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Salvage
Chapter 4: Bella Swan and the Lupins
It had been four days since Luna met Jacob. She came to the beach everyday but never met Jacob anymore. Maybe he was busy and had something to do. Luna suddenly missed him. She sighed and hoped she would meet him again. She pushed the cart in front of her and went to vegetable and fruit section where Arianna was busy picking some carrots, broccolis and many more.
Arianna and Luna were shopping for grocery since they had run out of it. Who knew lived with three boys could empty your food stock sooner that you had planned. Luna took a look at her before pushed the cart to milk direction and put two gallons of milk into the cart. Luna turned around and saw Arianna was trying to pick a rather big melon into her right hand. She saw frustrated look on her face as she kept failing. Luna wanted to help, but Arianna, being stubborn girl she was, would be angry with her and said that she could handle it. Finally after few more tries, Arianna turned around happily with the melon in her right arm.
"Ah!" Arianna bumped onto a large boy. The boy caught her melon in surprise and glared at her.
"Watch it, girl!" He growled. Arianna looked up and glared at him. She didn't care that he was much bigger than her. That wasn't the way a boy should talk to a girl.
"Oh, it's you who should watch where you're going! You're so big yet you didn't see me in front of you?" Luna left the cart and headed to Arianna. The big boy reminded her of Jacob and his friend but she didn't saw him with Jacob few days ago.
"Ari, calm down" Luna tried to calm her friend down. She was afraid if Arianna's magic accidentally snapped in public. She didn't want to obliviate all the people in the supermarket. Arianna ignored her and kept glaring at him. The boy was growling and shaking. It was quite frightening.
"Apologize, now!" he roared.
"No!"
"Paul, calm down" a familiar voice warned the boy named Paul. Luna turned around and saw Jacob, Embry and Quil behind her. Jacob were glaring at him, warned him not to lose his temper. The boy glared at him for a moment before huffed and took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.
"Jacob?"
"Hi, Luna. Sorry about him. That's Paul, he has temper issue."Jacob smiled guilty at her. Luna watched as Embry and Quil moved to Paul's side and whispered something to him. She noticed his eyes widen and he raised an eyebrow at her. They began to talk rapidly and quietly.
"It's alright, Jacob." Luna said, smiling softly at him. Jacob beamed back. Both of them were just staring at each other, feeling happy finally able to meet.
"Ahem" Luna's attention moved from Jacob to her best friend who was looking at them with a confuse expression.
"Oh, sorry Arianna. Um, Arianna, this is Jacob Black and Jacob, this is Arianna" Luna said. Arianna raised an eyebrow and smiled knowingly at her. Luna blushed and nudged her. Arianna's blue eyes turned to the big boy in font of her before offered her hand for Jacob to shake. Jacob shook her hand and couldn't help but stare at her left arm. Arianna noticed his gaze and cleared her throat.
"I am sorry. I didn't mean to." Jacob apologized quickly. He shouldn't stare like that. That was quite rude. Arianna waved her hand carelessly.
"It's alright. I'm getting used to it. I had an accident a few months ago and my left arm had to be amputated. Don't worry about it, I still have this one" Arianna said, raising her right hand. She turned around and saw her melon was in Paul's hand. She put her hand on her hip.
"Hey you give me back my melon!" she demanded. Paul looked at the green ball in his hands and smirked.
"Get it yourself!" He said. Arianna narrowed her eyes before walked to him and tried to snatch her fruit from his hand which ended unsuccessfully since Paul hold it over his head and since he was so tall, Arianna failed to get her property back. Arianna huffed in annoyance.
"Give it back!" She jumped around. Jacob, Luna and the others were watching the little show amusingly. Luna laughed and walked pass them to get the cart.
"Let me" Jacob walked passed her and push the cart for her. Luna beamed at him. They made their way to Paul and Arianna, who still jumping as high as she could and earned laughs from Embry and Quil who stood beside them.
"Arianna, what are you doing?" Arianna turned around and smiled brightly when she saw Draco was walking toward them with a book in his hand. She ran to him and grabbed his book before ran back to Paul and smacked his stomach, hard. Caught by surprise, Paul accidentally lowered his arm, giving a perfect opportunity for Arianna to let go of Draco's book and grabbed the melon off his hand. Jacob, Embry, Quil and Luna laughed. Paul glared at her but Arianna glared at him and ran behind Draco. Draco picked his book from the floor and stared at the unfamiliar large boys in front of him.
"Um Draco, these are Jacob, Embry, Quil and Paul" Luna introduced the boys. Jacob, feeling that he should give a good impression, step forward and offered his hand.
"Hi, I am Jacob Black. Nice to meet you" Draco's eyes wandered from his head to toe, taking a good look of him. Jacob stood nervously. He felt like he was being introduced to his girlfriend's brother. After few minutes, Draco accepted his hand and shook it firmly.
"Draco Malfoy, nice to meet you" Draco said. He glanced at Luna, who smiled shyly at him before looked down to the floor.
"Get the cart to the cashier, Luna" he ordered. Before Luna moved, Jacob quickly pushed the cart to the cashier and helped her unload the cart. Draco observed the guy who willingly helped Luna and glanced at his friend who looked at them impatiently. Draco opened his wallet and gave the money to the lady before took two bags of four in his right hand.
"Let's go" Draco's put a hand behind Arianna's back and led her out. Arianna winked at Luna before took a bag and let Draco led her out.
"I have to go, bye" Luna smiled, her hand reached out for the plastic bag but Jacob took it before her.
"Luna?"
"Yes?"
"Meet you at the beach at 3 pm?" He asked hopefully. Luna titled her head, thinking for a moment, before smiled widely.
"Okay, bye bye" she said, snatched the bag from his hand and skipped to the door. Jacob grinned like mad and couldn't wait for this afternoon.
-First Beach-
Luna stared at the beach in front of her. Jacob hadn't arrived yet. He sighed when she recalled her conversation with Draco before she went here.
Flashback
"Luna, be careful. Jacob and his friends aren't human" Draco said as he watched Luna was tying her shoes. Luna looked up and smiled.
"I know"
"You knew?" Draco asked.
"Yes, I did since the first time I meet them actually. They have magic in their blood, I can feel it when I shook their hand. I don't know what kind of creature they are but I'm sure they are good people. They didn't act suspiciously like the Cullens. They were joking and talking nicely with us."
"Did the others notice as well?"Draco asked.
"I don't know but I don't think so." Luna said. Draco sighed.
"I have to go" Luna said, standing up.
"Just be careful Luna. I may give you permission to meet Jacob but that doesn't mean that I won't keep an eye on those boys. I know you can take care of yourself but please be careful. You're my sister" Draco said.
"Your sister?"
"Well, you lived with me and my family since your father dead in Final Battle. My mother is fond of you, she always wants a daughter so the day my mother hug you in the Manor was the day you became my sister" Draco said. Luna smiled and hug him.
"Thank you Draco."
End Flashback
"Jacob, what are you?" She asked to herself before closing her eyes, enjoying the sound of the waves.
Jacob put on his jeans and shirt before walked out the forest. He grinned when he saw Luna had been there waiting for him. She was closing her eyes and moving around, like she was dancing. Jacob jogged to her and grabbed her hand, twirling her around. He smiled when Luna opened her eyes and stared at him surprised.
"Jacob" she called softly. He grinned.
"Hi, you look like in need of a partner so I volunteer my self." Jacob said, still twirling her around. Luna giggled. Both of them began to swing around like they were dancing with sound of waves as music. Jacob was drown into Luna clear blue eyes as they moving around. He was so into by her beautiful face that he didn't realize that a crab was sitting peacefully beside his feet. Until...
"Aw..." Jacob jumped when he felt a sharp pain on his ankle. He slipped on the sand and fell down, bringing Luna along.
"Oof.." Luna's face bumped onto his chest.
"Sorry" Jacob apologized as both of them sat up.
"It's okay, Jacob" Luna smiled. Jacob grinned.
"So, why did you invite me here?" Jacob smiled sheepishly. He didn't know why he invited her here of all place. There was nothing to do here than talking and gazing to the sea. Great!
"Um... I don't know" He laughed nervously. Luna smiled, amused.
"It's alright. Let's just walk along the shore and talk about everything we have been through today" Luna said, standing up and offering her hand. Jacob took her hand happily and both began to walk hand in hand.
"So, how are you today?" Jacob started lamely. Luna smiled.
"I'm fine. How about you?"
"I'm great, really great." Jacob said, grinning at her. Luna swing their joined hand.
"Anything interesting happened today?"Luna asked. Jacob's eyebrows met as he tried to remember what he did today. 'Hmm...woke up late, patrol real quick, breakfast at Emily...hmm'
"Well, I have two best thing that happened to me today" Jacob said, smiling. Luna turned her blonde head to him, looking at him with curious expression on her dreamy face. Jacob stopped walking.
"First, I met you this afternoon and now we're having a little date here" Jacob said. Luna's face heated up. She chuckled and shook her head.
"That's so cheesy" She said, chuckling.
"It's not. That's true!" Jacob said, trying to defend him self. Luna laughed.
"Jacob!" Both Jacob and Luna turned their heads when a voice called. Jacob mentally groaned when he saw Bella, walking clumsily toward them. He sighed.
"Hi Bells" Jacob greeted, trying to sound happy.
Luna watched a dark-brown girl walking toward where she and Jacob stood. She looked oddly familiar but where she met her? She titled her head, trying to get a good look as the pale girl stopped in front of them. She narrowed her eyes when she finally remembered.
"Hi Bells" Luna glanced at Jacob when he greeted her. Bells? The nickname gave a little sting in her heart, something she didn't quiet understand. Her blue eyes went back to he girl. She was Cullen's girl. This Bells girl was with the Cullens at the parking lot. Was she a Cullen? But she wasn't as pale as them and she didn't have a strange aura around them. She looked...almost normal.
"Who's your friend?" Luna snapped out her thought when the girl looked at her. She looked like she was afraid of her.
"Oh Bella, this is Luna Lovegood, she is new here. Luna, This is Bella Swan, my childhood friend" Jacob said. Luna smiled her usual dreamy smile at her. The Bella girl smiled nervously back. She seemed uneasy with Luna.
"Hello... I'm Luna" she said.
"Bella" Bella said.
"Luna goes to Forks High School as well."
"Yeah I know. I have seen her with her friends. You're from England, right?" Bella asked.
"Yes, I am. Nice to meet you Bella Swan." Luna greeted. Bella bit her lip and turned to Jacob.
"Jake, can we talk for a minute?" Jacob looked at Luna who let go of his hand and gave him a reassuring nod.
"We'll be back shorty" Jacob said as he gave his imprint an apologic smile which returned with a soft smile.
Luna watched as Jacob and Bella walked away from her. Bella was telling him something. Must be something unusual because Jacob turned his head at Luna with a confuse look on his face. Both of them began arguing about something.
Ring! Luna averted her gaze from them and took out her phone from her pocket.
"Hello, who is this?"
"It is I who am calling" a familiar voice said.
"Draco. What's wrong?" Luna asked, walking to the nearby rock and sat down.
"Lupin and Dora are here. Could you go home now?"
"Really? Is Teddy with them?" Luna asked excited.
"Yes."
"Great, I'll go home now." She said, ending her conversation with unofficial head of the family. She put her phone back into her pocket and looked up when shadow fell onto her.
"Finish?" Jacob nodded, offering his hand.
"What's wrong?" Luna asked, noticing a confuse look on Jacob's face. Jacob smiled and shook his head.
"Nothing."
"Okay. Jacob, sorry but I have to go now. Draco wants me home" She said. Jacob's face fell.
"So soon?"
"Sorry..."
"Let me take you home" he offered happily.
"I bought a car, Jacob" Luna said, poiting to a certain direction with her thumb.
"It's okay. I'll drive you to your home to make sure you arrive in one piece then I'll go home." Jacob said, taking Luna's hand and dragged her to the direction where she pointed.
"But Jacob, how will you get home? My house is far from yours. You're in La Push, right?"
"Don't worry about it. Whoa, this is your car?" Jacob asked, staring wide eyed at the Audi A7. Luna shook her head and gave him the key.
"Here, you said you'll drive me right. Be careful, it's not my car. It's Harry's. I borrowed it." Luna said. Jacob happily unlocked the door and seated in the driver seat while Luna took the seat beside him. Both of them were silent the whole way. Jacob kept glancing at her from the mirror. Finally, they arrived in front of Luna's house.
"Here we are." Jacob announced rather unhappily. Jacob parked the car in front of the closed garage door before got out and opened Luna's door. Luna giggled.
"Jacob, did you aware that we didn't talk the whole way here?" Luna asked. Jacob nodded.
"So how do you know I live here?" Jacob frozed. 'Shit!'
"O-oh... uum about that. W-Well I.. um" Jacob didn't know what to say. He couldn't say that he stalked her, right?
"Did you stalk me?" Luna asked teasingly, raising one of her eyebrows. Jacob looked at her in panic.
"I-I..."
"Merlin, you DID stalk me" Lunas said in horror. Jacob opened his mouth to deny it but nothing came out. Shit! He couldn't lie to this girl.
"Lu-Luna, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to. I...umm" Jacob shuttered. Luna sighed.
"Jacob, stalking someone is unappropriate, but I'll let it go this one as long as you aren't planning to kill me or do something unappropriate" Luna said, giggling when Jacob let out a loud relief sigh. Jacob smiled.
"Wei!' A loud sriek was heard from inside the house, making the two teenagers jumped. Luna shook her head in amusement 'MustbeTeddy'
"Do you want to come in?" Jacob almost wanted to nodd but he had to patrol soon. He shook his head. He cheered when he saw a dissappointed look on her face. 'Ooohhhshewantsmehere'
"I have to go."
"Okay. You're welcome to visit anytime, though. Bye Jacob" Luna said. She took a step forward and kissed his cheek before went into the house, leaving a shock Jacob. Jacob touched his left cheek and a wide grin appeared on his face.
"Whoo!" he cheered happily before running into the forest, still shouting happily.
Luna giggled when she heard Jacob's cheer. She was leaning on the door, quite shock her self when she actually kissed him. She was trying to calm her heard when she heard Jacob's reaction. 'He didn't mind at all'
"Who's that?" Luna's head turned to the living room and saw Dora there, smiling knowingly at her. Luna flushed and shook her head.
"No one" she said, skipping to her and gave her a hug.
"Come on, Luna. Tell me!" Dora whined. Luna just gave her a smile before ran to the common room, where everyone gathered. Luna giggled when Teddy ran from Hermione's lap into her arms. She tickled the little boy, who was having his hair blonde now.
"Come on, Luna!" Dora whined, setting herself beside her husband.
"What?" Arianna asked.
"Someone brought Luna home, a boy" Dora said, wringgling her eyebrow. All eyes turned to Luna, who was pretending not to notice them.
"Was he tall, tan skinned, black hair and muscles?" Arianna asked. Dora nodded.
"Aw..." Arianna, Ginny and Hermione giggled, making Dora confused more over. Lupin smiled as the boys rolled their eyes.
"His name is Jacob Black. He likes Luna" Hermione said.
"And Luna likes him too" Arianna and Ginny said excitedly. Dora squalead in delight.
"Really?"
"Yes" the three girls chorused. Luna felt her face heated up.
"So, he lives in La Push, right?" Hermione asked, looking at Luna who was trying her hard to cover her red face with her blonde hair.
"Umm..yes, but he said he wanted to send me home... to make sure I arrived safely." Luna said.
"That's so sweet" Dora sighed dreamily. The family began to tease Luna about it the whole afternoon.
-Cullen house-
"I told Jake about them" Bella said to her boyfriend.
"What? Bella, we haven't found out what they are. Why should you tell Jacob?" Edward asked.
"Luna, one of them, was with Jacob at the beach today. W-What if they are dangerous and this Luna girl wanted to do something to Jake?"
"He's a shapesifter, Bella. He could take care of himself. Beside we don't know they are dangerous or not. My feeling tells me that they are not" Edward said, sitting on the sofa beside her.
"You just don't like the fact that maybe the mutt probably have found out about her first." Jasper said. Edward scoffed but he didn't correct his words. Edward still saw Jacob as his rival although Bella had chosed him aver that mutt.
"So, how did he take it?" Alice asked. Bella shook her head.
"He didn't care."
Flashback
"So, what do you want to talk about?" Jacob asked, smiling.
"I want you to stay away from her"Bellas said. Jacob's smiled dissapeared. He frowned.
"Why?"
"She's not human, Jake" Bella said. Jacob threw a confuse look to Luna who, he notice, was looking at them.
"Edward said that she and her friends aren't fully human. I'm afraid that she is going to hurt you"
"She isn't going to hurt me. If she is, then she would have done it days ago." Jacob said.
"Days ago? You have met her before?"
"Yes, and her friends. They are nice people, Bella. We talked, joked... they told me about them, maybe not everything but I know that they are good people. Who cares if she isn't fully human. At least she's not bloodsucker" Jacob said, ignoring the hurt look on her fce when he said the last sentence.
"Y-You like her. That's why you never call me again? You didn't call me after the incident in the forest with Edward, Jake" Jacob didn't answer. He tore his gaze from Bella to Luna, who was sitting on a rock and talking to someone through her phone.
"Jake!"
"No, I don't like her" Jacob said softly. "I love her. So much"
End Flashback
"Wow, he surely move on fast" Rosalie said. Bella nodded. She felt strange about it. Just few days ago Jacob was yelling, growling angrily to her and Edward in the forest, now he was igoring her for because another girl came. He used to do everything she said but now he wasn't The Jacob Black she knew before. There was something changed in him.
"Should we try to get closer to the new student?" Alice suggested.
"Maybe once we can gain their trust, they will tell us what they are. We still haven't got a clue about them." She added. The rest of the Cullens kids looked at each other. Should they do that? They never associated with the other student but Bella before. Would it be suspicious act? Trying to start a conversation with them?
-Sam's house-
"What's wrong, Jake?" Sam asked the troubled boy. Jacob sighed.
"Bella came to me this afternoon" he said.
"Why? She changes her mind?" Embry asked, putting his coke on the table. Jacob shook his head.
"No, she told me something and I don't care if she changes her mind either. I have Luna now." He said.
"What did she want?" Quil asked. Jacob sighed and took a muffin from the basket.
"She said... that Luna and her friends aren't fully human" that made the wolfs stopped whatever they were doing.
"What? They aren't vampire, are they?" Embry asked. Jared wacked him on the head.
"Of course not. We will know if they are blooduckers, you idiot."
"They do smell different though. I never thought about it. I thought they were wearing same cologne or something" Quil said, frowning.
"What are they then?" Sam asked, looking at Jacob. Jacob shook his head, telling him that he didn't know. The wolf pack turned silent.
"We have to find out." Sam said.
TBC
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