Sam huffed as he made himself breakfast. It was the next day and he still hadn't heard from Jacob.
Is he ignoring me? Why is he ignoring me? Did I do something? Did someone tell him something? Did they lie about me? Did Jake change his m-?!
"FUCK!" The alpha screamed as the glass he was holding shattered from his inhuman grip. The shards fell on the ground, scattering about as Sam ripped a paper towel off the roll and bent to pick them up. He hissed a little as he tossed the garbage and ran cold water on his injured bloody hand. He watched as the crimson liquid spun around in the sink until the drain eventually swallowed it down with water.
Sam knew that the wound would start healing itself soon. But nothing felt as worse as the absent feeling in his chest. Nothing could keep his attention for long unless it had to do with Jacob.
I should have told him sooner. I should have kissed him sooner. I should have been honest from the beginning. I should have shown him how much I care about him. Is that it? Am I being the distant one? Am I not giving Jake what he needs?
The wolf stopped what he was doing and looked around the kitchen. Eggs were busy cooking on the stove while the bacon sizzled in the toaster oven. He took a deep breath and decided to finish. He would go to Billy's and surprise Jake. Show him that he was always there no matter what.
He hurried with the food and ate while he packed a pair of clothes. Going in wolf form was the fastest way to any place. No traffic and it always made a shifter feel free and alive.
He stepped outside and stripped in the backyard, tying his clothes to his ankle and phasing on the spot. It was easier to turn when your imprint was on your mind. His wolf practically howled at the thought and ran straight to Jacob.
I'm coming Jake.
As the huge black wolf sped off into the woods, another brown and tan wolf followed his lead. Paul had waited around all night, having no issue sleeping in the forest. He and the rest of the pack had done it a bunch of times before. It was where they felt at peace. It urked him when Jacob didn't show up with Seth last night. It wasn't fair. Jake could show up whenever he wanted and see Sam but he had to wait for permission just to see Seth. It wasn't like the small teen could take off whenever he wanted.
Paul sniffed Sam's familiar scent and raced after the wolf. Neither of the two had patrol so if his alpha was going to see Jacob, then he would tag along.
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Jacob tried pushing Edward off him but it was like pushing against a wall. He didn't even budge. "Wait! Wait!" He tried to stall, moving his head back and forth while the vampire nipped at the Native's throat.
"What?" Edward snarled, annoyed that he wasn't getting what he wanted.
"I...I wanna know what it's like. Being a vampire I mean. You said you thought about turning me into one. Well I wanna know what it's like..." He hesitated, not at all interested in what it was like being the undead.
Edward raised an eyebrow and studied Jake's handsome face, reading into his thoughts. They were jumbled around. He only caught on to a few things like himself and his siblings with their fangs out, Seth helpless downstairs, Jake fighting off the vampire as if such a thing was possible and, ugh. Sam being on top of Jacob instead of him. It was like he was trying to block Edward completely and replace him with the mutt. How dare he. The vampire took great offense to that and smacked Jacob across the face.
Jake let out a grunt and whimpered. He already had a bruise on the left side of his face. Now he would have a matching one on the right. A vampire's hit was heavy and stone-like. The blow alone nearly knocked him out.
"You're his little bitch. What does he even do for you?!" Edward screamed.
Jacob breathed heavily and shook with fear. "Wh-who?"
"Sam you idiot! That's all you ever think about!"
"H-he's always there f-for me and-"
Edward laughed. "Always there for you? Is that so? Tell me Jacob. Where is he now? Hm?"
Jake bit down on his lip. "He doesn't know that I'm missing..."
"Sure he doesn't. Keep telling that to yourself Jacob. Whatever makes you feel better. Ugh. You disgust me sometimes."
"What...what do you mean?"
Edward pushed himself off Jake. "I mean your thoughts. You're always stuck on that fucking mutt. I wish I can shut them off." He sneered.
"Well then get out of my head."
Edward gripped the front of Jake's shirt and growled in the man's face. "I just said I want to turn this curse off."
"Sorry! Let me go!" The Native struggled under Edward's grasp.
"If I didn't have the least bit of control, I'd drain you till you were nothing!" The eldest of the siblings grabbed Jacob's hair and tugged till he got off the bed and dragged him to the door.
"OW! HEY!" He kicked and screamed, trying to reach out and grab at anything that was in arms length. If Edward didn't stop pulling then Jacob was going to lose a good chunk of his hair. He decided that it was better to stop fighting against the vampire, but it didn't hurt any less.
Seth who was answering all of Jasper's questions, focused his attention on his dad's screams for help. "Daddy!" He hopped on his feet but the blonde man stopped him from going any further by holding onto the teen's arm.
Edward finally released Jake who hissed in pain and rubbed at his burning scalp. He wanted to cry and couldn't help but doing so. He wanted to reassure his son who looked worried and scared for him but he couldn't ignore the searing discomfort he felt at the moment.
"Please. Not in front o-"
Edward didn't wait for the Native to finish as he gave a swift kick to his ribs, sending Jacob down the stairs. Seth screamed for his father and fought against Jasper who had no problem holding the boy still.
"Daddy! Daddy!" He tried to tug his arm away harder, wanting the vampire to let go. "Daddy!" Jasper rolled his eyes and decided to let Seth run to Jake who wasn't moving. It didn't matter what the teen did. Nothing would help. But as he released the boy's arm, Seth fell on the hardwood floor. It didn't stop him though as he scrambled off the ground and ran over to Jacob. "Daddy?! Daddy wake up." Tears fell from his eyes just at the sight of Jake's bruised and beaten up face. He turned to Edward who looked down at the weak human. "Y-you hurt my daddy! I wanna leave! I want Paul! I want Sam!" He whined, driving Edward crazy with his whining.
"How about instead you shut your fucking mouth?! Jasper, will you please get your pet?" He indicated to Seth who clung to Jake. He shook his head and snuggled against his dad's side.
Jasper smirked and was next to Seth in mere seconds, picking the small boy up. "No! No!" He kicked at the air and thrashed around. The blonde wasn't phased as he took Seth and flung him on the couch, making him hit the arm rest that dug itself into his stomach. He whimpered and drew in a deep breath.
"It's alright little one. Daddy's just napping." He gripped Seth's chin and made the teen look him in his blood red eyes.
"N-no he's not." Seth wasn't dumb. Far from it. He didn't like Jasper as is but he hated when the pale man talked down to him. Autism doesn't equal stupid. His dad told him that all the time.
He glared daggers at Jasper. Whoever these...people were, had hurt his dad, had kidnapped them and hurt him too. It wasn't fair! He remembered what his father had told him earlier in the bathroom. That they couldn't leave. They had to stay here. But it wasn't safe.
Seth wanted to say something to Jasper. To hit the blonde man. But he was too scared. There was something off about these three strangers.
Jasper could feel what Seth was feeling. Terror, sadness and anger. He chuckled to himself and grabbed the boy's hand. "See these perfectly functioning fingers you have here?"
Seth slowly nodded.
"Don't you want your fingers to stay this way?"
Seth nodded again. Not really sure what else to say.
"Then you better get use to listening to me if you don't want them broken. It'll be way too easy." Jasper growled, squeezing the teens fingers rather hard. "Now be a good boy and hold still."
Seth whimpered but did as told. He stared at Jasper who smiled wickedly and slowly raised his own hand to caress the boy's soft face. It was warm to the touch. Something that the vampire had lost so many years ago. He wanted so bad to know what it was like again.
Jasper looked into Seth's chocolate brown eyes and scanned the details of the iris and pupil. He himself had blue eyes before turning but they were still beautiful.
His hand rubbed at the Native's cheek down to his tender lips. Unlike his own which were rock solid, Seth's was the exact opposite. He would glance over at his unconscious father now and again and dig his fingernails into the couch cushion. An obvious nervous habit along with squeezing his legs together. But Jasper just found it all the more intriguing.
"You certainly are a looker." The blonde man commented, confusing the younger one who wasn't sure what he meant.
Seth continued to stay still and focus his attention either on the floor beneath his feet or his dad who he wished would wake up and hug him close.
The teen suddenly jumped when Jasper pressed his ice cold hand against Seth's chest right where his heart was.
"Ah. I use to miss this more than anything. But now it only makes me hungry." He grinned, eyes sparkling as he said this.
"I can hear and feel the blood flow throughout your body. Here the blood vessels rushing by in your bloodstream. Your innocence is what really draws me in though." His fingers traced Seth's exposed leg towards his thigh, making the teen whimper again. He shook from how cold Jasper's hands were.
He let out a squeak when the blonde vampire pressed his nose against Seth's throat. And just like earlier, he licked at the warm skin.
Alice leaned in close from her place behind the kitchen counter. "Don't kill him Jazz. I didn't even get a chance to dress him up yet." She frowned. Her brother just rolled his eyes.
"I won't Alice. I can control myself better than that. I'm just curious is all." He listened carefully to Seth's quickened heartbeat and rapid breaths as he gently sucked on the teen's neck. He wished he could sink his teeth right in the blue vein but he knew better than to do so. He used his hand to hold Seth still, wrapping it around his waist while he continued to suck but not puncture anything.
Seth whined and tried to wiggle out of the man's grasp but to no avail. Jasper wasn't letting go and his neck was becoming sore the more the vampire sucked on it.
Jazz licked one more time and stepped back, admiring the hickey he left on the boy. Seth was left shaking with wide eyes staring up at the man who gave him a wink and sped off somewhere. Way too fast for Seth's human eyes to catch.
Alice hummed to herself as she walked over to the scared teen. "Let's play dress up now!" She smiled bright with a cheerful glee, taking Seth's arm and leading him towards the stairs where Jacob finally started to wake.
The pain in his side screamed for his attention the minute he opened his eyes. He was confused as to what he was feeling and why his body was in a weird position. He tried gaining his thoughts together, only remembering the feeling of falling in the air when a strong pair of arms pushed him. He also remembered Edward and him talking. The vampire laying on top of his fragile form compared to his own and how angry he made Edward.
I...can't recall how we got out the room. I got on Edward's bad side but how did...
He stopped to think but the answer came rushing to him when the feeling of a dull sting made itself known on his scalp.
Shit. I remember now. That bastard nearly pulled the roots out of my hair.
Jake tried to sit up but yelped almost immediately. Tears slid down his cheeks as he lay there, helpless. A force knocked itself into him, causing a painful hiss to pass through his lips.
"Daddy? Are you okay?"
Jacob looked up to see his son's frowning baby face. He scanned Seth's features and landed on the bright red mark on the side of his neck. His eyebrows furrowed in concentration as he examined it closely. "Seth?"
"Don't forget about me." A female voice uttered to his side. He glanced at Alice who grinned innocently. As if she hadn't played a part in all of this. He wanted to growl at her but refrained from doing so. Instead he groaned in pain.
"I better help you with that. I hope you learned not to make Edward angry."
"W-where is he?"
"Him and Jasper went to go hunt. It's my turn with you two now. Come on, I'll fix you right up!"
She always sounded so perky. As if the situation they were in was far from serious. It got under Jake's skin but he couldn't say anything even if he wanted to. "Whatev- Ah! Fuck!" He screamed as Alice lifted him with ease.
"Seems like you have a cracked rib. Edward can be so careless." She shook her head and shifted Jacob so she was carrying him bridal-style up the stairs with Seth in tow.
Jake swallowed the lump in his throat and shook slightly. His tears were visible now and caused Alice to glance down at him when the salty smell hit her nose.
"Fuuuuck. P-please be gentle." He pleaded to her, squeezing at her arm. She said nothing though as she laid him down on the bed.
Jacob moaned in pain again and tried turning on his other side. He yelped louder and gritted his teeth as the bone to his rib moved around. He couldn't help but sob and screech.
"You're lucky our father is a doctor." Alice pushed past Seth who crawled on the bed next to Jake who couldn't do anything at the moment except cry.
Alice came back with pain medication and a first-aid kit. She slowly helped Jake straighten out on the bed, of course earning a slur of curse words and screaming. She used a bandage to wrap around his torso, tossing his shirt on the floor. Jacob tried to stay as still as possible and breathe as little as he could. He wanted to make sure Seth was okay and even tried to reach for him but the pain only made him want to pass out again or sleep.
Alice cleaned off a needle and pressed it into the Native's arm. Jake bit down on his lip. He wasn't warned of getting a shot but he was thankful for the medicine.
"It's only a crack. You're very lucky your rib didn't puncture your lung or break into multiple pieces."
Yeah I'm so lucky. Dumb bitch. You and your fuck face ass brothers.
Seth laid next to Jake and pressed his face against his father's who sighed, happy that the teen was okay. But his thoughts stopped as he noticed the strange mark on his son's neck again. "Seth, how did you get that? What is it?" He pointed.
Seth rubbed at it and whined from how raw it felt. "The-the blonde man..." He wasn't sure how to describe what happened. "He-um...put his lips here." His face felt hot. He didn't want to get in trouble but what happened felt...wrong. Like he wasn't suppose to do what he did. The feeling made him uncomfortable and before he said anything else, tears streamed down his face. Seth couldn't help but wipe at his eyes.
Jake tried to sit up but there was no use. "Seth?!" He reached over and pulled the teen closer but Seth sobbed harder and shook his head, pushing Jacob away.
"I-I didn't want to! I was scared. I-I didn't like it! I promise Daddy. I didn't!"
Jacob held his breath and grabbed his son's hand, squeezing it slightly. "Seth...I know you didn't do anything wrong. That wasn't your fault baby. It's not." He swallowed, trying his hardest not to cry himself. "No one should touch you the way he did. Don't you ever blame yourself for what he did. Ever. I'm sorry I wasn't there Seth. I'm so sorry. Please know that I won't let that happen again." He pleaded, squeezing his hand harder.
Seth sniffled and snuggled against Jake again. He was terrified of what his dad would do. But the evidence couldn't be hidden. It wasn't like Jacob had ever put his hands on Seth before. That was Bella's department. It was the fact that he felt like he was doing something...dirty. It was embarrassing and extremely uncomfortable for the young teen. He'd never experienced something like that before. All he wanted at the time was his dad. For Jake to hold him close and take him away from it all.
Seth whined and hid his face in Jacob's chest. He didn't want to talk anymore and Jake could respect that. The topic wasn't a light one and if Seth didn't want to talk then he didn't have to. He just ran his fingers through his son's hair and hugged him.
Alice stared the whole time and quickly put away the medical tools. She placed herself on the wooden chair for the desk and flipped through a fashion magazine, looking for clothes for both Jacob and Seth. Her new dolls to play with.
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Sam slowed down to a trot as he neared Billy's. The string holding his clothes that was tied to his ankle got tangled on the way. He kicked his leg out and nipped on the loose string until his ears perked up at a ruffling sound that definitely wasn't him.
Sam stood in a defensive pose and growled, baring his teeth in the process so that whatever was out there, knew that he wasn't playing games. He would attack. No hesitation. But of course, there was no danger and instead a clumsy brown wolf mixed with hints of black slammed into a tree and pawed at it's own face. As if trying to erase his stupidity.
Paul! What the fuck do you think you're doing? Are you following me?!
The other wolf shook his head and walked over to the alpha who looked pissed.
No. God. Can't I be out here too?
Paul shook his head again, a habit of his whenever he tried to block something from his mind. A habit that the rest of the wolf pack were very familiar with.
Sam tuned in closer to focus on what his pack mate was trying to hide from him.
Sss...se-Seth. Seth. Seth. Seth. Seth.
It was like a mantra. Over and over again. Flashes of the boy's young face floated in Paul's mind. The words they spoke to one another. Apparently Seth was comfortable with the man as there were memories of the two of them leaning into one another and Paul watching his every move. He would giggle as Paul did anything the kid asked. Looking out for danger even when there clearly wasn't any. It was obvious that he missed Jacob's son. A lot. And so did Sam.
Once the black wolf was out of Paul's head, he glanced at him, watching as the other man whined and laid down on his stomach. Using his paws, the hothead of the group hid his eyes and whined again.
I'm sorry for following you okay? And...for camping out at your place...
You what?! What the hell Paul!
Can you blame me?! Don't act like Jacob hasn't crossed your mind a thousand times!
You were in my backyard the whole night?!
He could see the images in the wolf's head.
I said I was sorry!
Sam growled and shifted into his human form, not wanting to find out more. He just wanted to see his Jacob.
Paul looked away and did the same as his alpha, quickly sliding on a pair of cut offs and jogging after Sam who pushed him roughly.
"Creep." He muttered as he made his way towards Billy's. Paul just ignored it with an eye roll and greeted the old man in the wheelchair when he answered the door.
"Hey fellas. Sam. Jake never came home. I was gonna message you."
"What?" The word came out faster than he could stop it. "Did you leave the house?" He asked.
"No. I was here all day. Sue came over. That's about it. Jacob left early. Him and Seth. All he told me was that he was going to run some errands and that he'll be back later. But he never did. I just assumed he was with you." He shrugged.
Sam tried to stop his heart from pounding harshly against his chest. He took a deep shaky breath and swallowed. "He didn't come over. I called him and left a text but nothing. That was last night."
Billy motioned for the two to come in and sit on the living room couch. He wheeled himself over. "Hmm. I don't have a clue where he is. Don't worry so much Sam. Jacob is a grown man."
"But where else could he be Billy?! He hasn't contacted any of us!"
"Maybe he went to work?" Paul butted in, trying to make them both feel better about Jake's sudden disappearance.
Sam fumbled with his phone while Billy watched. He quickly went through the different names he saved in the device until he found his sister's name.
"Hello?" Her voice spoke through the speaker.
"Leah! Did Jake come by to work yesterday or today?"
"Uh, no. He wasn't scheduled. Hey, you sound serious. What's going on?" She perked up.
"Fuck. Can you tell the rest of the pack to search around the reservation for Jacob and Seth? Pick up their scents. Anything."
"I'll get on it." She hung up, making her brother proud by saving the questions for later and taking action first.
"Paul, don't!" Billy's scream made Sam turn his attention to the other men in the room where he saw his second in command tremble. He was familiar with the transition to becoming a wolf when angered. It happened to everyone. Paul the most because of his terrible temper.
Before he could could command him to stop, Paul was already growling and howling with his fur covered body. He snarled at nothing in particular and snapped his jaws at the coffee table.
"Get him out of here Sam!" Billy backed away, not wanting his house to be destroyed.
"Paul! You have to calm down. This won't solve anything. I've got the rest of the pack searching for them already. Me and you can go together if that will make you feel better. But destroying Billy's house isn't being helpful. Let's go outside. I'll phase with you. Come on." Sam went ahead, hoping Paul would follow after him.
He did, giving Billy an apologetic whimper first. The old man gave him a small smile and reached over to pet his scruffy fur. "I'll ask around to see if anyone has seen them." He reassured. Paul nodded and walked carefully out of the house. He maneuvered his huge body through the door but his other half got stuck, making him whimper and yelp for his alpha's help. Which to no surprise, made Sam sigh in annoyance.
"Change back!"
Paul barked in return but did as told, ending up naked in the doorway.
"We gotta help the rest search the rez. Pick up any scent of them. We won't stop till their home."
"What...what do you think happened?" Paul frowned, turning his head away as Sam started to pull his shorts off, immediately changing into his dark wolf form. He watched as his beta did the same, walking side by side with his alpha while they sniffed the air and grass below their paws.
I...I don't want to think about it. Sam replied.
I already know what you're thinking...I'm afraid of the same thing...