One Night Only

Sweet Sugar

What if, for one entire day Edward Cullen didn't exist, and Jacob Black could see what his life would be like without him. Assuming that in that one day Edward had died in Italy. What would Jacob find?

Jacob blinked quickly. What had happened? And, more importantly-where was he? He sat up in bed and looked around. It was his room, in his house; but it felt small, claustrophobic, cramped, the walls closing in on him. Then he remembered, Bella had left. Left to go and find the blood-sucker. That utter 'slimey git' to quote Ron Wealsey in Harry Potter.

"Jake?" shouted a distinctly female voice from the living room. He pushed back the covers and stood up, moving to the door of his bedroom and leaning against the door frame. Staring.

Bella Swan sat in the living room, a smile on her face, talking to Billy.

"Bels?" Jacob murmured, uncertainly. Hadn't he seen her leave to go and save her little vampire, only the day before? Hadn't he been left alone in forks, because she loved Edward?

"I thought you were in Italy..." Bella stared at him, blankly.

"Italy? Jake, why would I be in Italy? Don't be silly." Jacob coughed, had he imagined it? Was this real...or was this simply a dream? Cautiously he pinched himself and found that he was -as he'd hoped- awake.

Billy grinned at him, wheeling his way past his son and into the kitchen. Patting his arm slightly as he passed. Jacob suddenly smiled widely.

"Bels!" Bella looked startled as Jacob moved across the room and picked her up in a bear hug. She giggled.

"Jake, what are you doing?" he shook his head

"I couldn't possibly say, Bella. I'm just really happy to see you. That's all," she sighed, kissing his cheek lightly.

"I'll always be here, Jake. You know that."

**

Alice Cullen sighed, it was such a nice scene, but it couldn't go on.

"Jacob Black, come here" she commanded. Jacob turned, puzzled, then upon seeing the vampire, snarled.

"What are you doing here?"

"I'm helping you-so don't snarl at me, please" she replied slowly.

"Helping? You took Bella with you last time you-"

"I'm showing you what might have been, Jacob. This can't last-you know that. Bella and Edward they..." Jacob growled

"Shut-up! Bella and Edward are...what? Forever? So in love he left her? He's a sick monster, and she's better off without him!" Alice sighed sadly, and nodded.

"That may well be the case. But, as it is, Bella choses him, not you."

"Then, what's going on?" he asked desperately "and why can't they see you? You're not a freaking ghost!" she chuckled

"No, I'm not. I'm here because I'm showing you what would have happened if Bella had chosen you-if I hadn't been so foolish as to think she had died and come back to Forks," she shrugged "I suppose I owe you this much because I was the one who took your happiness away." Jacob choked.

"What does it matter? Why show me what I could have had, and then take it away? That's worse-so much worse, than letting me go on in ignorance!"

"In your case, going on in ignorance would only damage your low intelligance level futhur. Stupid dog." Rosalie drawled, as she walked into the room.

"What the?! Okay, I got why you were here-you have all that freaky-deaky 'I can see the future' crap, but her? She's just an annoying, bitchy, bimbo-why's she here?" Rosalie hissed at him, and Alice groaned.

"Jacob, don't fight with Rosalie-you're wasting time. I've given you twenty-four hours with Bella, as if Edward had died."

"Edward's dead?" Jacob asked, a little too happily.

"Not in real life-idiot!"

"Shut-up, blondie" he added casually as she began to speak. "So, I can talk to her about things?" Alice nodded with a smile.

"A whole Twenty-four hours, with bella, no blood-sucker and nothing to make her upset. Amazing!" if it hadn't been for the fact that Alice too, was a vampire, he'd have kissed her.

"But," added another voice, Jacob found his nostrils burning and knew that yet again he was being addressed by one of the vampires. Just his luck.

Jasper tilted his head to the side, looking concerned, Jacob began to feel a disturbingly calm aura sweep over him. He hated the blood suckers, with their strange magic tricks and stunning beauty. Jasper's blonde hair flopped over his forehead and he frowned at the shape-shifter. "But, you can't let on about this." he stared at the vampire with bemusement.

"Why not? It will end after a day..." Alice grimaced. "What?Why are you making that face?!"

"Well, Jacob. You see, there's a chance that Bella may just remember this afterwards..." he grinned

"Really? That's great!" Rosalie glared at him

"No, it's not. It's bad, I told Alice this was a stupid idea-but would you listen to me/" she asked, turning to Alice angrily "No, you know best don't you?!" Alice smiled at her sweetly.

"I always know best, Rosalie." Jasper wrapped his arm around Alice's waist, chuckling softly.

"In any case," Emmett told him, placing a soothing hand on Rosalie's shoulder, which she melted into-if rather reluctantly. " it is bad potentially, as Rosalie said. Basically, some of the things you say might make Bella forget all about Edward and..."

"What do I say, and where do I sing up to the Alice fan-club?" Jacob asked quickly. Only Jasper and Alice found this funny, Rosalie glared at him and Emmett tried his best to hide his amusement.

"Look, if Bells forgets Edward there will be hell to pay, buddy. " Jacob nodded forlornly

"What if she remembers?"

"Then she remembers and we explain to her what Alice suggested" Jasper told him simply.

"Just like that?" Jasper nodded

"Just like that." the werewolf simply nodded

"Is that it then? Twenty-four hours from now? No interference from you guys? No spying either?" Rosalie raised a perfect eyebrow.

"Why? What did you plan on doing?" he chuckled, crossing his arms across his wide, muscular chest.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Rosalie jumped towards him, teeth bared. Deftly, Emmett picked her up and turned her around, depositing her on her feet behind him. Emmett kissed her forehead gently and turned back to Jacob.

"No interference from us. We promise." Jacob's brow furrowed as he looked from one vampire to the next.

"Even Rosalie won't do anything." Alice assured him when his dark eyes lingered on her pouting, albeit pretty, face.

"Okay...I can't see anything wrong with this deal. Twenty-four hours with Bella. No Edward. No Vampires. No spying. Colour me impressed and in." Alice held out her ice white hand for him to shake, he stared at it then huffed. "You really want me to touch you?" she grinned.

"You do smell utterly vile, but I'm sure it's the same for you. Anyway, for today this is a truce. For you and Bella. If you shake my hand we're making sure you don't get hurt." He failed to see what Alice was trying to say-as if he could get hurt! But he took her hand an shook it quickly. He wiped in on his trousers straight after however.

"Have a good day" Jasper told him, with a small smile. Maybe that one wasn't too bad, thought Jacob. The four vampires left, Jacob wasn't looking long enough to see how. His attention was already back on Bella.

"Only one day..." he muttered to himself.