From the Ashes

Stand Still Look Pretty

Teaghan had no answers. Why did she stop. Why didn't she just walk away? Her train of thought quickly derailed when she heard it. The howl. That call in the night. That warning. They were hunting. They were hunting her. Her eyes grew wide and she had to get out of there.

"Listen twilight I have to go some of us don't have a boat to call home." She said. As she turned away felt felt a warm hand reach her wrist. Ever fiber of her being froze. every hair stood up. 

"How about this stop calling me twilight. At least call me Jacob. The werewolves were always a better group in my opinion. And you can stay tonight in my boat to hide form whatever you're hiding from." He said narrowing his emerald eyes at her.

"First of all Cullen, how do you know i'm hiding from anything." She said tilting her head in suspicion

"well your feet are pointed away while the rest of your body is pointed at me. So your instincts need to run but everything else wants you to stay here. For simply company i presume. You never seem to have anyone around you. Like. Ever." he said letting go of her wrist.

She took a deep breath. Everything he said was true. Everything. If she stayed by the water it would actually help cloak her scent. So his place is the ideal place. The howls were getting louder and more frequent. They were closing in. She gulped. sighed.

"oh that was a sign of defeat! Twilight for the win." Mitch said laughing.

Teaghan smirked.

"oh my god and a smirk. I didn't know your ace was capable of anything but resting b***h face." he said as he grabbed her hand and headed to his boat

She sighed and followed him reluctantly. 

When she got into the boat it smelled more like the ocean than the ocean itself. 

"You have actually seaweed in her or something" wow elijah will never be able to find me in here. the scents are to complicated. to many of them. maybe I should just kill mitch and keep this boat. her thoughts went dark on her and she shook her head. Typical Teaghan. Literally destroys everyone who comes near her. beth.... 

"Hey how deep does those thoughts take you?" She heard mitchs voice ring through the darkness.

"oh sorry i was just thinking abut a friend i use to have. You're not wrong. ME and people. We don't go hand in hand." She said pulling at the hem of her shirt. She fiddled when she was upset. Elijah called it "Pathetic human twitch" Elijah loved pointing out everything human about her. It drove her mad. 

"I hear you there. I use to have a big group of friends. bac where i use to live. But then i was forced to leave."

well damn. accurate as hell. parents are dead. no friends. this.....has to be a trap. f**k. and i already here. god im such a pup. Pup was code for fool in wolf children.

Mitch stood up. "Hey woah you seem shaken what's up? you can leave. I just thought you needed a place."

Teaghan was taken back. "how the hell can he just know"  

She took a deep breath. "Look I am not use to someone actually being nice to me. I has always come a great cost. and you're right i am hiding out because of reason i will not tell you s dont push. And speaking of push this is nothing more than my hiding out. I dont like you. You're still a douchbag. but thank you."

Mitch broke out into laughter. "worst and best thank you ive ever gotten. here you can take the hammock ill sleep on deck tonight. Its an amazing night. i find it stuff in here honestly." 

She nodded and crawled into the hammock. The howling started to blend with the sound of the waves and for the first time in what seemed forever she felt free to rest. She closed her eyes and allowed sleep to take her. IF only she knew her deep sleep was going to betray her and shatter her world.