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~*~Jordin Khot~*~
Point of View 25:
"Leave me the bloody Hell alone or so help me I will f*ck you up so bad, not even your mother will be able to recognize you!" The woman screeched as she pushed her way through all the redheads. For some reason, I really liked this woman's personality. She was the kind of cold hearted 'tell-it-how-it-is-or-f*ck-off' b*tch I could associate with. As she shoved her way through the crowd; curse after curse rolling of her tongue with each person who posed in her way, a silence spread over our congregation. By the time she reached the clearing in the circle; I had not only detached myself from Jayson just enough so I could get a good look at her, but everyone in the entire lot was silent and paying close attention to her. When she reached the center of our attention, she stood in place and looked every single one of us over with a cold glare that I only wish I could pull off.
She was older, older then Leah, but she made forty-ish look like the new thirty-ish. Her eyes were cold blue and her body was lean and skinny. It wasn't her intimidating stance that caught my attention though; it wasn't even her really loud cursing. It was the way her face evoked such a strong feeling of familiarity that made it hard to remove my eyes from her.
"What the f*ck are you all staring at?" She shouted at everyone, sending a shock wave of fearful gasps through her crowd. I heard someone gulp behind me as her gaze fluttered around the circle to where I was standing. When her eyes reached me, they stopped and held a consistent gaze on me.
I pulled away from Jayson slowly as the woman's expression changed. Her eyebrows lifted and her once furious gaze changed to something of surprise. We stared at each other evenly, looking one another over. I was searching my mind for an answer, for her name… But goodness gracious I was coming up short…
There was complete silence as the woman opened her mouth slowly and began to form a response.
"Jo-Jordin? Is that you?" She said softly as I lowered my face and gave her a guarded look. She knew my name, which meant that I must have known her. I couldn't remember though, and that made me think that maybe there was a reason I couldn't remember…Maybe this person wasn't a friend of mine.
"Who are you?" I asked cautiously taking a step away from everyone in hopes that by being closer I would notice something. Notice something that would explain how I knew this person; a scar, a movement, a smell, a way she responded which would trigger my memory. She took a step forward also, her eyes fluttering like mine probably were. Did she dislike me? If so then why was she confronting me with such ease?
"You don't recognize me?" She asked taking two rapid steps toward me, I took a step back as she advanced showing her I was uncomfortable with her approaching me. She stopped in her place and stared at me, a longing look starting to form on her face. My eyes widened as I took in her expression. "Jordin…I…I'm…"
"She's your mother." Someone shouted from behind me, I felt a shock wave consume my body. "Jordin, she's your mother." I turned around to catch Carlie push her way forward. I felt my eyes bulge as she approached. "Don't look at me, look at her." Carlie commanded lifting her hand and pointing back at the woman mid-stride. I whipped my head around and stared at the woman again as Carlie had commanded.
The woman's eyes remained on me.
Mother? When I thought mother…
I thought those eyes…
And slowly, slowly the world started coming back to me.
"Mom?" I said softly, blinking my eyes rapidly as tears started coming to them. Her eyes widened with moisture and a smile grew on her lips as the word left my mouth. I felt my face tighten as a mixture of so many emotions was released from me "Mom!" I shouted projecting myself forward and running over to her as quickly as I possibly could. She was there arms open and ready to sweep me into a hug. I buried my face into her shoulder as her arms wrapped around me. She smelled so good; her smell awoke so many faded memories inside my head.
This was my mom! My dead mom! My mom was… ALIVE! She was Here! She was…Real!
"Jordin…" She whispered into my ear as my tears made their way out of my eyes. "You…you've grown up…" I shook my head into her shoulder, please don't say that. Please don't say I've grown up, I still need you. I still needed her.
"Aww…" I heard a few people whisper as our mother daughter moment continued. Kinda awkward…But I could care less. My whole body shook as she held onto me, she rubbed my back soothingly as my sobs continued. Finally when I controlled myself to a point where I could speak; I pushed away from her gently and she allowed me to look at her eye to eye. She placed her hands on the sides of my face as I sniffled. Ooh I only wished she had been there, been there to hold me when I had sniffled before.
"You're so pretty." My mother said softly, a sweet smile spreading on her face as I looked away bashfully.
"She's more than pretty." I heard Leah grumble from behind us, my mother looked around me probably at Leah.
"She's too pretty." Bella grunted. My mother laughed at the two of them before returning her gaze to me, I looked at her in embarrassment as she gave me an encouraging smile. "I hate people who are that pretty…"
"You mean you Envy them." Jacob corrected her
"Who asked you?"
"Your stupidity asked him for you." Albus grumbled at her, I had a feeling that was controversial. Before I could laugh at Albus's insult of Stupid Bella, I heard Jayson clear his throat from directly behind me. My mother's hands fell from my face as her eyes shifted up and glared at someone behind me.
"Mrs. Khot…"
"What do you want Black?" My mother grumbled rather snappishly. I turned to catch Jayson give her a confused look.
"Wrong Black Lunette…" Jacob said slowly, my mother gave him a sarcastic smile of appreciation (I giggled) before returning her gaze to Jayson…Oooh I loved my mother… even though I thought she was dead…and hadn't seen her since I was like one…two…ish.
"Urhm…" Jayson mumbled as he struggled for words. "May I…date your daughter…?" his voice began to trail toward the end of his inquiry. My mother's gaze burned into him. I looked in-between him and her (slightly shocked that he had actually gotten up the nerve to ask) as a redness began to creep up Jayson's cheeks. After a few long seconds of staring him down, and no turning away, my mother must have given in.
"Sure." She said with a grin. "You seem like an alright kid." Jayson gave her a cheesy grin as she took a step back to give us room. I looked up at him and he looked down at me as he took a step to the side so we were facing one another. I felt his hands find mine and I allowed him to intertwine his fingers with mine. Between the crying and the craziness, it was nice just to feel a consistent attraction from him… Ooh consistency… You suck monkey nuts.
"So this is what the hell you kidnapped her for?" I heard Jacob grumble at Dumbledore.
"Yes, yes it was."
"You guys do everything in the most difficult way possible." Seth grumbled for the first time this whole conversation. There were numerous "Mhm"s of agreement.
"I haven't seen my daughter all her life." My mom growled at them. "-Me reuniting with her better have been one of the most chaotic messes of your lives for god sakes." Wow…A whole life to fill my mother in on…I wonder how she'll take the whole posing as a boy thing…
"I can proudly say that it was one of the biggest chaotic messes of my life." I heard Carlie grumble before Renesmee cut in.
"So I guess we can go back to the reception…" Renesmee jumped in. as Jayson rubbed the back of my palms with his thumbs.
"Actually…that reminds me of something that I want settled right here and now…" Carlie grumbled, I was a bit caught off guard by her tone of voice and had to turn around -with an equally confused Jayson- to give Carlie a confused look. Carlie rolled her eyes over to Jacob who shared a glance of understanding with her.
"Jay." Jacob grumbled to my boy friend. Jayson perked up and raised an eyebrow at his father. "Remember what we talked about in the bathroom?" I shifted awkwardly in place with a few other people. Since when are bathroom discussions, group conversation material? Jayson's cheeks began burning red again as he responded.
"Ya…" He grumbled awkwardly.
"Here's your chance to ask her." Jacob said swiftly, gesturing to me. I gave him a wild look and looked up at Jayson for an answer to my confusion. Jayson's face was now pale and devoid of that cute blush-y red he got when he was embarrassed. Carlie "Mhm"d in agreement.
"No." Jayson barked, I grimaced.
"Ask me what?"
"You know, I think that's a great idea." Leah jumped in shoving her way forward so she was in line with Jacob. "I personally am sick of all this 'Relationship Drama'." I felt an anxious feeling grow in the pit of my stomach as I digested her words… Also, she had been in the bathroom with them? WHAT?
"Oooh! I get it…" Renesmee said softly, she was mostly ignored…
"No! It is way, way, way too soon for anything like that." Jayson yelled at them. Jacob wasn't discouraged though, in fact he stood up straight and gave his son a hard look.
"Way too soon for what?" I whispered to Jayson as Jacob began sorting out what he was thinking. Carlie spoke immediately after me.
"Jay, remember what we talked about in the car."
"Carlie…" Jayson grumbled in a warning tone.
"I just wanted to say before this conversation goes any further." Alice interjected from somewhere in the clump. "The Cullens are seriously sorry for the whole love potion thing." She continued raising her hand up so everyone knew where she was. I gave Jayson a wild look.
"Love potion thing?"
"No, that's not what we were talking about in the car." Carlie said softly to Alice who "Ooh"d in response. SOMEONE ANSWER MY CONFUSION DAMNIT.
"Jay, hear me out." Jacob interjected bringing my attention back to him along with Jayson. "You proposing to her is totally what's best not for just you and her, but for all of us and the whole story in general." The feeling in the pit of my stomach transformed from anxiety to total fear.
"Dad, you have no idea what you're talking about." Jayson growled at his father. YES, I agree! No idea!
"If you do it, I'll let you move in after graduation." Jacob offered directly after Jayson finished his statement (nearly cutting him off mind you). There was a deep look of concentration on my darling's face; making me want to run away for dear life... He wasn't going to do this? WAS HE? NO! NO! I WASN'T READY TO THAT! I couldn't take a proposal from him! Not now! Especially not right now! INFRONT OF MY MOTHER? Oooh God! NO, NO, NO! Stop this right now! Or I'm going to wring his throat with my bare hands!
After an intense moment of silence where I seriously considered (for at least six times) whether or not to bolt; Jayson looked back at me with an intent gaze. WHY WASN'T MY MOTHER REJECTING THIS IDEA! I was her Baby! She was suppose to protect me from adult things like marriage!
"Jordin…"
"Oohh God…" Was the only thing I could muster out. That sounded really rude…But I was understandably freaking out.
"I know this is really early, and sudden… and a bit weird…but if I don't do this, it could lead to a lot of trouble later…" Jayson said softly as he locked eye (GAAHHH… Eye candy…) and hand contact with me. 'RUN JORDIN! RUN FOR DEAR LIFE! Show him that you're not ready for that kind of commitment!' (I would inner self, but he had my hands… I'm a sucker for hands…)
"Jayson…" I said evenly, my voice reaching a desperate octave as I realized he wasn't kidding. "Don't ask it…"
"Jordin…" He started. Going ahead and doing it even though I had just told him not to. DAMNIT! I'm sick of being ignored! I know what I'm talking about, okay! I bit my lower lip in utter horror. "Jordin…I…"
Before he could continue, a little bell of a voice cleared its throat rather loudly. We both stopped in our stare down and looked over to see Jane approach us. I had the strongest feeling ever that she was going to rip me to kibbles, but she looked at both of us in a civil manner and extended her hand out palm up. I looked between the two of them franticly as Jayson let go of one of my hands ('RUN! RUN! RUN!'), reached out, and grabbed something from Jane's little open hand.
"Here." She said as Jayson lifted the object out of her hand, it glittered brightly as it met the sun's twilight. "You might need this." For some reason as I stared at the shiny object, I became captivated…I really wanted it…it was so shiny… (I thought I was part werewolf?)
"Thanks." Jayson said softly, his adorable grin flashing crossed his face, bringing the shiny thing around so it was no longer in direct sunlight. When's its glitter began to fade, I was able to absorb that it was a little carnival ring. Aww that's cute, it's a penniless little ring of sentimental value… or something.
"No, thank you." Jane said with a smile which she decided to beam at me. I gave her an astonished look.
"You're totally okay with this?" I blurted out, really unsure how the heck I should be responding to this chick's reaction at me stealing her man. She giggled.
"What? Did you expect me to zap you with my powers and make you feel so much pain you wished you were dead or something?" She grumbled rather morbidly, I gave her a fearful look.
"You can do that…?"
"Ya, but I won't. I'm happy to be single."
"Ooh… well cool…" I said nodding my head slowly, she laughed at my reaction and I gave her a polite smile. I sensed that Jayson wasn't sure how to respond to this by his awkwardness. Before I could say anything else she turned on her heels and skipped back to the circle. Strange little vampire girl…very strange…
But for someone, the fact that she accepted this (if anything supported this) made something inside of me grow…
It was that nagging want… That want for something more…
Damn you want…
"Hey Jordin…" Jayson said softly bringing my attention back to him. I smiled up at him as he took my hand in his. The little carnival ring was in-between or palms, pressing into my skin…Making my hand hot with the desire to have it on my finger… He stood there silently for a moment his eyes closed as if he were absorbing the feeling of touching me. I swung our hands back and forth as our audience remained silent in waiting. After a few seconds he opened his eyes and looked at me. I was immediately bedazzled…So dark and mysterious… so pr-r-re- e-et-t-ty… "Do you want me to get down on one knee or something?" He mental whispered with a worried look. I sighed a loud accidently. He, in general, distracted me from my embarrassment.
"If you have to do this, please don't do that and embarrass me…" I grumbled. He smiled and returned to standing close to me.
"Do you remember that one time…that one whip cream thing that we did?" he asked, pulling me gently toward him (Mmm…that must sound really awkward… 'Remember that whip-cream thing darling', 'Yessiree that was Fun!'… NOH, the whip cream is awesome and not sexual [SHUT'YO'TRAP BROTHA]). I let out a sigh as I stepped closer.
"Mmm…Ya?" I hummed as I reached a distance from him where I had to look directly up at him. There was a brief pause before he said something.
"Well, I'm sorry about that…And…I'm happy you didn't get pancake'd by that Honda… Because, because I love you." He apologized looking down at me with the most loving expression I had ever seen, I felt my heart well up. He was sorry about that…Aww…I had been waiting a REALLY long time for that apology, I'm actually happy I waited... though that might have caused me a bunch of psychological torment. I gave him a sweet smile as he examined my expression. When my smile reached its potential he smiled softly back and continued. "Will you-?"
"Ya." I said cutting him off, he allowed a wide grin to spread across his face. "I mean; I really like you, and you really like me, I know who you are now, and you know who I am, so what makes us not meant for each other?" I rambled in anecdote. He chuckled remembering where he heard that line from.
"Exactly." He said leaning in to kiss me.
"Oh but first." I said stopping him, he sighed and pulled away giving me a loving look. "I'm sorry for all those Twinkies I stole from you."
He laughed as I gave him a playfully sad look.
"It's fine. It was worth it."
"What? How was-?" I started but he interrupted me with a kiss, the first kiss I had ever had with him in front of other people. As his lips began to leave mine, I pulled him into me as a sign that I wasn't done yet.
Our whole lovable crowd cheered and clapped as we continued snogging.
~*~Jacob Black~*~
Point of View 26: Yah, this stories over…Uh…Thanks for reading…Awkward thank you…
We were back at the church now, safe and in the clear. Well…Mostly in the clear…now everyone was rushing around to do the second wedding of the evening (JESUS, A wedding within a wedding? Wedception… YA, THERE WAS A WEDDING BEFORE THIS. Actually read the story... Dick...). I was standing in the lobby waiting for them to just start the stupid thing so I could go, get drunk, eat some food, maybe get some action with Ness, and go to bed. Jayson was standing there with me and the rest of the guys. He was a nervous wreck…
"I mean, when I woke up this morning, I wasn't planning on being the one getting married…" He grumbled pacing back and forth and tearing at his hair. His over coat was missing, having been lost sometime on our way to rescue Jordin. I sighed and rolled my eyes.
"You need to calm down." I grumbled at him, Albus nodded in agreement.
"It's not that huge of a deal. I mean you love her, she's pretty-."
"Sex is good…?" Seth interrupted Albus; James perked up from beside Seth, and Scorpio pretended like he wasn't listening. Jayson stopped in place before responding.
"Ya…" He grunted before continuing his pacing. James snickered.
"Then that's more than a guy could ask for! You're set for life." Albus said, I rolled my head over to give him a long and much needed stare. He stared back trying to act like he wasn't scared. He better not know what Sex with my daughter is like, it's fine if he knows tomorrow…just not before tomorrow morning…
"But…I'm so young!" he wined, pointing at himself like he was a victim. "I haven't even officially graduated yet!" I stared at him evenly. Unlike his half sister Carlie, Jayson hadn't focused on getting all his high school credits in so he could graduate the first semester of his senior year (WHICH BY THE WAY was Carlie's payment to me for allowing her to get married at 18... Even though I technically married Ness when she was 16…). INFACT, Jayson had proven himself my child and bombed eleventh grade English. He was CURRENTLY taking a summer English course, which I (and when I say I, I mean the Cullens) had to pay out of pocket for, so he could get his high school diploma. From the little gossip I had over heard on the ride back to the chapel, Jordin already had two bachelor degrees and she was younger then both my children… I suddenly felt like I should have made my bargain with Carlie a little steeper…
"Well if you hadn't slacked off in high school, you would have already graduated like almost everyone else in your class." I scolded him curtly; he gave me a sad look.
"Please don't lecture me dad, I need some support right now." I sighed and rolled my eyes at him.
"Dude, if you don't want to marry her, I'll marry her for you." James piped up, Jayson stopped and glared at him.
"NO."
"Then just shut your trap and marry her." Seth groaned leaning against the wall, I smiled inwardly but pretended to be unfazed on the outside. "I mean for god sakes, you proposed just an hour ago, how can you already have cold feet?" Jayson gave him a twisted look, unhappy with our lack of pampering him. He was eighteen; he was a big boy now, and that meant that he didn't need his Daddy and Uncle to decide his life for him.
"You guys are no help…" He grumbled.
"You're getting married, that means you have to learn to be an adult and follow through with things…" I grumbled at him, he gave me a hard look. "For instance getting a high school diploma."
"Dad, You're like forty something and you haven't worked a day in your entire life."
"See, you don't even know how old your own father is." I grumbled. He sighed and continued pacing. After a few more minutes of Silence, Alice showed up out of nowhere.
"Hey…" She said heading over to us, I stood up and walked over to meet her.
"They ready?"
"Ready like Freddy cougar on Halloween."
"I have no idea that that means, but I'll take it as they're ready…"
"Good plan." She said curtly looking over my shoulder at the other guys. "You guys can head in now. We'll be out with her in a second." Jayson nodded his head swiftly and went for the door, entering the already loud courtyard as fast as possible. The other guys followed behind more slowly like his Posey. I went to follow but Alice grabbed my arm and began leading me back toward the Bride's chamber.
"What?" I grumbled as I let her lead me away.
"You're needed in the bride's chamber." I groaned at her.
"The girls not even my daughter, and she wants to see me?" I complained as Alice's pace picked up to a brisk run.
"In case you haven't noticed; her father isn't here tonight, and I was nice enough to volunteer you for a very great honor." She said smartly, reaching the door and starting to open it. I grabbed her hand on the knob and stopped her from opening it.
"YOU DIDN'T"
"I did, and you're going to do it Jacob." She said taking her other hand and pointing at me sternly.
"Alice…" I growled as she forced my hand off of hers and swung the door open. The bridesmaids (Who consisted of Carlie's bridesmaids and Carlie [minus Alice for practical reasons]) looked up at me from their seats. Carlie was no longer in her white dress but in a more sensible ruby colored dress. Jordin's mother stood there in her casual attire (probably lacking a dress to wear) and Ness was sitting on a rocking chair rocking back and forth. The only person who didn't look relaxed and care free was Jordin, who paced back and forth much like my son had just been doing. When Jordin realized I was there she stopped mid-stride and turned to face me. Her heels went together (a pair of silver flats now on her feet) and her hands went behind her back (Nearly fudging up a large bow that had been tied behind her back with some sheer ribbon). She was wearing the dress she had on earlier, only they had done some madness to it and made it look more formal, the veil on her head was originally my daughters; but Carlie had been nice enough to hand it over to the caught off guard bride. Her hair, well, it was done up into something, I could care less and I had a feeling she cared less also.
"So I've just been informed that I need to walk someone down the aisle…" I stated firmly, Lunette gave me a hard look.
"I would do it myself, but dressed how I am and seeing as that usually means she doesn't have a father…" Lunette grumbled at me. Alice stepped past me and into the chamber.
"Plus, it would be very sweet if Jacob did it seeing that he's the father of the groom." Alice said sweetly, to all of them before giving me a quick death glare. I remained reaction-less.
"Look, if he doesn't want to do it, then I can just walk myself down the aisle…" Jordin suggested, I was about to open my mouth and support that idea when almost every girl in the room blurted out a "NO!"
"That's a really bad, bad, omen." Ness said softly from her rocking chair… Stupid girls and their beliefs…
"I'll just do it." I interjected. They all looked up at me. "I mean at least I'll get enough use out of this stupid thing-." I started pulling at my bow-tie. "-to justify renting it." Almost all the girls there beamed at me as I spoke, except for Jordin who had a firm look of anxiety on her face. Jeez, was I saint or was I just good at what I did? As I looked at her I did a double take remembering for the first time since Jayson's proposal that she had scars on her face. Whoa…
"Okay, well we'll just do that then!" Alice confirmed to everyone, everyone grunted as Alice began shooing us all out of the chamber. I followed the group of girls to the Glass door begrudgingly. The door was no longer glimmering with light like earlier. It was now night outside and only candle light was lighting the courtyard (appropriate, since the bride and groom were a set of ferocious wolf like, moon related, monsters…not to be mean…). When we reached the door Alice lined us all up like earlier; ironically enough I kept my same spot as earlier, only this time I had Jordin's arm and not my daughters. We stood there awkwardly, her arm under my arm and so forth…I'm pretty sure this is the closest I have ever been to her in my time knowing her… and that was saying something… Finally when everyone was situated, Alice and Ness took their posts at the doors. Ness was bouncing up and down with excitement making me chuckle. As a smile grew on my face, I looked over at Jordin and realized something was wrong.
"Hey." I said softly to her, she looked over at me and raised one of her eyebrows in confusion. "Tell me if I'm wrong, but isn't your veil suppose to be over your face?" She gave me a wide eyed look.
"Oh crap I think it is!" She squeaked handing me her dying bouquet and reaching up to snatch her veil and pull it over her head.
"Wait!" I coughed making her stop. She looked over at me in surprise. "Here…" I said handing back her bouquet. "Let me do it so nothing crazy happens." She giggled as I reached over and gently pulled in down over her face.
"That could have ended up badly" She grumbled as I finished prepping it. I grinned; she looked a lot like Carlie did earlier today.
"Well, situation averted." I said with a laugh, she laughed along.
Finally they opened the doors and I turned around with her and waited patiently. When our turn came I led her down the aisle slowly, every so often peaking over to make sure she wasn't going to puke or something wild like that. When we reached halfway down the aisle and she seemed mostly calm I decided to lean in and say something
"I'm very…. Happy, and proud… For you." I said slowly, she laughed.
"Trying to be original right?" Jordin whispered back.
"Well, I'm trying to tell you the truth and not be clique." I chuckled softly. She giggled back, probably mentally absorbing how nice of a comment my comment was, but kept her eyes glued on the altar. I followed her gaze as we reached it studying the people in front of us.
Jayson stood there, not pacing like I had expected him to be doing (What, he's my son, I expect crazier!). If anything he was calm now. His eyes intent on Jordin and his hands glued to his sides. Behind him were the Groomsmen/Albus, including Seth who was shinning with excitement. Oooh dear…Seth with his Seth-ly-ways. Albus stared at Carlie lovingly who stared back at him with that same loving gaze. Even the bridesmaids and the overflowing benches were glittering with happiness.
So I had screwed up?
Yah a little more than once,
But right here,
In this spot,
In front of all these people,
In front of this very alter,
Do I need to elaborate even further on where exactly we were?
Right in the door way watching my children walking down their own separate roads, Creating their own lives.
I couldn't help but grin like a Dumbledore… with Leah and Harry surprisingly.
Because I had raised my kids, and I had raised them pretty good.
…And…
Though I wasn't a fan of Jordin... Or even Albus.
BUT…
Even when I had lifted Carlie's veil revealing to the world the beautiful bride I had created with my wife (not that that's dirty or anything) and gave Albus her right hand (After he so RUDELY ran a fourth of the way down the aisle and tried to steal my daughter from me!)… Or when I awkwardly handed my soon to be daughter in-law over to my son (Like I actually cared that I was handing this girl over to my offspring? PSH!)…Or even when I placed my hand over their hands as a ritual sign I agreed with this, well at both wedding I did that…
I felt no regret giving my daughter to that green eyed loony 18 year old.
Like mother, like daughter?
And I wasn't ticked when I took my seat and connected that my son was probably going to be a future father, if he wasn't already cooking something up in that girl...
Like father, like son…
And I could not, no matter how much I tried, stop grinning like a Dumbledore.
"Babe, you okay?" Nessie whispered in my ear, I turned to her slightly and smiled. She stared at me a worried look in her eyes.
"Yah, I just like happy endings." I said with a grin playing girl in the relationship.
"Happy endings?" Nessie asked not catching my drift.
I chuckled.
"Story I'll tell you later."
-And they all lived happily ever after-
The End
