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Chapter 14: Handkerchief
He is out in the rain! Everything which happened minutes ago flew out of my mind as I ran downstairs only to find a note plastered on the fridge. It was from dad saying that he has gone out to meet his friends. I just threw the paper in the dustbin and ran out of the back door.
It didn't even take a minute for me to get completely soaked. I was now in the middle of the forest, I guess and I don't know the way back. But if I find Kodo then he will be able to take me back.
Kodo and water didn't go along. He is just like any other dog.
"Kodo." I shouted waiting for a bark in response but got nothing.
It was now 20 minutes and still there was no sign of him. I don't have an idea where I was. I was starting to get scared not because I was in the forest because I can't find Kodo. I shouldn't have let him go in the first place.
"Urgh! Stupid me!" I said clutching my hairs in my hands. What if he is in trouble? What if he came across a vampire and that vampire sucked the-? No. no, no. I will not go there yet! A tear ran down my cheek which I quickly wiped away, I have to keep looking. I can't lose him. I just can't.
Just then I heard a movement in the nearby bush.
"Kodo?" I said a bit unsure.
"Sorry to disappoint you, but the name is Edward." Edward said coming out of the bushes. All my hopes washed away.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him.
"I should ask you the same question. What are you doing here? The forest can be dangerous, you know." He said, a knowing smile plastered on his face.
"Yeah, I know so what?" I said getting irritated.
"Nothing, nothing at all. But again, what are you doing here?" he asked taking a few steps towards me. He is just creepy.
"None of your business." I said crossing my arms over my chest.
"She is looking for her dog, I think." Came a voice from behind me and I turned around to see none other than Emmet Cullen. Okay, so two vampires against one Elena. Not bad.
"Kodo?" Edward said smiling a lit bit more.
"Yeah. Do you have any problem with that?" I asked raising my eyebrows. Rain stopped by now, but I was still wet, there was not even a drop of water on them. Great!
"Why would we have any problem, it's your dog." Emmet said now standing by my side.
"Right, so have you seen him?" I asked hoping for good news.
"Apparently not." Edward said friendly? Okay, so I'm wasting my time here.
"Fine then I should just keep looking for him." I said and was about to turn around but-
"Forests are dangerous." -Emmet said.
"Thank you mister obvious but your brother already told me that." I said uninterestingly.
"So you are not afraid?" he asked.
"Really? Why would I be? I'm standing in between two vampires and I'm not afraid, so how much bad can this forest get?" I said looking Emmet in the eyes. And he was surprised but Edward just smiled. He smiles a lot.
"She knows?" Emmet asked looking at Edward.
"Yeah, she figured it out couple of days ago." Edward replied to him.
"Hmmm…. So you are not afraid?" Emmet asked again. Seriously?
"Should I get that printed in paper?" I asked getting terribly irritated. Emmet just smiled, well his smile was kind of cute and that dimple was adorable. And Edmund was Edmund. Edmund right?
"She is different Emmet." Edmund said standing his back pressed to the tree and arms out over his chest.
"I noticed that too." Emmet replied. Am I missing something? Maybe they are just not talking about me.
"Different? Oh sorry I forget that I have horns!" I said sarcastically and lifted up my hands to either side of my forehead and pulled my index finger out, making horns.
Edmund chuckled. I was just wasting my time nothing else.
"Look, I'm seriously not going to waste my time. We can talk this 'you are different, I'm different, the whole world is Wonderland' thing another time ok? I have some important thing to do. And what kind of vampires you are, you don't have six sense or what?" I asked them shaking my head disappointedly at them and Emmet boomed into laughter.
"That 'wonderland' thing was quite funny." He remarked but I just stood there watching him. "And your other question, just turn around and walk for 5 minutes you'll see Kodo." He said.
"You could've just said this before!" I shouted.
"Yeah, but then we didn't have gotten a chance to talk to you." Edmund said.
"We are in the same school." I said in a 'duh' tone pointing my index finger first at him then at me.
"I don't want to start a war." He said quietly smiling turning his head slightly to the right side but I heard him. War? Because of talking to me? I just decided to let it go.
"Thanks for the help." I said sarcastically and turned around.
"It was nice the talking to you." Edmund said.
"Bye." Emmet said.
"Yeah, ditto." I said answering to both of them at the same time.
"There is someone waiting for you." Edmund said again and I just looked at him raising my eyebrows I turned around and ran in the direction I was guided not waiting for his reply. Maybe he was talking about Kodo.
I was running pretty fast, several branches came in my way but I just douched some of them, and get a few scratched here and there. I stopped when I heard a voice. Kodo's bark, but it was different, he was angry?
I ran again and this time I didn't stop until he was standing in front of me.
"Kodo!" I exclaimed running towards him, his eyes instantly lit up as he saw me. I bent down on my knees and he threw himself on me. I was laughing; I was so happy that he was ok.
"What a reunion!" came Jacob's voice. I looked up to see him standing there half naked. Half naked? My breath caught in my throat as I looked at him. Why did he have to come in front of me like this? Now, my stupid hormones will be out of my control. He was beautiful, very beautiful. God! Why I'm attracted to him like this? I just closed my eyes, avoiding looking at him. But gah! When I closed my eyes, his picture was still plastered in my head.
I will go nuts if this continued to happen. He is all I think about! Why? I'm still searching for the answer! I sighed and opened my eyes, hoping for him to disappear.
"Still here." He said crossing his arms over his chest. That's when I noticed there was blood on his arms and I was instantly on my feet. I was feeling sick, watching the blood on him.
What? I'm not the person who gets uneasy because of blood. I can handle lots of blood, but seeing blood on him, made me uncomfortable.
Kodo was by my side growling at him. I walked ahead but Kodo came in my way. What's up with him? I just pushed him aside and he growled at me, a warning kind of growl.
Really? Now he will growl at me? Fine then, let him do what he wants.
"What happened to you?" I asked Jacob, concern was clear in my voice. I really don't know why I'm concern for him.
"You should ask this to your fur ball." He said disgustingly. I'm trying to be good to him, which I don't know why, and he is pushing up his limits.
"Look at yourself first." I said, my concern for him jumping out the window.
"He bit me." He said and I looked at Kodo who growled at him again.
"Stop it." I said narrowing my eyes at Kodo, clearly disappointed with his behavior. I can't believe he did that! He bit someone? How could he?
"I'm sorry." I said ashamed.
"Well, what else you can expect from such a dangerous dog? Put a leash on him!" he said, his eyes hard. Because of Kodo's foolishness I was unable to meet his eyes. Now, my pride too jumps out of the window. Leash? No chance!
"I said I'm sorry ok?" I said still maintaining the edge of my voice. Because I'm the one, apologizing here.
"Its fine, it's not like I will get rabies nor I'm gonna die." He said. "You should be thankful that I found him. If you want to keep a pet at least train him well, he could've bit someone else." He said glaring at me. Thank you so much Kodo! I just sighed. I don't know how much I'm gonna sigh today.
"He wouldn't have done that." I said defending Kodo. I was sure that he wouldn't have done that but I also knew that he didn't like Jacob from day one but it doesn't mean that he could hurt him. I have to put some sense in Kodo's mind.
"How could you be so sure? Because it doesn't look like it." he spat at me.
"I just know ok? I'm positive that he will never ever bite someone else. YOU are however an exception" I said and he opened his mouth to say something but I stopped him. "Don't ask me how? But I will make sure that it won't happen again." I promised.
"You better, because if he did that ever again I will make sure to hurt him back." He said sincerely and I looked up at him my eyes wide. He will hurt him?
"Don't you dare do that because you will regret it." I said casually and he cocked his eyebrows at me. "I mean it." I said and he looked at me in disbelief. Really, maybe Kodo is a little stupid but no one better talk about hurting him in front of me.
"You're unbelievable." He said shaking his head.
"You are just starting to know me better." I said in a sing song voice.
"Whatever." He said through clenched teeth's. Angry? Hmmm… this boy has mood swings... a lot!
I just shook my head and reached for the back pocket of my jeans and pulled out my handkerchief. I opened it and walked over to him.
He was looking at me confused. I slowly reached out for his hand and as soon as my hand touched his, a kind of electric feeling ran through my body but I didn't backed away. The feeling was soothing, I don't know how. I grabbed his wrist and untangle his hands from his chest to take a good look at the wound.
It was not that big but was a bit deep. I looked at it for a moment and saw that it was healing. What the? I looked up at him and he was glaring down at me. I rolled my eyes at him. Maybe it is one of the perks being a werewolf.
"What are you doing?" he asked when I started wiping the blood, it just hurt me to see him in pain. And I'm not gonna ask why!
"Shh.." I said silencing him and continue to clean.
"Look, it is not important-"he said but I cut him off.
"Quiet." I said still looking at his hand and wiping away the blood.
"I'm fine, you don't hav-"he said but I cut him off again.
"Will you just shut up?" I said shaking my head slightly at him and he just looked at me. He was looking at me and me at him. Yeah, big mistake! Because I just lost in his eyes. They are so… just shut up Elena! I could feel his hot breath on my hairs and it was making my heart beat faster.
His mouth slightly parted but he quickly shut it back. "Better." I said and then wiped away all the blood. The wound was almost healed and I just let myself from getting hyper. I just tied the handkerchief at his elbow and stepped away instantly feeling sick. What the hell? I was trying to keep my heart beat steady, being that close to him just made me… I don't know what to call it.
"Sorry, again." I said I never thought that I will be saying sorry to him, but yet here I'm because of my dear Kodo saying him sorry.
"It's okay, you should go now." He said and started to walk backwards. "Just go that way." He said pointed to the right. I just nodded at him and turned around.
"Elena!" he called out and I turned to face him raising my eyebrows. "Thanks" he said through gritted teeth's, still his ego firm on his features and I just rolled my eyes at him and started to walk.
Kodo was by my side nudging me every now and then. Yeah, like I'm gonna forgive him.
"Stop." I said. He nudges me again. "Stop it." I said and he nudges me again, ok so he is crossing a line. He nudges me again.
"Just stop it for god's sake!" I shouted at him and he whimpered backing away. A big, dangerous dog like him backing away scared, it's not that you see every day.
I sighed and bend down.
"I didn't expect this from you K." I said disappointedly. He just drifted close to me begging.
"No Kodo, I'm very disappointed in you, how could you bite him?" I asked. "I know that you may not like him." he nodded as I said this. "BUT." I said. "You can't just go on biting everyone you don't like ok?" I asked and he nodded.
"I can't stand someone insulting my boy in front of me, so you better not give me that chance again. Ok?" I asked and he nodded eagerly.
"Promise?" I said and he nuzzled his nose in my cheek. "Okay. Okay." I said playfully pushing him away.
"Let's go home." I said.
We only just few meters away from the home but of course god didn't want me home!
"Hey kiddo" Patrick said. Yeah, how could my day end without him?
"Hi." I said. More drama! I'm really tired!
"So how are you?" he asked.
"Peachy" I said trying not to make a conversation.
"I'm glad you found your dog!" he said. He is stalking me? I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Hey boy!" Patrick said sticking out his hand for Kodo. Ha! Like Kodo's gonna like him!
Kodo walked happily to him, and let him pet him! What the hell? What is going on? I was looking at them with disbelief!
"I want to talk to you." He said when he was done with Kodo.
"I'm listening, duh!" I said and he smiled.
"Are you afraid of me?" he asked that question took me by surprise.
"No" I said and I mean it. He nodded.
"So, I see that you came across vampires today." He said. Where is he getting at?
"And?" I said.
"Are you afraid of them?" he asked.
"Nope." It didn't even take me a minute to answer.
"You are not afraid of me you are not afraid of them then why are you afraid of him?" he said and I was well aware that he was talking about Paul. But how did he know? He is stalking me!
"That's none of your business." I said turning my head slightly to my left, avoiding his gaze.
"It is, you're mood is effecting the things around you just open your eye to look!" he said slightly raising his voice. I was not getting what he was saying.
"I'm not afraid of him ok?" I said getting angry too.
"It doesn't look like it." he said, pressing his back to the trees. And I just stood there watching him.
"He kept a secret this big from me!" I said arguing
He smiled slightly at me.
"You know, there are some things which are hard to tell. It was hard for him too. Just think about it, what you would have done, if you were to keep a secret for the safety of the one you cared for. Sometimes you have to hide too." He said and that forced me to think.
Why did I not think this before? Why did I not try to think what he was going through?
"You know, it's okay to be wrong, but don't let the opportunity to make it right, slip from your hand." He said and water filled my eyes.
"Why are you here?" I asked.
"I'm here because I'm your godfather. To show you the right path is my duty. I can't let you do something which hurt you in return." He said and put his hands on my shoulder.
"Where were you when I needed you?" I asked him looking in the eyes, where was he when I was going through a hard time in my life. He just decided to make a sudden appearance out of nowhere!
"There is a reason behind it also, I'll tell you some other time." He said and I huffed.
"Make things right before it is too late." He said and I think about it. He was right, I nodded and he wiped a tear from my cheek. I can fight with him later but I have some important things to do first.
I hugged him and then ran. I ran to Paul. I was so so stupid. All I do was to think about how bad it hurt me. But not about how bad it hurt him and what he was going through.
How much does it hurt Jacob? Being a werewolf, so many responsibilities! Thinking all this about him made me weak, it hurt me.
How hard it must be for him to go through all of this alone for Paul. Being a werewolf, he can't make any friends. He trusted me that, I will accept him, but no I did not support him. I'm terrible. Thinking about him makes me worried.
I ran and stopped when I was at the beach. I was breathing heavily. What am I doing on the beach? I looked around and saw a humongous figure sitting there nearby the shore and smiled slightly wiping away my tears.
I walked over to him.
"Paul." I said softly and he turned around to see me, completely surprised. Then he stood up and started to walk away.
Walk away? My first best friend was walking away. All because of my stupidity!
That's when I realized that I crossed a line. How could I call someone like Paul a monster? I can only imagine how much it hurt him. I definitely messed things up bad this time.
I just stood there watching him walk away. I'm losing him too, and because of myself only. My best friend going away, far away from me. Another tear slid down my cheek.
Come on stupid Elena; stop him you can't let him go! My conscience said and first time I agreed.
I was not gonna let him walk away from me, not this easily. I wiped away my tears. I'm not gonna lose him again. I will make things right. I will make things work because someone has said that when relationships are broken you don't just throw them away you try to FIX them.
And I was gonna do that only.
Mission Get my Best Friend Back! Starts right now!
A/N: So what do you think? Elena's feeling is changing for Jacob. But what about Jacob? Finally Elena is going to make things right between her and Paul but will it be too late? The Cullens are being nice to her.. why? Suspense!
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