Eyes Wide Open

JacobxBella

Rated M

Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers

Eyes Wide Open

Chapter 5

Charlie pulled up in front of Forks High School and parked his police cruiser before turning off the engine. He turned to his daughter who was sitting in the passenger seat, her white stick held tightly in her hand. Bella had wanted to come to the school to talk with her teachers and principal. Apparently her boyfriend had, without her knowing, scheduled for her to have her finals at home. He could tell she was pissed behind it, and so was he. He knew that good for nothing boy had done something regarding her without her knowledge. He was always trying to control some, if not every, aspect of her life ever since they got together. He hoped that would change soon, especially with Jacob in the picture now.

"Are you ready, kiddo?" Charlie asked her.

Bella nodded and replied, "Yeah, I'm ready. It's lunch time I think, so my teachers should be free for the most part."

Charlie nodded and got out of the police cruiser, moving to the passenger side to help Bella out as well. Once she was standing she extended her white stick and held it out in front of her so it could roll back and forth across the ground as she and her father walked up to the school. He helped her up the small flight of stairs before they entered the building. Upon entering Bella found that the building held the scent of old papers and books, and she could hear the chatter of her peers coming from the direction of the cafeteria. The two of them made their way down the hall to one of Bella's classes, Bella leading the way by memory as Charlie followed close behind. Before long they entered her Biology class and were greeted by her overenthusiastic teacher.

"Bella! So good to see you again," he greeted, standing to shake Bella's hand, his eyes practically sparkling as he did so. He then turned to Charlie who was regarding him with a hard expression on his face, causing him to swallow nervously. "Chief Swan, it's a pleasure seeing you as well."

"Sure, if we were here under better circumstances," Charlie replied before lightly tapping his daughter on her shoulder to let her speak.

Bella nodded and said, "Mr. Banner, it has come to my attention that Edward has convinced you and the rest of my teachers, even the principle, to have me take my final exams at home."

Mr. Banner nodded and said, "Yes, he said that it was what you wanted and was what was best for you considering your position."

Ignoring her father's curse under his breath Bella continued. "I said no such thing. I was planning on coming back to take my exams here like everyone else. I don't want special treatment just because I'm blind now. I want to take my exams here and am going to. And the fact that you all agreed with him while he did this behind my back doesn't sit well with me."

Mr. Banner had never seen such fierce determination and underlying anger from his student before, especially in concerns to the Cullen boy. And seeing how ticked Bella was—while keeping it in check—made him realize he was easily influenced by Edward Cullen somehow to agree with what he had said. Realizing his assumed mistake, he asked Bella to tell him the rest of her teachers' names and to meet them in the principal's office. They would all talk to the principal to see if they could undo Edward's planning.

Half an hour later Bella and Charlie were leaving the principal's office with smiles on their faces. They had been able to negotiate with the principal and the teachers for Bella to take her exams at the school, while having tutoring sessions at home with one of their tutors leading up to exam week. Also, they were told Edward would be reprimanded for orchestrating the entire thing without Bella's knowledge and consent. The two Swans bid Bella's teachers 'goodbye' and were about to leave when the call of Bella's name stopped them.

Turning Bella smiled and greeted, "Hi Angela."

Angela walked up to Bella with a smile and hugged her saying, "It's so good to see you again. I missed you at prom. I've been meaning to stop by since I heard about what happened; I'm really sorry."

"It's okay. Being blind isn't the end of the world and I'm actually beginning to embrace it. I'm even learning to read in Braille."

"That's awesome! There are some really good books in the public library written in Braille. I mean, they have a copy written in print next to them, so I know what they're about and they're really good."

Bella giggled and nodded replying, "I'll be sure to give them a look. But yeah, let's definitely hang out some time."

She and Angela hugged once more before Angela left to hurry to class and Bella left the school with Charlie and got back into the police cruiser to go home. Along the way Charlie said, "I'm glad we got that sorted out, kiddo."

"Me too," Bella said.

"I still can't believe that boy would do that. He's controlling, I've been said that."

"I know dad, and trust me I'm beginning to see it."

"Do you want me to talk to him for you? Trust me, I have no qualms about doing so."

The brunette smiled a little and said, "No, it's okay. You don't have to do that. I already spoke to him yesterday on the phone about it before you got home. I definitely let him know how I felt about him doing that without my consent."

Charlie nodded though he still wanted to shoot a couple of bullets at the boy. But he'd let his little girl handle it if she believed she could. She was certainly starting to put her foot down in regards to him, so that was something. And he hoped it would eventually lead her to kicking him to the curb altogether.

Ten minutes later Charlie pulled the cruiser into the driveway of their home and saw Billy's truck in it. And on the porch were Billy and Jacob waiting for them. Smiling he said, "Billy and Jake are here."

The smile that appeared on Bella's face was the brightest one he had ever seen grace her features. Before he could stop her she was unbuckling herself and throwing open the cruiser door, white stick held in hand and she hobbled out on her booted foot. He watched amused as she made her way towards the father and son, Jacob moving to meet her halfway. He watched them hug, Jacob lifting his daughter off of the ground and took in their happy expressions. His gaze shifted to Billy who was also staring at the two teenagers with an amused look. Getting out of his car Charlie walked up to Billy after greeting Jacob and said, "Let's head inside, old man."

When the two adults had gone inside Bella looked up at Jacob after being put down and said, "I'm so happy to see you."

"Me too, Bells," Jacob replied with a sweet smile. "Where've you been?"

Bella sighed and filled Jacob in on what Edward had done and how she had gone to the school to fix things. As she spoke Jacob couldn't help but feel absolute loathing for the leech. Who did he think he was to just make decisions for Bella? He was such a pompous ass and quite obviously believed he could make anyone do his bidding. But he was glad Bella took it upon herself to undo what the leech did. And from the sounds of it, she was still pissed at him, which he thought was great.

Thinking of Bella with the leech made him think about what he had been considering for a while now. Bella was dating a vampire, meaning she had to know he was one and had no doubt she did. What she didn't know was that he was a spirit wolf and could turn into a bear sized wolf at will. She also didn't know that her boyfriend was his supernatural sworn enemy. And she also didn't know about the treaty that was still in place and what it would entail if they bit or turned a human into a vampire. He wanted to tell her the truth about what he was, but his father and the Elders told him he couldn't and that it didn't matter if Bella already knew about vampires considering her association with the Cullens. Even so, he felt she had the right to know.

Jacob opened his mouth to begin speaking when Bella suddenly gasped. He looked down at her and saw her looking at him in what seemed to be awe, her chocolate brown eyes looking over his face as if she could really see him. In confusion he said, "Bella?"

Bella stared up at Jacob, her hands reaching up to touch his face. Surrounding Jacob, at least to her anyway, was a bright, warm golden glow. It emanated from him in waves and made her feel safe and protected, as well as calm and serene. She felt as if she had always felt this around Jacob, but now it was hitting her tenfold. This…this had to be what Ms. Opal meant when she said she could sense Jacob's aura. His aura was so warm and welcoming and just so bright. It was like she could see his entire outline and she felt like she could almost see his face. He was…he was…

"Beautiful," Bella whispered in awe as she held his face in her hands, her thumbs gently stroking his cheekbones.

Jacob's entire face heated up in a bright blush as he allowed Bella to hold his face. He hadn't the slightest clue what she was doing or why, but he wasn't going to stop her. And if she found him beautiful, well…he didn't think he'd be able to stop smiling for days, even weeks behind that. Smiling softly at her he gently took her hands from his face and held them in his larger ones before saying, "I think you're beautiful, too."

Bella's blush was just as bright as Jacob's, causing her to duck her head in embarrassment. Jacob chuckled softly before leading her towards her house, the two of them intent on spending time together in her room while their parents were downstairs. And the whole time Bella basked in Jacob's aura, finding that she never wanted to leave it.

Alice frowned as she tried to concentrate on Bella, but she just couldn't see her. She had seen her at school earlier that day with her dad and tried to keep tabs on her, per Edward's request, but could suddenly no longer see her the moment she and her father pulled up to their home. It was so strange, why couldn't she see Bella anymore? Her confusion must have been palpable, because soon a wave of calmness washed over her and she turned to give her mate a sweet smile. Jasper smiled at her too before turning back to the school, waiting for Edward to come out.

Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, and Emmett had all been waiting for Edward to come out of the school, seeing as he had been called into the principal's office when the final bell rung. They figured it wouldn't take no more than five, ten minutes at the most. But they had been waiting for almost thirty minutes and still no sign of Edward. Another five minutes went by before Rosalie huffed and said, "Screw it, I'm leaving."

"Rosalie, we have to wait for Edward," Alice said.

"No, we don't. The golden boy has got his own car; he drove here, he can drive home. Let's go, Emmett."

Rosalie and Emmett got into Rosalie's red convertible, the blonde vampire quickly peeling out of the parking lot and into the street to head to their house. Alice frowned after them, Jasper having an indifferent expression on his face while also thinking he would rather just leave. It wasn't long after Rosalie and Emmett's departure did Edward finally emerged from the school, a frown on his marble face.

Alice walked over to her favorite brother and asked, "Edward, what's wrong?"

Edward didn't answer at first, but then looked at his sister and said, "I was told that my plans for Bella to take her exams at home have been revoked and that if I ever attempted to manipulate her or them again without her consent, I would be suspended."

"Suspended? Bella would allow you to be suspended?" Alice couldn't believe the brunette would do that. She loved Edward, so why would she go against him and undo his work when he was clearly looking out for her. "I thought she would have appreciated what you did?"

"Well, she didn't and has brought it to the attention of her teachers and the principal. And they're calling Carlisle to inform him as well."

Edward's troubled expression didn't leave his face as he walked over to his silver Volvo, his thoughts filled with what he did that was so wrong and why Bella didn't appreciate his concern.

Author's Note: I apologize for this chapter being so late. The semester is wrapping up and I'm up to my ears in deadlines. But I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and stay tuned for more. Love, SehunsBae37.