Shadow [The Wanted - Nathan Sykes]

Part 9: A Visit From the Past.

[HEY. So um, after part 6 I kinda posted the wrong parts... so erm, start reading from part 6 again for a clearer story! Sorry! >< xx]

Eliot's friends started to come into the house and in the backyard where the barbecue was.

"Alright, guys and girls!" I yelled standing at the top of the stairs to get their attention. It did the trick as everyone shut up and turned to me.

"Oh, that worked better than expected. Okay, my dad's made enough burgers and all that so now can I please have you proceed to the backyard. Thank you!"

"That was pretty well handled." I heard someone, who wasn't with the crowd, say.

"Jake," I muttered and Shadow started barking at him.

"Still got that pest following you around?"

"Shut up," I simply said. "Who the hell invited you, anyway?"

"Despite what happened, our families are still best friends, remember?"

"Just stay away from me." I said as I walked down the stairs and passed Jake. "C'mon, Shadow."

I didn't know where I was intending on going. As much as I wanted to, I knew I couldn't go to Nathan's, I wanted him to spend time with his family. I could go to Gen's. She probably isn't at the party yet.

"Hey, what happened?"

"Jake turned up," I said and she hugged me instantly.

"Crap! Come in, I won't go to the party if you don't wanna stay at your place with him there."

"Hang on," I said and turned behind me. "Shit, where's Shadow?" Jake hated that dog so much, I couldn't help but think that maybe Jake had taken him.

"Look, if Shadow isn't back at your place, he's gotta be finding his way to Nath." Gen said to calm me down.

We stayed in Gen's room for about an hour and a half until I heard Shadow's barking from outside the front door.

"There he is," I sighed. I was worried sick.

"Something's wrong," Gen said. She was finally starting to pick up on when Shadow wanted to alert me on something important.

"Go on, Shadow," I said and let him lead me and Gen down the street, instead of up to my house.

-Earlier, Nathan's POV-

"Harry dog, quiet down!" I said to my dog who wouldn't stop barking at the front door.

"I'm going to Eliot's!" Jess said before running out the house. Shadow? I thought when Shadow ran into the house when Jess opened the door.

"Oh, I remember that stray dog," my mom said . "Used to follow the Turner girl around."

"Eleanor."

"Who?"

"Eleanor Turner. It's her dog now. Mom, I'll be right back." I said and ran with Shadow, thinking something had happened to Eleanor.

"Who the hell are you?" A deep voice said. Then Shadow did something he never did; along with the barking, he was growling at the bloke.

"Psycho Nathan," he said, bringing up my old nick-name.

"You're that Jake dude, huh? Shadow, hush!" But he was being stubborn.

"What're you doing with the dog?"

"He belongs to a friend of mine."

"Eleanor. She's your friend?"

"Yeah, what's it--" for no reason whatsoever, I was punched in the face by Jake; someone I barely knew growing up or even spoke to before now.