~A/N Let's face, it I ride on the angst train most days. I'm going to stop apologizing for it, because I don't want to get off.

Title: Bygone Moments

Pairing: Jacob/Bella

Genre: Angst/Romance

Rating: M

Word Count: 500

Prompt: Quote: "Some days the memories still knock the wind out of me."

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Bygone Moments

Jacob thought he'd succeeded in making a clean getaway. Someone was always following him, usually her.

He wanted to be understanding. After all, it was his wolf that bound that kid to him in the first place. It wasn't fair, it was downright creepy and unnatural. Ness was a pest in the worst way. Now, that she was entering the teen phase, he could barely stand her. The wolf stopped him every time he wished to tell the little brat off.

He fled to the only place he ever found solace. His wolf phased back and had a seat near the edge so he could look out into the open spaces. Nothing up there seemed as painful or complicated. Real life wasn't that way. He was bound to Bella's daughter when he didn't want to be. She was a vampire and he suspected it wasn't her true desire, but there was no solution.

There was one thing no one could intrude on and those were his memories. They were all he had.

The wind kicked up. He scented her. Damn... found again, but not by who he was expecting.

"Hey, you. Come out and stop creeping."

Bella walked out of her hiding place. The sun beamed down on her and she glittered in it's light. Still beautiful in his eyes, just not the same. They pretended their friendship was still intact, but it felt forced to both of them.

She sat down beside him. "I knew this was where you hid out."

"Oh, yeah. How?"

"Because sometimes I do too and I smelled your scent."

That was the last thing he expected from her.

"Seriously, you come to our mountain?"

She laughed, "Really? It's ours?"

"I like to think so."

They sat for a long time without talking. He knew they were remembering the same thing. Bella was his natural enemy. The way he reacted to her was not at all like it should be, not like he did to any other creature like her. Hell, even the imprint turned his stomach occasionally.

Her tiny, cool hand slipped inside his without a warning. He didn't hesitate to wrap his large fingers around hers. It felt so good... right, nothing wrong about it.

"You're not happy, are you Jake?"

"I'm miserable."

"So am I."

They weren't planning what happened next. They just let go of the present and let themselves be transported back in time. It started much like the first time they stood on the mountaintop, but there was nothing stopping them. Sure, plenty of things should've prevented them from succumbing to their true feelings, but nothing did.

Bella was finally his, even if it was only temporary.

They returned to the spot overlooking the world below. He put his arm around her and she looked up at him with all the love he knew she always carried for him.

"You wanna make this a thing?"

He should say no, but he agreed. The memories were no longer all they shared.

~Thanks for reading.