Holder of My Heart, Chapter 7
((Well, if you don't remember from last time, we left off at Carlisle proposing to Julietta. She was faced with the choice of declining him or not. Let's read on and see what she says.
~A.W.))
**(Julietta POV)**
Holy mother of God, what do I do..? I want to marry him really badly, but I don't wanna rush it.
"Carlisle, I-"
"Heeeeeyyyyy Carlisle~!" Emmett burst into the room, smiling widely.
"What the fuck."
"Emmett, leave. Now."
"Why, Carlisle~? My being here keeps you from doing things?"
"My point exactly." Emmett glared at me, then walked out. I waited until I heard the front door "SLAM!" and looked back at Carlisle.
"I've gotta go.. I can't handle this."
"W-Wait, what about my question?"
"I'll think about it."
"Oh.. Alright."
"I'm gonna go.. Don't follow me, got it?"
"Yes, Jules, I understand." I left him there and headed for the nearest airport. Packing my bags.
I'll be back, I'm heading to Japan for a few days. I need to buy a couple items.
That's fine. I'll be in Forks, waiting for you, okay?
Alright. I'll have your answer then.
Love you, Jules.
Ditto.
I made it onto the plane around 10pm, and went to sleep as the plane took off. Elizabeth would be so happy to see a kimono. I'd get her a pink one with roses adorning it while mine would be black, having a wolf at the bottom and the obi would be dark blue and covered with stars. They're expensive, but I couldn't care about the price. Liz is worth it, as am I. Thousands of dollars one a single silk kimono for a little kid.
But, that could be worried about later. Right now, though, Carlisle was the only thing on my mind. He proposed. That's the problem and the solution. When I thought about it, we'd barely really known one another. I couldn't keep myself away, though, and that was the problem. Being with him was the solution.
A lot of sleep would be needed for this plane ride.
I woke up the next morning, happy as a lark. Japan was closeby, and I was going to say yes to him.
Decided so soon, Jules?
Teasing me again, Carlisle?
Sure am. Now, you're wanting to tell me something?
YES~! I'll marry you~~~!
Perfect.
Just like you.
I love you, Julietta.
As I you~.
The plane was landing, and as I looked around, it was more beautiful than expected. The airport was near a small town, a labrynth of wood and paper. Every house had wood walls and wood roof and looked almost identical. I had no idea where I'd stay, seeing how I speak only small japanese. This would be a challenge. As I got off the plane, there was a small girl, maybe 10 tops, who was wearing a red and yellow kimono. She had short hair and was watching me. I chose to walk up to her.
"Kon'nichiwa, imoto-chan." She looked up at me like I was a weirdo, then smiled.
"K-Kon'nichiwa. Watashi wa Yune desu." Her name's Yune.
"Watashi wa Jurietta desu. Watashi wa no ryōshin ni hanasu koto ga dekimasu ka?" I asked her if I could speak to her parents.
"Hai!" And she grabbed my wrist and dragged me into the village. I was looking around at all the people. They were short-looking, had jet black hair and dark eyes. Beautiful, if you ask me. She led me into one of the identical homes and let go of my wrist, running to find her mother. As I waited, I looked around. The walls were made of paper and the floors were tatami mats.
"Kon'nichiwa. Watashi wa Yune no hahadesu." Her mother. I gave the normal bow that I had seen in movies before.
"Watashi wa anata subete to issho ni yoru o tsudzukete ireba, soreha daijōbudesu?" I asked her, wondering if I could stay the night with them. Yune took me outside for a moment.
"You can't.. My father isn't too fond of company." I needed to go to the city, Tokyo, anyway. I didn't know she could speak english. I guess you learn that in Japan.
"I see.. Alright, I'll see if I can get a ride to the city, then. Arigatou, Yune-chan." I bowed in appreciation and sought out a taxi. Once I did, I asked the driver nicely in Japanese to take me to Tokyo. With that, we headed out. As I rode, I took in all the scenery. Carlisle's topaz eyes came to mind a few times, but didn't keep me from seeing Sakura trees and everything else here. It was all so intoxicating to me. We were at Tokyo almost 2 hours later. He stopped in front of a hotel and I stepped out, handing him a few hundred yen as I did so.
"Arigatou gozaimasu." And he drove off. The first thing I noticed was so many people. The streets as the sidewalks were crowded beyond belief. I ran into the revolving doors and booked a room, then went back out and looked for some place to go to. Kimono shop, Kimono shop.. Found one~! I ran to the small family-owned store down the street and hesitantly stepped inside. I searched for someone to help me and once I did, I shyly asked for help.
"Anata wa watashi ga watashi no imōto no tame no akai kimono o mitsukeru no o tasukeru koto ga dekimasu ka?" Asking her if she could help me with finding a kimono for Liz. Amazingly enough, there was a kids section full of kimono. I found the red and looked for the one that I had wanted for her. The exact kimono, adorned just as I hoped, popped out against the others. I nabbed it and went to look for mine.
"U`n.." I continued to look when I saw it. Someone was holding it in their hand and was walking out of the store. I ran up and stopped her, standing in front of her.
"Sumimasen. Watashi wa anata no kara sono kimono o kōnyū suru koto wa dekimasu ka?" Asking her if I could buy it off of her, she shook her head and almost left.
"Watashi wa nijū ni o shiharai itadaku, sarani anata ga sore no tame ni naniwoshita ka 3-bai ni natte iru. , Watashi wa sono kimono o motte go yōi kudasai." I'll buy it for double, even triple what she did for it. She considered that, then said I owed her about 30k U.S. dollars. I paid it to her and took my kimono. I walked to the counter and paid for Lizabeth's kimono and skipped out of the store.
Lizzy~?
Sis! What's up?
I got your kimono.
Yay~! Thank you!
Welcome. Whatcha doin'?
I'm with Uncle Jacob! He took me cliff diving!
He did what?
**(Elizabeth POV)**
"Uncle Jacob~! Sissy just told me that you shouldn't be around me. That Uncle Jasper was supposed to keep me from you." I shouted to him from across the field. I was closer to the cliff than he was and had to yell for him to hear me. He walked up to me and kneeled in front of me.
"I know what she said, but what can she do~? She's in Japan, and we're here."
"I wouldn't say that..~! She will be here in the blink of an eye. I wouldn't test her."
"Ha..! That hybrid wouldn't do anything to me." I saw Jules behind him but didn't say a word. She grabbed him by the neck and pulled him up. He was strong, a well-built man compared to sis, who was looking small and frail. She held him up with one hand and choked him.
"I told you to stay away from her..." Her eyes were black. She was much stronger in this state, almost like a newborn.
"I told you to stay away... And you take her cliff diving?" She threw him as hard as she could. I heard a crack and was pleased. Jacob deserved this. She walked to where he lay, his arm obviously broken.
"Why in the world would you take her somewhere where she could die? Where she could be killed? The fuck is wrong with you?" She kicked him in the ribs about 15 times before walking to me, picking me up and carrying me home. Jake growled at her and almost went into full wolf when the other Quiletes came and carried him back to the reservation.
**(Julietta POV)**
Jasper.
Yes?
You knew she was with Jake.
I knew no such thing.
Where's Alice?
I'm here, Julie.
Didn't you see Eliza go with Jacob to cliff-dive?
I did, but didn't think that it was a problem.
He was going to either imprint her or kill her.
Oh.. I'm so sorry.. I had no idea.
It's fine. She's with me now.
Okay. As long as the both of you are alright.
I set Liz down and let her walk on her own when suddenly Jake had must have freed himself and turned into wolf because I was grabbed from behind by razor-sharp teeth and thrown over the cliff.
All I could hear now was Liz's faint scream, not even my own.
"Carlisle..."
**(Carlisle POV)**
Julietta. She was in a fight with Jacob. At this point, I risked exposing myself to the world as I jumped the cliff after her and attempted catching her as she fell. I dove under her and grabbed her, pulling her close to me before she hit the water. I turned so she was above me and eventually swam out of the ocean, keeping an unconscious Jules above the water. Yes, I was outraged, but years and years of practice kept me from ripping Jacob's head off. She wasn't hurt, miraculously enough. I knew Rizabesu would be alright as well so I called for her and we all went home. I laid Jules down on the couch, noticing an angered Jasper. He must have been pretty pissed at himself for not helping Rizu.
This is the woman I'm to marry. She's the most masochistic person I've ever met. Always getting herself hurt before letting others.
"Jasper, come here." He did so.
"What is it..?"
"Don't beat yourself up over this, okay?"
"Kinda hard not to."
"I mean it."
"Fine."
"C-Carlisle..?'' She was awake. I turned to her, holding her hand in mine.
"Hey. You alright?"
"Think so. Is Liz okay?"
"She's fine. Right now she's upstairs playing."
"Where's Jasper?"
"Right here, Juliet."
"Don't feel bad, Romeo. You didn't know." She occasionally dubbed him "Romeo" because he called her Juliet.
"I'm trying not to, trust me."
"Okay. Let me guess, Edward's out with that human again."
"Bella? Yeah, he is."
"Emmett's with Rose."
"Mhm. Alice is upstairs with Liz."
"Good. I don't want Jake anywhere near her. Just the smell of Werewolves makes me wanna puke."
"I'm sure he thinks the same about us." I intervened for a second.
"Maybe you should get some rest, Jules."
"Fine." She turned away from me, but probably wasn't sleeping. I scruffed her short black hair gently and got up.
"Night, Jules."
**(Julietta POV)**
Liz?
Hai?
Promise me something.
Okay.
Stay away from Jacob.
H-Hai..
Thank you.
Mmmhhmm..
Lizabeth?
Yes?
I'm sorry, okay..?
I forgive you.
Like always.
Imma get some sleep, okay?
Kay~~. Nite, sissy.
Assured that she would follow my wishes, I fell into another sound yet dreamless sleep.
"Carlisle.."
**(Jasper POV)**
I didn't blame Juliet if she wanted to kill me. I was supposed to watch Liz and keep her from danger and I did nothing of the sort. I went upstairs and held Alice for a long time.
"You okay, Jasper?" She could tell when I wasn't in the best of moods.
"I'm fine, just thinking."
"About?"
"You."
"Awwh, Jazzy~."
"I love you. You've shown me the light, and for that: I owe you my life."
"I love you too, baby." She nuzzled closer to me and we just laid there, time frozen to us. I heard Liz running up and down the stairs happily, probably building something that wouldn't work until Carlisle, Emmett or I helped her with it. Hopefully, she wouldn't wake J. Carlisle had left to go hunt. Alice would be leaving soon to do the same and I'd be here protecting the two sisters. That wouldn't be too hard, seeing how Werewolves refused to come near this house.
"What about Victoria...?" I said out loud on accident.
"She hasn't come up, so I don't know where she is. Stop worrying so much, Jazz, we'll all be fine."
"Sorry..."
"It's okay, love. I need to go hunt, okay?" She left my arms and put on her coat.
"Alright. I'll be here when you get back."
"I love you, Jasper.~"
"Love you too." And with that, she left. I went to go find out what J and Liz were doing. Liz was asleep and Juliet was beside her, stroking her hair gently with a small smile on her face.
"Hey." She turned and looked at me.
"What's up?"
"Can we talk?"
"Sure." She got up quietly and walked out of the room to where I was and slowly shut the door behind her.
"It's about you."
"Okay? Talk to me."
"Remember back at Maria's Coven?"
"What about it?"
"Liz was there while you were."
"She was what?" I calmly put my hand over her mouth to quiet her.
"I didn't know you two were related, okay? It's my fault. Don't get angry, okay?" She nodded, glaring daggers at me. I took my hand away from her mouth and she turned around, went into her room and closed the door as she did, locking it. I knew she knew that I could come through the window, so she locked it as well. I knocked softly on the wooden door, hoping to not wake Liz.
"Juliet, I'm sorry.. Let me talk to you. Please." She cracked the door slightly. I could tell she'd been crying and still was.
"Follow me." She got up onto the roof and I followed her silently, not wanting to provoke her anymore than I had. She sat and I did the same.
"How long was she there?"
"She came in the day after you had. I brought her after finding her almost dead."
"Was she treated badly? Did she try to run?"
"Maria thought she was special, like you. No, she didn't run. She was just really confused and wondered where her sister was."
"She wondered where I was.. What about my brother?"
"He was dead when I got there."
"Damn.. My mom?"
"Also dead."
"I never got to apologize to her."
"She knows what you wanted to say." I shouldn't have said that. She stood, obviously in a fiery rage.
"How would you know? How do you know if she even listened to my prayers? That there is an actual afterlife? Well?" She grabbed my collar and held me up, anger and sadness filling her voice. I grabbed her arm.
"Let me down.."
"Give me an answer, Jasper!" Her eyes were a faint red and I knew it wasn't from crying. She threw me into a tree from the roof. I stopped myself before hitting it and made my way back to her, grabbing her firmly by the neck and pulling her close to me.
"I don't have an answer, Juliet." I kept the calm in my voice and didn't let it slip.
"The only answer I can give you is that I believe she's watching you." Her eyes softened and became a light sky blue once again. I smiled and let her down, patting her head gently.
"Thanks, Jazz. Should I talk to Liz or do you want to?"
"I will. Not until morning, though. Let her rest for now."
"Okay. I'll see you then." She went inside and I could hear her climb the stairs and softly open the door to her room.
Then, I heard her scream.
((That's it~! Probably my shortest chappy, but I could care less. Review please~!
-S.E.H))