Embry

Chapter three: Waves

I was going insane, I swear. I hadn't seen Izzy in four days, and I couldn't txt her because I didn't want her to think that I was stalking her or anything. I had asked Jared if he went insane when he was away from Kim for several days at a time, he was helpful and told me that he hadn't been away from her for more than thirty six hours, since he imprinted. So I went to Quil instead I knew he'd been away from Claire for a few weeks at the most.

"of course I go crazy when I haven't seen her in a long time, why do you ask?"

"because I need to see her, but I don't want to scare her away."

"dude just text her, she may think you have lost interest because you haven't texted her yet."

"yeah I suppose, I think i'm going to go for a run I need to clear my head."

"Leah's phased so I would run human, if I were you."

"thanks mate you just saved me from a whole lot of shit."

"well I would hope you would do the same for me."

"of course, see you."

I decided to take my bike. While I was getting there I thought more than I had in a long time. I was thinking about Izzy of course. Just thinking about her, made me miss her more than ever, the way she looked when she licked her lips or had a drink, or even the way she walked. I couldn't get her out of my head. When I got home I took my phone off my charger and I went down to first beach, trying to think about what to say to her.

"Embry?"

"Seth?"

"yeah man, what are you doing?" Seth said as he came to sit next to me.

"just thinking ae. You?"

"I came here to get away from Leah, she's bloody driving me insane."

"fair enough." I chuckled.

"what were you thinking about?"

"Izzy."

"of course. You should text her."

"i'm trying to think of what to say to her."

"you should sa-"

"embry? Seth?" I looked up and there she was, walking down the beach with a few of her friends and her shoes in her hand. I got up as she came over.

"it is you guy's, how are you both?" she said breaking into a smile.

"were good, how are you."

"well, i'm a bit annoyed actually."

"really what's wrong." I asked her with a frown.

"because you haven't texted me back you big bully." She playfully hit my stomach with the back of her hand. She smiled again, and I smiled back relieved that it wasn't something worse.

"wait you texted me? When?"

"um… two days ago, I think. I thought you were snobbing me."

"I never got a text from you. But that's probably because my phone went dead and I couldn't find my charger till this morning."

"lol that's all good. hey you guys want to join us we just going for a walk along the water."

"yeah sounds good."

"cool." She smiled hugely and gestured for us to follow her. "this is Sara, Kiara, Nicole and Steph, In case you don't know them. Guys this is Embry and Seth."

I knew Sara well and I recognized Nicole but I had never met or seen the other two.

Her friends immediately stopped whispering and stared at us.

"I asked if they wanted to join us, is that all right guys?"

"yeah that's fine." Said Sara smiling. The girl called Steph just stared at me with a slightly evil smirk, then started walking just after everyone else. I was talking to Izzy about fifty meters behind everyone else, when Steph stooped and waited for us. I was a little pissed that she couldn't just leave us to talk. Just as Izzy was telling me that she didn't have a boyfriend at the time, Steph interrupted and said, "well Johnny asked her out yesterday but she told him no."

"why did you say no?" I turned to her thankful that she did.

"she told him no because she likes someone else." Oh no, my heart felt like it was going to be ripped into pieces.

"Steph. Shut. Up." She growled through her teeth.

"well she li-"

"arghh-" Izzy had launched herself at Steph. Before I knew it she had Steph pinned in the ground with her hand over her mouth. I laughed, Izzy had gone bright red and Steph was trying to bite her fingers. Izzy screamed and ripped her hand away from her friends mouth, Steph got up and started running down the beach.

"eww she licked my hand!"

"Embry! Izzy likes…" Steph was running backwards as Izzy charged at her and started trying to wrestle her away. I heard them grunting in the effort. It was so hot. Seth was standing there with his mouth hanging open and Sara, Kiara and Nicole, were all standing there laughing.

"what are they fighting about?" I asked Sara.

"Steph is trying to tell you that Izzy likes you." It was Nicole who had answered but as soon as she realized what she had said, her mouth dropped open, she looked at me and said, "whoops, I didn't tell you that okay? Okay? Promise me you won't tell her I told you that."

Me? The most gorgeous girl in the world liked me? I was so, so elated. My heart swelled happy to hear that she wasn't in love with some total loser that would hurt her and break her heart.

"embry? Promise me!"

"yeah, sure sure."

I looked back at the two girls, Izzy had finally pinned Steph on the ground and was holding her down at the waters edge, every now and again as the tide swept in and out they would get splashed and the water would spray all around them.

"wave." Seth muttered.

"what?"

"look at the big wave, they're going to drown."

"oh shit." I started running towards them, so did Seth. I managed to pick Izzy up just before the wave hit them, but Seth didn't get to Steph fast enough. She went under and we couldn't see her. Seth plunged his hands into the water and started feeling around in the sand. I put Izzy down on her feet as her mouth dropped in shock. I joined Seth and almost cried in joy when I found her arm, I pulled her up and carried her over to the dry sand. She opened her eyes and started coughing. She suddenly stopped coughing and started convulsing.

"what the fuck is happening!" I yelled trying to stop her from shaking.

"she's an asthmatic, it's really bad. She must be having an asthma attack."

"I've got an inhaler." Nicole pulled one out of her bag and handed it to me with her shaking hands. I put it in her mouth and pushed the button, after I did that I gave her mouth to mouth. I did this three times before she stopped convulsing and started breathing on her own properly. I heard all four girls and Seth let out deep breaths. I glanced at Izzy and she looked on the verge of tears. She dropped to her knees by Steph's side and started saying "sorry." Over and over again. I pulled her into my arms and told her we had to take her to the hospital.

"Seth, can you carry her. How did you guys get here?"

"we bussed from forks." Said Kiara, it was the first time I had ever heard her speak, she spoke with a strong Australian accent.

"Seth, do you have a car with you?"

"yeah, I stole Leah's truck she was annoying me."

"good can you start driving Steph, Sara and Nicole to the hospital, lie her down in the back, ill take Izzy on my bike."

"'Kay, well see you there soon." He swiftly picked her up and started jogging towards the car park. Izzy sat in my arms and started crying. I pushed her head into my collar bone so that her cheek was resting against my shoulder. I put my arms around her, held her tight and breathed in her beautiful scent. She smelled like chocolate, strawberries and allspice. I thought I could also detect the faint smell of tobacco smoke.

"its all my fault, I almost killed one of my best friends." She sobbed into my shoulder.

"its not you're fault. There is no way you could have known that was going to happen. You were just play fighting, you didn't know that was going to happen."

She sniffled and sat up I let her go as she stood up slowly.

"c'mon we have to get to the hospital.' I grabbed her hand and started walking in the direction of my bike, she froze when she saw it.

"What's wrong?"

"I've never ridden one before, i'm scared." She squeezed my hand.

"its ok I wont let anything happen to you. I put my hand on her small soft cheek, and handed her the helmet. She put it on without hesitation. I grabbed the handlebars kicked down the stand and jumped on.

"get on behind me, put your arms around my waist and put your feet on the sides."

She climbed on as I slid forward trying to give her as much room on the seat as possible.

I flicked the engine on, she gasped and tightened her hold on my waist. I started going and she tightened her grip again. I sped off to the hospital and got there in twenty minutes. She climbed off unsteadily and gave me the helmet. She looked terrified. I grabbed her hand and pulled her into the emergency department, I asked at the desk and they told us to go to waiting room four down the corridor second door on the left. I pulled Izzy with me, and went to go to the waiting room. I saw Seth talking to someone in a doctors coat outside the door. I led Izzy inside and came back out.

"-is there anything else you can tell me?"

"Dr va- Cullen?"

"Embry, are you and Seth Stephanie's friends?"

"yes, do you know how Steph is?"

"not yet, the on call sent me to find as much info as I can."

"she's asthmatic, apparently its really bad."

"yes her file says that, she was in here about a month ago for a few weeks because of it. If it doesn't get any better in the next year she will need a lung transplant."

"shit, I didn't know it was that bad."

"I didn't think so, is there anything else you can tell me? Do you know how long she was under for?"

"was around two minutes, two and a half maybe."

"thank you I will go see how your friend is doing." He held his hand out to me I shook it with my teeth gripped together very tightly.

"thanks Carlisle." Seth shook his hand as well and dr vamp, sped off around the corner. I went back into the waiting room with Seth, I saw that all the girls were sitting there talking quietly, everyone but Izzy. She was sitting in the far corner staring off into space. I looked at Seth, he clapped me on the shoulder and went to go sit with the other girls. I sat by Izzy, she looked at me with wide eyes for a second then looked down. I grabbed her hand and gave it a quick squeeze.

"do you think i'm a horrible person?" she asked suddenly. I stared at her for a second before answering, "of course I don't, why would you think that?"

"because I almost killed my friend when she tried to tell you… t-to tell you t-that.."

"shhh, its ok I already know." I rubbed her hand with my free one.

"y-you do?"

"yeah, uh, one of your friends let it slip while… earlier."

"oh." She looked away.

"I want you to know that-"

"Carlisle!" Seth jumped up. I stood up slowly and pulled Izzy with me.

"how is she?" Sara asked quickly.

"she is doing very well but we need to keep her in over night for observation, and someone will need to let her parents know."

"her mom, she only has a mom since her dad left. Ill do it I know her quite well." Nicole said before stepping outside and pulling out her cell phone.

"Carlisle? Can I talk to you for a minute." I dropped Izzy's hand and took a few steps toward him.

"yes Embry?"

"would you be able to prescribe Izzy something for shock?"

He glanced over my shoulder at her, "is she allergic to anything?"

"not that I know of."

"ill see what i can do."

"thanks doc." He walked out the door a little faster than was human. I felt a soft hand grab mine and I immediately knew who's it was. I turned to see Izzy looking at me. I pulled her into a hug and was happy when she did not protest. I held her for a minute before Seth suggested that he dropped everyone off. I threw my bike into the back of the truck and jumped in the passenger seat while Sara, Kiara and Izzy climbed in the back. Nicole had stayed with Steph's mom. Nicole had introduced us as the two that had saved her daughter. She had pulled us both into a tight hug and whispered her thanks. We had dropped Kiara and Izzy off. So there was only Sara in the back. I knew she lived close to the rez I had been best friends with her a while back.. She smiled and said her uncle was James Korero. He was one of the English teachers at la push high. She explained that she had moved in with him when things got tough at her parents.