Russian Roulette
Uh, uh
Take a breath,
Take it deep.
'Calm yourself', He says to me
If you play, you play for keeps.
Take the gun and count to three.
Im sweating now,
Moving slow,
No time to think. My turn to go
And you can see my heart beating
You can see it through my chest.
Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving
I know that I must pass this test
So, just pull the trigger
Say a prayer to yourself
He says 'close your eyes, sometimes it helps'
And then I get a scary thought
That he's here - means he's never lost
And you can see my heart beating.
No, You can see it through my chest.
Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving
Know that I must pass this test.
So, just pull my trigger
As my life flashes before my eyes
I'm wondering will I ever see another sunrise?
So many won't get the chance to say good-bye
But its too late to think of the value of my life
And you can see my heart beating.
No, You can see it through my chest.
Said I'm terrified but I'm not leaving no
know that I must pass this test.
You can see my heart beating.
Oh, You can see it through my chest.
I'm terrified but I'm not leaving no
know that I must pass this test.
So, just pull the trigger
Jacob POV
Today dragged on. Every second seemed a minute, a minute an hour, an hour a day, a day a year. After two hours of doing nothing I looked at the clock 8:00 pm. Surly it can't take four hours to catch a few deer? Maybe he just didn't want me over? The only traces of him that I had to comfort myself with was his scent which was getting weaker with every passing second.
If I went out into the woods just over the line I should be alright. After all he probably goes up to Alaska for his food. If I could travel that fast in human form I think I'd travel for the best stuff as well. Pulling on some trainers I called to tell my dad I'd call him in the morning. No reply. He must be asleep or something. Scribbling down a quick note I pin it to the fridge where we normally leave our notes.
Opening the door I don't lock it in case he has left for town. Throwing my duffel onto my back I set out into the forest at the back of our house. As I continue to walk the light gets dimmer the deeper I go. Even with my advanced eyesight it becomes a struggle to see. Consequently I stumble more; I could just change into my wolf form but I want to be in my human form for a change.
Owl's eyes glow in the dark as land animals scatter with every crunch of the leaves as my feet land on them. Walking through the forest became harder with every passing second. Fighting to find the zip on the duffel bag I reach in for my mobile to check the time. 9:30. Shit! Have I been out here an hour an half already! To pick up pace I break my little rule and transform into my wolf.
My eyesight is ten times as better so I take up a fast walk/jogging pace. Twigs snap as I make my way across the dirt path that gets more overgrown with every step. Speeding up I begin to run full out ignoring the thorns as they catch in my fur coat. I run with tunnel vision, focusing only on what is in front of me while forgetting about the rest.
Creaking comes from my right side as a swift breeze whistles past over my head. Icy fingers trail along my spine before disappearing one again. Maybe it's just a tree branch? Still a shudder creeps down my as I check around me for anything. Nothing; but low hanging branches. What time it is I have no idea because I can't exactly use my phone with my paws. I have a feeling I have wondered into a different area that I have never been before, probably part of the Cullen's territory.
Some where in front of me I hear the sound or tearing, more specifically a tree been torn from the ground. Mere meters away from me; a large oak trunk falls just as a snarl rips through the air. Again a sharp breeze whistles past me.
Suddenly something rams into my side sending my flying into another tree. More growls come from whatever it is. Once again I am picked up and launched across into thorns that surround the base of a tree. Never does 'it' hold me long enough for me to get a good look at their face.
When 'it' comes at me again I am prepared, enabling me to jump at the thing, knocking it to the ground. Squinting through the darkness I take in who attacked me. Dirt smeared thickly across their pale face, Eyes black and un-seeing anything but its prey. Hair dishevelled, lying limp with twigs and more muck occupying it. Pale hands grip my large wolf shoulders. Edward? A snarl mixed with a growl is unleashed from 'Edward'. But this is not Edward; no this is the true vampire that lays hidden under all the fancy clothes and perfect look. This is a hunter.
Lips peeled back ready to bite into my flesh at any given moment, teeth gleaming in the glimpses of moonlight that filter through the trees. Some where (in amongst my thought process) my wolf had loosened its grip on his shoulders as to not hurt him. Once again I found my back colliding with a near by tree. The shock of it has me phasing into human form. At this point I am not worried over being naked underneath of Edward-I'm more bothered over getting out of this with my life.
Again and again he lunges of my throat; the only thing that stops him from getting there is my arms. Even though I am in my human form I still possess more strength than the average human male. My arms have a tight grip on his shoulder once again though this time I do not loosen my hold. If I do I will die, that is a fact. I don't have enough strength to push him off-only enough to keep him at bay.
"Edward! Edward it's me Jake!" my attempt to bring him out of this…
this thing. My attempt is futile. All I get is more snarls as well as stronger attempts to get to my neck. Once again I try in vein to get through to the Edward that's hiding behind this hunter. Again I cannot coax him out. Just as my arms are about to give way under the strain Edward is suddenly gone.
Everything is quiet, the only evidence I had of the scuffle is the rugged dirt marks left in the soil. But not even they can stay. Rain, thunder and lightening light up the sky giving the place an even more eerie feeling
Jacob… comes the velvety voice as tree branches move un-naturally in the higher areas of the trees.
Jacob… Again the voice is present though this time both in my head and outside.
Jacob… This time it comes from my right hand side though I am not stupid enough to turn to look for its maker. He has probably moved from that spot already.
Jacob… Whispers the voice of my imprint, though out of all the times he called it is closer than all of them. A sharp breeze comes from my left side over my head. The sound of rocks colliding booms around the clearing while more thunder crashes in the sky. Forgetting about my lack of clothing I make my way through the dense tress, duffel bag completely forgotten about long ago. Five minutes of wondering aimlessly around I see three figures up against the largest tree yet.
One of them is pushing the other against the tree-holding him back from escaping, another has his hand on the one against the tree's shoulder. Getting closer I see who they are. Edward is the one against the tree with Emmett holding him against it. Jasper has his hand resting on Edward's shoulder trying to calm him but also there in case he manages to slip away from Emmett.
Edward still hasn't snapped out of his bloodlust induced haze.
"Edward snap out of it!" Shouts Emmett while bringing him off the tree only to smash him back into it. I growl at this but they pay me no attention.
"Edward, Look what you doin' to Jazz you gotta snap out of it!" It was true Jasper was struggling with controlling Edward's bloodlust never mind his own. Any second it could be too much for him, then we would have to deal with two blood crazed vampires in Forks.
"Em, he hasn't finished feeding yet, he was famished that's why he won't come out of it!" Had this imprint caused him to go hungry? How long had it been since he went on a proper hunt? It's my own fault my life flashed before my eyes today. My fault he's like he is. No wonder he needed the four hours for hunting. God knows how many he had to take down just to get to this stage.
"Jake can you catch a few deer other wise were never gonna get him back!" called Emmett who was now having trouble keeping Edward in place.
Phasing back into my wolf form I dodge everything to the best that I can. Soon after I find a herd of deer drinking from a brook. I go after the biggest first, after all the bigger they are the more blood, right? At the end of my killing spree I managed to catch four deer-all relatively a good size. Picking up a leg from each of them I proceed to drag them back to where the three vampires are waiting.
On my way there my wolf constantly wants to take off at a full blown run ever since it saw Emmett hurt Edward. Even though Edward couldn't probably feel it, it still made me protective over him. The closer we get the harder it is to control the urge to run. Knowing my luck if I did run it would rip the deer's heads off and Edward would end up with a dried out carcass.
Again I heard the sound of vampires clashing as louder growls than before made their way to my ears. As I come to the area where they wait I toss the deer at Jasper. All of them are sopping wet, but I must say Edward looks hot when he's in the rain. His clothes stick to his body perfectly showing off all his muscles, his hair stuck to his face as rain water drips off him.
"Eddie, look what I've got!" Emmett moves the deer in front of Edward's gaze attempting to fool the vampire into thinking it's alive. It works. Quiet suckling fills the now silent forest. Emmett still keeps his hands on Edward but Jasper moves over to my side.
"Alice saw Edward's hunt go blurry so she sent us to look for him." I nod at him. Going over to the nearby trees I phase and pull on my shorts. My duffel bag lay in shreds along with its inhabitants from my phasing.
"Lucky she did, isn't it." Jasper doesn't answer probably knowing I was too busy watching Edward to even think about talking. Small growls come from him when a deer runs dry only for Emmett to hand him another. How I wish that he could do that to me. Suckle like a babe on my neck. Lap up the blood, lick the blood, just for him to drink it anyway he wants. Hopefully the imprint would stop him from actually biting me. Yeah that would be a bummer wouldn't it? At least it would be a happy death though. Slowly as the last deer is drained the 'normal' Edward comes back to the surface-confused to say the least.
"What are you guys doing here? I was hunting on my own-"He stops as he spots me.
"Jacob, I told you to stay at home. I told you it to protect you…" He trails off again. Emmett releases his grip on him while Jasper moves away from me, letting me get to Edward if I wanted to.
"Don't say you saw that side of me please, please tell me they called you here after I calmed. They did, didn't they?" I block my thoughts by singing the alphabet. How do I tell him he attacked me? But then again if he didn't want me to see that side of him it must mean he likes me in some way right? Maybe it was because he knows he can't control what he attacks and he just wanted to keep his record clean for not killing a human. Has he killed humans before? Did he really care for me on some level?
Put it this way, I'm not curious over how he hunts anymore.
AN: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 46 reviews! I love you peeps! I thought Jacob should get to see all sides of Edward including 'Vicious vamp' Edward lol. Keep reviewing and thanks to them that have stuck by me! x
