HUNGRY EYES » JASPER HALE / PART 1 [under editing]

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LEGENDS

It's freezing, but Mike, Tyler and Jessica suite up for a surf regardless. They'd even tried to persuade Sam to join them, but she couldn't surf to save her life. So wrapped up in jumpers and blankets she sat huddled closely to Bella and Angela, trying to control her shivering.

"I keep thinking Eric's going to ask me to prom, then he just... doesn't." Angela sighs, resting her head on Sam's shoulder.

Sam hums in thought.

"You know you could always ask him." Bella suggests.
Angela looks over at her, flustered.

"She's right." Sam nods. "You're a strong, independent women."

"I am?" Angela questions, meekly.

"You are." Bella says sternly.

Angela smiles at the girls, looking down as a blush tints her cheeks.

"Bella!" A deep voice calls. Sam looks over to see three boys approaching. All tan, reasonably tall and well built for their age, their young faces smiling brightly at the girls.

Bella smiles at the boy with long black hair.
"Guys this is Jacob." She introduces.
Jacobs eyes scan the group one by one, gazing over Sam last, he gives her a warm smile which she shyly returns.

"Are you stalking me?" Bella teases.

Jacob lets out a loud laugh. "You're on my Rez remember. You surfing?"

Bella scoffs. "Definitely not."

"What about you?" Jacobs asks Sam.
She gives a half smile, shaking her head no.

"You can keep them company." Jessica teases, zipping up her wet suit. "Their dates bailed."

Eric snaps his head around to look at Sam and Bella so fast Sam was sure he would have whiplash. "What dates?"

"They invited the Cullen boys, Jasper and Edward." Jess smirks.

"To be polite." Bella mumbles, embarrassed.
Sam shrugs. So they didn't show, big deal.

"I think it's nice they invited them." Angela chimed. "No one ever does."

"Because their freaks." Mike spits.
Sam narrows her eyes and mikes harsh comment.

"You got that right." One of Jacobs friends agrees.
Sam turns her gaze to him, glaring slightly. Though he never met her eyes.

"You know them." Bella asks, the same small glare adorning her eyes.

"The Cullens don't come here." The same boy who agreed with Mike spoke sharply, voice monotone.

Jacob shoots his friend a look. Sam narrows her eyes glancing at Bella who had the same expression on her face as Sam. Curiosity. What did he mean?

"You want to come look at the tide pools with me and Sam?" Bella asks Jacob, shooting him an awkward attempt at a flirtatious smile.
Oblivious to Bella's awkwardness, he grins, clearly infatuated with the Swan girl.

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The three wander near the water, looking out at sea for whales, Bella between Jacob and Sam. The surfers are out on the waves, their faint hooting and hollering can be heard.

"So Sam, you new around here?" Jacobs asks, looking curiously at her.

"Um... yeah." She mumbles. She's never really been good around people, especially not boys and their was no denying that Jacob Black was attractive. But he had nothing on Jasper and it was obvious to anyone with a set of eyes that he was well into Bella.

Jacob smiles at her, a kind smile, one that melts the tension, the awkwardness.
Bella nudges him suddenly, snapping him out of the world he was just in.
He looks at her, eyebrow raised.

"So what did your friend mean? About... the Cullens not coming here." She questioned.

"You caught that huh?" Jake laughs.

"Kinda hard not to." Sam mumbles.

Jake smirks, leaning closer to girls, lowering his voice in mock secrecy. "I'm not supposed to say anything."

Bella gives him her best alluring smile. "We can keep a secret."

Jacob laughs, standing straight. "Really, it's just an old scary story." He looks over at the girls, coming to a holt. Sam and Bella stop walking and the three take a seat on a large piece of driftwood.
"Did you know the Quileutes are supposedly descended from... wolves?"

The girls glance and each other, shaking their heads no.
"Like fur... fangs... doggy breath?" Sam teases.
Jake chuckles.

"So what's the legend about the Cullens?" Bella prompts.

"Well... they're supposedly descended from this like... enemy clan. But they claimed to be different, so we made a treaty with them."

"Didn't they just move here?" Sam asked.

"Or just moved back." Jake looks at her, a twinkle in his eye.

"Riiiight." Bella drawls. "So what is this treaty?"

"If they promised to stay off Quileute lands." Jacob whispers. "We wouldn't expose what they really were to the pale-faces..." Jacob pauses dramatically sending shivers down Sam's spine.

"AAAAAAAAAGH!"
The girls jump out of their skin at the bloodcurdling scream, whipping their head around to see Angela running from Eric as he chases her with a dead crustacean.
Jacob smirks as Bella and Sam sigh deeply, trying to get their nerves in check.

"So... what were they really?" Bella asks after a moment of silence.

Jacob chuckles at Bella's curiosity. "It's just a story Bella."

Bella frowns, looking at Sam, both girls left with unanswered questions.

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Sorry for the short chapter everyone, this was really just a filler to get something out. Hope everyone is enjoying the story.

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