Chapter Four

Jacob's POV

I couldn't believe what was happening. I had just kissed Edward Cullen. Was I going insane? I shook my head a few times, trying my hardest to process why I kissed him back. My emotions were boiling over at this point. I looked up, wincing when I found Edward's brilliant golden eyes looking right at me. "Are you alright?" He asked me. I sighed softly and nodded. "Yeah, I am fine; I am just trying to process what just happened."

Edward nodded slowly. "I understand. We just took a huge step and I fully understand if you are confused right now." He reassured me as he put his hand upon my shoulder. I nodded and looked into his golden eyes. There was a part of my brain that was telling me to be rational and just leave before things got too carried away; but then again, there was the other part of my brain that was telling me to follow my heart and embrace Edward's love. My mind was playing tricks on me. I didn't know what to do. Why did life have to be so damn complicated?

Edward's POV

I could practically feel Jacob's emotions. I knew that he was confused. I wanted to pull him into my arms and hold him close to me but I knew that that wouldn't solve anything. I just had to wait until Jacob felt ready enough to move on to the next step in our relationship, if there was ever going to be a relationship. I sighed, not really sure about what was next to come.

I walked out of the bedroom, giving Jacob some time to himself. I headed to the kitchen and made Jacob a ham and cheese sandwich with some chips and a root beer. I hurried back up to the bedroom, eager to see Jacob. When I got there, he hadn't moved from his spot on the bed. I smiled and walked up to him. "I made you some lunch." I put the plate in front of him.

He looked at the food and smiled slightly. "Thanks, I was getting a bit hungry." He scarfed down my food and then stretched out on the bed. "I wonder when I will get to go back to La Push." He mumbled to himself. I smiled and sat down beside him. I didn't want him to go back home, I wish that he could have stayed there with me, but I knew that that was not going to happen. "Soon, Jacob, you will get to go back home as soon as Carlisle declares you perfectly healthy." Jacob snorted. "You're forgetting that I am a werewolf, Edward, I heal faster than humans. I am pretty sure that I am healthy." He declared confidently.

"We will just have to wait for Carlisle to determine that." As if it was on cue, Carlisle walked into the room. He carried a clipboard in his hands. "I have found something in your blood, Jacob, and I would like to run some more tests." He said in his usual calm tone. Jacob's face dropped. "Is there something wrong with my blood? Do I have a disease or something?" He said frantically.

Carlisle shook his head. "As far as I can tell, no, you are fine in that respect. But, I would like to run a few more tests so I can determine what exactly it was that I saw in your blood. Do you mind if I hook you up to a couple of machines and an IV?" He asked as he set his clipboard aside. Jacob shook his head, his face fully of concern. I hated seeing him this torn up. I could tap into Carlisle's thoughts if I wanted to, and I tried to, but Carlisle blocked me.

Carlisle hooked Jacob up to some weird looking machines and put an IV in his arm. Jacob was beginning to look fragile, which was very rare for him. He always tried to put up a brave front; he was like a brick wall. But right now, he looked like a house of cards, ready to tumble. And, it was killing me. I wanted to walk over to him and pull him into my arms and assure him that things would be alright. But I knew that if I did that, it would make him feel even weaker. Tonight was going to be a long night, for the both of us.

~Meanwhile, in Bella's POV~

I paced along the cave, waiting for my fellow vampires to join me for a meeting. The Cullen's refused to take part of my plan to kill off all humans. I sighed; I was just going to have to remove the Cullen's from the equation. I had an advance in taking the Cullen's down. I know their strengths and weaknesses. I am confident that I can take them down.

The other vampires soon started to come into the cave, circling around me. I smiled, being the leader felt wonderful. Xavier soon entered and wrapped his arms around me as I unrolled my game plan out and laid it down on the floor. His arms felt warm, comforting me and calming my nerves.

"My fellow vampires, I have called you here tonight to discuss some future plans. Okay, maybe just one plan; to take down the Cullen family. Our main mission is to rid ourselves of humans and vampires like the Cullen's, who refuse to drink human blood. They are weak creatures and deserve to be taken down."

"Tonight, I have drawn up a plan to kill the Cullen's. I know the Cullen's from experience; I know how strong they can be. This isn't going to be easy; they have allies from every place you can probably think of. So, it is only natural that we would need to get our own allies. And, I know a group of vampires who are even stronger than the Cullen's could ever be. They are known as the Original Vampires. Their leader is named Cain." I took a moment to glance over my shoulder at Xavier.

He smiled down at me, impressed with my plan. I turned my head to face the other vampires and then continued. "I have already contacted Cain, and now, all we have to do is wait for them to agree to help us. And once they say yes, we will get rid of the Cullen's!" I declared with a laugh. The world would soon be free of one less vampire family.

Author's Note: I need to say that I do NOT own the "Original Vampires", they are the OCs of Blaid. I will introduce them in the next chapter. Anyway, I hope that everyone enjoyed this chapter!