Wish for a Redo
JacobxBella
Rated M
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or the franchise, as it belongs to Steph Meyers
Wish for a Redo
Chapter 9
A month had passed since Bella had let Billy and Sam know about her being from the future and about what would happen. Ever since then she had been having meetings with the tribe leader and had been taken in front of the Elders to tell them all that she knew. The first meeting had been a complete disaster, as none of them believed her and immediately would not stand for her presence seeing as she associated herself with the Cullens. She had not been able to get a single word in and had fled from the council room in a mess of overwhelmed tears. Billy had tried again a week later and that time around the Elders listened. Half of them did not believe she should be trusted and that what she spoke were lies. The other half believed her and believed they could use all of that information to their advantage. However the only thing the Elders seemed adamant about not changing was the Imprinting issue. Because they believed there was no reason to address it as it had been the way of the past Quileute packs to carry on the spirit wolf bloodline, they saw no reason for it to be changed.
Despite all of this Bella was happy she was being taken seriously. It wasn't long that both Jared and Paul had both phased and Bella was getting beginning to get a bit antsy. If she remembered correctly, Embry phased next, and then Jacob. It wouldn't be long before Embry did, and then Jacob would begin talking about how Embry had begun to pull away from him because he was coerced into Sam's "gang". He was already telling her about Sam was eyeing him weirdly. She knew it was soon going to be time to tell Jacob the truth about his heritage; she just wondered when would be the right time.
Bella hummed as she stirred the sauce in the pan for the lasagna she was making. She wanted to make something that would have leftovers for later so that if her or Charlie got hungry, they wouldn't have to worry about fixing anything. She had her dish out to put the lasagna in when she was prepared to bake it, and her noodles were boiling in a pot on the stove. Before long everything was ready and she began to assemble the dish. Just as she put it in the preheated oven, a knock sounded at the door.
"Coming!" Bella called as she wiped her hands. She placed the towel on the counter and moved out of the kitchen to the front door. Opening it she smiled seeing Jacob standing there, his long hair pulled back in a ponytail.
Grinning at her he greeted, "Hey Bella."
"Hi Jacob, come inside," Bella said as she stepped aside to allow the younger boy in. Closing the door behind him she asked, "What brings you here?"
Jacob turned to face her and scratched the back of his neck, a slight blush on his cheeks. He willed himself to calm down and just ask what he had been prepping himself for the whole here. It was just a simple question, he could do it. And no matter Bella's response, he'd be okay with it. Taking a deep breath he asked, "Well um, I was just wondering—and it's okay if you say 'no'—if you would like to, you know, go out with me sometime?"
Chocolate brown eyes widened as Bella looked at Jacob in surprise. Was he…did he just…was he asking her out? Taking a moment to find her voice she asked, "You mean on a date?"
"Sure?" Jacob answered almost uncertainly. Clearing his throat he squared his shoulders and looked her in the eye as he then replied, "I mean yes, I'm asking you on a date."
Bella couldn't help but stare at Jacob in shock. He was really asking her out on a date. She couldn't remember even Edward asking her out on one properly, just telling her they were going somewhere and for her to be ready. Even in the other universe Jacob never really asked her out, just kind of begged and pleaded for her to give him a chance. In fact if she thought about it, anyone that had asked her properly before were not the two men that were constantly in her life and devoted all of her time to. Somehow that thought made her sad, knowing she was never properly asked out by the two men that she claimed to love so much.
Jacob, seeing Bella seemed to be lost in her own thoughts, bent down a bit in her face and asked, "Bella, are you alright?"
Blinking in surprise at seeing him so close, the brunette blushed and nodded saying, "Yeah, I'm alright. And yeah, I would love to. Go out on that date, I mean."
The bright grin that spread on Jacob's face made Bella's heart flutter in her chest and she took a slight intake of breath. Looking down she pushed a piece of her hair behind her ear before saying, "I was just making dinner for Charlie and me. You're welcome to join us if you like."
"I'd like that," Jacob replied before following Bella into the kitchen. He couldn't believe it; he scored a date with the girl he had a major crush on! He couldn't wait for their date, but he had to plan it first.
Lying in bed later that night with her lamp on, Bella was busy between texting Jacob and watching soap operas on her laptop. Charlie had gotten her a laptop two weeks ago and she was making fair use of it, even though it was supposed to be for when she went off to college. She turned away from her laptop as she heard her phone chime once again alerting her to a text from Jacob. Pausing the show she watching she picked up her phone and opened the text message.
I've been thinking about where we could go for our date. Something outside of a movie and dinner, you know?-Jake
Bella smiled and typed in reply, Yeah, movie theaters and restaurants are overrated for dates, if you ask me.-Bella
Right? So I was thinking of something different. What would you like to do?-Jake
I'm not sure. Why don't you just surprise me?-Bella
Only if you're sure.-Jake
I trust you, Jake.-Bella
Okay, I'll be sure to surprise you then:) -Jake
Haha, great:) -Bella
"This is what you should have been doing for the past year since moving to Forks," Maggie's voice suddenly said from beside her.
Jumping in surprise Bella looked at her white-haired blue-eyed counterpart and exclaimed, "Maggie! Please, can you announce yourself when you show up?"
Maggie smirked and replied, "Where's the fun in that when you're so easy to scare? Anyway like I was saying, this is what you should have been doing before."
"What is?"
"Watching things on the internet and texting your friends and cutie pie Jacob. Not being all caught up in the vampire/werewolf/supernatural bullshit. For once you are acting like a normal teenager."
Bella thought about her conscience's words and realized she was right. Before, she had been so caught up in everything that was Edward and Jacob that she hadn't had time to be a normal teenager. But now that Maggie was giving her a chance to redo everything, she was acting like a normal teenager, even if she was still somewhat in the supernatural business. Looking down at the text messages she and Jacob had been exchanging for the past hour, she told her conscience, "Jake asked me out today."
"I know, but I'll act like I don't," Maggie said before leaning against Bella. With a sly smile she asked in an overly interested tone of voice, "So where is he taking you?"
"I don't know; that's what we were discussing just now."
Smiling sincerely Maggie said, "Well I'm sure he'll do something special for you. Whether it's original or not I'm sure he'll do his best just for you and that's what's going to make it special; because Jacob did it just for you."
Bella blushed before hugging the white-haired version of herself and saying, "Thanks Maggie."
"You're welcome. Now let go of me, I don't do hugs."
Giggling Bella pulled away and un-paused her laptop, going back to watching her soap opera. After about five minutes of silence Maggie said, "Oh yeah, Sam met Emily today, by the way."
Instantly pausing the video again Bella turned to look at Maggie wide-eyed. Preparing herself to hear some bad news she asked, "And what happened? He Imprinted on her, didn't he?"
She couldn't really bear to hear it, she didn't really want to. If her conscience told her that she had been unsuccessful at stopping Imprinting, all of her fears from before about it would resurface. She would once again start thinking of the day that Jacob met some random girl and would Imprint on her, instantly leaving her behind as he pursued his Imprint. But she also knew that as of right now, Jacob wouldn't Imprint because he hadn't phased yet. However when he finally did, that fear was going to be bigger than ever. But she had to have faith and believe that Jacob wouldn't leave her, that he wouldn't just toss her aside the way Sam did Leah in her original timeline.
Maggie could see the anxiousness in the brunette's eyes and how her arms started to wrap themselves around her. Grabbing her arms she pulled them apart and said, "Don't do that, girl. You're getting ready to close in on yourself; stop it."
"Did he? Did Sam Imprint on Emily?" Bella asked once again, her hands gripping Maggie's shoulders tightly. She felt as if she was going to have a panic attack, but she tried to remain calm so she could hear the answer.
Her conscience looked at her for a moment before smiling and shaking her head saying, "Nope, he didn't. I could see it in his eyes he wasn't at all affected by Emily when Leah introduced them. So no, there was no Imprint that occurred between Emily and Sam."
Bella let out the breath she had been holding and said breathlessly, "Really?"
"Yes, really. I also talked with a few of the Quileute spirits afterwards and they told me to tell you that you were right. It's not fair that the Pack can't choose someone they want to be with of their own free will just because the old Quileute Pack law says so. They're already tied to their land, it's not fair to tie them to someone they can't really be happy with. And even if they do become happy, it's not fair that they couldn't choose them of their own accord."
"So Imprinting is no more? That's great!"
Bella was so relieved and lost in her own relief that she missed Maggie's somewhat troubled look. Yes, Imprinting wouldn't be a problem anymore for the Pack. What she refused to tell her host as of right now was that the thought the Quileute spirits revoked Imprinting for the Pack, they still left it in place for the rightful Alpha; ergo, Jacob would still indeed Imprint one day. But Maggie couldn't tell her, she couldn't destroy Bella's happiness just yet. She'd rather see her happy and enjoy her life than have her happiness shattered now. She would have to tell her the truth later, but not right now. She would tell Bella when it really mattered.
