Chapter 16 ; An Old Friend

So it's been a while since i last updated this story, i'm not going to give excuses for this because i'm sure you're all just wanting to read the next installment, but i would like you all to know, i hope to get better at updating this story, i hope you all had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year.

Quick reminder that this story is rated M for language, the use of drugs and lemons, not necessarily all in this chapter but over the course of the story.

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Sky's POV

As the rain woke me once again on Tuesday morning I groaned as I got up and got ready for school before walking down stairs, I was greeted by Embry, Quil and Jake who were all eating and chatting away in the kitchen Helen stood among them laughing at whatever they were saying.

"Sky, how are you this morning?" Helen asked once she saw me coming over and giving me a tight hug.

"Tired," I laughed.

"Come on lets get going." Embry says smiling at me.

As we all say our goodbyes and jump into Embry's truck, I think of how the past few days have passed quickly without any form of drama, I think of Paul, we've talked since Saturday night, joking around and laughing, its felt good just laughing with him and seeing him smile at me like I'm all he sees. I still find myself questioning what is between us I feel so drawn to him all the time and it's horrible and it scares me but I can't help but feel happy in his presence.

"Sky?" Jakes voice asks me, I turn to him; question in my eye.

"Are you okay?" he asks worriedly.

"Yeah I'm fine Jake why?"

"I was trying to talk to you and you didn't seem to hear what I was saying." He says his eyes smiling.

"Oh I didn't realise, I was just thinking… I need to ring Elle when we get to school." I tell him. Its true I do need to talk to her and find out what's happening with her, I haven't spoken to her since I told her to call Jonnie.

We chat easily the rest of the ride to school before we hop out and I pull my cigarettes out of my bag and wander behind the boys lighting it up. As we get closer to the rest of Embry's friends I pulled my phone out my pocket.

"Em I'm just gonna ring Elle I'll be over in a minute." I tell him, he nods and walks away with Jake and Quil as I hit dial and wander over to a bench near to the group but far enough that my conversation won't be heard. Elle picks up after three rings.

"Hey beautiful!" she shouts into my ear.

"How you doing hot stuff?" I ask her smiling.

"I'm alright, I'm staying at Jonnie's, how you holding up?" She asks.

"Yeah I'm cool, what happened when he came to get you? I rang him a few days ago and all he told me was that you were with him and okay." I explained.

"It wasn't the nicest thing." She mumbled.

"You didn't see did you?" I asked her quickly, I knew how she didn't like to see what happens.

"Well not exactly… I was packing my things when Jay got back, he got angry, and yeah I told him I was leaving and that Jonnie was coming to pick me up, he well yeah he got really angry… then like a few seconds after he- he hit me Jonnie came in, with about 6 others I think, he saw me holding my face crying and he went mad Sky…" Elle trailed off in a scared voice.

"Jonnie's always had a temper, and Jay got what was coming to him." I told her firmly.

"I know, it's just I don't like seeing. What if it's Jonnie behind bars next week, both him and Ben will be gone." She says quietly.

"Elle you know they cover their tracks well." I tell her surely. "What happened then, surely Jonnie knew to get you out."

"He laid into Jay pretty badly… but Ken pulled me out of the house before I could see anything too bad. I heard the shot, and a few minutes later Jonnie walked out and just hugged me and he apologised, he was splattered with blood…" she trailed off her voice catching on 'blood'.

"Jay will never touch you again; a bit of blood on Jonnie's clothes is worth it." I tell her.

"Is it though? Blood on his hands again?! I love him but this was why I didn't want to tell him, I knew what he'd do." She says sadly.

"Why are you so upset? Jay beat you! He used you! Jonnie would never do that! He walked in and saw Jay hitting you; he had every right to end him." I tell her stubbornly.

"But its Jonnie, I didn't want him to do that for me." she tells me.

"Not just for you. Jay pushes drugs onto young girls and gets them hooked, he was scum Elle. I have no idea how you could ever stand to be around him." I say bluntly.

"He pissed Ben and Jonnie off… well everyone." She stated blankly.

"And now there's one less bastard running about. They would have killed him at some point anyway." I tell her.

"Yeah there is that, I just think of the repercussions this could have, he knew a few other bastards." Elle says.

"Just as well the biggest bastards love you to pieces and won't be fazed by anything." I tell her laughing.

"He does love me, he told me Saturday night." She said and I could hear the delight in her voice.

"So did you fuck him after the declaration of love?" I asked jokingly.

"Of course!" she laughed.

"Any good?" I ask chuckling.

"Amazing," she sighed dreamily.

"Lucky bitch!" I laugh.

"Well it's not like your not getting laid!" she laughed.

"Oh I wish." I tell her.

"No way! You've got to be kidding me!" she gasps.

"Leave me alone!" I tell her laughing.

"What, three weeks? You have to be going insane!" she sates.

"I think it's a bit over three weeks now." I tell her laughing.

"How are you not shagging all of the American's over there?!" se asks me.

"None of your business!" I laugh.

"Are they all like really ugly at your school?" she asks sympathy in her voice I can't help but glance over at Embry and the group he stands with, I see Paul watching me intently with a weird expression his face, I look away quickly before answering Elle.

"No, their actually pretty hot." I tell her laughing as I see Paul smirk slightly out the corner of my eye.

"Why do I get the feeling that there's a particular guy in mind as you say that?" she asks slyly.

"Like I'd tell you," I say evasively.

"WOW, you actually have your eye on someone! Whatever let me know if he was any good in bed once you eventually get laid." She laughs.

"You should hear from me by the end of the week then." I tell her.

"I don't doubt by the end of the day you could if you wanted to, your hot girl!" Elle tells me laughing.

"How's Ben's case looking?" I ask.

"Jonnie got that arsehole to retract his statement its all going through the system at the moment but I think he should be out in the next few days." She tells me happily.

"Good, get him to give me a ring!" I tell her my voice just as happy.

"Yeah I will do, me and Jonnie are going out tonight in-case Ben's out tomorrow and he wants me to go back with him." Elle tells me.

"Where you guys off to?" I ask.

"Not sure yet, I think there's a few things on, but I'll be off my face so I wont really care where I am." She laughs.

"What you taking lately?" I ask curiously.

"I had some really good coke the other night, me and Jonnie had a big one Friday or was it Saturday night, well whenever it was." She tells me.

"I miss those days." I tell her.

"You still clean?" she asks gently.

"I had a bit of a time the first weekend out here, but nothing too much." I tell her quietly.

"Sky there's nothing wrong with having a few lines every now and then or popping a few pills." she tells me in her airy voice.

"Not that many over here would agree," I tell her.

"Really? Craig said something about it being pretty live wherever he is." She tells me.

"What part of America is he in anyway?" I ask her.

"He moved for 'business' purposes a couple of months back to check some things out but I think he's moving back to California soon." She tells me.

"Where's he at now?" I ask curiously.

"Not sure it was like a Seal place like I remember asking Ben if it was named after like an Aquarium." She tells me seriously as my head realises where she might mean.

"Do you mean Seattle?" I ask her eyes wide.

"Yeah that's the place! How did you know that?" she asks excitedly, bless her!

"I'm near Seattle now." I tell her smiling.

"Where are you now then?" she asked confused.

"I'm outside my school in La Push at the moment." I tell her.

"Oh right! Wait where's La Push?" she asked her voice annoyed.

"Near Seattle," I tell her smiling.

"No shit! That's where Craig is at the moment!" she tells me excitedly, she can be so dumb at times!

"Yeah Elle I know." I tell her laughing.

"You should meet up with him, you guys always got on and I'm sure you can have a few wild nights with him!" she laughs.

"He still into it all then?" I ask.

"God yeah!" she laughs.

"I'll have to go see how he's doing, haven't seen him for about 8 months!" I tell her.

"Same! I think that was when he moved!" she tells me I roll my eyes as I look over towards Paul again whose eyes are narrowed slightly as he looks towards the woods.

"Anyway Elle I gotta go, I'll ring Craig at lunch and see how he's doing, and don't go too mad tonight, Ben will want a big one tomorrow once he's out!" I tell her.

"Yeah, well I'll have a few drinks in your honour babe!" she tells me happily.

"Good, look after yourself yea?" I say smiling.

"Of course I will! I miss you Sky!" she tells me sadly.

"I miss you too," I tell her just as sadly.

"I'm gonna try to get Ben to let us come visit soon! We'll be partying in the States soon enough okay! Just like we always have!" she tells me excitedly.

"Really? You guys are coming over!" I ask her.

"Well I want to but I haven't spoken to either Ben or Jonnie but I'll suggest it a few times." She tells me laughing.

"You always get your way with those two! Anyway I'll talk to you soon!" I tell her.

"I do, don't I?" she laughs before saying goodbye and ending the call.

I sigh as I put my phone away and walk over to the group.

"Morning," I say smiling; I get greetings from them all.

"How's she doing?" Embry asks.

"Good, Ben should be out tomorrow, so her and Jonnie are on a mad one tonight." I say laughing as the bell rings signalling the beginning of classes.

"Come on Sky lets go learn!" Seth exclaims excitedly while I pull an excited face to which he laughs.

"Lets hurry I don't want to miss a thing!" I tell him in the same excited voice, before laughing with him and walking in the direction of home room.

Lessons drag slowly past until the lunch bell rings and Seth and I make our way towards the cafeteria, where we grab some food and join the others at our usual table I sit next to Paul and find myself smiling at him.

"You seem… happy." He states.

"Yeah Ben's out tomorrow and I found out a friend of mine is staying in the Seattle area at the moment." I tell him.

"Is that a good thing?" he asks.

"Of course, Ben shouldn't be inside anyway." I tell him my eyebrows snapping together in confusion.

"Yeah I'm sure." He says looking intently at me.

"What's your problem with Ben?" I ask sharply.

"Nothing except he's in and out of prison." He says with a shrug.

"Plenty of people go to prison for being wrongly accused and he's never been convicted." I tell him with a smirk; Paul just shakes his head smirking back at me.

I pull my phone out and scroll through to Craig's number before texting him "I hear you're in Seattle?" Before pushing my phone back into my pocket.

"Do you miss Elle?" Paul asks me suddenly.

"Yeah I guess," I tell him awkwardly.

"That's not a bad thing; what's she like?" he asks.

"Very airy fairy, she's really nice but she's not in the real world." I tell him laughing.

"How comes?" he asks.

"She's always been pretty sheltered by Ben and Jonnie, she's not dumb but she has like dumb moments, like when I asked her where Craig was living now, she said some Seal place like an aquarium." I laughed and he smiles broadly at me.

"Sheltered?" he asks tiling his head slightly to the side, I loose my train of thought ass I stare into his eyes before shaking my head and looking at my tray.

"Yeah they look after her and are so protective over her its almost insane, like when we'd go out one of the guys would have to come with us and keep an eye out, they knew I could look after myself but Elle's… well she's Elle, she can be a bitch when she wants to be, and she'll do what she needs to at times but, she's very about herself not in a bad way she just yeah she's just Elle." I laugh.

"So you two were pretty close?" Paul asks.

"Yeah I suppose, she was two years above me in school but that's how we got to know each other." I explain.

"So she's 17?" Paul says.

"No 18 she's was one of the youngest in her year; she turned 18 at the end of August." I tell him laughing at the memories of her birthday.

"What?" he asks smiling at me.

"Her 18th birthday was just a completely mental night! It was so good!" I tell him.

"What did you do?" he asks.

"We went out clubbing, then ended up at some rave in this abandoned warehouse before going back to some other clubs, we didn't get back to there's until about 11 in the morning." I told him laughing.

"And you weren't on anything were you," he asks, his face oddly hopeful.

"Well it was one night it doesn't count right Em." I said to Embry who sat opposite to me.

"That's the past we're doing the now!" he says sarcastically.

I just shoot him a glare as he raises his eyebrows at me, before carrying on eating. Conversation flows easily through the rest of lunch before my phone buzzed back against my leg pulling it out I see Craig's reply. "Yeah why?" Smiling I stand up and say to Paul "I'm just ringing Craig, you going for a cigarette?" I ask him, he nods and we stand up and leave the cafeteria together. As we walk I feel the heat radiating from him, even though it's raining lightly, I pull my hood up as does he and we walk to edge of the woods chatting easily.

I enjoy being around him so much it scares me, since the weekend and our 'date' we've been getting on well I suppose, we talk and joke about but I feel an odd peace when I'm around him; this ache inside me to be near him scares me though.

I've never needed anyone in my life before apart from maybe Embry, I've only known Paul for a few weeks yet I feel something… I don't know what it is exactly; but it feels right. We haven't kissed or anything else since Saturday night and I felt unsure how to broach any topic about an 'us' ergh I cringe just at the thought. An us? What am I thinking?! There is no us! At most we'll be fuck buddies.

I feel my stomach drop as I think I'll be just another shag for him. But Embry would have said surely if he was just going to use me. But I'm just using him. I know that so why shouldn't he use me right back. It's all so confusing, there's never been any confusion with me and a guy before.

We have sex. That's it. Never anything else it's just physical.

But I feel something now.

There's nothing going on between us so why am I even thinking this, it's a totally irrational train of thought but Paul smiling at me, he's so beautiful, makes a smile break surface on my own face.

"Everything okay?" he asks question in his eyes.

"Yeah I'm just gonna call Craig quickly," I tell him pulling out my phone and ringing his number as Paul sits on the bench in front of me watching my every move as he lights up a cigarette taking a few hits on it.

"Sky?" Craig's voice asks me.

"Yeah how are you doing?"

"I'm alright thanks, haven't heard from you in a while, I hear your stateside as well now!" he says.

"Yeah, I'm near you actually." I tell him laughing.

"Where you at?" he asks quickly.

"La Push, do you know it?" I ask.

"Yeah it's a reservation near Forks right?" he asks.

"We're near Forks right?" I ask Paul who nods. "Yeah that's the one." I tell him.

"I'm in Forks Thursday checking up on a few things, I'll come pick you up when you finish school we can come back to Seattle and you can meet a few people." He tells me.

"Drop me back Friday morning in time for school?" I ask.

"Yeah wouldn't want you missing class now would I?" he laughs.

"I'll see you Thursday." I tell him.

"Bring a change of clothes with you, we might go out." he says before hanging up, I smile as I put my phone back in my pocket and light my own cigarette sitting next to him.

"What's was that about Thursday?" Paul asks me.

"Craig's going to pick me after school as he's sorting some things out in Forks then and I'll get to meet some of his friends I suppose." I tell him.

"Do you want me to pick you up Thursday night?" he asks his eyes hard.

"No, Craig will drop me back Friday morning." I tell him and for some reason I can't meet his eyes.

"So what's going on with you two?" he asks me his voice as hard as his eyes now.

"We've known each other for a few years, we're friends but I fail to see why I have to justify that to you." I tell him sharply.

"You're going to spend the night with him and you don't see how you have to justify that?" he asks in disbelief.

"No I don't; because to be honest Paul it has fuck all to do with you." I say before walking off in anger and heading back for the cafeteria, throwing my cigarette after taking one last pull on it.

As I'm about to turn towards the main buildings a large hand grips my arm and turns me round, Paul stands there his face hard as he body shakes ever so slightly.

"Of course it has something to do with me." he tells me angrily his body shaking anger lighting his eyes, seeing the anger and upset in his eyes brings an ache to my stomach; I reach up and hug him, instantly feeling a wave of calm wash over me as his arms wrap around my waist pulling me to him as he pushes his face into my neck breathing deeply.

"You okay now?" I ask him as his shaking stops.

"Yeah, I'm sorry for getting that angry but it does have something to do with me Sky and if it really doesn't I want it to." He tells me, his eyes open and honest as he pulls away to look at me.

"We're honestly just friends." I tell him quietly after a few moments of trying to convince myself that it's still none of his business and failing miserably.

"Does he know that?" he asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes, he does. So stop going on about it, I will go to Seattle with him Thursday night and be back in time for school Friday end of." I tell him looking him dead in the eye with an icy stare.

"Will you take anything?" he asks in a deadly voice.

"Again something that has nothing to do with you." I snap back.

"That's a yes then." He snarls.

"Who the fuck are you to judge me?" I scream at him pushing him away from me.

"Can' you see it won't help anything, just fuck you up?" He whispers his face pained, I look at him and lift my hand to touch him before pulling it back, his eyes flit to my hand and he reaches forward and twines our fingers together squeezing gently.

"I don't think I will," I mumble finally.

"That's not a definite," he says just as quietly.

"You can't tell me what to do okay," I tell him harshly.

"I know, I'm just asking you, please don't…" he trails off his face pained again.

I just smile back at him, he pulls me closer hugging me tightly and I feel my own arms wrap around him, I take a breath and feel his warmth around me, I can hear his heart beat in my ear. I can't help but feel safe in his arms. I jump as I hear the bell ring and pull away from him.

"Enough with that bullshit, lets get going," I state he just nods and we wonder in the direction of the gym.

It's only until Embry and I are in his truck heading for home does he mention Craig.

"So, you're staying with Craig in Seattle Thursday night I hear?" he asks me in an even voice his eyebrows rising slightly.

"Yeah, I'll behave myself though, I promise Em." I tell him seriously.

"I want to believe you I really do but, Sky he's from your past, your doing well I don't want you to have even the opportunity to slip up." He tells me softly.

"I know that, and I'm worried myself, I don't want to disappoint you again, you know that right? I like drugs though and I like what they do to me and I know you don't understand that and I know I'm only fifteen, so I'm gonna try I mean really try to go without them and when I've got everything sorted out in my head I can make the decisions on what I do." I tell him honestly.

"Your right I don't understand how you like feeling like that, but I've never touched anything and I don't want to so I don't know what its like. I'm trying to see it from your point of view, you know they aren't going to help anything yet you still think its okay." He states blankly.

"I don't think their okay; I know their bad for me, but in moderation their fine." I tell him firmly.

"No they are not." He says his voice just as firm as mine had been.

"Well let's agree to disagree." I say quietly.

"You touch anything Thursday or Friday and I won't let you near him again. You hear me? This is your chance do not blow it." He tells me in a deadly voice I just nod, happy that he trusts me enough to let me go.

Once we get home I tell Helen of my plans with Craig and she asked if I couldn't see him another day seen as I had school on Friday, I told her I'd be back in school on time and would be well behaved, she said she'd think about letting me go.

Eventually she agreed on the understanding that I was to call her once I got to Seattle and let her know what I was doing and that I obviously didn't take any drugs and wasn't to drink to much.

I knew this was my chance to prove myself to them. The one and only chance I would get to show them I could do this; that I could behave and change the direction of my life, prove that they could trust me. I wanted nothing more than to prove to them that I could do this no matter how much I liked getting wasted I wouldn't. I would show them that I was worth them loving, the only people I ever would want to prove this to.

Wednesday passed insignificantly and Thursday drifted slowly as I walked around the school with my large bag with what I planned on wearing that evening, as we left the gym and headed towards the parking lot Paul walked closer to me.

"Please look after yourself," he said quietly.

"Of course I will," I tell him with a wink he laughs lightly before Embry moves towards me and takes my arm.

"Remember what you promised, do not break my trust or I swear Sky…" he trailed off threateningly.

"Your faith in me lights my heart," I tell him nastily.

"You know what I mean, now where is he?" he asks me looking around as we reach the edge of the parking lot. I look around for any sight of Craig but I can't see him anywhere, just as I go to pull out my phone I hear loud music with a heavy bass come closer and see a large black four by four drive into the parking lot I laugh and shake my head.

"That's Craig." I tell Embry pointing at the big car which parks close to the edge of the woods.

"Guy likes to make an entrance huh?" Embry asks.

"You could say that," I laugh as we start to walk over towards the car as Craig climbs out and lights a cigarette leaning against the side of his car. I cant help the smile on my face as I look at him, he stands at roughly 6ft with blonde hair sweeping across his head, he's dressed smartly in a dark grey suit with the tie hanging loosely round his neck with the top few buttons on his shirt undone. I won't deny the fact that Craig is pretty hot.

As he sees me approaching he smiles and winks at me then lifts an eyebrow as he glances towards Embry next to me I roll my eyes at Craig.

"Sky," he greets hugging me tightly.

"How are you doing?" I ask returning the hug before letting him go.

"An English accent, a real rare thing over here you know I've missed it!" he tells me with a hint of an American accent to his voice.

"Dude, you're picking up the accent," I tell him my face deadly serious.

"Don't fuck with me," he tells me his face going stern before he laughs and then looks at Embry.

"Nice to meet you man and you are?" Craig asks holding his hand out for Embry.

"I'm Embry, and you must be Craig," Embry states shaking Craig's offered hand with a smile on his face, though I can see Embry assessing Craig's every move.

"Oh the brother, I see, don't worry I'll look after her; not that she really needs it." Craig laughs and Embry laughs with him.

"Yeah make sure nothing happens to her or you'll hear from me." Embry states casually but his eyes are hard.

"Protective, I get it, but you don't have to be I've always watched out for her," Craig tells him honestly, Embry just nods, I look between them finding it funny that while Craig is 22 and 5 years older than Embry, Embry towers over him.

"You behave yourself, I'll see you here tomorrow morning right?" Embry asks me.

"Yeah I promise I'll be here before school starts," I tell him smiling and reaching up to hug him.

"Ring me if you need anything, anytime okay, I'm only a phone call away and I'll come get you okay," he tells me softly as he hugs me tightly.

"I know and I will ring you if I need to, now stop stressing I will be fine," I tell him pulling away and kissing his cheek.

"Alright I'll see you tomorrow and please don't go back on your word," he tells me before nodding at Craig and walking over to the others who stood watching our exchange.

"What's up with monkey suit?" I ask gesturing to his suit.

"Fuck off; I'm an established business man nowadays," he jokes.

"Yeah and I'm a straight edge virgin." I laugh back.

"Wait your not a virgin?" he fake gasps. "Shit when did you loose the V plates?" he asks laughing.

"Very funny arsehole," I tell him with a sarcastic smile, he just laughs, as I look towards the school I see Kane walking out the building and feel a slight sense of guilt at his still bruised nose though the plaster has come off his nose still holds some colouring.

"Craig you got anything on you?" I ask him quietly.

"You're seriously asking me that?" he laughs.

"Good point, can I have half a gram, I owe someone." I tell him, he nods slightly opening his car door and pulling me behind the door, he reaches over into the glove compartment and pulls out a small baggie with white powder in it, and he pushes it into my hand.

"Thanks," I tell him quickly before I walk towards Kane who looks shocked for a moment before I reach and hug him before reaching in his pocket and taking his phone out.

"I owe you, so have a good weekend, its good shit, its clean, pure, make it last." I tell him with a smile pushing his phone and the baggie back into his pocket.

"Really?" he asks an unsure look on his face.

"Yeah, you helped me out, and got your nose broken," I tell him with a sad smile before walking back to Craig after a simple 'thanks Sky' from Kane.

"You're so good at that." Craig tells me with a laugh.

"We going or what I can feel my brothers' eyes burning into my head." I tell him with a laugh.

"Yeah come on we've got a bit of a drive ahead of us." He tells me with a sigh as we climb into the car and buckle our seatbelts.

"I'm not doing anything tonight," I tell him as I put my bag into the back seat.

"Really? Sky I never charge you, so if its money then don't worry I'll cover you all evening," he tells me.

"No, I promised Embry I wouldn't, but I'll take you up on drinks," I tell him with a laugh.

"I heard you were trying to stay clean I thought it was a joke but, if your sure I'll make sure you don't," he tells me with a smile.

"Thanks, I don't want to break his trust you know," I tell him awkwardly.

"Sky it's me, don't worry you've said you don't want any gear, I wont give you any, simple," he tells me, I smile at him as he starts the engine and drives out of the parking lot.

"So how's America going for you?" he asks as he zooms down the streets of La Push.

Embry's POV

Sitting in Sam and Emily's kitchen listening to Paul argue with Leah wasn't how I wanted to spend my evening yet here I was staring at my phone on the table, waiting to see if she needed me at any point.

I had to trust her; I knew that, I even heard her telling Craig that she didn't want anything; he seemed decent enough minus the fact that he had drugs in his car and was 22 years old and in Seattle with my 15 year old sister.

I let out a heavy sigh as I glanced towards the clock, 11.48pm.

"Embry, don't worry I'm sure she's fine." Jake says as he sits down next to me patting my shoulder.

"She'd have called you if anything was wrong right?" Paul asked instantly.

"Yeah, I should think so." I tell him my eyes flitting around the room but constantly going back to my phone, my mind almost willing it to ring.

"She won't have anything, she promised you." Jake says surely.

"And she told Paul she wouldn't as well." Emily said smiling.

I just nodded my jaw tightening as Paul smiled at that fact.

"She rang Mom when she got to Seattle and apparently their just going to a few gatherings and maybe to a club but she didn't know for sure." I tell Emily after a few minutes of quiet while she looks at me smiling.

"Maybe you should ring her just to make sure she's okay." Paul suggested.

"I think that would just piss her off." I tell him sadly, he nods his face strained.

Talk changes from topic to topic though the clock seems to slow down as I continue to stare at my phone, just as Jake reaches out to take my phone off the table it starts to buzz, looking at the caller ID I see Sky's name flashing across the screen I take the phone from Jacob and answer it immediately.

"Sky?" I ask.

"EMBRRRYYYYYYYYY!" her voice shouts back.

I see Paul's eyes lock onto the phone in my hand with a fierce intensity as though he wants to yank it out my hand and talk to her himself.

"Where are you?" I ask her.

"Somewhere in Seattle," she tells me.

"Is everything okay?" I ask her.

"Yeah I guess, I need you to talk to me though." She tells me.

"What about? Are you safe?" I ask quickly standing up and walking outside I see Paul rise too and begin to follow me before he sits down knowing I won't want an audience when talking to her.

"I'm fine I think, I just I – I need you to just tell me again how mad you'll be if I take anything." She tells me quietly before her breathing quickens.

"Have you taken anything?" I ask after a few beats of silence.

"No, I promised you I wouldn't but its, its getting hard." She tells me and swallows audibly.

"Hard, what do you mean?" I ask gently.

"It's everywhere, everyone is off their face, I'm literally swimming through drugs and I really fucking want something, I want it to go away, this feeling, they'll help wont they?" She asks me, I let out an annoyed breath.

"No they wont, do you want me to come and get you?" I ask her.

"No, I can do this right? I can cant I! I just, just tell me why I shouldn't and I wont." She tells me quietly.

"You can do it, okay, I know its got to be had being around other people doing stuff but you knew that was going to happen, just remember how hard it is when you cant have anymore when it wears off." I tell her sitting down and covering my eyes.

"It's horrible, but maybe just a bit wont hurt, like a few lines and I'll be fine I'll be really well behaved tomorrow I'll be fresh, I'll be awake and ready, I could do anything." She tells me her voice pleading.

"No fucking way! You know this is your one and only chance, and I will know if you've taken anything without telling me." I tell her in a deadly voice.

"Don't be angry with me." she spits.

"Don't give me a reason to be," I tell her.

"I won't, I just didn't think I'd feel like this," she tells me.

"Feel what?" I ask.

"So confused, I don't know what it is I feel… I can't tell the differences between anything anymore, I just want to feel nothing. I want to get fucking high okay, I want to get off my face on a gram or two of MDMA and then some coke for the come down, that is what I feel. Nothing else." She tells me her voice hard.

"That shit won't help anything Sky. You need to see that." I tell her.

"I know," she says shakily.

"I'll come and get you okay," I tell her after a few minutes of silence.

"No Embry I'm fine really, I swear to you, I won't touch any powders," she tells me her voice honest.

"No pills either," I tell her.

"Nope, I promise you, I mean I'm fucking Sky Call I can do it," she tells me her voice sure once again.

"Yea you can," I tell her smiling.

"I'm so sorry for ringing you and worrying you again, I know I told you it would be different over here, but I still need you Embry," she tells me before taking a gulp of something.

"I know you do, you just don't admit it when you're sober," I laugh.

"Fuck off, just because you're not as drunk as me right now," she teases.

"Do not expect any sympathy from me when you're hung-over tomorrow and Mom has a go at you," I laugh.

"I'll be better before we get home," she laughs back. "Where are you now?"

"I'm at Sam and Emily's," I tell her.

"Oh who else is there?" she asked too innocently.

"Well Sam, Emily, Jake, Leah, you know the usual lot," I tell her smiling as I know she was discreetly asking if Paul was there.

"So erm, Quil's not there then?" she asked again her voice betraying what she really wants to know I smirk as I reply.

"Yeah he's here,"

"Anyone else there, I might know?" she asks her voice annoyed.

"I don't know Sky, who do you know?" I ask as I hear laughs from inside the house.

"You're an asshole." She tells me bluntly.

"Yeah he's here," I tell her begrudgingly.

"Oh right how is h- wait what makes you think I'm talking about Paul?" She asks angrily.

"I never mentioned Paul, Sky," I tell her with a smirk on my face, as she splutters before stating.

"I must be drunk more than I thought."

"Of course that's what it is," I say grinning, before I hear a voice on her end of the phone.

"Looking for some company?" a voice slurs through the phone, even without my advanced hearing I would be able to here the voice. I hear my teeth snap together as Sky responds.

"No, now fuck off." Sky tells whoever's approached her; I smile as I hear her deathly voice.

"Feisty, I like it," the voice slurs followed by a light slapping sound.

"Touch me again, and I promise you, I'll break every one of your worthless fingers," Sky seethes.

"Sky just get out of there." I tell her but she just shushes me.

"Didn't see you come with anyone," the voice is closer to the phone now.

"I came with Craig, now leave unless you want to deal with him," Sky states.

"She's right, get out of here before I put a bullet through your fucking skull." Craig voice drifts through the phone and I release a breath I had been holding, I knew she would probably be able to handle the guy on her own, but I still felt the fear as the male voice came closer to the phone.

I presume the guy took off because next I hear Craig asking Sky if she's alright.

"Yeah, of course I'm fine, I'm just talking to my brother." She tells him.

"We're heading out now," he tells her.

"Em, I'm sorry to cut you off, but I'm fine the creeps gone and we're heading off to another club now so I'll see you tomorrow okay?" she asks.

"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow, no drugs or you will not be going out again, please look after yourself, do not get arrested, any police-" she cuts me off.

"I know the drill in raids Embry, you don't need to tell me," she laughs.

"At the age of fifteen perfect!" I say sarcastically.

"Sixteen in a few weeks!" she shouts.

"Exactly, now stick with Craig unless there's police, do not get into any fights, and ring me if you need anything," I tell her.

"I will do, and don't worry I'm Sky Call, I can do this, I just needed to be reminded," she tells me softly.

"Okay well I'll see you tomorrow, be safe!" I tell her firmly.

"Love you Em!" she sings.

"Love you too Sky," I smile, before hanging up the phone.

I sit on the step for a few more minutes before walking back inside; Paul fires questions at me as soon as I walk through the door.

"They carry guns? Drug raids? Police? What the fuck is she doing?!" he shouts.

"I don't exactly like it." I tell him harshly.

"Don't let her hang around with people who are gun carrying drug dealers!" he roars.

"She will be fine, they look after her, I'll respect them for that, and I don't know if they deal or carry guns okay, Sky's never really said, but she wouldn't bring that sort of shit back for me and Mom." I tell him.

"She's fifteen she shouldn't be around that sort of thing." Paul says his voice full of worry and concern; I felt my annoyance with him evaporate with the look on his face, he was just as worried about her as I was, he cared for her already, and I couldn't hold it against him, he wanted what I wanted for her; to be safe.

"I know, but if I restrict what she does and who she sees, she will only rebel against me and Mom, and we don't need that, this is a step in the right direction, she's young and messed up Paul, she needs to see that she can have a good time and control herself, but either of us forcing her into that won't work she has to do it for herself. She knows this is her last chance here, if she's high tomorrow I'll keep my word, she wont see him again or any of the others, no contact with them at all." I tell him my face hard as I think of Sky and what she may be doing right now.

"Do you really think she'll be okay?" Paul asks me his face worried and he looks at me.

"I hope so." I tell him with a half smile.

"Think on the upside, she mentioned you willingly," Sam laughed and Paul grinned widely.

"Yeah, when she was wasted," Leah laughed; Paul glared at her opening his mouth to snap back.

"Right, get patrolling." Sam snapped before any arguing could commence.

With a collective sigh, Paul, Leah and Jake walked out the house.

She'll be fine, I told myself, as I headed home saying a quiet goodbye to Emily who hugged me reassuringly.

But in all honesty I could only hope that were true.


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