Recap: 'Now if I could only figure out how to get Seth's shirt and coat away from her and replace them with my own…' Embry thought, watching her sleep.
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After a couple hours of watching her sleep peacefully, Embry hopped down from the tree, intent on stretching his legs and going to Emily's house for the pack lunch. He walked the short distance from the tree outside of Sam's house to Emily's house, also intending to have a word or two with Seth about keeping his hands and his clothing to himself. Embry walked into Emily's house, seeing Jake, Paul, Quil, Kim, Emily, Sam, Leah, Jared, and Seth, who was leaning against the counter in the kitchen. Embry narrowed his eyes when he saw Seth, itching to transform and bite his head off. But that would raise a bit of suspicion and anger Sam, as Seth was part of the pack. Embry shut the door and went over to the far wall, leaning against it. Sam looked over at Embry, a bit concerned.
"Embry, man, you look like you're about to rip someone's head off. What's the deal?" Sam asked, his arm around Emily's waist.
"Nothing. I'm fine." Embry said.
"Oh come on, Em, you look so pissed. Tell us what's wrong." Seth goaded, knowing full well why Embry was upset.
Embry wanted to knock the hell out of Seth. Just once. Or twice. Embry clenched and unclenched his fists repeatedly, imagining it was Seth's head he was crushing.
"Either you chill out Embry, or you leave. I won't have you transforming into a wolf and attacking someone." Sam ordered, pulling Emily closer to him. Jared pulled Kim to his side as well, looking at Embry. Jake walked over to Embry, leaning down and whispering, "Seriously man, what the hell is up?"
"Nothing. Leave me alone." Embry replied. He wanted to rip Jake's head off too. He shouldn't think bad thoughts about Dekan. No one should. He pushed past Jake and walked to the counter, grabbing five sandwiches and walking outside, slamming the door on his way out.
"I'll go see what's got his fur in a twist." Seth volunteered, grabbing a few sandwiches and following him out. Sam shook his head, sighing.
"Come and eat!" Emily said, a bit relieved that Embry had left.
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Embry stuffed half a sandwich into his mouth, walking off. He knew someone was following him. He guessed that it was either Jake or Quil.
"What's wrong, Embry? Come on, you can tell me." Seth said, catching up to Embry.
Embry stopped in his tracks, turning around and getting in Seth's face. "You know damn well what's wrong, Seth!" Embry snapped.
"Oh come on now. You can't tell me you like Dekan." Seth said, knowing that he did like Dekan.
"You know I do." Embry said.
"But you're too scared of what Jake and Quil and the rest of the pack will say if you tell them. After all, we know what Jake thinks of her." Seth replied.
"I'm going to tell them. So you just stay away from my imprint, got it?" Embry said, shoving Seth back.
"Make me. I like her too. And she likes me." Seth said.
"Oh she just feels sorry for you!" Embry bit out.
"How adorable is that? You're jealous. Well, get over it." Seth said.
Just as Embry was getting ready to reply to Seth's outrageous comment, they heard a loud scream. Embry broke off running towards the scream, Seth following him.
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Dekan had woken up a few minutes ago, hearing a beeping sound coming from her cell phone in the living room. She had either missed a call or text message from her mother, Lola. She rushed out of bed, digging through her purse. She finally found her cell phone and flipped it open, seeing she had an unread text message. Dekan went to her text message inbox and opened the message.
You can't hide from me forever, whore. I WILL find you.
Dekan screamed as loud as she could, dropping her cell phone.
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Embry busted the front door off the hinges, which only caused Dekan to scream louder, if such a thing were even possible. Dekan scrambled away from the door, afraid Jerry had found her. She tripped over the foot stool, falling backwards. Dekan landed on her back, covering her head with her arms, still screaming.
"Dekan!" Embry and Seth shouted at the same time. Embry ran to catch Dekan, his hands grabbing her arms, and pulling her up and steadying her. Seth bumped him, going over to Dekan and putting his hands on her shoulders, keeping her steady.
"What happened? What's wrong?" Seth asked, rubbing a small circle on her back.
"J-J-Jerry…phone…" was all Dekan could manage to get out. Embry went over and picked her cell phone out of the floor, seeing the text message. He growled, almost breaking the cell phone because he was holding it so tightly.
"What does it say?" Seth asked.
"H-He's going to find me! Like in my nightmare! He's going to find me and hurt me!" Dekan said, shaking and crying.
"Over my dead and burnt body." Embry said, walking out of the house to go talk to Sam and the rest of the pack. "You two come with me."
Seth took Dekan's hand and followed Embry; Embry being too pissed off to trust himself around Seth or Dekan, afraid he'd transform and attack. Embry nearly busted Emily's front door off its hinges, walking over to Sam and holding Dekan's cell phone out to him, the text message from Jerry still on the screen. Seth and Dekan entered a moment later.
"Jake, call Bella. Dekan needs to meet the girl who's going to be her guide at Forks High." Sam ordered. Jake nodded and took his cell phone, calling and making the arrangements with Bella in the next room. "She said to come on over anytime, it's just her and Alice and Charlie there." Jake said, coming back into the room a few moments later.
Sam stood up, going over to Dekan and pulling her into a hug and whispered into her ear; "Don't worry, Dek. I won't let that bastard touch you. You're safe." Dekan could only nod. Seth's hand was still on the small of her back.
"Do you want me to take her?" Jake asked.
"No. I need you here. Emily, can you and Kim take her to Bella's house?" Sam asked.
Emily and Kim nodded, knowing the reason they were asked to take her. "Of course, Sam." Emily said, leaning up and kissing Sam on the lips quickly; Kim doing the same to Jared before Emily took Sam's Jeep keys and headed outside with Kim and Dekan in tow. All three girls got into the Jeep, and Emily headed over to Forks, to Bella Swan's house.
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Jerry had just finished sending a text message to Dekan's cell phone, knowing how badly it would mess with her mind. At least that gave him a little comfort; that he could still torment her from however far away they were. If only he knew where she was. Jerry had a few ideas about how to find her, but he had to wait until Monday. Two more days, he could wait that long. In the meantime, he would plan on how to best make Dekan pay for leaving him to deal with Ronald. Jerry searched the house, trying to find where Lola kept their address book. He was going to make some calls. Calls that a concerned stepfather would make. Maybe he would have his answer as to where Dekan was before Monday. He smiled evilly.
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Emily, Kim, and Dekan pulled up to Chief Swan's house about ten minutes later. Emily unbuckled, as did Kim, and Dekan followed suit.
"You'll like Bella, she's really nice." Emily said, trying to ease Dekan's nerves.
"Yeah, she's very nice. You'll like her." Kim added as the girls made their way to the front door, knocking.
Chief Swan answered a moment later, smiling when he saw Emily and Kim. "How are you girls doing?" Charlie asked, opening the door to let them in.
"We're fine, Chief Swan, thank you. This is Sam's cousin, Dekan. She's come to stay for a while with Sam and the rest of us in La Push. We figured that since she has to attend Forks High School that Bella could be her guide and show her around." Emily said, smiling.
"Oh I'm sure she'd like that. Bella and Alice are upstairs, go on up. Nice to meet you, Dekan. Hope you like it here in Forks." Charlie replied.
"Thank you, Mr. Swan." Dekan said, following Kim and Emily upstairs. Emily raised her hand to knock on Bella's bedroom door, but before she could, Alice opened the door, smiling big.
"Come on in, guys." Bella called from inside. Alice watched them, smiling still.
"Hi, Bella. This is Sam's cousin, Dekan. She'll be starting school in Forks High on Monday." Emily said.
"Oh, that's cool. You'll like it. Alice and her brother and her cousins go there too. We'll show you around." Bella offered, knowing how horrible it was to be a new student.
"It's great. Don't worry, everything will be okay." Alice said, going to stand by Bella. Her voice startled Dekan slightly; she never heard a more beautiful female voice.
"Thank you, Bella, Alice." Dekan said, smiling, but her mind was somewhere else. Her stepfather's text message kept replaying over and over in her head.
Bella looked at Emily and Kim, and then to Alice.
"Is Edward coming over, Bella?" Emily asked, knowing that Edward and Alice both had special talents.
"He can. Will you call him, Alice?" Bella asked. Alice nodded, going out of the room to call Edward.
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Sam stood up, motioning for the pack to meet him in the woods. He ran out of his house, pulling his clothes off as he went, transforming into a wolf. He was soon met by the rest of his pack.
'What was in the text message?' Leah asked, afraid she already knew.
'It was from Jerry. He said he was coming for her.' Sam growled out. Seth and Embry both growled, Embry's growl louder.
'So what's the plan of attack?' Paul asked, pacing around.
'I don't know. But right now I want to find Jerry and rip his body to pieces so badly that the police won't ever be able to identify his sorry ass.' Sam said.
The pack nodded in agreement, but none knew how to go about it.
'It's probably best that we all stay here to protect Dekan. If he comes here, we'll know it and we'll get him then.' Sam said. 'No one leaves here to attack him.' he added, using the alpha's double timbre. The pack growled, but nodded.
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Edward arrived at Bella's house five minutes later, saying his greeting to Charlie and going up to Bella's room. Alice let him in before he could knock.
"What's wrong, Bella?" Edward asked immediately.
"I'm fine, Edward. I want you to meet Sam Uley's cousin, Dekan. Dekan, this is my boyfriend, Edward. He goes to Forks, too." Bella replied.
Edward nodded to Dekan, reading the thoughts in her head. After a moment, he saw Dekan's thoughts and worries. "A pleasure to meet you, Dekan." Edward said, his voice like silk. Dekan smiled.
'He's nice looking. He and Bella make a good couple.' Dekan thought, Edward reading this and smiling. Edward went to go sit on the bed beside of Bella, Bella leaning into him slightly, smiling.
Edward looked at Alice. He could see she was trying to get a read on any future that might apply to Dekan. He sifted through her visions, not seeing anything yet. Alice sighed softly and shrugged so quickly that only Edward caught the movement. Edward looked at Emily and Kim and frowned a little, a sign that what Sam had in mind hadn't worked yet.
"Would you like to come to eat with us tonight, Dekan? We could show you around Forks." Alice offered.
Emily and Kim nodded at Dekan. "You'll love it." Kim said. How could Dekan refuse? It would be better than sitting at Sam's house, worrying about Jerry finding her.
"That sounds great, thank you Alice. Are you sure you all don't mind? I don't want to be the third wheel." Dekan replied.
"Nonsense. It will be Edward and Bella, myself and Jasper, and Rosalie and Emmett. Don't worry; you're more than welcome to join us!" Alice chimed in. Edward and Bella nodded.
"I'll go tell Sam. He and I have a date tonight." Emily said, blushing a little.
"So do Jared and me." Kim said.
"We'll see you later, Dekan!" Emily said, her and Kim leaving. Dekan waved goodbye, a bit nervous at being left. She smiled nervously.
"Do you want to change clothes before we leave?" Alice asked Dekan.
"Oh, I'd like to, but I can't. I have this shirt, these pants, and another shirt right now. My trunk hasn't arrived yet. And I really don't want to wear what I wore yesterday." Dekan said, shuddering. Edward saw the outfit flash in her mind, along with a picture of an angry looking man.
"This is perfect!" Alice said, standing up and clapping her hands. "Can I dress you?" Alice asked.
"Dress me? I…I'm not exactly you're size, Alice…" Dekan said, looking down.
"So? We have tons of clothes at our house! Please?" Alice begged, bouncing on her feet.
Dekan chuckled. Alice seemed so excited. "Sure, then." she replied. Alice actually squeed.
"It seems as though Alice has found another best friend to dress up." Edward said, watching Alice pull Dekan down the stairs and out to Edward's Volvo. Alice sat in the backseat with Dekan, hoping the closeness would make a vision appear to her. Edward and Bella got into the front seat, driving off towards the house where the Cullens lived.
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