Chapter 19 – Phasing Back
JACOBPOV
I don't know how I did it. One second I was clawing and snapping my jaw at that vampire that wanted Edward and Bella dead, the next I was being tossed against a tree and phasing back into a human.
I don't know what happened. Sam ran over, with his pants in his jaw. He tossed them at me and ran back to the pack, who were still trying to get that vampire. I pulled them on and ran into the trees. Even in human form, I was fast. I reached the meadow in seconds, following the vampire scent. Bella whirled on me.
I held up my hands. "It's me Bella." I said.
"Jake?" she croaked.
I stepped out of the shadows and nodded.
"But, but you are…your supposed to be…OH JAKE!" she ran to me and threw her arms around my neck.
"Bells?" I said, hugging her back.
"Hmm?"
"You still stink."
She hit me.
"Ouch." I said, rubbing the spot on my chest where her fist came in contact.
"So do you." She smiled and danced over to the tree. I followed her.
"What's wrong with him?"
"He's hiding inside himself. He didn't want to obey Edwin, so he pulled himself into his mind. Like…what did you say Alice?"
"Vampire hibernation."
"Yeah. Like that kind of. He won't come back."
I thought for a moment.
What if she kissed him? I bet he'd come back then. Like Sleeping Beauty or something.
"He might." Bella said thoughtfully.
"Oh." I said, startled.
"What?" she laughed.
"I forgot you can do that."
She smiled. Man, she was so beautiful. She was always pretty, but being one of…them made her beautiful. Other girls would be jealous beautiful. Fit in perfectly with the Cullen's beautiful. Vampire beautiful.
She squatted down next to Edward. Just as she was about to press her lips to his, the other girl, Alice, collapsed.
"Alice!"