Bites, Fights, and Lovely Ladies

Ch. 10

"This is just awesome, Emily. I don't know how you can make burgers so delicious, but it's just awesome. Thanks for making it." Seth mumbled as he continuously stuffed his face with one of Emily's hamburgers.

By know everyone had gotten a burger (or 5) and were perched somewhere on Sam and Emily's back porch, decorated with various lamps bright enough to see everyone by, but dim enough to see the sky.

Jazz was sitting on the floor of the deck in between Jacob and Quil, who were both perched in padio chairs, making it so that her head was level with their knees. She was glad to be part of this, part of them, but seeing them enjoy their food put a bit of a dark cloud over her head. She couldn't eat anymore, and though the food didn't look appealing to her, she wanted to be actually part of them, actually human.

It was just the small things that made her wish she hadn't been turned into a Vampire, but whenever she viewed the overall picture, she actually was glad she had turned. It had brought her to Jaco- *mental coughing* it had brought her to the pack…

And when she tried to remember her human life, all she could remember was feelings of being weak, slow, useless… everything that she wasn't anymore. Sure, the burning in her throat and the longing to share a burger and beer with the guys sometimes got to her, but in all reality, she was glad to have changed.

"So Jazz" Emily started, snapping Jazz out of her train of thought, "Where did you live, before…you know"

"Ummm" she mumbled as she tried to remember, "I don't know… I can't remember anything before I was biten, just some small tidbits… I think I may have been in the South, I can remember bright light and heat…"

Jared laughed, "A little far from home then aren't we? If you lived in the South, then how'd you get up here, in Washington?"

Jazz looked at him in surprise, "We're in Washington? Isn't that like… at the tippy-top right-hand corner?" Jared nodded, "Yeah". Jazz shook her head in mild disbelief, "I didn't know that… How'd I get way up here?"

They all shrugged; they didn't know, and obviously she didn't.

It was starting to get a little awkward, but before it got too bad, Seth's cell phone rang. He usually didn't carry it around with him, but since he didn't have patrol duty today, he had brought it along.

"Hello? Oh, hiya Bella! How are you?" Everyone turned to look at him, especially Jacob.

Jazz didn't know much about Bella, only that whenever Jacob thought about her, he seemed sad, almost pained.

Everyone listened closely, curious. For a moment Jazz wondered why Bella hadn't called Seth's house phone, but then she remembered Jacob saying that sometimes she called the wrong numbers by accident. She must've called his cell instead of his house.

Glancing at Jake, Seth continued, "Calling for an update?"

"Again" moaned Leah.

"Not hardly. I'm no Alice – you're just predictable."

For a moment Seth just listened and everyone could hear a bit of the tone of Bella's voice.

"Remember Seth" Jacob whispered, "I'm not here, and don't give away too many details, you might lose track of them!" "I know!" Seth mouthed back.

Seth sighed, "Same as ever. He won't talk, though we know he hears us. He's trying not to think human, you know. Just going with his instincts."

Jazz nodded approvingly, this kid knew how to lie…

"Somewhere in northern Canada. I can't tell you which province. He doesn't pay much attention to state lines… He's not coming home, Bella. Sorry… Yeah. We all feel the same way… They're not your hugest fans. Kind of lame, I think. Jacob made his choices, you made yours. Jake doesn't like their attitude about it. 'Course" He added after an annoyed glance from Jacob, "he isn't super thrilled that you're checking up on him either.

"Hurry up and get off the phone!" Angrily whispered Jacob.

"He can't hid everything from us, hard as he's trying" Seth said with a suggestive wink and nod in Jazz's direction.

"Yeah, me and my mom will be there. It was cool of you to ask us. Tell Edward I said hi, 'kay?"

"Seth," Jacob started dangerously, "If you don't stop talking to Bella now I will take your phone and shove it up your-"

"Ah!" Jazz almost giggled, his voiced had gone up a few octaves, "Er, Leah's home!" Seth hit the 'end' button before Jake made a grab for his phone.

Leah sighed in mock-annoyance, "Seth, why is it that every time you need to end a phone call quickly, you just say that I'm coming?"

Everyone started laughing, even Leah. Jazz never would have thought that this Bella person who caused Jake pain would be the one who lightened the mood.