Special thanks to Fairy-tale Romantic for letting me use her Jacob fantasy bit [wink wink]. Her stories rock. Go read them! --well, after my chapter anyway.
The weeks moved on and Jacob and I got closer and closer and the rest of the pack had less and less worries about me. Jacob and I would patrol together and I even started to patrol with a few others of the pack. Sam wasn't thrilled but he went along with it because he liked his sleep.
Sam was still very conflicted around me. I should call myself lucky he thinks Jacob imprinted on me or I would have been killed long ago. I don't know why he still thinks that though. I can see in all their heads, just like he can in wolf form, and can tell the love Jacob has for me is not all encompassing like Sam's love for Emily or Jared's for Kim.
Charlie was around and started to even hang out with Jacob's father once in a while. They really liked their ball games and Billy was trying to teach Charlie to fish. It was nice to get to see Jacob more often as Billy and Charlie began to approve. They were always cautious though because they didn't want us to get "too close."
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I wandered through the deep lush forest following his scent. He was playing his game again. After a while I started hearing his heartbeat close by. You may be able to hide your thoughts Jacob, but I can tell you anywhere by that big heart of yours.
He jumped from the treetops and landed on me taking me to the ground. He went in for the kill and gently bit at my neck.
I giggled at the warm feeling that flooded through me at his bite and pushed him off. "Alright, alright. You win. I get it."
"See I told you I've got it down."
"Yeah, yeah." I rolled my eyes. "I shouldn't have taught you how to block your thoughts. They were entertaining. I especially loved me in the Princess Leia Bikini."
He grabbed me up in his arms and held me off the ground. "Now you better stop talking about that, or you already know what I'm getting you for your birthday."
I grinned, "or what you're getting for my birthday anyway." I curled my arms around his neck and pulled myself higher up to his face and kissed him roughly. He moaned and let a hand drop to my bottom.
He pulled back just enough to start kissing down my neck in between words. "You have no idea what you do to me."
I felt his teeth graze against my neck and felt a tingling shiver rise from my spine. So good.
He bent his face around to teasingly look me in the eyes. He asked seductively, "What was that?" as if he didn't already know the answer.
"What? I didn't say anything," I told him innocently.
He lifted an eyebrow and backed me up against a tree. "The shiver and the 'so good'," he drew out the words.
"I didn't say that."
"But you thought it." I glared at him. He laughed, "I knew it. When I kiss you, you lose control."
I turned my head against the tree. "Oh, shush. I have perfect control."
I heard the edges of lips snap as he smiled. "Care to experiment?" He leaned in and kissed my neck. Oh, it felt so…no I'm in control. I just need to pretend I'm somewhere else. He continued to kiss ..my…neck…No! Let's see, beach? Cliffdiving? School? He kissed at my collar bone and my knees started to wobble. I stood back up straight. No! I've got the bubble! It's closed and…he nibbled against my neck and that was it. OH! Yes!.... Bah! Dang you!
He pulled away and started laughing. "See?" I crossed my arms in front of me in fake annoyance. "Oh, come on now baby. Don't be like that. I like that I can do that to you. You've got tons of practice at that bubble of yours and I like knowing I can break it." I tried to hold a smile back. He stepped to me and wrapped his arms around my back. I sighed and rested my head against his chest. "Besides. I think you like being bit. Do vampires have some crazy biting fetish?"
"What?!" I pulled away and stood back. "I do not have a biting fetish."
He ducked his head to look out past his eyebrows. "I think that's a challenge Miss Swan." I started shaking my head back and forth. I knew that look. He nodded very seductively as he licked his lips. He wanted a chase. "Thirty seconds!" he yelled as I turned and ran. I ran for the beach as I imagined he was undressing to phase.
I ran to the high cliff that we usually dive from and then backtracked on my scent trail. I ran back to the tree line hoping to throw him off, but I'd have to do it fast. I hit a large tree I passed and jumped up almost to the top branches and nestled myself into the leaves. I stopped breathing and moving completely as I heard his heavy pants come into my range. He raced through my trail and out to the cliff. A smile lit my face as I knew he fell for it.
I jumped from the tree and landed soundlessly. I walked carefully out through the greenery and saw him standing at the edge scanning the water below. I leapt into the air and landed on his back. He yelped and I brought my mouth down around his furry neck. I knew not to bite him, but this was our game.
Okay, you won that round. He submitted. But back tracking on your scent will only work so many times.
I laughed and hopped down off him. I turned away and let him phase back. The cracking and popping sounds of him phasing slowed and I heard him pull up his pants. I followed his heartbeat as it closed the space between us. He then wrapped his arms around my midsection and held my back against his warm chest. It was complete peace.
He started nuzzling into my hair and kissing down my neck. Mmmmmm Jacob. I felt him smile against me.
"I really like that Bells. I like making you moan."
"Jacob!" I spun around to frown at him.
"What? You know it's the truth." He bent to my neck and let his teeth nibble on me ever so softly. I clenched my teeth as the hairs stood on my neck and I shivered involuntarily. He met my ear and blew, "just let yourself feel." My hands started to tingle. No! I would not give into him. He just wants to hold this over my head. His teeth then clamped down on my ear and all thought was out the window. I twisted my face to meet his and claimed his mouth with mine. My arms flew around his neck and held me tight against him. He was mine. He smiled and deepened the kiss gently parting our lips. He pulled me into his arms forcefully against his chest. I wrapped my legs around his waist and moaned into him. Everything about him now screamed need.
His lips left mine and created a scorching path down my neck where he nipped me with his teeth. I closed my eyes and leaned my head to the side giving him better access. Oooh….Jacob.
He smiled into my neck. You like that?
Mmm….yes, I do. He began to let his teeth graze against my neck and pulled the neck of my shirt off to the side to drift down to my collar bone.
A warm hand sped down my side and rounded across my stomach. He started letting his tongue trail up to my ear as his heated hand made its way under my shirt. "What do you want Bells?" He whispered seductively into my ear.
This. I want this.
"I want to hear you Bella." His teeth clamped down on my ear.
"Oh Jacob," I breathed out. "I want you." In one quick motion I was laying flat with him delicately on top of me. He started toying with the collar of my shirt kissing me hard. He slipped the top few buttons out of place and pulled my shirt to the side to expose the top of my left shoulder. My hands went instinctively into his hair as his lips pressed at my skin.
"Is this what you want Bella?" He bit down slightly.
It felt so good. "Please bite me Jacob. Do it hard!"
He sunk his teeth solidly into my shoulder and I cried out in pain. PAIN! Pain?! I haven't felt pain in over a century. Ahh! Pain!
Jacob pulled back quickly and kneeled over me. "No, no, no! Are you okay?! I'm sorry!"
The area was throbbing. It ached and my face twisted in discomfort. I looked to my shoulder and brought my hand up to the wound. Jacob's teeth had pierced my skin even in human form. PAIN! I tried to pinch the edges back together as I would when my skin gets torn but the edges wouldn't form together. I blew a breath out and tried again. It still wouldn't work.
I took a deep breath and tried to calm my stuttering voice. "Something's wrong Jake. My skin isn't forming back together. I need….I need Charlie."
"You're not healing? Bella what did I do?"
My eyelids started to droop and I breathed in and out of my mouth. I leaned my hand up to caress his face. "You did nothing. I'm sorry. I don't know. Please, we need to find Charlie."
My hand went limp and fell back against my body. The pain at my shoulder was only increasing. Internally I was trying to scream but I didn't want to scare Jacob, so I kept my outside cues to as much of a minimum as I could.
He tucked his arms around me and cradled me against his chest. He raced to the tree line and jumped over a large fallen tree landing with a jolt. I clenched my teeth and let my insides cry out in horror. HURT! I opened my eyes to find him staring at me, pain written on his own face.
"Bells. I can feel your pain."
I looked for the bubble in my mind but couldn't concentrate over the pain. My shoulder began to burn. "I'm sorry Jacob." I whispered through the pain, "I can't control my thoughts."
"It's okay baby. I'm here. We'll go find Charlie and you'll get better."
I nodded against him and let my eyes close. The burning became so bad it started to feel like the venom of the vampire that bit me. Do werewolves have venom too? Was this the end?
"Bells, don't say that. You are going to be fine. We'll figure this out."
I clenched my teeth shut as to not scream out. The burning was starting to inch into my arm. It was spreading. It hurt so badly! Jacob's warm hand brushed against my head and pressed me to his chest. I had no energy to fight so I rested my head there. It was fiercely hot, but gave me something to concentrate on other than the burning sting that was making its way into my arm.
You'll be okay baby! You'll be okay!!
I let my eyes close and the pain started to enclose me in blackness. I pressed against it, but the burn became unbearable. With one shuddering of my voice I let the dark abyss surround me.
This was it.
I was dying.
