Okay, okay. So it's been a while. Please stop all the thoughts of killing me. I have excuses, as always. For one, I've been in Knoxville Tennessee for a while visiting family. I've also been swamped with band and fundraisers and turning my cheer stuff if; it's been really hectic. To say "I'm sorry" I'll try to make this chapter really long. Hatred is understood for your wait but forgiveness will also be accepted. And speaking of things we hate...
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Can't you tell.
Jake might have been glaring at the vampire that stood on his porch but Edward wasn't a happy camper either. That putrid dog smell was horrible! But there is a reason he was here and that had to be taken care of first and foremost.
"The Volturi." Edward said simply. Jake gave him a confused look which the vampire was expecting. He loved making the overgrown beast look stupid.
"Who?" Jacob said cocking his head. Edward was about to continue when a flash of red stole his attention. He smiled a warm smile.
"Hello. I don't believe we have been formerly introduced." Jake slightly looked behind him, not willing to leave himself completely unguarded to his natural enemy. Behind him, Emma had come out of his room and stood there with wide eyes at the two men. She stared at the pale man in front of Jacob. She had seen him before but not so close up. It was startling to know that one of the monsters that haunted her as a little girl was smiling at her with a gorgeous face. He was alluring yet terrifying. Emma looked back at Jacob who had reached out for her hand which she eagerly took. He pulled her behind him so that she was hidden from Edward's view. Emma clung to his back relying on him fully to keep her safe. Jake turned back to glare at the vampire.
"And you won't ever be introduced." Edward looked at him with true hatred. This puppy was so stubborn. He just wanted to meet the girl in case he ever had to talk to her. Apparently, he'd have to do it some other time. Jake cleared his throat successfully catching Edward's attention. "You said something about the Volturi. Who are they?"
"The Voturi is the vampire royalty, so to say. They are the family that controls the vampires around the world. They take care of outbursts and population. If we are at a risk of being discovered, they stop it and make sure peace endures. But ever since they found out that Bella knew about the vampire community they've been keeping an eye on her and everyone she's had contact with; including you." Jake was taken back by the information. It was so sudden and in his face.
"Why wasn't I told about this earlier." Jacob questioned. Edward shrugged.
"We didn't think it would concern you. But now it does and her too." Edward said gesturing to the girl behind the werewolf." Jacob nodded in understanding.
"So what are they doing." Jacob said wanting the rest of the story.
"So far they've managed to create and send toward us an army of newly born vampires...which is exactly what Victoria did if you remember." Jacob growled.
"I remember. What do you think they'll do now?" Edward glanced at the girl that peeked out from behind Jacob and gave her a weak smile.
"They were hoping that the new vampires would kill who they were wanting to kill but now that they haven't they'll have to do it themselves." Jacob glared at the fact that Edward was beating around the bush.
"Who do they want to kill?" Edward sighed.
"Well, they might not kill. If they think that that person might have special powers then they'll turn them into vampires. Otherwise, it'll just be their next meal." Jacob growled in frustration and warning.
"Who do they want to kill leech?!" Edward sighed again not being able to keep it a secret any longer.
"Our coven and your pack. Including our mates." Emma gasped and Jacob grew rigged. Her shaky hands clung to his shirt as she pressed her face into his back. Jacob felt the tears that fell from her eyes and seeped into his shirt. He drew her to his side and hugged her with one arm trying to silently console her.
"So what are we going to do?" Edward put on a confident face knowing that the werewolf pack was once again going to fight along side them.
"We prepare for it and fight them when the time comes. But we do have one exception." Jacob cocked an eyebrow not liking how that sounded.
"And?"
"We need your pack and your mate to stay with us." Jacob had a feeling that that was what it was going to be.
"Are you positive that this is not avoidable?" Edward nodded. Jacob sighed in frustration.
"When do we need to be over." A grateful smile pulled onto Edward's lips.
"As soon as possible." Jacob nodded and then shut the door when Edward retreated back to his vehicle. Jacob turned toward Emma who still had her face dug into his side. He ran a hand through her hair trying to get her to look up at him. Her glimmering eyes locked with his when she finally looked up. Her worried face told him that she was scared out of her mind. Jacob stroked her cheek and kissed her forehead.
"Hey, it's going to be okay. I've handled stuff like this before." Emma nodded before wrapping her arms around his middle. He kissed the top of her head and then picked her up bridal style and carrying her back into his room.
"I guess I'll have to inform the pack and then get some clothes together. You stay here and go to sleep until I get back." he said while laying her on the bed. Outside, the engine to a vehicle was heard cutting off and voices were conversing. Jake smiled weakly.
"Janet and Billy are back so you won't be alone." Emma nodded and then closed her eyes trying to convince her mind to go to sleep. Jacob kissed her cheek then walked out the door and out of the house. He talked to Janet and Billy telling them of the predicament before changing into a shaggy dog and leaping off to find the others.
They weren't happy to say the least. Never the less, Jake convinced them that it was for the best and reminded them that he was essentially the real pack leader and they better obey him.
So they all got packed with Jake watching them carefully so that they wouldn't sneak anything in that could harm the vampires or start a war. Jake went pack to his house finding that Emma was gone. He looked at the rumpled sheets on his bed. It looked like they had done something naughty. Billy rolled in shattering his thoughts and bringing a blush to his cheeks as he quickly sat on the bed. Billy gave him a wary look as he rolled farther into the room. Jake watched him look around the room in confusion waiting for him to start a conversation. Billy finally turned with a somber look on his face.
"What's wrong." Jake asked. Billy sighed as he came to completely face his son.
"I don't know about this Jacob. This one seems really dangerous." Jake rolled his eyes.
"Not you too." he said blowing off his father's concern. Billy's eyebrows scrunched together.
"I'm serious. You might want to be more careful with this fight. And with Emma relying on you for protection. You'll have a lot on your mind." Jake got up to check that he was still completely packed.
"I've been through this before. There's no difference." Billy's eyes followed him around the room.
"I just want you to come back alive and in one piece. That goes for Emma too." Jacob turned from his closet and ran a hand through his hair.
"I promise." Billy nodded in confirmation, grabbed a bag, and then rolled out the room. Jake grabbed the second, smaller bag while shaking his head and following his father out of the room. Billy payed him no mind as he went out the door and waited for Jake to come open the door to his Rabbit. Jake's long legs carried him quickly to the passenger's side where he opened the door and helped his father shove the bag onto the seat along with the other bag. Billy patted Jacob's back and then turned to go back inside the house.
"Emma's at her house packing with Janet and explaining everything to her parents...and that ex of hers." Billy said, still rolling across the porch. Jake stiffened in the driver's seat and then smirked as he buckled his seat belt. He started the engine and backed out of the yard still wearing that confident smirk. Wasn't this going to be fun?
Janet watched in amusement as Emma furiously stuffed items into a bag. Her hair was slightly frizzed from her sharp movements and the way she practically flew across the room.
"I can't believe he's still here!!! The nerve of him! Can't he take a hint? I just flat out told him that my boyfriend is going to be here in 10 minutes and he's a lot bigger than him. He's going to get ripped apart. But why should I care? It's his funeral and if it gets him to go away..." Janet shrugged as she picked up Emma's phone from her bed side dresser and started flipping through her pictures.
"I think it'll be good for Jake. He needs a way to vent out his frustration before going and staying in the same house with his vampire "buddies". Killing your ex that still thinks he's your boyfriend is probably the next best thing." Emma huffed and finally threw the stuffed bag on the floor beside the bed.
"I'm more worried about how he's going to act around her. I'm nervous about meeting her." Janet scoffed.
"Don't be. There's nothing to her." Emma plopped down beside Janet on the bed.
"She must be if she got a vampire to fall madly in love with her." Janet rolled her eyes and put the phone back in it's previous spot.
"The way Jake explained it, he loves the smell of her blood. It drives him insane. Once she becomes a vampire and the blood is gone I don't think he'll be so crazy about her anymore. And think about this, you have a werewolf madly in love with you and there is nothing that's going to change that." Emma nodded looking down at her hands in her lap. There was a moment of silence between them before a vehicle was heard pulling into the driveway and the engine cutting off. Both Emma and Janet got up to face the fire that was going to start down below.
Downstairs looked just the same when Brad came. Her mother was hugging Jake's neck and her dad firmly shook his hand. There seemed to be less tension, though, with this scene. Emma dropped her bags by the door and nearly ran to Jake's side. They hugged one another and Jake kissed her on the cheek. Emma took in his woodsy smell mixed with his deodorant. It was so much better than the heavy smell of Brad's expensive cologne. She took this unnoticed intimate moment to press her face to his chest and grab onto his shirt. Behind her someone cleared their throat and Jacob stiffened in front of her. She turned around to eye the boy who dared to ruin the moment between her and her man. She looked up to where Jake towered above her. He smiled at Brad all of a sudden and she grew confused and frightened. Jake stepped forward and offered his hand to Brad. The blonde haired male shook it tentatively and Jake's smile grew into a smirk. Jacob began to speak to him in a low voice that only Emma and Brad could hear. Even though Her parents and Janet had gone into another room her was till making precautions.
"I understand that you and Emma have had a past together." he started in a deep low voice. "But if you ever feel the need to come around again and bother Emma while she's dating me, you should think again. You might leave with a few less limbs." Jake's deadly tone seemed to take the wanted effect seeing that Brad was backing into a wall. Jake gave him a final smile then looked down to where Emma was still clinging to him.
"Ready to go?" Emma smiled and nodded not paying attention to Brad anymore. Jake bent down to kiss her forehead before heading into the kitchen to say goodbye to her parents and Janet.
There's some intense moments there. Brad's a pansy that's all I can say. But it got him out of the way. Now all we have to deal with are the Volturi. Be watching for the next chapter. It could be more intense than this one. Hopefully. Review, you know it's the only thing that keeps me going.
