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Our Dawn
Part IV
Book 3 – Crimson Skies
Leah Clearwater
Chapter 33 – Crash
The tension inside the Cullen's living room was palpable. Jane and Alec were watching carefully as the Denali coven was greeting the other members of the Cullen family. Bella apologised for her actions the last time they had seen each other and even hugged Tanya briefly.
Carlisle had told the Denali about Joham and the upcoming war. The Denali shared our decision. They didn't want to be dragged into that mess and they didn't like the fact that a crazy vampire was running free, probably hurting innocent people. They had agreed on patrolling their lands to be sure Joham wasn't staying there. They also promised to contact us in case they found something.
Jane was waiting impatiently to hear our decision about going to Italy. I knew she wanted to leave as soon as possible and honestly I wished they could just go and leave us alone forever.
She crossed her arms over her chest when Carmen started to ask more information about the war. Alec didn't seem to mind answering her questions although I was pretty sure he knew his twin sister was about to explode.
"We've destroyed eight of their villages so far and we've been trying to capture a few of them alive to collect information but they end up killing each others when that happens…"
"We don't have time for this, Alec." The blonde girl said. "Are you going to send your damn child with us or what?" She turned to us.
"I'm going with him." Jacob stated.
"Really? You miss our sessions, don't you dog?" Jane smirked.
Jacob growled and clenched his fists.
"Who told you you're allowed to come?" She added.
"Look…witch…I don't give a damn about you or your boss…I don't understand why he's so interested in my son, but if my kid is going, I'm going too."
"Aro is interested in a child?" Carmen asked surprised. "That's unusual."
"Especially when the kid is about to phase into a wolf." Tanya declared.
"Actually he already phased." Jacob announced and Jane looked to her brother worriedly.
"Caius won't be pleased with that." Alec mentioned.
"What does Aro want with the kid?" Kate asked.
"He has a power…he can move objects with his mind." Jane said grinding her teeth.
"Are you sure?" Eleazar finally joined the conversation.
"My sister's sure. She tasted his power once…wasn't it, Jane?"
Jane looked at her twin brother as if she wanted to kill him for saying those words but she didn't move an inch. I guess he was the only person or leech, in this case, who could talk to her like that and get away with it.
"That's weird. We were here months ago and I didn't feel anything…the boy seemed normal to me. He smelled funny but that was all." Eleazar confessed.
The dice were on the table. Now we just needed to know if Jane and Alec were going to take it or not.
"Are you saying I lied?" Jane asked angrily.
"Of course not." Eleazar stated. "I'm saying the kid didn't seem to have a power."
"In that case you're saying we're wrong." Alec said.
"Maybe the child lost his powers when he phased." Tanya suggested. "What do you think Carlisle?"
"It's possible." The doctor said immediately.
"Bring us the mutt now." Jane ordered.
I didn't like her tone but I knew this would eventually happen. These leeches would have to see my child.
"Do you think he'll phase?" I asked Jacob while we were waiting for Rosalie and Emmett to bring Harrison downstairs.
"Jasper will be on alert."
I nodded.
Harrison came running down the stairs and stopped right in front of us.
"When are we leaving?" He asked. "Are we going by plane?"
"We're still trying to figure that out." Jacob said pulling his hand so he could stand between the both of us.
"Eleazar?" Jane asked. "What's the verdict?"
"He's…a regular kid…that's all."
"Are you absolutely sure?"
"Yes."
Alec and Jane exchanged a look.
"There's another way to see if the mutt lost his power." The witch said with a grin twisting her face.
"No." Edward stated after reading her mind. "Aro didn't allow you to use your powers, especially on a child."
"It's the best way to be sure." She kept grinning.
"My sister is right."
"I won't allow it." Bella warned.
"You will…otherwise, Alec and I will come here when you're gone and hurt some of your friends…and even maybe your family…Your human father lives in Forks, doesn't he? Chief Swan, right?"
I saw Bella clenching her fists and glaring at Jane.
"Do it to me." Jacob suggested.
"Jacob…" I whispered. "Don't…"
"I've felt worse…trust me."
"Are you sure, Jake?" Bella asked.
"Yes."
"Just like the old times." Jane agreed. "Let's see if the mutt still tries to save his daddy from all the…pain." She whispered the last word and instantly Jacob's knees faltered and he closed his eyes.
"Shit…" He muttered.
"Still not enough to get a reaction?" Jane mocked. "I guess I'll keep trying."
Her red eyes pierced Jacob's body and he lost his balance. I reached him in time before he could hit the floor.
"Mum! Dad!" Harry yelled in fear. "What's going on? What's wrong with dad?"
"Stay calm baby…your dad will be okay." I assured him but my heart was racing as well. I wanted this to end.
While Jacob was whimpering on the floor, Jane was smiling brightly as if she was having the best time of her life. I started shaking, unable to contain my hate for that little witch. After what it seemed like an eternity, Jane finally stopped and Jacob was passed out in my arms.
Bella and Esme rushed to my side and lifted his body, placing him on the couch. Harrison was trembling and crying. Jasper's powers had prevented him to phase and probably me as well.
"I guess you're right…the kid is just a scared little dog." Jane laughed in disdain. "Aro will send him home…one less problem to me."
"Why does he still need to go?" I asked facing Jane.
"Because Aro ordered us to take him and that's what we'll do. We can't go back to Volterra without the kid." Alec explained. "Eleazar, do you mind coming with us to serve as a witness?"
Eleazar nodded affirmatively after exchanging a look with Carlisle.
I was trying to calm Harrison down when Jacob finally opened his eyes.
"Are you alright, dad?" Harry hugged him.
"I'm fine but keep your voice down, my head hurts."
"Sorry to break up your beautiful family reunion but we need to go." Jane announced.
The Cullens started to say goodbye to each others and I saw Carmen kissing Eleazar while the others were wishing him a safe journey. As if something bad could happen to them. Vampires werre immortal for crying out loud. Not even a nuclear explosion would kill them.
"Go put your jacket on." I told Harrison and Rosalie followed him immediately to get his suitcase.
"Jacob…I don't like this…" I mentioned.
"I know, I don't like it either but it's our kid we're talking about. Look…You're in charge now. Work things out with Sam and keep everyone safe, alright?"
We kissed briefly and then he got up.
"Are you sure you're alright to go?" Edward asked him.
"I'm sure. Let's just solve this shit properly once and for all."
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I would never imagine that things would turn out this way. When I saw Jacob and Harrison leaving to Europe three days ago I thought I would never see them again. There was a high possibility that Aro could discover our plan and if that happened he would kill Jacob and maybe even some of the Cullens for betraying him.
Thinking about it gave me headaches and I even felt sick to my stomach thinking that during those three days, Jane could be torturing Jacob and our son with her demonic powers or they could already be dead.
But it looked like Aro was too worried about getting his lackeys back to actually suspect we were lying to them. He trusted Eleazar's word and didn't suspect Harrison was a different kid. Truth to be told it was difficult to tell the differences between the twins.
When I got Jacob's phone call that morning telling me he was coming home with Harry that afternoon I could hardly wait to see them. He told me the Cullens were now free to stay with their family. The Volturi had renounced on having them in their special Guard much to Jane's satisfaction. She hated competition.
To honour the new agreement made with the Volturi, Edward and Bella were going to stay in Italy organising Demetri and Felix's rescue. Everyone else was coming home. Aro only needed Edward's services but Bella didn't want to leave her husband alone so she asked if she could stay and Aro agreed happily.
When Seth, the kids and I arrived to Seattle's airport to pick up Harry and Jacob, the Cullens were already there. I was frankly relieved. We were going to be together again, the Cullens were staying together too and once the tracking leech was free he'd be able to catch Joham and everything would be fine. Of course we could always end up catching him first and if that was the case we would never hand him back to the Volturi. If we caught Joham or Fred we would kill them. Problem solved.
Esme, Rosalie and Emmett were also a bit surprised to know that Aro had let Jasper, Alice and Carlisle come back to the States without even trying to persuade them to stay. We all knew Aro wanted Alice's powers more than everything. That could only mean one thing: this war was serious and Aro wanted to focus on getting rid of the Werewolves once and for all.
"What are the chances of us getting involved in this war?" Seth asked Esme.
"Carlisle said that it's still too soon to know that. Aro didn't ask our involvement in the war he only requested Edward's help."
"So far the war consisted in a few battles in Russia and north of Afghanistan. The Volturi are winning." Rosalie stated. "Let's hope things stay this way."
On one side I agreed with the blonde leech. She didn't want to fight or to see her family fighting in a war that wasn't caused by us. She wanted the war to be fought away from her home and I felt the same but that didn't mean I felt happy to know that people were dying because of it.
I couldn't give a damn to the Volturi. Edward was only helping them because in the end, he didn't have a choice and he wanted to help us to find Joham. But Werewolves were half humans too and they were being killed like animals, although this time they were the ones who started the conflict.
In the end I didn't know who I wanted to win.
"The flight is late." Emmett complained. "Let's go ask what's going on."
Emmett and Seth left to ask for information and I tried to keep Sarah in my arms but she was fussing because now that she had finally started walking, she didn't like us to keep holding her.
"William, bring your brother back here." I ordered when I realised William and Isaac were next to the vending machine.
"Did you tell William about what Harry has become?" Rosalie asked me in a whisper.
"Yes, I told him the same day Jacob and Harry left."
"How did he take it?" Esme inquired.
"Pretty much the same way Harry did. He asked why we can morph into giant wolves, if we have superpowers and if he could tell his friends at school."
"What about us? Did you tell them about us being…vampires?"
"No, Rosalie. I didn't. I told William about the Cold Ones…about the legends but I didn't tell him you're the Cold Ones. My kids like you and your family…and as far as we know you're not the bad guys."
"Well that's nice of you, Leah." Rosalie said.
"You did save my son's life…"
In that moment Emmett and Seth arrived and by the look on their faces I knew they had bad news.
"There was a problem with the flight…" Emmett started.
"Bad weather in Rome?" Rosalie asked.
"Well…yes and no." Her husband answered.
"How much time will we have to stay here? The kids are getting impatient. They want to see Jacob." I said.
"They don't know." Seth replied and I noticed he was nervous.
"What's wrong Seth?" I asked. He was making me nervous too.
"The airplane was caught in a storm." Emmett said. "The crew contacted Gatwick's airport in London an hour ago and then…their signal disappeared."
"What?" I asked.
What the hell was he saying? The flight was just delayed, right? Thirty minutes delayed. That was all.
"No one knows where they are. They can be still in the air or…" My brother's voice died and Sarah started crying.
I couldn't say a word. I was feeling sick. Jacob's flight could have crashed. If that was true I was going to be a widow. My children were going to be fatherless. This couldn't be happening. Jasper, Alice and Carlisle could easily survive the crash. They were already dead for crying out loud, but Jacob and Harry were not immortal.
"I think I'm going to throw up." I announced and giving Sarah to Seth I rushed to the bathroom where I stayed for a long time, throwing up and crying. And then, after what it seemed hours I washed my face and my hands and looked to the mirror, trying to understand what the hell was happening.
Was I having a nightmare? Was I being punished? What the hell had I done in my previous life to deserve this?
"Are you okay?" Esme came inside to check on me. "It's been almost half an hour, Leah."
I nodded negatively trying to hold my tears again.
"Esme…Are my son and Jacob dead?" I asked.
"I don't know." She said sadly.
"Do you think they crashed?"
"I don't know…no one does."
"He can't be dead…he said he wouldn't leave me…I need him…I need both of them."
"Just come outside. We have to wait for more information. They're doing the best they can to find out where the airplane is."
"Esme…I need Jacob to be alright." I stated.
"I know…"
"I'm serious."
Esme met my eyes and then she looked at my trembling hands.
"What's wrong Leah?" She finally asked.
"I think I'm pregnant."
Jeakat - Yes, I usually plan things out carefully so that everything makes sense, at least in the end. I try to follow some guidelines such as to respect character's personalities, although sometimes they end up turning a bit OC but that's inevitable in such a long story. I believe Breaking Dawn was a failure because it wasn't carefully planed. And yes, protective Jake is damn awesome.
roximary.28 - I guess the chapter answered your question. I'm still thinking about doing a sequel or not. I'm afraid this can turn out boring for the readers and I don't want that.
Amanda Marie - 18 hours? Reading? God...take a break. You need to rest, sleep and eat too. :D I don't like Bella much either. I'm surprised you like Quil. I think I never talk about him much. Hope you like the rest of the story.
Jada91 - I don't know why but I like Jane and Alec a bit too much. Their characters are...I don't know...interesting. :)
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Karisan