Chapter – 19
Jake wasn't really sure what the sneaky vamps were up to and was about to jump out the window when he heard Lil's beautiful voice.
"Emmett put me down!" she yelled
"I will in a minute" he laughed "Just chill"
"No! You put me down NOW!"
Emmett opened the door with Lil hanging over his shoulder, kicking and screaming.
"This shit has gone long enough" Emmett boomed "You two are gonna talk. Now!"
He gave them and scolding look and walked out, locking them in.
"Just so you know" he yelled from outside the door "You guys can scream as loud as you want. With all the noise downstairs, no one will hear a thing"
Lil looked at Jake for a brief second, and then looked down, gluing her eyes to the floor. He tried to catch her eyes but she leaned back against the door, standing completely still. Jake sat at the window, like she had earlier, inhaling the scent of the room, room that was filled with her scent, that sweet, intoxicating scent he missed so much. There was so much he wanted to tell her, if he could just figure out how. As usual, she was the one to break the silence.
"I'm stuck here" she whispered "You can jump out at any time"
"You want me to leave?" he asked
"You do whatever you want" she spat at him with the same tone she had used in her room.
"You sure about that?" he half-smiled. There was so much he wanted to do to her.
"It's not like you suddenly care what my say is" she snapped
She walked over to the stereo, purposefully playing No Doubt's 'Don't Speak', raising the volume, drowning out the music from downstairs and sat on the bed, facing away from him.
"I'm the biggest asshole in the world" he started
"Among other things" she whispered
He walked over to the stereo and changed the music to play Santa Esmeralda's 'You're My Everything' then began to slowly walk her way.
"You know me better than I do" he continued, slowly walking towards her "And you're right, I would've never been able to concentrate on anything other your safety after your attack"
"You know???" she asked snapping her head up to look at him
Jake nodded locking eyes with her as he kneeled before her.
"You are the best thing that has ever happened to me" he said placing my hands on her beautiful face "From the moment you walked into my life, I knew you were too good for me. I don't deserve someone as beautiful, smart, caring and loving as you. You're special in so many ways and deserve so much better than some huge dog. In the back of my mind I've feared you'll wake up one day, realize it and walk away from me. All those fears came to surface the moment I saw Paul's arms around you. When you wouldn't allow him to walk out with me, I thought you were choosing him, it drove me crazy, and I lost control"
Lily shook her head as she gave him that breathtaking smile of hers.
"You're perfect to me, Jake. No one can ever come close. You're a werewolf, which that alone makes you a bad-ass. On the outside you're incredibly hot, your body, and that smile of yours, add that bad boy attitude and cockiness of your and it makes you irresistible and incredibly sexy" she smiled "And as impossible as it seems, you're even more beautiful on the inside. You have the biggest heart, you radiate happiness and energy. You're a great brother, a loyal friend and a devoted son. As a boyfriend you can be intense and a bit overprotective, but you're sweet, gentle, loving and everything I could've ever asked for. I love you more than my own life, Jacob. I don't just want you, I need you. I go through my days waiting for the moment I can be with you, to hug you, to hold you and kiss you. Having that taken away from has been….without you I exist, I need you and your love to live"
"I'm so sorry. I felt so much pain and anger I couldn't think" he explained "All the wolf in me wanted to do was to fight Paul to the death. I wanted to rip him to shreds for being with you and I wanted him to kill me cause without you I have no reason to live"
"How could you doubt me like that?" she asked as tear escaped her "How could you doubt my love and devotion for you? I've given myself to you in heart, soul, mind, spirit and body and yet you didn't even give me the benefit of the doubt"
"I'm stupid, Lil. I'm so sorry"
"And how could you sit in the woods for 4 days and not talk to me?" she scolded
"I was confused" he answered "I didn't know the truth until last night"
"You saw me crying myself to sleep over you for 3 nights, and you were still confused?"
"I didn't know what you wanted from me and, I was scared" he admitted
"I need to know you trust me, that you believe in me, that you believe in us"
"I do. I promise I will never doubt you again"
"You never should've to begin with"
Lil wrapped her arms around his neck and Jake felt warmth fill him inside. Her soft cool lips against the blazing heat of his felt like taking a deep breath after being underwater for too long. He hugged her tightly, feeling her warmth, her soft skin, taking in her scent. Jake looked at her glorious eyes and felt like a junkie getting his fix. He was nothing without her.
"I love you"
"You think if I didn't I would be going through all this?" she smiled
"This belongs to you" he said taking her promise ring out of his pocket.
"Only if you mean it"
"Now more than ever" he answered placing it back on her finger
They kissed softly, but from the corner of his eye Jake saw movement in the trees. It was then he noticed they'd had an audience the entire time. He smiled and pointed to the window with his eyes. Lil smiled and walked over to the window, Jake's arms around her waist. He'd been without her for 4 days, he wasn't letting go anytime soon.
"Thanks guys" she yelled
"You're welcome" Emmett laughed
"Now that everything's settled" Alice sang "Let's party!"
"Let's party!" Lil agreed
Lil let out a small cry as Jake tossed her over his shoulder, jumping out the window. The door was still locked and he figured people would have less to talk about if they walked in the door rather than down the stairs. Jake walked in the house with his arms around Lil's waist, his chin resting on her shoulder. The looks around the room were a mix of confusion and disappointment. Confusion from the people that saw her go up the stairs with Emmett yet see her come in the front door with him, and disappointment from the guys who had just seen she was 'hands off' . Embry and Quil looked a bit more comfortable, especially since they were talking to girls, Edward and Bella were mingling around the room and Jasper was hanging with Blondie. Lil and Jake joined Tink and Emmett on the dancefloor.
After a few songs, Lil traded him off for Emmett, leaving Jake to dance with Tink. Emmett danced Lil over to the guys, then scattered off as Lil dragged Embry to dancefloor. Sneaky, orchestrated move by Lil and Emmett. Move she made only to pass him on to another girl. Quil tried to avoid her but had no luck, Lil caught him and dragged him to dance as well. As she did with Embry, she danced with him and then passed him off to a girl. Once her mission was accomplished she ran back to Jake as Jasper appeared to dance away with Tink.
"If I didn't do that, they would've spent the whole night just standing" Lil laughed
"You and the vamps are getting too good at sneaky, non-verbal little plans" Jake smiled while shaking his head.
"That's because great minds think alike" Tink sang as she danced by
Lil danced with Jake, Quil and Embry as a group for a while, before heading to the dining room to get something to eat. Bella and Edward joined them, hanging out and talking as Bella ate with them. Edward laughed as Lil and Bella had a plate while the guys had about three. Lil and Bella were teasing Embry about finding him a girlfriend when Edward's head snapped around as if someone was calling him.
"I'll be right back" he said "Bella, stay with them"
They all stood confused as Edward ran off. Jake followed him with his eyes and saw he'd flown to Tink's side. All the bloodsuckers were surrounding her as she stood in the middle of the dancefloor with a blank expression on her face. She kinda looked like someone who'd fallen asleep with her eyes open. They dragged her into a room Jake assumed was an office. Something was going on, Tink saw something and they needed to know what. He grabbed Lil's hand and pulled her behind him.
"Come on" he said to Quil and Embry
Quil grabbed Bella's hand and towed her with them.
"What's going on?" Lil and Bella chorused
"Tink just had a vision" Jake answered
Jake stormed into the room, room that happened to be Dr. Fang's office. Tink was out of her funk and all 7 bloodsuckers were having a serious discussion. They stopped and looked up when the door opened, but as soon as they saw it was them, they continued.
"What did she see?" Jake asked Edward
"The decision has been made" Tink announced "We're going to Seattle"
*****
They were eating, joking around and having a good time when out of nowhere Edward picked up on something and ran off, He left Bella behind which was completely out of character for him, the confusion she had was shared by everyone. Next thing Lily knew Jake was pulling her, giving Quil and Embry orders to follow him. Quil grabbed Bella's hand, towing her as they crossed the living room.
"What's going on?" Bella and Lily chorused
"Tink just had a vision" Jake answered
Bella and Lily shared a look of fear. Only something big could've gotten that reaction out of Edward, the psycho vampires that were hunting them. Bella and Lily were practically carried to Carlisle's office where the Cullen's were having some kind of meeting. Everything happened so fast, Lily doubted anyone noticed anything.
"What did she see?" Jake asked Edward
"The decision has been made" Alice answered "We're going to Seattle"
"They're coming here" Edward added "We're going to stop them"
"Who's coming?" Embry asked
"Vampires" Alice answered "Lots of them"
"Why?" Quil asked
"Bella and Lily" Edwards answered
"Why are they after them?" Quil further asked
"It's a long story" Rosalie answered coldly
"Lily's part of the pack" Embry snapped "We need to know. It involves us"
"Victoria wants Bella dead because Edward killed her mate James" Carlisle answered
"When he was trying to kill Bella" Edward interrupted
"When Lily was attacked, they found out she was a werewolf's mate. Your pack killed Irina's mate Laurent and now she wants revenge" Carlisle continued
"He was that leech with the dreads we killed at the meadow" Jake explained
"They figure a mate for a mate is the way to even the score" Emmett added
"You were attacked?" Embry asked Lily "Why didn't you tell us?"
"Lil hid everything from Jake cause she knew how he would react" Emmett answered
"I told Sam" Lily added "You're Jake's best friends; you'd never be able to keep this secret from him. Sam gave Paul the job of bodyguard, that's why he was hanging with me"
"When she wasn't with Jacob or Paul, she was with us" Alice went on "She hasn't been left alone since the attack"
"But Jake thought…." Quil caught up "Oh!"
"Acted like an idiot and started their whole mess" Alice finished for him before sticking her tongue out at Jake.
"Now that everyone's caught up" Rosalie snapped "Can we figure this out?"
"Wait a minute" Embry interrupted "You said a lot of vamps are coming"
"Victoria and Irina know we're protecting Bella, and that Lily's protected by the pack" Edward explained "They know getting to them will require an attack, they have created an army of vampires to outnumber us"
"Too many for you?" Jake asked
"20 now, but numbers are going down" Alice answered
"Why is that?" Jake asked
"They are newborns" Jasper spoke for the first time "Newborns are hostile, volatile and prisoners to their instincts. They fight amongst each other all the time. They are unskilled fighters though; all they have is their strength. We know what we're doing. It will be an even fight"
"Nah" Jake half-smiled "It won't be even"
Quil and Embry got huge smiles on their faces, as did Emmett and Alice. Bella frozen in terror as Edward held her. Lily knew it would come down to that, she tried to prepare herself but obviously failed. She was terrified for her friends and family.
"Excellent!" Alice grinned "Everything just disappeared of course, we're gonna have to do this blind, but given the situation I'll take it"
"When are they arriving?" Quil asked
"4 days" Alice answered "Early Monday morning"
"They plan two separate attacks" Edward stated "They'll never expect us to be together, that alone will confuse them"
"We're gonna to have to coordinate" Jake stated
"Working together instead of against each other" Jasper smiled "Has to be a first"
"Definitely" Jake smiled
"We'll be strategizing and planning tonight" Carlisle announced "Jasper is an expert in newborns, he'll be training us. You're welcomed to join us"
"When and where?" Jake asked
"At the clearing" Edward answered "Would 3am be ok for you?"
"3 am" Jake agreed as he nodded
"We need to get back to the party and pretend nothing's happening" Alice said
"We need to talk to Sam and the pack" Embry stated "We should get going"
"Yeah, we should" Jake agreed "Let's go, Lil"
"It's my party too" Lily answered "I can't leave. Besides, Jess expects me to stay here for a while. I can't just show up in the middle of the night"
"Edward, I need to talk to you guys alone. Please help me out here!"
"Jacob, I think Lily will be safer here" Edward covered for Lily "As a werewolf's mate she'll be expected to be in LaPush. Irina would never think to look for her here"
"You have a point" Jake admitted "Can I come see her though?"
"Of course Jacob" Esme answered "Like we said before, you are welcomed here anytime"
Jake hugged Lily tightly, giving her a kiss before he left with the guys. The Cullen's, Bella and Lily got back to the party where no one seemed to have noticed their absence as they danced and mingled. The Cullen's mastered the art of deception, smiling away with everyone while Bella and Lily fell apart. Bella had it easy, everyone was used to her and Edward being in their own little world, no one noticed as they stood in a corner whispering amongst themselves. Emmett returned to his job as bodyguard and glued his arm around Lily's waist, forcing her to smile, mingle and dance for what seemed to be an endless night.
It was nearly 2am when the party finally came to an end. Edward ran Bella home as everyone changed for the night. Lily placed her hair in a ponytail, changed into jeans, t-shirt, hoodie, and sneakers. She walked downstairs where everyone was standing around, waiting for her. Alice had her arms crossed across her chest with an annoyed look on her face.
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Alice scolded
"Going with you" Lily answered "I don't wanna stay here alone"
"That's not what I mean and you know it"
"No, I don't"
"I saw Lily" Alice snapped "Jake would kill us"
"Can you please let us know what the hell you're talking about?" Emmett complained
"Lily wants to be at the fight" Alice answered
"No, honey" Esme exclaimed "It's too dangerous"
"Jasper said it himself" Lily explained "They're unskilled fighters, prisoners to their instincts, they can't control themselves"
"And what does that have to do with you being there?" Rosalie asked
"They won't be able to concentrate on anything other than her" Jasper answered "We'll be able to pick them off one by one"
"Jake will kill us for even considering it" Alice yelled throwing her little hands in the air
"Jake doesn't have to know" Lily suggested
"You can't spring something like that on poor Jacob" Esme advised "Especially in the middle of a fight, honey"
"And you scent won't attract them" Emmett stated "You smell like candy, not blood"
"Her heartbeat would be more than enough" Jasper answered
"I can stand in the middle as bait" Lily insisted "Luring them in while you guys pick them off one by one like Jasper said"
"We would never forgive ourselves if something happened to you" Carlisle stated
"Hello!!!" Alice yelled "Not to mention that Jake will be hunting us down!!!"
It was obvious Alice was worried for Lily's safety, but she was even more worried about Jake's reaction. Whether they admitted it or not, Jake and Alice had become very close. Being accomplices and conspirators does that.
"You keep forgetting that I'm not some helpless human" Lily complained "I am a witch" she said with dignity "We could do this one of two ways" she declared "We can plan this and do it right, or you can pretend I'm not gonna be there and wing it when I show up cause I'm gonna be there and you know it"
Everyone turned to Alice, who exhaled sharply before giving a slight nod.
"I can train her" Rosalie smiled
"Witches powers are summonsed by emotions, happiness, sorrow, anger, fear. All of which I have at the moment. All I need is to practice"
"We can help her with that" Emmett smiled giving Lily a playful push
"Guess all those years of football are gonna come in handy" Lily smiled
"We're gonna become puppy chow for this!!!" Alice complained
"She's gonna be there Alice" Rosalie snapped "Get over it"
"She'll be fine" Jasper smiled "Lily has the heart of a warrior"
Lily and Jasper shared a smile as Alice glared at them.
"We should get going" Carlisle said "It is almost 3"
"Your mine for the night, remember?" Lily said to Emmett "You're carrying me"
Emmett gave Lily a huge smile as she jumped on his back.
"You better hold on tight" he laughed "I'm gonna show you the true meaning of fast"
"Sure, sure" Lily laughed "We'll see about that"
"Please don't encourage him" Jasper shook his head
Rosalie rolled her eyes as Emmett took off running.
It was very fast, very fun, but Lily have to admit that Jake was faster. Not by much, but faster. She still loved it and couldn't help laughing. Her laughter caused Emmett to boom his.
"So?" Emmett laughed as they reached the clearing
"If Jake is faster, please don't tell him" Alice whispered "We'll never hear the end of it"
"It was really cool" Lily answered "I love speed"
"Damn It!" Emmett whined like a little kid, plowing a tree, turning it into splinters "He's faster"
"The same" Lily lied, fooling no one.
Edward and the pack had yet to arrive, to burn time Jasper warmed up with Emmett, who was the designated sparring partner since his fighting style was very similar to the newborns, relying more on strength than skill. Carlisle and Esme held hands, quietly staring at the stars while Lily sat on the grass with Rosalie and Alice lounging on either side of her.
"I told you" Bella yelled accusingly at Edward as he arrived with her in arms "I knew Lily was gonna be here"
"She had to be here" Emmett laughed "How else is she gonna get some practice"
"Practice???" Bella asked
"Thanks a lot, Emmett" Edward hissed "Don't get any ideas" he added to Bella
Before Bella had a chance to question any further, Edward snapped his head around, looking towards the trees on the outskirts of the clearing.
"They're coming" Edward announced
"How soon will our guests arrive?" Carlisle asked
"Two minutes" Edward answered "And unlike Jacob, the rest don't trust us enough to use their human forms, I'm gonna have to translate"
"They're coming as wolfs?" a shocked, wide-eyed Bella asked
"Grace yourselves" Edward answered as he nodded
Even though Bella was family to Jake and considered a friend by the pack, Quil, Embry and Seth for the most part, she was also considered a 'vampire girl' a 'Cullen' to many in LaPush, including some in the pack. As Jake's imprintee, Lily was family; the pack trusted her as much as she trusted them. To make things as easy and as smooth as possible for both sides, Lily decided to be the buffer.
"I'll go greet them" Lily stated "Just point me in the right direction"
"Are you sure?"Rosalie asked"They're werewolves"
"Yeah, my werewolves"Lily smiled"Which way?" she added, looking at Edward
"Straight ahead" Edward pointed
Lily walked in the direction Edward pointed to even though she couldn't see a thing. But her werewolves were certainly there; their presence was felt, raw, powerful and lethal. Jake emerged first, walking very slowly towards her. He stopped, allowing her to walk up to him, bringing his head down to her level. Lily smiled, stroked his fur and kissed his nose. Jake let out a low hum as loud barking sounds were heard. Jake whined and looked behind him and then back at her.
"They're all coming as wolfs, I know" she smiled. She knew that look in his eyes. He was hesitating. "It's ok" she assured him "You guys can come out!" she yelled "I'm not gonna freak out!"
Maybe she spoke too soon. Lily's heart began to pound uncontrollably as nine enormous wolves slowly emerged from the trees. They're my wolves. They're my wolves. They're my wolves. It took everything Lily had, not to make a run for it. Other than Jake, Quil and Embry, who'd she'd seen and been up close to in their wolf form several times, it was the first for the rest. She'd caught glimpses of them here and there, but never up close and definitely never together. She knew they would never hurt her, any one of them would put their life on the line to protect her, but she couldn't help fear from washing over her. It was like riding a roller coaster, you know you're strapped in, you know there's no way you're gonna fly off, but you still hold on tight.
Lily wasn't sure if they could smell her fear, but they could certainly hear her heart. She was thankful they understood, giving her a minute to take it all in. Overprotective as usual, Jake worried and whined.
"I'm good" Lily exhaled "But, damn you guys are scary as hell"
A loud barking sound that Lily instantly recognized as laughter filled the clearing. She couldn't help but laugh along with them. She laughed even harder when she noticed she could recognize most of them.
Quil and Embry were on either side of Jake as usual, his wingmen. Lily smiled and ruffled their fur as she would their hair in their human form. Turing to her right, she saw the largest wolf in the pack, midnight black, leadership vibe exuding off him.
"Sam" Lily smiled as she walked up to him, he nodded in response. It was obvious Jared and Paul were the ones to his sides, but couldn't tell which was which until one of them cocked his eyebrow and smiled, exposing his incisors. "Paul" Lily smiled, rolling her eyes as she gave him a little push. "And Jared" she added with a smile. The smaller, thinner wolf was clearly Leah; the sand-colored wolf beside her had to be Seth. "Seth and Leah" Lily guessed. The sand-color wolf nodded enthusiastically, obviously Seth.
To her surprise there were two more wolves who had to be Collin and Brady. They nodded as she said their names. Sam made a grumbling noise to catch Lily's attention, and then pointed towards the Cullen's with his nose, suggestion to start walking.
"They're waiting for you. Let's go"
Chapter – 20
Jake trusted the Cullen's probably just as much as Lily did, Quil and Embry were ok with them, but Sam and the rest trusted them like you would trust a cat with your canary. Lily wasn't surprised to see a semi-circle was formed around her as they approached. Jake walked by her side as they stood face to face with Edward and Carlisle. She knew exactly what they're thinking, the first time she saw Jake as a wolf she had to sit for a moment to compose herself, if she would've seen all of them together, she would've probably passed out. It was apparent the Cullen's were just as apprehensive about the pack as they were about them, standing in a semi-circle around Bella. With the exception on Emmett who was relaxed, a huge smile on his face, the vampires were serious and on red-alert. Lily and Bella shared a 'tell me about it' look as the vampires looked at the pack with wide eyes.
"Damn!" Emmett laughed "You guys are one hell of a sight"
Alice, Jake and Lily were the only ones to laugh.
"Welcome" Carlisle stated as he gave a slight nod to Sam
"Thank you"Edward answered, probably for Sam "We will watch and listen but no more. It's all we can ask of our self-control" obviously Sam
Lily saw Jake roll his eyes and had to hold in a laugh.
"That is more than enough" Carlisle answered "My son Jasper, is experienced in dealing with newborns. He will teach us how they fight and how they are to be defeated"
"I'm sure you can apply this to your own hunting style" Jasper said to Jake, preferring to ignore the pack behind.
"They're different than you?" Edward translated
"They are all new to this life" Carlisle nodded "Children in a way"
"They have no skill or strategy" Jasper added, once again only to Jake "The only have brute strength. They still stand at twenty at the moment, ten for us and ten for you but those numbers might go down"
The grumbles, eye shifting and head nodding was evident of the pack discussing something. Probably Jake explaining to Sam and the rest the reason their numbers were decreasing.
"We are willing to take more than our share if necessary" Edward translated
"We'll see how it plays out"Carlisle answered
"Let's begin" Jasper called out
Emmett and Jasper took center stage, ready to begin the demonstration. Esme, Carlisle and Rosalie sat cross legged on the grass on one side, the pack sat across from them on the other side, Edward and Bella sat in the middle alongside Lily, and ignoring the looks and whines of disapproval he got from the pack, Jake joined them, resting his head on Lily's legs. Alice sat on her own, several feet away, balled up, hugging her knees, an annoyed look on her face.
"What's wrong with Alice?" Bella asked
"Not having her visions bothers her" Edward smiled "She hates feeling normal"
Bella and Lily laughed. Alice would never be normal, vampire or not, with or without her visions, normal would never be used to describe her. Edward turned to Jake and smiled before he turned to Lily.
"Jake wants to know what you're doing here, Lily" Edward smiled
"They're here, you're all here" Lily answered Jake with a 'duh' tone "What did you want me to do, stay home alone?"
"Don't be so smart" Edward answered for Jake
"Don't edit for him Edward" Lily smiled "I know he said 'don't be such a smart ass'"
"She knows you too well, Jacob" Edward laughed
Jasper continued the instructions and demonstrations with Emmett as everyone watched and listened attentively. The only thing that tipped off Lily of the pack's silent commenting was the shifting of eyes between them. They turned to look at each other when they thought of something, just like you would turn to look at someone when they spoke. Everything was going surprisingly smooth and calm, until….
"Lily?" Jasper called out "Would you come up here for a minute"
Jake and the pack jumped up at the same moment the clearing was filled with loud whines, howls and growls.
"Bella will be one of us soon, she will acquire her own fighting style" The usually quiet Jasper said in an astoundingly loud voice that surpassed all the commotion "Lily's needs to learn how to defend herself from a vampire attack"
"The hell she does!" Edward translated, obviously for Jake
"Her family consists of vampires and werewolves" Jasper said, same loud voice but tone was more advisory than demanding "You add our scents to that heartbeat and she becomes a magnet for every nomadic vampire within hundreds of miles from her"
"Chill guys!" Lily yelled "This is my life too now. There's no way I'm gonna be babysat 24/7 so I better learn this. I was attacked once; chances are it won't be the last time. Will you guys deny the possibility of having a fighting chance?"
The whining and howling grew louder, from the accusing stares Sam and Paul were getting; it was due to the sudden knowledge of my vampire attack and the details that had been withheld from everyone. Sam stared at Lily, who looked back at him with pleading eyes.
"You promise not to hurt her?" Edward translated
"You have my word" Jasper answered Sam with a slight bow.
Sam nodded and sat back down, must've ordered the pack to do the same because they did, even though there were a few whine and grumbles. Jake's whine was the loudest, causing Lily to turn to him.
"Don't worry" she assured him "I trust him"
Jake quieted down but refused to sit, clearly ready to spring at any given moment. "Edward, please be ready to hold him back" From the corner of her eye, Lily saw Edward give her a slight nod.
"This is where your gifts are going to come in handy" Jasper smiled "Let your subconscious guide you. You need to concentrate on ignoring your conscious"
"I'll try" Lily nodded
"I know you can do it, Lily" Jasper assured her "I'm going to come at you, just let the witch take over, ok?" Lily nodded. "Ready?" he asked. Lily nodded again.
She let her mind go blank. A blur came at her and her body reacted before her mind gave it the order to do so. Lily squatted down with all the speed she had in her. Jasper flew over her, landing about 10 feet behind her.
"That was great"he smiled"Keep doing that" Suddenly he was moving so fast he became invisible, Lily closed her eyes feeling his presence. Feeling goosebumps on her right shoulder, she threw herself to the left as if she was sliding for home during baseball. Jasper landed about 15 feet in front of her. "Perfect!" Jasper laughed.
Even though Jasper was the fighter in the family and might seem more menacing, Lily knew he would never hurt her, meaning he might be holding back. Lily needed someone who would come at her without holding anything back, someone like Emmett. Emmett would never intentionally hurt her, but after missing a few times, his ego would get in the way causing him to hold nothing back. That's what Lily needed.
"Can I try it with Emmett?" Lily asked as she looked over at him.
Jasper hesitated for a second before calling over Emmett, who gave Lily a huge smile as he walked over. Jake let out a whine.
"Don't let him grab you, Lil" Jasper instructed
Emmett crouched in attack mode; Lily smiled feeling like she was playing a game of football with her big brother, but it fast forward. Knowing what she needed, she taunted him, standing with her legs wide open, bent over, placing her hands on her knees, swaying her hips from side to side.
"Come on papa"she laughed"Give me all you got"
"I'll try not to break anything" Emmett laughed
"Emm.." Esme was able to get out before Emmett launched.
He tried grabbing Lily's left arm, as she did a full circle counterclockwise, dodging him. She felt his hand grace her wrist but missing the grasp.
"Almost had you" Emmett laughed
"Concentrate Lil" Jasper instructed
Lily knew that in a real fight, vampires would be zooming by, practically invisible, closing her eyes would be her best bet, she saw Emmett sizing her up as her lids closed. Something incredible happened, something Lily had never experienced before. Her eyes were closed but she could still see Emmett, but not only could she see him, it was like her mind had hit the 'slow' button. She saw as he launched himself at her legs, taking forever to reach them, she waited for the right moment and jumped, used Emmett's back as a step ladder and leaped as far as she could, landing on her feet about 10 feet away. As soon as she opened her eyes, everything went into 'play' again as she turned back to see Emmett slide on his stomach about 30 feet. Barking laughs of the pack and the amazed cheers of everyone else were immediately heard.
"Fuck!" Emmett yelled "How the hell did she do that?"
"Witch took over" Lily whispered in disbelief.
Lily turned to Edward who had the same look of shock in his face she probably did.
"Excellent job Lil" Jasper smiled, patting her on the back.
Lily sat back down with Jake, Bella and Edward.
"Victoria was right" Edward stated "You would be a fierce vampire"
Bella and Lily laughed as Edward held in a smile but for a different reason.
"Jake wants you to know he's gonna kill you later" Edwards said for him
"Sure, sure" Lily smiled "If you can catch me"
Vampires and werewolves alike heard and started laughing.
"We'll be here again tomorrow night" Carlisle said to the pack"Feel free to join us"
"Thank you" Edwards answered "If you need to communicate us anything in the meantime, tell Jacob or have Lily call me"
"Sure thing" Carlisle answered
The pack got up and walked away. Jake ran off into the forest without looking back.
*****
"Go with Lil" Sam said "We won't need you until tomorrow. "
"Please let my dad know I'm with Lil"
"No problem" Sam answered
The pack walked away as Jake ran into the woods to phase. Bella and Edward had stayed behind with her, who gave him her glorious smile as she jumped into his arms. Edward and Bella looked away holding in smiled as they kissed.
"Distracting me won't work" he smiled "I'm still killing you"
"Like I said" she laughed "You have to be able to catch me"
"Do you mind if I go over to your house with Lil?" Jake asked Edward
"Jacob we really did mean it when we said you were welcomed anytime" he answered "If you feel uncomfortable walking in, you can always come in through the window"
"What is it with these boys and windows?" Lil asked Bella
"I don't know" Bella laughed "They have an eternity of time, yet they can't take a minute to walk up a couple of stairs"
"Or one to announce themselves" Lil added "One second you're alone and the next your heart's jumping out of your chest because they're standing behind you"
"Tell me about it" Bella complained "They go out their way to protect us yet they have no problem causing us heart attacks"
"I'm afraid this will not end well for us, Jacob" Edward smiled "We should take them home while we still can"
"I'm with you on that one" Jake laughed
"It's almost 6am, Charlie will be waking up soon" Edward stated "I need to get Bella home before he notices her absence and sends out an APV"
"I'm taking Lil too, she needs to rest" Jake answered "I'll talk to you later"
"Lock the door and no one will know who goes in and out of Lil's room" Edward smiled
"Got ya" Jake smiled as he took Lil in his arms and took off.
When they arrived to the Cullen house, Tink and Jasper were outside waiting for them.
"Esme wants me to let you know that since Lil's staying here, you can stay too" Tink smiled "She knows you can't be away from her"
"Thanks, but why are you the messenger?" Jake asked
"Everyone is gone hunting" Jasper answered "We were just waiting for you to get here"
"You have the house all to yourselves" Tink giggled
"Edward's staying with Bella" Jasper added "And we should be back around sunset"
"Jake, I left you some clothes in Lil's closet" Tink smiled
"When did you get him clothes?" Lil asked
"When we went to Port Angeles" Tink laughed
"How did you know he'd need them?" Lil asked "Thought you couldn't see him?"
"No visions" Tink laughed "Intuition"
Tink and Jasper ran off as Lil and Jake went on into the house. The Cullen's must've beaten them there by maybe fifteen minutes, tops, yet everything was back to normal. No one would ever suspect that less than 5 hours earlier that living room was an all out club where every teen in Forks was partying at. The entire house was spotless, everything in its place. Jake turned to Lil with an amused look; she smiled and shrugged her shoulders.
"I've been living here for days now" she smiled "Nothing amazes me anymore" She grabbed his hand and towed him to the kitchen. She opened the refrigerator that had plenty of the leftover food and cake. "I would offer to cook breakfast for you, but I'm dead tired" she said resting her head on his chest "Wanna munch on the leftovers?"
"Leftovers are good"
They ate a variety of appetizers before heading upstairs to her room. He sat on the bed as she walked over to the closet, where she smiled and shook her head while kicking off her shoes. The closet was filled with clothes Tink had bought for them. Lil took off her clothes, threw them in the hamper and put on his old t-shirt she used as pajamas. She pulled the tie off her hair, letting it loose as she walked over to him. Jake hugged her stomach as she kissed the top of his head.
"I'm dead tired" she yawned"Mind if we go to sleep?"
"Sleeping with you in my arms sounds like heaven just let me take a quick shower"
"Go ahead" she smiled "I'll look through the closet to find you boxers"
"Just point me which way to go"
Lil opened the door to a bathroom almost the size of his entire house. The walk-in shower was a glass box about the size of Jake's room, five simultaneous shower heads with perfect pressure. It was the best hot shower he'd ever taken. Knowing Tink, Jake expected to have to wear something along the line of silk boxers; he was relieved to see a pair of Calvin Klein cotton boxer-briefs on the towel rack. He walked into the bedroom and smiled at a fast asleep Lil who had collapsed on the bed. He scooped her up with one arm in order to pull off the covers, not that she ever used them and laid her down, covering themselves as got in bed with her. As soon as she felt him, Lil turned around to use his chest as a pillow, rested her hand on his stomach and wrapped her leg around his, all while still sleeping. Jake chuckled, kissed her forehead, and closed his eyes as he played with her hair. Before long he was out.
He woke up to the cool tingling touch of Lil's soft lips on his skin. He was lying on his stomach, resting his head on his arm, as she laid on top of him. Her arms were wrapped around him as she made trails of kisses up his back. Jake smiled, opening his eyes to the most beautiful sight in the world, Lil's lovely face smiling at him.
"Bout time sleep head" she smiled
"What I wouldn't give to wake up like this everyday"
"You will" she smiled "If you behave"
"What time is it?"
"It's almost 3pm" she answered "The Cullen's will be here in a couple of hours"
"I should go check in with Sam"
"Or you can use this wonderful new invention we call telephone" she laughed "But it's your choice, you can go or you can call Sam and then join me in the shower"
She kissed his back before jumping off the bed, placing her cell phone on the nightstand before heading to the bathroom. Jake heard the shower running and knew he wasn't going anywhere. After the third ring Em answered the phone.
"Hi Em, is Sam around?"
"Hey Jake, I'm glad everything worked out with Lil"
"You and me both" Jake laughed
"Sam's with the pack but he knew you'd call" she stated "He said to stay with Lil and tonight Quil and Embry will meet you at the clearing. As long as you guys are in wolf form, there's no need for all of you to be there"
"Thanks Em. Please tell Quil or Embry to get my cell from my room and that I'll call them to let them know what time to be there"
"Sure will" she answered "Say hello to Lil for me, and tell her we need to talk"
"She'll be home soon"
"I can't wait for all this to be over" she said losing her usual happiness
"Don't worry Em, it will be. Very soon" Jake assured her"I'll talk to you later"
"You guys be careful, ok?"
"Ok Em. Bye" click
Lil was leaning against the shower wall, enjoying the hot water over her skin. She had her eyes closed, head tilted back; wet hair barely covering her magnificent breasts. He tossed his boxers as he sneaked his way over, leaning down to lick her from the hollow of her neck to her lips, where his tongue begged for entrance. She circled his tongue with hers before gently kissing him, tiptoeing to run her fingers through his hair as he explored her body with his hands. Jake carried her, placing his tip at her entrance. She wrapped her legs around him, pulling him against her, exhaling sharply as he entered her.
"You're so tight" he whispered
"And you're so big" she whispered biting his earlobe gently
The kissing grew passionate as the thrusts got faster and deeper. Lil moaned into his mouth as she moved her pelvis in a circular motion, biting his lower lip before reaching her peak. She let out a loud scream as she pulled his hair, continuing the pelvis movement at a slow pace, enjoying the high of her orgasm. She pushed his chest gently, asking Jake to put her down, as she outlined his lips with her tongue before she ran it down his chin, his neck, his chest, his navel and continued until she circled the tip of his head, teasing it before she pulled him down on his knees. Lil kissed him before turning to face away from him, grabbing his hands, placing one on her breast and taking the other to her mouth, where she sucked on his index finger. Continuing to suck as she guided his hand from her breast, down her stomach, landing it on her appetizing middle, where she moaned as Jake used his fingertip to rub her engorged nub as he bent her over to slide his anxious erection in her sweet wetness. The feeling of her yummy booty pouncing against him, the soft, tight warmth of her wetness around him, the circular motion she was doing, plus the moaning and screaming coming out of her, caused loud growls and grunts outta him. She was on all fours, moaning and screaming out his name louder than ever before, causing Jake to start howling. He felt her walls clamp and release several times against him and he loved it. He grabbed Lil by her thighs, slamming her against him as he exploded, pulling her off the floor. His howl caused her to burst once again, calling his name in sheer ecstasy the way she knew Jake loved.
"We need to be alone more often" she exhaled as they collapsed on the shower floor.
"You let me know when and where and I'm there"
They sat up, holding each other, enjoying the hot water as they caught their breath.
"Why did you come here?" Jake asked "Why run here?"
"I needed to get away and calm down, think things through by myself. I would never be able to do that at home, this was the one place I knew the pack wouldn't come to"
"Where you really going back to California?"
"Yeah" she answered "I didn't leave right away because I was giving you a chance to look for me. I was gonna leave today"
"So yesterday was my last chance to talk to you like Tink said"
"Jake you have to understand something" she stated as her face saddened "Infidelity is a sore subject for me. It destroyed my family, nearly killing my mother in the process. As much as I hate it, it's something I'm still dealing with. I've seen firsthand the pain, the tears, the humiliation and the insecurity it can cause. To me, cheating means that you don't value what you have since you're willing to risk losing it. It's something I would never forgive and I would never, ever do"
"That's why it hurt you so bad that I thought that of you?"
"If you'd accuse me of anything else, I would've fought you to death defending myself" she smiled "I hate and despise cheaters and being thought of as one, filled me with indignation and rage. I'm a firm believer that if there's a problem, talk about it and try to work it out, if you can't or if the love is gone, then part your ways. If you ever stop loving me, talk to me, tell me, cause as much as it would kill me to hear it, I would respect you for it and we would part on good terms"
"That will never happen" he said looking into her tear filled eyes
"I believed that love did not last forever, that there was no such thing as happily ever after, that endless love was a myth" she smiled "But in the last couple of months, I've learned that a lots of thing I thought of as mythical" she added holding his face"Are very much real"
"Is it weird?" he asked "To have a werewolf for a boyfriend and vampires as friends?"
"First of all" she answered placing her hands on her waist "I have a werewolf as a soulmate, and werewolves and vampires as family" she smiled "And hell nah. I love my life. It's wild and crazy but exciting and definitely one of a kind"
"Crazy little girl" he laughed pulling her over to kiss her forehead
"Yeah but that's why you love me" she laughed
"Speaking of crazy, what the hell were you thinking last night???"
"I thought you forgot about that" she laughed as she winced
"How can I forget the scariest moment of my life?" he scolded"Do you have any idea how hard it was for us to see vampires attack you, and not rip them to shreds?"
"They're helping me, they'd never hurt me" she assured him "I was attacked once; it's a miracle my powers kicked in and I walked away. I need to know how to gain time till one of you shows up to rescue me"
"It's a matter of instinct Lil" he complained "Emmett wasn't so bad, but Sam had to physically hold Paul back when Jasper charged you"
"Why do I get stuck with such overprotective older brothers?" she laughed, leaning to kiss him before he could continue scolding her. They kissed until his stomach started growling, causing Lil to laugh "We should finish showering and get you some food" she laughed "Besides, the Cullen's should be here soon"