A/N: Alright, so I got a bunch of reviews, for which I am VERY grateful, but not as many as I would have liked. I guess I deserve that for being MIA for God knows how long. Anyway here's another kinda short (but hopefully amazing) chapter.
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I never knew what to expect when it came to my dad, but I never thought he would bring up Bella. Not after what she had done, and when I had so much other stuff to deal with.
"What about Bella?" I asked apprehensively.
"I know you don't like to talk about her, Jacob," Billy began, sensing my change in tone, "and you know I wouldn't bring this up if it weren't important."
"Sure, sure. Just spit it out, dad. What's wrong?"
"I'm worried about her, Jacob."
Of course he was.
"I know dad, I am too. But she's chosen the leeches. There's nothing I can do about that."
"No, there's nothing you want to do. She called again today, son. She wants to talk to you. She would listen to you, I'm sure. I know you don't feel the same way about Bella, and I of all people know that's a good thing, but you can't just leave her with them, Jacob."
"But there really isn't anything I can do!" I exclaimed, working hard to keep my voice down. "Look, dad, they left her once already. It's only a matter of time before they move on again. They've already been here too long. People will start to notice they don't age pretty soon, and then they'll leave her alone. Happy?"
"No, Jacob, I don't think they will," Billy sighed. This confused me. He knew their pattern better than anyone.
"Of course they're going to leave," I said.
"Yes, they'll leave. What worries me is… who they might take with them."
"What? You don't mean –"
"I've been thinking about this for quite some time now, Jacob. When they left, I was relieved of my worries for a while, but now they are back, and from what Charlie tells me, she spends a lot of time with … Edward. It's only a matter of time before -"
"No! That's rubbish. Bella would never let them-"
"Let them?" Billy repeated with a sad chuckle. "Son, if they wanted to turn her into one of them, I'm sure there's nothing she can do about it."
He was right. Of course that filthy bloodsucker would do that to her. Take her by surprise; turn her into one of them. Then she would have no choice but to stay with them… forever. That was a fate I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, let alone my best friend. "Well then what can I possibly do about it?" I asked resignedly.
"I've spoken to Sam about this. We went over the details of the treaty."
"The treaty? He's not going to eat her…"
"Yes, but the treaty states that they cannot bite a human being. Bite, not kill, Jacob."
I saw what Billy was getting at. It made sense. Let them know that if they turned her, they were breaking the treaty, and we'd finish them off. Sounded like a decent idea, except for one thing…
"What if they do it anyway?" I asked worriedly. "What if they leave Forks, and then change her?"
"The treaty isn't restricted to Forks, Jacob."
"But she'd already be lost to us! She would still be one of them."
"Well, then you have to convince her to stop spending so much time with them," Billy stated simply.
"Easier said than done! Don't you remember when you bribed me to tell her to stay away from him, last year? That didn't exactly work, did it?"
"Then get Charlie to stop her from seeing him!" Billy exclaimed, running out of ideas.
"What, like get her grounded or something?" I asked sarcastically.
"Yes, if that's what it takes."
It was stupid, but a plan started to form in my mind. "Alright then. I'll go over there sometime this week, and –"
"No, Jacob. You will go now."
"Now?"
"Yes! Damn it, Jacob, this is Charlie's only daughter. She's as good as my own daughter. You go to her now, and do whatever it takes to save her. Who knows when they could decide to do it?"
I sighed but agreed. This was important, to both of us. I would warn them to back off. Just in case, I would get her into some trouble with Charlie. She would hate me for it, I was sure, but maybe Charlie would keep her safer than I ever could.
I went back inside, told the guys I had to go somewhere, and headed straight to my little garage outside. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't notice Leah follow me out.
"Jacob?" she called from behind me.
"Yeah?" I said, turning around automatically to listen to her.
"Why're you leaving?" she asked. Good question. I didn't owe Bella anything. What did it matter if she – no. I couldn't think that way.
She's still your friend
Even though she had chosen the bloodsuckers over me?
She's still Billy's best friend's daughter. You owe him this much.
"I… have to go and see Bella now."
Leah blinked. "Oh," she said quietly. That was all she said, but that one little syllable was packed with enough power to blow me away. Her face fell and she turned to go back inside.
"Leah, wait," I exclaimed, moving to stand in her way.
"It's fine Jacob. Just go. I get it. It's not like I –"
"Leah, no!" I said, frustrated. "She's my best friend. Charlie is Billy's best friend. I promised him I'd try to keep her safe, okay. But… but that's it. She's my friend, and I'm trying to keep her alive and human. Hey, look at me. I'm not – You can't – I – Oh, screw it." I abandoned all attempts at explaining myself. Instead, I let my actions speak for themselves.
I didn't exactly plan on doing it. Heck, until a second ago I didn't even know I wanted to do it. Yet there I was, kissing her. It just felt like the right thing to do. It felt like I had to kiss her. So I did.
"I'm sorry," I breathed as I pulled away a little. Our faces were barely two inches apart. I could feel her breath on my lips as she exhaled heavily. I really wanted to do that again.
She still looked pretty damn surprised. "Um, Leah?" I said uncertainly. She didn't really respond. She was looking at me in an odd way. "L – Leah? I know I shouldn't have kissed you like that, but I –" She cut me off. By kissing me.
A/N: Okay, so I could have added a lot more, but I wanted to end it here. Yes, it's really short. Yes, I'm really evil enough to end the chapter there. Mwahaha. What do you think is going to happen next?
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