Value In Beliefs

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In the last chapter, we saw Jalen and Tiffany making out. How did that happened you ask? Let's see what happen during the last chapter. Enjoy! :)

Chapter 10 – Experience

"Where are we going?" Jalen asked.

"I'm gonna show you what it means to get along with humans so that they can give you the respect you deserve." I said and then smiled. "Also when you ran away, you missed out twenty years of experience in your life and I'm gonna help give you the twenty years of childhood to teen hood to young adulthood. So bring out your inner childish behavior because we're gonna start off with the age of eight." I took Jalen's hand in mine and we took running where Jalen is gonna have the time of his life along with being more open to humans to get what he deserves.

Tiffany's POV

(A/N: Play Like I'm Gonna Lose You by Meghan Trainor feat. John Legend.)

Jalen and I were out of the park where I am gonna give Jalen the life experience that he missed for so long while also showing him differently of humans and I hope that they give Jalen some respect.

We start off somewhere in the city where I led Jalen inside an arcade game area like most young kids would go to and play games. It would appear that Jalen's a pro at almost every game we play when we're against each other such as Street Fighter, Pac Man, Star Cruiser and Star Trek. Does he sneak in the arcade and play games?

Once Jalen beaten me in every game, I led him to a dance machine. He's a good dancer too as we dance to the music following which arrows to step on as the speed increase which was not a problem for us vampires. We moved so easily memorizing every step ending up with a tie and getting a perfect high score that got the attention from everyone who was applauding us. Jalen was surprised when people complimented him on his dancing and how he and I moved in sync.

After that, we went into a music store to listen to some CD's that Jalen should be listening to. I'm surprised that we have the same interest in music with genres such as pop, R&B and hip-hop with artists like Justin Bieber, Drake, The Weeknd & Demi Lovato.

I took Jalen to the mall where I first got him to try out some new clothes while holding my giggles when young girls walk by hyperventilating at Jalen's look and beauty. However, I might have growled a bit when one of them tried to flirt with Jalen which is not like me.

Once Jalen was done and is wearing the new clothes I bought him, I took him to a photo booth I saw and we went inside where we took pictures by making silly faces and other crazy poses. After we were done, we went to a fountain where I gave Jalen a coin so that he could make a wish as he tossed it in the fountain. I wonder what he wished for.

We left the mall and soon went to another park. There, we decided to bring out our inner child as I brought him to a big playground where we slide, cross the monkey bars, swing on the swing sets, spin on the merry-go-round etc. I saw the look on Jalen's face and I could tell he was having a blast. I could see the familiar smile on his face when we were kids every time he has fun despite how his life at the foster home was like.

When we were done and just got off, we saw a little girl on a smaller spinner going too fast that she fell off and Jalen and I quickly came to her but not before she got a cut on her arm when she hit the ground. Jalen panicked; one because of the scent of human blood affecting him since he's been feeding off of it and two because he fears that people will think he caused it but I was able to take care of it since I have control over my thirst. I told the girl to close her eyes and I covered the cut on her arm with my hands and use my healing gift to mend her cut good as new. Once she knows that the cut is gone and is all better, the little girl thanked us and gave me a hug and one for Jalen. Jalen looked like he wasn't expecting it as he slowly hugged her back making me smile to see him starting to get along with humans.

I continued showing Jalen the experience, when we saw a guy making balloon hats to people. I asked for mine in purple and white while Jalen got his in blue and grey. It was so cute how ours turned out that I took a selfie photo of us together on my phone. After that, we messed around in a fountain park laughing while avoiding getting wet which was no problem for both of us due to our speed. We also decided to use some of the balloons from our balloon hats to fill it up with water and tied it up for some little fun. Jalen and I hid ourselves behind an officer who was happily about to eat his doughnut until I tossed the water balloon right on top of his head. The officer looked up thinking that's where it came from and shrugged to resume his doughnut until Jalen tossed his the same way I did and we quickly ran undetected while laughing as the officer looked around wildly.

After our fun of pranking, we saw some group of musicians performing and people are waltzing to the song they're playing. I eagerly took Jalen's hand and led him to where everyone is. I took Jalen's hand in mine and led his other one on my waist as I placed my other one on his shoulders and soon we started waltzing to the sweet music. Our eyes locked as we move gracefully to the music. During the song Jalen surprised me along with himself as he lifts me in air. I had no idea he could dance so well. I guess he must have learned to dance when he was a kid before losing his parents. We continued dancing until the music ended and everyone applauded to us and only us. I didn't even notice that Jalen and I were the only ones dancing now. Jalen was surprise to see two kids coming up and handed me and Jalen roses. It would seem that Jalen is starting to open up on his views on humans better. Maybe he'll get his coven to understand too. I hope so. They all deserve better than how they've been treated.

After another round of applause by everyone, Jalen and I were walking at the park thinking about what to do next until I felt drops of water falling on me. I looked up to see the sky turning grey as it started to drizzle.

Crap, it's raining. Just when I was about to get soaked, I felt something over me preventing the rain from falling on me. I looked up to see a black leather jacket over me being held by Jalen showing him wearing a grey long sleeve shirt. I couldn't help but stare at how his shirt fitted him maybe a tiny bit tight but also I couldn't get over the fact of how amazing he looks.

I was so engrossed at Jalen that I came back to my senses when he took my hand and we started running until we were under the bridge. As we looked up at the pouring rain, I noticed something warm on my left hand. I looked at it and let out a small gasp when I noticed that Jalen's hand is still holding mine.

For some reason, I felt as if my heart was doing back flips and would be beating very fast despite that it's dead. Jalen was still holding his jacket over us with his other hand unaware what I was doing until he turned and noticed when he saw our hands joined together which surprises him more than me. We looked at our hands and then to each other just staring.

Neither of us didn't know what to say. I couldn't say a thing at all because when I stare into his eyes, I can feel as if time has been suspended except for me and Jalen. Do vampires get butterflies in their stomachs? Because that's what I'm feeling right now. I have never felt anything like this in my entire life. It was familiar before with that craziest scientist but nothing like this at all. Also, this feeling has somehow erased the aching part that's been bugging me for a while. Is this what it is? Am I in love… with Jalen? I… I think I am.

We didn't know how long we've been under the bridge until the rain stopped and we broke apart from our eye contact when the sun slowly started showing.

(A/N: End song.)

"Um, we should uh, get going before we get caught in the sunlight." Jalen said as he removed his jacket over us and put it back on as he let's go of my hand. It's was then I lost a connection from it, a special connection.

"Um, right." I said and I followed Jalen to wherever he's taking me. "Where are we going?"

"Let's head over to my place. Your family is probably with my coven over there by now." Jalen said as we left the park and head to town. I was gonna call on my family to see if they're alright but when I tried before, no one picked up. It must be either their batteries were drained or it got destroyed from the fight earlier with Zoran's coven. I trust Jalen to believe that my family's alright and is safe. Jalen and I were in the city until he led me to an alley.

"Here we are." Jalen said lifting the manhole cover.

"Um, what?" I asked looking down at it and then at Jalen as he chuckled.

"Don't worry, we don't live in the sewers. It's just a passage way to our place. It's so that we can avoid human contact." Jalen explained. "Ladies first." He gestured to me. I hesitated and started slowly climbing down the manhole with Jalen following behind after he closed the manhole behind him. Once we've reached the bottom of the ladder, I followed Jalen as we started walking to wherever his place is. We continued walking until Jalen stopped at another ladder and started climbing up with me right behind him. When we came out where I saw that we are on a bridge where there is a nice view of a lake.

"Here we are." Jalen said and I looked to see him facing to what appears to be an abandon factory. This is where he and his coven live? I… guess this is… okay.

"Um, it's nice?" I said feeling unsure what to say hoping I wasn't offending him. Jalen chuckled at my reaction.

"You've haven't seen anything yet. Come on." He said and led me inside to see the place all empty.

"Grab on to this." Jalen said pulling a rope to me. I was confused as I took it in my hands. "You better hold on tight T-Stew." He said as he grabbed the rope with me and wrapped his arm around my waist causing me to let a small gasp at his feeling and then without warning, I yelped when Jalen pushed off the platform and we were swinging down. I closed my eyes and was unsure what happened next until Jalen said,

"Um, you can open your eyes now." I opened them and the first thing I saw was Jalen's chest facing me and I would be blushing if I was human.

"S-Sorry." I said looking up at him and then back down.

"I-I-It's cool." Jalen said and taking my hand where I felt that familiar feeling as he led me to an elevator. He pushed the button and the elevator started going down. Once we reached to what appears to be the bottom floor, Jalen led me down the hallway and we entered a place that made my eyes bulged.

The place was filled with arcade games, stereos, a bar, pool table, signs, hot tub, a flat screen and colorful lights with nice furniture. It's like a place for all teens to hangout.

"Whoa," I said looking around as we walked in. "How... how did all of this happen?" I asked feeling completely speechless at this place.

"We stumbled across this place back when it was just Mordecai, Eden, Sophia and I and we made some rearrangements to the place. Soon we find anything that's not used and sometimes sneak into stores at night and take stuff." Jalen explained. "What's more important is that no one ever bothers us here and if they ever do come across this place, Sophia will know due to her gift to detect danger and with surveillance that Eden and Cameron had set up." He said pointing at high tech gear of computers and surveillance videos of the factory inside and out. Wow was all I could say. I continued looking around until I noticed something.

"Where is everyone?" I asked seeing that Jalen and I are the only ones here.

"That's odd." Jalen said looking around. "We've been away for awhile and I assume that they'd be here. I wonder what's holding them up."

"Can't you call them?" I asked.

"We don't have phones on us." Jalen said sheepishly.

"Oh." I said.

"We'll just hang here while we wait." Jalen said. "If they don't show up in the next few minutes, we'll go look for them. It shouldn't be a problem due to my tracking skills." He said with a brag causing me to roll my eyes. He just loves to be cocky but at least he's not an idiot like Cooper. Jalen gesture me to follow him into a room not too big where he flipped a switch showing the place filled with posters on the beige walls of his favorite celebrities, a small entertainment center with a stereo and TV, some bean bag chairs, a loft bed standing without the bed and a big dark blue couch.

"This is my room." Jalen said as we walked in. "It's not much but…"

"It's nice." I said with a smile. "And so is this place."

"Thanks." Jalen said as we sat down on the couch.

"So, did you enjoy our activities that we did today?" I asked.

"Yeah and I'll tell ya, I never had that much fun in my entire life, even as a kid." Jalen said with a chuckle.

"So it looks like you got the full experience of your life now, huh." I said.

"Well… not exactly." Jalen said looking down shyly.

"Did we miss something?" I asked. I was sure we did everything that Jalen missed throughout his life.

"There is… one thing I wanted to try." Jalen said looking away from me.

"What is it?" I asked. Jalen hesitated for a moment until,

"Do you trust me?" Jalen asked facing me.

"Of course." I said. If there's something he wants to try then I'll help him.

"Then don't move." Jalen said. He then started leaning his face towards me, differently when I first encountered him. My breathing hitched when his eyes were closed and his forehead touched mine. As if my mind acted on its own, I closed my eyes as soon as our noses touched. Next thing I knew was that his lips met with mine. At that moment, I felt an electric current tingling all over my body followed by a complete sensation of euphoria. I would have sworn my shoes were going to shoot off my feet. Wow.

Our lips separated but our forehead remained where they were as well as our eyes still being closed. I didn't know what came over me next because I kissed him back. All of a sudden, he pushed me down while his lips never left mine. His hands cupped my face as he continued kissing me while my hands ran though his chest. Then I pushed him off where he was sitting up and I soon got on top of his lap and resume attacking his lips. My hands were wrapped around his neck and soon through his hair as his hands were around my waist and hair. God, I never felt like this in my entire life. It feels so amazing and I don't think I ever wanna stop. That was until,

"WHAT THE!"

EEP!

I scrambled off of Jalen and scooted away from him as he straightens himself as he sat up and looked away as I was facing, not just the people who I recognize before as Jalen's coven but my whole family as well. Lucas, Edward, Emmett, Jasper and Jacob were stifling their laughs as Alice, Krystal, Rosalie and Nessie were squealing up and down as the rest of my family were surprised and I would be turning very red if I was human.

"What the hell is going on here?" The blonde guy who must Jalen's creator and leader of the coven Mordecai asked as I ran my hands through my hair straightening it out while looking away.

"Ooh, check it out," The amber long hair girl who is Sophia said excitedly as she hopped onto the loft bed standing and started singing. "Jalen and Tiffany sitting in a tree,"

"K-I-S-S-I-N-G," The red headed girl Eden happily sang along.

"Girls, knock it off." Mordecai said to them.

"Um, hi?" I said.

"Mommy!" I looked to see my daughter coming through and hugged me.

"Oh my gosh Lucina, are you okay baby girl?" I asked as I hugged and kissed her everywhere on her head.

"Me? You're the one who took off!" Lucina asked looking at me like I was mad.

"We were so worried about you." Esme said to me.

"We thought something happened to you but we can see why you two didn't come to us after Jalen found you." Carlisle said looking amused. Oh my god this is so embarrassing.

"So Jalen, was this what you were doing after you found Tiffany besides shopping?" The young boy with shaggy gold hair, who is William, asked mentioning the clothes I got Jalen.

"Which by the way is a fashion no." Alice said. That girl has very strong and annoying opinions about what to wear.

"Uh, well, we, I mean I, she, I, we, um…" Jalen didn't know what to say. Not that I blame him. I'm in the same boat as him. What do we tell everyone; that I wanted to help Jalen get the experience of his first kiss and I got carried away and kissed him like crazy? Edward started laughing. Ugh, I never got use to his mind reading.

"Did you two break something before we came in?" Emmett asked wiggling his eyebrows as Bella smacked him in the head. "OW!" Thank you, Bella.

"Jay, you go man!" Sophia said hopping off the loft stand and sat on the arm of the couch to thump Jalen's back as she smiled. "It looks like you two got it going on."

"You two are so cute!" Eden beamed.

"Man Jay, you really know how to get women." William said with admiration. "I am not worthy!"

"Oh please," A guy with ash curly hair name Cameron spoke. "He can t-t-tu-tu-tu-talk the t-t-t-tu-tu-tu-tu-ta-talk but he can't w-w-w-wu-wu-wu-"

"Not again." Sophia sighed. Wow, Jalen wasn't kidding about this guy's stuttering problem.

"W-W-W-Wu-Wu-Wuh-Wu-Wuh-Wa-Wa-"

"Walk the walk." Eden finished.

"Y-Yeah, that." Cameron said as Eden went over to him and kissed his cheek.

"But… Jalen," I turned to see a girl with caramel blonde as she was the only one who wasn't holding a laugh or squealing but shocked. "Wha… I thought… what about… what about me?"

"Who are you?" I asked to her sounding a bit rude causing the girl's eyes to flare.

"I happen to be his," She started to look embarrass. "I mean I was gonna be his –"

"Oh get over it Ariana," William said. "You and Jalen were never meant to be."

Jalen sighed and turned to Ariana. "Ari, I already told you; you and I are just friends."

"What?" Ariana said looking very hurt. "But Jalen –"

"He said you and him are just friends. What part of it did you not understand?" I said.

"Why don't you and your freak of a daughter butt out instead of getting in the way of our relationship?" Ariana snapped at me.

"SAY THAT AGAIN ABOUT MY DAUGHTER!" I yelled as I bolted off the couch getting in mama bear mode. That girl made a big mistake messing with my baby girl!

"Ariana, cool it!" Mordecai said to her but she ignored him as she and I were growling at each other ready to pounce.

"Jasper," Carlisle said and Jasper nodded sending his waves over us wiping away our rage calming us down although I was still mad at Ariana.

"Bitch trying to steal my boyfriend." I heard Ariana muttered angrily. Your boyfriend? Don't make me laugh. How blind is that girl?

"Yo Jalen, what gives brah?" Mordecai asked him. Mordecai doesn't sound happy. "I know you can't be serious about this."

"But dude, Mordecai –"

"No buts brah. The girl is with the humans!" Mordecai said.

"What's that suppose to mean?" I asked.

"Oh forget it Tiffany. We don't need to take this." Jalen said getting up suddenly. He looked upset. "Come on," He then took my hand we started leaving his room. "I should've known he would never understand." I was confused about what's going on as we headed to the hallway towards the elevator when I heard Mordecai spoke.

"Carlisle, we got us a problem."

"Yes we do." Carlisle sighed.

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