RWMtB: Ever After
JacobxBella; SethxSarah
Rated T
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers
RWMtB: Ever After
Jacob and Sarah: Father-Daughter Ball
It was La Push High's annual father-daughter ball, open to all willing participants in every grade. And for Sarah, it would be the first one that she was attending since entering high school. She hadn't gone to the first two when she had been eligible because her father couldn't make it due to work. While she understood and didn't hold it against him, it did make her sad that she couldn't attend the father-daughter ball and have a father-daughter dance. Sarah hadn't asked her father this year to attend, believing he would be busy, just like the previous years. However, she was surprised when he had entered her room the day before telling her that if she still wanted to go, he would be able to attend with her this year, and she had happily accepted.
Now here she was standing in the school's gym wearing a pale-yellow lace dress, short-sleeved and shin length, and fashioned from the 1950s. Her short dark hair was pinned on the side and curled, and on her feet she wore white sandal heels. She thought she looked presentably appropriate, and from the way her father's eyes had lit up before they left home, he thought so, too.
Sarah looked around the gym at all the other fathers and daughters enjoying themselves, talking or dancing or eating refreshments near the punch bowl. She could even seen her friends Anna and Kelsey having fun with their dads. She herself had been having fun with her own father, but he had stepped out to use the restroom, and then her mother had called him. He promised to be back soon, so she decided to wait for him. Of course, she hoped he didn't miss the slow father-daughter dance of the ball. That was what she was really looking forward to.
About five minutes later, Jacob finally reentered the gym and made his way to his daughter, him wearing a white button-up shirt with black slacks and a black vest with a yellow tie to match his daughter's dress. Smiling he walked over to her and asked, "Having fun, Sarah?"
Grinning up at her dad, Sarah nodded answering, "Yeah, I am. Though, I'm not sure my friends want to see you dancing to an upbeat song ever again."
Jacob laughed while Sarah giggled, knowing good and well he danced kind of goofy. They did stop laughing however when they noticed a man bring a tray of meatballs on toothpicks out to place on the refreshment table. Jacob and Sarah looked at each other before rushing for the table, Jacob's longer legs overpowering his daughter's. Sarah laughed as she sped up her stride, but before she could reach it, she was suddenly grabbed by her arm and yanked back.
Gasping it surprise, she whirled her head around to see who had grabbed her, only to see the drunk face of her unwanted admirer, Kendall Davidson.
"Kendall?" Sarah said. Pulling her arm away from him, she asked, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to s-see you, S-Sarah," Kendall slurred out before hiccupping.
"Kendall, this is the father-daughter ball; you can't be here."
"But I didn't know any other way to speak with you. Y-You won't let m-me talk to you in s-school, and won't l-let me stop b-by you house."
"Did you ever think it's because I don't want anything to do with you? Go home, Kendall; you're drunk anyway."
Sarah turned to head to the refreshment table to meet her dad, only to be grabbed again and spun around. This time however, Kendall grabbed her harshly by both arms and practically shook her, saying louder than necessary, "Sarah, I am trying to be nice here! I just want to date you and you keep rejecting me!"
"Because I don't like you and I have a boyfriend. Now let me go," Sarah replied, attempting to pull away from the drunk male. Truthfully, she was feeling a bit frightened by Kendall's drunk state.
"No," he replied, shaking her and pulling her against him. "You belong with me Sarah, and you will be mine."
"Kendall, quit!" Sarah cried as she pushed against him.
The commotion had caught the attention of those around them, many beginning to murmur wondering what was happening. Feeling embarrassed, Sarah tried her best to get away from the drunk boy, feeling humiliated at having so many eyes on her, as well as angry that he was ruining her first father-daughter ball. Turning her head, she saw Kelsey and Anna making their way towards her, neither of them looking too pleased with what was happening. Reaching them, Anna asked, "What the hell do you think you're doing, Davidson?"
Kendall sneered at the girl and replied, "Stay out of this, Anna. This is between me and Sarah."
"No, it's our business too since you're manhandling out friend," Kelsey replied. "Now let her go before I make you."
"That won't be necessary, Kelsey; I've got it," Jacob's voice said from behind her.
Jacob grabbed Kendall by his arm and jerked him away from his daughter, forcing the boy to let Sarah go. Hauling him over to the wall, he grabbed the boy by his shirt and shoved him against it, lifting him off the ground. With a fierceness in his voice, Jacob glared at Kendall and said, "Don't you ever, and I mean ever, put your hands on my daughter again. Don't even talking to her or look at her ever again. She told you once before she didn't want anything to do with you, and you should have respected her wishes. And now you think you can come in here drunk and demand she be with you? I don't think so. Now you listen to me, you little punk. If I ever see you do something like this again to Sarah, or any girl in fact, I won't hesitate to put you six feet under, and I will gladly go to jail for it. Do you understand me?"
Kendall nodded quickly in fear, feeling just as scared if not more with Sarah's father than he had when that Seth guy of Sarah's had threatened him. Still nodding he stammer out, "Y-Yes s-sir! It w-won't happen again, I s-swear!"
"Good. Now get out of here." Jacob set him back down on his feet but didn't let him go right away. He looked the teenage boy over for a minute before saying, "And do something about your puddle of piss here."
The crowd behind him laughed as he finally let Kendall go, Kendall bolting for the exit with a large pee stain on the front of his jeans. Satisfied, Jacob turned and walked back to his daughter. Sarah smiled and rushed to hug her father, softly saying, "Thanks daddy."
Hugging her back, Jacob replied, "It's no problem, and I'd do it again in a heartbeat."
Anna and Kelsey hugged Jacob as well, telling him that what he did had been awesome and that there was no way Kendall would mess with Sarah again without being reminded of what could happen to him. The girls then hugged their friend before going back to join their own fathers. Not long after, a slow song came on and the coordinator of the ball announced it was time for the father-daughter dance. Jacob looked down at Sarah and stepped back before offering his hand saying, "M'lady."
Giggling, Sarah took it and let her father lead her out onto the dance floor. Soon they were dancing along with all the other fathers and daughters. As they did, Sarah couldn't help but smile, as she was finally getting her father-daughter dance. And despite what had happened with Kendall, this was one of the best nights of her life, because she got to spend it with the first man of her life, her dad. Grinning up at Jacob, she hugged him close and said, "I love you, daddy."
Jacob grinned at his daughter and hugged her as well. "I love you too, Sarah."