Vera's P.O.V
I can't believe I sobbed into Jacob Black's chest like a little girl, I mean I know it was an emotional day and all but really; for an emotionless bitch I've really outdone myself in the crying department. He was so sweet about it though, he just rubbed circles into my back, and didn't even mention it at school; he acted like it never even happened.
This is insane; I am supposed to stay away from people, be cut off from my emotions, but instead I find myself with a group of giants trying to associate with me. Every day for the past week after my breakdown at my grandpa's grave, Jacob Black the devil himself would stand by me locker and walk me to my classes.
I hated it; I hated how he would walk with me, and how people would stare at us, and the whispers of hateful girls at lunch when we would sit together, I hated how he would silently move closer to me when we would walk side by side, but I truly hated that I loved it. There was also something very strange about their group, their scorching skin, their huge sizes and appetites to match, but also the way one of them would shake if something set them off, almost if they were fight for control of their body.
"Vera, VERA, Ohmigosh, Vera, guess WHAT!" exclaimed Annie running down the hall, her copper skin flushed with a pink glow. I sighed, shut my locker and turned around
"Yes?" I asked putting my black bag around my shoulder wincing at the weight.
"Vera, okay, you see, Seth, me, date, help, please?!" I put my hand to my face and rubbed my temples, trying to sort out the gibberish Annie just uttered.
"Annie, did Seth ask you on a date?" She nodded fiercely, her black hair flying out of her messy pony tail.
"Okay, that's great, so what did you need from me?" I wasn't really sure where she was going with this.
"Well I've never really been on a date before and_" I cut her off,
"Ann, neither have I" I said quietly, "Remember zombie?" she paused clearly thinking about her situation.
"Well we could learn about this together, I really don't have many female friends and_" I shook my head.
"Alright I'll see what I can do." she smiled and hugged me tightly, another thing people have been doing lately and I stiffened,
"Annie?" she let go and blushed
"Sorry" I shrugged and put my heavy on my other shoulder.
"Okay, well can I come over your house tomorrow at like 5:00 so I can get ready, Paul doesn't like me dating Seth and my Dad… Well_"
"Sure," I murmured "you know where I live, just stop by, my grandma should be home, we'll talk more later; bye Annie" I waved her off and walked out of the school.
I walked down the familiar path in the forest, a longer way to get home on days I feel the need to think, and I really needed to think. It was cloudy, but thankfully not raining and I sighed at the sky. Jacob Black; he was an odd one, that's for sure. This week had been hard on us, it was like he wanted to stay away but couldn't, he would glare, and then get this strange look of devotion on his face, and the thing was, I think I was falling harder in love with him.
Then there was that pesky Bella Swan, she had been hanging around a lot more lately and when she came I left. I hated that I hated her, but something was off, and it was driving my senses insane. I sighed then my sighs turned to huffs; I HATED being bound, especially since I found out the details from my uncle Ezra.
FLASHBACK- Three nights ago
"Ezra, hey it's Vera." I called annoyance leaking in my voice.
"Vera, to what do I owe the pleasure of this call from my favorite niece?" he answered back sarcastically. I rolled my eyes, good old Ezra, always trying to make me feel bad about not visiting, or calling, or well anything. It was no secret that after my witching powers came in Ezra wanted me to live with him… I declined, and now I wished I hadn't.
"Ezra" I said my irritation boiling over;
"Do you remember that little thing you said would never happen to me because it usually happens to males; PUREBLOODED MALES, to be exact?" He paused and I heard his breathing hitch.
"Soul-binding, when a pureblood finds a mate to make his… or her magical line stronger. That person is now bound to the one whose magical aura is the same; you can never leave them because it tears your very soul apart… yes I remember the thought of that happening to you was ludicrous." he laughed shakily
"Apparently not," I stated, "I am bound to a pig-headed jerk, which is in love with another woman." Ezra gasped and there was a clunk, I'm guessing he dropped the phone.
"Ezra?" I asked when I heard his breathing again;
"Veradisia, be careful, I will look into this strange binding, as for you; be careful." with that he hung up.
PRESANT DAY
I really did not want to fall in love with Jacob, he was hard headed, loud, cocky, handsome, funny, smart, soothing_ DAMN IT ALL; this is not going well at all! The more time I spend with him the more I care. Honestly it has been only a week that we started our shaky 'friendship' and I was already crying on his shoulder and counting the minutes until I saw him again!
"AGH, WHY ME!" I shouted to the sky, this was so hard! I heard a chuckle; I whipped my head around to see a very pale man. He was perfect; too perfect, and his eyes were a soulless red.
"Well, well, what do we have here? A little girl all alone in the woods, now why is that?" I knew he wasn't natural, his evil eyes told me that much, but what was he?
"Leave me be, I have pepper spray" I said in a neutral tone, and his perfect lips smirked. "Really now, your quite the little liar, let me guess, boy troubles, got mad now your alone in the woods?" My eyes widened, how did he_ suddenly he was next to me sniffing my hair.
"You really do smell quite nice, vanilla, and lilacs" he guessed smiling.
"Ah, but there is an underlining scent of dog on you as well," I cocked an eyebrow; 'dog?' he just told me I smelled like dog, my head started to pound.
"Look, I have a headache, and I about to lose what little patience I have left; and you really don't want to be here when that happens." I snarled, and the pale man laughed.
"Feisty, I like you… but I am way out of you little school girl league." I ground my teeth together; he was pushing his luck, maybe if I lit him ablaze… His red eyes widened and I realized my sunglasses weren't on.
"What are you?" he asked curiosity leaking into his voice, I shrugged, "I was wondering the same thing." I asked right back and he snarled,
"Don't get smart with me, my lunch shouldn't backtalk." and I was pinned against a tree, by his freezing arms. I felt my hands heat up, but before I could burn this monster, there was a dark growl, and out of the thick tree's came a horse-sized russet wolf.
Jacob's P.O.V
I was on patrol all day, this sucked. I much rather be with…
"Vera" said Paul smugly, in his thoughts and I growled,
"NO, I was going to say Bella" Paul snorted,
"Yeah, leech-lover, yeah right, tell me exactly how many times has she come to see you when the Cullen's returned?"
I growled wishing nothing more than to shut him up. "Look Bella needs to choose on her own, besides she's coming around more and I can't_"
That's when I caught the scent of a bloodsucker. He was close, and with another person, their scent was off as well; not sweet like a vampire's but metallic, like copper. I was rushing towards the scents when the metallic one changed into one I could never forget. Vanilla and lilac,
"Paul" I mentally screamed, "Vera is with it"
I felt Paul growl, he had become attached to Vera, probably because she was Annie's only friend, she was like another sister to him. I was running, the tree's turning into green blurs as I heard their conversation.
"What are you?" the leech asked, and her nonchalant reply was, in true Vera fashion,
"I was wondering the same thing." I saw him pin her against a tree and I growled as he said
"Don't get smart with me, my lunch shouldn't backtalk."
With that I jumped onto the path snarling. He was taken by surprise as I rammed into him. Vera fell to the ground shaking, and I turned to her as Paul came to finish the leech. The leech, which was taken by surprise by my attack, was dumbfounded by Paul who started to rip off his arms. The vampire screamed and kicked Paul into a nearby tree, completely leveling it.
"Jacob I NEED you help" he snarled as he got up to chase the fleeing leech. I looked at Vera getting off the ground her grey eyes staring at me the whole time. She ran, down the worn path and I took that as a sign to help Paul.
"Glad you could make it." he grumbled sarcastically, but I was too pissed to care. That leech attacked my Vera, and he was going to die. I chased him near the border,
"NO, DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY!" I snarled, and I leapt gracefully on him. The bloodsucker screamed as I swiftly bit his head off. I phased back to human form and grabbed a lighter that was in the clothes around my leg. I smiled as I lit the leech on fire; the smoke never smelled better, well maybe it would of if it had been Cullen.
I quickly pulled my shorts back on growling; I was pissed. What the hell was Vera doing in the forest alone?! Doesn't she know it's dangerous, that she could get hurt? I was going to have a little talk with her; she was never going in the woods again; EVER!
I was shaking; I needed to go check on her, to see if she was okay. I raced to her grandmother's old grey house, and noticed heard two heartbeats in the house. Her grandmother was home; great, well at least she was on the council, and she could help me talk sense into Vera. I banged on the front door, and waited. I heard a slow steady heartbeat by the door; Nala, followed by a fluttery one; Vera.
The door opened to the smiling face of Nala Tames,
"Good afternoon Jacob…" I nodded and I heard Vera's heart beat increase drastically, Good at least she knows something was up. I looked at Nala's dark eyes, and they suddenly changed to understanding.
"Vera, come here" she called after her granddaughter and Vera thin silhouette walked out of the room at the end of the hall.
"Yes" she whispered nonchalantly, I would have thought nothing had happened to her if her heart wasn't going a thousand miles a minute.
"Is there any reason Jacob would be coming to our house on protector business…" she trailed off as Vera avoided her hawk-like gaze
"Uh, no why?" I glared; everybody on the reservation knows they are not allowed to go into the woods without a protector present, the excuse for the for the people who didn't know our secret, was that there was wild animals on the loose, people who did know; vampires
Vera's P.O.V
I know I was lying, grandmother knew I was lying, and I'm pretty damn well sure Jacob knew I was lying too… It's not that I was a bad liar, in fact I was pretty good, because I could hide my emotions, but my grandmother pretty much always knew…. She did raise me after all, and Jacob, I didn't know how he knew but he looked pissed.
"We to talk" growled Jacob and I winced, I have had a strange day, I had concluded that the old stories of La push were true, that the 'protector's' were freaking spirit warriors, and that I had gotten attacked by a 'cold one' or what I assume means a vampire
"I know!" I blurted, and I covered my mouth, why did I say that. Was it because I was silently freaking out that my small mystical world of witches just got bigger; probably?
Jacob was shaking slightly now, and grandma gave me a wary look.
"What exactly happened today?" she said exasperated, and Jacob pulled her outside and shut the door. I started pacing and my heart was beating roughly against my chest. After I had run home I ran straight to my room and curled up in a ball. I wasn't the only one; I wasn't the only inhuman freak around here. that came as a strong relief.
"WHAT, MY VERADISIA" oh shit, he just told my grandmother.
Two chapter's in one day... I love it, I didn't want to rush Vera knowing about the wolves and the Vampires, but I think was time, Vera's not stupid and neither is Jacob, they both act strange and was a matter of time before one found out about the other, preferably Vera, because she grew up hearing the legends of the wolves and witches... The wolves still have no idea of her existance... NEXT, Emily, and more Bella drama!
