Chapter Thirty

No one spoke a word as I pulled off onto the side. There was a trespasser sigh with a chain, it had a magic lock on it that I had to remove and then drove a little more until we got to an old dirt road a few miles from the house.

"Wow so your family owned this entire second of woods?" Bella asked.

We stood together on the old trail that had been forgotten with time but it was still pretty.

"Yeah my grandparents liked their privacy." I told her nodding, I gave her a look making her nod. "Now before you go all crazy with the deathcyles, Jacob's going to give you instructions."

Bella nodded, Jacob removed the bikes from the back of the truck and went over how to operate them with Bella like I said too while I sat on the tailgate with Jasmine watching.

I knew there was no stopping my cousin, she was stubborn.

It's one of those times I could see how much alike we were.

I listened to Jacob explain everything to her. She started the engine. I frowned in worry, Jasmine noticed and laid her hand on my forearm.

The rumbling continued for a minute, before it slowly went quiet as Bella kicked the stand up and drove off.

Bella seemed fine for a minute and then started whipping her head back to look behind her like she was seeing something... was this another Edward hallucination?

She lost control of the bike.

"Hit the break!" Jacob yelled just before she skidded and flew off her bike, hitting the ground.

"Bella!"

I took off running for her, I couldn't teleport because Jacob was here, the later kicked his motorcycle to life and flew past me, skidding off the bike and rushed to my cousin.

I reached them hearing Bella apologize.

"Oh my goddess." I muttered bending down to check my cousin, there was a blood gash on her head. I instantly reached up to check it out.

"I want to go again." Bella told me.

"The hell you are." I told her sternly. "No more bikes for you, goddess look at your head.. Jake find me something to stop the bleeding please?"

"On it." He told me standing, pulling the shirt off his back and bent back down handing it to me.

Not wasting a second I snatched it from his grip and tended to my cousin's injury.

"I-I'm sorry Lena." Bella stuttered.

"It's okay." I told her calmly. "It was just an accident but you know we're going to have to figure out what to tell Charlie."

Bella sat there in a sudden daze while I took care of her wound, I couldn't heal her not with Jacob being here I'd have to wait till we get home.

"Bella are you sure you're okay?" I heard Jacob ask.

"Did you know, you're actually...good looking." Bella said.

Jacob looked surprised. I noticed him glance at me for the longest time before brushing Bella's comment off as a joke.

"How hard did you hit your head?"

Bella reached up with her hand to touch her wound gently, wincing.

Standing, he held his hand out to me, I stared up at him for a few minutes before taking it and stood up, my brows furrowed feeling it warmer than normal.

I helped Bella stand up and made Bella hold Jake's shirt keeping the pressure on her wound.

"Jazz mind taking her to the truck?" I asked turning to my sister witch. "We'll grab the bikes."

She nodded and came over, leading Bella to the truck. I turned back to Jacob feeling alarmed.

"Jake you're hot." I muttered.

He gave me a look.

"Upgraded from good lookin?" He asked jokingly. "What's Paul going to say about that?"

"No temperature hot." I told him ignoring the last comment, reaching out to feel his forehead. "You're burning up."

'Don't tell me it's starting.... not now...'

"I feel fine." He told me taking my hand from his forehead, pushing it away gently.

"You sure?" I asked knowingly. "Not feeling any sudden anger?"

"Nope." He told me shaking his head before a big smirk came across his face.

"What?" I asked blinking.

"Bella called me gorgeous."

I rolled my eyes.

He went to say something else but something in him changed, leaning back slightly, closed his eyes and took in a breath.

"Jake?"

"I-I feel weird." He told me quietly, looking pained.

I knew right away what was happening, I turned to the truck.

"Jazz!!!"

She jumped out, running over to me.

"Take Bella home for me please." I told her handing her the keys. "It's time."

Her eyes went wide.

"Time for what?" Jake asked.

I ignored him.

"I'm gonna take him home." I told Jasmine, nodding towards the truck. "Lock the bikes up at the house and call Billy and Sam could you?"

She nodded.

I turned and dragged a confused and heated up Jacob through the woods until we were far away from them.

"Lena what's happening?" He asked.

"Give me a minute, teleporting with another person takes a little bit more magic." I told him.

He looked at me like I was a crazy person.

"Word of advice, keep your mouth shut." I told him before taking in a deep breath and wrapped my arm around him and teleported us out.

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When we landed in the backyard of the Black's house, Jacob fell to the ground coughing like he had just eaten a bug or his stomach turned upside down. I was used to teleporting so it didn't phase me anymore.

"Told you to keep your mouth shut." I muttered seeing Billy rolling out to us.

"What the hell was that!" Jake exclaimed.

"Teleportation."

There was a rustle of leaves, I glanced over seeing Sam, Jared, Embry and Paul coming out of the trees.

"Elena, what's happened? Jasmine only said you would be here in a second and she couldn't tell you what for, Bella was with her."

I nodded glancing at Jacob.

"It's time." I told them.

"Can someone tell me what the hell's going on?" Jacob asked annoyed, pointing at me. "What did you just do and why are they here?" He eyed the pack.

The guys, Billy and I shared a look as if asking who was going to tell him.

"I have to get the stuff together." I said glancing at Billy, nodding in the guys direction.  "There's still some stuff at Sam's that I didn't use on Emmy... I'll call and have Quinn bring it to me." I stared Billy down. "You should be the one to tell him. "

He nodded, turning to Jacob as I fished my phone from my pocket and dialed a number, holding the device to my ear.

Jacob continued getting angier and shaky.

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"Thanks Quinny." I mumbled.

"Wow you weren't kidding." She whispered.

Jacob was on the ground covered in feverish sweat. The pack sort of stood around, watching. It was safe to do it outside.

Jasmine, Quinn and I walked into the back, Jasmine had dropped Bella off at home and teleported over just in time for Quinn herself to pop up. Quinn brought me the vial that I didn't use on Embry so it was already made.

"I've never seen a shift before." Quinn added staring at Jacob like he was doing something amazing. "Does it usually take this long?"

I shook my head.

"No..." I muttered frowning at my best friend. I felt worried.

I cautiously stepped up to where Jacob was laying and kneeled down beside him, feeling Paul's eyes on me. Jake stared up at me.

"I know you got a lot of questions, probably think you're doing crazy... actually I know you're freakin." I told him calmly. "But right now I need you to get really angry... angriest you've ever been."

"I-I'm trying." He stuttered clenching his eyes shut in pain.

I got to my feet and moved back a little, trying to keep my distance but not too far.

We all stared at him, he tried for a few seconds before letting out a feverish sigh.

"I-I can't."

"You have too." I told him firmly. "You can't fight this, no matter how badly you don't want it....."

"It's going to happen, I've seen it." Quinn added.

"It's your fate." Jasmine said backing us up.

Jake just stared at me, I could read his mind and sighed turning to the others.

"If the wolf can't push through, he's not going to survive the change... It'll kill him."

"What do we do?" Embry asked staring at our best friend, there was fear in his eye.

Jasmine, Quinn and I stared at each other, speaking telepathically. I nodded knowing what they were saying.

Standing still, facing Jake and held my hand out.

The wind picked up making my hair sway, eyes turned gold.

"What are you doing?" Em asked.

"She's using her fire element." Quinn told him softly. "He needs to be provoked... pissed off, Elena's fire power is well powerful.... Most powerful element in a witches coven."

"I thought you only used it to burn the pack link?"

"It can be used for anything." Jasmine told him watching me. "What a better way to piss off a wolf than setting its insides on fire.."

Hearing that I gave Jasmine a side glance.

"I'm not actually setting him on fire." I told her giving her a firm look. She looked back at me realizing how that sounded. I turned to Em. "It won't harm him."

Turning my eyes back on Jacob. I turned up the heat a little and closed my eyes concentrating, and praying to the Goddess that I didn't set him on fire, thanks Jazz for the vote of confidence.

Within a hour there was a huge ripping sound, I opened my eyes and suddenly there was a russet brown wolf standing on all fours in front of me.

I smiled at my work and turned to Embry.

"See and hey we got our Jacob back." I told him earning a smile.

Em looked happy at that, he turned to Quinn and hugged her a little too happily.. Quinn's eyes went wide at the sudden movement, until Embry realized what he was doing and pulled away from her. Both of them were nearly beat red in the face, Em stared at her sheepishly scratching the back of his neck.

Jasmine and I shared a look laughing on the inside at our sister witch and my best friend until I met Paul's eye and moved to his side, hugging him.

Paul's arms opened just in time for me to enter them and wrapped around me tightly, he dipped down and nuzzled my neck. I smiled.

'Uh Lena?'

I turned back to Jacob nearly forgetting he was there, big and furry.

'Sorry, forgot' I thought making the wolf's eyes go wide and spoke out loud. "No you're not going crazy, yes I can read your mind... So can Jazz and Quinn and well... once I give you the shifter makeover soon the guys too."

'And you're like me? A wolf thing?'

"We're witches, not shifters." Jasmine told him drawing his attention, she had her arms crossed. "And being called something other than a witch is insulting." She paused staring at the guys. "No offense."

Quinn and I stared at her, shaking our heads. She smiled innocently. I rolled my eyes turning back to my other best friend.

"Jazz is right, we're witches." I told him shrugging, reaching into my pocket and pulled out the vial Quinn gave me. "Let's get you shifted back."

Pausing I bit my lip glancing at Paul out of the corner of my eye. I turned handing it to Sam.

Sam stared at me for a minute, I gently nodded towards my wolf knowing he'd probably freak if I stepped anywhere near Jake while in wolfy form... at least for now. Understanding what I was saying, Sam took the potion from me.

"So like I tell everyone else the potion can only be used once, it's kind of like a drug and will help the wolf to calm down enough to shift back, after about two weeks or so you'll be more insync with each other."

'First you want me to get angry, I heard something about fire! And now I need to calm down?'

"Sorry I know it's confusing." I told him watching Sam uncap the vial. "Imagine having to calm Paul down on his first shift.... Had to use two doses."

I glanced up at my hot head who rolled his eyes in amusement and kissed my cheek, I smiled at him.

'So then you and Paul?...." I heard Jake think trailing off.

"Yeah we are." I answered without a second thought. 'The first night he shifted, we've been dating but it's deeper than just a fling, Paul and I'

'And you didn't tell me?'

'Sorry Jake, I never liked lying to you but there's reasons humans aren't allowed to know, I knew someday you would understand... or at least I'd hope you would... but I can promise you Paul and I love each other, he's not going to hurt me. There's nothing anyone can say or do to separate us.'

Shaking my head clear, I realized we were getting off track.

"Just drink what Sam's giving you and then follow him, think of a happy thought." I told him nodding at Sam.

The wolf continued staring at me before it's big head turned in Sam's direction, opening his mouth, revealing sharp teeth, Sam poured in the liquid and then stood back.

He turned going behind the trees, Jacob followed and came out wearing just a pair of jeans.

Jasmine suddenly sauntered up to Jacob with a strange look on her face and nearly got in his face.

"Uh Jazz..." Quinn muttered, we shared a look.

She ignored us, staring into Jacob's eyes.... Jacob just blinked at her in confusion and a little awkward.

After a few seconds, Jasmine groaned loudly turning to Quinn and I throwing her hands up dramatically.

"Nothing...." She mumbled. 'That is so not fair! Elena and Quinn get major wolf hunks and I don't?'

Reading her mind, Quinn and I shared another look before bursting out in laughs.

I covered my hand to try to stop but just reliving Jasmine practically shoving her face into Jakes, so Jake could imprint on her only made us laugh more.

The guys and Billy just looked at us.

"Oh Jazzy." I muttered taking in a deep breath, shaking my head. "It doesn't work that way, you know that."

"I'm just saying it's not fair." She exclaimed pointing at me. "You get the hot head... Quinn gets the prankster... Where's mine?!"

"Who says your even going to get a shifter anyway?" Quinn asked rolling her eyes. "No one can control it, it's not like we planned it, I sure as hell didn't."

She threw a glance at Embry.

"Uh what?" Jake asked confused.

Paul and the others minus Jake finally processed my silly Jazz's actions and had grins on their faces. Embry and Jared let out snickers while Paul hid his grin in the crook of my neck. Even Billy was trying to suppress a grin.

"It's nothing, don't mind Jazz." Quinn said before letting out a yawn. "It's getting late."

"Yeah I guess we should head home." I added laying my head on Paul's chest, looking at the girls. "I should go check on Bella anyway."

I stayed like that for a while building some energy and picked my head up, staring at Sam.

This was one of the things I loved about Sammy, I could give him one look and he knew what I was saying. He just nodded.

"Go ahead." He muttered with a small sigh, he glanced at Paul before turning and walked away. 'Gives me and Emily a breather.'

I smirked knowing he didn't want to mess with a witch and her hot head.. Looking up at Paul, he was already staring at me. He kissed my cheek.

We said our goodbyes to Billy and the others and headed to the Wrangler. Jasmine followed still pouting, Quinn trailed behind very slowly giving Embry a glance.

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The entire ride home was peaceful, there was no heavy auras or thoughts, Paul was driving, Jazz and Quinn in the back while I took passenger for the first time in ages.

I was trying my hardest not to react to the fact someone else was driving my car. I just laid my head back, and stared out the window.

'The whimper of Paul echoed through my ears, I quickly spun in his direction. What I saw made my heart shatter, and my body freeze.... That clean SNAP fresh in my mind. Rushing forward but the target wasn't a vampire, it wasn't Victoria... it was a black hooded figure... It was tackled and dragged off ... I skid to my knees, Paul didn't move, he just stared into my eyes, his neck had been broken, he knew time was running short... I tried to heal him, I willed all the magic in my body to save him... it didn't work...

'I love you'

A tear rolled down his furry silver cheek, his eyes rolled back into his head.... I stared at his dead body in tears to the point I couldn't breath.... His heart stopped.... My entire world ripped away from me in matter of seconds..'

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My eyes snapped open, I didn't even know I had fallen asleep. I flew up in my seat as the nightmare paused. There were tears rolling down my face as I took in breaths to calm down.

"Elena?"

I looked over spotting Paul, he was still in the drivers seat and felt like crying even more. Paul wrapped his arms around me and pulled me to him, hugging me tightly.

I breathed in the scent he was giving off and hugged him back tighter, slowly calming down.

Once I was calm, he leaned back a little.

"That dream again?" He asked kissing the top of my head, laying his head against mine and stared into my eyes.

I reached up resting a hand on his cheek, gingerly brushing my thumb against the skin sighing in relief.

"Yes and no." I told him sighing. "Same place, same motives... different villain."

He tilted his head at me.

Thinking back to the dream, that figure.

'Dark hood... The same dark hood..'

"I've been having them nearly every night... but that person." I added before seeing the look on his face and paused.

I shook off my emotions and turned seeing we were at my house. Jazz and Quinn weren't here so he must have dropped them off first.

I glanced at the house, the light was on signaling someone was waiting up for me. Sighing fully calm I opened the door and slowly got out, shutting the door.

In my own little world seeing Paul's death in the back of my mind, I walked mindlessly towards the stairs.

"Elena?" Paul's deep voice asked, following after me with an unsure expression on his face. I glanced at him reading his mind and sighed, stopping on a step.

"I'm okay." I muttered wrapping my arms around his neck, he stopped at the ground step and stared up at me, I smiled at him softly. "I'm just tired, I used a lot of energy but I'm kind of happy it was for a good cause... Jacob finally knows the secrets, I don't have to lie to him anymore, one less person, best friend that I have to keep things from... I want to tell Leah everyday but I can't..."

He nodded.

"What do you think will happen between him and Sam?"

I shrugged.

"I don't know." I said honestly. "Sammy only became Alpha temporary until Jake shifted but no one can really force it, no one knows what will happen.. I mean look at Quinn? She can dream the future but she had no idea her and Em would, they have never really socialized before unless it's cause I was with them... It's going to be interesting to watch." I grinned. " Isn't fate amazing?."

Paul nodded, staring at me and smiled brightly.

"I love what an amazing woman you are."

My heart fluttered, smiling at him, I saw a sparkle in his eye. Slowly I moved my hands cupping his face and leaned down, he sucked in a breath as I gently pressed my lips down on his. He wasted no time in responding.

A small growl left his lips, making me smile into it, wrapping his arms around my waist and pulled me off the step, spun me down on to my feet all while not breaking the kiss. My arms slid up around his neck, pulling him closer.

We just stood there in front of the house, our lips dancing together when someone cleared their throats. I felt this was familiar. Paul and I broke apart, spotting Charlie standing in the driveway.  I was a bit sheepish under my uncle's gaze but quickly got over it as all he said was excuse me and walked up the stairs with a case of beer in his hand, he paused suddenly and bobbed his head over his shoulder, staring Paul down.

"Games on, you in?"

I raised an eyebrow at that, glancing at him and then up at Paul. He looked down at me. I shrugged.  He looked back at Charlie.

"Why not." He said shrugging making Charlie's eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas.

I laughed at my uncle, hiding my face in Paul's chest, feeling it vibrate as he snickered, wrapping his arm around my waist, we headed inside.

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Inside Paul was hanging on the couch with Charlie, watching a random game of baseball, while I rummaged around in the fridge and pulled out some sandwich stuff, adding cookies and a handful of chips. Grabbing our usual drinks, I moved back into the living room.

Handing the guys their plates, I sat down beside my imprinter, drinking a fruit smoothie feeling the need I had to have one. We spent the night watching the game with Charlie, and snacking until it was over.  Paul's eyes kept opening and closing like they were heavy with exhaustion but he held on.

Standing in the kitchen I washed the dishes and got things put away. Charlie got up coming in for another beer and came over closer to me.

"It's late, why not let him sleep here."

I stopped what I was doing and turned to him.

"You mean? Couch or..." I asked glancing upwards.

"That couch isn't very comfy." He said like it was nothing.

"Uncle Charlie are you really suggesting I take a boy up to my room?" I asked crossing my arms, staring him down. "One you just caught me making out, outside moments ago?"

"I know you've been having nightmares." He said giving me a meaningful look. "You've helped with Bella so much, they must be rubbing off on you." He frowned glancing into the living room for a second. "That first night I know he was there... and I approve, I like that there is someone here for you when I'm not."

I stared at my uncle in a totally different light, he moved even closer, getting quieter.

"If he does do something, I'm a cop, I can make his death look like an accident."

He smiled brightly like he had done something proudly, grabbing his beer and went back into the living room. I snickered following, watching him reclaim his living room.

Paul looked at me, I gestured for him to come.

"Don't question it." I whispered.

We walked up the stairs and headed into my room. Closing the door behind me, I walked over to the dresser and pulled out a random set of jamies.

"I'm going to take a shower and change." I muttered watching as he smiled and nodded, moving to my bed.

It wasn't the first time he spent the night, not that I've told Charlie but it's the first time Charlie had done something like this, he was really trusting me and supporting me.

Grabbing my things I went to take a quick shower and got dressed in a pair of fuzzy pajama bottoms and a long sleeved black shirt. Moving back into the room, I locked the door just in case, I walked over to my vanity and blow dried my hair quickly and brushed it out. Once it was somewhat dry, I turned spotting Paul laying in my bed, under the covers, with his head on my pillow passed out.  He had stripped to his shorts... Smooth skin, strong bared chest I loved to lay on.

I found myself staring him over, moving over slowly climbing in. This wasn't a new thing either. Quietly I scooted up closer and reached out, tracing the outline of his face with my fingers. I traced every inch, eyes, nose, lips. Every inch I had to touch.

I'm only seventeen years old, I was basically an orphan, I had no parents, no brother or sister, it was just me, I'm also a very powerful witch... Only seventeen years old and I'm completely in love with an eighteen year old temperamental boy who can shift into a wolf.

'I love you.... My Angel.'

I smiled reading Paul's mind, I could see images in his head... of us, me. It made my insides feel warm. Settling down, I laid my head down on the pillow beside him and just snuggled up to my imprinter.

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4/28/2024

Honestly I loved writing this chapter! When I first started working on Quinn and Jasmine I didn't really think about personality compared to giving Elena a group or team of her own. So Jasmine being a tiny firecracker compared to Quinn's gentler side, Elena can be a mix of them both... She is the Hot head's girl so naturally she would share some of that temper.

And I loved writing the part with Charlie.  I'm enjoying making them all evolve.

Still thinking of who Jasmine should be imprinted too or if I should just leave her be... Clearly it isn't Jacob!!!!! Lol but for sure thinking of Quil.

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