Chapter 11 – Fight - Revised
"Now then," said Paul, standing up, "Jacob, outside so I can whoop your ass."
Emma rolled her eyes. Jacob stood and so did the rest of us. We followed Paul and Jacob outside, the dishes that needed washing forgotten. I was a little nervous, I thought Paul had just been kidding but now I realized he was dead serious!
The group of us stopped a few feet off the porch but Jacob and Paul continued into the middle of the yard. They stood facing each other with about 20 feet between them. Then, the sound of ripping clothes filled the air and the two wolves ran at each other. I flinched when they collided, feeling the tremors of the clash beneath my feet.
"Come on Jacob, come one Jacob, get him," I thought, and Jacob as if able to hear me barked and lunged at Paul again. Paul collapsed under Jacob's weight but was back up and moving after throwing Jacob bodily off of him. The two wolves began to circle each other snarling and bearing their teeth. I could hear them, calling each other names, and insulting each other. Jacob reared onto his hind legs and Paul lunged for him. Jacob however jumped right over him. Paul skidded to a stop and turned around and Jacob kicked him in the face with both his back legs.
Everyone around me groaned and I heard Emma shout, "Jacob, he looks really good to me the way he is so don't screw up his face on me!"
We all laughed and Jacob barked in appreciation. Paul was lying down; blood was trickling slowly down his muzzle and onto the ground.
He looked fine except for the blood. He stood and walked up next to Jacob and shoved him with his shoulder. Jacob did the same back and they both fazed at the same time. I hadn't noticed Emily had left my side but then she was returning and holding out towels for them, keeping her eyes fixed on their faces.
"Thanks, Emily," said Jacob.
"Yeah, thanks," said Paul through a mouth full of blood.
"So what was that about kicking Jacob's ass?" asked Jared.
Paul glared at him and said, "I'll put the beat down on him next time and I'll get you too if you don't-"
"That's enough," Sam said, "Paul, clean yourself up, we can't have you attracting any vampires with all that blood. Maybe someone can take your place on patrol tonight?"
"Have Jacob do it, he's the one who did this to me," said Paul.
"You brought it upon yourself," said Sam.
"I'll mop him up, he'll be fine for patrol tonight, don't you worry," said Emily.
She walked inside and Paul and Emma followed her.
"I suppose we'll have to leave your filling in until tomorrow," said Sam.
But I was looking at him with wide eyes, "Did you just say, vampires?" I said in a shaky voice.
Sam sighed, "Or not," he said, "Come inside and I'll fill you in while we wait for Paul to get patched up."
Sam, Jacob, and I walked back inside but Seth, Leah, and Jared said they were tired and left for their houses. I sat down on one of the couches facing the fire and Jacob sat down next to me on my right. Sam sat down on the sofa to my left and I turned to face him, and he told me everything.