[Twilight] Rising Phoenix (Part Six)
Aaaand it's dragging on forever and forever. ♥ I'm not sure what else to say about this selection, other than it's actually turning into a real fanfic, and I'm not exactly pleased to think that. (I-it was really meant to be short drabbles that ended up being a fic when put together!)
Oh well. I hope you guys like it anyway. o/
Title: Rising Phoenix (Part Six)
Fandom: Twilight [but so very, very AU]
Summary: Jacob thinks he's on drugs and Bella's on a raid in Edward's bedroom. Are things ever going back to normal in Twilight-land?
Disclaimer: It's late, so I'm not gonna give a full disclaimer, but you guys know none of this belongs to me, save for Elizabeth headcanon. D:
51.
Why wasn't he answering her calls? Bella flopped down on her bed and stared up at her ceiling. Counting the glow-in-the-dark stars, she moaned, "One... two... three..."
Her phone didn't vibrate. She lazily picked it up again and slammed it into her comforter.
"Stupid Jake."
Rising from her comforter, she then headed towards the door. So what if Jake wasn't going to help her? If something was wrong with her guardian angel, she'd find out all by herself.
52.
It was hard to be subtle outside a treehouse. Edward could hear every floorboard creak as he tiptoed to the door. What was up with elves and wanting to live up high? Couldn't they be normal like everyone else? Of course not.
Leaf answered before Ed even knocked, "Hello! Are you ready?"
"Course I am," Edward grinned in response. "So let's go."
He held out his hand for his little brother, and gently scooped the boy onto his back. Without a single word, Edward flew off into the night sky and towards the reservation his best friend called home.
53.
Bella sure was more persistent than he remembered her being. Jake stared down at his ever-vibrating cell phone. How was he supposed to break the news to her? It wasn't going to be easy.
"Oh, hi Bella. Guess what? I'm a werewolf so I can't see you anymore?" He groaned, flopping down onto his bed. "Yeah, she's so gonna buy that, Jake."
He heard a rapping on the front door. There his father would be to give some lame excuse. Probably, "Jake's been sick with something really bad. I'm sorry, Bella, but you're not allowed to come in."
Surprisingly? The excuse was given, but Bella didn't fight it. Instead, he heard a tapping on his window.
There, floating outside his bedroom window, was an incredibly confused Leaf.
54.
"You're a recluse, you know that?"
Jacob couldn't help staring at the boy gently floating into his bedroom. This had to be a weird dream, right up there with the crazy internal monologues that led right up to his hallucinations -- and wait a sec, he didn't take drugs. So how could he have hallucinations?
(His dad's cooking must've been really bad tonight.)
"L-Leaf?"
Leaf crossed his arms and looked at his grandnephew, "Jake. I can tell you're a werewolf. You don't need to hide it."
Jake groaned, "What on Earth are you doing in my room?"
"I'm here to help," Leaf insisted, now sitting beside Jake. "Edward and I were getting concerned for you."
"So that gives you the freedom to come and barge into my room?"
"Hey," Leaf retorted, "At least we're not watching you while you sleep."
As Jake banged his head against the wall, only one thing was official: his friends were crazy.
55.
Okay, Bella. Sneaking into Edward Masen's apartment will not be difficult. Even if the Mission Impossible theme song's playing in your head, you have successfully climbed into his window and am now currently standing in a spotless bedroom--- wait a sec. Spotless?
Edward may be an angel, but he's also a teenage boy! A clean room should not be part of his lifestyle! Unless his mother cleaned it up, but wasn't Elizabeth busy doing other things like giving people weird massages?
Something else was playing the Mission Impossible theme now. Staring a boombox down, Bella willed her mental thoughts to disappear as she turned it off. Come on, come on.. the incriminating evidence has got to be around here!
Opening a drawer, Bella groaned - nothing but underwear. She didn't really want to know whether Edward wore boxers or briefs (and she sure didn't want to remember the answer!)
"Bella?"
Oh crap. Bella looked up innocently at a confused Mrs. Masen. "What're you doing here?"
56.
"Assuming I am a werewolf - which I'm not - why do you want to come to me?"
Jake crossed his arms as he watched Leaf circle his bedroom. For someone who was supposed to be so young and naive, Leaf sure was acting much older tonight. Was Dad's cooking really that bad, or was he hallucinating... or was he on some kind of drug and didn't know it? Jake didn't really want to know the answer to this question, because he had a feeling it'd disappoint him in the end.
Leaf shrugged, "I thought you might want to control it. Don't you?"
Staring down at his hands, Jacob struggled to respond, "... Maybe I would. But how?"
"Magic."
Now Jake had to laugh. "Seriously?" Jake snorted in-between hearty guffaws. "MAGIC? You've gotta be kidding me."
As green light surrounded Leaf completely, Jake found himself pressing against the wall, "... He actually wasn't."
Leaf glared at him, "And now the idiot werewolf realizes."
"I'm not an idiot!"
Another soul entered the room. As Edward's wings encompassed the entire room, Jacob found himself praying for dear life.
"Oh god," Jacob murmured, running a hand through his hair. "If I have ever been on drugs - which I doubt - please forgive me and stop giving me these wacky hallucinations."
Leaf and Edward exchanged glances before shrugging casually. Not their fault if Jacob chose to stay in denial, right?
57.
"Oh, hi, Mrs. Masen," Bella squeaked as she slammed the underwear drawer shut. "How're you?"
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow, "I'm doing just fine. What're you doing in Edward's bedroom?"
Okay, now would be a good time for an excuse! What was she supposed to talk about? There was just no getting around the fact that a teenage girl was in a teenage boy's bedroom... On the upside? Bella wasn't here with Edward. (That would've raised the awkward factor past a bar neither Bella nor Edward wanted to encounter.)
"I'm trying to find my book," Bella lied, rising from her position. "You know, since Ed borrowed it three months and hasn't returned it?"
"Oh, was that all?" Elizabeth laughed. "Bells, you could've just called me. You didn't have to make all the effort to come here."
"Yeah," Bella shrugged sheepishly, "But I missed hanging out with you?"
The lies would kill her one day! But she couldn't take a single one back now: Mrs. Masen looked positively thrilled as she dragged Bella out and started rambling something about mother-daughter bonding. Whyyyyyy was she such an idiot?
58.
"Okay, Jake." Edward slammed his hand on his friend's desk. "Since we can't reach you any other way: yes, you are taking drugs."
"We are weird hallucinations from your brain," Leaf chimed in, floating in mid-air as he sat cross-legged. "And now you know why you should never take marijuna."
Ed blinked, "Does marijuna even give people hallucinations---"
"Focus, Edward! Jacob Black, do you want to control your wild, crazy werewolf instincts?"
Jake stared at them both confusedly, "... And if I say yes, will these crazy dreams go away?"
Leaf and Edward exchanged hesitant glances before they both replied confidently, "Why yes, yes they will."
"Oh-kay then," Jake sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Slam it all on me. If you're some crazy weird magician, Leaf, how's it supposed to control my werewolf instincts?"
Leaf smugly smiled, "Because magic is all about self-control, just like your werewolf powers. Together, they neutralize each other. Now, let's try and get that magic out. Come on, Edward!"
"Ready," Edward grinned, summoning his staff.
"Whoa, what the heck---"
"All sinners will some day be punished for their crimes! Holy Judgment!"
It was official: his friends were not only stupid, but they were trying to kill him! How much more of these crazy hallucinations could he take?
Without even thinking, he held his hands out to stop the incoming beams of light.
"Guardian!"
59.
Both Leaf and Edward stared in disbelief as they watched Jake absorb every single beam of light that threatened to hit his bedroom. Whistling, Edward stared up at the self-made barrier above them.
"Leaf," Edward pushed against the barrier, "I think we've got ourselves a real mage."
"I think so too," Leaf amusedly replied. "So do you believe us now, Jake---"
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds~" Jake sleepily sung to himself as he flopped onto his bed. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds~"
Leaf facepalmed, "Good god, does he still think he's on drugs?"
"Guess we'll have to try again tomorrow," Edward groaned. "And we were so close too."
6o.
Okay, so! Even though Bella was certain she was an idiot, she was somehow enjoying her time with Mrs. Masen. The two ladies had decided they'd go out to Forks for a treat at the local bakery, so off they went, and well? Bella had to say she was loving Mrs. Masen's sense of style.
She wasn't like Renee, who was incapable of taking care of herself some days, and she wasn't quite like the other women in the small town. Mrs. Masen was confident! Spunky! And she always enjoyed a good round of tea and hot chocolate. In many ways, Mrs. Masen was kind of... perfect, like a TV mom. Except without the lame jokes that usually followed.
"Thanks for taking me out," Bella replied, casually sipping some tea. "This was fun."
Mrs. Masen smiled, "You're welcome. I hope this took your mind off Edward."
Bella's face paled, "M'am?"
"I'm not stupid," Mrs. Masen laughed, glancing over at the younger girl. "I can tell that you were worried about him and that's why you probably snuck into his bedroom... right?"
There was an unspoken threat - unusual for her - and Bella gulped, "Of course! I was looking for evidence that he wasn't on drugs or something."
Mrs. Masen shook her head, "I'm sure I would've known first." Taking a sip of her tea, she then added, "But it's nice to know Edward's got such good friends."
There was a sudden thud as a teenager dropped his coffee on the ground. As the coffeeshop swirled around him, the teenager muttered, "Mrs. Masen."
Mrs. Masen's attention was on him, and in that one split second? Her face paled as she murmured, "Kenneth Shapiro."
Wait a sec. Bella glanced from the incoming chaos to her older companion before she slowly ran her hands through her hair, "... You guys know each other?"
Oh well. I hope you guys like it anyway. o/
Title: Rising Phoenix (Part Six)
Fandom: Twilight [but so very, very AU]
Summary: Jacob thinks he's on drugs and Bella's on a raid in Edward's bedroom. Are things ever going back to normal in Twilight-land?
Disclaimer: It's late, so I'm not gonna give a full disclaimer, but you guys know none of this belongs to me, save for Elizabeth headcanon. D:
51.
Why wasn't he answering her calls? Bella flopped down on her bed and stared up at her ceiling. Counting the glow-in-the-dark stars, she moaned, "One... two... three..."
Her phone didn't vibrate. She lazily picked it up again and slammed it into her comforter.
"Stupid Jake."
Rising from her comforter, she then headed towards the door. So what if Jake wasn't going to help her? If something was wrong with her guardian angel, she'd find out all by herself.
52.
It was hard to be subtle outside a treehouse. Edward could hear every floorboard creak as he tiptoed to the door. What was up with elves and wanting to live up high? Couldn't they be normal like everyone else? Of course not.
Leaf answered before Ed even knocked, "Hello! Are you ready?"
"Course I am," Edward grinned in response. "So let's go."
He held out his hand for his little brother, and gently scooped the boy onto his back. Without a single word, Edward flew off into the night sky and towards the reservation his best friend called home.
53.
Bella sure was more persistent than he remembered her being. Jake stared down at his ever-vibrating cell phone. How was he supposed to break the news to her? It wasn't going to be easy.
"Oh, hi Bella. Guess what? I'm a werewolf so I can't see you anymore?" He groaned, flopping down onto his bed. "Yeah, she's so gonna buy that, Jake."
He heard a rapping on the front door. There his father would be to give some lame excuse. Probably, "Jake's been sick with something really bad. I'm sorry, Bella, but you're not allowed to come in."
Surprisingly? The excuse was given, but Bella didn't fight it. Instead, he heard a tapping on his window.
There, floating outside his bedroom window, was an incredibly confused Leaf.
54.
"You're a recluse, you know that?"
Jacob couldn't help staring at the boy gently floating into his bedroom. This had to be a weird dream, right up there with the crazy internal monologues that led right up to his hallucinations -- and wait a sec, he didn't take drugs. So how could he have hallucinations?
(His dad's cooking must've been really bad tonight.)
"L-Leaf?"
Leaf crossed his arms and looked at his grandnephew, "Jake. I can tell you're a werewolf. You don't need to hide it."
Jake groaned, "What on Earth are you doing in my room?"
"I'm here to help," Leaf insisted, now sitting beside Jake. "Edward and I were getting concerned for you."
"So that gives you the freedom to come and barge into my room?"
"Hey," Leaf retorted, "At least we're not watching you while you sleep."
As Jake banged his head against the wall, only one thing was official: his friends were crazy.
55.
Okay, Bella. Sneaking into Edward Masen's apartment will not be difficult. Even if the Mission Impossible theme song's playing in your head, you have successfully climbed into his window and am now currently standing in a spotless bedroom--- wait a sec. Spotless?
Edward may be an angel, but he's also a teenage boy! A clean room should not be part of his lifestyle! Unless his mother cleaned it up, but wasn't Elizabeth busy doing other things like giving people weird massages?
Something else was playing the Mission Impossible theme now. Staring a boombox down, Bella willed her mental thoughts to disappear as she turned it off. Come on, come on.. the incriminating evidence has got to be around here!
Opening a drawer, Bella groaned - nothing but underwear. She didn't really want to know whether Edward wore boxers or briefs (and she sure didn't want to remember the answer!)
"Bella?"
Oh crap. Bella looked up innocently at a confused Mrs. Masen. "What're you doing here?"
56.
"Assuming I am a werewolf - which I'm not - why do you want to come to me?"
Jake crossed his arms as he watched Leaf circle his bedroom. For someone who was supposed to be so young and naive, Leaf sure was acting much older tonight. Was Dad's cooking really that bad, or was he hallucinating... or was he on some kind of drug and didn't know it? Jake didn't really want to know the answer to this question, because he had a feeling it'd disappoint him in the end.
Leaf shrugged, "I thought you might want to control it. Don't you?"
Staring down at his hands, Jacob struggled to respond, "... Maybe I would. But how?"
"Magic."
Now Jake had to laugh. "Seriously?" Jake snorted in-between hearty guffaws. "MAGIC? You've gotta be kidding me."
As green light surrounded Leaf completely, Jake found himself pressing against the wall, "... He actually wasn't."
Leaf glared at him, "And now the idiot werewolf realizes."
"I'm not an idiot!"
Another soul entered the room. As Edward's wings encompassed the entire room, Jacob found himself praying for dear life.
"Oh god," Jacob murmured, running a hand through his hair. "If I have ever been on drugs - which I doubt - please forgive me and stop giving me these wacky hallucinations."
Leaf and Edward exchanged glances before shrugging casually. Not their fault if Jacob chose to stay in denial, right?
57.
"Oh, hi, Mrs. Masen," Bella squeaked as she slammed the underwear drawer shut. "How're you?"
Elizabeth raised an eyebrow, "I'm doing just fine. What're you doing in Edward's bedroom?"
Okay, now would be a good time for an excuse! What was she supposed to talk about? There was just no getting around the fact that a teenage girl was in a teenage boy's bedroom... On the upside? Bella wasn't here with Edward. (That would've raised the awkward factor past a bar neither Bella nor Edward wanted to encounter.)
"I'm trying to find my book," Bella lied, rising from her position. "You know, since Ed borrowed it three months and hasn't returned it?"
"Oh, was that all?" Elizabeth laughed. "Bells, you could've just called me. You didn't have to make all the effort to come here."
"Yeah," Bella shrugged sheepishly, "But I missed hanging out with you?"
The lies would kill her one day! But she couldn't take a single one back now: Mrs. Masen looked positively thrilled as she dragged Bella out and started rambling something about mother-daughter bonding. Whyyyyyy was she such an idiot?
58.
"Okay, Jake." Edward slammed his hand on his friend's desk. "Since we can't reach you any other way: yes, you are taking drugs."
"We are weird hallucinations from your brain," Leaf chimed in, floating in mid-air as he sat cross-legged. "And now you know why you should never take marijuna."
Ed blinked, "Does marijuna even give people hallucinations---"
"Focus, Edward! Jacob Black, do you want to control your wild, crazy werewolf instincts?"
Jake stared at them both confusedly, "... And if I say yes, will these crazy dreams go away?"
Leaf and Edward exchanged hesitant glances before they both replied confidently, "Why yes, yes they will."
"Oh-kay then," Jake sighed, running a hand through his hair. "Slam it all on me. If you're some crazy weird magician, Leaf, how's it supposed to control my werewolf instincts?"
Leaf smugly smiled, "Because magic is all about self-control, just like your werewolf powers. Together, they neutralize each other. Now, let's try and get that magic out. Come on, Edward!"
"Ready," Edward grinned, summoning his staff.
"Whoa, what the heck---"
"All sinners will some day be punished for their crimes! Holy Judgment!"
It was official: his friends were not only stupid, but they were trying to kill him! How much more of these crazy hallucinations could he take?
Without even thinking, he held his hands out to stop the incoming beams of light.
"Guardian!"
59.
Both Leaf and Edward stared in disbelief as they watched Jake absorb every single beam of light that threatened to hit his bedroom. Whistling, Edward stared up at the self-made barrier above them.
"Leaf," Edward pushed against the barrier, "I think we've got ourselves a real mage."
"I think so too," Leaf amusedly replied. "So do you believe us now, Jake---"
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds~" Jake sleepily sung to himself as he flopped onto his bed. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds~"
Leaf facepalmed, "Good god, does he still think he's on drugs?"
"Guess we'll have to try again tomorrow," Edward groaned. "And we were so close too."
6o.
Okay, so! Even though Bella was certain she was an idiot, she was somehow enjoying her time with Mrs. Masen. The two ladies had decided they'd go out to Forks for a treat at the local bakery, so off they went, and well? Bella had to say she was loving Mrs. Masen's sense of style.
She wasn't like Renee, who was incapable of taking care of herself some days, and she wasn't quite like the other women in the small town. Mrs. Masen was confident! Spunky! And she always enjoyed a good round of tea and hot chocolate. In many ways, Mrs. Masen was kind of... perfect, like a TV mom. Except without the lame jokes that usually followed.
"Thanks for taking me out," Bella replied, casually sipping some tea. "This was fun."
Mrs. Masen smiled, "You're welcome. I hope this took your mind off Edward."
Bella's face paled, "M'am?"
"I'm not stupid," Mrs. Masen laughed, glancing over at the younger girl. "I can tell that you were worried about him and that's why you probably snuck into his bedroom... right?"
There was an unspoken threat - unusual for her - and Bella gulped, "Of course! I was looking for evidence that he wasn't on drugs or something."
Mrs. Masen shook her head, "I'm sure I would've known first." Taking a sip of her tea, she then added, "But it's nice to know Edward's got such good friends."
There was a sudden thud as a teenager dropped his coffee on the ground. As the coffeeshop swirled around him, the teenager muttered, "Mrs. Masen."
Mrs. Masen's attention was on him, and in that one split second? Her face paled as she murmured, "Kenneth Shapiro."
Wait a sec. Bella glanced from the incoming chaos to her older companion before she slowly ran her hands through her hair, "... You guys know each other?"