Most of you have voted for no triangle, so from this point on, there shall be no love triangle between Bella, Sam, and Edward. Thank you for your reviews!
Bella's Point of View
The feelings that consumed me as I stared towards this bronze haired man unnerved me. There was just something within him that brought fear, and discomfort deeply inside me.
So as his topaz eyes now fell on Alida, I was able to regain my composure, and turn away from the strange man.
Alida had instantly taken notice, her face turning a light pink, before she turned away as well. She seemed to be shaken up, but not in the way that I had been. She didn't look uncomfortable; she seemed embarrassed.
But nothing was said as we walked out of the store, and began our walk back towards the parking lot. It was a bit cold as we exited the store, and to my distaste it began to sprinkle down rain.
When we made it back into Alida's car, I couldn't hold back my curiosity. "So, you noticed that guy…" I started, watching her expression, as she seemed to freeze in her seat.
"The one staring towards us?" She commented, lightly pulling out of the parking lot.
I nodded, a frown coming to my face. "Yeah, he seemed kind of creepy,"
"I didn't get a creepy vibe from him," She muttered, a tiny smile on her face. "He was just… so handsome…"
This I couldn't agree completely with, he had features that one could say where flawless… but that was what made me feel so uncomfortable about his presence, it was so abnormally perfect… it was almost scary.
"I don't know about that," I muttered glancing out the window. "He just seemed so... unreal… like a robot or something… to perfect."
Alida shrugged, shaking her head. "But hey, back to something more important, we got drop dead gorgeous dresses, and now all we have to worry about it getting a date."
She seemed to change the subject pretty abruptly, but I felt there was no more of a reason to worry about the weird guy we had witnessed, he was well behind us now.
"Honestly, I have no plans of going to a dance…" I admitted, biting my lip at her pout.
"Come on Bella, what if Sam asks you?"
"There is no way that Sam would ever ask me,"
Alida gave me a look. "Oh come on, you still won't believe that he likes you, he pretty much gave you the biggest sign ever, he kissed you!"
My face went warm, and quickly I tried to push that thought away, I didn't want to fill myself up with so much hope only to be crushed when I realize that a guy like him, would never go for a girl like me.
"That doesn't mean anything," I said with a slight frown. "And after what I did to Jake, I'd be lucky if even he would want to go to the dance,"
"Hey, you didn't invite Jake to be his baby sitter," Alida said gently, giving me a smile. "He is a kid, yeah, maybe he will learn from this, you probably did him good by letting him get in trouble,"
"I don't know, I just feel bad about the whole situation, I shouldn't brought him with me."
Alida shrugged, frowning slightly. "You didn't know it was going to be… that kind of party, it's really not your fault."
With that I let the conversation drop, there was nothing else I really could say about it, I knew that it wasn't completely my fault, but I should have stuck with him, and made sure he didn't get in trouble, this wasn't a few good way to show I was a friend… instead I spent the rest of the night with Sam… slowly but surely falling in love with him as the hours went by.
No, I didn't blame Jacob for being mad at me for all of this; I just hoped that we could at least still be friends.
As we made it back to my place, I was shocked to see another vehicle parked in my driveway. I hadn't expected Charlie to be home… and this truck wasn't familiar in the least bit. Getting out of the Jeep, I spotted Charlie's police car off to the side, and the front door wipe open.
"You have company?" Alida muttered quietly, looking over towards me with confusion.
"I hadn't planned on it,"
Quickly I went towards the door, panic hitting the bottom of my stomach, something just didn't feel right… and as we both made it into the living room I froze at the scene in front of me.
The living room was full of people, some I recognized, and some I didn't.
Charlie moved towards us, a serious look on his face. "Girls, I'll speak with you in the kitchen in just a minute."
I frowned, glancing around the room once more, my eyes landing on Sam. He stood taller than the rest, his arms folded across his chest; his expression was just as serious, but as his eyes flickered to mine, I watched as warmness came to his expression.
Alida lightly led me towards the kitchen, a nervous look in her eyes. "I wonder what's going on?"
I shook my head, glancing back towards the living room, where Sam was, wishing that I could at least see a little of him from here.
"I have no idea, but something tells me it's not good."
After a short amount of time Charlie came in the room, plopping down in his seat.
"Sorry about all of this, a few close neighbors came by to talk, apparently there has been talk of some missing hikers down by the Cliffside, make sure you girls be careful." Charlie said shaking his head.
That's weird, a lot of people showed up to warn Charlie? I'm not sure why something like this brought so many people to our place… But it's possible Charlie might not be telling me the whole story here.
I watched closely at him, taking in his pale face, and the discomfort in his features.
Yes there was something else going on here… and I would get to the bottom of that.
"Are you alright dad?" I asked raising a brow at him.
He nodded. "I'm fine Bells," His voice seemed slightly strained. "You should head out to the porch, Jacob is waiting for you."
Surprise bounced around in my stomach at this, but I paused glancing towards Alida. She still seemed to be nervous about this whole situation, but as she turned to me she nodded, following me out of the room and up the stairs.
I glanced down towards Sam once more, my heart racing as he looked up at me.
I'd never understand how just the simplest thing could drive me insane. There truly was no denying the fact that I had feelings for Sam.
But upon entering the porch, I smiled as I took in Jacob sitting nicely, a simple grin on his face.
"Well it's about time you came up," He grinned, seeming to be just like he usually is. "Sorry about the party," I sighed, taking a seat on the swing, right beside Alida. With a glance towards her I noticed that she seemed to be in deep thought as she looked away from us.
"Don't worry about it," He waved it off. "I should have known that I couldn't hand the alcohol, on the bright side, Mindy found out, and broke things off with me."
My eyes widened at this, shock stirring inside me as Jacob laughed in response.
"And this is amusing to you?" Alida wondered, getting involved into the conversation now, seeming a little less distracted.
He nodded with a smug look. "I knew it wasn't going to last," He now sighed, resting his arms behind his head. "Single life is the only life."
I don't think he truly meant that at all… he didn't strike me as one to not want to be in a relationship… he almost gave off this desperate persona. Sure he was a good friend, and he was fun talking with, but there was just a few aspects of Jacob that I just didn't quite agree with.
"So, since you don't have your girlfriend… who are you taking to the Valentines Day dance?" Alida wondered, glancing between Jacob and I, a knowing look on her face.
Jacob seemed to get nervous at her words, but slowly he turned to me. "I was kind of hoping that maybe… you would come with me… Bella?"
This had been the first time that I had ever seen Jacob look less confident in himself, he had always given the impression that he was confident, but in this moment he seemed even more like a young child than ever.
Quickly I was trying to think up a way to turn him down without hurting his feelings.
"Jake, I really don't know if I'm even going to be going to this dance, I really don't like dancing, I think you know as well as I do that I can barely walk across a flat floor let alone dance on one."
He chuckled at that, seeming to gain more confidence. "It's alright, I can teach you; I won't let you fall,"
Oh great, what can I possibly say to get out of this?
Alida seemed to notice my reluctance, and spoke up with a frown. "But Jake, I thought you were going to be taking me?"
My eyes widened, along with Jacob's.
"What?" He said raising a brow. "When did I say that?"
I can't believe she was doing this for me.
"Last week, remember I asked you, you agreed, I even went out and got my dress." She said with a pout.
Jacob sighed, hanging his head. "I mean… I guess I can take you," He muttered, but glanced at me. "Sorry Bella, I'll save you a dance though."
I nodded, relief flooding over me. "It's fine Jake, but I'll be expecting that dance, if I decide to go that is."
Alida chuckled, throwing me a wink. "I'm sure you will,"
There was no way in the world I could express how much I appreciated Alida saving me from Jake.
"So, do you know what this big meeting is about going on down there?" I asked now turning my attention back to Jacob.
"Yeah, what's up with this missing hiker?" Alida said joining me with curiosity.
Jacob rolled his eyes. "Well believe it or not, that isn't completely what the meeting is about."
"Really, well what else than?"
"Well, it's mainly about our legends here at La Push, a few of the locals decided that it was time to let Charlie in on it, the more allies that know about our legends and understand them the more protection we have."
This now sparked my interest even further. "What legends, and why would La Push need protected?"
Jacob shrugged with a grin. "That's a secret, if I was to tell you, I'd be breaking the treaty." He explained with a laugh.
"We won't tell anyone," I responded with eagerness.
"Fine, I'll tell you guys on one condition,"
"What's the condition?" Alida asked with a pout.
"I want to go on a date," Jacob responded his eyes going to me with a hopeful glint.
The thought of being forced into going on a date with Jacob almost was enough for me to drop the entire conversation, but this just seemed to be something that I really needed to do… it dealt with Sam, so I wanted to know.
"Fine," I said lowly, trying to keep the grimace off my face.
He beamed, giving the air a little jag, before smiling wildly at the two of us. "Legends say, our ancestors were deprived from wolves."
"Wolves?" Alida repeated, her eyes going wide. "Like werewolves?"
Jacob laughed. "Yeah, I guess you could call it that, a long time ago the chief found a group hunting on our land, they claimed to be something different, so we made a treaty with them, they aren't allowed on our land ever,"
"What were they?" I wondered, frowning slightly.
"They are called the pale-ones," Jacob shrugged, putting his feet up. "But you guys might call them vampires." His tone now turned dark, before letting out a chuckle.
"So… they all came by to let Charlie know about these legends… and a missing hiker… they don't think this missing hiker is a connection to these legends do you?" Alida said with a frown.
"I know it may be weird… but this is exactly what they are thinking I guarantee it, and now they are getting Charlie involved with all this nonsense so he can keep a look out with them." Jacob glared. "It's all bullshit, I can't believe my dad is even a part of this to… they all take these things so seriously."
None of this was making much sense to me… but I didn't question any more of it. The conversation seemed to drop at this point, and turn in a new direction. Jacob still seemed to be in high hopes about the dance, and to my relief seemed to forget about the date that I had promised him… I'd be lucky to be able to get out of that one.
We only talked for a short amount of time before Alida had to get going, and after she had left, Billy had called for Jacob to leave as well, leaving me alone to my thoughts.
I stared towards the sky, watching as the sun sunk lower and lower, and jumped as I watched Sam appear, walking up the stairs of the porch.
"Hello," He said nicely, taking a seat beside me to my surprise. He seemed so comfortable, as if he had done with all without thinking a thing of it.
"Hey Sam," I said feeling my heart start to pound deeply in my chest.
"I just came up here to talk with you." He started his eyes now on mine. "About last night… and that kiss." He said quietly.
My face warmed, my heart going even faster… oh boy…
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