Thank you for the reviews :) Here's chapter 5. I did some planning yesterday on where I wanted this story to go. Hope you all like it. It is kind of a boring chapter, in my opinion, but I thought it was crucial to get some of the information out for later delopments. I promise we are steering off course from a more predictable storyline, just have to get some things out of the way first.
Nope, I still do not own Twilight.
I glared into the tense eyes on Jacobs even more tense face. "What the fuck do you want?" He already knew that I imprinted on Bella, there was nothing he could do. Well, unless she chose him. No, that couldn't fucking happen. It caused me to growl until a small warm hand was placed on my shoulder. I nodded at the gesture and took a deep breath, my eyes not once looking away from my 'brother' in front of me. "Well?"
Jacob rolled his eyes. "Someone has to make sure you don't lose control." He half smirked at his words, obviously playing on the fact that I am the most unstable out of the whole pack.
"Fuck you, you know that's not possible." I spat and went to walk around him, reaching behind me to grab onto Bella's hand to lead her into the house. I didn't feel bad about dragging her away from her friend, knowing damn well the idiot would follow behind me like a lost puppy pining. "Emily? Do you have some bandaids?" I cringed knowing that I just proved that I could hurt Bella, but it wasn't in the way Jacob was obviously thinking.
"See?! What the fuck did you do?" He gripped onto Bella and spun her around to look her over, studying on her hands and knees. "She's bleeding." He stared accusingly at me.
Bella surprised me and jerked away from Jake. "Shut up Jacob. I, uh, tripped. You know me, clumsy little human. Paul brought me here to get patched up." I smirked, appreciating the little lie but the pack would know damn well what happened the next time I phased.
I glared at Jacob and grabbed onto her wrist gently again. Emily appeared after a moment with a smile, obviously having heard me as she had some bandaids and peroxide in her hands. "Come on Bella, lets go to the bathroom and get those wounds cleaned." I reluctantly let go of her as Emily lead her into the small bathroom.
Hearing Jake sigh I turned around to face him. I had to admit that I hated to hurt him like this but dammit this was NOT my fault. He eventually shook his head. "Look, I don't like this but I know you can't help it. I take it she knows now?"
I nodded once. "I told her to think about it, as stupid as that sounds. This is all weird as fuck for me too. Right now I wouldn't even call us friends." I gritted my teeth at the last of my words. I had no damn idea how this all would work out, even if it would at all. I had thought about running, taking myself out of the equation completely, but I could not do that yet, not when we were still chasing the red headed leech. "Anyway, any new updates on the bloodsucker search?" I changed the subject as I went to sit down. Jacob followed.
"No, we keep chasing the same trails." He sighed, obviously frustrated with everything as well.
Bella came back out in that moment, a little sheepish she had to be 'patched up' I guessed. I gave her what I hoped was a small warm smile. She returned it after a moment of shock. She sat down in the chair next to me. It calmed me with the feeling she was next to me. My eyes lingered on hers for a moment before I looked back to Jake. "So where's Sam?"
"Running a quick perimeter, he should be here soon. We're going to have to change strategy or were never going to get her."
"What are you guys talking about?" Bella asked curiously.
I raised my eyebrows at her. "You really want to know?" She nodded once. "You remember the leech with the dreads?" I assumed she put two and two together, figuring out that we killed the vampire that looked to about drain her in the empty meadow days ago. She gulped and nodded silently. "We killed him, it didn't look like you two were best buds anyway. Apparently our legends are correct when it comes to killing a vampires mate. This red headed bitch keeps coming back." I gritted my teeth at that. I was pissed she kept avoiding us. I just wanted her gone so I could sleep normally again.
I noticed Bella white as a ghost. "Fuck, whats wrong?" I shouted, reaching out to touch her. What the fuck did I say? "Was the leech we killed your friend? Fuck, it looked like he was going to drain you."
She shook her head quickly. "Victoria...the...the red head. Her names Victoria. And Laurent was not her mate." She whispered. If it were not for my supernatural hearing I might no have caught it all.
"Well then what the fuck does she want? And dammit what the hell did I do?!" I was panicking.
She snapped out of it and met my dark gaze. "She's after me Paul."
Her words hang in the air for a while. I kept starting to tremble, getting pissed and upset, and a million different emotions I never knew I was capable of were running through me. Bella kept touching my hand for a few brief seconds when she noticed to calm me down. "Why?" Jake finally came through and asked. I figured he was going through the same pissed shock.
I focused while Bella explained quietly. Leave it to the fucking Cullens to leave their mess to clean up. They should have known better their own kind and caught this, but they didn't. They left Bella behind, in danger. I growled, surprising her but she didn't make to move.
Sam, Jared, and Embry made their way into the house. I looked darkly at them and Sam knew immediately I had not so good information to share. Thank god Emily piped up. "Bella? Would you help me in the kitchen while the boys talk?" Her smile was warming. Bella nodded and went to follow her.
I turned to Jake and nodded for him to explain. I was going to do well to listen again without exploding into my wolf form, let alone re tell it.
Sam sat quietly as Jake explained, though the rest of the pack held the same shocked and outraged expression I had held when I first heard it.
"Looks like we need a new plan. This is good, Paul and Jacob, if you think about it. With knowing what the red head wants we can come up a plan that will work." He sounded confident but I just shook my head quickly. I didn't see how knowing that she was after Bella made this any better.
In one look I had found my world changing, revolving only around her. I was just starting to grasp the concept. And now there if we failed to do what we were made for I could lose it. This was a true fuck my life moment.