CHAPTER 13
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Jacob knew something was wrong, when we were driving and he kept asking me 'If I remember…" questions, about stuff we did the previous week and I couldn't say I did.
The small car drove through the dark wet roads towards La Push.
"So, uh, the wedding is coming up eh?" He grimaced at his hesitant question, I didn't realize but I grimaced too.
"…Yeah" I sighed and looked at my folded hands in my lap.
When we finally got there all the lights were off in the tiny house, when we opened the front door the smell of wood and musk came over me.
It wasn't a bad smell, not at all. It was a smell of a small cozy cabin home.
Jacob turned on the kitchen light and walked to the cupboard where he pulled out 2 mugs.
"Hot Chocolate?" He asked over his shoulder. I sat down at the small kitchen table.
"Yes please." I watched him as filled both glasses to the top with hot water, and then added the simple 'chocolate-mix' powder, with marshmallows.
He was smiling when he turned around and placed my mug in front of me, I eagerly cupped it with both of my freezing cold hands and sighed. "Thank You."
He laughed and sat down across from me, "No problem."
He took a gulp of his hot chocolate. I looked at mine and decided to take a sip as well, I put it to my lips as some liquid came through into my mouth and I spat it back into my mug.
"Ouch!" I said. Jacob was laughing at me. "Be Careful Bella." He said still chuckling.
I gave him a disapproving look and put the mug down. After a few minutes when we had settled down I decided it was time to tell him.
"Uhm. Jacob?" I said looking at the fluffy white marshmallows floating in my mug.
"Yea?" He looked up.
"I have something to tell you, and I know it's going to sound really crazy and you'll probably think I'm weird but please you are the only one who can help me."
I left out the part that Alice was helping me too.
He looked suspicious, "Okay, tell me." He said.
"Okay, well…"
And from there I went into the full story about everything, Emily and Edward, Me being a vampire, turning back in time. Everything.
After the story was done, I sat there breathless and he finally spoke.
"So…you're from the future?" He asked timidly. I looked up to meet his quizzical stare.
'Yeah." I said taking a sip from my drink. He was looking elsewhere now.
"So what does this Emily chick look like?" he asked.
"Blonde hair, really small, stuck up, disgusting, life sucking little bit-"
Jacob cut me off from my rant and leaned over the table to unclench my fists for me.
"Okay Okay," He said calmly.
"Now Bells, I don't want you to freak out or anything but the reason me and the guys were out tonight, and the reason I came by was. Well… yesterday we had an encounter with a small blonde bloodsucker."
"I just came by to make sure you were ok, like I thought the bloodsu- I mean the Cullen's would have told you, but I guess that maybe they don't know? I thought that since you're always getting into trouble it would be a good idea to check on you when there's a visitor in the neighbourhood."
I was frozen in my seat. Emily was here? Now? The wedding wasn't for a week! And why hadn't the Cullen's told me that there was a vampire in town, but Jacob has a point maybe they didn't know.
"She's coming for Edward! I'm going to lose him Jacob! I'm going to lose him!' I cried frantically, standing up from my seat and walking aimlessly around the kitchen.
"Bella, calm down ok?" Jacob said, now up from the chair and holding me by my elbows.
"I don't want this to happen all over again," I said, tears glazing my eyes. "Please Jacob."
Suddenly his face softened and he pulled me into his chest where I let a few tears escape.
"I'll help you Bella. Ok?" He mumbled into my hair.
"Ok." I mumbled back.
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We drove into the long drive way, the lights were all on in the mansion. I looked at Jacob who, I could tell, was nervous.
"Please Jacob, It won't be bad." I said encouragingly, and then we both exited the car after he had taken a deep breath.
My shoes were wet by the time we got to the front porch and opened the door.
Jake and I stood there in the doorway. Emmett and Rosalie sat on the couch watching television, while she had a fashion magazine in her hand.
Esme and Carlisle appeared from the kitchen, and Edward came running down from upstairs.
"Ew, What is the Mutt doing here?" Rosalie said, the first to speak.
"Bella Hun, what are you doing here at this time?" Edward said coming forward and putting a cold hand on my cheek.
"Where's Alice?" I demanded, he flinched back from the tone of my voice.
"Hi Bella!" Alice's cheery voice sounded in my ear, I shrieked and turned around where she was standing right behind us.
"I need to talk to you," I said grabbing her stone hand and pulling her towards the stairs.
"Bella how about we go outside instead?" She said hesitantly, I led her towards the front door, with Jacob trailing after us.
Once the door was shut and we were further away from hearing range I turned to her. "What did you see?" Her eyes stayed bold as she answered.
"The Blondes around."
" Have you seen her? Has she come to the door? Have you talked to her?" I asked frantically,
"No, we haven't. she hasn't made her move yet." She replied.
"Well she will soon." I answered.
It was quiet for a moment before Alice asked "Are you Ok Bella?"
I smiled down at the beautiful girl and enveloped her in a hug.
"You're more then my best friend Alice." I whispered in her ear, my arms constricted tighter, "You're my sister."
When we pulled away she was smiling.
Jake and I sat in the Cullen's living room for the remainder of the evening. I could tell by Jacobs shifts in weight and awkward coughs that he was clearly uncomfortable.
Edward sat on the other side of me, with his arm draped around my shoulder.
Esme had made us some more hot chocolate which we enjoyed until I saw a faint red glow from the window.
"The sun is rising, we better get back." I said smiling to Esme then turning to Edward.
"I'll see you today right?" Edward glanced at Alice, who frowned.
"Sorry Bella, but today is supposed to be relatively sunny." She sighed, others in the room smiled.
"Oh," I said turning back to him, "Well I guess I'll see you tonight?"
He smiled at me, his most dazzling, his most sincere, his most beautiful smile.
"Of course you will." And then he gently placed his perfect stone lips against my forehead.
When he pulled away I briskly stood up with Jake close behind. He was eager to get out of the house.
"Well, Bye! And Thank you" I said over my shoulder before walking through the front door.
The cold morning air hit my face and my breath was now visible. I could see the sun rising from the other side of the trees.
Jacob and I both jumped into the car and began to drive.
"So, that was…fun?" Jacob said.
"You're getting really good at being around them Jake, I'm really proud of you." I smiled and he looked at me and smiled back.
"Well if they're going to be married to my best friend then I should be good around them." He said and an awkward silence fell right after.
"Not if things go the way they did last time." I sighed; Jacob was silent as we kept driving.
Once again my head was leaning on the glass of the passenger side window, watching the trees blur by. The different colours meshed together, even though everything was only green.
But looking beyond the trees that aligned the road I could see something.
It was white with tinges of blue. And for a second I thought it was nothing and ignored it, but it was like it was running, because even though we were driving at 50 miles an hour it was still there.
I squinted to look as closely as I could, but the trees were blinding me from the object, and then, I saw it.
A flash of golden blonde hair.
Come get me Bella.
"NO!" I was screaming now. And Jacob began to swerve the car until he pulled off to the side of the road and put each hand on either side of my face trying to calm me down.
"Bella! Shh! What's wrong!?" He demanded frantically,
All I could do was mumbled non sense and point out the window.
"Bella what's there?" He said as if he were speaking to a 7 year old.
I tried to speak coherently but if I tried to talk I would only scream more.
Finally I opened my mouth looking up at him as the tears drowned my eyes and a piercing scream echoed in the car.
"She's back!"
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