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Chapter 10: Tracked (Jacob's POV)
As if Embry wasn't bad enough, all the rest of the pack had to consistantly remind me of a word that nearly shattered my consciousness; imprint.
With how many of the pack members were imprinting now a days, it scared me at how high the possibility was for my imprinting on someone.
Wasn't imprinting just fate's way of making sure that we reproduce werewolf genes? I didn't need help with that, I could manage on my own for pete's sake! In fact, I thought, Bella and I could take care of that most definitely. My mind swirled around the thought of being with Bella intimately, as I totally forgot that I was shapeshifted, and the whole pack could hear my thoughts.
Jake, for pete's-- ugh, gross! Stop, stop now! Quill's voice pulled me out of my dellusions.
I scoffed, Oh like you've never thought about a girl that way.
He growled at me, Now that I have Claire, I don't care about that.
Of course you don't, she's a little kid. If you did, we'd call you a pedophile. I snapped back.
I heard him mutter a few curses and protests, but other than that, my mind went back to focusing on the dreadful imprinting scenario. There Quill was, seventeen years old, imprinted on a two year old. The poor guy had to wait at least thirteen years till flirting wouldn't be strange, and then three more before he could even touch her! That is way too long to wait for someone, I cringed, though, I'd probably wait that long for Bella...forever for her.
Jacob, Sam called out, We smelt something strange just a mile from your current position; check it out please, and get your head in the game.
I snapped out if it and complied, making a sharp left, and darting around a few dozen fallen trees.
After a very short run, I found myself surrounding by the reeking smell of a blood-sucker. It must be Victoria, I thought, she's so stupid! She's lead us onto a perfect path!
Sam echoed in, Don't be too sure of yourself, Jacob. She could have devised a plan to trick us somehow. Embry is near Bella, so you won't have to worry about them; what you need to worry about right now is cornering Victoria. I'll come meet up with you from the south barrier, you take the north, Jared will come in from the east, and Quill from the west. You smell her there, yes? Very strongly?
I huffed in approval, Yeah, she's around here alright. I'm trying to be as quiet as possible, but the erie reeking is everywhere, and I can barely breathe through it. That just proves she's very close.
Well, Sam started, be on your guard; no accidents tonight.
I stayed in one spot and waited for them to start their way over from the directions Sam instructed. I was already too close to move, so I just had to stay as quiet as possible until we could find her exact position.
A few crackling noises came from several yards ahead, Oh, that can't possibly be her...those leeches don't give away their positions that easily. My nerves settled down a bit. I knew if it was her, she would be silent...and deadly.
The guys were only five minutes away, but my nerves were still on edge. What's my problem? My thoughts protested, Why am I so afraid of a blood-sucker?! We've already taken several out, before! Why is this one so different? Ugh!
Quill entered in my thoughts, Because you're thinking about the way Bella described her; deceitful, fiery, and ruthless. If she is how Bella described her, then it will be hard to take her down, for sure.
Quill was probably right; this sounded like one of the toughest blood-suckers thus far, and she was hell-bent on killing Bella. She was one of the most amazing tracking blood-sucker we'd ever been after; this would surely big a big problem.
Another rustle of leaves and breaking of twigs caught my attention; this time so loud I wouldn't be surprised if Embry heard it from Bella's house!
A deep growl escaped my throat as I stood in position, ready for any attack. Suddenly a chilling voice ran down my spine, "Like it would be that easy." it ghosted from absolutely no where, and positively everywhere.
I glanced around everywhere, ears alert for any sign of her, or any other blood-sucker. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a figure, and immediantly turned to face it.
There stood one of them, not Victoria, but a smaller, more profoundly smellier vampire. I howled loudly to get the packs attention, then got ready to pounce. Just before I did, the vampire stuck it's hand up, "Do not attack, Lady Victoria sent me here with a message."
Oh, so this one works for Victoria; everyone listening?
Yeah, we are; we're only a few yards away, so we'll be ready to attack if it tries anything. Sam concluded.
"Yes, I know of your friends," the vampire turned it's eyes to the direction of each one of them, "and I know where each one of them is. Don't worry, I'm not here to harm you. But I will deliver what Lady Victoria told me to."
I watched as the younger one, a girl, about five foot tall, with piercing crimson eyes, stared into my face, "She told me to tell you to hand over the girl, and she said you'd know who she meant."
I barked in defiance, Yeah, right! Whatever, freak! Like we'd do that!
She rose her hand up, "Now now, no temper. She said if you didn't do what she told you to, then there would be death of your own. You've done pretty good at keeping her away from the girl, but it's only a matter of time before she is able to sneak in and take her; and when that happens, we'll be gone. If you just leave the girl with us, then we'll leave, and you won't have to lose any of your...dog friends."
All three of the in-waiting pack members stepped out, ready to rip this one's head off. I howled louder in anger, as I felt I would lose it any second. The small, pale vampire before us merely smirked, "I'm very fast, I don't think you should even try. I'm not here to attack, so you can go on doing whatever you will. Just know that if you don't give her up by next week, you're sure to lose a few friends."
Sam signaled me, and I pounced at her. Then just like she appeared, she disappeared. A ghost like cackle spread and carried with the wind, as she was gone without a trace.
I stood there in awe; how did she move so fast?! The rest of the pack howled in anger at the words that stung at their consciousness. I howled with them, and cursed under my breath.
Jared yelled, What the hell are we supposed to do now?! She's gonna start picking off at us, one at a time! And it's obvious it's not just her, she had that other blood-sucker working under her command! Who knows how many other blood-suckers there are?!
Quill seconded, Yeah, she could have an army for all we know! Did you see how fast that one was? Man, I didn't even see it!
Before they even thought about it, I protested, Don't even think we're giving Bella to them, don't even!
Sam's voice was calm and collected, We would never do that, Jacob. She's pretty much family now, we couldn't ever do that. Plus, Charlie is part of our family too, and think of what that would do to him. Now, I'm sure there's some way we can resolve this. I...I don't know what, right now, but I just think we need to stay strong and stay together.
It was weird hearing the spell of hope dissapate from Sam as he spoke on. Who cared about imprinting now? What would I do if they killed all my friends, and eventually got to...got to...Bella?!
I turned around and started running towards the Swan's residence. None of them asked where I was going; even without reading my thoughts, they knew.
It felt like only seconds went by and I was at their house. I morphed back and pulled my jeans on, then quickly climbed up to Bella's window. It was early morning, so I figured she would still be sleeping.
Opening the window very quietly, I pulled my body through, and stared down at her sleeping body. Her leg, now casted, was high on a pillow, and the sheets were thrown just about everywhere around her. Had she gone through another nightmare? I wondered.
Kneeling beside the bed, it surprised me to see a flicker off life spread through her body. Her eyes fluttered open, and her hand was outreached to me, "Jacob," he mused, a small smile playing at her lips, "Hey."
I grabbed her hand and kissed it several times, "Morning," I started, trying to smile as best I could without worrying her, "How are you feeling?"
She waved her other hand in the air and made a face, "Don't worry about me, I'm fine. How are you?"
I rolled my eyes, Yeah, sure, a broken foot, shes totally fine. "I'm...okay. I'm actually here early because...we ran into a blood-suck-- I mean, a vampire. And...I needed to check on you, just to make sure you were okay."
Her eyes widened, and she nearly burst, "What?! Was it Victoria?! Is the pack okay?!"
I hushed her, placing one hand gently to her lips, "Shh, hun, let me explain."
She leaned back and listened as I talked, "Well, we were out patrolling when Sam told me about this certain, strong scent that was off a bit, a few miles out of the La Push local area. I went there and man, yeah, it was strong. We planned to corner the vampire, but things kinda...went weird."
She nodded as I continued, "Yeah, it appeared. And it wasn't Victoria at all! It was a smaller vampire, a girl as well, she looked really young. Anyway, she was telling us about Victoria's plan..."
"Plan? What plan?" she inturrupted, her voice on edge.
I gave her a look that silenced her, and went on, "A plan to...get you. She demanded that we hand you over, or we'd start losing our numbers. She's pretty much threatening us. Apparently there's more than just Victoria; there's that other vampire, who by the way was so fast we couldn't catch her, even though she was only a few feet away! And then, well, there's a huge possibility that Victoria is putting together a small band of them."
My eyes searched hers, as she quietly stared at me, her brows knitted in frusteration and horror. "What...what are you...gonna do?" she whispered.
I closed my eyes and sighed, "Sam doesn't know yet, he's working on a plan. Right now we're just gonna be as tight as possible...don't worry Bells," I leaned over, placing my head at the crook over her neck, where I kissed there softly, "We won't let her near you."
She placed both of her hands, now shaking, on my head, where she filtered them through my messy hair. "I'm not worried...about me. I'm worried about the pack.." I heard her voice quivering, "If they get hurt because of me..I..I don't know what I'd do...!"
"Hey," I said, lifting my head to look straight into her face, "They're strong! I am too! And Sam is a great leader...we'll be fine, don't worry." Of course she'll worry though, she is Bella Swan. If anyone is gonna worry, it'll be her.
She grabbed onto me, hugging me tight, "I'm so much trouble, Jake! So much! If you would have just let me go, Victoria could've gotten me and it'd be overwith! You wouldn't have to deal with all this crap!" her tears streamed so heavily from her eyes, that they pooled onto my neck and shoulders.
I knew for a fact if I tried to reason with her anymore, all I'd get was more tears and more excuses. I merely wrapped my arms around her and held her tightly, "I love you Bells, and I don't care what you say; I'm so glad I stuck with you."
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