Title: Unexpected

Author: jwolf11209

Pairings: Edward/Jacob, Alice/Bella, Seth/Jasper

Rating: MA - The story starts off slow, but will heat up eventually.

Warning: M/M, F/F, mpreg, language

Disclaimer: The characters used in this story do not belong to me.

Chapter: 7

Summary: The vampires were their enemies, the reason that they all had become wolves in the first place. So it didn't make sense that one of the leeches had been chosen to be Jacob's mate.

Chapter 7

Bella knew now, but Jake didn't understand her lack of reaction. When Edward had left her the first time, she had tried to chase him into the woods. Sam had found her curled up on the ground, unresponsive.

Jacob was glad that hadn't happened again, but he didn't think an emotionless Bella was very good either. He had never seen her like that.

He walked through the woods behind Edward, not really paying attention to where they were going. Jacob had to tell his pack now that Bella knew; he couldn't avoid it any longer. He looked to Edward, wondering what the vampire would think about that.

"Go to them, Jacob. Tell them all at the same time, face to face, so that you won't have to repeat yourself. If they react badly," and judging by Edward's face, he thought they would… "come to my house, and my family will welcome you."

Jake moved toward Edward, needing some of the vampire's strength before he left. Edward opened his arms and Jacob stepped into them, soaking up the comfort that was offered. After a few moments he finally released the vampire, and watched as he disappeared into the trees.

Jacob walked in the direction of La Push, not knowing where he would find his pack. He couldn't shift before telling them about the imprint, so he would just have to walk around until he found someone.

He made it to the beach, and found Quil sitting and staring into the water. The other boy looked surprised when he noticed Jacob, but he supposed that was understandable. Jake hadn't really spoken to any of his pack for a week, nor had he left his home other than to see Edward.

"I need to speak with the pack, but I can't shift yet," Jacob told the other boy. "Will you call a meeting for me?"

"Sure, sure," Quil said, looking confused. But he headed into the woods, and Jacob followed close behind. Once they were concealed by the trees, Quil stripped and shifted. He then sent up a howl, letting their pack know that they should meet him.

It wasn't long before members of the pack started showing up, and they all looked at Jacob curiously. They were probably wondering why he wasn't able to shift himself, since they had most likely heard as much from Quil.

Leah was the last to get there, probably just to show her displeasure at being pulled away from whatever she had been doing.

When everyone was staring expectantly at Jacob, he started speaking. He didn't ask them to shift; he didn't want to see their human faces fill with disgust once he told them.

"I've imprinted," he started, just as he had at Bella's house. Some of the pack tilted their heads, curious. Leah looked pissed off, but that was normal for her. Seth could barely sit still, he was so excited. "You're not going to like the rest of what I have to say."

Now they just looked confused. Part of him wondered what they were thinking, but he wasn't curious enough to shift and find out. He continued, reluctantly. "I've imprinted on Edward Cullen." They growled at the name, and Jacob took a few steps back.

Sam shifted then, and Jake didn't like the look on his face. "You're wrong, Jacob. You can't have imprinted on a leech," Sam spat, glowering at him. Most of others looked as if they agreed, which wasn't really all that surprising.

Jacob made sure he appeared calm, even though the wolves could surely smell his anxiety. "Do you want to see for yourself what happened?" Jacob asked, knowing that he could at least make his pack see the truth in his confession.

Sam changed back to his wolf form, and Jacob assumed that meant that he should shift as well. He did, and sat as he felt all of his pack members sifting through his mind, seeing everything that had happened this past week.

Once they were finished, before they could say anything, Jacob spoke through their link. You know now that I'm not wrong about this, and I know you don't like it. I'm going to stay with the Cullen's while you figure out what you're going to do about it. Let me know what you decide.

With that Jacob left, heading back toward Edward. He had seen and felt his pack's reaction to his imprinting. Most of them were angry, but hopefully they would get over it with time. He felt them leaving his mind, one by one. Probably so they could discuss him without letting him know what they said.

Edward had probably already known Jacob would end up staying at his house. Jake had planned to go there after telling his pack, no matter their reaction.

xoxo

He shifted to his human form as he watched Jacob walk away. As impossible as it seemed, Jacob had definitely imprinted on the vampire. Sam knew what it felt like to imprint, so he couldn't deny that Jacob was right about this. But he wanted to. He didn't understand how this could have happened. The vampires were their enemies, the reason that they all had become wolves in the first place. So it didn't make sense that one of the leeches had been chosen to be Jacob's mate.

He motioned for the rest of the pack to take their human forms as well. They needed to have a discussion about this, and he didn't want Jacob to hear it.

Most of the group looked as unhappy as he felt, some even more so. But there were others who looked like they would take Jacob's side, even if it was only because they were his friends.

"I want you all to stay away from Jacob for now. I will contact the elders and see what they have to say about all this, but I want to know what you think as well."

He listened as his pack voiced their thoughts on the matter. As he had guessed, most of them were angry, but others seemed to think that there must be a reason for Jacob to have imprinted on the leech.

Inwardly, Sam agreed, but he didn't want to believe it.

He wouldn't keep Jacob from going to the leech, but only because he knew it would hurt for him to stay away. As much as Sam hated this situation, he couldn't deliberately cause one of his pack members pain. At least not that kind of pain. Sam knew they had already hurt Jacob by reacting so badly to something he couldn't control.

xoxo

He sat in the forest, leaning against one of the many trees there. He was waiting for Jacob, who he knew would be coming to stay with him, regardless of the wolf pack's reaction to Jacob's announcement.

Jacob had been thinking about how to handle his pack since he had discovered Edward was his imprint. Edward knew the young wolf had decided it would be a good idea to stay away from La Push while his pack digested the situation.

Edward didn't think the wolves would seriously hurt a member of their own pack, but he couldn't be sure. He was quite certain they would be angry that Jacob had imprinted on a vampire, their enemy, whether or not there was a reason for it. Which there probably was…they just hadn't figured out what that reason was yet.

If they did hurt Jacob, they would regret it. Edward would break the treaty without even thinking about it if Jake came back to him broken.

Edward didn't really know yet what his feelings were for the young wolf. He was attracted to him, certainly. And he found himself becoming more protective of Jacob with each passing day. But Edward would have to get to know him a bit more before their relationship became anything more than friendship.

He knew Jacob's feelings for him had progressed rapidly, but the wolf hadn't pressured him to move their relationship to the next level, and Edward didn't think he would. Jacob seemed to still be afraid of rejection, so he would most likely wait for Edward to make the first move when it came to certain things. Especially physical things.

Edward didn't object to holding Jacob, but he wasn't yet ready for anything beyond that. He actually quite enjoyed being wrapped in Jacob's big, strong arms. It was the closest he had come to feeling warm since he had become a vampire.

He loved that he could hug Jacob without having to be afraid of crushing him. And that he could hold him close without being tempted to drink his blood. It was such a relief to know that Jacob could hold his own in a fight, that he could protect himself if necessary. But even so, Edward knew that he would do everything he could to keep Jacob safe.

He finally heard Jacob coming, and he didn't seem to be hurt at all. This was confirmed when Jacob spotted him and increased his already considerable speed.

Edward rose from his seated position, moving away from the tree. Jacob needed comfort, and he probably wouldn't even bother to shift before seeking it. Again, he was correct. Jacob leaped at him as soon as he was near enough, knocking Edward to the ground with his huge, furry body.

Edward turned onto his side and held the wolf from behind. Jacob nuzzled back into his chest, happy to be in Edward's arms again.

xoxo

She flitted around the house, trying to make sure they had everything Edward's guest would need. Alice didn't really know much about the wolves, since she couldn't see them, and she was excited to learn more about them.

She had made sure the fridge was filled with different kinds of food, knowing that the wolf would probably eat a lot. She had also made up the new king-sized bed in Edward's room. Her brother had let her pick out all of the bedding; he knew how good her taste was.

Edward had said that Jacob's family didn't have a lot of money, and that the wolf had very few articles of clothing. So Alice had taken it upon herself to do a little shopping. It was no hardship, she loved shopping.

She had bought the wolf an entire wardrobe, not really caring if he would need so many clothes. He probably wouldn't, since her brother had mentioned that Jacob spent most of his time wearing only a pair of raggedy cutoffs. Alice made a face.

No one in her family was going to leave the house looking like a homeless person. Unless of course he was only going outside to run around as a wolf. Then she didn't really care if he wore good clothes, as they would just get dirty anyhow.

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