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Chapter 7
Once they were done with the needlework, which had taken more time than neccessary due to Talaes fear of needles, they talked a bit about her upbringing, tribe and family stuff, and her skills and abilities when she was both in human and wolf form.
When Dr. Cullen had gotten all the information he needed they made smalltalk as he lead her outside to their "backyard". Rosalie and Bella had gone hunting with Renesmee, Alice and Esme was talking quietly together, while Emmett and Jacob, Jasper and Edward were play-fighting.
Sensing Talae's presence Jacob looked up at her with a wide smile, which she returned, but with his attention momentarily redirected, Emmett seized the oppurtunity he needed to take him down. Jacob hit the ground hard as the giant of a man slammed into his mid-section, effectively knocking all the air out of his lungs. As he laid on his side clutching his stomach, trying to gasp in a few breaths, Emmett triumphantly put his foot on his shoulder and flexed his thick biceps with a big smug grin on his face.
"Haha-HAH! Suck on it bitch! Who's the man!", he screamed laughing as Jacob still laid groaning on the ground.
"Shut your face and help me up dipshit", Jacob croaked, finally getting a hand from the still grinning Emmett, "I think you broke a rib... or ten". He limped over to where Talae and the good doctor was currently still laughing at him, "Doc please, just check 'em", he whimpered.
Carlisle sighed with a smile and went to press and poke his ribs, drawing out painfull groans and ouch'es from the hurt wolf, "Yes, he did break two, let me just-", he pressed hard on a bruising area on Jacobs torso and a few loud cracks were heard, with a yell of pain, "there, all set, they'll be healed in a few minutes, tops".
"Thanks Doc", he weezes, throwing his arm around Talaes shoulder to support himself, making her silently gulp nervously as his bare, sculpted chest went flux against her side, a rosy tint creeping into her cheeks.
He groaned in pain as she shifted her feet to support his weight, and she instinctively brought her arm around his waist to help steady him.
"You big baby", she smirked, secrectly loving the feel of his soft, russet skin under her fingertips. He responded rather surprising to the comment as he craned his neck and harshly bit her exposed shoulder, "OW!". He smirked at her, something devilish in her eyes as he stuck out his tongue as caressed the sore spot with it, holding her gaze. She bit her lower lip, fighting back a moan.
"Maybe it's a wolf thing...", Alice whispered to Edward, giggling like a schoolgirl.
"Ahem", Jasper cleared his throat, probably felt every little tingle of their heated emotions, "I'm sure we'd all love to see this little animalistic play to the end, but really, I think the current objective won't allow such interferences", he smirked, clasping his hands together, "now, I for one would love to see this new she-wolf in action".
Talae blushed furiously as the leeches chuckled at them, begrudgingly shoving Jacob away from her a bit harder than intented. He huffed and lowered himself to the ground, sitting this one out.
"Right, well, Talae would you like to phase now?" Carlisle asked, not really asking, and she nodded and went around the corner of the house, getting just a bit of privacy as she took off her clothes and neatly folded them before shifting swiftly and trotting back out to the others.
Edward, being the gentleman he was, read her mind and fetched her clothes, laying them on the porch so they wouldn't get dirty. She thanked him in her mind.
She struded up to Carlisle and Esme, "My my, aren't you a sight for sore eyes", Esme smiled, reaching up to pat the top of the white wolf's head. She barked out a thank you, licking the matriarchs hand.
"Yes, your coat is rather exquisite, the shaggy hair shaped around your particular build is much more fitting than it would be on the wolves here. Interesting...", he mused, seemingly going over multiple theories in his head.
"You are so gorgeous Tee", Alice grinned, picking up on her nickname and reached up to stroke the thick fur on her neck.
If wolves could blush she'd be a great big, fluffy tomato by now. Compliments was not something she was used to and getting to many over just being herself over a couple of weeks was becoming a little overwhelming. Not that she minded that much, it was nice to be appriciated for once.
"Since Alice here is our fastest vampire, would you mind going on a quick run with her?", Carlisle asked after being silent for a few minutes.
Sure, she thought, might as well get this pesky testin' business over with.
Edward gave a lopsided grin, "She agrees". She shot him a one-eyed glare, but followed Alice to the forest-line as the small vampire set off into a sprint.
She swiftly quickened her pace, coming up beside the psychic leech as they whirled throught the woods, leaving barely visible prints in the freshly fallen snow. Alice bolded from branch to branch above the forestfloor as Talae winded past and around the countless pinetrees, keeping a firm eye on Alice's tiny form.
She seemed to almost soar like a hummingbird up there, and when she quickened the pace several times, the ivory blur below her nimbly followed her lead, always cathing up to her in mere micro seconds.
"This is my top speed Tee, show me what you got", Alice muttered, her voice windswept, but reached Talaes keen ears nonetheless.
She gave a happy whine, and proceeded to move her legs even faster, even becoming a white blur to the small vampires unnaturally sharp eyes.
"Woah", Alice uttered as the young wolf sped past her at almost double her pace, effectively speeding out of her vision. She tried straining her short, slender legs further, but had no chance of catching up with the milky lightning.
"Okay okay, I get it, you're wicked fast", she laughed out loud, hoping she'd reach Talaes far-away ears.
Seconds later the she-wolf appeared in her line of vision again, barking happily with her long tongue hanging out of her mouth.
"Let's go back, I'm sure that little display was more than satisfying", Alice chirped, doing an elegant 180 and then sprinted back to the house, side by side with her newest friend.
They came to a slowish trot when they entered the clearing behind the house and came up to the large group waiting for them.
"She's fast", Edward smirked.
"Real fast", Alice's grinned, patting Talae on her fluffy shoulder. The wolf nudged her hand with a soft muzzle, feeling the vampires marble cold skin on her already cold, wet nose. Alices giggled delighted and continued to stroke her shoulder.
"She outran Alice by at almost double speed", Edward explained to Carlisle, who nodded and continued to look thoughtful.
She dared look over at her Alpha, pleased when he held a proud look and smiled at her, making her insides flutter and the ache subdue slightly.
"Ache?", Edward questioned and everyone gave him a curious look. Talae's eyes went wide with panic, this was not something she'd intended to share with anyone before she could figure out more about it. All she knew was that it was tied to Jacob, that it happened when they first met and that it was probably tied to her wolf-genes.
She stopped thinking abruptly, seeing the confused, yet knowing stare Edward was giving her.
Stupid, stupid, stupid! Rainbows, puppies, sunshine, honey, beer, energy, study, dance, kitten kalender, kitten kalender, kitten kalender, she tried to randomize her thoughts, playing associating games with the words.
Edward looked at her funny, "Please stop, you're making my head spin". But when she just glared at him an continued her random thoughts-technique, he waved his hand to the other curious onlookers, dismissing his small outburst.
She mentally sighed in relief and decided to focus on images then, instead of words for the time being, memorizing Dr. Cullens features when he next spoke.
"Right. Well, I'd like to test your fighting skills next, am I right to assume you've fought vampires before?", he asked and she gave a quick nod, "Good. Well, seeing as Edward and Alice have gifts that would compromise the idea I had for this, I'd like for you and Esme to have a short sparing match, just to assess your, uhm, lets call it power level".
Esme stepped forward with a smile and the other cleared, so they had a large space to fight in.
Seeing Talae's apprehension and doubt, the mother-vampire laid a gentle hand on the top of her head, "Don't worry, I wont hurt you", then she leaned in to whisper in her ear, "but don't hold back".
With new determination at the sincerity of Esme's word, Talae nodded and they stepped away from each other, getting into each their own fighting stances.
They stared at one another for a while, plotting best courses of action, trying to scope out weaknesses. Talae's ear jerked once before Esme launched at her, an unreadable serene look in her eyes. The wolf saw her coming a mile away and dodged expertly with her superior speed, and playfully swiping the vampires back with her tail as she went past her. However, she didn't let her gaurd down, and a good thing too, as in the next second Esme turned and threw several punches her way.
She danced and dodged all the fists and kicks mother-leech threw at her, and looking at her elegantly prance around the attacks thrown at her, Jacob thought she was poetry in motion. She was wrapped up in the fight, concentrating on every little move her attackers body made, listening to the small noises and whistling of the air as Esmes stone-cold hands hit air, time and time again, and a small smile formed on the alphas lips. He felt a sense of pride, having such a beautiful and talented asset in his pack. He hadn't been fond of Dr. Fangs idea to test her like this, like the packs had, but he could see it was good to see her skills in context to the vampires they would be fighting eventually; strays appeared now and then, and even the Volturi was never out of the question.
Not a single punch had hit its target, Talae's speed was a great advantage in battle. It was almost fun, even though she never took her eyes of Esme, sensing the devilishly clever mind that lingered under her soft smiles.
They'd been at it for a good ten minutes before she decided to end this fight, not wanting to toy with her combatant anymore and get on with her day. After dodging a kick to the face she did a quick 1-2 combo of twirls and jumps, cathing Esme a little off-guard at the sudden offense, and planted her big front paws forcefully on the vampires back, possitively tipping her over to land face first on the ground. Esme managed to brace her falling body on her forearms and swiftly rolled over, only to have the same paws that shoved her down imbeded in her shoulders, nailing her to the ground. As she felt the snow soak through her clothes, she was glad she'd worn a old set of clothes.
"Okay okay, you win", she smiled up at the now panting wolf, who bared her teeth in a grin and barked as she stepped away from the matriarch.
"Exellent!", Carlisle exclaimed with a big smile, clasping his hands, "Very good Talae". She barked and sat her ass down in the snow, eager now to get on with the whole sha-bang.
"She wants to move on", Edward smirked, crossing his arms. She barked at his words, looking curiously at Carlisle.
"Well then, lets get on with it then. Now let me see...", the doctor mused for another second.
"Aw Carlisle come on, let me take her on!", Emmett shouted with a big grin, cracking his knuckles and snapping the joints in his muscled neck. Talae gulped, seriously hoping he was joking.
"Don't you think you're most likely to crush her?", Carlisle asked amused, "Maybe Jasper would be a better choice".
"You saw how she danced around Esme, who, no offence mom, was utterly useless against her speed, and if you won't let Alice, the fastest as you said yourself, fight her, then why not me?", he logically deducted, raising a challenging eyebrow at the good doctor.
"Oh alright, only if Talae agrees", he turned to the wide-eyed wolf.
You can't be serious, she thought, looking over Emmetts massively muscled, bulky body. She gulped again.
"What, are you afraid I'll hurt ya pretty face?", he teased, seeing her hesitation, "I won't hurt ya", he said, mimicking Esmes words of comfort, "or are you too chicken?".
She knew she shouldn't let his words get to her, but eager to prove herself she nodded to Carlisle and circled Emmett as he stepped into the cleared patch of snow.
"Wait! Doc, you can't be serious, he'll kill her!", Jacob protested, knowing very well the freighttrain that was Emmett's physical strength, "She's not that good!". So far most of his and Emmetts playfights had been draws with a few wins on both sides, but he'd seen the bear of a man take down practically every opponent he'd ever faced; wolves included.
Not caring much for Jacobs protectiveness, she sent a growl his way, I can take care of myself, thank you.
"She's telling you to butt out", Edward informed him.
"The hell she is, Tee get your ass-", his alpha command was cut short as Emmett decided not to let this fight get away from him and launched himself at her. She dodged him barely, a little shocked by his speed and ferosity. She pranced a few steps away from him, trying to predict his next moves.
"Dammit!", Jacob shouted, but held his ground.
They fought for a while, Talae dodghing a couple of close calls; a lot more than she would have liked. Emmett was fast for his size, and clever. He tried several tricks on her and she barely escaped. He forced her to keep a defensive approach, she simply didn't have time to think of any counter-attacks or attacks of her own, busy avoiding his huge fists as they whistled past her face and body.
She growled in frustration; he was beginning to tire her out. She was determined to prove herself, even if she didn't win this fight. As the bulky leech sent another punch her way, she instead of dodging it this time, stepped back and caught his closed hand between her sharp teeth, growling as he tried to pull it out and she bit down harder. In the blink of an eye she'd moved her teeth up and around his wrist, flinging him across the clearing. He landed heavily, but still standing, and snarled with a smirk on his face as he went for her again.
She snarled back and dashed around him when he got too close, snapping at his calfs, shredding his jeans. Suddenly he turned and bodyslammed her to the ground; she had misinterpreted his footwork and had once again misjudged his speed. She gasped and whined loudly when his heavy form smashed her to the ground, his knees coming up to hit her thigh, his shoulder effectively crushing her torso and front legs. She heard and felt several cracks, tears and rips, followed by burning, gnawing and stinging pain all over her body.
Emmett pinned her to the ground, sporting a triumphant grin until he recognized the severety of her whines.
"Shit, are you okay?", he sounded slightly worried now, quickly rolling off her writhing form to hover over her.
She didn't really hear him, the pain was kind of overwhelming her. Sure, she'd broken a bone before, gashed her eyebrow in a fight, she knew it came with risks and dangers being what she was. But this, this was something not entirely new, but it certainly crippled her nonetheless. Usually, she was too fast for vampires to even touch her, let alone bring a punch home, so she'd gotten rid of those she encountered pretty fast, her superior speed unmatched. Emmett had gotten the better of her, he was the brutal-force counterpart to her lightning-fast speed and agility.
She felt a metallic taste in her mouth and realised she had a fat-lip. That was one injury accounted for.
Soon her vision swarm with concerned faces, she quickly recognised Jacob's sun-licked face and raven hair, and she heard the slight panic in his voice when he asked if she was okay.
"Lay still Talae, I'll set your bones straight so you can heal. This will hurt", she heard Dr. Cullen say, and weakly nodded in response, gritting her teeth as she felt cold hands prod the skin under her fur. She hadn't phased back out of sheer will, refusing these almost strangers to see parts of her weakness no one, but now Leah, knew, and swore in her mind she'd cut off Edwards glass-balls if he so much as hinted it to anyone. She knew he heard her, but right now she focused on breathing; even though that hurt too.
Her ribs cracked painfully back in place when the doctor pressed them hard enough and she yelped and instinctively tried to swipe at him with her paw, but yelped even louder when her front leg moved an inch, sending sharp pain down her elbow, and up into her body. Something in the joint of her shoulder was wrong.
She heard Edward direct Carlisle around her broken body as he read where she hurt in her mind. In the end she was reduced to a white, blood-spotted heap on the ground, her yelping and barking lowered to heartwrenching whines.
A little piece of Jacob broke everytime she cried out, and if he didn't think it would hurt instead of help, he'd be right beside her, holding her paw, soothing the soft tuzzles on her head and ears, even phase and lick her wounds clean and whimper with her.
Something was wrong; Emmett hadn't hit her that hard, had barely gained momentum before slamming her to the floor. She shouldn't have any more than a bruised rib and a sore shoulder, but her she was, writhing in pain from more injuries than even he had sustained when he'd fought a newborn army of leeches.
"There", Carlisle finally said, wiping his now bloody hands on his pants. Good thing wolf-blood smelled so unappitizing, "Give her a few minutes before we move her inside".
As soon as the Doc stepped away from her, Jacob was by her side, not caring what it looked like. She half-opened one eye and gave a small whine as she looked at him, lolling her tongue out of her mouth as she panted. He recognized her wolfish smile, pained though it was, and smiled back, stroking her jaw, one part of her that wasn't harmed.
"You're going to be just fine Tee, just lay still for a few more moments", he whispered.
The pain was starting to receed as her bones healed right, she could breath easy again. Thank god for wolf genes, she thought, slightly more appreciative about her heritage. She was also happy that Jacob was there, already having forgiven him for abandoning her earlier. The soft strokes over her head were a good distraction from the agony, as it felt rather good.
A few minutes passed and Carlisle checked her injuries again, giving the 'ok' for them to get her inside.
"Your'll have to phase back now Talae", Carlisle said, stepping away from her. She gave him a very skeptical look and before Edward had the chance to say what was on her mind, Esme stepped up, "We'll dress her", she said quickly, nodded her head in the direction her clothes were to Alice, who sprinted for them immediatly.
Great! More people knowing my weaknesses! Now she really didn't want to phase back.
The two vamps got down on their knees to wait for her to phase back. When she didn't, they both gave her a questioning look. She jerked her head, I'm sure as hell not gonna phase infront of three strange leeches and a hungry hungry wolf, puh-lease.
Edward cleared his throat and gestured for the three men beside him to turn around. Emmett looked almost dissapointed, Jacob glared at Edward while Carlisle just turned, as did the others. Eventually.
She eyed their turned backs a moment more before she smoothly shifted to human form. She curled into a little ball the moment the transformation was complete, covering her chest and stomach with her arms. Maybe she could prevent them from seeing anything...
She sat up at Esmes request, still covering herself, wincing slightly at the not fully healed traumas all over her body, and was handed her t-shirt. She begged with her eyes for Esme and Alice to turn around, they complied in the end. She slipped the fabric over her head, groaning as her shoulder panged, but still got the shirt on with much difficulty. Having her upper body covered she allowed the two women to dress her further, helping her up standing to not get her jeans wet.
When she was fully dressed again, although barefooted, she signaled the others it was okay to turn back around, Alice acting as her support beam. Before anyone could move to help her, Jacob scooped her into his arms, very slowly and very carefully. It didn't hurt too much, actually felt nice craddled in his arms she thought, and he tried to walk at a steady, leisurely pace to not bump any sore places.
The Cullens followed close behind as he took her through the house, and directed him to the livingroom couch. When he tried to lay her on it, she clung to him, not wanting to let go of him and his delicious warmth.
"Let go Tee", he whispered. She whimpered, but let him put her down on the sofa anyway. Her bones groaned, she uncurled herself and laid straight on the couch, trying to find a comfortable position for her aching shoulder.
"Thank you", she whispered, first looking a long moment at Jacob, but then turned her gaze to the rest of the people around her, "I've never been hurt like this before... and here you are, almost total strangers, helping...".
"Nonsense dear, we might have just met today, but you're already becoming a part of this family, whether you like it or not", Esme shushed her, but gave Jacob a piercingly knowing look. Like she knew something he didn't; yet.
Talae smiled up at her, then whinced as she felt her shoulder right itself, the tendons inside slowly fusing together again.
Carlisle noticed her slightly pained expression, "You're going to be all healed up in about half an hour, so I suggest you lie still during that timeframe".
"Sure Doc, I'll be here if ya need me...", her eyes drifted closed, the fatigue finally catching up with her. Within seconds she was fast asleep, snoring softly with her mouth wide open. Jacob smiled down at her sleeping form. He noticed the lingering stares from the others on him, Alice could hardly contain her smile, and Esme was shaking her head at him.
"What?", he asked, shifting his eyes nervously to Jasper and Emmett for help. Jasper just held back a laugh and looked away from him while Emmett let his amusement roar through the room, before he was harshly quieted by Esme.
Jacob grumbled under his breath, and sat on the small space left free on the couch beside Talae's feet, fully prepared to wait there until she awoke again.
"Jacob, I think we need to talk about this...", Carlisle began, sitting with Esme on the opposing sofa.
He sighed, perfectly aware that they had to; something was indubitably wrong. "Yeah, I know. I mean yeah, Emmett is like a wreckingball at times, but even that hit shouldn't have hurt her that much, right?". Surprisingly enough, he didn't hold a grudge against the big guy, knowing he wouldn't hurt her on purpose. And even thought things between him and Bella were still a little awkward, he'd come to think of the Cullen clan as a second family. Even Blondie was growing on him. When she kept her mouth shut.
"Yes, I thought so too", Carlisle mused, "I'll have to have her bloodwork done soon as possible, maybe take a few ex-ray scans as well".
"But, she's going to be okay, right Doc?", he wanted to be comletely sure.
"Yes, she seems to have the same healing-ability the other wolves have", Carlisle smiled, giving him some sense of reassurence. He nodded gratefully and leaned back against the couch.
Jasper and Emmett settled infront of the TV and got the PS3 going, playing on lowest volume possible, Esme and Alice went to the kitchen to prepare some afternoon snacks as Bella and Rosalie came back from hunting with Renesmee.
"Is she sleeping? Really?", Rosalie asked upon seeing the out-cold she-wolf on the couch, a highly displeased look on her face.
"Yeah, she is", Jacob answered, comming up short on witty comebacks for the time being.
Carlisle explained to them about the training session, about her speed and the injuries she sustained. Bella smacked Emmett in the back of his head when she heard about their collision, scolding him that he should know better. He 'yeah-yeah'ed her, rubbed his slightly sore head and kept playing the game he started with Jasper, who was possitively snickering evilly at him.
A soft groan escaped her as her mind was pulled back into the world of the living (and not so living), and she blinked furiously to get her eyes to re-focus. Her body was a bit stiff with a sore shoulder, but she felt no pain.
She stretched, popping a few joints, almost pushing Jacob off the couch, and slowly say up, rubbing her eyes. Esme and Alice came back from the kitchen with crackers, chips, sandwiches and soda, putting it on the coffee table, "How are you feeling dear?", mother-vamp asked, sitting beside her husband on the other couch.
"I'm feeling a bit rigid, but other than that I'm peachy", she grinned, actually feeling much better and much more refreshed, "How long was I out?".
"Maybe 20 minutes", Jacob informed her as he reached out for a handful of chips.
"Huh. Feels like I slept a whole day", she looked critical for a second, but let it go, getting a can of coke from the table.
"The power of power-napping Tee", Alice chirped, grinning cheerfully, "I'm glad you're okay".
"Yeah, me too. That is not something I want to repeat anytime soon, not ever again if I can help it", she smiled sheepishly and took a sip of soda.
"Sorry Tee", Emmett said, looking back at her with a very sincere smile.
"Oh forget it, just, don't do it again, okay big guy?", she grinned as he nodded with a smirk and turned back to the TV.
"Talae, if it's not too much trouble I'd like to take you for some ex-rays down at the hospital monday?", Carlisle asked, looking hopeful, "Maybe it'll give us a clue as too why Emmett's attack damaged you so extensively".
She hesitated at his statement, "... what do you mean 'damaged me so extensively?". What, was she that weak?
"Tee, I've seen Leah take a hit by Em here a lot harder than what you got, and she didn't get a scratch. I think we have to find out more about this, about you", Jacob laid a hand on her knee to calm her, but her mind was already overthinking, and soon, overloading.
Was she too weak? Why'd did the attack hurt her much more than the others? Was she cursed or something? Did she really have that bad luck? Was it perhaps bad karma? Were they going to experiment on her to find out what made her tick? What did make her tick? Was she even ticking? Was she going to lose the best, but briefest family she'd ever know? Did they even feel the same way about her?
Close to a thousand thoughts ran through her mind in the spand of a dusin seconds, some were downright ridiculous and didn't make sense, but they continued to flood the inside of her skull nonetheless.
"Arh, please stop", Edward moaned, bringing a hand up to his head, feeling a little dizzy at her freighttrain of thoughts. He hadn't even gotten half of the words, just spun right on through one ear and out the other, making him feel slightly ill.
She snapped her head up, catching his eye briefly. She didn't get what he meant, and the uncertainty of the situation just made more disturbing and incoherent, forcing the mind-reading leech to sit down as not to fall down.
"Edward, are you okay?", Bella asked, concerned, and kneeled by his side, looking into his face questionably.
"I'm... she's thinking too fast", he said, his eye twitching as his words made the girl more confused, speeding up her thought process even more. Many questions were repeated, but many more new, highly outlandish and deranged idea's sprouted, so fast he only caught words here and there; it was like a swarm of bees, many different voices at once, coursing round and round in his head, making his ears ring. "Jacob, she thinks she's going to be an outcast again", he said, now focusing his efforts on trying to block out her mind.
Jacob didn't know what he meant at first, but it quickly dawned on him. She had told them that she'd been pretty much alone her whole life, never fitting in, at one point trying to end her own existence. At some completely warped level, she must have taking his and Carlisle's words as rejections of her abilities, that she wasn't strong enough to be part of their family, that they'd reject her after they'd used her. It was entirely irrational, demented and not to mention insane, but he didn't know how her mind worked, should've thought of it not being all rainbows and puppy-dogs. It was looking alot more like razor-clouds and rabid hounds at the moment.
"Tee, look at me. It's just a couple of tests, were not going to throw you out", he tried soothing her, scooting closer and putting an arm around her. She looked up at him with faraway eyes. If Edward hadn't been there they would've never known what had gone through her head, and she'd probably just have ended up excusing herself to the bathroom, maybe climb out the window and run away...
"Just tests?", she asked, her voice as steady as ever, not betraying the inner unbalance. Was this like a daily occurance?
"Yeah, just tests...", he comfirmed, giving her a lopsided smile. He was relieved when she smiled back and Edward could sit up straight again.
The other vampires were looking at her wierd, if not concerned, but they said nothing, happy the whole affair was so quickly over. It had turned out to be one wierd-ass day.
"Monday?", she turned to Dr. Cullen.
"Uh, yes, you could come by after school maybe?", he answered a little off guard, but he recovered, "I'll inform your parents on the day, so they won't be concerned if they see you there".
She smiled gratefully at him, then noticed the game Emmett and Jasper had paused, to see what all the fuss was about, "Oh! I love that game! Can I play with you guys?".
They gave her a pair of disbelieving looks, if was like she had not noticed the very near nervous breakdown, that she'd gone through a minute ago.
"Uh, sure", Emmett breathed, staring at her as she grinned at sat between them on the floor.
"Alright! You're going to have your asses kicked!", she laughed, grasping a third controller and joining their game. Thinking it would be best if they played along, the guys shrugged their shoulders and turned their attention to the TV.
Both Edward and Jacob was still looking at her back with somewhat incredulous stares. "Tee, you alright?", Jacob asked carefully.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?", she said, turning her head to grin at him briefly.
"No matter", he muttered, taking more chips off the table and stuffing them in his mouth.
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