Chapter 6

Jacob knocked on the door, smiling happily while Mike did his best to ignore the headache that had decided to pay him a visit. They heard running on the other side of the door, then it was thrown open to reveal the redhead, Matt.

"Oh. What brings you two here today? Anything I can help you with?"

"Well, we were wondering if you could help us find a person. I figured that since you already know as much as you do, it would make sense if you could help."

"You better come in, then. I need to go get Mello. Living Room's that way." Matt ran off, leaving them to their own devices. Mike and Jacob walked in, looking around as they went to the living room.

The living room was, unsurprisingly, a disaster. There were things everywhere. Six different game consoles were grouped around the television, along with speakers, movies, CD's, a few books, and a CD Player. Spread about the room were games for all six consoles, handheld game consoles, games for those, and magazines.

"Well. Now you know what the inside of the house looks like." Jacob and Mike picked their way across the room, sitting down on the couch, making sure they didn't sit on anything important.

"So, what were you talking about earlier... What exactly do they know?" Mike looked at Jacob, who looked at him seriously before answering.

"Well, they know about as much as the both of us. They were sent here to lok into something, and your family had an awfull lot to do with it."

"I hope this gets over with soon," Mike whined as he looked down at the floor. Jacob sighed before laying his hand on Mike's back before running it up and down soothingly.

"Don't worry. It will be. I promise," Jacob assured Mike.

"You had some important news?" The blond, Melo, had just entered the room and was now looking at them with amusement written all over his face.

"Yeah. It's about that thing I told you about the other day. the incident in the basement. It has apparently made him the target of some guy, who supposedly created this power with the help of Mike's grandparents. So, now we fear he may send someone else to bring him back to wherever that guy is. We were wondering if you could look for information on him," Jacob explained.

"Well, we do owe you for helping with the investigation. So, who is he?"

"A guy named Ardor. That's all we know, unfortunately."

"All right. We'll look into it."

"Hey, Mello...... You really think that's a good idea?" Matt spoke up, casually leaning against the doorframe and smoking a cigarette. Mello rolled his eyes.

"It's fine, Matt. We owe them anyway. It's not like it won't help us, as well." Matt shrugged, it was all up to Mello anyway. "So, when do you want the info by?"

"Anytime. Preferably soon though. That way, we at least know something about him." Mello nodded in agreement the moment the words were out of Jacob's mouth, and they rose to take their leave. After a quick good bye, they actually left the house.

_ _ _

Mike and Jacob were sitting comfortably on the couch in the living room, no longer paying any attention to the movie they had put in. Instead, they were sitting there trying not to think about what could happen in just a few days.

"So, Mike. What do say to leaving for a little while? Or maybe asking the Cullens for help? I mean, I know that we probably shouldn't, what with Bella practically hating everything about you right now, but...... I mean, it would be kind of useful if Alice could help, right? You know, telling us what she sees happening." Jacob had a smile on his face, trying to make Mike feel happier about the situation.

"Yeah, but.... Wait. Why specifically Alice?"

"Because she can sometimes see into the future. Not perfectly, but still. It could be useful." Jacob shrugged, frowning when Mike didn't look up. "Come on, Mike. Look at me. You are paying attention to what I'm saying, right?"

"Yeah. It's just........ Okay. So, until a few weeks ago, my life was as normal as always. Then, suddenly, I run into the guy that I used to hate because Bella liked him more than me. The next day, I go into the basement and some weird thing happens to me. And then this morning, I learn that some guy wants some weird power that I supposedly have inside my body, and now we're trying to figure out who the hell he is, and I have no idea what to do about any of this......." Mike sighed, his shouldes sagging in defeat.

"Well, think on the bright side. At least you won't have to be a damsel in distress!" Jacob grinned wolfishly, looking over at Mike. The latter chuckled a bit before looking up to meet Jacob's gaze.

"Well, complaining won't really do anything, will it?" Mike's wide smile finally returned to his face, and Jacob felt a sudden surge of happiness within himself.

"Exactly," Jacb agreed instantly. "So, stop worrying about it. Everything is under control. Nothing to worry about." Jacob stretched for a few moments, then took Mike by surprise when he suddenly held Mike against him and glued their mouths together. Mike leaned into the kiss, pulling away a few moments later.

"But Jacob, he could send someone any day now. What if he decides to send someone tomorrow?" Jacob frowned at Mike, loking into his eyes for a few minutes before speaking.

"Mike. You're worrying about it way too much. Take a deep breath, calm down, and think about it. Please, don't start acting like Bella on me." Jacob refused to let go of Mike.

"You're right. I'm overreacting. It'll take him at least a little while to get back, and then Ardor has to decide whether or not to send someong else.................... Could we talk about something else? This isn't helping my headache."

"Okay, then. So, I never really got told how you first met Bella. Could you tell me about it?" Mike went to pull away from Jacob and sit on the couch, but Jacob was having none of that. "No, darling. You're staying right here." Mike sighed, turning around in Jacob's atms to lean back against his chest.

"Well, it was her first day of school, and I decided to help the new girl get used to the new place. Try to help her fit in, be nice to her, stuff like that. Course, then I went and fell in love with her. Not that interesting, really. So, how did you first meet her?"

"Honestly, it was that time she came down to the beach with all of you."

They sat in complete silence for a while, watching the movie that they had been blatantly ignoring. There had only been about half an hour of it left, and by the time it was over, Mike's brain had decided it had had enough for one day. Jacob seemed to notice the slight change in his posture, and shifted a bit before lifting Mike like a little kid.

"Hey! I don't want to go to bed yet! It's barely six!" Mike protseted as Jacob carried him up the stairs.

"And you're very tired. It'll be better for your mind if you got some rest. Besides, it might help with your headache." Jacob kicked the door opened, walking over and dumping Mike unceremoniously onto the bed. "Now, you be a good boy and get some sleep," Jacob said as he tried not grin. "I'll see you in the morning, okay?" Jacob leaned over and kissed Mike on the forehead before returning downstairs and plopping himself on the couch the two of them had been sharing a few minutes ago. Jacob sat there for a few moments before deciding to get something to eat. Jacob stood and walked over to the freezer, rummaging around until he found pizza. He took the pizza out of it's box, put it on a circular pan, and put it in the oven. He had just turned it onto bake when there was a knock at the door. "Come in!" Jacob yelled as he moved back toward the couch. He heard two people come through the door, and could instantly tell that one of them was a vampire. When the two people came into living room.

"Where's Mike?" Bella said, looking around. Jacob vaguely wondered what Bella was doing there.

"He's upstairs, going to bed. What do you want?" Bella stared at him for a few minutes, then decided the glaring was going to somehow tell Jacob what it was she wanted. "Well? Glaring only tells me that you're annoyed about something."

"Why did you do it? Especially with Mike! You easily could've chosen a female over me, but you chose Mike!"

"Bella, shut up. You don't fully understand what's going on. Something happened, and he turned out to be my soul mate. Now will you please get over it? You're going to marry your vampire, it's what you wanted."

"But-"

"Bella. You chose the vampire. You don't need me hanging around, getting in the way. This was bound to happen, anyway. If that's all you wanted, please leave." Bella got upset then, about to cry, but Jacob ignored her.

"Actually, I had something I wanted to say as well. Zorvah was just told to return here and bring Mike back to wherever he is by force if he has to. I figured it would be nice if you had some warning. I mean, you've helped us out before, so...."

"Oh. Well, thanks. I guess. Hey. What do you think we should do about all of this? I was thiking of bringing Mike somewhere else, but then I realized that there's really nowhere interesting to go nearby."

"You could bring him to the beach, I suppose. Do you think he'd like that? It would take his mind off things, at least."

"Good idea, Alice. I'll do that."

"Seriously, Jacob. Be careful. For all we know, they could be stronger than Victoria. And everyone knows how Bella would react if you were killed or anything equally as bad."

"She couldn't care less about Mike, though. And so, it has mothing to do with her. I'd appreciate it if she'd stay in her own happy world."

"Hey! If you could get killed, I have everything to do with it!" Bella practically shreiked.

"Bella, leave it. You're never going to convince him otherwise." Alice gently ushered Bella out the door, smiling slightly at Jacob before following her out the door.

Jacob sighed, leaning back against the couch. He could tell there was going to be a long few days ahead of them.