Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight.
Author's Note: This is a bit of a filler, so hang in there with me. But I like the idea of their friendship, even if it's still a little forced at this point. Song in quotes is Roulette by System of a Down. Please review. -Delta
"I have a problem that I cannot explain.
I have no reason why it should've been so plain.
I have no questions but I sure have excuses.
I lack the reasons why I should be so confused.
I know, how I feel when I'm around you.
I don't know, how I feel when I'm around you."
'Chapter Three'
Days drag on like weeks, and Jacob is there for it all.
He watches with tired, haunted eyes as they congregate around Bella, like she were a Mecca and they were all making the pilgrimage. Jacob can barely stand to watch, and so he does so from a distance, in case the situation becomes too much to handle and he has to run back into the forest where he feels he now belongs.
But Alice is always there when he is, hanging along the back with him, whispering in hushed tones as they all fight over the girl fighting for her life and the life of her…monster. That's all this thing was…a fucking monster. And that's all it would ever be to him.
Yet tiny little Alice was a simple and bright light in the darkness of the Cullen House, something to look forward to even if it wasn't consciously. Something to focus his energies on, whether it be just a simple game of cards or chess, which he could actually beat her at.
She suggested the games, and he couldn't really say no to her kindness.
And so she grew on him, like a growth the doctor couldn't remove, and she stayed there - for the time being.