Title: Unexpected Gifts
Author: Mrpointyhorns aka Blemery
Rating: R
Status: Complete
Part: 6
Pairings: Multiple Pairings. Angel/Spike (if they work it out) Jacob/Edward (Established), the normal pairings within the Cullens. There will be an emphasis in Sire/Childe relationships of Carlisle/Rosalie, Angel/Emmett, Jasper/Spike/Alice, Bella/OC
Warnings: AU, Slash,
Spoilers: A little bit for Quickening, but not much this is pretty AU.
Summary: The Fallen have disappeared but they've left unexpected gifts on the daughters of man. Now Jacob his pack and the Cullens have to deal with a bunch of infant murders and that threat of the fallen's offspring. Unfortunately, Alice, Jasper, Edward and Emmett went to LA to visit their uncle Spike. While there they meet Angel, Cordelia, Fred and Gunn. Everything is going well until a very pregnant and very angry Darla shows up.
Beta: Nope. I could use one. Anyone interested?
Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by someone else. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
Chapter 6
Jacob wasn't sure when the last time he had taken his human form. It was funny to think that being human was a form and being an animal wasn't. Well really they were both forms or maybe it was the opposite they were both him and separating one from the other was impossible. Maybe he had been a wolf for too long. He wasn't thinking right. The others took turns. They were still going to school and living their lives as humans, but Jacob was becoming increasingly worried. He tried his hardiest not to worry the others and they tried not to be worried because they knew worrying didn't help Jacob. It only made him worse.
Paul and Jared, Quil and Embry, Leah and Seth sometimes they would switch because one would be busy or tired. Jacob didn't care who was there as long as someone was. Jacob was still angry with Sam, but he let him join too, whenever Sam was up for dealing with Jacob's short temper. Jacob made Sam bring Collin or Brady with him, but he didn't complain.
Rosalie was there too when she could be, not in town. Jacob wouldn't let her near town and Carlisle had even stopped going into town and allowed his patients to visit him in his home if necessary. Rosalie was the one that told Jacob about his sister. He'd howled for three hours. Wolves didn't howl to grieve they howled when their pack was separated. Their howls could reach three miles and they didn't echo so it helped the pack reunite if they were separated. Rebecca (though not a true wolf) was separated from his pack now, by her own choice because he would have never hurt her. He would have been curious about the child, worried about her, but he would never do anything to hurt her.
It had been almost a month since Edward had left and more than two months since the fallen had left their disgusting spawn. The girls at first were a threat killing innocent children four in the town and there had been of killings in Salem and Portland. However, after two weeks the girl's stopped killing. Jacob was unsure why or if they were just becoming better at covering their tracks, but the girls were no longer a threat. They stuck together and they used the other humans, those that became pregnant by other humans after the party the fallen had, it was the fallen's way to protect their offspring, but not from Jacob or the pack. The fallen's presence and then their offspring set something off and demons had begun showing up. Jacob and the pack told every one of them that they could stay as long as no harm came to humans, but few were looking to make any deals. Jacob and the pack took care of those as best as they could, but more and more demons were settling in and it was difficult. That's why Jacob patrolled Forks daily and the res. was always being watched. The demons varied, but so far his pack could run them off or kill them if necessary and the few demons that agreed to the terms usually provided good information.
After the initial week Jacob and the remaining Cullens realized that it was unnecessary for Edward or the others to come help them. Edward was still learning about his soul. Jacob didn't want to take him from that. However, Jacob hadn't changed to talk to him on the phone for a couple of weeks. It was too difficult hearing his voice. Also, he knew Jacob's worry and unease would reflect in Jacob's voice. He did hear Edward talking to the others and it made him happy to know that Edward was making friends and making a difference. He was helping save people too. They were working on Alastair's destiny of course, but also there was always work to do in a city as big as LA. It was hard for Angel to be pulled away from his son so Spike had done his best to fill in for Angel's absence. Angel only felt comfortable leaving Alistair if he knew Spike was watching him. Angel was still being kept in the dark about the prophecy connected to Alistair. Spike and the Cullen's felt easy knowing that Connor had been taken and Alastair wasn't going to be destined to have the same life as Connor. After all, Connor only had one vampire and four humans to take care of him. Alastair had two master pure blooded vampires, four diluted but still powerful vampires and four humans to watch him. Jacob knew that Edward was feeling fulfilled because he was needed by other people. That was something else Jacob didn't want to pull Edward away from that. Especially if he would only come here to be confined to his home and would be of no use to the pack.
Jacob was at rest; lying down under a bush and watched the Swan's house. Charlie had agreed to let Rebecca stay and Billy had been unhappy about the decision, but he wasn't angry. Rebecca was afraid and he didn't want her to be. Billy still visited and he was able to supply the rest with the best information. That's where Jacob was when two hummers raced to a stop outside of the Swan's home. Jacob's ears flatten when two fallen emerged, he had watched the fallen plenty from his land before and these two were not with the other ones then, but he assumed they knew each other.
With the two fallen were eight girls. If Jacob had to guess their ages ranged from 15 to 30. Two of the girls were more interested in the two fallen and the other six seemed this contradicted the fallen's nature so Jacob assumed the other fallen were responsible for the other girls.
The fallen led the group to the Swan's house. That's when Jacob made his move. He called out to Quil and Embry who were on patrol at the res. and shifted. He still had clothes tied to him so he changed. When he got to the Swan's door the fallen and their humans were already inside. Jacob knocked on the door and was pleased when Charlie answered.
"Jake!" Charlie seemed pleased as well. He spent enough time with Billy to know when to be cautious of super humans even if he didn't know they were super humans.
"Is Bella here?" Jacob asked. Charlie let him in and pointed to the stairs. "They all went up there?"
Charlie nodded. Jacob hurried up the stairs, but stayed silently. He got as close as he could so that he could hear the people in Bella's room but he didn't move closer.
"…and to be prepared for their pregnancies." Jacob knew it was one of the fallen the voice was too deep to be a female voice.
"I can't keep taking people in." It was Bella she whispered and sounded nervous. For the first time in a long time Jacob felt bad for Bella.
"I didn't ask you. This is what is going to happen. You're going to have…"
"Wait," it was a second deep voice. There was silence and then the door swung open. The two fallen seethed at seeing Jacob, but Jacob didn't back down. They rushed him and he dodged out of the way. The hall was small so he crouched down and the one went over top of him. Jacob hurried into Bella's room. The fallen followed him in, but Jacob didn't try to stop them.
"Jake?" Bella looked surprised. Rebecca was also in the room. She was sitting on the bed. The other girls were in the room too, but they seemed to be less aware of what was going on like they were drugged.
"Bella, do you know what is going on here?" Jacob asked. He didn't take his eyes off the fallen, but since he was between them and most of the girls he held them at the door. Neither of them wanted to endanger their spawn.
"Not really. Those two just brought these six and I'm supposed to take care of them," Bella explained, even though she had not been so open before she was obviously playing a game to try to get more information.
"They want to build an army, Bella. Did they tell you that?" Jacob asked.
"It's none of their concern. They're just vessels. We raise our own sons." The fallen argued. There were two fallen and now that they were closer Jacob could see how flawless they were. They were tall and they didn't have any marks on their skin. The only difference in them was the difference in the shape of their heads oval and heart. They had the same color hair and eyes. They wore the same clothes.
"It is my concern. I have to do things, terrible things that I would never do because of this. I deserve to know," Bella spoke up.
The fallen hissed and the girls backed away. "Those things only happen when it isn't safe. You've made everything safe haven't you and this one has been helping," The other said nodding at Jacob.
"Tell her the truth!" Jacob voice was rough with commanded. The fallen hesitated they out numbered him. Then there was a low rumble from him, a growl.
"We're not building an army. We are just strength our numbers. There aren't many of us and we want to change that. After the year is up we plan on stopping."
"That would produce how many hundreds if there are eight of you thousands if there are more." Jacob glared. "We protect this land and the people here. You're kind has defiled the area and attracted demons of all kinds. I run off the dangerous ones. Your spawn has already caused problems and if the new ones continue do so I will run them off."
The fallen didn't hesitate then they moved towards him ready to attack. "No!" Rebecca cried, but the girls held her back. Bella looked worried as well, but not for Jacob. She thought he could take them.
He moved in as well fighting them. If he really wanted the advantaged he had to shift, but in tight quarters like this and with so many humans in the room he couldn't. He overpowered them for a little while until they started to fight together instead of at the same time. Then one had him down and the other was moving in on him.
The cold feeling of metal pressed to the one fallen's temple stopped him. Charlie held the end of the rifle and he was ready to shoot. Jacob didn't know if a bullet to the brain could kill them, but it was obvious that it would injury them if it made them stop. He moved to get up, but before he could two wolves, Quil and Embry raced into the room. Charlie gasped as he was pushed over and the wolves moved in on the fallen. The rifle went off when Charlie fell. A scream from one of the girls was heard, but it was out of fright. Jacob scrambled to his feet. He was ready to help his pack, but they were tearing into the fallen with only some difficulty. Jacob hurried over to Charlie taking the rifle from him as he helped him up.
"Jake what's going on?" Charlie asked. Jacob almost asked him to get the girls downstairs, but before he could the fallen had scrambled from the wolves and were out the door. In a field the wolves may have been able to catch them, but the narrow halls were too much and Quil was left biting at their tires for a half a block. Embry was whimpering and bleeding heavily.
Jacob thought it was safe once the fallen were gone so he went over to Embry and touched his fur cautiously. They had never taken the fallen on before, but if anything it came out a draw. Embry was injured and Jacob could have been killed, but the fallen had run. "Let's go. I'll get Carlisle to look at you."
"Jake…" Charlie started to speak, but the phone rang and he left the room to answer it. He desperately needed something to do otherwise he would be freaking out about the entire situation.
"Jacob is it true?" Bella asked.
"I don't know Bella. Angel and Spike believed that it will happen, but they thought they were run off. Obviously that wasn't true," Jacob admitted.
Bella had heard of Angel and Spike, but she didn't actually know them. Jacob trusted their word though and so did the Cullens so Bella thought she could too. Bella looked hurt and betrayed. She also looked scared. "What does it matter I'm still pregnant and I'm not losing this baby."
"You probably can't anymore. They said you did something to keep the babies safe." Jacob looked at her seriously letting her know that he knew what she did even if he wouldn't say it out loud.
"But why would they need an army?" Rebecca asked.
"They want to cause a war, not with humans, but the outcome will be serious." Jacob admitted. He looked at his sister. "Rebecca, come home. No one on the reservation will hurt you."
"Really?" Rebecca looked surprised. "But you're so angry when they moved in."
"I'm worried about it, but you're still my sister. If that child is not one of them, then I can guarantee that he will be safe. If he is he will still be safe from us, but I don't know if I can protect the child from its own kind," Jacob promised. Rebecca nodded hugging her brother. "I'll send a truck later."
Embry whined at that moment and Jacob remembered him. "Shift." Embry whined again, but did as he was commanded.
"Jake, the phone is for you. It's Edward." Charlie was at the door. He looked at Embry uncomfortably. Jacob didn't hear him before so he didn't think Charlie saw, but Charlie knew that there had been a wolf there and not Embry so that made a difference. Jacob couldn't deal with Charlie at the moment too much was going on. Charlie looked like he was coming up with an explanation on his own, one that didn't include werewolves.
"Jacob! What's going on?" Edward asked before Jacob had the phone all the way too his ear. Jacob wanted to tell Edward what was going on, but Charlie was standing there staring at Embry. However his thoughts were enough. "I'll be home tonight."
"No. You can't do that safely," Jacob said, but he meant without being caught taking a plane was dangerous during the day and Edward couldn't drive there to Forks without causing danger to others and, if caught by the police, himself. "Listen. Just let me get Embry to your father's. Then I can decide if you're even needed here."
"Jacob."
The one word said so much. Jacob knew what he said sounded harsh, but he didn't want to pull Edward away from what he was doing, if he could help it. Even if Edward couldn't gain a soul Jacob could tell that his time with his extended family was a good thing for him. "I can't think straight if I have to worry about you. Just give me a couple hours alright?"
"Fine, but I want you to call me before you've made any decisions. We can talk about it together."
Although, Edward was strong leader in his family, he very rarely negotiated with Jacob. Jacob knew that Edward didn't see a need to voice his concerns. He just wanted Jacob to be happy and Edward assumed that meant letting Jacob have his way in most situations. Contrary to that thought, Jacob liked it when Edward tried to discuss anything with him. He didn't want to do anything alone now that he didn't have to. Usually, he had to make the effort to ask Edward what his opinion was, before making a decision. Edward would always tell him what he thought even if Jacob didn't want to hear it. Edward learned that it could be very dangerous or humiliating for Jacob if he kept the truth from him. Jacob had never heard Edward say that he wanted to be included in the decision process, before. Edward wasn't there, but he wouldn't let Jacob make decisions alone. Jacob wasn't alone. Jacob felt relief lift off his shoulders. "Thank you."
"I'll call Carlisle let him know you're on your way." Edward left with a short good bye.
Jacob handed the phone back to Carlisle. "Bella, would you mind if we used your truck?"
"I'll drive." Bella jumped up from the bed. She grabbed her jacket and her keys.
"Bella…"
"What about all of your friends Bella?" Charlie interrupted Jacob. Bella began to argue with him about the girls. She didn't really know them and she didn't want to be around them, but they were her responsibility now. She really wanted to talk to Carlisle and the other Cullens if she could that's why she volunteered.
Jacob wasn't upset. He moved closer to Embry crouching next to him. "Are we going to be able to move you?"
Embry groaned a soft little noise that would be a whimper if he wasn't a human. He turned his head to look at Jacob better. "Carefully."
"Alright." Jacob put an arm around Embry's middle. He was able to lift him, taking most of his weight. Embry held in most of his pain, but he couldn't help letting out a moan here and there.
"Jacob." Quil hurried into the room spilling over Charlie. He was dressed, but he looked a little bruised to. He took position on Embry's other side. "Sam brought a truck."
Jacob looked up. He didn't know that Sam was on his way. When he transformed he had called out to Quil and Embry who had been on patrol, but the rest of the pack were not on duty do he didn't expect any of them to even know what was going on.
"We passed him on our way over here and he questioned us. Then he turned around the truck and brought it here." Quil explained as he led the way down the stairs it was too narrow for all three young men to fit comfortably so Quil and Jacob had to almost carry Embry between them. Charlie followed behind like a mother hen. He normally wasn't like this, but after what he just witnessed he was try to get any sense of control back.
When the four got to the door Jacob handed Embry off to Quil. He turned to Charlie. "Call Billy okay? Explain to him what happened. Rebecca wants to come home and he'll want to know why." Jacob would let his father decide if they needed to let Charlie know exactly what was going on.
"Ok. You just be careful Jake." Charlie warned.
"You too. Let me know if those girls give you any trouble." Jacob smiled like he was joking and Charlie smiled back. Jacob knew Charlie would let him know even if he didn't believe, right then, that any girls could be a threat to him. He waved Charlie off and hurried to the truck. Sam was waiting in the driver's seat. Embry was next to him stretched out and as comfortable as possible. Quil was sitting in the bed of the truck. He could've tried to fit in the cab, but it would have made it worse on Embry. Jacob nodded at Sam and jumped in the bed with Quil.
He waited until they were out of Forks and on their way to the Cullens before he turned to Quil. "What did you think of them?" Jacob couldn't really assess the fallen when he was in his human form. He had been out numbered and weak. He needed Quil to judge for him. He needed to make as informed as a decision as possible.
"I think they could have fought us longer. They weren't looking to fight us. It was like they didn't want to become too injured so they'd rather take the chance that we'd kill their offspring." Quil explained.
"They probably knew we wouldn't do that. We haven't yet. Offspring or not the mothers are human and that doesn't make the decision easy."
Quil nodded he leaned his head back against the cab. "Well anyway, if they stuck around I think we would have over powered them, even when Embry was shot. We would have come out of it more injured, but they wouldn't come out of it."
"Embry was shot?" Jacob hadn't known that. He knew the rifle went off, but there was so much going on he didn't realize that the bullet had hit someone. Embry's body had probably already pushed the bullet out and was healing the wound, so it wasn't a surprise that Jacob didn't notice an exit or entry wound. Wolves could survive most things, but it didn't mean they walked away without any injury or time to recover. Bullet wounds normally didn't cause too much damage although it did leave them sore for a while. Some things took longer than most, and injuries from supernatural beings or objects were usually those things. Embry's wound was probably worse because of who he was fighting at the time. If they weren't idiots, and they didn't seem like it, they probably went straight for the wound trying to make it larger to keep it from healing. As long as the fallen weren't deadly to their kind in anyway Embry would be fine, but he would heal slower than normal. Needless to say that gave Jacob hope. If Embry and Quil could threaten them into abandoned the fight while Embry was injured that meant that they could easily go one on one with the fallen. That was a relief to Jacob. After all the confusion with Spike and Carlisle trying to figure out how to get rid of them Jacob assumed it would be difficult. Now that he knew they could overpower them, he would make sure to ask Spike or Angel where they were most vulnerable. That way they could depose of them in the best way possible. Normally Jacob would rather drive out threats if they could, they would kill them off if they couldn't. The fallen weren't on their land anymore or in Forks, but their offspring and the mothers were threats. Jacob wouldn't attack the human mothers, but he didn't want anymore. He would destroy any fallen that stepped into his Forks again. It might be different if there was no threat of a super human war and the enslaving of the human race.
When Sam pulled up to the Cullens' house Carlisle was waiting, Edward true to his word had called. Rosalie was also there hovering a little. Jacob didn't see Esme, but if she was home then no doubt she was preparing something for them to eat. She always liked to play host, but lately it seemed like the way she was cooping with what was going on. It wasn't normal for a vampire to be forced into isolation and confined to their land by humans - humans with superhuman offspring, but humans. If Edward and the other were still around the three remaining Cullens may not feel as uneasy. Maybe it was time for Edward to come home.
Jacob jumped out of the bed before the truck was at a complete stop, but that didn't keep him from landing on his feet. "Carlisle, thank you for looking at Embry. It's not often that any of us injure enough to bleed. He wasn't recovering the way he should have either. And…"
"Jacob calm down." Carlisle tried to reassure him with a smile. Jacob was acting nervous. Like the first day that he had come with Edward to meet the family. Jacob hadn't known what to expect. He wanted to be respectful, but he knew vampires to be monsters as well. All that came out were nerves.
Jacob didn't respond. He turned to Quil who was helping Embry out of the truck. Sam was out of the truck as well, but he was staying put on his side with the door still open. Jacob ignored it. It was in his nature to be wary of vampires and at least he wasn't being hostile. "Sam I need you to go back to the res. someone needs to take Quil and Embry's place and I need someone watching Forks too."
Sam hesitated for a moment. Jacob knew he wanted to say something, but after being in Jacob's bad graces for over a month he didn't want to stay in them. Jacob glanced over at Quil who was helping Embry inside the house. Carlisle was leading them inside. Rosalie was still watching them. She was very protective of her family. Jacob was part of the family, but that didn't mean the rest of the pack was. Jacob went around the front of the truck so that he could hear Sam out. He would talk to Edward later, but he wanted to listen to his beta too.
"Everyone is exhausted." Sam paused but Jacob didn't try to interrupt. He knew everyone was exhausted, but the need to protect his home, their home was in all of them, but even stronger in Jacob. That's what it meant to be alpha. In a normal wolf pack the alphas had the privilege to breed but in exchange the had to offer protection. Alphas were experienced and strong, their pack depended on them to survive so that maybe one day they would be able to leave and form their own pack or take over the current pack when their alphas died. For Jacob being a werewolf wasn't that much so different. He wouldn't control the right to breed, but the need to protect his family and his territory was overwhelming."The fallen aren't coming back tonight. I'm not saying that there should be no one on patrol, but Forks will be fine for tonight."
"So are you going to cover the res. on your own?" Jacob asked.
Sam looked a little surprised by that, but out of everyone he was the most rested, even Collin and Brady had been on patrol more than he had. If Sam wanted to give the pack and Jacob chance to rest then he need to step up. "Yeah."
"Leave the truck." Jacob didn't hold out his hand for the key. He waited for Sam shut the truck door and hand it to him. Sam then began to undress so that he could shift and take over like he said. He glanced at Rosalie once and the vampire took the hint and went inside the Cullens house. "I'll meet you later." He said when Sam had already shifted. Sam took that as his cue and turned away from the Cullens and towards the res. Jacob waited until he was out of sight before he went in. He wanted to see how Embry was before he called Edward to discuss everything.
Embry looked like he was fine, but Carlisle insisted that he rest. Jacob told Quil that he could stay or he could return home, but that he needed to let Embry rest on the couch and not to disturb him. Then he, Carlisle, Esme and Rosalie went into Carlisle's office and put the phone on speak to call Edward. Jacob wanted to talk to Edward alone, but it was clear everyone wanted to talk to Edward and the rest of the family, if they could. Jacob wasn't going to tell Carlisle that he couldn't talk to his own son, in his own home. Besides, even though Jacob thought of Edward as his equal, as his alpha, Carlisle was a leader in his own right. Vampires didn't have alphas in the same sense that wolves did, but they did have leaders, heads of the family. Jacob knew Edward trusted Carlisle's insight and opinion and so Jacob did as well.
"Angel Investigations we help the…hold on a second," Cordelia's voice lowered. "What is it?"
"Sorry Cordelia, but that's for us." Edward could be heard, but it was very faint because he really wasn't trying to make Cordelia angry.
"I haven't even finished greeting them…"
"Oiy! Princess just put the line through to Angel's office. They can use it while he's playing house upstairs!" Spike yelled it sounded like he was much further away, but his voice was clear as always.
There was some whispering and discussing and finally Cordelia returned to the phone. "Carlisle? I'm going to put you through to Angel's office."
"Thank you Cordelia." The four of waited only a few moments before the line was picked up again.
"Okay we have the phone." Alice informed everyone including Cordelia if she was still listening.
"Who are we exactly?" Rosalie asked it was clear that Alice and Edward where there, but uncertain if Emmett and Jasper were also there.
"All of us and Spike's here too." When Alice said all of us she meant all of the Cullens. That didn't include Angel's pets or Angel obviously it didn't include Spike either.
"Good we need you all here. Jake please go ahead and tell us what happened." Carlisle urged.
Jacob didn't hesitate. He explained about the other fallen, the new mothers, the fighting. He told them what Quil told him. He explained to the conversation. He wasn't sure he'd ever be done talking. Only after a while there wasn't anything left to say. He just leaned back on the chair in front of Carlisle's desk and sighed.
"That means the war is still on," Spike said. "Princess hasn't had any more visions from the powers though. What about you luv?"
"Do I see a war?" Alice's voice rose at the end of her question. It was clear that she had never even thought about the war before even though she knew that Spike and Wesley had originally visited because of a vision. Alice could see the future and although it changed often she always knew what was going to happen. She had difficulty seeing the future of her and the family lately because Jacob and the wolves were so close to them now, but she would have feared a war at least the way Spike had described it and she would have worried about the enslaving of man. "No. Actually, I didn't know the fallen were even moving in and then they were there. I didn't know that you were coming Spike and I always did before!"
"Alice." Jasper voice was soft and comforting.
"That makes sense though. If the fallen are building and army to fight the angels and arch angels normally it would be impossible to surprise them. The nephilism must have found a way to block out the future so that their attack is a surprise," Carlisle suggested.
"That could be it. Cordy's vision could have been a mistake on the fallen's part. If they are able to cover their future from the Powers then the Powers might believe that we've succeed in stopping them," Spike agreed. "Everyone here is worried about Alistair, with good reason. I don't think there is away that I can convince Angel to let any of us leave."
"Isn't the problem in LA anyway? And the prophecy says that the father will kill the son right? So Alistair's endanger just being in Angel's presences." Carlisle pointed out. He knew that Angel could keep his children from leaving, but he doubted that Angel would force them to stay if they really wanted to go, even if they added protection for Alistair.
"Angel is very powerful. It's hard to convince him that Alistair is less safe with him than without him prophecy or not. He really loves the kid and he doesn't want anything to happen to him. He has no desire to hurt Alistair or kill him. So he can't or won't comprehend the danger he's putting him in." Emmett spoke up. He was spending the most time with Angel, as he was still sharing his bed although only when Spike convinced Angel to take a break from his consent vigilance over Alistair. Angel didn't do much else but keep watch, rest, eat. So he had confided in Emmett because he could talk to him while he drifted to sleep. "He's right in thinking that he's the best person to keep Alistair safe from Wolfram, Holst and the vampire clans that want him."
"Getting him out of LA would be helpful for a while though," Spike said as though he was thinking.
"Getting out of this dimension will be even better." That was Edward, but he changed his accent to fit Spike's implying that he was reading Spike's thoughts.
"Exactly pet! You're still going to get your soul right?" Spike asked.
"Well, I need to go home first and I do not feel right about leaving with the Fallen threatening everything," Edward replied.
"No, pet you should go home. Emmett will go with you. Alice, Jasper it's up to you, but I think this could go smoother if you were here to help me."
"Spike," Carlisle interrupted it was clear by the hush that feel over the phone that everyone was listening. "You haven't told us what you're planning."
"I…"
"He thinks that he can convince Angel that the safest place for Alistair is on another plain. He'll be safe and Angel can be more offensive instead of defensive, but also if Alistair is safe then Angel and his team will be able to help protect Forks and stop the coming war threat. It could take me a few months to get my soul, although it will only feel like a few days because the time in the trials goes by more slowly than it does on Earth." Edward explained.
"Edward can't do the trials and take care of a baby." Jacob spoke up from where he was. He knew at the present it was a bad time for Edward to get his soul, but the sacrifice might pay off in time if that meant that Edward, Angel and Angel's team were here to fight the fallen threat. He was willing to take the risk but he wanted to make sure that meant Edward would have his soul. He didn't want Edward to have to worry about a baby while he was doing the trials.
"Of course he can't. If the three of us can convince Angel, then I will go with Edward to the trials. I wouldn't be participating just watching or waiting in the Shaman's home with Alistair." Spike explained. "If we can't convince him then I'll send Alice and Jasper up. I'll also call the Scoobies. I think I can convince Red that there is really a threat and they can help you with the problem."
"You'll send Edward and Emmett tonight and Alice and Jasper will come soon as well, with either Angel and his family, or with these Scoobies?" Carlisle asked.
"Will you be alright with seeing Angel again?" Spike asked.
"He hasn't hurt my children, in fact it seems more the opposite, so I think I can believe that he isn't the same vampire…"
"Jacob!" Quil barreled into the room his voice barely reaching the room before he did. "Dr. Cullen something is wrong with Embry. He's burning up. I mean really burning and sweating. He won't stop shaking."
Jacob was on his feet and out of the room before Quil finished. Carlisle glanced at Esme hoping that she could finish the conversation for them. Only there was no need the dial tone sounded indicating that the others, probably Edward, had hung up the phone. Carlisle followed Quil to the door.
Jacob was on his knees in front of Embry. He pressed a cool cloth to his head and was asking him questions, but Embry only responded with whimpers and they weren't even voluntary.
Carlisle moved close checking Embry briefly. "He may have an infection."
"We don't get infections." Quil answered. "We're too warm we burn any of them off."
"Human infection, animal ones, but this is a result of the fallen. It could be an allergic reaction to their race they being the infection or their bodies could carry hundreds of infections that can be spread to your species." Carlisle continued to check Embry. All signs pointed to infection. "We need to get Embry cool. All of you are already so warm, but the brain can be irrevocably damaged if his body temperature is too hot. I am not sure how high his temperature would need to get though. I think we should try to get him into a cool bath, not cold, to try to bring it down. I would like to get an IV in him and some Tylenol, but…"
"Quil," Jacob looked over at him. "Go now to the hospital get the Tylenol that they give to their patience the best stuff and get the IV's as many as possible."
"You think they'll just let me walk in there and take that stuff?" Quil asked a little nervous about getting caught. He knew Jacob probably wasn't thinking straight with Embry injured. Since they were so rarely injured and never sick it wasn't something that Jacob dealt with easily.
"I don't care!" Jacob snapped. Quil recoiled.
"Quil if you can just go to my office in town everything should be there. I'll give you a key so that you can get in easily." Carlisle stood to get him the key. "Jacob why don't start the bath we talked about."
Jacob's attention darted from Embry towards the bathroom. He didn't want to leave his friend alone at a time like this but if the bath would help he needed to run it. He could spare a few seconds. He hurried out of the room and started the bath. It was a large bath sunk deep into the ground. It could easily fit two or three people. After a particularly messy hunt Rosalie particularly liked to soak in the water, but the other Cullens did too. If they could get the water hot enough then sometimes they didn't even feel as cold. He left the room quickly running the tub. He knew he was not acting like the controlled alpha he normally was, but everything was not working out for him. Edward was gone, although probably not for long, Sam was being Sam right now he needed Sam it be at his side as his beta and not trying to undercut Edward or him. Then there was Bella, the fallen and Embry. He blamed himself that Embry was even there to be shot, to be hurt, and to be infected.
As the water ran he waited. Soon Rosalie was sitting next to him. She didn't say anything she could tell that he was nervous and she hadn't seen him quite so vulnerable in a long time. She respected him enough not to point it out. Carlisle brought Embry into the room and helped him into the bath. Jacob moved around so that he could hold Embry's head above the water. Embry was still shaking from the fever as his body tried to expel the disease.
Jacob didn't move to get in the water with Embry even though it would help hold him better. He knew his body would heat up the water. As it was Carlisle was instructing Rosalie to add ice cubes to the water whenever it became too warm. At one time a person with a fever so high would be put in an ice bath, but that was very dangerous to the immune system so it was better to have the water cool but not cold. It wasn't long however that they realized that the water was getting hotter despite the ice.
"What if one of us gets in with him?" Rosalie asked. Jacob looked at her gratefully. She wasn't the biggest fan of the rest of the wolves but she wouldn't let that stop her from being kind to them.
"That might work. Why don't you do that Rosalie?" Rosalie agreed but said she was going to go upstairs to change into something that wouldn't ruin. Jacob didn't argue. He didn't like her wasting time but arguing would waste even more time because he knew she'd win anyway. She was back fast and she slid into the tub on the other side. She was in one of Emmett's large t-shirts it soaked through and was see through but none of them care.
It was almost two hours before Quil returned. Sam was with him and the rest of the pack was on the way. Jacob was grateful to see all of them even though there was little for them to do.
"Is he doing better?" Quil asked.
"He's not shaking as much, see. But his fever still seems high." Jacob explained to them.
Carlisle set up the IV. He said that it wasn't safe for Embry to stay in the water and take the Tylenol but the Tylenol should work better than the water anyway. So when he was ready Sam, Quil and Jacob pulled Embry from the water. They dried him quickly and brought him back to the couch. Esme had made a bed for him on the couch and the place him on top of the sheets. It would have been more difficult for Carlisle to force the IV needle in if he wasn't a vampire. It was easy for him to pierce the skin and he made sure that Embry's body wouldn't natural expel the needle by taping it in. Then he set up the IV and added the Tylenol to the drops so it would start working in minutes instead of in a half and hour.
Jacob, Sam and Quil, along with the rest of the pack, remained with Embry in the Cullen's living room through the entire day and some of the night. Esme and Rosalie stayed completely out of sight. Jacob could still hear them whispering in the kitchen or the hall and he could smell them, even in his human form to know that they were there. Carlisle only came into the room to check on Embry, to see if any changes were made or if he needed something. It was a difficult time for Jacob and the others and the Cullens recognized this, giving them their space.
Sometime around two or three in the morning, when most of the pack had fallen asleep, as it was mostly a waiting, but Jacob remained awake, Carlisle was checking on Embry once again. Jacob stood vigilantly over the pain. He was normally kneeling beside Embry, but Carlisle was sitting on a stool in front of him and he needed the space to work. Carlisle looked up. "I think he's going to be fine Jacob. He's recovering nicely and he isn't feverish anymore."
"He's safe?" Jacob asked.
"I'm sure he'll be healed, bullet wound and all by morning." Carlisle started to pack up his equipment even cleaning the IV and everything else. "You should probably get some rest too. I know you've been keeping an eye on Forks for the last month with hardly any."
"I'll be okay. I want to stay up for Embry." Jacob shifted. He knew it wasn't his instincts talking anymore. Protecting Embry making sure that he made it through was part of his duty as alpha, but remaining with him, after Carlisle said that he was going to be safe, that was what Jacob did as Embry's friend.
"Well that's up to you, but I wouldn't be a very good father to Edward to let his mate go in this state without even saying anything."
Jacob didn't bother to correct Carlisle about being Edward's mate, if Jacob was a vampire or even a human he would be Edward's mate. As far as vampires were concerned Jacob believed that they probably were mates. He could feel valid comparing his relationship with Edward to Rosalie and Emmett's or Jasper and Alice's as long as it didn't really matter that Jacob and Edward had only found each other in the last couple of years. Of course, Edward's family would think of him as Edward's mate, but what vampires thought of as mates as chosen, was not the same thing as wolves. He didn't bother to say anything. Carlisle gathered up the rest of his things and then left Jacob and the wolves alone.
"Jake you should listen to him." Quil was laying on the throw rug near the couch, he had been closer but Jacob had been so fidgety that it was hard for Quil to sleep. Embry's condition had been steadily improving, and while the others choose to rest as best they could Jacob had not.
"Why would I do that? Neither of you left me and I'm not going to leave Embry." Jacob sat down in front of the couch facing Embry away from Quil.
Quil was silently for a while, but after a couple of minutes he pealed away the comfort blanket and stepped over to Jacob. He put his hands under each of Jacob's arms and heaved. Jacob didn't budge and Quil had to stop heaving after a bit. "Come on get you stubborn mule."
"Leave." Jacob swatted Quil's hand away and he tried to sound like he was in charge, but he wasn't at Embry's side because of that and Quil wasn't dragging Jacob up to bed because Jacob was his alpha he was doing it because Jacob was his friend. All of the pack had been worrying about Jacob, Quil and Embry whispered about it in private, but he could tell that Seth, Leah, Jared, Paul, Sam, everyone on the res, everyone in the pack, the Cullens. Quil and Embry realized that Jacob's hard work wasn't always a choice. It was something he was compelled to do, and the compulsion was only greater now that the threat of fallen and other demons were around.
"Jacob please. You need to rest." Quil stroked his head trying to get Jacob to relax. Jacob was still fighting him, but probably with good reason. After a moment of petting Quil hit him, it wasn't soft either, but Jacob knew he could hit harder than that, but Quil wasn't trying to do anything that would get him exiled. He was just being one of Jacob's best friends. He grew up with Jacob and wrestling was something that wasn't new to them.
The few hits on the head didn't snap sense in him, but Jacob stood up on his own because he had no will or reason to retaliate. Jacob walked around the couch and started out of the room. He paused thinking about waking someone to put have someone watching the res. but he didn't know who to wake they all were exhausted, and Quil didn't need to be out there either. Finally Jacob went upstairs and into Edward's, and his, Edward always insisted that it was his as well, even though Jacob still lived with his dad on the res. He hadn't been in their room since he left. He was too busy one, but also he knew he already missed Edward enough, being in their room would have been too difficult. If he wasn't sure that Edward wasn't on his way he probably would have made a bed in the living room with the others. Since Edward was returning Jacob felt relief and not despair when he finally opened the door and was filled with Edward's scent, and his. His was still there too, but of course his and Edward's scent were usually mixed these days up to the point that it was one fluid scent. Jacob knew that wasn't the case now. Even in their bedroom their separate scents were left in places where one, but not the other could usually be found. Scent sought to disperse equal in a room, and when they both were here that had happened in the room, but now that they were gone the scent was pretty much like the rest of the house, except for in key areas. Then there was the bed. They purchased the biggest softest bed with the most pillow and hanging canopies and set it up in their room. Edward didn't sleep, but Jacob did, and when Jacob wasn't sleeping the bed was usually welcome to the couch. That still had both of their scents on it, although it was masked by the detergent from at least two washes.
Jacob didn't bother with his clothes and even left one of his shoes on when he fell in bed. He closed his eyes knowing that the smell wouldn't be the only thing around him hopefully soon. Almost as soon as he closed his eyes he fell asleep. He started to dream about the fallen and Embry since those were on his mind, but it wasn't startling and didn't wake him up. He eventually started to dream most memories of Edward, probably because of the scent around him, but also because there was nothing that comforted him more. They made him happy and safe even when the dream/memories were before Edward made Jacob feel that way.
He knew immediately when Edward was home. It was not a sound or a scent. It was just a gut feeling that Edward was close. Jacob opened one eye keeping it on the partly open door. He could have strained and heard Edward and his family, but he didn't. He knew that Edward wouldn't make him wait too long.
After four minutes Jacob blinked and Edward was at the door. Edward smiled it wasn't huge or filled with teeth, just a quirk of lips. More because Jacob was waiting and Edward knew he was waiting with or without reading Jacob's thoughts than anything else. He sat down on the bed and Jacob stretched up to meet his mouth. It wasn't cold not really. Jacob thought it would be cold when he kissed Edward, because Bella had said it would be and Edward was cold, but Jacob was hot, hotter than a human and he didn't feel the cold like humans either. Edward said it was the same for him. He could tell Jacob was hot, hotter than humans, but he didn't really feel heat like he expected to when they first kissed. When they really kissed it was tepid, it was nice. Which they both decided helped their relationship. Their joining was a battle of dominance or a fight. It was a compromise where a contradiction should have been. Jacob now thought it was the only way, he needed Edward as his equal and he couldn't be if they were competing.
Edward broke away from Jacob touching him hesitantly.
"What?" Jacob asked stilled by Edward's hesitance.
"I saw Embry when I was downstairs. He said it was about time I came home."
Jacob immediately went to agree, but paused before he started speaking. "Embry was awake?"
"I think most of the pack is attuned to my arrival." Edward smiled. "I never really thought they needed me like they need you."
"I think we're all realizing that." Jacob meant that about himself too. He knew living without Edward for the last month was beneficial and he wouldn't stop the coming separation, but he never realized how crazy or painful it would be to be away from Edward.
"Jacob, I don't have to leave again." Edward knew it wasn't really true. Even if it wasn't the fallen or Alistair having a soul was important to their relationship and he knew he would have to get it eventually. He could see the suffering and strain that Spike and Angel went through because of a soul and he wasn't going to let that happen to him and Jacob.
Jacob didn't reply. He moved into another kiss. He knew just like Edward that their time together was a week or two at the most before another month or longer apart. He didn't think they needed to waste the time talking about something that had to happen anyway. Edward returned the kiss. He didn't let his hands roam yet. He worked to get off Jacob's trainers and then he tugged off the jeans that were a little more than stale, being tied to Jacob's leg for the last two weeks. Edward removed his own shoes, then his pants and he pulled away his shirt. Jacob scrambled to get Edward back to him, to his lips, when they parted briefly to take of Jacob's shirt which wasn't a button up like Edward's because of that Edward left their undershirts on, but he did remove their boxers before joining Jacob more fully on the bed, with Jacob on top of him.
"You this time." It was what Edward need after watching Jasper with Spike and knowing that Emmett had been with similarly Angel, but not allowing himself to join in. Jacob didn't argue or fight. Although they often switched positions seven out of ten times Jacob was the one on top. It was Edward's preference more than Jacob's and Jacob stopped pushing Edward a long time ago. Edward always let Jacob know when he was ready to be on top, and Jacob realized that their positions were almost always decided by Edward, being on top didn't really mean being in control.
Jacob moved his had between them he took Edward's dick and squeezed gently a few times before he began stroking him. He moved his other hand to open the nightstand drawer but Edward grabbed his wrist. "No."
"But it's been a while." Jacob looked unsure. Even though Edward was a vampire, he was a wolf and he could still hurt him, especially when it came to sex. Edward's might look like stone, like marble, but marble was a funny thing it was hard to break when it was hit or pushed, but when it chipped away easily. Edward was like that too it was hard to hurt him by hitting him but when Jacob was inside of him it was much easier for him to hurt.
"I know, I need it." Edward didn't blush, but he looked away to indicate his embarrassment.
Jacob wanted to ask Edward about LA and about Angel. He knew about Spike but he was curious about that too, but that could come later. Jacob broke from Edward's grip on his wrist and removed his hand from Edward's dick. He shifted up so that he hovered over Edward, on all fours, he reached down guiding Edward onto his stomach. He grabbed two of their pillows and placed them under Edward's hips. He leaned down spreading Edward's ass cheeks he sniffed deeply. Even though he had agreed not to use the lube or to prepare Edward, he couldn't really help it when he ran his tongue over his pucker opening. He pushed his tongue inside of Edward's tight ass. He didn't have the need to ever use the bathroom, so it was always clean, and it also made his ass that much tighter especially after a month. Jacob panted and he felt Edward panting as well. Edward didn't need to pant it was a gesture of body language to let Jacob know that he liked what he was doing. Jacob ran his hand under Edward's undershirt up his spine. His shirt bunched and Jacob glanced up as his tongue drilled Edward's ass. He started pushing the shirt away, because he wanted to see more skin, but it was cooperating always sliding down on one side of the other.
He abandoned Edward's ass and ripped the shirt away and his own then he forced Edward to his back. He laughed when Edward wrapped his legs around his waist and pulled him closer. Jacob dropped down to kiss him. He moved Edward's heels over his shoulders his feet hooking around Jacob's neck. Edward had long legs, and they had more hair on them than Jacob did, but most of the hair was white and fuzzy and barely visible. Jacob stroked Edward's thighs and pulled his hips forward. They were propped on the pillows from before. Jacob meet resistance at first and he briefly wondered if he had gone to high or low, but Edward spread slowly until the head of Jacob's dick was inside of Edward. Then the resistance disappeared, like Edward's whole body remembered this, remembered Jacob and it just wanted to be sure first but once it was he opened up and Jacob was buried inside of him. Edward pulled him closer for another kiss, but that wasn't really productive to fucking and Jacob pulled away after a minute. He used his strong thighs to fuck Edward and he used his arms as leverage to get deep inside of him. He leaned over Edward and he closed his eyes for a moment the sensation was just so unreal, but then he remembered that he was inside of Edward. He opened his eyes because he need to see him touch wasn't enough, scent wasn't enough.
They fucked with no words, just skin slapping and grunts and sweet dripping, from Jacob at least. Edward bit Jacob at one point, but he didn't break skin. Jacob's eyes clouded in lust black, black. He pushed the offending mark to Edward's mouth. "Bite like you want it."
Edward shook his head. A long time ago, on accident, they found out that Jacob was immune to at least Edward's venom; they didn't risk testing the theory with the other vampire's. Edward always refused to take Jacob's blood even though vampires exchanged blood during sex. Edward knew that he would be able to stop, Jacob was able to replenish his blood quickly and there would be no harm in it. But he was always worried about the other wolves and he was worried that it would break the treaty and he knew his family didn't exchange blood with each other when they had sex, because Carlisle had taken that out of their clan. Edward was always conflicted over it. He knew it would make the bond at least on his part greater, but he didn't want to go cause conflict with anyone else.
Jacob recoiled his arm. He continued to fuck Edward. He would offer, but he wouldn't push. Edward's eyes darted to Jacob's wrists. He had them on either side of Edward's body for leverage. He licked his lips and then his teeth. "Jacob…" Jacob offered his wrist immediately. He slowed his thrusts for the moment it took for Edward to bite and hold on. He knew that his blood wasn't like human blood to Edward, it wasn't like animal either. It was above all mates, mates and Jacob wasn't sure what that meant but he let Edward take it because he was sure that it was important. Jacob returned his fast pace. Edward came. The drink and the sex and Jacob were everything. Edward took what he wanted just a few mouthfuls, unable to risk Jacob passing out or being injured. He sucked tightly leaving a coat of his venom over the wound before release it. The venom didn't mix with the blood it layered on top of it sealing up the wound and then Jacob's natural healing abilities fixed the tenderness making it as good as new. Jacob picked an even faster speed wanting to join Edward in bliss and then wanted to hold him to the bed and not let him go while Jacob slept off their activities.
Edward grinned. "I'm not going anywhere today."
That didn't cause Jacob to slow though. He continued for a few minutes before coming as well. He rolled off of Edward, but not away. Even though Edward said he wasn't going to leave, Jacob held on to him anyway. Mine. Mine. Mine. Jacob didn't say so, but he knew Edward heard it anyway. He felt Edward shift closer to him. "Hey." Edward always got his attention before he started speaking after they had sex, just to make sure that Jacob wasn't already asleep. Jacob kissed his jaw. "I love you."
"If you want more sex you're going to have to wait." Jacob admitted.
"Jacob." Edward looked at him seriously.
"I love you." Jacob promised. He usually expressed so in gestures, but Edward had told him that it was important to him that Jacob at least say it back when Edward said it.