Imprinted
Chapter 12
Jacob
I made sure to pick up the roses from the passenger seat of my Rabbit before closing the car door and knocking on the door.
Destiny opened the door, wearing a dark gown that I couldn't tell if it was blue or black because of the dim lighting.
"Come in, Jake, you're right on time," she said.
"Um... These are for you," I said, producing the roses from behind my back.
"Oh, roses! Such a sweet thought! Thank you, Jacob."
I couldn't take my eyes off of her, she looked so beautiful. Destiny noticed, and blushed. She took the roses into the kitchen and filled a vase with water. I looked at the table.
There was a bowl of pasta, a small chicken, and sparkling cider. I felt my mouth water at the smell.
"You hungry?" Destiny asked, placing the vase on the counter behind me.
"Oh, yeah," I said. She laughed and sat in one of the chairs.
"Help yourself to the spaghetti, the chicken..." Destiny poured some cider into two glasses and handed me one. I took it and sipped it. I burned my tongue, but I reveled in the taste. I put some spaghetti on my plate and added the marinara. Then I carved the chicken and put some on Destiny's plate before adding some to mine.
Destiny waited.
"Oh," I said, and brought a forkful of spaghetti to my mouth. The tomato sauce was rich and flavorful, and the spaghetti was cooked to perfection. Not undercooked, like my dad, and not overcooked, like Emily's (and she's really good at camouflaging it). I tried not to think about how it compared with Bella's.
"It's really good, Des," I said.
"Thanks," she grinned, before taking a bite of the chicken.
"So... when can I meet your parents?"
Destiny paused and gulped down her chicken with the help of cider.
"I don't think you ever will. My father died. He was Quileute. My mom wanted to stay in the Cherokee reservation. I wanted to come out here, and Tada! Here I am, a werewolf with another werewolf as an imprint."
"Oh."
"And to think my imprint is also the Alpha! It's really amazing!"
I blushed and grinned.
"Well, I guess that entitles you to be the Alpha female," I said. "Since I'm the Alpha male."
"Alpha Destiny," Destiny smiled as she said this. "Sounds more like a deodorant name than my title."
I busted up laughing. She laughed too. To see the humor on her face was the highlight of my night so far. We ate and talked and laughed. It was like any other date. We even did the dishes together. I turned to put a glass in the cupboard and came back to see something unusual.
Destiny had her back turned to me, facing the sink. Nothing unusual about that. But I saw something on her right shoulder... Something that I never saw before.
There was a scar. A jagged line of a scar. I didn't see any others, but the line headed down her arm and stopped in the crease of the elbow. Destiny seemed not to notice, but I did. A torrent of memories flooded my head.
The bloodsucker was getting too damn close!
Relax, Jake. Calm down.
Yeah, calm.
Then the bloodsucker suddenly appeared in front of Bella. He leaned in to bite her.
NOW! Sam ordered.
I growled and sprang forward. I saw the vampire pause, and I slashed for him.
There was a miscalculation. As I swiped for him, so did Sam. The bloodsucker hurled Bella in my direction just as Sam sent him flying.
It felt like the world was moving in slow motion. I felt the tear as my claws cut through Bella's skin. Down her shoulder and arm. She screamed in pain. But I couldn't do anything about it.
Jacob! Help us!
I ran to help Sam corner the leech, and took him down. I howled with success. Bella screamed again, reminding me of what I've done. I howled again in grief. I phased and lifted her gently, trying not to touch the slashes I'd made on her back and arm. Bella gasped. Her heart rate slowed, and she fell unconscious.
"Bella," I whispered, trying to fight the tears that still fell and hit her face. What have I done?
I shook my head. Then, unthinkingly, I lifted my hand so that my fingers would trace the scar down her shoulder. Destiny jumped and turned, her face startled.
"Jake, what are you doing?" she demanded.
"Nothing, I just..." what was I doing?
"Were you trying to..." she trailed off, her eyebrows going up and her arms crossing over her chest.
"Oh, no! It's not like that, I don't... I would never take advantage of you, I... What?"
Destiny was giggling to herself.
"I just meant if you were trying to startle me. It worked."
"Oh."
My face felt like it was on fire.
"It's okay, Jacob, I was only kidding," she said. "I've got a movie that you'll probably like."
"Really?"
"Yep. Gunfight III."
"Gunfight?!"
Gunfight was my favorite movie. I wasn't able to see the third movie in theatres, nor on DVD. Bella and I loved to watch the first two in the very same living room of this house, laughing at how poorly choreographed the fights were. For some reason, Destiny reminded me so much of Bella...
"Jake? You okay? You're staring at me."
I blinked and shook my head.
"Yeah, sorry, I was just thinking. How'd you know Gunfight was my favorite movie?"
"I asked Quil. He knows a lot of stuff. And he's super sweet! He wanted tonight to be special."
"Yeah, an R rated movie with gore and violence is the perfect way to start a relationship."
Destiny laughed. Then she took my hand and dragged me into the living room. She pressed a button on a remote control and the movie started.
I was beginning to think that maybe Gunfight's new director was actually going somewhere with this, but then the scene grew violent in a bar and I began to chuckle. To my surprise, Destiny laughed at the same time I did.
"What?" she asked when she caught me staring at her.
"Oh, it's just that you laughed at the scene when I did."
"Oh, come on, the director just wants to add more violence to keep people from snoozing in the middle of the movie."
I frowned and nodded when she turned back to the screen. Yes, she's so much like Bella. I was beginning to question reality. Did I really imprint on somebody else?
AN: Uh, oh, Jacob's suspecting something! And I apologize, you guys, but I'm gonna have to speed up this fanfic. I'm not giving up completely, but the chapters will feel a little rushed. No hate mail, please! I'm working on another fanfic and it's getting extremely hard, now that I'm planning on writing a multi-author fanfic with LiveAndDontRegretIt. I apologize again.
Last chapter I promised to mention those who reviewed with the biggest changes they found from book to movie in New Moon. Give a round of applause for:
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So far, they're the only ones who reviewed and sent me their differences. I'll still mention names. Also, a special recognition again for mad-bout-horses-nd-cowboys for giving me another difference from Twilight, as well as quite a few from New Moon. Yes, Bella's old dino of a computer is an Apple laptop! LOL!
Like I said a second ago, I will still mention those who send me differences.
Please review, and please show me how much you see in movie vs books.
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