Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight Stephenie Meyer does. I do own the idea of the story and OC's.
Take My Breath Away by Berlin belongs to rightful artist and their respective record label.
May, 2006
La Push might be small but it was still pretty big if you count the Rez apart of the town. Considering that I live close to Forks and Olympia, I ride a bus to school and back home. I rested my head on the cold glass as my warm breath fogged it up, I closed my eyes as a particular song began to play. I relaxed my tense shoulders and scowled a bit as I heard profanities rip through the back and middle of the bus. I didn't mind that the swear words were thrown around, but I got mad and I could feel my adrenaline begin to pump when I heard them say Jesus Christ in vain.
Leaning up in my knees I toward the back, I yanked out my earbuds and scowled but fought from blowing up. I instead used a phrase my mother told me to use when I heard them say his name like that.
"Hey" I yelled over the commotion, the bus quieted down. "That's my friend your talking about," I said more lowly and calmly.
There was a few laughs, "Are you lame that you get any real friends, so you have imaginary friends?" One boys with blonde hair asked with a grin.
"No, I have 'real' friends," I actually made air quotes, "And I'm sure any imaginary friend would be the only ones laughing. I might have beliefs but that doesn't mean that keep myself from the real world," I went to sit but then turned around. "This might sound rude but you might wanna try living in the real world," There was a chorus of oohs and laughter.
"Nice one," A girl, with the same black pin straight hair like the all the others in La Push, cross from me smiled. She scanned my outfit, "I love what you did to those jeans, I think it's really creative," I looked down at my jeans that had became bleached white and ripped from an uneven mix in the washer.
I wore my winter boots and a solid color t-shirt with a loose, long stylish cannagain, I smiled a thanks before commenting on hers. She smiled even wider and I could a voice telling me to speak to her again.
"This might seem weird or 'lame' but I want to invite you to my church on Sunday if you'd like. We're doing something different since Easter's coming up, if your interested," I smiled.
"Huh, are you sure it won't burn down with me in it?" She joked.
"Trust me, we've had a murder come in and seen some wonderful miracles, if didn't burn down for him. I'm pretty sure it won't for you," She laughed but nodded.
"I'll see what I can do, I'll text you on messenger later," Hannah smiled before turning back to her window.
'Saving another soul?' I thought with a joke but serious as well.
I didn't get a reply but the bus stopped quickly and my face slammed into the seat in front of me. "I deserved that," I whispered with a soft laugh, but I scrunched up my nose from the impact.
I closed my locker and swung my backpack onto my shoulders, I looked down at the folded note in my hands. It had fallen at my feet when I opened my locker, it had my name on it. I memorized the style of the writing so I could sneak glances at other students as they wrote. I unfolded it but I shoved the feeling of enthusiasm and hope away knowing it could be anything. I stopped in my tracks and looked around for a group of boys in a corner laughing and hiding.
But I didn't see Jacob, Clark, Quil, or Embry anywhere in sight, I knew it wasn't them because they haven't been in school for a while now. What kind of trouble did they get themselves into this time? It could have been anything, I folded the paper back up and shoved it into the side pocket of my backpack.
I pushed my mahogany red hair with dyed dark chestnut ends away from my face and continued walking to first period. I sat in my normal seat in the back by the windows and pulled out my English notebook and a sheet of blank paper.
Writing down some comments and then walked over to the basket, I folded it in half before dropping it in. I glanced at the door seeing Jacob's faturnel twin walk in, I noticed that Clark had gotten taller and muscular. Growing up with the twins, Ateara and Call I had also noticed what their parents looked like. Jacob looked more like his father and mother both as Clark looked like their mother. Sarah Black worked beside my mother in her photography and record label business.
Clark noticed that I was looking at him, he glanced at me before sitting in his three seats in front of me. He smiled slightly before coming up to the front of the room with a folded piece of paper.
"What? Do I have something on my face?" He ran a hand over his cheeks and mouth.
"No, sorry, I'm tired, I zoned out," That was somewhat true, but it looked like he had a major growth spurt over the past week. He looked older than sixteen, and to be honest he was hot.
"Oh," He smiled and walked to his desk as more students filed in.
I sat in my seat and doodled on the cover of my notebook, hearing a loud bang and crash against lockers. I flew out of my seat, curiosity was coming out of me, I gasped when Paul Lahote body was thrown my way. Clark pulled me away, I looked straight ahead to see a heaving chest Jacob Black. Clark and Embry held Jacob back as Seth and Quil held back Paul.
Knowing that these Quileute boys will get themselves in loads of trouble, it looked like other people wanted to break the rules too. I was tripped and then was kicked me in my stomach, I gasped as I held my stomach.
God!
Don't be frightened. Trust in me.
I groaned but I knew that he'd have control but was this pay back because of I did on the bus? What was the cause for this? I guess I won't know until later.
Always. I thought with obedience and adoration.
I glanced up to hear shuffling, I seen Clark and Embry glancing down at me. I lifted my eyes to see Jacob staring back, he gone rigid.
That's all it took, all his rage was gone and worry and fear clear on his features but he covered it up and scowled at Paul. I felt a unnatural pull towards him Paul was shaking with laughter, he gaze shifted back at me and then people started chanting for a 'fight'. They got louder and louder, I was standing up and someonehelped me up. Teachers began to break everyone up, I was lifted to my feet and taken to the nurse.
I rubbed my flat but not too flat stomach, I seen a faint patch of a growing purple mark. My legs were a different story, my thighs were like chicken legs but my calves were big and hard. Nothing ever really happened to me like this, God brought things like that to me but I was never a victim. I was called to office, I swung my backpack onto my shoulders and winced when I attempted to stretch. I walked into the office and I went to sit when someone shoved past me, I glanced over my shoulder to see the kid that kicked me, snickering.
Don't engage with him.
I seen a flash of hatred and threat in his brown eyes, I remembered one of the messages about the Devil or a demon in a body and was threatened because of your power and your work in God. His lips curled back, I stood up straight with my shoulders back and I leveled my chin with the floor. He hissed but then the principal came out and flashed a warning glare at him.
I sensed eyes on me and I glanced at the group sitting in the chairs against the wall. Jacob, Quil, Embry, Seth, Clark, and Paul they were all watching me, I reached up for my silver cross necklace. Slight panick went through me when it wasn't there. I averted me eyes, I wasn't embarrassed, it was their stares were just really intense, and unnerving. And I needed to find my necklace.
"Miss. Aries Woodlight," He gestured for me to enter his office first.
As soon as I was in the room I turned to him, "I lost my necklace." I put my backpack on the chair to rampage through my books and the pockets.
"Your necklace? What did it look like?" He opened the door again. "We'll go look for it and we'll talk about what happened."
"Okay. It's a silver cross on a silver chain, there's tiny diamonds on it too," I zipped up my bag.
"Come on, we'll go look for your necklace," He let me go ahead to the lobby doors.
"You mean this one?" Seth pulled out a cross with a chain.
I gasped loudly with a chuckle, I took it from him, I grinned at him, "Thank you," He nodded with a smile. "You literally saved my life. My mother would've killed me, if she found out I lost it," I slipped it over my head.
It wasn't big or fancy, it was a regular cross in a small silver chain. The only thing that made look expansive was the small diamonds.
"Was really expansive?" The woman at the desk asked gazing at it.
"It was when my third great grandfather bought it for his wife, it's been passed down over the generations. Mom gave it to me over the summer, it's our family line, it means a lot," I tucked it into my shirt.
"Does it have diamonds in it?" She quired.
"Yeah, real ones, I'm surprised they didn't fall out from what it's been through," I smiled at her and I was back in Mr. Smith's office.
I shut my locker door and walked down the courtyard path toward the buses pulling out my phone. Slipping my ear buds in, I selected a media, I jumped when Jacob appeared at my side.
"Hi," He smiled at me.
"Hi," I returned the smile.
Why was he talking to me? And he looks nervous and kind.
There was no answer, "So how are you doing?" He asked, looking genuinely concerned and genuinely friendly.
"I'm well aside from a bruise on my stomach. I'll survive," I glanced up at him.
"You know, I'll kick his as-, I'll beat him up if you want," I snickered as he caught his language.
"Look, just because I'm religious doesn't mean you can't act yourself. But do lower down on the swearing, it's a very bad habit to have," I put my hands in my coat packets.
"Okay," He smirked, "Would you want to come over for a few hours?"
I glanced at him as if he lost his mind.
"My mother will be there, I think she'll want to know how you're doing," He rubbed the back of his neck.
Since when is Jacob Black nervous? "Is Clark going to be there?"
"No, why? You have a sercet crush, or something?" I smiled.
"No, it's just weird not seeing you two together. You guys were always attached to the hip," He chuckled.
"Yeah, he hanging out with Embry and Quil. They kinda ditched me, then I seen you so I was like why not hang with Aries," I laughed.
"Sure, I'm just gonna text mom," I pulled out my phone and sent mom a quick text.
It looked like he did too, "My mom's okay with it."
My phone chirped, "So is mine. But I have to be home by seven. She wants me to stop at the house though for something."
"Cool," He smiled and he lead me to his car.
"Is that the car Clark has been talking about?" I gawked at the red Rabbit VW.
"Didn't you see it Sophomore year?"
"You were barely here after February, you were always dropped off or I think you walked."
"Stalker much?" He grinned.
"No, I observe," I threw him a sly smirk.
He laughed and I climbed in, I watched as his huge body fold into his Rabbit clown car. I might be 5'7 but I wasn't as big as him. He was at least 6'5, 6'6 or possibly 6'7, he was always a scrawny little fellow and I had always been taller than him.
"What?" He asked.
"Nothing," I shook my head and he pulled out of the parking lot.
It was a shorter drive to the Rez than to my house, the rain had stopped an hour ago but with the smell of rain in the air. I knew it wasn't over, as per usual. I didn't mind it as much and my mother called depressed but I just said I've liked it for years. I didn't know why, I just did, I liked it when it was sunny out too but it was mostly clear at night so I always stared at the moon. Something told me that my life was going to change, for good and for bad.
I prayed it was mostly for good. But I could sense it was going to be hard to keep the faith of good times ahead. I was going to take advantage but also cherish it.
Trust in me. Always have trust in me.
I heard Chance barking within the house, I smiled when I saw him barking through the window in the couch. My blonde, petite mother pulled him down and unlocked the door. Jacob was behind me, I was met by my cousins and mother at the kitchen table playing cards. And talking about something called trumping.
"Hey," Aunt Mary greeted with a bright smile.
Jacob shut the door behind me and then Chance almost knocked me over with kisses and whining. Thank God I had my necklace under my chest, "Down!"
He gazed up at Jacob and his excitement clear, "Put that rocket back in its pocket young man."
Jacob looked down horrified at his fly but the room erupted in laughter. "Chance gets too excited, he's still a puppy though."
"So your Jacob Black?" Mom eyed him up and down. "I've heard a lot about you over the years."
Jacob glanced at me when I finished greeting my family members and sat on the couch. Chance came up and sat in my lap, I grunted when he weight fall over me.
"Oh my goodness, boy! Your not small anymore, you big lug,"I blew in his face.
He stared at me out the corner of his eye with his head tilted slightly. I glanced at my family and Jacob, Chance started panting again, he watched me as I blew in his face again. He covered my face in wet, but none slobbery kisses, I giggled uncontrollably and rubbed the side of his neck.
"So what did you want ma?" I asked.
"My evil plan has come into place," She said above a whisper but it was clear she wanted the others to hear. "We're going to kidnap Jacob, he's gorgeous so it works," I gaped at her.
"Mother!" I couldn't hold back my laughter. I left my backpack in the couch but shoved my phone in my back pocket.
She made a pretend evil laugh, "I will get you my pretty and your little…" She looked around then spotted his car. "And your little car too."
"Oh jeez," I laughed. "Run, Jake! Run!" I pushed him out the door.
Mom was laughing along with the others. We headed on our way to his house, on the Rez.
"Your mom's a little crazy right?" Jake glanced at me then back to the road.
"Yeah, but I love her to death. It's good to keep around a nutter or two, it makes life interesting," I grinned.
"Yeah," He smiled, that was the end of our conversation.
"Oh look at you, you're a goddess, Aries," Sarah Black enveloped me in a hug.
"Thank you, you don't too bad yourself," I smiled at her.
"Aries Woodlight, as I live and breathe I didn't recognize that it was you," Billy Black walked over to me and hugged me.
I was an inch taller than Sarah and Billy was at least six foot, Jacob came to stand at my flank. I gazed up at Jacob but we turned when a angry Paul came out of the forest.
"What the hell is she doing here?!" He yelled. "What are you doing here?!" My heart began beating faster.
It looked like Paul was going to have one of his major flip outs, and it kinda scared me.
"Paul, calm down," Billy came to stand beside me.
Jacob put an arm out in front of his father, "Paul, don't do this. Not now," Jacob stepped forward, which caused a magnetic reaction in me.
I moved with him, I was kinda in an open space once Billy went back next Sarah, so I went right to Jacob. Paul scoffed looking at me.
"Even though you imprinted, she clings to you, that's hilarious," What is up with Paul?
Was he on his period or was it a serious case of PMS? I didn't know what it was but it was starting to freak me out when he began trembling violently. I stepped back when Jacob started trembling, I didn't know if it was from anger or the cold. The cold didn't seem to bother them because Paul for one was wearing shorts and Jacob was wearing a long sleeve shirt but I had feel the heat radiating off of him. And what was imprinting by the way?
"Jacob, what is he talking about?" I gazed up at the towering boy.
"Nothing, it's nothing," He glanced at me then back to Paul.
"Nothing?!" Paul roared. "It's not nothing?!" Now his body was jerking uncontrollably.
"Paul!" Sam Uley came out of tree line along with Clark, Embry, Quil, Seth, Leah, Brady, Collin, and Jared. "Stand down!"
Stand down?! Is this a military movie or something?
Don't say anything. Get back.
I listened and Billy pulled me back quickly. I shrieked when a dark silver wolf exploded from Paul, his lips curled back in a snarl. Paul lounged at us, I instantivly dodged, bending backwards when I seen a huge paw with claws come flying at me.
In Jacobs place was a russet brown wolf and he shoved the attacking wolf away. I fell onto my butt as I stared after the creatures.
What is going on?! I screamed in my head and I continued to watch the russet wolf that had been my Jacob. No, not my Jacob. Just Jacob Black, but he was not fully human, he was a shapeshifter. So was Paul Lahote, and I was guessing the rest of the people at the tree line were shapeshifters too. Sam had phased or exploded into a black wolf and I was amazed at their beauty.
Beautiful creatures of God. I think, right?
I sat at Emily's kitchen table with my hands fisting in my hair, I couldn't believe this, any of this. I glanced back up at Emily's scarred but beautiful face. She noticed that I was clutching my necklace, and I sighed and the sound of my head hitting the table was the only sound. Until she decided to break the silence.
"I know it's very overwhelming, and I wish this didn't happen to you so soon," she had put a hand in my shoulder.
I gazed up at her, "This is insane are you sure that this isn't a dream?" I jumped when someone pinched my side, I glanced up to see Embry smiling. "This is overwhelming, can I go home?"
"I'll take you home," My heart stuttered at the sound of Jacob's voice.
When did he get here? Apparently as soon as you said you wanted to go home. I met his eyes, I averted because of the intensity, I hold it. It made my heartbeat stutter and quicken, meeting his again as I stood up to walk over to him.
"I'm sorry that you had to find out about this," He looked down. "I know that your beliefs will curse but-"
I cut him off, I lifted his chin so he would look in my eyes, "Just because of my beliefs will curse you." My eyes never left his, "Doesn't mean I will, I feel like somethings going to happen," I looked away thoughtfully before meeting his again, "I feel like God has a plan."
"So you're the Jesus Freak," Jared Cameron came in from the living room.
"If I was a Jesus Freak I'd cursing you all to hell, I'm not like that. But I know I was brought here for a reason," They didn't say anything.
I kinda didn't expect them too. Nor did I really anticipated them too. We all turned to the sound of a loud engine.
Jared swore, "Who is that?"
"Bella Swan," Embry answered.
Emily offered me a brownie that came fresh from the oven, I accepted and walked over to take it. I took a bite of the warm, chocolatey goodness, "Thank you so much, Emily. These are amazing," I caught the crumbs before I placed my treat on my napkin.
In came an ivory woman with lustful, rich brown hair and rosy cheeks. She smiled at the pack at the table before hugging Jacob, Emily turned to me and smiled.
"Hey, vampire girl," Emily caught her attention and went up to her to hug her.
"Hey, wolf girl," Bella blushed lightly and hugged Emily back.
She caught my eye and we both fidgeted and we met halfway. I was taller then her by three to four inches.
Both at the same time we introduced ourselves,
"Aries Woodlight," I grinned.
"Bella Swan," She giggled softly.
"I'm sorry," We both started and stopped at the same time.
"Hi-"
"Oh my God! It's like there are in sync! You have both of the same girls, Jakey!" Paul laughed and went into the living room where Sam smacked him over the head.
I was confused but so was Bella, "Um, you go first." She offered and I smiled at her.
"Hi, it's nice to meet the Chief of Police's daughter. And the girl that Jacob had become obsessed over for the past, well, forever," I chuckled, nervously.
"Yeah, it's nice to meet you too. I've heard a lot about you as well, I thought that I'd meet you sooner rather than later," She smiled.
"Oh, well this is a first of actually hanging out with… all of them," We had glanced over at the wolves.
"I'm assuming that you know what they are?"
Wolves. Shape-Shifters.
"Oh yeah, I never thought that Paul Lahote will explode into a wolf. Or anyone for that matter, I knew that Paul would explode but not into a huge wolf. I thought he'd have a brain aneurism or something," She laughed and we sat at the table.
Accepting a brownie from Emily, I brought my biten brownie and sat across from Bella. Emily sat glasses of milk in front of us and sat between us.
"Huh…" All the guys stared at us.
Mostly between me and Bella, "What?"
"Is that alright for them to be getting along so well? Are they going whip nail polishes and makeup?" Emily laughed at Paul's questions.
Bella and I glanced at each other with and then looked away, I shivered at the thought of being really girly.
"Aries, do you still want to go home or are you good?" Quil leaned toward me.
"I'm good," I took a drink of my milk before going back to our conversation before.
"So you and Bella got along good," He was unsure if it was a question or a surprised statement.
"Yeah, we did," I smiled and watched my feet as we walked to my front door. "It's such a shame that she's being controlled by her boyfriend," I rubbed my tired eyes. "I didn't know that she had a sister," I looked up at Jacob.
"Yeah, her sister came in from staying with her mother," Jacob stuffed his hands in his pockets. "I can't believe you handled… everything well, I thought you'd start going into hysterics and cursing us all," We both chuckled at that.
"I'll admit I'm kinda mad that your all forced to it all. And I'm kinda upset that the stuff in movies and books are true, I'll admit it's cool but it's also not…" I glanced back up at him. "When I said I feel like I'm in this situation for a reason, it's getting stronger," He met my eyes. "Just because I have my beliefs doesn't mean that I'll shut you out or curse you, that doesn't mean I'll drop my beliefs either."
"I thank you for being so gracious and forgiving about it all, I didn't know what to think or expect," Jacob sat on the step below me.
"Your welcome, I think that I just need time to process it all so just give me time and I'll call you," I stood up.
He nodded, "I can do that. I'll talk to you later then," Jacob leaned in for a hug.
I hugged him, "Talk to you later," I watched him go before shutting the door behind me.
"So, how was your evening?" Mom was sitting on the couch watching a movie.
"Eventful but I had fun," She gave me a look.
"I met a lot of his friends and we hung out. I really had a good time," I smiled and I then yawned.
"Well it seems like you did. Go get some rest, I'll see you in the morning," I hugged and kissed her on the cheek and I went to bed.