Book 3
Christopher
Chapter 7
Problematic
I sat in the backyard of the Cullen's house. The repulsive smell of Vampire hung as thickly as the dense clouds in the sky that threatened to rain any moment. The fact that I could still smell it when I wasn't a werewolf just further proved my point.
"You're not taking this seriously" Bella said crossing her arms and giving me an impatient look.
"I will start talking it seriously when it actually gets serious" I said half out of it.
I was still beat from the full moon last night although Bella was still persistent regardless. I didn't know a leech like her could be so stubborn.
She rolled her eyes "this isn't funny if there is ever another fight with another Vampire clan or even the Volturi then I'm not sure that my shield will be able to protect you if your ability can penetrate it"
The name Volturi sent a small unnoticeable shiver up my spine, I hated when people brought up there name randomly, it always caught me off guard.
I yawned and blinked sleepily "come on, I've had enough training for today and besides I can handle myself with a few weak vampires" I said smiling.
Bella's perfect face pulled into a scowl.
"I'm joking" I reassured her, gee vampires could be so touchy at times.
Suddenly Edward that was standing across the other side of the back yard talking to Carlisle turned around and shot me a glare. Lira always used to get pissed off at me because she said I never gave her any privacy in her own memories, now I feel her pain.
Edwards glare suddenly turned into a chuckle, well at least this leech had a sense of humor.
Hey Cullen, can you please tell your wife that I'm tired and that I have to go get ready? I asked in the most respectful way I could.
A moment later I flipped through Edwards most recent memories from only a few minutes ago until I found what I wanted.
You know that she is right I asked Carlisle and he said that she probably won't be able to protect you if your talent can crack her shield he replied to my question. Edward and I had recently discovered that if he held his though loosely in his mind a few seconds after he thought it, my talent included that as a memory and he could reply to my silent questions that I asked him just as silently even if it was a little late. So far only him, Leah and Jacob knew that I could do this so maybe spending all this time with Bella training wasn't all to waist I mean I had discovered so many loopholes in my talent that was just making me stronger.
"Chris, come on one more time please?" she asked
I stood up "I promise I will stop by tomorrow morning kay?" I said walking past her.
My shoulder brushed up against hers and suddenly I got an immense amount of memories overflowing through my mind. There where the regular ones that I had seen over and over like the first time she held Renesmee and her first hunting trip or the time where she had to pretend to be human in front of Charlie, nothing was new there. Although there was something else, I kept on going backwards, deeper and deeper into those memories that had existed in her human life, her mother Renee in Arizona, the first time she moved to Forks, the first time she had seen Edward and the time she first found out she was pregnant with Renesmee and not to mention her wedding day. I was seeing memories that where deeply suppressed and memories that she never even knew she had like the ones she had had when she was still an infant. This was an area that I had never really been able to touch on with someone who had gone through a transformation except for really me. Suddenly there where memories of great sadness, Edward had left her and she was ripped apart. I saw all the cringing nightmares that she had had and as I ventured deeper into her subconscious I started to get a massive migraine, something that had never happened before. Suddenly I felt a firm, cold hand slam itself onto my shoulder and throw me down towards the ground. I skidded roughly across the grass and hit my head on a tree although that barely hurt me. I lay on the ground as the mind blowing pain from the over load of memories settled down into a dull burning. I stood up to see that is was Edward that had thrown me away; of course. We stood there looking at each other intensely for what seemed to be the longest 10 seconds of my life. I wasn't sure if it was because he didn't like me going through the deeper memories of Bella or the fact that he was saving me and himself from the pain. Whatever the reason was I was thankful that my phone had started ringing and had saved me from this awkward staring competition I had going with Cullen.
I flipped my phone open and looked away from Edward who was now applying all that tense energy on Bella.
"Hello?" I answered hoping that it wasn't Alice who had seen what had happened
"Hey man it's me, Jake" Jacob said.
I let out a small breath in relief "Wassup?" I asked
"Leah called and told me to remind you that Sue invited you over for dinner" Jacob said
"Yea, I was just coming back to your place now" I answered
"Oh okay, there is something I need to talk to you about anyway" Jake answered a little uneasy
"Yea what is it?" I asked curiously
"Tell ya when I see you" Jacob said and hung up.
I flipped down my phone curious to what Jake wanted although I shrugged it off it couldn't be all that serious.
I looked back at Cullen to see him still talking to Bella, I knew that I wouldn't be missed if I decided to sneak off silently but that obviously wasn't an option anymore since I just thought that out loud and now Edward knew. Ha, 'thought that out loud' that's something I never thought that was possible till now.
I heard Edward chuckle again so I knew he wasn't entirely pissed off at me. With that I turned around and ran off into the forest behind the Cullen's house.
Running for a Werewolf was like flying for a bird, it seemed odd if you didn't do it.
Even though the full moon was last night and right now I was in the furthest position from being transformed I still had most of the abilities I did when I'm a wolf. Lira was like Leah, a natural at running well she was a lot faster than me that's for sure but I was still faster than Terah which was alright seeing that I never had to outrun Lira…except when she is pissed off and tries to hurt me (and normally she succeeds.) But still, Werewolves where even faster than vampires, in fact we were so fast that when we ran we where invisible to the human eye (even in human form.) I ran along the edge of the road that curved its way steeply up a hill running though the treaty line. Suddenly the ground underneath my feet became slippery seeing that there was little grip seeing that I was going up such a steep incline. I wasn't used to running up such steep hills but more flat rocky forest floor. I swerved over onto the roads and began to leap over the cars for more support. I had to admit, the reason I chose to jump over the cars instead of turning around and running through the forest was mainly because jumping over cars just seemed like too much fun to miss out on. I looked behind me as I bounded over the cars that piled up on the road. Deep dents in the hood of the car and the roof had formed from where my feet had collided with them. I bit my bottom lip but didn't slow down my pace unless I would come into sight.
"Sorry" I called back pointlessly "I'm sure that will come right out" and turned around in front of me.
Lira had always used to tell me that I was far too immature to be a 27 year old man but when people see me they expect an immature 17 year old adolescent teen so if people are thinking it in the first place then I might as well act the part. Well except around the immortals like the shape shifters and the Cullen's.
I skidded abruptly to a stop outside the Black's little house. I saw Jake's Rabbit parked in the open garage and the driveway empty meaning that Billy was out.
Billy often confused me, seeing that Jacob and I had become as close as brothers Billy had told me that he considered me his second son. But that didn't explain when a fortnight was coming to an end he would act all cautious around me.
Whatever, I never really saw Billy Black that often anyway. I usually didn't spend that much time there anyway, besides sleeping I was almost always over at Leah's or the Cullens and occasionally over at Emily's.
I walked up the small pathway and opened the door too an empty house although I knew that Jake was here, his scent was too thick, his presence was far too strong.
I walked through the living room and into the cramped hallway where Jacob's room streamed off from.
"Jake? Where are you?" I asked
"In the backyard" I heard Jake's faint voice
I walked out into the backyard to see Jake bent over what seemed like a lump of metal.
"What's that?" I asked lying down on the grass
"It's the engine from my car" he said not looking up
The Sun hung low in the sky; I would say it was around 5 o'clock according to its position.
I yawned and closed my eyes I was supposed to be at the Clearwater's at 8 so I had time for a quick nap.
"What was it you wanted to tell me?" I asked barely paying attention.
Jake dropped the tool he had in his hands heavily on the ground and shifted positions.
"It's about the wedding" he said in a weary tone "Renesmee and I were going through the guest list and realized that most of the Vampires would probably have mixed feeling if…"
"If they found out I was a real Werewolf?" I finished for him
Jake laughed "you make it seem like my pack's just a bunch of fakes"
I smiled although I didn't answer "its fine" I said "I can hang out here instead, I will see you before you leave"
"Chris, you're like my brother, we both want you there" Jake said
"Then how's supposed to work?" I asked my eyes still closed
"Well I talked to Sam's pack and we figured that if you…" I hear before Jakes voice began to sound distant and eventually I fell asleep.
I felt cool air blow gently across my face and something smooth and hard push against the inside of my elbow. I opened my eyes to look up at a starry, moonless night's sky. I looked down at my arm to see Jakes wrench digging into my elbow.
I lifted my head to see Jakes tools scattered all over the backyard but the lump of metal and Jake was gone. I stood up and walked into the garage to see Jake leaning against the hood of his car.
"Finished?" I asked
"Yea just now" Jake said "Like it?" he asked
"What's new?" I admitted not seeing the difference
"It's faster now, the engine just died so while I was fixing it I made it faster" He explained
I yawned and rubbed my eyes, Jake looked over at me "your still tired, you just had a 2 and a half hour sleep" he said
"What?" I said jumping away from the Rabbit "two and a half hours that means I only have 30 minutes before I have to leave for Leah's"
"Then you better hurry, I don't think that Leah would be happy if you where late"
I paused for a moment, I really hated it when Leah was upset, it was bad enough that I had to leave her for the full moon.
"Cya" I said running into the house.
I went into Jacobs room which I shared with him and put on a nice shirt then brushed through my tangled hair and plucked out the grass. I looked at myself in the small mirror that hung crookedly on Jacobs wall and tried to rearrange my fringe to cover up the red patches on my forehead. That was one of the many things I hated about being immortal as a teenager, I would be stuck in puberty for as long as I live and I didn't want to think about how long that may end up being. After that I put on a pair of Jacob's nice shoes (which I thought where extremely uncomfortable seeing that I barely ever wear shoes) and walked out the door. It would be a lot harder running in shoes although I didn't really have much choice. I walked down the path and was about to turn into the woods when saw something move in the trees.
I stiffened up and looked cautiously into the woods.
Suddenly something small and yellow zoomed down from the top of the trees and stood amongst them. The dark shadowy figure stepped forward a little. I sighed in relief when I saw the figure was Lira.
"Lira?" I asked walking closer to her "what the hell are you doing here?"
"I need to talk to you" She said seriously, Lira was always serious for someone her age but there was something in the tone of her voice that made me worry. Not to mention the fact that she didn't even attempt to insult me on how formal I looked.
"Well I'm sorry but its not a good time right now" I said, that was one thing I disliked about Lira, the fact that she thought that she could just show up and expect that I would go wherever she wanted.
"Its really important" she growled
"Well I can't right now" I said getting annoyed
Suddenly she turned around and ran into the forest, she was going a little slower then usual probably so I could follow her and she knew I would. I looked around, kicked off Jake's shoes and followed her into the forest. I sighed heavily; Leah was going to kill me for ditching on dinner and I knew by the way Lira was talking that this thing she wanted to tell me would consume my whole time here.