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My Dark Angel

Chapter 4

The Bonfire

The next week went by in a blur, except at nighttime. Every night I dreamt of him. Every night I closed my eyes and waited for him to appear, to meet me in the meadow that we shared so secretly. It was our place, our secret. I've never really had a place with Jacob, a place where we could just go and be together. We had never really shared something so special in that kind of way. Jacob was more straight forward with his love, but this boy whom I've come to adore was different. He expressed his feelings for me in such eccentric ways that I didn't know what to do or how to respond. I could feel his love for me without even having to touch him or see his face. The feeling was deep, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

I met my dark angel in the meadow every night for the past week, smiling when he showed up, and frowning when I woke up. He was my comfort in the night; a guarantee well rested sleep. Every day I woke up rejuvenated and exited to begin what the world had in store for me. Every day I woke up with the feeling of wanting more, yearning to go back to sleep and see him, to hear his breathing and to watch him as he stared at the stars. I was happy, and he brought that happiness to me so effortlessly it was a joy just to be near him.

Of course Jacob made me happy too, he was my sun. He could make me smile on any day. I could be completely depressed and yet somehow Jake was able to make me laugh, or show some kind of smirk on my face. It was his gift, and I fully appreciated it. Though Jake made me happy, this stranger made me passionate. He made me more loving and brought out the compassion and fire that rested deep inside my heart. With him I was alive, I was on fire. I was yearning for him, desperate for more.

Dream after dream we got closer. It was only I who moved closer to him; we were only a few feet away from each other now in the latest dream that I had had. Every night I'd take a step closer, still watching him as he stood in the shadows for protection. He was lucky it was night, as for me, I hated his luck. Recently, I decided to do anything to see his face, to finally unveil who the dark boy was. Unfortunately, all my attempts never worked.

One night I tried to run to him, which only caused him to disappear into the darkness. My heart stopped at that moment and I decided I'd never attempt that try ever again. When I retrieved my steps and stood where the dream had begun, he slowly came back, walking into the shadows and eventually laying on the ground. The happiness that swelled inside me could not have been more prominent, my heart began to beat again. I was smiling the widest smile when I saw him return. It felt like a part of me was lost when he left, but when he reappeared I was whole again. I was in pain as I watched him run away, rejection filling my heart, but he healed me the instant he came back. I was in complete peace, I was assured of his presence and I could never be so stupid to try something like that again. It felt amazing to be with him in the meadow, absolutely amazing.

For most of the night, we'd stare at the stars together; they were beautiful and deserved our adoration. My heart would skip beats ever so often as I took a look at his mysterious figure. Electricity would run threw my body when we laid down, every night it got stronger as I got closer to him. It felt like the most amazing sensation I had ever experienced in my life. It was magic, and I could feel it.

We didn't do much in the dreams; it would seem like it took forever to spend all night there, but to me it went by quickly, too quickly. It was odd how the dreams sort of realized it was time for me to wake up. The sun would begin to rise and the boy would stand, still residing in the protection of the trees. His body would be facing mine, and for what felt like eternity we would share a moment of exchange. The feelings of goodbye and see you again would run through me and I accepted his leave. He would run off before the sun could expose him and I'd then wake up; I sometimes tried to linger in the dream, hoping that he might come back, but he never did.

Either way, I would see him the next night, and that always gave me hope. I had become obsessed with this dark angel, and he was one of the highlights of my day, or shall I say night.

It was Friday afternoon, school had let out and everyone was ready to party and celebrate the weekend. I was at home resting in my bedroom waiting for Jacob to pick me up for the bonfire at the Quileute Reservation. He had been so excited for the past week about it. Every day he'd go on and on about how Quil and Embry were going to have some kind of contest between each other. I didn't ask for details, but Jake told me he was betting money on Quil. Whatever it was, I couldn't wait to watch; it was guaranteed to be a laugh.

Right at that thought I heard a knock on the front door. Jacob was here. I heard Renee answer and invite him in. I quickly fixed my appearance when I heard him coming up the stairs.

"Hey Bells, you ready?" Jacob asked excitedly as he slowly entered my room.

"Hey Jake! Yeah I'm ready," I said, smiling at him as he walked over to me and hugged me. It was amazing how a simple hug from him could make me automatically smile. He didn't even try; it was just a Jacob thing.

He lingered in the hug, smelling my hair and groaning at its scent. "God, you smell so good Bella." I couldn't help but laugh.

"Thanks, you smell pretty good yourself," I said with a slight giggle. Jacob placed his hands in my hair and pressed his lips to mine. For a moment I thought I had died and gone to heaven. He was such a wonderful kisser, even though I've never kissed anyone but him. I really couldn't judge it, but to me he was amazing. He slowly pulled his face away from mine.

"Alright little lady, let's get out of here," while smirking, he took my hand and led the way downstairs.

"Bye mom! Bye dad!" I shouted as we walked through the front door. I heard my parents yell bye and to be back at a decent hour. To Charlie, a decent hour was like 9:00 o'clock; luckily Renee talked him into letting me stay out later. Without her, my life would be hell. I could only imagine living with just Charlie, which would be interesting, especially seeing him raise a 17 year old girl all on his own. He would have no idea what to do. I laughed to myself at the thought.

We were in Jacob's car now, driving through Forks in the dark. I always loved the nighttime; it was so mysterious and magical. Anything could happen at night, its beauty was immense and I adored it. The stars were one of my favorite parts about the late evening. Their light shining over the vast darkness, capturing the beauty of the night, it was something spectacular. Sometimes I even wished that people stayed up during the night and went to sleep during the day, but only sometimes. I did enjoy the sun, of course I did, its warmth and brightness felt so comforting and rejuvenating. But I could never doubt my love for the night; it had a strong power that reminded me of my dark angel, always pulling me in and getting lost in the moment.

We pulled into La Push and saw the nearby bonfire blazing in the darkness. I jumped out of the car as Jake cut off the engine. I was so excited to see Billy and Quil and Embry that I nearly tripped and fell while pacing towards the fire. "Hurry up Jake!" I yelled while he was still exiting the rabbit.

"Calm down Bells, they're not going anywhere," Jake exhaled with a chuckle. He loved that I was just as excited as he was to see everyone together. I hadn't been down to La Push in weeks; I missed it and everyone that lived there. It was a second home to me; I had known it my entire life and I never hated going there.

Jake caught up to me and held my hand; we reached the fire and were greeted by the welcoming crew.

"Hey Bella! Hey Jake!" Quil and Embry both said together, if I hadn't known any better, I would have thought them brothers. They were exactly alike in so many ways.

"Hey guys, come sit by the fire with us," Billy Black said as I high-fived Embry and Jacob gave Quil a noogie. I looked around and noted all the people here: Sam, Emily, Sue, Leah, Seth, Paul, Jared; they were all Quileute descendants, always together, always cheery and happy. Even Sue, Leah, and Seth were happy though their husband/father Harry had died no longer than a year ago due to a heart attack.

I remembered that day; it was a sad and malevolent day. Charlie had known Harry for years; he was one of his best friends. I was cliff-diving for the first time with Jake when I found out. Jake had already jumped into the water, he of course was a pro at it and was waiting for my turn. I hesitantly prepared myself for the jump. As I began to leap off the cliff into the cold water, my foot slipped and I began to fall. I didn't take enough force while leaving the cliff's top and I was falling in the target of rocks below. I quickly covered my head and hit the surface. I was knocked out cold. The next thing I remembered, I was on the shore and I could hear Jake calling my name frantically, trying to get me to wake up. I slowly opened my eyes, feeling very dizzy, and coughed out water, my left arm stung and I realized it was bleeding. All of a sudden Sam came running near us, yelling to Jacob, "Get her to the hospital, Harry's had a heart attack." Jacob froze where he was, his face in shock.

He quickly collected himself and picked me up, my left arm shot in pain and I screamed. My head was flying in circles, pain shooting through it in strange intervals as well. Jacob was very careful as he carried me into his car and drove me to the hospital. The doctor told me I had broken my left arm and that I had had a concussion. I was lucky to be alive, if my arm hadn't blocked my fall, the outcome would have been a lot worse. Jacob had saved me, he swam to me before I even landed in the water, he saw that I didn't jump far enough and right as I was falling he frantically swam towards the rocks. He saved me and brought me to the shore, using CPR and trying to wake me up, anything to keep me conscious.

It was horrible timing that day; I didn't want to have attention on me while Harry had just been brought to the hospital struggling to survive his own fate. Unfortunately the fight was too hard for him. In the end, someone died that wretched day, a loving father, a devoted husband, and a loyal best friend. I wasn't even able to attend Harry's funeral, I had to stay at home and rest.

I was selfish that day, I caused my father to go through so much agony; losing his best friend and almost losing his only daughter was too much for the man to deal with. I would never forget it. From then on, I promised myself I would never do anything reckless like that ever again, for Charlie's sake. Seeing the agony in his eyes as he saw me lying in that hospital bed was pure torture. And seeing Jacob's eyes filled with guilt and pain was equally unbearable. To this day he still blames himself for what happened. He has never forgiven himself.

Every time Jake sees the scar I have on my lower left arm from the injury, his face always fills with the greatest sense of remorse. I can't take it when I see it, I have to look away from him, it hurts too much.

Jacob sat me on his lap as he found a sturdy log to sit on. He barreled my cheeks with kisses and squeezed me to his chest. I loved him so much, but lately I was questioning our relationship. I told myself I could have the best of both worlds, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized it could never work. I have to choose one, I can't be selfish like I always am, it only ends in someone getting hurt. And I am tired of hurting, and tired of hurting the ones I love. I would choose, eventually, but now I would just relish in the beauty of the evening and take in the essence of Jacob.

As the night went on, we told stories of the Quileute tribe, roasted marshmallows and weenies, and watched as Quil and Embry wrestled each other. I was right, it was going to be hilarious. Jake betted $10 on Quil while I betted $10 on Embry. I should have known the outcome. Somehow Quil ended up winning and I coughed over my $10 that I owed to Jacob. The night had been wonderful, and it was just getting started.

"Hey Bells, come take a walk with me," Jacob said as he reached for my hand, his eyes were bright and shining and I was mesmerized. We walked along the beach, talking, telling jokes, and laughing. We were acting like the Jacob and Bella everyone knew us to be, loving and fun. We kicked the water near our feet and playfully chased each other, splashing each other's limbs and getting them wet. Jacob grabbed me and held me tight to his body.

"I love you so much," he whispered to me.

"I love you too," I reciprocated.

Right then, something flashed in front of us in the dimly lit night sky. A second flash happened, and a third, and then a fourth. It was a meteor shower. I had seen it before, yes somewhere I had seen it before. It was all too familiar, but I couldn't remember where.

"Bella look!" Jacob pointed to the sky, "isn't this awesome? It's the Lyra meteor shower. It only comes once around every 90 years or so." He gleamed at the sky with such passion and amazement.

I finally focused on the site, and I was stunned. I stopped in my tracks and stared at the sky with sudden realization. I had seen it before, and now I remembered. The meadow. I was with my dark angel when I had seen it. The beauty of the meteor shower blazed before my eyes when I laid in the flowers with him.

Could this really be happening? Could this possibly be real?

"Bella, you ok?" Jake shook my arm, but I didn't respond. I only whispered.

"It's so beautiful." A smile shot across my face, and I was frozen in time. Its beauty radiated through the sky and all parts of my body filled with immense and pure pleasure at the thought of the memory. It was absolutely magnificent, how could something bring so much passion and beauty into my life? I loved every bit of the sky's power as it had the strange ability to hypnotize me. I was forever in awe.

"I know," Jacob whispered back, he lied on the ground and pulled me next to him. We watched in wonder as the meteors shot by, our eyes in a daze, and our hearts in a race. It was the exact same as the dream, the only difference was the place and the boy. A part of me, which I am ashamed to say, wished that there was no difference, that I was in the meadow right now with the that dark and mysterious boy. But I wasn't and it made my heart sink. Nevertheless, I was happy to share this wonderful moment with Jacob. If I couldn't be with my dark angel, then I wouldn't want to be with anyone else other than Jacob.

This was a new revelation. I had to question myself now, I had to. What else could I do?

When the site was over, Jacob got up and lent me a hand. I rose and we walked back to the fire together, smiling with happiness.

"What are you two smiling about?" Paul asked with a smirk on his face.

"We just saw the most beautiful thing anyone could have ever imagined," I simply replied.

"Oh, the meteor shower. I didn't pay attention to any of that. I find it boring staring into the sky for longer than 10 seconds." Paul stated unattached to the topic. How could he not pay attention to that?

"Shut up Paul, that site was beautiful," Leah added, elbowing Paul in the arm.

"Ow!" He said, gritting his teeth. "You know, if you weren't a girl, I would smack you in the face right now." He said to Leah snarling.

"Ha, I wish I was a boy so I could fight you and watch you lose!" Leah chortled, which only made Paul angrier.

"You know what Leah-" Paul didn't get to finish his sentence, Billy interrupted him.

"Quiet down you two." Billy said, trying to keep the peace. Paul grimaced at Leah and she stuck out her tongue at him and smirked.

The night lasted a little longer; we played a few simple games and talked to one another. When everyone began packing up and leaving, Jake and I said bye to everybody and walked to his car.

"I'm glad you came tonight, everyone loved seeing you here, especially Quil," Jacob laughed and nudged me in the shoulder.

"Ha ha, very funny. But yeah, I'm glad I came, I wouldn't have missed it for the world," I said happily. It was true, they were the best company I knew, the best company I had.

Jacob and I stayed for a few minutes longer then said our goodbyes to everyone and headed for his car. We sat in his Rabbit and Jake started the engine. While driving down the streets to my house, I couldn't help but think about the meteor shower. Was I dreaming? Or could it possibly really have happened? But how? I dreamt it for heaven's sake! And now it's real! How? How?

I thought I was going crazy. I literally felt like I had lost my entire mind. Damn it Bella! You're seeing shit now! You are crazy! I knew I was. I had to be, there was no other explanation for what had happened tonight. It was impossible; to dream something and then have it happen in real life exactly how it happened in the dream was absurd. It was unheard of, impossible. I must be crazy. To be insane would be a comfort to me. Anything would be a comfort to me instead of this damn mystery! It was so confusing.

First the dreams, now this? Why? I must be on something! These things don't just happen. They do in my world. At least, they do in my mind. Why must my mind be so different than everyone else's? This was torture, pure cruel and unjust torture!

We finally reached my house and Jake turned off his car. I sat in my seat, thinking, confused to the point of exhaustion trying to figure out what the hell was going on.

"Bella, you alright?" Jacob asked touching my cheek with his warm hand. I looked at him and his big brown eyes stared at me with concern. I couldn't tell him what was going on, and it was so frustrating to keep secrets from him, especially this one.

"Yeah, I'm fine, just tired." I lied. He brushed my cheek and smiled at me.

"That really was something Bells." He stared out the window and up at the sky. I knew what he was talking about, and I couldn't agree more. But damn it! This was too difficult.

"I know, it felt so real." I said with a confused expression, thinking hard.

"It was real Bella." Jacob chuckled looking back at me. "What are you thinking so hard about?" He smiled, now brushing my hair behind my ear. I looked right at him and changed my expression, covering it with ease and removing the questions.

"Oh nothing, just thinking about how I lost that bet," I snickered at him, trying to change the subject. He was taken aback and began to laugh.

"Bella, you're never going to beat me in a bet, stop thinking too hard about it kiddo, it's over, I won, you lost." He grinned at me and I folded my arms and began to pout.

"You cheated." I said and Jacob roared with laughter. He loved when I pouted, he loved to aggravate me. Though I didn't care, I was glad about the change of the mood and environment. This subject was much better than the previous one.

"How could I cheat? I didn't even fight?" He was shocked, bemused, and loving every minute of it.

"I don't know! Maybe you tipped Embry off!" I tried to defend myself. If Jacob was laughing before, he was belting it out now.

"Wow, Bells. Wow. Just get over the fact that I won and you didn't. Just admit it." He sneered in triumph.

"Never."

"You sure about that?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Definitely." I knew what was coming, but I said it anyways.

"Alright, you asked for it."

Jacob grabbed me and his face lit up. He then began to attack.

"Stop Jake! Ha! Stop!" I giggled in between each word. He was tickling me, and I couldn't stop it.

"No Bells, you asked for it! Just say it!" He said laughing as he tickled me harder and harder, easily finding my most ticklish spots.

"Never!" I yelled stupidly, I knew it would only get worse.

He then tickled me to the extreme, my body was going crazy and I couldn't stand it any longer.

"Say it!"

I refused. He tickled harder.

"Say it Bella!" He laughed.

Still no answer, only laughing and gasping for breaths.

"Damn it Bella!" He brought his worst. I could feel my body dying from the tickling, too much. It tickled too much!

"Ok! Ok! You win! God! Fair and square! Stop now, please!" Jacob let me go, breathing heavy.

"Man that was a work out."

"Tell me about it." I said exhausted. Right then the living room lights turned inside my house. "I hope Charlie didn't see any of that."

Jacob laughed and nodded his head.

"I better go, Charlie will probably come out any minute."

Jacob laughed and nodded his head again.

"I'll see you soon, call me tomorrow."

"I will Jake." I leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.

"That's all I get?" He smirked, and waited for me to kiss him on the lips.

I laughed and gave him what de desired.

"Thank you. Now get out of my car." He said politely with a smile, as polite as Jacob Black could get, I raised an eyebrow, "Please," he added.

"That's what I thought," I smiled triumphantly. I opened the car door and got out. I walked to his side of the door and gave him one more kiss on the lips.

"I love you," he said completely happy.

"I love you too." I said back.

I then walked into the house, hearing Jacob as his Rabbit drove off, and walked into the living room. Charlie was sitting on the couch with Renee.

"Did you have fun?" Renee asked.

"Yes, it was great. I am so tired though."

"Did you watch the meteor shower?" she asked wondering. Why was it that everyone knew about the meteor shower tonight but me?

"Yeah, it was beautiful. Did you two watch it?"

"I did, I dragged Charlie out to see it too, but he got bored after a minute and walked back inside," she nudged Charlie on the side and he scoffed at her. Renee laughed.

"The game was on!" Charlie defended.

"There's always a game on Charlie!" Renee argued. "Always!"

"Not my fault," Charlie mumbled under his breath. Renee glared at him and I laughed.

"Well I'm going to bed, goodnight you too. Don't kill each other while I'm asleep." Charlie snickered and Renee just smiled at him.

"Goodnight honey. Sweet dreams," she said.

"Goodnight Bells," Charlie said.

I walked up stairs and almost fell onto my bed I was so exhausted. But I couldn't fall asleep right away, there was too much on my mind.

Why was a part of my dream coming true? Was it supposed to mean something? That could not have been just a complete coincidence. It was too similar, because it was exactly the same. There has to be some kind of meaning behind it, but what? If my dream could possibly become real, what were the chances of my dark angel being real too? This could not be happening. I am crazy, and that is it, but I couldn't help but hope in the back of my mind that it really was true. That my dark angel was real and maybe he would show up unexpectedly in my life as well.

I closed my eyes and wondered. I slowly crept into my subconscious and dreamt. I saw him there. I was in the meadow again, and he was there, waiting for me. Except this time felt different, it felt real. I had to fight the urge to run to him or to pinch myself and wake up. He couldn't be real, I kept thinking, He couldn't.

Just then, I could have sworn I saw him smile at me. His face was still hidden, but somehow I could have sworn it was a grimace. For a second, I thought I saw a glimpse of his face, but it was so fast I couldn't register anything. I was only confirmed that he had smiled at me, a devilish smile at that. I couldn't help but think that he was onto something. I didn't care of his intentions; I only wished that he was real. I wished I could run to him and lie in his arms. How I yearned for that extravagance, but I could never have it. Realization sunk in and my heart fell. I stared at him in longing, hope filling me and falling at the same time. It was overwhelming. There was a chance that he was real, but I could only hope I wasn't setting myself up for disappointment.

The sky lit up and we both looked at the same meteor shower. My head spun and I was caught in a state of ambience. I held onto this high for as long as I could, fearing that it would all crash down on me soon enough.

My dark angel could be out there. All I had to do was find him.

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A/N: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. It was fun writing it, I have recently been inspired for the next few chapters, so they should be out within the next week or two. Please let me know what you think about this story. I value everyone's opinions and greatly appreciate when people take the time to write me a review. This is my first fanfic and I would love people to help me out with their thoughts and guidance. Thank you.