Ch. 2
"What's wrong Jacob?" Nessie asked as she tugged on his shirt to get his attention.
He looked down and frowned, "why do you think something's wrong?" he asked.
"Because you're starring off into space and when I talk to you, there's a glazed look in your eyes."
He didn't know what to say, she looked like she was about to cry and wanted to scream because he knew if she did he would feel horrible for the fact that her tears are because of him. However he can't tell her he was standing there and thinking of Leah, while he was supposed to be playing and talking with her. Well you see Nessie, I look at you and I want to smile and laugh, then I look at Leah and I want to hold her and argue so we can have makeup…well, yeah so we can apologize?...that's not going to work.
"I'm fine Ness, don't worry." He said with his lopsided grin. She giggled and ran to the tire swing that Emmet placed from the tree, sure it's not your normal tire swing since it was a tire from a monster truck so that everyone can get in and enjoy, but it was her favorite thing to do.
He started pushing her gently, until she began to chant, "Harder Jacob, push harder!" he did as he was told and began to remember when Leah said the same thing to him, for a completely different reason. Swallowing and shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he tried to focus on Nessie. Maybe this meant he was supposed to be with Leah, if he can be with his imprint and yet think of another.
He saw Edward walking towards him from the cottage.
"I can hear your thoughts all the way from the house." He says in answer.
Jacob shrugged and chose to ignore him, he began trying to focus only on Nessie again…and again he failed miserably.
"Oh god, I didn't need to see that" Edward says as he gripped his stomach as if he was going to be sick.
"Nobody told you to look!" Jacob said through gritted teeth. He stopped pushing Nessie and began to walk away, saying over his shoulder. "I'm tired Nessie I need to go home and sleep."
Almost to the clearing, he felt Edward gently grip his arm, "I see Nessie's thoughts, and she loves you. But she also isn't attached to you like the other imprints are to their mates." He said softly.
Jacob nodded and looked up at Nessie who was being pushed by Bella. "I don't want to hurt her, and I still feel the pull to help and comfort her…but Leah, is like my sun, she's always making me better, like what we have continues to grow every day. While what I have with Nessie, is the same all the time, just an imaginary string that ties us together, and that's it." He said with his head hanging down in confusion and shame.
Edward nodded, "I think that Nessie is a sister towards you, and that Leah…well, your thoughts for Leah are similar to my thoughts for Bella. At the end of each day you just want to be able to hold her close to your heart."
Jacob understood what Edward was saying. He grinned and walked into the woods while Edward rejoined his small family. Taking off his shorts and tying them around his ankle, he began to phase as he began running though the trees. They blurred as he ran past. His thought only of Leah in his mind. At least until his body was hit from the side by a large black wolf. Then his thoughts only held pain.
What the hell Sam!?
How could you? Leah is hurt and it's your entire fault!
Jacob stood and grimaced as his shoulder began to heal, what the hell are you talking about?
Sam stood so close to him, his k-9's dripping with the thought of sinking them into Jacob's flesh. She jumped off the damn cliff, said she wanted to forget her pain, that you, Jacob Black, didn't want her!
His thoughts began racing with idea of her dead, and with that his stomach clenched. He couldn't lose her. It was mutual Sam, she wanted to breakup…I…I need her, where is she?
Like hell if I'm going to tell you. Sam said than turned his back on Jacob and began walking away.
Tell me Sam.
Go to hell Jacob
Jacob needed to see her, to tell her that he chose her and only her. He wanted to see her beautiful face every morning when he woke up and every night when he went to bed, he wanted to hold her when she cried and laugh with her when she laughed.
Jacob stood taller than he's ever stood before, please let it work.
Let what work? Sam asked.
Sam, I command you to tell me where Leah is now!
Go to- she's at…Sam stopped speaking; he couldn't believe Jacob was able to use Alpha command on him, he can't tell him, he can't.
He has to or the pain will not stop, unlike Jacob, he's not supposed to be Alpha, he can't escape like Jacob did all those years ago. He fell to the ground with his head resting on his paws in surrender.
She's at Cullen's with the doc.
Jacob turned and began sprinting to large mansion. He needed to tell her his feelings, his thoughts.
Walking through the front door without knocking he began taking the stairs two-three at a time, following her scent up and down the hall. Bursting through the door of Cullen's office he saw Leah laying there with s sheet over her body.
Her head turned to stare at him in shock, "Jacob!"
He walked over to her and gripped her hands, "I love you." He said not caring that half the Cullen's stood there with their mouths gaping open.
Leah smiled, "I know."
He shook his head and knelt down next to her so that they were seeing each other eye to eye, "no I don't think you understand."
"Yes I do, I love you too Alpha." She said smiling.
All of a sudden a new scent entered the room, "what's going on, you are?" the person asked.
Jacob stood and turned to look at the man standing in the doorway, "I'm Jacob, her Alpha and protector, who are you?"
The man placed his arms over his chest in defiance of what Jacob is to Leah, "well, I'm the one who pulled her from the water and her imprint, so for a protector you do a crappy job!"
"Jacob", Leah said and grabbed his still hand. He turned and looked down at her in shock, he gently raised his hand and pushed the hair out of her face, he heard the growl from behind him, but chose to ignore it. "I love you and I choose you, but this guy, he imprinted on me, I don't know what to say to him." She said, tears welling up in her eyes for Jacob to understand. He nodded with his smile in place and turned around to the strange man.
"Thank you for saving the love of my life, I owe you. But she's with me, so you can go now." And he turned back to Leah who was now scowling at him.
"Really? A thank you and go away is all you have for him?" she asked.
Jacob shrugged and turned back to the man who still hadn't left. "What do you want in payment?" he asked reluctantly.
"Leah", the man said simply.
Jacob laughed, however it never really reached his eyes, all of a sudden the laugh died, "no."
He sighed when he felt Leah nudge him from behind, "okay, listen, Leah and I are together and I understand you imprinted however you're just going have to walk away. Like I did."
"What?" Leah gasped.
He turned back towards her, and knelt back down to gather her hands in his, "I broke the imprint, I choose you…and it worked, I don't feel attached to Nessie anymore."
Tears began gathering in her eyes and she leaned down to give a wet kiss on his hands, "I love you so much." She hiccupped and laughed when he leaned forward to try and kiss her but instead tripped over the wires running over the floor, causing him to fall to his knees. He looked up and smiled and leaned forward to kiss her fully on the mouth.
"I will fight for her." The man in the doorway, who continued to stand there and annoy Jacob to no end. He sighed, kissed Leah on the forehead before standing and gesturing to the man standing to walk with him outside.
"Jacob? Where are you going with him?" she asked while sitting up from the bed.
"Just going to talk with him for a bit. I'll be back in a sec." he said. Then ushered the tall tanned man out the door with Leah yelling after him to leave him alone.
"So tell me, how are you a shape shifter and why have you come here?"
The man didn't trust him, Jacob could tell by the look in his eyes as they traveled up and down his lean body. Jacob felt uncomfortable for a brief second while the man continued to size him up, the man grinned when he realized how uncomfortable Jacob was.
"You can't break an imprint, it's impossible."
"You didn't answer my question, who are you?" Jacob demanded.
"Armand, I come from Russia seeking others like me, I was shocked to find it literally fall from the sky to me."
Jacob narrowed his eyes, "Leah is mine, and I'm able to resist my imprint, therefore so can you."
Jacob began walking away with a tick in his jaw, upset with himself that he wasn't there to help Leah. Also that he was the cause of Leah's pain and anguish. But not anymore, he was never going to break her heart again and nobody, Jacob turns back to look at the man still standing and watching him, nobody will take her away from him. Imprint or not.
~**Oh no, now Leah may have two imprints! Please let me know what you think. By the way this story won't be long. I only have maybe three chapters left to write. Hope everyone enjoyed, please review!!!~**
