The Twilight characters belong to Stephenie Meyer.
Lemon in the second half of the chapter, you've been warned.
Chapter 11
"Bella! What's wrong?" James jumped up off the bed where he had been sitting to help me up off the floor.
"Holy mother of God James! You scared the living hell out of me!!" I yelled at him while trying to keep myself covered and get up off the floor gracefully. It wasn't happening.
"Sorry, you were in the bathroom and I didn't want to bother you. You seriously take a long time in there with whatever it is you do." He snickered at me and helped me to sit on the bed next to him. I remembered earlier today when I thought he'd gone when he had really just snuck up to my room.
"I do not take a long time! I was taking a bath anyway, I didn't think there was someone waiting for me."
"I said I'd come by." That was true, he had told me he would come over.
"James, you have some serious explaining to do. What is going on? My dad told me there have been other fires. And there is a girl who was at your party on Monday that has disappeared and those other girls were attack, and who were those creepy men?" I knew there were more things we needed to talk about, but those were at the top of my list.
"Hold on there sparky, one question at a time. And can you please put some clothes on so I can concentrate. When is your dad coming home?" James asked the last question while keeping his eyes fixated on where the towel ended at my thigh.
"I'm not sure when he'll be back, I guess he had to go out on a call or something." I tried not to be too self-conscious about having James in my room and me only in a towel, not like he hadn't already seen the full picture. I pulled some sweats and a tank top on rather awkwardly while trying to keep the towel up at the same time.
"I can't stay long anyway, but I don't need your dad coming home with me in your room. I have enough people who want my blood…" James laughed nervously and messed his hair.
"Look, those guys you saw… they are seriously bad news. I wish you wouldn't have come over when you did. Oh man… " James rubbed his eyes, he looked so tired. I wanted him to lie down next to me and forget the world for a while, but I knew this was important.
"Just tell me what is going on, be honest and it will be ok." I encouraged him, then waited for him to talk.
"Ok, so my dad is a criminal, I'm sure you got that already. He was running drugs for a while and moving stolen goods, nothing too big though you know? He got this huge offer to move some stuff for a Mexican drug lord and his dumb ass took the job even though it was way out of his league. Well the whole thing went to shit, he used some guys that he didn't know that well and they ripped him off, so it looked like he ripped the Mexican guy off right? So he worked it out to pay back what he owed but they knew from the beginning how small town my dad is and that he didn't have the money for it. They would have just come up here and killed him but they decided to sell his debt to those guys you saw instead. Figured they'd make some money instead of wasting it on having someone whack him." James stopped and studied my face, I wasn't sure if I looked as freaked out as I was.
"I had to help my dad out 'cause those guys were asking him to do a lot of shit he couldn't handle and they were going to kill him. They swore I just had to take out a few buildings out in Seattle and it would be done, but they just kept asking for more and more. It got out of control and now they have us in a death grip. If we don't do what they ask they can black mail us or more likely just kill us both." My arms went around James, holding him tightly.
"James, what are you going to do?"
"Whatever they want for now, until I figure something out. I have to leave though, it's not safe for everyone if I stay." My head snapped up so I could see his eyes. They were sad and distant.
"No! James, you can't leave now." I was about to beg him to stay, to plead my case. He had to stay with me; we had only just really found each other.
"Bella, you said it yourself. People are getting hurt around here. They already got to Sherrie and she was just some random chic who came to my place. I know they have been attacking girls all over this area. Now they saw you and they saw me try to protect you. If I stay they will use you to make me do things, horrible things. If I go they can still threaten to do stuff, but it will be less likely to happen."
I shivered and huddled myself closer to James, his warm body was so inviting. Imagining never touching him again made me feel empty inside. I couldn't stop the tears from coming.
"Bella, I'm sorry." James wiped a tear off my cheek. "You're better off with Cullen anyway, we both know it."
"Don't say that! I love you! I always have." The words had just slipped out, I hadn't meant to say them.
"Na, you don't love me. I'm just some loser criminal, and you're just rebelling by being with me. After I'm gone for a while you'll see it, Edward will take care of you."
"Stop saying that! I know how I feel! And you're not a loser… I know you're smart. So do those guys, or they wouldn't want to keep you around so bad! Why can't I come with you? We'll run and hide, it will be ok if we're together." I sounded like I had gone completely mad. Offering to run off into the night with him and never look back, it was how I felt though.
"Bella, you don't understand. They'll find us, anywhere we go. This sounds crazy, but they aren't human." James held each side of my face gently, forcing me to look in his eyes. It did sound crazy. I knew he was being dead serious though.
"What are they then?" I had to know, I couldn't let James go without knowing what he was fighting against.
"I- er… ok, I think… that they're vampires. But not normal, sun light fearing, stake through the heart kind of vampires. Whatever they are, they're killers. I know that for sure." James' eyes went out of focus and he was lost in some dark memory.
I was too frightened to shake him out of it. My own mind was pulling me deeper into the nightmares I'd had earlier. James fighting a bloody monster with fangs, they had been strangely accurate. It was so hard for me to accept, but I knew it was true. I had known that man wasn't human the second he touched me. I felt sick to my stomach; my world had been flipped upside down.
"Bella, I have to go." James kissed away the tears on my cheeks and pulled me in close to him. I took a deep breath, filling myself with his scent.
Before he could stop me I pushed him back onto the bed and straddled him with my hands on his shoulders. He didn't fight me off; his hands went to my hips and held me to him. I ran my fingers over his eyelids and down to his lips, lightly trailing their shape. He kissed my fingers, and then putting his hand over mine he opened my hand to kiss my palm.
"I always knew it would be you." He sighed into my hand.
"You always knew what about me?" I leaned in and kissed his lips, then his jaw. Moving my kisses to the little dips behind his ear.
"That you would be the death of me." James wrapped his arms around me and rolled so that he was on top, pinning my hands above my head.
I didn't struggle; this is what I wanted. We kissed roughly, our mouths fighting each other for control. Our clothes came off and our naked bodies pressed together in a perfect fit. James kissed my chest, taking my breast into his mouth and biting lightly on my nipple. I moaned in pleasure, pressing my hips into his.
James let go of my hands and was moving even further down my body, leaving little bites every few inches. When he reached my already wet center, I could barely breath while his tongue moved in and out of me. He worked against my clit, almost bringing me over the edge before I knew what was happening.
"No James, not yet." I managed to stop him just in time; I wanted us to come together.
I rolled him onto his back and hesitantly made my way down to him, I had never done anything like this before and I wanted it to be good. I gave up on thinking and let my instincts take over, taking him completely into my mouth. My tongue worked up and down the soft skin of his shaft as he moved his hips just slightly. He moaned my name and worked his hand into my hair, holding it tightly. When he was soaking wet I sat up and slipped him inside of me without any fear of this being wrong.
James ran his hands up and down my back as I lifted up to the very tip and dropped myself back down quickly, taking every inch of him. His hands were all over me, roughly kneading my breasts, and then moving to rub my clit as I worked against him faster and faster. We were close now; our moans and gasps filled the tiny room. Just as I finally let go and covered James in my orgasm he released into me. I collapsed on top of him, letting our hearts beat against each other. I worked my arms under him, holding on for dear life.
"Please don't go." I placed my lips against his neck as I begged. I only belonged where he was, if he left I would never be right.
"Bella…" I counted his heartbeats while he paused between words, five beats.
"I have to." He let me cry against him for a long time, just running his hands through my hair and trailing his fingers down my back, sometimes just squeezing me tightly against him.
Once my sobs were quiet he sat us both up and got dressed. I watched him in despair, knowing nothing I said would make him change his mind. James sat down on the bed next to me brushed the hair away from my face.
"This isn't fair, I know." James smiled sadly at me. He kissed my cheek, still slightly bruised, one last time. Then he walked out of my room, leaving me more alone than I had ever felt in my entire life.
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