Jake's P.O.V
15Th of August
I've been running for a while now, my emotions are easier to deal with being wolf but I know I should be getting home. Do I go to the wedding? Will I cause a big scene? Questions like this were going through my head the whole way back. I need a place to think and relax. I arrived at first beach and just stared out into the ocean. I felt a pull, it was telling me to turn around and so I did. I was met with the most beautiful eyes ever. Nothing mattered in comparison to her, not dad, the tribe, the pack or even Bella. I love Bella, I do but it's a brotherly love now. I've finally met my soul mate and I won't let her go.
I noticed I was staring at her for quite a while, I must of looked like an idiot.
"Jake?" she asks. oh my god, it's A.J.
"A.J, how ya been." I ask while giving her a hug, hmm she's quite warm.
"I've been good, how are you?" I she asks cautiously. She must know about Bella.
"I'm great." She smiles.
"What are you doing today?" she asks.
"Oh ah, I'm going to a friend of mine's wedding." I say. Dam, I don't want to go, I want to stay here.
"Well, do you want to hang out until then?"
"Sure, well actually the wedding is about halfway through, I'm crashing the reception."
"Ah, wedding crasher ey?" she jokes
"You know it." I joke back.
"Well what have you been up to these last few years?" I ask.
"Well, dad taught me how to surf and mechanics."
"hold on, you learnt mechanics?"
"Yeah, there's something about it I find, I don't know relaxing maybe, being able to do something like that pleases me."
Oh my god, can my imprint get any better.
"I can sing to."
Yes, she absolutely can.
"Wow, that's great. Who knew you could turn out this cool." I teased.
"Ha ha, very funny. So what about you?"
"Well I learnt mechanics and I actually built my own rabbit."
"Wow that's awesome, I built my own Mercedes Guard."
"Nice, I've got a couple of motorbikes at my house, you should come over sometime and we'll ride."
"Sure, sounds fun." I can't wait for that day.
We kept talking for another couple of hours before I had to leave. Maybe I could invite her, we'll only be a few minutes. It's not like I want to see my best friend marry a leech even though I don't love her like that anymore.
Looks like I gotta go." I say reluctantly.
"Oh dang, I was having fun." she says.
"Yeah me to." I hesitated, oh what the hell. "Why don't you come with me?" I asked.
"Wah? But I'm not invited."
"Well we'll only be there for a few minutes then we'll leave, what do yo say?"
"Oh alright." My smile must be so big right now.
We arrive at the Cullen house in my rabbit. I look to my side to see A.J slack jawed. I snicker, yeah that's what happens when you've been alive for over 300 years. You get mighty rich. Hey bloodsucker, I'm here.
We walked around the side to see Seth coming towards us. He says hey and that's when Bella and Edward walk over. Hmmm, never used his actual name before. He acts surprised, yeah I know. Don't worry bout me Eddie, I don't lover her like that anymore. Now he's even more surprised, i expected that to. Not getting anything out of my head leech, stop picking through it.
"Hey Jake, hey guys." Bella says.
"Hey, Edward, Bella this is A.J" Even Bella is shocked.
"May I have a dance?" I ask Bella and offer my hand.
She accepts and walks on the dance floor dancing with me.
"So who's the girl?"
"Her names Ashley Jayde Hewes but everyone calls her A.J"
"How come I've never seen her before?" She asks.
"She left when she was 9, went to Hawaii because her dad's a professional surfer. Her dad's having a bit of break so they moved back here." I have the biggest smile on my face.
"She's very pretty, what she like?" Hmm, what's this about?
"She's totally awesome. She surfs, sings and a mechanic. Like the perfect girl." I chuckle, I see Bella frown a bit, what's wrong. Oh crap, i did just technically insult her. I was only messing around.
"Bella, sorry it was only a joke, you know your great." She smiles a bit but it doesn't reach her eyes. what is happening?
"Well as long as she is good for you." She says. Oh, I get it.
"Were actually just friends, she was my best friend before she moved. She used to visit on the holidays, it was before you showed. But she's back now."
She frowned even more now. "Hey Bella, you'll always be my best friend."
She seemed to lighten up a bit more but not fully. "Your not jealous are you?" I ask.
"No" She mumbles.
"Sorry Bella, you can't have expected me to wait for you forever. I know I did everything I could have but it's too late now."
"I know Jake, it's just gonna take time to get used to the fact that I've lost you."
I groan. "Bella you never had me. What is wrong? You want me to stay unhappy forever, pining over some girl who is obsessed with a leech." I started to get angry.
"Don't be a jerk Jake, you know I love you."
"Not enough apparently." I reminded her
"So what your using her to get over me."
"No, I'm not using her and I'm already over you." I said angrily.
She gasped. "What?" she whispers.
"You heard. As I said, you didn't expect me to wait forever. I gave you everything I had and you threw it away and went back to him and well i'm happy now and if I can help it I would like to get to know her more and possibly date her."
"I'm sorry Jake, it's just gonna be a bit hard seeing you with her."
"Not any harder when I saw you with the leech."
"Jake." She scolded me for using that name.
"Meh, I'm sure you'll get over it Bella. I'm done and I'm finally happy.
She starts to cry a bit. Dam it, I don't want her to cry.
"Bella, you shouldn't be the one crying. You know I love you but just like you love me. As a best friend. It was how it was meant to be."
"Your right, sorry."
We walk back over once Bella is okay. I put my arm around A.J's shoulders. Man this is nice, okay stop with the weird mushy talk, oh hell you know you liked it. Edward chuckled, yeah yeah at least I don't like your wife anymore ey. He turns a little serious, that's what I thought.
"Well we better head off, cya guys."
"Are you sure?" Bella asks frowning.
"Sorry Bells, cya some other time." We waved and left.
"Hey would you like to come over to my house and watch a movie?" She asks
"Well actually I should head back home, haven't seen dad in a while, how about tomorrow?"
"Sure that's alright." I see that she's slightly bummed and when I pull up in her driveway. I give her a peck on the cheek and leave.
16Th of August
I was patrolling.
Jake: Hey guys, thought you should know...I imprinted.
Embry: Really, that's great. On who?
Jake: A.J
Quil: Fuck, I'm jealous, haha, nice.
Embry: Translation from Quil, that's awesome, she's a great girl.
Jake: Yeah I know, I imprinted on my childhood bestfriend.
Quil: She's way to cool for you...she beat me at Guitar Hero.
Jake: haha haha haha. That's awesome.
Quil: Oh shut it.
Jared: Hey guys, were here to relieve you all.
Jake: K cya.
I phased and walked to the beach. Bella and Edward left last night going on their honeymoon. I wonder...no, no she wouldn't do that. Oh cut the crap, she is exactly the person to do that with a leech. Idiot. I've had enough of being without my imprint, I'm gonna head over there.
I drive my motorbike over this time, when I arrive and knock on the door she opens and invites me in. We sit down next to each other on the couch and watch a few movies. It's about 9 at night, she's getting tired, I can tell then she does something I didn't expect to happen. She lays her head on my shoulder, I then rap my arms around her, I can feel her snuggle in closer to me. Wow, I've never felt this before, this feeling of being complete.
When the movie is finished I invite her over to my house tomorrow to go motorbike riding.
"Sure, I'd love to." She smiles.
"Great and uh, I was wondering if you would like to go to Port Angelas to have dinner with m-me." No, no don't choke at the end.
She smiles. "That would be great."
"Great, I have to go, I'll cya tomorrow." I stand up. Man, I'm already longing for her to be in my arms again.
"I'll walk you out." We get to the doorstep and I kiss her cheek goodnight.
I arrive home to see Rachel and Paul in my lounge room, what the hell? Rachel gets up and walks to me.
"Hey Jake, I've missed you so much." She walks over and hugs me.
"Hey Rach, what are you doing here?"
"I'm back...for good."
"Oh that's great! and why is Paul here?"
Paul then stands up and gestures outside. I follow him into the forest.
"Hey Jake."
Oh god, what's happened?
"Hi, what's up?"
"The reason I ah was here was ah, I imprinted on your sister."
"WHAT!" I stalked forward.
"Hey Jake you know it's not something I can control." He put his hands up in defense. DAM IT!
"How long has she been back?"
"About 2 weeks."
"Have you told her?"
"Yes, she knows."
"What was her reaction?"
"She didn't mind too much about the werewolf thing but the imprint thing got her off guard and angry and how the imprint made me choose her but I managed to explain it better and she came along. We've been together ever since."
"I swear to god Paul you think of one dam sexual thought of my sister while your phased with me, I'll kick your ass."
Then it hit me. Rachel is only staying here because of the imprint. All those years, nothing, hardly any phone calls from Rachel or even Rebecca for that matter. They left me alone to help my dad who is disabled. They left me to deal with it, alone when I was a teenager at such a young age. I start getting angry and I was trembling.
"Hey Jake, you alright?"
"NO I'M NOT!" I roared.
"What's wrong, you seemed okay a second ago now your all angry."
"SHE'S ONLY STAYING FOR YOU! OUT OF ALL THESE YEARS, I HAD TO LOOK AFTER BILLY, WHAT THE FUCK DID SHE DO, WHAT THE FUCK DID REBECCA DO? OH THAT'S RIGHT, THEY EFT AS SOON AS THEY FUCKING COULD AND MAKE ME LOOK AFTER OUR DISABLED FATHER! THAT'S WHY I'M SO ANGRY!" I phased and bolted into the forest.
Jared: Woah, what's up with you.
I replayed the last few minutes. It was no secret to the pack that we were having some difficulties with money. We had to pretty much buy everything with the disabled benefits. Benefits phff. Sure I know it was hard when mom died but did they have to move so far away and have such little contact with us? no, and the only reason Rachel is back is because she feels the imprint, what would happen if Paul didn't imprint? Would she still be here? I guess we'll never know.
Collin: Sorry bro. Don't know what to say.
Brady: You could be thankful of the imprint.
I growled at him.
Brady: Well it brought your sister back, she can help. It brought her her sole mate, someone who will never hurt her.
That softened me up a bit but it didn't break my thoughts of what happened.
Jake: Arrggghh I'm leaving.
I phased and made my way to the beach to think. I sat down by the tree that Bella and I would sit it. I should calm down before I go back home. Hold on, I was there last night, she wasn't. She must of been...GGRRRRR. I growled. Fuck! How could she? Oh cut it. You know if A.J wanted it you would give it. Dam it, stupid reasoning. That still doesn't change the fact about everything else.
After about an hour I walked back in to see Rachel and Paul snuggled together watching TV. I groaned, that's going to get some used to. I go immediately to my bedroom. I hear Paul tell Rachel to talk to me in the morning and to let me have some rest and it's the first in a long time, actually it's the very first time I've been grateful to Paul. I fell asleep and dreamt about A.J.
