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Jacob's POV

I went home early in the morning, after finally coaxing Bella to sleep.

I didn't sleep.

Bella had figured it all out while I left her to see Sam about Alice returning briefly; my only explanation that Bella had missed Alice dearly. I returned only find out there was much, much more behind this than met the eye and another trip to Sam's would be needed. It was a lot to explain, at that only riled up Bella while she explained the danger we were in.

Someone was coming from the Volturi and possibly more than one. I didn't press that possibility on Bella any further. She was already pulsing with panic. I didn't blame her, from the stories she described to me before from meeting them, I would have been scared too.

And here I was thinking the Cullen's powers were creepy. They just seemed like magicians compared to the sorcerers in Italy.

As dawn broke my nostrils flared and I caught Alice's bleachy scent in the cool breeze. I tried to relax every hair standing on my neck. Alice was hardly the enemy, and the fact that Bella loved her to death forced me not to prosecute anything against her.

I knew she wasn't going to Bella's house at this early in the morning; she probably was dancing near the boundary line waiting for me to come find her. She always had ways to draw me out.

Stupid helpful leech.

I reluctantly slid my shorts off tying them around my ankle, in one swift movement leaving through the window running direction of the scent. No one was phased at this time, Sam had explained there was no worry with the smell approaching. I'd had to tell him after I talked to Alice there now was a reason to worry, a damn good one.

As I suspected, Alice was waiting impatiently at the border pacing in an annoying pixie like way. She didn't look up until I had phased in the bushes pulling my shorts back on my naked body. My eyes felt heavy.

The lack of sleep was starting to get to me.

Before she spoke I opened my mouth, "The Volturi are coming, I know. Bella figured it out last night." One thing- one thing I knew she couldn't predict was what me and Bella talked about, making it necessary to clarify I knew how the puzzle pieces went together.

Alice's body shrunk and she sighed, "Of course she would, because she was so sick with worry. Caius is on his way that only makes matters worse."

"What's so bad about him? What's his crazy ridiculous power?" I mocked her slightly, it helped me relieve the tension and anger building in my body.

"It's not his power; he doesn't really any added abilities. He hates werewolves though, he's the reason they're almost extinct in Europe." Alice glumly explained. I rolled my eyes and grunted.

Great, I was the next thing on the endangered species list.

"I'm not even a werewolf to boot, shape shift, much different." I corrected with a smug grin.

"The scent with the wolf's essence combined to a humans isn't much different, no offense. I know firsthand you're not the same. Werewolves are vile and impulsive creatures with more bloodlust than us. Caius was almost killed by one. We all think he's developed a fear of the nasty things because of it."

"Cool I scare the royal vampire." I snorted in humour. Alice met my eyes with a stern face. Something about her petite and refined features looked intimidating when she glared you down like that.

"Besides that fact, there's more I need to tell you, and you only." Alice continued fixing her fairy like hair.

I remained still, listening.

"I did my research, on shaper shifts, imprints and tribes similar to yours; which is another reason I left early instead of staying and helping Bella. I need to know if you've actually mated with Bella yet." She pressed. My eyes widened. I wasn't sure if in all reality she was asking that question.

'Jacob have you had sex with Bella? '

'Of course you dumb pixie leech, I've fucked her brains out. Now are you going to tell your leechy brother or something?'

My mind was mocking her disturbingly exposing question. I was in luck Edward wasn't here to hear my bitter thoughts today, they would be especially troubling.

I hadn't realised I had remained silent for a moment, "Well, Jacob... have you?" She was actually serious about asking, I was a little in disbelief.

"Have I have sex with Bella? Well yea... I don't think I could've lasted this long without having sex with her, with it being mating season and all." I scratched the back of my neck wondering if she really wanted that answer.

Her hands barrelled into fists, "No you dog, MATED. You know, marked her?!" She exclaimed in exasperation.

Oh fuck, I felt like an idiot.

Not to mention Bella is going to kill me for mentioning that little tidbit of our personal life to Alice.

It's not like every day you find out that Alice understands a very secretive Quileute tradition, and at that asks about it.

"Ew that is way too much information. I do not want to think about my sister fucking a dog!" She squirmed shaking the images out of her mind. That's what the leech gets, pft if only she knew how much Bella enjoyed being fucked by this dog. I smirked, my mind recalling a racy memory.

I chuckled at her immature reaction, and Bella thought my mental age was young. No wonder she loved Alice so much; Bella was always being attracted to such mentally child-like people.

Alice focused her eyes intently on me, reminding me I still had a question to answer.

"It wasn't something I was prepared to explain or ask of her yet. It's an irrevocable statement of love ... I didn't wanna push her into that yet. Not to mention it's pretty weird to ask her if I can mark her." I admitted earnestly. I could feel my eyes becoming pools of mahogany uncertainty.

Alice glared at me, "Bella's used to anything weird, she's a magnet for it. I'm pretty sure she can handle you chomping down on her neck. She also was about to marry a vampire, the mark is more like a promise ring- I think she can handle that. It's kind of necessary."

I looked doubtfully at her pixie face, "What, why?"

"Ugh, too complicated to explain but you'll know eventually. You must do it within the next 3 days, it affects Bella's safety and Caius's choice." She bitterly spat out then went quiet looking down at the ground.

Her voice was barely a mumble, "And... Edward's choice."

The way she spoke his name haunted me; it was like he was almost gone. After all he still was her brother. They had a connection much like my pack and for that I almost pitied the leech. But only three days? No offense to the leech but with Bella's mom around it was making the getting busy part a little difficult. She must have known that too from at least common sense, yet she still for some particular reason decided to invite Renee down from sunny-old Jacksonville.

I didn't understand, but I didn't question her further. It wasn't the right time to do so. I could do that later when Bella was with me.

"You must not tell Bella anything about what just slipped. She can't know it's for Edward's sake. But you must become her mate by traditional Quileute means, it's essential." The desperateness in her voice ate away at me. Alice knew much more, and I had no reason to think otherwise of the advice she was giving me. I had to trust her.

"Anything to keep her safe..." I nodded and with that we both took off, my nerves now shaking as well.

x

Sleep is a luxury people get when they don't have the Volturi coming to spy on you and your girlfriend, and exceptionally annoying pixie looking leech ordering to ask your girlfriend an exceptionally awkward question.

So with that statement well know, sleep was not an option for me. I was dreading tonight too much, or rather just this entire day. I had to rehearse in my mind over and over again how the hell I was going to explain this actual mating thing to Bella.

When Sam had first explained it to me I was in human form and it sounded like well... I had to pee on her to make sure no other animal would try to claim her. He had explained she would be mine to mark firmly, and illustrate my dominance. As result as it, a deeper connection would form and as legend had it our mates would be given a life span much longer to support our offspring. That didn't go over easily in my mind until he phased and really showed me what the connection involved.

That may have changed my view on the act, but now it felt more like I was asking Bella to marry me werewolf-style- and I knew Bella's exaggerated fear on marriage. Despite that fear her bloodsucker had been weeks away from tying the knot with her if she hadn't so happen to figure out what a huge mistake she was making. That and Edward leaving once and for all preventing her from being forever conflicted between the two of us.

She didn't deserve that and I was glad her suffering for the most part was over. She knew the choice she wanted and Alice made it so she wouldn't have to deal with any indecision afterwards. I was thankful to the little pixie for that at least.

And I really hated being thankful to any bloodsucker.

I sighed lying in my bed uselessly, going back to my previous train of thought.

How was Bella going to accept me marking her- biting her neck and scaring her permanently?

Well it really wasn't that bad, and could be quite hot in the heat of the moment. It's just claiming part... it might bother her.

Not because it was beastly... But because it would remind her of what she was going to become, if she chose different. She would have be dead- or rather un-dead. Her heart beat would've stopped, the rosiness in her cheeks would've vanished, her skin would've been cold and hard, I shivered at those thoughts.

They would've married and he'd given her what she thought she wanted finally. He would have bitten her, the fiery pain ripping through her veins until it burned her numb. There would be no going back.

She didn't want that, so why would she want this...

This was just as permanent.

I couldn't open my mouth about Edward and his damn choice depending on me and her mating, she'd go ape shit, not to mention Alice would go bananas as well. Though I had to admit not being biased- with this she'd at least keep everything she valued, her family, her friends- really her life which she was only starting to appreciate.

I would just have to tell her the truth, suck it up and spit out the words.

I rolled over clenching my unusually uneasy stomach and starred at the clock. It read 9:30, Bella would be up by now. I didn't want to spend any longer wasting time in my bed so I forced myself up. I'd probably sweated up a storm from tossing and turning in anxiety last night so a shower sounded sensible.

I took a whiff of my arm pits.

Whew- !

Okay sensible was an understatement; fundamental is a better word for it.

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I could smell the anxiety coming off of Bella from the front porch. It probably was reeking off of me as well if anyone- especially Alice could smell it. One thing I'd realized since this whole werewolf vs. Vampire fiasco, werewolves had a much better sense of emotion- we could smell and determine them so easily, even the very slightest underlying ones.

It was the reason why I pressed so hard to convince her she loved me back. Regardless if I imprinted on her or not, the truth bled out of her pores screaming her feelings towards me.

Charlie's vehicle was gone- he must have had the day shift at the station. Being the chief of the police station definitely gave him the perks of choosing when and where he would work. It also would give him the advantage of switching it so during the summer to be able to supervise all Bella and my free time. I dearly hoped against that.

I let myself in, being long past the visitor stage in the Swan house; Charlie already thought of me as his second son. I found Bella hunched over the sink, scrubbing the metal meticulously. She always cleaned when she anxious; and her obsessive compulsive personality disorder always drew her to that damn sink. It needed to be spotless for Bella to be somewhat happy. She threw her one hand up wiping her forehead. I could smell the perspiration and the frustration looming around it. But the plain smell of sweat only reminded me of simpler and more animal like actions.

I smirked; she was even sexy stressing out.

I approached her from behind silently thanks to my surprising swift and graceful feet. With my left arm I grabbed her right, twirling her into my arms. She collapsed into me grabbing my shirt with fury and misery. She mustered her weeping sobs out, as I held her for a good ten minutes not even realising movement as I picked her up cradling her in my arms and sat on the small couch in the living room stroking her cocoa locks.

She finally looked up at me bashfully and whimpered, "Sorry."

I kissed her forehead. She needed that good cry.

Her face twisted in a slight grin and laughed forcefully, "I'm PSM-ing bad to add to all this."

God I loved her.

I laughed lightly "This is your bad PSM?"

She nodded weakly, that perfect shade of rose pouring into her cheeks.

"So what were all those freak outs at before when we used to hang out at La Push?" I asked incredulously. Her face lit up in an unrestrained giggled.

"We'll say sexual frustration for the better part of it and until it happens again then I'll let you know."

"I'll be shaking in my boots until it does." I sarcastically smirked finding her lips passionately. Hers locked on mine immediately begging for my lips to part to hers. I became so consumed in her aroma and restraining myself from stripping down the clothes surrounding the escaping arousal in her pants, my lips parted for her tongue without my consent.

Bella found strength and swivelled hips around to press into me. A low purr erupted from my throat.

Fuck man, explanation was my weakest suit.

The making love aspect, that was like breathing for Bella and I.

"Ahem." Alice's stench was completely concealed by my obsession with Bella's arousal.

Damn, I really needed to invest in a 'getting busy' sign only the leech could see.

"Stupid pixie bloodsucker..." I muttered darkly.

"The pixie bloodsucker has a name." Alice mocked with a 'hmph' at the end. She plopped down on the now semi filled couch beside Bella as she raced to regain her posture. Bella was glowing red.

"Alice!" Bella shrieked, "I missed you so much!"

"Oh I forgot Ice Queen of cock block." I smirked still glaring at her. Alice clenched her fist to my amusement. The annoying little pixie was fun to bug. Bella's shoulders were shaking slightly in hidden laughter.

"Can-it dog, before I play spy with you and record you licking your little wee-wee." She snapped instantly. I rolled my eyes. Sorry cock block its hardly little.

"I know Bella! I missed you too." Alice grinned, her face lighting up like a switch had be pulled or something.

"I apologize sincerely your majesty." I snared. Alice glared dangers until Bella placed her hand on her shoulder.

"Alice cool it, and Jacob shut up before there isn't a cock block needed." Bella ordered firmly.

I instantly pouted my lips, "And reminding me how much of a dog you actually are isn't going to get you out clean handed." Bella cracked.

From the other side of the couch Alice wiggled her icy tongue with a 'ha' inaudibly to Bella's ears before she could even look over and scold her as well. I burrowed my eyebrows.

Sneaky little pixie.

Two can play at this game.

"For a house full of supernatural freaks I feel like the only slightly mature one." Bella grumbled running her tiny hand through her chestnut tresses.

"Speaking of maturity look at your outfit Bella, are you trying to cover yourself completely. I seriously should have known that you would need some advanced wardrobe planning." Alice drawled.

Her baggy Caribbean cruise pyjama shirt and Capri jeans didn't really faze me; she was absolutely breathtaking when she smiled pressing herself against me and undeniably the sexiest girl that walked the earth.

"Alice you're just visiting, there is no way you are buying me a new wardrobe constantly when I'm going to barely see you anymore." Bella gushed in exasperation.

Alice bobbled her head as she beamed, "Oh Bella silly, if this all works out you're going to see lots of me."

Alice darted her eyes back over to me as she heard my mouth open with a 'pop'. "That's right mutt, you better get used to me too."

I snarled as I watched the energy drained senselessly from Bella's features.

She looked cautiously over to Alice and stammered, "Who's coming here Alice..?"

Alice sighed reluctantly embracing her friend preparing herself to answer Bella's question to which I already knew the answer. I ached seeing Bella's body so petrified by fear.

"Only Caius is coming in four days Bella, he's coming to observe you and nothing else I promise. I made sure of that." Her voice was shrill but honest.

"How?" Bella squeaked.

"That's why I invited Renee here. With so many humans around you constantly, and werewolf to add to the plate- Caius isn't going to take any chances by himself." Alice clarified taking Bella's left hand and squeezing it reassuringly. I felt her muscles tense then relax against me.

"I've got it all up in my head Bella and it is looking hopeful. Trust me." She reminded confidently.

"How can we not? We'd probably be dead by now if we didn't." I interjected.

"Thank you Alice." Bella exhaled.

"We all love you Bella, and will do anything to keep you safe and happy." Alice encouraged.

Bella tweaked fear rippling through her eyes, "Alice please, don't let anyone get hurt or try fight them. They'll kill all of you, they're villains, and they'll do it in their cold blood!" Bella was shaking as I held her tighter.

"Bella, Bella calm down, the Volturi aren't going to hurt anyone okay? Nothing more than the exchange of words will happen and I can also promise you that." She gripped both of her cold hands on Bella's shoulders sending shivers down her spine.

She finally exhaled after a moment letting Alice's words sink.

"Okay..."

"Everything will make sense in the end, just believe me." Her voice had that same desperateness in it as it had this morning.

"I do Alice, I believe you." Bella nodded trying to regain her panicking thoughts slowly. I kissed her gently on the forehead helping her along with the process.

"Now that that's settled we can move on from this dismal subject and start with the exciting. Bella you mother is coming and we've got plenty of things to do today before dinner- and as soon as I get you out of this atrocity of a shirt we can get started." Alice sprung to life her eyes glittering with anticipation.

My eyebrows rose, a little overwhelmed from the pixies excitement.

Another twinkle sparked in the leech's eye as she glanced back over at me, "Oh and don't worry Jacob I've got a chore for you to do too. I promised Charlie I'd get you to do it this morning."

I gulped mentally then growled, "Alice... what did you do?"

"Charlie would be thrilled – if you could- or he rather expects the eases troughs to be cleaned today." She fixed one her ebony spikes with a sinisterly fluff.

This was war.

I snarled sarcastically, "More brownie points for me I guess."

Bella snickered along with Alice, placing a hand on my shoulder to gesture an apology. I shook my head and grumbled off to get started already exhausted.

x

"Jake..."

...

"Jakie..."

...

...

"Jacob."

"Meatloaf please?" I answered the familiar voice in my dreamy haze.

...

"JACOB!"

My eyes bolted open Bella's not so pleased face arching over me.

"Wh-huh?- Sorry Bells, miss me too much?" I pressed taking me hand around her neck and pulling her in and placing my lips briefly on hers. She rolled her eyes studying my lazy posture. I'd finished the pixie's evil chore in record time, and found the couch oh-so-tempting while Bella and the bloodsucker were grocery shopping for the week.

"I can see you're refreshed now." She smirked rolling into my arms on the couch.

I smiled burying my face into her mahogany tresses inhaling deeply, "Indeed." I let my warm breath trickle across the nape of her neck as she shivered to my pleasure.

"Alice and Charlie left for the Airport in Olympia so they'll be a while, they told me to stay here and make sure that you didn't eat all the food before my mom got here when you got up." She giggled lightly. A day with Alice had surprisingly done her worried ass some good.

I mentally thanked the ungracious pixie.

"How long have I been out?"

"At least 3 hours I think, they've been gone a good 45 minutes so I thought I'd bring you back to consciousness before they got here. " She traced her fingers across my jaw line studying it carefully.

Fuck!

What we could've done in all that time, damn.

"You should've woke me up in another way involving less clothing 45 minutes early." I smirked winking. I was pervert and I had needs. I was going to milk this flea collar for all it's worth for the next day.

"Ja-" She stuttered with a playful smack as her face lit up.

Bella was the cutest fucking creature on the planet.

I grinned mischievously again nipping the lobe of her ear, "What...? It's this damn flea collars fault I can't control myself."

"Sure." She laughed doubtfully while snuggling back up against me. Our bodies relaxed in unison. I sighed It would mean more than anything to have her as my mate.

My mind jumped, coming to full alert. I needed to explain to her, to ask her.

"Bella, I need to talk to you."

What dreaded words those were.

She rolled over to face me, her chocolate eyes melted and churning. She sat silent waiting for me to continue.

"I love you, you're my imprint." I started.

"I love you too Jacob," She smiled sweetly, "I'm yours completely."

Fuck....

She had to say that and make this so much more difficult more me.

"Well...not technically. I know we erm- we made love but there's more to that with imprinting." I sighed.

"Bella I love you... that is why I have to ask you to do this, it's a tradition."

She sat up attentively.

"Jacob Black I swear if you're about to ask me to marry you I'm going to ignore you until your balls turn the darkest possible shade of blue." Bella spat harshly.

Thank god I'm not saint Edward who needs holy vows and a ring to be hers entirely. I sincerely wondered how he got a girl so against marriage weeks away from her own wedding.

I snorted in my mind at that thought.

"No Bella... I'm not going to ask you to marry me. That's fucking ridiculous. I'm only 17 for heaven's sake." I replied sharply sitting up along with her.

"I'm glad you have more senses than that." She wirily replied and shuddered.

"Yea, definitely have senses asking this," I muttered under my breath mentally hitting myself for my next sentence, "Bella, I love you, I'm obviously irrevocably in love with you which is the only reason I'm about to ask this. I want you to become my mate."

I felt the stale breath finally released from my lungs only replaced by another as I held my breath watching and anticipating Bella's reaction.

"Jake... what? Your mate?"

She looked dumbfound and speechless...and really adorable.

I sighed taking her hands and kissing her forehead, "Let me explain it's kind of weird..."

She sensed my nervousness, "I'm used to weird by now; I've got a werewolf boyfriend."

"And a vampire ex-fiancé, don't remind me." I chuckled. She shuddered again at the word fiancé then smiled reassuringly.

"I'm asking you if we can become mates... well officially."

"But aren't we already mates?- we mated, or you can call it by that term." Bella questioned blankly.

She was taking this better than I thought she would.

"We're together, and belong to each other don't get me wrong, but regarding my well... my wolf spirit we're not bounded entirely since everything we do is in our human nature. It will always be uneasy until we mate." Bella nodded persuading me she understood and I could continue.

"So to officially mate, I need to mark you... it creates a connection. We're more sensitive to each other. There are legends of the imprints life being extended for her children's sakes but we still don't know the truth behind that." I explained shifting my eyes and body around trying to kill the tension in me.

"Jacob, if this helps you ease the animal in you then I want to be your mate, I'm yours." Her smile was radiant as she pressed her lips to mine softly for a second then biting my lip as a seductive tease.

Now I was the one left dumbfounded.

This was far too easy.

I could feel my body riling itself up as the smirk on her face grew.

"So Jacob now... How exactly do you mark me and make me yours?" She practically growled her question to me. She was definitely getting that from me. I felt my pulse quicken and my body pounding arousal through my mind and lower regions.

She giggled at the flabbergasted expression on my face.

"Erm... Uh... I just bite you- like just to break the skin, so umm...my saliva mixes with the- erm wound. It creates a scar that um... constantly smells like me." I could barely finish the sentence before Bella had mounted on top of me pressing her groins into mine.

I was instantly hard- and absolutely shocked at the nasty little thing on top of me.

Her lips melted into mine, fire raged in my erection. It was demanding her more than ever. Her small hands were tangled into my hair in firm balls. My hand traced down her back, under her shirt running my hot fingers down her bare skin to the smalls of her back.

I slide them down to her ass, clenching it and pulling her into me.

She cried out, "Jake," In an exasperated breath, "I'm yours, completely."

I could feel every wire through me sparking with raging electricity all circuiting towards my soon to be mate.

"Bella..." I almost howled, "I love you."

"Jake-!" She was cut off mid sentence as we both her the door down the hall click to unlock.

"Shit, fuck, donkey ass, mother fucker!" I exclaimed as Bella jumped off me straightening herself out.

My hand reached down my pants where my very obvious boner was pressing against my pants. I pulled it up for the tried and true tuck-n-go method; wedging the uncomfortable knob of my dick above my belt where it would be temporarily hidden by my baggy shirt.

I looked over at her briefly, "We're finishing this later tonight."

What a wonderful situation, you haven't seen your new girlfriend's mother since you were playing with Lego and now I was hiding the tent pole as she walked into the room.

Alice came first, her face in a smug 'I-know-what-you-were doing' expression, then Charlie who grumbled something about locking the car and quickly ran back into the rain, then Renee all too excited ran over and embraced her daughter as Bella mimicked to collide with her down the hall.

I continued to sit still, far beyond uncomfortable.

They broke apart, muttering for a minute or two about how happy they were to see each other and all the gushy stuff. Then regretfully Bella focused her attention on me as I stood politely.

"Mom, do you remember Jac- ob." She nearly choked on my name as her eyes fell to my crotch.

She glared open mouthed as her mother walked forward.

I looked down briefly, and much too late.

My attempt at tuck-n-go was a failed joke, my knob was hanging out the edge of my pants and instead of my shirt hiding it, it was tucked in one spot as well with my cock.

Fuck everything...

I'm ruined.

I frantically fixed my shirt right away but the way Bella's mom shook my hand and wouldn't stop flirting with me the whole night...

I was almost positive she saw my dick... and was impressed with it.

-shudder-

My poor Bells...

x

Te-he. I'll just give you a funny story behind that scene- it was based on a true event. And to this day my mother has not stopped flirting my with 21 year old boyfriend... -.-;;;

I really hope you enjoyed that, with Alice and Jake as well. They're probably the funniest characters together- next to Jake and Rosalie.

Review lots, the next chapter is another lemon. ;)

Laurs