***Okay there is some confusion on the last chapter. I should have explained a little better. If you remember how Stephenie explained imprinting, Jacob has not "technically" imprinted on Bella. He is thinking in his mind he has, but if you remember how she describes it, he hasn't. He's finding reasons to believe he has. Now that being said, I'm going to repeat this again, THIS IS A JACOB/BELLA STORY, that means that the outcome will be them together. Now how that happens -shrug- that's for me to know, and you to find out later. -wink- You will soon find out, I promise! Love you all bunches! Bethy99***
As I got to the Cullen's home, Bella was sitting on their front porch with the sun on her. She looked like an angel sitting there. She was looking off in the distance until she heard me. Her brown eyes came to mine, she smiled and jumped up. I didn't think I could ever get use to the fact that she loved me. She wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tight. "Bella," I whispered as I looked down at her. Running my hands threw her hair. She looked up at me as I leaned down and kissed her softly. I pulled away and reached down for her hand. I motioned for her to follow me back into the woods.
"Jake, where are we going?" I smiled and continued to walk her towards the creek that was down below the Cullen's home. I wanted to do this the right way. Once we got down to the creek I sat Bella down on the bolder. I brushed her hair back and tucked it behind her ear. "Well I was wanting to do this in a more fitting place, but since we are running out of time I wanted to do it before everything happened."
The look on Bella's face was priceless. She looked confused, happy, and upset. I walked away from her and looked around the area. "Bella, I have always loved you in the distance. I'm glad that I had the time to spend with you and for you to see how much I love you." I turned to look back towards my goddess. I could see the tears starting to form, I wonder what she was thinking. "You gave me the chance, even though it was rocky and there were doubts, you stood beside me. I in turn, did the same and protected you when you needed the protection." I walked back towards her, reaching into my pocket.
When I got to the rock, I knelled down on my right knee and looked up at her with the ring in between my huge fingers. "This was my mother's. She left it for me to give to my bride when I choose her. Bella, I'm choosing you. Will you marry me?" I knew the ring was small but it was all I had for now. Bella deserved the biggest ring in the world.
Tears started to fall down her face and her voice cracked, "Yes Jake. Yes!" My heart rejoiced and I placed the ring on her left hand, while I stood up to attack her lips.
Once the ring was in place, Bella's arms and legs came around me. We both moaned at the contact between us. I needed her, she accepted my life, my love. I growled and pulled away started nibbling on her neck. "I need you Bella," I moaned into her neck. She gasped and moaned at the friction we were both causing each other.
"Excuse me, but we need you back at the house, NOW!" I have never wanted to really kill the pixie until now. I pulled away from Bella, and glared at Alice standing only a few feet away. I started to shake until I felt Bella's hand on my face. "Jake, it's okay. We will have time for that later." She giggled and jumped down off the bolder.
I grabbed her hand as we followed Alice to the house. Everyone was there, even the wolf pack that Tessy said was going to help. We only had a few hours to train everyone on movements of each other. I kissed Bella before I ran to the treeline to transform into wolf.
As soon as I was in form, there was a lot of hooting and howling with congratulations. 'Everyone focus, we can celebrate after the fight.'
Everyone got quiet, except one voice. 'Congratulation Jacob Black. If it's okay with you, I would like to talk to you face to face before the fight.' I looked to my left to see Sam, jet black eyes, looking at me. He growled a little and I could hear his thoughts. He didn't like the fact that she always wanted me. I hushed him and thought, 'Sure, right after the Eleazar is done talking.'
Once we were told the game plan on how things where to be set up, I went back to the creek where Tessy wanted to meet. I transformed back into human, since she wanted to talk privately but I had the boys close by and she knew that. I sat on the same border that I use to propose to Bella.
I don't know how long I had sat there but I was ready to leave when I heard something behind me. I turned my gaze towards the sound and I couldn't even talk at the site. She was tall just like Zafrina, but had long jet black hair. It was pulled back away from her face but she had a couple single hairs fall around her face. My eyes continued down her face when I noticed why she stunned me. She reminded me of my mother with her complication. So dark but yet, so light. She could easily be seen as a Native American if she walked around. Well besides her eyes of course. They were a deep red that was just to freaky to take. My eyes continued to take her in. Since she was so tall, her body was thin but had curves to them. Her clothing were like something he read in his school books of his ancestors. He was starting to get a funny feeling that his ancestors had something to do with this.
Her laughter rang out which sounded like wind-chimes. What was with these damn vampires voice boxes that made them sound like that. "You wanted to see me," I said in my deepest voice I could conjure. She smiled, which made her look even more like my mother. Okay, this is just to weird.
She walked around the rock and went to the border that was in front of me. She sat down and looked at me with a cocked eyebrow. "I wanted to meet you before I fought beside you. I actually want to meet the whole pack afterwords. You guys fascinate me." She said with a chuckle in her voice. I glared at her and I noticed that her voice even sounded a little like my mothers. I shook my head, I think I need some more sleep.
"Okay, so you met me now I have to go and get ready for the fight. Anything else you want?" I said as I jumped down from the rock. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to upset you. I have a message for you." I looked back at her as she came to my side. "I don't just communicate with animals Jacob. I also communicate with people from the past. I can, how do you say it. I can talk to dead people. Your mother came to me, begging me to help you. I wanted to meet you so that I can see why you are so important." She started to kick some dirt up with her foot.
I heard movement to my left, as I turned to look and then looked back to Tessy, she was gone. Embry came out from the area I heard the noise. "Hey, everyone wants to know whats going on?" I shrugged and put my arm around his shoulder, "Nothing my brother. Lets go back." He smiled at me and looked over to my right, and froze. He shook his head when I yelled his name. "Embry, you okay?" He looked back towards me and smiled. "Yea I think so. I just thought that I saw someone out there."
I looked the way that he was facing and didn't see anything until I saw her hand come from around a tree and waved. I smiled and shook my head. Embry looked dazed but he didn't say anything else. I'll put that in the back of my mind, we had to get ready for a fight. "Lets go and get ready to kick some vampire butt." Embry smiled and laughed, "Damn right, lets go!"
It was a long day of working with each other to learn fighting techniques, if we needed to use them. I stayed in wolf form most of the day. I was either laying at Bella's feet or she was laying on me. It was so nice to have her so close to me. I told the group to work with the Cullen's on where to be positioned and so on. I wasn't going to leave Bella's side.
Darkness started to fall and everyone was getting jumpy. Alice spoke, "Time to go. Bella, do not leave the center of the circle. With the pack being involved in this I can't see the outcome. Stay back between us and Jacob, they won't be able to get you. Do you understand me?" I looked over to Bella and she nodded her head. I snorted to tell Bella to get on my back. "Jacob said for you to get on his back. He'll take you up to the point," Edward said with strain in his voice.
Bella got on to my back as she ran her fingers through my fur, I purred at the sensation. She squeezed her legs into my ribs and buried her face into my shoulder blades. I took off when I knew she was secure to me. I got to the meadow right before the Cullen's did. Bella climbed off my back, trying to get her footing. She leaned into me, and I welcomed the contact.
We all stood there waiting as the moon came to the center of the sky. I could smell them now. I growled, letting everyone know they were close. I told Sam to wait on my call before walking out, we were a surprise to them. They only knew about me, not all of the others. I could see their eyes as they slowly came into the meadow. The Cullen's and myself were positioned around Bella. The others where behind us. I could see the sea of Red, and then I saw people in black to the left. "They are witness, we won't need to attack them," Edward whispered to me. I passed that information on to the others.
The sea of red continued when Edward whispered, "Now!" I told Sam and the others to come out. I stepped around the Cullen's so that they could see me and my pack. We all growled in sequence. The group stopped and stared. I heard one gasp, "No, this can't be." I growled a little louder as I told the other wolves to come out. They did as Tessy asked them to help out and stand guard.
The man with jet black hair, from what I remember the Cullen's said he was the leader, Aro. "Dear friends, what is with this? We only came to talk." I heard Edward laugh and Carlisle hushed him. "Dear Aro, we know your plan as you so have probably figured out. We had a spy among you and you have full intention on attacking my family to gain what you want." Carlisle's voice was different, there was venom in it. He was angry with Aro, which was weird because he had always talked so highly of them. "The others are here to help protect my family if need be."
That when I noticed more movement behind the sea of red. There was a sea of blue. I heard a hiss from both groups of vampires. "Yes," was hissed from the lips of the Romanians and then a regular hiss from the sea of red as they noticed the other group. Aro looked around quickly too see what else we might have up our sleeve.
"Seems to me they are creating a uprising Aro. Let's kill them all." The white haired vampire said as his eyes darted around them looking at the surroundings. "No, we are not. If you would only touch my hand Aro, you would see that we are just trying to protect our family." Carlisle whispered with his hand outward. Aro glared and then his eyes came to Bella. I growled louder, then those red eyes came to mine.
"Dear Bella, I see that you are not one of us, as we requested you to be. How come?" Aro was ignoring Carlisle's offer to stop this. He was looking for a reason. Tessy hissed, 'Yes, he wants a reason to attack.' I growled again as Bella touched my shoulder. I didn't realize that she had stepped forward until then. I looked over to her, and she smiled at me. "I have fallen in love with another. There is no need for me to change since the Cullen's and the tribe are one now." I snorted and Aro's eyes came to mine. He then turned his eyes back to Bella. "And is it this mutt that you are attracted too?" I snarled at him and I could see the white haired vampire looking nervously at me and the other wolves. He was uncomfortable.
Carlisle spoke again, "Aro. As I have said, if you take my hand you will see all that has happened and why Bella is not one of us." Aro looked to Carlisle and than to Edward, "I would rather hear it from Edward." Edward's eyes looked cold, he stepped forward and I heard Bella gasp. I seen Alice move to Bella's side, holding on to her. Thank you Alice, I said in a growl.
Aro, stepped forward as I saw a brunette follow closely behind him, touching his shoulder. I wondered who that was and why. Tessy answered, 'That's Aro's shield. If we have to attack, take her out first.' Shield,..I heard that before. Bella. I looked over at her and she looked panic. Tessy whispered, 'Interesting.'
'What is it Tessy?' I thought. 'I can see a glow around Edward. It wasn't there before, now it is. That is really weird.' I looked over to Bella and she was staring at Edward as if she was transfixed. I nudged Bella's side so that she would look at me. When she did I asked Tessy, 'See it now?' Tessy replied, 'No! What happened?' I snorted. Bella was projecting her shield and she didn't know it. Bella whispered, "What Jake?" I shook my head and moved my eyes to tell her to look at Edward again.
She did and I had to feel the heaviness left off of me. Edward heard the whole thing and smirked as he walked within arms length of Aro. When Aro touched Edwards hand, he looked puzzled. "I can't....I don't understand. I can't see anything..." Aro stopped and looked at Bella. His laugh rang through the meadow. "Oh how wonderful. She can project it. Oh how wonderful. Edward my boy, you should change her. She would be such a wonderful addition to the family."
I growled and Bella looked back to me. She looked confused and Eleazar spoke up. "You projected your shield around Edward. You were protecting him." Bella looked stunned. Aro gasped and started to whisper, "Well then. Wow, so the Romanians huh?" I saw him look behind the Cullen's, as the Romanians stepped forward. "Hmm...." Aro looked back down to Edward and his hand interlinked.
"Very interesting Edward, very interesting." His eyes came back to mine with a smirk on his face. "So, you are the leader of this tribe?" I snorted and nodded my head. His smile got bigger as he turned to look at the two men behind him. "Dear Caius these are not the werewolves you think they are. They are shape-shifters. They do not need the full moon to change like the wolves we have fought before. They are stronger though, we will make that very clear."
Aro started to pace, not keeping his eyes off the crowd in front of him. "They still have went against our laws Aro. They are forming a uprising against us. You must see this. We are surrounded." Aro's hand came up to silence his brother. "The Cullen's have no intentions on an uprising. That is solely on the Romanians, not the Cullen's. How ever you did call to the attention of others to help you." Aro's eyes came back to the Cullen's
"They are witnesses just as you have brought witnesses with you. We have not asked them to fight as you have seen from Edward's vision." Carlisle spoke quietly. Aro nodded his head and walked his path again. Edward growled at, I'm assuming, a thought that Aro had. Aro smiled at Edward and continued his walked. Edward finally growled a, "NO!"
"Jane," Aro whispered and then I saw this little girl step forward towards him. He whispered something in her ear and Edward grumbled, "She's going to attack." I heard a low rumble from the vampires as they growled. I did the same as I stood in front of Bella.
Jane turned and looked toward all of us. I smiled with her eyebrow cocked, "This will only hurt a little." Right then Edward was screaming out in pain. Bella screamed as she went to charge Edward. I growled as I went towards Bella, then everyone charged the Volturi. The fight for life had began.