Hello! Last chapter was kind of bland, and I know it. Every chapter can't be an excitement, but I hope you enjoy this new chapter. My time lines are not the same as in the books and I apologize, but I did them this way for a reason. Please remember to review.
Note: Updated
By 9:30pm, Jacob was already knocking on my window. A knot formed at my throat; I wasn't ready for what he had to tell me. I looked towards the window and made my way to it. I opened the window cautiously and allowed Jacob to crawl in. "Hey," he said out of breath. "Are you okay?" I asked. "Yeah, I just spent most of the afternoon running," he answered. That statement only made me more nervous. I knew Jacob liked to run to clear his mind and focus on what he wanted to do. "Okay, so what did you want to tell me?" I asked nervously. Jacob took a deep breath and sat down on the bed. I stood in the same place starring at him. Jacob looked at me nervously. I folded my arms and waited for him to start. Jacob stood up from the bed and started pacing around the room. I walked towards my bed and took a seat. "Yes, maybe it's better if you sit," Jacob said while pacing. "Can you just start?" I shouted at him. Jacob jumped a little. I think that was the first time I have ever seen Jacob this nervous and scared about anything.
"What I am going to tell you, might scare you. I don't think you have any reason to be jealous of Bella, because I don't even see her as anything anymore. You have to believe me," He started. I rolled my eyes. "If you're here to talk about Bella, I rather not. You can go if that was your best explanation," I told him. "No wait, this is going to amount to something," he said quickly. "Okay, then I suggest you get to the point," I said crossing my arms again. Jacob walked towards me and bent to one knee. "I know you heard about the imprinting in the legend," he started. My interest was peaked, but it only made me more worried. Was he going to say he found his true love? "Okay? and?" I asked trying to act uninterested. "Umm, do you know what that means?" he asked awkwardly. "Not really? I just heard that it's something that happens when the wolves find their true love" I answered. Jacob modded his head yes. "Taha Aki imprinted with his third wife. She sacrificed herself to save her husband. Out of all his wives, the third wife was his true love. He did not love any of the other ones as much as he loved her. That's why he laid next to her and vanished after she died," he explained.
I stood on the bed intrigued by the story. "Wow, that's beautiful. How does that apply to you?" I asked confused. "We have this ability to imprint to a woman. It's not just with any girl, it's someone who is supposed to be our soulmates. We don't get to choose who, it's the wolf that is able to chose the perfect mate. Once we imprint, it's like gravity shifted and it's all about that particular woman. We are unconditionally bounded and all we want to do is protect them and be whatever they want us to be. We can be their friends, we can be their caregiver, we can be their...lover," Jacob said. "Dad also says imprinting, in a way, makes us stronger because it gives us something extra to fight for," he finished.
I might have been making a strange face because Jacob started to chew on his lips nervously. I heard what he was saying and I knew that the legends were true, but for some reason, I couldn't believe him. I chuckled lightly. "So what you're telling me is that, you believe in love at first sight?" I asked. "Yeah, basically," he sighed. "So who is your true love? Was it Bella?" I asked. I saw Jacob's face fall in disappointment. "Of course not Milly. I have imprinted on you. My life now revolves around you and only you. That's what I wanted to tell you before, but I didn't want to scare you off," he told me. I shook my head in disbelief. "Jacob, that's not possible. If your life did revolve around me, why was it that when I first came to La Push, you told me you wanted to be with Bella? If what you said was true, you couldn't have wanted to be with anyone else, but me," I reasoned. "You don't understand. When I looked into your eyes that day, my gravity did shift to you, but before you came, I wanted to be with Bella and could not accept that everything I went through with Bella was for nothing. My heart and wolf chose you and I didn't want to accept it until I almost lost you. My wolf was frantic and I couldn't even bare turning back into a human until I had you back. I was stupid for not accepting the imprint, but now I'm here," he finished.
My heart raced knowing he was telling the truth, but I still didn't want to believe him. "The same thing happened with Leah and Sam. Even though they were crazy in love, he imprinted when he saw Emily and there was nothing he could do about it." My mouth dropped when he said that. That's what happened between them? I started to feel myself go into a panic mode. "Look Jacob, I'm glad you finally told me about this, but that basically means we're soulmates and I don't know if I can handle giving you my heart that easily," I told him frantically. "We don't have to be soulmates. I could be anyone you want me to be. If you want me to be your brother, I can. If you want me to be your best friend, I can. I just want you to be happy," he told me. "If that's true, why did you leave with Bella, knowing that it made me feel bad?" I asked. "I'm so sorry that I hurt you already but unfortunately, that's not all I have to tell you," Jacob said slightly shaking his body. "That's a bad sign," I said pointing at his shaking body. Jacob took a deep breath and stopped the shaking.
"Vampires apparently have a government that make sure that vampires don't expose themselves to humans. After the battle we had, they came to investigate. They didn't see us, but they did see you and Bella." I looked at Jacob confused. "They don't like humans knowing about their kind, so they told Carlisle that either you and Bella turn or they will return to kill the whole family," he finished.
Surprisingly enough, that didn't scare me as much as the first part. "Wow, that's intense," I told Jacob. "That's it?" He said surprised. "I don't know Jacob. First you tell me that we're soulmates and now you're telling me either I turn into a vampire or the whole Cullen's family is going to die," I told him. "How am I supposed to react? I don't know whether to be happy because you've imprinted on me, or be sad because once again my life is in danger. Maybe I should become a vampire. Seems like that's what the universe want," I said angerly. I seriously couldn't catch a break. "You will not become a vampire," Jacob said shaking again. "I'm telling you this, so you know that we will fight for you. The pack will not allow for you to become a vampire and he Cullens pledged to fight for both of you," he told me. "Okay, so now everyone will be risking their lives for us again. What if I decide to become a vampire instead? It will save everyone the trouble of fighting and dying," I asked out of curiosity. "No way. I'm not letting you. I rather die protectiving you then see you willingly become one," he spat.
I stood up from the bed. "Well, I'm leaving to Miami on Friday. I guess I can deal with all this mess when I get back," I said casually. "Wait, you're still leaving?" He asked. "Yeah, I have to bring my stuff over, so I'm going with my mom," I told him. Jacob bit his lip nervously and I wasn't sure what to do. "I'll be back in two days. Nothing is going to happen to me," I reassured. Jacob nodded his head. "Can I please go with you? I would feel a lot better knowing I was there with you," He asked. I shook my head no. "I'm going to try to get some sleep. You should try to as well," I told him. I knew he wanted to stay, but I needed to be alone. We stared at each other silently until he finally got the point and left. I sighed loudly once he left the room and went to bed.
I wasn't mad at him anymore for being with Bella. Now I understood why they kept coming in and out and why he phased out and left. I was in danger again and once again, so was everyone else. On the bright side, now I knew Jacob loved me. The only thing that bothered me was the fact that maybe he didn't really love me. Maybe it was the magic of the imprint that was making him love me. I don't know why that bothered me, but it did. Hopefully some time apart will allow me to think and really process if I truly wanted to trust Jacob with my heart.
The next morning I woke up feeling like last night was all a dream, but I knew it wasn't. I had another death sentence on me, I started school in two weeks, and Jacob basically told me he was bound to me. "Milly, are you awake?" Aunt Jane shouted from downstairs. "Yes?" I shouted back. "Billy is on the phone for you. He said it was urgent," Aunt Jane shouted back. My heart started racing out of the control. If Billy was calling me for something urgent, something must had happened to Jacob last night. I quickly jumped to my feet and ran downstairs. I grabbed the phone from aunt Jane. "Hi Billy, what's going on?" I asked. "Is Jacob there with you?" Billy asked. I felt my lip quiver. Something had happened to Jacob and it was my fault for pushing him away yesterday. "No he's not. What happened?" I asked. "Jacob received an invitation to Bella's wedding and he snapped. He phased and left," Billy explained. I felt my heart shatter into small pieces. This was about Bella's wedding. "He'll show up soon. Don't worry," I told Billy and hung up the phone. So much for not caring about Bella.
"Is everything okay?" Aunt Jane asked nervously. "Oh yeah, just men things," I said trying to play it off. I walked outside the house and grabbed the mail from the mailbox. There was my invitation as well. I couldn't help but shake my head laughing. Bella still ended up winning. It wasn't a competition, but the fact that Jacob reacted that way let me know how he really felt about her. Maybe he's wrong about the imprint. Maybe he didn't imprint on me. Maybe he felt something that seemed like imprinting, but it just wasn't it.
I walked back inside where mom and aunt Jane were both in the kitchen. "Look, I got an invitation to Bellas and Edwards wedding," I told them. "Bellas getting married? But she's so young!" Aunt Jane shouted. "Can you imagine how Charlie's taking it?" My mom laughed. "Yeah, he's probably having a shit show," aunt Jane laughed. "When is it?" She asked. "It's in two months," I stated. "How romantic," my mom swooned. My mother has always been a hopelessly romantic. "I guess so," I said rolling my eyes.
The day went on and no sign of Jacob anywhere. It didn't worry me too much. Maybe he needed to calm down. I went over to Emilys house for the day and spent time with the Quil and Embry before I left for the weekend. Sam was worried about Jacob running off like that. I told him Jacob was a big boy and could take care of himself. Towards the evening, I went by Billy's house to check up on him and he was really upset as well. I reassured him that Jacob was going to come home soon, but then he told me that Jacob turned off his phone. That made me feel a little uneasy, but I shrugged it off the best I could. I was determined not to let him bother me anymore. I cooked Billy some dinner. I made him some extra food so he would have for the weekend. "Alright Billy, I'll see when I get back. Don't worry too much about Jacob, he's a huge wolf remember?" I said trying to make Billy feel better even though I was the one that was starting to feel worried. Billy gave me a big hug before I left.
Mom and I had to wake up early to head for the airport. I was sure that once I returned everything was going to be back to normal
