AN: I have this update for you, and though it's short it is important. Let me know what you think and next chapter is a whopper when Hermione comes face to face with her stalker Percy!
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Jake knew he was in for it big time. When Hermione found out that he and Sam had discovered that something was off and contacted Harry and Draco without telling her she got scary!
She hadn't said anything yet but he knew that was only so that she could wallop him when she got him alone. Jake was a super confident guy and not afraid of many things, but 'Mione wasn't just any girl and he knew she could kick his ass good. He sighed and decided to get it over with.
He looked across the table at her since she refused to sit with him.
"Hermione? Can I speak with you privately before we get down to planning whatever we plan during this meeting?" He asked her calmly. Draco and Harry both flinched, they knew personally what he was about to go through.
When she stood up he walked to the front door and led the way across the road to a little picnic area set up for families. It was empty this drizzly day thankfully.
"How can I possibly learn to trust you when you hide things and sneak behind my back wolf boy?" She was seething!
"Look Hermione, the conversation where we found out about Percy was private. It was between Harry, Draco, Sam and I and even if I wanted to tell you what was said I couldn't." Jake tried to sooth her.
"Don't try to shift blame elsewhere Jacob Black, it's beneath you. I have plenty to say to those two as it is! Right now we're dealing with you and your duplicity." Hermione refused to back down. He lied to her and it's no way to build trust and a relationship.
"Fine! You want to know what happened; fine! But be prepared because you're not going to like what you hear!" Jake yelled back at her. He wasn't going to just bend to her will because that would not work with him.
"I do want to know!"
"Harry and Draco came to me not the other way around. They wanted to give me the big brother talk, you know the one 'hurt her and we kill you'." That was the easy part and he could see comprehension and panic grow in her eyes. Her breathing started to hitch and he was a bit worried that she might faint. He dragged her to a picnic table and sat her on a bench.
"That's when they told you isn't it?" She sniffed as the tears overflowed from her eyes and made a fast trip down her face pushed by the tears that followed them.
"If you mean about Ron Weasley and your baby Gracie, then yes that's when they told me. I'm not sorry they did because it explained how part of you has always seemed broken. I don't pity you 'Mione; but I am heartbroken that you've had to go through something so horrible." Jake said sitting down on the table. He lifted her up until she was on his lap and tucked her under his chin trying to hold and comfort her. He knew that they'd talked about what had happened before but he also knew she would need to continue talking about it in order to heal. Each time would open up more of the story and heal just that much more, but it hurt him that he'd found out from someone other than her and he tried to hide that part from her.
"A part of me, a very large part, did break that day. My heart will always have a piece broken off and sitting on its own that belonged only to my Gracie. I try to keep going but it's so damn hard!" Hermione sobbed into his chest.
Jake didn't know what to say so he just let her cry and held her and made soothing sounds. It hurt him to see her in so much pain but right now this is what she needed.
"I'm sorry you found out the way you did Jake, it's just not something that is easy for me to talk about.
"I totally get that sweetheart. Now, if we're okay then let's head back and make plans to take out the threat of Percy." Jake offered and kissed her forehead.
Hermione looked up into his beautiful almost black eyes and leaned forward and planted her lips on his and wrapped her arms around his neck. Jacob forgot everything for a minute when he deepened the kiss and pulled her even closer against his body.
This kiss quickly heated up and Hermione for one was absolutely absorbed with how he made her feel. She felt alive and she burned for him and it was something she'd never experienced before. It was also something that was scary but the good kind of scary.
With a sigh Jake ended the kiss. "Come on love, let's get this over with."
Taking her hand he led her back to Sam and Emily's house and through the front door. They entered chaos!
"Bloody Hell! There is no bloody way she's going to do that!" Harry roared.
"Over my dead body!" Draco was yelling at the same time.
Sam among them looked calm, Emily looked scared.
"What the fuck is going on here?" Jake demanded to know.
"Your bloody buddy wants to use Hermione and Emily as bait!" Harry yelled.
Jake instinctively growled and pushed Hermione behind him as the tremors began. "What….the…..shitfuckinghell Sam?" Jake managed to push through his teeth as his fury found a target.
"If you all would sit down I will explain. And Jake brother, I'm willing to send Emily so that should tell you that my plan is perfectly safe." Sam said calmly.
This did soothe Jake enough to sit, but he pulled 'Mione on his lap in case he needed to get her out quickly.
"Fine Sam, but this better be damn solid!" Jake answered.
Once everyone was seated again Sam began telling them his plan.
"Look; this Percy doesn't know that we've figured him out. He thinks he still has that curse on Em, but Harry removed it. She told us that she's to bring Hermione to that waterfall that most people don't visit tomorrow." Sam explained.
"Sorry, but what does that bastards orders have to do with this?" Draco queried.
"Well, only that he doesn't know that we know! We have the pack, the leech coven, and two wizards and one witch on our side. He's one wizard who believes he has one human with him and secrecy on his side. As long as there is a way to make sure that he can't make Hermione disparate or whatever it is when they disappear then we have him cornered." Sam could see it all in his head, there were no holes.
"That might work, but we'll do it without Hermione!" Jake said and ignored when he felt Hermione tense up.
"You don't get to say what I can or cannot do Jake!" Hermione snarled.
"Listen to the rest please! We don't have time to argue the point. We need to gather everyone and set our places before tomorrow morning or we'll lose the asshole before we get our hands on him." Sam interrupted the argument. "She has to be there Jake or it won't do any good. Plus she'll be armed with her wand the whole time and from what I've heard she is a badass dueler." He complimented Hermione and smiled. She smiled back while raising her eyebrow.
"Draco, Harry? You both know this could work, and you also know that you can put the anti-apparition spell on me. Please just give this a chance. Sam, the vampires will need to stay downwind; we've all been taught to know their scent." Hermione told him.
"Alright, well we will set them up downwind and I doubt you know our wolf scent, correct?" He asked and all three affirmed his suspicion. "Good then the pack will spread out and hide, Jake you and I will hide in that cave of yours behind the falls so we can get to the girls immediately if something goes wrong." Sam said and Jake reluctantly nodded his assent.
Harry spoke up, "Well here is what I have to say." He started. "The girls won't be alone with Percy, Draco and I will hide under my dad's cloak and be holding onto the back of each shirt so they each have one of us for backup. This means the pack and coven are close enough to help and there are 3 wands on Percy the entire time without his knowledge. If we can all agree on that then I'm sure Draco and I will be okay with the plan as well. It feels like it'll work and there aren't any holes as Sam said, so I think it's solid and we'll finally catch him!" Harry said and looked over at Draco and got his nod of approval.
"Fine, I agree but I want Em out of it, we'll think of an excuse for her to not be there. He touched her and it creeps me out! Thank God he wanted to hurry and get out of there or who knows what he would have done!" Hermione said in a tone that suggested she wouldn't budge.
"Wait just a damn minute 'Mione! You're doing what you so easily accused the guys of earlier! Let me make my own damn choices thank you very much!" Emily rose to her feet in her indignation. "It's my only way of getting even with that prick and if you will remember it was me that it happened to!"
"Em I'm sorry, you're absolutely correct. I just feel horrible that it happened to you because I came to visit. I feel bad for all of you and the pack and the Cullen's because he's here for me." Hermione sighed and hung her head. Jake wrapped his arm around her and squeezed her hip comfortingly.
"You are forgiven. We'll face Percy together Hermione, solidarity sister!" Emily smiled jokingly.
"I have one request before we finish the plans. I want everyone involved to be here thirty minutes before they're due to take their hiding places. I have a potion that finished brewing last week; there is enough for everyone involved to have good luck for roughly 15 hours. A little potion called Felix Felicis which will help protect all of us but it's a very crucial request for you Em, we all have magical defenses where you don't. Do you mind taking this one precaution? I promise it won't harm you at all." Hermione offered and Draco and Harry sat back completely relaxed after hearing she had a full brew of Felix. They started laughing together and Hermione joined, with this on their side there was no way they would lose!
AN2: Wow, the poll on my profile shows that you Jacob lovers are voting because he has a solid lead now; even over Draco! If you haven't voted yet be sure you do because the poll closes this week!