California Girl

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3. Continuing Week

Carmen POV

Tuesday was much of the same as Monday, except for the fact that I met Seth and Jared, two ridiculously cute guys who again, were uninterested.

I'd had to walk to school the next day- Quil was gone. I walked over to the people that I had met yesterday.

"I'm Jared, this is Kim." A really hot guy said. He motioned to the pretty-ish girl, before kissing her cheek. I resisted the urge to scream that he was out of her league.

Sure, she was pretty, but she was shy and plain (a confident smile and a slick of eyeliner would do her wonders) and Jared was hot and he knew it. Why would he go for her over me?

"Yeah, we've met." I smiled at him. He just grinned at Kim and hugged her close. Ugh.

"I'm Seth!" A guy who was hot, but more boyish, said, grinning. He seemed a little bit sad though, which made me frown slightly. He looked like a constantly happy guy and being sad didn't really fit.

"Carmen." I shook his and Jared's hands. Collin came over soon enough and fawned over me. I was thankful for him. He reminded me that I was pretty- I was doubting myself around all this rejection!

At lunch I sat with them, only to receive glares for 'inappropriate comments' and 'general meanness' before they called their injured friend and I was totally forgotten.

Wednesday.

The next morning Quil and I sat in his truck. He turned the key unsuccessfully three times before he slammed his hands against the wheel.

"I'll have Jake take a look later... come on, we gotta get to someone's house... hmm..." He jumped out of the truck. I quickly got out after him and ran after him as he walked down the street.

"Where are we going?" I asked.

"Seth won't have left yet. He's gotta pick up Scarlett and she leaves as late as possible." He explained, breaking into a run. I was sprinting to keep up with him, which, let me tell you, wasn't easy. I was wearing heeled boots and a skirt and running was never easy in either.

"Wait up!" I finally caught him when he stopped outside a small house. Seth came out, confused to see us, but happier than yesterday.

"Seth! We need a ride." Quil said, walking to a truck which I assumed was Seth's.

"Well, I'm picking up Scar-"

"Scarlett loves me, Seth, she wants to see me." Quil smirked, I thought I saw anger flicker over the smiling face of Seth, but it quickly faded.

"Hi! Come on, come on! We need to get Scarlett!" We all got into the truck, Seth telling me all about how wonderful Scarlett was.

She had better be with the lack of attention I was receiving.

Scarlett was pretty. Really pretty. She was stick thin- she didn't have my curves (I wasn't all that sure that she had gone through puberty yet, actually)- but her face seemed grown up, a lot older than fifteen, like Seth had said she was.

She seemed to be unaware of her beauty and she wasn't wearing any makeup or even nice clothes- she looked comfortable and a hell of a lot warmer than I was. Her hair was short and sticking up in random places, which she kept trying to flatten with her hands and hurting herself by smacking a wrist covered in a cast against her head.

Seth picked her up and carried her over to the truck, putting her inside.

"Hi." She said quietly, looking at me.

"Hey!" Quil grinned, leaning forward on the seats. "This, Scar, is my oldest admirer-"

"Quil." I glared at him. He was not telling people I was in love with him, especially not all of these mega hot guys who could take an interest in me!

"Hi, I'm Scarlett." She stuck her broken wrist out for me to shake. I could only look at it before she took it back.

"Carmen." I smiled, trying not to laugh at her.

"So, what d'ya do? Get hit by a bus, or something?" I smirked. I hoped that she would see my humor.

"Bear attack, you know, the usual." She said, nonchalantly. I laughed. She seemed to get my humor and understand that I wasn't mocking her. "So, how do you two know each other?" She asked me and Quil.

"Our dad's grew up together, but he went to California..." He started.

"Where he met my mom..." I continued.

"And they've pretty much always been friends..."

"And Quilly used to come and visit every summer, but for the past two years, he's been missing." I folded my arms and gave him a playful glare. I kept forgetting to ask where he went. He chuckled at me then pushed me a little. It was only a small push, but I felt like he'd done it with full force.

"Work stuff." He murmured. Scarlett nodded, clearly getting what he meant. I certainly didn't understand.

"Where abouts in California did you come from?" She looked back to me.

"San Diego."

Oh, San Diego, I miss you!

"So, you leave one of the hottest states to come to the rainiest?" She chuckled, but I couldn't find the humor. I hated the rain. I always had.

"Yeah." I couldn't stop the frown, so I just stared out of the window at the cloudy sky. She shut up and turned back to talk to Seth.

I went to all of my classes listening to people calling me a slut and whore. They'd found out about me and 'Logan', a popular jock at this school. I was used to the names, hell, they were right. I was a slut back home and I'd be a slut here if I could get Quil's hot friends to look at me like I was pretty.

In Spanish, Scarlett was sitting in the usually empty seat next to mine. I walked over and moved her backpack to the floor, which she seemed uncomfortable at. She was sweet and funny and I already liked her. She was a virgin, which I had a good laugh at, which made her call me a bitch, which made me love her.

"I'm good at Spanish." I told her as she doodled in her notebook. "My mom's from Puerto Rico and she used to teach me."

"Awesome, I'm really funny, so I can entertain you while you work! Just ask Nessie- have you met Nessie? She's awesome! She'll tell you that I'm funny while she works. Oh yeah, can I copy your answers?"

I just nodded and started to write down the questions and answers from the board. She didn't copy them today, blaming her wrist, but I was sure that she was doodling fine with the other one. She was as funny as she said, so I decided that she could be my new Juliette; my new best friend.

I waved at Quil as I walked into the cafeteria alone and sat down at the empty table. I'd already told Quil about how creepy I found Nessie, which made him laugh and warn me about her family. I was even more afraid of them now. I was gonna keep my distance from them from now on. I just felt uneasy around them...

I pulled out my phone and called my best friend, Juliette.

"Well, this couldn't possibly be Carmen Bird, because she hasn't called me in three days!" Her voice filled my head, making me homesick.

"I'm sorry, J! I've just been trying to get settled into La Push-"

"La Push? What sort of a name is that?" I laughed at her disgust.

"It's freezing and it always rains. There's a beach but I haven't been down there yet."

"The boys? Tell me there's at least one hot guy there!" I glanced at the table of guys, but decided not to risk being heard- there table was pretty quiet.

"I'll tell you later..."

"I've got to go see Mrs. Kenneth about my English paper, call me soon, okay? Love you."

"Love you too!"

"Chuck, what's wrong?" I asked. She glared at Chuck, but then sighed.

"I feel... I feel bad for Jake-"

"Because you won't give it up?"

"Shut up!" She gasped, but then looked down, blushing slightly. "But... Yes... I don't want him worrying that I'll never want to or anything... I just want to wait."

"Just... tell him you had a dirty dream or something." I told her. She looked confused. "Then he'll know that you're thinking about it, plus he'll think you're hot."

"...I... I know exactly what to do!" She grinned and went into a daze. I rolled my eyes and decided to skip last period.

Thursday.

"Why d'ya look sad?" I asked Scarlett as I sat down in Spanish. She grinned, but it was totally fake. "Tell me, now."

"Seth's being a total jerk." She sighed.

"Maybe he's in love with me." I said, seriously, hoping to make her laugh.

"Bitch."

"Hooker."

"Slut."

"I really do like you." I grinned. I loved having my Washington-Juliette around. "I'll talk to Seth for you if you want."

"No thanks."

Well, I'm a little offended, but I'll overlook it...

Bitch.

"I'll beat him up for you?"

"I'm good."

"If you say so..." I would totally be able to take Seth in a fight!

"Do you know Kim, yet?"

Kim... Sounds a little familiar... Maybe... The pretty-ish girl with Jared?

No, no, her name was Elizabeth!

"Hmm... Kim... Nope... Doesn't ring a bell."

"Oh, well, if you meet her and you like her, you can hang out with us and Embry on Saturday."

"What are you doing?"

"Sex and the City marathon. You in?"

Sex and the City? AHH!

Mom hadn't let me take my DVDs with me and I never got to look for reruns with Grammy's shows being on all the time.

"I think I love you." I told her honestly. She grinned and started telling me about how much Embry loved it. He was a Charlotte-type, sweet and innocent. I could totally see that.

I wondered if Embry would remember me, or, if he did, would he remember tying my shoelace and me kissing him? I always had- Mom had always told me how special a first kiss is (she was unaware of the fact that I'd already had my first kiss) and I took that into account- I remembered that it was Embry and was thankful for that when I was twelve and Max Paxton stuck his tongue down my throat at a party.

At lunch, Scarlett sat at my table. I thought that it was a joke or something at first, I mean, why would she sit with me when she and Chucky were best friends?

"May I help you?" I asked, putting my phone down, sending my text to Juliette.

"We're friends, right?" She smiled.

"Wouldn't go that far." I murmured, hoping she'd hear me and think I was so funny that she should be my best friend instead of Chucky's. She glared at me, making me laugh. She was adorable, really. "Fine, you can be my friend if it means that much to you."

"I hate you."

"Girls usually do." I told her, honestly. Most of the girls that had been calling me a slut were girl's with boyfriends who had checked me out. "What do you have next period?"

"Chem. Then study hall, but I always ditch, teach' never takes attendance." She told me, ripping open a bag of gummy stars and eating five at once.

"I have English then study hall."

"Who with?" I gave her my schedule, but I didn't think we were in the same class- Jacob hadn't said anything.

"Guessing I'm not ditching last period?" I sighed, I wanted to be away from Jacob, if I'm honest. I picked up my phone to see a text from Juliette. I didn't open it- I was distracted by Quil waving his hand behind Scarlett's head. "Hi Quil!"

Quil and Seth sat down, Seth started fawning over Scarlett, but hesitated a little. I wondered what had happened since yesterday to make the two fall out. I'd have to convince Chucky to tell me next period.

"Em's in your Study Hall too." Quil said, taking the Tupperware box of pasta I had and tucking into it. I didn't mind- I wasn't eating it anyway.

"Em?"

"Embry, obviously." Quil said, his mouth full.

Well sorry I'm not a mind reader. Jerk.

"Oh! I love Embry!" I told them. I grinned. "I remember when I was six years old and I was playing with you and Jake and Embry and you and Jake ran off and Embry stayed behind with me so I wasn't alone!" I didn't mention the kiss, they'd probably think I was obsessed with him or something.

Well... maybe if puberty did to him what it did to Quil and Jake...

"So you and Em, huh?" Seth grinned. I was about to make a witty remark about his obsession with Embry, when they all looked at the guys, who were standing up.

"See you guys." Quil murmured and left with them. Who was gonna drive me home? Who was gonna sit with me in study hall if Jake and Embry were gone?

"Where are you guys going?" I asked, but received no answer.

"I'll call you later, Scar." Seth kissed Scarlett and left. I was getting pissed. I turned to Scarlett, who looked a little bit worried.

"Where are they going?"

"...Uh... Work stuff, I guess." She lied. "Where do you live?"

"You know where Quil lives? Next door to him." I told her, she grinned and suggested we walk home together because she was visiting her friend Emily.

"Where did they go?" I asked Nessie.

"Work." She murmured.

"Oh. What's up with Seth and Scarlett?"

"Seth's been acting weird since last night. Jake says he'll tell me as soon as he found out, but don't expect me tell you."

"Why not?!"

"Scarlett is my best friend and if she wants you to know, she can tell you!" She snapped.

"How'd the whole sex-thing go last night?" I asked, curiously. She went bright red.

"Terrible! Scarlett and Daddy found out and told everybody and now I'm not allowed to see Jake without my parent's supervision!"

I laughed. A lot.

"Shut up! That's your fault!" She nearly yelled at me, causing the class to look at me crying with laughter and her yelling incoherent curse words at me.

"Cullen, Bird!"

Embry POV.

I walked home at normal human pace, trying to clear my head. Scarlett's family dinner had been a disaster, but her kid sister, Skylar, was sweet and looked almost exactly like Scarlett, except she wasn't as tiny and she had dark roots that led into a fake blondish color. I still talked to her and let her flirt with me.

Everyone was talking about me dating more girls than I've done, so I amused them and hid my thoughts during patrol. I wasn't having anyone know that I was still longing for my imprint.

Where was she? Why hadn't I been lucky and had my imprint find me?

Emily had been related to people we know (obviously that hadn't be great, but still, she had come), Kim was right next to Jared the whole time, Scarlett had lived in Forks her whole life, Rachel had lived down the street from Paul her whole life, Nessie was Jake's best friend's niece, Claire was an imprint's niece, Lexi was friends with an imprint...

Something had brought the imprints to their wolf. If I had one, she should be here by now, surely? Unless this was punishment for making fun of Jake and Quil for imprinting on babies. Mine was probably still being developed in a nice lady somewhere.

Okay, I'm officially creepy now.

I just need my imprint.

I think that I'll do the meeting next chapter if you want... I'm unsure. Let me know! I value your opinions and I want to write what you want to see! :) Thanks!