Alright, now I received a review asking if this story was a Bella/Jacob story. And the simple answer to that is NO!! Although the past chapter seemed to be a B/J story, under no circumstances will this story ever be a Bella/Jacob story!!! No, this is clearly just a Bella/Edward story. No offence to any Jacob fans who are reading this. But I have always like the Bella/Edward relationship and I don't intend to break it now. Anyways, read away and review please:)
Disclaimer = I don't own Twilight!!!
Chapter 6
Signs of affection
Jacob's Point of View
Somehow, Bella seemed happy today. It was weird, considering everything what's been happening these past few days. Something was obviously going right these days for her to smile like this. For the past six months, she wouldn't even smile that often. She'd surprise you and smile… what, like once or twice every few weeks?
"Ok, just out of curiosity here, what happened to Zombie-Bella?" I asked, out of the blue as we drove to La Push. She chuckled at my lame joke. Wow… first time I hear her chuckle happily in a while.
"You know, you're the second person to ask me that today. I really don't know. I guess I've finally lost it."
"Wouldn't be a first…" I mused. She punched my arm with as much strength as she could offer in one arm, since she was driving this run-down car my dad, Billy, had sold her dad last year. "Ok, something's obviously wrong with you! You haven't been this cheerful in months!" She flinched at my lame remark. Man, how could I be so stupid?! Of course she's been in a horrible mood ever since stupid Cullen left. "Sorry."
"Don't worry about it Jake. I'm… starting to get over it." She said; her voice just lost its happiness. I just messed up the mood. Stupid Jacob… "And why do you still keep growing? It seems like every single time I see you, you've grown like five inches." She commented, still sadly. Had I really grown that much to her? I didn't think so…
"Must be something healthy that I ate."
"Probably." Her voice hadn't changed. I needed to lighten the mood.
"Ok, how about I tell you a joke?" Maybe one of my absolutely horrible jokes might help the atmosphere.
"Sure, give it a whirl." She said, her smile creeping back on her face. Bella's happy mood was back.
"Here it goes… Why can't the kid go into the pirate movie?"
"Alright, I'll budge. Why couldn't the kid go into the pirate movie?" She asked. Why was she going for this lame joke? It's not like it would make her laugh. This joke was just horrible!
"Because it was rated Awr!" I finished, making my finger into a hook and squinting one of my eyes, trying to act like a pirate. And then, what surprised me is that, she actually laughed! What the heck was wrong with her today? "Oh god, you officially went off the nut train if you laughed at that lame joke…" I said, crossing my arms and slumping in the seat.
"Jake, I laughed because that's the worst joke you've ever said in your existence!" She said, laughing afterwards. Of course, it made me laugh as well. It was true. That was the worst thing I ever said in my life. But at least it put a smile on her face.
For the first time in many months, I looked at her with a smile on my face. Her cheeks, which were always so dull and lifeless, had regained its normal rosy color, which meant she was ecstatic. Her long brown hair actually shined now, instead of looking monotonous. Her eyes shimmered and radiated happiness from every corner of her beautiful brown eyes. It seemed that the dull and zombie-like Bella had just disappeared. I smiled. We drove down to my small house and once there, we got out of the car and went towards my garage, like always.
I went towards the mini fridge and picked up a soda for each of us. Sitting down, I handed hers and opened mine, making a snap sound as the can opened. Raising my soda can and clearing my throat, I tried to sound all mighty. "To another day's work in the garage."
"Huzzah." She said as her soda clanged to mine in harmony and we both took a sip of our Coke.
"So, what happened at school today?" I asked after sipping my soda for so long. She took a sip and waited a long time before speaking. Was something wrong?
I started drinking my soda again when she started talking. "Um… well, I sort of… bumped into Alice today… and she brought me to the hospital… and we kind of talked about… you know… made… up…" She stuttered. Once that said, I spat out the soda left in my mouth.
"Excuse me?!" I almost screamed at her. "How could you forgive one of them after what they did?!"
"Jake… you know me. I can't keep a grudge that long—"
"That's a load of bull, and you know it Bella! She hurt you just like he did! You shouldn't even be able to stand them now that they're back!" She flinched at my harmful words. But she knew I was right. But I don't think I ever screamed at Bella like that, not since those idiotic Cullens left her six months ago. Her head now bent, I sat down and placed my head in my hands. "I'm sorry Bells. I didn't mean to snap." She didn't even raise her head. Bella was really upset, I could tell.
"No Jake… you're right. I shouldn't have forgiven her. Even Angela agrees with you on that one…" She almost whispered that last part. I looked at her and saw that a tear had escaped the corner of her eye. Man… why didn't I just keep my big mouth shut?! Getting up, I sat beside her and tried to look in her eyes. She turned her head the moment I tried. Bella never did like people seeing how upset she was. "It was a stupid thing to do…"
"Bella, please look at me." I said as my quite large fingers tried to go under her chin and turn her head to face me. She didn't resist once they made their way under her small face. I turned her head and saw that she was actually crying. Man Jake, you did it this time… "Aw come on Bells, no need to cry. It's not your fault you forgive easily." I said soothingly. She chuckled and closed her eyes. I was attracted to this girl but it was natural. Bella and I have known each other for years. My thumb went under her eyes and wiped the tears away. She smiled at me.
"Thanks Jake." She said weakly. This girl was going to drive me crazy one day, but I wouldn't stop her.
"Bella, I hope you know that I would never hurt you that way. I won't hurt you like he did. That's a promise." I admitted; removing my hands from her face gently. She turned her head away from me and looked at her hands.
"Yeah… I know Jake. Thanks."
"Now, what do you say we get out of this stuffy old garage and head down to First Beach? It's actually not that bad outside."
"Alright, let's go." She said enthusiastically as we both got up slowly and looked at each other with a smile before leaving the garage. It was an easy walk from my house to the beach.
As I walked alongside my best friend, my eyes couldn't help but linger on her. She was so beautiful, even on a cloudy day like this one. And even the puffiness of her chocolate brown eyes couldn't reduce her beauty. She was the best thing that could have ever happened to me, to have this wonderfully unselfish person by my side, even though we were just friends, for now. Her smile heated my skin every time it shined at me. And her heart, even though it was broken because of that selfish Cullen, was the kindest heart I had ever known.
Why would he ever hurt her?
If I ever get my hands on Edward Cullen, I would rip him apart if I could… I, on the other hand, would never hurt her that badly. To hurt her would be to hurt myself.
"Jake, what are you staring at?" She asked through my reverie. I didn't even notice that I was staring at her. My head turned abruptly and my cheeks turned dark red.
"Um… nothing." I replied shakily. She laughed slightly and turned her attention back to the sand.
"Man, you're weird sometimes Jake."
"Sure sure…"
"So, what's up over here? Still hanging out with Quil and Embry?" She asked as we walked slowly down the sandy beach. Those were my two best friends at school. Although, I can't really say that they're close anymore.
"Um… Embry joined Sam and the others." I answered sadly. Before Bella started hanging with me, Embry, Quil and I were inseparable. Now, Embry joined Sam's little 'gang' and won't say a word to me. He even cut his hair just like all of them. He wasn't my friend anymore. Embry was even scaring Quil with the whole gang situation.
"Are you kidding me?! He'd want to join some cult?!" She asked angrily. Bella felt the same way about this situation as I did. She didn't like the fact that Sam Uley was trying to suck everyone into acting the way he did. Who knows who would be next? Me? Quil? Some other kids I don't know? "That's just… wrong."
"I agree. And it's scaring Quil too."
"Why? Does he think Sam's going to go after him?"
"If Sam does try, he won't get far past me, that's for sure." I was very protective over the people I cared about most. And if Bella was in trouble, I'd go for the kill if I had to.
"You'll protect Quil as much as possible? You could get hurt Jake." She said protectively. I guess she felt the same way about me; she'd protect me with her life if she had to.
"I don't care. He won't get to Quil. I don't want my friend to join this… gang of his." I answered determined.
"Always trying to be the hero?"
"If that's what it takes, then yes." And then, unexpectedly, she kissed my cheek. I stopped immediately in my tracks. Why did she do that? She stopped as well and faced me. "What was that for?" I asked dumbfounded.
"For sticking up to what you believe is right. And because you helped me a lot these past few months that I don't think I ever thanked you properly." She answered honestly. "But I got to say Jake; your cheek's extremely warm. You might be coming down with something." Warm? Funny, I felt just fine. Why would she say that my cheek was hot?
"Nope, I think you might be imagining things Bell." I told her as we returned to our walk.
"Seriously Jacob, you should head home. I don't want you to be sick." She said worriedly.
"Alright, we'll head back and I'll take a nap Mom." She couldn't help but punch me for that remark. She wasn't trying to be over-protective, just protective enough. We walked back to my house and she headed back to her truck. I told her bye and she told me to get some rest and to feel better. That was Bella for you, always trying to think of others before herself. She really was selfless.
"Sure sure Bella. I'll sleep on it."
"Don't sleep on that thought! Just sleep, period."
"Will do madam." I said mockingly with a slight salute. She rolled her eyes and backed up and out of my driveway slowly. Waving goodbye, I kept thinking. Maybe, in time, she would be a bigger part of my life than just my best friend. Maybe she could be more than that.
Heading back inside, I was being stalked by my father. "What's wrong Paps?" It seemed like something was bothering him.
"That was a short visit." Billy said as he wheeled himself into the kitchen along with me.
"She said that I felt hot so she left so I could get some rest. Honestly, I don't feel any different." My answer was honest but Billy seemed to be taken aback. Once I turned my gaze on him, my eyes saw how shocked and scared he was. "Dad, what's wrong?"
"Jake, we need to talk…"
Alright, this chapter might have looked like Bella's falling for Jacob but she's not. He loves her and that's something that even the books have. It was really hard to write this chapter since I'm not much of a fan for Jacob, but hope you guys liked this chapter:) Please review and if I offended anyone, I'm sorry. This is in fact a Bella/Edward story. If anyone would like me to write a Bella/Jacob story for them, I will try my hardest. Review me if you'd like me to write such story.
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