A New World

By Girldownunder

Chapter 5

Jemma's P.O.V:

It has been 2 days since I have heard from Jake but that didn't mean I had stopped thinking about him. I had tried to stop, but I couldn't get his golden brown skin and chocolate eyes out of my mind.

I had even been dreaming of him…crazy dreams actually, the last 2 nights.

They start where I am walking in the forest behind my house, I come across this women with blood all over her. She is calling to me in the most beautiful voice, I start walking towards her and she holds her hand out to me.

I am just about to touch it with my fingertips, when Jake runs out of nowhere and tackles me away from her. I hit the ground hard and look up Jake is already up growling at this beautiful woman, who is now laughing at him cynically.

Its really disturbing me actually, because once Jake comes I am really scared of the woman, it's like she had me in a trance and then I wake up sweating and panting like I have been running.

"Weird" I mumbled, I was sitting on the couch in the lounge room I had been reading for most of the day.

I haven't read books in so long I used to read nearly one a week, so all this free time I have is the perfect excuse.

I paid a visit to Forks Library yesterday and borrowed out 3 books, all fantasy, and supernatural ones. I love mystery and supernatural things, the book I am reading now is about shape shifters.

"Hey!"

I yelled as Bryce snapped my book out of my hands and chucked it on the other couch.

"Lets do something Jem please, I am going insane, lets go hiking or something!"

"B, I don't feel like it I am so tired, I haven't been sleeping well."

"Whatever Jemma, its always something with you lately. What happened to my awesome, fun sister? You are turning into a whiny bitch!"

Before I could say anything, mum walked up behind Bryce and smacked him across the head.

"Do not speak to your sister like that Bryce, ever again!"

Luckily mum hit him, because I would have whacked him with my book.

"Here's a grocery list and my card go to Forks and do the shopping."

Mum handed him the list and her card, Bryce gave me a dirty look as he stalked away, grabbing his jacket and the car keys slamming the door on his way out.

"Jemma" Mum said as she sat down next to me.

"I am going to be starting work at the hospital on Monday and I expect that you and Bryce will find something to keep yourself occupied, you need to either find a job…"

I started to protest but mum "shushed" me.

"It only has to be casual, or you need to start studying something, maybe you can start it long distance from the university you wanted to go to in Australia? I don't care, but I will be having this same talk with Bryce when he gets back, you guys are sending me and your dad nuts and its only been 2 weeks!"

I sighed and sat up a little straighter on the couch, I knew where she was coming from and I knew she was right, I couldn't mope around forever.

"I know you need a little break, seeming you have only finished school, so 3 weeks Jem, after Christmas and New Years, you need to start thinking about it" she finished, patting my leg and leaning over to kiss my forehead.

I sighed as I got up and grabbed my book from the other couch.

"Oh and Jemma, we have been invited to the La Push school Christmas fete, or markets, not sure what they call it here but its on Saturday. I volunteered you and I to help with the bake sale."

Mum smiled sweetly at me, very well knowing I wouldn't want to, but if it was at La Push maybe Jacob would be there.

I sat back down and continued my reading, only getting up to eat, drink and pee. I was quite enjoying the free life of no responsibilities.

I got up eventually and helped mum with dinner, I enjoyed cooking, especially baking and had already come up with a few things I wanted to bake for Saturday.

After dinner we all sat down and watched TV together for the first time in ages. Bryce still wasn't talking to me but as I got tired and stood up to go to bed, I rubbed the top of his head on my way past, making him smile, I laughed quietly, he couldn't stay mad at me for long.

I climbed into bed after my shower and closed my eyes, but I couldn't get to sleep, I kept thinking about that dream. After about 3 hours of tossing and turning, I finally drifted off.

I could hear twigs breaking and crunching and the wind whipping through my hair as I am running along a path in the forest.

It's quite overcast, making the forest dark, I look down and I am not wearing shoes I can see scratches and blood on my feet. I look up and see sunlight coming through the trees ahead, I run faster until I reach it. I step out into a clearing… a meadow, its beautiful here, there are little purple flowers brushing my feet as I walk towards the middle of it.

Suddenly I realise there is a little girl sitting in the grass, playing with something in her hands, she is beautiful. She has curly, dark locks that hang around her face and she has gorgeous golden skin like Jakes. As I get closer I gasp at her huge brown eyes, she is so beautiful. I finally reach her and kneel at her side "mummy are you going to play with me now?" she asks, still looking down at her hands.

I follow her gaze in her hands is a cloth doll with curly brown hair like hers, I make a funny noise in my throat her doll is covered in blood.

"What is this baby, what happened?" I ask grabbing her and pulling her into my lap as I sit on the grass.

The girl doesn't say a word she just looks up at me and smiles, pulling my face towards hers with her delicate little hands.

I rest my forehead on hers, searching her eyes for an explanation, when she suddenly lifts her head and latches onto my neck.

I scream and try to rip her away from me, but she is too strong, tears spring from my eyes as I beg, "baby please stop, you're hurting me!"

I feel warm blood spill onto my flowing, white sundress and I close my eyes as I start to lose consciousness.

I go limp and she lowers me onto my back so I am laying, I find the strength to open my eyes and look at her one last time, but when I open my eyes its not my little girl.

It's the women from my other dreams, I open my mouth to scream but she covers it with her hand and I cry silent tears as I close my eyes once more.

I jolted up into sitting position, panting and crying, rolling out of bed I hit the floor landing on my knees, crying and shaking.

'What the hell!'

That was the most horrific dream, I brought my hand to my neck, I had felt the pain in the dream it was so real. I started to gulp in big breaths of air to settle myself but the sobs kept coming, after a few minutes I had calmed enough to stand.

I slowly walked past my window, heading towards my bathroom to wash my face, when from the corner of my eye I caught a flash in the back yard. I quickly ran back to the window and peered out, searching for what it had been, when I spotted two eyes shining in the moonlight.

My heart raced and I was about to scream for my dad, when a massive dog stepped out from the trees. A squeak escaped my mouth as I stepped back from the window, tripping over a pair of shoes I had thrown on the floor earlier. I landed flat on my arse and got up half crawling and running to the door. I burst into Bryce's room across the hall.

"Bryce" I screamed jumping on his bed and shaking him.

"Bryce! Quick there is a giant dog outside, Bryce… please", I begged.

I pulled at his arm and he jolted awake and hopped straight out of bed.

"What… what, where is he" he yelled tiredly not really knowing what was going on.

"Jemma…Bryce?" mum yelled up the stairs.

I could see lights being turned on as they rushed into us.

"What the hells wrong?" dad said grabbing me and looking at my face, "why are you crying?"

"There is a massive dog outside my window dad, quick look," I said dragging him into my room.

Dad turned on the light and opened up the window peering out into the night.

"Jemma there is nothing there okay."

I was standing with mum holding me, she looked worried as she wiped my tear-streaked face with her bare hand.

"You were probably dreaming Jem, come on, come lay back in bed."

"Jesus Jem, you need to stop reading all that rubbish you brought home from the library, look what its done to you" Bryce said giving me a concerned gaze.

"You know, I read in reports that there have been sightings of big wolves. Jemma probably did see one, I will let Charlie know tomorrow."

Dad was defending me.

"Thanks Dad" I said as I laid back down, mum kissed my head and one by one they left my room.

"Call me if you need me Jemma" Bryce said as he switched off the light.

I couldn't sleep though I was too terrified to! I was dreaming of vampires and then waking up and seeing dogs or wolves the size of horses.

'What next?'

Finally 3 hours later, at 4am I drifted off to sleep, humming twinkle, twinkle little star. Anything to keep myself from thinking about the women in my dreams.

Jacobs P.O.V:

"Shit… SHIT!"

I kicked a fallen branch in the woods near my house, it shattered into a million bits.

'What the fuck have I done?'

I sat of the ground and put my head in my hands. I can't believe I showed her the wolf, but I couldn't help it I needed to see her make sure she was ok. It took all I had not to phase and climb through her window, like I used to for Bella.

I had been sitting at the edge of the Rhodes yard, when I heard Jemma whimpering.

I got up quickly sniffing the air, checking she was alone and ran to below her window, it was then I heard her crying.

I hadn't known what to do, I wanted to go to her and pull her in my arms, but I couldn't, after a few minutes she had stopped crying and I heard her get up. I ran for the woods but it had been to late, she spotted me as she walked past the window. I hid quickly low to the ground, I was going to run away but something drew me out in the open so she could see me. I don't know if it was my animal side or just me but either way I needed her to see me in wolf form.

Deep down Jemma reacted how I expected, she was scared of me, but at least her dad hadn't come out with a shotgun and started pumping bullets at me…now that would have been a bitch!

"Jacob" I looked up and saw Leah coming towards me.

"Jake what on Earth are you doing?"

"I am just…just thinking," I said as she sat down next to me.

"What are you doing?" I asked her it was 4am, she wasn't even meant to be on patrol.

"I couldn't sleep and was out running and I heard you" she accused "you let Jemma Rhodes see you? What were you thinking Jake?"

'Shhiittt!'

I was caught, red handed, I was about to come out with it when she started talking again.

"She is an outsider… but you like her don't you?"

I sighed in relief, she had only heard my last thoughts of me cursing myself for showing Jem the wolf, but for some reason I felt like I wanted to tell Leah the truth. Even if only half the truth.

"Yea I do like her and I don't know how I feel about it, you know?"

I picked up a stick and started moving the Earth around with it.

"Excellent…" Leah cried, I looked up shocked.

"Jake I am happy for you, I really am, you needed to find someone else to help you stop thinking about Bella, that blood sucking whore!"

I can't believe what I was hearing, Leah was actually happy for someone where did that come from?

"Thanks I guess…"

"Well, when do we meet her?"

Leah was smiling, I could see her mind ticking over almost.

"You don't Leah, I don't want her getting mixed up in all this yet."

"Too late for that boss, especially when she is all Paul thinks about, I know for a fact if you don't ask her out he will… I can't believe you hadn't noticed this."

I growled the sound coming deep from my stomach.

"Since when has Paul been thinking about her" I demanded.

I can't believe I haven't noticed his thoughts, but when I phased with the pack 2 nights ago all I could think about was everything but Jemma.

"Ever since he met her, he has thought about her on and off… he has nearly rang her a few times" Leah said quietly, "a bit unlike Paul really, usually he loves them and leaves them."

Leah laughed quietly, pleased with her little joke.

I just rubbed my temples with my hands, I had to get some sleep so I can think clearly, my wolf wanted me to march up to Pauls house and challenge him for her, but that was not the answer, well at the moment anyway.

"Leah please don't talk about this or think about it."

"That will be a bit hard" she scoffed.

"Fine."

I stood up in all my naked glory not caring that Leah saw me anymore.

"I forbid you to think or talk about this, with anyone else Leah."

The air shifted around us as I ordered her.

"You asshole, I can't believe you did that" she yelled after me as I walked towards my yard.

"You would of done the same", I called over my shoulder, giving her a short wave as I ran to the open window of my room.

I threw on a pair of cotton boxers and lay down in my bed.

'Sleep, then I will fix Paul, no one will touch Jemma besides me and Paul definitely will not ask her out first.'

Hopefully Jemma isn't too freaked about seeing me. I closed my eyes, it wasn't long before thoughts of Jemma lying in bed with me swam around my head, I smiled as I drifted off to sleep.