Storming Sky

RYAN

"Are you sure you want to go back?" Jake asked me as I packed my bags. I nodded.

"Bella will be waking up soon, I want to be there," I explained. He gave me a weird look.

"Do you even know what you just said?" He pulled me away from my packing and looked me in the eyes.

"Yes, Bella will be waking up soon, and I want to be there," I told him straight. I tried to push around him and get to my things, but he was being stubborn.

"She's going to be a new vampire, Dani. She's going to have no control. There's no way you're going anywhere near her. Not before-"

"Before what, Jake?" I cut him off, challenging him. He had a point, but I wasn't letting my guard down. No one would let anything happen to me.

"Before I get a chance to talk to her," he admitted. "I need to make sure you're safe, Dani," he sighed.

"I will be," I promised, "But I need to go home, Jake. It's my home," I looked at him sadly. We didn't say anything for a few minutes, and then I thought of a compromise.

"I'll text Alice. If Bella isn't awake yet, we'll go back so I can get some more clothes. If she is, and Alice says it's not safe, I'll stay here and deal with it. I don't know how these things work, and neither do you, but she does. She won't let me come back if there's any danger," I promised Jake. He didn't like the idea, but he agreed to it. I sent Alice a text.

How much longer? Can I come home yet? Xoxo – Dani.

Not much longer – I can see her easily now. It's not a good idea for you to be home when she wakes up, you'll hurt her. If you need things, someone can bring them to the line for you. – Alice

I looked at the phone. Great, they were taking Jake's side. My phone started ringing.

"Hello?" I asked, a little annoyed. I shouldn't be, they were right. Still, it always annoyed me when my own house was the one place I wasn't allowed to be.

"Hello sweetie," it was mom.

"Hi mom, what's up?" I asked her.

"Alice said you needed me to bring some things for you?"

"I just want to go home, Mom," I told her. "It's not really about the things."
"Actually, can you bring me to school?" I asked softly. It was a Friday, and I had already missed half of the day, but I needed something to take my mind off of the fact that I couldn't be in my own house right now.

"Are you sure?" Jake asked, grabbing my hand. I nodded.

"I'm sorry, I just need some space," I sighed. I knew I was hurting him. I was hurting everyone today.

"It's okay, I get it. What time should I pick you up?" he asked, turning the car around.

"I might go out with Marianna afterwards, so I'll text you when I know," I promised him, squeezing his hand.

"Are you mad at me?" He asked, sadly.

"No," I smiled softly. "There's just a lot of things that aren't normal about what's happening, and I need something normal. I need routine again."

"Okay," he nodded.

Jake dropped me off at school and I had to look through my phone to find out what class I was supposed to be in. I was walking through the hallway when I bumped into someone.

"I'm sorry," I apologized, helping him pick up a pencil he dropped. He got up and smiled.

"No, the fault is all mine," he apologized. His eyes were a piercing blue and his hair was almost as light as mine.