Bloody Pools and Catching Thieves
Jacob POV
OK, IM BACK FOR THE WEEK BUT IT'S FINALS WEEK SO BARE WITH ME.
ENJOY....
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I ran through the forest with Seth flanking my left and Johnny trying to keep up.
He was of course slower than us but he was getting there. We had to tone down the length of time and how fast we ran because I didn't want him to get too tried out but the only way Johnny was going to get faster was to train. He was doing so well but he still had a lot of work to do before he got anywhere near the level of skill I had but to be honest, I didn't know if he ever would.
We found out that Johnny and I couldn't hear each other's thoughts like the rest of the pack but we had something similar to what Sam and I had where we would only hear selective thoughts. It only happened when he concentrated enough but I knew he would be able to do it whenever he wanted if he practiced.
Even though I was scared that my son was a wolf, I was incredibly proud of him. He was just a fucking baby and already he was incredible. He could run like a lightning bolt and had already met the pack. He wanted to be one of us so badly and I could tell that he was trying his hardest. I wanted to tell him that he didn't have to do anything to impress me but he was taking all of this so well. Of course he was scared at first but now that we had all accepted this, it seemed to go a lot smoother.
I was still worried that he might lose control since he was just a baby and I knew he would never truly have control over it until he was older. I didn't know how this was going to work because from what I knew, once you become a werewolf you stop aging. From the blood Doc took, he told us that Jonathan would continue to grow but I didn't understand that. I guess he was just special all around.
To be honest, I was still trying to get over the fact that my son was a white wolf who was the size of a medium dog. It was the most surreal thing I could think of and it was so strange to see him in wolf form. His white fur actually sparkled in the sunlight and his eyes were even more piercing than when he was human.
Jake, come on. It's time to go back. Seth complained.
If Johnny can keep up then so can you.
But this is boring.
He seems to like it.
I looked behind me at Jonathan who's tongue was hanging out of his mouth and he had a huge smile. He darted through the trees and fallen stumps until he was closer behind me.
Well he is your son. You do realize that we all don't like running for miles at a time.
Why? It's fun. I don't see why everyone can't just feel the wind and go.
Because we're lazy Jacob. We like to sit a home and eat. All of this running is a little too much for me. I want to go home and play with Elena.
That's all you ever want to do.
Because she's fucking awesome. Have you meet your daughter.
Of course and maybe you two need a separation. I suggested.
I don't think so. I just got her.
Calm down. I was just saying that you need a guys' night out. I think Embry was right. You're a whipped babysitter.
You were too Jake so don't even try to deny it.
Whatever babysitter.
We decided that we had enough running for the day and I chased Jonathan back home. He was so happy in wolf form and I knew how he felt. I would take a guess that he finally felt free. No wonder he wanted to be naked all the time. That was something that I would have to try to make him grow out of because he had to learn to wear clothes in his natural form, I knew he loved the feeling without restraints. It was an amazing feeling that I would love to have everyday but unfortunately, we always had to deal with real life.
Johnny was catching on really well and always listened to what I taught him during our lessons. I never did anything too strenuous with him but we were just learning the basics right now.
We turned the final corner out of the forest that bordered our house and I automatically knew that something was wrong. I could smell blood and a lot of it.
Stay with him. Help him until he phases out. I commanded Seth and went back human in a second.
I put on a pair of sweatpants and jumped the fence easily before running towards the house.
Nessie was waiting for me at the back door. I could tell that there was a lot of commotion inside but the curtains were drawn so that I couldn't see in.
"Nessie, what's going on?"
She looked pale but still put together, "Jacob, we had a little…accident."
"What, was it the babies?" I asked and made a move towards the door but she stopped me.
"No, it's Leah." She said.
"Leah, what the hell's going on?"
She was about to say something else but Doc came out and wiped his hands on a towel that he was carrying. There was blood all over his jeans and shirt. He even had some in his hair. He had a calm look on his face but I knew that behind his façade was terror. He just had practice hiding it.
"Doc, what's going on?" I asked.
Instead of responding, he looked to Nessie. He just clapped my shoulder and then retreated back inside.
"Nessie…"
"Jacob, Anthony decided to use his power today." She said strangely.
"Oh, well is anyone hurt?"
"Yeah…"
I pushed past her and went into the house. I could have sworn that I just steeped into a scene from A Clockwork Orange. There was literally blood in every nook and cranny of the room. It was soaked into the carpet, glistening off of the leather coaches, staining the walls, clinging to the curtains; it looked like a torture chamber that got out of hand.
I was stunned and felt Nessie come up behind me. I could hear the rest of the family in the other room and I didn't even know what to do first. I could see where someone had tried to scrub the blood off of the carpet but it didn't even look like the soap tried. The blood was so red and I could practically feel the pain of whoever had suffered this much.
"Please tell me that the babies are alright." I said as I closed my eyes. There was too much blood to come from my babies but I had to check.
Nessie ran her hand along my spine, "They're fine. It was Leah. She's healing now but…it was so brutal. Grandpa says that she needs to rest."
"What the hell happened?" I asked without turning around.
Her hand stayed on my back as she pushed me her memories of this morning.
I watched the whole confrontation between Nessie and Leah and I was seething before Nessie was even finished.
Who the hell did Leah think she was?
I was keeping track of everything and the Romanians were closer. I hopped that they would come because I wanted to kill them. There were four killings in Port Angeles over the weekend bringing the total to thirty-two and I knew that they were getting annoyed with us but there wasn't any way I was giving up my children. Did Leah really think that I would? She was obviously psychotic to think that I would even consider it and then to come into my house, threaten my wife and children and then try to take Elena herself? That was it. If she wasn't already practically dead, I would have done it myself. I don't give a fuck who she's related to or what she used to mean to me because I was through with her.
I was about to run out of the house and go find her but Nessie made me sit to watch the rest of the memory. I watched as Anthony's eyes glowed in the same way Elena's did and I was immediately scared. I didn't really know what to make of what I was seeing. My son was just in Nessie's arms but he was causing so much pain. Leah was on the ground bleeding, screaming, writhing and I would have felt sorry for her if I cared. Did that make me a cold hearted bastard? I guess it did but I was beyond caring. She was making evil Jacob appear and that was never good.
After Nessie took her hand off of my back, I didn't know what to say.
My son was fucking dangerous but I didn't love him any less. Of course I didn't. This just meant that we were going to have to be careful. We were going to have to teach him and I wouldn't put it past Doc to already have tests set up. Inside, I was actually kind of glad that Anthony had such a badass gift because that meant that he could protect himself. He was going to need that in his life since he and his siblings were so special. They would probably be hunted for most of their life just like their mother and now I knew that they could protect each other.
While I was kind of happy for my son's gift I was also fucking scared. He could practically kill someone with a glare and that was something I knew people would be scared of. How would everyone else take this? Would he be treated differently because of this? I knew he would because people were going to be fucking scared. He didn't deserve to be an outcast because of what he could do. Maybe there was an on off switch?
The main concern I had was safety. Was I going to have to separate Anthony from everyone like I did with Johnny? I hoped not because they were already pissed at me for not letting them be together and I think Anthony was missing his brother most of all. Elena had Seth but Anthony likes to play and he didn't really have anyone now that I was keeping Jonathan at a distance.
"I feel so bad." Nessie said quietly and went sat at the table.
"Why?"
"All I could think when I was asking him to stop was that he was a monster. What kind of mother am I? He never meant to do that. He was just trying to protect us and it was instinctual. I should never have thought so poorly of him."
I pulled her into a hug, "Don't even say that. You were just scared."
"He doesn't deserve to have people look at him badly because of what he can do. He never asked for this."
"Where is he?" I asked and pulled back.
"Asleep. Grandpa says that he's a little sleepy." She wiped her face.
"And everyone else?"
"They're in the other room."
"Ok, go in there and I'll follow you in a second." She nodded and went into the other room.
I saw Seth carrying Jonathan into the backyard and I knew I had to tell him what happened so that he could go be with Leah.
I went outside and made sure that he couldn't see in because that might scare him a little too much. I waited for him at the door.
"Hey Boss. What's up?" He said as he handed Jonathan to me who was sleeping. I knew that phasing took a lot out of him so he would be napping for a couple hours.
"Uh..we have a problem Seth." I said gravely so that he knew I was serious.
His smiled dropped, "What? Is it Elena?" He tried to move past me to the door but I blocked him.
"No, she's fine. It's your sister."
He rolled his eyes, "What did she do now?"
I told him what happened and when I was finished he looked just as confused as I knew he would be. He didn't understand what was going on but he could guess that it was serious.
"Wh…where is she?" He asked without emotion.
"At home, Doc patched her up and she's resting. She healed pretty quickly and it seems that Anthony didn't do any permanent damage."
Seth nodded and I patted his shoulder. I didn't really know what else to do. As much as Leah was his sister, they didn't have a very good relationship and I would suspect that he felt closer to us than he did towards her. I knew where he was coming from because I felt the same way towards Rebecca.
I hadn't even spoken to her in about a year even though she always comes around with Billy whenever he's here. Apparently she got a job at the hospital as a cook in the cafeteria and Doc sometimes tells me that she's doing much better with the booze but I wasn't in any position to re-cultivate a relationship with her. She was too much energy to deal with and she still hadn't truly accepted Nessie so I was over her.
"Go see her and make sure she's alright." I said to Seth because he looked extremely torn.
"I…ok but make sure that Elena's ok." He replied.
"She'll be here when you get back." I promised.
It looked like he was trying to convince himself of that fact and finally went into the forest.
I was glad that Johnny was asleep because I didn't want him to have to see the family room covered in blood. That would probably cause more nightmares than he needed.
I went into the front room and Anthony was awake now. He looked so innocent sitting in the middle of the carpet with his ball. The rest of the Cullens were around just watching. There wasn't really anything else to do.
"Dada." Anthony said when he saw me and tried to stand up.
While I wasn't scared of Anthony because I knew he wouldn't hurt me, I didn't know how he would be around Elena or Johnny. I didn't want him to cause them pain by mistake. He was untrained and still lacked skill. He could slip up at any moment.
"Come on Bella, let's take the babies outside." Edward said, getting off of the couch.
Bella took Jonathan from me and Edward took Elena. They both left the room and I heard the front door close a second later.
I hesitantly sat on the floor next to Tony and he crawled into my lap. He was so sweet and probably didn't even know what he could do. Nessie's thoughts flashed through my mind and I couldn't get that image of Leah out of my head. He was dangerous that was for sure but he didn't need me to treat him that way. I promised myself that I wouldn't.
"First off, let me just say that your kids are fucking awesome Jacob." Emmett of course broke the silence that filled the room.
Jasper gave him a high five, "I think we could take over from the Voltrui now. I say we make a trip to Italy."
"Don't even say that." Doc warned, "If they even get an inkling of what the babies can do, they'll be over in a second. I have Alice watching them so we're good for now but once we take care of the Romanians, I suspect that the Volturi will hear about this."
"I still think we should just fucking take over. I mean, how hard could it be?" Emmett shrugged.
"While I don't necessarily like Aro's way of doing things, he does keep order in our world and I don't think we would be up to the job." Doc said.
"I think we could do it. I could be the king." Emmett puffed out his chest.
"I wouldn't allow that. There is no way you're running our kind." Esme giggled.
"I say we do it. Let's take over." Rose shrugged.
"First, can we just deal with my babies and then the Romanians?" Nessie said through her teeth and then came to get Anthony from me. She seemed to have lost all her apprehension from before because she picked him up like nothing was wrong.
"Emmett, Jasper and Embry have already volunteered to be test subjects." Doc said and clapped his hands together.
"He's not a science experiment." Nessie growled.
"Of course not sweetheart but we have to know what's going on." Esme calmed her down.
Nessie nodded and then handed Anthony off to Doc. We all went outside to start the testing.
Over the next hour, there was so much screaming, I didn't think I would ever get the sound out of my head.
We found out that unlike Elena and Jonathan, Anthony had a very firm hold on his gift. He could turn it on and off whenever he was asked and it only seemed to take a minimal amount of energy for him to control it. I was also happy to learn that Anthony seemed to have different levels of pain that he could project. It seemed to only be in three stages. As much as Nessie tried to convince me out of it, I wanted to be a test subject. I needed to fell what he was capable of.
There was the lesser level, which practically anybody could take. It reminded me of cutting yourself with a butter knife. The pain was there at first but faded rather quickly and was manageable. Anthony's gift was physical so small cuts and scrapes appeared on my skin but I could handle it.
Then there was the second level, which felt kind of like leaving your hand on the stove and not taking it off for a long time. The burning flowed through my veins and I could feel the blood leaving my body from the gashes and lacerations that littered my body but I would have taken that pain a thousand times over to not have to experience the third level of pain that Anthony was capable of.
Apparently, Leah had only gone through the second level because I doubted whether she would be able to survive the third stage. I had never been on Jane's bad side thus never had to experience her pain but she couldn't be anything compared to Anthony. He was lethal and I thought I had actually died after three seconds.
I could have sworn that I was dipped in acid because that was I thought it felt like. I rolled around on the ground and didn't even know my name anymore because the pain was so intense.
Once Anthony was told to stop, I actually passed out because I lost so much blood. When I woke up again, I was healed but still sore. It was the weirdest sensation and I could hardly move without my mind traveling back to what I felt earlier. By the time I woke up, it was dark outside.
"Hey." Nessie whispered as she dabbed my head with a wet cloth.
"How long was I out?"
"Three hours." She replied, "Why won't you ever listen to me? I told you not to do this. I told you to not put yourself in danger. Why wouldn't you just let Emmett and Jasper handle it?"
"If they can do it, then so can I." I tried to sit up and my head spun but I did it.
"Men." She said under her breath.
"What did we learn after I was out?"
"Well, his gift works on vampires too but of course they don't bleed. The cuts are still there but there isn't any pain. Emmett was so freaked out, he sat in the corner and rocked back and forth for about an hour. Jasper thinks it's the coolest thing in the world though. He went three times before he had to give up."
"And what about Embry, how did he do?"
"About the same as you but he was smart." She pointed at me, "He stopped after the second time."
"I had to know what it felt like." I got off the sofa and felt the blood finally start circulating.
"How is Tony?" I asked.
"He's fine. He's really scared through. Once he realized that he was causing pain, he wouldn't do it again."
"I figured that would happen after he saw me go down." I stretched.
"He actually cried for an hour when you didn't wake up but we also learned something else today." She said.
"What?"
"Elena's shield works against his gift too so I guess she's practically invincible." Nessie smiled, "And the babies are the only one's who can walk through it."
"What do you mean?" I asked and rubbed the back of my neck.
"Hold on." She left the room and came back a second later with Elena on her hip and Johnny following behind.
"OK Elena, show daddy what you can do." Nessie put her on the floor and the shield was up in two seconds.
Looks like she had learned to control it better.
Johnny began crawling towards her and just went right through the shield like it wasn't even there. The sand that was suspended in the air around Elena, accepted Jonathan without complaint. I went to touch the shield and the low ringing sounded throughout the room.
"So, we can't get through but they can?" I asked.
"Yeah, Johnny and Tony have been in there with her for an hour. I think they think it's some kind of new playpen."
"You let them play together?"
"I thought it would be ok."
"You can't do that. They can't be too close or something dangerous might happen." I tried to pick up Elena but couldn't get through the shield, "Damn."
"You can't keep them separated forever Jacob."
"I know but just for now. We don't know how they would react."
"I don't think they'll hurt each other Jacob." She got on the floor and Elena's shield went down.
"Why did she listen to you?" I asked annoyed.
"Because I'm their mother." Nessie picked up Tony and Elena, "It's time for bed you three."
Now that we knew what the babies were capable of, I wasn't letting them stay with each other anymore. We kept Jonathan in our room and moved Elena to the other side of her room with Anthony so that they were separated. They didn't like that very much but they were going to have to deal with it for the time being. I wasn't taking any chances.
I woke up the next morning and got ready for work. I let Nessie and the babies sleep as I sat at the table, drinking my coffee. My phone ringing in my pocket brought me out of my thoughts.
"Hello Alice." I said once I read the caller id.
"Jacob, I was calling to tell you that you're going to have some problems at work today." She responded.
"Problems? What does that mean?"
"Brittany's the one stealing money. I've known it for a while but I could never catch her at it because it was always too late. I just saw it for today."
"And you couldn't have told me this before?" I snarled, "Did you know how long I've been stressing over my missing money?"
"Well it wouldn't have made any difference. I could never catch her in time and you need to catch her doing it so that you can have a legitimate reason to fire her or she might sue."
"We could have set up cameras." I said and grabbed my keys to head out of the door.
"She's going to try something. Make sure you keep an eye on her so you can catch her. The more money she's taken, the harder we can hit her." Alice said snidely and I was kind of scared.
"I hope you're right about this Alice."
"I'll meet you at the garage. I just love taking down wrongdoers."
"Ok, Robin Hood. Calm down." I ended the call and went to give everyone a kiss goodbye before driving to the garage.
Seth had started back a couple days ago and I could tell that he loved having a normal schedule again. I told him to stay with me the whole day because once Alice got here, we were taking Brittany down.
"I still can't believe she's gotten away with this for so long." Seth said angrily.
"I know but Alice said she's been keeping track of her. I'll be so glad when this shit is over."
Alice bounced into my office half an hour later and had her video camera with her.
"How is this going to work Boss?" Seth asked.
"I guess we just sit on her until she slips up." I shrugged.
"I'm going to get her."
I went down to the front desk where Brittany worked and just sat in one of the waiting room chairs, pretending to read a magazine. She looked at me suspiciously but didn't look too scared.
"Hello Mr. Black. Did you need anything?" She asked with a smile.
"No, I just came to check out the front. I haven't been up here in a while."
"Oh, ok." She said.
I sat in that fucking chair for an hour and was about to give up but Alice started signaling me from behind the door. She was frantically waving her hands and had her camera out. Seth was right behind her.
Why are we going through all of this shit?
I got out of my chair and hovered over the front desk.
"Are you about to head to lunch?" I asked as I played with the plant on the counter.
"Yes why, did you need me to stay?"
"No." I said nonchalantly.
I saw her slip something into her bag and I think it was a zip drive. She a made a move to get up.
Who the fuck did she think I was?
"What you got there?" I asked.
"What?" She said wide eyed.
"That thing you just put in your purse."
"I don't know what you're talking about." She said innocently.
"Goddamn it Jacob. You don't know how to catch a thief." Alice rolled her eyes and snatched Brittany's purse away from her. She poured it out on the desk and fumbled through the contents until she found the zip drive.
"This is illegal. You can't go through my things." Brittany growled.
"Your purse fell over and everything came out." Alice snickered. She put the zip drive in the computer and I went around to see what was on it.
Come to find out, everything was on it. All my records, past clients, future clients, budget, employees.
"What the hell are you doing with all of this?" I asked and pushed Alice out of the way.
"I work here. I'm supposed to know what's going on." Brittany lied through her teeth.
"Bullshit." Alice snapped, "She was going to sell it."
"To who?" Seth got the camera in Brittany's face, "To the Russians? The Germans? Who wants our secrets?"
"Seth, be serious." Alice hit his shoulder.
"I don't have to talk to you." Brittany said snidely.
"You're fired. Get your shit and get out." I said and got up from the desk.
"You can't fire me. Do you know how much this place needs me."
"Secretaries are a dime a dozen sweetheart." Alice said.
"If I walk out of that door, you'll regret it."
"Get out." I said finally and didn't even stay to watch her leave.
Finally.
No more work drama but on some level, I knew that this wouldn't be the last we saw of Brittany.
HOLY CAUGHT THE THEIF BATMAN
SO, AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE FINALLY DEALT WITH THE STEALING...KIND OF. THIS WEEK....? A HELLAVA LOT MORE WITH CHRISTIAN, I DONT KNOW IF ALL WILL BE REVEALED BUT HE WILL BE BACK.
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