Only in the Moonlight Does This Feel Right

The next day came quickly, and Jade woke up to an empty household. Jade couldn't help but think about how eerie — how quiet it was, compared to the past few days where everything was just hustling and bustling with life. Now it all seemed...dead.

Jade quietly slipped on her white slippers to keep her naked feet warm, and descended the stairs and walked into the kitchen. Upon the counter as clear as day, was a note, which Jade picked up and read to herself.

Jade,



—Emily

P.S. There should be some left-over sausage and eggs from breakfast this morning. Just heat them up in the microwave.

Jade could feel her stomach grumble upon reading the small message. Jade crumpled up the note, tossing it into the trash can, and made her way towards the fridge. She got out a plate and put the food onto it, soon placing the plate into the micro to heat it all up. A minute passed and the contraption beeped, announcing it was ready. Jade grabbed her plate, a fork, and a drink before retreating to the couch.

As she got comfortable on the couch, she snatched up the television remote from the coffee table and turned it on, channel surfing to see if anything interesting was playing.

"Jeez, there's nothing on." She mumbled, stuffing a piece of egg in her mouth. Jade then settled on watching some old cartoons as she ate her breakfast in boredom.

No more than ten minutes had passed before Jade heard an engine die, and the car's door open and close. Her head snapped towards a clock to see that it was only 1:45. Jade assumed that there wasn't a lot of traffic or anyone at the store if Emily and Chris were back already.

The front door swung open and slammed shut, heavy footsteps walking towards her. Jade turned and saw Jacob coming into the living room, oblivious to her existence.

He scanned the living room and saw her sitting upon the couch, her eyes meeting his, causing him to smile. "Oh, hey Jade." He greeted.

"Hi Jacob," Jade replied, waving her hand slightly. "What's up?"

"Nothing much." He answered, shrugging his shoulders as he walked over to the couch and plopped down next to her. "Is Sam here?"

"No, he's gone — off with the guys. Do you need him for something?"

Jacob groaned to himself and leaned back into the couch. "I was supposed to go with him into town to get some parts for my motorcycle, but I guess I can't go now." He mumbled. "So what have you been doing?"

"I just woke up and I'm eating my extremely late breakfast." Jade answered. "Nothing too fascinating."

"Boring, huh?"

"Exceptionally."

Jacob laughed heartily and got comfortable. "Get used to it, Jade." He grinned. "This place can get pretty boring sometimes."

"And here I thought that moving to another state across the country with relatives you don't know that well would be more of an adventure." Jade mused aloud.

"You don't want the adventure that's here..." Jacob mumbled under his breath, not wanting Jade to hear.

"Hey, since you want someone to go with you and I don't want to be cooped up in here all day, want me to go with you into town?" Jade inquired. "I mean, if you want me to."

Jacob kept how enthusiastic he really was — not wanting to weird her out — and gave her a smile instead. "Sure, I'd love the company. Thanks."

"My pleasure." She replied, sticking out her tongue playfully with a smile. Jade finished her breakfast and placed the dirty dish and utensil into the sink. "I'm going to change. I'll be right back."

"Take your time."

Jade rushed up the flight of stairs and entered her room. She went to her dresser and began to raid it for an outfit she liked, which was a gray cropped top and gray skinny jeans. Jade put a few accessories on and then felt that she was ready. She slipped on her black converse and stashed her cell and some money into her pockets before jogging down the stairs as to not keep Jacob waiting.

"Okay, I'm ready." She sighed, walking over to Jacob with a smile.

"Awesome." Jacob returned the smile. "Why don't you leave a note for Emily so she doesn't worry about where you are?" He suggested.

Jade could only nod in agreement as she walked into the kitchen. She took a piece of paper from the pad that hung on the fridge and quickly scribbled down that she was going with Jacob into town and that she'd be home soon. Jade left the piece of parchment on the counter and walked out of the house, heading towards Jacob who was leaning up against his Rabbit.

The two got into the vehicle and Jacob started the engine, soon driving down the path towards town. Throughout the entire ride, Jade and Jacob chit-chatted, laughed, and did some karaoke, which the two decided that they shouldn't do again for fear of hearing-loss, however, they enjoyed it nonetheless.

They soon arrived and Jacob parked the car inside a garage. Jade and Jacob got out of the car and headed towards the shops. They walked into an auto shop and Jacob led her throughout the entire building. Jacob explained to Jade the different parts, what the did, held together, and where they belonged. Jade was pretty sure if she was quizzed she could get a near perfect score after his lecturing.

"Stay here," He instructed. "I'm just going to go pay for these and I'll be right back." Jacob flashed her a smile and Jade couldn't help but smile back.

Jade didn't like when she fell this hard for boys, but she thought about making an exception for Jacob...

Jade leaned up against a wall and began to wait patiently. She twiddled her thumbs and looked around her surroundings, waiting for her friend to return.

There was a tap on her shoulder and she spun around to see a guy with shaggy, dirty blond hair and blue eyes standing before her. He wore some torn up jeans and a white oil stained shirt that looked like he had just been rolling around in muck.

She could only think of one word. Yuck...

"Hey, my name's John, but everyone calls me Johnny. You can call me that too, babe." Johnny winked at Jade suggestively, causing her to shudder. "Wanna go for a ride on my bike?"

"It's Jade. And no thanks — to both of your offers."

"Aw, don't be so harsh, Jade." He replied, purring her name as he got closer to her.

"There's no way in hell, John." Jade retorted. "I'm waiting for someone anyways."

"Who is this 'someone', Jade — your boyfriend?"

"No," Jade glared daggers at John as her cheeks flush over the simple thought of Jacob being her boyfriend. "He's a really good friend. Now leave me alone."

"C'mon Jade, no one can say no to me, especially when I offer a ride on my bike."

"Well, I'm saying no, so too bad."

"Jade—"

"She said no dammit, now stay the fuck away from her." Jacob's voice rung in Jade's ears and her head snapped towards him. He was absolutely furious that someone was trying to get at his imprint. "Get going or else I'll make you." Jacob seethed.

"Hey man, she's not your property. She can choose if she wants to ride on my bike with me...." He then inched closer to Jade and let his arm slink around her waist, pulling her into his body. "Or on something else." He chuckled.

Jade's eyes widened in shock and she immediately began to turn herself around to slap him, however she was beaten to the punch — literally. Jacob had punched John square in the face, delivering a bloody nose on impact. John stumbled back and fell to the floor, grabbing his face in pain, shouting curses at Jacob.

"C'mon Jade, let's get outta here." Jacob muttered, glaring at John as they left.

Jade followed close behind and kept a steady pace as Jacob briskly walked towards the car, still burning off some steam.

"Thank you for doing that, Jake. I wasn't sure if he was going to stop."

Jacob stopped in his tracks and a smile broke out on his lips, he loved hearing her call him "Jake". He turned around to face her and gave her a smile. "No problem, I didn't like the way that ass was treating you." Jacob told her, and then grabbed her hand. "Let's go get some ice cream — I'm paying."

The two teens then changed course and headed to their new destination. Jacob led Jade through the small crowds of people and the entire time her heart was beating uncontrollably because their hands were intertwined. They entered a quaint little diner, were seated and handed menus, being left to decide upon what they wanted.

"Is it good here?" Jade questioned curiously.

"It's only the best diner in town." He answered with a small smirk. "Their root beer floats are incredible."

"I guess I'll just have to test that theory."

"It's not a theory, it's a proven fact."

"We'll just see about that." Jade laughed.

"They're massive, too," He pointed out. "We'll split it — sound good?"

"Yup." She nodded, putting her menu down on the edge of the table. "Just don't chug the whole thing down and leave nothing for me, though." She stuck out her tongue and laughed before she continued talking. "I've seen how you eat at the dinner table."

The waitress came over and took their order down, retreating into the kitchen. She soon returned moments later and placed the float onto the table. Jade had to admit, it was a pretty huge float. She was thankful she had someone to split it with since she knew she would never be able to finish it on her own.

Jacob grabbed his straw, took the paper covering off, and rolled it into a paper ball before flicking the small object at Jade. It hid her directly on the nose and they both laughed.

"That's for insulting my table manners." He declared, and Jade rolled her eyes at his childish, yet lovable, antics and uncovered her straw as well.

"This is really good, Jake."

"Good, now don't ever doubt me again."

"I'll try not to." She laughed quietly.

Within a few minutes, Jade was stuffed and couldn't take another bite of ice cream or another sip of the tasty concoction. She pushed the rest of it towards Jacob who looked up in confusion.

"You're full already?"

"Yes." She nodded. "I'm not a bottomless hole like you." She joked playfully, causing him to laugh under his breath.

Jacob took another long sip through his straw and looked up at her. "So are you and Chris going to stay here permanently...?"

"I'm not sure, actually." Jade frowned. "My dad screwed us over financially and we didn't really have anywhere else to go so we came here. He said that when he got back on his feet he'd come and take us back, but... he's not very committed to what he says a lot of the time."

"That sucks." He mumbled, looking back at the dessert. "Do you think that you're staying for the school year?"

"Yea, I think so." Jade answered. "Is the school nice?"

"Eh, yea, but school is school — boring."

"So you have a motorcycle, right?"

"Yup, it's the best."

"How long have you had it?"

"About a year, I guess..." He shrugged.

"That's really cool. I've never known anyone with a motorcycle before so you're going to have to let me ride it sometime."

Jacob smiled and he looked at Jade again. "Anytime you want, just let me know."

After Jacob finished it off, they decided to split the bill after Jade's endless complaining. Jade could tell by Jacob's expressions he was more than reluctant to. After paying, they headed back towards the car and drove back towards La Push.

When they arrived home, Jade was a little sad. She didn't want to stop hanging out with Jacob today. She was having too much fun to call it quits.

"Come on inside," Jade suggested with a smile, which he gladly returned.

They walked inside the house and saw Emily in the kitchen making dinner. "Hey Emily." Jade greeted. "How was shopping?"

"It was fine, Jade." Emily answered. "Thanks for leaving a note, if we didn't see it I would've been scared to death." She laughed, soon realizing that Jacob was by her side. "Hello Jacob, thanks for taking care of her."

"No problem, Em." He nodded.

"Let's go upstairs." Jade told him, gesturing towards the staircase.

"Sure, sure."

Jade and Jacob ascended the staircase and walked into her room. Jade walked over to her bed and plopped onto it comfortably, letting out a content sigh.

"So what do we do now?" Jade asked.

"I don't know." Jacob mumbled tiredly, giving a low chuckle. "Why'd you invite me up here if you didn't know what to do?" He sat down next to her on the bed and looked at her with a small smirk.

Jade, not knowing what to say, simply shrugged her shoulders. "Well, I thought that a genius like yourself would be able to come up with something."

"Oh, I'm sure I can."

"What are you waiting for then?" She questioned, putting her arms under her head, getting more comfortable on the bed.

"Exactly that." He smirked, attacking her side with his fingers.

Jade squealed in surprise and began to laugh uncontrollably as she was tickled. She kicked and swatted at him, trying to get him to stop by any means, and almost knocked him off the bed. He decided to get a better grip and to also make sure he wasn't going to fall off any time soon, so he straddled her hips, his smirk growing.

"I give, I give...!" She cried through her laughter.

Jacob scoffed, laughing at how easily she caved. "I don't care...!"

"Stop...!" She gasped, becoming out of breath.

"Alright say... 'Jacob is a genius, nice, and all around good looking'."

"Jacob is a genius, nice, and all around good looking!" Jade yelled quickly.

Jacob's fingers pulled themselves away from her sides and Jade caught her breath. Jacob lay down next to her and relaxed on her bed.

"Thanks for stopping."

"I can always tickle you later." He replied, earning a swat on the arm from Jade.

Jade found that she had become tired after so much laughing, and she became sleepy almost immediately. Her eyes began to droop and her breathing became steady as she slowly began to fall asleep

The last thing she could remember was being pulled into a body of pure heat.