Ch.7
Flashback: Paul POV
I hate Mr. Harris. I really do. And I know he hates me. Why? Because I slept with his daughter (he walked in on us). Yeah, I guess that's a good reason to hate. And because he can't press charges against me, he's made my school life a living hell. One of the things he does is giving me detention ALL THE TIME!
In a way I don't mind because I get to skip patrol after school, but then I have evening patrol which goes until 4 a.m. which royally sucks. God I hate detention. Oh, would you look at that, here I am.
When I walked in I immediately went to the back of the room and sat down. I was still angry. While I was trying to control my anger to keep from phasing, I didn't realize that people were coming in until the most amazing sent filled my nose. It was like vanilla with a hint of cinnamon. What is that? I thought.
When I looked, Sarah walked in. What? Why is she here? How can she have detention?! I looked to Mr. Harris and saw the smug look on his face while he looked at Sarah. Of course! He hates the Black family because he didn't get Sarah's mom, everyone knows that.
Suddenly I became angry: angry at Mr. Harris for giving Sarah detention, angry at being in detention, but most of all I was angry at Sam and his Alpha order on me. I wasn't allowed to talk to Sarah at all until she phased. Damn him!
"It's so nice of you to join us Miss. Black. Now please take a seat by… by Mr. Lahote and then detention will begin." What?! NO!
I put my head down and tried to concentrate on anything but my anger. The same sent flowed through my nose again and I immediately calmed down. All the anger and frustration left my body and I relaxed. Then I realized, it wasn't just any scent, it was Sarah's sent. But why? Why was it her scent that was calming me?
It took all of my self-control to not move when she sat down next to me. Mr. Harris said something about signing a paper but I wasn't paying attention at all. When the paper reached me I signed it and passed it to Sarah without looking at her. When her hand touched mine I swear there was electricity running through us. I guess she felt it too because I heard her gasp and her heart rate picked up.
One look. Just one look and I'll be fine until she phases. My wolf was having mixed feelings, however. He wanted to obey his Alpha, but he also wanted to see his mate.
Wait WHAT?!
Mate? Sarah's not my mate. I haven't imprinted on her so there's no way. But now that I think about it, my wolf has been feeling this way for awhile. Even though I hadn't imprinted on her, he's still claimed her as his. Could he know something I don't?
Just one look, my wolf said.
I agree. Just one won't hurt. But then I felt the familiar tightening all around my body, the tightening I get when I want to refuse and Alpha Order (Sam may not be the True Alpha but damn did he have power). But I had to. I pushed passed the order just long enough to take a glimpse at her, to find her starring at me.
When I looked into her eyes I was lost. I couldn't even feel the Alpha Order on my anymore. Imprints always trump Alpha Orders (well, mostly).
Imprint. I can't believe it. I imprinted on Sarah Black.
It was just like the guys had described it. Suddenly it wasn't gravity holding me to the earth anymore, it was her. It felt like steel cables were connecting our souls together.
I took all of her in. Her long black hair with her bangs swept to the side, her dark brown eyes mixed with blue and green flakes, her perfect russet skin just a few shades lighter than mine, and her amazing body(which I had to do a double take on).When I raised my eyes again I found that she had looked away from me.
During the rest of detention I kept staring at her, hoping that she would look at me. The few times that she did she would only hold my gaze for a few seconds before looking away.
Once detention was over she ran out before I could say anything to her. I wined at this. My mate didn't want to be near me.
Don't worry, my wolf growled, soon she'll phase and she'll be all ours. She'll know who she belongs to soon enough.
I had to agree with him on that one. Even though girls have never phased before we could tell just by her sent that she was close to phasing. Just a few more weeks and she'll be one of us.
She'll be ours. I smirked.
I couldn't wait.
End flashback
That was a few weeks ago. Sarah did everything she could to avoid me but with my supernatural hearing and some help from a couple of spies (i.e. Jared and Kim) I was able to stay a few steps ahead of her.
I don't understand why she's doing this, why she's avoiding me the way she is. I tried to ask Kim about it but she said she made a promise and she was going to keep it. Not even Jared could get it out of her and he's her mate!
I could feel my anger rising and I knew that if I didn't get it under control soon I would break my mom's coffee table. Thankfully, I didn't have to worry about it for long because that's when I heard it. A howl. But it wasn't Sam or Jared's howl. It was a new howl.
Someone just phased.
Sarah POV
Why? Why did after all of this time did the bitch decide to pay a visit? I'll never understand her. Or my idiot twin brother for that matter. As soon as he heard the engine of that old truck he dropped the tools he was using and ran out like a puppy looking for its mamma (I know my jokes are lame). Well, like the saying goes if you can't go against them, join them, something like that. Ugh, I'm so confused.
As I made my way outside I could see my brother twirling Bella around in a hug while shouting:
"Where the hell have you been loka?!" I don't see why he likes her. I mean really, what is it about her that makes all of the guys bow down to her. I don't get it!
"I don't know where I've been," she giggled. Giggled? Since when did she giggle? As soon as she saw me the smile on her face fell and her lips became a tight line and she glowered at me. I just smirked.
"Isabella." She cringed as I said her name. She hates it when people say her full name. So of course I always say it.
"Sarah." There was a long moment of silence before Jake decided to break it.
"So Bells, what are you doing here?"
"Um, I-I brought you something. It's a little crazy." She pulled back the tarp to reveal what was in the bed of the truck. And what was inside you may ask, two dead motorcycles. I just couldn't resist.
"Wow. Scrap metal. You shouldn't have." She glared at me again and I just kept on smirking. I loved getting under her skin. It was so much fun and she just made it too easy. I looked over to Jake how was trying to contain his laughter. Bella looked at him and he immediately stopped. Gosh, he's so whipped.
"I saved it from the junk yard. They'll probably cost more to fix then they're worth," Yeah no kidding, "unless I had a mechanic type friend to help me." And there it is. The real reason why she came down. You see, the entire time Bella has been here she's only come down when she needed something from Jake(which was usually information about the Creeper's, sorry Cullen's) and then she would leave and not come back until she needed something again. Gosh she's such a bitch and somehow my brother is falling for her game.
"Right. Me being the mechanic type friend?"
"That's right."
"Right. Since when are you in to motorcycles?" That's a very good question. Bella wasn't into the adventurous and potentially deadly stuff like my friends and I are so where did this come from? Although, now that I think about it, it would be fun to watch her fall off the thing if was running. I can just imagine it now.
"Since now," she said blankly while shrugging. Yeah, because that answers the question.
The look on Jake's face said it all – he wasn't sure about this. Going behind Charlie and Dad's back and possibly put Bella's life in danger. Good. He should be thinking these things because if they get caught by either one of our fathers then they're so dead.
"I get it if you think this is stupid and reckless," Really?! Who would have ever of thought of that?!
"It's completely stupid and reckless," Bella's face fell and I smirked. The bitch was finally not getting her way. But then I saw Jake smirk. Oh no. He better n- "when do we start?" I was too shocked to do anything. He would really go against Dad and Charlie to help her? Oh course he would. It's Bella. People would do anything for her even if it means they're gonna be in deep trouble.
"Um, now please."
"All right. Sarah, help me please?" I started to shake my head but then he flashed me the puppy dog eyes. Damn him! I walked over and started to help him pull the bikes out of the truck. The part that surprised me though was that the bikes were super light. I looked at Jake and he had the same expression on his face as I did. Why were they so light? I pushed the thought away so I could help him get the bike out.
"Oh be careful. Those things are actually really heavy so…" Before she could finish we had already put the bike on the ground with no problem.
"Jake you're like buff. You're like 16 I don't get it."
"Age is just a number baby. What are you like 40 now?" I wish. I tuned out their conversation while I got the second bike out of the truck. While I was getting the second bike I felt a set of arms wrap around my waist and lift me into the air. I started thrashing around and my elbow connected with the persons face and we both fell to the ground.
I heard laughing and saw Embry holding his stomach while he was bent over laughing. I heard a groan and I saw Quil holding his nose while he said a few choice words. I couldn't help but laugh. I loved these guys.
"Stop laughing Embry. It's not that funny." Quil grumbled while getting up.
"Yes it is," Embry and I laughed. He leaned down and helped me to my feet.
"So what up with the bike Sarah?"
"The bitch came over and asked if Jake can help her get them working again." Both of their eyebrows shot up to their hair lines in shock.
"She actually came out of her room?!" They asked shocked. I just simply nodded my head.
"Well I'm gonna need to see some proof of that."
"Well then follow me." I grabbed the bike and started walking to the garage. The entire time we were just talking and laughing. Quil pushed Embry into the wall which resulted in a loud clang which alerted Jake and Bella that were there.
"It's okay. It's just my boys and Sarah." When we walked in it was easy to tell that Bella was not happy that we interrupted her and Jake. Like I care what you want.
"Hey guys this is Bella. Bella this is Quil and Embry." Bella looked at them and said hi but she completely ignored me which I was perfectly fine with.
"I'm Quil Ateara." I couldn't help but laugh at him. He does this with all of the girls but it never works. Jake was chuckling and Quil glowered at him but Jake just shrugged. He made his way over to us and took the bike from me and mouthed 'thank you.'
"So the bike building stories true?"
"Oh ya I taught him everything he knows." Please I bet you never even got underneath a hood of a car before.
"What about the part where you're his girlfriend?" I laughed out at this. When did Jake ever say that Bella was his girlfriend? Bella looked taken aback and Jake just had a look on his face that said oh shit.
"Um were friends, no."
"Oh burn."
"Ac-actually, remember I sa-said that she's a girl and a friend." Just like Bella he gives stuff away way to easily.
"Embry, do you remember him making that distinction?"
"Nope. Sarah you?"
"Nope." I said popping the 'p' while smirking.
"So you guys have girlfriends, that's awesome." I glowered at her and Jake just laughed.
"Yeah right. Quil's actually taking his cousin to prom."
"Yeah it's still alright. You want funny Black I'll give you funny."
And that's pretty much how the whole day went. Embry and I made bets on who would win. I bet on Jake while Embry bet on Quil. Now I wasn't being biased or anything but I knew my brother well enough to know that he would never back down from a fight or lose one either. While the two of us were talking and laughing Bella just sat there awkwardly. She didn't belong with us. She just didn't fit.
After Jake won (and I got my $15) we all just hung out in the garage. The three of us were just talking and laughing like Bella wasn't even there but Jake did try to include her in the conversation every now and then but it didn't work. She did try to keep attention on herself by dramatically sighing every now and then.
It was about 9 o'clock when the guys left and Jake walked Bella to her car. I went inside and started to make something for Jake and I to eat. Dad was with the other Elder's having their monthly meeting and they always went out afterword's so I didn't have to worry about making him dinner.
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For at least pretending to get along with Bella today."
Well baby bro, you should know by now that I always keep my promises," I said while smirking, "even if it has to do with that bi- Isabella." Jake has asked me on more than one occasion to stop calling her a bitch. And I don't, at least not in front of him.
"Still, thank you." I smiled and handed him his dinner. After we ate he helped me clean up the kitchen, said goodnight and we both went our separate ways.
As I was getting ready for bed I noticed the picture on my nightstand. It was of my Dad, Mom, Jake, Rachel, Rebecca and I from when we were at the beach. It was taken the day my mom died, a few hours before in fact.
I don't remember everything that happened that day because my head got knocked around a lot during the accident. But what I do remember is mostly the good stuff, the last few happy moments I had with my mom before I lost her forever. But I also remember a few bad things too.
When we were leaving Bella just wouldn't stop whining to Charlie. She wanted to ride with us because she wanted to be with Jake. After about 10 minutes Charlie finally relented and asked Dad if he could take her home and of course he said yes. No one could resist Bella, not then and certainly not now.
We hadn't even been driving for 5 minutes before the fight started. I don't remember what we were fighting about but I do remember Bella egging me on before I finally snapped at her.
We kept yelling at each other for I don't know how long. Jake and Dad were trying to get us to stop but it didn't work and Mom was just trying to concentrate on the road. But then Bella said something (something I wish I could remember) which caused my mom to take her eyes off the road for just one second to yell at us.
One second.
One second was all it took to change my life forever.
The truck came out of nowhere and T-boned us on my mom and I's side of the car. Glass and metal went flying as we rolled. Some of the metal pierced Dad in his lower back and damaged his spinal cord. Jake broke his collar bone, fractured his left wrist and got a few scratches. Besides my head being knocked around a got some glass imbedded in my skin and a few scratches but the only thing that remained permanent was some memory loss. Even now I'm affected by it. I'll do something and then I can't remember anything that I did. Thankfully with the med's I'm on it doesn't happen often but I does get me sometimes. Rachel and Rebecca were fine because they left the beach early with a friend (Emily I think) so they were safe.
But Bella, Bella walked away without a scratch! It was so unfair! While Bella got to go home to her family that was completely intact, got to be with her mother and father, I was sentenced to a life time without my mom.
That was the first time that I truly began to hate Bella. If she hadn't of fought with Charlie we wouldn't o've been there when that truck came. We would have been home, and she would be okay. She would be here with me, to tell me that she loved me. Gosh it's all that stupid bitch's fault!
I felt heat flow through my body. I dropped to the floor in pain. All I could see was red. I felt my body start to shake uncontrollably. I tried to control it but I couldn't. I looked around and tried to find something, anything to alleviate the pain, but then I saw the picture again. I looked at my mom and happy memories flooded my mind of her and I together and I started to calm down. The shaking slowed and finally came to a stop. What the hell?
Why has this been happening to me recently? I don't understand.
I slowly stood up and crawled into bed. I turned off the night stand light and grabbed the photo. There was enough moon light streaming through my window so I was able to still see the photo.
"I miss you so much mom," I whispered before letting sleep take me with faint sounds of wolf howls in the background.
Embry POV (oooh, what could this mean? : D)
When I walked inside I immediately sighed at what awaited me. Beer bottles and wine glasses all over the place and pot on the living room table. Why am I not surprised. My mom has always been a partier. Even after I was born she didn't stop. I'm pretty sure that that's how I came to be, from a drunk/stoned one night stand with some random dude. I wouldn't be surprised.
I was pulled from my thoughts when a glass was thrown at me, barely missing my head. I turned around and saw my mom standing in the door way looking incredible pissed.
"WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?! You've been gone all day and you didn't even bring more beer! What good are you to me if you can't even do a simple task! You're such a lazy piece of crap why do I even put up with you?! I should of given' you away when I had the chance!"
No normally I wouldn't be offended by this because my mom only says this kind of stuff when she's drunk and she doesn't stop apologizing in the morning. But for some reason it really got to me today. It got me really angry. Tremors started going through my body and heat flooded me. My mom was still yelling at me but all I could focus on was the pain.
Something inside me was telling me to go outside so I wouldn't hurt her, why would I hurt her? I decide not to question it and through the fog of pain I ran outside, the sound of my mother's screaming fading into the background, and into the woods where I dropped to the floor in pain. The pain soon became too much and I screamed. I heard the bushes next to me rustle but didn't pay attention to it because all I could feel was pain.
I could hear the sound of clothes ripping at the seams and then my whole world exploded.
AN: HA! Not what you were expecting (or hopping) for was it! Just out of curiosity how many of you thought it was gonna be Sarah that was going to phase.
PLEASE DON'T SHOOT ME! I know I haven't been updating in a LONG time but with school, sports, and with my final show of the year I've been so busy lately that I haven't been able to write. And I had family over for a couple of weeks so I really haven't been able to write and I'm SO SORRY.
But I will try to write some more this week.
But any ways let me know what you guys think because I LOVE REVIEWS FROM YOU! It helps me know if you like it or not so please leave one.
Also Happy Mother's Day! I hope you told your moms that you love them because I told mine. And I really hope that your mom's don't say stuff like that to you guys because then I'll be really sad for the both of you.
Anyways, I hope you liked it! Love you guys! Later.