Author's Note:
It's eight thirty on Saturday night (my time)! Woohoo, I have updated on time and it hasn't taken me a week and a half to do it! I'm ten chapters in! Yay! I'm glad you guys have stuck with me on it so far! Thanks! Prepare yourselves for emotional Jade. She gets that way when she's with Bella. Hmm. Thanks again to those who added my story to their favorites, are following and have taken the time to review! Love you all. Special super duper shout out to hateme101 who always gives the best input on the chapter! Glad you liked the last one!
Warning: This story contains plenty of Bella bashing. Jade just really doesn't like her.
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any of it's characters. Those belong to Stephenie Meyer! I do own Jade, Gracie, and Brent.
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I sigh as I park my car and shove my hands into my pocket. She was late. I hear a crack in the woods and I look over and roll my eyes, hopping across the small ditch and wandering deeper into the trees. Paul growls and I smile and reach out, petting his nose.
He moves into my touch and I lean down, kissing it. 'I'm gonna be okay, Paul.' I say and he bares his teeth slightly. I turn to see a silver Volvo pull up. 'That's not her...oh. You said your smell repels them?' I ask and he dips his head. 'Give me a hug.' I grin and licks me.
'Ewe, Paul! Not like that!' I giggle and wrap my arms around him. He whines softly and I pull away and tilt my head. His eyes were pleading. 'I have to go. I'll see you tonight.' I smile and he takes a step as I go to walk away. I turn and give him a hopeful look.
'Please, don't worry.' I beg and he watches me then looks down, sounding like he was sighing. He pushes his head against my chest and I smile and pet behind his ears. 'I'll call you when I'm back, I promise. You should be off patrol by the time I do get back.' I assure and back from the trees.
A very pale boy was standing outside his car, watching me as I emerged. He gives a slightly pained smile and gulps. Bella hops from the car and smiles. 'Uh, I was hoping it was gonna be just you and me.' I say, shoving my hands into my pockets. 'It will. Edward didn't want me this close to the line alone.' she says and I glance back into the woods. Paul was still there, watching.
I wave him away and see him shift but stay there. I look back to Bella who looks behind me. 'Paul?' she asks and I sigh. 'Yeah. Yup...didn't want me to come at all, honestly.' I say and look down. I didn't really want to be in a car with a vampire. The man clears his throat and sends Bella an amused look.
'I shouldn't...have come, Bella.' he says. 'What's wrong?' she asks and he glances at me. 'I'm not...welcome. She's one of them.' he says. 'I'm not a wolf. I just like them better.' I say simply and he smiles nervously. 'I can tell by your thoughts.' he says and my eyes narrow slightly.
'Right. That's...great. Can we go?' I ask fast and Bella smiles. 'Want the front?' she asks. 'Hell no.' I say and glance back at Paul one more time. Maybe I should have listened to him. 'He is hoping you'll turn around and leave.' Edward says. 'Not gonna happen. Bye Paul!' I call and open the door. 'He's asking you to call him when you're on your way back to the car.' Edward mutters.
I turn and search the trees. 'Stop being a mother hen!' I call and hear a soft whine. I grin and drop into the car. 'Did you have to get his scent all over you?' Edward mutters, rolling the windows down. 'I happen to enjoy his scent. Makes me feel more comfortable.' I say and tug at my side braid.
I tug my phone out, texting Brent. And we somehow got in an argument about me leaving my laundry on the floor in the bathroom. I glare and type furiously. He wasn't even home, he didn't get to complain about me leaving laundry.
The phone rings and I huff, completely forgetting I wasn't in the car with a wolf. 'Don't you type all capital letters at me!' Brent says and I roll my eyes. 'You have any idea how stupid you sound, puppy breath?' I say and he growls. 'Clean your shit up!' he snaps.
'You're not even home! You've abandoned us for Sam and Emily!' I say. 'So I don't come home to find you and Paul making out like Gracie and Quil did!' he snaps back. 'That happened once, thank you, and it was only yesterday! Does it matter? You want to jump Leah's bones!' I say angrily.
'Just clean your clothes up! Do you want Paul seeing that shit?' he snaps. 'That's what this is about, really?' I order. 'You're moving too fast!' he snaps. 'We've been talking for a month!' I argue. 'That's...too fast! One second you barely pay attention to him and then the next you're straddling him in the living room for the whole world to see!' he roars. 'Brent, calm down!' I hear Sam order and Brent takes deep breaths.
'Go slow or I'll keep him away from you.' he growls and I scoff. 'You aren't the boss of me. And you and Leah are giving each other love eyes. Maybe I should tell you the same thing.' I growl. 'Shut up.' he orders. 'Or maybe tell her what a douche you are so she'll leave you.' I say. 'I said shut up!' he roars and I gasp and blink. Edward and Bella both look back and I blush.
'Oh, hey. I'm with a vampire and Swan. I'll call you back.' I say casually. 'Oh...awkward.' he instantly sounded calm and I struggle not to grin. 'Love you, Brent.' I sing. 'Bye kid.' he says and I hang up. Edward frowns and Bella's eyes widen. 'That was...interesting.' Bella says. 'Yeah...that happens a lot, actually. But he can't stay mad at me.' I shrug and climb out of the car, noticing it stopped.
'I'll drive her back to the line.' Bella says. 'No, Paul will be meeting her there. I'll drive you both back...just in case.' Edward says and eyes me. 'That'll make him happy.' I grunt and Bella kisses him. I wrinkle my nose, imaging kissing ice and make another face. What was the appeal, I wonder? Edward's eyes jump up to mine and mine widen.
Oh, shit. The vampire reads minds. Uh, rainbows. Cauliflower. Pumpkin pie. Popcorn. Ooh, I'm hungry. I'm used to always eating cause of those damn wolves. Chocolate. Mmm. I smile to myself and actually hear the vampire chuckle.
'Maybe offer her some food.' he whispers and Bella smiles, nodding. Edward drives away and we head inside and into the kitchen. Bella starts cooking and I check my phone. 'So, why'd we need to talk?' Bella asks. 'It's about Jake.' I say and she hesitates then frowns. 'Is he okay?' she asks. 'He's fine, he's fine. A little...heartbroken, but fine.' I say, waving my hand.
'Heartbroken?' she whispers and I watch her take the mac and cheese off the stove top. 'Uh, yeah. You know, he really is a great guy.' I mumble and she puts the bowl in front of me. I instantly felt like one of the wolves because I was devouring the food quickly. I blush and pull back, looking up.
'Whoa, I'm learning some really bad habits from this pack.' I say and she smiles. 'I don't mind. Did Jake send you?' she asks hopefully. 'No.' I shrug and eat again. Her hopeful look falls and I sigh. Dammit, I hoped she didn't want to go to him because I couldn't deal with having her around. 'He's heartbroken, though.' why did she keep bringing that up?
'Yeah. But, I'm sure you don't really care.' I shrug and finish off the food. 'Of course I care.' she says softly and I shrug. 'Then why not give him a chance, Bella? Why are you so set on being with a stiff for the rest of your life?' I ask and she sighs, looking down. 'I love Edward more than anything. I would die for him.' she says.
'Well Jake would do anything for you!' I stand up fast and watch her. 'He won't stop loving you, Bella, you know that. He thinks you are the one he needs to end up with and he will continue to pine after you.' I say. 'How do I get him to stop?' she whispers. 'The only thing you could do is something that would make him realize you won't ever go to him.' I say.
She looks down and sighs. 'Edward asked me to marry him.' she says and I look down. 'What'd you say?' I ask. 'I haven't answered him yet.' she says. 'Because you know that you love Jacob...it's there.' I say desperately. 'I love Edward. I will be with Edward for the rest of my life.' she says and shakes her head.
'I'm sorry.' she adds and I back up, alarmed. I didn't expect her to be so set in her love for him. 'Oh.' I whisper and look down. I'd have to tell him. I'd have to break his heart again. I feel the tears start coming and I shake my head.
'Jade?' she asks and I wave her away. 'Don't come any closer. I have to brace myself for this.' I murmur and she frowns. 'I have to break his heart. I have to be the one to tell him it's never going to happen. I have to be the bad friend.' I whisper and she steps forward. 'I'll tell him.' she says and I glare.
'No!' I shriek and she backs up. 'You won't talk to him again! You will stay the fuck away from La Push and leave Jake the fuck alone.' I say angrily and she looks down. 'I can't.' she says and I glare.
'It's either you give him or chance or you break the ties. Because if you continue to lead him on I'll be the one who has to watch his heart break into even smaller pieces! You're the one I'm gonna come to for every emotional pain he feels. He is my best friend! We talk every goddamn day! He stays at my house almost every night! And to see him crumble into nothing because one goddamn stupid ass ugly girl doesn't love him back is torture! You're cruel. You're mean. You'll make a perfect bloodsucker.' I whisper and the tears start falling.
'I should drive you back.' she says. 'Stay the fuck away from me and my pack. Don't you ever come back.' I order and her eyes widen in alarm and pain, but she nods anyway. I storm out of the house and turn in a circle, dialing the first number that came to mind. Emily's.
'Hi Jade.' she chirps. 'Emily.' I whisper, trying not to sob. 'What's wrong, honey?' she gasps. 'I'm in Forks. I need to get away from here. What do I do?' I ask. 'I'll come pick you up.' she says. 'I don't want you in trouble.' I whimper and the sob breaks free.
'I'll be there soon, honey. Calm down.' she says gently and I gulp. 'T-thank you.' I whisper and we hang up. I start walking in the direction of La Push and drop my head as it starts raining. I whimper again and was close to town when my phone rang again.
'Where are you, Jade?' Emily asks. 'Almost to town.' I say. 'I think I see you. Paul's waiting at your car, honey.' she says and I see Sam's truck. I run over and throw myself in. 'What happened?' she asks. 'Bella Swan is a self righteous, self centered bitch.' I growl and she frowns.
'What'd she do?' she asks. 'I asked her to give Jake a chance, but it's like she can't see past the dead head.' I sigh and she smiles gently. 'Pure love does that.' she says. 'But she loves Jacob!' I whimper and she nods. 'If she were Jacob's true love, he would have imprinted on her.' she says. 'I don't know what imprinting is.' I groan and she chuckles. 'You will soon enough.' she promises.
I sigh and drop my head again. 'I blew up on her. Told her she couldn't come to La Push anymore because all she'd do is hurt Jake. I have to tell him there's no chance. It'll be me who breaks him this time. I can't do it.' I say. 'He'll take it best from you.' she says. 'I can't. I can't be that person to him. He's too good. He's too sweet for this shit.' I mutter and she pulls onto the road that my car was on.
I could see a tall man standing at my car, looking tense. 'He's really worried about you.' she says gently and I wipe at my tears furiously. 'You look fine.' she smiles and stops the car. Before she'd put it in park the door was being opened and Paul had lifted me out.
'What's wrong, baby? Did he hurt you?' he asks, looking me over. He wipes a tear away and I look down at him, surprised. 'What?' I ask. He wipes another tear away and pulls me close to him. 'What happened?' he asks. 'I hate Bella Swan.' I sigh and he does as well.
'I've got her, Emily.' Paul says gently, still holding me to him. 'Maybe you should postpone your date.' Emily suggests and Paul nods. 'Stay with her tonight. She'll need your strength.' Emily murmurs and I nuzzle my nose into Paul's neck. 'Thank you for getting her.' he says gently, pulling me closer. 'Bye Jade.' she calls and I lift my head and smile a small smile.
'Bye Emily, thank you.' I say and she drives off. Paul sits me on the hood of the car and I whimper annoyed. Now my jeans would be extra wet. 'Did he hurt you?' he asks and I shake my head. He cups my face in his big hands and watches me. 'Talk to me. What happened?' he asks. 'She's selfish and mean and evil and she deserves to live as a dead head for the rest of her life for being so cruel.' I pout and he pulls my head into his chest.
'She won't give him a chance.' he says. 'No, and I told her to stay the fuck away from La Push.' I say. 'Good for you, honey.' he sighs and I feel myself warm up at the pet name. 'I'm gonna take you home, you're gonna shower, and we're going to rest on the couch and watch movies.' he says.
'I'm so sorry...we were gonna go on a date.' I pout. 'We'll go on it another time. I promise.' he grins and I smile and blush. 'There's that pretty blush.' he says and I push on his shoulder. 'The keys.' he says and I hand them over. I drop into the passenger seat and pull my seat belt on. Paul folds into the driver's seat and I laugh softly and look away.
'You had to get the smallest car out there.' he grins and I smile back. 'I didn't know a werewolf would be my best friend.' I say. 'Aww, I thought we were more than that.' he says and I smile. 'What is that, then?' I ask. 'Well, we've made out on your couch. We've hung out every day. I'm extremely overprotective over you and jealous of any guy that looks at you too long.' he says and I feel my heart flutter.
'Dating?' he offers and my smile widens. 'How do you manage to make the bad days so much better?' I ask. 'I'm the shit.' he says and I laugh and lean over, kissing his cheek. 'One more.' he says and I kiss his cheek again. 'I like this.' he says and pulls out.
I sigh as I climb out of the car feeling my annoyance kick in. 'Who the fuck does she think she is? She can't just waltz into his life like that then crush his heart! One day there for him and flirting and holding his hand and shit and the next she's off kissing a damn stiff!' I growl and open my door annoyed.
'I think it's fair to say Jake has terrible taste in women. I mean, he had you and didn't take you, did he?' he asks and I slow down from pulling my jacket off. I look back at him and smile slightly.
'I don't think I would have accepted him as anything other than a brother anyway.' I say. 'You sure?' he asks and I nod. 'That's good news. Great news, actually.' he grins and drops on the couch. He raises both eyebrows and I curl up next to him.
'You're soaked.' he frowns and I sigh. 'I walked to town from Bella's house. I couldn't stand to be near her another minute.' I grumble. 'You should have called me.' he says. 'And gotten you in trouble? This worked out fine.' I sigh. 'Something could have happened. What if that bloodsucker found you?' he asks. I look down and sigh.
'I know that's why you had Bella pick me up. I wasn't thinking.' I mumble and he takes a deep breath to calm himself down and I look up at him and lean up, kissing his jaw. He closes his eyes and looks down at me. He sends me a smirk and I smile back and rest my head against his chest.
'What do you want to watch?' he asks. 'Anything funny.' I say. 'Go take a shower and I'll have it ready...along with some hot chocolate.' he says and I smile and nod, heading up the stairs. When I was out I hop down the stairs. I didn't even care if Paul went running from my attire. I wanted to wear sweats so I was gonna wear sweats, dammit.
He looks over and grins, licking his lips. 'Hey beautiful.' he says and I roll my eyes. 'These are some of my grossest clothes.' I say. 'And even they look amazing on you.' he says and I chuckle. 'Being sweet won't get you a bigger lunch on Monday.' I say. 'How about a kiss?' he purrs and I look up at him surprised.
I watch him then lean up and peck him gently. He catches my head and grins, leaning in more. I close my eyes and when we pulled away, I felt breathless. I thought that was just a myth. Guys didn't usually make girls breathless in real life, did they? I smile and turn to the tv, feeling my cheeks warm up.
Halfway through the movie, Paul had shifted so he was lying down on the couch and pulled me on top of him, wrapping his arms around me. I rest my cheek on my arm and watch the movie, feeling myself grow drowsy.
There's a knock on the door and Paul growls softly. 'Come in!' I call, not looking over. 'Classic movie.' I hear Jake say and I close my eyes and drop my head on Paul's chest. 'So...' Jake shuts the door and I slowly look over. 'You guys look cozy.' he grins and it drops at the lack of smile from both of us. 'What's wrong?' he asks and I look down.
'So, you did go and talk to Bella.' he says and I look up at Paul for comfort. He nods and I push myself up. He sits up as well and stands. 'I'm gonna go take a piss.' he says and walks upstairs. How charming. I send a look to his back and look over at Jake. 'There's...no chance?' he asks softly and I drop my gaze again.
'I tried, Jacob, so hard. I surprised myself at how hard I tried to convince her. If that fucking dead head hadn't gotten to her first, she'd be yours, I know it!' I say and kneel in front of him. 'I tried. I blew up when she said she couldn't. I flipped out and tried to walk home.' I say and his eyes narrow. 'That was stupid.' he growls lowly and I drop my head.
'I know, I know. I've already heard that from Emily and Paul.' I mumble and he watches me. I feel the tears coming again and they burst out. 'Jake, I'm so sorry! I wanted this to work out for you! I did! Please, believe me, though, when I tell you I'm sure there's someone out there! Someone so much better suited!' I say.
He looks down at his hands and I watch the emotions break him again. 'Jacob.' I whimper and he stands. 'I need to...go for a walk.' he says. 'Please...don't do anything drastic!' I gasp and watch him run out. 'Thank you for trying, Jade. You're a good friend.' he says and explodes as he hits the trees. I watch the rain fall harder and arms wrap around me gently.
'What can we do to help him?' I whisper. 'Find him his imprint.' Paul says. I shake my head and sigh. 'I still don't fucking know what that is.' I mumble and he chuckles. 'I know.' he says and I turn and glare at him slightly. 'Not tonight. I had you calm, let's try again.' he says and I whine and send him my best pout. 'You can act cute all you want. You're not ready to know.' he says.
'You think I'm cute?' I grin and he grins back and leans down, kissing my forehead. 'You're the cutest. C'mon.' he says and shuts the door. 'Will Jake be okay?' I ask and he shrugs. 'He'll cope until he finds what he needs.' he says. 'I don't want him to cope! I want him to find the love of his life and live happily ever after with her!' I say.
'He's sixteen.' he says. 'It can happen.' I mutter. 'It does happen, I was just surprised you believed in that.' he says. 'Of course I do.' I smile and gasp. 'Oh, does that scare you away?' I ask fast and he grins. 'No.' he says and I nod slowly, waiting for him to bolt for the door. I tilt my head and he turns and looks at me.
'C'mon, I was really comfortable.' he says and I smile and curl up on the couch with him. I watch the movie then look down at Paul. He looks up at me and grins, kissing me gently. 'Comfortable?' he asks and I nod, smiling. I rest my head down and watch the tv. Paul wouldn't do what Bella did, would he? The door opens and I groan.
'Next time, we watch the movie at your house.' I say and look over at Brent and Leah. 'Oh, uh...' Brent blushes and I grin slightly. 'Pick up your shit?' he asks. 'Nope.' I say. 'Did you fuck with my guitar again?' he asks. 'No, I've been in Forks and then I was walking in the rain, and then I was in Emily's truck, then in my car and then Paul and I were here, then Jake was here, then Jake was gone and now Paul and I are trying to enjoy this awesome movie without anymore interruptions.' I say.
'We'll go up to my room.' Brent says and I grin and rest back down. 'Lock the door!' I say and hear it lock. Brent chuckles and leans over. 'When do you leave for the date?' he asks. 'This is the date, man. Just go.' Paul glares and Brent shrugs, leading Leah up the stairs. I grin and look down at Paul. 'Like you weren't annoyed, too.' he says and I rest down again, amused.
His hand slides up and down my back gently and I feel my eyes closing. I was tired. Today had been exhausting. Soon, I was out, comfortable lying on my own personal space heater who was a great kisser with a good body and an extremely sweet side.
Aww, no true date. Bella just had to ruin that, didn't she? Paul still won't tell poor Jade what imprinting is. She's not ready yet. Well, there's the emotional chapter. Jade got to meet one of the Cullens. Didn't like him much, but I gotta admit I'd be somewhat freaked out if someone could read my thoughts too! Hope you guys liked it! We're gonna start digging into Paul and Jade's relationship. And when we're comfortable with that...we'll add some drama. Dun dun dun! Thanks for reading!