It felt like I was going to explode, like someone was stabbing me repeatedly with a knife laced with poison. I looked around me; there was nothing but trees and dead leaves. I was completely alone. Another sharp pain goes through my body and this time I see my attacker, with their dark red eyes, I started to speak but was left with one word "Jake," I choked out as my world began to fade into a fuzzy black abyss.
I sat up breathing heavily and looking around me, my sheets wrapped around my bare legs as I pushed my hair out of my face. 'It was only a dream Collie, relax.' I told myself as I untangled my body from the confining sheets and went to the window.
Nights like these were the worst for me, when I didn't know what was going on. Jacob and the others in the wolf pack were off "battling" for Bella. I scoffed, it has always been about frickin' Bella since Jake and I imprinted. Knowing what an imprint between a werewolf and his mate means, I'm not too worried about losing him to her I…I just wish he wouldn't follow her around like a love sick puppy still [no pun intended].
I crawled back into my bed and looked over at my nightstand, there sat a picture of Jacob and I that Seth had taken a few months ago. He was standing behind me with his arms wrapped around me, just like he always does. I sighed and laid back down, knowing that I wasn't going to sleep, knowing that none of the "wolf" girls were.
Reaching for my phone to text Kim, Jared's girlfriend/imprint, I heard someone banging on our door. I jumped up quickly, forgetting I only had short shorts and one of Jake's T-shirts on. I ran to the door and opened it quickly, preparing myself to yell at whoever was making so much noise when I came face to face with Jared and Paul.
From the moment I saw them, I knew there was something wrong by the look in their eyes. "What is it?" I asked, shutting the door behind me as I stepped outside and then quickly regretting it with the cool temperatures.
"Jake was hurt during the fight, the bones in the right side of his body were crushed…He's been asking for you Collie." Jared said, as he shifted from foot to foot nervously.
"Where is he?" I asked, my voice was barely a whisper as I tried to keep from crying.
"He's at Billy's. We'll take you." Paul said as he headed back to his truck. I followed with Jared at my heels as we all climbed into the truck I noticed my grandmother standing at her bedroom window; she gave a slight wave and went back to bed.
The entire ride, I kept replaying the last few days in my head, where I did nothing but fight with Jake. And at that moment I felt like the world's worst girlfriend/ imprint ever.
"How did this happen?" I asked, not recognizing my own voice. It felt like I was dreaming.
"A vampire attacked Leah and Jake jumped in to help her and then the leech turned on him," Paul said. I just nodded and continued to look out the window.
"Collie, there's something else too. You know how we were defending Bella, well, I don't want to be a rat but you deserve to know." Jared sighed, biting his lip. I just looked at him, "Just tell me, Jared."
"He kissed Bella after she begged him not fight today." Jared said quickly as we pulled up to Billy's and I got out of the truck before it had completely stopped, not want to hear anymore. Everyone was standing outside except for Sam, who was un-doubtfully with Jake.
Billy gave a slight smile as I walked over to him, Jake's screams of agony echoed in the surrounding forest and it broke my heart just knowing he was in that kind of pain. Billy held onto my hand as Jacob's screams got worse, he needing the comfort of human touch just as much as I did.
"Why did he have to butt in? I could've taken care of that leech." Leah said through gritted teeth as she punched the tree next to her.
"Give it as rest Leah!" Paul shouted and I looked at him gratefully. Leah was okay to be around but sometimes she just didn't know when to shut her trap.
We stood out there for hours, or it felt like hours to me anyway, and my body was freezing but I wasn't about to leave or complain even. Soon we saw an orange pick-up truck and I rolled my eyes, earning a gentle squeeze from Billy.
Bella jumped out and I restrained myself from tackling her to the ground and settled for rolling my eyes again, the infamous Bella Swan. Who had a werewolf and a vampire fighting for her love…too bad the werewolf chose someone else. I heard the last bit of what Quil was saying to Bella when Sam and Dr. Carlisle Cullen came out of the house.
"He'll be alright. I gave him some morphine but his body temperature will burn it off soon. I'll come back to set up a drip." Dr. Cullen said to Billy.
Billy looked up at the man he had come to hate and stretched out his hand. "Thank you"
Carlisle looked at his hand a moment before taking it. He then looked at me and said "He's asking for you." And with that he headed for his car, stopping to tell Bella to go home on his way.
Billy squeezed my hand to pull my attention away from Bella. "Go to him." He said with an understanding smile as he released my hand from his.
Without a seconds hesitation I headed inside the small one story house where Jacob lived with Billy, the two of them alone. Jacob's two sisters that had gone off to college and one of them had just gotten married.
I slowly walked back to Jake's room, thankful for the carpeted floors to warm my bare feet. I found him bandaged and broken, with his eyes closed and his breathing was even. I turned back toward the door to leave him to let him sleep.
"You're going to freeze to death," I heard him say, as I turned back around to face him. He was eyeing my short shorts and bare feet.
"Well, you're going to scare me to death so either way it's going to happen." I whispered, knowing it was a futile attempt because he had super sensitive hearing.
"I'm sorry, I worried you. I could feel it you know, your worry I mean." He said rambling as he fought to keep his eyes open, the morphine in his body making him tired.
I smiled and went to sit in the chair next to him, grabbing his left hand. "It's okay, I'm just glad you're okay." I said, as tears began to spill over. He pulled his hand away from mine and wiped the lone tear away. "Don't cry. It's okay now, it's all over. The red vamp is dead now; no one else is going to come after Bella."
Jake took my hand in his again and we just stared into each other's eyes. I know it seems stupid, but I could see the promise of forever in those chocolate brown orbs. I sat in that chair for what seemed like hours, the pack had come and gone and Billy had went to bed, waking up every hour on the hour to check on Jake. Around Sunrise, Billy suggested that I go home and rest and I told him no. It made me feel better to be close to Jake to be able to see him and know that he's okay.
He had been asleep for a while now, with no indication of waking anytime soon, so I finally surrendered in the battle I was fighting with sleep.
