His Sweet Girl (P. Lahote)

Chapter 15

The whole pack is at the bonfire behind Jacob's house; Paul with Janie by his side, Quil, Embry, Jared, and Sam, with Emily at his side. Leah sullenly stares into the fire. Meanwhile, a young Quileute girl about Quill's age is definitely giving him the eye.

Across the sand – Jacob leads Bella toward roaring fires.

Seth runs over and he and Jacob roughhouse. Paul and Janie share a look before Jacob comes over after Billy whistles. Harry is in his seat in the council. He's 89% better but he feels good enough to be here. Sue is here, too, in case Harry's heart acts up.

"The Quileutes have been a small tribe from the beginning," Billy begins, "but we've always had magic in our blood. We were great spirit warriors... Shape shifters, that transform into the powerful wolf. This enabled us to scare off our enemies, and protect our tribe. One day our warriors came across a creature..."

Two Quileute warriors (all in human form) emerge from the trees, horrified to find a male vampire (wearing the clothing of a mid-1700s Spaniard) bent over two lifeless tribe girls. His eyes are blood red, feral. A terrifying image to the, 

"It looked like a man, but it was hard like stone, and cold as ice..."

The two warriors phase into wolves and charge the vampire. He grabs one of them, strangling it. The second wolf gets his teeth into the Vampire's neck and tears off his head. But the strangled wolf falls dead to the ground.

"Our warriors' sharp teeth, finally tore it apart... But only fire would completely destroy it. They lived in fear, the Cold Man was not alone. And they were right."

Taha Aki, 60's – anguished, stands over his dead SON, 20. His third wife, 40's, weeps inconsolably next to his body. Taha Aki spins toward the vampires and takes a running lunge at her, transforming into a great wolf. They clash! The third wife watches with horror as the Vampiress quickly gets the upper hand.

"Taha Aki's Third Wife could sees that he would lose..."

The Third Wife pulls out a knife and runs toward the Vampiress who barely acknowledges the impending attack.

"The Third Wife was no magical being, no special powers, but one... Courage. The Third Wife's sacrifice distracted the Cold Woman, long enough for Taha Aki to destroy her. She saved the tribe. Over time, our enemies have disappeared. But one remains... The Cold Ones. Our magic awakens when they near. And we sense it now, we feel the threat in our blood. Something terrible is coming. And we must all be ready. All of us."
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Janie is at Paul's house watching the news with him.

"Seattle is in a state of terror," The newscaster says as Janie sits on Paul's lap, her face in his lap, her face in his neck, but she listens to the tv. "Police are baffled by the escalating murder and disappearances. Theories range from a vicious new gang to a wildly active serial killer... Reporting live, Dawn Chubai. CNN."

Janie pulls up and she looks into Paul's eyes, combing her fingers through his hair. "Jasper thinks the killers are vampires."

"Really?"

"Newborns," Janie says. "A newbie bit vampire within their first few months of the life."

Janie can't take it. She leans forward and kisses him. Paul's surprised but he does kiss her back after a while. His arms snake around her waist and the kiss deepens. Paul hums when she moves against him. Janie pulls back after a few minutes.

"That was..."

"Intense? Amazing?"

"Yeah," Janie replies as she runs her hands up his chest. "Can I stay here tonight?"

"Stay at Sam and Emily's," Paul says. "Protection detail, remember?"

Janie calls her dad and tells him that she's staying with her friend Emily tonight. Paul drives her over.

"Hey, Em, can Janie sleep her tonight while we're on the night shift protection details at her house?" Paul asks as Emily and Sam come into the living room from the kitchen.

"Of course she can," Emily replies.

"She's safer here," Sam says. "Hey, Janie."

"Hey, Sam," Janie greets.

"Time to go," Sam says to Paul.

Paul kisses Janie's head before leaving with Sam.

"I finally kissed him," Janie says

"Yay!" Emily cheers. "That's so exciting!"

"Yeah, but we haven't talked yet," Janie says.

"You will," Emily coos. "Come on, let's go make some dinner for the two of us."

The two turn and go to the kitchen.