Chapter 2: Useless
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It had taken time but it had
been an older boy, Fang, that had breeched the barrier by walking up
to Emmet and asking "Dude, how much can you bench?"
It had all gone from there. Edward and I were now sitting across from Max, a fourteen year old girl with an attitude and problems with authority figures, in the Cullen's living room. Jacob was in the kitchen fidgeting and keeping Angel company. Alice was talking to Nudge. She was thrilled to have someone almost as fast at speaking and just as hyperactive as she was.Fang was still talking with Emmett about sports and such and Iggy was talking to Jasper.
"So," I tried to begin. "where are you from?"
She looked at me, then to Edward, and back again.
"We're kids with wings...WINGS!...and your question is where we're from? The only places we could possibly be from are area fifty-one or a genetics lab."
I stared at her. What she didn't know was that I lived with Vampires and Werewolves. The word weird had lost all meaning. Hell, I was waiting for Harry-freaking-Potter to show up at my house and say my bracelet was a Horcrux. Artimus Fowl and Butler showing up to invite me to brunch with them and the faries? Wouldn't phase me.
"You see what I live with?" I motioned around. " This isn't that big a deal for me. When your every day is vampires trying to kill you, werewolves trying to kiss you and your big Vampire brother blowing up the grill trying to make you human food, not much gets to you"
I would've gone on if Jacob hadn't come up behind me. He said he needed to talk to me, his tone pleading. I sighed and followed him into the garage. Edward stayed with Max.
"What is it Jake? I asked him. His face scrunched up and his eyes looked confused.
"It's that blind kid." He said, and I would've yelled at him if he hadn't proceeded to explain just what it was about Iggy.
"I don't know. He just makes me jumpy but...in a good way. It's like I just wanna gravitate towards him. It's just...I can't explain it."
I looked at him. I tried to think of any Werewolf phenomenon he told me about that might explain it. I could only think of one thing and it didn't bode well for either of them. Imprinting.
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She'd been gone for quite awhile. Edward was still here, probably picking through my brain.
"Not picking," he broke in, "just making sure you don't try anything. I have to protect Bella. You understand."
I couldn't believe I was sitting here with a vampire. I couldn't believe everyone was so relaxed. I can't believe I'm saying this.
Nothing's impossible Max. You're a bird kid and people thought that was impossible.
I'm busy right now. Please leave a message after the beep.
I didn't beep.
"That's so peculiar," Edward said. "I've never come across anything like it. It isn't schizophrenia because it's not telling you to do anything bad. Not multiple personality disorder because the thoughts occur at the same time instead of as two seperate psychies switching back and forth."
I shrugged and thought 'The hell if I know.'
He laughed. It sounded...almost musical. These people were really freaky. I saw Bella and...Jacob right?...walk back in. Jacob looked stupified and just kept mumbling "But he's a guy." Bella looked like she was trying not to laugh. Suddenly Edward was fighting off the giggles too.
"My apologies," he forced out, "would you excuse me for a moment?"
He stood up to go talk to Bella/ Angel plopped down on the couch beside me, Total in here lap. Her face was calm and totally not disturbed when she told me "Jacob's in love with Iggy. I think it's a Werewolf thing." My jaw dropped and I caught the shiver that ran down Iggy's spine. He turned towards us and walked over, his entire body tense.
"What...did the munchkin...just say?"
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"Oh no."
I looked to Edward, waiting for him to explain. Jacob was still staring blankly, his mouth agape. I put a hand under his chin and closed his jaw.
"What's oh no?" I asked him.
"The child just told them what's going on. There goes our don't startle them plan."
Jacob yelled "He knows?! I have to talk to him. I need to explain everything. What if he's so freaked out he runs away?"
"He's going to confront you." Alice said, materializing from nowhere. "I see him storming in here and then it disapears."
The highly confused Werewolf was looking at Iggy while he spoke to his family. He watched Iggy storm over and we all watched as he located Jacob, reared back, and socked him one in the jaw, We watched again as he bit his lip and clenched his opposite hand into a fist, his eyes tearing. He lasted about thirty seconds before he cradled his hand and started screaming profanities.
--time skip--
"What's he made of?" Iggy asked as Carlisle fixed his hand. Jacob sat next to him on the table looking guilty. He was muttering apologies and trying to hold Iggy's good hand. Iggy kept trying to pull it away.
"He can't help himself." I explained. " It's instinct, not a choice. Werewolves imprint on one person. When they see that one person they're irresistably drawn to them. Now that he's imprinted on you, you better get used to this. You're stuck with him now. He's gonna dote on you like...like..."
"Like Edward dotes on you?" Alice provided. Iggy had given up on keeping his hand that Jocob now held between his two bigger ones.
"You don't understand. I'm not gay." Iggy informed us.
"Neither am I," Jacob said, "but I still imprinted on you. I didn't know it was possible to imprint on other guys." He was tracing the lines of Iggy's palm. Carlisle finished with Iggy's bunk hand and gave him some pain medication. Jacob scooted closer to Iggy and hugged him. It was a funny sight. Like a cockateil being hugged by a St.Bernard. Max and Fang were in the room as well while Emmett and Jasper entertained the younger ones. It was silent for a minute until Fang laughed, holding up his and Max's intertwined hands.
"Still jealous of couples?"
"Shut up Fnick!" He snapped at Fang. I guessed it was an inside joke.
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This could not be happening. No no no no no no! We couldn't afford another person tagging along. Especially someone so bulky. He reminded me of Ari somewhat. Fang was just so laid back about it all. Instead of worrying about how it could possibly mork right now he was laughing and poking fun at Iggy. I watched him hold Iggy and play with his hands and I could see the attraction even though it was one sided. I still couldn't believe Iggy broke his fingers. Iggy let Jacob hold his good hand while he talked to Carlise about his broken one. The werewolf watched while tracing invisible patterns on the back of Iggy's hand. I knew that had bothered him with it being how we silently commmunicated with him.
"How long do I have to keep them taped?" Iggy asked the "doctor".
"I'd say about four weeks with your healing rate factored in."
Iggy groaned. He knew it meant staying out of the action for awhile. Jacob leaned in closer.
"Don't worry about anything. I'll be right here and if these...Eraser things show up they'll have to go through me." Jacob said.
"Don't get my hopes up." Iggy sneered. "The side lines are no fun though."
"I don't care that you're having fun, I care that you're safe. I don't want anything to happen to you. ... Oh dear lord I sound like Bella!"
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"I take offense to that! What's wrong with sounding like me?!" I demanded, arms folded across my chest in annoyance. Jacob grinned.
"Because it means I sound like a party pooper."
I had a strong urge to throw a large blunt object at his skull. No. No need to dent Edward's things. Jacob chuckled at my angry face. Iggy looked in my general direction. He hopped off the table, told Jacob to stay, and left to sit on the porch.
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I sat beside Iggy on the porch.
"You okay?" I asked him. He was quiet for a minute.
"You understand what it's like."
"What?" I asked
"Being the useless one...the handicap." He said. "You're a human amongst mythical creatures. Frail, vulnerable, breakable. I'm the blind kid with the broken hand. Everyone else has something special about them. Nudge is a psychic, Angel's a mind reader and controller, Max has her super speed, Total can talk, Gazzy...well, and Fang's a stubborn ass. I'm their handicap. I'm their human amongst vampires. All I do is hold them back."
I placed a hand on his shoulder. He was right. I knew how that felt. I knew what being the weakest meant. In the fight against the newborns I would have done anything to be there with them, fighting along side them.
"Yeah. I know."
TBC
AN: Yay! I finally posted again! My brother agreed to at least install notepad so I could do my writing that way. Hope you like it. w