Ok, so i havent updated in a while, sorry about that, but here it is 4,040 words multiple perspectives, 'Surrender'.

hope you enjoy PLEASE review, it inspires me to write more/faster also i love to hear your ideas as to what should happen next.

xx Lila

Disclaimer: I don't own twilight or any of its characters (thank god)


"Jake wait up." She screamed, looking up at the boy waiting idly at the end of the lane, she jumped up slamming her foot down trying to kick-start her bike, but nothing happened. He grinned at her with Laughing eyes spinning his bike around and speeding back towards her.

"You loose two years for not be strong enough to kick-start, your own bike." The boy chuckled his inky black hair tucked behind his ear catching slightly in the wind.

"You know we cant all, be freakishly strong like you." Jake she cried over the roar of the red bikes engine.

He scanned her face with laughing eyes a smile creeping across his lips, she grinned back at him before, pulling her bike into gear, speeding down the road leaving him a slight cloud of dust a deep look of joy sparkling across his near black eyes.

Bella.

My thoughts were reeling incoherently, and in my ears the same words repeated over and over again.

You're it for me Bella, You're my imprint.

"Explain?" I asked my voice catching in my throat.

"Explain what Jake." I whispered my forehead leaning against Jakes head his arms wrapped around my shoulders.

"There are things we didn't know before, things the elders didn't understand."

"What is it Jake?" I asked pulling his face down so I could see his eyes.

"Talk to me please, you can trust me." I whispered.

"Of course I can, baby I trust you more than anyone in the world, but this, this is hard for me to explain." He whispered pressing his forehead against mine, I shivered involuntarily, before I could stop him he had unbuttoned his white shirt and was slipping it from his shoulders, I raised my hand in protest. He smiled and cocked one eyebrow.

"Do I ever get cold Bells." He grinned pulling the shirt over my shoulders, it was warm from his skin, and I felt a content smile cross my lips.

"We should get you home though." Jake said his eyes darting back towards the bon fire.

Jacob.

"I don't want you to leave." She said softly, her arm around my waist, mine around her shoulders hugging her to my side.

"Who said I was going anywhere Bells?" I grinned at her and she kissed my the hand that was resting on her shoulder.

We walked back towards the bonfire, which was still in full swing. I caught Leah's teary blue eyes and she nodded at me a small smile playing across her lips it didn't however reach her sad eyes. I understood her unspoken appraisal, she understood everything now. She understood my pain over not having Bella and she understood Sam's pain at having to loose her to Emily. Leah hated the imprinting, of that much I was certain, but I knew she wanted Bella to be happy, she also knew I was mad about Bell's long before the werewolf gene kicked in.

Bella spotted Charlie first and I lead her towards the small group, through the darkness and flickering lights I could see Charlie, Sue, my Dad and a few other members of the council all holding beers in hand.

Charlie stood up from his seat when we approached him, his eyes centred in on Bella's broken arm a look of shock crossed his face, followed immediately by a face of shame for not registering his daughters injury sooner.

"Dad, Jakes gonna drive me home." Bella said watching her father her eyes full of concern.

"Sure thing Bells" Charlie replied with a small smile. "You get some sleep okay honey." Charlie added as he pulled Bella into his arms.

"I love you kid." He said in a whisper meant for Bella's ears alone, Charlie was not an outwardly emotional man.

"I love you too Dad so much." Her voice was soft and a little teary. He let her go and she quickly whipped her wet eyes.

"Bella." Sue called from the other side of the cluster; Bells squeezed my hand before walking quickly over to Sue.

Charlie clapped me on the shoulder looking at me directly in the eye.

"Jake, I want you to stay with Bells tonight." His eyes shone with Greif for his friend and desperation to keep his only child safe.

I nodded.

"I trust you like family Jacob, but if you try anything on Bella, I could very easily forget my feelings towards you." I could see it in his eyes that his threat was legitimate, there was however a smile pulling at the corner of his mouth.

I looked him dead in the eye. "Of course Chief Swan." I tried hard not to smile; it had been along time since I had spoken to Charlie so formerly.

"Thank-you Son, you have no idea the peace of mind it brings me to have you in her life." Charlie spoke quietly, and I saw the pride in my dad's eyes as Charlie spoke.

Bella stepped lightly back to my side, my hand instinctually wrapped around hers.

"You take care of this one ok Bells." Charlie chuckled.

Bells looked up at me for a moment before turning her attention back to Charlie.

"Ill take good care of him Chief." Bella replied keeping her face serious, save for her eyes, which sparkled mischievously.

Charlie laughed and Sue stood to hug me.

"Thank-you for Seth Jacob, he is lucky to have you." Sue whispered quickly I could hear the tears threatening to break through her voice.

"No Sue, were lucky to have him." I murmured quickly before Sue reclaimed her seat, my dad meet my eyes and nodded slightly before winking at me, yet another unspoken conversation passing between us.

"Come on." I murmured to Bells, guiding her through across the moonlit path, back to were I had left the Rabbit.

Bella kept an iron grip on my hand, as we hurried through the dark. The drive back to Forks passed quickly. Of course she hadn't let on but Bella was freezing, she sat as close to me, as the car would allow my free arm wrapped around her shoulders as we speed back to Charlie's house.

"So what did you and Charlie talk about." Bella asked curiosity getting the better of her, as we passed the treaty line, entering Forks.

"He asked me to stay with you tonight, before subtly reminding me of the gun he keeps in his room." I laughed a little as I recounted Charlie and my conversation. I could feel the blood rising to Bella's checks as she blushed.

We pulled up out front and I helped Bella out of the car and up to her room. Colour filled her face once more as she tried and failed to pull the black tights she wore free from her legs.

"Here baby." I said softly, carefully freeing her feet and lower legs from the stretchy black material.

"This is so embarrassing." She grimaced as she pulled a pair of sweats on underneath her black dress.

"I can't even dress myself properly." She grumbled sitting down on her bed, a tank top in her hands.

"Come here." I said softly. With a begrudging smile she stood up and I unzipped her dress, she slid it down her arms, so that her chest was still covered as I guided her broken arm into the sleeve of her shirt. She let the dress drop to the ground pulling the tank top down quickly to cover her exposed midriff.

"Thank you." She whispered, like the night before not meeting my eyes.

"Before I explain, I need you to know Bell's that I hate myself for imprinting on you." I blurted out quickly, her face dropped immediately tears springing to her eyes, she sucked in a deep breath and I saw her concentrate hard on holding her tears at bay.

Shit, that really didn't come out right. Idiot Jake.

"No, no, no Bells wait, that didn't come out right, I just mean that I loved you so much before the imprint, I-I didn't want the compulsion of it all, I wanted you to be with me for me, not some stupid wolfish thing." I said softly avoiding her deep chocolate gaze.

"Jacob Ephraim Black, you have been my best friend since I was 5 years old, when I came back, it was as if nothing had changed, yet at the same time everything had. We were always meant to be together Jake. All this mythical stuff just got in the way for a little while, but now, its you and me Jake, like its supposed to be." She crawled closer to me, her soft lips pressed against mine.

"I love you so much, Bells." I whispered into her hair as I crushed her against my chest, I pulled back a little so I could see her face.

"Bells." I began hesitantly.

"I know, know things to explain." She said with a smile, it didn't reach the worry in her eyes though. She wrapped the blankets tightly around her shoulders and looked up at me expectantly.

"I don't, I don't know how or were to start." I admitted jumping up from her bed and pacing the room.

"You said something before, about something that the elders didn't understand." She said softly, remembering of what I had said earlier.

"Right, well none of the elders remember much from the last 'time'. None of them were, none of them were like us but most of their dads were." I began, struggling to find the correct words.

"Which means that what we know now is all based off of old story's and legends. This time however there are things that either didn't happen last time, or weren't recorded. We know, or are learning at least, a lot more, about, about imprints." The words tumbled from my mouth and I looked up at Bella to make sure she was following me. She gave me a small smile nodding to demonstrate that she understood, however I couldn't look away from her sad concerned eyes.

"So before we didn't no much about the whole thing, I mean we had all heard of the love at first sight, soul connecting stuff but we didn't know any of the logistics, the old legends also spoke of it being incredibly rare. Know however we aren't so sure. So with three of the six, well now 8 I guess, wolves having found there imprints the council decided that they needed to do a lot more research." I looked up at Bella's beautiful chocolate eyes and was met with a lock of confusion.

"How long?" she asked plainly, I knew what she alluding to, I panicked and decided that I would play dumb.

"How long what?" I replied feigning ignorance.

"How long ago did it happen, the imprint I mean?" she asked her voice was still soft but I could see anger beginning to cloud her eyes.

I sighed and dropped my gaze. "It happened that day you came down to La Push, in the rain. The day you found out about…" I pulled up short; she knew what day I was referring to.

"TWO MONTHS!" she cried her face darkening.

"For two months, you have been in complete and total agony, over me and you didn't think to tell Me." she screamed hitting me with a pillow.

'Complete and total agony' How did she know that? I thought as I ducked another flying pillow, then the memory hit.

"So what if she doesn't want to be with him, suppose she's already in love with someone else. Does the imprint just takes that away?" Bella asked, a slightly horrified tone laced her voice.

"No, no she will always get a choice. Remember he will be whatever she needs him to be, a best friend, a shoulder to cry, a brother, boyfriend, lover whatever she needs he will be that for her. But knowing that she is in love with someone else, or knowing that she doesn't love him the same way. For him, that is total agony, he lives in torture knowing that she doesn't want him." I refused to meet Bella's gaze as I recounted the pain and suffering I was all too familiar with, to her.

The memory faded from my mind and I looked up at Bella, angry tears were pooling in her eyes.

"Bells.." I started but she cut me off.

"How could you be so stupid, huh Jake, why wouldn't you tell me, you spent 2 months living in torture because you thought that I wouldn't love you?" her anger faltered a little and I caught a glimpse of the hurt she was trying to keep from her eyes.

"I'm so sorry baby, but you were still, you still. I was scared Bella." I admitted looking up at her.

Bella:

"I'm so sorry baby, but you were still, you still. I was scared Bella." Jakes voice was low, as he raised his face to meet my eyes the anger and hurt that had boiled under my skin disappeared as he looked at me with sad scared eyes. He looked so young and vulnerable, his eyes bore into me and I felt my face soften. A tear slipped from my eye, I made to brush it away hastily, but he was faster trapping the tear beneath his thumb watching me carefully.

"Scared of what Jake?" I asked trying to keep my voice even.

"I was so scared of loosing you bells." He whispered, he tried to shift his gaze but I lay my hand against his check dragging his eyes back to meet mine.

"How Jake? How could you possibly loose me." I asked but slowly realization was setting in.

"Edward." I breathed Jake flinched noticeably, before bowing his head slightly, a nod.

"Oh Jake." I whispered tears welling in my eyes and I fought hard to keep them at bay. Until of course Jakes soul searching dark eyes found mine and I sore that his beautiful brown orbs glinted with unshed tears, at that moment I felt my heart break and my tears spilled from my eyes cascaded down my checks, blinding me for a moment, I felt jakes warm hands grip my shoulders pulling me towards him, I ignored the shooting pain in my arm as I hugged myself to him, my tears staining his shirt.

"Jake." I half blubbered; at the sound of my teary voice he tightened his arms around me.

"Jake." I said again this time my voice a little more composed.

"I'm, I'm so sorry, I put you through so much pain, I hurt you so much and I, I made you go through so much pain, that you so wholly don't deserve. When Edward left, he was the only thing my heart had ever known, he broke my heart. But then you came back into my life again Jake and you started putting the pieces back together, you put my heart back together Jake, but its not mine even mine to keep anymore. What I have with you it, its so different it's so good and warm. I fell at home when I am with you Jacob. You are my home Jake." The last words were a whisper, Jake was silent and I dropped my eyes. Jacob cupped my chin raising my eyes to meet his, I let the last guards I had protecting me fall away. As he looked at me, I surrendered my heart.

Jacob:

…."I feel at home when I am with you Jacob, you're my home Jake." Her words hit me like a tonne of bricks, I wanted to pinch myself to wake up from this sick dream that would undoubtedly cause me so much pain in the morning, yet I couldn't tare myself way from her glistening brown eyes. I blinked unwillingly and suddenly her chocolate irises were gone hidden beneath a veil of mahogany hair. Tentatively I brushed back her hair cupping her chin in my hand as I pulled her eyes back to meet mine.

Kiss her! KISS HER NOW YOU MORON!

As her dark eyes locked onto mine, for a brief moment I sore an emotion that I knew so well, but could not place, flash across her chocolate irises. She watched me hesitantly before closing the distance between, her lips awakened my own, as she traced my bottom lip with the tip of her tongue, and I felt my shoulders tremble slightly.

She took hold of the collar of my open shirt, pulling me towards her whilst she leaned back against the pillows adorning her bed.

I could feel her pulse quickening and her breathing becoming shallow, I broke my lips from hers trailing down my lips down her neck.

"I love you Bells" I whispered my lips beneath my ear.

"Jake." She half sighed half squeaked, my lips nibbling against her ear.

Jake stop! You have to tell her right now.

My thoughts echoed through my head, and I knew that what Sam had told me was true, Bella deserved better than the secrets I was keeping from her.

"Bells, Bells Baby I still have to explain." I murmured returning my lips to hers quickly, her soft lips when unresponsive, and sore the trepidation flood her eyes.

"Jake would you just tell me already, rip the bandaid already, I can take It." she promised me looking up into my eyes.

"Ok, so basically the when the werewolf gene fully kicks in we grow really fast, as you already know, its no joke Bells, when I say that I am older than you, calendar years I might be 17, but physically I am about 22 years old. The accelerated growth spurt allows us to reach full physical maturity because well, we don't age." I spoke so quickly that I wasn't completely sure that she heard me; I shifted my gaze back to her face, her eyes flashed with anger. She jumped up from her bed whirling around to face me.

"Am I the only one in this god forsaken town who is ever going to age!" she cried, and I flashed back to when I had first told Bella about phasing. When she had jumped up screaming about all the fairytales in the world being real. This time however Bella's rage was short lived and the look on her face broke my heart.

"I..you." she murmured tears spilling over her eyes, as she raced for her bed room door.

I heard her light footsteps descend the stairs quickly, her breathing uneven her heartbeat was erratic a door slammed downstairs and her breathing turned to choking sobs, in the living room.

You my friend are an absolute idiot. I thought to myself wrenching her door open and thundering down the stairs.

"Bells, please, Bells open the door, let me explain." I begged each small sob made my knees go week.

If the pack could see me now I thought pathetically, trying to door locked door handle once more. I really, really didn't want to break down Charlie's door.

"You don't have to explain Jake, I get it." Bella said through the door, I hadn't noticing her sobbing had ceased I could hear her calm breath on the other side of the door.

She opened the door holding out her hand, signalling for me to not come close to her it pained me but I held my ground, using the doorframe for support.

"I get it," she said once more her voice was eerily calm, anxiety surged through me her eyes were flat the spark igniting the deep pools of chocolate was absent from stare.

"You aren't going to age, you will stay presumably forever looking like, like that." she said from across the room motioning towards me, well more so my exposed muscular chest.

"And I, I am going to love you, and I'm going to desperately need to have you in my life, and I will end up looking like your mother and then your grandma." Her brow furrowed and she turned away from me. In that moment I realised two things; one that this wasn't the first time she had been worried about being the only one to grow old. The second was that she wanted to have me in her life. She wanted no needed a life with me. When she said that, well it took everything I had not to rush to her side and crush my lips against hers. Somehow though I managed to find the restraint and I stepped quickly towards the couch.

"Bella." It was both a question and a comment. Her head jerked up at her name but she refused to turn around.

I took a deep breath and continued what I had been trying to get out all night.

"Bells you were the most important thing in my life before the imprint, and now, Bells I literally couldn't live in a world without you. When Sam first imprinted on Emily, she was 18. The Elders and Sam they were all really worried because what would happen in 80 years? When Emily had moved on from this life. The Alpha would be completely destroyed, his soul taken away from him. The elders searched our records frantically there was nothing they could find however about how the wolves dealt with out living their imprints. Time went by, and Sam was the only wolf so he was hoping that he would be able to stop phasing, and grow old alongside Emily, about a year and a half ago Emily was supposed to be celebrating her 19th birthday it was the first time that she and Sam had been together. " I sore the blush rise along Bella's neck.

"Anyway, within a week of Em's birthday Paul and Jared started phasing, and Sam started to panic again, more wolves meant there was less chance of him being able to become de-active in his phasing. Until of course Emily came home from a week in Waterville looking older. It was as if she had aged three years in a week. Sam and Emily were panicked, they visited the Elders immediately, no one could explain it. It wasn't until a few months ago that they realised, Emily looks exactly the same as she did when she came home from Waterville. Then it was discovered; the wolves' girls are connected to their wolves in many ways. But when they truly accept their Wolf's love and devotion, except them as their mate, that is when the imprint is truly set in stone and has more outward physical effects. Emily 'grew' from a 19 year old to that of a 22 year old, so that she was physically only a year or two younger than her mate. After that initial growth spurt however Emily stopped aging, Just like Sam." I stopped to take a breath; Bella whirled around to face me.

Her eyes were alight with curiosity, fear, intuition and so much more that I could hardly take it all in at once.

"So…. I… you and me …when." She spluttered unable to form full sentences.

I nodded, I could see the hundreds of questions pop-corning through her mind as she tried to piece together everything I had just said.

"Bella's say something please." I begged watching her chocolate eyes.

"So when we, when you and I." she tried again still unable to fully wrap her head around her own personal involvement in the mythical world she had grown so accustomed to.

Finally, her eyes calmed down and her breathing returned to normal "I'm not going to age." she whispered sitting down next to me.


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