Chapter One: house of the rising sun
The day was bright; sun was shining thru the window curtains illuminating even the darkest corners that couldn't be reached. The rain had stopped and the heat warmed every inch of my skin as the day light assaulted my eyes.
"Bella, are you awake!"
"Yea dad I'm coming" I yelled as my feet touched the cold floor
I walked to the desk and snatch my phone from the drawer, 5 missed calls, 3 new messages and 10 unopened text messages. I sighed as I locked the screen. Grabbing my robe I walked down the stairs and the smell of bacon assaulted my senses as I slid onto the stool, mouth drooling as my stomach made its protest clear.
"Damn bells hungry today aren't you?"
"Shut up Jacob, you eat three times as much as me and you know it." I countered with a grin.
"I suggest you eat the food in front of you before I decide I don't want to feed you anymore" I said with a chuckle. Jake wrapped his arms around me and laid a kiss on my cheek before sitting down next to me eating like he never heard of food before.
Charlie walked in bare plate in hand egg in his beard.
"Dad, you have a little something on your face" trying to hide my laughter I pointed to his beard. He blushed as he wiped the remainder of his breakfast off his face.
"So, Bella you hear from Edward?" he asked as he rinsed his plate in the sink, I could see Jacob tense at the sound of his name, his skin slowly starting to vibrate as the wolf in him threatened to break free.
"Uh, yea he called but I still haven't answered" I replied shyly, stuffing my face to avoid the conversation all together.
"Bella, I think you should at least talk to him, what's the harm in that?" he shrugged.
"Dad I really don't want to talk about it"
"But bel-"I interrupted quickly,
"No! Dad that's it, he lost the right to talk to me and that's that please just drop it"
He walked away, shaking his head and focused back on the ball game. Jakes skin was still tight but his shaking had stopped. I placed my hand on his arm and felt his body relax.
"Jake-"
"I know bells, I just I can't stand him not even just for what he is but for what he did to you" I could see the tears start to form as he locked his eyes with mine.
"Jake I love you and I'm not going anywhere" conviction strong in the words that I spoke
"I know that bells, I just - I feel like he has this spell over you and you know it, I'm just waiting for the day where you'll walk away again" he said with hurt in his voice. The words cut me like a blade against my skin
"just like I'm waiting for you to imprint?" I mumbled quietly as I looked away. The air was thick with the tension building in the room, I know that I had hit him in a sensitive subject, but right now I didn't care.
"That's not even fair Bella! You know I can't control it, that I don't have a choice!" he shouted in a whisper so Charlie didn't hear.
"Well I do Jacob, and I chose you! Over everything else, over everything I gave up, I did for you because I love you!" tears threaten to fall over the edge as I regained my voice
"and you want to know the messed up part? I'm not even guaranteed a future with you, one day you'll find her your imprint, the one that will become your whole world and I will be stuck here alone all over again. And even after all of that I still chose you!" I yelled at him tears streaming down my face
"Maybe you should remember that the next time that you question my love for you! "
"I'm sorry bells it's just hard" he confessed, wrapping his arms around me, pulling me into his chest resting his head on mine. The beat of his heart calming my tears like they always do as his warmth cascaded around me breathing in is earthy smell overwhelming my sense in the best ways.
"I love you Jake"
"I Love you too bells, always"
he pulled away from me leaving the warm impression of his kiss on my forehead.
"I got to go bells, it time for patrols stay out of trouble while I'm gone ok?" I nodded my head and he left a quick passionate kiss on my lips before heading out the door.
I cleared the dishes from the table and headed to my room. 3 more missed messages brightened the screen of my phone.
The animated voice filled my ears
"You have 6 new messages from Edward Cullen" I sighed in defeat as I listened threw them. My mind distracted with the world around me.
"Bella Listen—"Deleted.
"Bella please tal—"Deleted.
"Bella Lov—"Deleted.
"Bella I'm be—"Deleted.
"Bella I just—"Deleted.
"Bella Its Alice, I know you want nothing to do with my brother or our family but we have a problem, more so you have a problem, the Denali clan, they have declared war on the Quileute tribe for killing Laurent, Bella Jacob and his whole tribe are in danger"
The End Of Chapter one:
Posted: 1/3/2014
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Midnight Moon
