Sorry this chapter's late, but I've been working on my new story, Inside Out. (It's a RenesmeeXNahuel fic, but its more friendship than anything else. It still has RenesmeeXJacob. I beg of you, PLEASE read it [and review] because this one is gonna be hella good! Probably better than The Obstacle or Always All Ways.)
Alice's POV
"What!?" I heard Emmett screech. If I hadn't already been looking, I would've thought it was Rosalie. Everybody else, to my intense surprise, was oblivious to Emmett's eruption. Except for Jasper and Rose.
Renesmee jerked away from Emmett and turned a familiar shade of bright red. It was the highlight of my day. But the red quickly disappeared when Jacob took one last cough, and passed out. (I would say "fainted", but I'm sure Jacob has his dignity in believing he's a 'man'; and according to guys, "Men do not faint.")
Bella gasped. "Is he okay?" she demanded.
Carlisle's response came a few seconds later, "I think," he said. Jacob's breathing started to regulate again.
We stood still for the next few minutes, occasionally breaking the silence with questions for Carlisle; ones we asked a thousand times. We were so distracted with the silence; we wouldn't have noticed much else.
"My head… is throbbing." Jacob mumbled, finally waking up. He picked himself up off the floor. I was so relieved. I looked over to Nessie, who was beaming. It seemed that I was outdone. I smiled.
"You okay?" I asked.
He nodded, weakly grinning. "I think I coughed up all seven of my lungs." He joked, "I've only got one left. Anyone here willing to become a donor? You guys don't need yours." Bella and Nessie smiled. So did I. Hell, the whole family smiled. I thought I could even see the corners of Rose's lips tugging upward.
"But why is he okay now?" Rose asked. I could already guess what she was thinking. After watching Nessie suffer through all the choking, she was pretty pissed Jacob got off with just 'passing out' and getting better. It wasn't his fault, though.
"I have two theories." Carlisle explained, "First off, Jacob is-"
"Right here." He interrupted. Apparently, he didn't like to be talked about like he wasn't in the room.
"Yes. Jacob is right here." Carlisle gave in, "As I was saying, you are a werewolf, so you heal quickly. But I doubt that is the case here. Clearly, this isn't a direct physical injury, like a cut. It works from the inside. My second theory is as I said before. The first member in the chain was male. So maybe this… uh… for lack of better words, virus can only be effective through those of the opposite sex. And since Jacob is male, it's a dead end in the chain- so it won't take effect in his system. His fast rate of healing doesn't hurt either."
Bella nodded. "It makes sense. I'm just glad both of you are okay." It looked like she would burst into tears if she could. She gave both Renesmee and Jacob a hug. They looked at each other and smiled.
'Kodak moment.' I thought.
I know this was a short chapter, but the next one (which is the second last) is quite long. Luv you all- I'll have it up soon.
