Chapter 21: Taking Time Off
In a matter of weeks the incident had only become a distant memory, one that neither wanted to remember. The weekend ended too quickly for Blair to enjoy her quality time with Jacob.
An annoying ring disrupted Blair soothing slumber; she beat the machine until the atmosphere fell silent. She rolled on to her back, glancing off to the side to see Jacob still there, sound asleep. Feeling compelled to not disturb him; she quickly and quietly stepped out of the bed only making a few noises with the creaky wood beneath her cold, bare feet.
"Where do you think you're going?" Jacob asked suddenly out of the blue as he sat up in the bed, startling Blair with the sudden surprise.
"I need to get ready for school." Blair shrugged, not feeling up to going anyway.
"Well, I better head home; I need to get to school too." Jacob sighed with irritation.
"Wait, do you have any tests, quizzes or projects that are due today?" Blair questioned as she glowed with an idea.
"No, what are you planning, Blair?" Jacob asked with a hint of curiosity as to what was racing through her little mind.
"well, how about we extend out weekend a little longer?" Blair suggested as she crawled on top of him, working her own little magic spell on him which he quickly fell under, not having the slightest notion in resisting her.
"Oh, that is so tempting; I think I'll take you p on that offer." Jacob smirked as he left little hot kisses down the tender flesh of her neck causing little electric impulses through her twitching muscles.
Blair pulled away to try and remain composed of her idea in some way.
"You know what we should do?" Jacob asked, fulsome with temptation.
"What?" Blair inquired as her torso popped with a fluttering heart and a belly full of butterflies.
"A date. We should go out today, just the two of us to break away from the chains that bind us." Jacob responded with much creativity.
"All right." Blair agreed more calmly.
"I'm going to go back home and get ready, and then I'll pick you up in a little while." Jacob stated as he pecked Blair's full, ruby lips and made his way to the window with burning excitement.
"Good bye." Blair whispered, her mind clouded with passion.
"bye." Jacob smiled and leapt out of the window, escaping into near trees.
Blair decided to get ready herself; she marched to her closet, trying to decide on what to wear for the special occasion. She grabbed random clothes from her closet and placed them about the unmade bed. No wanting to deal with the dilemma, Blair entered the washroom already knowing which style to perform on her long mane that stretched to the middle of her back, the natural waves shaping her face more femininely.
She turned the facet on and allowed the clear liquid to run more freely until the temperature rose to her preference. Splashing the lukewarm water onto her face, waking her tired eyelid further.
Then she proceeded to plug in her straightening iron, letting the device warm up for a moment. During that time Blair managed her hair into small sections, will having longer hair the thickness only intensified which made styling all the more difficult.
After about an hour, Blair was finally done with the task she didn't realize how much her hair had grown over time and how much she missed the level structure and the silkiness of the locks. Blair a brush through her hair and then brushed her teeth till they were sparkling clean. She applied some mascara to her eyelashes, increasing their length all the more, a little of black eyeliner on her bottom lids and smeared chap stick on her lips, bringing out their shape even more. She felt the need to prettier her appearance for some reason that was completely unknown to her and everybody else; nobody would or could explain the emotion that she needed to better herself for Jacob.
Blair knew that Jacob loved her for being her self but Blair didn't think much of herself, plus she wanted to look her best for the day.
Leaving the bathroom, Blair gazed at the materials on her bed trying to solve her problem to stop the constant thinking for once. Blair slipped on a long sleeved peach colored shirt on top of a white tank top that showed through the long v neck, pulled on a pair of blue skinny jeans and dipped her feet into brown flats that contrasted well with the outfit.
A knock erupted from the front door just as soon as she was finished. Blair glanced out the window that Jacob normally entered to notice a very familiar Volvo parked in front of the house, a smile spread across her fully plumped lips. She took her time down the stairs, focusing more on keeping her balance with each step she took. Once she reached the bottom Blair flipped her hair over her shoulder, strands getting in her face. Then she answered the door with a polite greeting.
"Hi, Edward." Blair greeted wit happiness.
A familiar tingling sensation went throughout his body from his minor name to be called by such a sweet voice nearly drove him over the edge with pleasure.
"Hello, Blair. I just came by to make sure that you were in good health since you missed a few classes." Edward explained.
"I know. Well, as you can see I'm fine. But aren't you suppose to be in class?" Blair gleamed.
"Yeah but the forecast is supposed to be sunny all day and I don't need to be sparkling all around the school with many eyes on me." He laughed naturally.
Also Blair accompanied with his good humor, she had missed spending time with Edward outside of school but Jacob was less then thrilled with her even considering in have a vampire for a friend.
"Do you want to come in?" Blair offered as she took a step to the side, making room for him to enter.
"Yes, Blair, thank you." Edward stammered as he ducked into the house at that same moment Jacob pulled up to the house in his Rabbit and stepped out of the car, letting the vehicle run as he walked across the pebbled driveway.
Blair ran out of the house and met him half way as she enclosed her arms around his neck; he wrapped his arms around her waist and twisted her around. They really needed the day out with one another; they deserved the break from reality for a few hours.
Soon Jacob placed on the dry ground.
"You look wonderful." Jacob smiled but the grin didn't last long once he caught a whiff of a certain corpse that he had time and time again warned Blair to stay away from him but naturally she didn't listen.
"Why is he here?" Jacob asked through clenched teeth.
"Edward just came by to see if I was ok since I skipped my classes." Blair explained, not seeing the harm in a friend dropping by.
"Oh so the bloodsucker has a name. How many times have I told you not to hang around that leech? Why don't you listen to me?" Jacob shouted, letting his temper control the situation.
"How dare you! You have no right to pass judgment on him; because of him I didn't go insane from you leaving me. He helped me cope with the pain and he's become my best friend." Blair yelled in defense.
"A friend! You consider that walking corpse a friend! I can't believe that I'm hearing these words come out of your mouth. I'm trying to protect from the very things that will kill you and you're just hanging out with them as if they're normal." Jacob clarified the truth to her; trying to force her to see clearly that she was putting her self in danger yet again and he was only doing what he thought was best.
"Well, it's not like I can easily avoid him, I have him in most of my classes and I don't even want to. He's my best friend Jacob and you're just going to have to accept that because I'm not going to change my mind. I'm tired of your childish insecurities and trying to control every move that I make. Jacob, you need to allow me some freedom and I'm allowed to communicate with anybody I feel like, it's a free country not a dictatorship." Blair explained once more.
Suddenly Edward stepped out of the house, measuring the tension of the circumstances as they argued, defending their points not budging a bit. Jacob glanced over at him and his anger immediately boiled over. He marched over to his immortal enemy, fully prepared to take the dead man on.
"What did you do to her?" Jacob shouted as he shoved Edward with much force and caused to stumble back, his eyes flashed black from the impulse.
"I did nothing; you have caused the problem yourself Jacob. Maybe if you were more accepting Blair wouldn't be so stubborn with you." Edward advised as a smirk formed on his angelic face.
"Don't you dare speak to me as though I don't know her, you bloodsucker." Jacob spat in his face with such venom as he lunged after Edward but he swung his arm back and punched Jacob off of the porch, causing him to do a back flip and explode in his wolf form.
Jacob howled with high rising anger as he began to charge for Edward as he did the same. Blair raced with her feet getting caught in the dirt as she ran towards the pair of monsters. She finally it in the gap between them, them immediately stopped within their tracks, some what recomposing their original selves.
"Stop it! Both of you!" Blair yelled with authority as she glared at each of them with furiously. "I think that both of you need to leave, now."
Edward was about to respond but he cut himself short, not desiring to anger her further. He regained his original composure and apologized for his rude actions as well as hurtful words towards Jacob before he took his leave. Jacob stared at Blair for a moment not believing that she was actually demanding him to leave her all alone without anybody to protect her but he needed to respect her decision since he had not been supportive lately. He sighed with hurt filled orbs and then dashed off into the forest, leaving Blair to her thoughts.
Out of the blue rain burst from the dark clouds that hung above the small town, obviously the weather man was wrong once again. Blair was soon soaked with the water that washed away the evidence of their little quarrel.
How was Blair going to possibly deal with two abnormal creatures that seemed to be staking their claim on her which she didn't take to kindly to the thought.