"The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper."

— Eden Phillpotts

"There you are."

Gabriel was throwing punches at a blinding speed and I was swiftly dodging them. The sun was almost dipping belong the horizon meaning it was almost time for the bonfire. Jacob had been running patrols like crazy this afternoon meaning I had some time to train with Gabriel and Leah. "Hey, babe!" I called as I caught Gabriel leaving one of his chi spots open for me. I quickly went on the offensive, before he could realize what I was about to do, I was hitting his chi point sharply causing him to hiss in pain and back away allowing me this victory.

Leah snorted from her spot underneath the large willow tree, "You would think you'd learn to protect your chi spots from her, Gabe." Humor was laced in her usually harsh voice and I even small a small grace of a smile.

Gabriel groaned rubbing his side and shot her a glare, "I have several of them, okay? It's hard to protect them all at once."

I laughed and skipped over to Jacob who happily took me into his arms, "You know I think that's called cheating." Jacob teased with a goofy grin on his handsome face.

I snorted and waved it off, "It's called having an advantage, babe."

"Cheating." Gabriel muttered scowling at him as he tried to collect his shattered ego.

I stuck my tongue out at him and looked up at my werewolf boy, "What's up? I thought you were picking up Bella." I tilted my head to the side as I gazed at him.

His hair was getting a bit long…but I liked it and he was growing a stubbly beard which gave him a rugged look; something I was not complaining about. "She's on her way to the border," Jacob responded playing with a strand of my hair that had gotten free from my pony tail, "I figured since you were close, you'd want to come."

"We would have to take a pit stop to my house afterwards then." I informed him as I glanced down at my sweaty and bruised form.

Jacob nodded and smiled, "Sounds good," He turned his eyes onto Gabriel and Leah who were speaking quietly to one another, "Is it okay if I steal Serena for a while?"

"Yes, we do mind." Leah replied coldly but being so used to her harsh and blunt tones, I heard the sarcasm leaking in her words.

Jacob must've heard it to because he was rolling his eyes and nudging me to follow him, "Let's get going before the leech decides to not let her come anymore."

We were holding hands as we moved swiftly through the trail towards the main road where I spotted his Rabbit. The weather was warm, a rarity here in Forks. The skies were flooded with fluffy, white clouds blocking the sun and there was a deliciously, cold breeze lazily floating around. Tonight would hopefully remain cool and not too cold. "How is Leah's training? Sam's been curious on how she's coming along."

I responded breezily, "She's doing great. She's a lot better then before. She doesn't let her emotions take over or anything. She's a very fast learner." I couldn't help but to feel proud of Leah. She's come a long way in the few weeks we've trained together. She's less angry and bitter. Albeit she is still harsh and blunt but that's her personality. We were working on her social skills but I called a quits on that because Leah was naturally a very private person, and I didn't want to push her out of her comfort zone.

"That's good to hear. When do you think she'll be ready to train with the guys?" Oh, yeah Sam had been pushing me to ask Leah if she was ready to train with the guys again. I wasn't sure if Leah even wanted to train with the boys again. I was a bit fearful of asking her because I was a bit selfish and wanted to keep her to myself. I liked the time Leah and I spent together. Honestly, I considered Leah one of my best friends above Paul, Jared, and Quil. She was very high on my list with Embry, Seth, and Bella.

"I haven't asked her yet." I mumbled lowly knowing what Jacob would say.

Jacob smirked at me as he held my door open, "You're being selfish."

"So?" I pouted with a grin.

Jacob laughed and closed my door and got into his side, "Sam needs to see her progress, Serena, there might be a fight coming our way and he needs to know for sure that she's ready. Despite what Leah thinks, Sam still cares for her greatly."

I smiled softly and nodded as I slipped my small hand into his, "I'll talk to her tonight about it." I assured.

"So, are you excited? This will be your first bonfire." Jacob shot me a grin.

I nodded with a smile, "I can't wait to hear Billy tell the tales of our tribe. I am so eager to hear some history about my home." I sighed wistfully as I shifted around so I was turned towards Jake with my legs up Indian style.

"I love seeing you smile," Jacob says quietly but kept his eyes on the road, "I love everything about you." He says seriously making my heart jolt and he heard it too. He smirked and I scowled playfully at him.

"You really know how to woe a girl, don't you?" I mused gently running my fingers across his arm. His muscles quivered and a huff came from his mouth.

"Just like you know how to woe me." Jacob murmured with this dark look in his brooding eyes.

"It's my job to know how you tick." I proudly stated not knowing how dirty it may have sounded.

Jacob grinned darkly as we came to a red light and before I could ask what he was thinking, he pulling my face towards his and kissing me deeply. I was a bit taken off guard but regained my senses and kissed just as eagerly. His tongue was invading my mouth and he made it known how much my word and touches got him worked up. My hand was now gripping his arm tightly as our tongues pushed against each other and then there was a honk behind us.

We broke apart laughing, "Smooth, Jake." I smiled brightly at him.

He grins cheekily at me as he makes way towards the border, "How much convincing would it take for Sam to let me sleep with you in your bed?" Jacob questioned trying not to make it sound as naughty or dirty as it sounded, but failed and I started laughing.

Jacob chuckled and shook his head, "I'm being serious."

"I know but I just can't help it," I giggled then sighed, "Honestly, I don't know. We would probably have to leave the door open—"

"To be honest, I would do it if it meant getting to actually sleeping with you." Jacob quickly stated with a frown.

I inwardly melted, "I'll see if I can make him budge."

Jacob and I made small talk about the bonfire and maybe even going out on another date but this time it would be a small picnic at his mother's gazebo. I was very excited about it, we hadn't returned to the gazebo in a very long time. It seemed it had been years since we've been there. We can to the border and I perked up at the sight of Bella and Edward already there and waiting. Edward had this neutral expression on his face as I hurriedly jumped out of the car and tackled Bella into a hug.

"Bells, I missed you so much!" I complained taking in her lavender scent with hints of honey. For some reason, her scent always gave me this weird sense comfort. Despite not hanging out as often as we used to, we were still very close.

"You just saw her yesterday." Edward scoffed.

I shot him a dry glare, "Way to kill the moment, Eddie Boy."

Edward returned the glare at the new nickname I had for him. Bella grabbed my attention again, "I missed you too. I'm glad we'll be able to finally hang out. It's been a while." Bella beamed at me.

I was happy that she was so eager to hang with me even if it meant Edward being a bit…upset with the new arrangements, but I had a feeling Edward trusted me with Bella more then he trusted Jacob with her. "It's going to be our first time attending a bonfire. I've never attended one either." I told her sheepishly.

She smiles, "Really? That's awesome," She turns to Edward and kisses him gently, "Try to have fun and don't stress, okay?" She assures her vampire boyfriend.

Edward looked at me, "I trust you'll be in good hands."

I smirked and rolled back on my heels, "Ain't anyone going to even think about touching her while she's with us. She's going to be in the middle of a werewolf pack, Eddie boy; she's safest with us if not with your family." I informed him strongly.

Edward's face hardened a bit less and he nodded, "Have fun, Bella, okay? I'll be back to pick you up in the morning." Edward murmured kissing her forehead.

"Morning?" Jacob and I echoed together.

Edward stared at us before sending a small glare to Bella who was sheepishly staring at us, "Did I forget to mention I was spending the night?" She says innocently showing us her backpack.

"Yes, you did." I laughed shaking my head.

"There goes my plan of getting into your bed." Jacob muttered into my ear.

Edward heard because he started to cough to hide his laughter but I quickly said, "It'll be tons of fun. I'll kick the guys out so, it'll only be us." I sent a smirk at Jacob who looked a bit disappointed.

Bella glanced at Jake's crest-fallen expression and put two-and-two together, "Oh, did I…did I ruin something?" She asks with blushing cheeks.

"No," I answered laughing.

At the same time Jacob replied, "Yes."

"Not really because Jacob wanted to sleep over but we weren't sure if it would happen because of you know who always up our butts." I explained to Bella easily.

"Oh," Bella was still blushing, "Are you sure?"

"We weren't going to have sex tonight, Bells, come on." I snorted making Edward cringe and Jacob to sputter in disbelief.

"Serena!" Jacob groaned.

I blinked at him, "What? I'm telling her the truth."

Jacob muttered, "Our sex life isn't for their ears."

"She's your best friend and mine." I pointed out smartly.

"And you tell Embry, Paul, Jared, and Quil about it all the time." Bella added as an after thought.

"Werewolf telepathy sucks." I admitted sadly. No privacy with these mutts, I swear.

Jacob was grumbling, "Cannot believe we are talking about this."

"This is turning out to be very interesting." Edward commented.

Jacob snarled at him in a threatening way and subtly told him to shut up. Edward smirked. Bella bid her final goodbye to her boyfriend before jumping into Jacob's car. I was sitting with my body facing Jacob so I could still see Bella. We caught up on recent events and how she was doing at school. "How's that pig nosed friend of yours doing?" I questioned casually.

"Jessica?" Bella couldn't help but to laugh.

"Yeah that one." I answered indifferently. From what Bella had told me about her friends, Jessica was my least favorite. She seemed to be pretty two-faced in my eyes. I've only met her once but once was enough for me. Her small remarks towards Bella, her posture, her tone whenever she spoke to Bells was just…full of envy and jealousy. A friend I didn't want Bella to have and I had voiced this many times.

"She's not that bad, Serena." Bella said quietly defending her pig-nosed friend.

"She's a two-faced bitch." I bluntly stated making Jacob laugh.

"I don't think I've ever heard you talk badly about anyone other then Edward before, babe." Jacob pointed out with this grin on his face, "I think this is a first that you've actually disliked someone other then Edward." He made it sound like it was a miracle of something.

I gave him the stank eye, "I don't like fake people."

Bella giggled, "I think he means he's shocked is all. You're usually a very friendly person, Serena, it's rare when you don't like someone."

I blinked and looked at her, "Is it?" I questioned a bit bewildered. I knew I was a friendly person but I didn't think they'd noticed I rarely disliked someone.

Bella nodded thoughtfully, "Yeah, I'm a bit surprised too, but I figured if you don't like Jessica it is for a certain reason." Bella hums thoughtfully.

"Then why are you still friends with her?" I grumbled moodily.

"She hangs out with my other friends, remember? I can't really ditch her and not expect anything to change with my other friends. I don't want to make things awkward especially with our graduation coming up and the party—" Bella shook her head and I could already smell of stress coming from her.

"You seriously need a good time." Jacob laughs.

Bella smiles and nods, "Definitely, I seriously missed hanging out with you guys."

"We'll have a good time tonight, promise." I said happily as we pulled up to my house, "Just give me thirty minutes to get ready and we'll be on our way!"

As I was getting out of the car, something caught my sight. It was large, the scent familiar, and familiar glowing eyes stared at me through the dark shadows of the trees. I could hear the whispers of the trees ringing in my ears as I stared directly at the glowing gold eyes. My heart fluttered and my heart became calm once more.

"Kokako." I murmured gently with a giant smile. Jacob and Bella behind me.

"Serena…" Jacob growled in warning.

"Lady Serena," Kokako stepped forward and I heard sharp intakes from Bella and Jake, "I am very relieved to see you again." Kokako bows his head slightly and I bowed back in respect with the same smile on my face.

"Holy shit." Jacob muttered in shock.

"Guys, this is Kokako," I introduced as I hugged Kokako—or tried because he was so massive, but he chuffed affectionately and rubbed his nose against my side, "Kokako, this is my mate Jacob and my best friend Bella."

This bonfire just got very interesting.

I know it has been quite a while since I updated. I apologize. My birthday was on the fifth of May and I celebrated by going to Mexico for a few weeks but I am back! And with another chapter. I shall start updating once more. I wanted to make this longer but I ran out of time, BUT do not fear I will probably update tomorrow or Sunday. I really don't like leaving short chapters for you guys especially since this chapter was just a boring filler. I think the next chapter is another filler but I'll try to add in cute moments with Jacob or moments with the pack or Bella, we'll see. I might add a scene with just Bella, Alice, and Serena. I think that'll be something fun.

Anyway, I really do apologize for any errors, the shortness of this chapter, and the boring content, but I will promise that the next chapter will be a bit more fun.

I hope you enjoyed,

Until next time,

Vanessa :D