Disclaimer: I do not own the amazing characters or marvelous places from Stephanie Meyer's the Twilight Saga however I do own my characters and plot line of this story such as Zoe, Liam, their mom, and what other characters/places you peoples don't recognize blah blah blah. I'm sure you get it by now.
Chapter 7
Ring
"And that class is the end of my lecture for today. We will pick up tomorrow. Dismissed." My teacher Mrs. Cambridge said waking at least half of the class out of their boredom induced slumber, including myself. I wiped my eyes and put my things into my backpack before standing up and groggily walking out of the classroom.
"Hey hoe!" My best friend Lexi screamed as she jumped on my back.
"Hey!" I said happily and then once again sleepy as the energy depleted.
"I don't know how I pass this class. All I do is sleep." I added.
"You've been sleeping more and more in class but who can blame ya? Toadface is a bore and not even hot to boot." Lexi said throwing her arm over my shoulders. Yes, we call our teacher Toadface. Why you may ask? Because she is Professor Umbridge's illegal clone, ugly clothes/face and nasty attitude included. The weird thing is that their last names are extremely similar too.
"Still, it's all a mystery to me." I shrugged.
"No it's not. You don't pass because you pay attention nor is it because you're smart. You pass because you kiss major ass." I dog sit for her once and now I'm a teacher's pet. It wasn't even really a dog for Christ's sake! It was more like a rat with a blow dry.
"Thanks." I said sarcastically.
"Welcome."
"Hey sexy bitches!" Our friend Jesse said as he ran over to us.
"Hey doll. What's up?" Lexi asked as he gave us both a kiss on the cheek.
"Oh nothing much. I see you're wearing the shirt I bought you Zo. I told you it would look hot on you." He said poking my boob. Normally I would slap a guy for touching….my girls, but this is Jesse we're talking about. He doesn't really count as a boy. (If ya catch my drift…)
"Sure, sure. All hail the fabulous Jesse and his awesome powers to make even the saggest titties perky." I pretended to bow to him.
"Oh honey, they weren't saggy, they just needed to be…appreciated a little. Victoria really needs to tell me her secrets." He said motioning to the red lowish cut shirt with long sleeves that I was wearing. Before I could respond, someone grabbed me by the arm and jerked me away from my friends.
"Hey I…" Something soft crashed against my lips. I pulled back and saw that it was Ethan.
"Are you crazy?" I asked.
"Only for you." His breath smelled of cheap alcohol and smoke.
"Have you been drinking again?" I asked.
"Only a little. Zack bought some and I thought that it would call me down before Toad's big test." He buried his face into my neck and started to nip and kiss.
"Ethan, stop! You know what that stuff does to you." I tried pushing him off.
"Why won't you just give it up to me already? I've been good to you, gave you everything you wanted and now it's time for you to give me what I want." He said before cupping my butt.
"No. Get off of me damnit!" I pushed him off and felt a stinging sensation on my cheek but ignored it. I fixed my shirt as I ran away from my drunken soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend. I continued to lunch and tried to forget that that all just happened.
"Zoe, you okay?" Lexi said from behind, scaring the crap of out me.
"W-Why wouldn't I be?" I stuttered as I sat down at our table with my lunch tray.
"Because your asshole of a boyfriend just tried to bang you in the hallway. Honey look at me." She ordered turning my face towards hers.
"You have a cut on the side of your face." Jesse said leaning over her shoulder and wiping blood away from my cheek, causing me to wince. When he pulled his thumb back, it was covered in blood. I raised my hand to my cheek and felt the warm blood trickle down. Damnit. I must have gotten cut from the stupid ring he was wearing. Jesse grabbed a napkin and poured some water from his water bottle on it then dabbed my cheek gently.
"You should go to the nurse." Jesse said.
"No, she'll just ask questions plus it's no big deal. It's not the worse that's happened to me." I took the napkin from him and held it against myself to stop the bleeding. Suddenly my pocket started to vibrate.
"Hello?" I said into the phone curiously.
"Are you okay?" A husky voice said.
"Jake?" I asked.
"Yeah."
"Why?"
"I just had a feeling that something was wrong."
"Oh, well, I'm okay. Tell your dad I should be at your place somewhere around two on Thursday. I have off on Friday so I thought I'd just come then."
"Sure, sure. If you need me, call." He said happily.
"Will do. Bye." He said goodbye and I hung up the phone, only to be met by the curious faces of my two besties.
"Who was that?" Lexi said poking at my sides.
"That was the infamous Jacob Black." Jesse said. I really need to turn my volume down on my phone...
"It's no big deal. He's just an old friend." I said shoving a French fry into my mouth.
"Is he cute?" Lexi asked.
"Beyond all…never mind."
"Tell us!" They whined. They repeated the process about fifty times until I gave up. I sighed and told them everything about Jake, past and present. They then showered me with hugs and smacks.
"I think you should dump Ethan. He's no good for you and Jake, well, he's Jake." Jesse said.
"I second that motion!" Lex said raising her hand.
"Ugh! Can we not talk about this now?" I grumbled.
"No we're going to…" She started.
Ring
"Damnit! We'll continue this discussion later." We threw away our things and went on for the rest with the day.
School was normal for the rest of the week. Jesse and Lex never gave up the whole Jake ordeal but I so skillfully dodged their questions. I had also maneuvered my way away from them to get to my locker and put my books away.
"Hey." A cool voice said from behind me.
"Go away Ethan. I don't want to be around you right now." I said without turning to speak to him face to face.
"Look, you haven't said one word to me since Monday but I'm sorry about before. I'm sober now." He said moving a lock of my hair out of the way and gently kissing my ear.
"Get away from me." I said pushing him off and slamming my locker shut.
"Zoe! Can we at least talk about this?" He pled as I walked away from him.
"No. I need to get to work." I said flatly before I ran out the double doors and to my car. Ugh boys. I flipped the vanity mirror down and checked my makeup. Eyeliner good, mascara good…ugh…this cut. It was larger than I had originally anticipated, plus it was a little deeper too. It goes all the way from the top of my right cheekbone stopping an inch away from my upper lip.
I turned the key in the ignition and started my piece of crap car so I could get to Billy's early, like I had told Jake when he called earlier in the week. Suddenly a loud noise vibrated from the hood of my car scaring the living daylights out of me. When I looked up, it was of course Ethan. I pressed on my horn viscously hoping he would move but he didn't. He kept his arms secure on the hood and glared at me.
"Move!" I yelled not even rolling down my window. He shrugged and walked over to the driver's side of the car.
"I want to talk." He yelled.
"Well I don't. I have to go." I revved the engine and sped off without another word. Too bad I didn't run over his feet…
I turned up the radio and danced around to my favorite songs until I arrived at my destination. To my surprise, there was a red rabbit Volkswagen sitting in the driveway. That's weird. I grabbed my overnight bag and walked into the house curious.
"Billy!" I called out. No answer.
"Billy?" I repeated. No answer.
"Is anyone home?" Silence.
"If anyone is home, there is a girl pulling up in a rusty red pick-up truck." I said. Within seconds, Jake appeared out of his room. He jogged right past me and to the front door.
"Thought so." I said under my breath. I walked over to the table and put my bag down on the chair before being spun around by a strong hand.
"What the hell?" I said as my eyes were now staring into Jake's.
"Why did you…what happened?" He said running his thumb over the gash on my cheek worryingly. Shit.
"N-Nothing." I said trying to wiggle my way out of his grasp but had no effect.
"Zoe Michelle Tyler, tell what happened." He said using my full name, which he hasn't done in years. I dropped my head and was randomly interested in my shoes until something warm lifted my chin causing me to look Jake in the eyes once more.
"Please tell me." He said softly.
"E…" I started before a knock on the door cut me off.
"Let me guess, Bella?" I said. He sighed and dropped his hand.
"I'll be right back. I expect an answer when I get return." Jake said before jogging out the door and shutting it behind him. I turned around and faced the door. I tip toed closer to it and soon saw that it was no girl, instead that it was a tall, muscular, tan, man with a permanent scowl painted on his face. They seemed to be arguing about something and it looks like it's getting pretty heated too. I almost subconsciously opened the door and walked outside to them to see what the problem was.
"That doesn't matter Sam! I still have feelings for her and I won't just throw all that away because I…" Jake stopped as soon as he saw me standing there.
"Zoe...I…" He trailed off. The man spun around and glared at me for a quick second before his expression softened.
"Hi, I'm Sam. I'm…Jake's employer. Jake, we will continue this discussion but in the meantime…accept it." And with that, he ran off…into the woods. The people around here are strange.
"What was that all about?" I asked turning back to Jake.
"We were just…discussing my hours…" He said looking off behind me.
"Liar." I said crossing my arms. We glared at each other for awhile before he gave up.
"Just drop it." He said before pushing past me and going back into the house. I just sighed and followed him. He was standing over the sink and looking down. He looks so sad, so hurt about something but of course he wouldn't tell me. I remembered what used to make him laugh when we were younger and thought that I would give it a try. I ran over to my bag and pull out my iPod and its charger/speakers. I grabbed Jake's hands and he looked at me like I had three heads.
"What are you doing?" He said quirking an eyebrow. I shushed him and pressed play on the remote and Katy Perry's 'Teenage Dream' started to blast through the speakers.
You think I'm pretty without any make-up on
You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong
I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down
Before you met me, I was a wreck
But things were kinda heavy, you brought me to life
Now every February you'll be my valentine, valentine
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I, we'll be young forever
Jake shook his head but smiled my favorite smile and danced along.
You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
We drove to Cali and got drunk on the beach
Got a motel and built a floor out of sheets
I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece
I'm complete
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I, we'll be young forever
I put his hands on my hips and attempted to wrap my arms around his neck, but was only able to lock my fingers at the tips. He laughed and placed my feet on his and continued to sway with me.
You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
I'ma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back
I'ma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
"Happy yet or do I have to play another song?" I said laughing. Jake pretended to contemplate it as he also smiled. He opened his mouth to respond but yet again there was another noise coming from outside the house followed by a knocking at the door. He picked me up and off his feet as he went to the door. To my dismay, it was not his boss Sam, no. It was a pretty pale girl with long curly chocolate brown hair and eyes to match.
"What are you doing here Bella?" Jake asked the girl angrily. So this is the wonderful Bella that he was…is…so deeply in love with. She's so plain and simple it's almost annoying.
"We need to talk Jake..." She looked past his shoulder and at me. "Alone." She finished.
"Bitch…" I mumbled under my breath as I pouted. Jake turned his head and gave me a look as if he was saying 'Not nice'. How the hell could he hear me? Weirdo…
"About what?" Jake asked her in the same tone as he used before.
"You know what." She said through her teeth. He grunted and motioned for her to go outside. They closed the door behind them and left me…alone…again. This is really getting old.