Chapter 2: Learning the Four
"Are you serious?" He laughed. Natalie and Ginger looked at each other and said, "Yes. Then why did you ask about the Academy? It's only for equestrian riders and the first day starts in a week from now." Ginger explained. Jacob's humor had just left the building for he didn't know how to even ride one.
"No. But I did ride one once." He lied. The only thing he might have known was how to ride a giant wolf.
"Come on, Jake. Time for your riding lesson." The girls joked. Only Natalie stopped when she saw how broken Jacob was.
"Ginger, stop." She whispered. "Jake doesn't know how to ride one. And we are the ones who are going to help him out. Go get Justice saddled while I talk to Jacob about how to ride."
Ginger left and Nat sat next to Jake and said in a cheerful voice, "Don't bother Ginge for she loves to joke about people, but I'm going tell you how to go, stop, and mount." Then Natalie told him about the gaits, how to go faster and how to slow down and how to properly mount and dismount. "And the most important thing you should know is that your horse is your companion. I'll be showing you how I do it and you can try your way on how to ride."
They both got up and when they got to the door, Ginger ran into the door and panting, said, "There... Is ... A... Wolf... In... The... Barn." And she got back up and everyone ran to the barn. Natalie expected that reddish-brown wolf to appear, but it was a fully black and the same size of the reddish-brown. Jacob knew that Sam was following him, but didn't think that Sam would find him in the company of two girls.
"Get," Jake boomed."Go home. Get back to the pack before they know you were following me."
"You...you know this wolf?" Natalie said calmly, but Jacob knew that inside, fear was starting to win.
"Yeah. This is Sam and I hope he goes back to 'Emily' before she starts to on, get, Sam." And the black wolf left. Sonya was still saddled and Justice was in the aisle getting his saddle on.
"Jake, this is Justice and he will be your horse for the week. He is an andalusian stallion, but he's a real baby. Go ahead and touch his muzzle." Natalie instructed. Jake did just that and then Natalie mounted Sonyador and Jacob tried to mount, but he put his right foot in the stirrup and mounted Justice backwards. Laughing, Nat held onto Justice's bridal and Jacob dismounteed to mount the right way.
"You know how to get your horse to move?" Jacob answered, "Nudge him in the withers and click your tounge."
"Okay, now can you show me, please?" Jacob nudged Justice and clicked his tounge and Justice slowly walked out of the barn. With Natalie following behind him, he noticed her position in the saddle, so he tried to mimic the stance. When Nat went into a trot, Justice followed and almost lost Jacob behind because of the bumpy ride.
"Jake, try to sit still for the trot. It puts more pressure on Justice's back." Natalie called back. Jacob tried, but he kept on joinning Justice on for the ride. When Jake got to the ring, Natalie stopped Sonya and Jake pulled on the reins to stop Justice. Nat reached out to bring Just to her side and said in a quiet voice, "You will have to learn how to do dressage, showjumping and cross-country. It is easy to do dressage, but it will be hard for the jumping courses. We will first start with the 'Hault and Salute'. I have notes in my bag for you to read. But you will have start with the trot til you are in the middle of the ring. Let's start with that." Nat started trotting to the middle of the ring, stopped and then bowed to the 'jury'. He observed what she did and when she got back to give him a shot, he trotted to the middle, stopped Just and put the reins in his left hand and bowed the way a female rider would do it that it made Natalie laugh. He trotted to Natalie and asked, "What's so funny?"
"OH, and I forgot to tell you, the way I bow is how female riders do it, for a male rider, he takes off his cap, places it behind the right foreleg and nods his head slightly." So Jake went back to correct his mistake and then Natalie cantered over to him and said, "Now, I will teach you how to do the steps for dressage and then tomorrow, me and you will then try to see if you remember how to do everything." They both went on the circuit with the walk, trot, working canter, canter, extended and collected walk and trot. When they both went back to the middle, Jacob heard laughing by a wolf and saw Sam yet again.
"Sam, go home. You can tell Emily that you saw me doing this, now get." And Justice cantered over to Sam and Sam ran back to LaPush to tell everyone about Jacob doing Dressage.
"I'm going to get Justice cleaned and I'm going to take a walk in the forest." And Jacob did just that. Natalie hadn't ever seen someone so broken, so she vowed to herself that she will gain Jacob's spirit back up, whatever it takes!
Jake, why are you doing that? Is like some dance you make your horse do? Billy might not like that, but the guys will have a fit of laughing when they hear this. You sure you don't want to keep this secret? Sam asked, still laughing.
No, but if you tell dad about this that he might come down here and beat me somehow, but I'm only doing this because I might have found someone who reminds me of Bella, but more athletic. She knows how to comunicate with us. I mean animals. She knew what was bothering her Arabian stallion and I gave her a fright before we actually got to talk in person.
Can you tell me who "she" is? I'm starting to get bored of you saying she. I would like to know who you are talking about so that your dad and Renesme that you found someone else.
Her name is Natalie. Natalie MacDonald.
The Natalie MacDonald? Her father's name is Johnathan MacDonald. He is horrible around horses and he owns a farm full of them minus one now. I ran into his farm a few years ago and he made such a fit, he chased me with a gun, threatening to shoot me if I ever was seen on his property. Jacob started laughing and then he saw Natalie coming their way.
"Jake, Ginger is wondering if you're gonna stay with us for a while. Ja-" She stopped short for a vampire, someone very thirsty for human blood grabbed her and the two Quileute boys ran to her aid. Newborn. C'mon Jake, lets deal with this vamp. And you were right about leaving here for there are more Vamps out there killing for no reason. When the vampire tried to bite her, it saw Jake and Sam and it yelled, "You guys are supposed to be in LaPush!" And he ran from them leaving Natalie in pure terror. Jake followed Sam until he was out of Nat's sight and he changed into his human form.
"Natalie!" He yelled and Natalie launched into his arms crying and he felt sorry for seeing her like this. "It's OK for he isn't coming back. I promise you that Sam is going to get him."
"He tried to kill me, why? It was like he was a vampire. Was he..." She broke down again and he ran to the house and directed Ginger, "Try to calm her down and I'll try to see if the guy got caught." Then Jake ran out the door to see if Sam was alright. Natalie was still trembling from her encounter with him and now she will how to kill it.
"The thing that attacked me was a vampire. Maybe a newborn. I'm just scared, Ginge."
"You were just attacked by a physo who wanted to scare you into believing that he was a vampire, but on how he got onto the property is weird."
"But he yelled at the two wolves that they were supposed to be in LaPush. That's where Jake's from. That's why he knows Sam. Is there anything on LaPush that you found?"
"No, but it is a reserve for the Quileute people, believed to be where all of the really big wolves are found. One of the known wolves are the black, russet-brown and sandy. Listen to this, 'The wolves are to believed to be from the earlier wolfmen of the 1800's. Known to stop aging, really buffed and high temperatures of 100 degrees without getting sick. Also, they like to hunt something called the "Cold Ones".' I have to laugh at that statement for there are no huge wolves here except that black one and the one you saw this morning. Do you think Sam is really a human and not an overgrown wolf?"
"No, but Jake is a desendant of the Quileutes and maybe he's got the genes for he hasn't looked sick and his temperature is high. I hope he doesn't change into a wolf anytime soon." Natalie joked, but Jake's body felt like a heating blanket that she remembers from her childhood illnesses she had gotten. She will have ask him that, but why did that vampire try to kill her today and had Sam and the other wolf there to protect her? She knew this was a mystery that she will solve.
"Bye Sam and tell Emily that I say hi and give Harry a hug for me, please." Jake said to Sam as he departed from the bonfire that they had made together to get rid of the vampire that tried to kill Natalie, but the way she was crying, he was hurting inside. With Sam gone, he's on his own, but maybe she would understand about him and his world. Maybe... Natalie would know how he felt when she was hurt inside and startled, but how did that vamp know about him and Sam in LaPush. It was less than a year ago that he was put into a bed for over two weeks because of Victoria's army of newborns, but even all of the vampires were gone, but didn't Alice say something about a few newborns left the pack while they were travelling their way? He will have to give her a call when he gets in to see how Natalie was, but when he got to the top of the stairs, Ginger was just leaving her room and she told him that Nat was asleep.
"She might be like that for a few days, but all I know is that she knows what that guy was for his eyes were red. And she knows that the wolves are from where you live for you know them alot. Are they real people?"
"No, my dad knows how to communicate with them so we got to know each other well. Sam is Alpha male and his wife or mate is Emily. They just had a pup named Harry." He lied. No one should know about them.
"Awe. That's cute and how many overgrown wolves are there in LaPush?"
"Five or ten is the max. Trust me, they enjoy it down there then they will here. More game down there to hunt."
"So, only Sam got to leave the group to see our forest?"
"No, the guy that tried to hurt Natalie attacked us down in LaPush and Sam brought his Beta wolf with him so that he didn't get overboard. I'm going to see how Nat is." And he walked quietly into Natalie's room. He sat on her bed and he knew that she was truely asleep. He felt something in him that made him feel more alive than what Bella stirred. He bent down over her sleeping figure and the last place he looked was her angelic face. So innocent and that vamp could have killed her today if they got there too late to save her.
"I promise that I will do whatever it takes to protect you from anything that come into your life that is harmful." He quietly vowed. When Natalie awoke, he was in the chair near her window and she said, "How long have you been there?"
"Not long. Sam and his Beta wolf got rid of the guy and that he won't come to harm you again. I will be staying as long as you want me to. I can't make any promises, but I do promise you that my past is not allowed to be talked about. That part is secret."
"And I do have a question about your being. Are you really a Quileute Wolf? If you are, I promise not to tell anyone. Just, can we both be truthful?" She got out of the bed and went over to the bathroom connected to her room to brush her hair and put it in a poneytail. Jacob couldn't keep his secret to his people, but he did know her alot to know that she would keep the secret. Wasn't that the first step for finding the right girl?
"Yes, I'm a Quileute wolf, but you don't want to see me as one."
"Please, Jake. I promise not to scream and run away from you. I care too much." Natalie pleaded. How could he say no? So he told her to turn around so that he could remove the shorts and shirt so that they don't get shreadded when he does change and when he did, she saw how he changed into a wolf.
"J-J-Jake?" She questioned. He nodded and she continued, "So it was you who I ran from in the forest earlier today?" He nodded again and he thought, I didn't mean to scare you, but I couldn't find a way to communicate with you. And you are so beautiful. "I understand. Did you mean to scare me or Sonya? Wait, you couldn't have for you protected me with Sam. And I do know that Sam is a real person. So, if you're real then that means that vampires are real, too. I'll go into the washroom so that I can shower and you can change back. I'll see you in ten." And she took her pile of clothing into the washroom and closed the door. She heard Jacob change and him getting change into his clothes. When she finally went into the shower to wash her hair, she got out to see Jake shirtless. She was four shades darker and he quickly got his shirt on.
"I'm going to see Ginger and I won't tell her about you. I'll just tell her that you are just really hot for some reason."
"Good. And now Paul might be mad at me for I told you about me. I do promise you that I will always be here for you. No matter what anyone says." He kissed her forehead and she got out of her room so that she could check on Sonyador before supper. When she got out there, she noticed Sonya out of her stall and thought of it weird.
"Sonya, what are you doing out of your stall?" Then a character popped out that everyone knows as Seth. "Who are you?"
"Seth, what are you doing here?" Jake asked and appeared behind Natalie and Seth knew that Jacob had fallen for another girl who looks like Bella, but more athletic and more out going than Bella ever was.
"I followed Sam. What do you think? And I ran into a pretty girl, Ginger I think is her name." Oh-no, thought Nat. Ginge is going to be heart-broken when she finds out about Seth. I hope Jake isn't like that.
"Jake, Seth is another one isn't he? And so young too."
"What is she talking about?"
"Seth, do you remember me talking to a Sonyador1995?"
"Yeah, but what does that have to do with..."
"This is Natalie. The girl I was talking to. She's Sonyador1995. And I think Sam told you about the thing I was doing earlier, right?"
"The thing about dancing on a horse? Yeah, he thought of it. I have to laugh at it also."
"It's called dressage. It's like a dance, yes with the steps and the positions, but it's like a formal thing for the equestrian rider." Natalie cut in. "Also, why are you in my horse's stall?"
"I was meeting him. Sam told me that your dad tried to shoot him a few years ago. Just before I go, I ran into the Cullens before we got out of Forks and when Bella found out that you were leaving, she was tempted to go get you and bring you back, but when Nessie explained why you left, she was somewhat happy." And then Seth ran away to go join Sam in the forest for the run home. Bella was happpy? Oh, it's because I'm not looking at Nessie that I did before I met Natalie. And I'm here for good. That was his last thought before Nat got on Sonya bareback and started out towards the forest. He quickly got onto Justice and he trotted over towards Natalie when he realized that she wanted to be alone. So, he got off and whispered into Justice's ear and told him to take caution while they trailed behind her and he heard Natalie talking to Sonyador.
"Oh, boy. What am I to do?" The stallion whinnied and she continued, "I think that God is really watching out for me because he sent Jacob. There was Timothy who had a huge crush on me and whenever he went to show off, he ended up on the other side of the fence. But this is different. I feel like I want to show Jacob things that only I know, but I'm scared he might tell others about the secrets about me and you. Dad and mom tried to tell me that you have to go away, but you are not anymore. You will be safe here. 19 years of bull and now I'm free as a mustang or a wolf. Let's get back before Ginger wonders where we are." And she turned Sonya around and galloped out of the forest while Jacob tried to stay on Justice in a canter.
"Good morning students," started the Director of the Academy. "Today is your first day here and we will evaluate you in three stages; dressage, showjumping and cross-country. First of all, I would like to welcom Jacob Black to the Academy and I hope you all have a great time here. First up is Amanda Anderson with Shadow's Day." Then he went down the list and Natalie was called up for her test. Calmly, she approached Jake and he whispered to her, "Good luck, Nat."
"You too, Jake." And then she started her trial. She dodge every obsticle with ease and Sonya flew over the jumps.
"Jacob Black." The Director called. Jake mounted Justice and he said only to Justice, "We got to make it, boy. We have to." Then he started on his dressage. Getting 9.9 on a mark, he passed. Then it was showjumping. He typically flew over the jumps and in cross-country, he raced through the circuit with ease. When the Director came back to thank the students for the tryouts, he called the first 5 students that had a great communication with their mount and both Jacob and Natalie made it. Jacob knew that him and Nat would have made it when it comes to practice everyday. That night in his room, Jacob and Natalie were talking on the phone with her father and her mother.
"Hi, mom and dad." She greeted her parents warmly when Jacob knew that she had some hatred to them for some reason.
"Hi honey, how is it down there? Is it nice? How is Sonyador?" Her mother questioned.
"Sonya's fine and it's nice down here. Mom, with me is a friend that Ginger met down in LaPush when she went down there for the week. His name is Jacob Black."
"Hello, Jacob. Wait, do I know you from somewhere?" Her father questioned.
"No, sir for I don't know who you are. All know is that you are Natalie's parents. A friend knew who you are."
"A Sam Utley? Stupid kid. He tried to sneek away with Natalie once and I caught them. Threatened to shoot him if he ever came down here again. And Nat, I'm still clueless on who Wolf-boy101 is. Some guy I don't know about?"
"No Dad, but I had a question. What if I got to go down to LaPush for the weekend when we have our week off? I would have found a way down there with Ginger and Jake could get to see his family again. I would like to know how to ride a motorcycle."
"There will be no motorcycle riding for you missie." Her father roared. Her mother went on, "I think it would be a great experience for you to go out into Washington state. Wasn't that where we met, John?"
"Getting on, if you go, no motorcycle riding period. Jacob, you promise to keep our daughter safe?"
"Yes, sir. And I have a bunch of friends that Natalie could get to meet. She has a daughter close to Nat's age and she would have a blast down there."
"Okay, Nat I got to let you go so that I can have a look around the property so that no huge wolf or a really fast guy doesn't appear on the site."
"Wait, Dad. Did you just say a really fast guy?"
"Yeah. Why, you know him?"
"No, but don't go too far and bring a stablehand with you."
"Okay. Bye Natalie and Jacob." And the other side went dead. Natalie slumped and Jacob finally knew that he will have to call up Alice Cullen.
"Wait, who are you calling?" Nat interjected. Jacob replied, "I'm calling a friend down in Forks so that I can a) warn her of you and b) if she seen any other newborns around."
"Okay." Jake dialed the number for Alice and it was Jasper who picked up.
"Hello?" He said. Jacob replied with "Hi Jasper, is Alice around?"
"Yeah, hold on a sec. Alice! Jake is on the phone!"
"Okay Jasper. Hi Jake, what's new down there? Heard you're doing dressage."
"Yeah and I'm enrolled in a school for equestrian riders. I had a quick question. Have you seen anyone making a new army of newborns? Had one attack a girl here. Oh and this is-"
"Natalie MacDonald? Seth came here to tell us about her. Is she really like another Bella, but more outgoing?"
"Sorry to interupt, but I'm right here. I have no clue who Bella is, but if I'm alot like her, then I guess I am." Natalie interupted the little conversation Jake and Alice had been having. Alice sounded a little more cheerful when she stopped dead while asking Natalie about herself.
"Alice, you still there?"
"Jake, when do you get off next?"Alice strictly said.
"About a week or so, why?"
"Get her down here when you get an oppertunity." And she hanged up. Natalie was confused with what was going on. Jake had to explain to Natalie about the Cullens.
"Alice can see things that she thinks of. Edward, he can hear your thoughts and you wouldn't know what had been heard. Bella, the girl we kept on talking about, she is Edward's wife and she is like a shield. Dr. Carlisle Cullen is over 300 years old and he isn't bothered with the smell of human blood. And last, but not least, is Jasper. He and Alice are mates and he can change the mood of people who are around him. Those are all of the Cullens that are special. The others are Emmet, Rosalie, Esme and I almost forgot, Reneesme is also a special vamp. She can show people her memories with a touch of a hand. What Alice saw, I have no clue, but I think it envolves you and me in it."
"So, all of the Cullens are vampires? Who isn't?"
"Nessie is a hybrid. It means that she is also a vampire, but a human at the same time. Bella, is her mother and I was there to see it all happen. Bella was still human when Nessie was born."
"And Alice likes to shop, so beware Alice." And Jake went up behind Nat and he tickled her. Laughing, she went backwards and noticed what time it was.
"OMG, I have to get to me room. I'll see you tomorrow, Jake." And she ran out his door. Jacob lied back and he dozed off into his nightmare of what would have happened to Natalie when she was attacked by that newborn.
Hey, sorry if I forgot to mention that I own no properties or copyright to Twilight and it's characters. I wrote this about a long time ago and I had to find it again to get it up and running. How do you like the story so far? Any Characters you like or didn't like? Please leave feedback but I will have the next two chapters up soon!