Chapter 223: Aftermaths of the Plan Part 1
I woke up in Sam's arms. He had his arms around my waist. I was facing his bare chest, and he My head was slightly ponding, and I winced in pain. How long have I been asleep? I know it is already morning, but I couldn't tell what it was. Sam was still snoring softly by my ear. I really need to get up. I feel the effects of the medication wearing off, so I slowly tried to slip out of his embrace from the bottom. It took some stealth, but I was able to escape from his arms. I sat down on the edge of the bed, and I stretched my arms. I gave out a sigh.
When I got up from the bed, I heard Sam said groggily, "where..you going?"
I said without looking at him, "I'm going to get take my medications, but I'm staying..home."
It still a little weird to call this place my home, but I am slowly getting acquainted here. He murmured sleepily, "okay. Wake me up if one of the guys come over. I am going to sleep a little more."
I nodded, "okay."
I walked toward the kitchen to grab myself a cup of water. I glanced at the dining room. Oh, right. Bella and I made dinner for the pack. Were they able to eat them, or did they got spoiled? I walked slowly toward the dining hall, I poke my head to the dining hall, and they were all gone.
Oh, who ate them?
There was a small note left at the table. I checked, and it says,
The food was amazing. Thanks, Ale! It'll help Jared to recover.
Seth.
Oh, he was able to phase back? I am so glad to hear that he was able to calm down to phase back. I walked toward the kitchen, and I grabbed myself a water bottle. My medications were at the corner of the counter next to the fridge. I wasn't ashamed of having my medications being displayed out in the open like this. The pack knows, so no need to hide from them. I took them, and I drank all the water down. I noticed that the pots and pans were neatly organized and cleaned. I appreciate it that they didn't leave a mess for me to clean up after them. It was most likely Seth or someone in the pack who cleaned up for me.
Oh my gosh. Kim!
I totally forgot about her, so I hurriedly walked toward the guest room to see if she was still there. I checked, and Yeah, she was still there. She was breastfeeding Amelia. Seth was at the corner of the bed. He was sitting in a wooden chair, and he was leaning against the wall, snoring softly with drool coming from his mouth. He was sleeping, and Kim looked up to me tiredly. Her hair was tied up in a low bun, and she had a
She said softly, "morning, Ale."
I replied, "morning, Kim..how are you feeling?"
She gave a half-smile, "like I have given birth."
I chuckled lowly, and I asked, "so..what happened once I left?"
She hands motioned to come closer, and I sat down next to her. Amelia was still sucking milk from Kim's breast, but she said, "Sam came here. I tried to explain to him that you had to go to Forks. He listened, but I could tell he had terror in his eyes. He said quickly that he'll get Embry to stay with me, so I wouldn't be alone in this condition. Eventually, Embry came. He then..explained everything that happened."
She paused, and her lips were trembling like she wanted to cry again, but she didn't want to scare Amelia nor wake Seth up. She collected herself with a big sigh, and she finally said slowly, "..Seth phased because his wolf spirit sensed that Victoria was close to the reservation. Seth followed his wolf spirit's instructions, and he went toward where they were battling with Victoria. The pack didn't notice that he phased and entered the pack mind because Seth was talking with his wolf spirit all this time. It was once they smelled him nearby that Sam realized what happened. Victoria smelled Seth, and she went after him. The pack already used all the vials except one that was in Embry's mouth. She already lost one of her arms, and part of her hair was ripped off from one of the guys. Seth..he froze in fright when he saw Victoria. The guys were shouting in the pack mind for Seth to move, but he couldn't. He was terrified, and thankfully his wolf spirit made Seth to run, but it was too late as she was about to put her hand through Seth."
At this part, she was trembling and said, "Jared..he pushed Seth aside..and .Five of his ribs were broken, and the pulmonary artery was slightly ripped from the attack by Victoria. However, Jared..He phased back, and it caused the artery to be completely ripped off…that is why I went to labor..his heart stopped for a moment, so Jared passed out. Because he was in his human form and he was in fetal position, the artery was able to reattach itself instantly. Thank the spirits. Victoria was shocked and was not expecting one of the guys to sacrifice himself to protect Victoria. That small hesitation from Victoria, Embry used the last vital to distract Victoria even more and Paul came and ripped her last arm. She lost balance and fell in the ground. Jacob, Paul, and Sam all used that chance to finish her off. They left the cleaning up to Embry as they quickly carried Jared back to Sue. Embry had to stay behind because humans were nearby, and he had to hurry to burn the Victoria before Charlie and the officers find her remains and accidently run into the pack's trap. They were also close by, so we had to do things quickly.."
"From..what I heard, he was bleeding profusely. Jared regained consciousness back at Sue. He felt my distress, and he tried to fight his way back to me. However, he needed to be restrained by Sam and Paul. Sue..she..she had to break his bones with the assistance of Sam..I felt his pain..and..and I couldn't be by his side as he couldn't be my side.."
She started weeping, and Amelia started to cry. She weeps, "I'm sorry, baby."
She cooed the baby to calm down and pat her back gently. The baby eventually stopped crying. I put my hand on her shoulder, and I said comfortingly, "it's okay to cry about it…this was a traumatic experience for you. No one can blame you for being emotional about this."
I heard Seth softly next to me, "Yeah."
I looked up to him. He was standing next to me, and he had a solemn expression. Ah, he must be feeling responsible for Kim going on an early labor, and Jared almost dying. He had tears building up in his eyes, and he was wiping them with his arm.
He said sniffling, "I was able to pull myself together, and phase back. Embry went back to Sue's place to be with Sue and Paul. He wanted to help those two out, and he trusted me to leave me alone with Kim. When Paul came back, Jacob left to go check on Bella and to keep an eye on her, so she won't pull another stunt. I made a promise to myself to look out for Kim since Jared is still down. I'm so sorry."
Kim lightly scolded him while she was still sniffling, "I said it was okay. It isn't your fault."
He exclaimed, "it is my fault!"
I stayed quiet for a while, so I said slowly, "nevertheless, Victoria is dead. She has been terrorizing the people of Forks and Quileute Tribe for months…the pack knew what they were getting themselves into when they went out today..For this plan to be a success, someone was going to get hurt. Unfortunately, it happened to be you who caused Jared to get. Maybe later on in the day, something worse was going to happen or someone is going to get hurt but in a different way….Jared..he knew he was doing. He knew who he has waiting for him to come home, but he still did it…It gave an opening for the pack to finish Victoria off…so, don't blame yourself too harshly about today, Seth."
Seth had tears rolling down his face. I turned to him, got up and I gave him a hug. He stiffened slightly, but he accepted the hug. He was trying to be very careful with me since he literally just learned how to phase back into his human form. I gently pat him in the back.
I said, "Even though you feel slightly responsible for today's accident, I have no doubt that Jared doesn't regret saving you. You are pack, Seth. We take care of each other. We are family, and we protect each other..even if it means sacrificing one's life to save another life."
He was trembling, and he cried softly. I pat him in the back, trying to soothe him until he calmed down. He sniffled, "sorry.."
I pulled away and look up to him. I said gently, "don't be sorry."
He looked down to me, and he gave me a small smile. I said, "I guess..now you know better to listen blindly to your wolf spirit?"
He said sheepishly, "y-yeah."
I added, "they mostly running based on instincts. Even though he was telling you to go out there and protect the tribe, you are also human. You are logical and you can discern whether to listen or not."
He said sadly, "yeah.."
I nodded and I glanced back at Kim. She was smiling very slightly, and she asked, "I'm sorry..I'm pretty hungry. The last thing I ate was the spaghetti that you and..Bella made."
She paused when she said Bella's name. From her expression, I know she has her negative feelings toward her. I don't blame her. I was pretty pissed with Bella as well, but I am not too surprised with Bella. I should've realized that what I told her, it would get to start running towards her hallucination, but eh, it is what it is now.
I heard Seth's stomach growled, and I chuckled lowly. I said, "it's fine. I go make breakfast."
Seth said eagerly, "can I help?"
I said with a soft smile, "of course. I need all the help to feed all of you guys."
He laughed. We both left Kim, to go towards the kitchen. Seth said cheerfully, "so, what are we going to make, Ale?"
I said, "we can make pancakes, eggs, bacon and some biscuits."
He said excitedly, "okay, that sounds good."
I looked at him curiously, "do you know at least how to cook eggs and bacon?"
He nodded, so I said, "okay, you are in charge of that."
I open the fridge to take out everything that we needed. Seth made dozens of eggs and bacon. I had the biscuits placed inside the oven while I was working with the pancakes. He finished early, so he came to help me out.
I asked curiously, "was it you who cleaned up the mess in the kitchen?"
He responded shyly, "y-yeah…everyone else was tired and stress, so I thought to make myself useful. I served Kim the spaghetti, and I went to Sue's place to give Paul and Embry food that you made for them. They said thank you, by the way. Then, I came back to help clean your kitchen up..if that was okay.."
I said with a warm smile, "thank you, Seth. It was okay."
He blushed from the compliment, and I couldn't help, but smile from his bashfulness. He is too sweet. Even though I wasn't finished making all the pancakes, I told Seth to go serve to Kim. She needs it. He nodded. He made a plate for Kim, and he went to the guest room. I was occupied with flipping the pancakes when Sam came behind me and wrapped his warms around his waist.
I gave a small gasp, and I said, "did we wake you up?"
He said with a huge yawn, "N-no, but smelling all of this food, it got me hungry."
I replied, "oh, I see."
He sniffed my hair, and he purred from the scent that I was giving. I didn't pay any attention to him. He gave me a kiss on the cheek, and he said, "I heard what you said to Seth. Thank you."
I asked hesitantly, "you..don't mind that I gave him a hug? I know you don't really like unmated male wolves getting near me, but I feel like he needed it, Sam."
He responded, "I don't mind. My wolf spirit and I don't see him as a threat. He is the pup in the pack, and his wolf spirit isn't dominant. I am okay with him."
Oh..that's interesting to know.
Sam pulls his arms out and walked away. I glanced back at him confusingly, but I shrugged it off. I was still wrapping up with flipping the pancakes, when I heard Sam opened the door and Seth called out, "mom!"
Ah, Sam went to go open the door. I heard some murmur between Sam and Sue. I was done with making pancakes at this point, so I started cleaning the dishes. Sam came back to the kitchen, and he said, "Sue came to visit Kim. Jared was stable enough for her to leave him sleep and visit Kim."
I replied, "oh…that's nice to know. How is he?"
He sighed, "he is in recovery, but finding out that Kim and the baby are okay, he was able to calm down finally. Now that he is calm, he was finally able to go to bed. Sue have been up the whole night attending to him."
I responded, "oh..man. I'm thankful toward Sue, but it must be rough on her."
He agreed, "yeah."
We stayed quiet, and he helped me finish drying the dishes. He helped me set the dining table ready, and I sat down to wait for Seth and Sam to come in. Seth and Sue got out of the guest room. Sue had dark bags under her eyes. There was a little glaze toward her eyes, so she is really is exhausted.
She asked me tiredly, "how are you dear?"
I said, "I am okay. I pushed myself too hard yesterday, so some of the pain came back. However, I am taking them again, so I am fine now."
She nodded. I asked, "would you like to..join us?"
It felt weird to be eating and not offering anything to her. She put her hand up and shook her heard. She said softly, "it's okay. Thank you for offering, Ale, but I am in a desperate need of rest, so I rush room and finally go to bed."
I said, "okay."
Sam was behind her. She bowed both to me and Sam before walking out the door. Seth called out, "bye Mom! I see you later."
Seth went to the front door to close it, and they both finally came to sit down at the table. I took the first bite, and they followed me. They were inhaling the food like they haven't ate in days. They served themselves three plates worth of food, and I ate one plate of food. Sam noticed that I stopped eating, and he nudged me a little, "come on, I know you can eat a little more."
I complied, and I ate another biscuit with eggs and bacon inside of it like a sandwich. He grunted seeing that I ate more, and I was now really full. He gave me a sloppy kiss at the cheek. I was about to get up to clean, and both Sam and Seth said in unison, "no!"
I glanced both. Seth said, "I can clean up. You go rest. I be okay."
Sam said gruffly as he continued to stuff his mouth, "yeah. You did a lot today and you made a huge breakfast, take it easy."
I said pouting, "fine. I go hang with Kim or something."
Sam nodded as I got up and head toward the guest room.
Author's Note:
Enjoy! I will send another chapter sometime later today or tomorrow. I promised to work on this story during the weekend, but I had to finish the other story's chapter first.
