I flew out of the house. Even though I was going as fast as I could, it felt like I was as slow as ever. I got into my truck. On the dashboard, behind the steering wheel was another folded message. My heart was in my throat, hands shaking, I reached for the letter and started to read:
When I said ' I would like it back', I don't remember adding 'Whenever you get around to it'. I meant NOW. Be prepared for the consequences...
V.
What consequences?! I need to get to Jacob now. She better not lay a hand on him!
I could not go at this alone.
I stopped at Edwards. I didn't care. I ran up the front steps and through the front door.
"Edward!?" I screamed for him through out the house. I heard no response.
I hauled up the stairs as fast as I could to his bedroom and burst through the door. He laid there on his bed, peaceful, with headphones on, asleep. I didn't want to wake him.
"Edward, wake up. I need your help." I shook him. He shot up strait, ripping off his headphones.
"What's wrong?
"Remember the other night when I said there was someone out there with me?" the words rushed out.
"Yes…"
"She is real and I am in trouble. I just need you to come with me… please" I trailed off, thinking of the time a was wasting. My head slumped down.
I felt his hand below my chin, lifting my head up to meet his gaze.
"I believe you," He said. He kissed me gently.
"Whatever trouble your in, I will help you." He breathed in my face as he continued.
I pulled away just enough to see his face.
"We have to go now, to my friend Jacob's, I don't know what to expect, I just need you with me. I messed up…" I felt defeated already.
"I'm sure we can fix, whatever it is, that's wrong. I'll be there right with you. I wont leave you." He promised as we hurried out of the house.
We headed to La Push. I couldn't get there fast enough. We skidded to a stop outside of the Black's house. Billy wasn't home…
Edward and I ran up to the door, I knocked as loud as I could scream.
"JACOB! OPEN THE DOOR!"
No answer.
I opened the door and ran around the small, rustic home.
"He's not here Bella." Edward's voice was monotone behind me.
I turned around to see him looking stoic at a band poster on Jake's bedroom wall. I followed his line of sight to discover something written in large red writing.
Meet me at the lake at sundown. Remember… consequences.
V.
"You were right, you weren't sleep walking were you? How dangerous is this woman?" He asked me, all seriousness in his eyes.
"I'm not sure. Judging from her threats… very."
Just then, I heard a motorcycle in front of the house. Our wide eyes met each other, we've been caught. I tore down the poster with the enemy's request off of his wall and started to crumple and tear at it.
I heard Jake's footsteps cross the thresh hold of the front door. I hurried out of the room, Edward in tow. We ran into Jake in the living room.
"Hey Jake!" I smiled breathless.
"Hi? What are you doing in my house?"
What the hell was I going to say now?
"She was wanted me to meet you. She told me great things about you. I'm Edward." He held out his hand to greet Jacob.
Jacob declined.
"I know who you are. Didn't your brother, Emmett, beat up my buddy Paul last year?" Jacob had no desire to make friends with Edward.
"He had it coming, as far as I know. He had no right to hit on Rosalie. He's a hot headed asshole." Edward responded in retaliation.
He also interlocked our hands together at our sides.
Jake was angry. I noticed he was not wearing the chain. Lower down, his hands were balled up into fists; white knuckled. He was staring at our hands intertwined with one another.
I had to say something. Break the tension.
"Where's the dog tag I gave you?"
He jerked his head to look at me.
"Oh, um, me and Embry were cliff diving and when I got out of the water I notices one of the links broke. I dropped it off to get fixed." He seemed to be slightly more at ease than before.
"Jacob, you need to get that back now! It's important."
"Indian giver" He smirked
"I think you mean 'Native American'" Edward provoked Jake some more.
"Was I talking to you Cullen?"
"Take it easy Black"
"Both of you, shut the hell up," I interjected, frustrated. " Just get it back here before dusk Jacob, I'm serious."
"Why?"
"Because the person who gave it up, wants it back. That's why." I had to put him in his place. Jacob was easy to fly off the handle.
"Ok, Ok." He held up his hands in surrender.
"We're going to leave. Remember, dusk" I pointed at him.
He nodded and we walked around him. He found the ripped up mess in his hallway leading from his room. We reached the door when we heard him yell.
"Was this my poster?!"
Edward and I were out on the front porch, his hand still on the door knob. Edward smiled, turned back into the house and shouted.
"YEP!" He slammed the door shut laughing to himself.
"That wasn't very nice. He's pretty pissed." I couldn't help but smile with him.
"I'm well aware of that." he continued to celebrate.
We left Jacob's and went back to Edward's. We had some time to kill before sunset, it seemed to progress, slowly but surely. We awaited Jacob's Call.
