A New World
By Girldownunder
Chapter 13
Jacobs P.O.V:
I looked around at the pack, they were all looking at me curiously.
"I have asked you all here for a really good reason… I think that some of have been keeping secrets from the pack, at least 2 of you…"
I glanced at them all meaningfully, I didn't want to just come out with it, I wanted them to own up. It was silent for a few minutes and I was surprised it was Seth who spoke up first.
"Okay, okay please don't be mad at me…Jake please? I tried to tell you, but I know how much you guys will hate me now."
"Seth, I wont hate you…we cant hate you."
Seth dropped his head in his hands and sighed, he lifted his head and looked at Leah and me, she was sitting beside me on the floor.
"I imprinted on Renesmee."
The pack erupted with shouting, I looked at poor Seth as he hung his head and started to leave the room. But I stepped forward and grabbed him.
"You are not going anywhere, we are a family and it's not your fault…now everyone else shut up for a minute."
Everyone stopped yelling and looked to me, waiting for me to speak.
" When did it happen Seth?" Leah asked before I could go on.
"When I first saw her… I haven't been able to stay away, the Cullen's know and they promised not to tell, Jake I made them promise."
I was fuming, I was so angry and hurt that Bella had not told me long ago about this, we had been friends…best friends. But obviously she kept a lot of things from me in the past, so this shouldn't surprise me.
Leah was upset, and I could tell she was speechless, the rest of the pack were pretty quite too.
I looked at Sam, his jaw was tense and his eyes were dark. He would be the most upset about this, he had nothing but hate for the Cullen's.
"Look Seth, we are your brothers and sisters, your family… I get why you didn't tell us, she is a vampire…"
"Half vampire…" Seth interrupted.
"Sure, sure half vampire, but still our natural enemy and the spirits chose her for you for a reason… I will be calling a council meeting, they may know more…I don't think of you any different Seth and I hope the pack wont either… but you will not be included in making decisions regarding the treaty… because I know, you are now biased."
"Okay." Seth said quietly.
"Now…anyone else?" I asked looking around, finally looking at Leah, I raised my eyebrow at her and waited for her to speak.
"Okay, Okay" Leah said standing up.
"I have imprinted too…On Bryce Rhodes."
The pack gasped, I looked at Sam straight away who was looking at his hands. I had thought he would be happy, he could finally stop feeling guilty.
Emily waddled over from the kitchen and pulled Leah into a tight hug.
"I knew there was something different about you Leah."
Leah smiled and blushed as the rest of the pack congratulated her. This was a different Leah, no bitterness, anywhere in sight.
"Does he know?" Paul asked from his spot on the couch.
"No! And I don't want him to find out yet… he hasn't even spoken to me yet."
Quil and Embry nudged each other and winked at Leah.
"Well I am sure we can fix that Leah." Embry said.
"Hell yeah, I will invite him somewhere and you can convieniatley show up…" Quil smiled.
"NO." Leah and I said at the same time.
I looked at Leah, she was grateful I was on her side.
"No one is to do anything, this is Leah's journey and she will find the right way to do it, by herself."
"This would have to be the most imprinting the tribe has seen, ever, wouldn't it Jake?" Jared asked.
" I am not sure that's why we need a council meeting…"
"And Jemma and Bryce they are outsiders, that's never happened before…" Brady spoke up.
Discussion broke out, it was hard to keep the pack in line when they are all together.
"I have something to say." Sam stood up.
We all looked at him shocked, I had thought sharing time was over…
"I am going to stop phasing…after the baby is born."
"WHAT? When were you going to tell me this Sam?" I demanded, I was hurt he had not told me his plans, I should of seen that one coming though.
"Well soon Jake, but it didn't seem like the right time with all the stuff going on… The pack is so big now, the tribe is protected and I want to grow old with Emily."
I watched as he looked at Emily, he was right of course, Emily would grow old and he would stay frozen looking 25 forever, if he didn't stop. Its something we would all face sooner or later.
I walked over to Sam and put my hand on his shoulder.
"I understand Sam, and when you're ready, we will help you as much as possible."
It was no easy feat giving up the wolf, it will fight to be released. Sam will need us and so will Emily.
"Okay, anyone else while we are at it?"
Embry stood up and I looked at him carefully.
'What now?'
"I want to find out who my dad is… It is something I need to do, I wont find peace until I know."
'Fuck…note to self no more open pack meetings.'
Jemma's P.O.V:
I was furiously typing, jabbing at the keys on the keyboard. I have been on face book for an hour, replying to posts and pm's from my mates in Australia. I had been putting it off and for good reason, I was home sick.
I looked at my calendar, Thursday the 15th 2011. Ten days until Christmas. I had not seen Jake since Sunday but everyday the same text…'Morning'. I broke pretty quick, Tuesday morning I messaged him back. I told him that I wanted till Saturday, the get together at his dads, to get used to the idea of everything.
All I know is, I don't know very much about anything anymore. You think you have the world figured out then bam…vampires and werewolves, and only the Gods know what else, gets thrown into the mix.
I am actually missing Jake and wanting to see him like crazy. Kim said that's the imprint, pulling us together. So I am not giving in, even if on Saturday I throw myself at him and beg him to kiss me and hold me in those warm arms, so be it, at least I made the choice by myself.
"Jemma?" Dad called up the stairs.
"Hey dad…"
I called as I came down the stairs and made my way to the kitchen. Dad was making a sandwich, he was also making a huge mess, as usual. I started making some lunch of my own, tidying up as I went.
"How is everything Jem?"
"Good dad, just miss home a little today."
Dad nodded, taking a bite out of his sandwich, he was leaning against the kitchen bench…
"I miss my friends too a bit." Dad finally admitted as he finished his sandwich and turned towards the kitchen sink to wash his hands.
"Um dad, I have been meaning to ask you… about Nana. Was she like…I don't know…Psychic? I just have been thinking about all the those cups of tea, you know and I wondered if she read tea leaves?"
Dad started laughing, I sighed in relief, I had hoped I was just being paranoid after everything that happened Sunday.
"Gee Jem, you don't miss a beat do you. I cannot believe you didn't know!"
"Know what?" Bryce asked, before I could, as he appeared in the kitchen. He came beside me and pulled himself up, to sit on the bench. Bryce then grabbed my last half of my sandwich and finished half of it in one bite.
"Your Grandma read tea leaves, she did it for as long as I can remember…Jemma did you think all her visitors were what? Coming for a social visit. You always have your head in the clouds."
"I didn't know." Bryce said sticking up for me.
Dad laughed.
"Well, you're just as bad Bryce. I don't know if it was real, I just know a lot of people believed in her. Sometimes people would pay her extra and she would try and dream of what they wanted to know."
Bryce raised his hands and wiggles his fingers.
"Ohhh spooky."
'Dreams? Like my dreams, they weren't really accurate but I did meet Renesmee, in similar circumstances…and then there's the one about Jakes mum."
"How did she do that dad, the dreams?" I asked.
"Well, once she told me that before she went to bed, she wrote down the question she wanted answered and thought of nothing else as she went to sleep. Then when mum woke up, she would write down what she had dreamt and she swore that it would become true."
Bryce burst out laughing.
"Ha, I think Nan was smoking a little of those 'tea leaves' before bed dad."
Dad and I couldn't help but have a little giggle. I slapped B on the shoulder.
"I don't know if I believe it, each to their own, but she made a living doing it, paid for my up bringing. I didn't miss out on anything even though we were on our own. People believed in her, so that's all that matters."
I smiled at dad, he had become a little sad, it was still hard for him to talk about her, he never knew his dad, Nana was all he had.
Dad grabbed his hat and jacket and began to get ready to leave again.
"Love you dad." I smiled as I turned and started wiping the benches down.
"God you're a suck up. I am getting on the computer now Jemma!"
With that Bryce left the kitchen and so did dad.
'I knew I wasn't going too crazy, so are all the fairy tales true then?'
That night I pulled out a notebook, I had brought, and I had intended it to be a journal but forgot about it. I wrote down a question.
Am I psychic?
If this didn't work, I was going to feel pretty fucking stupid!
I lay down and closed my eyes, thinking of nothing but the question. It didn't take long for me to drift off into a comfortable sleep.
"Hello Jemma."
I jolted up into sitting position and there on the end of my bed was my grandma.
"Nana?"
Nan came forward and sat beside me smoothing my hair down and touching my nose, just as she had when she was alive. I could feel her touch…this was a dream wasn't it?
"I have been waiting for this moment…I am sorry I can not be here properly, to guide you as you learn. I know you will do just fine though."
"What do you mean?" I asked as she held my hand in hers, it felt warm and soft just as it used too.
"You are gifted Jemma, I knew before you were born into this world, that you would be a dream walker as I was."
"Really? I thought I was going crazy Nan."
"No, quite the opposite my dear, you will always be one step ahead of everyone else. You will learn to control your gift and eventually you will be able to have visions without dreaming…"
"Like Alice?" I asked thinking of what Jake had told me about her.
"No, not like Alice. She cannot control them, you will be able to do it at will."
"Hmm." I said trying to think of which question to ask first.
"The only thing you need to know is that you cannot go wrong, everything that happens is meant to be. You are being lead along a long and windy path. Life is not perfect Jemma, but you can make the best of it."
Nan pulled me into a hug and I had a strong urge to cry.
"Now that young man, outside your window…do not make him wait much longer, he loves you Jemma and even though now, it's partly due to the imprint. I can tell you, my love, that he will love you more when he gets to know what a wonderful woman you really are. I can also tell you that, you will not be disappointed, he is a wonderful man and will be a perfect partner."
"Thank you Nana." I hugged her tightly, not letting go, I couldn't let her leave me, I have so many questions.
But I felt her fading away and when I opened my eyes I was laying back down in my bed, a dream, it was just a dream.
I sat up and swung my legs to touch the cold floor. I grabbed my nightgown and slipped on my slippers. I look a little like an old woman but I didn't care, I was going to test my dream. Nana had said Jake was outside my window.
I slowly inched my window open, so mum and dad wouldn't hear.
"Jake…Jacob." I whispered into the night, my breath floating out in front of me, mixing with the falling snow.
I gasped as a russet coloured wolf, stepped into the back yard and then transformed into Jake…a very naked Jake. I groaned involuntarily, he was just so god damn gorgeous! Jacob bent down and tied to his leg was a pair of sweats. I smiled… clever, I wouldn't have thought to do that. He slipped the pants on and ran to the tree beside my window.
"Can I come up?" He whispered up at me.
I nodded and stood back, as he swiftly and silently climbed the tree and swung gracefully in to my room.
"Wow." I whispered. He was pretty amazing.
Before I could say anything Jake pulled me into a hug. We stayed like that for what seemed to be ages, eventually I pulled back to look up at him.
"Jemma…I want to say so much to you…"
I hushed him, I did want to talk but not now.
"I am tired Jake, I just needed to see you. Will you stay a while?"
He didn't answer, instead he pulled my face closer to his and pressed his lips to mine. He slowly moved us to my bed, never breaking the kiss.
I sighed blissfully as he laid us down, we were facing each other on our sides. I broke the kiss and drew in a ragged breath. I shuffled down a little to rest my head near Jakes chest. He rolled onto his back so that I could lay my head above his heart. His heart rate was a little high, I could hear and feel its rapid thumping.
"How was your day?"
Jake laughed quietly.
"Do you know I have dreamed of this, me laying here with you talking about our days and then making love to you?"
It was my turn to laugh now, where was the shy Jake?
"Making love ha? Well there shall be no love making tonight my Romeo, I don't know how long I will be able to resist though if you are going to be running around my yard naked."
"I don't expect us to do it yet, this is more than enough for me…I can think about it though right?"
I shifted onto my belly and lifted my head so I could see his face.
"You wouldn't be a male if you didn't think about sex…and I am just glad it's me you think of, because I think of you too."
I blushed, turning my face away.
'When did I get so cocky?'
Jake just laughed and started running his hands threw my hair.
"So how was your day?" I asked again.
"Hmmm. A lot has happened, I do need to tell you… but is it okay if we just talk about you for a little while? I don't want to ruin this…"
"Okay, I understand." I started stroking his chest lazily debating whether I should tell him about my Nana…
'Soul mates wouldn't have secrets.'
"Well… turns out I am psychic…"
I told Jake everything that had happened and about all my dreams. I expected him to run mile, but I guess nothing is too crazy for him anymore.
"I have to tell you Jem…I knew kind of…"
"What?" I said a little too loudly, but I didn't really care.
I sat up staring down at him as he told me about the meeting with the Cullen's.
"I would have told you Tuesday, but you didn't want to talk…"
I couldn't be mad because I didn't give him a chance to tell me.
"Okay well from here on out…we tell each other the important stuff, straight away…even if we are having a fight."
"We were having a fight?" Jake smirked up at me.
"Um, well not really, I was just fighting myself I guess."
"That's okay Jem, I fought myself about you too."
I lay back down listening to Jake tell me his feelings that first week. It made me feel better knowing he had struggled with the imprint too.
Jakes voice was rumbling lightly in his chest as he talked, soothing me to sleep. I fell asleep to the sound of his voice and the feeling of him rubbing my neck.
A girl could get used to this.
This chapter is a little shorter than I usually like but...I needed to get everything ready for the next chapter... The gathering at The Blacks...Hope you enjoyed it and thank you to TheIamNowhere for the wonderful reviews, your words made this chapter happen a bit quicker than usual :-)