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A/N: Hheelloo lovelies... so close yet so far... nagging bitch *cough-cough, sniff-sniff*
Last one for the week... I think...
Disclaimer: Ney...
Then They Fell In Love
Chapter 13: The Day Before
Alice squealed in excitement as she watched the two boys standing side-by-side at the altar. They were wearing their everyday clothes—Edward in his usual expensive designer outfit, while Jacob worked his usual ragged cut-offs, but this time with a t-shirt and a pair of old Chucks.
Alice had forced the Pack to come over so they could all rehearse for the big day. The girl wanted everything to be perfect. She'd been working her ass off and sheʼd be damned if anyone tried to ruin all her hard work!
"Jacob, could you at least straighten up," Alice said from where she stood at the end of the isle. She was making final arrangements for the next day. "I can so fake spring!" she said more to herself than anyone else as she looked around the faked spring area.
"Awesome!" Jacob grumbled.
"Shut it, Wolf! You are not co-operating. The Pack is doing better than you."
The Pack smiled smugly at Jacob smugly, who just rolled his eyes.
"That is honestly so nice, Alice, really," Jacob said, sarcasm lacing every word.
"Jacob, please!" Alice stood a deep breath and then said, "Now then, letʼs get this show on the road. Carlisle will start with the whole dearly beloveds thing, blah, blah, blah, you two will say your vows, get the rings, put them on then Carlisle will saw I now pronounce you... oh no wait! Theyʼre both guys, what do we say?"
"I now pronounce you partners for life," Emmett tried.
"Shh..." Alice glared at her brother. "You can say... um... I canʼt believe Iʼm about to say this but Emmett, your idea could actually work."
Emmett smiled smugly, looking around at everyone. Some people rolled eir eyes and at him, but he didn't care.
"Jacob, get up!"
Jacob had sat down during Aliceʼs little ranting.
"Iʼm tired, Pixie," the Wolf said. "Unlike Vampires we actually have to sit cause we get tired."
"What... ever! Okay, so Carlisle will say I now pronounce you partners for life, you may now kiss. Then you two kiss— —" Jacob grabbed Edward and kissed him deeply. Everyone cheered, clapping and whistling. Alice was hardly impressed. "Jake!"
Jacob pulled away and Edward chuckled, smiling at his fiancé.
"Now that we have it all figured out," the dark haired Vampiress said, "you may all go and enjoy yourselves. Esmé has prepared some food for you guys inside. Jake, stay behind please, I need to talk to you about something important."
The others went inside, talking loudly and excitedly to each other while Jacob and Alice hung back.
"Whatʼs up, Pixie?" the Wolf asked the worried looking girl.
"The Volturi are coming. They RSVP-ed this morning."
"Oh..." Jacob said slowly, thinking it over. "Okay."
"And the Denaliʼs, they are our 'familyʼ."
"Oh. More leeches."
"Iʼm asking for your permission to let them come, you know, as the Alpha."
"Yeah, sure, sure, Pixie, whatever. So long as they donʼt drink human blood or change anyone while they're here, itʼs all good."
"Right... The Volturi may be a problem."
"They know better than to piss us off."
"I suppose that that is true."
"So, is that all?"
"For now, yes, that would be all."
"A'ight. Well I guess Iʼll see you later, Pixie."
"Yes."
Jacob nodded then rushed back into the house to eat. He was starving!
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"Jacob," Carlisle said, watching his future son-in-law cuddled up with his—Carlisleʼs—eldest son. They looked adorable together, so comfortable and in love. Carlisle couldnʼt help smile every time he saw them together. They always seemed to be touching or looking at each other, always making sure the other was okay. It was delightful to watch.
"Uh-huh?" Jacob said, looking up from Edwardʼs face to look at the Cullen patriarch.
"We must speak about the treaty and where it stands."
Jacob frowned. He hadn't put much thought to the treaty. "Shit," the teen said, "um, dad?"
Billy shrugged.
"As Alpha itʼs all up to you son," Billy replied. "All Iʼm here for is to confirm things and relay them to the Elders."
"Thanks for the help, Billy, you know youʼre the best," Jacob said sarcastically while rolling his eyes.
"Anytime, kiddo," Billy replied with the same sarcasm, though he grinned wide.
Jacob sighed, looking down at Edward who was looking back at him expectingly. The Wolf put a hand over Edwardʼs eyes which made the Vampire chuckle and look away.
"Well, letʼs see now. The old treaty said we canʼt cross each otherʼs border. Thatʼs out the window since weʼve been doing that for a while now. What else did it say?"
"They may not bite humans," Edward said.
"Right... That one still stands, obviously."
"...but if they do that it means war."
"Oh, heavenliness!" Jacob groaned.
Billy chuckledat his son's dramatics.
"Thatʼs a problem, isnʼt it?" the old man asked. "You would never be able to attack each other."
"So the war part can be scratched out. Weʼll say that if they bite a human, they... theyʼll leave Forks for good, no, even better, they leave America."
"You wouldnʼt survive without— —" Edward pointed at himself, "—and the Pack wouldnʼt be able to function well without their Alpha around."
"Bullocks, butts and asses!" Jacob exclaimed. "Oh. That— um— dad, help?"
"Donʼt worry, Jacob, we can control ourselves," Jasper drawled.
Jacob looked at the blond for a long moment before blinking. "Aha. Oh, now Iʼm really worried."
The others laughed while Jasper frowned, looking insulted.
"Donʼt you trust me, Jacob?" the blond asked.
"Ah, is that a trick question? Iʼm kidding Constepato, relax."
Jasper frowned even more at the nickname. He still didn't like it, he never would.
"Canʼt I have another nickname?" he asked.
"Rosa-leech seems fine with hers, right Rosa-bitch."
Rosalie gave Jacob the finger which had the boy laughing. Jasper sighed; knowing it was not likely that heʼd get a new nickname.
"Fine! Whatever."
"Jakie," Alice said.
"Pixie?"
"How far have you gotten with your vows?"
"Iʼm almost done."
"How close to done?"
"I know how Iʼm going to end it."
"Jake!" She punched him. She enjoyed that she didn't have to hold back much in her strength, knowing Jacob wouldn't crumble and break from her hand.
"Well, what do you expect? Iʼve been on patrol, I have to meet with the Elders like every day and I have to deal with rogue Vampires."
"WHAT?!" Edward asked, turning in Jacobʼs arms so he was looking directly at the Wolf.
"Shit! I shouldnʼt have said that out loud."
"I know youʼve been getting better at blocking your thoughts. I just didnʼt think youʼd block them because of this."
"Itʼs nothing to worry about, Ed, weʼve got it handled."
"Do you know who those rogue Vampires are?"
"Not yet, but weʼve got it under control."
"Sam?"
"Iʼm sorry but I canʼt say anything about it. Alphaʼs orders," Sam replied. Edward pulled out of Jacobʼs arms and glared at him.
"Tell me," the Vampire said.
"Itʼs nothing," Jacob said with a shrug.
"Jacob Black, as my Imprint, please, tell me the truth." Jacob grumbled the answer with a roll of his eyes, thoughts still blocked. "Speak louder!"
"They smell like some of the Vampires that came with Victoria. They were by my house, but didnʼt break anything. They didnʼt take anything either as far as I know."
"Damn it, Jake!" Edward punched the Wolf but it wasnʼt hard enough to break anything. "Why didnʼt you tell me sooner?"
"Coz youʼd react like this!"
"Alice?"
"They wonʼt bother us tomorrow," Alice replied.
Edward waited for his sister to continue, but when she didn't he frowned at her. "What about after that, Alice?" he asked, trying not to shout.
"I canʼt say, itʼs too blurry to tell anything."
Edward sighed and turned to his Mate. "Next time, donʼt hide things from me, okay?"
"Sure, sure," Jacob said.
"Iʼm serious."
"Sure, Ed, sure."
Edward sighed and sat back into Jacobʼs arms and the Shifter happily wrapped his arms around his Vampire pressing his lips against the Vampire's head.
"Righty," Alice said. "Everyone needs to rest and prepare for tomorrow."
"I gotta patrol," Jacob said.
"I'm, no, you gotta stay here. Someone else can take your shift. Leah?"
"Shit no," Leah said. "I gotta go do my hair. Do people just naturally forget that Iʼm a girl? Shit!"
"Leah, as your Alphaʼs Imprint, I say you will patrol," Edward said. This wasnʼt done as a mean thing; it was just to annoy the girl. She was so easily annoyed by everything.
"Billy!" Leah exclaimed, looking at the man. Billy only shrugged, holding his hands up. He did not want to get involved.
"Collin and Brody can patrol tonight," Jacob said. "Collin, you take the North and East, Brody, you take the South and West side, be back by ten though or your parents will have my balls."
"Sure, sure," both boys replied, nodding excitedly. They usually werenʼt allowed to patrol at night so being asked to do it, and without adult supervision, was something new and exciting.
"If everythingʼs all clear before ten you guys can head home early."
"Sure, sure."
"Iʼve been meaning to ask something," Carlisle said thoughtfully, then looked at Billy for the answer to the question he was about to ask.
"Yes?" Billy said.
"When they take an order from Jacob, is it a natural thing for them to reply with a 'sure, sure? I realize it's something Jacob says often, but I've noticed when he gives orders, it seems a natural response from his Pack. "
"Well..." Billy looked about thoughtfully, seeming to be weighing the pros and cons of answering Carlilse' s question. After a whole he shrugged and said, "Each Alpha is different, and therefore each Alpha has a special response that is in their subconscious. When giving an order to the Pack, they respond with this special response to confirm that they have heard the command and will follow it. So it is sort of natural and unnatural at the same time."
"Ah, that's rather interesting. So Ephraimʼs Pack had a different respond when he gave them orders?"
"Yes."
"Hmm..."
"Jacob?" Edward said when he felt Jacobʼs body heat up even more than usual.
"Yeah, Ed?" the Wolf replied.
"Youʼre hot."
"I know, babe."
Edward rolled his eyes at the double meaning of the word.
"No Jacob," the Vampire said, "I mean, unnaturally so, even more than 'normalʼ."
Jacob shrugged. "I donʼt feel anything."
Edward looked at Billy and found that the man was smiling broadly.
Iʼm going to be a grandpa, the man thought.
"What?" Edward asked, staring at Billy. Billy only shook his head and started chanting something in Quileute. Jacob shifted behind Edward and Edward felt his Mateʼs member brush his back. He frowned. Was Jacob hard? No, he couldnʼt smelt the arousal. Right now all he could smell from his Mate was Jacob's natural and unique woodsy-pine scent.
"Iʼm going to the bathroom," Jacob announced, getting up and stretching.
"You donʼt have to announce it," Rosalie said rolling her eyes.
"Whatever you say Rosa-bitch," Jacob said then rushed off before Rosalie could say anything. Everything was quiet for a moment then, "Holy shit!" Billy chuckled to himself. The Cullenʼs looked at him, confused, while the Pack smiled excitedly.
"Iʼm going to be an uncle!" Seth exclaimed excitedly.
"Seth!" Sam exclaimed at the same moment Paul gave a low and repremanding, "Dude." Quil and Embry both said, quite loudly, "Dude, shut up!" and Leah just threw her shoe at her brother.
"Sorry, I forgot," the kid said looking guilty, frowning at Leah's shoe, which he had no plans on returning because, ouch, and also, rude.
"What? Do you want an Alpha order to shut you up?" Leah asked, shaking her head at her brother.
"Heʼs only a kid, Leah," Emily said, smiling at Seth gentlt. "He still slips up once in a while."
"Iʼm sorry," Seth said.
Jacob came back into the room, looking like heʼd just seen a ghost.
"Whatʼs wrong bro?" Quil asked, trying to bite back a smile but failing miserably.
"Fuck off, Quilian," Jacob responded with a glare toward his friend. "And you better not say a word," he said to Embry who was most certainly about to say something. Leah started humming the tune to 'Do your chains hang lowʼ. The Pack howled with laughter, joined by Billy and Emily. "Nobody is allowed to comment in any way about how hung I am right now."
"Oh... Alpha order guys," Sam taunted and they all laughed.
"Itʼs permanent," Billy said though his chuckles.
"Fucking balls!" Jacob exclaimed which only had the Quileutes laughing harder. "Why?" Jacob whined.
"You two are getting married, youʼll have to satisfy your Imprint right?" This time even the Cullenʼs chuckled—well Emmett laughed loudly and Edward smirked as they finally caught on to what was being said.
"Billy! Shut up! Why must you be like this?"
Billy laughed at his son.
"Come on man, Iʼd be happy," Emmett said.
"Yeah, if it wasnʼt so fucking... HUGE."
Edward felt himself harden. He very subtly shifted, making sure to hide any and all evidence of his pleasure at the news. He hoped he wasn't broadcasting any scents either.
"Well, you canʼt try it out until after the wedding tomorrow," Billy said.
"Dad! Please, shut up!"
Billy chuckled.
"Oh, relax, dear boy," Carlisle said with a smile, deciding to join in. "Iʼm sure you can handle it."
"Please. Everyone... can you just stop talking about my package, please. Just no. No." Everyone laughed.
"Okay, people," Alice said when everyone had finally settled. "Bed time! We need to actually be ready for tomorrow. And no, Jacob is going to the Rez with the Pack, Eddie."
Of course both Edward and Jacob protested but Jacob was finally dragged out the house—after a deep passionate kiss was shared between him and Edward—and went home.
FIN!
Yay me! Another chapter done... I am on a role here, damn!
Next chapter:
Wedding and a whole lot of good loving!
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