Title: Different Plans

Genre: Romance

Rating: K

Pairing: Jake/Bella

Word Count: 500

Disclaimer:

All characters and known situations belong to their respective owners. Everything else came from my own mind. In no way shape or form have I made nor do I intend to make a profit from this story…. All rights still belong to Stephenie Meyer…

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Sunlight crept across the meadow where a lone tent sheltering a still sleeping couple stood sentry in the long grass. Jacob Black had done the unthinkable- he'd kidnapped his best friend, Bella Swan a week before her wedding. If only everyone knew that she'd asked him to rescue her from a marriage she never wanted in the first place.

Soft footsteps outside roused the young werewolf. They'd come to a remote part of the reservation- only his pack could have followed him here. He sighed. His pack- his friends- were sure to be livid with his actions. He covered Bella with a discarded blanket and stepped outside to greet his alpha, Sam Uley, and his beta, Jared Cameron. "I did what I had to do."

Sam nodded. "The leech wants Bella back Jake. Seth told everyone that Bella changed her mind and took off to be alone for a while, but Edward knows better."

Jared cringed when Jacob growled. "We have to take her back, Jake. I'm sorry."

"Please don't make me go back." All eyes turned to her as Bella emerged from the safety of the tent. She moved closer to Jacob and sighed when he wrapped her into his warmth. "I don't want to go back to him."

"I thought you loved him." Jared couldn't hide his confusion. "What changed?"

Bella shook her head. "It exhausted me to pretend. It exhausted us to pretend. I have Jacob's mark to prove I'm not a leech's property. I chose Jake a long time ago."

"She was on tribal grounds?" Sam checked. A nod offered by Jacob was the only answer he got. He sighed. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"Would you have listened?" Jacob quipped.

Jared shook his head. "We might have thrown her out on her backside if you tried to tell us a month ago.. I'm sorry that we didn't trust you more by the way."

Jacob kissed Bella's temple. "They enthralled her after the battle with Victoria. Edward knew something had changed. I felt it… the bond we have… she got lost in her head."

"A wolf can't be far away from it's mate. That's why you nearly went mad with the need to see her." Jared's eyes grew large in understanding. "You'd already been mated to her."

"Seth gave me the opportunity I needed. He convinced Edward to let her say goodbye to me. Little did he know that once she was near me, his thrall started to break. We were already on tribal ground. I found the tent and ran." Jacob shrugged.

Sam offered them a smile. "Only Taha Aki knows why, but you two have been blessed." He teased.

"We'll be even more blessed when the leeches leave." Jacob huffed.

Bella sighed. "I don't want to face them alone."

"You won't be alone. You have the pack." Paul inclined his head. "You're his mate. You're pack and you're not alone anymore." Jacob arched an eyebrow but Paul only shrugged.

Bella sighed again. "Let's go."