CHAPTER 17
By LolaWorld
It was Monday morning, the start of week two of the girl's suspension from school. Jacob woke them up.
"Rise and Shine!" He said a bit too cheerfully.
Both girls mumbled. Selena got up alright but yet again, Mason struggled.
"Mason," said Jacob, "I don't get how you are so tired all the time lately."
"Mmm I guess insomnia," said Mason, "yeah, that totally makes sense, it must be insomnia."
"Insomnia?" Jacob questioned.
"Yeah, insomnia Jake," said Selena, "you know, when people have a really hard time sleeping all night."
"I know what it means and don't start today off being a smart ass," he warned.
Mason dragged herself out of bed, "Okay Jake you can leave now," she told him irritably; but, then quickly followed with a sweetly toned, "please."
He gave her a high eye brow raise and a good few moments of a true uncompromising stare down.
"Okay Jake, I'm sorry for snapping."
He sighed, let out a small growl then left the room.
"Wow, seriously Mason, HOW do you do that?" Selena asked with astonishment.
"How do I do what?"
"If I snapped at Jake like that he wouldn't have hesitated to smack me; but, you do it and he gives you this crazy look, you say you're sorry and then he leaves. HOW do you do it?"
Mason smirked then yawned, "I really don't know Selly, sorry."
"Well, hummm, you have blue green eyes; what nationality was your mom?"
"Irish."
"Irish!? OHhhhh then that TOTALLY explains it."
"Explains what?"
"You have a good amount of Irish blood running through your veins soooo you know the saying, The Luck of the Irish."
"Mmm I see but there is a small flaw in your theory there."
"What is that?"
"My mom was full blooded Irish and yet she was attacked and killed by vampires. Not so lucky. Let's also not forget who I used to live with; again, not so lucky."
Selena cringed, "Ohhh that's right, I'm really sorry."
Mason sighed, "I know, it's okay," come on, we need to get downstairs before we are summoned for a second time."
TTS
Mason walked down wearing Victoria Secret pink track pants and a black sports bra with pink outline to match the bottoms. Her hair was up in a high pony tail. Selena wore Victoria Secret black track pants with pink embroidered on the leg that read love pink; and also wore a sports bra but with a pink tank top over it. She had her hair in a low pony tail.
"Where did you get those?" Jacob asked his little sister nodding at her pants.
"They're Mason's. The beauty of sharing clothes with your sister," she smiled.
Mason smiled at Selena and sat down for breakfast. Jacob was on the other side of her. She gave him a sincere smile with hope to see that he had forgiven her. He looked at his pack sister and for a moment and studied her intentions. He concluded she was being sincere and was attempting to make peace with him. He sighed and smiled back. Selena just sat there for a moment as she watched the interaction between Jacob and Mason. She was left with a look of astonishment on her face.
"Okay you two, once breakfast is over, you are to clean up the kitchen then head to the garage," said Sam.
"What are we going to do in the garage?" Selena asked with hope that her suspicions were wrong.
"Oh, nothing really, you two will be cleaning it out and organizing everything," he smirked.
Both girls let out a small note of distaste for their soon-to-be task but knew not to push it as Sam would not hesitate to add on to it. Sam couldn't help but have a little fun with them. He wasn't genuinely upset in the least but they didn't have to know that.
"I'm sorry, what did you two just say?" He asked with authority.
"Nothing sir," both girls answered in unison.
"Alright then, good," said Sam before he looked down at his plate and smiled to his self for his own self-entertaining purposes.
TTS
Jacob, Paul, Seth, Embry and Quill were on their way to school. Paul was lagging behind. Jacob noticed that yet again Paul was really tired the same morning Mason was. Granted they both had plausible explanations but it wasn't happening daily and they both seemed to have encountered their situations on the same nights. Jacob's thoughts were interrupted when he heard Leah calling out Seth's name and running down the path. Jacob stopped along with Seth and told the others to continue as they would catch up.
"Seth! Why didn't you answer your phone!? I tried to call you several times before I had no choice but to chase you down."
"Why, what's so important?"
"Nothing IF you didn't want to starve later. You forgot your lunch," scoffed Leah as she handed a brown paper bag full of food over to her little brother.
"Ohh, umm thanks."
She sighed, "So WHY didn't you answer your phone?"
"Ohh umm I kinda lost it. I mean, I'm sure it's around I just haven't found it yet," said Seth with a story he had already prepared just in case of a situation as this one.
"Ugh, Seth! You better find it soon or I'm telling dad."
"Leah!" Seth whined, "What's soon?"
"Two days, you have two days!"
"FINE!" Said Seth with a bit too much attitude.
Leah grabbed his arm, spun him around and landed five hard smacks on his bottom.
"OWWWWWW, Leah! I'm sorry!"
"You better be; now hurry up and get to school," she barked.
He threw her a small pout then ran to catch up with the others. Jacob smirked at Leah and he too ran to catch up. Seth went further ahead with Embry and Quill while Jacob stopped alongside Paul.
"Hey, so what is so great about this game that keeps you up so late?" Jacob inquired.
"Game?" Paul asked then he thought about it for a moment, "Ohhhh, yeah, it's just some online game where you can interact with other people and fight battles together."
"Aww, okay, that does sound cool; but, maybe you can try and end the game earlier at night. If you're not in top form Sam is going to end up kicking your ass and you know it."
Paul smirked, "Yeah, okay, I'll work on it, thanks."
TTS
Jacob walked outside during lunch break to meet up with his pack brothers and noticed Paul and Seth to the side. They looked as if they were arguing about something so he moved a bit closer, tuned out everyone around him and honed in on his target.
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"Come on Seth, Mason won't get her phone back until NEXT week. If I get the phone back from her for you then I won't be able to stay in contact with her; NOR will she be able to stay in contact with Sel for when….you know."
"You have already done it three times and don't you think any more at this point is just pushing your luck a bit TOO far?" Seth asked concerning the welfare of his girlfriend and his friends.
Paul looked at him for a moment and thought about it before he answered.
"Alright we won't sneak out anymore but I still want to keep in contact with her, please."
"Sorry Paul, but if I don't "find" my phone by tomorrow Leah will tell my dad and my dad will then tan my butt good; as it will have been the third time I lost my phone in the past six months."
"Okay, okay, fine I'll get it after school BUT then I'm only going to do your math for two weeks instead of a month."
"Fine, fair enough," Seth agreed.
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Jacob was furious. He quickly walked around the corner before Paul and Seth noticed he was anywhere nearby. He called Sam.
"Hey Jake," Sam answered, "it's only 12:15, is everything okay?"
"No, far from it; what are the girls doing right now?"
"They are organizing the garage, why?"
"Do me a favor and check Mason's room for a cell phone."
"A cell phone? But I have both of the girls' cell phones and…yep, they are both still here."
"I know, just trust me."
Sam walked up to Mason's room with his own cell phone in hand. He looked around the room.
"I don't see anything Jake; I looked under her bed and the pillows."
"Hmmm, oh, check her closet."
Sam opened up the closet and looked behind, "I don't see annnyyyyy, what the hell?!"
TTS
Jacob and the boys returned from school and stopped at Sam's house as usual. Waiting there for them was Sam and Leah. Sam had Selena and Mason running laps. Sam did his best not to throttle Paul the second he laid eyes on him. He took a deep breath.
"Embry and Quill, this afternoon you'll be training with Leah. You three are going on a small quest as a pack," said Sam with authority.
"What about us?" Seth asked innocently.
"You, Paul, Jake, myself and the girls will be staying here. There is something we need to talk about."
Paul and Seth looked at one another wide eyed.
"Umm, I think I hear my dad calling," said Paul nervously.
"Nice try Paul," said Jacob, "now you two, get in the house."
"Yes sir," they answered.
They both felt their knees weaken but managed to make their way inside. Mason and Selena ran past Leah, Embry and Quill and stopped in front of Sam and Jacob.
"Twenty laps finished," said Mason a bit out of breath.
"May we please have some water now?" Selena asked equally panting.
"Okay, I want you both inside. We need to talk," said Sam as he handed them both a cold bottle of water.
"Inside?" said Selena, "I'm sure, you know, we can all talk just fine out here. You know in the nice open area where there are witnesses around."
"Why?" Jacob asked firmly, "what are you afraid of?"
"Ohhh ummm…"
"Nothing," Mason answered for her, "she is just being silly. Come on; let's go inside," She glanced at Selena sternly, "I'm sure it's no big deal."
TTS
Jacob sat at one end of the kitchen table while Paul and Seth were on one side and Mason and Selena were on the other. Sam walked in from the other room. He placed Seth's cell phone down in the middle of the table then dumped out a brown paper bag full of condoms then on top of that he threw down the birth control pills. He folded his arms which only enhanced his herculean type physique that much more.
"Ohh hey this is my phone, cool, thanks Sam, where did you find it?"
Sam looked at Seth as if he had just seriously lost his mind.
"Really Seth, do you really want to start this off with pretending you are completely innocent?" Sam asked with an expression upon his face that told Seth if he valued any kind of social life ever again he would come straight.
"No sir, I'm sorry," Seth replied meekly.
"So do you all of you have a pretty good idea of what this meeting is all about?" Jacob asked.
It was silent for a few moments before Selena spoke up.
"Well, with all those condoms and birth control pills, umm you guys felt it necessary for some reason to talk to us about safe sex?"
"Selena Luna, corner now!" Jacob bellowed.
"But…"
"NOW! This is NOT the right time for games and especially not for smart ass little girls!"
Selena huffed but did as she as she was told. As she walked to the corner Mason looked at Paul and he nodded his head as if they had spoken to each other telepathically. Mason spoke up after taking a deep breath.
"Sammy, Jacob, please don't punish Selena and Seth; Paul and I are the two that….that snuck out to be with one another."
"I see, and how long have you two been sneaking around behind my back?" Sam asked with a tone of anger but with sadness displayed in his eyes.
The look in his eyes did not go unnoticed by Mason. She teared up instantly; but, it was for her brother's heartache and not because she was in trouble.
"Sammy, we weren't sneaking behind your back; well, not…not intentionally trying to…I'm so sorry, we were just thinking of you know, being with each other. Neither of us, NONE of us meant to cause any harm."
"It's true," Paul added, "we're really sorry."
Sam looked over towards Selena.
"Okay, Selena, come back over here and sit down; and do not even THINK about misbehaving," he warned.
"Yes sir," she answered humbly as she sat back down with the others.
Sam waited until Selena was seated before speaking again.
"Now, Paul and Mason, HOW long have you two been sneaking around?"
"Just since last week sir," Mason answered softy, "we have only snuck out three times and we will NEVER, ever, ever, do it again," she tried her case.
"And how long have you two," Sam paused, "how long since you have taken your relationship to the level of needing birth control?"
"Just last week," Mason answered again softly.
Sam took a deep breath and ran his fingers through his hair. He wasn't crazy about his little sister having sex; but, he did appreciate that she and Paul waited six weeks into their relationship before adding sex into it. He also appreciated the fact that they were obviously being responsible enough to practice safe sex. He was quiet for a few minutes while he took in all of the information.
"Okay, this is what is going to happen, Seth and Selena you will both be punished for your involvement. Seth, for lending out your phone to the girls when you KNEW they were grounded, and for keeping the secret, and for having Paul do your math homework, you will be handing your phone over to Leah until next Tuesday. You will also receive five with the belt before you go home tonight after an extra hard training session today. Selena, for your involvement you too will be receiving the belt but will be getting 10 instead of 5. You will receive your punishment tonight before bed. Do you both understand?"
"Yes Sir," said Selena meekly.
"Yes Sir," Seth followed in response.
"Alright, now, Mason and Paul, you both snuck out at night. You did this while you, Mason, were already grounded. This will cause your punishment to be even harsher than it would normally have been. Paul, you may not have been grounded AT the time; but, you knew Mason was and she would not even be in this predicament if it wasn't for you."
"Sam," Mason tried," Paul didn't force me to do…"
"Mason, stop; do not try and defend him. He should have been man enough to do the right thing. He was thinking with the wrong head."
"But Sammy…" Mason tried again.
"It's true Mason," said Paul, "I wasn't thinking correctly. It's that kind of one track mind that could get us killed if we are ever in battle."
"Ever in battle?!" Mason exclaimed, "We're not a damn army and thanks a lot for making me feel like I'm nothing more than a good fuck for you," she said feeling utterly heartbroken.
"Mason Abigail! Watch your language!" Sam warned.
"NO! Why should I? Do whatever you want to me; I don't care about anything anymore."
Mason snapped back as she slumped over in her chair as if all the life had suddenly been pulled out from her. Paul's eyes widened in shock realizing how the girl he loves more than life had completely taken his words in the wrong context; he looked over at Sam for permission to fix the situation. Sam did not hesitate to allow him to as he too noticed how fragile his baby sister had suddenly become. Paul ran over to Mason's side.
"Mason, I am so sorry that what I said came out wrong. I'm an idiot! You are my WHOLE life. I would die for you without hesitation. I would do anything for you. I love you more than life itself; and the time that you and I have spent intimately have been truly beautiful. I don't regret that for one second. The proper thing for me to have done would have been to wait until you were no longer grounded; and taken you out properly on a date instead of asking you to sneak out. I guess something happened that day when you got in a fight over me. I just wanted to show you how much I love you. We already waited six weeks, we could have, I shouldn't have asked you until you were no longer in trouble. I messed up, I'm sorry."
"Paul, I'm perfectly capable of thinking for myself. You didn't ask me to do anything I didn't want to."
"Mason, I'm third oldest male in the pack, I have a responsibility to set an example and I failed. Please understand that I don't regret what we did, I just regret how we went about it in regard to sneaking out at night."
She smiled at him as she finally understood Paul's responsibility within the pack. Sam spoke up once he realized Mason was okay again.
"Paul, I have no doubt you now understand exactly what you did was so much more than just the impact of you and Mason; but, the impact on the pack. However, you still must be punished," he paused for a moment, "that being said, I have already spoken with your father earlier. He has grounded you for a week; and, he has given me the okay to have you stay here while you are grounded in order for me to carry out your punishment to its full extent."
"To, umm, it's full extent?" Paul asked nervously.
"Yes, aside from you being grounded from all electronics including your cell phone, you will be receiving a spanking tonight before bed as will Mason. Then for the next four mornings you will both be starting your day with a spanking as well. Do either of you have any questions?"
Paul stood up, "Sam, I request that you please allow me to take Mason's punishment for her as well as my own. I am the one who brought up the subject of taking our relationship to the next level. I am the one who didn't think twice about waiting just a bit longer. I am the one…..I am the one that failed you Sam."
Sam was silent for a moment or two as he thought about Paul's words. Selena and Seth watched everyone back in forth as if it was a tennis match.
"Paul! No! That's absurd!" Mason exclaimed, "Sam! Please don't tell me you are actually thinking about it! You can't! You just can't!"
"Mason, ENOUGH!" Sam ordered, "this is my final ruling, Mason, you will be receiving a spanking tonight; but, for the remainder of this week Paul will receive both his and your punishment each morning before school."
"Thank you Sam," Paul said softly as he lowered his head.
Mason shot up from her chair and stood in front of her brother.
"Sam," she said as tears streamed down her face, "you can't let him take my punishment too. Please!"
"Mason," Sam said in a softer tone knowing she was speaking from her heart, "it's the least he can do for the position he holds in this pack. He is strong; he can handle it just fine."
"But Sam, it's not…"
"Fair? It is fair Mason; and I hate to have to do this, but if you don't let this go I will punish Paul each morning with the belt instead of just my hand; is that clear?"
Mason looked at him then over at the others and back at Paul. She knew Sam would keep his word and so she silenced herself. She walked over to Paul and started to cry in his arms. He held her close.
"I will be just fine, I promise. I'll be just fine."
"Now this goes for all of you so listen up," Sam said, "this pack has been stepping out of line way too many times lately, and I can not just go on allowing your behaviors to be ignored. Things will change around here, and I am going to start being a lot more strict then I have in the past. So you better remember your places, do you understand?"
Jacob and Paul responded with a mumbled, "Yes sir," while the others nodded.
"I said do you understand?" Sam roared.
"Yes sir," They all answered with a lot more force than they had previously.
TTS
Three hours later everyone returned back to Sam and Mason's from an intense training session. Everyone showered, ate dinner and worked on homework before it was time for Seth to head home.
"Okay," said Sam, "Seth, let's go up to my room for a quick minute."
Seth looked up at him with big sad eyes, "yes sir."
Seth followed Sam up to his room. He received an empathetic look from everyone except from Jacob that is. Up in Sam's room Sam shut the door behind him and turned to Seth.
"Seth, jeans and boxers down and bend over the bed."
"Yes sir," he said solemnly.
He turned to the bed and noticed the belt sitting there. He cringed as he positioned himself over. Seth sighed as he picked the belt up.
"Alright Seth, just five, keep your hands on the bed, understand?"
"Yes sir," he whimpered.
Sam lifted the belt with one hand as he rested his other on the small of Seth's back.
SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK! SMACK!
"Ahhhhhh!" Seth cried out with many tears following.
Seth stood up with Sam's permission and pulled up his clothes. Sam gave the young boy a hug for comfort, and then bent down for eye to eye contact once he settled down.
"Don't do that again, have I made myself clear?"
"Yes," he whimpered softly, "yes, I'm so sorry."
"I know; now gather your school supplies, head home and get right to bed. You're going to need the extra sleep after today."
TTS
That evening three more teenagers went to bed with very sore bottoms and tear stained faces. Paul bunked with Jacob in the guest room while Selena slept another night in Mason's bedroom. The following morning Sam woke Paul up thirty minutes earlier than normal for school. Sam had Paul over his lap for a total of four minutes, two minutes for his own punishment and two minutes for Mason's punishment.
TTS
Paul and Sam walked down and found everyone else awake and at the breakfast table. Mason had placed a pillow on the chair for Paul. He noticed it when he pulled out his chair and smiled over at Mason. She smiled slyly up and over at him. He sat down gently and sighed.
"This is going to be a very long week."
