Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight
Credit to Stephenie Meyer for the characters.
Chapter Nine
"Someone is Always Watching"
It was Saturday morning, and I had no intention of waking up. I was still groggy from the night before, I groaned and forced myself out of bed and into the shower. I checked my e-mail, and had one from mom, insisting a visit to Florida. She still wasn't convinced I was actually happy here in Forks. I looked out the window and sighed, thinking of how different my life would of been if I had followed my mom home to Florida that day. Which led me to the thought of if I were a vampire. I tried to imagine myself going hunting with the Cullens, and hanging out with them in school. I decided it just wasn't meant to be. Besides, what would Charlie do without me? And... would Jake and I of never been together?
I gave this a long hard thought until I looked over at the clock it read 11:34. Shit, I thought. I was late, I was supposed to meet Jacob today at 11:30, we were going to town to find a birthday gift for Billy. I rushed out the door grabbing my jacket on the way. I was in such a rush, that I had to do a double take when I saw that Edward was perched on the sidewalk as if waiting for me to come out. I stared blankly at him, as I locked the front door shut. He turned to looked at me, and smiled his crooked smile. I started to head toward my truck, avoiding him as much as possible. But before I could open my truck door, Edward leaped over to me. "Where you headed?" he asked me,
"I'm heading to town" I said without looking at him.
"Want some company?" He asked awkwardly
"Actually, I'm meeting someone, sorry."
He looked disappointed "Oh, I see. Well I guess I'll let you go on your way." He said as he opened my truck door.
I got in and took a good look at him; his ghostly pale face, those lips sweet as cherry, his bronze hair, and his eyes like a pool of liquid gold. "Bye Edward" I said finally, and headed out towards town.
Jacob met me near an old ice cream shop. "Hey" he said as he gave me a peck on my cheek. "Ready to shop?" he asked
I groaned "You know I hate shopping Jake."
He laughed his big husky laugh, "And you're probably the ONLY girl in the world who does"
I laughed, "So what does Billy want for his birthday?"
"I don't know, maybe I'll get him a book, or some shoes." He said as he shrugged
I smiled, and we began to walk. Everything was going great, we talked about school, felt sympathy for bad test grades, and laughed at embarrassing moments. Until I felt like I was being followed, I looked back, and than became confused when I realized no one was there, so I kept walking.
I guess Jake noticed something was bothering me so he looked back too "Something wrong?" he asked
I looked at him "No, nothing"
We walked a block or two when I felt it again, so I turned around. And once again, no one was there.
Jacob and I visited a couple stores before we found the perfect gift. It was a Native American cookbook, dated way back. We bought the book, and began to drift towards where we started. We decided the night was still young so we walked across the street to Sampson Park, where the festival was held yesterday. The crowd, the food, the games were all gone. All that was left was a small pavilion and a couple toddlers with their parents. Jacob took my hand, telling me he had something to say. So we walked into the pavilion, and held each others hands, gazing into each others eyes. I felt like I was in a movie.
"Bella, I was thinking about what you told me about Edward yesterday"
I nodded my head; I hoped that what he had to tell me was something good.
"Well, I decided, that I really don't care."
I thought I had mistaken him, and became confused. But he kept talking,
"I know, it's weird huh," he looked up the side, and then back at me "But I realized that if I cared, then I would just be spending more time focusing on Edward, when I should be spending more time with you."
I smiled; he was so mature for his age. And he always knew what to say to me.
"Thanks Jacob, I just want to let you know that I love you so much. And Edward will never come between us." I assured him,
He looked deeply into my eyes and kissed me. I wrapped my arms around him, and sunk into his kiss. It was sudden yet prepared for; it was like everything good in life mixed into one simple touch. I felt my body combining with his, as if we belonged to each other.
I then opened my eyes, feeling that strange feeling I felt before, and broke our kiss. I looked behind me again, and still no one was there. But this time it felt different, and strange. I began to feel heavy, and my body felt weak. My head spun and I felt like I was hearing a voice. The voice sounded so familiar, yet unknown; it was calling my name "Bella, Bella, Bella, Bella!" Where have I heard this before? I held my forehead, and things began to get blurry. I felt myself falling into Jacob's big chest. I heard him panicking, my eyes were starting to fall heavy. And the last things I heard were Jacob's voice saying "its okay Bella, I've got you." But it wasn't Jacob face that I last saw… it was the same familiar face I saw in my dream that night calling my name over and over again; it was Edward.
Authors Note: Sorry about the relatively short chapter. I hope you like it, reviews are great. and suggestions are good too. Thanks everyone! :)
