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Blue Moon
Chapter 2: Ding Dong The Witch is Dead (Part Two)
Jacob's POV
Galloping through the forest, claws digging into the earth, I replayed the whole evening in my head, knowing the others in my pack were also phased and listening.
I ended the replay and their shock was just a silent shout in my mind. Wordless questions.
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Seth was the first one to get his bearings and speak. You're leaving?
Yes, I answered. As soon as the holidays are over I'll be gone.
What's going to happen to us? Seth asked with a slight whine.
Well, it's kind of obvious, isn't it, baby brother? Leah surprised me by saying. I had no idea she was listening. Our fearless leader won't be leading us anymore.
You don't know that, Leah, I indignantly answered. I don't even know that yet.
I rolled my eyes.
Leah also rolled her eyes. How else are you going to do it then? I'm not coming home anytime soon. I'm doing really good here.
Are you telling us that we might have to go back to Sam's pack? Embry inquired.
Running, I skidded to a halt when I saw Seth, Quil, and Embry blocking my path. They were all sitting on their haunches. I also took a seat on my haunches in front of them.
I'm not sure yet, guys, I answered. I have to look at all sides before I make a decision.
I'm not going back to Sam, Jacob. I couldn't bear it, Leah voiced. I felt her fear in her words and thoughts.
You wont have to either way. I told you before that you would never have to go back to Sam, Leah.
I'm just saying… Leah grumbled.
Gazing down at Quil, I wondered why he was being so quiet. Well, not quiet because I could here his thoughts, but they weren't as loud as the others. Flipping through his thoughts, I saw understanding and acceptance. He, of course, knew the sacrifices of imprinting better then anyone else besides me in my pack. If Claire had to move across the world he'd willingly follow. He also had no qualms about going back to Sam if that was what I decided.
I'm not making any decisions now, I repeated. I still have a couple of months to decide. But right now I need to talk to my dad. I'd appreciate it if you didn't mention this to anyone yet until my dad knows and I speak to Sam.
No problem-o, Boss, Seth replied with an incline of his head.
I sighed and got to my feet. Pointing my nose in the direction I was heading, I said, See you guys at school! Talk to you later, Leah!
Bye, Jake, Leah thought.
Feeling them all phase back, I thought about Leah. She's been gone from La Push since August and surprisingly I missed her. Though we wouldn't admit it to anyone or each other we had become pretty good friends. Ever since she joined my pack she had become happier and uncharacteristically considerate to me. And ever since she moved to California she's been almost ecstatic. She's been excelling in school, meditating, and doing yoga. She's calmer, happier, and she's controlling her wolf a lot better then she did before she left, though she still phases everyday.
I was actually very happy for her.
God, if only I could have heard myself think these things a little over a year ago. I swear the world got sucked into some kind of black hole and now we were living in some kind of bizarre-o world.
Stopping at the edge of the forest next to my house, I phased back into my human form and slipped on my sweats. Striding into the house I found Billy at the table eating a bowl of cereal.
Looking up at me, I asked, "Do you have a minute to talk, dad?"
Billy's face turned grave for a second before answering me, "Sure, kid. But why don't you get dressed and we can talk over breakfast?"
I nodded my head and breathed out a silent sigh of relief as I walked into my room. I still wasn't sure how I'd broach the topic of my leaving. What was I going to say? Hey, dad! I'm packing up and moving across the country with a bunch of bloodsuckers! I'm sorry that I have to leave you all alone, but I can't leave my half-vampire hybrid imprint! Jeez, that sounded so lame, even though it was the truth.
Sighing, I went to my clothes and perused the few choices I had. Even though I hated shopping and stuff like that, I had to admit that I was running out of options. After all, I couldn't really go to school in only sweats, especially in November. But it was really too hard finding options for me. It's not like we have a Big n' Tall store in La Push.
Pulling on the only pair of jeans I owned that fit, a white tank top, and my coat, I headed out to meet my dad, even though I still had no idea what to say to him.
Making myself a bowl of cereal, I took a seat at the table across from him. I didn't look at him the whole time.
"What's on your mind, son?" Billy asked in his gravelly voice.
Looking up at him, I just decided to go with the whole truth, even though it probably wasn't very subtle. "The Cullen's are leaving and I'm going with them," I deduced.
Billy sighed, looked down at his bowl, and the looked back up at me. "I knew this was coming," he muttered. "But I understand why you have to leave."
"You do?" I asked, almost choking on my cereal, in surprise.
Billy laughed his rumbling laugh. "Son, you're a man and though you have responsibilities here, you should be allowed to do and go wherever you want as long as you think through this clearly."
"You understand and you're not mad?"
"No," he replied. "But you have to promise me that you'll stay in touch and visit as often as possible."
"No problem there," I said. "I plan to visit as much as possible."
Billy looked down at the table for a second and then back at me before asking, "So where are they going?"
I sighed and cringed. "New Hampshire."
Billy only nodded and then frowned. "Have you told Sam about this yet? I'm sure he'll want to know right away that the Cullen's are leaving and that you'll be going with. Plus, I'm sure there will be a lot of ecstatic people out there to hear this news. The tribe is pretty frustrated in not knowing if more vampires will turn up in the area again. Seventeen wolves is a lot to deal with without worrying about more to come. We're worried that we're running out of teenagers." He chuckled at the last part, though this topic was serious.
Last year when the Cullen's were rallying witnesses we saw a whole werewolf population boom within only a month. Originally there was only ten of us, but within the month seven more teens turned when they shouldn't have. The youngest wolf was actually only thirteen years old, and he only turned thirteen this past summer. We also saw the change of two more girls and we couldn't even explain that. It was weird enough when Leah changed, we didn't understand it at all, but with two more…it was complicated. And we had really hoped that no more would change and luckily our hopes came true. Although, we knew if anymore bloodsuckers turned up there would be a greater chance of another boom.
"I know," I replied.
"You should get to school now, kid. We can talk about this later," Billy rumbled.
"Sure, sure," I answered in my patronizing way. Standing up, I picked up my bag and was about to leave the house before I remembered. Turning back to Billy, I added, "By the way, Carlisle and Esme want to speak to you today after school at The White House."
Billy looked up at the ceiling, sighed and said, "Okay. I'll be ready to leave when you get back then."
"Thanks. Bye, dad!" I called as I shut the door and then climbed into my Volkswagen rabbit.
Starting the engine and driving to school, I sighed a sigh of relief. That was easier then I thought it would be.
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After school that day, I made a quick detour, found Sam and discussed everything before I picked up Billy.
Sam seemed a bit disgruntled that I was leaving, but he understood that I had to be where Reneesme was. We also discussed the implications this would have on the Packs. He agreed that he would take on the extra responsibilities of my pack until I moved closer to home, though he wasn't too happy about this. I mean, who would want fourteen wolves in your head? Four was enough for me. Other then that we came to a firm agreement.
Arriving to The White House, I helped Billy get out of the car and into his wheelchair and then rolled him up the ramp--Esme added the ramp a while back for him--to the house.
In the house, I found that it was empty except for Carlisle and Esme sitting on the sofa. Wheeling Billy over to them, Esme stood up and gave me a hug. Embarrassed, I glanced down at Billy to see that his expression was a mix of confusion and slight disgust.
Sitting down on the sofa next to Billy, Carlisle addressed Billy, "Thank you for coming here and for being so understanding…"
For the next hour, they discussed the details of my leaving. From when I'd be able to visit La Push when I was gone, what this would mean to the Packs, what responsibilities I'd have to maintain if I live with them, and to the illegal documentation they'd need to procure for when I leave.
They also discussed that they would provide for me and that I must go to school and then to college.
When they got to the topic of giving me money, I felt a bit disgruntled. I didn't want there money. I was a self-efficient individual. I worked for everything I got during my life and I didn't think that would change. I didn't like to think of myself as charity. Of course, growing up money was tight, especially after my mom died and Billy's diabetes got worse and he had to be subjected to a wheelchair, but we never starved.
Even if the Cullen's wouldn't let me get a job once we were in New Hampshire, I'd make sure that I'd work for every cent they gave me, even if that meant mowing the lawn.
After the meeting was over, I drove Billy home. On the way back to La Push, I saw a bon fire being erected on a cliff top down at First Beach. I wondered what that was about. Glancing at Billy, I knew he saw it too and he was piercing his lips in annoyance.
Helping Billy inside, I discarded my car and phased into my wolf form. As soon as I started running to the cottage, I heard roars of outrage in my head though it was too jumbled to make out.
In my head, I saw Seth, Quil, and Embry flying into a frenzy trying to make it to each other in the part of the woods where we met at this morning.
Digging my paws into the ground, I changed course and pushed myself faster to join them.
What happened? What's going on? I demanded fiercely as I met up with them.
At my words, the frenzy fizzled out, but the anger in their heads remained, still making it hard to focus on their thoughts.
Seth was the first one to speak up. Sam's pack, was all he said, though this thought trembled with anger. His fur stood on end. It was weird to see Seth so angry.
What about Sam's pack?
They're celebrating the news, Quil replied. They're ecstatic that the Cullen's will be leaving.
What? All of them? I asked.
No, they all echoed together.
Tell me everything, I ordered, though it wasn't an Alpha command.
Seth was the one that launched into the story. We were out patrolling a little while ago and we made a sweep that led us to First Beach and we saw some of the wolves from Sam's pack getting all rowdy. They were partying. We were about to change back cuz' our shift was over and join them but then we heard why they were getting all rowdy. They were celebrating the news about the Cullen's leaving. We didn't even get a chance to confront them cuz' you phased and then we left and headed here.
Growling, I asked, Who was all there?
Everyone besides Sam, Paul, and Jared, Embry answered.
Seth pawed the ground in frustration. Ugh! This is wrong! The Cullen's are our friends.
I sighed and shook my head. It doesn't matter. The younger members never got the chance to befriend them. They are too young and naïve, they blame them for what happened to them. End of story.
But it does matter, Jake, Seth whined. The Cullen's are good.
Seth, I'm just as angry about this as you, but we can't do anything about the bon fire. They have there opinions. Just leave them be.
That's not all they're celebrating, Jacob, Quil reluctantly thought.
What else are they celebrating ,Quil? But there was no need for him to answer because I saw why.
Me.
They were celebrating because I was also leaving.
Why?
I'm sorry man, but they don't like you, Embry stated. They think that you're a leech lover. But don't take it personally, they don't like any of us. They think we're all traitors. They actually don't even like Sam, Jared, and Paul, either.
Rolling my eyes, I said, Well that's great. But it doesn't concern me. I don't care what those pups think of me or the Cullen's. I have to leave.
Running away from them, I ran to Bella's cottage. Once there, I phased into my human form and slipped on my sweats that I had changed into after school.
Walking into the cottage without knocking, I saw that Edward was standing, looking angry, and that Bella was sitting on the couch with Reneesme looking distressed.
"Jacob!" Reneesme cried, as she leapt off the couch and into my arms.
Giving her a tight hug and kissing her forehead, I said, "Hey, Nessie, I've missed you!"
She giggled before placing her palm on my face and giving me a replay of her day. I saw that they told Nessie that we were moving soon. She had cried, until they reassured her that I was coming with. The last image was that of her parents and ended with a question mark. What was going on?
Peering past Nessie to Edward, I stated, "So I assume you already know about the celebrations?"
Edward nodded, pinching the bridge of his nose. "Yes, we just got a call from Charlie telling us about the disturbances."
Charlie may not know about vampires, but he knew about the wolves and the feud that had existed between the tribe and the Cullen's for a long time. Obviously, he's been getting calls about the disturbances as he was Chief of police.
I sighed, though I was very angry. I began to shake, but Nessie's presence calmed me down. "Don't let it get to you guys. They're not only celebrating your departure, but mine as well," I replied in a tight voice.
Bella got up with a sympathetic look on her face. Materializing next to me, she caught me into a hug, and said, "I'm so sorry, Jake."
"No, I'm sorry," I replied. "But the ones that our celebrating aren't even our friends. It's Sam's pack, but he's not involved or Paul or Jared. It's just a bunch of stupid kids…the newcomers. They just don't understand much. Just don't think too much about it."
"I'm still sorry, though," Bella replied.
"No worries," I answered. "I'm just a little annoyed. It's been a difficult and long day." Looking down at Nessie still in my arms, I added with a smile, "But it just got better."
Thank you all for reading the last installment of chapter one! I hope it was entertaining for you all! Please read and review! I should have the next chapter up either Thursday or Friday.
