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The Twilight Saga: Distance
Chapter 5
Cold limbs and shifting minds
SHIFTING in mid air, I let my paws thunder against the frost covered ground as I allowed my wolf to take over, leaving behind my human thoughts and feelings and...Bella before I caught a headache. It was strange wasn't it? No, more so. Was it...? Could it have been...? What...? Did she...?
I snorted, frustrated and more lost and confused than I'd like to admit.
What the hell was that?
I snorted through my nose, trying to shake off the internal shock and swarming thoughts that pushed against the walls of my mind. But I refused to think on it. For one, I rather waited till I was alone to dwell on it again. Second, I had some leeches to kill.
'Yo, Jake, buddy. What happened back there that you're hiding? You sound like a daily show of Oprah...not that it's anything new.' Quil's voice floated into my mind, with the usual annoying quips.
I watched from his mind as he dodged a newborn that made a swipe at his side before just as quickly whipping around and clamping down hard on the newborn's arm. It screamed and made an attempt to claw at his muzzle but Quil had other ideas. He yanked its arm and slung it back and forth through the air; over, under, around, and in circles above his head. 'Yippie-kie-yay!' He bellowed quite comically before the leech's arm broke off, sending it flying towards one of the male Cullens, the large and bulky one. He quickly finished it. Ramming through the newborns as if they were the most delicate and breakable china ever made with a wide grin of pure exhilarating enjoyment on his face.
"Whoo-hoo! Hell yea!" Quil exclaimed at his actions as he, himself, turned and helped himself to another crazed newborn. He truly did enjoy being a wolf more than anyone else.
"Hey, lover boy! Hurry it up will ya!?" Embry's voice growled as he wrestled with a rather petite looking female newborn. I'd admit, she was feisty and didn't go down easily. He would have her then she would slip out just as easily, all the while clawing and sputtering nonsense about any type of male taking her down would never have the satisfaction again. "This chick is nuts!" he stated, as he watched her try to get away again but then clamped down on her leg and shook, sending her flying. He watched with a stumped look, only for her to race back, screaming something about ruling the male race...?
I could feel Embry's annoyance growing. Heh, it was kinda funny.
"Oh yea? Well I hope Bella isn't this crazy when she leaps onto the dark side." Emby growled as he quickly dismembered the crazed leech with the help of that female blonde Cullen.
'Dude, that was low.' Quil stated disapprovingly.
Ok, that wasn't funny. AT. ALL.
My body ripped at the thought, my anger suddenly flaring as my wolf growled loudly. I wanted to kill Embry for even suggesting the mere thought. I didn't need him to state something that may never happen. That I refused to let happen...
'Jake! Focus!' Sam's voice snapped, immediately cutting off my thoughts. But I was still pissed...
An angry hiss grabbed my attention and I barely dodged the sure blur of a newborn. Fuck, that was close! I quickly twisted, and with a growl, dismembered the damn newborn that attacked me. So some is hiding outside the clearing, huh...? Damn redhead was trying to be a step ahead. Just fleetly thinking of that demented leech immediately swiveled back to the center of all this chaos: My Bells. And I only found myself happy and confused once again, but that was another worry. Prep-angel boy better be keeping her safe…
'Keep your head Black, that leech almost took it. You can daydream about Swan later. Paul and Leah are covering the ground surrounding the clearing. Just get your ass in here!' Sam sneered, demanding me to speed up. Under Alfa command, my wolf immediately complied.
I snorted, breaking through the tree line with a giant leap. Sure, sure. Don't get your fur in a bunch. The item of the party is he- HOLY SHIT!
And almost fell over from the reek that bombarded my nose.
'Welcome to hell on earth to any hairy mythical creature with a sensitive nose. Don't you just wanna gag at the clouding aroma?' Quil quipped in a delightfully proper way. An image of him gesturing to the clearing with an over-cheery smile - popped into my mind.
'Ha! Some item of the party man, real nice dramatic entrance.' Embry snickered sarcastically.
Ugh... I quickly shook off the dazed nausea the over powering stench of too many leeches – burning or not – gave me. In another second, I took in my surroundings. And damn, may I say that it looked like a happy vamp conviction gone terribly wrong. The Cullens, true to their word, was indeed doing their part in destroying as many as they could in all their blurring, grace, swift, and perfection. But as they fought, they truly became what they were: monstrous, dangerous, deadly, and cold blooded. But picture that with an eight year old grin for the big guy over there, smugness for the pixie, broad and swift movements of a creepy commander for the cowboy, and a more of a calmness and gentleness that could kill for momma and Dr. Cullen. Ok, so maybe the blonde ice princess is the only true monstrous looking one here. But you get the point, they were all kicking vamp ass – but I'm never voicing that.
Feeling like I was missing on the action for seconds too long, I jumped into play, pouncing right onto the back of a rather small looking vamp that had his eyes set on momma Cullen. I wasted no time ripping his head off with a satisfied rip, tossing it a ways off before continuing into battle.
Looks like you guys were pretty busy without me. I quipped as I duly noted the strewn limbs of dismembered newborns littering all over the clearing. A large bonfire sat smack dab in the middle of the field where limbs or even the whole newborn was carelessly thrown in to burn, quickly turning into ashes as a thick violet smoke billowed up into the sky, fogging the area with that putrid smell. And let me tell ya, burned leech is much worse than their scent alone. It brought out the sickly sweetness of it. It burned your nose as if you took a large whiff of bleach. Bleh.
Again, I shook the thought away. All of this chaos because of a mere human girl, it was amazing the trouble she could find. A beautiful, smart, wonderful, funny, breathtaking, one of a kind girl – who was insanely infatuated with a blood sucker. Heh, that girl was the real description of danger magnet, honestly. But she was my Bells. And she was my danger magnet that I would protect until my last breath - and hopefully not till her last. If I could just open her eyes a little more, to show her who she was truly meant to be wi-
'FOR ALL THAT IS HOLY JACOB! CUT THE INNER SAPPY DIALOGE AND PAY ATTENTION!' Leah roared in an angry and fully irritated – no, just pissed – voice.
This type of response is expected of her though. You know, with being the only female in the pack and bitter from tragedy and betrayal... But that's a story for another time.
'THERE WON'TBE ANOTHER TIME IF YOU DONT GET YOUR DAMN MIND OUT OF SWAN'S ASS!' she threatened venomously.
I rolled my eyes. But she was right. It's just... I couldn't stop. Bella captured my mind no matter where I was or what I was doing. She literally had my heart and my soul sung for her. She was my air, my sun, my earth – my stars...my everything. She was perfection to me. The Bella I knew, not the Bella she reverts to in the presence of that leech. But the Bella I spent time with in the garage, laughing and drinking warm sodas, the Bella that loved music and could defend herself, sarcastic, witty, intelligent, and one hell of a confident spitfire. NOT the shadow of herself that she curled into while she was with Edward But the glimpse of the Bella I saw as she was stumbling and begging me to stay with her. The Bella I kissed...
'Whoa...'
'Oh brother...'
'Hol' up!'
'You kissed Bella..?'
'I swear if you die because of this shit...'
I ignored the packs thoughts, but Sam's were front and center. 'Jacob, you...' he paused, seeming concerned, a bit taken back, and curious as thoughts filtered through his mind. But they were in bits and pieces and he didn't linger on it long enough to even be considered a thought. He sighed, before speaking again. 'Look Jake, I have to speak to you on this... problem. We need to talk but not now. Try to focus on the task at hand. Daydreaming will only get you killed! Bella can wait.' he stated as he seemed to dance with the...exact crazy newborn that wanted to kill Embry. She danced in and out of Sam's grasp with a crazed look. Intent on killing him.
Embry ducked, a newborn flying over his head before he gazed in bewilderment. 'Didn't I already rip that thing apart?!' He questioned, a bit freaked.
"I will avenge my sister you mutt! I'll kill you all slowly!" the freaky vamp seethed, blinded with rage.
"Nope! She has a twin! Sweet! This would be awesome if they weren't crazy leeches...and, ya kno, trying to kill us. Hotness gone to waste...' Quil sighed ruefully.
'Disgusting...' Leah sneered.
But I cared for none of that, my anger instantly rising at Sam's little statement. Bella is NOT a 'problem'. I growled lowly, my jaw tightening.
Sam snapped at the twin newborn again, only for her to bend backwards and roll to the left into a defensive crouch, her face twisted into a sneer as she hissed.
Sam growled in annoyance.
But she obviously wasn't paying attention because the pixie Cullen was suddenly behind her and with a rueful smirk then tore the surprised newborn's head clean off her shoulders.
Sam watched as she tossed it carelessly aside and glanced from the corner of her eye at him, her smirk more secure, and her eyes glittering with amusement. She knew that the newborn would annoy him. He was learning it to be typical for her to do. Sam snorted and turned from her to continue battle, no sign of thanks given, but her tinkling laugh followed him as she acrobatic through the air, twisting fluidly over Paul's wolf's head and back – barely grazing his fur – to grab a large charging male newborn by the neck with a single arm and slightly tugged to rip it off, all the while, still smirking.
Sam addressed me again, 'This is not the time to be defending the pale face for what she is.' he replied.
I almost paused as an anger I've never felt before settled in my chest and literally burned. I wanted to be taken off and a bit freaked at this. I mean, I wasn't THAT angry. But he was also talking about Bella.
My Bella…
The hairs on my back rose and bristled and I angrily snatched a newborn from the air and tore into it, relishing its screams as my wolf seemed to surge a powerful jolt of determination to protect...wait, protect what?
I tried to shake my head clear as I realized I was heading full speed towards Sam, my muzzle pulled back to reveal my teeth. Wait, what the hell!? I couldn't stop. Why the hell can't I stop!?
Sam turned at hearing my thoughts, taken a bit off guard and surprised as I raced towards him with every intent to attack. I wasn't sure why, but I somehow had no control anymore. I felt as if he was suddenly the enemy. But how could I feel like this? The thought was past ridicules. This wasn't me! All anger vanished as panic set in. Sam, MOVE! I demanded.
But Sam faced me and stood his ground, his head lowering and his muzzle pulling back to reveal his teeth.
'Hey! What the fuck Black!?' Leah screamed in stunned anger as she raced to defend Sam. Paul and Quil were busy with fighting off more newborns while Embry raced towards me too. Oddly, he seems to be thinking about something and was calmer.
'Jake, remember, this is for Bella. She needs you.' he rushed just as I was nearing Sam's wolf. Hearing this, I saw a glimpse of Bella standing guarded by Eddie, her face twisted in worry as she glanced at someone then faced him with a face set with determination.
Bella...
I then remembered, Seth is with Bella and that bloodsucker that did all of this to her. The reason why everything was like it was now.
At last second, I gathered strength to swerve away from Sam and skidded as I spun to face him, panting. Embry's right, I have to remember that Bella needed me. More than she'd like to admit. I peered up at Sam who silently studied me. His stance guarded, ready for anything.
I'm...I'm sorry for that Sam. I don't – I don't know what happened... I broke his gaze, ashamed of my actions. Even under circumstances, he was still my pack brother and Alpha. Freaked out would be an understatement for what I just endured right then. I lost complete control of my wolf...
Then another thought hit: maybe I was just as dangerous to Bella as the Cullens make me out to be.
I shook my head. The thought was painful.
'Jacob...' Sam spoke evenly. I peered up at him, I could see from his eyes that my body was hunched and my eyes were wide with fear. I had lost control... why...?
'ENOUGH.' Sam commanded, bringing my thoughts to a halt. 'Like I've stated, we'll talk later…. For right now, don't worry.' But it was something about him that was off now, in his eyes. This was clearly something worth far more than just worry. And quite frankly, it scared the hell out of me.
I wanted to know, to question all of these strange things suddenly happening to me. He knew. It was in his eyes. But I simply nodded in reply, but then Sam's eyes widened. 'Look out!' Turning almost a second too late, I watched as another newborn nearly landed a pretty brutal hit on me, attacking from the back. Thankfully, Dr. Cullen tackled her from the side and ripped both her arms off and then her head. I stood, frozen for a moment as he turned to glance at me. Though I didn't feel the need, I nodded in thanks. I was just….off today.
Standing, he noted and smiled, nodding in reply that he understood. "No problem, Jacob" he replied, emitting the usual dazzling charm.
I said nothing and turned away to get back to work, leaving him standing there. Hey, I was just thanking the guy, never said I was suddenly buddy with him because he blocked a hit. They were still the cause of all of this, of Bella.
Dr. Cullen smiled in mirth before returning to battle as well. Seriously, were they having fun with this?
The large male Cullen, I think Etwett? Whatever, he speed past me to where the empath and 'Major' Cullen held a giant looking newborn captive in his grasp from the back. Etwett jumped over the empath, gripping the newborn's head in a headlock before slamming into the ground in the motion of a popular wrestling move then tearing off said head. They both stood, Etwett cheering loudly with a large grin as they slapped high fives. The empath was even smiling a little. That was never seen. Etwett then boasted as he flexed his muscles up then under as he grunted as if he was an actual wrestler. "Grrrr! Yea baby! Feel the Buuuurrrnnn!" he yelled as he posed in a super hero stance. "Boh!"
Now I see why he's Bella's favorite.
His action even made a passing newborn pause to give him a 'what the hell?' look. Etwett didn't even acknowledge him, he just kept grinning and posing like an idiot as his fist suddenly shot out and cracked right through the right side of the newborn's head. "Yea! I'm two newborns ahead! Take that!" he exclaimed, jabbing his finger smugly in the empath's face.
They were even keeping score...
OK, so they were enjoying this a hellova lot...at least he was.
The empath rolled his eyes and was instantly gone to aid his pixie. I continued on too. Though it was a little bit funny – I'll admit. I could even hear Quil and Embry laughing their asses off.
'Classic!' they chorused.
I shook my head. Secretly smiling, but my body tensed as a surge of emotions jolted through me forcing me to a halt. Scenes suddenly flashed through my mind.
A blonde vamp, torn and mangled, charging in for the kill...Bella was behind...
Bella standing with blood dripping down her left arm...her blood...
Bella laying in the snow...a fallen angel...
Bella being thrown into the air by Edward as he was attacked by...something. She went up kicking and screaming, then falling...falling...
She was caught in mid air, landing on Seth's back as he turned to inspect her...her side. It was bruised. She was in pain...
Bella's smile of reassurance and care...
Bella as she was tackled to the ground by Edward onto her bruised side. Her cry of sudden pain.
It was as if I felt that pain. Anger was boiling higher and higher and I growled as my vision hazed in red. He was hurting her. A growl rumbled lowly in my throat.
Protect...
'Jacob'
'Jake!' Embry and Quil tried to get my attention, but failed. I was tuned fully into Seth's mind. He was supposed to help protect her. She's injured. She's hurting!
A newborn emerged out of nowhere, intent on killing, angry and out for blood, out for Bella. Then she just...evaporated...
Seth pulling Bella out of the leech's grasp, yelling at him and worried and concerned for Bella. My Bella...
My growls rose and I saw more red, I didn't take notice as I tore through newborn after newborn. I should be the one there protecting her. How could I foolishly trust her in the hands of a pup? In the hands of the very leech who has manipulated and nearly destroyed her physically just as much mentally and emotionally?!
Protect...
'Jacob!' Sam's voice demanded.
Seth rushed over to a pile of limbs... red hair was in that pile. It was that damn redheaded leech that was hunting down Bella, the reason for all of these newborns...
Seth didn't set her and that other boy on fire, he stopped. Because of a scream... a desperate scream to stop, begging.
I felt another wave of emotions. This time, it was horror. Horror and shock so terrible it sent bolts down my spine and made my stomach sour. Then a crushing guilt...disbelief, sorrow, then regret. It nearly brought me to my knees.
Bella gazing up at the same newborn in the same horror and disbelief that I felt her mouth dropped open in a small 'o' and her eyes wide. Then she seemed overtaken with grief, guilt, and regret...
I realized then that I was feeling what she must have...was I? and if so, then why..? I was swept with confusion but it was all over rode with my current anger. My wolf was angry and it was only getting worse as my hairs bristled... something bad, very bad was about to-
Bella whispered one thing, her voice soft, broken, and still was rejecting – but afraid. "Angela?!"
I suddenly felt complete dread. No...
Bella's soft cry brought the newborn's attention to her, and her eyes darkened before her face morphed into only categorized as blood thirsty and demonic as she dropped down to rip out Bella's throat...
That was the last thing I saw, the last thing I could acknowledge because I was completely shut down inside my wolf's form. I released a loud and thundering howl of utter rage and everything around me seemed to slow as I twisted, and made a mad dash for the tree line, seeing nothing but red now.
'JACOB, STOP! DO NOT LEAVE THIS CLEARING!' Sam's voice roared somewhere in the mist of my mind, his voice weighed heavily with timbre and authority.
My body slowed, the Alpha command crippling me. But the memory of Bella flashed through my mind, and my wolf, crazed, roared in defiance and a surge of power flooded my body. I started to move faster...faster...then suddenly, as if a rubber-band snapped, nothing was holding me back. Absolutely nothing.
'JACOB!' Sam roared angrily.
But I didn't look back. I didn't stop, I couldn't stop. And this both exhilarated and scared me. I could hear the rest of the pack faintly shouting questions and objections, but I had to get to Bella. I had to protect her. It was no question. When weighed against anything, it was her. It will always be her.
My wolf, realizing a shift, took advantage and sped up immensely, leaping and soaring past the tree line. The world becoming a blur of horribly mixed paint around me. My paws thundered against the earth. My mind was clouded with swarming thoughts and memories. All of Bella. Bella, Bella, Bella...
But, I couldn't see anything from Seth. He was blank. I felt him there, his wolf...then, nothing.
My panic rose. What happened? I pushed harder, hoping but expecting the worse as dread once again sat in. I sent up a quick prayer.
Please….please be ok.
Because if she wasn't….
I shook my head. Someone was going to die for it, slowly and painfully so.
Okie-dokie! That was a peer into the head of our most loved and cherished werewolf, Jacob. I have to admit, I had a lot of fun with adding something funny from Embry, Quil, Jake, and even Emmett. Lol! I couldn't resist and honestly, had to rewrite it a few times to make sure not to overdo it! ^_^ I honestly do favor Emmett out of the whole coven. He's just too perfect for comedy and I have a lot more in store for him. (Along with Quil and Embry) :p Awe what the heck, I'd give anyone a funny moment when I deem needed. I LOVE comedy. Every dramatic and action packed story need it.
Remember, life isn't life without a little laughter – Neisha
That's my saying for it! (and its mine, don't steal -_- )
But any who! That was the 5th installment of the Twilight saga: Distance and I hope you kiddies love it and review! A review plants a passion in me to write more! So peer down and click that cute little box that will leave a cute little review for me.
Till next time!
~Lilmama
Oh, oh, oh! I almost forgot! *slaps forehead* ….. Ouch. -_- But as I was saying, if you have any questions on anything or would like to give me an opinion or some advice, feel free! I'm open and all smiley like to all! But till then my little newborns and pups! *Bites finger and salutes with tongue lounging out*