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I am back with another chapter my lovelies!
My exams got postponed so this is a celebratory chapter but I swear I put in effort for this.
Also, I think this is the longest chapter till now. What can I say? Detective work gets me going.
Hope all of you enjoy it!
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M - Thanks darling!
Mira Black-Snape - Well, this chapter has a tiny little section with Jasper and Tulika. Tell me how you liked it and if I got Jasper right or not, please!
Kat Smith - *Sending you and your puppies kisses* I'm glad you liked the Bella I made. She's basically what i think she would've been like if she hadn't been so under and influenced by the Cullens. i loved your description of why T IS NOT a Mary Sue, that was hilarious!
GraceEllingson - Thanks for your answers! I know right, Edward is trying...trust me, I know, I'm writing him but his jealousy needs to be curbed and well...so does his possessiveness.
Hope you all enjoy this chapter!
Jacob opened the door of the Sorenson house with not a single amount of the apprehension Stephen was feeling. He didn't know if he should be happy about that or worried. After all, Tulika was the one who opened doors without care and well, the last time she'd done that he'd walked in on a blood bath.
"Will you stop fidgeting so much?" Jacob asked.
"Sorry to be a little worried about doing this, if someone sees us and calls the cops…"
"Don't worry about that. I can get you out of here faster than someone can dial a number. Super hearing," he said swirling a finger around his ear before pushing his hands in his pockets.
Stephen blinked up at the guy.
He was a nice height, thanks to lacrosse and athletics and even then he had to blink up at the dude. He could only imagine how small T felt among the large guys.
"So, she took everything that was important to you folks?" he asked, angling his head back.
"Yeah, all his documents about dimension theory and stuff are with her. Charlie managed to pack up the rest of it. The house is just sitting here." Stephen said.
"No next of kin?" he asked.
"He had a wife. She's missing. T thinks that's why he delved into this stuff. She wasn't declared dead." He relayed.
"Makes no sense," Jacob chewed on his lips.
"Nothing does, anymore," Stephen agreed.
"That wasn't what I mean; why would the first thing to come to his mind about his missing wife be travelling to another dimension? He didn't contact the police but went with this?" he asked.
"He did talk to the cops. When they couldn't find her, that's when he started to study this." Stephen told him but the shifter didn't look convinced.
"Right, whatever, we want to look for him now. Where should we start?" he said.
"Um, I can take the downstairs." Stephen said quickly.
Jacob paused, throwing a look at Stephen. "Dude, the cops checked the place out. You can stop being afraid."
Stephen waited until the wolf boy was out of sight before letting out a soft scoff.
Little did Jacob Black know; he knew exactly how to not be afraid of something. When you were a dimension jumper, you picked up a few things on the way, even if you were put in a town as dreary as Forks.
He had to admit, he hated the place at first.
He hated Ben, his mom, his dad, the house they lived in, everything…till he picked up talks of the new girls at school. Two new girls…? Wasn't Bella the only one? So he had begun to induce himself in her life.
Bella Swan…he knew the name from his sister's mouth. She was the paragon of virtue, the perfect girl…he would've laughed. She hung around monsters, wouldn't pick between two men, lead people on, she was the classic Mary Sue.
That was until he got to know her.
She was funny, not nearly as slow and dumb as he had expected and she had a deep seated idea of how empowered girls should be. She also talked about how awesome her best friend was. It didn't take a lot of time for Stephen to figure out that he was right.
Tulika was a dimension jumper.
He had struck pure gold. If this girl was as smart as Bella kept talking about she was sure to have found a way to get back. She hadn't and he had tried hard to control his own impatience and knowing the fact that he was basically useless here.
He still wasn't all that enthused about everything that had happened to them till she saved him from being questioned by the police and by the time everything else had happened to them, he had already swore loyalty to the tiny girl.
He slunk back to the office of his librarian and opened the door, looking around with distaste before closing the door, heading straight to the desk.
He had strict instructions after all.
He opened the inner drawer and pulled out the address book from inside his pocket.
Tulika and he had copied the entire thing down earlier and he pulled out one of the pages before grabbing a pen from the jar quickly scribbling down the lines she had told him.
WE'LL HELP.
"Why do you ask?" Jasper asked again.
"I already told you -," I began but he leant back, looking at me across the table.
Alice had meticulously worked herself and Rosalie around my schedule for the day. Since Edward desperately needed to feed and I'd missed having time with my vampire friends anyway, I hadn't complained when he'd told me to stick to the town lines. Of course, I'd refused when Alice had suggested hitting LA in the new Porsche she'd gotten from Edward.
Did I mention Edward had given her a Porsche?
Yeah, he'd given her a Porsche!
Apparently, she'd been dying to have a car since she was dead bored of Edward's and Rosalie's cars and Edward had spotted a beautiful model in Alaska that he'd promised to Alice when we were looking for Laurent.
No one told me anything about that.
I found out about it only when she gleefully tossed off the protective cover off the gleaming yellow car.
While Emmett and Esme had gone with Edward to hunt, Carlisle went to the hospital and Rosalie, Jasper, Alice and I went to go shopping…in Port Angeles…
Given my history with the place, I stayed far away from the Broadway alleys, keeping close to Rosalie.
Inside the same mall as Jess, Angela and Bella had gone to pick dresses with me, Alice bemoaned that there wasn't enough variety while Rosalie dragged her off to look at accessories.
"Can we go get a coffee?" I begged Jasper who gave in surprisingly fast. I guess men did get bored of shopping sprees, mortal or immortal.
"Can I ask you a question?" I'd asked when we were sitting in a booth, watching the vampire girls from the window.
"Of course," he'd said courteously.
"How do you know J Jenks?" I asked.
His eyes had immediately snapped to me, narrowing on my face with a staggering precision not unlike Edward. Only, this time it wasn't wariness of my actions, it was purely concerned curiosity. It was a given, what with my…condition…for lack of a better word.
Just like he'd asked me on that phone call, he posed the same question.
"You were lying then, you're lying now." He said flatly, his eyes unflinchingly on mine. I tried to hold it for as long as possible. His eyes were freshly gold, just a hint of brown deep into them. I had to drop my eyes soon, feeling his power creep on me. He wasn't manipulating me; he was just trying to read me.
I quickly moved, sitting straight and looking at him again.
"If you need something done, Tulika, you can tell me, or Alice." He said slowly.
I blinked up at him. Was there no Edward in this equation?
"You're surprised I didn't mention Edward?" he cocked his head, smiling slightly. I shrugged and he nodded. "I figured if you're asking me, it must be something that Edward is not supposed to know. Although I don't know why," he mumbled, more to himself than me.
"In the books, you were the one who had contact with him." I told him.
"Ah, I see, well, Tulika, this isn't the book. Our entire family is well aware of Jenks and his…dealings. We've relied on his business for years now and he knows to keep his distance. If for intimidation or general discomfort, I would not know, but the arrangement has suited us well." He said.
I nodded wordlessly, taking a sip of my cold coffee.
"It's something Edward doesn't know about, isn't it?" he asked.
"He doesn't need to know about it."
"Does Jacob Black know about it?"
I looked at him again, my eyes widening in surprise that he would've caught even without his powers.
"He does, but I don't want him too involved."
"You want us involved?"
"Not really,"
"That is not cause for concern at all," he smiled teasingly, leaning back again to relieve me of his penetrating gaze.
"It's not like I don't trust you guys. All of you, I trust all of you more than myself but well…I can't involve you in all my troubles because if I do…I'm the same as…"
"The Bella from the books," he said and I nodded before leaning forward again.
"I want you to know, you are not implicating us in any way. What we have done to protect you and Stephen has been done because we have wanted to. We don't think of you as a burden. I hope you know that." He said seriously, if not a little sternly.
"I know that."
"If you're sure you don't want Edward to know; then let me and Alice help."
"Jasper," I began but he shook his head.
"You will need someone to keep Jenks in line, if you do happen to go see him. I will talk to Alice." He stood up and I followed after him, wondering how the hell I'd managed to hitch up with such masterminds.
"He would've needed cash to disappear." Jacob said as he stood in front of the closet, Stephen close behind. "Yes he would, but I doubt that he would've taken care of the business and financial aspect of running away, wouldn't he?" He asked.
"Not necessarily, not if he did it impulsively," Jake said.
"Why would he run impulsively?" Stephen asked curiously.
"He sounded desperate when he called you, right? Cold hearted runners don't sound like that. He was barely escaping for his life. Just ask Redhead."
"Does she still come in?" Stephen asked, uneasiness fluttering somewhere in his chest that he tried to stifle in the name of not showing it to the huge shifter beside him.
"Nah, she stopped a while back. Ever since, T survived that fall from the cliff," Both of them winced, "She's been a no show." He said.
He reached forward and clenched the lock of the closet, crushing it easily.
"What are you doing?" Stephen immediately hissed.
"What do you think? You want to see if he was running away or was killed, don't you?" Jacob asked.
Stephen didn't miss the short streak of impatience in his voice.
Jacob swung the door open with a squeak and stood back so Stephen could see over his shoulder. It was empty. The racks, the hooks, were all cleared. Jacob pulled the drawers out and whistled. They were empty as well.
"What the hell?" Jacob frowned, pulling out another drawer which was also, no surprise, empty.
"Well, looks like we got one thing cleared." Stephen said, unable to help himself feeling a little gloat.
"Yeah," Jacob agreed before slamming the doors shut.
The boys turned around and started clambering down the stairs.
"I never got to thank you, for coming up with a way that I could see her." Jacob said suddenly. "Don't thank me," Stephen muttered immediately, "She would've found a way to come see you anyway."
"Yeah, maybe, but not with those…them…lurking around her all the time. Hell, we managed to keep a close eye on her by staying meters away from her. Why do they have to hover over her like vultures?" He asked a little disgust evident in his voice.
"They love her, Jacob. Just like you and I do." Stephen reminded him, walking out of the house.
"So, he's the one?" Jacob asked, incredulously.
"Well, she's not Bella. You never know." Stephen said but it was clear he didn't want to have this conversation which Jacob could respect.
"So, how's it going with Bella?" he asked, suddenly teasing.
A slow, relieved smile spread over the human's face. "It's going fine. I'll tell her about what we found today." Stephen opened the door of his car as Jacob straddled his bike.
Jacob didn't say anything. He just nodded and with a kick and rev of the powerful engine, he roared past his car, tearing down the street.
Right, so a fully investigative chapter.
I know it's not anything like Sherlock Holmes but remember that these are just kids. They might be supernaturally powerful and stuff (except T and S) but they are still just amateurs.
A lot of you people have been hating on Edward (LOL). Don't worry, guys, he rallying up for full redemption (I think, maybe) so, don't just give up your Team Edward Tshirts just yet.
As usual, what did you think of the chapter?
How did you like the bonding between Jacob and Stephen?
What did you think of the interaction between Jasper and Tulika?
Which MC do you like in this verse? Book Bella or TitW Tulika? Lol, the first initials match! (Sorry, I'll stop now, I'm just a tad bit overexcited)
Oh, and I just remembered, I haven't asked all of you an important question: DO NONE OF YOU HAVE THEORIES? LIKE NONE? ZIP? ZILCH? ZERO? NO ONE HAS ANY CLUE OR IDEA AS TO WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING IS FORKS? TO SORENSON? NO THEORIES AT ALL? I"M HURT YOU FOLKS!
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