"Harry's death is a tragedy," said Sam, "He will be missed by all. Which is why we must kill the vampire that did this."
Some hooted and hollered while others just clapped. We had gathered at Sam and Emily's place for a meeting/memorial service. As an elder, Harry deserved the out most respect from us and we planned to give it to him. The funeral was to be held the next morning so we had the rest of the day off. However, we would not be attending that funeral. Instead, we will be attending the after burial, the funeral where the wolves came in and said a few words then howled together in grief. It's what Harry would have wanted. Sam raised his arms up to silence us.
"Attacking should be easier now that we have one more to the group," said Sam smiling at Quil and extending his hand to him, "Welcome, brother."
Quil shook the offered hand and thanked Sam. I'm surprised. Most newbies took it pretty hard when they first joined the pack, but Quil was taking it well. Come to think of it a lot of us were starting to enjoy this new life. Even Sam, who had all the reason to hate it, was starting to embrace his life as a La Push wolf. Truthfully, I was starting to enjoy it too. I felt free when I was in wolf form and the sense of family and companionship whenever I ran with my pack brothers. The only one to seem to not like this life was Jacob and he wasn't even here half the time to face it. No sooner had the thought crossed my mind did Jacob finally appear out of nowhere. I gave him a smile but he didn't smile back. In fact, he didn't look like the happy, cheerful Jacob that I remembered. This Jacob looked solemn, like a puppy that just got kicked. The others, though, didn't seem to notice and went up to greet him. Jacob put on a smile and shook their hands as one by one our brothers came up to him. Upon spotting Quil, he gave him a man hug as a welcome and kissed my cheek before taking a seat next to me.
"So as I was saying now that Quil is here we have more a chance at defeating this vampire. So I've got a strategy. Jacob, Quil and Embry will take the south part of the forest; Jade and Jared will take Forks while Paul and I take La Push. She'll be cornered with no way out. It's the perfect plan."
"Wrong."
We all turned to Jacob at the sound of his voice. It was the first time he had spoken since walking in and his sad stricken face was more noticeable.
"Something we should know, Jacob," asked Sam
"You're going to have to rethink your entire strategy. Jade and Jared can't be in Forks and we can't be in some parts of the forest."
"Why?"
"The Cullen's have returned."
There goes the plan.
"I thought they left."
"They did, but after Bella's scare at the cliff they came back."
"Damn it. That throws us way off course now," complained Sam. He was in deep thought now. Obviously, rethinking his plan now that the Cullen's where in the equation again. Wait, if Cullen came back then that must mean….
"You idiot," I shouted slapping his arm. He looked at me in shock.
"The fuck, Jade?"
"You didn't tell Bella you imprinted. Damn it Jake all this could have been avoided had you just told Bella that you imprinted on her."
"Jade you don't understand."
"No Jacob you don't understand. If you had told Bella a head of time we wouldn't have this problem. The Cullen's wouldn't be back and that damn vampire would be dead. God, you really don't have a clue."
"Cool it. Both of you," said Sam. Jacob and I were shaking now and everyone had backed away from us. We would have shifted on the spot if Sam hadn't had said something, "Jade it was Jacob's choice. Stupid as it may be we have to respect it. I'll call a meeting with the leader to make sure the treaty intact. In the mean time we wait for the others. Seth will be joining us soon so numbers shouldn't be a problem."
We really had no other choice, much as we hated it we had to follow Sam's command. He rarely used his alpha voice but when he did it was like he had us on leashes. This was one of the main reasons we wouldn't wish this on anyone. My brother and I shared a glance before nodding and sitting back down.
"Luckily for us we get to sleep in tomorrow but I want all of us here at 12 for lunch. Am I clear?" said Sam
"Yes sir," said Jared and Paul
"Copy that," replied Embry and Quil
"Yep," was all Jacob and I said before we got up and headed to the Rabbit.
"Had to think," I asked once we got in.
"Yea. It's nice not having someone in your head all the time, plus I couldn't it made more sense to drive from Fork's to here."
One thing we learn about this new life, was that our human form was like oxygen. In our human form, our secrets were safe and our thoughts were private. These were the reasons why a lot of us only shifted when we had to. The ride to the house was silent. Not one of us spoke. Even when the car was at the house and parked we didn't say anything. We didn't even bother to get out of the car. All we did was stare at the house in silence.
"Wanna just drive around," asked Jacob. I nodded. It was clear that neither of us felt like putting up with dad at the moment. I pulled out a note pad and a pen and wrote a quick note to dad. Since his truck wasn't there, I stuck the note on the door before getting back in the car. Jacob had already started the car, so as soon as I got in he drove off. The whole ride was silent; neither of us wanting to break the silence. We just enjoyed the silence and the other's company.
"I don't want to go home just yet," said Jacob after a while of driving.
"Neither do I," I said.
It was nice not talking about the pack or to think about them for once. It given the chance I think Jake and I would stay like this forever. No supernatural stuff, no vampires and more importantly no alpha. A smile slowly graced Jacob's lips before he pulled into a diner that was open 24/7. It was also a convenient store. I instantly knew what he was getting at.
"You get the food and I get the drinks," I smiled. He nodded and we both got out of the car. A few moments later we both came out. Jacob holding three to go boxes and me with some soda's and chips. I put my stuff in the back before running back to get some ice. I got the ice and soon we were driving to our destination. Since we always kept a cooler in the back, I began to fill it with the ice and drinks. It wasn't long until we were at the camp grounds. We began to unload our stuff. Thankfully we always kept the things needed for camping in the car.
"Get the wood," said Jacob, "I'll set up camp."
It had been a while since we had a camping trip and truthfully it reminded us of our childhood. However, when dad became cripple and our sisters moved out we really didn't go camping all that much, unless Quil and Embry planned it. When Jacob and I wanted to go, we would go to the store, grab some supplies and head to our spot. So it became our thing when ever life became too much or whenever we just needed a break. Dad didn't really mind so long as we called him when we were on our way back. Camp was set up an hour later. Our tent was set up with our sleeping bags in it, a fire was running and the cooler was close by.
"It's been a while since we've done this," said Jacob taking a bite of his bacon burger and washing it down with root beer.
"Yea I know. I can't even remember the last time we went camping," I said dipping one of my fries in some barbeque sauce.
"Two summers ago."
"Embry wanted to get out of the house.."
"and Dad was being over dramatic."
We laughed at the memory before stuffing our faces with food and listening to the crickets chirping.
"I miss the days where all we had to worry about was who to take to the dance. When none of this werewolf bullshit even existed," said Jacob breaking the silence.
"Yea I know what you mean. We used to make straight A's in school and now we've dropped to C's and D's. Sometimes I just want to run away from it all."
"Like what we're doing now?"
We laughed before falling in to silence once again. The only sound being the fire and the crickets.
"I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier," I said, "I was out of line."
"You had every right to be. I would have done the same."
"Yea but.."
"Jade, it's no big deal, really."
"Yes it is. I snapped at you and I had no reason to. I guess I'm just jealous that you get to imprint and I don't."
"And I get that. Look we knew that it was bound to happen eventually and it did. I forgive you."
We hugged it out before turning back to our food. When we finished eating we threw our trash in a trash bag and put it in our car before going back to our spots for smores.
"I think this is one thing that being werewolves can't take away from us," I said putting another marshmellow on the skewer.
"That and music," said Jacob taking out his mp3 and hooking it up to some speakers. I smiled as Nickleback started blarring through the speakers. I began to sing along to Rockstar and soon Jacob did too. When the song ended we laughed at our bad singing before another song filled our ears. It was much slower than the last one and I immediately recognized it as The Plumb's In My Arms. Jacob stood up and held out his hand to me.
"Dance with me, sis," he asked. I took his hand and stood up. He led me out to an area that wasn't cluttered with camping gear and held me to him as we began to dance. We have always been close and weren't embarrassed to be seen dancing together. Our closeness, though, seemed to be disappearing. Ever since our transformation, we've been becoming more and more distant. We were still close just not as close as we use to be. He was always with Bella, and I was always out covering for him during his shift. He hated being a wolf and I was enjoying it. We argued more than we usually did. I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I almost didn't notice the tear rolling down my face. I buried my face in my brother's chest as the tears began to fall. I missed what use to be. I missed being a regular human and more than anything I missed the possibilities of finding my soul mate. Jacob held me close as I cried and kissed my head. All the while we moved to the music. I soon felt something hit my head and I knew that Jacob must have been crying too. I looked up face my brother as he wiped at his eyes to hide the tears. He had been very conscious of letting people see him cry ever since mom died. The only other time anyone had seen him cry was the night we first shifted and even then he brushed it off like it was nothing. Not this time though.
"Jacob, I cry myself to sleep almost every night since the transformation and I have never once seen you shed a tear. You can't keep bottling up your feelings like that, it's not healthy. I'm your sister Jake, you have nothing to hide with me."
"I can't," said Jacob his voice cracking, "I can't show weakness."
"Crying doesn't make you weak, Jake. It just makes you human, if only for one night."
"I.."
"Just be human for one night Jake. It may be the only chance you get for a while."
He shook his head before turning to retreave his mp3. I grabbed his arm and turned him to face me.
"Jake..please. You need this."
He then grabbed me and held me as his walls began to break. The tears flowed down his face like a waterfall and his body shook with sobs. I held him close as we both cried ourselves to sleep, with nothing but the stars watching us.
A/N: Ok if it seemed like incest at the end I'm sorry. I was trying to capture the closeness of the twins. Again, I swear, it's not incest. Don't believe me, then, stick around for the rest of the story. I got some surprises coming your way. Some you may expect and others you might not.
