Hello everyone!
This is the second last chapter from part 1 of 'Half vampire, half werewolf'.
It's been almost a year since I started with this fanfiction and I'm happy with the result. Got many reviews, adds and lovely messages :D I'm really glad you liked reading it as much as I liked writing it.
I also have to say that this chapter goes out to YmkeDG, because she kept nagging that I had to finish this chapter. - I know, it's been ages -
So, here it is: have fun with chapter 28 {:
Disclaimer: Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer!
Chapter 28: Preparations.
I walked into the room which was now full off the Cullens. I asked Senna if she could stay downstairs, because we didn't know how Bella would react.
"Where is she?" I couldn't see her, because everyone was standing in front of me. This was the first time it really bothered me that I was small. I stood on the tip of my toes, but still couldn't see that much.
"Move," I thought and pushed them all aside. I stopped when I saw Bella standing in front of me. She looked magnificent. Her eyes were blood red and she was pale white. She was stunning, so beautiful.
"Wow, you're really beautiful." I said. I heard several chuckles in the room. Bella smiled at me, but I could see that she didn't really know what was happening around her. She still had to adjust to her new senses.
"This is fascinating." She said. Her voice was mesmerizing; it was deep, but still had the feminine touch in it. "I can see everything so clearly now. It's like I've opened my eyes for the first time. Like I saw everything as a blur and now everything is so clear I don't know where to look."
"Bella should hunt," Carlisle said the thing that hadn't even crossed my mind. "I'm sure you're very hungry."
I noticed the change in her eyes when he said that. She really was hungry. I couldn't miss the images that flew eagerly through her mind. Edward and Bella left soon after her hunter instinct took over. I walked downstairs and saw that Jacob was keeping Senna company. I walked up to him and kissed him in his neck. "Hi, sweetheart." I made him hear.
"I love it when you call me that." He showed a quirky smile and gave me a soft kiss back.
"Let's go home." Jacob said and was about to get up. I focused my eyes on Senna and saw that her lips went down.
"Great, now the lovebirds are going home and I'm left alone again. Guess I'm sleeping in the woods again." I heard her thoughts. They made me feel alone and sad. I couldn't place these feelings of her. Thought she liked to be alone, because she always traveled. Never stayed at one place too long.
"Is it okay if I show Senna around for a little bit?" I asked Jacob and placed a little hint in his mind.
"Sure, why not?" He turned around to Senna. "You're welcome to stay at our place, you know that right?"
She nodded slightly, embarrassed. Ashamed that I knew what was on her mind, that she had no private thoughts around me.
"I would've been okay in the woods too, Keira." I heard her thoughts. "I figured out your power as soon as Jacob asked me to stay."
Then her lightly pink cheeks turned white again and she laughed. We walked out of the house and said goodbye to Jacob. He went home to make dinner. Senna and I walked through the city and talked a lot. It was nice to finally talk to someone about myself. Someone who understands how I feel and what I've been through. Of course Senna has a lot of experience and can answer almost all of my questions. But as soon as I asked something about the werewolves, she shrugged her shoulders.
"I've never 'imprinted', or however you call it." She said, clearly putting her mask back on. "I've been alone ever since I was born. Sometimes a guy here and there, but never longer than a week."
I dropped the subject for what it was and suggested to go home. Apparently Jacob heard us come, because when we walked up the porch, he opened the door.
"Keira, you're home." He smiled nervously.
"Yeah, and you're acting weird." I laughed it off and gave Senna a friendly punch with my elbow.
"I know. How would you feel if you were alone with my dad for more than an hour!" He made it perfectly clear by pushing his thoughts in my mind. He got better at that each time he needed me to hear something. I got his point and pictured some images in his mind which would make up for all of it. I walked eagerly toward the living room. I haven't seen my parents since… since the incident. It still hurt every time I thought about it.
"Dad!" I jumped into his arms and took in his scent. I missed him so much. I really was daddy's little girl. When I finally let him go, I turned around and faced my mother. Didn't know how her mood was, so I wasn't sure if I should hug her.
"Hi, sweety." She was the one who broke the awkward silence. "I'm so happy that you're okay."
She gave me a friendly smile, but I knew that there wouldn't come more out of her today. So I just nodded and gave her a little kiss on the cheek. Automatically she put her wall up again and sat down.
"We heard what happened to—" was all my dad could say before I interrupted him.
"Yeah, I know. Could we not talk about this, please?"
"Keira, you have to talk about it sometime. It's no good to keep it all inside." Jacob stood up for my father. "We have to think about the future, we cannot stay in the past."
"Jacob is right, honey. We need to organize Maddie's funeral."
My mother started to cry when my father said the nickname they had for Madison. She always liked her better than me. Madison never met her parents, so as soon as I introduced her to my parents, it was like she was their daughter too. Even though my mother wasn't Madison's real mom, she still had the feeling like her daughter just died. I keep telling myself that she'll cry too— you know; when I'm dead. My mind pushed that thought out as soon as it could. How could I accuse my mother for not caring if I would die? I took a deep breath and nodded before I climbed into Jacob's arms. We talked all night long, even Senna stayed. I could sense that she was trying to figure out the relationship between Jacob and I. Her eyes were focused on us for long periods and then she was absent again. Like she was thinking really hard about something. Senna also helped us with the ceremony and gave us some tips how we could make it a beautiful goodbye. My father wrote most of the stuff down; he was going to the funeral home tomorrow to give us our wishes. I cried several times, but never went deep enough to let everything go. At least everyone thought I was doing better because I cried. I know better than to believe that. I still feel the big gaping hole in my stomach. It was a long day and definitely time to end it by going to bed.
"Goodnight and sleep tight." My father gave me a kiss on my forehead and left hand in hand with my mother. When they were gone, I showed Senna the spare room where she was sleeping. I gave her some extra blankets even though I knew she wouldn't need them. I wished her a good night sleep and walked into my bedroom. Jacob was already fast asleep. I snuggled beside him and the moment my head touched my pillow, I was in Dreamland too.
I woke up from the buzzing sound of my phone on the wooden nightstand. When I told Jacob to get it, there was no response. I moaned and threw the pillow of my head. My hand searched for my phone while my eyes were still closed.
"Hello," I said with a hoarse voice.
"Holy cow, Keira. You sound like you're deadly sick." I heard a soft and kind voice on the other side of the phone. "Are you okay?"
"No, Naomi. I am not okay." I sighed and slowly opened my eyes while I threw my legs out of bed. "You just woke me up. What's so important that couldn't wait for just a few more hours?"
"I woke you up? My dear, it's almost 4PM. Have you been partying until the sun came up or what?"
"No, I haven't." I was confused. How could it be 4PM already? When I looked beside me the red figures of the digital clock burned 15:48 in my eyes. "I was just tired, I guess."
"I went with your father to the funeral home and everything is settled. Tomorrow morning is the funeral. We told Mr. Hawkins, the funeral director, that you would give a speech, seen you're the alpha of the pack."
"Okay, sure. I'll get a speech ready for tomorrow." It was quiet for a few seconds until a song popped in my head. "Naomi, is it possible if I can add a song to my speech? I have this song which reminds me of Madison."
"Yeah, no problem. I'll give Mr. Hawkins a call. Which song is it that you want to use?" She asked.
"I want it to be a surprise. I'll bring my own CD with me."
We said our goodbyes and I opened a drawer of my nightstand, took a sheet of paper and a pen out of it and started to write my speech. When my inspiration was gone, I wanted to look out of the window. Instead of ending staring out of it, my eye caught something else. It was a note with Jacob's handwriting on it.
"I couldn't wake you up, because you looked so peaceful and carefree. I went shopping with Alice… and no, she didn't make me. I actually asked her to come with me. Didn't want to wear the same tux I wore on the New Year's Eve party. Will be home before dinner. Much love, Jake."
It meant a lot to me that he sacrificed his afternoon to buy a new tux with Alice. He hated shopping, like most of the guys. I smiled and folded the note up and put it in my diary— which I never used. I just used it to hide things I wanted to keep. This was one of those precious things.
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