Ok now I am a team Edward but this little plot bunny just wouldn't die so i couldn't resist posting it.
~Jacob and Bella and Bella and Edward~
Who does she chose??
"Bella! Where are you?!" I yelled as loud as I could while running as fast as I could. I could barely smell her. This is not good. I thought to my self. I caught a fresh wave of her scent and looked up at the cliff.
She was standing there looking so smug- if I hadn't been so worried about her I would have laughed at the look on her face.
"Bella! Don't jump! The current!" I yelled and she looked back at me with an almost disappointed look on her face. Thank god she stopped! It began to rain as I went to her.
I ran as fast as I could to her in my wolf form not bothering to strip so my tattered clothes followed in my wake as I ran for her. Being as fast as I was in my wolf form I reached her in less than a minute.
I shifted back ignoring the fact that I was completely nude.
"What the hell were you thinking Bell? It's about to rain and the current would have killed you! Please don't scare me like that again." I said as I hugged her half naked form and motioned to the rushing water below us.
"Sorry." Was all she said as her voice and her body shook with some emotion.
"Why… why are you sorry?" I asked as I let her pull back a few centimeters
"I wanted to swim and you were taking a while and I didn't want to wait in the house… I'm sorry Jake." She sounded so broken like she was right back to where she had been after the bloodsucker had left.
"It's okay Bell just please do not scare me like that I wouldn't be able to lose you too." I said hugging her tight again.
"What do you mean me too?" she asked as she clung to my upper body.
"Harry… he had another heart attack. He didn't make it through. Charlie and Billy are with Sue right now at the hospital. Charlie said to keep you here and he would be here shortly." I informed her.
"Oh."
"Well we need clothes…" I said motioning between our bodies and I picked her up and began to walk back to my house.
As I stepped out of the woods I looked back down to her, she looked asleep but I could tell by the grip she had around my neck that she was just the opposite.
In my rush to find her I had left my front door open and for this I was grateful because the rain was now pouring as hard as it could. I couldn't feel it but I knew Bella could. I sat Bella down on the couch and shifted before she opened her eyes. When she did she laughed at me as I began to nuzzle her with my muzzle.
Glad I made her laugh I walked to my room letting my tail wag this erupted another laugh from her.
I shifted back and changed into a pair of warm gray sweat pants and picked up a pair that was from a few years ago that I had yet to throw out along with a black wife beater. On my way out I saw a hair band and picked that up to.
"Here you go." I said holding them out to her.
"Thanks." She said blushing deeply as she got up from the couch and went into the bathroom. I smiled at the little dark spot she had left from her soaked butt as I flipped the couch cushion over to reveal the dry side.
I got a large woven blanket out of the hall closet because even though I was not cold I knew she still would be. Just as I sat on the couch she came back into the room with her wet under garments. I picked up the small plastic bag and tossed it to her to put them in.
She smiled sheepishly as she did so and tied the bag a good hundred times before sitting it next to the door.
At that moment I was utterly ecstatic that we had a rather large deep-set couch, I stretched out and waited for her to join me. She looked at me almost fearful.
"I won't bite you. I promise." I said smiling as I patted the spot in front of me. She blushed again before she lay down in front of me and curled back into the warmth of the couch.
"You are freezing Bells." I stated placing my arms around her in the attempt to warm her up. She merely nodded before turning to face me.
For the first time since the bloodsucker had left I saw life behind her empty eyes.
"Bells?" I asked unsure of what I was asking.
"Just hold me." She muttered so low that if I didn't have my enhanced hearing I wouldn't have been able to hear her. She closed her eyes and curled into me.
"Always. I'll never let you go." I promised.
Bella smiled as she drifted off to sleep.
I lay there watching her for so long I fell asleep my self.
Hours later I felt a small draft. Opening my eyes reluctantly I saw Billy and Charlie walk through the front door. I looked down at Bella and saw her still fast asleep and hugging onto me with a death grip again. I looked up again to see Charlie and Billy stop in their tracks to see Bella and me.
"Shh… she's still asleep." Billy said to Charlie who nodded at my father then turned back to me.
I expected him to give me a stern look and promised a long conversation for later but he just smiled and winked before going into the guest bedroom.
I looked at the clock on the VCR.
It was after one am.
I rolled my eyes.
I looked back at Bella's sleeping form and tucked a stray strand of hair back behind her ear and softly kissed her forehead before falling back asleep.
I felt the couch sink and I wrenched my eyes open to see Bella sitting up and stretching with a small yawn escaping her soft rose-colored lips.
She looked back at me and I saw a blush creep up from her neck to her cheeks. I couldn't resist smiling at her- that caused her to blush darker.
I laughed as I pulled her back to me in a warm hug. I looked at the clock it was just after one.
Huh…how odd. No one had woken me up.
Bella got up and went to the bathroom to freshen up and I went into the kitchen. There was a note attached to the fridge.
Gone to Sues' keep Bella safe. Billy and CharlieI smiled as I noticed the Charlie attached on the end. Charlie didn't know about Victoria or the wolves so he wouldn't have understood the sentiment unless he meant from herself.
As on cue Bella stumbled into the kitchen and nearly tripped over the change from carpet to wood.
"Sorry where is everyone? Did they not come home at all?" she asked as she sat at the table.
"They came home after you had fallen asleep and they left earlier to go to Sue's." I explained as I fixed her breakfast.
I poured a large glass of orange juice for her as I waited for the eggs to finish. I smiled as she downed it in one gulp and poured her another glass as I poured mine.
"When was the last time you ate a full meal?" I asked her dividing the scrambled eggs up evenly.
"September I think…" I just stared at her. That was five months ago.
"Bell… you really need to eat."
"I will as soon as you give me the plate." She said as I held her plate hostage. "Besides last night was the first night I slept all the way through and I didn't even have a nightmare."
"Bella… why haven't you been sleeping or eating?"
"I just couldn't. My mind was too busy and I never had the stomach for food and now it has caught up with me so will you please give me the food?" she asked eyeing the plate full of eggs sausage and bacon.
I handed her, her plate and I sat down across from her and we ate in silence.
After we ate she picked up the plates and began to wash them. Smiling I joined her in the minuscule task rinsing and drying as she washed.
Once we finished this we dared the outside world. It was dry outside now and warm. Warmer than it had been for a while so we didn't even bother with any additional clothes as we walked to the garage. It was such a rare day. We spent the day there laughing and goofing around as I worked on a new car.
One that I planed on giving to Bella for either graduation or her birthday depending on when I finished it.
I still had to find a decent motor and paint it after I was finished with the breaks and axles. I had begun working on it as soon as I heard the bloodsuckers had left. I had taken such care with every thing I had put on it. I wanted it to run perfectly.
I heard the rumble of the gravel as a car drove over it. I looked at the clock on the wall. It was after 6pm.
"We should get some food." I suggested and heard her stomach growl in agreement.
"Yea. Let me cook this time… please?" she asked giving me the full assault of her beautiful honey brown eyes.
"Of course." I said holding my hand out to her to help her up from her little pallet I had made for her out of old car seats and fabrics.
Smiling we walked back to the house laughing about some stupid thing I had said just minutes before suggesting the food.
I saw Charlie pushing Billy to the front door. This was how we should be. No bloodsuckers to ruin every thing. Smiling I had an idea.
I turned to Bella and grinned evilly which grew as she gave me an apprehensive look. Without giving her a chance to voice her question I flipped her over my shoulder fireman style and let her swat me with her little hands while her laughter rippled through me.
"Jacob! Let me down!" she cried earning a glance from Charlie and Billy who broke into laughter at the sight.
"Don't hurt your hands Bella." I said as she was trying to beat me.
"Harrumph" was all I got along with her crossing her arms; I could feel her scowling at me.
Chuckling at her I opened the front door and sat her down on the ground.
"Sorry I couldn't resist. It made you and them laugh so it was worth it…As long as you didn't break your fingers." I said walking into my room, knowing she was following me.
I looked over my shoulder and saw her eyes gleaming with mischief. This should be interesting I thought to myself as I sat on my overly large soft bed.
"I will get you back for that don't you worry." She promised inching towards me.
All thoughts of food were gone as I took in her appearance.
She was smiling a smile that reached her scheming eyes, she was wearing nothing but my clothes and she was in my bedroom with the door shut.
I had had this fantasy so many times and never in a million years did I think it would come true.
I watched with amusement as she attacked my sides attempting to tickle me. She dug her tiny fingers into my sides and it worked just a little so I let her have her fun and soon we were rolling around on my bed laughing. Finally I had her pinned beneath me with her hands captured over her head under one of mine.
Our laughter died away and Bella stopped struggling when she noticed I was no longer tickling her but was rubbing her side softly enjoying the feel of her next to me.
I was abashed to see desire in her eyes even though I knew it was a reflection of my own.
I saw her desire clouded eyes dart from mine to my lips and back again. I took the hint and kissed her soft lips asking her if this was what she meant.
She began to struggle to her hands free again and I let them go along with her soft lips.
I expected her to haul off and hit me.
I expected her to yell at me.
But what I didn't expect was for her eyes to become some hungry they were blindingly beautiful as she pulled me back full force into the kiss. I went back to her willingly. Her kisses were like a drug to me. And being new at it I had to get every last bit of it before I had a burning in my lungs that were in need of air.
Reluctantly I pulled away from her to breathe; and just in time because I heard Charlie's foot steps just outside the door.
"Hey kids we're getting pizza it'll be here soon."
Chuckling I looked over at Bella who was touching her swollen lips softly.
"Alright dad. Just let us know when it gets here. So much for cooking." She said as I turned my TV on it was some old movie and Bella smiled. "Ooh I love this one. I haven't seen it in a few years."
"What's the name of it?" I asked curious now.
"Pay it forward. It's about good deeds and how if every person did three good deeds and told those three to pass it on that the world would be a better place." She said taking her hair down and putting it back up into a neat looking flip before lying back down next to me on the bed. Smiling I covered her up with her own blanket before turning back to the movie.
Just as a commercial came on Charlie's footsteps found my room again this time opening the door without bothering to knock.
"Hey kids pizza's here."
We nodded as we crawled out of the bed and into the living room where we grabbed a box and headed back to the bedroom.
This left laugher following us as I shut the door I rolled my eyes at our fathers.
"I think I should be expecting the safe sex talk when ever I end up alone with Charlie again." She said sitting Indian style on my bed eating a piece of pizza.
"Ha! I would love to be a fly on the wall for that one. He'd give himself a heart attack just saying the words." I said taking my place next to her also eating a slice.
Bella nodded animatedly as she pictured it in her mind.
We finished the whole pizza-me eating more than her of course seeing as her hunger had only just returned she was still sensitive to her intake- and the movie was almost over.
The light that had never been on in my room was still off and I was beginning to feel the effects of the pizza and Bella's intoxicating aroma. I looked down at her saw her already fast asleep lying halfway on my bare chest.
I kissed the top of her head and watched the rest of the movie before turning the TV to a music channel and hit the power save button on my remote that turned the screen black but the sound still came from it.
I pulled her blanket over the top of us and drifted away happily.
I jolted awake.
I had no idea of the cause.
Cautiously I search the room and listened to the outside world. Nothing.
With a sigh of relief I looked down at Bella.
She had one leg and one arm draped over me possessively with her head in the crook of my shoulder. Her hair was covering her face so I tucked it behind her ear.
Realizing she was the cause of me waking up.
"My Jacob." She whispered in her sleep as I touched her. My heart skipped a few beats. "You'd never leave me… my Jacob… I love you… all mine." I felt euphoric. Bella loved me. I knew she cared but I had never heard her say the words out loud like that. Like she loved me.
I moved just a little to readjust and her arms tightened around me and held on for dear life. I looked at her again and saw she had a deep frown on her forehead.
"Don't leave me… like he did… please?" she begged breathlessly. I hugged her tight and kissed her forehead.
"Never. I will never leave you Bells." I promised as I watched her smile in her sleep and released her death grip.
"My Jacob… all mine…" she whispered as she rolled over away from me.
I looked at my alarm clock and saw that it was a quarter till six.
I climbed out of the bed half expecting her to attack me and beg my to never leave her.
Smiling at my small victory to climb out of my own bed safely I tiptoed to my bathroom.
I was in desperate need for a shower.
I stripped out of my sweat pants and tossed them into the hamper just outside of the door.
I turned on the water before I brushed my teeth to let the water adjust.
I felt the water just to make sure.
"Perfect." I muttered as I climbed in and let the water beat against my stiff shoulders and trickling over my body.
Once I had made sure I was as clean as I could get I climbed back out of the shower and paced a towel around my waist.
I walked to the sink and brushed my once mangy hair out and let it fall straight against my face.
I tiptoed back into my room just in time to see Bella cry out for me in her sleep.
"Jake… where are you… why did you leave me? Please come back…" she tossed and turned violently in her sleep.
Terrified that she would hurt herself I rushed to her side.
Shaking her slightly I softly begged her to wake up.
"Bella I'm right here… wake up sweetie. It's just a dream… Bella wake up." The last line I said rather sternly and that was what woke her up.
"Jacob?" she asked sleepily.
"You were having a nightmare, but you are fine now Bells. Everything is all right. I promise you." I said hugging her close.
"It seemed so real…' she trailed off spacing out.
"Do you want to talk about it? I'll listen." I promised her as I pulled her back slightly but she was holding on with her famous death grip again.
"I think I do… I don't know… maybe…" she said against my chest.
"Take your time honey." I whispered against her hair.
The minutes ticked by and her grip never lessened- not that I minded but I grew slightly worried about her.
"You left me…" she whispered so softly that if I didn't have my enhanced hearing I would not have been able to hear her.
"I'll never leave, I'd die first." I swore as I hugged her even tighter.
"Promise?" she asked again in her soft voice.
"Always. I wouldn't be able to live without you. I love you too much Bella." I whispered just loud enough for her to hear me.
She sighed against me and hugged me even tighter in her death grip.
"Not as much as I love you…" she breathed.
I chose to ignore this but it sent my heart into overdrive.
"Bells I need clothes…" I said pulling away a little.
"Oh… oops…" she said in a tiny voice blushing deeply as she looked at my towel.
I couldn't help but laugh at her.
"You're fine. Just let me pull on a pair of pants and I can drive you home so you can grab a shower and your own clothes." I said turning away from her to grab a new pair of cargo pants.
I looked back at her to tell her something but she was already buried under the large blanket.
Laughing I took off my towel and put on the pants.
"Ok it's safe." I said still laughing.
She peaked once as if afraid I was lying to her- she looked so cute when she did it.
"I told you so now come on. I'll take you home." I said walking over to her to help her up out of the bed.
I looked in her eyes and saw an odd look.
"Bella? Are you all right?" I asked concerned.
"I am home Jake." She whispered looking me dead in the eyes.
I looked at her looking her doubt or hesitation. Finding none I grinned. It was the grin she loved.
"I am home." She said louder and more confident.
"Well let's at least get your clothes from Charlie's. We can talk about this after we are both fully bathed." I said as I helped her out of my bed.
I smiled at her. She looked so funny. Her hair was fuzzy and sticking in all different directions, and she had crease marks on her arms and face.
She grimaced as she reached for her hair. I couldn't help but laugh.
She scowled at me before taking her hair down and flipping her head upside down and shaking out the odd shapes.
When she flipped back up it was back to normal and she put it back up in a flip.
"Ok. Come on. Let's get you showered." I said as I walked out of my room and picked up the plastic bag by the door and tossed it at her.
She caught it turning a deep shade of gorgeous pink.
The drive back to her hose was quiet as usual. We never really felt the need to force small talk.
Once we got to her house I walked over and opened her door.
"Make sure it is something comfortable. We are staying here today." I said with a small grin.
She raised an eyebrow at me and I just shook my head.
I waited in her room as she showered.
Her room still smelled like him.
It was nauseating.
The sickening sweet smell was so strong in here compared to the rest of the house.
I lay down on her bed as I heard the water turn off.
It was a good thing that Charlie was planning on moving to La Push but the end of the year.
Lost in thought I completely spaced out as Bella walked back in her room.
She sat next to me causing me to snap out of my daze.
"Hey." She said placing her hand on my cheek. Her hand was soft and warm from her shower. I leaned into her hand out of instinct.
"Hey." I said back as I placed my hand on her cheek.
She was wrapped tightly in a fluffy dark green towel and her hair was tied up on top of her head in a stringy bun.
"That sure looks comfy." I muttered smiling.
"Jacob…" she sighed rolling her eyes and pulling away.
"I didn't mean anything by it Bells." I said as I watched her go through her closet. "It's warm today. How about a pair of cut offs?" I suggested knowing she would catch it. And she did.
"Why… what are we doing today Jake?" she asked eyeing me suspiciously.
"Playing in water." I stated elusively. "You may want a swim suit under those cut offs as well." I said wagging my eye brows at her.
She huffed as she dug to the bottom to her closet giving me a very entertaining view.
"Ah hah!" she said as she pulled out a purple bikini. I had died and gone to heaven. She scuttled out of the room to change.
A minute later she came back in the room with the towel wrapped back around her but I saw the dark amethyst strings against her bare neck.
She smiled as she found her cut off shorts in the top drawer of her dresser. She pulled them on under her towel before tossing the towel at me.
I caught it with ease and took her in.
She was unimaginably beautiful. She was just amazing.
"Okay. Now what?" she asked with her hands crossed under her chest making it seem bigger than it really was and it made my Lobito soar.
"Have you ever given a dog a bath?" I asked sitting up on her bed.
She gave me an odd look before shaking her head.
I laughed before carrying her down the stairs and out the back door.
I sat her down before dashing off the truck to grab the bottle of shampoo I had grabbed before we had left earlier and a set of towels from the closet.
"Now's your chance." I said tossing her the bottle along with the towels before walking back in the house to strip; leaving my pants folded up on the couch and shift.
I trotted back out side and yipped at her once. She fell into a fit of laughter on the soft ground.
Finally… I get her to laugh. I thought as I pounced on her. I licked her face till I was sure there wasn't an inch I had missed.
"Ew! Jake… gross!" she yelled though her laughter.
Laughing to myself I launched away from her and rolled in the mud. This made her laugh again… until I ran after.
She held up the bottle of soap as a weapon and I knew she would use it.
I sat and wagged my tail and let my tongue hang out as she grabbed the water hose.
"It's going to be cold…" she said as if it would bother me.
I made a point to roll my eyes at her.
Without warning she grinned evilly at me and shot the water at me. I was only a second faster than the water.
"You wanted a bath so get your muddy butt over here Jake!" she yelled as she turned the water down to mist. Only after I was sure she wouldn't hit me with the jet again I went to her.
She squirted the shampoo on my back and let the mist change to shower as she rubbed the soap in.
Why in the world hadn't I thought of this before? It felt amazing! I wondered as she rinsed off my back.
"I need to do your stomach." She said turning once again a deep shade of red.
Giving her an odd look I laid on my back and let her soap me up again and realized that her touch was much softer as she rubbed it in again. It felt even better. Her shy touch was comforting. She put soap on my legs and washed those too.
I felt my skin warm as she put soap on my hind legs and realized why she was blushing.
It took all I had not to react to her touch.
Once she was done she let the water graze over my whole body one more time before drying me off with a towel.
It was an odd sensation to feel her confident touch on my back and neck after her shy touch on my legs and stomach.
I looked at her and grinned as she dried my face off. I trotted back in the house and shifted and put my pants back on.
If I could blush I would be.
Walking back out to the back yard I looked down at her and smiled.
"Now you can say you have bathed a dog… although I doubt many would be as still as I was." I said pulling her into a hug and she laughed softly against my chest.
That's when I smelled it. The sickening sweet smell.
I looked up and saw a pair of golden eyes looking back at me from the depths of the woods behind her house.