AN: Finally, the moment you've all been waiting for... The sequel to Darkest Secret, the only Jacob/Bella fanfiction that has been successful with me, the thrilling new chapter in Jacob and Bella's story...

Aw, heck, just read the chapter and forget about this boring speech! Yadda, yadda, yadda, who cares? You just want to read the dang story and I'm stalling your time with a freakin' speech about how awesome it is, what it is, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... Oh, great, I AM stalling with this little babble! WHAT?!!! You're still reading this?!!! This means nothing! Just look down and read the dang chapter!!! Why should I waste your time? GAH!!! You're still reading!!! Stop it, stop it, STOP IT!!! Cut it out! Have you nothing better to do?! Quit it! This isn't the story! It isn't even close! This is me babbling! Gah! You're still reading!

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I apologize for my disruptive behavior. It was wrong of me to yell at you like that. Without further ado, I introduce to you Imprinted!!!

Chapter 1

Bella

It has been three years since I was hospitalized. Three years since Edward left for Chicago. Three years since Jacob and I first started dating. To me, three years is a lot of time. Jacob was working at Dowley's, for a large sum of money and little work to do because of Dowley's lack of customers. My truck officially died last spring. Jacob and I had its "funeral" in his garage, tearing it apart and saving the radio. I still have no clue what Jacob did with the truck parts. I think he sent them to Dowley's as scrap metal. Since then, I've been driving in an old Mitsubishi Mirage that Jacob never gets tired of tinkering with. The paint has been flaking off, and Jacob catches me peeling away the red stuff. He told me that maybe I was the reason the old truck died. I retorted back that maybe it was because he was constantly disassembling parts that were fine as they lay.

Today I was stirring up some coffee in Emily's kitchen. There was a bonfire in my honor last night, to celebrate my twenty-first birthday. In truth, it was barely the beginning of September, but the wolves didn't care. They do the same for Emily, Kim, and Claire. And the party was up until so late last night, I was forced to crash in Sam and Emily's place. Emily had a few of her cousins over, exclude Leah, and they were barely thirteen. Pretty soon I could hear them stomping down the stairs, giggling and arguing over who was hotter, Nick Jonas or Taylor Lautner. I didn't know who either of them were, so I ignored them. But Gala, Missy, and Kay immediately ran over to the counter and put two pictures in front of my face.

"Isabella, who do you think is hotter, Nick," Gala waved a picture of a curly haired boy sitting next to a guitar. "Or Taylor?"

Kay waved a picture of a babyfaced boy with muscles and no shirt on. He was gorgeous, but before I could pick him, Jacob crashed into the kitchen.

"Of course she'd pick me!!!" Jacob declared, picking me up and crushing my lips against his. The girls giggled and watched with fascination.

"There's teenagers here, furball," I joked. Jacob shrugged and scrutinized the picture of Taylor Lautner.

"Aren't you a little young to be exposed to this kind of display?" he asked.

"You and cousin Em's husband run around half-naked all the time," Missy snapped, snatching the picture from Kay and holding it to her chest. "Taylor's so dreamy, you have to be a teenage girl to know why I'm crazy for him."

"No, Nick is amazing! He can sing for you all the time," Gala argued. The girls looked at me.

"You still didn't choose," Kay demanded.

"Nick," Jacob said. "He isn't inappropriate."

"Tay-tay is not inappropriate!" Gala and Kay screamed.

"I'll have to pick Taylor," I said, leaving the girls satisfied. Jacob faked anger and glared at me.

"What? Aren't I good enough for you?" he teased.

"I don't know, sometimes you need to remind me," I teased back. Jacob chuckled and placed a soft, loving kiss on my lips.

"Mmm, I have to go," he said.

"No," I moaned, pulling him back toward me.

"I have to work, Bells. I'll see you at three."

He gave me a quick peck on the lips and ran outside to his Rabbit. As soon as he was gone, I heard my cell phone go off.

Some boys take a beautiful girl

And hide her away from the rest of the world.

I wanna be the one to walk in the sun-

I flipped it open and pressed the green button.

"Hey, Alice, what's up?"

"Is your dog there?"

"If you're referring to Jacob, no he's not. He just left. Alice, why can't you just accept him? You've met him so many times before."

"I know, but the predjudice is too deeply rooted. Besides, he helped in breaking my brother's heart."

"Edward wanted me to move on. If he wanted me back, he never should've left."

"I know, but still, every time I hear from Edward it sounds like he stuffed something down his throat."

"He'll get over it. Besides, this isn't why you called, is it?"

"No. I just want to warn you that Victoria is back."

I almost dropped the phone.

"Victoria? But... I thought... We... She... What?! She can't be back! It's over! She left when Edward did! She still can't be after me!"

"Bella, everyone, even the wolves, knows that Edward still loves you. And trust me, it's far from over."

"Okay, I'll... I'll warn Sam and he'll alert Jacob."

"And Bella?"

"Yeah?"

"You need to stay in Forks from now until we can kill Victoria."

Jacob's face flashed through my head.

"Alice, I can't do that. Jacob-"

"Will understand when he realizes it's for your safety," Alice interrupted. The phone clicked as she hung up on me.

"Great, Alice, why don't you teach a giant not to squish people while you wait for Jacob to let me stay in Forks when there's a vampire on the loose, because we both know both are impossible," I hissed at the dial tone. I closed my phone and huffed. Then I went outside and howled the human pack signal. Three years ago gave me time to learn it, and I use all the power in my voice to reach at least one of them. After a minute, a gray wolf came lumbering across the backyard to meet me.

"Hey, Paul," I said. He nodded a hello and then growled formally. It seemed like he was asking, "What?"

"Paul, I need for you to get Jacob. The female redhead is back."

Paul grinned and nodded, running full speed into the trees. A couple of years ago, when he just turned eighteen, Jacob claimed his place as Alpha. Now, the pack runs under his command. Sam was very happy to give him the place, whether because being Alpha was a stressful job or he felt like Jacob was making the right choice, I'll never know. But Jacob takes his other occupation seriously. I sometimes find him running outside when I stay over at his house. Because the rest of the Cullens decided to stay in Forks, regardless of Edward's refusal to remain here, the wolves were mingling inside the Quileute territory, with nothing to keep them busy except for the occasional nomad that tries to pass through. Jacob gets to spend more time with me, though, and I couldn't be any happier.

"Bella!" I jumped and turned around. Emily was standing outside, her arms crossed.

"Emily!"

"The female is back?"

"Yeah... I need to talk to Jacob."

"You know what this means, right?"

"I know, no Sam, no Jacob, just us girls worrying about whether our wolf boys will come back. Don't worry, I trust them, and it's only one vampire."

"You have more confidence in the boys than you did when I first met you. I'm just worried. The female seems to know everything. She's been able to get past the wolves so many times. I hope they know what they're doing."

"Me too, Emily, me too," I whispered. I heard a growl echo from the trees. Sam and Jacob were standing there. Jacob was the first to phase, and after his shorts were on and it was safe for me to look, his arms were around me.

"The female's back?" Sam demanded.

"Yes. Jacob, Alice wants me to stay in Forks for a while."

"What?!" he hissed through clenched teeth. His whole body shook and I placed a hand on his cheek. It calmed him down enough to slow the shaking. "Bella, I'm not letting you leave La Push."

"I know, I told Alice that, too, but she didn't listen. She needs to watch for my future. And besides, I'm sure we can work on a compromise."

"Knowing the midget leech she's gonna want you to stay in Forks alone."

"Alice needs to know I'm safe. She's still my friend, and she wants to make sure no harm crosses my path."

"Bella..."

I placed my other hand on his cheek, holding his face. He leaned down and kissed me softly.

"I'm definately not letting you go anywhere," he muttered, pulling me closer.

"Mrm, Jake, I need to go. I'll call you if something goes wrong. I believe in you."

"Where was the Bella that feared I would get hurt? I kind of miss her."

"She ran away at the same time I told you I loved you."

"Okay. Bella, to make your bloddsucker happy, I'll go to the border. You contact her and tell her to bring the leader of the coven. If you're staying in Forks, I will too."

"That's my boy," I said, kissing him again.

AN: Yay! The next chapter is coming soon, but right now I'm preoccupied with two other fanfictions. I'm glad I finally managed to write the sequel to Darkest Secret!

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