AN: Please see chapter one for story summary, warnings, and disclaimer
Chapter 29 part B
Noticing that jealousness still there, Edward tried to put it to the back of his mind for now. He noticed with disgust that Jacob seemed to be enjoying that massage a little too much for his liking.
"Rose, I think I just might have to take you home with me," Jacob said smiling while leaning his head down.
"Well we maybe able to arrange something," Rose said also smiling.
Unlike Jacob, Rose didn't miss the disgusted look Edward threw her way.
Jasper, now he was having a field day over here. He could feel the jealousness coming from Edward and thought it quite amusing that Edward was jealous of someone outside of the pack and their family showing Jacob that kind of affection. He put it to the back of his mind to harass his brother at a later date.
"Ok so I get that this big bad evil is coming for my child. I don't get though is why now?" Jacob said really enjoying the massage and never wanting it to end.
"Over the course of the years, he's been gathering strength and numbers. We, as in your friends, the Cullen and ourselves can fight off his followers. However, the child that was supposed to have been born twenty one years ago is said to be the only one that can fight off him," Fredrick said.
"I don't get is how did you mess up and just now create that child?" Jacob said.
"All we were told was that now was the time to create the child. It wasn't until tonight that I realized that we should have created the child long before now," Fredrick said.
"So what now? My daughter can't fight this thing off, who's to do it then?" Jacob asked finally looking up.
"We don't know. Jonathan, Rose and I will go back and talk to the others and figure something out. I promise that as soon as I know something, you'll know," Fredrick said.
"So what then in the mean time? Who's to say this thing won't show up before then?" Jacob asked finally realizing what this thing held his and his children's future.
"That won't happen, we know that we have a least three months before this thing comes," Fredrick said.
"Great, just fucking great. About the time I'm giving birth, this thing is going to attack. That's just great," Jacob said.
"I give you my word young Jacob, we won't let it come near your child," Fredrick said bending down to look Jacob in the eye.
"Don't make promises you can't keep," Jacob said.
"When I make a promise, I keep it," Fredrick said.
"I guess we best be going then to figure this all out. I am so sorry we had to trouble you young Jacob. If it could be any other way, but I'm afraid it can't be," Fredrick said standing back up.
"I'm sorry, is there some where we can reach you at?" Carlisle asked knowing that Jacob had needed to talk to Fredrick.
"Look up to Heaven and call us. We can hear you," Fredrick said.
"You're kidding me right? You're a vampire and you're from Heaven?" Jacob asked not believing his ears.
"We are not from the Heaven as you know it. Our Heaven is for our kind," Fredrick said heading off with Rose and Jonathan.
"Wait," Jacob said going up to them alone before they were gone.
"Is there something else?" Fredrick asked.
"I never got to thank Rose. Thanks," Jacob said chickening out on what he really wanted to ask her.
"No, thank you. You carry a special gift, a gift of light," Rose said touching Jacob's stomach.
Little did Jacob know, but Edward was giving Rose a look of murder.
"Is that all?" Fredrick asked sensing more.
"Yes, No," Jacob said.
"You can ask anything, please don't be shy," Fredrick said.
"How…how was it possible?" Jacob asked blushing red in the face.
"For you to conceive?" Fredrick asked smiling kindly at Jacob.
"Yes," Jacob said finding his stomach more interesting to look at all of a sudden.
"Don't be shy young one. For you carry the light within you," Fredrick said putting his hand under Jacob's chin so they were looking into each other's eyes.
"The light?" Jacob asked utterly confused.
"You'll see when the time comes," Fredrick said smiling and removing his hand.
"Wait, you didn't answer my question," Jacob said when they started walking away.
"That is for another time. I am sorry, but we really must be going now," Fredrick said and with that he was gone.
"What did he say?" Esme asked as Jacob joined the group again.
"Nothing really," Jacob said disappointed that he still didn't know how his children were created, or if this could ever happen to him again.
"Don't worry, they'll be back and they'll tell you when the time is right," Carlisle said.
"I sure as hell hope so," Jacob said.
"Edward, how about you take young Jacob home for the night. Tomorrow we'll gather everyone up to discuss what was said tonight. Everyone needs to be prepared for the worse, should it come to that," Carlisle said when Edward was about to protest.
"Why? They were wrong about the child. Who's the say that they're not wrong about the threat coming next year? Who's to say that it won't show up for another twenty one years?" Edward asked.
"Even if they are wrong, everyone needs to be prepared," Carlisle said.
"He's right. We need to be ready for whatever is coming. If this threat is coming, I need to know how to stop it. I know that she can't stop it on her own. So I guess I'll have to give her a hand," Jacob said.
"No one is fighting this thing. Not you and not our child," Edward said taking off to the car.
"Stubborn vampires," Jacob mumbled to himself while also taking off to the car.
Car
"There's nothing to talk about. You and our children are not fighting this thing. End of discussion," Edward said starting the car.
"Seeing as I'm the one that's carrying them, I have final say in what happens. If this thing is coming after them, then I'll fight it with everything I have in me. And if that means that I die trying, then so be it. I'd rather know that our children will grow up safe. Knowing that when they're twenty one, they'll not be expected to fight off an evil that only they can kill," Jacob said.
"Stop talking non sense. You and the twins will be just fine. There's no way in hell I'm letting you fight something that we don't even know is coming. Who's to say that it won't come until they're twenty one? What then?" Edward asked.
"Then I fight it. My children are not fighting some fucked up thing that got cursed for eating a child God only knows how many years ago," Jacob said.
"So you're saying that you'd rather die then let them fulfill their destination?" Edward asked looking over at Jacob while he was driving.
"Yes," Jacob said looking Edward straight in the eye.
"You're just like Bella," Edward angrily mumbled while turning back to the road ahead.
"And what the hell is that supposed to mean?" Jacob asked pissed that he was getting compared to his dead best friend.
"Just what I said," Edward said.
"Grow some balls and just tell me. What is that supposed to mean I'm like Bella?" Jacob asked.
"You're both foolish enough to die for someone while still leaving that person behind," Edward said.
"If memory serves me correctly, you're the one that was going to die for her. She was living, or as best as she could after you left," Jacob said knowing that talking about Bella opened fresh wounds for both of them.
"You're the fucking one that told me that she died! What the hell would you have me do?" Edward asked pissed off while looking full on at Jacob.
"I didn't tell you anything! All I said was Charlie was at the funeral; I didn't say Bella's for exact. And what the hell do you mean leaving others behind? Besides the twins, who the hell you think I'd leave behind?" Jacob asked remembering what Edward had said a few minutes ago.
"How about your friends or your father?" Edward asked while thinking: 'And me.'
"And how happy to you think those people would be if I let my children die? You think they'd be very happy with me for it? And what about you? You and I both know that we don't like each other that way. We're just two emesis that got thrown together one night and now we have twins on the way," Jacob said.
"Yeah that's all we are to each other. You said it best," Edward said looking at the road and not looking at Jacob anymore.
The rest of the ride to Billy's was tense silence. The silence was thick enough to cut with a knife. Once they got to Billy's house, Jacob got out without a backwards glance. He heard the car speeding away, but couldn't look knowing that he had caused it. He was thankful that Billy wasn't still up for then he'd have to explain what had happened.
Little did Jacob know as he climbed into bed that night, the words Bella would have for him.
Dream
"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?" Bella yelled as soon as Jacob appeared.
"Hello to you too," Jacob said dully.
"You didn't answer my question," Bella said hands on her hips.
"What do you want me to say?" Jacob asked eyebrow raised.
"The truth would be nice," Bella said being snippy with Jacob.
"Well what did I do that was so wrong now?" Jacob asked just wanting to go to sleep.
"For starters the fact that Edward has thrown every possible sign at you that he likes you and you just throw it away like it's no big deal," Bella said.
"Bella what the hell are you even talking about?" Jacob asked utterly confused.
"Here watch," Bella said bringing up the screen and showing Jacob all the times that Edward had shown his true feelings.
"You are reading way too much into those looks. I'll say this once and once only, we don't like either other. We only put up with each other for the sake of the twins," Jacob said.
"MEN!" Bella yelled frustrated.
"Can I just go back to sleep now?" Jacob asked.
"Yes, since I know I won't get anywhere with you until you're ready to admit it," Bella said.
Before Jacob could say anything, he awoke back in his room at his father's house.
Once Jacob relieved himself he went back to the room. He knew that he wouldn't be able to fall back asleep again for awhile. He thought about taking a walk to try and clear his head, but had a feeling that Edward maybe outside waiting. At this time of night, Jacob didn't want to get into it with Edward again. So he decided to just lay in bed until sleep claimed him again.
The next thing Jacob knew he was being awoken by his father. He hadn't realized that he'd fallen asleep until then.
"What time is it?" Jacob asked just wanting to go back to sleep.
"It's almost eight. The others will be arriving soon," Billy said.
"Others? What others?" Jacob asked confused as to who his father was talking about.
"Cullen family and the pack," Billy said.
"Why are they coming over?" Jacob said his brain still too muddled from sleep to think clearly.
"Carlisle called and told me that there's some things that need to be talked about from last night," Billy said.
"Oh that, just wake me when they get here," Jacob said.
Before Billy could say anything back, he heard a knocking at the door. So he left Jacob to sleep while he went to answer the door.
"So are you going to get up, or am I going to have to drag your ass off the bed?" Edward asked coming into Jacob's room after being told by Billy that he was still sleeping.
"What are you doing here already?" Jacob asked realizing who was now talking.
"We're having a meeting with everyone, that's why I'm here," Edward said.
"Oh well just wake me back up once everyone arrives," Jacob said lying back down on his pillow.
Jacob was just about ready to fall back to sleep when of course one of his babies would decide to kick his bladder.
"Stupid bladder, stupid pregnancy, stupid twins," Jacob grumbled to himself while getting up from his bed to go relieve himself.
"They're not stupid," Edward said as Jacob passed him.
"They are right now," Jacob grumbled.
"No they're not," Edward said before Jacob was gone into the bathroom.
After he was done, Jacob had every intention of going back to sleep for a couple of minutes. Of course he was at that stage in the pregnancy where he had his sleepless nights. He didn't know what time he'd finally fallen back to sleep, but he knew it had to be late.
Jacob had just gotten back into his room when he noticed that his blanket and pillow were both no where to be seen. Now that wouldn't have been a problem, except for the fact that Edward was taking up his spot on his bed.
"I told you it was time to get up," Edward said half smiling at Jacob from his position from Jacob's bed.
"Anyone ever tell you that you're an ass?" Jacob asked.
"And what does that make you? The bitch?" Edward asked eyebrow raised.
Edward decided that he would get up off the bed and give Jacob his blanket and pillow back. He wasn't sure why exactly he was being so nice to Jacob today.
All Edward got in response was Jacob's back and the finger. Once Jacob crawled under the covers, Edward just stood there listening to the sounds of Jacob's breathing as he fell back to sleep. Once Jacob fell back to sleep, Edward went to let Billy and his family know why Jacob wouldn't be joining them.
Jacob had every intention of sleeping straight through the meeting. However, the twins had another idea for him. It seemed that they decided that they had, had enough sleep and were ready to be up. So that meant that daddy had to be up too.
"Of course you two wouldn't let me get a few more hours of sleep, would you?" Jacob asked while rubbing his stomach.
Hearing everyone in the living room, Jacob grabbed his hoodie and pulled that over. After that was done, Jacob headed to the living room still in his stretchy pants.
"Happy to see that you decided to join us," Carlisle said hearing approaching footsteps from down the hall
"Yeah figured I couldn't let you have all the fun, now could I?" Jacob asked taking a seat on the couch by Emily.
"How are you feeling?" Emily asked smiling at Jacob.
"Good, considering that I'm due in two month's time," Jacob said putting both hands on his stomach.
"And how are you doing?" Jacob asked.
"Good," Emily said smiling while resting her hand on her barely there stomach.
"What I was about to say before Jacob joined us, was last night my family and I were paid a visit by three vampires," Carlisle said.
"Is that like the three ghosts of Christmas?" Seth asked before being head slapped by his sister.
"Sorry to disappoint but it is not like the ghosts of Christmas. The vampires that came to us last night as the ones responsible for Jacob's pregnancy," Carlisle said.
"So what? They just walked up to the house and told you guys that they're the ones responsible?" Emily asked starting to get herself worked up.
"No, we were out playing baseball when they came up to us," Carlisle said.
"YOU DID WHAT! JACOB BLACK YOU ARE IN NO CONDITION TO PLAY ROUGH SPORTS!" Emily yelled while standing up and looking, more like glaring at Jacob.
"Ems calm down. I wasn't playing. I was only help ref," Jacob said standing up and putting a hand on her shoulder.
"You better not have," Emily said while sitting down with Jacob.
"So what did they have to say?" Sam asked.
"The child Jacob carries should actually have been conceived 21 years ago. There is an evil that only it can defeat. They said that the threat will be coming within three months. We can fight off his followers, but only the child inside Jacob can fight him off themselves," Carlisle said.
"What I would like to know is how do they know that child doesn't already exist?" Jacob asked while leaning over his stomach to try and take some of the pressure off his back.
"What? You think that the child in question already exist and someone is just keeping it hidden somewhere?" Emily asked while rubbing Jacob's back to help with the soreness.
"What I'm saying is I think someone in this room is the father of that child and they're not telling us," Jacob said looking, more like glaring at Edward.
"I think those pregnancy hormones have gone to your brain mutt. I do not have any other children but the child you carry," Edward said.
"And how do we know that you're not lying?" Jacob asked.
"Trust me, if I had another child. I wouldn't be here right now," Edward said.
"I give you my word Jacob, Edward doesn't have any other children but the child you carry. I didn't want to say this in front of them, but I think someone is leading them astray," Carlisle said.
"No, ya think?" Jacob asked smartly.
"There's no need to get rude now. I'm just saying that it seems awfully strange that they were told to create the child now and not twenty one years ago. I don't know who, but I think someone is working with or for the thing that's coming. I think they wanted to make sure that when they were strong enough, there wouldn't be anyone as strong as them to take them down," Carlisle said.
"No matter if this baby should have been created now or twenty one years ago, this thing is coming and we have to make sure we can stop it. Or I should say I can stop it seeing as my daughter can't stop this thing," Jacob said feeling himself calming down thanks to Emily's backrub.
"No, I told you last night and I'll keep telling you until it finally makes it through that pea brain of yours. You and our child are NOT fighting this thing! My family and myself will find a way to take it down. You are NOT getting involved in this fight!" Edward said before taking off to calm himself down before he did or said something he couldn't take back.
"I'll go talk to him. If you guys can find a way to defeat this thing once and for all, great. Otherwise I guess we'll have to wait for them to come and tell us. Whenever that maybe," Jacob said getting up from the couch and heading outside to where he had a feeling Edward would be.
While everyone inside was discussing what could be done, Jacob kept heading deeper into the woods in search of the other father to his children.
"You know I can hear your thoughts, don't you?" Jacob asked just following Edward's thoughts.
"What do you want, mutt?" Edward asked not turning around to face Jacob.
"To talk, and I mean really talk. Not that crap where you say what you want but won't hear me out," Jacob said rubbing his stomach.
"And what do you think there's to talk about?" Edward asked finally turning around to face Jacob.
"Maybe the fact that you're so against trying to fight this thing off so our children can have a better future," Jacob said.
"You don't get it do you?" Edward asked.
"I guess not," Jacob said.
"I'm not against us fighting it off. I'm against you sacrificing yourself for this thing. There is another way that you and the twins don't have to end up hurt or worse dead," Edward said.
"Yeah and how's that? Because from where I'm standing, the only thing I see is that I'm going to have to fight it off. The twins can't fight it off, so who else besides me is there?" Jacob asked.
"How about me?" Edward asked.
"If I can't fight it off, who's to say that you can?" Jacob asked.
"Why can't we fight it together? Make sure the future of our children and grandchildren can hopefully be evil free of that monster," Edward said.
"They're not even here yet and you're already planning on grandchildren?" Jacob asked smiling.
"Just looking ahead," Edward said.
"Hmm, I guess," Jacob said.
"We better get back before it starts down pouring," Edward said looking up at the darkening skies.
"That and before they send out a search and rescue for us," Jacob said hands still on his stomach.
With that the boys headed back to the house to find that everyone was still trying to figure a way to defeat this thing that was coming.
Next chapter: Christmas day