~Prologue~
If we listen to each other's heart
We'll find we're never too far apart
And maybe love is the reason why
For the first time ever we're seeing it eye to eye
Jacob Black numbly sat through the nuptials. He wasn't upset. Far from it. He was happy for Bella and even Edward to an extent. All his friends had tip toed around the subject leading up to the big day but he didn't see what the big deal was. Leah sat next to him, passing worried looks every so often to him. His dad was the only one who understood completely how much Jacob had changed and matured while he'd been away. The day he'd gotten the invitation had been the last time any of them had seen Jacob in almost a year. Bella even put off the wedding so they could help find him but no one did. It was like he disappeared off the face of the earth. Then a few weeks ago Jacob showed up on the porch almost in tears. Billy knew something major had happened to him yet Jacob refused to talk about it. He did apologize profusely for being gone for so long without letting him know he was okay.
Billy pats Jacob on the leg as Bella and Edward kiss. All the anger and hatred he'd kept inside of him is gone completely. In fact when Jacob told Billy he wanted to attend the wedding, the whole pack thought he'd lost his mind. Now here they all were. The guests begin moving to the reception area while Jacob, Leah and Seth stay off to the side. They're the only ones who came. Sam laughed in his face when he asked him to go with them. The others followed his lead.
"She looked….nice," Leah coughs. She really had nothing good to say about Bella and all she'd put Jacob through but if he was going to try to put all that behind him then she would too.
"Yeah! Alice said the dress is her crowning achievement!" Seth is genuinely excited. He's the only wolf who'd spent more time around the Cullen's after Jacob's disappearance.
"Oh god, they're coming over here."
"Leah…" Jacob warned.
"I won't say a single word. Cross my heart and hope to die." Of course Jacob couldn't see her fingers crossed behind her back. Bella had just finished greeting Billy and is making her way over. Jacob meets her halfway. They share a hug. Leah pretends to gag and gets a glare from Edward.
"Thanks for coming Jake. It really means a lot."
"Gotta support my friend right."
"Are you okay?" She asks.
"What do you mean is he okay?" Leah snaps. "You played with his heart, dangling it on a string, marry his rival and then ask if he's okay! Are you serious?!"
"That's enough Leah," Jacob says lowly. "Seth."
"Right, come on. Let's get something to eat." Seth drags her away. Once she's gone Jacob sighs.
"I'm sorry about that."
"It's fine. This is the happiest day of my life. I'm not going to-" Bella is cut off by a scream. All heads turn to one of Bella's old classmates who's being held up by her throat by a big, burly man dressed in black.
"Quiet down! I am here for one person." His voice has a Russian sounding accent. "Jacob Black step forth and this girl lives."
"Jake what's going on?" Bella asks.
"Yes wolf, explain." Edward pulls his new bride behind him. Jacob's eyes narrow. He knows this man. Without explanation, he steps forward.
"Ahhh there he is. Did you really think you'd escape me? I'd follow you to hell and back to exact my revenge on you." He tosses the girl aside like she's nothing. By now Alice and the other Cullens have been quietly evacuating the guests. Rosalie is by the side of the girl instantly and helps her away. Once all the human guests are gone, Jacob growls.
"You followed me here."
"Of course I did. Your life in exchange for the others you took. You should know how serious I am. I didn't even lift a hand to attack one of these fleeing normals."
"What's going on? Who are you?" Bella steps in between Jacob and Edward.
"That's what we'd all like to know," Her husband adds.
"Did Jacob never tell you where he was all this time? How sad. Maybe if I had the patience I'd let you tell them now but I don't soooo…." A strange weapon appears in the man's hand. It's shaped like a gun and is silver.
"Stay away from Jacob you bastard!"
"Leah don't!" She ignores his warning and leaps for the man. The bullet should've hit her, killing her instantly. Only it doesn't because a blur pushes her down while at the same time deflecting the bullet with a sword. Leah hits the ground with a whine while the figure who saved her is kneeling in front of her with his sword in the ground.
"Mason! I'll kill you too!" Before the man can fire another one, his legs are swept from under him from behind. Another kick to his head knocks him out completely. Everyone is stunned. It's happened so fast they aren't sure how to react except Jacob. A goofy smile has appeared on his face.
"She looks like me," Bella whispers to Edward who nods. "And he looks like you." It was true. The other Bella looks like the one who just got married except she's dressed in dark green attire, hoodie, pants and gloves over her fingers. Her hair is pulled back into a ponytail. She's examining the big man. The other Edward is dressed in a similar outfit with a beanie on his head and an unlit cigarette dangling from his mouth.
"What the hell is going on?" Emmet asks in confusion.
"Explain Black. Who are these people?" Edward is fast losing his patience. Jacob ignores him.
"Izzy! Ed!" He calls to them. A happiness falls over him that's been missing since he's been home. It's very noticeable.
"Jacob!" The girl known as 'Izzy' races to him, throwing herself in his arms. "We missed you so much! I've spent these three weeks beating myself and Ed up over this. When tall, dark and creepy over there stole our equipment to get to you, I knew we had to follow." Izzy's face would be covered in tears if she could cry but she can't because she's a vampire.
"She's leaving out the most important part," Ed has just sheathed his sword. "This is a kidnapping mission."
"Kidnapping?" Bella pipes up. Izzy studies her briefly, mutters in another language to Ed who laughs and says,
"That's right. We're here to bring Jacob home with us where he belongs."
The story is inspired by the Tevin Campbell song 'Eye to Eye' from the Goofy Movie soundtrack (great movie by the way). This isn't a love story, more like a story about the bonds of friendship. You've just read the ending result of Jacob traveling to another universe. Time to rewind to see how he ended up there in the first place. Next chapter 'Jacob's Never Running Away Again'.
