Hello everyone, sorry for the delay but there were some things I had to take care of with school and other stories, but now that those are taken care of I can come back to work on this story. Now that I finally finished one of my stories I don't have to feel guilty about not working on it anymore and now whenever I write I'll be writing about one of my babies! (My stories....I'm weird like that....but I can't imagine I'm the only one....I just know I'm not....stop looking at me weird.....yes this entire thing is pointless and filler but hey look down! There's an actual chapter there!)
The response I got for last chapter was amazing and it made me super happy.
Anywho I don't know what to say about this chapter so I guess you'll just have to read it for yourselves, and see you at the bottom.
Jacob POV
"HE KNOWS!?!" Sam hollered throughout my head as I tried to patrol, "HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN JACOB?!?!"
"Smooth Jacob, real smooth," Paul said as he and Jared patrolled their part of the reservation.
"It's not my fault," my agitation with the pack getting the better of me, "You're the one he saw Sam, twice I might add! In fact if I remember correctly he came to me and said he thought you were a wolf Sam, not me."
"So the plot thickens," Jared said, causing Paul to snicker.
"I doubt that," Sam said.
"Take a look for yourself," I said as I began to replay the conversation I had in my room with Jack. I couldn't help but smirk as sure enough, Sam had nothing to say.
"The tapes don't lie," Jared said.
"Will you shut up!" Sam snapped.
"What do you have to say for yourself Mr. Uley?" Paul asked, completely unaware that Sam still had the authority to make his life a living hell for the next few nights.
"They just don't get it, do they?" Embry asked me as he trotted off ahead.
"We're waiting Sam," Jared said.
Time seemed to stand still as I felt Sam still frozen in place as his anger and frustration mustered and brewed inside of him. "Jared and Paul you both have night patrols for the next week, and if I hear that you miss even one day in school then you can double your punishment for each class you miss." Sam seethed.
"Fucking hard ass," Paul said as he began moving again.
"US!?!" Jared cried, "We weren't even the ones who let the human see us."
"Keep it up Jared and I won't let you see Kim either," Sam said, clearly showing he wasn't messing around.
"Alright, alright!" Jared cried in fear as he began to scamper off after Paul.
"Embry," Sam called, now setting his sights on the two of us, "Think you can handle the land by yourself for right now?"
"I suppose," Embry said, "But why can't Jake help me?"
"Yah," I said, "Why can't I?"
"Because I have another job for you," Sam said.
"Which is?" I asked.
"Damage control," Sam said, "I need you to make sure Jack keeps this to himself and that he won't even tell his dad or closest friends about this. I don't want this getting out because we weren't careful enough."
"You mean because you weren't careful enough," Jared pointed out.
"That's it Jared," Sam said, rising to his alpha tone, "I order you to stay away from Kim for one whole day."
"WHAT!??!?" Jared whined, "You're killing me here man!."
"I can make it longer you know," Sam said.
"Why are you so mean to us?" Jared whined before I felt Paul trot over to his friend to get him up and moving once more.
"Because it's my job," Sam said, "Now Jacob find and contain Jack, every second could matter."
"Geeze Sam, you're talking like this is some infectious disease that could become disastrous if we don't contain it." Embry said.
"It will be disastrous if we don't contain it," Sam said, "I'm not going to tell you again Jacob, get going."
"Right," I said as I started heading towards Jack's home, my bag of clothes still secure against my leg as I ran towards the location I had visited on seldom occasions.
"Make sure not to scare him," Paul said, "Now that he knows we're ferocious wolves….well most of us," Paul said pausing to mock the whining Jared still on the ground thinking about his forced twenty-four hours away from Kim, "As I was saying, he might not want to see you."
"Please," Embry said, "Even if he is terrified, a shirtless Jacob Black showing up on his door step will replace any and all fear with lust."
"That's true, right now I'm sure Jake here is the cause of every wet dream that boy is having," Paul said.
"Will you two stop it!" I growled, not particularly fond of the way they were talking about my Jack.
"There he goes with his Jack again," Paul said, "Well we don't want to keep you anymore."
"Thanks," I said rather begrudgingly as I halted to a stop at the edge of the woods behind Jack's house and phased back to my human form. I sighed as I quickly threw on my shorts and shoes and made my way to the front door. I was a bit apprehensive, not knowing what to expect, but swallowed my fear as I banged on the front door three times.
I waited a few seconds before I heard a grunt and shuffling towards the door. I bit my lip as the door swung open to reveal a rather annoyed looking David, "What do you want Black?" he asked me, one hand already ready to shut the door in my face.
"I came to talk to your son," I said.
"He's not my son," David said as he walked back over to the couch and plopped himself down on his couch, "Jack is in his room in the back, go at your own risk, I wouldn't be surprised if the little fairy tried to jump you due to your lack of clothing."
"Thank you," I said as I walked in and shut the door behind me. I began to walk down the hall, glaring at the back of David's head as I went, unaware that he had so much distain for his step-son. I reached the end of the hall and knocked on the door that had light seeping across from the other side.
I waited a few seconds, expecting that Jack just had to stop something so he could come to the door, but after a minute of waiting and receiving no response I slowly turned the handle and let myself into the room. I covered my eyes for a second just in case he wasn't decent but when I heard nothing except the slow rise and fall of breathing I uncovered my eyes to find that Jack was asleep on his bed.
I couldn't help but smile as I shut his door and observed his still form. My smile was still on my face as I moved around his room and observed one of his hands resting on a pillow and the other clutching our class English book. I carefully pried the book from his hand and set it with the others at the foot of his queen sized bed and took the chair from his desk as I began to watch him and wait for him to awaken.
As I crossed my arms and slumped in the chair I prepared myself for what I was going to have to tell him. The fact that I was a werewolf was pretty obvious, and then there was telling him about the rest of the pack and then the blood suckers and our job to protect the tribe, blah, blah, blah, all of that would be addressed, except for one key thing; the half-print.
I didn't feel bad about keeping that part from him. For someone reason I had this feeling that if I told him about the half-print he would have this sort of self entitlement to me; I strongly doubted that, but to be safe I would leave it out. Now don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with Jack, but I don't want someone pulling me into a relationship, I want to decide for myself with who I will date and end up with, and right now I had two choices: Jack, a really great kid who I could see myself caring deeply for, or Bella, my best friend who I've known for a really long time and already care deeply for. I guess you could say I was lazy, not wanting to have to build a relationship with Jack when I already had one with Bella.
"What happens when he finds out that you kept the half-print from him?" Embry asked in my head, something typical he would ask if he actually had some way of communicating with me.
"Don't worry about it," Paul said, representing the yin to Embry's yang in the situation, "If you don't tell him about it who else will? So when you think about it, if he doesn't hear it from you then he'll never find out."
I couldn't help but inwardly laugh as I pictured miniature versions of my friends; Embry dressed in a white gown with a halo around his head, and Paul in red pants and horns adorning his head as he danced in a pit of flames. "Focus!" Embry said.
I sighed as I continued to simultaneously watch Jack and battle with my conscience on what to do. Tell Jack and potentially resign myself to a relationship I'd probably enjoy anyway, or leave Jack in the dark for now and pursue Bella. I also had to consider the fact that Jack also might make it known that I wouldn't be obligated to be in a relationship with him and let me pursue Bella, and he would be a supporting friend, after all it would be nice to have a normal friend that I wasn't in love with, but I had Quil for that, but I hadn't half-printed on Quil.
I sighed and ran a hand down the side of my face as I continued to debate with myself. I also could tell him about imprinting but leave out the part of my half-printing on him, but that wouldn't work I realized, I mean he had figured out Sam was a wolf with just two sights of him, who knows what his mind could be capable of.
I knew I had to come to a decision as Jack began to stir and slowly begin to awake. I soon figured it would be best not to tell him. I had no idea what effects the half-printing had on his mind and considering his human mind was more susceptible and fragile then my own I could only infer that rational thought might be blurred by the tricks his mind was playing on him.
I soon began to worry and let my mind run wild. "Maybe he actually will jump me," I said to myself, looking down at my chiseled chest. I looked from my right to my left to try and find something to cover myself with, but realized that was a low thought and that Jack would have some dignity and self restraint.
"Jacob?" Jack yawned, "I wasn't expecting to see you so soon."
"Neither was I," I said honestly, "But I think we both know we need to talk about what you've found out."
"I think we do," Jack said as he sat up from his bed and straightened out his hair, "So why don't you begin, I'll let you know if you're going to fast."
"Alright then," I said as I began the story I had been told many nights ago at my first bonfire.
"And so it's our job to protect the land," I said, finishing about forty-five minutes later.
"Wow…" Jack said as he looked me in the eyes, "That's a lot to take in." Jack said as he looked down.
"Try having to do it everyday and constantly having to think about what will happen if you slip up, even once." I said.
"Sorry," Jack said looking up at me from his lowered position on his bed, "I can't imagine how heavy a burden it must be to constantly be looking out not only for yourself and the pack, but for everyone who lives on these lands."
His words pulled at a few of my heart strings as he gave me a genuine look of care and concern, "It's pretty rough, but we have to do what we have to do."
"Well is there any benefit to it?" Jack asked, "I mean besides, the strength, the stamina, the healing, the heightened senses…are there any personal benefits?"
I couldn't help but blush and laugh at the same time, "No we can't get off on being wolves or anything like that," I managed to say between laughs.
I smiled at the blush that spread across his face as my comment connected with him, "Oh god, not like that you damn pervert….I was just…..never mind," Jack said.
I was about to ask him to go on, but knew it would only lead to my revealing the half-print in guilt, and right now Bella was a greater want then my wanting to be honest with him. "So is that all?" Jack asked me.
"I'd say that about covers it," I said, "Promise not to tell a soul or talk about this to anyone besides the pack?"
"Promise," Jack said, "As much as I don't want to keep it from my friends I know this secret is too big to tell anyone; it's a secret that isn't mine to tell."
Those words registered in my head and I looked back at him, an awkward silence filling the bedroom as we gazed at each other, "Well…I guess I'll see you in gym on Monday," I said.
"Yah," Jack said, "I'll see you then."
"Until then," I said as I opened his window and jumped out, dropping the whole four and a half feet to the ground.
"Night," Jack said as he waved and shut the window behind him.
"Night," I whispered as I ran into the woods and stripped before I phased back into my wolf form. I was about to run into the woods and start making my way home when I had the sudden feeling to go back to Jack. I turned around and slowly trotted up the hill just to check on him when I noticed his bedroom light had been shut off.
I got close enough to where I was hidden but could still see inside when I peered in. Jack was back on his bed, lying on his side and staring off into space with a sad and desolate look in his eyes, and at that moment and just for that moment, I regretted not telling him, but I told myself, "Bella before Jack," and then ran home.
B before J was meant for that last line spoken above, not oral sex my little perverts, although I doubt any of you fell for that anyway…I thought I was clever…at the time....probably backfired
Anywho I actually liked how this chapter turned out, and I hope you guys did as well, let me know in a review.
Also I have a new poll on my profile and it would really make me happy if you guys voted! It will influence a story I do in the future once this story and my other story is finished, and it'll be another OC slash fic, and obviously if you're reading this you like those types of stories.
As of now I don't have any clue who next chapter will focus more on, but all I know is that Bella is going to be around sooner than I like.
Until next time!
