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Part I-Chapter 3: Confessions

Truth or Dare-N.E.R.D.

Confessions Part II-Usher

My First Kiss-3oh!3 & Ke$ha

July 21st, Tuesday

I awoke in a cold sweat. "Nessa?" I cried as I frantically threw my bed sheets off me and jumped onto my hard wood floors.

I looked around my room in hurry only to realize I was in my own room. Just a dream, I thought, only a dream. God, it felt so real like she was there with me and then she just vanished. What did that dream mean? I mean was I going to…I can't even say it, but was I seriously just going to kiss her? I know it was only a dream, but what did that mean?

Every rational feelings I had were screaming at me that I wasn't going to kiss her and that I was only dreaming. Meanwhile my irrational feelings were yelling in my ear that I was going to kiss her and it was only a matter of time before I did. I knew what side was right, but I didn't want them to be. I knew if had listened to my irrational feelings I was risking the best friendship I ever had, but I wanted to listen to them. I know it was only my subconscious mind that was doing this to me but I want to kiss her.

But at the end before I could she was just gone, poof, as if she wasn't even there. I started pacing along my room thinking about what this meant. What could this be telling me? I guess Quil was right, maybe I am in love with her, but in the end it wouldn't matter because she's just going to leave, right? Oh, I don't know.

I groaned out loud when I looked at my clock. 3:30. Great. With a sigh, I climbed back into my bed and tried, unsuccessfully I might add, to fall asleep. After a couple hours of thinking and analyzing that dream, I drifted off into another deep slumber.

July 23rd, Thursday

The week passed by sooner than I could have imagined. After that dream a few nights ago, I tried not thinking about Nessa in a romantic way, much to my dismay, it was harder than I realized. Ever day when I would go over to her house or hang out with her in the park at Forks, it seemed as if my mind just kept coming back to that one dream. I am almost positive now that I know what my mind is trying to tell me. I know that I am in love with her but I don't know if I want to be.

She's my best friend I would never risk our friendship with my silly feelings. It would ruin what is us, and I cannot ruin our friendship right now, not when I only have just a few more days with her. So I try hard and push my feelings for her deep within the back of my mind.

Today Nessa and I were just sitting around at my house with Quil, Jake, and Leah watching some chick flick. This week we all agreed that Nessa got to choose whatever she wanted to do as long as it didn't involve us playing dress up and runway for them, which Nessa and Leah made us do for her 13th birthday party last year. I will be forever scarred.

The movie had just ended and we decided to play a game but we couldn't agree on which game. I had suggested we just go swimming since it wasn't too cold, but they said that is what we have done all summer. Leah and Nessa wanted to play truth or dare, but Jake and Quil said they would rather play hide and seek. I don't know why we're going to play a game at all. I mean we aren't two. So now it was up to me to split the vote. I would rather play hide and seek rather than truth or dare but Nessa wanted the opposite so I wanted to play whatever she wanted since it would probably be the last time she was with us in a very long while.

So I broke the vote and said truth or dare getting grateful smiles from Nessa, and surprisingly Leah too, but getting sniggers and glares from Jake and Quil. I just shrugged it off and went to take out the DVD and then to the kitchen to get some more popcorn for us. When I got back out Quil ran up and took the popcorn out of my hands before I fully even reached the couch. I went to sit on the floor where the rest of them were sitting and we soon formed a circle.

"Ok," Leah said. "Since this was mine and V's idea we'll start out. Vanessa." Leah turned her body toward Nessa. "You can go first if you want," she finished.

Nessa looked at Leah and smiled. "Ok. Hmm, who to choose, who to choose," she laughed.

Nessa turned her gaze to all of us then stopped on me. "Embry truth or dare?" she asked sweetly.

"I'm not a wuss, so dare," I said confidently.

"Alright I dare you to go next door to Lauren's house and ask her out," she finished with a smug smile on her face.

I stared at her, jaw slacked while Leah, Jake, and Quil were on the floor laughing. You have got to be kidding me, I thought. Laurie is my neighbor on the left side of me and has been for a few years. She has liked me since 4th grade and basically stocks me at school. Lauren is ok looking, but that isn't why I don't like her, trust me I'm not shallow. It's that she has the most annoying laugh I have ever heard. It's kind of like a pig's squel

"Oh come on Nessa please don't make me do that," I pleaded with her.

"Nope you have to it's in the rules, sorry Emb," she said, though it didn't look like she was sorry at all.

"Fine, I'll do it, but Quil you're coming with me," I said, grabbing Quil by the arm and dragging him out toward the front door.

"Hey! It's not my dare why do I have to go with you?" he shouted at me while I started towing him in the direction of Lauren's home.

"Come on Quil go with him for the moral support," Jake sniggered. Sure he just says that so he gets to see us both make a fool of ourselves.

"Oh, really Jake? Moral support, huh, then why don't you go with him?" Quil said after he broke free from my grasp.

"Because he didn't pick me he picked you," Jake pointed out.

"Whatever," Quil grumbled, then started walking next door with me.

"Wait!" Nessa shouted toward us. "We have to witness this. Leah, Jake, and I will hide outside while you and Quil go ask, ok?"

"Fine," Quil and I said at the same time.

Quil and I started toward the house again while Jake, Nessa, and Leah hide by the side of the house to watch. I started walking up the walkway with Quil complaining beside me. We reached the front door, and I knocked lightly hoping no one would answer. No such luck. About 30 seconds later a young girl the age of 10 came out and asked us why we were here. I realized by the similarities the young girl had that she must be Lauren's sister. She had dark brown eyes, and curly black hair, she was cute for a little girl. Not that I'm a pedo.

"Yes is your sister Lauren here?" I asked, crouching down to the little girl's height.

"She's out back, I'll go get her," she replied, turning to run toward a door that led to the backyard. I heard the little girl say, "Laurie there is a boy at the front door for you."

As soon as she said that I saw a frantic looking Lauren running toward me. Right when she saw it was me she stopped in her tracks and then slowly walked toward us again. She looked like she had just been gardening; she smoothed over her hair and wrapped it into a high ponytail.

I heard Quil mutter beside me, "Just back out now man." I ignored him. I had to do this, I was no chicken.

She was closer to us now and her smile grew wider. I thought her face might break if she smiled any larger. She closed the distance between us and asked, "Embry what are you doing here, though I certainly do not object, and you Quil?"

She fluttered her eyelashes and flipped her bangs in what she thought was a seductive way. Quil just shrugged while I explained.

"Um, I was just wondering if you..wanna..go out..me?" I said, slurring and rushing the words together.

"I'm sorry what did you say?" she asked, honest curiosity ringing in her words. Quil started chuckling behind me.

I gritted my teeth together and said more clearly this time, "Would you like to go out on a date with me?" I finally managed to get out.

She started at me shocked for half a second then she squeled in joy. Ahh my ears! I swear to god I am deaf now!

"Yes, Embry, I would love to go out with you!" she squeled again.

"Uh, ok. Bye then," I said, turning to leave.

"Wait!" she exclaimed. I turned around slowly. "Don't you want to set this up? Where do you want to go? What day? What time do you want to pick me up?" she rambled on.

Oh, no I haven't even thought about that. "Um, how bout I call you," I said then turned back to walk to my house again. I felt something grab my forearm and turned around. Again. "Yes?" I asked impatiently.

"I was just gonna ask if you have my number," she said, a huge smile still plastered on her face.

"I'll ask Vanessa for it. Anyway I have to go," I said, taking her hand off of my arm.

She frowned a little at the mention of Nessa's name, but just smiled again and said, "Okay, be sure to call."

I walked quickly away again with Quil. As soon as we got into the house Quil bust out laughing. About a second later the front door opened and Leah, Jake, and Nessa were on the floor rolling in laughter along with Quil.

"Ok, it wasn't that funny!" I shouted at them.

They say how pissed I was and shut up. Leah, Jake, and Quil kept laughing quietly while Nessa looked down and covered her mouth with her hand.

"Ok, I did my dare. Now I get to pick, hmm….Leah?" I asked innocently.

"Yes?" she asked slowly, panic setting on her face. Ooh, this should be good.

"Truth or Dare?" I asked as I saw her twirling her fingers nervously.

"Dare, wait no I pick truth," she said changing her mind quickly after seeing my face when she said dare.

"Nope you said dare first you know the rules," I reminded her.

"Fine dare, whatever," she grumbled. I tapped my index finger on my chin and started thinking. Just then her cell phone rang and she pulled it out sighing in relief. She muttered, "Please let it be my mom," hoping she would get out of this.

When she saw the caller ID she froze. Nessa looked over at it then her mouth hung open. She quickly took the phone from Leah and picked it up while Leah just sat there in shock. Ok, now I am curious. Nessa said a quiet hello and listened to the other voice on the phone.

She said ok to the other person, held the phone out to Leah, and said, "Answer it hurry he wants to talk to you!" she whispered, shoving the phone in Leah's ear. Leah quickly put her hand to the phone and said hello.

The other person started talking to her for a while and I grew bored. After 5 more minutes I finally said "Alrighty then, that's enough phone time."

Nessa glared at me while Leah just ignored me, too immersed with her conversation. "Who is it anyway that has her all shy like this? I've never seen this side of her," I asked Nessa.

"It's Sam Uley," she said dreamily.

Sam Uley why does that sound familiar? Hmm I think my mom might have dated his dad. I looked at Leah again and she was blushing, and then I thought of the perfect dare.

"Leah," I whispered to her.

"What?" she hissed at me, covering the phone with her hand.

"I just thought of your dare. You have to tell this Sam that you are in love with him," I said.

Leah shook her head furiously and Jake and Quil started laughing again. I didn't even want to see Nessa's reaction.

"Yes, it is your dare you have to, unless you want an alternative?" I suggested.

"Hold on," she said and then told Sam to wait a minute. "Ok, what do you have in mind Call?" she said.

"Ok if you don't say that to Sam you have to tell Sam goodbye, then you have to kiss Jake for a full 10 seconds," I finished.

She just stood there open mouthed while Quil started rolling in laughter again and Jake looked at me with appreciation. He told me a while ago about how he had a thing for Leah. I told him he was crazy, but he just said he was in love I laughed aloud at him for that. He didn't know what real love was, not yet.

Leah contemplated her decisions then said goodbye to Sam. She was going to do it, Jake so owes me for this. She crawled toward Jake then jumped on his lap and kissed him on the mouth while we counted aloud to 10. After what seemed like forever they broke apart when we reached ten. Leah looked disturbed and Jake looked like he was in heaven. He looked over at me and smiled sheepishly.

"Thanks man, I so owe you," he said, lying back against the couch.

"Ok, now that that's over, my turn," she said, releasing her gaze over on Quil. He looked frightened. She said slowly, "Truth or Dare?"

"Uh, truth," he said more than a little frightened.

"Quil, you are such a pansy, can't even take a little dare," Leah said, looking put out now that she can't use whatever dare she had planned out.

"Whatever, Leah, just go," Quil said.

Leah thought for another minute then she smiled and said, "Quil have you ever had wet dreams about my cousin Emily?" Leah smiled.

The orange soda Nessa was drinking sputtered out of her mouth and she coughed loudly while me and Jake stared at Leah and Quil open mouthed. Quil looked flustered and started stuttering.

"Have you?" Leah asked impatiently.

"Um, well, uh," he sputtered.

"Just say yes or no!" she hurried him.

Quil gulped loudly and said quietly, "Yes."

I moved my stare to just him, awed. Nessa recovered and rushed into the kitchen to clean the spilt soda on her shirt.

"Are you serious? She's like never here!" Jake exclaimed. Leah looked rather disgusted, but grinned at making a fool out of Quil.

Nessa came back in a few minutes later wearing one of my giant old QTS shirts, and put her dirty shirt over the kitchen sink.

"Sorry, I spilled all my soda on me when you asked that…disturbing question" she shuddered. "Emb, I hope you don't mind me borrowing your shirt."

I recovered from the earlier confession Quil told us and said, "No that's fine."After Nessa sat back down, we all just sat there uncomfortable and awkward.

"So, um, Quil's turn right?" Jake asked breaking the unbearable silence.

"Yeah my turn, ok since V hasn't gone yet. V truth or dare?" Quil asked, putting his hands in his lap patiently.

"How about dare, cause unlike you Quil I have guts." She smiled proudly.

"Perfect," he said, brushing off her comment. "I dare you to give Embry a lap dance," he finished proudly.

Shit.

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