Chapter 4 - Running Away
Seth and Lacey had been spending time together, but not for any reason in particular. they had just been friends for so long that they could understand each other much better than anyone else in the pack. Lacey had kept herself far away from Jr. She'd never feared anything in her life, but Jr's volatile temper was definitely not normal. Her and her family had been back in La Push for a couple of days.
Lacey was thankful for Seth because he had been good about keeping her mind off of Jr. At least as much as he could without the imprint interfering with her heart and mind.
Today was no different, since Lacey had been back she hadn't see her Aunt Rachel. Seth had kept Lacey entertained the whole walk over to Rachel's. Once they got there they knocked on the door.
"C'mon in the door is open."
Seth and Lacey walked into the cozy house and walked into the kitchen. They could hear Rachel laughing hard as they rounded the corner they both saw Jr. standing in Rachel's kitchen, covered in sweat and dirt as he accepted the glass of water from Rachel.
Jr's head snapping around and felt his eyes narrow slightly at the sight of Seth Clearwater and…the bloodsucker.
"What's up Seth?" Her eyes widened at the sight of her niece, Rachel instantly breaking away from her conversation with Jr. to greet her. "Lacey? My god you look even more beautiful than the last time I saw you, sweetheart!"
Lacey was wrapped in a hug by her aunt before she could even say anything. Though she locked eyes with Jr she couldn't stop her body as it began trembling in her aunt's arms, she couldn't get her mouth to move as Jr glared at her. She felt her heart constrict as she could feel the hate and anger radiate through his body at top notch speeds. Lacey pulled herself from her aunt's loving arms, "I'm sorry Aunt Rachel. I-I…I have to go." Before Rachel could question the tears on her cheeks she tore off out of the house and into the trees.
Seth trembled from head to toe; glaring at Jr like he was the worst thing he'd ever saw in his life, wanting to rip him to shreds. "Stay away from her." He ordered in a grave voice before rushing out of the door to find Lacey.
"Okay…" Rachel blinked, completely confused by what just happened, and turned to stare at Jr with bewildered eyes. "What just…happened?"
Jr shrugged. "I won't lie to you Miss Black. I imprinted on your niece and it didn't go so well. I wasn't the nicest of people after having imprinted on a vampire."
Rachel cocked her head to the side. "But Lacey is a hybrid. She's half human."
"Believe me I know. I'm just having a hard time with it. I can't help but want to hate her from head to toe with every fiber of my being. I was taught to hate vampires my whole life so you'll have to understand why it's so hard for me right now to accept the imprint."
"Believe me my niece is not a normal vampire hybrid. Give it a chance. A real chance Jr. Get to know her. Lacey was never a normal hybrid vampire. I think once you get to know her you'll understand more about her. Try to be nice and say hi. That two letter word could do so much for the two of you."
Lacey ran as fast and as far as she could. She didn't know where she was going, but at this point she didn't care. She knew her dad was going to be upset with her for taking off alone, but she just needed to think. She knew Seth would come after her so she was smart enough to cover her scent.
After two hours of searching, Seth finally gave up and went back to Emily and Sam's. As soon as he saw the worried look on Jake's face, he knew Seth had taken Lacey to see Rachel, but they should've been back by now. Seth frowned, "I'm sorry Jake. It's my fault. She was really upset. I can't find her anywhere."
Jacob was going to kill Jr for disobeying his command to stay away from Lacey, scowling darkly. "Even after he imprinted on her…He still…" He couldn't speak right now and suddenly shoved Renesmee forcefully away from him, shaking his head when she went to stand beside him again. "Step back, Nessie." He was going to phase, he could feel the fire shoot down his spine and felt Sam and Jared pull him out the door, clothes shedding as he leapt away from them into the air, landing on all fours and let out the alpha howl, Sam, Jared and Seth phasing instantly.
Lacey heard the howls, so she knew they were looking for her. She just wasn't ready to face her dad yet. She was up in a 300 foot tree, sitting with her back against the trunk. It was the one place she could go to be alone. Why did she have to be a vampire? Why couldn't she just be a normal female? Maybe if she just stopped eating animals all together it would force her to human food for good. Then she would never have to drink blood again. Some human foods made her sick, but it would be worth it, if it kept her away from animal blood and raw meat.
How messed up were dad's Quileute God's to let one of the pack imprint on her? There was no way Lacey wanted to stick around and watch Jr's volatile temper get the best of him and worse take it out on her. She could already feel the pull to Jr and it made her sick to her stomach to have him give her such a filthy look. She felt the tears trickle down her cheeks as she pulled her knees up into her chest and sobbed into her jean covered knees.
Jacob ignored Paul when he arrived, too worried about his daughter to think of much else at the moment. He instructed everyone to take certain parts of the woods, knowing they would find her eventually. He hated when Lacey did this and vowed to scold her good when he found her, after hugging the daylights out of her first. He could feel her pain and it broke his heart, though that wouldn't stop his smart daughter from covering her scent up. He hated that she could do that too.
Lacey looked down and watched as all the wolves passed. She was a little curious as to why Paul was with them. If he and his son were so against the imprinting why join the search? If they hated her so much why not just kill her the minute Jr imprinted? Problem solved. Lacey slid out of the tree and took off in the opposite direction of the wolves. She could smell all of them; even her dad and Seth. She knew they wouldn't allow Luca to go; he was still too new to the phasing.
She found herself at the side of a cliff as she looked down at the ocean water. She knew her dad was going to yell and be mad. Not that she couldn't blame him. Even if she was in her twenties, he was still her father. She lay in the grass and it was so soft as she stared up at the moon. She curled into a ball on her side as she fell asleep.
Jacob finally went to the cliffs, knowing his daughter loved going up there, and sighed with relief at the sight of her curled up in a ball. He phased and immediately pulled his shorts on, towering over her sleeping form, the tear streaks on her cheeks emanating in the moonlight. "Lace." He whispered and lifted her up in his strong arms, turning around and scowled at the look on Paul's face. "I'm warning you right now Redson, tell your kid to stay away from my family. If you don't, you will be sorry." He then brushed past Paul, shoving the man aside as he took Lacey home, kissing her forehead very softly.
Lacey had been right her dad screamed and burst into a wolf a couple of times, but in the end he hugged her tightly. Afterwards Seth had grabbed her hand and took her to the beach. It was time for them to hash it out.
