Have A Little Faith Chapter 2
A/N: So when I wrote the beginning of this story I mixed up Laurent with James and so in my story we're all going to pretend that James is Laurent, mmkay? I know somebody is bound to have a fit over this but that's okay. It's just been awhile since I've read the books or seen the movies.
It had been many hours since the wolf pack had arrived at the hospital with Jacob's severely injured mate.
She had immediately been taken from them so the doctors could operate on her broken body.
Six hours had passed and Jacob paced frantically in front of the door in the waiting room as they waited to hear any news on his mate's condition.
They were shocked to find out that Carlisle had known Jacob's imprint and her family for years.
Her mother Ella had been a good friend of Esme's and the entire Cullen clan had gathered to support the wolf pack.
The pack had asked numerous questions about the family and their daughter Faith but the Cullen's had gone mum on the subject.
All the pack knew was that the girl was named Faith Marie Thompson and she was the same age as Jacob.
It irked both Jacob and Sam that the Cullen's were obviously not telling them the whole story making the whole pack on edge.
But surprisingly none of them felt any ill will towards the orphaned girl.
It was as if her being associate with vampires didn't matter at all.
And in truth, it didn't.
The girl was a miracle as far as the wolf pack and the Cullen's thought.
She had obviously been an innocent bystander in the attack and they all had agreed to protect her no matter what the cost.
As far as Jake was concerned, she was his first and only priority and he would do anything to make her comfortable and happy.
The fact that she had been dead and had come back to life just for him already showed the power of their bond as mates.
Just as Jacob was about to ask Edward where Carlisle was, the tired vampire doctor came through the door of the waiting room making both him and Sam practically pounce on him for information.
"How is she?" He asked as the others came to gather around them.
"I think you should have a seat, Jacob." Carlisle said gently making the color drain from his face.
"What is it? What's wrong? Is she…?" He croaked as his eyes filled with tears again.
Sam placed a reassuring hand on Jacob's shoulder.
"Is she alive?" He asked as Carlisle nodded and gave them a small smile.
"Oh yes. She's alive but I'm afraid that she won't be walking away from this unscathed." He said carefully as Jake and the pack looked up at him waiting for him to drop the bombshell that he was obviously holding back.
Carlisle fixed his eyes on Jacob and took a seat beside him.
"She fell four stories and it's a miracle that she's still alive.
The impact from the fall cut her spinal cord in two and she would've died if she was left down there much longer.
We were able to secure it back together with metal rods but she's unfortunately paralyzed from the waist down.
What this means is that she will never be able to use her legs again.
She will need to be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life and will need special care.
Her bodily functions are still intact so she will not need help there but everything else will be very difficult for her and she'll need someone to accompany her everywhere until she gets used to being on her own in her wheelchair.
Jacob, I know you and Billy have experience with this already so it's a blessing in disguise that you're her mate.
Right now she's extremely upset and scared from waking up in a strange place and no longer being able to move her body like she wants to.
We're going to take this very slowly with her.
First, I'm going to go in and assess the situation before you all come in.
I think she'll be too overwhelmed if everyone comes in at once." Carlisle said as they all digested the new diagnosis.
Everyone looked to Jacob who let out a low whine and put his head between his hands.
First his dad had been paralyzed and now his mate too?
He shook his head hard before meeting Carlisle's eyes with a determined look.
"I'll take good care of her. I promise. We all will. It'll be an adjustment for me having to take care of both my dad and my imprint but I'll figure it out." He said calmly as Sam and the pack surrounded him.
"You've of course got all of us to help. And it seems as all of you are also willing to help." He said as he shot a look over to the Cullen's who all nodded in agreement.
"We'll do everything in our power to help as much as we can." Esme said as she took her husband's hand.
"Does she even remember us?" Edward asked as they all turned to look at him.
Carlisle's smile faltered when he saw the look on his son's face.
"I'm sure she will eventually." He said as Edward suddenly got up and slammed his fist into the wall before flitting out of the room.
Everyone sat in stunned silence wondering what had happened.
Carlisle shared a look with Esme and smiled sadly at the rest of them.
"I apologize for his behavior. He is very protective of Faith." He said as Sam quirked an eyebrow at him.
"Has your family been personally involved with the Thompson's recently? There might be a reason as to why they were attacked." He said as Carlisle's eyes darkened.
Shaking his head he turned away from them trying to keep his rage in check.
One day he would have to tell them about Faith's family connections to them, but now was not the time.
Not when emotions were running so high.
Jacob glared holes into Carlisle's back knowing that the elder vampire was keeping something from them.
But he decided that for once, he would let it go because seeing his imprint and making sure she was okay was much more of a priority right now.
"Go talk to her, Carlisle. Remind her of our love." Esme said as Carlisle nodded before turning back to Jacob with an unreadable look.
"I'll be back in a few moments to bring you in and introduce you. I want to see what she remembers from the attack. If she remembers what happened then that conversation will go in a very different direction than we had planned."
He said as Jacob gave a sharp nod before taking his seat next to Sam once again.
Carlisle took a deep breath and made his way back to the hospital room where Faith lay resting.
As soon as he came into her room, his heart broke at the sight of the tears that were cascading down her pale cheeks.
When he took a seat beside her bed, she looked over at him with an unsure look and he was startled by the color of her eyes.
The bright blue was stunning and she hadn't gotten them from her mother.
Carlisle sucked in a sharp breath when memories of Laurent before he turned came into his mind.
Faith had no idea about her past or her real father.
He had made sure of it.
Laurent's last request when he knew he was turning was that he would erase his daughter's memories so she would never know the horrors that had happened when she was a child.
But when he sat here looking at her, all he could see was Laurent.
Faith was a spitting image of him and he had no doubt that Laurent must have been surprised when he had seen her.
The very fact that Faith was alive showed that there was a reason that they didn't kill her.
He hoped and prayed that Laurent wasn't behind the fall that his daughter suffered for her sake and his own.
But the look in Faith's eyes told him all he needed to know.
She remembered what happened.
"Faith, my name is Carlisle Cullen. Some friends of my family brought you here after you took a bad fall in the woods today. Do you remember anything about what happened?" He asked gently as she nodded solemnly.
"Where is he?" She whispered.
Carlisle's eyebrows rose at her question but decided to answer any question that she had truthfully.
"Where is who?" He asked even though he already knew the answer.
"Where is my dad?" She asked as she looked him straight in the eyes.
Carlisle sighed and ran a hand through his hair before giving her a soft smile.
"I don't know. Laurent never stays in one place for very long." He said truthfully as she nodded in understanding.
"That was the first time I've ever seen him. Mom only talked about him once in a blue moon." She said as Carlisle's mouth almost dropped open.
"Your mother talked about Laurent?" He asked in disbelief as she nodded and gave him a knowing look.
"It wasn't often but she did tell me that John wasn't my real dad." She said as more tears formed in her eyes.
"Did she tell you about what he was?" He asked as she nodded again and gave him a curious look.
"Yeah. She told me. You're also a vampire aren't you?" She asked catching him off guard.
He let out a deep laugh realizing that never in the hundreds of years that he had been a vampire had anyone ever called him out on it.
"Yes, I am. How could you tell?" He asked curious to know how the young girl could see the difference between them.
"It's your eyes. My mom was bitten by Laurent a long time ago. She never turned fully. She still got cravings but they were few and far between. Her eyes always flashed that color when she was mad." She said in a matter of fact tone.
Carlisle's eyes fell to the floor as he contemplated how exactly he was going to explain this to his family.
It was very clear that Faith knew more than she probably should but at this point it didn't matter.
She knew and that would make it easier for Jacob and the pack to tell her about the imprint.
"Well, in that case my family and I want to introduce you to the pack of spirit protectors that live on the La Push reservation. I know this is all very sudden, but one of them will become very special to you. I'll let him explain everything. Shall I go and get him now?" He asked as her eyes lit up with recognition.
"The wolves that live in La Push? That wouldn't happen to be Billy Black and the others would it?" She said as her lips turned up into a grin.
Carlisle rolled his eyes and nodded.
Of course the only daughter of Laurent would know absolutely everything before they even had a chance to tell her.
She was too smart for her own good.
Just like her father.
"I remember Billy and his son Jacob when I came to visit a long time ago." She said as she looked over to the door of her room with an excited look.
"How much of your past do you remember?" Carlisle asked, wondering how on earth she had been able to fight the block of her memories.
Faith's eyes darkened and he was surprised when they flashed the same color as his own for a moment.
"Too much." She said as stood there for a moment digesting this new piece of information.
"You inherited some of your father's genes." He said as she nodded again and fixed him with a look that clearly said she was done with talking to him.
"I'll tell Jacob to come in. I'm sure you two will have a lot to talk about." He said before stalking out of the room and down the hall.
Bursting through the waiting room doors, he let out an exasperated sigh making all of them look at him in confusion.
"She remembers. Everything." He said as he shot a pointed look over at his family.
Esme's eyes widened as Alice, Rosalie, Jasper and Emmett gave him a fangy smile.
"Everything...What do you mean by everything?" Rosalie asked making him look over at her.
"I mean she remembers her past. And us. And her father. And the wolf pack." He said ominously as Sam's eyes widened in shock.
"She knows about us? How is that possible?" He asked with his voice filled with disbelief.
Carlisle let out a deep laugh and leaned up against the wall before meeting the Alpha wolf's eyes.
"She has history both here in Forks and also in La Push. Her family was good friends with Billy when she and Jacob were little. We thought neither of them would remember but apparently only Jacob does not." He said as Jacob's eyes grew wide and he jumped out of his seat.
"So I knew her since I was kid? How the hell do I not remember this?" He said as his voice raised a few octaves.
"Because we erased your memories of her and her family." Esme said causing the entire wolf pack to growl loudly.
"What are you talking about?" Jacob said as he took a threatening step forward.
"It was for your own safety as well as hers. If you didn't have any memories of her then she and her family wouldn't be found." Carlisle said as Jacob leaned against the wall for support.
"Does she remember me?" He breathed as Carlisle gave him a nod.
"Yes. She does. Apparently she remembers all of us. I think it would be a good idea if you went and comforted your mate, Jacob. She's very unsure about everything and rightfully so. I have no doubt that she will be back to her old ways in no time though." He said as he gave them all a reassuring smile.
When everyone turned to look at Jacob they were surprised that they only saw the waiting room door, swinging from side to side as Faith's mate went through it.
Jacob started to pant heavily as he walked down the hall towards his mate's room.
He wasn't sure what to think about the realization that his mate had been with him all along since they were young children.
And that her family had been involved both with the pack and the Cullen's.
But as he leaned up against the wall outside her room, his head started spinning with what ifs of the entire situation and he suddenly became nervous to face the girl that was meant for him this entire time.
"Jacob…" He heard a soft voice inside the room call out making his heart freeze in his chest.
How did she know that he was here?
Bracing himself, he walked inside the room and froze in place as he took in the sight of the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
Her long blonde hair hung slightly below her shoulders and her bright blue eyes seemed to smile at him along with her luscious red lips that did the same.
"Hey…" He stuttered as he tried desperately to find something to say.
"I thought I sensed you nearby. Carlisle told me that you and the pack were here. I can't believe we finally get to see each other after all this time." She said as she tilted her head to the side.
"You look very different than I remember you." She said as she gave him a teasing smirk.
"Well, I can't seem to remember anything before now having to do with you so maybe you could share some of those memories with me." He said as he quickly crossed the room and took a seat on the edge of her bed being careful not to sit on her legs.
Faith noticed the action and frowned for a moment before giving him a sheepish look.
"You don't have to worry about sitting on them anymore. Apparently I lost all feeling in them with the whole being paralyzed thing. Still can't believe that I'll never walk again." She said as she met his brown eyes.
"I'm sorry about that. If it helps any, my dad also is paralyzed and we'd love it if you would stay with us on the reservation from now on." He said as he scratched his head awkwardly.
Faith took a deep breath in and nodded before slowly letting it out.
"I suppose your right. There's no use living in our old house anymore. I'll probably sell it and maybe use the money for college or my wedding." She said as she looked deep in thought.
Jacob's eyes widened when she said wedding and a soft, warm energy flowed through him as she spoke of the future.
"You're already planning your wedding?" He asked, curious to find out what she wanted.
She giggled lightly and grabbed his hand while rubbing her thumb over his knuckles.
"Oh yeah. Every girl I think dreams of that day. Although the times have changed since we were little and I told you our wedding would be a pink princess themed one."
She said making his breath catch in his throat.
They had talked of getting married when they were children.
And he found himself heartbroken that he couldn't remember along with her.
"Well, then I have some good news for you. An update on that if you will." He said as he clasped her small hand in his own and gave it a gentle squeeze.
"I don't know how much you remember about us spirit protectors, but there's this thing called imprinting that I want to talk to you about." He said carefully as her eyes lit up in recognition.
"Oh, you mean from the pack legends? Your mom and dad always told us those when we were little. Your dad always said that if we were lucky, the fates would let you imprint on me." She said as a wistful expression came into her eyes.
Jacob was floored. He couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Not only did he love her now, but he had also loved her then making his dad believe that they would be imprints.
And now he was about to tell her they were.
"I imprinted on you." He blurted out making her eyes widen before a huge smile took over her features.
"No way! That's perfect! I can't wait to tell your dad I told you so. He's gonna be really happy to hear that." She said as Jacob blinked once, twice, three times before his mouth dropped open.
"You have no idea…" He said as her blue eyes twinkled happily.
Then he was shocked when they flashed a deep amber exactly like the Cullen's eyes.
When she saw him frown, she shrugged and gave him a reassuring smile.
"Oh yeah. I guess you don't remember about my quirky traits that I got from my dad. I know it's kind of weird but I promise I won't hurt you." She said before he shook his head and took her into his arms.
"As long as I don't turn into dinner, I'm good with that." He said as he buried his face into her long blonde locks.
"I promise. You won't be dinner. Although you're very sweet. So you may or may not be dessert." She said as her voice dropped down into a seductive tone.
"Holy…" Jacob groaned as she rubbed her hand over his cargo shorts where he apparently had a raging boner.
"Mmhm. I hear you, mister. No worries. We'll get to be alone soon enough. We're going to drive your dad crazy." She laughed as he found himself chuckling along with her while stroking his hand through her hair.
"I'm glad you're okay, babe." He whispered seriously as she nodded into his shoulder.
"I am too, Jake. I am too." She whispered back as the eternal flame that danced between them was reignited.