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 11

Ever since their first date, Bella and Jacob spent every minute of their free time with each other. Jacob took Bella out on a few more dates, each one better than the last to Bella. And at the moment they were on their way to see a movie together. They had run into Mike Newton there who seemed to be intimidated by the height the younger boy had on him, which Bella found funny considering Jacob still looked boyish with his long hair and cute grin, even laughing when he greeted Mike and shook his hand, Mike flinching from the grip. Mike left them alone and they went inside the movie theater.

However during the movie Bella suddenly had a thought. Wasn't this the same scenario that happened last time when Jacob suddenly didn't feel well? When he was suddenly running a fever and quickly went home? And then she couldn't talk to him for days because he apparently had mono? Oh God, was this the night Jacob was going to have his first phasing?

Looking over at Jacob she noticed him throw his hair over his shoulder away from his face and wipe the slight sheen of sweat on his forehead. Oh goodness, it looked like he was already beginning to feel warm. Not wanting to draw attention to them Bella tapped Jacob's arm and motioned him to follow her, Jacob doing so confusedly. The moment they stepped outside of the theater into the lobby Bella whirled around and asked, "Jacob, are you okay?"

"What?" Jacob asked confused.

"How do you feel? Do you feel warm? Do you feel sick? Tell me how you're feeling right now, please."

Jacob looked at the girl he liked strangely before admitting, "I do feel a bit warm, but I didn't want to say anything to worry you. I don't usually get sick, so this is kind of new."

She knew it. Jacob was already beginning to feel the effects of his first phase, to which he would go through tonight. She needed to tell him and she needed to tell him now. He'd probably be upset she knew the truth and didn't tell him sooner, but if Billy and the others refused to tell him until after it happened, he'd be even more upset; hell, Jacob would be furious. Swallowing thickly she said, "Jacob, I have to tell you something important. You may not believe me, but just know that I'm not making this up and you have to trust me. Besides, I think it is better you know now before it's happened rather than later." Walking past him towards the exit she said, "Come on, we need to get you back to the Reservation."

"Bella," Jacob called after her as he followed her out of the movie theater and outside into the cool air which did little to nothing to cool his warm skin. "Bella, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

Getting inside her truck, Bella cranked it while Jacob got into the passenger seat. Driving out of the parking lot and back towards La Push she began to explain.

"Jacob, remember when you told me stories about the Cold Ones and spirit wolves and everything else?" At Jacob's nod she continued. "Well, they're true. They're all true. The spirit wolves aren't old Quileute legends. Ancestors of your tribe turned into giant wolves and it was passed down generations through certain families. Yours is one of them, and your great-grandfather was the Alpha of his Pack. You are a direct descendent and will be able to Shift into a wolf, too. And if I don't hurry and get you to La Push, it will be soon."

"Wait, wait…what? Are you shitting me right now?"

"No, I am not…shitting you. I'm telling the truth, I swear. And it's not just you who is going to meet this fate. Sam already has, because he was the first one to do so. Paul and Jared have shifted to, and if he hasn't already, Embry will too. Also Quil, Seth and Leah Clearwater, and some younger ones named Collin and Brady. But right now, it will just be you, Sam, Paul, Jared, and Embry. You haven't told me Embry has been acting strange or pulling away from you, so he still has some time. You however do not; your time is coming tonight."

Jacob stared at Bella incredulously, almost like she was crazy. But Bella would have no reason to lie about him if it concerned him, right? As they turned down the exit to enter La Push he asked, "So if so many of us are turning into wolves, why is it happening now and why so many of us at a time?"

This was the part Bella was going to have trouble explaining. She didn't want to tell him the truth, because he would then put the pieces together that she knew the Cullens were vampire and voluntarily dated one, leading to James hunting her and Victoria hunting her to avenge James' death. Oh fuck, Victoria! She had forgotten all about her! In her moment of realization and panic, Bella jerked the wheel of her truck and nearly ran off the road. Jacob luckily steadied it and told her to pull over, to which she did and parked her truck. They were just down the road from the Black house, but neither of them noticed that.

As Bella took deep breathes to calm herself Jacob gently took her face between his hands and forced her to look at him. Though he was beginning to sweat profusely and he himself was taking deep breaths to cool himself and steady his increasing heart rate, he looked at her in concern, his whole focus on her. Looking into chocolate brown eyes he said, "Please tell me what's happening. Tell me why so many of us are turning into wolves now."

"I…" Bella started, but had to take a breath before continuing. "It's because of the increase in vampire activity in the area."

"Vampires?"

"The Cold Ones. They're your supernatural enemy. Actually there's…there's one hunting me right now."

"Why?"

"Because her mate got killed when he hunted me and tried to kill me. He bit me and nearly turned me into one of them."

Jacob was suddenly heaving, feeling hot rather than warm now. His pupils were beginning to dilate and he let go of her face, only to grab the door handle and open the door, letting in some of the cool air from outside. However it did nothing to cool him down. Vampires suddenly existed and werewolves apparently, as well. And his own dad knew this and didn't tell him! He was glad Bella was telling him, but then that made him wonder? How did Bella know all of this?

Turning back to face her he asked, "How do you know all of this? Better yet, how do you even know vampires exist? I'm sure it's supposed to be some sort of secret."

Bella felt like crying, because she knew this piece of information was definitely going to hurt Jacob. But she refused to keep him in the dark about it, it wouldn't be fair otherwise. Swallowing the forming lump in her throat she softly, "Because I found out the Cullens were vampires."

Jacob's whole entire form went rigid and he began to tremble, not violently but he was. Without even looking at her he asked, "And you were willingly dating one of them?"

"Yes," Bella whispered.

"Is there anything else I should know?"

"Well, when the Cullens first arrived in Forks years ago, they made a treaty with Ephraim Black to never cross onto their territory and never attack humans. If that happens, the treaty is null and void, and it still stands to this day."

"And I'm guessing that vampire that hunted you got killed by the Cullens, causing his mate to want vengeance and is now hunting you because of what they did. And because she's hanging around somewhere, she is causing this to happen to me and others."

Tears that had weld up in Bella's eyes spilled over and she gasped out, "I'm sorry! I know it's my fault, but I couldn't bear letting you go through this and not know why. I'm so sorry…"

Jacob let out what sounded like some sort of strangled growl and jumped out of the truck, running (more so stumbling) off into the woods. Bella quickly got out of her truck and followed him, calling his name. He hadn't gone far, as when she found him he was hunched over onto his hands and knees, gripping the ground and letting out pained cries. Dropping down next to him she cried, "Jacob!"

She reached out and put her hand on his shoulder, the other grabbing his arm. She was trying to calm him down, while also trying to calm herself. She had never witnessed Jacob's first ever phasing, so seeing him now and in so much pain was painful for her to watch. She couldn't stop crying as she gently coaxed him on his side, all the while telling him that he was going to be okay and that she was there. Hands suddenly slammed down on her shoulders and jerked her back, causing her to yelp in surprise as she was pulled away from Jacob. Looking behind her she saw it was Paul pulling her away from Jacob.

"Bella!" Jacob called, causing her to look at him. He was pulling against both Sam and Jared as they were trying to hold him still, but he wasn't having it. Somehow he was able to escape their hold and ran to Bella, dropping down on his knees and pulling her to him, holding her close. Bella could feel exactly how hot Jacob was at the moment. He was so close to going completely wolf. She knew she shouldn't be this close to him when he finally did Shift, but she couldn't bring herself to move.

They both ignored Jared, Sam, and Paul yelling at them to get away from each other. When Jacob's shaking got violent, Bella knew he was going to explode any second. Able to free herself she grabbed his had to keep him from panicking and said, "I promise, I'm not going anywhere."

Jacob looked at her before nodding, and then hunched as his skin sprouted russet fur, his groans turning into growls. Before long his whole entire being was that of his spirit wolf, looking just as majestic as the first time Bella had ever seen him.

Bella sat in Jacob's room at the Black house, listening to Sam tell Billy that she had witnessed Jacob's first phasing, followed by Jacob letting him know Bella told him that would happen to him. At the moment Jacob was with Paul and Jared as they were told by Sam to watch him while he ran around in his wolf form to get used to it. This happened of course after Bella was forced to be pulled away from him so they could take over.

"She wasn't supposed to tell him, Billy. She had no right," Sam said to Billy.

"Bella already knew this was going to happen, remember? She let us both know about events that are to come. Yes, I would have preferred her not to tell my son about what was happening to him, but what's done is done. She probably thought he had a right to know instead of my being secretive about it until the last moment," Billy responded sounding weary. "I'm just going to hate having to cut Jake's hair when he finally comes home."

Bella stopped listening and took notice of a radio/CD player in the floor. Moving off of the bed she went over to it and fiddled with a bit before finding the classical station. Listening to the classical station, Bella found it was helping to calm her nerves as she waited for Jacob. It was so quiet other than the sound of the music that she was slightly startled when Maggie began talking.

"Well, I wasn't expecting you to tell Jacob everything right off the bat, but I guess it's better this way," Maggie said from where she was seated on Jacob's bed.

The brunette looked at her white haired conscience and replied, "I couldn't let him go through it and not have a full understanding that he's becoming a full spirit wolf Shifter because of me. I don't know if he'll ever forgive me for it."

"He will. He did in the original timeline and he will here."

"But he shouldn't! I'm just nothing but trouble for him and the Pack, just like I am for the Cullens, no matter how much they deny it. And sometimes…sometimes I think back to the original timeline you took me from and wonder how Jacob could even love me with everything I put him through, and what I probably would still be doing even after I married Edward…I'm such a bad person…I do nothing but hurt the ones I care for…I do nothing but hurt Jacob and I'm going to end up doing the same thing in this new timeline, I just know it!"

Maggie watched as Bella sunk down to the floor and put her face in her knees. She rolled her eyes and thought to herself, Here she goes self-loathing again. I guess I shouldn't mention I enforced Jacob to phase a whole two weeks early. Embry was supposed to, but he's still got some time. Now I've got to fix this one."

Getting off of Jacob's bed she moved to kneel in front of her host before placing a hand on her head. When the brunette looked up at her she gave her a small smile and said, "Actually, I think you're getting closer to Jacob now than you ever had before. You were close then, but that dick of a vampire was always a shadow in the background with his unnatural hold on you. Because of him it caused you to keep some sort of distance from Jacob, which in the end ultimately did hurt him. But now you have nothing holding you back. You don't even realize it, but you've already let go of Edward."

Hearing those words made Bella look up at Maggie in surprise. She had already let go of Edward? When she thought about it, she actually really had. She hadn't thought once about him or the Cullens for a long while. Sure, she did tonight, but that was for Jacob's knowledge. But other than that, she didn't think about them, not once. In fact, her thoughts had been filled with nothing and no one but…Jacob. Just knowing that now made her face flush. She was hoping Maggie hadn't noticed, but the pinch on her cheek and teasing tone let her know she saw it.

When the conscience let go of her she said, "You're right, I think I really have let go of Edward now. I already know what would have happened if I didn't. But…Maggie, do you know what would have happened if I had actually married Edward if I hadn't wished on that star?"

The smile that was on Maggie's face instantly fell, a somewhat pained expression coming over her features. In a soft voice she answered, "Yeah, but I'd rather not say, not now at least. But right now, you should just focus on Jacob."

Bella nodded turning her attention back to listening to the radio, all the while hoping Jacob was alright. She didn't even notice when Maggie disappeared from in front of her, leaving her alone in solitude.