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Start of story: New Moon, pg 412, when the phone rings… this is my version of the chapter… ENJOY a TEAM JACOB Story
Maybe it would be easy – like holding his hand or having his arms around me. Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't feel like a betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, anyway? Just myself.
Keeping his eyes on mine, Jacob began to bend his face toward me. And I was still absolutely undecided.
The shrill ring of the phone made us both jump, but it did not break his focus.
Slowly our faces inched closer and closer and I felt my heart beat increase and my head spin. Was I ready for that or would it destroy our friendship? Or would it feel right? My eyelids fluttered shut and I felt Jacob's lips brush mine as light as a feather.
My heartbeat increased even more and my knees went weak. 'Hold me, Jake.' I thought, slinging my arms around his neck.
Jacob responded to my hug immediately. He drew breath, held me close to his swelteringly hot body and crashed his lips down on mine. It was different from Edward's kisses – really different. Jacob didn't need to be careful with me and I also didn't need to fear to be pushed away.
Without actually thinking what I was doing, I found myself responding to him when he put his tongue into my mouth.
Moaning slightly, Jacob pulled me even closer and I melted into his strong arms. I savoured the feelings of his lips and never wanted to let go. I felt like I really belonged here – in Jacob's arms, because I felt safe, happy and – well –desired. Something Edward probably wasn't familiar with. Or actually, he did desire something… my blood.
"Bella!" I heard an anguished voice; Jacob and I broke apart, red in the face and breathing heavily.
"Didn't you hear the phone ringing?" Alice asked, looking from Jacob to me, scrutinizing us closely.
"Yes, but uhm… well… we were… uhm busy." I stammered embarrassed.
"It was Edward!" Alice said, ignoring our embarrassment. "And he wants to know if you are still alive – sometimes even my visions are faulty." The sound of his name made me feel strangely depressed and a bit angry. I clutched my hands to my chest to stop the hole from ripping open again.
Jacob snorted. "No wonder, bloodsucker."
"Save your breath, mutt." Alice bristled.
"Okay calm down!" I got up, putting my hands between them. "And what did you tell him, Alice?"
"That I made a mistake and that you are alive and healthy and… moving on." Alice explained.
"Err, but Alice…" Why did she lie?
"It's fine, Bella. He wanted you to move on and so you did. You humans can do that much easier than we." Alice explained. "Though, I must admit that Edward still cares a lot for you. He didn't leave you because he wanted to you know."
"What?" I was completely nonplussed. Moved on? What was she talking about? That kiss with Jake was nothing. Or wasn't it? I could still feel Jacob's hot hands on my shoulders. 'Besides, what did Alice know? She didn't see how Edward broke up with me. It was his choice.' I thought glumly.
"But I'm warning you, Bella. Jacob is not good company – he is a werewolf, even worse, a young werewolf – they are dangerous, because they can't keep themselves under control!" Alice said with wide innocent eyes.
"I would never hurt her, leech!" Jacob spat. "Unlike you bloodsuckers!"
"I would never hurt Bella." Alice said outraged.
"I'm not talking about you; I'm talking about the red-haired leech!" Jacob said smugly.
"Victoria is here?" Alice asked me now completely thrown, which must be new to her.
"Yes, she is looking for me. Laurent told me that she wants to kill me, because Edward killed James. She thinks it's fair to kill a mate for a mate." I explained, an icy chill running down my back.
Alice's eyes were big. "I didn't see her here, and neither did I see Laurent. You talked to him?"
"Yes, but luckily the werewolves arrived on time. If it hadn't been for them, I would have been dead." I explained quietly and Jacob beamed. It was so easy to make him happy and I just loved to see him smile.
"But why couldn't I see that?" Alice mused. "Maybe… maybe I can't see anything when YOU are around – I can't see past werewolves, because I also didn't see you being pulled out of the water. That's it!"
"However, Victoria is back for Bella, but she is hard to get. She is incredibly fast and dodges us with perfection." Jacob explained. "It is very difficult for us to follow her trace, because sometimes she joins with another bl- vampire and the other trace is even stronger."
"Wait a moment!" Alice called out shocked. "You mean there is a second trace which smells stronger than Victoria's?"
"Ye-ess." Jacob rolled his eyes. "What's so hard to understand about that?"
"It means that the second trace is a newborn." Alice said quietly. "It means that she is creating other vampires – the newborns are incredibly strong and fast and deadly. No one can really control them."
My body felt like ice. And they were all after me?
Jacob massaged my shoulders. "We will take care of that."
"Hmpf." Alice said. "I have to talk to Edward and Carlisle about that." she went off, her little fingers dialling the phone number so fast I could only see a blur.
"Why is Victoria building an army?" I asked appalled.
"I don't know, Bella. I will look out for her, promise." Alice said, putting the phone to her ear. "But I can't see anything with THEM around."
"Carlise? Yes, it's me, Alice. Listen…" and she went out of the room, talking quietly so that my human ears couldn't make out her words.
"What are we going to do?" I felt some of the panic rising again.
"You should stay in La Push. We can only have everything under control there. But I first have to talk to Sam about that – he might have a better idea." Jacob shrugged.
Alice came back, her hand shaking slightly. She threw her arms around me and hugged me tightly. "Oh Bella, we are so sorry for putting you in this situation." If she could have cried, she would now have shed tears.
"Alice, it's NOT your fault, please don't think like that." I said, inhaling her scent.
"But if it weren't for Edward… and us obviously, you wouldn't be in any mortal danger." Alice said.
I was surprised. "No, don't think that! It's not your fault."
But Alice ignored me and went on ruthlessly. "Edward is grieving, he is so sorry for putting you through this. He even considers going to the Volturi to die!"
"NOOOO!" I screamed, and the panic was resurfacing stronger than ever. "He can't do that."
"He might not, if I convince him that he can repay his debts differently." Alice smirked. "I told them about our situation and Carlisle and Edward think it's only fair if we come back and fight her and her stupid army. Emmett is thrilled of course, and Jasper can train us! The wolves, however, should come to your training sessions too, if they wish to fight."
At the word 'fight', Jacob's head shot up. "Hey, that sounds like a great idea, le- Alice. I don't know, if Sam agrees though. I'll go and tell him about that."
In an instant, Jacob took off his shirt, revealing his incredible body – full of muscles of course – and ripped off his shoes and socks. "See you." He gave me a quick peck on the cheek and departed at full speed.
I sighed and noticed Alice grinning at me.
"New flame, huh? I must admit, he is HOT. And I mean that literally." Alice smirked.
"Stop it." I said, my cheeks probably flushed with embarrassment.
"It's okay…" Alice said, rolling her eyes. "What a pity that he stinks of wet dog. But watch out. He's almost back by the way and can hear everything we are talking about…"
"WHAT?" I didn't hear anything and supposed my human ears were too weak to hear anybody Alice thought was 'near'. Sure enough, Jacob appeared 2 minutes later, breathing hard and grinning from ear to ear.
"Sam would like to talk to Carlisle as soon as he's back." he told Alice, his nose wrinkled in disgust, though. "When will he be back?"
"Carlisle is supposed to be working in a hospital in L.A. We have to find for a good cover story so that the whole family can move back as soon as possible." Alice said and her eyes slid out of focus. "Got it. We'll just say, Esme didn't like it there and wanted to come back."
"Brilliant!" Jacob said sarcastically. "Now, when will he be back?"
"Next week." Alice said and her eyes went back to normal again. "I can't see anyone hindering us. Well, that's it, Bella. I'm going back to pack my belongings and we will be here sometime next week. Probably on Thursday."
"Great." I said, feeling a leap of excitement, because I knew I would be seeing Edward again. Alice kissed my cheek and was gone, before I could even blink.
"Bella, I think, you should come to La Push with us as often as you can. At night, the pack and I will take it in turns to patrol your house." Jacob said warmly and hugged me with his strong arms.
"What about Charlie?"
"We'll take it in turns to patrol your house. At night, at least." Jacob said and I nodded in thanks, relieved.
I gladly snuggled into his chest and let the warmth of his body calm me. I was excited, scared, happy, angry, sad and relieved at the same time and I only felt whole and peaceful when I was with Jacob. How odd. I had not noticed that my feelings towards Jacob had changed so drastically. He was not only a friend I could count on; he was also the thoughtful, fun loving and always in a good mood – my personal sun.
Jacob brought my out of my reverie by clearing his throat. "Bella, when… he comes back,…. what are you going to do?"
I honestly didn't know. On the one hand, there was Jacob, MY Jacob, but on the other hand, there was dangerous, cold and beautiful vampire Edward. But Edward had left me, and Jacob probably never would. It was to choose between the love of my life and the one I couldn't live without.
A tough decision.
"I have no idea, but Edward left me – and you know how that made me feel, I don't want to go through all of this again." I shuddered, remembering the pain he had caused.
Jacob tried not to smile, but I could see a muscle going in his cheek.
"You won't fall back into his clutches?" he asked surprised.
I thought about it. Would I? No, definitely not.
I laughed and it felt good to laugh. "No, Jacob, I'm not going to 'fall' for him again. I'm not interested in being a vampire any more. I prefer you to cold and lifeless."
Jacob now finally grinned. "So, do you want to kiss again?"
"Hmm…" I pretended to think, my fingers on my cheek, but Jacob obviously couldn't wait for more. He slowly bent forward, took my face in his hands, and softly, tenderly pressed his lips onto mine. I reacted immediately, by slinging my arms around his neck.
Ah. Pure bliss. I didn't need to be careful with him and he certainly wasn't with me. The kiss was passionate, hard and slightly violent but saturated with love. I again felt my knees go weak and was glad that Jacob was holding me tightly.
Just when we were getting comfortable, the doorbell rang. "Ah… fuck." Jake growled. He had his hand under my shirt on my bare back and it was too comfortable to let go. Groaning, I pushed his hand away and got up from the bed.
"Hello?" I opened the door and saw Quil, grinning from ear to ear.
"Hey Bella. Jake is here." It wasn't a question, Quil knew that Jacob was here and there was no reason to deny that. Not, when the pack knew everything anyway – from now on, I was included in their thoughts as well. You cannot keep your love life private if your mate is a werewolf.
Jacob came downstairs and his face was glowing strangely. Wait, he had told me something about this look… No, it couldn't be… not my Jacob…
Quil and I had the same dumbfounded expression, and we knew even before he opened his mouth.
"I've imprinted!"