Part I-Chapter 6: Goodbye

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Betrayed-Avenged Sevenfold

Oh My Gosh-Usher

Gonna Get Caught-Demi Lovato

Cont.

"That is a good plan!" I exclaimed, racing over to hug her. "You'll be back here in 2 years then!" I lifted her up and started twirling us around in the empty room, her giggles exploding with each turn.

"Put me down you big lump!" she squealed, gripping me harder.

I softly placed her on her feet only to lift her up again. "Nessa, you've known all this time and you haven't even told me?" I was a little hurt, yea, but more excited than anything.

"She wanted it to be a surprise, idiot." We both turned around, me dropping Nessa on her feet, and saw Leah standing against the doorway smiling. "This means you and I will be going to college together."

"How? You're still a year older even with her skipping." Leah came around toward us and leaned against the wall, a smirk on her face.

"I'm gonna stay back a year and explore the world a little bit. I've never been anywhere outside of La Push. By then Seth will be able to take care of Ma and Dad and I'll have some money from this job I'm getting. I'll probably just spend all my time with Nessa and her last year of high school," she explained, lighting up with each word.

"Sounds like you guys will be having a blast," I said bitterly, walking out of the room.

"Embry, wait!" Nessa called after me. I stopped at the doorway but didn't turn around.

"What?" I demanded.

"This is in a year, Embry. I'll visit every summer and Christmas'."

"I know."

"Then why are you acting this way?" she pleaded.

"His pride is hurt, V." As much as I hated to admit it, Leah was right. "He's sad he won't get to come up there with you and it hurts him." Damn, she's good.

"Shut up, Leah," I growled.

"Or what, Call?" she challenged. I heard footsteps sounding and I turned around so Leah was in my face.

"I'll do nothing," I sighed.

"Thought so." She smirked.

"Can we all just get back to the party," Nessa said quietly.

Leah and I both turned to look at her and for once we were in perfect agreement with each other. We both nodded our heads and let the entire thing go. Fighting wasn't even worth it at this point.

"Yea, let's go see if Quil and Jake are here."

We all descended the stairs and went out onto the lawn where more people were arriving, each placing gifts on a table by the front door. Leah went off to where Sam and his friends were. Nessa led me over there with her and greeted Sam warmly.

"Hey, Vanessa. How are you doing," Sam asked after hugging her.

As soon as she pulled away Sam wrapped his arm around Leah who looked like she was about to faint at the contact.

"I'm as good as I can be," she teased, looking at Leah with a smile.

"Leah told me you're skipping a grade so you'll be home sooner. I think that's great. I'm sure Paul will love that too."

"You've seen Paul?" she asked, eager for an answer.

Paul is Nessa's brother. Half-brother but still her brother and he ran away a while ago to live with Sam on the border of the Rez. It tore Nessa apart since she could only see him once a month since he dropped out of school.

"He told me to tell you he wants to see you after this is done. He said to meet him at Second Beach when it's over, if you can get away?" he asked.

"Of course. Tell him I'll be there as soon as possible," she agreed quickly.

"Sure thing." After that Nessa grabbed my hand and led us out toward where this girl Kim was. She was in a grade older than us but was the only girl friend aside from Leah that Ness had.

"Hey, Kim," Nessa greeted her, hugging her before pulling away.

"Hey, Kim," I said, smiling. I liked Kim. She was the only nice girl at La Push; everyone else either ignored Nessa or spread rumors.

"Hey, Vanessa, Embry," she said shyly, putting her hair behind her ear and adjusting her glasses.

"How are you, Kim?" I asked before looking around at all the other girls staring blatantly at us.

"I'm good. Sad that you're leaving us though, Vanessa." Nessa looked at Kim with sadness and I knew that she would miss her a lot for the sake of her just being nice to her.

"I'll be back for visits. I'm just sorry I have to leave you here with these awful girls." That made me laugh and soon both Nessa and Kim joined in. After 20 minutes of talking Jake and Quil came over to us and tackled me to the ground.

"You jerk!" I shouted, grabbing Quil's arm and twisting it around to his back making him cry in pain.

"Ha!" I yelled at him, then made a jump at Jake and kicking him in the side. After Jake grunted in pain Nessa and Kim started laughing at us along with about everyone else, with the exception of the parents and Elders.

"Get up, Embry. My mom is going to kill you," Nessa warned me, giggling.

I smiled up at her and jumped to my feet pulling Jake and Quil with me. We each brushed off our clothes and smiled at each other. Jake and Quil greeted Kim, who blushed and mumbled hello. After an hour of just messing around and talking John, Nessa's dad, came over and told us that we would be eating.

After the food was served we pretty much just messed around and time flew by. Leah hogged Nessa a little too much for my liking but I would be spending time with her in the car to the airport when Sue takes us.

When the night started to get too dark everyone filed on home and I saw Leah and Sam getting a little close underneath a street light until Harry saw them and told Leah to get home now. Funny as hell. If she wasn't embarrassed when he did that then Seth going over to kick Sam in the knee sure did it.

I got up as well and told Nessa not to get caught when she went to see Paul and she promised before hugging me and whispering goodbye. I dragged my feet over to Harry's. As I turned the corner I saw Leah and Sam Uley making out behind Sue's rose bush.

"Oh my God, Leah!" I yelled, mouth hanging open. Leah ripped her mouth from Sam's and looked at me in fear.

"Embry, shut the fuck up before my parents hear you!" Leah scowled at me. Sam looked slightly embarrassed but was grinning.

"Leah, what the hell is wrong with you?" I whisper screamed at her. "You're brother and parents are inside and you're hooking up with a guy who's already out of high school!"

"Just go inside, Embry," she said venomously.

"Not without you," I said stubbornly.

"If you don't go I swear to God I'll tell V you're in love with her." She crossed her arms over her chest, threatening.

I stopped in my spot and my eyes widened in fear. "How did you know that?"

"Puh-lease, it's obvious to everyone. Right Sam?"

"Well, yea…" he said awkwardly, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

"I'm going to bed." With that I turned the corner and opened the door to go to the guest bedroom downstairs. I threw myself on the bed and tried to think about anything but Nessa but I couldn't and I ended up sneaking out of the room and to the backdoor just in case Leah was still out front.

I jogged out the front door and thought of where to go. I couldn't go home and there was nothing open at this time. I thought about going to Jake's but Billy would probably get mad for waking him up. Instead I decided to go down to the beach. I jogged down the dirt road and ignored the pain of rocks in my feet. I made it down the steps to Second Beach to see Nessa and Paul there. Damn, I forgot that she was talking to him. Too late to turn around now.

I quietly walked around some bushes and crouched down low enough to see them but for them not to see me. I looked at Paul and saw tears running down his face until Nessa used her hand to wipe them away. I leaned my ear to hear what they were saying.

"Nessa, I'm sorry. It's better for you if you were gone. This place isn't right for you. It'll be good for you to have a fresh start," he told her. What? No, it's not good for her to leave. She's fine here no thanks to him.

"Paul, I love it here," she whimpered.

"I'm sorry, Ness, I can't let you stay with me. It's not good for you to say in a shack with us."

"I understand. Visit me?" she pleaded.

"I don't know, Nessa. How am I supposed to get to California?" He sounded hopeless and even though I hate Paul I wish he would be able to go with her just so that she would feel a little less pain.

"Ok, Pauli…I love you." With that Nessa hugged him and he hugged her, sobs racking the both of them.

"I love you too, Ness."

They pulled away and Paul ran away from her without a look back at her. Nessa sank to the ground, arms wrapped around her knees and she sobbed quietly. I couldn't stand to see her that way, screw being quiet.

Making sure Paul was out of sight I got up out of my spot and ran over to her. I sat down next to her and pulled her in my lap like a small child. Nessa looked confused but she didn't complain and instead she wrapped her arms around my neck and cried onto my shirt.

"I don't want to go, Embry. Please don't make me go. Please," she begged helplessly.

"If I could I would, Ness, I'm so sorry."

"It's ok. I love you, Embry." She hugged me.

"I love you too Nessa," I told her. "More than you could ever know," I whispered to myself.

July 25th, Saturday

The next day we put all the suitcases in Sue's car since John's was being flown out there. Leah, Nessa, and me piled in the middle of the car while John went in the very back of the minivan. Sue drove and Mrs. Skye sat next to her in the front, talking about what days they would visit. The 2 hour ride was pretty much silent beside Nessa and Leah talking about some book. We arrived at the airport pretty quick and had about an hour and a half before their flight boarded. We ate lunch and the intercom said we had 5 minutes until boarding.

Leah took us to a gift store and bought a bunch of magazines for Nessa's flight while I went to a different shop to hurry and get Nessa something. I looked around the small gift shop and I saw the perfect stuffed animal. It was a small white wolf with black spots all over it. I looked at the price tag which said only 15 dollars. Thank God I brought some money with me. I grabbed the wolf off the shelf and brought it over to the girl at the counter who smiled at me.

"Is it for your girlfriend?" she asked me, bringing it up and punching some numbers on the register.

"No, she's just my best friend," I told her, hating the sour feeling when I said she was only my friend.

"Lucky girl," she noted, smiling as I handed her a 20.

"That's her over there with the taller girl." I pointed over to where Nessa and Leah were going through a rack of teen magazines and books. Nessa looked over at us and waved.

"She's really pretty," the girl told me, a knowing smile on her face.

"Yea, she is." I sighed. The girl handed me the wolf and I ran over to Nessa who was standing by the chairs ready to board.

The intercom went off and told us the last boarding call for California was now.

I pulled the stuffed wolf out of the bag as fast as I could and pressed it into her hand. "Never forget me. Just look down at that wolf and think of me. Whenever you're lonely just look at it and I'll be right there with you."

I felt like crying. I had gotten so close to just sobbing these past few days and with her really leaving it hit me like a sock in the gut. Before I knew it her Dad grabbed her hand and started pulling her away. My eyes widened and I was struggling to breath until she told her Dad something and came back to me.

"Don't worry Emb, I will never forget you, never."

She stuck her pinky finger in the air by my face, our sign of forever, kissed my cheek, and I stuck up my pinky as well and felt a tear streak my cheek. I watched her board and fell apart. Tears flowing freely down my face, the last few days pain coming out.

"It'll be alright, Embry," Leah promised, coming to pat my back awkwardly.

"She was our best friend, Leah."

"We'll be okay."

With that we left. Leah and I have a somewhat close bond. We shared the same pain. We had a mutual agreement not be mean to each other anymore. For Vanessa we would get along because she was the most important person in our life.

"Yea," I agreed. "We'll be alright."

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