Hey everyone! sorry took me a few days to write this one, its been hectic on my house lol. from running around after two crazy little boys, to caring for my sick husband who acts like he's dying because he has a cold *facepalm*. I hope you enjoy this! and as always, I do not own this story.
The next morning was surprisingly bright. The birds chirping irritatingly right outside my bedroom window woke me out of my blissful slumber. I stretched happily, forgetting for a moment that anyone else was in bed with me until Jacobs arms tightened around my mid section as i did so. I couldn't help the wide grin that spread over my face as i twisted around and took in the full beauty of my sleeping Jacob. His face was relaxed and peaceful, all worry lines gone, his lips slightly pouted. I snuggled closer and traced the outline of his bottom lip, so tempted to kiss it. I still wasn't sure about what was between us and if it would even work out, but the smallest thought of not being with Jacob made me ache and I just wanted to enjoy this moment. Jake stirred; one eye opening and giving me a lazy smile that made me melt. His arms tightened again, bringing me flush against him as he buried his face into my messy untamed curls.
"I could get used to this," he mumbled groggily, kissing my neck. "Good morning gorgeous."
"Good morning," I whispered breathlessly, dazed at the tingle that traveled from his kiss throughout my body.
Pulling back a little, Jake looked over my face as if he was memorizing every detail. Finally his eyes met mine, and i turned into complete putty in his arms. They held such passion and love that i could practically feel it pouring off of him in strong, unadulterated waves. I almost didn't care if this was just the imprint working its weird ass magic. If this was what it was like to be loved by Jacob Black maybe i didn't want to get rid of the imprint. Jakes eyes slid down to my lips, his gaze morphing from love to lust in mere seconds. I froze, unsure of what to do. If it would be wise after what happened the night before. Gulping down as much air as possible to steady my already racing heart heartbeat, I pulled away and slid out of the bed. Very aware of his eyes boring into me from behind, I began to collect some clothes and my toiletries.
Headed to the bathroom for a very much needed shower, i called over my shoulder, "You can go to the kitchen and grab anything you like."
"Or I could take a shower with you." He countered casually, following close behind me.
"Nice try, lover boy," I said rolling my eyes trying to hide the fact that my heart jumped at the suggestion.
Jacob pinned me to the door, one hand beside of my head and the other stealthily creeping up the hem of my t-shirt. I clung to my clothes for dear life, trying to regulate my breathing as my heart hammered against my ribcage. "Why's your heart beating like that then?"
"You can hear that?"
"I can."
Jacob smirked leaning in closer. Only having a split second to deflect, I duked under his arm and slipped into the bathroom locking the door behind me. Jacob let out a booming laugh that i heard slowly drift down the hall.
"Asshole," I muttered under my breath, which only instigated another round of laughter from Jake.
I rolled my eyes again. This imprint shit was seriously no joke. No matter how much my logic said to push him into the friendzone, it was god damn near impossible with how every touch seemed to scorch my skin. Deciding to take my time, I let the hot water wash over me and calm my already frazzled nerves. After about a hour of just letting water rain over me, i got out and dressed quickly in a pair of short and tank. I stole a quick look at myself in the mirror. How anyone thought we were identical at all was beyond me. Bella was soft in her features and had our moms wavey hair. I had Charlies curls and sharper features. Shaking away the thought, i should out said curly hair and left it to air dry.
Downstairs Jacob was making short work of our little kitchen. I definitely needed to go grocery shopping before Charlie got home or else he'd think we'd got hit by a bunch of hungry potheads. I squeezed passed him to grab the box of cereal from the cabinet. Just as i was about to reach it my feet left the ground and Jacob had me seated in the counter in inhuman speeds. I glared at him.
"If we're planning on leaving the house at some point today, you'll have to put me down and let me eat something!" i exclaimed, crossing my arms and trying to hide my grin.
"Why do you have to be right?" Jacob gave a huge dramatic sigh and lifted me off the counter top with ease, propping me up on my feet like i was a child.
"Because one of us has to be," I said with another eye roll, fixing myself a bowl and taking in the damage in the fridge. We were almost cleaned out! "Jesus Jake! Do you have a tape worm or something?"
Jacob barked a laugh as he wrapped his arms around my waist from behind, causing a shiver to run down my spine. Damn Imprint! "It's a werewolf thing." He said simply while burying his face in my now dry messy curls as if that explained anything.
"A wolf thing? Does your wolf have worms?! tell it to stop eating me out of house and home," i teased, settling into his arms.
Jake snorted behind me. I couldn't help but adore how easy things were between Jake and I when no one else was butting into our weird little imprint bubble. Standing here in the kitchen, wrapped in each other and giggling about nothing in particular made me think maybe we really were meant to be together. That thought made me smile widely as I moved to put my bowel in the sink, Jakes never unwinding from around me. Once i was done washing dishes, i twisted to look up at Jake. He was staring at me like i was the most precious thing in the world, and immediately I felt heat beginning to creep up my neck and color my cheeks. Just from beyond our little love cloud i could hear the front door open. Immediately I tried to leave move away, but Jacob wouldn't budge, his arms a vice around me. Two sets of footsteps echoed down the hall towards the kitchen, and I glanced at Jake, panicked. He just simply held my eyes with his, arms tightening as if to say he'd protect me.
From down the hall i could hear Bella's soft voice float along to us. I took a deep breath and put on a bitch face that would rival Rosalie's. Edward stepped into the kitchen, Bella right on his heels. She kept her eyes averted, looking at anything but us. I looked at Edward and arched a questioning eyebrow.
"Good morning, Ivory," he said politely, nodding at Jacob.
"Morning leach," i said without missing a beat, leaning back into Jake who snorted and tried to hide his grin in my hair. This boy had a serious thing for my hair and i wasn't sure how i felt about it.
Bella's head shot around and she stared at me in shock but Edward didn't seem at all surprised. In fact he had a small smirk forming at the corners of his mouth like he found me amusing. Well great, at least I could be a little entertaining.
"Forgive me for saying this, but seeing you...how you dress and speak, is like seeing a Bella from an alternate universe. It's startling and refreshing all at once." Edward admitted with a chuckle.
"Well you're not forgiven, because I'm not Bella." I said simply, ripping myself away from Jake and walking right out of the kitchen. before i said anything I'd regret.
I waited for Jake at the stairs, annoyed with how long it was taking him to follow me. I was pretty shaken too by the sudden distance between my twin and myself. I loved her so much, but i wasn't sure what was going on with her and the weird hold she had over Jacob infuriated me. Mine! A almost primal voice in me growled as Jake finally came down the hall and stopped in front of me. His hands were stuffed in his pockets, he looked slightly bothered but otherwise returned my hesitant smile with one of his signature grins.
"Whatya say we get out of here," he asked casually. "Looks like those two are gonna be here playing house for a while. We could go to La Push and you can officially meet the pack."
"Do i have to hang out with Kim?"
"Most likely. She's not that bad." Jake flattened his lips into a line trying to hold back his laugh.
I sighed heavily. "Well anywhere is better than here," i replied, grabbing his hand and walking towards the door.
"You might need a jacket," Jake protested, unmoving, his eyes roaming my bare shoulders and legs. "It gets pretty cold ya know."
"Or," I stepped real close to Jacob. If him being so close to me made my heart go crazy, it was only logic that it happened the other way around too right? "you could keep me warm and let me borrow a jacket."
Jake stood completely still, conflict raging in his beautiful brown eyes before he wrapped one arm around my waist tightly and started to quickly walk to the car. "Yeah let's do that."
I giggled breathlessly, and hopped into his car, slamming the door just as he reversed out of the driveway at top speed and floored it down the street. I glanced at Jacob, his face focused as he drove. We sat in silence for a while. Not uncomfortable, at all either. Like everything else with us, it was easy, comfortable. Simple. And it already looked like we would hit La Push in no time with the speed Jake was going at, so I decided to take advantage of that and ask a few questions.
"So how many wolves are there again?" i asked casually, fiddling with the radio.
"So far, there's eight of us. Sam's the Alpha. He was the first to phase. Then went Jared, Paul, Embry, me, Quil, and Seth and Leah phased together. Try not to piss off Paul...he's got more of a anger problem then the rest of us."
I nodded at the new information. Eight teenage and barely legal adults that could all turn into giant wolves and have anger problems. Lovely. "Does everyone else have a Imprint besides Sam and...who's Kims wolf?"
"Jared. And no it's just us." Jacob fell silent for a moment and pulled up to one of the houses near the beach. He turned to me, his chocolate eyes troubled, his brows furrowed. "I know you probably noticed it last night but...try not to stare at Emily...It bugs sam."
"Why would I stare?" i asked confused.
Jacob didn't answer and just got out of the car. I followed close behind, my nerves kicking up suddenly. I never usually got nervous, but this was like meeting new family members. I was apart of a pack now, and i kinda cared what they thought of me. I was so caught up in my own head that when we finally got inside, I was totally surprised to see six shirtless men seated at a table. I could feel the all too familiar heat that i'd become way too acquainted to since coming back to Forks begin to creep up my neck, and quickly made a curtain with my hair to try and hide it. Jake gave me a encouraging smile, grabbed my hand and pulled me inside. I could feel every damn eye on me, the heat continuing to creep inch by inch up my neck to my cheeks.
"Hey check it out, its Bella's doppelganger!" one of the guys commented while eyeing me.
I shifted my weight uncomfortably. I guess i should have expected that. "Um...no actually my name is Ivory. I'm Bellas twin."
"And my Imprint if you guys remember me telling you last night," Jacob said casually, grabbing a plate of food and offering me one of his muffins.
I'm not sure what exactly got everyones attention, but whichever it was everyone put their food down and turned to stare at me. Yes, i had the ability to make a bunch of hungry wolves stop eating. Yay me. Cue the sarcasm. There were a few moments of uncomfortable silence, I could have sworn i heard a cricket or two, before Emily came forward to save me. I immediately realized what Jake was talking about. I had indeed noticed the scars across Emilys face the night before, but they hadn't looked this...defined in the fire light. They still didn't take away from her beauty, but they were definitely noticeable.
"Hey Ivory, Welcome to our home!" Emily pulled me into a tight hug. "It's so nice to see you again."
"Hey," I gave her a half smile and allowed her to guid me to away from Jacob.
"Come eat something before it's all gone, these boys could eat a whole cow if I let them," She said warmly, grabbing a plate and handing it to me.
"Tell me about it," I laughed, "Jacob ate my fridge before we got here and he's still eating!"
The table erupted with laughter, but Jake just shrugged and continued to shovel food into his mouth. After a few minutes I was feeling a lot more comfortable with my new pack. It was nothing like when Bella introduced me to the Cullens. It was warm and happy here, and I just felt like i was home. Occasionally I'd get some shocked looks for my cursing and quick remarks. It made me kinda smug to see their reactions. I liked being my own person and seeing them slowly starting to download that i was different made me happy. I was so interested in the lore of the pack, and when Sam started mentioning little details I tried not to scoot to the edge of my seat like an over eager little girl wanting to hear her grandpas stories. Of course being ever attentive, Jacob noticed my peaked interest and assured me I'd hear all the legends at the next bon fire.
"We usually have a gathering when a new pack member or imprint pops up," he explained after finally polishing off his fourth plate of food.
Emily agreed, "He's right. We'll have to tell the Elders that Jake has Imprinted. They'll want to meet you. And if you have any questions you can always ask me or Kim. We've got this Imprint thing down pretty much."
Emily winked at me and for some reason I blushed. That sent Paul and Jared into a frenzy of laughter and jokes that i wasn't appreciating at all. Apparently I'm hilarious when i get worked up about being compared to my leach loving twin. They didn't however think it was funny when Jacob socked them both in the nose, effectively silencing them both. Hehe that should at least keep them quiet a while. I grabbed my wolf and dragged him outside, ready for some alone time. Jacob followed easily, wrapping his his large arm around my tiny waist and guiding us to his house.
"Do you think they like me?" i asked suddenly nervous again.
"Of course Iv, who wouldn't love you?" Jake retorted softly, his arm tightening reassuringly.
I shrugged but kept quiet. I still had so many questions. Jake led us into his house and straight to his couch. It was the same old thing i remembered him having when we were kids. I had always loved it because it just enveloped your body as you sank into it. I quickly kicked off my flipflops and snuggled into Jakes side. Much to my amusement he clicked on some cartoons like we used to watch when we were little. I wasn't until we were well into the episode that i noticed Jacob wasn't paying attention to it. I could feel his eyes on me, hot and piercing, making me feel slightly squirmy. I shifted my body so that i could look up at him and give him a questioning smile. He smiled back, a finger sliding under my chin lifting it slightly. I stopped breathing, held in his mesmerising gaze. I still wasn't completely sure how i felt about this whole thing. My feelings were totally scattered and I still didn't understand the imprint. I still didn't understand the strange shit between Jacob and Bella. Yet i knew that the pull between us was real, and it was that pull that drew me closer as Jakes eyes slid to my lips. I bit my lower lip gently, waiting for Jake to make a move. His eyes darkened with lust and he leaned in farther. Our lips were just a hairs distance apart, and i could feel his sweet breath fanning across my face. Before I could talk myself out of it, i closed my eyes and pressed my lips to his. A sharp jolt of electricity surged through my body, awakening things i hadn't even known were there.
Before I could lose myself, because lets face it was seconds away from jumping him, I pulled back and gulped down as much air as possible. Jacob didn't move for a minute before slowly sitting back, a wide shit eating grin spreading across his face.
"Oh don't look so smug," I said with a chuckle, still breathing heavily, my heart practically in my throat.
Jacob laughed and wrapped his arms around me tightly. "How could I not when I just kissed the most beautiful girl in the world."
I rolled my eyes and pushed him away teasingly, but his arms didn't loosen even a little bit. He was staring at me intently again, his eyes just as dark as before but this time a wicked grin was spreading across his gorgeous lips.
"I think we need more practice," He said seriously, somehow trapping me on my back against the seat cushions.
I stared up at him disoriented, not entirely sure how we got into this position. "Do we?"
"So you don't!" a gruff voice said from somewhere beyond us. "No sex in my house."
I knew almost immediately that I was beet red, and hid my face in Jacobs shoulder. The bastard was laughing! I pushed him away and he moved easily, still laughing hard. I glanced at Billy who was coming from his room, an amused expression on his face.
"Sorry Billy," I choked out, mortified.
Billy waved a hand while smirking. "It's ok kiddo, i was only joking. It's not like i don't expect anything to happen with you being his imprint and all."
I blushed deeper and shook my head, vowing not to let myself get carried away when i knew anyone else was in the house. I sat as far from Jacob as I could, pressing myself into the otherside of the couch, in my attempt to pout while he and his father spoke about the bonfire that would take place the following night. Once Billy left, Jacob reached for me and I glared at him hard. He just simply rolled his eyes, grabbed me and tucked me into his side. As stubborn as I am, i immediately melted into his side.
I blinked my eyes open, and looked around wearily. I didn't remember falling asleep. I sat up and looked around. It was dark outisde and Jacob was no longer by my side. Instead there was a note:
Hey babe,
I wish i could have stayed with you but i had to run a shift. You looked so peaceful sleeping that I just couldn't wake you up. I'll see you later tonight. Paul's gonna take you home as soon as you're awake.
Jacob
I smiled to myself, and stretched, regaining the feeling in my legs and arms.
"Final-fucking-ly!" Paul yelled from the kitchen, his mouth full with food. "You sleep like the goddamn dead!"
I rolled my eyes. "If you're done stuffing your mouth, can we go? Charlie's probably wondering where I am."
Paul shrugged, crammed a little more food in his mouth, and grabbed the keys off the table and led me outside to what I assumed was his car. The drive was quiet, which i was grateful for. I was missing Jacob already, and it was beginning to hurt. As we pulled up into my driveway, i reached to undo my seatbelt when paul caught my hand. He was staring at the house, his body rigid and tense. He sniffed the air a few times and then looked at me.
"Leaches," he informed me, "the Cullens I think. If you want to leave, just let me know. Billy will let you stay at the house."
I shook my head. "No I might as well get used to my sisters in laws, right?"
Paul's hand still didn't move. "I can't leave you alone with them. Jacob would kill me. I'm coming in with you."
I thought about it for a moment and nodded my consent. Paul nodded too, and as we walked to the front door kept close, like something was going to jump out at me at any moment that he needed to fend off. Walking in I expected to see Edward but not most of the Cullen Clan minus Esme and Carlisle. Paul's body went even more rigid if that was possible and he stood practically in front of me in a protective stance. I could see Bella fidgeting next to Edward, still not making eye contact. Good. I wasn't sure i was ready to confront her about whatever the fuck that was last night. I stepped forward. The tension in the air was so palpable I could cut it with a butter knife.
"What the hell is going on here?" I seemed to be asking that a lot lately.
Everyone exchanged looks. Finally Edward decided to speak. "Bella's in danger."
I glared at Bella. Of course the danger magnet was in danger yet again. I mean it was the reason I came to Forks. The only question now was what she had gotten herself into this time. Apparently she couldn't keep her shit together for more then five minutes.
"Vampire?"
Edward nodded, his face grim. Fucking hell!
