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Chapter Three: Not Your Enemy

So the dreadful day of Bella moving rolled around. Usually I felt like crap in the mornings but that day I had a slight bounce in my step. Of course because I got to see 'Vamp-who-shall-not-be-named'. I vowed to myself that I would think terrible thoughts of ripping him apart whenever he was near.

'But I don't wanna rip him apart!' my wolf howled in protest. I pushed Damon (that was what he told me his name was and no I'm NOT crazy!) back into my subconscious and walked into Bella's now empty house. That's when I caught the scent. Son of a bitch why does this guy have to show up everywhere?!

"Oh Jacob, you're here." Edward said as he came down the stairs. He didn't look angry, actually, he almost looked… happy?

'He looks really hot in that sweater.'

'Shut up Damon! You know he can read my mind!'

'Sorry!'

Ugh, between Edward and Damon I was going to go nuts before I could drive without an adult. Edward looked at me strangely and set the two suitcases he was carry on the floor. Bella came running down after him smiling,

"Hey Jake you made it!"

I hugged her stiffly, "Yup, wouldn't miss it."

She nodded and adjusted the strap of her backpack, "Yeah, we just packed the last box." She laughed, "Edward and I have been up for hours."

I suppressed a growl. Was I… jealous? Was I really jealous of Bella spending time with Edward? Hell yeah I was.

My killing mood was interrupted by the ever oblivious Charlie who had entered the room. Don't get me wrong, Charlie was great, he and my dad were best friends, but he was the most unaware person I'd ever met. Sometimes I envied him.

"Ready to go Bells?" he said hopefully.

Bella smiled and I could tell she was going to cry, "Yeah dad, just let me say goodbye."

Charlie eyed Edward warily, "Yeah sure, just don't take forever. We're on a schedule."

Before he left he sent me a 'keep an eye on them' look. I nodded feeling like I was a third-wheel. I was always the broken-down, flat, squeaky as hell, third wheel. Edward and Bella hugged and I tried to tune out the lovey little whispers they kept telling one another. And this was friendship? Then Edward and I would have to become friends very soon.

"I'll miss you Jake." Bella said, standing on her tip-toes to hug me.

"Me too." I said mechanically.

As I watched Bella run to Charlie's car I wondered what life would be like now that she was gone. When the car pulled away Bella yelled from the window,

"I'll visit! Don't kill each other in the meantime!"

'Not likely.' Damon answered slyly.

I stood dumbfounded on the porch of Bella's empty house. I really didn't know what to do with myself. I was here. Alone. With Edward Cullen. What would stop me from jumping him? Besides the vampire strength. I mean, I could've just dragged him into the woods and had my way with him. But I wouldn't do that. Raping Edward wasn't really on my list of things to do in my lifetime.

"So Jacob, perhaps we can start over?" Edward said, extending his hand for me to shake, "For Bella's sake. Friends?"

I was speechless at that point. For real. Edward wanted to be friends? I gave his hand a pathetic jiggle of a handshake. Inside my head I could see Damon doing a little touchdown dance (which looked even weirder because he's a wolf)

'YES! One step closer to mindblowingly hot amazing kinky all night sex!'

I almost wanted to beat my own brains out at that point. I knew Edward could hear Damon's perverted voice in my head and that's when I noticed I was hard.

Well that wasn't helping anybody.

I tried to shift so Edward wouldn't notice, "Yeahhhh… I gotta go. But that friend's thing sounds nice."

I hurriedly ran to my Rabbit. Once the door shut I barely suppressed a scream. Edward Cullen wanted to be my friend and I totally blew him off. I was a jackass. Instead of saying something nice or maybe even flirty I just bolted to my shitty little car like my ass was on fire. I was hating my life more and move by the second.

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I ran to the Cullen's house again that night. The pain of being separated from Edward was particularly bad. I guessed it had something to do with the full moon. As I sat on the outskirts of the Cullen's massive compound I pondered how I was going to tell Dad and the rest of the pack about Edward being my imprint.

'Hey guys I imprinted on our mortal enemy. Hope you don't mind!'

They would so mind.

I scratched my ear and lay down in the grass. Giving a huge sigh (which sounded like a gust of wind) I rolled onto my back and began to wriggle in the tall grass. It was a guilty pleasure, what can I say?

*SNAP*

I jerked into a crouching position. Crap. I hoped it wasn't Embry or Paul. They'd never let me live down wiggling like a pup in the grass. But it wasn't wolf I smelled. It was vampire. And not just any vampires. It was that blonde bitch from before! But she wasn't with Emmett this time. The one with her had a distinctly female scent that I knew as Alice Cullen. I relaxed a little. Alice wasn't too bad.

"Listen mutt-I mean Jacob; we're not here to fight you." Rosalie said calmly.

Wait? She was the levelheaded nice one? What next, Bella was going to grow a backbone?

Alice gave a bright smile, "We know you like Edward."

I gulped but didn't phase. I only gave a small nod, hoping this would be enough.

"Yes," Rosalie said, "and as Edward's sister's we just want to see him happy." She sighed, "Even if his happiness is with… you."

There's Rosalie! I thought I was dreaming for a minute.

Alice laughed, "So what we're saying is that we're here to help you."

They turned away and walked towards the house but not before Alice gave me some final advice,

"By the way, you're on the wrong side of the house. Edward's room is on the other side. Third window."

I gave a yip for joy and sprinted for the other side of the house. Sure enough, Edward was in his room reading. God he even made reading hot. I'd read a cereal box if he held it. Mmmmm cereal… focus! Why did Alice and Rosalie want to help me? Alice maybe but Rosalie? I wasn't buying this whole 'we want Edward to be happy' crap. Rosalie wouldn't do anything for anyone except herself. She'd watch an orphanage full of blind kids burn on Christmas Eve if it didn't affect her personally. I looked back up and saw Edward was missing. Where'd he go?!

"Hello Jacob."

Oh shit. He was right behind me.

I whirled around, wide eyed.

'Um hi Edward.' I said in my mind, 'What's up?'

God I was such a dork.

Edward gave that 'I'm a total fox but don't know it' grin, "I might ask you that. You're outside my house. Stargazing?"

Stupid excuse. I sat on my haunches, 'Something like that.'

Edward chuckled and for some reason my tail started to wag obnoxiously. I wasn't a tail wager. It just proved the stereotype that werewolves were just slobbering dogs with no brains but my tail just wouldn't stop wagging.

"Excited about something?" Edward asked. I already thought he knew the answer and was humoring me.

'Full moon.' I was lying to the love of my life like a pro. Perhaps I should've pursued therapy.

"Ah it is isn't it?" Edward said wistfully.

For a moment we both looked up at the moon. I wanted to remember that moment for the rest of my life.

Edward smiled at me again, "I'm glad we're trying this friendship thing." He laughed that melodious laugh that made my heart melt like butter in a microwave, "I was getting tired to trying to kill you."

I didn't know if this was a complement or not but I nodded, 'Yeah, me too Edward.'

"That's a first." Edward said.

I cocked my head to the side in confusion.

"You never call me Edward." He said almost sadly, "It's always been 'Cullen' or my personal favorite 'leech'."

'Well if you don't like it…'

"But I do." He added, "It sounds nice… when you say my name."

'I'll make you say your name more than you can count when I'm done with you.' Damon growled.

'Do you ever turn off?'

"What?"

I covered my nose with my paw, 'Nothing. I just… gotta go.'

I cursed myself and turned tail but Edward caught my broad shoulder quickly.

"Come to Port Angeles with me tomorrow."

Sexyvampiresay what?

'What?' I said, dumbfounded.

Edward gave a crooked smile, "I figured we could… bond or something. I mean, if we're going to be friends we need to know something about one another. Besides the obvious."

'I-I'd love to?' It came out as a question but this was enough for Edward.

"Well, that's good to hear. I'll meet you at the MoviePlex. There's some new film that looks good. If you're up for it?"

I almost shouted at him, 'Totally!'

God, I had to be the biggest geek alive.