Jacob's POV:
My heart dropped at those words. Hell – it felt like I didn't even have one. I stood completely straight, looking right at the back of Edward's body as he stormed into his…our…room. A sharp pain invaded my stomach at the thought that now we were gonna have to be that close to each other. Why did the world hate me so much?
Taking painful steps toward the bedroom I peeked in, seeing Edward sitting cross legged on his bed with a large book. He didn't seem as distressed as I was, even though I could feel the waves of hate in the air. I sighed and took a place on the floor, soft carpet cushioning my back as I lay down. This was beyond awkward but we had to make it work. I knew he went to talk to Carlisle but never knew this would be the outcome. Turning my head to the right my eyes searched over the paper covered floor for something interesting. Suddenly there was a quiet thump followed by a clicking noise. Both of our heads whipped up at the same time, facing the door. The white painted wood mocked us as we stared. Someone from the outside had just locked us in.
Edward was up and over to it, turning the handle with such force I thought for sure it would break.
"Open this damn thing up" he yelled, voice filled with anger. I sat, using my hands as a balance while watching him struggle.
There was a laugh outside, several to be exact, and then a response to his violent command.
"Ah, ah ah, Ed - you and Jake just make yourselves comfortable; it'll be awhile before we let you out."
"Alice?! What are you doing?"
She simply giggled and seemed to, out of nowhere, disappear. Edward let his head drop onto the surface, glancing over my way. I instantly darted my eyes to another area, avoiding the darkened gaze. Yeah, this was gonna be a long ass night.
Edward's POV:
I just couldn't believe what Carlisle was going to put me through. My body was involuntarily shaking as I sat back on the bed, arm still slightly outstretched from when I was touching the door. They really intended to keep us locked in here. This was the first real time I had ever been thrown off guard. My nerves were on edge thanks to that damn wolf and I didn't like it one bit. He seemed so calm, so…almost bored with the situation…while I was freaking out on the inside. I rested my head against a soft feathery pillow and gave a good look at Jacob, who was nonchalantly looking at my collection of CD's from his place on the floor. 'At least we don't have to share a bed 'I thought, feeling a tiny smile come to my lips. The night when on like that, silent and filled with tension, as I simply read my collection of books over again and he sat there looking at the ceiling. I was surprised he wasn't complaining - as usual.
Jacob's POV:
I really didn't understand why Carlisle thought this was a good idea. So far he hasn't said a single word to me and vise versa. Besides it being uncontrollably awkward nothing was happening. I studied the contours of the ceiling paint for hours as the sky outside darkened, the only noise being the slow flip of the book pages. My mind was wandering, off to a distant place that I didn't even know, and it kept me slightly occupied for the time being. I felt a rumble in my stomach then, happy that it didn't make any noise, and decided to go get something to eat. The minute I stood and touched the door handle I remembered – we weren't allowed to leave. Cussing I turned, leaning against the frame angrily. Edward peeked my then back at the book.
"There's no use brooding, mutt" he bluntly said in my direction, studying the sentence he was on intently.
I huffed, moving my head to the side so I could see something other than his figure on the bed.
"I'm not brooding, just hungry. There's a difference."
He laughed, coldly, at that comment. "I really don't think acting like a child is going to get you what you want."
Suddenly, I liked it better when he didn't even acknowledge my existence.
Going back down to the floor I lay on my stomach, head resting on my arms as I looked out the one window wall. Creatures' eyes glowed in the moonlight as they scurried between the grass and trees. There was a fat raccoon standing right near the base of a large pine and it made my stomach rumble even harder. Oh how I'd like to give in to the wolf instincts, bust through that wall, and eat him bones and all. I wiped the drool from the corner of my mouth thinking about it.
"That's disgusting."
I glared, "Then stay the hell out of my head, freak."
Soon I was asleep, curled in a ball on the soft carpet, as the night went on and on.
Edward's POV:
Soft snoring was coming from the ground below me and I looked down, seeing that dog sleeping peacefully.
'It must be nice…being able to forget the world…at least for a little while.'
I chuckled at the thought, knowing full well that it would never happen to me. It was useless to dream, to fantasize, because rarely anything came true. I studied Jacob's vulnerable form, realizing that – if I wanted to – I could get rid of him right now. There was no way he could keep up his defenses being so out of it. But then my rational side won over, saying it wouldn't be a fair and victorious win if I did it while he wasn't aware. Sighing I moved my eyes from legs, curled near his chest, to his back, then finally resting on his face. Eyes closed with his mouth slightly open, dead to everything.
A movement from his shoulders caught my attention. He pulled his arms closer to his chest, not bothering to move any more than that. So he was cold, was he? That's what he gets for being an outsider in a house full of vampires. I shook my head, reaching across the bed for a large comforter, and pulled it over his quivering body.
"Ed…ward…"
My hand instantly let go of the cloth, dropping it over his body. Was he saying my name in his sleep? I cleared my throat quietly and finished spreading it out before going fully back onto the bed, turning my back away from him.
'So the mutt's dreaming of me…'
I stared at the moon for hours, thoughts filling my head as I listened to the soft 'thump thump' of Jacobs' heart. Putting a hand on my chest, over the area that, once, I too had a heart, I closed my eyes. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad to give that wolf a chance…just one…to prove himself…
'Yeah, right.'