Chapter 26: Red head strikes back!
I huffed kicking my feet. It was too tight I felt like I was going to suffocate. "Oh Jenna quite kicking" Jacob complained. I heard Jake's voice in one ear and a chuckle in the other. Confused I blinked my eyes open to see Emmett crouched near me a smile on his face. "Morning love, did you sleep better curled up against a mutt?" Emmett questioned. I chuckled, "well I always did want a dog that would sleep up on the bed with me" I chuckled. "Hey!" Jacob whined, I laughed leaning up and kissing his cheek. "Don't worry Jake you'll be one of the pretty pure bred one's" I told him. "Yeah the ones that have shit for brains" Emmett chuckled. I rolled my eyes and struggled against the sleeping bag.
"Want out?" Emmett questioned and I nodded. He chuckled and ripped my side of the sleeping bag open and I fell out of it. It was still cold, but at least it wasn't as cold as last night. Jacob cringed as the cold air hit him. Bella still curled up peacefully next to him. Edward in the far corner of the tent glaring with jealousy. I grabbed my boots pulling them on. Emmett rapped a hoodie around me. I zipped it closed and kissed him good morning. He chuckled, "here's some breakfast" he told me handing me a pack of jerky. "Your lucky I love jerky" I chuckled opening up the package. As soon as I did Jacob sat up sniffing the air. I laughed, "Want some Jake?" I questioned him. He nodded his head. I went to pull a piece out but Emmett grabbed another pack and dangled it in front of Jacob. "Roll over boy" Emmett teased. I laughed and smacked Emmett's arm. Jacob glared at him and snatched the pack of jerky before going outside at hearing Seth approaching.
"You are so mean to him" I rolled my eyes leaning back into Emmett's chest as I ate. Bella was still out cold. "Ah all in a day's work." Emmett chuckled. I rolled my eyes. "If she keeps sleeping like this she'll miss the battle entirely" I told Emmett who nodded. "Come on, let's go outside. It's completely covered in snow" Emmett told me excitedly. I laughed and followed him. He didn't care about the battle that was going to be happening in the next half hour. He was excited over the snow. Reaching outside I had to shield my eyes. Snow literally covered everything. Don't get me wrong it was beautiful, really beautiful but it hurt the eyes. I looked over at seeing Emmett bent towards the ground, he was making a snow ball. Following his eyes he was staring straight at Jacob.
"Emmett" I warned, he pouted at me. "Just one?" He questioned, I sighed. "Fine just one though" I told him. He smirked and went back to work. Since he was only getting one throw he decided to make a huge snowball. My eyes widened at the size of it. It was like a bulldozer. Emmett threw it and it nailed Jacob and Seth, who glared at him. Emmett laughed at them before wrapping his arms around me. "I should get going" he told me. I sighed and nodded wrapping my arms around his neck hugging him tightly. "Be safe Emmett" I told him. He nodded kissing my cheek. His hand cradling the nape of my neck as he pulled me into a passionate kiss. I was light headed by the end of it and nearly passed out. Emmett chuckled holding me close to him. "I'll be back Jenna. As soon as it's over I'll be back" he told me and I nodded, tears rushing up to my eyes. He wiped them away. "Don't cry love, you heard Edward. This is going to be a cakewalk." Emmett told me. I nodded kissing him hard again. "Go" I whispered. He nodded kissing me hard again before disappearing.
I wasn't a religious person by any means, but if there was a God I prayed he'd look after Emmett and bring him back to me. Looking over Jacob had given Seth his final orders. I walked over to Jake. "Do I get a hug before you leave?" I questioned him. Jacob smiled at me softly and held his arms out. I ran into them hugging him tightly. "If you get injured in the slightest I'm going to kill you" I told him. He chuckled. "I'll be fine Jenna don't worry" he told me and I nodded squeezing him tightly. "And if it'll make you happy I'll look after your leech" he muttered darkly. I smiled up at him, kissing his cheek and squeezing him tightly. "Thank you Jacob. As long as both my boys come back safely that's all that matters" I told him. He chuckled hugging me tightly. "Jacob?" Bella questioned, we pulled out of the hug and looked over at her. "Can I talk to you?" She questioned him. He sighed but nodded, I squeezed his arm reassuringly and walked over towards Seth who had made himself a comfortable lounge spot.
The snow around him melted revealing dead pine needles. They were dry as well. I walked up to him. "Mind if I sit with you?" I questioned him. Seth smiled up at me and moved to the side giving me enough room. I chuckled and sat next to him leaning against his warm thigh fur. "I'm sorry your stuck babysitting" I told him. He nudged me with his nose as he whined. "He just wishes he was in on the action" Edward told me translating for Seth. I chuckled. "Don't worry Seth one day your going to the be the most dangerous and deadly werewolf in La Push" I chuckled. Seth let out a bark of laughter as he shook his head before Edward paused. Confused I looked over at them Seth had paused too. Did the battle start? Did the fighting begin?
Seth chuckled while Edward looked pissed. "What's going on?" I questioned Seth. He looked over towards the path that went down the mountain. Slowly Bella emerged from it, she looked horrible as she fought with herself in her head. She looked up at Edward. "Did you see?" She questioned, he shook his head. "No but Jacob's thoughts are quite loud" Edward said. I was confused, what happened? "I'm sorry Edward…I don't know what happened" Bella said. "It's fine Bella, besides how could I be mad at my fiancé?" He questioned, a howl of pain/anger came from the nearby woods. Jacob. He heard.
Bella looked horror stricken. "Why did you say that? You knew he was there!" She shouted at him. "Jacob didn't play fair and neither will I. He deserves to know" Edward told her. The bastard! "You could have waited till after the battle! What if he get's hurt?" I demanded from him. "He won't!" Edward told me. "But what if he does? It'll be entirely your fault!" I shouted at him. To purposely distract Jacob like that before a huge fight. Was Edward trying to kill him? Seth also growled at Edward. Neither one of us liked him that much right now.
Seth tensed again. I looked over at him confused. "The fight's started" Edward said quietly. We both groaned ringing our hands in our nerves. About two minutes into the fight Seth suddenly stood up. "Wow" I gasped as I fell backwards onto my back at the sudden loss of support. "What the hell Seth?" I demanded only for him to use his head and shove me into the snow. "Ow! What the hell?" I demanded, Edward grabbed my arm lifting me clean off my feet. He had Bella in his other hand as he moved towards the sheer face of the mountain pushing us into it as he stood protectively in front of us. Seth disappeared behind some rocks. "Edward what the hell is going on?" Bella demanded. "Victoria, she caught my scent. She knew I would be with you" Edward told us. We shivered in fear. This wasn't going to be good. Edward tensed again. "There's two of them" He said. Shit. Edward couldn't fight both vamps, and survive.
Seconds later a male vampire walked through the woods. "Riley?" I demanded at seeing him. His eyes widened in slight surprise at seeing me. Bella and Edward looked at me confused at how I would know him. "We went to school together. He disappeared last year after making a trip to Seattle" I told them. Edward nodded his head in understanding. Bella and I jumped at seeing Victoria land in a crouch on a rock about fifteen feet away from Riley. Her eyes focused on us. I grabbed Bella putting her behind me. She snarled at us as Riley moved forwards.
Riley would distract Edward while Victoria went in for the kill. I should have begged Emmett to stay if I had too. Now all three of us were going to die. "Riley she's just using you" Edward told him trying to talk Riley down. Riley looked over at Victoria. "I told you about their mind games Riley. He's lying" Victoria told him. "Riley she's lying! You know I wouldn't lie to you! She's using you to avenge her true mate James! Your nothing but a pawn to her! Please don't do this!" I told him trying to talk him down. Riley wouldn't listen to Edward, he didn't trust Edward. But he knew me. Riley paused again thinking about it. "Riley you know I wouldn't lie to you!" I told him. "She's lying Riley, she didn't care when you disappeared. Instead she started dating one of the Cullen's" Victoria told him.
I glared at her. "Is that true?" Riley snarled. "Of course I missed you Riley! The both teams put up flyers for you! We went to Seattle every weekend to look for you!" I told him. Riley was a forward on the boys soccer team. Him and Alex were really close. "Are you with a Cullen?" He snarled. I sighed and nodded. Riley growled curving his body as he sprang. Seth came out of no where flying over us as he attacked Riley the two rolling through the snow. Victoria's eyes widened as she turned to leave. "You'll never get another chance like this again!" Edward shouted after her.
Victoria paused glaring at him over her shoulder. What the hell was Edward doing? Was he trying to get Bella and I killed. "You want me to feel what I made you feel when I killed James. When I turned him to ash" Edward taunted. Victoria let a feral cry before attacking. Edward and Victoria being coming a blur. Looking back over at Seth, he was having some trouble. Though Seth had ripped off one of Riley's hands. Riley threw Seth into a rock before kicking him hard. Seth whimpered as he lay there, his eyes closing. Shit. Bella ran forwards with a sharp stone in her hand and cut her arm. The smell of fresh blood instantly distracted Victoria giving Edward the upper hand. Riley pounced towards us. I grabbed Bella by the back of her shirt throwing her backwards behind me. My left arm coming up between me and Riley only to scream as I fell back into the snow. Riley on top of me, his teeth fastened into my forearm.
Fire ripped through my arm. My back arched as I screamed bloody murder only for Riley to get tackled off me by Seth. I lay there convulsing the ground, my body jerking as I gasped and screamed. It felt like I was on fire, while my clothes slowly became wet from the snow. It was an odd contradiction or an overly used cliché. I vaguely registered Edward lifting me up. My legs stradeling Seth as I leaned forwards into his neck. My right hand gripping the furr as I cried and whimpered. It hurt and it hurt bad. The fire was spreading into my upper arm and shoulder.
"Get her to Carlisle now" Edward told Seth before Seth launched into the woods. My screams announcing our presence as we moved through the trees towards the clearing where the battle had winded down.