Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight. I own nothing but my OC.
This is my first FF story. Please be nice.
Jewels POV
I'm dying, I thought to myself. Here I lay in a hospital bed, surrounded by my family, and all I can think about is getting one more chance to live.
"I love you, Jewels."
"I love you too, mama."
I could hear her crying, and than everything went black.
"Breathe, Bella! Dammit! Come on Bells. Don't do this to me."
Choking - Holy shit! I was choking to death. I thought death was supposed to be painless. This is not painless.
"Oh thank God, Bella, I thought for sure you were dead."
Bella? Who in the hell was this guy? Looking down I notice I'm soaking wet and freezing. Whoa, what the hell is going on? Wait did that guy call me Bella?
"Bella?" I choke out.
"Bells? Are you okay? What were you thinking jumping off that cliff? Were you trying to kill yourself?"
"Now wait a damn minute, dude. I didn't jump off no cliff."
"Did you just call me dude? Bella, what the hell is wrong with you?"
Again with the Bella shit.
"Listen whoever the hell you are, I don't know who you think I am, but my name is not Bella."
I could see this guy was getting extremely angry with me, but I didn't give two shits about him and his anger. I just wanted to know what the hell was going on.
"Listen" shoot. I didn't know his name.
"Listen, I need you to actually look me in the eye and help me figure out what in the fuck is going on. Can you do that?"
I could see I startled him with my language, but I didn't give a fuck if I offended him. I needed to know who he was, where I was, and what the hell was happening! He finally looked me straight in the eye and froze. Whoa, what the hell was that sharp tug in my chest? I immediately grabbed my chest and started rubbing it. It was seriously freaking me out! What is wrong with me?
"Dude, stop smiling and take me to the hospital! I think I'm having some kind of heart attack."
I just kept rubbing my chest, while this loon just kept smiling at me. What in the fuck! Is this guy insane? I could hear someone running up to us - maybe they would actually help me.
"Take Bella home" the new guy yelled.
Great, just great. Another person calling me, Bella.
"Hey you!" I yelled to the new guy.
"What?" He snarled at me.
"What's your name?"
"You're joking right?"
"Do I look like I'm fucking joking?"
I could see his eyes narrow, but I new he'd answer.
"Sam. The names Sam. And who are you?"
"My name is Jewels, and I really need some help here."
He just stared at me. Great, I broke him.
"Sam, I need some help." I spoke slowly.
"I don't know where I am, who any of you are, and to be honest, I'm thinking I'm having some kind of heart attack, because there is this crazy ass tug going on in my chest."
Again he said nothing. Okay, well this is getting me nowhere. I slowly stand up and look around. Nope, no idea where I am. Holy shit, I'm cold. Looking down I notice how skinny I was. No, this can't be right. I finally take a look at my hands. They're skeletal and pale. Oh my God! I'm a pale face! Now, I'm really freaking the hell out. I grab a chunk of my hair and notice it's brown. Brown not black. I can feel myself starting to have a panic attack. This is not good. Something is not right. It's very very wrong.
"Hey!" The Sam guy says, while grabbing me by the shoulders. "Calm down. You have got to calm yourself. Breathe slowly. In and out. There you go. Relax. Slower. Good."
"Sam, what the hell was that? Why is she calling herself Jewels, and how did I imprint on her? I've been with Bella everyday since I've phased and nothing! Now, she jumps off a cliff, wakes up claiming a new name, and freaks out when she starts looking at her own body. She called me dude, Sam! Do you think she just hit her head or something?"
Sam POV
Soul Jump. Could she be a soul jumper? Shit, this couldn't have happened at a worse time. I would have never even entertained the idea, but between her language and her reaction to her skin and hair, I really can't. Bella would have never spoken that way to me, let alone to Jacob. I almost laugh out loud at her calling him dude. No, this girl is definitely not Bella Swan.
"Jacob, take Jewels back to your house. Give her some clothes and some food, and just wait for me and your dad to get back from the hospital."
"Oh thank God. I'm freezing, and I've got to use the bathroom like you wouldn't believe. And yeah, I could eat. This body is way to thin. It's like it hasn't had food in months."
Yup, she's definitely not Bella Swan. Fuck! What am I suppose to tell Chief Swan? Sorry, she can't go home with you, she's not your daughter anymore. Fuck me! She's being chased by a damn leech!
"I've got to get back to the hospital."
"What happened?" Jewels asked.
"One of our tribal elders had a heart attack and died this afternoon. I need to get back and make sure everybody's okay."
"I'm so sorry. Losing a elder is always horrible for the whole tribe."
"Yes, it's a huge loss to the reservation. Oh, Jewels, if a man named Charlie comes by Jacobs place and calls you, Bella - well, he's the father of the body you're in. Harry was one of his best friends. He'll be pretty busy the next few days, so for now, tell him you plan to spend the night with Emily, and we'll think of something else to tell him after we figure out what's going on. Does that sound okay?"
"Yeah, sounds great. Now, can Jacob take me to get cleaned up? I'm really starting to freeze my ass off."
"Go ahead" I tell her.
Whispering to Jacob, I say "be careful what you say to her for now. She has no idea who or what any of us are. If you were to start speaking of leeches and wolves, I have a feeling she'd probably stab you with a kitchen knife thinking you're crazy."
"I understand." He whispers back. And without looking back, he steers her towards her truck.
I run off to the woods and phase. I'm immediately bombarded with questions.
Paul - So is the leech lover dead?
Embry - Is Jake okay? He about had a stroke when he saw her jump?
Paul - Please tell me that pain in the ass, pale face, leech lover is dead?
Sam - Paul, knock that shit off.
Paul - Sorry. But, come on, Sam! All this shit is her fault. Harry would have never been out in the woods hunting "wolves", if that red-headed leech wasn't after Bella Swan.
I can hardly argue with him. If those damn Cullens had just stayed away from her, none of this would have happened.
Sam - Bella is alive and fine.
(I quickly show them a imagine of her standing in front of me.)
But, there was a unforeseen complication with her jump.
Embry - What do you mean by unforeseen complication?
Sam - She's not exactly Bella Swan anymore.
Paul - Ha! What the hell are you talking about Sam?
I replay the whole conversation between me and Jewels. Starting from her asking my name, all the way till I left her with Jacob.
Paul - Holy shit. Can that happen?
Embry - Wow. Do you think when Bella jumped, she actually killed herself, and that when her soul left her body, this Jewels' soul stepped in?
Sam - Yeah, I do. I've read something about this in some old journals. It's called Soul Jumping. I wanted to talk to Billy about it tonight. We really need to hear Jewels story. I'm thinking she must have been a Native American, because when she saw her hands, she whispered "oh God, I'm a pale face."
Paul - Shit, Sam. I don't even know what to say. I mean it's going to be different getting used to not thinking of her as the leech lover, plus, what the hell will she do if those damn leeches come back for her? Could you imagine her reaction? Shit, she's gonna have to live with Charlie. This whole situation if a fucking mess.
Embry - Didn't you say, Jake imprinted on her?
Sam - Yeah, she was yelling at him. When he finally looked at her, he was a goner.
Embry - Since she's not his Bella, I imagine he's not happy.
Paul - He should be damn thankful. This one at least seems to have a fucking personality. Bella Swan had the personality of a damn rock.
Embry - True, but he loved Bella.
Paul - Well, he can just learn to love Bella 2.0
Sam - I'm close to the hospital. I'll see you guys back at Emily's place later tonight.
Embry - Shit! Leech at the Swan house.
Sam - Dammit! I'm to far away. Embry, don't go in. Is it the red-headed leech?
Embry - No, it smells familiar. Shit, I think it's a Cullen.
Of course it is.
Sam - This is what I want you to do. Phase and yell for whoever it is to come out. Do not tell them anything about Bella. Tell who ever it is, that I would like to speak to Dr. Cullen about the Red head. Tell whoever it is, that we've lost a tribal elder today, because of her and that we need their help getting rid of her.
Paul - We don't need any fucking help, Sam.
Sam - Yes, we do. And now that we have Jewels, we can't let her live with Charlie, while this leech is out to kill Bella Swan. This is their mess, and I think we need to work with them to get rid of her. Now, if she asks about Bella, just say you haven't seen her.
Embry - You got it, Boss. I'll be back.
Paul - You really think we can't handle her?
Sam - It's not that we can't, it's that we have so much more important shit going on right now. She's slick, she can evade like nothing I've ever seen before, and truthfully, I think with what Bella told Jake about their gifts, that they can use them to their advantage to get a hold of this leech a lot quicker, than for us to just be waiting around until the next time she tries to sneak through.
Paul - I see what you mean. Hell, the little leech is a damn seer. Then there's the empath and the fucking mind reader.
Sam - Powerful gifts for sure.