better than Port Angelis." Seth nodded. "That's good… So you didn't like it there?" "I did." I replied. He gave me a curious look. "But I thought you said…" "It didn't have something that La Push had."

I stared intently into his eyes, looking for any edge he had to being over here, just to make up without even apologizing?! I gritted my teeth

"What, is it ok to be friends with me now? Because it's convient for you?" My sharp tone surprised him. "Sky… I" "Don't, Seth. I don't want to hear your excuses. But tell me this. What's different about now?"

He stared at me for a long moment, quiet. "The difference… I don't know." He looked down and heard I scoffed. We were quiet for a long time before Seth spoke. "Did you cry… That one night?" He asked me, peeking up under his slightly shaggy hair, past his eyes. "Don't flatter yourself."

I said. He shut my eyes, as if to block out my words. "But it hurt, Seth. More than you'll ever know. It destroyed me. You have absolutely no idea." He gasped and a lump filled in my throat, remembering the incident.

I fought to keep my voice steady. "You don't cry." He said aloud. I nodded. "But… It couldn't have hurt you that bad. You seem ok… Fine. And you got along without me." I smiled grimly. What an idiot. Seth quickly looked up at me. "Something you never knew about me, Seth, is how good an actor I am." "But you don't hurt…" He began to protest. Again, I smiled smiled.

"I'm not as unbreakable as you think I am." I suddenly couldn't breath. We were staring at each other. My eyes betrayed me not. No hurt showed, just annoyance. I felt dizzy. Then Collin was back. "Wanna go for a walk, Sky?" I nodded, grinning up at him.

I stood and we walked past Seth. I didn't give him another glance. Collin took my hand. We both blushed. It was a funny scene, no doubt. We walked quietly down to the dark beach and just continued to talk as we had before. It was nice. We sat down and I leaned my head on Collin's shoulder. I dozed off and woke to him carrying me back up the beach. He smiled. "I'll take you home."

Somewhere in the distance, a wolf in distress howled.