Here's the next chapter, enjoy !
Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight Saga and it's very sad and, but I shall love Stephenie Meyer forever for giving the world such a great gift.(:
SPOV
Kole picked me up for school the next day. Mum was sick and Brent had to stay home to take care of her. I wanted to stay too, but mum wouldn't let me miss another day of school.
I was in a bad mood all morning.
I was still thinking about mum and Brady hadn't showed up to English. I really didn't want to go to lunch, but I would feel bad leaving Kole by himself. Not that he wasn't used to it, but still...
"Cheer up! I'm sure your mom is fine." I nodded absently at Kole, quickly glancing into the cafeteria as we passed it. I didn't see Brady, but I did see Collin trying very hard to avoid my gaze. I frowned, focusing on Kole.
"He'll show up, he wouldn't want to disappoint you." Kole smirked at me. I scowled; it was creepy how well he had gotten to know me in such a short period of time. He knew me almost as well as Jessie did. Huh, I couldn't wait until they met.
"So," Kole said as we sat at the picnic table from the first day we met, "I heard you went cliff diving yesterday." I grimaced, staring down at my Gatorade.
I had no lunch today, since mum was sick. And I refused to eat anything that was stored in Kole's locker for more than an hour. That place was just gross.
"Yes, it was... fun." I frowned, opening the bottle and taking a sip.
"I also heard you went to Brady's afterward." I almost choked on the drink.
"How did you hear about that?" Kole shrugged innocently, looking away.
"Why? Did something happen there that people shouldn't know about?" He wiggled his eyebrows at me, leaning forward.
I blushed. "No," I muttered, taking a deep breath. "Just wondering how you found out, that's all."
"Right. Well, Seth told Leah and Leah told me so..." I rolled my eyes. News spread a little too quickly around here.
"Oh, that makes sense, I guess." Kole ate his lunch in silence, occasionally glancing up and shaking his head at me.
"What?" Kole looked up from his finished lunch.
"What?"
"Why do you keep staring at me?" I frowned. Kole smiled.
"Because I know you're still thinking about him. Don't worry, he'll show up." But Kole glanced at the parking lot, worry briefly crossing is face.
"Right, well I don't really care anyhow. You know, if he shows up or not..."
"Should I leave then?" I turned in my seat and before I could stop myself, ran into his outstretched arms.
"No, you jerk, where were you?" I mumbled, not letting go of my hold on him.
Brady laughed, stroking my hair hesitantly. "I slept in, I was out late..." I frowned, taking a step away from him.
"Working?" Brady glanced over me at Kole.
"Yeah, working..." I suddenly noticed the circles under his eyes and how hard he was trying not to fall asleep.
"You should have stayed home," I muttered, backing away. Way to give in to the imprint Sky, I scolded myself.
"Not after I promised to be here." Brady smiled. "Besides, I needed to make sure you were okay." I bit my lip.
"I'm fine, so you can go home and sleep now." Kole walked up behind me, putting a hand on my shoulder.
Brady frowned.
"She'll be fine. Besides, what good will you be if you're half asleep?" Brady growled.
"I don't want to leave you." My heart hammered in my chest.
"I'll be fine," I told him, repeating Kole's words. Brady groaned.
"Fine, I'll go. But if anything happens..." He glared at Kole. "It's on you."
"Nothing will happen," Kole assured him. Brady sighed.
"Okay." he smiled at me. "Be safe, and just call if you need anything." He hugged me. I nodded against his chest.
"I promise."
"Good." He kissed the top of my head before walking back to the parking lot. I watched him get in his car and drive off before I turned to face Kole.
He was smirking at me.
"I to-"
"Don't say it," I warned, walking around him towards the school. Kole smiled, following me.
"But I did, and now you two are almost disgustingly in love." I stopped, turning to glare at Kole.
"I am not in love." Kole laughed. He kept walking towards the doors. He opened them for me, but I didn't move. Kole sighed.
"Fine, I take it back." I smiled slightly, walking inside. "But I know it's true." I smacked him in the arm.
"Jerk," I muttered. I wasn't in love. I was sure of it. I mean, I like Brady, I would admit to that now. It's not like I had a choice. Imprints had to at least like each other. But that was it, I felt nothing more. I did not love Brady Campbell.
"Stop thinking about it, we have to get to class." I glared up at Kole.
"Thinking about what?" I asked, still thinking about what Kole had said. Kole shook his head.
"Never mind." Seth was at my locker when we finally got there.
"Hey Seth." I smiled at him and he grinned back.
"Hi Skylar! Have you seen Brady?" I nodded.
"I told him to go home, he's really tired." Seth stared at me blankly for a second before bursting out in laughter. I frowned, what was so funny?
"And he actually went home?" I nodded. "Wow, and he called Collin..." Seth stopped laughing. "Ready for class?" I nodded, suddenly suspicious. I got my stuff out of my locker and followed Seth to class.
"Bye Kole!" Kole waved at me, giving Seth a warning glance. Seth knew what Brady and Collin had fought about. Wow, he and Leah seemed to know everything that went on with Brady...
"So Seth, you wouldn't happen to know what's happening with Collin and Brady, would you?" Seth glanced at me.
"Something happened with them?" He asked, but didn't look at me. My eyes narrowed. Oh, he knew alright.
"Yeah, they had a fight and now Collin won't even look at me." Seth growled. Or at least I think he growled. Seth didn't seem like the growling type, but he seemed frustrated.
"He's avoiding you? But you didn't even do anything! That's not fair..." I frowned.
"What happened Seth? Brady won't tell me anything, and I'm sure Collin won't either." Seth opened his mouth, and then shut it again.
"Hey, you're uhm, Skylar, right?" I nodded. A girl in our math class had come running up to me. She had wavy red hair and bright brown eyes. She smiled at me.
"I just thought you might want to know about some of the rumours going around." I frowned. That was nice of her, in a way, but I didn't really know her...
"I'm a friend of Kim's." Oh, I knew Kim! "And uh, according to her, you seem really nice and I just don't like rumours." I nodded.
"So, are rumours common around here then?" She glanced at Seth.
"Kind of, but not usually about people we don't really know..." She glanced at Seth again. He seemed to have frozen to the spot. He wasn't watching us, but I knew he was listening.
"So, it kind of surprised me when I heard some about you... Anyway, people are talking about you and Kole, as a thing." I didn't get it at first. I mean, Kole was my best friend. We were not a thing. Then I realized what it must have looked like.
Kole had never spoken to anyone before, and suddenly he and I were always together.
Leah was going to be pissed when she heard about this.
"We're only friends," I assured the girl. She frowned at me.
"Yeah, that won't get you off the hook here." I sighed. I had to get rid of this rumour before Leah, or worse, Brady, heard of it.
"I have a boyfriend," I blurted out before I could think things through. My eyes widened at the same time the girls did.
"Really?" Seth was suddenly staring at me, as well as the rest of the class.
Crap, crap, crap. Now what?
"Yes."
"Does he go here?"
I sighed, suddenly realizing where this was heading. "Yes."
"Our grade?"
"Yes."
"What's his name?"
I sighed again, looking down at my hands.
"Brady." Who else was I supposed to say? If I had said anyone else, Brady would have had that person killed. But now, when Brady heard of this (which I was sure he would considering the way Seth was grinning at me), his ego would reach for the skies.
"You're dating Brady Campbell?" I nodded, internally groaning. What had I done?
"Wow, Brady Campbell. I guess that leaves only one of them left then..." She glanced at Seth again.
"What do you mean?" She sighed, moving closer to me.
"You know that group of guys? The protectors?" I nodded. "They are the most eligible bachelors in town. And they're really picky about who they date. But once they do start dating, they become inseparable. You never have to date again." She sighed. "I wish I could find someone like that." She looked at Seth again.
Seth looked away awkwardly, heading to his seat. She frowned after him.
"I'm sure you will." I bit my tongue to keep from laughing. "Thanks for telling me about the rumours." She shrugged.
"No problem. Oh and the name's Jackie by the way." I nodded.
"Nice to meet you," I said, already backing away to my seat next to Seth.
"Nice to meet you too!" The whole class stared at me as I sat next to Seth at the very back of the room.
"Her name's Jackie," I whispered to Seth, smiling when I noticed him squirm uncomfortably.
"Shut it Sky, don't need to know her name," he muttered. I giggled.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself." Seth sighed.
"It's okay, I guess. But she's right. I am the only one left. I wish I could just imprint already..."
"It's okay Seth, you'll imprint eventually. Just don't rush it; you'll meet her one day." Seth smiled at me.
"Thanks." I nodded.
"Good afternoon class, I hope you all had a wonderful lunch period." The class muttered their replies to Mr. Chance. It had been a good afternoon, until we had to come to math class...
I sighed, leaning back in my seat.
"Are you okay?" Seth asked me, frowning.
"I'm fine, why?" Seth shrugged.
"You look a little pale..." I frowned, now that he mentioned it, I was beginning to feel dizzy, and there was a light aching in my chest.
"I'm fine," I repeated, taking deep breaths.
"Are you sure? You look sick?"
"Seth, is there a problem?" Seth and I looked up at Mr. Chance. Seth nodded.
"I think Skylar is sick." I shook my head.
"I'm fine," I said again, but now I wasn't so sure. I felt tired and sick to the stomach.
"Skylar, do you need to see the nurse?" I closed my eyes, nodding. "Seth?" I held my hand up, stopping Seth from coming any closer to me.
"Skylar, what's wrong?" I didn't answer, I didn't have too. I threw up in the aisle next to me, causing screams to emit from almost ever girl in the class.
I groaned as the pain in my chest grew worse.
"Skylar?" Seth sounded panicked and confused. "What should I do? What do you need?"
I sat up slowly. "A doctor, please. And call Brady and tell him he's an idiot." Seth picked me up slowly, holding me an arms length away from his body.
"I can't take you to Forks, but I have too... I'll deal with Sam later." I groaned again, swallowing back another round of vomit. I didn't think Seth would like me very much if I threw up in his car.
"Hey, Brady? It's Seth." There was a pause as Seth started the car. "She's with me, she sick. We're going to Forks; I want to make sure she's okay." Another pause. "Good, oh and she's says to tell you you're an idiot." Seth paused again, and I swear I heard him chuckle. "Her words, not mine. Yeah, see you later."
"Skylar?" I nodded, opening my eyes slowly. "He's says he's coming." I nodded. "One more thing, what exactly did Brady do?"
I sighed. "The idiot took my cliff diving, that's what he did."
A/N: Yay ! We got to 30 reviews ! I am super excited right now ! And I feel that I should do something for you guys for getting 30 reviews !
So, if you have any ideas about what you think I should do, tell me !
I have one idea though. I was reading a fanfic the other day, and the author did these really cool interviews with the characters in her story. They basically answered questions from the readers. So if you guys like that idea, leave some questions for whoever you like, and there will be an interview at the end of the next chapter.
Thank you guys sooo much !
PS: .clearwater: I watched that Good Luck Charlie episode yesterday, and I almost died of happiness! There was just so much Booboo and, siiigh. It was wonderful.(:
PPS: Has anyone tried reading Skylar's (or Jessie's) dialogue with an Australian accent ? O.o I tried it, and it's pretty hard, since I'm not Australian and I have to keep saying "G'day mate" to get myself to stop using a fake British accent instead of a fake Australian one... Whatever, I'm weird, just thought... Never mind...
Wow, that was a really long Author's Note...
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