Jacob.
Nothing makes me feel more free than running, it's the silver lining to this entire mess. The speed is unbelievable, but why are you running away Jake? The little voice in the back of my head asked again, and I pushed it away, I didn't want to think about that right now. But I felt as if the moment it crossed my mind I couldn't ignore it, I ran harder and faster as that fateful almost 6 weeks ago came flooding back to me. The details of that one moment hit me like a tonne of bricks, it is the same every time, and I knew no amount of time would make those/these feelings any different.
"Jake please" her voice echoed in my ears and I flinched as her soft hand lifted my face so she could see my eyes. As I gazed into her endless brown eyes I felt everything in my life shift. Bella was all I could see; water droplets clung to her dark wavy hair, and made her long black eyelashes glisten against her creamy skin, her perfect pink lips were parted slightly. As she blinked her wide chocolate eyes everything I had held sacred seemed distant, the love for my farther, and my brothers, for Rachel and Rebecca and my mom all seemed to slip from my mind as I gazed into Bella's eyes.
"Jake!" Embry's voice was loud in my hazy mind and the pictures in my clouding my head suddenly vanished.
"Jake man you've gotta tell her." Embry begged I could hear his footsteps they were gaining momentum, he was running to me, I cursed my self for forgetting that I was currently running on patrol, but mostly for forgetting that Embry was running my parallel and could head and see everything I was thinking.
"No." I argued adamantly and although I knew he couldn't see me I shook my muzzle.
"She will understand Jake, she took the werewolf thing so well, and you and her could be happy, trust me man the imprint thing its not that bad, besides you already loved Bella its not like it changes anything."
"Em! It changes everything and you know it, I will NOT take away her choice like that. Of course I loved her before but that doesn't make a difference, I will not guilt her into loving me, or make her thing she has no choice, I couldn't do that to Bella." My mind shook with the conviction of my words, but I wished with all my heart that they weren't true.
"But Bella loves you Jake, we can all see that, you know she does Jake, you've just gotta step up." Embry tried still but his words or his thoughts rather had hit a nerve.
"you think I'm to chicken!" I yelled thankful that Paul wasn't phased in, he would be merciless mocking me at the moment.
"You think I am to afraid to tell Bella how I feel. What the hell man. She's not ready, she cant have people just waltzing up to her and telling her they love her, she would freak she's still not over.. That leech." Acid filled my words was I spat the last two words and my broad wolf chest heaved with anger.
"But you aren't just any guy." Embry's voice was smaller now, he didn't want me to be mad, but I couldn't help it.
"Just drop it Em." I said harshly and regretted my tone immediately.
"Hey Em, man I'm sorry I know your just trying to help, I just.. I cant stand… can we talk about something else?" I asked and hoping he understood the double meaning of my question.
"Don't worry about it, just wish it wasn't like this for you man." Embry said sincerely, and I thanked him we ran in silence for a while completing our loop and running back towards forks and La Push in a comfortable silence.
I felt it before I smelt it. my stomach dropped with a feeling of dread, it was something I had never felt before but I understood it immediately, from all the legends Sam had been pumping into my head over the last few weeks. It was the imprint.
"Bella." I yelled and i could hear the pain in my own voice, and Embry understood immediately, he let out a long howl and we raced towards forks, I felt Embry stiffen as we crossed over the scent, he let out an understanding whine and we pushed on faster still heading towards forks. The scent was the sickly sweet smell of the red headed vampire. I pummelled my paws against the hard grown of the forest floor, desperately raving towards Forks, towards Bella.
"It'll be ok Jake."
"Hey man, breathe"
"Jake, just focus."
"Will save her Man." I heard the voices of my brothers pop into my head as they phased in and joined the race towards forks.
"Jake, we will end this, now. And Bella will be alright." Sam's alpha tone burst through my head, but I could hear the doubt in his voice but i couldn't listen to any of them, I had to get to bella, I just had to.
"I'm coming Bella. I'm coming." I thought desperately hoping that somehow she knew I would come and save her.
