Ok here's the next chapter. This is where things heat up a bit. Oh and by the way I'll try to post a new chapter or two a day to keep you guys from waiting too long. But I make no promises, but I'll try for you guys. Anyways here you go.
Bella woke up with a groan. Her chest hurted like a bitch and she had a headache from hell. All she could remember was excruciating pain and a weird sound. It sounded like a rattle but it was different. It sent shivers down her spine whenever she tried to remember it. She opened her eyes and saw darkness of a cave. 'Where am I?' she thought.
" 'Bout time ya woke up."
Bella's eyes shot open at the voice that spoke. She looked around and froze when she saw the owner of the voice. Another rattlesnake with a black hat was laying on his coils, staring back at her. What was shocking about him was that his eyes were like hell fire. He seemed as if he was reading your own soul and could take you down to hell with one strike. Another thing that was shocking was that he had a gun for a rattle. She had never herd of any rattlesnake who replaced his rattle for a gun.
They stared at each other for a while as if seeing what will the other do ,until Bella finally snapped out of her shocked state and spoke. "Who are you?" she asked. He seems VERY familiar. But she couldn't put her tail on it. She knows she's seen him before. But where? He raised a brow at her. He half expected her to cower away in fear like any other sane person would do. Or at least KNOW who he was, considering he is pretty famous around these parts. "What? Ya don't know who I am?" he said a bit surprised. "Well you DO seem familiar, but...I just can't remember," she answered then looked down. He snorted at her response. Then looked to the side then back at her. "Well since ya asked so nicely," he said and got up from his laying position. "Ever 'erd of the 'Grim Reaper' " he said.
She thought for a while then it suddenly came to her. "Oh great," she said. "lettme guess. Your Rattlesnake Jake. The mighty 'Grim Reaper!' " she said wih a sarcastic tone. He narrowed his eyes at her. Then he looked at her for a moment or two and said, "First time any body called me 'mighty' b'fore. Usually they say something different." She looked up at him. "Let me guess. They call ya deadly or legendary am I right?" she said. Surprisingly, she wasn't at all afraid of him. Sure his voice and his appearance was a little frightening. But she wasn't at all thrown off by it. In fact, she actually enjoyed his company. And oblivious to her, he felt the same way...a bit.
"And if they were in there right mind, they would have run away the moment they see me." he said. She thought for a second then responded. "Really? Well ain't that rude! I'd never do that...most of the time," she said the last part quietly. He raised a brow. "ya ain't afraid?"he asked. "Why should I be? What's the worse you could do to me?" The last part made him growl a bit. "Well ya should be!"he said while he narrowed his eyes at her. Bella was taken back a bit. No one has ever threatened her like that before. Well of course her father has. But not the way Jake did. It was as if he knew he could win her, even without a fight. Knew she wouldn't even have a chance. Now that angered her.
She narrowed her eyes at him. "Why? What's the worst you could do to me? Kill me?" Before she even realized it. She might have challenged the Grim Reaper! Whithout the least bit of fear, Bella stood up to him and got face to face with him. To tell you the truth, she didn't care if she even got killed. For long now, she wished she were already 6 feet under. Ever since her father started beating her. But when her wish didn't come, she decided to leave and hoped that her fate would come soon enough. And if it meant by dying in the Grim Reaper's coils, then so be it!
He growled at her. "That is the point isn't it?!"he said with a slight hiss. "Well I have been wishing to die for a while now. So if this is my one way ticket to six feet down under, then...yeah!" she said defiantly. Jake was actually taken back a bit at her comment. "Why? Why would you be wishin' te die all of a sudden?" he narrowed his eyes at her. Now it was Bella's turn to be taken back. She wasn't expecting HIM to be asking questions like that. She averted her gaze and looked down. She didn't know if she should tell him he truth or not. In fact, she wondered if she could ever tell ANYONE about her past.
Jake saw her hesitancy and growled to himself. "Well?"he said impatiently. She looked up at him then looked down again she was about to open her mouth when she herd him hiss. "I asked ya a question. It'd be rude for ya not to answer it!" He slithered closer to her and stared down at her with his hell fire eyes. As if he was reading her very soul. She was tryin to think of something to say but couldn't quite come up with anything. Then she decided to say the first thing that came to mind.
"Why should it matter to you? Why is my life so important all of a sudden when I tell ya I've been wishing to end it?" she said. He was tooken back for a minute then quickly recovered. "Cuz I saved yer sorry behind that's why! I wouldn't have saved ya if I thought yer life was just like any other pathetic morsel that ever lived! That's why ya stupid woman!" he snapped back. Bella was about to think of a comback, but what he said finally came through. She stayed quiet for a minute then sighed and decided she should at least tell him a bit about the truth.
"Let's just say my life was pretty fucked up becuase of...someone. And for a while I thought, 'what was the point of living if your not even happy living. So I waited until my fate finally came, but it never did. So I decided to leave and now I'm here and kind of on the run from that person, and at the same time waiting for someone who's man enough or even strong enough to kill me."
Jake listened intentlly to her little story, and tried to sense if she was lying in any way. But when she was through he sensed none what so ever. After a while of complete silence, he finally spoke. "So yer basically asking me to kill ya." She looked at him then shook her head. "No. I'm saying if you do kill me, you'll be doin me a favor."she said. After a second she continued, "I wouldn't blame ya I you did." Then she looked down. "I wouldn't blame you." she repeated quietly.
He stared at her for a while. He was considering about the information he just learned, and was deciding on what he should do now. But then he was snapped out of those thoughts when he herd chuckling. He looked at the female snake and saw she was trying to suppress a giggle. Then she smiled up at him. "You know what? Thank you! Thank you a lot!" then she giggled again. He was completely taken by surprise at her sudden change of mood. At one moment she was sad and now she's laughing. What the hell is wrong with this woman!
When Bella finally calm down enough to speak she looked at him and smiled again. "You know your the firat man I've ever met who would actually listen to a woman's sob story. Usually they'll zoom out or just say it straight forward and tell ya to shut up!" she chuckled again. Jake just stared at her disbelief. He didnt know what to say or do. This woman was really confusing him in more ways than one!
When she was through, she looked up at him then looked down again. "Now that I think about it, I guess I should also be thanking you for saving me back there huh?"she said. He looked at her and was taken back once again. Then after a moment or two of silence, she sighed. "I guess I should be leaving now." And with that, she turned and started heading toward the exit of the cave. He was surprised at her sudden move, and hesitated before calling out, "Where you headin off to?" Bella stopped then turned to face him.
The sun was out and the light was shining on her body which made her glow like an angle. And that made him forget to breathe and made his heart skip a beat. Then a flush of warmth filled him which took him by surprise. "I'm trying to look for a town called Dirt. You know which way it is?"she asked. He snapped out of his thoughts and remembered she asked him a question, then he quickly answered, "It's not too far from 'ere. Just keep headin north and when ya see a town with a lake, you'll know ya arrived."
She nodded. Then continued to slither forward. But then she stopped. Then Bella looked back at Jake and smiled shyly. "Thank you Jake. For everything." They looked at each other for a momemt then Bella quickly slithered off.
Jake sighed. He didn't know what was going on with him. Ever since he first laid eyes on that woman, he hasn't been the same. He didn't know why he saved her. Of course he sensed that she wasn't like any other rattlesnake he met. But he still couldn't quite explain his actions throughout the last couple of days. He didn't know why he saved her, or even helped cure her back to health. Then when she finally woke up, she wasn't even afraid of him! He had never met a person who wasn't the least bit afraid. Then she said she WANTED to die. He would be doing her a favor if he did kill her. She "wouldn't blame him" was how she put it. She said she came here because her life was messed up because of 'someone.' He wondered who that someone was? Then she suddenly burst out laughing and thanked him for listening to her sob story. What kind of woman is she? That question kept on spinning in his head. Then he realized something. She's on her way to Dirt. Why does she want to go to Dirt? Why is it so important that she needs to go there? Then he remembered something else. The sheriff from Dirt had asked him to come because they needed his help for this problem. So that means he might see her there. Maybe he could ask her the questions he failed to ask her before. Then he suddenly realized something else. He didn't even ask her about her name! What the hell is wrong with him! At least he could have asked her what her name was. He sighed, 'Idiot!' Well at least he had another reason to go to Dirt. Then he smirked to himself. 'Things have gotten a bit more interesting,'
Ok. This is a pretty long chapter. Never thought it would be as long as this. But all well, more for all of you to read. I'll try to update real soon. And sorry if I made jake a little wierd and different. Anyway hope you all enjoyed. Please review!