Chapter 5: A Wolf Named Jacob
Nessie's POV
The first day in Seattle had been hectic. First of all I'd had to find out exactly where Mr Jenks worked before I could contact him. Not even Bella. She only knew about him because the Cullens had used him frequently to forge documents. Though why they'd need to forge anything in the first place was beyond me.
After getting into a library and googling the name on one of the computers I was able to get an address. I arrived at the building and informed the secretary that I was there to see Mr. Jenks and that I knew the Cullens. It was Bella's suggestion that I say I knew the Cullens. Apparently that shot me straight up to the top of Jenks priority list because I was in his office less than five minutes later.
He'd offer to create a fake debit card and link it to the account in three days for two thousand dollars. Apparently he knew people at the bank that could give him exactly what he needed for the right price. I promised to give him the money as soon as I was able to access the account.
Unfortunately traveling to Seattle had left me with very little money. Certainly not enough to get a hotel room. In fact I barely had enough to buy food and water. While looking for a place to sleep I came across a bridge. I figured that at least there I'd have a little protection from the rain.
By the next morning I wasn't feeling 100 percent. I figured I was coming down with a cold but since I didn't have a lot of money I saved it for more food and water rather than going and buying medicine from the drugstore or local Target.
The second night was just as brutal as the first.
The third night though is the night that I met Jacob. I'd woken up to see this huge wolf running toward me and I screamed. He skidded to a halt and looked at me with utter devastation and sadness.
I was amazed and scared by the sheer size of this creature. Yet, when I looked into his eyes, I saw something there that told me he wasn't dangerous. That he wouldn't hurt me. I let him get close to me and soon as he did I pet him.
Bella was so shocked by his presence that she didn't say anything for several minutes before finally informing that he was a werewolf. One that she'd known when she was alive. His name was Jacob.
So that's where I was now. Processing the fact that an actual real live werewolf was standing right in front of me.
Jacob licked my face a few times and I laughed. My laughter soon turned into coughing. The coughs reverberated through the depths of my lungs causing them to hurt. I didn't want to admit this out loud but I could swear that I had a low grade fever. I didn't want to say anything out of fear of worrying Bella though. I was sure that once I got ahold of some medicine I'd be fine.
That night I slept with Jacob's head in my lap. The warmth that his body provided me was amazing. When I woke up this morning though I was surprised to find him gone.
"That was certainly strange," Bella said. "Jacob is here one minute and gone the next. I wonder what's going on?"
I shrugged. "It doesn't matter I guess," I coughed into my shirt. I really needed to get some medicine. I was starting to feel absolutely retched by I was going to hide it by any means possible. "We need to meet with J Jenks later anyway. The card should be done today,"
"You leaving without me?" A strange, unfamiliar, man's voice said. I turned around and saw the most handsome guy I'd ever seen in my life. Though he could use a shave and haircut but that was about it.
"Jake!" I heard Bella shout excitedly.
"You're Jacob?" I had to ask even if Ghost Bella had shouted it in my ear.
"Yes Renesmee. I am,"
"Wow. So it's true. You really are a werewolf," I was still in shock over that.
"Yeah," he said in a sad voice. "I told you I'd help you find the Cullens so that's what I'm going to do,"
"Do you know where they are?" I asked.
"No I haven't heard from them since they left to search for-"
"Search for what?" Bella asked. "Nessie make him finish that sentence,"
"Search for what?" I asked.
"Yes it does," I said. "Bella wants to know,"
Jacob just shook his head. "Ghost," he said. "Well Bella always did say she wanted to be part of the undead. I guess she got what she wanted. Just not in the way she expected-ouch!" he screamed in pain for Bella managed to punch him hard. "Jesus what the-" he was cut off when she punched him again.
Jacob looked at me wide eyed. "That was really freaky and painful,"
"Tell Jacob that there will be more where that came from if he keeps making fun of me,"
I laughed. "She says you better stop making fun of her or else-" I started to cough again but I was able to stop it before it got out of hand.
"Nessie are you feeling okay?" Both Jacob and Bella asked me at the same time. It was a little funny.
"I'm okay," I managed to say. "Anyway we've got a meeting to get to,"
"Meeting?" Jacob questioned.
"Long story short we're picking up a fake debit card linked to Bella's old savings account," I felt my heart drop into my stomach as I said that. Unlike Bella I was still completely worried about her husband Edward noticing money missing from her account and what he would do.
I picked up the debit card from Mr. Jenks and promise to be back within half an hour with the money. The withdrawal was a complete success. The fear I felt in the pit of my stomach only increased after that.
After that we headed to the airport to purchase plane tickets to Alaska. All the flights were already gone for the day so I booked the first flight out the following morning. The seats would cost us each two thousand dollars a piece. My hand actually shook as I inserted the card into the machine.
We decided to stay at a hotel for the night. The only available room was a suite for one thousand dollars. I hesitantly inserted the fake card into the machine to be charged again.
"Since when do cards have to be inserted instead of swiped?" Jacob suddenly asked. Breaking me out of my scared shitless thoughts completely.
"What?"
"Why do you keep inserting the card into the machine instead of swiping it?"
"Seriously Jacob? Because it has a chip that's why," I pointed out the small metallic square on the card. Mr. Jenks has even managed to get that counterfeited to perfection.
"That's new," was all he said.
I stopped paying attention when I was told how much my bill would be. Mentally I was already adding up all the stolen money that Edward would see. Two thousand to pay Mr. Jenks, four thousand on plane tickets, and one thousand on a hotel. Not to mention all the food and medicine I added into it. That amounted to over seven thousand dollars already. That alone was enough to make me sick.
The next morning we got up early and went to check out. I used one of the computers in the lobby to get an Uber. I had to explain what Uber was to Jake since apparently they didn't exist last time he was human.
I suddenly felt weak and extremely tired even though I'd slept well the night before. My face felt extremely hot even though the rest of my body felt extremely cold. I took more medicine and that at least brought down my fever a little and helped with the cough.
When I got off the car though I suddenly felt extremely dizzy. I was sure that had I not been in a chair I'd have lost my balance and fallen. Thankfully neither Jacob or Bella seemed to notice anything amiss.
I silently hoped and prayed that resting on the plane was all that I would need. Unfortunately my prayers were not answered when we landed as I'd awoken this time with an awfully sore throat.
The fever hadn't gone away either. In fact I'd progressed to having chills and a headache to boot.
"Well there's definitely leeches here," Jacob muttered under his breath when we were outside. "I can smell them," Bella punched him once again. I cracked a smile at his reaction. It must be funny to get punched by someone you couldn't even see.
"What do you mean by leeches?"
"Ignore him Nessie. Jacob can be a bit of an idiot sometimes," Bella said.
"It means. Never mind but I'm sure the Denalis are here close by. I can smell them,"
At last. Some good news. I thought as I shivered one more time.
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