DISCLAIMER: I do not own the Twilight Saga or any of it's characters, but oh how I wish to.
SUMMARY:
Jacob's life has been nothing but hurt and betrayal, but when Sam Uley imprints on him this is bound to change...-right? Jacob's a bit OCC in this one due to his circumstances. SamxJacob, JarredxSeth boyxboy don't like don't read.
WARNING: Contains boyxboy, child abuse, hot guys, supernatural themes, shifters with no shirts, bullying, sparkling vampires, explicit scenes and ever so juicy lemons in later chapters.
Enjoy!
Phoenix
Call Of The Alpha
-Chapter Two-
If someone had told Jake that on his first day at school he would be saved by three guys and then be offered to hang out with them afterwards, Jake wouldn't have believed them. Not for all the money in the world, yet, here he was rocking up at "Seth's" house a box of pizza in hand.
"Mum, Dad- I'm home!" Seth called plunking his schoolbag down near the door, the other two boy's followed the suit before heading down further into the house and straight into the lounge room. Jake however remained frozen where he was. The house was perfect.
Sure it wasn't spotlessly clean or had the right color scheme or anything that those glossy magazines would classify as 'perfect', but it was…to Jake at least. The house was a home, a proper one, the way Jake imagined normal families to live in. It was tidy, but well-lived-in. half folded washing sat in a basket on the kitchen table, a few dishes in the sink, fresh food in a bowl, the smell of house cleaner, photographs of the whole family decorating most surfaces following Seth and his parents all the way from childhood up.
The whole place was so sweet and perfect it made Jake's chest clench painfully.
"You coming Jake?"
"Um…sure" Jake put his bag down, but hesitated in stepping off the welcome mat and inside with his shoes still on. At home it didn't matter whether you had shoes on or off, the caravan was always a mess anyway. But here it was different. Someone obviously worked day and night to keep the house tidy so the last thing Jake wanted to do was add to their workload by trekking dirt through the house, but the other boys had. Besides he didn't want his new…'friends?' to laugh at his absolutely filthy socks with holes littered through them, nor did he want them seeing how dirty his feet were. Jake tried to not wear his shoes as much as possible in order for them to last longer, so walking outside barefoot was common a.k.a. he always had dirty feet.
Deciding just to make sure he wiped the bottom of his feet really well on the welcome mat Jake headed inside.
"Hi boys"
"How was school today?"
"Oh… and who might this be?" Jake looked up through his matted fringe to gaze at the two adults before him. The first was a middle-aged man, native American of course. His black hair streaked with grey hung down past his shoulders, an old cowboy hat keeping it in place. He had laugh lines all over his face, but eyes as sharp a hawk. But what stood out to Jake most, was the fact that he travelled around in a wheelchair.
"This is Jake, he's new at school. Jake this is my mum and dad." Jake's eyes travelled to the woman standing patiently beside her husband. She was a few year younger than her partner but the love and affection she had for him showed on her face.
She was beautiful.
Sleek black hair hung over her shoulder in a loose plait. Strangely blue eyes watched him with a warm gaze and soft lips curved in a gentle smile.
Jake swore his heart had stopped. Never before had he seen someone so beautiful, so perfect, so warm and caring. She was exactly how Jake imagined his own mother to be, if she hadn't abandoned him of course.
Jake was suddenly super aware of his old, threadbare clothes, his ruined shoes and mattered hair. His face was probably dirty from the fight before and suddenly Jake thought coming to Seth's house was a bad idea. He didn't belong. Jake's cheeks burned in shame and he quickly dropped his gaze to the floor.
"You can call me Billy son, this is my wife Emily." Jake gave what he hoped to be a polite nod.
"Seth said you were new, where are you staying?"
"Erm…S-Syd's" Jake mumbled out the name of the local caravan park, a stone sitting in his gut. He could almost hear their thoughts. 'Trailer trash? My son is hanging out with trailer trash? Christ, why did they invite him into the house? It'll take weeks to get rid of his smell!"
"O-oh…" Jake just wanted to sink into the floor and hide. He fiddled with the frayed hem of his jumper nervously.
"Come on Jake, I'll show you my room!" Seth bounded down the hall, completely oblivious to Jake's shame and the slight tension in the air. Numbly Jake followed the boys, resisting the urge to glance back and get at least one more look of the beautiful Emily, the mother he wished he could've had.
"This is it- What do you think?" Jake finally looked up again. Hardwood floors, a bed- a proper one- complete with sheets, a mattress and a bedcover. A TV sat on top of a chest of draws a game console attached and a few games and DVD cases lying around.
"It's great." Jake only said it because it was true. The longer this visit lasted the worse Jake's chest was constricting. It was almost too hard to breathe.
"Plonk the pizza here." Embry made an exaggerated Thump on the ground next to him and Jake hurried to do so. The boys crowded around smelling the pizza and bickering about what game to play. Jake hung back, out of place. He had never heard of any of the games they were talking about and he'd never used the console before. He was sure he would either break it or look like an idiot.
"Jake-you wanna play?" Jake shook his head, a small smile on his face in the attempt not to spoil the happy mood.
"N-no, you'll probably kick my butt." Jake hoped it was the right thing to say, it must have been because they started laughing and the three turned to face the TV playing multiplayer their hands sneaking out every now and then to grab a slice of pizza.
Nervously Jake reached out and grabbed a slice, wondering if anyone would object. When no one even noticed, Jake took a bite.
It was heaven.
Jake hadn't tasted anything this good in years; the soft pasty, the spicy rich tomato sauce combined with all the toppings then layered with cheese. It was so good and if Jake had some paper, he would've defiantly taken an extra piece, hording it away for later.
"Hey Jake you better eat quick otherwise it will be all gone, especially with these two knuckle heads." Seth joked just as Jake finished his first piece of pizza.
Seth's gaze was back on the TV so it didn't see Jake's look of surprise.
Another slice? Jake had already eaten one, it was his first meal of the day. Already it was more than he was used too and his stomach was already bloating out. Not wanting to offend anyone, Jake took another slice. His stomach protested the extra food, but Jake forced it down, it tasted too good to waste and he may not be able to eat like this for a while- depending on how much liquor Garrid brought home tonight.
As Jake forced down his second slice of pizza the sound of the front door to the house slammed open.
"Ohhh- watch out the bitch is back" Embry laughed.
"Hey! That's my sister!" Seth threw a pillow.
"Leah is a right old cow" Quil turned around to fill Jake in. "She's Seth's older sister-cute, but acts like a woman with constant PMS."
"Huh?"
"You know…their monthly's" Jake's eyes widened, his face flushing.
"O-oh"
"Just keep out of her way and you'll be fine- speak of the devil-" Leah opened their bedroom door, tall and sleek with short shoulder-length hair, she took one look at Seth's company and made a face like she smelled something foul.
"Not you's again, don't you have your own house?"
"Leah..." Seth groaned. Jake didn't miss the way Leah's hard expression softened slightly when she turned to Seth.
"Can you tell mum I'm not going to be here for dinner?"
"Again?"
"Why can't you tell her?" Embry broke in the conversation.
"Because, idiot, she and dad are talking to the others."
"Aww is your boyfriend there?" Leah ditched a pillow at Embry, it had enough force behind it to knock him over.
"He's. Not. My. Boyfriend." She said through gritted teeth, Jake swore he heard her growl. Like –an actual- growl.
"We'll you follow him around enough. Oh please Sammy, please go out with me?" Quil made googoo eyes and Embry made kissy sound, Leah went from tanned to purple in about 0.5 seconds.
"Why you-"
"Guy's come on" Seth whined. The partners in crime ceased instantly, smug looks upon their faces. "I'll tell mum for you."
"Thanks." Leah shut the door and Seth gave a small sigh.
"This is the fourth time this week she's been out with them. It's getting worse." Quil clapped a hand on Seth's shoulder.
"It'll be alright mate." Jake watched the exchange with a confused expression, seeing it Embry stepped in.
"A guy called Sam run's this…well 'group' on the res, first it was only Sam and Paul- who's a dick by the way- and then Jarred and Leah joined." Jake nodded not really seeing how this was a bad thing.
"They're like a gang really-" Quil continued.
"-Or a cult" Seth cut in.
"Yeah. Or that, they're always walking around, like…patrolling the streets almost and they all have this weird elder tattoo."
"Oh! And their hair!"
"Yeah, that too, they all had long hair until they 'joined' and now bam, next day hair cut right back, even Leah cut her hair and she's been growing it out for ages."
"Point is they're weird, soothing fishy is going on with them and Leah's all wrapped up in it and she's spending more and more time with them and less time with her own family."
"It's weird." Embry muttered.
"Yeah, don't you hate the way Sam looks at you."
"Urgh, yeah it's almost like he's saying 'you're next'."
"Yeah!- What about you Seth?"
"Nah, he doesn't even glance at me... but Jarred does."
"Jarred?"
"Yeah, he's always watching me. But not like Sam does it's… different."
"Weird." Embry repeated.
"Completely."
"Hey Jake you alright? You look a little green."
"Did we scare you buddy?" Embry laughed. Jake shook his head the tight feeling in his chest had moved to his stomach and it had now transformed into a sort of churning motion.
"I feel sick."
"Jesus, we really did scare you!" Seth's eyes were wide. Jake shook his head again, more violently this time, he wished he hadn't a second afterwards he had to clutch his stomach.
"…Pizza…" He managed. It was he truth-sort. He'd eaten too much and his stomach had been empty at the time, after going with so little and then having such a heavy meal with cheese added on top it was no wonder Jake was feeling sick.
"The pizza?" Embry frowned.
"No. I think he might be right guys, I'm starting to get a hot flush."
"What are you menopausal?" Embry snorted. Seth leaned over and touched Quil's forehead.
"Holy shit, you're burning up"
"I feel fine." Embry touched his stomach as if wondering why it wasn't acting up as well.
"Me too." Seth joined in. Jake felt the world tilt suddenly. He shot to his feet.
"Gotta go." Quil was doing the same.
"I think I'll go too, if it's food poisoning, I want to be home for it."
"Oh…okay. Get better" Embry watched them leave.
"Sorry guys" Seth was watching them with an apologetic expression, but Jake didn't hang around to deny the fault. Jacob grabbed his bag and hurried down the road, Quil must've gone the other way because Jake didn't see him at all.
He was barely around the corner before the contents of his stomach refused to be kept down any longer. Jake stumbled and his last meal splattered over the side of the road. His stomach clawed with emptiness but the nausea had stopped. All that remained was guilt. Jake felt tears of frustration well up behind his eyes.
What a waste…
Yes i know this chapter's late. I've been 'house-sitting' for an elderly couple and they don't have internet, since i don't have and internet on USB ihave to wait until i come home to post or upload. due to to work i have been unable to get home until now. ALso fanfiction has decided to not allow me to upload documents, saying there's a processing error. IS anyone else getting that?
today it worked fine though so hopefully the problem's fixed now.
also, some people were asking if jake had or was going to be raped. The answer is NO. there will be some sexual abuse in later chapters but not much. sorry i didn't get back to PMing these people but as i said i had no internet until now. Man that sucks i mean you don't know how much you use it in a day until you have to go without. it seriously scares me how much i use the internet lol.
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