"Mornin' Seth," Jacob said sweetly, wrapping an arm around Seth's waist. He flashed him a dazzling grin. Seth smiled snuggling into his embrace. "Hey Jake" He replied sleepily. He began to close his eyes again, ready to fall asleep in Jacob's arms. "You ready to go?" Jacob asked. Seth yawned and stretched and mumbled something under his breath about it being too early. After returning home briefly to change, the pair set out.
"Soo where are going on our date?" Seth asked, elbowing Jacob in his arm. Jacob shrugged. "Where do you feel like going?" "Don't know. Maybe the mall that just opened?" Seth suggested. "The mall it is then." Jacob said. The two boys rode the rest of the way to the mall in a joyful mood. Jacob had even begun singing, though the choice of song was one that Seth didn't particularly enjoy. " Crawling in my skin these wounds, they will not heal fear is how I fall confusing what is real OH! " Seth stared at Jacob after his number, eyes wide open. "What?" Jacob asked. " Do me a favor, NE-VER sing that again." Seth said in a bossy tone. "I take it you're not a fan of Linkin Park then?" "Uh no." Seth said.
Seth stepped out of the truck, immediately feeling the cool, brisk air. It was cold but thanks to his high body temperature, it didn't bother Seth much. Yesterday the weather had been so warm. Seth and Jacob were clearly not dressed for the weather, as they walked towards the entrance they got strange looks from other people. "People are staring." Jacob said. "Well look at how we're dressed. Can you blame them?" Seth said. They walked into the mall, even in this type of weather the A/C was running full blast. "Okay, I guess we can just walk around and see what catches our eye. What do you think Seth?... Seth?" Jacob looked over and then around, Seth was nowhere in sight. "Seth!" He called in telepathy. No answer. Jacob scanned the mall again, there were so many people it was hard to make out individual bodies. Then suddenly a familiar scent caught his nose. Jacob followed the scent and almost collided into the back of Seth. "Here you are!" Jacob said. Seth didn't move. "Hey, you okay?" he asked.
"Jake...Is that a...Hot Topic?" Seth asked slowly. "Yeah what about it?" Jacob asked. "I've only seen photos on the Internet." Seth said walking closer to it. Before Jacob knew it, Seth had grabbed his hand and was practically dragging him into the store. "It's just like the pictures" He stared at all the dark colors, chains, and graphic t-shirts. "It's beautiful." Then, Seth spotted it. In the far right of the store. The best hooded sweatshirt Seth had ever seen; a green Invader Zim hoodie. Jacob was rubbing his arm, making sure it wasn't dislodged from his shoulder. Seth grabbed the jacket in his size and showed Jacob. "Look Jake!" Jacob laughed at how childlike he was. "This was my favorite show growing up. And it's only twenty bucks! I'm so buying this." He reached into his pocket for his wallet, but Jacob stopped him. "Nope. Sorry Seth, I'm paying for our date." Seth cocked his head to the side with a smirk. "Well.. if you insist." Seth dropped the sweatshirt into Jacob's arms and dashed about the store collecting an assortment of chains, t-shirts, and belts. "Anything else? Jacob asked, his view now almost obstructed from the pile of clothing. Seth stood back, admiring the large quantity of clothes. "No I think that's everything." he said. Jacob awkwardly maneuvered to the cash register, trying desperately not to drop anything.
There was a nice looking girl at the register. She looked really out of place, with her bright yellow shirt and blonde hair, but the large amounts of eyeliner and the piercings on her face kind of made it acceptable. On her shirt she wore a black name tag that read: Sunshine Jackson. "Hi, welcome to Hot Topic, I'm Sunshine." She said in a monotone, uninterested voice. "Sunshine?" Jacob asked. "I'm not too happy about it either." She rolled her eyes. Sunshine took the first of the items and scanned it. "Will this be all?" Jacob looked back at Seth who was running frantically from one side of the store to the other, looking at all the interesting clothes. "I think so," He pulled his wallet out of his back pocket. "You're total for the day is $79.88. Cash, credit, or check? "Uh cash" Jacob said. "You and your boyfriend look really cute together by the way." Sunshine added giving Jacob an actual smile.
"What?" Jacob stared at her. "Well you two were holding hands when you walked in and you're paying for a bunch of clothes he's fangirling over, I figured you two must be dating." She concluded. "Oh, um thanks." Jacob said, handing over the money. They bid Sunshine a goodbye, and Seth walked out with a large grin on his face, wearing his jacket and one of his chains.
Seth could hardly contain his happiness. He was having the time of his life. Jacob challenged him to a "how many fries can you stuff in your mouth at one time contest in front of the McDonalds in the food court. Jacob won, 34 to 33 but Seth complained that the half-fry didn't count. Then they went to The Great American Cookie shop in the mall for dessert. After ordering Seth quickly paid the cashier before Jacob could object, flashing him a nice smile afterwards. He felt he ought to pay for at least dessert considering all Jacob had done. Jacob kept it simple and got a gigantic chocolate chip cookie. Seth, on the other hand, with his huge sweet tooth, ordered three chocolate fudge cookies drowning in fudge sauce. A decision he regretted three minutes later after scarfing it all down.
"Oh god," He moaned, sliding down the food court chair. "Why would you let me eat that? What kind of boyfriend are you?" Jacob chuckled, stuffing the second half of his chocolate chip cookie in his pocket. "I tried to tell you not to, but you were too busy stuffing your face." Seth moaned, rubbing his stomach. "I can't move, Jake, I'm not gonna make it. Go on without me!" He whined dramatically. "Come on, man up Sethie.' He said lifting Seth up over his shoulder like a wrestler. Seth couldn't help but laugh. "No, put me down, I'm gonna puke!" He put Seth down letting his stomach settle, taking a seat across from him. Seth waited for his stomach to stop aching, before finally pulling himself out of the chair and standing upright. Jacob watched him stagger around clutching his stomach. He smiled to himself.
"What are you smiling about?" Seth asked still clutching his stomach. "Nothing, just...thinking about stuff." Jacob replied. "Well Seth did you enjoy our date?" Jacob said changing the subject, as they walked back towards the mall entrance. " I sure did! Couldn't have asked for a better day. I have overpriced T-shirts, a cartoon themed jacket, I engorged myself on McDonalds, and I'm pretty sure I gained five pounds and a cavity in less than twenty-four hours." he said grinning.
The ride home was a lot more quiet so Jacob decided to initiate a conversation. "You know Seth, and I hope this doesn't put a damper on things, but do you know what happened to your mom?" Seth immediately tensed up. "She's around I guess.. but I haven't seen her in a long time. I don't even remember what she looks like." Seth said with a noticeable sadness in his voice. "Oh, were your parents divorced or something?" Jacob asked. " No, they were never married... truth is, according to my dad, she left because she was afraid of us." Jacob nearly let the truck run off the road. "Wait. Are you serious?" He asked, trying to contain his shock. Seth shook his head. "She's afraid of the tribe. Dad never told her about the Quileutes being wolves and when she found out on her own she just... left. Leaving me and Leah behind." Jacob paused. What kind of mother would just abandon her children? "That's bullshit!" Jacob shouted in anger. "Yeah." Seth said with a sniffle. "Well have you ever thought about confronting her?" Jacob asked. "What's the point?" Seth asked in a depressed voice. "Seth, she needs to get to know you. You're her son. Not some sort of viscous man-eater." Jacob pointed out. "It can't hurt." "Maybe..." Seth said.
A wolf howl suddenly echoed through Seth's ears causing him to snap his head upright. His eyes flashed a bright yellow. "What's wrong, feeling sick?" Jacob asked. "No. Didn't you hear it?" Seth asked. "Hear what?" Jacob asked, furrowing his eye brows. "The howl." Seth replied. Jacob stared on in confusion. "We have to hurry. Somethings wrong." Seth said. "Seth I'm already doing 50 in a 40 zone and-"
"Well go faster!" Seth demanded. Jacob begrudgingly mashed the gas pedal, causing the old truck to accelerate. "Seth I'm sure everything is fine. If it wasn't we would know." Jacob said. "I just feel like something is up. Something doesn't feel right." Seth said.
Jacob pulled down the dirt road. The pack was standing in front of the house staring at something towards the door. Jacob and Seth hopped out of the truck and joined the rest of pack. As they got closer they noticed a large spiral on the top of the house. "What is that?" Jacob asked. "It's their mark." Sam said without turning his gaze away from it. "Who's?" Jacob questioned. Sam sighed. "They call themselves The Children of the Moon. They're a pack of werewolves." he explained. "Well what do they want?" Jacob asked. Sam paused, he turned around to face Jacob and Seth. "They're-" Sam suddenly bared his teeth, exposing his fangs. He let loose a powerful roar that caused Seth to flinch. Everyone turned around and standing behind Jacob and Seth were five unknown figures. Four men and one woman. "Hello all." A man with a leather jacket spoke in a British accent. Sam stepped forward to confront him. "What business do you have here?" he asked through gritted teeth. "I think you already know that Sam." the unknown man said, turning his gaze towards Seth. Seth swallowed hard, his fear rising. "Leave now! You can't have him!" Sam bellowed. The unknown man rubbed his eyes and sighed. "I do hope we won't have to dirty our hands over this little situation." Sam stomped his foot into the ground. "I SAID LEAVE!" He roared. The unknown woman spoke. "Lets just kill the rest of them and take what we came here for." Jacob positioned Seth behind him. "Now now, patience Morrigan." The unknown man said.
"I propose a deal. You hand over Seth willingly and the rest of you are free to carry on with your lives." The unknown man said. "And if I don't?" Sam asked. "We kill all of you and take him anyway." The unknown man said plainly. Sam did not respond. "I'll give you until the next full moon to decide Sam. That's in one week." The unknown man turned on his heel and began walking away. He snapped his fingers in the air, signaling the rest to follow him.
"Okay. What. The fuck. Was that?" Jared asked once everyone was inside. Seth tapped Sam on the shoulder, his eyes filled with worry. "What do they want with me?" He asked. Sam took a seat at the table. He looked back at Seth and then away again. "Seth, you're not like the rest of us." Sam began. "You're a Druid."
~ I'm way behind on publishing new chapters so I do apologize. Please review!~
Synopsis For Next Chapter: "Jacob and Seth dig deeper into the legend of the Druid. Sam and Emily make plans on how to deal with the Children of the Moon. Leah makes a startling discovery about her mom."