Jacob's New Moon - Complete
This is NM from Jacob's pov (and a little from Billy). My goal is to stay true to Stephenie's story so there will be no major different from her plot to mine. I also should say that all conversations where Bella is present will be directly quoted from SM (or summarized). I am not trying to change the story but simply add Jacob's side of the story. So lets get started.
Jacob's NM
Disclaimer - All character belong to Stephenie Meyers. This is New Moon as she wrote it, simply from Jacob's POV, so any conversation that Bella is present for will be directly quoted from the book. No copy write infringement is intended.
Chapter 1 - CHEATER
Saturdays were the best, I could do anything that I wanted to do, except for sleep in. Dad always needed my help getting into his clothes and starting the day. I don't mind, he was always real patient with me and would usually sit in his bed and read until I woke up and got him ready. I left the warm comfort of my sheets and raised my arms above my head to stretch. There was a loud crack as I stretched my back and it felt great. I grabbed a random pair of jeans and shirt and went to my dad's room. After getting him out of bed, I left him to use the restroom and brush his teeth. He was a very strong man and could lift himself from his chair and back again when needed.
I walked into the kitchen and got two bowls of cereal, one for myself and one for dad, poured them with shredded wheat, and added milk. I used to love frosted flakes but with dad's diabetes it was just easier if we both ate the same foods and the sugary cereals had to go.
Dad got two spoons out of the drawer and rolled over to the table. I carried the bowls and sat one down in front of him and I sat in the chair across the table from him.
“So Jacob, what will you be doing today?” Billy asked.
“I don't know, probably just work on the Rabbit. Why did you need something?”
“Nope. However your room is a disaster you should probably clean that up.” I took a deep sigh and realized he was right. I was not even sure if the clothes I wore were clean or dirty, the piles had sort of blended together into a disastrous mess.
We sat in comfortable silence and finished our cereal and then dad rolled into the living room, turning on the TV while I poured myself another bowl of cereal. After finishing I went to the sink washed mine and Dad's bowl before heading to my room. I decided it was time to do laundry. I gathered all my clothes from my room and stopped by my Dad's to gather his as well. Dad and I had a good system, I would put it in the wash and then transfer it over the dryer. Dad would take it out, fold it, and put it away. We were a good team.
Three loads later I was sitting on the couch, waiting for the last one to finish in the wash desperate to go to the the garage where I really wanted to be. When I heard a sound that I knew I would never forget. It was loud as it huffed and puffed and I knew it was the truck that belonged to Bella Swan. I could remember working on the engine of that truck and there would never be another sound like it. Instantly I thought something was wrong with it and Charlie had brought it over for repairs. I peaked out the window and saw only Bella.
I was so excited to know that Bella had come here, until I saw Bella's face through the window. She looked absolutely awful. She was so skinny that I felt I could see her bones through her clothes, her face was extremely white except for the large dark circles under each eye. I had heard Billy talking to Charlie and so I knew that Bella was not doing well but I had no idea how bad it was until I saw her.
Despite her sad appearance I was still excited that she came. I jumped from the couch and half ran out the door, trying to act calmly. I had a huge crush on Bella and while I guessed that my dad already knew I didn't exactly want to make it so obvious with him in the same room. But despite my attempts I couldn't get the silly smile off, it was always plastered to my face any time Bella's name came up. For her to actually be right outside my front door, it was too much for me to handle and I had to move quickly. I stepped outside and hoped off the porch towards her truck when Bella's eyes finally looked up at my.
“Bella!” I shouted, I just could not contain my excitement.
“Hey, Jacob!” Bella said with a hint of excitement and a weak smile. Though it was small I could tell it was real.
“You grew again!” she said amazed.
“Six five” I answered, I couldn't help but be proud of my size. Though it was embarrassing to be so uncoordinated, it just felt like my body was growing so fast I barely could keep up with myself.
“Is it ever going to stop? You're huge.” Bella shook her head like she could not believe it.
“Still a beanpole, though” Growing so fast I just couldn't put on the weight like my friends and it made me feel skinny and awkward.
Suddenly I realized that it was raining and she would probably like to come inside. “Come inside! You're getting all wet.”
I turned around and she followed me towards the house. My long hair matted to my face from the rain so I reached for the band in my pocket and pulled it back without thinking, it was simply a habit. I opened the door and ducked as I entered the house. I remembered the first time I hit my head on the door frame, I was late for school and ran out the door, I couldn't believe that I had grown that tall.
“Hey, Dad” I called. “Look who stopped by.”
I noticed that the TV had been turned off and a book was in his hand. Was he watching us from the window? I swear him and Charlie gossip more than any grown men should, but I never really thought he would spy on me. All of a sudden I was extremely nervous that he would embarrass me. He sat the book in his lap and wheeled himself towards us, reaching out to take Bella's hand.
“Well, what do you know! It's good to see you, Bella. What brings you out here? Everything okay with Charlie?”
One of the few times that I was glad to have my dad in the room. He was able to ask these questions without it coming across as desperate or rude. I wanted to know the answer to those questions so badly but I didn't have the courage to ask her.
“Yes, absolutely. I just wanted to see Jacob – I haven't seen him in forever.”
I did not think I could be happier. Bella was standing in my house and now to know that it had nothing to do with her father or my father, but rather it was to see ME! The smile that was plastered to my face stretched to a whole new level. I wanted to be embarrassed but I was too happy to care.
“Can you stay for dinner?” Billy asked.
“No, I've got to feed Charlie, you know.”
“I'll call him now,” Billy suggested. “He's always invited.”
“It's not like you'll never see me again.” She promised. “I'll be back again soon – so much you'll get sick of me.” Bella said with a nervous laugh. I do not think she had any idea that it was not possible for me to get sick of her, but it might be interesting to see what she came up with to try and make that a reality.
Billy gave me a quick wink, so quick that I almost missed it and I know there was no way that Bella saw it. I knew that dad and I were real close, but I never in my dreams would have thought of him as my wing man. But there was something different, I quickly realized that this was not just for me, but also for his best friend. Charlie has been beside himself with worry over Bella and if Bella spending time with me would help Charlie then I knew my dad would help in any way he could.
Billy chuckled in response. “Okay, maybe next time.”
This was getting awkward quickly so I knew I had to do something. “So, Bella, what do you want to do?” It had been so long since my sisters lived here so I wasn't sure what kind of girl stuff we had available, and I had no idea what Bella might find interesting.
“Whatever. What were you doing before I interrupted?”
I really did not want to bore her with car stuff, and took a second to rack my brain to think of anything else more interesting. Coming up blank, I decided to just go with the truth. “I was just heading out to work on my car, but we can do something else. . .”
“No, that's perfect” Bella interrupted “I'd love to see your car.”
I couldn't believe that Bella would really want to see my car. She just looks too tiny to be interested in cars and such. “Okay, it's out back, in the garage.”
Was it just my imagination or did she seem to get more excited about that? It was like she wanted to be alone and isolated. We walked over to the garage in a comfortable silence. Bella walked in and looked the place over. I know to most people it wasn't much, but I loved this garage it was “my domain” and made me feel useful. Cars made sense to me there was a predictable rhythm to the engine and the parts worked together in a way that I understood. The oil and dirt that surrounded everything could be smelt at any time, it was fantastic.
“What kind of Volkswagen is that?” Bella asked.
“It's an old Rabbit – 1986, a classic.”
“How's it going?”
“Almost finished.”
Suddenly I remembered the last time I saw Bella was at prom when my dad had bribed me with car parts and money to go and speak with her. I wondered if she remembered why I was there, it was so embarrassing but I wanted her to know that it was really all my dad's doing and I had nothing to do with that. “My dad made good on his promise last spring.”
“Ah”
Well that was awkward and at first I could not think of why she was so resistant. Then I remembered that she was at prom with Edward Cullen and clearly his memory was painful. I made a promise to myself to try and not say anything that would bring him into the conversation. I wanted to say something, but I didn't know what would break the promise I had just made to myself so I remained quiet.
“Jacob, what do you know about motorcycles?” Bella asked.
Well that seemed to come out of no where. “Some. My friend Embry has a dirt bike. We work on it together sometimes. Why?” I just could not figure out how we went from prom to motorcycles.
“Well. . .” Bella seemed to struggle with her words, not knowing what to say. “I recently acquired a couple of bikes, and they're not in the greatest condition. I wonder if you could get them running?
My goodness Bella is so adorable when she is nervous and I wanted to put her at ease. “Cool.” That was an understatement. I was so freaking excited. This was my chance to actually show skills that I am really good at to a girl that I was crazy about. How did I get so lucky? However, I did not want to seem overly confident. “I'll give it a try.”
Bella lifted her finger as to warn me. “The thing is, Charlie doesn't approve of motorcycles. Honestly, he'd probably bust a vein in his forehead if he knew about this. So you can't tell Billy.”
I didn't even have to think twice, this was an easy decision. “Sure, sure.” I smiled. “I understand.”
“I'll pay you,” Bella continued.
“No. I want to help. You can't pay me.” Was she crazy? She was volunteering to spend time with me and she wants to pay me, absolutely not, I couldn't help but be a little offended. I didn't want to be some “professional employee” that she paid to work on her motorcycles, I wanted to be her friend and maybe more if I was lucky.
“Well. . . how about a trade, then? I only need one bike – and I'll need lessons, too. So how about this? I'll give you the other bike, and then you can teach me.”
I swear this girl keeps getting better and better. I was so excited. “Swee-eet” I said with two syllables. Geez, I sound like I am in junior high, I hope that Bella didn't notice.
“Wait a sec – are you legal yet? When is your birthday?
Well crap it seems that she noticed. “You missed it, I'm sixteen.” I said with a teasing smile.
“Not that your age ever stopped you before,” she muttered. “Sorry about your birthday.”
“Don't worry about it. I missed yours. What are you, forty?”
Bella sniffed. “Close.”
“We'll have a joint party to make up for it.”
“Sounds like a date.”
Holy cow! Did Bella just suggest that we have a date? That was totally awesome, I would pinch myself but if that was a dream I never wanted to wake up.
“Maybe when the bikes are finished – our present to ourselves,” Bella added.
“Deal.” I could tell that she was trying to make the conversation more casual and I did not want her to be uncomfortable. “When will you bring them down?” Suddenly Bella bit her lip, looking really embarrassed. What did I say? Umm . . . why does Bella look so embarrassed?
“They're in my truck now.”
Well for all the things to be embarrassed about that was one I could certainly handle. It was turning out to be one of the best days ever “Great.”
“Will Billy see if we bring them around?”
Without thinking I winked at her and said “We'll be sneaky.”
I was beyond excited as we started heading towards her truck. Just to prove my sneakiness I stayed in the trees and made myself walk casually, part of me wanted to run but I knew that would draw Billy's attention. I walked around the truck, removing the tarp that covered them. For a second I wondered if I would be able to lift them on my own, they looked pretty sturdy. I cautiously lifted the first one and found it surprisingly light and put it on the ground. The second was a little heavier and I had to concentrate to set it down gently. I have enjoyed the added strength that I have had the past few months, but I was never more grateful for it until that day. I do not know what I would have done if I couldn't get the stupid bikes out of her truck.
Looking over the bikes they were in better condition that I thought they would be. “These aren't half bad.” We each pushed one into the cover that the trees provided. “This one here will actually be worth something when I'm done – it's an old Harley Sprint.”
“That one's yours, then.”
“Are you sure?”
“Absolutely.”
I still didn't like the idea of accepting the more profitable bike. I started looking them over closely and could see that there was certainly some significant damage to them. “These are going to take some cash, though.” Maybe she will at least let me contribute money for parts. “We'll have to save up for parts first.”
“We nothing,” Bella disagreed. “If you're doing this for free, I'll pay for the parts.”
“I don't know. . .” Everything about this just felt wrong to me, but I didn't really have a good reason to argue with her.
“I've got some money saved. College fund, you know.”
I didn't know what to say so I just nodded my head. This was going to turn out to be the best thing that had ever happened to me. I got to spend time with Bella and show off my mad mechanical skills. Or possibly, this will be the death of me when Charlie killed me for endangering his daughter and spending her college fund. I simply thanked God that I was a teenage boy and no one would fault me if they were given the same situation. It's the code: When the girl of your dreams asks you for a favor - do what she says!
Billy's POV
After Jacob and Bella walked out of the house I took a deep breath. Charlie was not kidding when he said that Bella was not doing well. I knew Charlie was not one for theatrics but I honestly did not know how to help him. Neither Rebecca nor Rachel had gone through anything like this and I said a silent prayer of thanks.
I rolled back into the living room prepared to watch some ESPN, not sure which game I would watch first. I loved all sports and was not really particular. As I settled in to watch the game the phone rang. I rolled back into the kitchen to answer the phone.
“Hello” I said trying to mask the mild irritation at being interrupted.
“Hey Billy, it's Sam”
“Hey Sam, how's it going?”
“Nothing too much, I was just wondering how Jacob was doing? I noticed he has grown quite a bit in the past few months.” Sam asked with a mixture of concern and curiosity.
“Yes he has grown fast. I am watching him closely, he has started eating more and I fear it will be affecting him soon.” Though I knew this was an honor, I was also scared for my son. Not experiencing this myself I didn't know what it would be like.
I remember the day I got the call from Quil Sr. that Sam had phased. It took us all by surprise even though it shouldn't have. When the Cullen's returned I became fearful of the affect that it would have on the youth of our tribe. All the council members were keeping a close eye on the male teenagers in the tribe. How Harry missed the signs of Sam's transformation was beyond me. Maybe he just didn't want to see it because he feared it would break his daughter's heart. After Sam, Jared, and Paul's transformation I thought maybe Jacob would be spared, legend only had 3-4 wolves at one time except for extreme circumstances.
“I'm sorry Billy, I figured this would come, but no one really wants it.” Sam replied with sympathy, bringing me back to the present.
“Thanks,” I said not really knowing what else to say.
“Billy what do I do if he phases? Won't he be the alpha?” Sam asked not sure if he will like the answer but knew he needed to ask.
“Look Sam, lets cross that bridge when we get there. I know that with our family heritage that Jacob's transformation will affect you greater than any of the others. I will do the best I can to keep you informed.” I really did not want to have this conversation but didn't want to be rude either.
“Thanks, Billy that will be a great help. Well I will let you get back to whatever you were doing” Sam quickly said, clearly trying to wrap up the phone call.
“Well you take care, I'll talk to you later Sam.”
“Bye, Billy.”
“Bye, Sam.”
Taking a deep breath I could see Jacob and Bella through the trees walking back to the garage. They each had something but I could not quite tell what it was, but I just hoped that Jacob would be able to help Bella through this rough time. And maybe, just maybe Bella would be what Jacob needed to get through his own rough time that would be quickly approaching.
FACTS
- Billy is in a wheelchair due to nerve damage from diabetes. I honestly have no idea exactly how limited that makes him so what Billy is able to do on his own and what he can't is all my imagination.
- Jacob built the engine in Bella's truck.
- Jacob has a particular smile that Bella considers to be "hers".
- All conversations that Bella is present for will be either directly quoted or summarized.
- Charlie would call Billy looking for help with Bella, but Billy did not know what to do because Rebecca nor Rachel had gone through anything like this.
- Jacob admits to Bella that he does wash dishes at home, so I assume that he would have other chores as well.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: I did some editing and unless you want to read the comments of other readers I would recommend going here for chapter 2.
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Chapter 9 – THE MEADOW part 1
J-POV
The past several days I have been able to feel a little more of a routine. Each night I am able to sleep in my own bed and wake up and have breakfast with dad before I head out to the woods to meet up with whomever is on duty. It is usually Sam because Jared, Paul, and Embry have started going back to school.
So far I have been doing really well and I have not once phased out of my control. It has been just over a week sense my first phase and Sam is just amazed by my progress. It is a strange mixture of pride that I am able to do it so well and feeling even more of a freak. Is being a “better” werewolf than the rest of them really something to be proud of?
My one consistent cloud is not being able to be with Bella. I quickly realized that while I was not physically with her my mind stayed with her constantly. I'm sure that Sam got sick of hearing about her all day long, but I could not help it. Part of me had wished that I had kissed her, but instead I had to imagine what it would feel like. How cold, small, and perfect she would be in my warm arms. Of course I thought about these same things when we were together but I sort of felt guilty, like I was pressuring her even if it was only in my mind. But now I knew that it wasn't actually going to happen and there was no “pressure” so I would just let my mind wander where it may.
Part of me was glad that we had just been friends because at least I knew that I wasn't responsible for breaking her heart. The last thing I wanted to do was hurt her, and I dreaded the day that I was going to have to push her away. And I knew that day would come eventually.
It didn't help that I was about to eat us out of house and home. My dad told me to not worry about it apparently we now have a credit at our local grocery store that the tribal council pays for. The store owner had no idea why, but appreciated the added business so didn't ask any questions. We needed more food and I knew that I could handle the grocery store on an early Saturday morning alone but Sam wanted Embry to come with me. I didn't really think I would loose it over food but better safe than sorry, and being with Embry again was great.
We both walked in the store and Embry grabbed a shopping cart. We just walked down the isles taking cans of this and boxes of that. Shopping on an empty stomach is never wise, but it is even more stupid for werewolves to and unfortunately it seems that one of us always felt empty.
The store was basically empty except for one other lady who seemed to be in a hurry buying one gallon of milk. We approached the checkout and decided to go ahead and let her go first, she was grateful and smiled as she left. As she walked out the door, over her head I could see Quil approaching.
“Oh crap.” I whispered.
“What?” Embry questioned.
I just nodded my head towards the door and mouthed “Quil”.
If I thought that a 6'7” guy could hide behind the counter without drawing more attention to himself, believe me I would have. Instead I just turned my back to the door and tried to give putting bagged food back into the cart my full attention. But it was worthless the moment that Quil walked in, Embry and I had his full attention.
I knew that seeing Quil again was going to be difficult. It was one thing for Quil and I to loose Embry together, but now that Quil was completely on the outside I knew that the hurt was going to be extreme.
“Jake? Embry?” Quil said as he approached us both.
“Quil.” Embry stated. “We have got to get this food put away.”
I just put my head down not really sure what I was suppose to say or not to say, and started pushing the cart towards the door.
“Jake, why haven't you called.” Quil asked with such sadness.
“I'm still not feeling well, I just came out today because we need food at home.” I walked through the door outside. I didn't want to lie to him and unfortunately Quil saw through my lie.
“That's a load of crap and we both know it.” Quil shouted.
“Well Mr. Know-It-All, what do you expect me to do about it.” I yelled back.
“Be my friend, instead of some smart-ass.”
My blood started to boil and my hands started to shake, suddenly this trip into town was beginning to look like not such a good idea. As if I thought it couldn't get any worse, out of the corner of my eye I can see Charlie's cruiser come down the road and he seemed to be waving at me. Can you actually get arrested for turning into a huge wolf and scaring everyone to death? Probably.
Not wanting to cause a larger scene than I knew I already was I just clenched my teeth shut and started pushing the cart towards my Rabbit so that I could unload the sacks. Thankfully Quil didn't push it any further and went into the store to do whatever shopping he came there to do. Embry was already at the car and started putting sacks into the trunk of the Rabbit.
“You did good, Jake.” Embry whispered.
“Not now. Especially when I feel like crap for what we just did to Quil.” Embry just nodded his head and didn't say more. We got in the car and headed towards my house.
“Embry, as much as I hate being away from Bella, at least I get why I can't be around her. It is clearly too dangerous, but I don't understand it with Quil. Wouldn't it be better to try and act like nothing happened? And to be his friend but just not hang out as much.”
“Jake, did you not see yourself in there? Had that been me, I know there would have been a wolf standing in the middle of town.”
“I know that was too close.” We pulled up to the house and went to the trunk to get the groceries out.
“But if I felt like I could have had a simple conversation with him then it would not have escalated the way it did.” I said, it just felt like we were causing unnecessary pain to our best friend.
“I know what you mean. I felt the same way when I phased. Especially towards you because it seemed so certain that you would be joining me soon.”
“Yes, exactly.” Everyone could see how big Quil was and it just seemed that his time would be coming soon as well.
“But that is actually one of the main reasons that I had to avoid you.”
“I don't understand.”
“Because we are friends we push each other's buttons easier and I couldn't risk being around you. And being around a pre-wolf would be even more dangerous because they are so emotionally unstable. Instead of just one wolf in the middle of town there could easily be two.”
Once we were inside the house we started putting everything away. I didn't like what Embry said but it did make more sense. “So what do we do about Quil?”
“I would ask Sam, but I'll give you the same advice he gave me regarding you. Don't avoid him or resist speaking to him, but don't encourage it either. Keep your conversations short and to the point.”
I nodded my head in agreement. “I can do that.”
Embry smirked, “easier said that done,” he mumbled. And I knew that was probably true.
I wasn't sure if it was the stress of meeting with Quil and seeing Charlie but we were both hungry, even though we had eaten breakfast before we left. I grabbed 4 hot dog wieners and put them in the microwave while Embry toasted some sandwich bread. I wrapped the bread around the wieners and I added ketchup to mine and Embry added mustard to his.
Embry ate both of his and relaxed on the couch. I had finished one and was amazed at how quickly Embry could eat. As I took my first bite of my second we heard a loud howl from Sam. I instantly learned why wolves eat so fast and decided I could eat on the run cramming the whole hot dog into my mouth and we bolted out the door. In an instant we were both in the woods running on four legs.
What's going on? Embry and I yelled together.
Leeches, two of them. Sam responded.
This was my first taste of some real action and I was pumped. I could hear that Jared was running next to Sam and then Paul joined in as well. Soon all five of us were together. We couldn't see the leeches but we could smell them. The sick sweet smell burned my nose and every instinct in my body wanted to attack.
Sam had the lead and Paul and Jared were on either side of him while Embry and I were both behind Paul. We would follow in each other's foot steps as to mask the actual size of the pack. As we followed the scent it seemed that they would be together and then separate and come back together and separate again. We hated to divide our pack but it was the only option, Sam had I followed her as we tracked the female and the others tracked the male. I knew that I would never understand the thought process of any bloodsucker but these two seemed to make no sense at all.
They had split up again, then the female scent seemed to disappear. Sam explained that she must have climbed up into the trees and would leap from branch to branch, they were almost impossible to trace up in the trees because the wind would blow their scent and it was harder to determine which direction they were going. But the male seemed to be heading more towards Forks. We knew that these were a lethal pair and felt that Forks was in greater danger than the off chance they found some random person in the woods.
Sam and I were still several miles behind when the rest of the pack caught up to the leech. He was in a brown and wilted meadow, he had dark olive skin and black hair. He was so completely repulsive to me and I couldn't understand why they didn't just attack immediately.
He's not alone. Said Jared. I looked through Jared's eyes, amazed that he could see so much further than any of the rest of us, and saw Bella. She seemed to be talking to the leech as he circled around closer to her.
It looks like the leech lover has found her a new toy, mocked Paul.
I felt the growl deep in my chest and flashed my teeth wishing that I was closer to take a bite out of Paul.
Cut it out guys, now is not the time. Sam ordered.
Shouldn't we be protecting her Sam? I asked.
Sam I heard him mention the Cullens. Embry added. I felt another growl deep in my chest.
Cut it out, Jacob. Sam said getting irritated. We can't attack, if he is with the Cullens. We are on their territory.
But him and that chick have already broken the treaty. I replied.
Yes, but we can't prove that it was them. We have not actually seen them kill anyone.
That is a load of crap. Are you saying that he has to bite her before we can do anything?
Maybe.
I knew better than to growl at Sam, but everything in me wanted to. As we spoke to one another the leech continued to circle around Bella and I could start to see the fear in her eyes and I decided to start paying attention to what they were saying to each other.
“Then why not wait for her?” she choked out.
He grinned mischievously and I just wanted to rip his head off. “Well, you've caught me at a bad time, Bella. I didn't come to this place on Victoria's mission – I was hunting. I'm quite thirsty, and you do smell . . . simply mouthwatering.”
Come on Sam! That has got to be enough. I yelled. It seems that everyone knew that this was a battle between Sam and myself and did the best they could do keep their thoughts to themselves. But I could feel Embry's concern for Bella and I could feel Paul just wanting to kill the leech not really caring about Bella at all. Jared was silently waiting for Sam.
“He'll know it was you,” Bella tried to threaten. I wasn't sure where she was getting the courage, but it was like someone was coaching her. “You won't get away with this.”
“And why not?” the leech's smile widened and he seemed so confident.
“Please,” she gasped. I wanted to gag watching Bella begging to a bloodsucker when we were quite capable of taking it out.
Ok, we're going in. Sam said and I released the breath that I had been holding. But you all wait on my command, and not a second before. You got that Jacob?
Yes, I answered, trying not to be offended that I was singled out. I was so relieved that I think I would have agreed to anything, as long as it was not retreating and letting Bella become another victim.
He had gotten too close to Bella and so we could not just pounce and attack, we needed to separate him from her.
I'm going out first, alone. If he tries to attack me, then that will give him enough distance from Bella so you all come from behind and get him. We all nodded in agreement as Sam stepped forward with a low growl into the meadow.
We saw the leech's head turn in Sam's direction and we all crouched down ready to strike. Bella opened her eyes and kept them glued to the leech in front of her as he backed slowly away from her. Bella's eyes focused in on Sam and she stayed completely still while the leech inched himself closer and closer to the nearby trees.
Sam? Jared questioned.
Come, slowly, replied Sam.
Paul and Jared flanked Sam, Paul was so focused that he did not take his eyes off the leech. As I approached fully focused on the leech in front of me, it took me a moment to realize that I had become so close to Bella. She instantly gasped and jumped back drawing my attention to her. Her scent was so strong and I took a moment to let it fill my senses it was such a welcome relief from the horrible smell of leech that was also in the air. I saw her fear and it felt so ironic that she feared us more than the leech that was about to take her life.
Figures, mumbled Paul.
Jacob, focus! Commanded Sam as a low growl escaped from his mouth.
Sorry, I'm here. Giving the leech my full attention. The fear on his face brought me joy and I wanted to destroy him.
The leech bolted towards the trees and we were after him in seconds, Sam leading the way. We were going our full speed, something I had never done before. The trees whizzed by my head as the muscles in my body propelled me faster and faster. I could see the bloodsucker not far ahead and I found that we were much faster than him. Sam lunged forward grabbing the leech by the right shoulder. Paul went for his head and missed receiving a kick in the shoulder from the leech taking out a couple trees in his fall Dammit, Paul growled and his pain enraged us all.
Embry got the left leg of the leech within his teeth and ripped it off with a satisfying crack. The leech rolled to the ground screaming in pain and I stood with my legs on his chest using my full weight to my advantage and pinned him to the ground while Sam tore his head from his shoulders. While I continued to dismember his other leg and arms, all within a matter of minutes. The venom from his sockets burned my throat but is not poisonous, unlike his mouth which would kill us.
Once we started to dismember the leech, Jared phased to human and started gathering sticks and leaves together to start a fire to burn him. It didn't have to be a big fire because the venom is extremely flammable. Sam also phased and quickly pulled his shorts on and took a lighter out of his pants pocket and started the fire.
“Good teamwork everyone.” exclaimed Sam. “What a rush!”
“That was freaking awesome!”, Jared called out in amazement.
Paul started biting the vampire into smaller pieces partly so that it would be easier to burn and partly because he just really loved sinking his teeth into the bloodsucker and pulling him to pieces. Embry and I phased back to human and started gathering vampire pieces and adding them to the fire.
“Hell yeah it was!!” Embry added.
“Was it just me or did that seem easier than I imaged?” I asked in honest astonishment. I found the leech's head and grabbed it by the hair being careful to avoid his mouth. I have no idea how these disgusting creatures come back to life, but I was all too aware of the legends to not take them seriously. Phasing was a rude introduction that the legends were real and I felt that I had learned my lesson. I didn't want this one to literally bite me in the ass if I wasn't careful.
“What, were you scared of a bloodsucker?”, asked Jared.
“Hell, no! The legends seem to talk of them being so strong and fast.” I didn't want to be disappointed in my first kill but it just seemed over too quickly.
“Maybe it was because there were so many of us.” Embry stated, clearly trying to give me a little support.
“Possibly.” Sam said, seeming to agree.
While Paul was still a wolf he came over near the fire and dug a deep hole with his large paws, so that we would be able to bury the ashes once we were finished. Then Paul phased back and joined in the burning. After some of the adrenaline wore off then I began to really notice the repulsive smell as the fire grew with each new piece that was added.
“Hey guys, once we are finished here lets cover the usual patrols to double check for the red head, and then I want everyone at my house for a bonfire tonight. You all earned it!” Sam said with admiration for a job well done.
“Damn right we did!” Paul cheered.
“Sounds great, thanks Sam.” responded Jared.
We picked up our pace excited about the bonfire tonight and soon we were finished with patrols. Despite my best efforts I couldn't get Bella's scared face out of my mind, and my gut told me someone should be protecting her. It was clear that she had some type of association with the vampire and that scared me to death to think that the red head might think that Bella was somehow involved with his death and seek her revenge on Bella.
By the time we gathered at Sam's it was dark. There was a large round pit behind Sam and Emily's house and we built a large fire. There were large logs stacked in a large square staggered like a log cabin in the middle is where the fire started with leaves and small sticks, coming over the “cabin” were two large logs creating an 'X' with several long logs making a tipi surrounding the burning cabin.
“Hey Sam” I called getting his attention.
“Yes, Jacob.”
“I was wondering about Bella. I think that someone should be protecting her.”
“Why? We got the leech that she was with.”
“It can't be completely coincident that she was with him.”
“Jacob, I know you don't want to hear this, but that is the consequences of her being friendly with the Cullens.”
“What? Are you saying she asked for it?”
“Not exactly, and it doesn't matter. We will protect Bella just the same as any other human, but at this time I do not see any reason for her to have specific protection.”
I wanted to say more but then Emily brought out a massive amount of sliced potatoes, carrots, onion and hamburger meat. We each grabbed a large sheet of tin foil and loaded it with all the ingredients and then rolled the corners of the foil to seal it inside. We placed a large grate over the fire and placed our food over the fire to cook. As soon as we placed our food down then we each started building our second round in an equally large sheet of tin foil. We each had our own 2 liter bottle of soda and just relaxed by the fire reliving the big moment of killing our first leech.
“I can't believe he got that stupid hit in on me.” Paul moaned. We stifled a laugh not wanting to piss him off more than he usually was. It still didn't take much to make Paul go wolf and no one was in the mood to have to track down more clothes for him.
“Better luck next time,” Jared encouraged.
“Yeah we still got the red head to look for,” I mentioned.
Sam shook his head. “I have never even heard of a tick being so allusive.”
“Maybe now that we killed her mate she will stop running away and give us a decent fight.” Paul added
“Sam, do you think she might have some added gift?” I asked aware that the legends mentioned special abilities of some.
“I was sort of hoping those were myths,” Sam mentioned.
As the excitement built around me my own anxiety about Bella just would not settle. I felt like I had to choke down both portions of food, despite how mouthwatering it was. I knew that if I left a crumb it would draw even more attention to my gloomy mood and I was trying to avoid the limelight.
“Do you think Bella would know anything about the red head?” Embry asked, and I didn't like involving Bella any more than she already was.
“That girl is a freak.” Paul mumbled, and I felt a low growl rumble from my chest.
“Come on Jake, she purposefully hung out with vampires” Embry paused, “that should qualify as at least a little strange.”
“It must have sucked to know that she was so torn up over a bunch of leeches,” Jared stated while shaking his head.
The rumble in my chest started to vibrate and I could feel myself start to tremble. I backed up from the group and edged back towards the trees.
“Jacob, I'm sorry.” Jared said his eyes looking down.
“Just leave me alone guys.”
“Do you want me to come?” Embry asked as he started to stand up.
“No, just let me be,” as I continued towards the trees.
I looked to Sam silently asking permission to leave and to make sure that he wasn't planning to send someone after me. Sam simply nodded his head forward and I bolted towards the trees. Being away from Bella for this past week has not been easy but the wolf is able to handle emotions so much better. So I slipped my clothes off and was relieved to be on four legs again.
Jared was certainly right it did suck to know that Bella had fallen to pieces over a bunch of bloodsuckers and especially over Edward. I always knew that I was competing against the memory of Edward Cullen, but I thought it was just the memory of his pretty face and loads of cash. That was hard enough to compete with, but then to find out that I have been competing against a vampire this whole time, I have never been more angry and repulsed all at the same time.
I was mostly just drifting around aimlessly enjoying the speed and the feel of the ground below. When suddenly the trees started to look more familiar and I realized that I have subconsciously wandered into the trees just outside of Bella's house. I could smell the intoxicating scent that would only belong to Bella even from here and laid down in the fresh dirt. I could hear her bed cringe as she tossed back and forth and rattle from her shaking inside. Her heart beats were erratic and I could tell that she was scared. I wanted so badly to hold her and comfort her but I knew that it was too dangerous. I needed to have confidence in my own abilities to remain in control before I would put Bella in that sort of risk.
Bella's heart relaxed and I assumed that she was sleeping. So I just waited, curled up in the ground and went to sleep to the sound of her heart, and prayed that she could feel my presence even though she wouldn't be able to see it.
Billy pov
What an emotional roller coaster! When Embry and Jacob bolted out of the house I could tell from Sam's howl that it was urgent, and that could only mean that one or both of the leeches were back. The worst part about these chases are that they were never over quickly.
I decided that I would roll myself over to the Clearwater's and then at least Harry and I could get the news together and just maybe I could invite myself over to dinner as well. Sue is a wonderful cook or I could even try to convince Harry to cook his fish fry and I could try to steal that secret ingredient that makes it taste so much better than mine.
As I rolled up I saw Seth in the front yard throwing the football with Leah. She was going through a rough time with her break up from Sam and tended to stick close to her family. I felt bad for her but there really wasn't anything that could be done.
“Hey, Mr. Black,” Seth called and waved with a large smile on his face, as I rolled up.
“Hello, Seth. How have you been lately?”
“Great! Mom is making enchiladas tonight, they smell fantastic.”
I chucked, and knew the importance of food to a growing boy, and Seth was certainly growing quickly these days. “Do you think she will mind one more?”
“Of course not, Mr. Black, you know you are always welcome,” Leah replied with a sad smile.
“Thank you, Leah.” I replied.
There was a short awkward pause and then Leah threw the football back to Seth and I rolled myself inside. I watched sports with Harry and enjoyed a fantastic dinner, fresh homemade cooking was always such a treat. Right as dinner ended Harry got a call that seemed to be from Sam inviting us to a bonfire.
Harry gave me a ride and we were soon surrounded by four excited guys, telling stories that I knew would become legends one day. I was surprised to see that Jacob wasn't here, but Embry told me about seeing Bella with the leech, and some of the other remarks made so I understood. Being away from Bella has been hard on Jacob. Even being exhausted every night I could still hear him tossing and turning in his own bed and I could see the loss on his face. “That” smile was gone and at times it hurt to look Jake in the eyes and see the sadness behind them.
“Billy can I talk to you for a moment?” Sam asked. I have been expecting this. Throughout the evening I could see that something was bothering him.
“Sure, what's on your mind?” Sam stepped away from the fire and took my chair in his firm hands and rolled us away for some privacy.
“Do you think I should have made Jacob stay here?”
“Well I wasn't here, but I'm sure Jake is fine. Do you think you should have?” I placed my hands in my lap giving Sam my full attention.
“Maybe.” Sam paced around some, probably not sure if he should sit on the ground and be lower than me or to continue to stand tower over me. It was a common problem that I was use to others having around me.
“Would you have had to order him to stay?”
“Not really. I just feel like I second guess myself more with him.” He took a deep breath as to collect his thoughts. “It seems like I can sit here and make a decision and then as soon as I phase, I am no longer sure. I don't want to lead with uncertainty.”
I shook my head as I could imagine it being more difficult. Sam had stopped pacing and would shift his weight from one foot to the other. “Would you like to sit?” I pointed to a fallen log not far from where I sat. Sam seemed grateful to get past that awkwardness and easily picked the large log up and placed it near me and sat.
“You know I hate to use the alpha command on anyone, but with Jacob it is like the wolf in me knows that he isn't suppose to. It feels strange, backwards almost.”
“Do you think you need to step down?”
“No, not unless you think I should.”
I shook my head. “I do not think that Jake is ready.” Once again I wished that I had phased myself so that my advice weren't so hypothetical. It bothers me that people respond to me like wisdom is genetic or something.
“And you think I was?” Sam mumbled.
“That is a good point.” I didn't know what else to say. And I guess that Sam didn't have anything else to add either. We let the silence continue as Sam rolled me back to the group.
Sense it was after dark, Harry insisted on driving me back home and sense I had no idea when Jacob would be home offered to help me get into bed. After I was comfortable and Harry left I turned on the TV to catch up on the news of the day and I suddenly heard the phone ring.
“Hello?”
“Hey, Billy is Harry with you?
“I'm sorry, Charlie you just missed him. Can I send him a message?”
“Well . . .,” Charlie paused and seemed to be a little frustrated, “Bella was out in the woods today and swears she saw five large wolves.”
My eyes got as big as saucers and my brain blanked there for a second on a response. “Um. . . I thought you were hunting bears?”
“Well, apparently now we are hunting gigantic wolves instead. I was just going to give Harry a heads up, but I guess I'll tell him tomorrow.”
“Okay, so does this change anything in your investigation?”
“Not really, but it does help to know what we are actually looking for.”
“Yeah, I'm sure it does.”
“Anyways, I don't want to keep you up. Oh, how's Jacob feeling?”
“Better all the time, but being sick really took it out of him.”
“Well take care of yourself.”
“Always, do.”
“Bye.”
“Bye.”
Great so now Charlie and Bella know about the wolves. This could present a problem.
J-Pov
I think I have had the worse week of my entire life. On Monday, Jared, Paul, and Embry returned to school. Once they returned to school, Quil has become a bigger issue. Not that I completely blame him, I felt the exact same that he does when “Sam” took Embry from us, and now to Quil it seems that “he” has taken both of his best friends. And it would take a fool to not notice how big Quil has gotten and with his hair already being short we could easily be mistaken as brothers.
I continued to run patrols with Sam during the day. At night I had a perfect mixture of heaven and hell. After going to bed, I would either lay awake hoping and praying that Bella was safe and then falling asleep to terrible dreams of seeing the red headed leech bent over Bella's bed with blood dripping down her chin. Or I would sneak out of the house and run over to Bella's house and be able to smell her and know she was safe. But being there really was not much relief because Bella's dreams seemed to be even worse than mine. I would hear her call out Edward's name, which would cause my blood to boil and it would take all my concentration to not turn wolf and give away the secret that I was trying to keep of visiting Bella. Other times she called out Sam's name, whatever the hell that was about I had no idea. The worst was to then hear her scream and cry, while Charlie would toss and turn, getting out of bed walking towards Bella's and then returning to his own, warring within himself to go to her or let her deal with it herself.
To say my life sucked would be putting it mildly. As a results I was extremely short tempered the only thing that kept me from turning into a huge wolf at any second was the fact that I already was a wolf 70% of the day and I didn't want it any more than I had to. It also did not help that Bella decided to call the house ever half hour and drive my dad equally as crazy, so he called an emergency Council meeting to try and see what we should do about Bella. It did not help that Sam told them that I had told Bella about the legends. I have never seen my dad more angry then when he returned from that meeting. I am sure that he would have grounded me for life if Sam had not already ordered me away from Bella. My dad had been my only ally, I really believe that that he had faith in me that I could be trusted around Bella and that faith was shattered.
The only excitement that I had was when the red head decided to come back, I assume to check on her mate. Sam and I were running together when we first smelt her. Sam let out a long howl that alerted the others and soon we were all together.
Come on guys, we can do this! Paul screamed. Though we could tell it was fresh, it seemed to be a couple hours old, we raced through the trees smelling everything. She had a tendency to double back and start heading a different direction so tracking her was a tedious process.
Jared always ran up close next to Sam because his eye sight was crazy good, and each time she doubled back Embry and I would follow that trail until it soon brought us right back to where we just were. It is clear that she is very familiar with most tracking techniques and it seemed that the chase is equally part of the “fun”. The last thing we wanted to do was to be giving her a good time.
I can see her. Jared said, and instantly we could see the desire and excitement rise within us as a collective group.
It looks like there is someone with her. Sam said.
But we have only smelt one vampire. I said confused. And then in the next moment we could smell the blood and realized that she had stopped for a meal. Now is our chance, I immediately started moving faster.
Quick! Is there any chance to save the hiker? Embry asked. We all looked through Jared's eyes and could see the lifeless body of the person as the disgusting bloodsucker had her teeth to the man's throat.
Lets move quickly and keep the element of surprise while she is distracted. Paul, Embry and Jacob I want you to go right and get behind her, while Jared and I will direct her towards you. Sam ordered
We bolted away Paul in the lead with Embry and I on either side. In a matter of seconds we were watching through Sam and Jared as they approached. She was heavily distracted by the blood in front of her and it made me want to puke watching her throat swallow repeatedly.
“Help me!” Screamed a second man that we had not seen, we were so focus on her that it seemed like he came out of no where, and the man looked terrified as two large wolves had come out of the forest. The leech quickly grabbed him by the neck and broke it leaving him dead and his friend's body laid limp as a small puddle of blood spilled into the dirt.
She was livid that we had interrupted her meal. She crouched down and began to try and circle around Sam and Jared.
You three stay where you are, Sam ordered. Jared get ready.
Jared had his eyes clued to her in front of him, but made the mistake of pointing his shoulders to the north in the direction he planned to go inadvertently revealing the plan to her. She read it perfectly and bolted with two long strides, west in the direction of the beach.
At least now we had proof that if this filthy bloodsucker is with the Cullens that the treaty was broken. She had to drop the body and run, stupid chicken. We would have had her easily if we weren't so close to the ocean. It was practically a hop for her and she was swimming. It is suicide for us to even think about trying to go after them in water, they do not have to breathe, we do. -
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Oh! I am so glad to find your story again!! It took me days of searching but well worth it!!! You are an amazing writer, & you have a family to take care of, too?!?! I can/t wait to see how you weave the thread of the story & reveal such factual information!! I would gladly pay to read your books!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!!
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omg i loved it oh i cant wait for the next chapter post soon
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I'm really liking this JJ, keep it up. I'm excited to read the part where Jacob tells Bella he can't see her anymore. Although I've noticed that some of the events in your story are a little altered compared to Being Jacob Black. Like for example, Sam showing Jacob how he hurt Emily after Jacob phased into human for the first time. In Being Jacob Black all of that happened on the night he transformed.
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You are right it is changed.
I changed it because I do not feel that Jacob and Bella's phone conversation makes sense if Jacob has already agreed that he can not see her anymore. To me the phone call sounds like Jacob plans on seeing her again soon. So that is why I changed it to have Sam's conversation after the phone call with Bella instead of it being that first night.
I also feel that SM's Being Jacob Black is a summary of what happened and not a play-by-play like I am giving. So to be honest I am not sure if order is completely accurate or not. (I am not saying SM is wrong, but that it might not have thought it through step by step exactly the way it happened and so I feel that order can be shifted slightly)
You might like my blog where I acknowledge some of the facts vs imagination, and some of the changes that I have made.
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