Who gave her up?
Jacob.
Why?
It was an accident.
Explain.
He thought I was Leah.

(One Week Earlier)

Annabelle parked Leah's car outside the house. She took in a deep breath, and checked her reflection. Leah was pretty enough. A little too...pointy for her taste, but it didn't matter. It was who she was now. She opened the door and got out. She had to get used to the seven inch shift in her height. She took another breath, and headed up the stairs towards Jacob's house.

Jacob opened the door almost immediately. His eyes looked expectant, but he seemed a little disappointed at who he saw. 'He must have been expecting someone else,' she thought to herself.

"Hey, Leah," he said simply, reaching to scratch his head. "Um...I was kind of going to call B-"

"I need to talk to you." Jacob froze in that position. He stood, arm stretched behind his head, mouth open, and just looked at her. Something shifted in his eyes, his gaze went from disappointed to excited.

"Okay." He was trying to sound natural. Annabelle walked inside, and felt Jacob's eyes taking in every inch of her. She marveled at how small and quaint his house was, not the kind of house she was used to. Of course she had seen it in Leah's mind, but it was her first time ever seeing it for herself. She turned to Jacob, and smiled. She was ridiculously nervous.

"Leah, there's something I need to tell you," he blurted. His cheeks seemed to darken. "Care to go for a walk on the beach with me?" Annabelle paused, looking thoughtful. She then nodded, and followed Jacob out to his car.

"Did I ever tell you how much I love your car?" Annabelle asked, flirtateously. Jacob grinned.

"No, I don't think you ever have. Thanks." He drove to the beach, and they went for a walk. Jacob paused by a tree, sighed, and kept walking. He finally decided to just sit down on the sand. He looked over at her sheepishly. "Leah, I'm really sorry for the way I reacted this morning." Annabelle racked Leah's brain, wondering what they had been talking about.

"Bella's wedding?" she said, before she even knew what she was saying. Jacob nodded, and looked out onto the water.

"I know that Sam wants us all to go...but it's hard. I can't stand seeing her marry that bloodsucker," he muttered, disgusted. Annabelle pulled back a little.

"I know how you feel." Jacob turned to her.

"Yeah, I guess you do. It must really stink to have to see Sam with Emily..." Annabelle racked Leah's mind again.

"Yeah," she said, disconnected. Jacob cleared his throat.

"Umm...so...I have some pretty big news for you," he whispered. Annabelle perked up.

"What is it?"

"You know how, this morning, you asked me if I had imprinted on Bella?" Annabelle nodded, she had heard that part of their conversation.

"Well...I said that I didn't, and it's true...because, well...Leah, I imprinted on you." Annabelle gasped quietly.

"You...imprinted...on me?" Jacob looked away.

"Yeah."

"When did this happen?" Jacob smiled sheepishly.

"I only just realized it when you came over today. It kind of hit me like a ton of bricks." Annabelle decided to try touching her future mate's hand for the first time. She moved slowly, just placing the tips of her fingers against the side of his hand. His skin was rough, but it felt good. Jacob smiled at her gentle touch.

"Does that mean I'm going to imprint on you, too?" Jacob shrugged, never looking away from her hand on his. They sat like that in silence for a little while, Annabelle gently stroking the side of his hand, and then moved her hand completely on top of his. She couldn't even wrap her hand around his because it was so big.

"I had honestly thought I would eventually imprint on Bella," he admitted after a while. Annabelle looked at him.

"But she's with Edward. If humans could imprint, it would be him." He turned to her, and she hated the hurt she saw in his eyes. She reached her other hand up and touched his face gently. He smiled, but the hurt was still present.

"You're right. I just wish it wasn't him. I wish he hadn't come back. He screwed everything up."

"You'll be happier with me then you ever would have been with her." He grinned from ear to ear.

"I know. You're right." She rubbed her thumb across his cheek, and then leaned in to kiss him for the first time. His lips felt like velvet, like the thing she'd waited her whole life for. They kissed for a minute before Jacob broke it. "I'd never have thought I'd imprint on another werewolf before. I guess it's easier for us, though, because we both know what it's like." Annabelle nodded, not caring, just wanting to kiss him again. He smiled thoughtfully.

"What are you thinking about?" Annabelle asked gently. He touched her lips.

"I was thinking that you kind of kiss like Bella...only I know that you want to be kissing me, that you aren't regretting every second...and how nice it was to kiss someone who doesn't taste like a vampire." Annabelle giggled and kissed him again. She then lay her head on his shoulder and looked out at the ocean for a while. She was so glad that she finally found her mate...but strangely, she was still a little sad. She was afraid that when Jacob found out she was a shapeshifter, he wouldn't like or trust her anymore. She was also afraid that when she left Leah's body, that he would stay in love with Leah. She sighed, and felt his hand rub her back.

"What's the matter?" he asked. Annabelle peeked at him.

"Have you ever heard of shapeshifters?" Jacob chuckled.

"There are vampires and werewolves around here. I don't think Washington can take another group of mythical creatures."

"So you don't believe in them?"

"There are the stories about how we came to be, and the stories about the Cullens. There was only ever one story that I heard that had to do with shapeshifters, but it didn't really seem to make any sense."

"Can you tell me?"

"I don't remember it exactly, I can show it to you back at my house," he offered. "It had something to do with a vampire, actually, whose special power was to be able to change shapes. She taught other vampires how, although they couldn't do it to the full extent like she could. Then one day she accidently taught a human. Her mate was somehow able to make it so that no other humans were able to learn, but her kin. So, the only shifters would be the kin of that one woman. There was something about how a shifter would move to the place where vampires and wolves lived in harmony. I don't see how that's possible, seeing as we're mortal enemies..." Annabelle shrugged, snuggling into Jacob's shoulder.

"That's an interesting story."

"I'll show you the whole thing back at my house. My dad has them all written down." Annabelle nodded and smiled. She then broke free of Jacob's loving embrace.

"I've really got to get going," she said sadly. Jacob smiled.

"Alright. I'll take you back to my place and you can get your car. I'll show you the story when you come over tomorrow." She grinned, and they walked back to Jacob's Rabbit hand in hand.

Likey? Prove it. R+R!!