Chapter 8 – A Honeymoon of Bad News
Kaitlyn's POV
I heard the dresser drawer open then close. I hear the closet door open and the sound of clothes being pulled off the hangers as they chimed together and hit the back of the closet wall. I open my eyes to see a suitcase on top of the dresser and Jacob stuffing clothes in it. I smile and stretch, this catches his attention.
"'Morning babe, sleep well?" He asks me with a smile that matched mine.
"Hey Jake. Yes, I slept well... you wore me out." I tell him, joking. "What are you doing up so early?" I ask, noticing the clock that read 5:43 am.
He snickers at my poorly made joke, "Well, I figure that we could get an early start, you know, to go to the cabin." He pauses to shove more clothes into the suitcase and zips it shut. He turns back to me, "And I thought I'd take care of the packing, since I got up early." He added with a grin.
"Did you pack an iron? We'll need it after the way you packed." I joke again. He just throws me that cheesy grin I loved so much as he turns to take the suitcase out to the car. I noticed his hair was slightly damp, he really must have gotten up early cause he already took a shower and packed everything up... did he even sleep last night? I tried to remember, but it was useless.
Jacob's POV
The cool morning air hits me in the face, it felt nice... keeping me fully awake. I didn't really want to tell Kaitlyn, but I was out all night on patrol. Since we were leaving for a couple days, I thought I'd help Sam out, Sam objected when I showed up, but he eventually let me go. Leah and Embry were with me and Sam last night, all Leah could think about was how happy Kaitlyn and I were, it reminded her of how her and Sam used to be... I hate going on patrol with her. I had to keep reminding her that if her and Sam were meant to be together, then she would have imprinted on him, it was easy to mistake a childish crush for true love. Even though I didn't like Leah showing the pack her thoughts about Sam and Emily, I understood how she felt and I really had pity in my heart for her. She and Seth hadn't found their mates yet, even Embry, Collin, and Brady were all single. But... as Emily always told me... 'It happens when you least expect it'. I was sure they all would find who they were meant to be with soon. Leah moved to Forks, she refused to be around Sam more than she needed to be. Since her mom moved in with Bella's dad, Seth moved in with Embry, so Leah would come to La Push from time to time to see him and run patrol with us.
I put the suitcase in the trunk of the rabbit and headed back inside. The smell of Kaitlyn's sweet scent mixed with the hot steam hit my nose as soon as I opened the door. It was intoxicating, I just stood there breathing it deep in my lungs. I broke from my trance to make something to eat for the both of us. Looking around the kitchen, I settled on egg sandwiches. I had just finished eating mine when Kaitlyn walked into the kitchen, I haded her a plate with a couple sandwiches on it.
"Thanks honey... so... someone went to run with the pack last night?" She says, then taking a bite of her sandwich.
"Yeah, figured that I should help since we won't be around for a little while." I tell her.
"Oh, you know it wasn't that... you just love to be tortured by Leah's thoughts." She says through a grin.
I wrap my arms around her, pulling her close to kiss her neck. "You're in a very good mood today, joking more than usual." I breathed into her neck.
She shivers from my breath, "I'm just overly happy today." She admits.
I release her as she pulls away, taking the last bite of her food, and placing the plate in the sink. "Are we ready?" I ask her. She nods to me and we walk out the door and into the rabbit. We leave La Push and start our journey to the cabin. It was a few hours away, just outside Port Angeles.
Kaitlyn grabs my hand and wiggles her fingers between mine. "So, did you guys find anything last night?" She questions.
"Same as usual... nothing." I say with a frown.
"Awe Jake. You're always hoping for a fight, but maybe it's time to admit that us werewolves aren't needed anymore." She says with a frown as well.
I gave her a sideways glance. "Are you really that eager to grow old with me?" I ask her before turning my attention back to the road.
"I wouldn't say that, I like being a werewolf... though I do worry about you when you go out on patrol without me..." Her grips gets tighter on my hand. "It's not that I'm in a hurry to frown old with you, but I'm worried that there's a chance it might not happen." She finish that sentence looking out the window, her tone suggested she knew more than I did.
"What aren't you telling me?" I push, hoping her stubborn side was left in bed this morning.
She looks at me with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Nothing, everyone had fears of losing their loved ones and in our line of work, that kinda increases the fact that this fear will could become reality."
I knew that she still wasn't being completely honest, but I didn't want to press the issue and ruin her happy mood or our two days together. I changed the subject, "Have you talked to your dad anymore?" I ask, knowing the answer already.
"Now when would I have done that? I've been with you the whole night or sleeping." She teased, knowing I was just searching for something else to talk about.
In no time at all, we pull up to this huge cabin. Kaitlyn's eyes lit up, "Wow! Look at this place!" She says while admiring the outside of it.
She grabs the key from my hand and runs inside, I can hear her running from room to room, inspecting every inch. "Oh my god Jake! Come look at this place, it's so beautiful!" I can hear her yelling out to me as I'm gathering everything up from the car. As I walk through the door and place our things on the couch, she looks at me, "Jake, this is what I want!" Her eyes sparkled.
"Babe, if I could, I'd build it for you, but you'll have to settle for one a bit smaller." I informed her.
She pushes her lips up and pats them with her index finger for a moment, "Hmm... I guess smaller would be better... less to clean..." She trails off, imagining herself in our new house.
I chuckle at her, she can be so adorable at times. Her eyes fall on the suitcase, she moves to it, piking it up, and heading down the hallways with it. "What are you doing now?" I ask her while following.
"I've done picked our room, I need to get these clothes put away before they winkle." She giggles.
I sigh, "Women... there's nothing wrong with wrinkled clothes." I bellow out in a joking tone.
She pops her head around the doorway, "Then I'll leave your clothes jammed in the suitcase for you." She smiles then disappears back into the room.
As I enter the room, I see her hanging up my clothes. I walk over to her, hugging her from behind. "You're always so good to me."
"Well, you do keep me on my toes, can't have you out doing me." She says through a grin.
I loved her competitive side, by now everyone knew her sweet and caring side, but a select few knew just how ruthless and deadly she really was. Normally, she was calm and she thought out the best strategy, but when she was mad... she usually went head first into the situation and set out to destroy anything in her way. She refused to let anyone get the best of her, I always joked about that, saying it would get her in trouble one day... however, she was so strong and talented at everything she did, I doubt anyone could out do her.
She turns to me, "You think that now, but it's different when we are on patrol... constantly worried about me." She flashes her teeth at me before pulling me out of the room with her.
I sigh as we sit on the couch, "I really don't like that you're always in my head." I inform her.
"I'm not always in your head, it's just were out this far... alone, it's hard to not be in tune to your thoughts." She tells me while flipping the tv on.
"Distance never bothered your gift before." I reminded her. She fell silent, flipping through the channels. This reaction worried me, brought me back to the unfinished subject in the car. "What aren't you telling me? And I want the truth this time."
She puts the remote down, still not looking at me, "I just heard somethings that I wasn't suppose to know yet... that's all." Her voice seemed guarded. "You'll find out soon enough..." She looks at me, patting my leg, "Let's watch this movie and not worry about something that could be nothing."
I just gave her an annoyed glance before truing my attention to the tv. Her happy mood today wasn't like her, she had talked about losing loved ones. I knew she was trying to defend whatever it was that she was hiding, but it made me think that she really did think that something bad was going to happen. "You know, I'm not stupid." I inform her, challenging her to spill the information she tried so hard to keep from me. She opened her mouth to say something, but then she slammed it back closed as her eyes dart to the door. It only took me a minute to realize why when someone knocked on the door.
I looked confused, she answered my thoughts, "It's Edward and Alice." She said through clinched teeth.
I push myself up and opened the door. Edward came right on in without permission or even a word. Alice was the one to use some manners. "May we come in?" I step back and motion for her to come in, "We really needed to speak with you and Kaitlyn." Her twinkling voice rang in my ears.
"No problem, I guess... we're just on our honeymoon. I said to Alice. Kaitlyn didn't look so happy to see them. Was this what had Kaitlyn so off key today? I saw Kaitlyn nod at me... confirming my unasked question. Alice produced a parchment with elegant old style handwriting on it. She passes it to me, 'You both should read this... as it concerns you and your kind too." She tells me. I take the parchment and begin to read...
Dear Cullen's,
It has been brought to our attention that you have been conspiring with our known enemy. We over looked one law being broken, with Bella... however, we have also learned that our agreement concerning Bella was not upheld on your end. We can not over look this other matter and we will be seeing to both matters in three months time. We will not be leaving until the matters are resolved properly. Please see that Bella is taken care of as agreed or she will only have the second option remaining when we arrive. Thank you kindly for your patience and understanding. We will be looking forward to our visit.
Warmest Regards,
Aro, Caius, and Marcus
Nothing in this letter made any sense to me. Who were these three people and what were they talking about laws being broken? I looked up to see Edward and Kaitlyn locked in what appeared to be a staring contest, they must be having a conversation in their minds. Edward looks to me now, "Let me explain the letter, then Alice can explain her vision." He offers.
"Sure... sure..." I say in a daze as I move to the couch and sit down. This seemed like it was going to take a while.
Edward begins, him and Alice sitting in the chairs on each side of the couch. "Aro, Caius, and Marcus are the three heads of the Volturi, the leading clan who reside in Volterra, Italy..." after he explained this, that part of the letter became clear to me, sort of. At least I knew how they knew Bella, but still unclear to what law Bella broke of theirs and also what agreement they are talking about. "Stay with me Jacob." Edward says to bring my attention back to him, "To explain that part, it's a Volturi law that no human can ever know that vampires exist. If a human learns of vampires, then they must either be turned or killed." He explains.
My eyes widen, "You guys agreed to turn her knowing what the treaty stated!" I yell at him.
"Well now Jacob, calm down. We have no desire to do that to Bella, but she does want to be turned one day. I was hoping between the Volturi and Bella that we could stretch out the time limit for a while... but apparently this is all the time we have. In three months, Bella will have to be turned or they will kill her." Edward informs me in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Can't you just tell them she's been turned? Or maybe we can fight them and win the right for Bella to live as a human?" I question, trying to make him see there are other options.
"Jacob..." Edward sighs. "You're not understanding. This is a law of our kind. We can't just fight the Volturi. Even if we did we would lose. Telling them that Bella is turned wouldn't work either, they would want proof. Some of the Volturi members, including a couple of the heads have special abilities, they would know that Bella is still human and their abilities make it almost impossible to fight them." He says in a worried tone.
"You expect us to over look one human for you?" I question.
"If it saves Bella." Alice interjects.
I turn to look at her, "Saves Bella!? Either way she's dead. I'd rather her die a human than be turned into a monster." I tell her.
"Now, now... Jacob, you see we aren't like other vampires, we would make sure Bella will not act the way the others do. It's what she wants, no one is forcing her. She wanted this even before the Volturi requested it." Edward tells me in a firm voice.
I opened my mouth to argue some more, but Kaitlyn touches my arm, "We have much bigger problems than if Bella stays human or not. The first part of that letter was talking about us Jake and I'm sure we don't get a choice to live." Her hand slides off my arm, her gaze rests on the floor. Pure sadness took over her face. It hits me, this is what she wasn't telling me before, she knew what was going on, but how? Did she really fear that she's lose me or anyone of the pack?
"How the hell did you know all this?" I ask her.
"I heard the Volturi's thoughts... all of them, I even seen some. I know what choices we have. They will come to exterminate us all." She says, sadness had now seeped into her voice.
I turn to Alice, "You're vision, what happens?" I ask her, hoping that she saw a good outcome.
Alice puts her head down and Edward spoke up when worry flashed across my face, "Remember, Alice's visions aren't always certain." he reminds me.
I look back at Alice and repeat my question, "What happens?" I demand this time.
Alice's eyes never left the floor, "I can't see anyone's future in your pack, except Kaitlyn's. I don't understand why I can only see her as she's a werewolf like the rest of you..." She pauses.
"And?" I urge her to continue.
Kaitlyn was the one to speak up, "I die Jacob and so does the twins." She says with nothing in her tone, like she accepted this.
I open my mouth to assure her that she wouldn't die, not while I was still alive, but then it sunk in, "Wait... what twins?" I was so confused.
Edward answers, "She's pregnant with your twins. She's been taking fertility drugs behind your back to give you the family you want."
I look at Kaitlyn, "Are you pregnant now?" I ask her.
She looks like she's thinking very hard for a second, the answers. "I don't know, if I am, it's only been several hours... women usually don't notice til they are a couple weeks along."
I jump up, "How can you three just sit here like everything is fine! Bella is going to turn into a leech... or be killed. My wife and our children are going to die along with countless others... if not all of my tribe!"
"Jake... shut up." Kaitlyn says in a harsh tone. "I'm going to get Sam to allow Bella to be bitten, it will save her... in a way and it's what she wants. If we want to survive, then we need her as a vampire anyways." She tells me with no remorse.
"What are you saying?" I ask her, feeling the rage boil inside me.
"Jacob, she's got a plan, but we need to turn Bella. From there, we all just need to practice a lot before the Volturi gets here. You guys need to know just which vampires of the Volturi can do what." Edward scolds me.
"Yes Jake, it's about everyone's survival, not just Bella's. Bella can be what she wants to be, not what you think she should be. She's made her choice and you can't stand in her way." Kaitlyn says to me. "You care about me... about our people in La Push... about the pack right?"
"Of course I do." O tell her, taking her face in my hands and kissing her forehead.
She pulls her hands up to place them on my cheeks, "Then trust me." She whispers.
Edward speaks up as our hands leave each other's face and I get a look of doubt in my eyes, "Jacob... she's very good with strategy. She has a very good plan and I've seen what she's come up with thus far. It's something that none of us could have ever thought of and it might just work."
"Ok, so what's this plan?" I ask, trying very hard to accept that my best friend will be a vampire soon.
Kaitlyn's eyes light up as she comes to life with a grin, "We fight."
"Wait, wait... didn't I just suggest that earlier? Edward shot me down, remember?" I argue.
"No Jacob, you suggested we fight to keep Bella human and alive." Edward disagrees.
"Huh? How is that any different? If we can't fight the Volturi to save Bella's humanity, then how can we fight them to keep everyone else alive?" I asked, a little confused and annoyed.
Alice speaks up this time, "Cause Bella is the key. She has a special skill that keeps her safe from other vampire's gifts. Even Kaitlyn can't read her mind. Once she's a vampire, she can expand that power outside her body and possibly protect other people." She tells me.
"She has a shield in her mind, it covers her mind which is why I can't read it. I seen in Italy that she's immune to the Volturi's gifts, so if she can learn to expand that shield outside her mind and around us all, then it takes away what advantage the Volturi has over us. Plus, the Volturi rely on they special skills... removing them will seal our win." Edward explains.
"And we all need to practice fighting without gifts and with each other." Alice adds.
Kaitlyn turns to me again, "We'll be out numbered, but it'll be a fair fight and I really do see us losing only a few people."
So this is what she meant by fear of losing loved ones. She knew all along that we would lose some of the pack. "Brilliant, isn't she?" Alice says, breaking my concentration.
"Yes Jacob, she just may be better at strategy then Jasper." Edward boasts.
"Hey!" Alice disagrees.
Kaitlyn lets out a giggle and everyone, including me, smiles. There was hope for us all yet, though I shivered at the thought of losing any of my brothers.
"Well, not that things are looking up, we'll leave you two alone." Alice sings, standing to skip to the door.
"Yes, we're sorry to disturb you at this time, but we'll keep in touch..." He winks at Kaitlyn. "Have a safe trip home." He adds before he turns and darts off into the forest.
I turn my attention to Kaitlyn, "So........ twins huh?"
"I was a bit shocked when Edward first told me about Alice's vision." She says, seeing the disapproval about hiding the fact thats he was trying to have a baby. "I know, I should have told you, but I knew that you'd try and talk me out of it and it was hard enough to talk myself into it. You know I'm not so keen on trying to be pregnant again, but I knew you wanted children. I'm sorry, I kind of wanted it to be a surprise." She explains.
I let out a sigh, pulling her against me, rubbing her stomach, "It's ok, thanks for trying to give me that children I wanted with you. I really hope this plan of yours works... I can't go on living without you three." I tell her.
She nuzzles into me, "Everything will be fine, Alice will let us know when the vision changes."
"And if it doesn't?" I ask her.
"It will... it's not only me that thinks that... it just has to work." She corrects me, trying to get me to put my fate in her hands. I trusted her, whole heartedly and if we did die... then we would all die together. We spent the whole honeymoon in each other's arms.