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Chapter Nine: Obsession: The deadly game
We were in Seattle; trying to local some jumpers to get in tune with the local gossip, Millie still did not see the importance of this and was annoyed that I would not explain anything further. That war could mean a lot of things for us and I had a good mind of somehow getting the two of us out it, Right now I was coming up with a plan in my mind, maybe I'd fake our deaths and post it on some Paladins keeping file wiping us off the earth, we would hide out somewhere in some small town maybe somewhere in Alaska, but then if I did that Roland would get suspicious, he knows that I wouldn't be taken down that easily and it would usually take years for me to properly hide out and make it back onto the scene I wouldn't risk anything right now in the state that I was in and he would know that he was the only Paladin good enough to even stand a chance in taking me down.
I didn't have a couple of years; I would have to come up with something else. I wanted free of the paladins just like everyone else but I just didn't want it bad enough to get in a secret war between Paladins and Jumpers, how would we keep it a secret from the humans and every other creature? We'd all risk exposure and not even the Paladins would want that. Millie and I were at a outdoor cafe drinking coffee, though I didn't like the offending smell, Millie implored me to try it. I was pondering on the topic of whether or not I just agree to the bet with Millie I had discovered that by keeping my mind constantly active with something that didn't involve Edward-wince, I found too that every time I would think even his name that the hurt in my chest would rage stronger and literally shove me in the direction I was sure to find him-that the pain was bearable but still very uncomfortable.
I Wonder if this is what heart burn feels like, nah what I'm feeling is worse than heart burn.
"I think we should leave, we aren't going to find them because it's you know who hunting season and everyone will be hiding."Millie commented. The Paladins hunting season lasted for two months, there were no specific months that they would do this it was like a holiday for them a period of time when they were at their worse. As a jumper your instincts told you when the season came and everyone ducked for cover.
"I think you're right we should wait until it's over to get some information." Could I really wait that long, I really hoped by a god in the heavens that this rumor of an up coming war was just that; a rumor and nothing more glazing over the horizon of our lives, maybe Gordon was juts playing around again and for all I knew he was the one that started it all playing a personal joke on me, he wouldn't take such a large risk would he? Because it surely would not take much for this rumor to become more than that and start an actual war, some people tended to take things seriously like myself and if he did I'd be first in line to kick his ass.
"We're going home." I said getting up from the tabling paying the check. We got in the car and soon I was speeding off towards Forks. I waited until we were driving down a quiet deserted road and took out my cell phone dialing Gordan's number praying to god that he didn't change it again, when was the last time we even spoke I can't remember. After five rings he finally picked up.
"What?" He snapped. I smiled; yes he was still the old Gordon, he sounded as if he just got into a beating with Paladins, he's been on this earth longer than I have so he knows almost every jumper there is to know or that are important in our world anyway.
"Is that anyway to talk to me?" I questioned him, ignoring Millie's annoyed expression, I winked at her and signaling for her to keep quiet. I still can't believe he hasn't found his mate yet, maybe that's why he's so crabby all the time. Crabby? Huh, I guess hanging around teens of today is getting to me. "Well look who it is, it's falls flat face. What have you been doing lately has he caught up to you yet?"
"What is with the small talk? As a matter of fact he has and I'm…" He cut me off before I could continue.
"Whoa, whoa hold up you are not bringing me into that shit again, cause I…"
"Gordon I'm not bringing you into anything and besides you asked for it the last time, I'm hiding out right now in a small town I'm not bothering with names you wouldn't know about it about it, I'm calling to get up on the gossip I've been out of touch lately. I need some information on the…..event." that was the only word I could come up with. Millie sighed, rolled her eyes and folded her arms across her chest. If he knew about it then he'd know what I was talking about.
"You finally caught up my dear, yeah it's true every bit of it, time and place is un-known even to me even, they say it's all going to be announced within a weeks notice." He said all of this calmly I guess he had his tantrum already.
"I'm surprised you didn't change your number."
" I had a feeling that you would call, look Bella I know what you're thinking and it's not going to work, there is no avoiding this don't you think I would have tried it by now?" Tears were pooling in my eyes, I didn't want to spill them in front of Millie. I just didn't like anyone seeing me break down.
"You can't know that. I'm a very determined person and I have a plan that could work."
" Listen to me I know you're stubborn but they would seek you out and bring you out kicking and screaming you weren't born yet when we had the last war and that lasted decades before everything was even remotely back to how it was, they would find you Bella. I'm sorry I have to go I'll keep in…contact, good luck bye." He hung up the phone I put my cell phone back in my pocket and paid attention to the road in front of me, turned in the drive way and parked in front of our cottage was sliver…Volvo? Oh no, Oh no, no, no, no, no, no and no! This can't be happening! Millie was giggling like a little school girl and clapping her hand. I rolled my eyes at her and pouted, I couldn't help it.
" I don't normally do this, but I told you so!" She almost screamed at the top of her lungs.I wasn't paying attention to her anymore I was now obsessed with the violent tugging in my chest, it felt as if my heart would jump out of my chest. It was so much more painful than this morning. All I wanted to do was Follow my instincts everything in me was screaming at me to do what I knew I had too. I stopped breathing completely and slowly breathe out of my mouth. I instantly regretted doing that. Shit did he always smell that good I felt like his scent was intensify ten fold and I was instantly aroused. Millie looked upon me with pity, she was right.
But I could do this I wouldn't let her know how weak I was.
" Millie I'm in for that bet." If determination was the key then so be it, instead of saying anything she rubbed my shoulder in comfort and whispered.
" Just take slow deep breathes and everything would be fine...just don't jump him." She giggled as we got out of the car, there he was was standing in all his glory on by his car smiling his famous crooked smile of his, my heart beat accelerated and I felt my need increase, slow clam breathes and it'll be alright. I repeated to myself. How did my parents or anyone else for that matter stand this? If I wasn't resisting this wouldn't have to happen and...
No, no,no Bella, if you go down that road you'll give in all he needs to do is keep out of your personal he always look so beautiful and that hair I just want to...
No,No,No,No Bella! Don't you even go there if you do you'll do exactly what you didn't want to do. Don't even think about the hair maybe if you stopped thinking about him so much you the pain might go away, but I knew better once it was there and you denied it it wouldn't. I sighed softly every time I smelled his scent the pain and desire within me flared to life.
Millie ran into the house without a backward glance leaving me to deal with Edward of course she did, she'd do anything to get us together.
"What are you doing here Edward." Christ even the sound of his name on my tongue did things to raised one eyebrow at me, his beautiful face lighting up. In and out Bella.
"Why aren't you at school?" He said playing with his car keys, I frowned. " I could ask you the same thing. You didn't answer my question. So why should I answer yours if I'm deprived of an answer to mine?" I smiled sweetly at him stepping back putting some extra space between us, the closer I was to him the more hard it was to resist.
"Good point, I cam to check up on you after what happened yesterday and then you didn't show up today I was ...worried." He finished, running his hands through his hair. Did he always have to do that or did he just love annoying my ancient soul. I was touched though he was worried about me. I smiled at him.
"Have you decided?" I simply said folding my arms across my chest avoiding looking into his eyes. He sensed my evasive attitude but didn't question it.
"No I haven't not yet, have you it's polite to let the lady go first." He bowed in the old fashion way, I re-framed from looking at him., I sighed.
"Little boys always find the most inappropriate situations to be a gentleman." He looked shock at my use of the word little boy, though to me he was all man what I wouldn't give to... Damn it! How hard could this be? Focus on what he's saying and don't look at him is that os hard? Yes. Yes it is. Oh Lord I'm answering my self now. Won't take long until I go insane.
"Well it should be age before beauty, since you're the little girl here I suggest you do the honors." I swallowed my anger silently.
"I told you that I wouldn't tell you what I really am un-less you did first and I'm not changing that and the reasons why I'm home are my business and mine only and there is nothing you can do about it ." It hurt me to tell him that, but it had to be said he should leave me alone if he knows what is good for him, how could he not know that. He chuckled, the sound so beautiful that my heart ached with want.
"I thought we were on first name basis after what happened yesterday now you're going to just take all of that back?" He really sounded hurt, But I wouldn't really know un-less I saw it in his eyes, something I could not do for that would be my un-doing. I sighed.
"Nothing happened yesterday, what did happen is you being arrogant that what? I was completely fine and I still am do you really go around poking your nose in other peoples business? Cause you might just end up facing disappointment very often in your life or I'm guessing that you don't because you usually always get what you want, don't you ever give anyone privacy?" I didn't now how much more of this I could take. I was standing still and it still wasn't helping. I wanted jump him that what I wanted.I chuckled to myself something like this has never happened to me. I was never even attacked to anyone that is until decided to come along and here I am now.
"You've known me for how long?"
"Two days, you could say that I notice things that others don't." I stated, he was coming closer to me with every step he took my need increased. God hormones are a bitch with that I took a few steps back. I was cornered with no where else to run with him mere inches from me. Kept your head down don't look up! I kept yelling to myself. I held my breath: I didn't need to breathe but it was still uncomfortable. I didn't even care if he noticed he already knew I wasn't human, he just didn't know what creature I was,
" And What Ms. Swan Have you noticed thus far." He was teasing me, I knew he wanted to laugh but he was holding it in. A part of me was begging for him to let it out the other was begging him not too. I gulped.
" Well I know you're somewhat spoiled, arrogant, evasive when you think you need to me, not human, unnaturally beautiful-so is the rest of your family-pale and your skin is cold and smooth like marble, you're kind, compassionate and you sometimes behave and speak like a 20th century gentleman."
" You're very observant. Do you want to know what I've noticed about you so far?" He didn't need my permission he wasn't asking for it either, he was just being polite like the gentleman he is. Fresh breeze blew from the north I inhaled quickly and then let it out and went back to holding my breath.
" You're beautiful-" I doubt that- "Stubborn, you too like getting what you want, you think you're always right even when you're wrong and you know it, you're secretive, you don't smell like any human does and it seems that you can't stay in one place for long and you're always looking over your shoulder like you're waiting for someone to attack you and your skin it heals far too fast for a humans, and I've noticed that you haven't taken a breath for the last five minutes you would have most likely been dead by now if you were human." He said all of this in one breath. I gasped.
"How do you know that? You have advanced senses don't you!" It was more of an accusation than a question. I can't believe he noticed all those things about me. I could hear Millie up stairs in her room laughing into her pillow and kicking her feet on her bed was enjoying this, since he had advanced senses then he'd hear her, but she didn't seem to care, it wasn't that funny.
"You know I'm very dangerous, you shouldn't even be here asscoiating with me is not very good for your health. Just for the record you don't smell like much of a human either as a matter of fact you're far from it and would it kill you to just tell me the truth about what you are, if I knew then it would make things so much more easier." My air supply wasn't up yet so I didn't have to inhale until I had to speak again.
He laughed mocking me again. I scowled not looking up I wondered if he'd get tired looking at the top of my head.
" You're dangerous, you don't know what dangerous is." He muttered under his breathe. " You have the gall to call me stubborn but look at your, you're a hundred times more stubborn that I could ever be." I almost shouted, I had to inhale but air supply was up, I was hit by his scent stronger than I ever was it was like someone hit me with a thunder bolt and lightening, there was no picture or illusion violet to enough to illustrate how powerful it was. Unconsciously I gasped falling forward colliding into his chest my hand gripped his bicep. Don't breathe, Don't wrapped his arms around my waist, the gesture was meant to be innocent but with me it was far from it. I could imagine what he could do with those hands of his.
" Are you alright?" He was worried about me again. Millie was back to laughing at me again, from how I was looking over his shoulder I could see her leaning out of her bedroom window laughing her nuts off quietly for humans not to hear; it didn't matter we'd all still hear none of us here were human. I righted myself, but I couldn't bring myself to pull away from his embrace, the electricity between our bodies was sending ripples down my spine, my heart was beating three times faster than what was normal, for my kind anyway.
" I'm fine." I said still not letti9ng go as a matter of fact, he didn't even seem to mind at all. "Your Obsession is going to nip you in the butt one of these days." I muttered to him, reluctantly letting go and stepping back to how I previously was, folding my arms across my chest.
"What Obsession?" He knew what I was talking about but he just had to make me say it didn't he?
"You know what I'm talking about, it's a dangerous thing, my world his a danger to you and you shouldn't be here at all. I don't even know how you even found where I live." Why wouldn't he just leave?
"I'll be the judge of that, how I know where you live well My family and I live two miles from here and with my eyes the drive way wasn't that hard to fine maybe to a human but not to me." I was shocked, who in there right mind would live out there, it was far more deep that where my cottage was.
" Well thanks for the concern, but I will no longer be coming to school as a result of many unfortunate events." I snapped at him, he didn't even flinch.
" What unfortunate events?" He whispered in my ear sending thrills through my body, his cold breathe tingled. I almost giggled.
"None of your business ." He laughed again. I really wanted to hear that laugh for the rest of my life it wasn't forced it was care free, like I could never be.
" I don't know what it is about you but I feel attached, just remember this that no matter what you can always tell me anything I'll be your confidence if needs be I'd never betray you.I'll respect your privacy, but don't expect me to stay away from you I don't have the strength for that anymore." He whispered to me, he sounded pained, Millie wasn't laughing anymore, she was biting her lip. " I'll see you soon Bella." And with tha he was gone, when I looked up his liver car was speeding away down my drive way. I slumped against the banister.
I never thought it would be this hard. I was breathing heavily, trying to clear my head and get his scent out of it. My clothes smelled like him. I ma so saving them. It was kind of perverted but who cares no one would know.
Millie braced against the door frame in the doorway with her arms folded across her chest, he form shaking with repressed laughter.
"So you really don't want to re-think this bet of ours it's not too late to pull out?"With that she went back inside laughing her behind off on the top of her lungs. How could she be so annoying?I swear one day I'll kill that girl.
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