Bella POV

All Human

Chapter 5: Reunion and Remembering

"I knew it was you Bella Swan. Billy told me you were back in Forks, but I'm glad I caught you now," Jacob said getting out of his car and giving me a hug, "Wow Bell's you look great," Jacob complimented me. It was great seeing Jacob, he made my worries go away for that moment

"Jacob Black, I've being thinking about you since I came back to Forks. Wow Jacob you're so tall now! When we were little I remember I was the one that was always taller, how tall are you?" I asked. Jacob grew up so much; he was tall with broad shoulders and a built shape.

Jacob grinned, "Hop inside the car, don't want to stand in the middle of the road all day do we?" Jacob asked, I shook my head no and walked into the car with him as he drove off, "Oh yeah to answer your question I'm 6'2 and still growing you know Bell's?" Jacob gloated.

I giggled, "Well good for you Mr. Black. Oh Jake it's so great to see you again! I'm glad you kept writing to me all these years. It meant a lot to me, you're probably the only person I connected with other than my father," I said.

Jacob always wrote long letters to me when it was a full moon; he said that it's because his people descend from wolves so the full moon suited his letters. But whenever he wrote it would always be long and with its messy writing, it was always interesting to read. I invented a game called: "try to find the word that Jacob was trying to write." I became pretty good at this game.

"I'm glad you've missed me, I missed you too Bell's. It's begin a while since we last saw one another hasn't it? Say Bella do you want me to drive you home?" Jacob asked.

I shook my head no, "No actually Charlie won't be home for a while. So I was wondering, I haven't begin to La Push in ten years; do you mind if I can come over?" I asked.

This made Jacob grin greatly. He pressed down on the gas and then drove down to La Push. When we arrived close to his house I saw Jacob friend's standing out in front of his house. They were kicking around a soccer ball and when they saw Jacob pull up in front and threw the ball at his car. The ball bounced off the top of the car as I watched it fly into the woods.

"Welcome back Jake took you forever, whose she?" One of the boys asked.

"Guys this is Bella, she is my friend from when we were little kids; Bella is Charlie's daughter. Bella this is Embery, Quil and Sid. Is my dad home? What about the girls?" Jacob asked.

I remembered that Jacob had two older sisters, but if I remember correctly one sister move away when she got married and the other sister didn't stay home very often.

"Your sister went out with Paul and Billy went down to the Clearwater's house. Welcome to La Push Bella, this is the hot side of Forks," Embery said walking past me with a wink. Jacob punched him in his arm and I smiled.

We walked over to the grassy area and sat in a circle. Quil handed me a soda and Jacob sat close beside me. He had changed since the last time I saw him. His friends were all most like him also. Tall with a very strong built. I wonder what Jacob and his friends did in their spare time.

"So Bella what have you being up to in Forks?" Jacob asked me.

I didn't want to tell him about my encounter with Edward Cullen just yet. The way Edward spoke about Jake was like they had gotten into a big fight. But I was going to ask. I'll just have to wait for a moment when the two of us were alone instead of with his friends around.

"Nothing really, just school basically, I haven't been here for long so nothing really big has happened to me. But Jake I can't get over how… fit you are." I said. I didn't want to make it sound like I was going gaga over his body which I was having a hard time keeping my eyes off.

Jacob laughed, "Yeah? Well the boys and I have begin working on a couple projects. We're building up a few new houses for my sister to say in. When we're not doing that we're riding the tide-waters or motorbike racing," Jacob said chugging down his soda.

I nodded, "Then you have got to let me try it. I've always wanted to ride a motorbike," I asked.

But before Jacob responded he got distracted, "Jacob! Dude the ball fell into the beach waters. Do you want to swim in and get it?" Sid called out to Jacob. His genes were wet, apparently he went looking for the ball after they kicked it at Jacobs's car. Jake stood up and nodded.

"Sure no problem," Jake said taking off his shirt, I blushed looking away but I couldn't and my eyes rolled down his eight pack body. His arms were so muscular that it made my heart stop for a moment, but then I collected myself and looked away. Get a hold of yourself Bella! Jake ran quickly to get the ball, and then he came back in less than three minutes.

Jacob sat down beside me again, his chest wet and he didn't bother to put back on a shirt. To be honest I don't think I was going to ask him to. We sat for a moment in a circle as Jake threw insults back and forth from his friends and back to him. I sat there laughing at everything they were saying whiles holding the soda can in my hand.

I waited for everyone calm down for a moment when I turned to Jake, "Jacob; do you want to take a walk? So we could catch up?" I asked. I was trying to get Jake alone.

Jacob smiled and nodded yes whiles at the same time he took my hand and pulled me away from the group. I smiled back at the guys and then looked forwards to Jacob to see that we were walking towards to beach. When we reached the sand we took off our shoes and started to walk in the sand.

"Jake, you remember when we were little I had an accident?" I asked him.

Jake nodded, "Yeah I remember that day," Jacob said in a low voice. So he did remember.

"Charlie has been on edge since I came back, he still feels really bad for the day," I said. I was trying to act like I knew what happened, so that way I could get the answers that I wanted.

"Right. Well it wasn't Charlie's fault remember? He looked away for a second, none of us could have predicted that the branch was going to break Bella, we tried to save you," Jacob said.

We? So there was more than one person there? That's impressive for my first try at trying to get answers, "Jacob I feel really bad for that day. So many events happened, you know with my mom and her fears of sending me back here," I reminded him.

"Yeah, Eddie and I hit it pretty hard here also," Jacob said.

My head snapped at his finishing words, "Eddie?" I questioned.

Jacob stopped walking and turned towards me, "Bell's…you still don't remember?" Jacob questioned. His eyes were wide with fear and regret. Eddie? Eddie…Edward?

"Edward?" I shouted. It all made sense, the questions…I was the long lost friend! This explained so much! Why he was uncomfortable with me, why he wanted to do so much for me, it's because he remembered me…and I didn't?

"Bell's please." Jacob said as I raised my hands to cover my mouth. Edward was talking about me this whole time. This explains why Emmett and Alice were worried for their brother and the reason why Rosalie was so bitter towards me. It all made sense.

"Edward?" I said in a low voice. My head was starting to spin.

"It was ten years ago Bella. A lot has happened since then we've all moved on." Jacob insisted. My head was spinning in all direction; my thoughts were pounding so hard in my head. I began to blank out and before I knew it…it was all dark.

"Bella!" Jacob shouted. But I could only hear it…soon I didn't hear anything. It was all blank.

***

I can now remember everything, I was seven and Charlie took us out to the park: Edward, Jacob and I. We were the closet friends…we did everything together. One day Jacob and Edward were trying to race to the top of a tree when I wanted to give it a shot.

"Girls can't climb trees Bella," Edward called down from one of the braches.

"Yes we can! Come on guys I can climb a tree." I complained. I remember looking over to Charlie, he came over to me and patted me on my head smiling. Charlie had a clean shave back then.

"It's okay Bell's girls can do just as much as boys can, try not to let these guys let you down okay? I am going to be over there talking to Mrs. Clearwater be good," Charlie said.

Charlie walked away and I turned back to look at the boys who were still trying to race to the top when I began to climb the tree myself. Jacob and Edward stopped and looked down at me.

Jacob came down a branch, "Bell's I wouldn't do that if I were you," Jacob called down.

I struggled to get my hand onto a branch, I finally grabbed onto one and placed my foot on a branch making sure I was safe to let go, then I looked up. Jacob and Edward were so high up already and to me so was I.

"I want to come up too!" I complained when Edward began to climb down also. Edward tired to climb closer to me as I watched staying in the same spot I was in. Jacob stretched out his hand out to Edward and Edward took it. The two helped each other fit onto the branch.

"Bella you shouldn't have come up, this is you first time climbing a tree and this tree is too big. You should have waited for us," Edward advice me.

He took Jacobs hand as Jake helped him move onto the same branch I was one, "See Bella we need to help each other. Which is why we didn't want you to come up by yourself. Wait till Edward get's down there, then I'll come down," Jacob called down to me.

I nodded and waited for Edward to come onto the same branch as me. Then he finally made it and smiled at me, that's when we heard the branch started to crackle, "Guys you got to move!" Jacob called down to us. I turned to Charlie to see that he heard us shouting but he was too far away so he began to walk over to see what the noise was about.

Edward tired to move down first but the ground was too far down, "Jake I need some help," Edward called up to Jacob as he tried to help us down ground, "Don't worry Bella we are going to get down fine okay?" Edward tried to comfort me. I nodded trusting in him.

But suddenly the branch broke all the way. Last thing I saw was Jacob stretching in hand for us but it missed. I felt something wrap around me and then that was it.

Next thing I can remember is waking up in hospital, Charlie was talking to a doctor and mom was sitting beside my best side. Everyone looked astounded at me when I woke up.

"Bella oh baby you're all right, you had us so worried baby," Renee whispered to me. I looked at Charlie who sighed with the greatest relief and shook the doctor's hand beside me.

"What happened?" I asked in a low voice. Still weak and tired from being asleep for so long.

"You fell from a tree playing with Jacob and Edward," Charlie reminded me.

I looked at him confused, "Jake and who?" I asked. The doctor that was standing beside me pushed aside Charlie and walked closer to me. He put a small flash light and followed my eyes. I wasn't sure what he was doing at that time and then he looked at Charlie.

"Slight amnesia. She seems to remember you all but as for Edward I don't think that she remember much after that. It's best to talk to her about it before she forgets permanently," The doctor informed my parents.

"No we will never talk about this again. When Bella is better we are going back home," Renee said as she took my hand and rubbed my head, "This isn't a place for Isabella to be raised in Charlie I don't think it's right for her to be here anymore," Renee told Charlie.

Charlie walked over to my best side, "That isn't fair Renee she is my daughter too you can't just take her away from where she was born. She was playing and she got hurt that happens in a kid's life. Edward broke his hand but both Jake and Ed are worried for her. Doctor Cullen assured us that she was going to be okay soon," Charlie complained

"No Charlie! She lost some of her memory; this isn't a place for her to be. You can come and see her if you want but until I feel better about it, then I won't bring her back here,"

***

I began to here rustlings around me. I opened my eyes to see Jacob sitting there throwing a ball against the wall when he turned to me to see that I was awake. He smiled as I sat up. My head felt heavy but I felt all right for the most part.

"Bella don't you dare faint on my again, you were all for all most ten minutes you know that? Had me going there for the longest time Bell's. Are you okay?" Jacob asked me.

I nodded, "Yeah I am. We were climbing trees? That's how I feel?" I questioned.

Jacob sighed and sat down on the bed beside me, I moved over so that he could have some room and then he nodded, "So you remember huh? Have you and Eddie been talking to one another since you came back to Fork's?" Jacob asked.

"We have. His sister Alice was the first to recognize me, but I couldn't recognize any of them. Edward seemed so uncomfortable, so uneasy with the fact that I was back. Then he drove me home, and when I told Charlie he was so out of it. He couldn't believe it himself. Edward didn't seem to want to let me go…his family felt so bad for him," I confessed.

"Edward and I tried to stay good friends after you left, but then one day we just gave up, we couldn't do anymore. As much as we tired, we just stopped talking to one another, it's being eight years since the last time we talked. The both of us fought over you Bella. After that we couldn't even look at one another anymore," Jacob said in a sobbing voice.

I sighed, "I'm sorry to hear that Jacob, we were pretty good friends back then weren't we?" I said with a smile on my face remembering the old times.

"We hung out every day. We were inseparable." Jacob said opening one of his draws and pulling out a photo and handing it to me. I took it and see three small children hugging each other. I could tell who each one was obviously right away. I was in the middle, to my right was Edward and to my left was Jake. Were we smiling, we seemed like a bunch of happy kids.

Now we were seventeen and each of us had to work out our problems, "Bella, don't let Edward know you remember everything just yet. I want him to know when I'm there also. It's being ten years and I kind of miss all of us together. He should know when we're all together again," Jacob asked. I wasn't sure how I can pretend not to remember now.

"Do you think that is the right thing? I mean to hide it from him? That could hurt him," I confessed. I knew it hurt me when Charlie didn't even tell me, but why would Edward want to hid it from me in the first place? Wouldn't it be both of our benefits if he were to tell me?

"Somehow I think it's the best way for him to find now. Edward has had the hardest time getting over you leavening Bella. More than I have, the poor kid didn't get over you. He kept his cast on for as long as he could try to remember you. He'll just be happy to know that you're not lost to him anymore," Jacob said. As compelling as his words were I had to believe him.

Jacob and I sat there for a moment before he stood up and walked into the kitchen, "I don't know about you but I am hungry. Let's go grab something to eat?" Jacob asked. How could I refuse I was starving for something to eat. Jacob and I drove back into down and sat down at the diner where we ordered some food. Jacob basically order two of everything on the menu.

But what I found interesting is that Jacob didn't even bother to put on a shirt. He came out topless – not that he didn't have the body to do that but you think that he would catch a chill or something. Forks wasn't the warmest place in the planet.

"Bella," Jacob said putting down his cheese burger, "I was wondering do you think that you…like Edward Cullen?" Jacob asked. I dropped the fire out of my mouth and looked right into Jacob eyes. He was being serious? I had to think about it.

The way Edward made me feel was something that no one else had over me, the way he made my heart race, the way he made me nervous and scared when I was around him. How I always wanted to see him and loved to hear his voice…could it be possible that I do like Edward?

"Jacob…I…" I wasn't sure what to tell him. Even I was confused. I was extremely happy to be with Edward and I always wanted to be around him but Jacob was like my brother. I know more about him then his friends do. We were close.

But that feeling of knowing, always over rides the feelings that I have for Edward. I took a moment to think about it and then looked away. I couldn't look at Jacob anymore because I didn't have an answer for him…I couldn't tell him what he wanted to hear.

Jacob smiled and bit into his burger, "Well Ms. Swan isn't this something?"