Chapter 14: Jake

BPOV

I couldn´t move, I was frozen in fear. The yellow eyes were staring at me,
watching me from the darkness. Then, I heard the growl again, it was right
behind me. I spun around, forgetting the eyes, but as soon as I had turned, the
sound was gone and the space behind me was empty.

I quickly turned back to the eyes, regretting that I had turned in the first place,
but the eyes had disappeared as well. I looked around in the darkness, trying to
see something out of the ordinary, but all I saw was darkness and trees. My pulse
thudded behind my ears and I breathed heavily, still shocked and frightened. Had
I imagined it all?? What had just happened??

I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down. I opened
them again when I didn’t hyperventilate anymore and looked around. There were
no sigh of something else in the forest, not even a bat. I sighed and was just
about to start walking back, when I remembered it; I didn’t know the way back.

It was pointless to try to find out which way I had come from, everything looked
the same to me. So I did something that probably wasn’t the smartest in that
situation; I started to walk in a random direction I thought looked good. The sky
was dark and the stars were shining. I wonder how long I’ve been out here…

*An unknown length of time later*

I stopped walking and looked around. This was obviously not the right direction; I
was in the middle of nowhere… I sighed and sat down, feeling irritated and tired.
Why did this stuff always happen to me??? I let out an irritated groan and hung
my head in my hands. Perfect, just perfect…

A sound interrupted my thoughts, and made me jump up in fear and shock; the
growl, it was back. I started to hyperventilate again, but this time, I couldn’t calm
down. I spun around, trying to understand where the growl came from, but I
couldn’t hear it that well, the pulse behind my ears thudded like crazy.

The spinning made me feel dizzy, and with me hyperventilating didn’t make it
any better, so I did something I absolutely didn’t want to do in that situation; I
passed out. I fell to the ground and I started to drown in the darkness. The growl
became more quiet, only a murmur in the distance. And just before I became
completely unconscious, I felt something. Something cold and hard, touching my
face…

*An unknown length of time later*

“…ella?? Bella!?!” a voice in the distance called. I didn’t recognize it at first, it

was too far away, but as seconds passed, it became more real and closer, and I
finally recognized the husky, deep voice.

“Bella? Please answer me! I swear if that god dammed le-“Jake said, but stopped
talking as I opened my eyes. He looked at me with worried eyes, but looked
relived.
“Bella!” he exclaimed happily and hugged me in one of his bear hugs before I
could say anything. That’s when I noticed his chest was bare.

“Jake. Can’t breathe!” I choked out and he let me go. I sat up on the ground and
looked around. I was still in the forest and it was still night. Then I turned to Jake
again and frowned.

“Jake, is it that hard to wear some clothes?? It’s freezing out here!! And what are
you doing here??” I asked him and his happy smile faded, the smile that the ‘old’
Jake always wore disappeared.

“Hey, it’s not that cold! Besides, I should ask you the same question??” he shot
back and chuckled a little. I was surprised he acted like this; I’d always thought
the old Jake was long gone, but here he was.

“Well… I don’t know exactly.” I answered after a few minutes of thinking.” I got
lost, as always and ended up here… then… there was a sound, no wait, it was a
growl. I got frightened and tried to understand where it was coming from, but I
couldn’t. Then I turned around and I saw a pair of yellow eyes.” I said and paused
for a second to breathe. Jake looked… well kinda pissed actually. I wonder why??

“I couldn’t move, I was too frightened. Then, the growl re appeared behind me, so
I turned around, but it had disappeared as soon I had turned and nothing was
there, so I turned back again, but then the eyes where gone too. I waited for a
moment to calm down, then I started to walk in the direction I thought was back,
but I took the wrong one and ended up here. Then the growl appeared again, and
I became so scared I passed out.” I finished, not mentioning the cold, hard thing
that touched my face and looked at him. He didn’t look as pissed as he had
before, but something was bothering him, I could tell.

“Alright, but were where you planning to go back to??” he asked and I realized
that Jake didn’t know about our field trip.

“Our class is camping.” I said and he chuckled.

“Then why the long face??” he asked and laughed and I laughed with him. This
was so Jake.

“Jake you know I hate this stuff. But you still didn’t answer my question; why are
you here??” I asked him again.

“Relax Bella, I went for a jog.” He said and shrugged. I looked at him and raised
one eyebrow at him.

“Really??Here, in the middle of nowhere??” I asked him, not believing him.

“Yeah Bella, I like to run at places like this.” He said and chuckled. “Here, let me
help you up.” He offered his hand to me and lifted me of the ground. Jeesh, he
has a lot of muscles these days… he lifted me up like I was a toddler and
unexpectedly, he bent down and lifted me up from the ground, bride style. I
glared at him.

“Jake, put me down.” I said trough gritted teeth, but he just laughed at me.
“Nope bells, no chance. Besides, I would find the way back much faster if I didn’t
have to worry about you getting lost behind me.” He said and chuckled again. I
recognized that from somewhere…

Flashback *swoosh*

“You’re not going.” Edward said and pushed me into the cottage again. I looked
at him, frowning.
“Yes I am.” I said and started to walk towards the door again, but he was in the
doorway before me, blocking my exit.
“No, you’re not” He said and I tried to push him away, but he didn’t move an
inch.
“Move. Now.” I said trough gritted teeth and looked up at his hard face. Why did
he have to be so stubborn?? A person was missing for god’s sake!
“No, I won’t. Now, can you PLEASE stay in the cottage, I don’t want to have to
worry about you, getting lost into the forest while I search after Victoria.” He said
and his voice was hard and demanding, but his eyes where pleading me. I looked
down at the floor.
“Fine.”
Fine…
Fine…
End of Flashback *swoosh*
”Bella are you okay?? Answer me!!” Jake called at me and I shook my head,
getting back to reality. Edward. How could I forget about him?? I’m sure he’s
worried sick by now…
Just when I thought of Edward, a tingling feeling started in my stomach, like I had
swallowed a thousand of butterflies and all of them wanted to come out. And I
started to feel all warm and fuzzy inside (except for my stomach).
“Bella?? Hellou??? Earth to Bella.” Jake said and snapped his fingers in front of my
face. I blinked, coming back to earth and blushed, remembering I still was in
Jakes arms.
“Oh right, sorry, I spaced out for a moment. Fine, carry me then, if it means so
much for you…” I said and sighed as Jakes cheered and started to run.
“Jake, take it easy, you don’t have to run.” I said, clinging myself to his chest,
afraid to fall. But, as always, he just laughed at me and kept running.
*Later*
“Alright Bells, here we are!” Jake said after what seemed an eternity. I looked up
from his chest and instantly recognized the trail that where next to the lake.
“Thanks Jake, I appreciated it.” I said and tried to get down, but he didn’t let me
go.
“Jake, let me go.” I said and tried to get down again, but he was still holding on to
me. I sighed and looked up at his smirking face.
“Jake, let me go, now.” I said again.
“You forgot the magic word.” He teased and I rolled my eyes at him. I forgot that:
old Jake ALWAYS wanted you to say please, otherwise he didn’t do it.
“Alright, let me go, please.” I said again, and this time, he let me go. I turned to
him and smiled a little.
“Thank you.” I said and he grinned back at me.
“Sure sure. You’re welcome.” He said and shrugged.
“Well…I should go now; the others are probably really worried. Bye then.” I said
and turned to walk away, but he caught my hand and dragged me back to him,
pulling me into his arms.
“I’m sorry Bella, for everything, and I really mean for everything. I understand
why you broke up with me, I was such a jerk and I’m sorry for that. Would you at
least consider forgiving me?? It could be us again, just like we used to be.” he
said and hugged me a little tighter. This startled me.
“w-w-w-what??” I stuttered, still shocked.
“You silly, beautiful girl, I’m asking for a second shot with you. I totally
understand if you’ll say no, but please just think about it.” He said kissed my hair,
and then let me go. I turned around to face him, but he was already gone. I
looked around, but I couldn’t see him anywhere. Okay…weird…
I sighed and started to walk back to the cottages, when I suddenly heard
something rustle in the bushes next to me. I jumped in shock and turned to the
bush, and was just about to scream, when Tyler jumped out of the bushes.
“Jeesh!! You scared the crap out of me!” I said and breathed hard.
“Oh, I’m so sorry Bella, I didn’t mean to. But seriously, where have you’ve been??
Everybody have been really worried about you, you know.” He asked and I looked
down on the ground, embarrassed. But I didn’t have a chance to answer, because
he continued.
“But that can wait till later.” He said which surprised me.
“Bella.” He said and I looked up at him. He was looking sort of serious and sad,
but at the same time curious. “I accidently heard your conversation with that
person. Was that Jake, your ex??” he asked and I felt how my cheeks flamed up,
becoming bright red, but I guess he didn’t see that in the dark.
“Eh…yeah.” I said after a moment, embarrassed.
“And he wanted you to take him back, am I right??” he asked again.
“…well, yeah…I guess he did.” I said.
“Well? What are you going to answer??” he asked, looking a little worried.
“What does that have to do with you?? Why do you care??” I shot back, a little
irritated. I mean, Tyler has nothing to do with my love life, absolutely nothing.
“Me? Nothing. But I do know someone who will.” He said.
“What?? Who?? And please don’t say Mike.” I said and groaned mentally.
“Mike?? Of course not, I was talking about Edward.” He said like I was stupid or
something.
“Edward??? Why would he care??” I asked, completely confused.
“Well…didn’t you guys have like… a thing or something??” he asked.
“What? No! He’s gay, right??” I answered, but when he asked the question, the
tingling feeling in my stomach re-entered.
“Gay?? What are you talking about??” Tyler asked and looked at me, looking as
confused as I was feeling.
“Edwards gay, right??” I asked, but now I wasn’t as sure of the answer as I was
before.
“No, not what I know. And probably what he knows too.” He added. I stood there,
dazed.
“So…Edwards not gay??” I asked again.
“No, he’s not.” Tyler answered, like I was a three year old. I felt how my cheeks
started to burn and get hot. Oh…my…goddess…
I stood there, dazed for… well I don’t know.
He wasn’t gay… He wasn’t gay… He wasn’t gay… He wasn’t gay…
“BELLA!!!” Tyler’s scream brought me back to earth.
“Eh, what??” I said.
“Bella, you didn’t answer my question earlier: what are you going to tell Jake??”
he asked me again, which made me forget about the whole ‘Edward’s not gay’
situation. What was I going to tell Jake??
“Well… to be honest?? I don’t know…” I said and trailed off in wonder.
“We should probably get back to the cottage and tell the others that you’re
found.” Tyler said after a moment, and I agreed.
*A few minutes later*
“Bella!! I was so worried, where have you’ve been??” Edward said and took me
into his arms, hugging me tightly. At that moment, I really didn’t want him to let
go, it felt so safe. I breathed and his familiar, sort of sweet scent filled my lungs.
It felt like we were the only persons in the whole universe. His arms where
protectively around me and hugged me tight into his chest. After a moment, he
let go, but I didn’t really want to. Suddenly, a sentence I had been thinking of
earlier today rushed to my head.
He wasn’t gay…
Immediately, I started to blush. He’s not gay. Suddenly, Edward started to talk
again.
“Bella, get into the cottage.” He said, or rather demanded and held out a hand. I
took it and he led me into the cottage, exactly like a real gentleman. Then he sat
me down on my bed and took the quilt over my fully dressed body. I looked up to
him and was just about to open my moth to argue against him, hi shushed me
and put a finger on my lips.
“shhhh…. Bella get some sleep.” He said and moved his hand to my forehead. I
sighed and closed my eyes in defeat. He chuckled and removed his hand from my
forehead. It didn’t take long for me to drift to sleep. In my dreams, I stood in the
middle of a forest.
Everything was dark and I was afraid, I didn’t know what to do. Then, suddenly, a
growl appeared behind me. I swirled around, but nothing was there. Then the
growl was to my left, but when I looked, there was nothing but darkness and
trees. I breathed heavily and looked around, trying to see where it came from.
Then, the growl was behind me again, and I spun around. There was a giant wolf
with the size of a bear and his teeth were bared at me. I turned to run, but when I
did, the yellow eyes appeared in front of me. I screamed and turned to run to my
left. The wolf howled and followed, I heard its steps getting closer and closer.
Suddenly, I heard something else, my name.
“Bella…”
“Bella…”
“Bella, its okay, its okay you don’t have to be afraid, I’m here.” Edward whispered
in the darkness of the cottage. I realized I was shaking and crying. Edward patted
my head and said soothing words, trying to calm me down. I hated nightmares; I
often got them as a child.
I continued to sob for minutes; nothing Edward said calmed me down, not a bit.
Suddenly, his hand disappeared and I opened my eyes in shock, terrified to be
left alone for the moment. But I couldn’t see anything, it was too dark. Suddenly I
felt weight on my bed behind me. I turned my head to see Edward crawl down
into the bed next to me, laying his hands around me, comforting me.
“It’s okay Bella, you can sleep now.” He said and hugged me. I blinked trough my
eyes, not seeing so well trough my tears.
“Please don’t leave me.” I pleaded in a hoarse voice. He hugged me a little bit
tighter and moved closer to my ear.
“I’ll never leave you Bella, never. I’ll always be here for you.” He whispered into
my ear. I turned to look at him, and judging by the look on his face, he was telling
the truth. I closed my eyes and tried not to sob. Edward just lay there, hugging
me closely to his chest.
“Thank you.” I said after a while, not knowing if he had fallen asleep yet.
“It’s alright Bella, I’d do anything for you.” He said.
I slowly drifted to sleep that night in his arms, trying not to think about the
horrible nightmare. Instead, I tried to think about him, how his arms where
wrapped protectively around me, how he slowly breathed behind me, like a
soothing lullaby. How he had comforted he earlier today, how he had kissed me
on that dare, on how pleasant that hug where when Tyler had brought me back to
the cottage, all my thoughts where about him. But just before I drifted to
unconsciousness, a thought came to my mind that I had avoided earlier. Or
rather, a person I had avoided to think about.
Jake.