I unfortunately do NOT own Twilight, Stephenie Meyer does, but if I did...
There would have been a fight at the end of Breaking Dawn.
I would have given Bella and Jacob more time together during New Moon.
AN: The parts in italics are the thoughts of the pack in their wolf form and The dress I tried to describe in this chapter, the one that Bella will be wearing to prom is the one that Vanessa Hudgens wore to the High School Musical 2 première.
Chapter 14
Relationship Issues
JPOV
I woke up laying next to Bella, her bedroom door open, as much as I would have loved to stay in bed with her it was my patrols this morning. I got up and crept over to the window.
As I ran off towards the forest I shed my clothes leaving them by a tree and phased, Leah was the only one nearby, she sounded sad.
"Leah, what's going on?" I ran towards her, I found her in her wolf form laying on the ground whining.
Her thoughts were jumbled and things were spinning around her head, I managed to pick out a few things. "Dad...red-headed leech...Sam...Dad"
"You're upset about your dad?" I stated
"I can't help but resent Bella right now"
"What has she done?"
"Nothing, just Charlie was with dad in the forest and my dad was the one who died, Charlie could have prevented it or..."
"Are you saying you wish Charlie had died instead?" I growled
"It's not just that, Bella's the reason the leeches were in town anyway, why the redhead came and why I became a wolf"
"How dare you blame my Bella? Your fathers death and you becoming a wolf could not have been stopped"
"If she hadn't fallen head-over-heels in love with that stupid reeking bloodsucker, none of this would have happened, I would still be normal and my dad would still be alive"
I didn't have a chance to say anything else to Leah as she stood up and sprinted off into the forest, I made my way back to La Push, phasing as I got close. I went over to Sam and Emily's place. Emily was in the kitchen and Sam was sitting at the kitchen table.
"Sam can I talk to you for a sec?" I asked
"Of course, come in, sit down" Sam pushed the chair out from opposite him.
"Leah ran off" I blurted out not thinking, Sam's reaction was going to be bad.
Leah and Sam's relationship had become very difficult. Leah did have a point about hating being a wolf as it has turned her life upside down. Sam still cared for her, his feelings were just not as strong as they were for Emily. It didn't help the matter that Emily was Leahs cousin, everyone hated Sam at first, but now after imprinting myself, I know how difficult it is to stay away from them.
"What do you mean she ran off?" Sam's eyes widened
"She's depressed about her father and is blaming it all on the vampires" I explained
"Why can't she be more like Seth and less dramatic" Sam complained
"Maybe you should go talk to her" Emily interrupted
"She won't want to talk to me" Sam shook his head
"She might do, it could be your chance to patch things up between you" I added
"Sam, go" Emily smiled
"Fine, I'll be back home tonight" Sam stood up and kissed Emily on the cheek. I followed him out the door.
"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Sam asked
I shrugged "We can't tell Sue her daughter ran away, she'll freak"
"Alright" Sam patted my shoulder and headed towards the forest.
I got in my Rabbit and headed towards Forks, I felt guilty for leaving Bella this morning and couldn't wait to see her. I found the key under the mat and walked inside. Bella was in the living room watching something on TV, I walked in.
"Hey" Bella looked up over the couch and smiled
"Hello" I sat down on the couch and she moved over, laying across me, her head in my lap.
"You disappeared this morning"
"I know I had patrols and then I had to sort Leah out..." I trailed off
"How is Leah?"
"She ran away"
"Why?" Bella sat up.
"She's just still upset about her dad" I lied.
I know Bella and Leah didn't get off to the greatest start, but eventually they became friends and I knew Bella really liked her. I didn't want to hurt her feelings by telling her the real reason Leah ran off. I decided to change the mood and got an envelope out my back pocket handing it to Bella.
"What's this?" Bella asked taking the envelope from me.
I shrugged "Open it"
Bella glared and pouted before opening the envelope, her eyes grew wide when she realized what was inside. "Oh My God Jake!"
"I know how much you wanted to see her before graduation and you wanted me to go with you, so I thought I would contribute to the trip"
The plane tickets to Jacksonville hadn't cost me that much, and I knew Bella desperately wanted to go and it was evident she missed her mom.
"Thank you so, so much" Bella sat on my lap facing me and wrapped her arms around my neck kissing me, Bella pulled away quickly and I looked at her rejected.
"I'm sorry Charlie will be home soon" Bella shrugged
I sighed and Bella lay back down watching the TV again.
"Jake?" Bella spoke
"Yeah?"
"Will you go to my Spring Dance with me?" she asked
"Of course"
"I'm going shopping with Angela in Port Angeles after school tomorrow"
"Why when is the dance?" I asked
"Friday"
BPOV
I'm glad Jacob agreed to come to the dance. I kept being asked by Mike who just wouldn't take no as an answer, at least now I had a good excuse. I told him to ask Jessica because they deserved each other.
I met Angela in the parking lot after school and she drove us to Port Angeles, we went to the first dress shop and looked around. I had no idea what I was looking for, in fact I hated shopping and it must have been evident.
"Do you want me to help you pick something out?" Angela offered
"Yes please"
Angela smiled and started to look through the racks, I pushed a few dresses round and didn't like any of them. I didn't even know what kind of dress I wanted. Short, long, straight, ball gown, frilly, sequins, this shop had everything and I had no idea what would suit me.
"Perfect" Angela made me jump. I looked up at her she was holding a floor length red satin dress. She also tried to get me shoes, but I refused as I knew I wouldn't be able to walk in them.
"Are you hungry?" I asked as we walked away from the pay desk
"Yeah, do you want to grab some dinner on the way home?"
"Sure, there's a diner just in town my dad always goes to" I suggested
We got into her car and drove back to Forks stopping at the diner on the way we sat down and ordered our food.
"So who are you going to prom with?" Angela asked grinning
"Jacob"
"Jacob who?"
"Jacob Black"
"Ooh who's Jacob Black?"
"This guy I've known for like...ever"
"How comes you've never told me about him?" Angela frowned
"We've only been dating for a few months"
"Was Jacob the one at La Push last year?"
"Yeah, but he looks totally different"
"He was cute then"
"He's hot now" I smiled to myself at the understatement, he is burning hot.
"Aw, Isabella Swan is in love"
I blushed "Shut up"
"Ooh, you want to kiss him, you want to love him, you want to marry him" Angela sang
"Angela, shut up!" I hissed
"I'm just kidding"
We paid for our meal and walked outside to where Angela's car was parked, something across the street caught my eye. I looked again, there was a silver Volvo parked outside the library. I almost collapsed I caught hold of the door handle to steady myself, Angela turned.
"Bella, are you okay?" Angela looked concerned
"Yeah, I'm fine"
I caught my balance again and stood up straight "I'm just going to head over to the library across the road, I'll see you at school?"
"Yeah sure"
I collected my stuff from Angela's car and gave her a quick hug and watched her drive off before I crossed the road, my phone vibrated.
Charlie: when are you home? x
Bella: I'm with Angela so don't wait up for me x
I lied, I didn't want Charlie to freak out by knowing I was walking around town alone. I walked into the library and picked up a random book and sat down pretending to read whilst looking around.
"The Truth Behind The American Revolutionary War, stuck on a history assignment?" A soft, quiet voice startled me.
"Edward..." I gasped
"Hello Bella" Edward whispered
"What are you doing back...again"
"I wasn't expecting to see you here so I thought it would be safe"
"Safe from what?" I questioned
"You" Edward did his crooked smirk, I looked away
"What am I going to do?"
"I'm not entirely sure" Edward smirked "I learnt never to underestimate you, as you are the Chiefs daughter, you might walk around with a gun...who knows?"
"Pepper-spray"
"Ah, that's what they use these days, or it could just be you. I mean you are the only person in the entire human race who is likely to harm themselves whilst using a gun"
"Gee thanks" I was offended "You never answered my question, why are you back?"
"I come back quite often to check on you, I mean I have left you in the rather unstable hands of a werewolf"
"Jacob is fine and he's not unstable" I glowered
"Bella, he gets out of control and phases into a giant wolf if he stubs his toe on something"
"Stubbing your toe is very painful"
"You would know" Edward raised an eyebrow
"OK, were you trying to attract my attention I mean you did park your car right across the road from where I was"
"No, I promise, I didn't even realize you were there"
"Couldn't you smell me?"
"Bella this is the busiest part of town, I wouldn't be able to pick your scent up that far away and besides I was distracted from scent by the thoughts"
"Thoughts about what?"
"Mostly wandering if The Cullen's are back in town" Edward answered truthfully
"Oh"
"Some of them were rather amusing, some weren't"
"Edward, stop" I shook my head
"What's wrong?" Edward looked at me slightly confused and concerned
"I don't know...everything, you coming back again and acting as if everything is normal between us"
"Bella I made a mistake and even I can't fix that, it's a mistake I'll regret for the rest of eternity because I lost you, but I don't want us to hate each other because of what happened"
"You know Jacob will literally kill you"
"I doubt it very much, he isn't strong enough, even surviving on animals blood I could take him out"
"Don't" I begged
"I will only fight to defend myself and my family, I would never kill someone to show off, even Jacob Black"
"Can't you just get along?" I really didn't understand the whole enemy thing.
"I wish we could, but we're mortal enemies"
"His grandfather was your mortal enemy, he's a new generation"
"It's not the person, it's what they turn into, they're there to protect the tribe from us"
"Why don't you prove to them you're not out to kill their tribe" there had to be a way.
"It's not as easy as that"
I decided to have a subject change "Is it just you back in town?"
"No, Alice came back this time"
"Alice" my face lit up
"Do you wish to see her?"
"Yes, I've missed her so much"
"I'll call her and get her to come here" Edward reached to his pocket
"No I'll come with you"
"Are you sure?" Edward narrowed his eyes questioningly
"Yeah, I have no other way of getting home"
"OK" Edward shrugged.
I smiled and stood up putting the book back on a random shelf. I followed Edward out the library.