Once again I'm having nightmares, horrible nightmares about Jasper. But they're not like before this time it's about him killing me. He actually rips out my heart and he laughs. Like wtf, who does that? These dreams are keeping me awake. So I went down to Bella's room and she was awake. I climbed into her bed and laid my head on her chest. I liked listening to her heartbeat, I find it amazing, weird I know.
It was silent until we heard a knock on the window. We both stared at it confused who would be outside this hour. Bella slowly walks over and gives a relief sighs. She opens the window and I saw Jake come through the window, I stayed in bed not wanting him near me. I'm still angry and bitter right now. Apparently Jake didn't understand when I said 'don't get near me, meant don't get near me'. He came in and sit next to be on the bed. I stayed quiet and he frowns apologizing.
"For what?" Bella asked confused to why he was apologizing.
"Apologies won't cut it, Jake. Why not explain yourself" I said. I knew he couldn't tell us, I just wanted to mess with him. See if he would actually tell us.
"I wish I could explain, but I literally... can't," he said frowning.
"Then do us a favor and leave. You're done with us, remember? Oh, wait no you're done with the leeches pets" I glared at him.
"Annie, it's not like it just..."
"Just what Jake? You fucken kicked me in the guts. That shit you said to me hurts, it was disappointing hearing it from you" I said. Jake stares at me with his sad puppy eyes.
"Have you two ever had a secret you couldn't tell anyone? One that wasn't for you to share? Well, that's what it's like for me. But worse. You two have no idea how tight I'm bound." Jake says.
For a split second, I felt bad for him and I understood him. I knew what he was talking about. I knew he was acting like this because he was angry. He wants to tell us that he's a wolf, but he couldn't because of an alpha order.
"I, uh, we hate this. We hate what they have done to you." Bella tells him. Jakes looks at me with such sad eyes. He looks at my left shoulder the one with James' bitemark. He narrows his eyes and I could see the hate in them. Poor Jake, he really cares.
"I mean, the killer part is that you two already know. I know that you know, Annie. Sam said you know something but he won't tell us. But I know that you know something because you're way too smart" he said making me crack a smile. Jake pauses and looks down before he continues.
"Bella, remember at the beach when I told you about the story?" She nods.
"The story about the cold one," Bella says, making him frown.
"I can understand why that's the only reason you'll remember it," Jake says. It got quiet until Bella speaks up.
"There's got to be something that you can do?" Bella asked him, more like she suggested.
"No, I'm in this for life" Jakes replies sadly.
"Maybe we should get out of here, Just leave this stupid town. Just you, Bella and I" I said making them all stare at me wide eyes.
"You would do that?" Jake asked me and I nod.
"But why? You sai-"
"I know what I said Jake and I know what you said. But I'll do it for you. I can see that you're as miserable as I am. Let's leave, we can go anywhere you'll like. Just say the word" I tell him staring into his eyes.
I went to hold his hands to let him know I'm being serious. I don't want to be here, this rotten town only has bad memories for me. I hate it here and I don't think I can stand being here anymore. Jake is actually considering it, possibly planning out what he'll tell his dad and so much more. Then he takes his hands away from me and stands up shaking his head.
"It's not something I can run away from, Annie. But I would run away with you. If I could, I would. Leave Forks with the both of you but I can't." he said.
"You can leave, Jake. Leave with us, leave this town" I said. He stares into my eyes and sees all my pain and suffering. He holding my hand again but before he could say anything, we hear a howl coming from the woods. Jakes looks outside and sighs.
"I gotta go before they start wondering where I'm at. Please try to remember. It'll be so much easier if you guys knew." Jakes says before hugging us. Before jumping out the window, Jake turns to me with a sad expression.
"Embry, he misses you and he feels like shit for the way he treated you. We both do, Annie. And Sam... he yelled at us for being mean things to you. Don't blame Sam, blame us." And with that, he jumps leaving Bella and me. Leaving me confused why shouldn't I blame Sam? And why am I blaming them? I blame myself for caring in the first place. Sighing I turn to the window. Stupid Jake, why didn't he just take my offer. I really don't know if I could stay here. I don't know how long I still have here.
The following morning, Bella dragged me out of bed saying that we gotta go to Jake's house. She has an idea of what was last night about. She told me she has a dream about a wolf. She had a theory and needed to try it out. We got to his house and Billy answered.
"Girls" Billy greeted us. I nod at him but Bella ignored him.
"Where is he?" she asked Billy rudely.
"He's not here" Billy begins to say but Bella rudely interrupts him by walking inside his home.
"I'm sorry, but we need to see him," she tells him heading to Jake's room.
I apologized to Billy for her, we both walk to Jake's room and we see him there sleeping. Bella and I heard howls coming outside the house. I looked out the window and saw Sam and the boys. Bella storms outside and I sigh, this is going to get messy real quick. I passed Billy once again apologizing for Bella's behavior and for intruding in his home. I went outside, just in time to see Bella slap Paul across the face. One I give credit for slapping a wolf but couldn't she at least slap, Jare and not the one with anger issues? Paul's body began to shake violently, but before he turned to a wolf, I ran to Bella screaming her name, pushing her to the side so she wouldn't get hurt. As he turned to a wolf, he manages to cut my left shoulder, the one with James' bitemark. Paul claws reopened the wound but it wasn't so bad. Just a little scratch, just need to stitch up. I held my bloody shoulder as I heard Jake call our names.
"ANNIE! BELLA!" Jake screamed out.
"RUN, JAKE RUN!" Bella screamed at Jake. Instead of running he turned into a massive wolf. He had a nice light brown fur color, he got to us and started to fight with Paul, who transformed into a huge wolf. Their fight caused them to go into the woods. Sam looks down at my shoulder and growls.
"Dammit, Annie. Couldn't stay away, huh" he said making me glare at him.
"What the hell. It's not my fault Bella slapped Paul across his damn face. Next time keep your boys under control, Alpha" I said glaring at him. Sam shakes his head and turns to Jared and Embry.
"Take them to Emily's place and have her look at Annie's shoulder," Sam tells Jared and Embry. Embry slowly helps me up, looks at my shoulder and tells me that it's just a scratch. Bella rushed towards me and takes me away from Embry's hold and wraps her arms around my waist.
"Guess the wolf is out of the bag" Embry jokes, trying to lighten up the mood. I crack a smile, only he would.
"Idiot," I said smirking. Embry turns to me and smiles. Bella and I went inside her truck, Jared was giving us direction to how to get there. We stopped in front of a small nice house. The boys did a weird yell.
"We should go check to see if Jake is okay," Bella said getting out the truck.
"I hope Paul gets some teeth in him. Serves him right." Jared says making Embry shakes his head. They start to walk to the house but Bella and I stay behind.
"No way, Jacob's a natural. Did you see him phrase on that fly? I got fives that Paul didn't touch him" He tells Jared. He stops when he realizes that we weren't following.
"Come in girls, we don't bite," Embry says with a teasing smile. Making Jared rolls his eyes.
"Speak for yourself," he tells Embry. I sigh, bring Bella with me before slowly walking to the house. Before going inside, Embry stops to say that we shouldn't stare at it and that it bothers Sam. Bella asked why would we stare but they didn't say anything. They continue to walk inside. Once we walked inside, a beautiful russet skin lady, Emily, Leah's cousin is in the kitchen. I heard Bella gasp and I nudged her side. I knew what shocked her, Emily had claw marks down on her left side of her face.
"Who are they?" Emily asked the boys.
"Bella and Annie. Who else" Jared replied. She looked shocked once she heard my name.
"Hmm, so you two are the vampire girls?" Emily says smiling towards us. I nod but Bella had to say something dumb and 'funny'.
"So, you're the wolf girl?" Bella says making Emily smile. I turned to Bella.
"Really? wolf girl?" I asked making Jared, Embry, and Emily laugh.
"Guess so. Well, I'm engaged to one" Emily says looking at me.
"Wait, Sam already asked you to marry him?" I asked shocked.
"Yeah," she said unsurely.
"He really moves fast, huh," I said to no one in particular. She puts down a freshly bakes muffins on the table. Jared and Embry went straight to get one.
"Hey save some for your brothers. And ladies first. Muffin?" She asked us.
"Yeah thanks," Bella says but I decline. I really didn't want to move my injured shoulder.
"No, but I'll like a towel and some pills if you don't mind," I said pointing to my shoulder.
"Oh dear, what happened?" she asked coming to me with a kitchen towel.
"Dumb ass Paul phrased in front of me. I swear he just so... ugh..." I said getting the towel from Emily.
"Sorry" she apologizes.
"It's alright. He didn't mean to. But he better get his damn anger issues to work out before I mess up his pretty little face" I said making Jared and Embry laugh, Bella and Emily smiled.
"I don't doubt it, you punched Leah," she said.
"Yeah, she had it coming. Saying disrespectful things about someone she doesn't know, rude" I said holding the towel on my shoulder.
"You girls came to look for Jake?" Emily asked making us nod.
"Bella did I was dragged here," I said and Emily sighs.
"Leave it to Jake to find a way around Sam's gag order," Emily says.
"Hmm, he didn't say anything," Bella tells him.
"That's a wolf thing. Alpha's orders get obeyed whether we like it or not. Oh Annie, guess what? We can hear each other's thoughts." Embry says making me smile at him.
"Would you shut it? These are trade secrets. Damn it! These chicks run with vampires" Jared said to Embrey. Causing me to laugh at them.
"Can't really run with vampires, idiots. 'cause they're fast," I say smirking at Jared.
"Yeah? Well, we're faster. Freaked out yet?" He says leaning forward.
"You're not the first monster, we met" Bella inform them. Making me frown, I wouldn't call them monsters. Asshole, jerks, weirdos, but not a monster, never a monster.
"Jake's right. You two are good with weird." Sam says as he goes over to Emily and kisses her scar. Sam and I held each other's stare, I didn't notice when Jake and stupid ass Paul came in. I broke eye contact with Sam as Paul came and sat down on the table and took a muffin. Bella and I look at Jake, telling us to come with him. Before I had the chance to move Sam stops me.
"You should let Emily check out your shoulder," Sam says to me.
"She already looked at it," I said staring at him,
"Did she stitched it up?" he asked making me sigh. Bella looked over at me, silently telling me she wasn't going to leave me.
"Dude, just go and talk with Jake so we can get the hell out of here," I told her. She sighs and walks over to Jake and they both leave. It was quiet in the house, Emily left to go get the first aid kit. The wolves were either sitting down or standing around the kitchen table, and I was standing up next to the couch.
"I'm sorry," Paul says breaking the silence. I look at him and he looks pretty sincere.
"Idiot," I said making him frown.
"Just be careful where you point your claws. Its actually hurts" I said smirking.
"There won't be the next time, promise," he said.
"Better or else I'm gonna mess up your pretty little face," I said smirking. Pauls laughs along with the others.
"I'll like to see you try," he said smirking back at me.
I smiled at him and turn to Sam. Sam was staring at the cut, making me feel insecure and I try to block his view. Emily came back with the first aid kit and moved Jared out of the way so I could sit down. While Emily was stitching my wound up I notice it was really quiet, they were all looking at us. Emily was all done, however, before she could wrap it. Sam came and looked at my shoulder. He looked at James' bite mark. He asked what happen. Before I had the chance, Jake comes running in looking all worried.
"I know what the redhead wants," Jake says looking at them.
"Redhead?" I asked looking at the others.
"Victoria," Bella said coming in after Jake. Bella explains to them how we meet James, Laurent, and Victoria. She told them what happened last year. She even explained how I got the bite mark.
"So that's how you got it?" Sam asked me.
"Yes, and don't worry I ain't no leech," I said emphasizing the word leech. Once again Sam stared at my shoulder so I blocked his view.
"And besides the Cullen's didn't want me to be a vampire, they knew it'll hurt my father. Some of them are good" I said.
I was defending them because despite Jasper hurting me they were good people. They don't deserve being treated badly. I know I'm hurt but damn it, I can't stay mad at him for long and that what scared me. I want to be mad at him, I don't want to give in just get. Sam didn't reply but turn to the other.
"Jake. Embry. You two are going to guard their house first. While Jared, Paul, and I will search for the redhead." Sam order them and they nod. Embry and Jake would take the first watch, so they rode back with us to Bella's house. I thanked Emily for stitching me up and I turn to Sam who was staring at me.
"See you later, Alpha," I said before leaving the house. Embry, Jake, Bella and I went home. Getting outside the truck Jake said that we shouldn't worry that they have it cover.
"Be careful, alright?" Bella told the boys.
"She's fast. You guys don't know how fast she really is." I tell Jake and Embry. They both looked at each other and smiled.
"You know your lack of confidence in us is a little insulting" Jake says smiling at me and I rolled my eyes at him.
"Alright, well we have to go," Embry says hitting Jake's chest.
"Yeah, we got a vampire to hunt," Jake says making Embry and I laugh, Bella just smiles. The boys left and we went to Bella's room. Bella and I were in her room laying down on the bed staring at the ceiling. She turns to me and I raised my eyebrow in question.
"What's up with you and Sam? Why was he staring at you like that?" Bella asked me.
"What you mean?" I asked confused and she rolls her eyes.
"He got really angry when he found out about James' mark. " She tells me.
"I don't know what you're talking about. He's just a friend- what I don't think he even considers me a friend" I said sighing.
"But really, Annie. I think he does see you as a friend" she said.
I just waved it off, I wished Bella a goodnight before heading to bed. I started out the window and thought about what Bella said. I mean I only talked to Sam like about five times no more than six times. What the hell is wrong with him? Later that night I couldn't sleep, with the nightmares of Jasper and with what Bella said. I had a lot on my mind. I just hope tomorrow will be a better day.