True Nature

Chapter 1: Surprise in Familiarity

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Disclaimer: Characters and Settings are not mine. This applies to this and all upcoming chapters.

Warnings: The Cullens are very…close-minded, unusual to their nature; SLASH; AU; Angsty; I don't know if this is a warning but Bella is a good girl. Oh and Good Volturi, believe it or not. Also, Jacob will be a bit OOC because…well, I'll explain it if it someone asks. Or I'll just make an FAQ. Much more convenient that way. FAQs will be released in the 2nd Chapter

Pairings: Edward/Jacob, Seth/Alec, Bella/? And canon pairings.

Summary: Edward and Jacob have been friends far longer than most would have thought and as time passed by, they were secret lovers. They are found out by their family and now they must face consequence of their forbidden love.

This story has been in my notebook of crappy writing for a while now and I though I'd start typing it up. See how you guys like it. Reviews and Constructive Criticism are very much appreciated. Flames will be ignored. I already warned this will be very different from the other Jake/Edward fics out there so again, I warned you! Also, It's be really nice to have a BETA for this story only because I need help to revisions, edits and some ideas to finish this off with a flourish. I am currently looking for one ^^

August of 2004

Rustling and heavy breathing could be heard resound through the dense forest. Humans cannot hear this sound. However, Edward was not a human. He became weary of what was coming.

The earthy and musky smell hit Edward and he relaxed. It was his mate that was coming. The thought didn't last long before he was pounced on by a huge canine, making him fall down with a loud thud on the forest floor.

Edward laughed and nuzzled the huge wolf on top of him. "Go change!" he said. The wolf yipped and jumped off the vampire. Edward stood up and pointed to a tree.

"Your clothes are there. I don't know why you bother, I've seen them before you know," he teased. The werewolf barked in response. There was a quiet cracking sound before a melodic deep voice answered him childishly, "That's the problem! I won't get to change before you pounce on me," he said as the boy stepped out behind the tree. He was wearing a simple pair of shorts, a black shirt and a well-used pair of sandals.

"Jacob." Edward sighed before holding his beloved mate close to him, as if they haven't seen each other in years when in truth, they have not only seen each other for a week. It was pure torture for the both of them not to see each other, nonetheless. They have officially been going out for almost a year now. Jacob has been friends with Edward since he was 13 and Jacob was now 15.

They were snuggling in a secluded part of the forest, on a top of an old tree that they haven been meeting from since they were friends until now.

"I'm sorry I can't always come see you a lot. They still think that I'm going out with my best friend from school. Thank goodness for her sometimes. It's the only way I could actually visit with you a while," Edward explained, kissing the younger boy beside him.

When Bella came into town, she was fascinated by the Cullens. In turn, Edward became curious with her as well because of her unusual, alluring scent. When she found out that he and the whole family was a vampire, she just shrugged it off.

When Bella found out that Edward was gay, she just smiled and took it in stride.

Later that month…

"Hey, Bella," Edward said on the phone.

"Hey Edward. What's up?" she asked. She was in the kitchen preparing dinner when the phone suddenly and it turned out to be Edward.

"Listen…remember when I told you about that guy that I as going out with but I couldn't tell anyone else about? Well I want you to meet him. Can you come on Saturday at about 8 o'clock in the evening? We'll take dinner," he said excitedly.

"Ermm..well, Edward one of my friend invited me for a dinner as well and I already promised him," she said awkwardly.

"Oh…is that so? Well that's okay then. You can join us next time then. See you tomorrow," Edward sighed before hanging up, sad that his only human best friend won't be able to meet Jacob any sooner.

That Saturday evening, Bella was getting ready for dinner with her best friend which she rarely saw because he lived on the other side of town.

The car pulled up on the driveway and honked. Bella looked out the window and saw him. "Yeah I'm coming!" she said.

She ran downstairs and said goodbye to Charlie, her dad. "See ya, dad! I'll be back by 10!"

Bella got in the car and sighed. "Sorry, Jake. I had to be pretty tonight. It's been weeks since I went out," she said.

"It's alright, Bells. Now, off for some awesome dinner! You will love him Bella, I swear," Jacob said, grinning brightly.

"Wow, Jake you speak so well of him. I wish I had a boyfriend like that," Bella sighed dreamily. Jacob's phone suddenly started ringing and he answered it. "Hey, babe…I'll call you what I want, sweetie…Whatever, listen we're on our way okay? Just like in five minutes?...Yeah?...Okay then. Love you," he said, before hanging up. Bella just giggled at them and the rest of the drive remained in comfortable silence.

Finally they're here! Edward thought as he straightened in his seat. He can smell Jacob's scent even from far away but it seems his friend smells familiar as well.

"Okay, Bells! This is it here. I know it's a bit far seeing as it's in Seattle but this place really is good so I know you'll like it here. They do make a lot of good stuff here so I'm sure there will be many to choose from but I really don't know what exactly you like-" Jacob rambled on, making Bella cut him off with a laugh.

"What?" the wolf asked confused. "Jake, you're rambling. It's fine. I'm sure whoever this guy you won't tell his name for will be a good guy…and probably really hot too," Bella reassured Jacob. "Of course he is!" Jacob defended. Bella merely rolled her eyes and waited for Jacob to lock the truck and they both walked into the restaurant.

"Good evening, John," the black-haired teen said to the maître d'. "Ah, good evening, Mister Black,' John replied pleasantly. "If you'll follow me to your…table," the man said amusedly.

"So you frequent this place huh?" Bella said, wiggling her eyebrows. "Ahaha...He likes to take me out a lot on dates and when I told him I liked this place, he always takes me here when we can." Jacob explained.

"Thanks, John," Jacob said to the man. John smiled and returned to the front again. They walked a bit more and a man waved to them. Bella was busy texting one of her friends while she was following Jacob.

"Jacob," Edward said lovingly and kissed his lover on his lips. He looked at Jacob and smiled before seeing the girl behind him and froze. "Bella?" he said, shocked.

The clumsy teenager looked up from her phone and saw Edward. "Edward! Oh my gosh, you're the one going out with Jake?" she replied, just as shocked.

"So I see you know each other," Jacob said, happy his lover and his best friend are familiar with each other already. "Sit, Bells." He said, leading her to a chair. Edward quickly recovered from the shock and sat Jacob on a seat.

Jacob could never get over the fact on how Edward acts so gentlemanly towards him and he smiled at his boyfriend. Edward just smiled a crooked smile back, his eyes shining. "So, Bella, this is the dinner you were talking about," Edward teased to his best friend at school. "Well, it turns out I made it after all!" she said, laughing. Jacob looked confused. "Wait, Bella is the one you were talking about?" Jacob tried to clarify.

Bella looked at her wolf best friend and chuckled. "Yup, well this dinner will certainly be a nice and interesting one," she said, grinning. All throughout the evening, Edward and Jacob told Bella their story of how they became friends and when they started going out.

"Ew, Edward you pervert. You tried to take advantage of Jacob when he was 14!" Bella teased, low enough only for the three of them to hear. Jacob burst into laughter as Edward just looked away from Bella. "Ah, I'm kidding, Edward. No matter whether you tried to come onto Jacob two or three years ago, you would still be a pedophile!" This time Bella couldn't help but laugh so hard holding her sides.

"Sh-shut up, Bella," Edward put his head over his hand and glared slightly. "Oh come on, Edward. You know I don't really care about your age. I will love you no matter what," Jacob said after his tirade of laughter. Edward slid closer to Jacob on the booth seat and pulled him closer, locking his lips with his lover. "I love you too," Edward sighed and rubbed his nose with the young wolf.

"I'm eating here. I think the foods a bit too sweet because I'm gagging," Bella teased. Jacob flushed. "Shut up, Hells Bells!" Jacob retorted. Bella just snorted and continued to eat, rolling her eyes.

"So, Edward mind continuing on how you first met?" Bella asked.

"Jacob got lost in the woods when he was 14 because he was too stubborn to listen to his father not to wander off," Edward started.

Flashback 2 years ago

"Great, now I'm lost. Now what am I supposed to do here?" Young Jacob growled at nothing in particular. He unknowingly walked in circles in the forest until he saw the sun set. Now Jacob was getting worried about what might happen since his father warned him that there were wild predators about. "Dammit," he said angrily but he was scared deep inside.

A rustling suddenly came from the big bushes in the forest. Now Jacob was panicking. What was he going to do now? A low growl suddenly came from behind him and he turned around to see a wolf behind him. Then the bushes revealed two more wolves, effectively ambushing him. Not that he would've been able to escape in the first place.

Oh god, I'm gonna die. And I never even got to kiss a guy, was Jacob's thought before a more feral growl came from behind him and heard the . This is it! He said scrunching his eyes closed. When he didn't feel anything biting him and instead someone was lifting him, he opened his eyes slowly and saw the beautiful man he ever saw. The topaz eyes caught his attention the most and he seemed lost in them. The man even seemed to be slightly glowing with some light. Like an angel, Jacob thought before he fell unconscious.

Edward looked at the boy in his arms and he smiled slightly. This is the mate he had been looking for. Luckily, he had been hunting in this parts or else he might have never found him. His mate. Then he sighed dejectedly. The boy was too young and he couldn't simply claim the sweet-smelling boy. He sighed again and went to a nearby tree and sat down against it, the young boy still in his arms.

After a while, Jacob woke up, still in the arms of the stranger, who was deep in thought as his eyes were closed. "Umm..." was all that came out of his mouth and the man opened his eyes and looked at the young boy curiously. "Is something the matter? Did you hurt anything?" Edward asked worriedly, looking his mate over.

"No, I'm good. I guess I just scared from all the wolves earlier…the wolves! What happened to them?" I wondered. "I scared them off," Edward said dismissively.

"Oh well, thanks…" he trailed off.

"Edward. My name is Edward," he said, smiling at the younger boy.

"Hi, I'm Jacob! Thanks for saving my life! You know, you look kind of like a guardian angel," Jacob said.

"More like a monster…" Edward mumbled quietly. "What?" Jacob asked. "Oh nothing. Listen, Jacob I'll take you home alright? I don't want your mom to be worried or something." Edward said, standing up and lifting the boy with him.

"…My mom died when I was really young," Jacob said quietly. "Oh, I didn't mean to mention it. Sorry," Edward said apologetically. "Hey, it's fine. You're the first one to not actually feel sorry for me so that's something new," Jacob said tiredly.

"Okay, so I will take you out the road. Where do you live?" Edward asked. "Oh I live in La Push," Jacob said. Edward stiffened. This boy was very far off…and he wasn't even allowed to touch the boy because of their treaty. Way to have a complicated mate, Edward, he thought inwardly. He sighed. Isn't the boy feeling cold? "Hey, don't you feel cold or something? It is a bit late, you know," Edward asked, hinting at another hidden question of why the boy could not feel his cold skin.

"No, I'm actually quite comfortable," Jacob replied before flustering at what he had just said. Edward chuckled. "Alright then, I will take you back to the road but try not to get lost again next time okay?" he said and started walking at a human pace.

"Hey, can't you go any faster?" Jacob asked. Edward looked at Jacob curiously. "No…I can't." "Hmm…I was sure you were a vampire," Jacob said to Edward, grinning.

Edward uncharacteristically spluttered.

End Flashback

"Wait, so you knew already?" Bella asked. Jacob just nodded. "Well, of course. I have been taught the legend since I was young. I can tell a vampire from a human. Of course, I also thought he was an angel before I passed out." Jacob reminisced.

"And it took me a month to figure it out. Wow, I'm jealous of you Jake. If not for me managing to convince Jared to tell me, I probably wouldn't have found out…"Bella said.

"The weirdest thing was I didn't actually freak out when I said that to him. And…"

Flashback- Same moment it ended.

"H-How'd you know?" Edward asked quietly. "I do live in La Push remember? And I'm a Quileute, I just know there things. So come on, go faster. I promise I won't puke." Jacob asked.

"That's what you're worried about? Shouldn't you be worried I'm going to eat you or something instead of worrying about puking on me?" Edward quirked his eyebrow. "Nah, I'm not really that terrified of vampires. Besides, if you had wanted to eat me, you would've done so already right?" Jacob said. "Now run fast!" He cheered. Edward sighed before putting down the boy. "Hey! I said—oh," Jacob said in realization as Edward crouched slightly to give him a piggyback ride. "Thanks Jacob," Edward said as Jacob got on his back.

"No problem…wait for what?" Jacob asked. "For not thinking I'm a monster." Edward said before taking off.

"So…I'll see you again right? I promise I won't tell anyone about you!" Jacob pleaded. Edward took one look at Jacob and knew that he wouldn't be able to resist from constantly being with his mate. "Yeah...yeah, I'll see you again, Jake. I promise," Edward said seriously.

"Well, see ya Edward!" Jacob called out as he started walking for home, glad to have made a friend. A vampire that glows! Edward sighed. He started running for home when he realized that he couldn't hear Jacob's thoughts at all.

2 Weeks Later

Something or rather someone was nudging Jacob on his side as he slept. "What? Five more minutes," he grumbled sleepily. "Jakey, it's me." Edward whispered. Jacob's eyes suddenly opened wide and he grinned. "Edward," he said excitedly, looking at the young immortal man in front of him. "I haven't seen you for a while," he said quietly, yawning.

"Wait a minute, aren't you 'forbidden' to enter our land or something?" Jacob asked, making air quotations.

"Well, if you want me to leave…" Edward teased, starting for the window. "No! I mean, no, I was only joking," Jacob said sheepishly. "I was just teasing you, Jake," Edward said, quickly striding across the room to sit beside Jacob. "How about we meet tomorrow in the forest? Just go in and I'll find you. I promise," Edward said quietly. Jacob yawned.

"Yeah, okay. But why can't we go now? I'm awake already anyway," the young boy said, yawning once more. "Because it'd be creepy for your dad to not find you here and think someone abducted you. Anyway, you should go back to sleep okay?" Edward said.

"Sure, sure," Jacob said, his eyes starting to close. Edward chuckled and laid his mate down to the bed and kissed his forehead before starting to head for the window. With one last look at the young boy, he disappeared as he zoomed through the forest.

End Flashback

"Aww that is such an amazing story. So now at least I know how you two met right?" Bella winked. "But I still stand for what I said. Edward will and always be a pedophile," Bella said seriously before bursting into snickers. Edward just rolled his eyes and Jacob just grinned.

"Thanks for the dinner again, love," Jacob said as he kissed Edward chastely. Edward huffed before holding Jacob's cheeks and pressed their lips together longer. Jacob closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around Edward's waist. The vampire smiled into the kiss and leaned against his car, his body lining up with Jacob's as they continued to kiss in the dimly lit parking lot.

They slowly parted and the young wolf grinned and kissed Edward again before walking to the truck where Bella was not watching them kiss each other senseless. "Good night, Jake," Edward called out. Jacob waved and winked before continuing to walk towards the truck, inwardly cheering at the amazing evening.

(END Chapter)

Hopefully you guys like it and if the top part seems different, it's actually because the writing style changed. Next chapter is already done but I am waiting for people to respond for it so maybe a couple of days?

Shun