In my anticipation to post this chapter, I accidently did so before leaving my little note. This chapter was by far the hardest to write. I've posted it without getting it back from my beta so if there are errors, I apologize. Let me know and I'll fix them. I was just too excited to wait. Thanks to Kate Pedroso anyway.

Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to Stephenie Meyer and her Twilight series. Stephenie, I seriously hope I did this part justice.

Eden Cross. Why does that name seem so familiar to me? That thought had been eating at me ever since Billy had said the name. It was distracting me beyond belief as I dug around in my brain for an answer.

"Jake?" Emily's insistent voice broke me out of my concentration. She was frowning. "What's wrong? I've been trying to get your attention for a minute here."

Emily, Sam, and Billy were all staring at me. We'd been sitting at the kitchen table for over an hour just talking. Well, they had been talking and I'd been off in a daze for most of it. "Nothing is wrong. I'm just trying to figure something out." It sounded stupid even saying it.

"Well, you're bouncing around in that chair like a toddler. What is it," she asked curiously.

I shook my head and stood up. She was right about the bouncing part. I felt like my heart was racing and I couldn't sit still. "I don't know why but that name, Eden Cross…have we met her before, Dad?"

"Not that I know of," Billy said thoughtfully. "She's Native American but I don't think she's from the Makah reservation. I don't know anyone by the name Cross from there."

"She's not," Emily said while picking apart a cookie. "She is from some reservation in Wisconsin."

I'd been pacing the kitchen and swiveled back to her. "Where do you know her from? You said you met her a few weeks back." This was like trying to solve a puzzle and I was trying to find as many pieces as possible. Why is this bugging me so much? What does it matter?

Emily's face flushed at my question and she stumbled for an answer. "Ahh…umm." She looked over at Sam. "I visited the clinic in Port Angeles when I wasn't feeling well and she was a nurse there."

Emily shifted in her chair but it went unnoticed because of the energy coursing through my body. It made me feel like I was going to explode. I went to the cupboard for a glass but when I filled it with water I was enveloped by the fruity scent I had noticed earlier. It was making my head spin. I gulped the water down and pushed away from the counter.

"I've got to go for a walk or something."

"Are you sure you're feeling ok," Sam asked.

"Yeah, I just feel like…I don't know." How the hell do I describe this without scaring them or making it sound like I'm crazy? "I'm just a little wired."

"I think we caught that," Billy laughed. He hadn't stopped smiling since he had come home from the hospital. I didn't want to give him anything to worry about.

"I guess I'm just excited to get back home, to normal life." Liar, this is definitely not normal. I walked out towards the door and grabbed my shoes. As I sat down to lace them up Sam did the same.

"I think I'm going to go with Jake. I could use some fresh air." He kissed Emily on the head and winked at Billy before we walked out the door.

We didn't get farther than the end of the drive before Sam started in on the questioning. "Ok, seriously, what's going on?"

"Sam…I don't know how to explain it." I took off at a fast walking pace, which quickly turned into a jog.

Sam looked at me questioningly. "Try."

"Ever since we left your house today I've had this weird feeling." I told him of the strange anticipation, the feeling of energy that pumped through me in the house, the oddly appealing scent.

Sam smirked but didn't say anything.

"What are you smiling about?"

"Nothing, just glad you're feeling so…energized." His smirk turned into a wide smile.

"You seriously didn't feel that or smell what I did?" As wolves all our senses were sharpened, increased.

Sam shook his head. "I could sense the energy coming off you after awhile but that was because you were bouncing off your chair. I didn't feel or smell anything different when we came in."

We jogged along in silence. It was starting to frustrate me. Why didn't he feel it, smell it?

Sam broke into my thoughts. "Jake, I've got to get back. Emily and I have plans tonight."

I let him lead me back to the house, not really paying attention to where I was going. My mind was racing a million miles an hour, bouncing from wondering why I was feeling this, to frustration because I didn't know what it was from, to why the name Eden Cross seemed so familiar, and then back again. The run hadn't done me any good, I still felt like bursting.

"Sam," I said, as we reached the yard. "I think I'm going to go for a run."

"We just ran."

"No, I mean a run." It had been weeks since I had phased and I could definitely burn up more energy that way than in my human form. I could probably run for a week and not feel tired.

Sam nodded. "Just…be careful. Time is coming up quick on the vamp wedding and I'm still concerned about their visitors. Try to pay attention to your surroundings."

It was the first time my heart didn't flinch when someone mentioned the Bella's wedding. I was too distracted to even notice. "Sure, sure."

"Jake, I mean it. I'll let Billy know where you've gone and that you'll be back before morning at least. Take that as an order. Understood?"

"Yeah. I'll come over tomorrow to work on the arch."

Sam smiled. "If you've got so much energy now maybe I should just have you work on that all night." He winced as I my eyes wandered the forest, the sky, the house, all while bouncing up and down on my toes. "Then again, you'd probably end up accidentally cutting off one of the supports. I'll see you tomorrow."

I was off and running before he had even finished the sentence. I sprinted to the trees, stripping off my shirt and shoes in the process. I had to stop inside the tree line momentarily to strip off my jeans and tie the shorts I was wearing underneath to my leg. Then I was up and moving again.

I ran as fast as I could in my human form, feeling the wind caress my skin, my feet barely touching the forest floor. When it wasn't enough I dove into the air, arms out in front of me like a swimmer after the starting gun goes off.

The split second between human and wolf was like a release. It felt as if a bit of the energy inside me was released into the forest but it wasn't enough to relieve the pressure inside me. I pushed myself as fast as I possibly could and just ran.

I ran until the sun's morning rays filtered gently through the trees. I'd run farther in that single night than ever before. I had run far north into the forests of Canada before remembering my promise to Sam, my order. I paid more attention to my surroundings and headed back. The energy inside me hadn't been depleted and the feeling of…anticipation… was still there, but I was able to focus more.

I entered the house in just my boxers. I walked in to find Billy sitting at the kitchen table eating breakfast.

"Feel better," he asked before taking in a spoonful of his corn flakes.

"A little bit. Still wired." And it's still hard to put together complete thoughts. I walked over to the sink and filled my water glass from the night before. One, two, three times…by the time I was done I'd probably had more than a gallon. I turned around to see Billy smiling at me almost eagerly.

"What?" It was odd. He quickly changed to an innocent expression that I knew was an act. "Did I miss something?"

"Uh, uh," he said, hiding his face in his bowl.

"Uh huh, ok then. I'm going to go take a shower and then head over to Sam's place."

I went to the bedroom and noticed the clothes from the day before were neatly folded on my bed. I smiled and grabbed at the first clothes I could find, a pair of cargo shorts and a ribbed white tank top.

A shower was exactly what I needed right then. My body had been so slicked with sweat that I could feel the layers of it now that it had dried. I jumped in, making the water as cold as I could possibly stand and scrubbed and scrubbed.

I finished getting ready as soon as I could and stopped in the kitchen for something to eat. After bolting down some peanut butter and jelly I called out to Billy. "I'm headed out, I'll see you later."

Billy caught me "Wait, Jake. Are you going to be back this afternoon? I really think you should be here when the home care nurse stops by."

"Sure, sure." Before the door shut I heard him chuckle.

I jumped on my motorcycle and let my rush take me over again, breaking every speed limit on the rez on my way to Sam's place.

It was still early so I didn't bother going into the house. I didn't want to wake anyone if they weren't up already. The shed was empty so I grabbed my tools and safety gear before turning on the stereo. I was using mostly hand tools so I kept the volume low.

It wasn't long after I started that Sam joined me. He was wearing jeans but was shirt and shoeless. "I thought I heard your bike." He yawned and rubbed his eyes. "Did you get any sleep?"

"No, I ran all night and probably would still be if you hadn't ordered me home," I said, going back to my work.

"You look calmer."

"Well, I can focus better if that's what you mean. I'm still wound up."

"Give me a few and I'll come out and join you. Just please be careful with what you're doing, ok?"

I stopped and looked at him. "Do you honestly think I'd let myself ruin this? Trust me, if anything my work will probably be better."

Sam shrugged but smiled. "I'll be back," he said with an accent.

"OK, Arnold." I rolled my eyes.

With Sam there and me in my ultra-focused and energized state, the two of us finished all the carving by early afternoon. We stood back to admire our work.

Sam clapped me on the back. "I can't thank you enough for this, brother."

"I'm just proud to have worked on it for you." I smiled and threw an arm around his shoulders. "All we need to do now is lacquer the thing but we'll need to have the doors and maybe even the windows open for that. How are you going to occupy Emily so that she doesn't come out here?"

His brows furrowed and then he smiled mischeviously. "Hmm. Maybe I'll ask her to just go check on Billy for you? I'll just get a ride from you over there and take her home."

"That'll work but…what's that look for," I asked suspiciously.

"What's what look for?"

I just cocked my head to the side and gave him 'the look'.

"You know that look only works when women do it, right?"

"Yeah, but I had to give it a whirl."

"I'm going to go inside and grab some stuff for lunch. I'll be right back."

I couldn't help but notice Sam checking his watch every few minutes the later the day got.

"Do you have to be somewhere?"

"No, brother, you do."

I looked at him questioningly before it dawned on me. "Ah, damnit, the home visit. What time is it," I asked as I wiped my hands on a rag.

"About that time. Lets wash up quick and we can get to your place."

We did just that and then both jumped on my bike. We were lucky the thing could handle the weight of both of us but I did drive at a slower pace because of it. Again, that feeling of anticipation came out of nowhere. It seemed to pulse in me with every single heartbeat, which also increased in pace the closer we got to home.

I must have stiffened because Sam asked what was wrong. "Same thing as yesterday, it's that feeling again."

"Ah, well let's get you home," he said smiling.

I parked the cycle in the driveway next to a silver Ford Explorer. It was an older model but in great shape. I admired the thing as I walked past it and Sam walked quickly ahead of me and into the house. What's his hurry?

I walked in the door and I was hit by a wall of scent. That fruity smell permeated every molecule in the air and my heart started beating like a hummingbird's wings. If I was full human I'd have had a heart attack by now, I thought. What the HELL is going on?

I heard voices from the kitchen, then laughter so light and sweet it was music to my ears. My feet started moving towards it automatically, as if pulled against their will. My heart was fluttering, my lungs breathing erratically in and out. And all of that stopped the second I walked into the kitchen and saw the most beautiful creature the earth had ever held.

She looked right into my eyes and it was like I'd been hit in the gut. My eyes widened, the air whooshed out of my lungs, and my heart seemed to stop for that one split second. The energy that had been surging through me broke out and spread through the room to her. So quickly that later I wasn't completely sure I hadn't imagined it, it seemed like that energy created a thread in the air that connected her body to mine.

Time seemed to have frozen, if only in my eyes, so that I noticed every detail about her. She was tall enough that her head would reach my chin if I held her in my arms, which even now I longed to do. Her build was athletic, apparent even with her scrubs on. Her hair was raven black and sleek, pulled into a long, thick braid behind her head. A wisp had fallen into her face and oh, how I wanted to reach out and tuck it behind her ear. Her eyes were large and bright, highlighted by thick black lashes. They were an emerald green so deep I knew I could lose myself in them. Her lips were turned up in a smile, seductive and tempting. All of that was surrounded by the smoothest looking skin I'd ever seen, tanned by her heritage.

My body was not my own, still being pulled towards her. And then, as if someone had pushed play on a paused movie, time began to move again. I sucked in deep breaths, those of a drowning man, and pressed a hand to my heart as it thumped hard in chest. I leaned over, supporting myself with a chair, even as I continued to look into her eyes. She seemed frozen as well, not pulling her attention from me.

"Jacob…Jacob….Jacob." I heard my name being called as if from the bottom of a well. I broke my eyes away from the woman in front of me to the person shaking me. Emily was asking if I was alright but my tongue and my brain weren't connected and working properly.

Then out of nowhere I heard Sam yell. "Eden!"

I quickly turned around in time to see Eden, white as a sheet, start to fall. Her eyes were still on me as her knees gave out.

A/D: Ok, before anyone starts ripping on me for the imprinting and how it happens just remember that this is subjective. SM never gave a direct description of an actual imprinting so I just wrote it as I could. "She never said it had anything to do with energy, he just has to see her." Oh well, this worked for me and it seemed right. I just hope that I captured the whole experience well, since I'm sure it is emotional.

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