(A/N: Post BD, for a change…This takes place a few years after Breaking Dawn.)

Abandoned Hopes

Part One

"Maybe you want her, maybe you need her

Maybe you started to compare to someone not there"-The Fray, All at Once

"Enjoying life with your imprint?" Leah asks Jacob as he appears next to her in the forest.

"No," Jacob answers.

Leah stares at him blankly. "You. Are not enjoying life with Nessie."

Jacob shrugs. "She doesn't like that I hang around her so much. She reminds me that she could kill people just like a vampire so I'll stop staying so close to her. Nessie has flaws, you know."

"And yet, you still view her as a perfect person, don't you?"

Jacob nods slowly. "I wish I didn't," he mumbles. "Ever since she expressed her feelings about not wanting me around, I realized I was more or less free. Free to fall in love with whoever I want."

"Bella?" Leah asks.

"No," Jacob says, shaking his head. "You."

Leah starts to protest, but Jacob cuts her off. "Don't say it's not possible," he says. "We don't know much about what happens when an imprint doesn't want the one who imprinted on them."

"You are crazy, Jacob Black. And what makes you think I want you?"

Jacob shrugs. "I never said you did. We could just…try."

"Try this: no." Leah walks away from Jacob, daring him to follow her. He stays mounted where he is, just staring at Leah walk away.

Jacob??? Leah thinks. I'm not in love with him. I mean, I don't think I am. I can't be. How could I love someone who would only want someone else? At least the past few years have helped me forget about Sam. But Jacob…could Jacob really think I want that in my life again?

Jacob doesn't dare follow Leah, nor does he go back to the Cullen house. He needs to ask someone about Leah, someone who knows her even better than him. But Seth is out of the question, and so is Sam.

There is only one other person Jacob can think of. Someone who might not tell him anything, either. Or they might tell him everything.

With a small sigh, Jacob runs to Sue Clearwater's house.

(A/N: The quote from the song at the top, "her" refers to Nessie, and the person Nessie is being compared to is Leah. (I hope that makes sense.) This is a three shot, and I actually have all the parts written out, but I'm going to make you wait for the next two parts. And Jacob might be a little out of character with going to Sue's house, but I'm not really sure. Anyways, the faster you review, the faster the next part gets up!)