Chapter 3
Ever since PE class, everyone has been asking Bella about her performance. They were all surprised at how such a small girl could do such big stuff. The only thing that felt weird, was that she felt a kin of pressure going on at the back of her head, She just let it be and moved on, She did not answer any questions because they were beginning to annoy her. It was finally her free period and she made her way to the library alone. She had made it to the door and wanted to introduce herself to the librarian. Bella loved to read because it took her away from the reality of the world. There were no questions, no interrogations, no tests, and no annoyances. It was just her and the characters in the book.
Bella was a fan of the classics like Withering Heights, Jane Eyre, etc. She fixed her bag over her shoulder and walked up to the librarian's desk. Bella looked at the lady and she was the most adorable old lady in the world. She had light gray hair and was chubby to the core.
"Hello, I'm Bella. I'm the new student here," Bella said. The librarian looked up at Bella with a surprised look. A smile immediately came upon her face.
"Hi, sweetie. I am Grace and am the librarian at this school. Well, it was nice to meet you. Take a seat anywhere and don't be scared to read a book or two. If you need anything, just ask me."
Bella smiled at Grace and walked to an empty table to sit her bag down. She walked over to the bookshelves and found a book called Quileute legends. Since Bella knew she was half Quileute, she realized she knew nothing about her heritage. She grabbed the book and asked Grace to check it out under her name. Bella got a little suspicious when another gigantic smile grew on her face when she saw the title of the book.
But without a word, Grace checked out the book to Bella. Bella was flipped through the pages and found a chapter that described werewolves. She flipped straight to the chapter and began to read. Bella was so sucked into the book, that the dismissal bell rang before she knew it. She grabbed her stuff and started her walk home, but she heard a horn from behind her. Bella turned and saw that it was Jake. There was also Quil and Embry in the back.
She smiled and gave them a wave as the car pulled up next to her.
"Hey, Bella. Need a ride?" Jake asked.
"Um… No. My house is just a block away."
"Aw, come on, Bella," the boys all said at the same time, while giving her piercing puppy dog eyes.
Bella chuckled at them and just nodded at their antics. They cheered like three year olld kids and Bella got into his car. It was a short ride listening to the guys joking around with each other. They finally made it to Bella's house after dropping off of the guys. Apparently, the guys' houses were closer to the school then hers was.
They finally made it to her house and Jacob seemed a little scared.
"What's wrong, Jacob?" Bella asked with concern in her voice.
"Nothing, Bella. I just wanted to ask you something," Jacob responds, while stuttering.
"Well, go ahead," Bella continues.
"Bella, I have been a little… um… forget it."
"No. Come on. You can't tell me you want to ask me something and then tell me to forget it. Come on, please," Bella begged with Bambi eyes.
Jacob gave in and gave out a big breath. "Bella, I've known you for a long time, and I was wondering if you would go out on a date with me this Saturday."
Bella and Jacob both blushed immensely and Bella stuttered with her answer.
She took a breath and looked into Jacob's eyes and said the word he had been waiting to hear when he had first seen her. "Yes, Jacob. I will go out with you."
Jacob gave Bella a huge smile and was so excited that he gave Bella a kiss on the cheek. They both blushed again and Bella took out a piece of paper and wrote her name and cell phone number on it. "Call me if you need anything."
Bella got out of the car with a smile and walked to her house's door. She looked back at him one more time and realized that he was looking at her body as she walked away. They both blushed again and Bella rushed into her house. As soon as Bella was in her house, she put her back against her door and let out another huge breath. She continued on her way up the stairs and into her room. Bella dropped her bag on the floor and grabbed the Quileute book and began to read.
Bella was once again sucked into the legends and did not even realize that Charlie knocked on her door.
"Bella?"
"Oh, hey Dad. I did not hear you come in."
"Yeah. Did you want to…" Charlie had just realized what Bella was reading. "Bella, are you reading about the Quileute legends?"
"Yeah, I was thinking about how much I don't know anything about our heritage. I just grabbed this to catch up on a few things. I'm almost finished."
"Well," Charlie chuckled, "that's funny because I wanted to know if you wanted to come with me to the Black's house and go to a bonfire. Billy is going to tell a few Quileute stories. If you're interested, we can go now."
Bella nodded ecstatically because she wanted to see Jake and hear about a few more of the legends. They were on their way and made it to their house in only a few minutes. The bonfire was on the beach and they had to make their way a little longer until they found a ton of teenagers and grown ups around a fire and sitting on logs. They both walked up to them all and they were greeted with huge smiles. The biggest one came from Jacob, but the smile was for Bella and she smiled back at him adoringly.
Bella sat by Jacob as her father sat next to the other adults. They were a bunch of other kids from her school that were sitting next to them. Bella barely paid attention to their conversation and grew a little uncomfortable sitting on the log. She move around a little bit for it to get better, but nothing worked. Jacob saw this and set his hands on her hips to still her. He picked her up slightly and set her on his lap where she could get comfortable. Bella blushed at his bluntness, but this did not phase any of the people. No one looked surprised or different. They probably guessed by now that Bella and Jacob.
Billy had finally called everyone's attention to him and began his story.
"A long time ago, there were warriors of our race that protected their tribe. They went to the highest and dangerous stakes just to keep their families safe and away from threats. Taha Ki was the Chief of the tribe at this time, and he and his men were on a lookout for any strange happenings. Taha Ki and his men hid in their secret spot and fell into their spirit forms and looked for any serious danger.
"Taha Ki once came to the forest by himself to think and got into his spirit form. While he traveled through the forest, another man from the tribe walked into the forest. This was Taha Ki's brother and he loathed his brother with everything he had. His name was Juan. He was also in the line to be the head of the tribe and he was also the oldest of his siblings. He was going to be the chief of the tribe in the beginning, but his father chose his younger brother because his father did not believe he was ready to take on the responsibility.
"Juan murdered his father, but told the rest of his tribe that it was the doing of a vile creature in the forest. Juan walked in the forest and found his brother's body and conjured up a plan. He also joined himself in the spirit world and transferred into his brother's body. He slit his own body's throat so that Taha Ki would not be able to come back in human form. Juan walked off and began to ruin the rules and regulations of being the Chief of his tribe.
"Taha Ki cam back to his hiding spot and found his body gone and a dead body. He found out the dead body belonged to his brother and realized what his brother had done. The spirit of Taha Ki saw his brother being praised by his men and women of the tribe. Taha Ki frowned upon his brother and vowed that he would return to his home and reclaim his rightful place as Chief. Years passed and Taha Ki never found out a way to return to his human form. Then there came a large wolf in his presence. He then came upon an idea and asked the animal to join bodies and the wolf gave his permission to the man.
"Taha Ki ran back to his home at a blinding speed and saw that his people were all lined up to attack the huge wolf. Juan was at the front of the line and he was the only one who realized that Taha Ki had taken the form of a wolf. He immediately sent the men in war, but they all paused as the wolf began to transform into a man. The man was a more built a huge man that had the looks of Taha Ki. Taha Ki told his people about the trickery his brother committed amongst the people and Juan was put to death.
"Later in the years, Taha Ki had many sons that also transformed into wolves and led their men to victory in every threat. There was once the greatest threat of all that, not only endangered the tribe but also the world. They were known as the Cold Ones. Their skin was cold as ice, had piercing red eyes, intensely strong, and blindingly fast. The wolves of La Push chased after these horrible creatures and destroyed them with feeling. One vampire trespassed on La Push grounds and also killed many Quileute women and was instantly torn apart.
"The mate of that vampire later came later with revenge and invaded the village. Taha Ki's sons could not defeat her because she was too driven to avenge her mate. Taha Ki had to take matters in his own hands and defeat the woman. Even Taha Ki could not win and had the help of his wife, his third wife. She had no powers of supernatural abilities. She only had heart and courage. She took a sharp object from the ground and drew blood from herself. She killed herself to distract the monster, while Taha Ki tore her apart.
"Taha Ki mourned over his lost sons and imprint. His imprint was the woman who held together and was his only happiness. He loved her with all his heart and could barely live without her. He ran off into the forest and was never found again."
Every person there was engrossed into the story and they all enjoyed the story. Many women were crying over the lost imprint part and, some of the teenage boys were trying not to tear up also. Bella had leaned back into Jacob's embrace and was wide awake during the story. This had to be the end of her book that she was going to read. Now she did not have to read it.
Bella and Jacob got up and he walked her to her father's car. Then her father had gotten a call from the police station. His face was full of horror and he jogged over to Billy. Billy nodded with a worried face and responded to whatever Charlie had said. Charlie ran over to Bella and said,
"Bells, you are going to stay over at Billy's tonight. There is something that I need to care of. I will see you tomorrow."
Bella only nodded at him, seeing that he was scared and in a rush. He gave her a small kiss on a cheek. Charlie ran over to his truck and left Bella at Billy's house.
Bella and Jacob talked all through the night until Billy announced that it was time for them to get to bed.
"What will I wear to sleep," she asked Billy.
"Jacob will loan you a few of his clothes."
Jacob walked to his room and returned with sweatpants and a huge shirt. Bella took a shower in the bathroom and put on Jacob's clothes.
"You can sleep in my room and I will sleep on the couch."
"But Jacob, it's your room and you should sleep in your room." Bella made her way to the couch. But before her bottom could touch the couch, Jacob scooped her up into his arms in a bridal position. Bella squealed in surprise and tried to squirm out of his arms, but his arms were locked around. Bella was dropped onto his bed, and she glared at him with a passion. He only smirked at her and walked out of the room.
Later that night, Bella woke up with sweat rolling down her face and let out a loud squeak as she woke up. Jacob heard the scream Bella let out and ran into his room to find her breathing deeply and tears running down her face. He ran to her and sat next to her on the bed.
"What's wrong, Bella. Bad dream?" He asked.
Bella only nodded, not being able to speak just yet. She was finally able to talk and said, "I was so angry for some reason and I burst into this huge wolf. I don' know what happened, but it hurt so much that I could not take the pain and also could not breathe."
"It's okay, Bella. That will never happen because it was just a nightmare. I will chase all those bad dreams away," Jacob whispered to her.
Jacob got into the bed with her and wrapped his arms around her. She leaned into him and rested her head onto his chest and fell asleep, listening to his rhythmic sound of his heart beat.
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