CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO || STILINSKI

"Violet- Violet we had to turn back. We can't get to Forks" The frantic tone in Scott's voice consumed Violet with worry as she sat on the couch, Lydia's panicked voice echoing in the background of the phone call making Violet's heart jump to her stomach. 

"Why? Scott is everything okay?" Violet asked sitting up straight as anxiety surged through her in such a way it felt like acid trickling through her veins as her chest constricted. Jacob walked over to the couch upon hearing her panic-ridden voice. 

"No- Somethings wrong with Stiles, we have to save him... Are you still with Jacob?" Violet's heart sank as the sickening familiarity of grief filled her stomach consuming every fibre of her body lulling her into silence as she stared blankly in front of her wide-eyed processing Scott's words. 

"Vi- Violet are you with Jacob?" Scott's voice echoed through her frozen mind as every memory of Stiles Stilinski filled her mind followed by the replay of her mother's death, Jacob taking a step toward her upon noticing the panicked expression etched onto her face. 

"What? Stiles? Is he okay? What's wrong with him?" Violet stumbled over her own words in a panic as she tightened her grip on the phone in her hand nausea spiralling through her stomach. 

"He's uh- He's not himself... But Violet we're gonna do everything we can... Are you with Safe?" Violet's chest constricted with vicious amounts of grief, her hand falling on her chest as she took a strangled breath, Stiles. He had to be okay. he had to be, Right?

"Violet?" Scott's voice echoed through Violet's mind yet she couldn't register his words, She couldn't register anything. Stiles? Stiles consumed her mind, panic trickling through her veins like acid agonisingly burning her skin from the inside out. Jacob rushed forward carefully sitting beside her and took the phone from her hand. Holding the phone to his ear his free hand fell on Violet's thigh gently caressing it with his thumb while he spoke to Scott: "Yeah.... I'll keep her safe.... A day or so I think... Alright"

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"Violet you need to eat" Jacob spoke as he walked back into the living room, Violet hadn't moved. She hadn't moved from the couch. Her thoughts were immobilising her thoughts were so strong they'd frozen her in place. Stiles was in danger, Matteo was in danger, and Bella was in Danger. And she was sat on the couch, She was useless. She'd torn Jacob from his pack just to protect her. The thoughts were sickening. 

"Violet, Come on don't do this" Jacob spoke again as he walked over to the couch putting another comforting hand on her shoulder after returning from a quick search of the woods that surrounded the Lewis house. Matteo had left the day prior, and they hadn't heard from him since. They hadn't heard from any of them 

"Vi" Violet shook her head as Jacob pulled her from her thoughts, the harrowing pain in her chest caused by her own mind having almost paralysed her. Looking up at him even he could see the dull expression was more than just worry. 

"Let's get you something to eat" He offered a soft reassuring smile as he held his hand out for Violet to take, Which she did. She took his hand, The warmth from his skin almost instantly soothing at least some of her anxieties at least enough for her to function. Getting up from the couch Jacob slowly led her to the kitchen. 

Pulling out a chair for her at the Table Jacob let her sit down, Violet sat her brown eyes dull as she looked up at Jake internally wishing her life could be different, wishing she could give him more, give him what he deserved. But she never could, She couldn't give anyone what they deserved. 

"I'm not much of a chef but I can try and cook something" Jacob suggested turning into the kitchen and beginning to search through the cupboards for something he could piece together into something that at least resembled a meal. 

"Jake?" Violet spoke, Her voice barely above a whisper.

"Yeah?" He answered his back still turned searching through the cupboards, the question lingering in Violet's mind one He would think about for months to come. 

"do you care I'm human?" She asked a slight waver in her voice, The question caused Jacob to freeze. He slowly turned around his eyebrows sharply sewn together in confusion as he looked at the girl who sat staring at him with an unspoken sense of sadness lingering over her. 

"Of course not" He reassured walking toward her getting the sense it wasn't the end of the conversation, He crouched in front of Violet taking her hands in his and looked up at her, His wide brown eyes consumed with admiration as he reassured her: "why?"

"I cant help. I cant help with Vampires or anything else..." Violet revealed her  anxieties finally revealing themselves, Jakes glance softened as his thumb carressed the back of her hand and he spoke, His voice softer than she'd ever heard it: "I don't need you to help Vi, I need you to be  safe"

Violet's heart swelled with what could only be described as love-- No she couldn't it was way too early for that. But she for the first time in a long  time felt her heart constrict with care, he cared. and that's what she needed. she needed to feel needed. 

"What's all this about Vi?" Jacob asked his heart aching with the inability to protect  her from whatever was going on in her own mind. Vampires he could protect her from, But he couldn't protect her from herself.

"I thought  you loved Bella" Jacob's eyes widened and his brows snapped together as he instantly shook his head: "No, No Vi. Is that- Violet what didn't you understand from what i said. I want to be yours  vi. Only yours. I care about you Violet- so much"

His words shot arrows through Violet's heart, Waves of emotion flooding her body. She couldn't even fathom her own thoughts. Everything, Between Jacob, Bella, Matteo and now stiles. It was all so much for a grieving 18 year old to bare. But Jacobs warm hands almost sucked out some of the worries that plagued her body. 

Violet stared down at him, Untangling their hands and she cupped his cheeks-- his warm cheeks. She'd felt so much hesitation before, So much fear. But it was gone and she knew only one thing for certain, And that was that she wanted Jacob Black to be hers. 

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A/n- Hey guys, I know this chapters really bad lmao, Im sorry but its getting juicier. Also! i wanted too announce that i have a Stefan Salvatore fic now published and id really appreciate it if you guys had a quick look at it anyways thank you so much