The days were once again blurring together and for once things were just so happening to go my way. Jake and I had been hanging out when he wasn't on patrol with the rest of the pack, and when I wasn't with him I was hanging out with Emily or Bella. Mostly Emily though, since Bella had a lot of catching up to do with Edward. I knew he was bad for her but what else could I do, ask her not to see him and then have her move in on my boyfriend. I don't think so. I don't mean to sound jealous but the thought of her taking Jake away from me now is absolutely heart wrenching. I'd actually made a few friends with some of the other imprints. Like Kim, she was with Jared and was the sweetest person I'd ever met. When she told me how she and Jared met and finally got together a soft coo of cuteness left my lips.
"Hey baby." I heard Jake say from behind me, he wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed the back of my neck. Goose bumps rose on my skin leaving a trail of shivers up my spine. I turned around in his arms and smiled a little, then pressed my lips to his softly. He smiled against my lips, when I pulled away I buried my face into his neck. He smelt like the woods and fresh air, I knows its weird and you're probably like 'whatever, he is a sweaty musty dog he can't smell good' well guess what he does. He held me to him and sighed contently, like I was the only thing he'd ever need.
"Jake has talked with the Cullens and we've decided to fight along side them to defeat these vampires. They are going -"
"What? Jake whats he talking about?" I asked him as I pulled from his embrace, Jake looked at me and sighed a little.
"Your sister went through a lot of stuff last year, remember when she broke her leg, well..."He said and then I slowly began to piece it together.
"A - did Edward hurt her?" I asked him.
"No, but another vampire did. He killed her mate and now she wants to kill Bella. She is building a army of newborns or whatever they call them. i have to protect her." He said to me and I just looked at him then shook my head walking out of the house.
"Talia, come on. I was built for stuff like this," He said to me as he followed me out the door.
"So? In your legends some of those natives that were built for it died anyway!" I said to him, "I cannot loose you.."
"You can't just ask me to sit on the sidelines, that's not right and you know it!" He said to me his voice raising as mine had.
"Okay, so I'm being a little selfish but at this point I think I deserve it we haven't even been together a full two months yet and you could go off and die. Then what Jake?" I said to him as the thought of him dying came all to clearly in my mind.
"What about all the other imprints, Talia! They are giving up just as much as you are." He said to me and I laughed a little shaking my head
"You are unbelievable." I said to him, " This is about you and me, no one else."
"I am the one being reasonable here, Talia I have to fight this." He said and I screamed angrily and stomped my foot. Oh yes, that was very mature, Talia. I thought to myself as I rubbed my face. How else was I supposed to get across what I feeling, the tears in my eyes must not have been enough to show him that if I lost him I'd be a empty shell of what I used to be.
"If you die, you better expect to see me soon." I said and I threw myself into his arms. He held me tightly kissing the top of my head.
"You cannot kill yourself Talia...the world would be a really dark place without you..."He told me softly as he buried his face into my hair taking in the scent of lavender shampoo.
"I'd be so much darker without you, your like my own personal sun. Everything that makes me happy anymore is you..." I whispered to him softly, he lifted my lips to his.