FYI: Bella doesn't know about the wolves anymore! It said she did in chapter 6 but I took it out a while ago and forgot to edit it in Fan Fiction, so sorry to those of you who got confused.
It went on like this for the rest of the year into the winter. Jake and I were getting along really great and I think that he had a thing for me, but I only thought of him as a friend. He never pushed me and I never said anything.
Along the way I met his friends Quil and Embry, who were just like Jake, immature yet fun to be with. I slowly was getting over my obsession with the Cullens and that was fine with me. I rarely if ever thought about them anymore.
There was going to be a bonfire tonight with the whole tribe attending and somehow I got invited to go. Charlie said that he was going to go with me because of all the animal attacks that were happening. He didn't want me to be traveling anywhere alone, and he meant that seriously. He took me to school, Jake's, the store, and now the bonfire. He was now doubling as my personal chauffer. I was driving me insane but I was kind of flattered that he would want to take care of me in that way.
"Bells, you ready to go?" Well, someone is in a hurry to go. I bet he wants to talk to Billy about fishing or something.
"Yeah dad, I'm coming down now!" I yell down the stairs, but walk slowly. I actually want to go to the party, not the hospital.
Spring time in Forks, Washington was very beautiful but very green at the same time. Always green. I was going to finish school soon and I was feeling lighter than air. I was finally over them. I felt like skipping through a meadow or maybe not. You know what I am trying to say. The bonfire that was held two weeks ago was to bring in the spring and celebrate its coming. The whole tribe and I mean WHOLE tribe was there. From elders to infants, all were present to bring in the new season. Then I start to think about what happened at the bonfire and my smile falters.
I think back how to Jake reacted to Embry's new friends…
"Hiya Bells!" Jake exclaimed always happy to see me and not afraid to show it.
I walk over to where he was shouting at me and wave to anyone that is watching me curiously. I see that he is with our usual group of friends minus Embry.
"Jake, where is Em?" is the first thing that comes out of my mouth.
Jake just scowls and gives something over my shoulder the death glare. I turn to look and I see our Embry with Sam Uley and some others guys that I don't recognize.
"He has new "friends" now. Supposedly we aren't good enough anymore." Jake spits out.
"What new friends, Jake? Why don't we just call him over, he can have more friends than just us, you know?" I said reasonably.
"Sure, sure Bells. Just go ahead and give it a try." He states sarcastically, which is completely out of character for Jake.
I walk up to where Embry is cautiously because of the hidden warning that Jake gave me. I look at Embry and he has a blank expression on his face but I know that he knows I am there.
"Hi Em, I haven't seen you around. What you been up to?" I ask with a smile on my face.
He doesn't acknowledge me at all but I see Sam turn to me, "Hello Bella, I have seen you around before but we haven't actually met in person, I'm Sam Uley." and he sticks out his hand for me to shake.
"Hi Sam, it's nice to meet you." I turn to Em again and ask, "Embry is something wrong? Jake says that you have new friends now, why haven't you talked to him or us about it?"
"I don't need you permission, pale face!" Embry shouts at me and gets up from his sitting position. He is shaking with anger. There is just a look of pain and rage on his face that makes me want to run and to hug him at the same time. He starts to come towards me and I freeze, I don't know what to do, Embry has never acted this way before at all.
"Em- Embry, what is going on? Are you alright?" I manage to squeak out. I just know that we are making a scene. I can practically feel everyone's eyes on me.
In my peripheral vision I see Sam had directed his two other groupies to hold Embry back and they start to pull him into the forest. One of them catch my eye and I look at him and feel a smile form on my lips, which then turns into a goofy grin. I see that he also has the same expression on his face as me. What is wrong with this picture? I try to snap out of it, but nothing is working.
"Bells, you okay? Did you have a fight with Embry?" Charlie comes up from behind to ask me.
I snap my head toward him, gasp, and jump in place because he just sneaked up on me.
"Yeah, I'm alright. I don't know what happened with Embry though. I didn't know that he felt that way about me. He never said that he had a problem until now." I said with tears starting to form in my eyes.
The man that was looking at me with the goofy grin comes up to us, "Name's Paul, are you hurt at all?" I can think about right now is Embry.
"Is Embry okay?" I said with a wobbly voice.
"Yeah, he is fine; he has just had some problems at home recently." Paul elaborates.
How did I not know this? What in the world is going on? He was shaking, is that even normal?
"Can you tell him if that is way the way he feels about me then I won't try to bother him anymore, but if he ever needs me, I will always be there for him?"
"Yeah sure, could I talk to you for second alone please?" he said asking me but looking at my dad for permission.
Charlie nods and I said "Okay" but with trepidation. I start to walk and Paul follows.
"So….did you want to talk in private so that you could tell me what hell has been going on?" I ask right to the point.
He just looks at me straight in the eye and tells me, "No."
"All I am going to tell you is to stay the fuck away from La Push. We don't want you here. You are just going to make trouble where there isn't any."
My mouth just drops open and I put my hand over it, to at the least, try and hide my shock.
I do the only thing that I can think of at the moment and lift my hand up to slap him….