Chapter Four: "Dangers always happen to the half-vampires"
Jacob and I were running into the forest with me on his back, I always loved the wind in my curly hair, but I never seem to find a solution to get the leaves out of it unless placing it into a ponytail. His long russet fur felt like a warm blanket to my cool half-vampire skin. It has been a day since we noticed that the ability of the Spirit Warriors still exist, but Quil and Embry were still a little afraid to actually try it. We are starting to give lessons to Seth, because, really, anything we do is cool to him. Since the whole immortality-if-you-still-shape-shift-thing is in play with Seth, the age advance I really see him go into is about two years. I think I'll hit my final mortal year before Seth can be a full-fledged adult. Seth has been into the Spirit World, but he always seems to "fall" back into his body the minute he enters. It is the awesome-est thing for the guy, but I still feel anxiety that it might be dangerous.
My half-vampire abilities are also starting to strengthen, because now my small field can reach out to about two yards all around, feeling like a chat room with anyone near. Also, it seems my thought transmissions make people feel the emotions I'm currently having at that time. One time I was practicing with Jake and I was thinking about nothing but ice cream for lunch and he seemed to feel my hunger because I opened my eyes and he was chewing the bark on a tree nearby! I almost burst out laughing when I saw him snap out of it with a whole chunk of tree bark was lodged into his mouth. I was still thinking about that funny memory when I noticed a wolf nearby us and we stopped. The eyes of this wolf were different from the shape-shifters and it was a lot smaller. It stared at us with big eyes and cocked its head with confusion.
Jacob phased back for a minute, shocking the wolf, and told me that this wasn't a werewolf but he could still communicate with him. I watched as he was growling and barking in dog language and seemed to make communication with the animal. The wolf started to wag his tail and reply with his own series of barks. Then Jacob phased to tell me the info he gathered.
"He seems to be lost from his pack. He was asking me how I can change into a human and talk to him. He has a pretty high intelligence for a normal wolf. He wants to join my pack until we can find his and get him back to his family. What do you think, Nessie?"
"Wow. I think you should help him; it seems so sad to be wandering around without a family. I'll try to help the best I can, Jake, but I'm not sure how I can find a pack of wolves in this forest." Jake then phased back into wolf and barked what I think was an agreement, which made the other wolf wag his tail. Then he cocked his head at me and started barking with confusion and I think fear also. Jacob barked reassuringly and pointed his eyes with me with trust. Then he looked at me and pointed at his back gesturing me to ride.
We then caught up to Seth and Leah Clearwater, the members of Jake's pack. We explained to them that the wolf (who we found his name is Terin) has lost his pack and needs to be back with his family. Since both Seth and Leah are werewolves themselves, they decided they will help us find Terin's family and keep him safe in their pack. Terin still was a little shaken that humans could change into his own kind. He seemed to like Leah though. I guessed that when he started sniffing her every five minutes.
"Um, Terin, could you stop that please?" He noticed and quickly backed off. I wondered if my powers could work on animals also since my dad could read Jake's thoughts while he was in wolf form. I pushed out my field over Terin and transmitted my thoughts. I introduced myself pulling all my memories of my life story into the wolf's mind. The face of my mother when she first saw me, the face of agony, and then the face of my mother after she was turned two days after my birth had flooded into Terin's thoughts. Terin looked at me with confusion and jumped on my legs to look at me closer. He was frightened of my too-pale skin and was trying to make sure I won't drink his blood like I do sometimes with some wild deer.
"It's okay," I reassured him, "I won't hurt you." Terin looked like he understood and licked my face and I giggled.
"He seems to be a little warmed up to you, Nessie," Seth said with a smile, "At first he was scared, but he it's like you told him that wolves are friends to you…except Jake." He eyed at Jacob and winked at me while the scowling Jacob Black punched him in the arm. Terin pulled his eyes up like he was laughing on the inside, because that light whining noise I swore was a chuckle. Leah then ran off to get food for Terin, because Jake and Seth had hunted a deer while in wolf form a few days and she has been keeping it in storage until the boys get hungry. That's probably because she prefers her own cupcakes she makes better. She then came back as soon as she left with a huge deer that was in a package. She let Jake and Seth open it because she wouldn't dare touch it if it wasn't in at least two plies of plastic. Then the boys went into wolf form and joined Terin in the deer fest. I was feeling a little thirsty myself so I grabbed the deer's neck and drank the blood left out of it, hoping the boys wouldn't mind. My tank was finally full by the time Terin and the werewolves were done with their meal. Then a rustling noise was coming out of the bushes.
"What's that?" I said, wiping the blood on my face with my sleeve.
"That doesn't sound like an animal," Leah replied in her stance ready to phase.
"Nessie, you should hide, I don't want you to be in danger." Jake shouted, with worry printed on his face, "You might not be able to handle this, I can smell it."
"Do we have to fight it?" I asked, "I don't think that vampires will try to attack me."
"Nessie," Jake said with a flat face, "It's not a vampire." That registered something into my mind and ran with Terin to safety. Terin might be a wolf, but he isn't as strong as the others. Then I saw a huge creature the size of a bear. It was a bear, but something was wrong. The bear was completely black, like it was made of shadow. I didn't like the thought of my Jacob fighting a creature that we didn't know of.
Jake went into wolf form and trashed at the creature, his mouth aiming at its forepaw, but all he did was fly right through it and knocked his head into a tree behind it. This was bad, whatever was happening, I had a feeling that I was responsible. The black bear smelled something, like it could feel my presence and ran to the tree I was hiding. I ran with my vampire speed, holding Terin in my arms and tossed him over to safety. Jacob then tried to lunge at the bear again, but all he did was go through its arm. That did distract the bear and Jake lunged again. This time the bear swatted him away and knocked him half-conscious. The bear was gaining on him with his spirit-like paws.
Wait, spirit-like paws?
"Jake," I yelled, "I, I think it's a spirit! You must fight it in your Spirit Form!" Jake then woke up and ran off into a safe place to keep his body. I followed him hoping the bear won't follow. Leah and Seth helped with that.
Jake then went into his meditative stance, chanting some Native American words that I didn't know. Then Jake then went out of consciousness with a large sigh and landed into my arms. This time I saw something, it was a glowing Jake like I saw in my dream. His golden skin was almost blinding. Seth and Leah stood there with their mouths open and Seth's tail wagging. Jake then tried to take a large shot to the monster's head. It was a critical hit that knocked the creature down onto the ground. Then Jake blew hard onto the monster that it made it fly through the forest until it couldn't be seen.
I was having tears flowing through my cheeks as I tried to hug the golden Jacob, but I went right through him. Jacob's spirit went right back into his body and the body's eyes began to open again.
"That was amazing! I can't wait until I try that; that's so awesome!" Seth kept giving Jake so many praises that it looked like the boy was worshipping him.
"At least we know how to deal with these things," Leah said, "But I got a feeling that it isn't the last time we'll see that bear."
Unfortunately, Leah was right.
