YAY!!! ANOTHER CHAPTER!!! AGAIN!!!
Jayden's POV
I jumped out of sleep when I felt a stab in my back. I was sitting upright in someone's lap. I was in Sam's kitchen and was surrounded by all the boys. But they looked different somehow. It could be that they were all shaking like a freaking broken toy.
I groaned as I felt a cold breeze hit my back. "Just stay still. A few more and they're all out." Was that Jacob?
"Jacob?" My voice was laced with pain and I knew it.
"Yeah. Sam's just taking out the last three now."
"Wait! What about Emily!" I tried to get up but felt pain and Jacob wouldn't let me.
"She's fine. Knocked out but okay. I can't say the same for you. Got a few good one's in the back doncha?" I felt another piece get pulled out, not so nicely. "Sam…" Jacob warned.
"Don't 'Sam' me Jacob." He pulled another out harder. I winced and screamed with my mouth closed to silence it a bit better.
"Move. I'll do the last one," I heard Quil speak up.
"Fine by me," Sam said. I saw him when he passed me to go to the stairs. He turned back around before leaving. "We will talk tomorrow." Then he left.
"What's with him," I asked.
"He's just a jackass," Leah said from where she was seated. I nodded. "Got that right."
"Ready for the last one, Jay?"
"I'm as ready as I'm ever going to be Quil."
'On the count of three…one…two…three!" He pulled it out. This one hurt ore than all the rest. I buried my face in Jacob's massive shoulder to hide my pained face. He hugged me to him. I didn't like having all the pain from my back but I did like being in his arms.
"It's over," he whispered.
"I'll just bandage you up," Quil said. I just sat there on Jacob's lap. "Umm, to bandage you I'm going to have to err… take off you bra. The glass cut into it. We could pull it out with it on but it's in the way of the bandage." he said.
"I don't think I can lift my arms, it hurts too much, and I think it'll only open up my cuts more."
"I'll cut it with the scissors."
I nodded. "Whoever doesn't have to be in here can leave," Jacob said. Thank you so much.
Jared, Collin, Seth, Leah, Paul, and Embry left the room. It was just Quil, Jacob, and I. Quil handed me a shirt. "Put this in front." Oh yeah, good idea. I did as I was told and shielded my breasts from their eyes.
"I'm going to have to put some peroxide on your back so it's going to sting." I nodded and rested my head on Jacob's shoulder.
I think I fell asleep after that because I don't remember anything else.
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My mouth was dry when I woke up and had a nasty taste when I moved my tongue around. My throat felt like sandpaper when I swallowed. I was on my stomach 'cause of the cuts on my back and I was alone. Quil's shirt was still under me and my back was bare, other than the bandages. I didn't want to get up just yet. I was still tired but according to the commanding voice that I recognized as Sam's annoying ass it was time for me to get up. He told me and shut the door.
I got up with the shirt held to me and looked around. I wasn't in the basement. This was someone's room. I just didn't know who's. May be it was a guest bedroom. I hope. I didn't want to be sleeping in a bed Sam ever used. That was just too gross to imagine. I shuddered at the idea.
There was a dresser so I went to it. Hopefully there were some big shirts inside one of the drawers.
God answered my prayers.
I grabbed one of the many shirts and carefully put it on. It still hurt like the blazes but felt better than yesterday. Once I had the shirt on I headed out of the room. I noticed I was upstairs when I spotted the stairs to my left. I could hear voices and was dreading going downstairs. I like everyone but Sam. Paul didn't like me much but he was okay in my book. I walked down the stairs, letting my hand graze the wall as I went.
I looked around to see everyone here. They were all seated in chairs or around the floor. Emily got up and hugged me while avoiding my back.
"How you feeling?"
I shrugged. "Your okay, right?"
She dismissed my concern with her hand. "I'm fine, just knocked me out for the night is all." I nodded and she led me to the couch.
"I'd rather sit on the floor. Don't want to lean my back."
"Oh, sorry."
"'Sokay." I sat down on the floor. All the boys and Leah were on the floor too. Sam was in the couch with Emily sitting next to him. "What happened last night, Jayden." His voice was commanding.
I met his heated stare with one of my own. "Jackson, Kenny, and a new vampire named Dean came to get me," I shrugged.
"Tell me everything that happened."
"Didn't you already ask Emily?"
"Emily told me but I want to make sure your story matched hers. You could be threatening her to lie for you."
"That's bullshit!" His body started to tremble. Jacob carefully grabbed me and set me closer to him while I continued to yell. "I was the one that was protecting your wife. She would have died if it weren't for me and your bitching to me?"
"It's your fault they were here in the first place!" He was standing up now and towering over me. Jacob's hold on my hand tightened. "If it weren't for you they wouldn't even—"
I stood up. It hurt but I did it. "Yeah your right," I interrupted. "They were here because of me." He looked please as I admitted it but I wasn't finished. "Yet you're the one who took me here." I stepped closer. "You took me into your home," I poked his chest, "you put me on house arrest," again with the poking, "you're the only one to blame." Jacob had a hold of my wrists and was pulling my away from Sam.
"If you hadn't of taken me here you wouldn't have the problem," I said.
He looked pissed. "You know what? I'm tired of this. I'm taking you to the Cullen's. It's time to find out the truth once and for all."
"The Cullen's?" Who were they?
"You'll find out soon." He tried to grab my wrist my Jacob wouldn't let him.
With a firm shake of his head Jacob spoke. "No Sam. I won't let you touch her. Your temper is not intact and I don't want you any closer to Jayden."
"Move out of my way, Jacob." He looked dangerous. Jacob moved me behind him with one hand.
"I can't do that, Sam. Even with your Alpha command I can't force harm to my imprint." What in the world was an imprint? Everyone else seemed to know but me.
"Sam, calm down and be rational," Emily said from behind him. He seemed to calm down a bit but the predatory look was still fresh in his eyes.
"Fine. You take her Jacob. Take her to go visit those leeches you love so much," he spat.
Hold up. Leeches? I knew that nickname too well. I backed up and ran into Paul. He looked down at me. I must have looked like a rat in the corner. "What's wrong, Jayden," Seth asked.
"I-I'm not going to any vampires," I said.
"They're not like all the others. They're different."
I shook my head. "They're all the same."
Jacob stepped closer to me. "We're just going for a quick visit," he said reaching for me. I cringed back into Paul since he was still behind me. I was expecting him to push me over to Jacob or grab onto me but he put an arm around the top of my shoulders. Not in a grip that I couldn't brake, if I pulled away he wouldn't be able to stop me.
"She doesn't want to go." Paul saying something like this surprised us all. We all turned to look at him.
"Well, we need to make sure what Emily said happened really did happen and she's," he pointed a finger at me, he had no manners, "not making Emily just say it."
"Well what did Emily tell you," I asked.
He looked at me. "You'll find out soon. Hurry up and don't fuss. We're going to the Cullen's whether you like it or not."
"One of them is a doctor, he can look at your back to make sure there's no infection or anything like that," Jacob said getting closer to me. I didn't shrink back into Paul again. "It'll be quick. Not longer than half an hour." He took hold of my hand and led me away from Paul. Paul let his arm drop.
"So all were going for is to check my back?"
"Well, that and a little more." Of course, Sam wanted information. I don't know how he was expecting to get it at this so-called Cullen house.
When we were headed to the front door Jacob looked at Paul. "I know you don't like the vampires so if you want to stay with the others…"
"No. I want to go." Jacob nodded.
Sam was driving, Quil was sitting in the front, and I was sitting between Jacob and Paul. Seth was on the other end of Paul. They tried to give me as much room as they could since I was the injured one. I sat forward, leaning my elbows on my knees to avoid my back hitting the seat.
"So exactly how many are at this place and who am I going to see?"
Seth spoke up. "Well you're obviously going to see the Doc, Dr. Cullen, or Carlisle. The other one you're going to see because Sam wants to make sure your telling the truth is Edward. He's a mind reader." The kid was jumping in anticipation to see vampires? "Then there's Alice, she can tell the future, but she can't see us. Were not like the others."
"What do you mean?"
"Well…" He looked around.
"We're werewolves," Sam said.
Okay, I waited for it to settle in. They were werewolves. They were werewolves? They were werewolves! "Jayden," said Jacob.
"Just give me a minute." I took deep breaths. "Your not going to pass out, are you?"
"No Paul, I just need to think for a bit." Wait. I remember seeing wolves before I passed out but I thought that was just my imagination. Wasn't it?
The answerer was obviously no.
"Okay," I said.
"Okay?" That was Jacob.
"Yes, okay. Okay I believe you, okay you're a werewolf, and okay I know now."
He looked at me in disbelief. "That's it?" Was he expecting me to bolt from the car? It looked like he was.
"I'm not going to try and run away or anything. I mean you're obviously not the type of big bad wolf in Goldie Locks or Little Red Riding Hood or the Three Little Pigs, right?" Paul smiled at me evilly and Jacob socked his arm. "No were not bad.
"And you say these vampires are good?"
"Yeah," Seth said, "they don't eat humans, just deer and bears and stuff like that."
"Well great. Now I feel bad for the animals that run into them when they're hungry." Seth nodded. "But you guys are sorta like animals…"
"We are not!" Sam said from the drivers seat.
I put my hands up. "Whoa, I'm not calling you an animal now, but you are when you turn into wolves?" Why did it sound like a question?
"They won't eat us. We taste nasty to them. They smell the same to us."
"How do they smell?"
"I can't really explain it…" He pondered.
"If you were to sniff crushed pepper that is how it would feel. An help," Paul asked.
"Umm, ouch. If it's like that every time your them I'd steer clear."
"We do. We have a treaty with them. They stay on their land we stay on ours and they can't turn or bite anybody."
"Thank goodness for that. I know how much it hurts to have them bite you. Hurts like the blazes."
"How do you know that," Sam asked, suddenly interested in our conversation.
"Oh, I know all about the process." I didn't like Sam and didn't really want to share what I knew with him but I did want to tell the boys.
"Care to share that?" I saw his eyes in the mirror, looking at me. Glaring yes, but I didn't care.
I'll let you know when we get to this 'Cullen' household. I don't like to repeat myself once I get it out." I knew that got on his nerves and I was glad. He needed a good ass kicking and I wouldn't mind being the one giving it to him.
When we pulled off the road onto a secluded pathway that I didn't even see until Sam turned the car. The house was huge. And I mean huge. I knew there were a lot of them but did they all own two rooms each?
We got out of the car and I really didn't want to go inside. How was I to know if they were going to do what they said? For all I knew they could just be selling me to them and I'm forever going to be their human slave in a household of vamps.
Gosh I hope not.
I'm counting on the boys; I can't really say I trust Sam.
We walked to the front door. I was in back with Paul and Quil on my sides. Sam had Jacob knock on the door and Seth practically skipped to the door and was now jumping up and down. If I didn't know that kid I'd count him being gay. But I guess there are happy people out there in the world. I'm just not on of them. But I guess anyone would be like me if they were constantly kidnapped.
Jacob knocked on the door and it swung open. All the vampires I'd ever met were always taller than me so when the door swung open I was thinking, great. They're going for the whole 'the door opens by itself'. But I was wrong.
"Hey Alice, everyone here," Seth asked the air.
That's when I looked at eye level. Well, my eye level. There stood a girl. She had spiky black hair and looked as little as me, which didn't happen often.
"Hey Seth. They're all here." Her voice sounded like wind chimes. That when I noticed her skin.
She was a vampire.
She walked us into the mansion. It was just as breath taking inside as it was outside. Good God! What did these people do for a living? It was bigger than the houses on MTV Cribs!
Well, vampires did have that whole 'too beautiful it's alien' thing going for them so maybe they were prostitutes and this Carlisle was their pimp. Thinking of pimps instantly made me think of a guy in a leopard print and purple suit. Complete with the cane, bling, gold teeth, and feather in the hat.
I heard someone chuckle and looked to see a vampire with bronze-gold hair. "Your friend here has quite the comic." What did he mean by that? He was hot. Okay he was more than hot. But I still liked Jacob more. If I hadn't of been chased and kidnapped by vampires throughout my life and been used to their beauty I think I'd die of jealousy on seeing them. "You have a sort of appeal to you too." Wait, what?
"Jayden, this is Edward. Aka, mind rapist," Jacob answered my question. "And watch it, Cullen."
Oh, so he was the one that was here to dig inside of my thoughts. Edward stepped forward and took my hand into a light shake. "I wasn't insinuating that, Jacob. I was just implying that Jayden here looks a little otherworldly." Think of something else. Quick! A B C D E F G….
"And that's what we're here to find out," Sam spoke up.
I wonder if he's going to act like an ass at their house.
I saw Edward lift an eyebrow at me.
You'll know of he does it.
We were ushered through the hall. "Hi, I'm Alice." She was as enthusiastic as Seth.
"Jayden Ivory."
He eyes lit up. "Love the name. So what are you?" I tried to think of fluffy white bunnies hopping around and me shooting them with a paintball gun.
"I don't think she's going to answer us at the moment, Alice." She looked momentarily disappointed but soon got back her caffeine craze.
"What do we have here," a man with blonde hair asked. Out of all the vamps he looked to be the oldest. Not that he had wrinkles—I've never even seem a vampire with a wrinkle visible—but it was the way he presented himself that said it.
"Carlisle, this is Jayden," Sam said. Was it just me or did he say my name like he was going to spit on me after? I saw a slight nod from Edward. So I wasn't the only one. But I knew this was just the beginning.
Carlisle came over to me and shook my hand. "Pleasure."
He seemed like a real kind and honest…vampire. I was about to say person, but I guess he is a person too. Though it's hard for me to admit it.
They're different from the others, Jayden.
"We wanted you to check on her wounds and then we'll explain the rest." Carlisle nodded.
Seth went to the couch where there was another blonde watching TV. He looked a little stiff to me.
"Another dog lover," I heard a voice question. I looked to my left to see a girl that resembled my friend Hailey. I instantly put all thoughts of her out of my mind. Didn't want to tell it just yet.
"Be nice Rose," said Alice.
She rolled her eyes and walked away with a 'whatever'. Well she was a little stuck up.
Quil and Paul went to join Seth on the couch. Jacob and Sam joined Carlisle and Edward upstairs.
Great now I'm going to have to hear Sam's loud mouth telling me how much he despises me when I'm in pain.
"Sam, why don't you join me downstairs. I'd like to talk to you about treaty business."
Oh, thank you Edward. I am forever in your debt.
We walked to a room that resembled a medical room in a hospital. "You can have a seat on that bed while I get what's needed."
I sat on the edge of the bed and Jacob took the stool by me. "I hate hospitals," I suddenly said.
"Bad times," asked Jacob.
"Not really unless your counting that time I fell out of a tree when I was seven."
"You fell out of a tree?" I nodded. "What were you doing up there in the first place?"
"I was trying get a cat out of it."
"So you climbed it. Don't they get the fire department to do those types of things?"
"Well you see that was the day I discovered…" I didn't know if I should tell him.
"Go on," he persuaded.
"That was the day I found out about my powers." Don't say a thing to anyone if you can hear me Edward.
"Powers?" Jacob looked confused while scratching his head.
"Well yeah. I can do…stuff."
"What do you mean?"
I was about to answer when Carlisle entered to room, saving me from the spotlight. "Ready?"
"Yup." I took off my shirt and held it to my chest.
"How did this happen?"
"Vampires can do that to you," I said.
"I hope to learn more of you when we get downstairs." With that he continued to patch me back up. I needed some stitches but other than that I was fine…no infections. "Are you sure this took place yesterday?"
"Yeah."
When we finished I pulled back on my shirt and we al headed downstairs. Edward was still talking to Sam about whatever and I was glad he did that for me. "Your welcome," he said in a whisper when I got closer.
We were about to all sit in the living room when there was the sound of someone opening the door. A muscular man stepped inside. He looked like he was some body builder. "Hey! What's with the dogs," he asked scanning the room. Then his eyes landed on me. "Who is this little shrimp?" He walked forward.
Whoa, to close for comfort.
"Emmett, I don't think that's such a good idea," Edward warned.
But he was bee-lining it towards me. In a panic I put my hands up to ward him off and accidentally used my power to push him back into the wall. His body outlined where he had hit.
"You bitch!" Rose sprang at me and I instantly surged power her way. She fell back on her butt.
Everyone was looking at me shocked.
"That was…awesome!" The big burly one, Emmett, said. Was he mental?
"Apparently," Edward said.
Emmett detached himself from his print in the wall. I instantly turned to Carlisle. "I am so sorry. I can pay for that."
He waved his hand, dismissing it. "That's quite alright, dear. Happened all the time." It did?
"Yes." Edward.
Rose was already up and going for my throat but Edward grabbed her in a vice grip and Jacob came to stand in front of me. "Go run it off Rose. She didn't mean it. She just saw Emmett coming towards her and it was instinctive." She huffed but went upstairs. "I look forward to seeing more of you," Emmett said then went upstairs after her.
"Care to have a seat," Carlisle asked while gesturing to a seat next to where Sam was. Sam looked like he saw a ghost. Good.
The rest of the boys were staring at me. Alice was smiling in the lap of the other blonde one.
"Well Jayden, you've met Edward and Alice. This is Alice's husband, Jasper. Emmett and Rose are upstairs, as you know, and Esme, my wife, and Bella, Edwards lover, are out."
"When are they coming back," asked Jacob a little hasty if you ask me. Edward looked irritated about it.
"In about twenty minutes. So care to share with us Jayden?"
"Well Sam wanted me to come here because he didn't believe that Emily was telling the truth last night, which was that Jackson, Dean, and Kenny came to kidnapped me. They didn't succeed as you can tell but if it weren't for my power all of a sudden being stronger Emily would be dead right now.
For some odd reason their boss wants me, for I have no freaking clue. All I know is that they have been tracking me since I was little and they finally got my mother and me. So I was stuck with them. My dumbass dad didn't even call to ask where I was till the fourth day. He was probably doing his coworker and could care less where his daughter ran off. The vampires couldn't lay a hand on me when I was with them but they somehow got permission from their boss to inflict pain and took advantage of that and kicked my ass yesterday night."
Everyone was silent. Taking in all I told them, which was a lot.
"So," said Carlisle, "they started to look for you and your mother when you were young. What about your father?"
"Well I never met my real father but my step father isn't really a part of my life anymore." Because he's a bumbass who's thinks banging some chick from work is more important.
"You used your…hand thingy on them last night," Quil asked.
I nodded. "Yeah but it leaves me real tired. I have a lot but when I use it too the fullest I pass out." I shrugged.
"Well, we'll keep and eye out for any vampires who pay us a visit. But I think we're done here," Carlisle said.
"Yes. I think we should go." Sam finally spoke. Gasp. A freaking miracle, the man can speak.
We al got up at the same time, which I thought was funny. We were like robots. Attack of the clones!
Edward laughed. At least someone thought my lame jokes were funny.
Emmett ran down the stairs but stopped a good distance away from me. "Come back again little chickadee, your fun to play with." I didn't know whether to thank him or insult him. So I didn't say anything. I was a little confused. Ugh! The freaking emo guy! I knew there was a reason for the sudden change in my mood.
Rose came down, I guess to shoot daggers at me while I was leaving. I hugged Alice and Edward. "Why do they get hugs and not me," Emmett asked.
''Cause they didn't scare me." He pouted. I saw the smug look on the blonde's face, so I gave him one too. Emmett noticed. "Aww, come on Rose. You know you're my girl," he complained.
"Yeah, let's see who get some tonight." Eww. A little too much info for my taste if you ask me.
We were about to go out the door when another vampire walked in along with a pale girl who resembled a vamp but she had a rosy color to her cheeks.
"Ah, Jayden, this is my wife, Esme, and Edward's lover, Bella." We said our hellos. I hugged Esme but Jacob was already deep into conversation with this Bella. They must be good friends.
"Come on Jayden, let's go home," Paul said, pulling me to the door.
"But What about Jacob…" I looked back and saw that look in his eyes. The one that says, 'I am in love.' The problem was, he wasn't looking at me, but at Bella. But I thought Edward and her were together. I looked at Bella's face. It was obvious she cared a lot about him. But the question was, did they feel the same about each other?
"Let's go," Paul pushed. I wasn't sure if he wanted me to get out of here because he didn't want to be around the vampires anymore, or because he knew what I was feeling.
We got into the car and left. I left feeling worse then I did when I first got here.
CAN U GUYS BELIEVE THAT JACOB IS STILL INTO BELLA???
WHAT WILL JAYDEN THINK??
WHAT WILL SHE DO???
I SHOULD BE PUTTING UP ANOTHER CHAPTER ON FRIDAY!!
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