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Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight! If I did, well I would be the first girl to be imprinted on by two wolfs, Paul and Seth!
Bella's POV
I was sat at the kitchen table in Sam Uley's house.
Jared had finally stood up and we all walked to this location. He was still unable to turn back into his human form and I felt extremely guilty about it.
If I had only known I would hurt him this bad, I would have never said those things. If I'm being honest, I didn't mean those things at all! I would have loved to stay there with him, with his arms wrapped around me, feeling his extremely warm body wrapped around my own. I felt so protected and loved at that moment, but the way I had felt that night were reminding me that I wasn't ready for that relationship.
Leah Clearwater, soon-to-be Uley according to the engagement ring on her finger, was currently attempting to convince me that I didn't need to feel guilty, but I knew she was wrong.
Why shouldn't I feel guilty!? I was the one who said I wanted to leave! I was the one that said I didn't want him to protect me!
"Bella, really! You just need to calm down! This isn't your fault at all! You were hurt about what happened." Leah said, trying to calm me. It wasn't really helping.
"Leah, can I please go out there? I just want to try to help." I said, practically begging.
She looked torn, but she knew I really needed to see him. She sighed and said, "Fine, go see him, but if Sam asks you if I let you go say you ran when I was in the bathroom!" I gave her a smile and nodded my head.
I jumped out of the chair I was sitting in and ran outside. I could feel my heart pounding, half because I was feeling nervous and half because of how out of shape I was!
As I stepped into the forest, I immediately saw them were I left them. Jared was still in wolf form, but his eyes were already on me, watching my every step.
I reached them, but I wanted to be alone with him. I wanted to talk to him with no one else around to hear us…or me.
I looked up at Sam and, I think his name is Paul, and said, "Can I try to talk to him alone? I know this is my fault and I want to fix it."
Sam shrugged. "We've tried everything, maybe you can help. And I'm guessing your talk with Leah didn't really help?"
I let out a small laugh. "Yea, not really."
Paul then spoke up. "Well, you work your magic here. I'm starving so imma go see what there is to eat." And he walked in the direction that I came from.
"Good luck," Sam said then he followed Paul.
I took a deep breath and turned back to Jared. I sat down on the muddy forest ground and started to pet behind his ear, remembering he really liked that.
"Jared, please phase back. I know this is my fault-"he whined, not liking that I thought like that. "Jared you know this is my fault, but you need to phase back to your human form. I need you to turn back to your human form. I feel awful about what I said! I didn't mean any of it Jared. I was just feeling hurt about what you said to me the other day over the phone. Jared, what you said to me at the beach today, your words made me feel wanted, they made me feel loved and protected. The way your arms felt around me was the best feeling in the world. Your hands intertwined with mine, I loved that view. Please Jared, you're my best friend, you keep me sane." I buried my head into his extremely soft fur and wrapped my arms around his neck. "I'm sorry for hurting you Jared."
All of a sudden, the fur under me was replaced with soft, warm skin. I pulled my head up and saw Jared sitting with me, a very naked Jared. He didn't seem to care though because he wrapped his arms around my waist, like he had earlier, and sat me on his lap. He buried his head in my neck and placed a soft kiss where my pulse was now beating extremely fast.
"Jared, maybe we should find you some shorts or something," I suggested half-heartedly. I really didn't want to move.
He placed another soft kiss on my pulse point and I couldn't hold in the soft sigh that escaped my mouth.
I felt his lips pull up into a smile against my neck and I smiled too. Knowing I had made him smile made me feel happy.
"Can we just stay here? I don't want to move, I like where I am. I like being here with you," he said. This time he placed a soft kiss right were my neck and my jaw meet.
I gasped at the feeling and knew if we didn't leave now, this would lead somewhere else and I knew I wasn't ready to go there.
"Jared, you're naked in the forest with me sitting on you. Let's go get you something to wear and then we can go where ever you want. We'll talk about whatever you want."
He stayed quiet for a few seconds then agreed.
I went to stand up, but was quickly brought back down by his hands grasping my hips. I could now feel his…well you know. I could feel the heat rushing to my face.
"Let's just sit here for a few more minutes though. I don't to let you go just yet." He laid his head on my shoulder and kept it there and I let myself relax against his chest, not caring about feeling him anymore.
"I really am sorry Jared."
"Baby, you have nothing to be sorry about. You had every right to say those things. I hurt you and I deserved everything you said. But Bells, I meant every word I said today. I'm nothing without you. You are the reason I breathe. I love you Bells. I love you so damn much and I have loved you since we first met, since before this whole wolf mess happened. The only reason I told you those lies the other day was because I had barely turned. When we first phase, we can't control our anger and we can hurt people. I didn't want anything to happen to you, so I pushed you away. And now that this happened, I know I could never hurt you, not intentionally at least." This man makes me swoon. He makes me feel like the most amazing creature in the world the way he speaks about me.
"Let's go get you dressed then we can continue our talk ok?" I said turning my head to face him.
That was a big mistake. Now our faces were centimeters apart, our noses were touching and I got lost in his eyes. His eyes were all I saw and I could feel his breath against my face. My heart was beating hard against my chest. The only thing that was running through my mind was Jared. Jared's eyes. Jared's nose. Jared's lips. I couldn't think straight.
But my mind came back to me when I heard someone say, "You know you guys are gonna set this forest on fire right?"
I forced myself to turn my head to the person who spoke and saw Paul leaning against a tree smirking at us. His arms were crossed, but I could see he was holding a pair of shorts in his hand.
Without waiting for us to respond he continued. "Sam sent me out here to see how you guys were doing. Oh, and I brought you some shorts." He threw them in our direction. They would've hit me in the face if Jared hadn't caught them so quickly.
"Is that all you needed Paul?" Jared asked sounding frustrated.
"Aww now, come on! Don't be mad at me. I didn't know you were about to get it on with your girl! Look, I'll leave now and you guys could get back do doing the nasty, alright?" if I wasn't blushing before, I was now.
"Paul get out of here you asshole! We weren't doing shit, now leave!"
Paul walked away, but I could hear him laughing as he went.
Jared stood up, pulling me up with him, and out the shorts on.
I turned to him once I knew he had them on.
"Sorry about him. He just doesn't know when to shut his mouth."
"It's ok. Do you want to go somewhere else? To finish our talk?" I asked.
"Yea, let's go up to the cliffs."
The walk to the cliffs wasn't very far; tiring, yes, but not far. Jared kept my hand in his the entire way, but I didn't mind.
When we got to the top of the cliff, we sat on the very edge, but he made sure to keep a grip on me.
The view was so amazing up here. The ocean was a dark blue; the sky was light blue with barely any clouds, and the sun was shining bright. It was absolutely breathtaking.
"Ok, so what do you want to know?" Jared asked me.
"Well, tell me more about being a wolf."
He went onto tell me about his few days as a wolf, what he enjoyed, what he didn't enjoy. He told me the legends again, but with more detail and I was in complete awe. I was hanging onto his every word.
"And then there's this thing called imprinting." His voice became serious, but he also sounded nervous.
"What's imprinting?" I asked.
He took a deep breath and looked out into the ocean. "Imprinting is like love at first sight, but a lot stronger. When you look into the persons eyes, they become the center of your world. No one and nothing else matters more than that person. You would never intentionally hurt the person, and if you did, it would cause you to be in pain. You would do anything, you would be anything they wanted you to be, whether it is a brother, a friend, or a lover. You just want to make the person happy. You want to make the person feel loved and protected. Of course, the person has the choice to reject the imprint too, but rejecting the imprint is rejecting the person you were made to with, your perfect match."
I took a deep breath. "You make it sound like you've felt it for yourself." Had he?
"Well, I did." He confessed.
My voice shook as I spoke again. "Who did you imprint on?"
He stayed silent for a little then turned to me and looked into my eyes. His eyes were full of emotions; fear, hope, love, and adoration. Then he spoke again.
"You."
With that single word, I knew my life had changed.
"You imprinted on me?" I wanted to be sure.
"Yea, I imprinted on you, the girl I have always loved." He spoke no lie.
I didn't know what to say. How could I find the words? This man, my best friend, the guy who I had loved for who knows how long, the guys who always made me feel beautiful when I felt like garbage, this man was made for me, or so the Quileute spirits say. But who was I to complain? Any girl would kill to have a man feel this way about them, and I'm lucky enough to have it.
"You imprinted on me. You're mine forever and I'm yours forever." Those words made my heart skip a beat.
His face lit up with a bright smile when I spoke those words. "I've always been yours, you just never saw it. But would you be mine?"
How could I say no to that?! Please tell me how?!
My own face was brightened up with a smile and I nodded. "I've always been yours as well; I guess it just took me a bit longer to realize it."
"So, you accept the imprint? You accept me?" he asked hopeful.
"How could I say no after all that you just said? Any girl would swoon if you ever said that to them!"
He then put a smirk on his face and leaned back on his arm, basically lying down on the ground. "Do I make you swoon Isabella Swan?"
My breath got caught in my throat. Just the way his voice got deeper; that was hot.
"Just a bit," I replied trying not to blush, which was an absolute fail.
"Well, Bella, since I'm absolutely in love with you and you seem to be into me, would you like to go on a date with me?" he asked, still with confidence, but also sounding a bit nervous.
I smiled at him and nodded my head. "I'd love to go on a date with you Jared."
We stayed there on the cliffs until dark and then I had to go back home, were I'm sure my very angry father would be waiting for me.
I said goodbye to Jared in the beach parking lot and drove home. I felt so light and happy and I knew it was because of Jared.
When I parked into the driveway of my home, I saw the porch light was still on and that meant Charlie was still awake.
Time to face the music.
I opened the front door and heard the TV. I was hoping to make a quick getaway up to my room, but was stopped by Dad.
"Isabella Marie Swan, get your butt in here this instant!" Damn it, he used my whole name which could only mean one thing; he's pissed.
I walked into the living room and saw him standing and facing me.
I gave him a sheepish smile and said, "Hey dad."
"Don't you 'hey dad' me young lady! Where the hell have you been?! I've been worried sick!"
"Dad, please calm down. I was with Jared the entire afternoon."
He stopped his angry mumbling and looked at me. "Oh, you've been with Jared? Oh, well then. So are things good between you two?" he asked, suddenly in a very happy mood.
"Really Dad? You're unbelievable," I said letting out a small laugh. "And yea, we're good. Umm, he actually, kinda asked me out…on a date."
The smile that was on his face widened even more. "Really? Well, that's great hun! This is great news! Wait, you said yes right? Please tell me you said yes!" Really Dad, really?
"Yea, I said yes. But aren't dad's supposed to be, oh I don't know, upset about their only daughter going on a date?" I asked feeling amused.
"Well, of course, but since its Jared, I couldn't be happier! You two are great together kid!"
"If I didn't know any better, I would say you were more excited about my date with him than I am," I said laughing. "So, I'm not in trouble for coming home late?" I asked hopeful.
"Naw, you were out with Jared, you're good. Now go up to bed and get some sleep." Oh Dad.
"Ok, goodnight Dad." I said as I started climbing up the stairs.
"Night kid."
When I got to my room, I took off my clothes and put it in the hamper that was in my room and put on my pajamas. I climbed into bed, snuggling into my blankets and I couldn't keep the smile off my face. Before I knew it, I was fast asleep, my thoughts still revolving around Jared Cameron.
YAAAAAY! Chapter complete! So I'm really hoping you all enjoyed it! And I think this is the longest chapter I've written. Anyway, the picture of the weather of La Push, while they're sitting on the cliffs, will be on my profile. It's a picture I took myself when I went to visits Forks and La Push with my best friend for our 15th birthdays back in 2011! It was so amazing! So, that's about it! REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW! BECAUSE THEY MAKE MY DAY! Love you all!
