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Author/Note 1: Sequel from Our Dawn 2
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Alert: the characters in this story curse a lot.
Our Dawn
Part III
Book 2 – Confidence & Vulnerability
Jacob Black
13. The Right Thing
"What the hell are you?" Heidi asked.
"Your worst nightmare, leech."
I took that chance to phase, destroying the bed completely and making all the three leeches gasp in shock. I could deal with all of them at the same time although I had to be careful with Heidi's powers.
Without hesitation I launched myself at them and almost managed to rip Randy's head which pissed him off immensely. He started shouting out to the others demanding them to restrain me. As if…
"Do something Heidi!" He yelled back at the beautiful leech. She was standing near the door wearing only her red underwear and trying to understand how the hell I had turned into a giant wolf.
Well I wished her good luck with that.
"He's able to fight against my power." She said.
"What the hell is this thing anyway?" The vampire named Lena asked and no one answered. None of them had been in La Push during our confrontation with the Volturi years ago and that was why they didn't know anything about me.
As Lena and Randy surrounded me I growled fiercely and they backed off a little.
"You really know how to pick them." Randy mocked and Heidi glared at him.
"Shut the fuck up or I'll kill you." She spat furiously.
"Come on Heidi, you have to admit that it would be really funny if you really ended up doing him…" Randy laughed. "He's a fucking werewolf."
I growled louder and so did Heidi.
"He doesn't look like the other werewolves." Heidi said.
"He's too large for us to restrain him in this room. We need to take him outside." Lena announced.
"And how are we going to do that without alerting everyone?" Heidi asked.
"That's not my problem. Actually you should be the one solving this mess." Lena pointed out and Heidi growled again impatiently.
If I wanted to get away from there undetected I had to kill the three of them smoothly, phase back and get the hell out of that room. I couldn't give them the change to capture me and take me to Aro.
I launched myself at them again and I finally managed to bite one of the leeches. A piercing scream echoed in the room while my teeth stayed firmly around Lena's shoulder but when I was about to rip her arm out, the other leech kicked my left side and I flew over the room hitting the wall.
I didn't break any bones but I was sore and I let my mind be controlled again by Heidi's power.
"I know you want to stop." She said meeting my eyes. "You're going to stop right now."
I couldn't move anymore.
"Just kill him!" Lena said to Heidi. She was really pissed off because I had tried to cut her arm off.
"No." A voice came from the door. I had seen the woman standing before us. She had been in La Push and she obviously knew what I was.
"Chelsea…He attacked us! I want him dead." Lena declared.
"Lena…please remember your place. You're nothing but an expandable pawn."
"What are you doing here Chelsea? We can handle this." Heidi stated pulling her black robe to cover her body.
"Clearly…" Chelsea mocked. "Randy, go to Aro and tell him we have a wolf here."
He left without a word.
"I think we've told you before about bringing people here." Chelsea glared at Heidi. I had the feeling those two had some feud going on between them.
"I was doing my job and I didn't know what he was."
"Your job? I believe your job was to bring us a meal to celebrate Marcus and Caius' return. I never heard Aro mentioning the fact you could actually fuck a guy in here."
"I was going to kill him after having some fun."
Chelsea rolled her eyes and then she looked directly at me.
"You better turn into a human again." She said. "Aro will want to speak to you."
I didn't phase back. I had more chances of defending myself if I remained in my wolf form.
"Do it now or you're never going to see the Cullens again." Chelsea stated with a grin and I felt fear for my life and for my friends and child.
I had almost forgotten that I wasn't the one in real danger. My son was and right now he was with the Cullens. I had blown their chances to leave that place.
Reluctantly I phased back and stood naked in front of the leeches. I suddenly recalled that Chelsea's power was similar to Jasper's. She could control emotions and that was why I had felt frightened and accepted to phase back in the first place. Damn leeches and their abilities to control emotions.
"I told you my power is way better than yours." Chelsea turned to Heidi who glared furiously.
"You wish…I could've handled him just fine."
"I see why you wanted to keep him to yourself, Heidi." Chelsea smirked, ignoring Heidi's last comment. "He's huge…in every way."
Seriously? Was that leech making sexual remarks about my size? I really hoped that Leah would never know about this if I managed to stay alive. That was just disturbing.
"Lena, get him something to wear and call Demitri and Santiago to escort our guest to the round chamber."
Chelsea was clearly the highest ranked vampire in the room. Her orders were immediately followed.
"You're coming too." She told Heidi who gasped.
"Me? Why?"
"I'm sure Aro will want to have a word with you about this."
"Fine."
Seconds later Lena brought me a stinky pair of black shorts and Demitri and Santiago arrived. Like Chelsea both recognised me immediately.
"What the hell is he doing here?" Santiago asked.
"Heidi wanted to fuck him and…"
"Shut it, Lena." Heidi snarled.
"Go back to your position." Demitri ordered and Lena left.
"Let's go." Chelsea ordered.
I walked through the corridors trying to keep focused. Heidi and Santiago were behind me and walked in silence while Chelsea and Demitri were leading us.
"Corin went to get the Cullens." Demitri announced. "They were about leave."
I had really blown it this time. I wouldn't be surprised if Alice tried to kill me. I had put us in danger again for nothing. I was unable to save those people and I had ruined the Cullen's chances to get my son out of there safely.
I was taken into a circular room. Aro was sitting down on a comfortable chair that looked like a throne. Both chairs on his left and right side were empty, confirming the absence of the other two Elders. Jane was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed over her chest. Her petite figure, dressed in black, was disturbing, especially when her red eyes caught mine. If looks could kill I'd be dead.
"Heidi…Come here." Aro said. I watched as Heidi walked over to Aro, with her face down and a guilty expression plastered all over her.
"I didn't know he was one of the Cullen's lap dog." She said.
"I know, but you shouldn't bring people here without permission."
"I'm sorry."
Aro took her hand in his and closed his eyes. He was seeing what had happened and if Heidi was telling him the truth. When he let her go he looked pleased and I saw Heidi sighing in relief. She knew Aro would forgive her for being reckless.
"There was no harm done this time but we will talk about this later." Aro said. "Now go and help the others to prepare everything for Marcus and Caius' arrival."
Heidi smiled brightly and while she was walking over to the door she put her tongue out to annoy Chelsea.
"Santiago, Chelsea you can go too. I'll be fine with Jane." Aro announced. "Demitri go see what's taking the Cullens so long to come back with Corin."
I hoped they had managed to escape and take William but I was being a little too optimistic.
"So…I don't remember inviting you here." Aro said getting up and facing me directly. "If I remember correctly you're the leader of the North American shape shifters, aren't you?"
"Yes."
"What brings you here then?"
"Isn't it obvious Aro? He's their lap dog. He came to rescue them. How loyal…" Jane accused.
"Actually…You have something that belongs to me." I declared.
"And what is that?" Aro asked curiously.
In that precise moment Demitri walked into the room followed closely by Carlisle, Edward, Jasper, Alice and Bella who was holding William by the hand. As soon as he saw me, William let go of her hand and ran to me.
"Daddy!"
I made sure to recall all that happened from the moment I had walked into Saint Marcus' chapel and met Heidi, so that Edward could understand why I was being held by the Volturi.
"I see the resemblances already." Aro said when I picked up William in my arms.
"Are you alright?" I asked my child.
He nodded and wrapped his small arms around my neck.
"I missed you and mum a lot."
"I know. I'm here to take you home don't worry."
"So you're here to take your son…" Aro grinned.
"Yes."
"The Cullens already played the hero card."
"This is not a game, Aro." Carlisle stated.
"I didn't come here to play hero or help the Cullens." I said keeping myself calm.
"You're their lap dog. Of course you came to save them." Jane accused with a smirk.
"I don't trust them anymore. It's their fault my son is here. It's their fault Leah and I have been so worried lately. We should've known this would happen." I explained. I was being a bit dramatic but Edward would be able to read my thoughts. I only needed the boss leech to believe my words.
"I have just told the Cullens that they could go back home." Aro announced.
"Good, because that's what I want to do."
"What makes you think we'll let you go too?" Jane asked.
"I want to go home daddy." William said.
"He's such a good kid, isn't he?" Jane mocked. She was trying to get on my nerves.
"Is that a threat?" I asked.
"Of course not." Aro assured me. "Even though you showed up uninvited no harm was done although I believe Lena still has a grudge against you."
"It was her fault." I grinned remembering when I almost ripped Lena's arm off.
"Are we going to let him go?" Jane asked in a whisper turning to Aro. "The Cullens keep their lap dogs again and we just watch them go…I mean they might even be up to something."
"We're not up to anything and if there's a lap dog among us it's certainly you." I said.
The pain hit me fast and hard. I lost my balance but I managed to put my son down safely before falling into the cold floor. William was crying beside me and I could also hear Bella and Alice yelling at Jane to stop but the pain kept hitting all of my body.
I didn't know how much more I was going to be able to resist without throwing up and start convulsing but suddenly it stopped.
Things happened so fast I hardly noticed what was going on. When I managed to open my eyes Jane was on the floor, only a few inches from me and she was glaring at William. Next to her was one of the heavy thrones. Aro's eyes were also focused on my child who was grabbing my arm and crying for me. I understood immediately what had happened. In an attempt to save me from the pain Jane was causing William had used his power and hit her with the heaviest object he had seen in the room.
"Jane…he's just a boy." Edward said before the blonde leech whispered the word "pain" softly with an infuriated tone.
If the pain had caused me, a grown up adult, to fall on my knees and almost vomit blood, my six year old son would certainly die in a few minutes. I watched helpless while Jane's red eyes were observing my son and a mischievous smile appeared slowly on her lips. But it didn't last long because William never felt any pain.
Getting up slowly and trying to keep my balance I saw Bella walking over to us and grabbing William's hand. Then she touched my arm and asked me if I was alright. I wasn't able to answer her question but I nodded weakly.
"That's not fair!" Jane yelled just like a child throwing a tantrum. "He attacked me! Stop blocking my power!"
"He was just helping his father, who you were hurting without any reason." Bella pointed out.
"The dog provoked me." She insisted.
"Jane…please calm down." Aro said.
"Why should I?"
"Because I believe things just got more interesting."
I didn't like the sound of those words and Bella put William behind her to protect him.
"He's just a child." Carlisle said. "His power is unstable and I believe he doesn't even know how to use it properly."
"Bullshit." Jane stated glaring at the Cullens. "He attacked me just now."
"He acted on instinct." Carlisle insisted.
"It doesn't matter if he knows how to use his power or not." Aro came closer to us and smiled widely. "He has quite a nice ability...You should've told me."
"We had never seen him use his power before." Edward announced and I knew he was lying. Fortunately Aro didn't.
"Young William is one of a kind. I've always been interested in your pack but now I'm absolutely convinced your son would be a great asset for us in the future."
"I'm not letting you keep my son." I opposed.
"Be reasonable…I could just kill you all today and get on with my life. I'm giving you a second chance here."
"Daddy…I want to go home. I don't like it here." William said in a muffled tone.
"You can all go home just like Will wants and once Edward, Bella, Alice and Jasper join us in a few years I would be really pleased to see young William again."
"No." I stated firmly.
"You really don't have a choice." Jane said. "Aro's orders will be followed even if we have to go get the boy ourselves."
"I'm not going to allow you to turn my son into a leech."
"Jacob is right Aro. William has the wolf's gene. He can die if we try to turn him." Carlisle backed me up.
"We'll have to wait and see, won't we?" Aro laughed slightly. "Anyway, I won't mind having him in my Guard as a wolf as long as he's well trained. That way you won't have to turn him."
"I told you leech. I'm not changing my mind. My son is not going to work for you."
"I see…In that case I guess we'll have to take drastic measures."
"What do you mean?" Alice asked.
"You already have our word we're going to join your special Guard. Isn't that enough?" Bella inquired. "You don't need William. He belongs with his family."
"Can't you see this is one life opportunity? This whole time I've always thought we were the only ones able to have powers like this. I've been gathering talents and none of them showed such a great power as this child. Our kind only develops real powers after becoming immortal but William is a six year old human who can already use telekinesis at his own will. He's unique."
"Aro…don't do this." Carlisle asked. "For the sake of our friendship. Let the boy go home."
"Of course." Aro said with a huge smile after exchanging a look with Jane. "The boy can go home right now and so do you Carlisle. Your family is free to go. We'll be thrilled to welcome you in a few years."
"You can't do this." Edward said in a whisper. It was obvious that Aro was planning something and Edward was against it.
"We have settled everything before Edward. You, Bella, Alice and Jasper will come to live with us soon…Carlisle can join us too and you will bring William as well. Actually I believe William will come to us on his own."
"Do you realise how close you are from starting a war?" Edward warned.
"I would win that war…You know that very well." Aro stated smugly. "You should go…before I change my mind."
Edward stared intensively at Aro but the leech didn't budge. Whatever he had planned he was going to purse it no matter what. And he was probably right. Even if my pack and Sam's came to Italy, the leeches had the advantage and they would kill us all.
Jasper, Alice and Carlisle glanced over to Edward and he nodded, which meant they would have to follow Aro's suggestions. Bella took William in her arms and touched me to follow her.
"Bella…give William to his father one last time so they can say goodbye to each other." Aro said.
I realised then I wouldn't go home with them. That was his plan all along. By keeping me there he would make sure William would want to save me one day and he would come with the Cullens to Volterra. By then William would be old enough to make his own decisions and if he was as stubborn as his mother, not even Leah would be able to stop him.
"What?" Bella asked surprised while passing William into my arms. "What does this mean?"
"It means I'm not coming home." I stated.
"You can't do this Aro!" Bella half yelled.
"Don't worry Bella…We won't kill him…I promise." Jane said laughing.
"You're seriously going to blackmail us like this?" Bella asked.
"This is not blackmail…we're just taking precautions." Aro replied. "This way you all have a motive to come and visit us again soon."
"What if Jake gave his consent on sending William with us in a few years?" Bella suggested.
"We all know that won't happen." I said hugging William. "I will never agree with that."
"Jake…If you stay here…You can't possibly thing they'll treat you well."
"Maybe Bella and I could stay here…" Edward tried. I knew what he was trying to do and I knew Jane would oppose. If Bella stayed she would be able to avoid Jane to attack me with her power.
"You can all go home." Jane stated firmly. "That was Aro's orders."
"What am I supposed to tell Leah? Billy? Your pack?" Bella turned to me with a sad expression.
"I'll be alright. They won't kill me until William comes here with you."
Bella squeezed my hand and nodded slightly trying to apologise to me with her eyes. There wasn't anything to apologise for. I had put myself into this situation. It was my fault.
"William, you're going to see mum in a while. Can you tell her something for me?" I asked my son.
"Yes."
"Tell her I love her and I want her to be happy. Can you do that?"
He nodded and I put him on the floor pushing him softly towards Bella.
"Why can't you come with us too?" He asked with tears in his eyes.
"I'll be right behind you Will. Just be a good boy, alright? Now go with Bella and behave."
I was about to cry as well but I didn't because I wanted to show William that everything would be fine. The Cullens looked at me one more time before walking out of the room.
"We'll take good care of him, Jacob. Don't worry." Edward said.
"This isn't over." Bella announced glaring at Aro and Jane.
Carlisle waved at me and Alice and Jasper held their hands together before giving me another apologising look. The pixie was the last one to leave the room and the last time she looked at me I saw a small smile on her lips and a weird light in her eyes. She didn't give me a sign but I knew she was up to something.
After that I felt Demitri's cold hands pushing me towards another door and I realised I was still too weak to react. Jane's power had hit me really hard. Because wolves weren't as resistant as vampires, we were more vulnerable to the pain that Jane was able to inflict us.
While I was leaving the room with Jane and Demitri escorting me, I could still hear William crying but I knew he would be alright as soon as he joined Leah in the Hotel. At that moment I didn't care about what was going to happen to me.
A/Note 3: I tried to post yesterday but the site was down or something. I couldn't even login. So William is finally out of the Hell Hole. Keep your fingers crossed for Jake. "See" you next time.
Karisan
