AN: Whew another chapter done, another hurdle jumped. Over 500 views, Yes! And a total of nine reviews! NINE! Chi-Mai wherever you are and whoever you are, know that you are my HERO.
Jake POV
Jake knew that, after waking up to the sun shining through the backseat window, that he had blacked out … AGAIN!
"I swear by my missing memories," Jake muttered. "If I black out one more time-"
"Yes, please stop," Edward sarcastic comment from the driver's seat shot through Jacob's waking daze.
"The stress of waking up before you is really starting to get to me," Jake itched with the urge wipe the smirk off Adrian's face, the boy facing him with a devious grin splitting his face.
"Passengers are supposed to be silent," Jake scathing remark burned away at Adrian's shit-eating grin, the boy glaring at him in almost annoyance. "Something you struggled with last time we in a car."
"Then backseat riders are supposed to be non-existing," Edward shot back in Adrian's defense, the two sharing a fist-bump. Adrian turned back on Jake, grin back in place, and stuck his tongue out at the older witch. Jake felt his eyes narrow.
"Do you two want me flip this car?" he seethed. "Because I can, no problem."
"Come Jake be a sport," Edward teased, smirking at Jake through the rear view mirror.
"Kiss my ass, leech."
"At the rate you're going, I might end up smacking it."
Dead silence filled the car. Adrian looked at Jake's speechless face and burst out laughing, tears welling in his eyes. Edward's smirk stretched into a full-blown smile across his face, eyes flashing with mirth a Jake fish-like expression.
"I hate both of you."
Jake quickly grew accustomed to the tag team that was Adrian and Edward. The vampire seemed to have Adrian's back at every turn, not that the witty witch needed much help.
"YOU JUST LIKE POISON!" the two chorused. Jake felt his nerves tick on the inside of his head. "AND I JUST DON'T GET IT HOW-"
Jake stretched out his hand and the parts of the radio short-circuited and crumpled, effectively silencing the car.
"Another word and radios won't be the only thing short-circuiting."
The car moved along in utter silence.
"Where the hell are we going?" Jake questioned. The whole ride Edward never pointed out a destination, not that Jake really cared where he was going. Now that the bitch was removed, Jake didn't care where he went, so long as Adrian was with him and safe. But Edward was still a complete stranger and could, even though by now Jake highly doubted it, be planning to drive them off a cliff. Crashing to the bottom of a mountain was not very safe for Adrian, so Jake put his guard up around the bronze-haired vampire.
No matter how sexy that crooked smile is, Jake mused, a simple smirk gracing his features. The amusement and quirked eyebrows from said vampire let Jake know he had been caught. Jake bit his lip and turned away, heat rising to his cheeks. Fuck.
"We're heading for Warren," Edward chuckled. "The city, not the state." Adrian laid back against the seat again, his unspoken question answered.
"Well now that Bella is gone, existing on another plane, "Jake relaxed, stretching his body as far as the seat would allow. "Adrian, we could always go visit Martians."
Adrian's witty or excited remark never came, and Super Vamp Edward never came to his rescue. "Adrian?"
"About Bella," the boy started.
Jake felt his body tense as he sat up. Adrian was not about to tell him something went wrong. He had been practicing that banishment spell for months, hell he wrote the damn thing. The amount of squirrels that had been banished halfway made Jake to his stomach all over again. There was no way he messed up his only chance to send the evil bitch to another plane. Unless…
"Tell me you didn't mess up on a spell I spent weeks drilling into your head."
"I didn't mess up on a spell you spent weeks drilling into my head," Adrian offered confidently. Jake felt relief crash though him.
"I just didn't finish it."
"ADRIAN!"
Adrian POV
******* FLASHBACK ********
"Desperate times…" Jake nodded over to him. Adrian felt his gut twist at the spell they planned to do. It required some power and after their intense fight with Isabella , Adrian wasn't sure if he had it in him, hell he wasn't sure Jake had it in him. He turned back to Jake made his decisions.
"Desperate measures," he finished. "Now or never." Jake just nodded and Adrian felt guilt at what he was about to do eat at him. Jake looked so determined, Adrian felt like crying, but he knew what had to be done.
"Gi̱ kai ton aéra," Jake started.
"Fo̱tiá kai Neró," Adrian continued. The air hummed with energy as they finished the spell together:
Upon these forces we call
To remove the plastered Terror.
To stop her reign of evil,
Adrian's mouth snapped shut and watched as the spell took its toll on Jake. Only Jake. Adrian felt no energy drain from him. Jake wobbled and Adrian raced to help him as he blacked out again.
Looking over to Edward's fight, he noticed the vampire moved away from the witch. The banishment seemed to be working and Adrian felt relief crash into him in waves. But when Adrian Isabella just fall, her body not moving at all, he knew something was wrong, so very wrong.
"Edward we have to go," he shouted. "Jake's blacked out again."
Edward snorted, looking not at all surprised. He blurred over to them and picked the unconscious witch up, pressing Jake's head into his collarbone.
"Let's go."
The two raced back to the cars, Edward slow to not leave behind Adrian, and put him in the back of Edward's car.
Edward gave Adrian a once over, looking for signs of fatigue. "Maybe you should sit down in the car," he suggested. But when the growling cam before he could even reply, the decision was made for him. He raced back into the house, Edward hot on his heels.
Once the two reached the house, Adrian really felt like crying. The house was practically in ruins as the Cullen Family, Riley, and the Twins battled across the living room floor. The two opposing forces fought drastically, the Cullens gaining the upper hand as the Twins grew tired.
"We have to go," Edward shouted over the chaos. All Cullens gave one last punch to their adversary and blurred out the door, Edward grabbing Adrian and pulling him along. The coven reached their cars in an instant, everyone just hopping in. Edward and Adrian jumped into Edward's Volvo, and Adrian could see the Twins and Riley fighting off the army of the rotting undead. Magic battle must have attracted them, Adrian guessed as Edward slammed on the gas.
********END OF FLASHBACK*********
Jake POV
Jake couldn't believe his ears.
Why the hell would you do that?" Jake asked, his tone reeked of disappointment. "After all she put us through, why the hell would you do this?"
The quiet death rocked Jake to the core as Adrian just put his head down.
"I just thought that …" he paused. "I'm sorry, Jake."
Jake took a deep breath and sighed. The situation was bad, but maybe they got eaten by the zombies. Jake reached over and ruffeled Adrian's hair, raven, short locks tangling under his fingers.
"It's okay, Adri, We'll figure it out."
Adrian nodded his head, Jake's forgiveness lifting some of the tension from his shoulders.
"So what happened to her?," Edward chimed in. Adrian looked to Jake, eyes shining with the same question.
"My guess is that she was half banished," Jake supplied. "Maybe her spirit is in the plane."
"But that means," Adrian stopped, tears building as the realization of what he had done hit him. Jake just nodded.
"Yeah," he sighed. "She can be brought back."
The car rode in silence, not a word shared between the three. Edward tried to meet Jake's eyes in the mirror, to silently comfort him. But as sweet as the gesture was, Jake wasn't looking for comfort. Maybe Adrian, but not him. What he wanted was Bella's head on a stick and he knew now he would have to do it. Nothing would help him more right now. Then his stomach rumbled.
But a burger wouldn't hurt, though.
Q&A:
What are they saying when they do the spells?
It's Hecate being the all time goddess of magic and all, Greek seemed pretty fitting.
Bella is back?
Sorry couldn't kill the main rival yet. You always need that one that everyone hates. Makes the story more interesting.
