Twilight Fire and Ice

Jackson

After school had ended, Jessica, Eric, Mike, Tyler, Angela, Bella and myself hung out by our vehicles talking about a trip to La Push to do some surfing. Since I already made plans with Alice I quickly declined, while Bella accepted the offer.

Once everyone who was going was satisfied with the plans for the weekend, one by one they began to leave. I got into my 'stang and waited for Bella who was saying bye to Angela and Jess. Then finally we were on our way home.

"So, what do you think of our new friends?" I asked as I turned onto the main road that ran through town.

Bella who was already reading on the English assignment glanced up, staring out the windshield. "Uh, they are nice. I like Angela."

I rolled my eyes. "You know we've already read that book like five times since we've started middle school. So why are you reading it again?"

She shrugged her shoulders as she flipped the book over in her hands to look at it. "I like this book."

"Of course you do, it's a great book but do you really want to be reading it?"

She silently shook her head before going back to her book.

My sister intrigued me with her low maintenance personality. She seemed easily fascinated by just about anything. I was the same, to an extent but when it came to books I could never read a story more than twice.

Ten miles later I pulled into the long drive that led up to our home. Our father was out front sweeping the porch as we pulled up. He smiled and waved when he saw us.

Parking, I got out of the car and grabbed my back pack before I walked over to my father and gave him a hug. He kissed me on the cheek and then turned to do the same to Bella who gave him an awkward one-armed hug.

Bella isn't a physical type of person, even as a kid. To her, when it came to affection and touch, less was more.

"How was your day girls?" My father asked as he continued sweeping.

"We made some friends." Bella replied before heading inside.

Dad watched Bella enter the house and gave an eyebrow raise at me before leaning the broom up against the house.

"Did everything go alright together Soph?" My father asked.

I nodded my head. "Yeah, she is fine. Today she got set an assignment for a book she really likes. She was already four pages in by the time we pulled onto the drive."

Dad always worried about Bella because she kept to herself a lot, didn't talk much and rarely complained. When comparing to me, she was too tame.

"What about you, how was your day?"

I smiled. "Since you asked daddy," I began in my sweetest voice. ",I was wondering if Friday Alice could spend the night and then Saturday we can go into Seattle to do some shopping."

"Well," My dad ran his fingers across his mustache. "It is the first week of school, and you are just getting settled in."

I frowned.

"But, I will definitely think about it and let you know."

That was my dads way of saying 'I will say yes but I don't want you to think you will always get what you want.'

"Alright." I smiled before giving my father another hug and kiss and then heading inside.

My father followed behind me and went straight for the living room where he took a seat. Respectably I got him a beer out of the fridge and popped the top before taking it to him. The second it was in his hands it was to his lips.