I can't believe that this is happening! Not too long ago, I was supposed to go out on a planned trip with some friends but it wound up being Mike Newton, Jacob and myself. Mike, of course, wasn't too happy with having another guy around but I did. We went to one of those thriller movies and during the course of the movie, Mike ended up getting sick and spending time in the bathroom with his face in the toilet. It turns out he had been feeling sick before he came on the trip but had been hoping that it would pass.
Poor Mike.
Jacob started to feel a little unwell himself but, little did I know, it wasn't what I thought it would be. He went home after dropping me off at my apartment. Well, I just called him again and he sounded horrible on the phone. I'm thankful that I didn't catch what he and Mike had, but I still felt horrible that the other two got sick.
"I don't think I have what Mike has." Jacob says hoarsely.
"You don't?"
"I feel achy everywhere."
"Is there anything that I can bring you?"
"No. Stay where you are." He says abruptly. "I'll call you when I can."
"Call me when you're better." I urged him.
"Right." He says, with a hint of bitterness.
That conversation was yesterday. I have not heard from him since. I call Billy to see if there's any news and he says that Jacob is still in bed. I ask him if he's been to the doctor and the answer is yes. My instincts say otherwise, but I don't say anything to the old man. I'm worried about Jacob but I'm also worried that his father had just lied to me. Why would he be lying? Is there something that he doesn't want me to know? Damn it! It's driving me nuts! Jacob has become an important part of my life since Edward departed.
Please be alright, Jacob.
Billy later tells me that his son has mono but I'm suspicious right off the bat. I know the symptoms of mono because I actually had it when I was still in Japan (not from Takuya, though). Again, I don't say anything to tip the old man off. I'm just going to have to suffer without his company for awhile.
"Why am I here?"
I felt the urge to seek out the meadow Edward took me to. Of course, given the cool weather, everything is dead at the moment. I sigh. Even though Jacob is the brightest moment in my life, the golden boy of my past insists on haunting me in other ways, such as this meadow here. I'm not sure why I have come here. Maybe I need closure and to try to push him out of my thoughts for good. It's certainly not good for me to hang on to someone who will never come back. I'll never forget him, though, just like I'll never forget Takuya. It's not really easy...
Huh?
My power stick is pulsing dangerously. I check my surroundings but I don't see anything right off the bat. I close my eyes and try to feel out the unseen danger. I can feel it walking towards the area that I am in. I open my eyes and Laurent is yards away, scrutinizing me carefully with his red eyes. He doesn't recognize me, of course, because I'm not Sailor Night. He starts to come closer before he vanishes in a flash. Thank the gods that I'm fast and flexible because Laurent reappears just before he tries to strike me.
"You're fast for a human." He notes.
"Hmph."
He comes right at me again and, this time, I'm ready. I'm down on the ground and take his feet out with a low, roundhouse kick. I immediately grab him by the leg and sling him across the meadow with ease. I can feel his surprise and it makes me smirk. I'm not the average human. Hell, I'm not human at all. I haven't been one for the last nine centuries.
Night Star Power!
"Recognize me, Laurent?"
His red eyes widen. I summon my scythe to my hands and he's very scared now. He's begging for forgiveness and that he had no idea that I'd be in the area, which is true. I ask him to state his reasons for being here. I give him a glare that tells him that I will not accept any of his bullshit and he seems to understand. He knows that it's not in his best interest to lie. I executed Victoria easily and he knows that I am capable of executing him just as easily.
"I thought you had gone to Alaska."
"I had." He agrees. "I thought I would visit the Cullens but it seems they have moved on."
"Indeed."
It should have struck me immediately. The Denali clan is the other vegetarian group of vampires. They have golden eyes but Laurent...his eyes are red. I don't think he lied about going to Alaska but his curiosity about the Cullen lifestyle must have not caught on with him, which I suspect is the case. He never tried out that kind of diet. Time to call him out on his mistake.
"Did you bother to try the Cullen lifestyle? As I recall, you were curious about their way of life."
He freezes before he nods. He had been hoping that I wouldn't catch him on that. He has tried it, he says, but confesses to cheating on his new diet. He's been feeding on humans for so long that the temptation to cheat is great. Doesn't mean I'm going to forgive his attempted assault on me. I slam my scythe down onto the ground, creating a crater, and this makes him take several steps backwards in fear.
"Make any new friends up there?"
"I've met the vegetarians up there." He says carefully. "I like Tanya but I like her sister, Irina, even more."
"That's nice. Have you fed lately?"
He swallows hard and I know he hasn't. I tell him that there's no need to lie about it. It takes him a couple of minutes to nod. I teleport myself behind him and take him by surprise by ripping his arm off with my scythe. I tell him about my run-in with James and how close he had come to defeating me. I admit to the fact that I had a weak moment, just like Laurent just had.
"I won't make such a mistake again." I promise him. "Just like you won't either."
I'm about to rip off his other arm when I feel multiple auras in the area, a few of them rather familiar. I stare Laurent down but his attention is focused behind me. I smirk as I pull my scythe away from him.
"Enjoy your stay in hell, Laurent."
"I don't believe it."
He runs. Big mistake. I turn around and I see the same black wolf (now identified as Sam Uley) making his appearance...along with the rest of his pack. I recognize the gray one from the other night as they rush by me. However, the other one is not familiar. It's a russet-colored wolf. It walks up to me with an unusual intelligence in its black eyes, gazing at me carefully before rushing off to finish off Laurent. Two more wolves after the russet one.
Those eyes...
They remind me of Jacob.
