Here's chapter 4. I hope you guys like it! Oh, and if there is anyone out there who wants me to change something, or thinks this fanfic is bad, please tell me so that I can improve. Sorry for it being so late. I have spring break now though, so I will update more often. Please rate and review!
Jacob's Pov
"I would have won and you know it." I told Leah, then ran away into the forest. I kept on running till I knew they weren't following me.
How could Leah say that? Alex would never do that. We were imprints; I loved Alex, and she loved me. She wouldn't betray me.
But Alex did have a life before this. She had friends, family and a boyfriend. There was nothing except for me keeping her here after she got better. This is stupid, I told myself. Here I go again, running from my problems like a coward. I suddenly stopped running, turned around and headed back. I had to stay with Alex- but how?
Alex's Pov
After Jacob left Carlisle stopped by with Jasper and Emmett. I think he wanted to finish introducing me to the family.
"This is Jasper, Alice's mate. This is Emmett, Rosalie's mate."
"Yeah, I already met Rosalie and Alice." I replied.
"So do you always greet people by putting them in jello, or was that just today?" asked Emmett.
"Only the annoying ones," at which Jasper chuckled. He glanced at Emmett, who seemed to be having a hard time dealing with his girlfriend's enemy.
"If you were a vampire, I'd challenge you to arm wrestle," Emmett growled, "But you're human, and I'd probably kill you."
"Oh well," I said, grinning, "Maybe some other time."
"Anyway," cut in Carlisle, "You should be well enough to get up. Why don't I show you around?"
"Okay," I stood up and walked towards the door but stumbled and Jasper rushed to catch me. Emmett chuckled. I glared at him.
"And Alex, if you have any questions, go ahead and ask. This must be very confusing for you." Carlisle calmly offered.
"Umm, okay. When I was reading the book, I was at the part in the 3rd book where you guys fight the newborns that were searching for Bella. Has that happened yet?"
"No, but when did that happen?" Seeing his worry I quickly replied,
"At the baseball field where you guys play. Don't worry; nothing happened that I know of."
Carlisle calmed down but looked at Jasper to see if he was getting it.
"Well Alex, what probably happened is when you came into this book; it caused everything else that was going on to be delayed. How about your next question."
"When will I be able to go back to New York?"
"Well I think that with everything that's been happening, it would be better for you to stay here. We can sign you up for school and provide you with a home environment." Ugh, apparently, no matter where I am, school will always follow me. I guess I would stay to be with Jacob, but what about Harper, Max and Justin? I couldn't just forget them.
"Can I visit my brothers and Harper?" Carlisle shared a glance with Jasper.
"I think it's best for you to stay put. From the thoughts that Edward was able to get when you got here we can tell that the man who was after you seemed to know enough about you. This tells us he might go looking for you. We can send your brothers and your friend a warning, but that's the best we can do."
"I think that's it for now." I said quietly. I felt Jasper trying to make me happy but it wasn't really working. Carlisle was just about finished with the tour when we came to the attic, and saw a room that was completely empty. Literally, there were white walls and no furniture.
"We were hoping you would decorate it yourself, we didn't know what you wanted. Alice wanted to decorate it for you, but we convinced her to let you do it," said Jasper.
"Thanks," I mumbled. I reached into my boot and took out my wand and waved it lazily. The room was transformed into a replica of my old one. There was still the spot on the carpet from when Justin spilled his drink on Harper's credit card dress on purpose. I waved my wand again and the magic carpet covered up the stain. Carlisle just looked on in wonder. He seemed really fascinated by magic.
"We'll leave you to yourself," Carlisle said then left with Jasper. I walked around and made some adjustments to my room. I added in a huge walk-in closet, along with a bathroom with a Jacuzzi, and a balcony. There was no one to tell me not to use magic for this so why shouldn't I. That's when it hit me: my parents would never again tell me not to do magic. Dad would never shout "Alex!", and Mom would never complain about magic.
I fell onto the bed and stuffed my face into the pillow. I knew it wouldn't help hide cries; I was in a house with vampires with supersonic hearing.
It was no use crying, I told myself. What's done is done. I stood up and decided to do the rest by hand. I picked up every article of clothing I had left on the floor, and carefully hung it in my new closet. I brushed my wall, not using the carpet to get higher but jumping and going on top of chairs.
There was a knock at my door.
"Come in." I shouted.
"Hi there," said a voice that made my heart jump.
"Jacob!" I exclaimed and ran into his arms. He hugged me tight.
"Can't. Breathe."
"Sorry." Jacob said. He looked around the room and whistled.
"Well you've been busy." I blushed.
"Yeah, well what's the point of having magic if you're not going to use it?" I joked.
"Speaking of magic, the rest of the pack loved your jello trick."
"Really? I can't wait to meet them. Seth sounds a lot like Max, and it must be so cool for Leah to be the only female wolf. She must have so many stories."
Jacob's Pov
"Umm yeah, about that…"
"What?"
"Well Leah decided to group you as a bloodsu- I mean vampire."
"Oh."
"Anyway, how's it been going?" At that Alex's face brightened up.
"I met Jasper and Emmett. Jasper's nice, but Emmett is so annoying. He challenged me to arm wrestle but wouldn't since I'm not a vampire."
"Wow."
"I have a plan though," Alex said, her eyes glistening. "I'm going to make up a spell that lets me be stronger than Emmett and not as fragile," she whispered in my ear. I visualized in my head arrogant Emmett getting beaten by a human girl. I couldn't help it- I burst into laughter.
"I'm glad you're supporting me, now let's go do this thing. As I used to say- 'We can do this- I think.'" With that, she looped her arm around mine and strode out of the room.
In the living room, Alex walked straight up to Emmett and said,
"You-me-arm wrestling in 5 minutes."
"I already told you: I'll probably kill you so no."
"Trust me, I'm a wizard. When I'm done with you, you'll be groaning in pain. Or are you scared of fighting a big bad wizard." Alex taunted.
She had guts. To say this in front of everyone, especially Emmett was very brave.
"Fine, but no complaining afterward."
"Okeydokey," Alex chirped then took me outside and said,
"The strength of Emmett times three, shall lead me to victory," while waving her wand. She glowed for a second, and I could feel her grip on me starting to hurt.
"Ow."
"Oh, sorry. Let's go." I followed her to where Emmett was waiting near a big rock.
"You ready?" he called.
"Yep," Alex replied. She kneeled near the rock and gently placed her hand in Emmett's and winked at me. When Jasper said go, Emmett started calmly pushing at Alex's arm, taking his time. Alex complied, letting him push her arm down a bit.
"Give up?" Emmett asked.
"No, but let me just get more comfortable." Alex began fighting back with the same amount of force as Emmett, then adding more and more. Finally, Alex slammed his arm down on the rock. Emmett groaned and grabbed his wrist. Alex jumped up and cheered and undid the strength spell. I ran over to her and hugged her.
"No fair. You cheated with magic," whined Emmett.
"You never said I couldn't." I heard laughing inside the house.
"Congratulations," I tell Alex.
"Thank you," she replies. We go back to her room and snuggle till she falls asleep. I creep out of her room after kissing her goodnight.
3rd Person Pov
"That was not a fair match," grumbled Emmett.
"Oh suck it up Emmett," said Alice. Emmett growls but goes back to watching college football on the TV.
"I could feel her getting better with Jacob around," said Jasper. "It was like her going from depressed to excited in less than a second when she sees him. Strangely, my power seems to not work on her."
"Neither does mine," points out Edward.
"And mine barely works," said Alice.
"That's because she's a wizard," explained Carlisle, "Her magic is different, and therefore makes her immune to us. She could hypothetically cast a spell to let your powers work on her but I doubt she'll do that."
"Then why did mine work earlier?" asked Edward.
"Most likely she was very weak, and her powers left her enough for her immunity to disappear temporarily. Currently, she is still in shock, but her defenses are back up, which is good. It means that she is healing."
"I hope she feels better," said Esme. "No child should have to go through that."
There was a period of silence where everyone just stared blankly at the TV, until Alice piped up,
"She seems to like it here."
"Yes, but she does want to go back to brothers and best friend," said Jasper, "The question is, is it safe?"
No one answered. The truth was, they didn't know. Alex had just popped into their lives after a traumatizing experience that would affect her forever. Even Rosalie and Emmett, with whom Alex had started off on the wrong foot, liked her. Alex was like the daughter/sister/friend they never had, and now that they knew her, they couldn't imagine life without her.
