Ch.6 Heartaches and Love.

"Are you sure is okay with you?" I asked Terry for the 11th time over the phone.

"Yes, Lee I'm sure. Once I'm not that jealous, besides you and Jake haven't been spending that much time together."

"How would you know? We just met two days ago."

"I can read minds remember?"

"Yes I know. Oh shoot you can't read them over the phone, right?"

"No. Why? Are you like cussing me out or something?" I grinned slyly.

"Maybe." I said innocently. He chuckled.

"That's my Leah. Have fun but not too much."

"No danger of that, I'm going with Jacob."

"Point taken.'

"See ya."

"Bye." Ugh this is all confusing; this is all Jake's fault!

FLASHBACK

"Leah do you want to go to the carnival with me?!" He shouted.

"What!?" I yelled.

"I said--!"

"I heard what you said, Jake! But why do you want to go? And even more confusing why with me?"

"I don't know. You're my Beta, and my best friend." I blushed deeply and acted stubborn.

"So Renesmee didn't want to come did she?"

"I wouldn't ask her, she's probably 'too good' for it." He said disgusted. I sighted, what the hell is going with him, and with me. Why do I want to go so bad to the Carnival?

"Fine I'll go with you but you better buy me some hotdogs." I said not making eye contact.

"We might as well have fun as long as we can." He said as he smiled sadly. Stupid vampires, they always have to ruin everything. Well not all of them.

"It'll be okay, we're strong enough." I encouraged. He smiled warmly, a little bit too warm.

"Night, Jake."

"Night, Leah."

And that was it. I put my hair into a half pony tail. I put on a tank-top and a denim skirt. I looked cute in my own-way. Alice would have a heart attack if she knew I was going a date without putting on a dress or something. I went into the kitchen to wait for Jacob.

"So you're going out with Jake, now?" Seth asked provokingly.

"We're just going to the carnival, Seth."

"Oh are you?" He said with a grinned and a raised eyebrow.

"Yes we are." I said through gritted teeth.

"Suure."

"You really want to play this game, kid?" I warned.

"What? Come on sister, dear I wouldn't think about it. Besides I get a few inches over you." He said. I swiftly grabbed his arm and twisted behind his back.

"Yes but I'm faster than you and not as nice as you."

"Ow! Okay uncle! Uncle!"I smirked and let go of him. I always win this game.

"Leah, are you ready?" Jacob asked when he came downstairs. He looked so hot! He was wearing jeans that barely fit him because of how tall he was; he was also wearing a short-sleeved shirt that revealed his huge biceps. He was staring at me, for a moment I thought I was caught. But he was checking me out too. Our eyes met and we both looked away blushing. Seth burst out laughing.

"Hahaha I'm sorry but you guys are too much." He said between laughs.

"SHUT UP, SETH!" Jake and I shouted at the same time. We blushed and hurried out the door.

"Bye guys, have fun." He said sincerely and flashed me one of his bright smiles. No matter what I do Seth is always by my side supporting me. Maybe I'll bring him back some funnel cake he sure loves them. We got into Jake's rabbit.

"So where are we going?"

"The carnival, you don't pay attention do you Leah?" He teased.

"I meant the city, smart-one."

"Oh right, well we're just going to Port Angeles." We drove towards Port Angeles and noticed Jacob's radio was playing Linkin Park.

"Nice band."

"You like rock?"

"Yeah you know alternative and classic."

"Ha, wow Clearwater you don't have a terrible taste in music after all." I rolled my eyes.

"Of course I don't. You idiot I don't listen to stupid bubble-gum pop."

"Of course you don't, princess." I was about to retort when I saw the lovely carnival. It was huge, not one of those crappy small carnivals.

"Wow is amazing!" I exclaimed.

"I told you so."

"I mean is better than the crappy small ones." He knew I wasn't fooling anyone. He chuckled and walked up to me. We entered through the flashing, colored-lights of the carnival. Jake's stomach growl hungrily.

"How about we go find those hotdogs you owe me?" I asked smiling.

"Deal." He beamed. He was very hungry then, actually I was a bit hungry myself. We came to stand. Jake ordered four hotdogs for himself and two for me. He waited for me to take the first bite. I took one and ate a piece.

"Mmm this is so delightful!" I said happily.

"Hahaha I bet. You eat like a werewolf." I blushed and frowned a little.

"Don't stop, I think is cute if you're comfortable eating a lot. You don't make look like such a greedy pig." He said. I smiled.

"No offense, Jake but you still look like one." He chuckled and continued to eat. We finished eating and looked around to go on some rides. We saw a huge rollercoaster. It seemed a bit scary.

"Still afraid of roller coasters, Leah?" He teased.

"Not even!" I said convincingly enough.

"Well, come on then!" He grabbed my hand and he pulled me towards the ride. His hand was so warm it was so nice. I blushed but kept running along him. We got the front car. I wasn't afraid of this ride. Okay I'm lying. Jake had to hold my hand the whole ride. I will never be able to live that down. I came down a bit dizzy. But I survived the whole ride. Jacob chuckled a bit. I gave him one of my murderous glares and he changed the subject.

"Do you want to play some games?" He asked.

"Okay. Be ready to get your ass kicked, oh great alpha."

"Keep dreaming, Beta." He challenged. We went to the first booth we found. It was one of those games when you have to knock the bottles off with a baseball. The girl saw us and grinned. She was pretty, dark brown eyes and hair. A dark beauty some people would say. She had human beauty, it was realistic.

"Come on up, handsome! Try to win a prize for the pretty lady!" the girl announced.

Jacob chuckled and I elbowed him.

"She's no lady, but I'll get her prize anyway." He told the girl.

"Well handsome, if she doesn't want the prize I'll take it." He gave the girl five dollars and she gave him three balls to knock the three empty old-fashioned bottles of milk. Hopefully he won't break them. He threw the first one, he missed by an inch.

"Come on, that was close!" the girl continued to cheer him on.

He might be super strong but for this game you need precision. He used all his tries, he was about to pay again when I stepped in front of him.

"Watch and Learn, kid." I gave the girl five dollars.

"Sure I'll learn how not to do it." He said. I grabbed the small baseball on my hands. I looked precisely at the bottles. And with super-human reflexes I threw the ball and it hit the bottles. A grin broke across my face. The girl started cheering and laughing. Jake had his mouth hanging open. The tiny girl gave me a giant grey wolf. I smiled.

"That's a pretty wolf actually. Light gray, there are many colored wolf but that one's fur is so much cuter." The carnival girl interrupted my thoughts. Dammit imprinting sometimes made me nicer.

"Here you can have it. I'm too old for stuffed animals anyway."

"Aw Thanks pretty lady!" The carnival girl smiled. Jacob and I moved on to see other games.

"That was nice of you actually giving her your prize."

"Well is not like I gave her a lottery ticket with the winning numbers. Besides if I want to see light-gray wolf I can always see my reflection on a lake."

"A rather cute light-gray wolf." He mused out loud. But then he caught himself.

"But you're not such a sexy beast like a russet-colored wolf."

"Emphasis on the beast." I teased. He glared.

"Now let's look for a game that I can play." We looked on for games until Jacob noticed a game that required strength. He half-dragged, half-carried me to that game in his excitement. A meathead with no neck went before Jake. He wasn't nearly as tall as Jake; he was barely as tall as me. He grabbed the hammer and hit the bell with it. He only got a bit further than average. That hammer must be filled with lead. You got to love carnies thought, always trying to trick you. Unless you have superstrength like Jake does. Jacob was next. He grabbed the hammer with both his hand. He swung the hammer down and the bell flew all the way to the top. The carnie couldn't believe his eyes. I smirked. That's my Jacob. The carnie begrudgingly told Jake to pick a prize. He picked a wolf. A russet-colored wolf.

"Here, you can have this one."

"Thanks, not as pretty as the gray one thought." He rolled his eyes. I looked over and saw a Ferris wheel.

"Do you want to go on the Ferris wheel?" I asked.

"Sure." He replied.

We walked to the line. We hoped into a blue sit. The sits were really small, so we had to be sitting really close to each other. I looked around as we began to ascend. We were almost on top and the view was breathtaking, almost romantic. I blushed and Jake noticed and smiled.

"Is a nice view, isn't it?" He asked.

"It is a pretty view after all." I said.

"Leah, I need to ask you something." He said. His brown eyes look at me with such intensity I couldn't look away.

"Sure, ask away."

"Do you ever wonder what our lives would be like without imprinting on Nessie or Terry?" This struck as odd. I haven't thought much about imprinting for the last three days. I was thinking just about Terry, My Terry.

"I haven't thought about it since I imprinted." I said. He dropped his gaze a little.

"But I remember I used to think what would Jake's life will be like if he didn't imprint on the little spawn?" I told him without thinking. He didn't even flinch at the word spawn. I looked over the city wistfully and remember my daydreams about Jacob stop being such an idiot and finally fall in love with me. My heart started to race and my eyes became wide. I used to like Jake, was it when I joined his pack? No I don't think it was. I remember clearly when he saved me from that newborn seven years ago. I got so pissed when he imprinted I could barely talk to him anymore. I got used to it and tried to make peace with him. But…my feelings always lingered. I thought that with Terry I could forget all about it but maybe imprinting does not solve anything. I make eye contact, and he looks at me. Something in my mind clicks. He grabs my face roughly and kisses me gently. It was for a few seconds but I could feel his lips on mine. We stared first at surprise and then at horror. Something told me I should've slapped him or punched him. But my muscles were frozen into place. My heart ached, as if ropes were pulling from everywhere. I instinctively put my hands on it to cease the pain. I looked over, and Jake is doing the same.

"It kind of hurts if you think of anybody else but you're imprint." He said in a strained voice. I couldn't talk, eventually the heartache stopped. The ride stops and we go back to the car. We drive home in silent. We barely say goodnight and I sprint up the stairs toward my room. I felt numb. I couldn't feel anything. I knew I would be able to sleep tonight. I put my pajamas on and plop down on my bed. I wanted to hide the stupid russet wolf from my view. But instead I lay next to me on my bed. I was just too lazy to put it away. Too bad that in your dreams you can't feel numb.

A/N: I think this an important part of the story where everything starts to get complex! Thanks for a special reviewer to let me use her description as the carnie in the festival! =) Review please! And Enjoy.