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Chapter 5: Love is More than Legend

Jacob and I tried to sit through the movie, and get to be a normal couple for two hours, but I know neither of us knew what happened to the pointless people in the film. We were silent, his hand wrapped around minds silently moving through what we now knew. I was to become a vampire, one way or another. We left the theater and drove back to La Push without saying anything, in that moment I was more than grateful for the motorcycle. At least being on a bike make not speaking an easy, not awkward thing to do. When we pulled into his driveway, the lights were already off in the little red house. Billy must have gone to bed. Jacob immediately led the way to his tiny garage, and I had followed quietly.

Now we were sitting side by side, on an old wooden bench pushed against one wall inside the garage. It was a hand made bench, Billy made it years ago so he could sit out here with Jake and teach him how to work on the Chevy which was now mine. Jacob had told me it was before Billy had his wheel chair, but he already could not stay on his feet for long. Right now I certainly felt like I could not stand…. Or move.

"Bella, there has to be something we can do. Have the blood su-… I mean Alice, find out why you're a vampire." Jake said with desperation, breaking the heavy silence first. I frowned, taking a moment to think before replying. "Jake, it's not like that. I know Alice is searching for everything she can, but her vision are based on people's choices. The problem is we have no idea what decision is effecting this. She said the vision was concrete, clearer than she typically sees them." I sighed, seeing Jacob's face fall. "That means it's pretty much bound to happen, but neither of us know what choice has been made to change my future like this." When I finished Jacob looked angry now, furious, his arms were shaking. Tremors were rolling up his arms and into his shoulders. Part of me wanted to back away, to avoid the scars I knew Emily had, I could save Jacob the regret. But I stayed, lacking the fear a human should have as usual. "Jake calm down, what is it?" He seemed to gain some bit of control and replied, his voice spitting through his clenched jaw. "Cullen, I bet he thinks he can get you back if he turns you! That leech is going to bite you just to try and make you love him again! I know it!" I shook my head, I could not believe that. "No, Edward would never do that, no matter how much he is hurting. Jake please believe that!" Jacob did not calm down though, his entire body was shivering now. "Jake! Alice would see Edward in the vision if that were the case, she can track him better than anyone, even me!" Finally I seemed to get through to him, and his form seemed to become stable again. I let out a breathe of air, I had not realized I was holding my breath.

"Sorry Bells, I'm freaking out here. We've barely gotten the chance to start, and now I feel like we're coming to an end." I had never seen Jacob even get close to crying before, but I was sure his dark eyes were brimmed with tears right now. I was the girl, and took advantage of that fact, tears silently but freely slid down my cheeks. "I know" I whispered, resting my head on his shoulder as he wrapped his arm around me. I shut my eyes, breathing in the woodsy scent that came with being near Jake. I had to remember it, make it an important human brain so when I changed, I could find it in my muddy mess of human memories. I tried to carve everything about Jacob into my brain, his hot skin, his strong arms, and those dark eyes that could light up a night sky. All these things I had to remember, because they would son be lost when I changed. When I became a vampire, and was forced to live out eternity alone.

"Bella there has to be a solution to this. I'll even talk to Alice, work with her to change the future." Jacob said softly, after about ten minutes of silence. I knew he would suffer being around a vampire for this, to try and save me, but I shook my head sadly. "It won't work Jake. Edward once told me her tried to change the future when he met me. Alice saw him falling for me, and he tried to fight it but it didn't work." I knew deep down, that if what Alice saw was my destiny, there was not a damned thing we could do about it. One thing I knew for sure, I had never seen Alice so confident about a vision before, she seemed to see now way around this one.

Jacob and I sat in each other's arms for hours. Sometimes in silence, other times we would talk about random things or important things. Jacob told me he had known I was everything he had ever wanted the moment we met . I had told him how he was the only one that had been able to bring me through what I had considered the absolute hell of my life. Jake had been my angel, swooping in to save me, and flying away to a brighter sunrise where life could start again. That conversation did bring us to something I had worried about before, and been to afraid to ask. But now that my time was limited, I had to know.

"Jake, I know you love me but…. Why haven't you imprinted on me? What if you find someone else… I mean, I must not be your soul mate right? Quil knew right away and so did Sam…." Jacob cut me off before I could finish, grabbing my arms and looking my in the eye. "No, no. Bella I don't need to imprint on you to know I love you, and your everything to me. Love is more than those stupid legends. I don't give a damn if they are all true either, because you're the only girl I'll ever want. No one can change that, and I'm certainly not going to let ancient tribal rules tell me who my soul mate is." I put my hands on each side of his face, just getting lost in his eyes for a moment. He meant every word he said, I could see that easily in his eyes. I was not sure if it was possible to love anyone this much, but I thought my heart could burst right now, unable to find room for all the devotion, affection, and love I felt for Jacob Black. I pulled him closer and kissed him, the only way to express everything I was feeling right now. I knew not to worry anymore.

Jacob was right, we had never been normal in this first place. He was a werewolf who had fallen for a girl who ran with vampires. I was a clumsy girl who managed to get wrapped up in the supernatural world many times. We both broke all the normal rules, why not break one more? And prove our love was stronger than anything the world had to throw at us.

A week later, nothing had changed for the better. I saw Jacob every day after school now. We had to make the most of the short amount of time we had, and we never knew for sure when that time would be up. Charlie got used to Jake eating dinner with us each night, although I had to make twice as much food with him around. The first night he ate over Charlie had been quite grumpy he had been unable to get seconds, so I was sure to fix that the following evening. Alice even visited one night while Jacob was over and we all tried to figure out more about the issue. Alice did have some interesting news though as I remember.

Flashback//The previous night//

Jake was sprawled out on my bed, his head at my feet, while I was curled up on my pillows at the head of the bed. Alice was sitting in the corner, in the rocking chair that used to be Edward's. "Alice can't you just think really hard and make your little powers work?" Jacob asked, getting aggravated after an hour of talking about how to stop the whole vampire thing. Alice was trying to be polite, but I could tell she was getting frustrated. "No mutt I can not! I care about Bella too, I know she does not want this, you think I want her to be unhappy? I'm trying here!" Alice snapped, she had not called Jake a dog at all since she found out I was with him… she certainly was stressed. She seemed to regain some of her cool though and started speaking in a more typical musical note. "But, I have gotten a few weird flashes of accidents. I can not tell if they are substantial though. Most of them are pretty foggy. All of them are you Bella, falling and hitting your head… in one a tree fell down in a storm we are supposed to get next week and hit your truck, and in another… I think, but I am not sure, a car…. A car hit you."

Present Tense//

After talking into the early morning hours we had determined that since I was so accident prone, I was going to get hurt and someone was going to change me in order to save me. We had no idea who the vampire was though, the face was always cloudy in Alice's visions. The three of us decided it was because the situation was not yet determined either, so it depended on how I was injured, and who ended up being the closest vampire. Jacob had voted Edward as the number one candidate to change me, but I ranked him number two, with Alice as number one. I knew Edward did not want me to have his life, he thought it was a road to hell. Plus Alice had already said she was unsure if she could watch me die and do nothing. Our only other option was Carlisle, since had had the control and unending sympathy for such an act. It seemed we would just have to wait and see what happened. Alice had determined that even if I avoided some of the situations, fate somehow seemed out to get me, and eventually I would be turned. That part of the vision never changed. I was always alone, by a stream with an unreadable expression in my blood red eyes.

Rrrring! The bell sounded for last period and I gladly left. I had not been focusing on a word in class anyways, my life was to insane right now. I had to cherish my time with not only Jacob, but Charlie and Angela too. I passed Tyler, Jessica and Mike in the parking lot, and even stopped to make friendly conversation with them. Jessica had gotten over her grudge and once more enjoyed sharing my spotlight which I had earned in school since I was dating the very muscular, bad ass guy who showed up on the motorcycle sometimes to pick me up. No one else knew too much about Jacob, and Angela told me some of the rumors were that he was twenty five and fought in illegal boxing matches behind bars in Port Angeles for money. That one I laughed at, whoever invented that was quite creative.

I finished up the conversation and waved to Tyler, Mike, and Jess then headed for my truck. I was glad to know I was heading home, for an afternoon full of Jacob. I hopped into the cab, and pulled the hood down on my rain coat. The rain made small streams down my window, and I cranked up the heat. Then I proceeded to pull out of the lot in my rumbling red truck.

I turned a corner slowly, the roads were getting slick as the rain started to turn to a down pour. I squinted to see through the windshield to the road ahead, and oddly noticed someone crossing the road. Wait, they were not crossing the road, rather standing in it. I slammed the brakes, startled at who had a death wish in the tiny town. Then I reminded myself that Forks could be just a rainy pergatory at times, and figured the insistent rain had finally driven someone over the edge. However, when a pale set of hands raised in sympathetic apology, I knew immediately who was standing out in the rain soaked road. It was Edward, drenched to the bone, but not seeming the least bit concerned by this. His bronze hair looked dark brown as the wet strands stuck to his forehead, and water ran down his smooth pale skin. He was as beautiful as always, but I already knew not worry that my feelings for Jake were real.

I pulled the truck off onto a small dirt shoulder on the road, and pulled my coat securely on. Edward had already darted to the side of my truck, gazing at me with honey colored eyes drenched in despair. "Bella, I am so sorry it seems your stuck with my own fate. But I promise, I would never change you if that is not what you desired." I nodded, wrapping my arms around myself to try and keep out the rain. "I know Edward, I'm not worried about you trying to steal me or something. Even if we're not together, your still a good guy, nothing changes that." I looked up at him, and he looked like he did not believe me as usual. His eyes wandered to the forest for a moment, then looked back at me. He seemed torn, as if trying to decided something important. When he spoke, his voice was much more tense than before. "Well, I just needed you to know that. I truly am sorry about all the pain I have caused, and am still causing you." With that, Edward started to turn away, but his for went rigid when a low grumbling echoed from deep within the green forest.