Okay, guys. This is a taste of the other Bella/Jacob fanfic I am going to be writing called Find My Way to You. Once you have read this chapter, you may be thinking, this isn't going to be a bella and Jacob romance story, but it will! It's just the first chapter. There's plenty of more time to get to bella/jake time, so be patient. I'm working hard to finish up Call Your Name, and I'm pretty sure there will be only just a few more chapters. Thanks for reading guys, it means the world.
JPOV
Jacob,
I'm breaking the rules by sending you this. She was afraid of hurting you, and she didn't want to make you feel obligated in any way. But I know that if things had gone the other way, I would have wanted the choice.
I promise I will take care of her, Jacob. Thank you-for her-for everything.
Edward.
After I read the note over once I crumpled it up into a ball and threw off the cliff I was standing on.
This was the place I had gone to think most of the time. And most of the time that I had come here, it had been about Bella. And today, I had come here to think about her.
I have to admit, I feel a little better that she finally admitted her feelings for me. It's like part of that weight that had been resting on my shoulders was lifted, the rest remained to always push me down.
These past two years have been emotional roller coasters. Sometimes, no I always wish that we lived in a world where the supernatural didn't exist, and the leech who took my Bella away forever had died of the disease like he was supposed to a hundred years ago. If all was normal the way it should be, then right now, Bella would be in my arms. A slight pang of hurt stabbed at my heart as I thought of her that way.
Balling my hands into fist, I roughly rubbed my temples, trying to have some sanity before I lost it.
My werewolf senses kicked in and I heard the soft rustling of feet coming towards me. I recognized that it wasn't a scent I knew. It was a girl, and she smelled like vanilla and chocolate chip cookies. Without noticing, I felt my body instantly relax, like I knew who was behind me, but I didn't.
I didn't turn to look at her, but I heard her gasp stating that she now saw that I was here. I grinned slightly to myself.
"I cannot believe this is happening." I heard her say to herself in disbelief. I frowned at her tone. I didn't understand it. Did she know who I was? I still didn't move. I waited for her to come to me.
"Ummm, are you….Jacob Black?" I heard her whisper. That got my attention; I turned around to look at her incredulously.
SPOV
"Dad, just because you were in an accident FOUR years ago, does NOT mean that you are utterly helpless anymore. If you can walk, then you obviously can help bring in the groceries." I snapped at my Dad. It was the usual for us. We couldn't go one day without bickering or arguing with each other. It was just impossible for us to have a nice day for once. It wasn't in our nature, and that's just the way our relationship was. Sometimes, though; we would argue over the most stupid stuff that it made me WANT to stop arguing for once. Of course, then he would say something to make me angry again, and it'd go downhill from there.
"Yeah." He huffed and I walked out the front door, slamming it behind me. Frustrated, I kicked the football of the deck, sending it flying into the yard.
"Sarah, come help me with the rest of the groceries, please. Oh, and stop kicking things around. It doesn't help, but create more mess that you'll be picking up later." My mom called while giving me a stern look. I shrugged and rolled my eyes at her, before accidently tripping over something.
I looked back at what I had fallen over and noticed that a book was resting right next to my feet. Picking it up, I realized it was my Eclipse book.
"That's odd." I muttered to myself as my brows furrowed in confusion. I had put that book up in my room at least a week ago…
A wind blew on the deck so hard that the book flipped open. I saw that it was on the page that Edward had written the note to Jacob at the end of the story, thanking him for taking care of Bella. I huffed once.
"What a jerk. Bella is so pathetic to not choose Jacob. Ugh, sometimes I just wish I could slap that woman into some sense."
"Boo!" I screamed and jumped to turn around and see my sister holding her sides while laughing. My eyes narrowed as I glared at her.
"What do you think you're doing, huh?" I demanded while setting the book down and standing up to go get in her face. She just laughed harder.
"It's nice to know that I can get you, sometimes." She replied. I groaned and pushed her out of my way. Sometimes, I wish I just had the right to hit her. If only she wasn't my little sister.
"Whatever, just hurry up and help get the groceries before I change my mind on not beating the crap out of you." I grumbled to her, low enough so my Mom wouldn't hear as she walked by with four H-E-B bags in her hands. I sighed.
When the groceries were all inside, I snatched my Eclipse book and hurried up the stairs to my room. Plopping down on the bed, I opened it to the page where I was.
Poor Jacob, I thought as I read the Epilogue chapter. How could someone be so cruel to someone so nice? Bella was a sick person, for hurting Jake like she did. I hated Edward and Bella together with a passion, and yet; I always go see the Twilight Saga movies as they come out in theatres.
I was absolutely obsessed with Jacob and Bella together. It was so perfect and right for them, but Bella, being the stubborn person that she is, just didn't want to see that, so she just pushes Jacob away like it wouldn't hurt him at all if she did so. I swear, Bella is the most stupid and selfless person I could ever read about.
If I was in this story I would be smackin' sense into that woman during Eclipse. I honestly think she doesn't deserve either one of them at all. I mean in New Moon, it's obvious to everyone that she's only using Jacob to get a little bit over the leech that left her.
Hell, if I was in Eclipse at the point of Edward's note; I would love Jacob Black like the way he should be loved. Not beat up emotionally like Bella did to him. I don't even think she realizes how much she's hurt him. Bitch.
Then something happened. The world shifted and everything changed. I wasn't in my room anymore. I was in the trees of some forest. I shivered and clutched my chest as I felt something wet touch my shoulder. Looking up at the sky, I noticed that it was snowing. I didn't recognize this place. This wasn't Texas, this felt more like Ohio, but it was way colder.
I started to walk through the trees until I saw a man sitting on the edge of this cliff. Stepping closer, I gasped when I realized who it was. It looked like Taylor Lautner, but it wasn't. He looked like…
"Umm…are you Jacob Black?" I asked quietly. The man stood and turned around. His eyebrows were furrowed in what looked like confusion, and he was staring at me in this hard look. His eyes were red and puffy, and that told me that he had been crying.
"How do you know my name?" He demanded. I shook my head mechanically back and forth.
Is this really happening? Was I in some sort of Twilight world? Oh, well I guess I get to have the pleasure of meeting Mr. Black. I smiled a little bit, but was brought back to reality when Tay-Jacob cleared his throat.
"Oh, umm, wild guess?" I couldn't think of a reasonable enough answer. Jacob's features softened a little, and he took a step towards me with his arms crossed over his chest.
"Uh huh, sure. What are you doing here?" He asked in a lighter tone, but his voice was still harsh. I can't believe this is really happening.
"Umm, I don't know actually. I just opened my eyes, and I was surrounded by trees." I answered truthfully. I didn't like to lie, but I was afraid that I would be doing that pretty soon.
"Well, it's dangerous to be running around in the woods now a days." He spat. I nodded my head, looking down at the ground.
"I know that. Stupid leeches." I instantly snapped my mouth shut, covering it with my hand, but it was too late. Jacob's head snapped up and he was looking at me with narrowed eyes.
"What did you say?" He asked me, stepping closer so that he was just a few feet away.
Well, I guess now would be as good a time as ever to start lying. Please, believe me Black. I thought.
"I know you heard me, wolf boy. I said stupid leeches. You know, vampires, the whole bloodsucker thing? Yeah, I know about them. I know about you, too." At this point, Jacob was staring at me in horror and shock. His mouth formed an "o" shape and I couldn't help but grin a little bit. Wow, this lying stuff came naturally to me. Might as well continue.
"I'm sorry. I live on the rez a few miles down from yours. We just moved here, and well I couldn't help, but talk to you dad about the legends. Oh, and the fact that I saw the whole vampire battle a while ago would help me a lot on thinking that you were a werewolf and those idiotic parasites…" I trailed off, drowning in my own lies. Jacob was staring at me in that same expression, but his arms dropped to his sides.
"You saw that?" He muttered. I nodded once and to my surprise I shuddered once. Then, all of a sudden nothing felt like a lie anymore. I had a family on the rez and I DID see the battle between the newborns and the Cullens and werewolves. I HAD talked to Billy Black about the legends, and I HAD just moved here. It felt like…home. I wasn't lying anymore; I was being utterly honest to Jacob Black.
"Well, I was just looking around the area when I heard these awful noises. It sounded like…metal ripping. And then I saw, oh!" I shuddered and fell to my knees. Crying was never really my thing, but now it was, once I thought of all those killings. It was just so…scary.
I felt warm arms envelope me. Looking up through tearful eyes, I saw Jacob staring at me with a concerning look in his eyes. There was something else there now that I hadn't noticed before. It was…longing, need, want, love.
"What's your name, sweetie?" He asked politely. I sighed, closing my eyes.
"Sarah. Sarah Riley." I answered quietly. He nodded and suddenly, I was cradled to his chest and he was running. I just sighed, closed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
JPOV
I can't believe I imprinted on her. I barely even know her! Yet I don't need to tell her that I'm a werewolf. She obviously knows all about it already. When I reached my house, Quil and Embry were standing on the front porch steps talking and laughing about something.
"Hey, man. Whoa, who's the chick?" Quil asked eagerly as he rushed down the steps, Embry following behind him. I growled at the way Quil looked at Sarah. Embry and Quil both gave me a puzzled look. I shrugged and walked past them and into the house, setting Sarah down on the couch. The guys followed me in, of course.
"Hey, Jacob, man…did you um, uh…?" Embry was struggling for words. I was NOT going to talk to them about that right now. Instead, I just walked over to my room and grabbed a couple of blankets and brought it back to the couch. Carefully, I wrapped her in two blankets just in case. Without realizing I had done so, I leaned down and kissed Sarah on the forehead. When I stood up again, Embry and Quil both had their eyebrows raised in disbelief.
"Oh, you did imprint! High-five, man!" Quil held his hand up in the air for me to smack, but I just punched him in the gut.
"Shut up, Quil." I snapped. Embry just shook his head in shock.
"Dude, I wonder how jealous Bella will be?" Embry wondered. I groaned.
"You mean the Bella that loves that filthy bloodsucker?" I quickly turned around to see Sarah standing up with her arms crossed over her chest and her face pulled into a frown. I was in shock. How did she know about her…?
"Dude!" Both Embry and Quil shouted in unison. I rolled my eyes and jumped over the couch and wrapped my arms around Sarah from behind. She stiffened from my warm touch, but didn't move away.
"I…I'm sorry, it's just when I got here, I met Leah and Billy and…I'm so sorry. It wasn't my place to say that." I turned Sarah around to face me, but she covered her face with both of her hands.
"Whoa, you met Leah? No wonder she hates the leech lover." Embry said in amusement. I looked over Sarah's head and glared at him, growling low enough for only wolf ears to hear. He held up his hands in front of him guiltily, trying to stifle his laughter.
I gently took her hands away from her face. She kept her eyes to the ground. I wasn't going to have that, I thought as I pulled her chin up with one of my fingers, forcing her to look at me.
"Hey, hey. It's okay, honey. You have nothing to be sorry for." I made cooing sounds to her as she wrapped her arms around my waist and nestled her head into the crook of my neck.
"It's just. I know what it feels like to be so in love with someone who doesn't want to love you back. You want to know what I wanted to do Bella when Leah told me about her?" I whispered a sure and she sighed, leaning away to look at me with a smile tugging at the corner of her lips.
"I wanted to beat the shit out of her." I looked at her in shock with wide eyes, and then clutched at my sides as I burst out into an uproar of laughter.
SPOV
I giggled as Jacob brought tears to his eyes as he laughed so hard. I was just so happy to have him not hurting over Bella anymore. It was so….weight lifting.
"Yeah, you know what sucks?" I asked, looking at my Jakey and his friends. They all stood straighter with big smirks on their faces.
"What?" they all asked in unison.
"Not being able to beat the crap out of any of y'all." I rolled my eyes as they doubled in laughter. I was walking out the door to go find something heavy and sharp like a bat or something, when Jacob grabbed my waist and pulled me into his chest from behind.
"Where you going, honey?" he asked seductively into my ear. I shuddered. I turned on my vixen side and spun around and placed my hands on his chest. My fingers crawled up his chest until they latched around his neck and I pulled him closer. I heard him gasp as my lips just barely touched his.
"I'm going to go find a crowbar to beat the shit out of your friends for looking at me the way they did." I murmured against his lips then giggled as I skipped out of the house and jogged down the steps.
I stopped dead in my tracks. Leech lover was standing on the porch, sitting on the steps. I heard her gasp as I passed her going down the steps. Remembering exactly what this woman had done to my Jacob, I turned to glare at her.
"Are you the Bella that hurt my Jacob?" I demanded in a cold tone. She jumped and stood to her feet. She looked nervous as she approached me.
JPOV
"Are you the Bella that hurt my Jacob?" I heard the anger in my Sarah's voice. Oh, no. Bella was here? Ugh, why didn't I smell her!
I was going to rush out the door when I felt two big hands grab my arms and hold me back.
"Jacob, just stay, bro. Let Sarah get it off her chest." Embry said. I sighed in defeat.
Please, Sarah. Don't throw any punches. I pleaded with her in my mind.
SPOV
Bella just stood there shocked for a moment before straightening her face and glaring at me with what I saw as jealousy and anger. Oh hell no, I thought.
I jabbed a finger in her direction. "Oh, hell no. Do NOT give me that look, leech lover. You can't claim him anymore. He's not yours, so don't come here and give me this look that says, 'who the hell do you think you are to call Jacob yours,' because, honey, he sure as hell ain't yours and he never will be." I took the steps that were needed to be just centimeters away from her face. I was taller her by a good few inches and I grinned evilly when she cowered back a little bit.
"I'm not claiming him…" I heard her whisper. I laughed in annoyance and irritation. This bitch was getting on my nerves.
"Oh, please, Bella. Don't tell me you never used him when your bloodsucker was gone to 'protect' you. You used him, Bella and I know you knew that you were doing that, yet you were too selfless to even care about his damn feelings!" I took a few steps away from her and screamed in aggravation, pulling at my hair.
"How do you know about that?" She demanded. I turned around to glare at her.
"You know Billy and Leah, right? Hmm, Leah seems to like that I hate you just as much as she does." I spat. I could tell I was pushing her buttons, and hell, I wanted to see her get mad at me.
"You don't know anything about me!" She yelled, her fists clenching at her sides. I huffed once.
"I may not know you personally, but leech lover, I know enough to know how selfless and heartless you are." I stepped up to her so I was at least a good foot away from her. She was furious now.
"Jacob fought tooth and nail for you. You saw that and you knew you were never going to feel the same way, yet you let him continue to feel that way for you. Damnit, Bella!" Angry tears were falling from my eyes, and I looked at her face which was shocked and appalled now.
"I personally know how he feels. You may not care, you may not want to hear it, but listen to me when I say this: I know what it feels like to be so in love with someone who will never feel the same way. You want to know what it feels like to watch the one you love kissing someone you hate. It's way worse than having a whole punched through your chest. It's having your loved one stab you in the heart." I wasn't crying anymore. I was on my feet and glaring at her through blurry eyes.
"Why are you here." I demanded of her. She looked up at me with her lips parted as if to say something.
"I…uh…I wanted to talk to Jacob…" she trailed off.
"About what? How you want him to be at your wedding no matter how much you've done to him?" I asked sarcastically. Her lips pulled into a thin line as she stood her ground and flung her arms at me for a punch.
Good thing, I took a boxing class. Before the punch could hit me square in the face; I grabbed her hand. I laughed as her cheeks flushed red. Gripping her hand tight in mine, I took a step closer to her.
"Before you try to punch me in the face, just think that Jacob will be out here stopping you. You're not wanted here anymore, Bella. And if you don't leave soon, I'm going to be sure as hell tempted to beat the shit out of you. God knows, you need a good slap in the face. But, of course, I'm not stupid enough to try anything. I wouldn't want your precious bloodsucker wanting to kill me." I smirked evilly when I saw the look of defeat written all over her face. I released her hand, but stood my ground in front of her.
"Don't look so shocked, precious Bella. Why don't you just go home, before I'm tempted to do something that will break the treaty? Of course, I'll get a kick out of Jacob killing your Eddie. Hell, I'll bring the popcorn." I snapped, smiling now at her anger driven face. I was literally shaking in anger. It was dripping off of every word that I've said to this bitch.
Bella was beyond furious now. Her top lip pulled back in a snarl and I couldn't help, but laugh at her expression.
She grabbed my wrist, forcing me to look at her. I growled at her, snatching my arm from her grasp. "Go ahead, whoever the fuck you think you are. Throw a punch. Do it. I'm asking you to." She insisted, with a dark look in her eyes.
My eyes widened in disbelief. "You think I'm stupid enough to know what you're trying to pull here? Honey, I'll be thrilled to smack that look off of your face, but I'm not going to start anything so quit waiting for a reason for Eddie to come down here and kill me. Hah, I bet right now your wishing you were a fucking leech so you could kill me yourself." She nodded her head, glaring at me.
"Of course I do." She said shrugging like it was nothing. Oh, how I wanted to slap her for that.
"Okay, do it then. Go home and ask your little Eddie to turn you into a leech right now." I suggested. She looked at me in confusion. "Do you even know anything? Let me put it through your thick skull for you." I pointed towards the woods. "Once you're one of them, the treaty is over. It's done. It starts the war, and you know that! Of course, you don't give a shit, because you don't care about anyone in the pack anymore!" My shaking amplified, and it was really hard not to just take her ass down right now.
Her voice was low, but I could still hear her. "I do care for the pa-
I cut her off. "No you don't. If you did, then you wouldn't be so intent on changing into a Goddamn parasite! Oh, and don't think I know about the Volturi, Bella honey. If you are so ready to be a vampire, then go!" I shouted in her face, pointing to the trees.
She cowered back. She knew that everything I was saying was true. "Leave the country. Just don't be in Forks or anywhere near, when you are one of them. I'm like you. I wouldn't want to lose anyone that I love. Just, Please Bella. You can talk to Jacob later. If he wants to talk to you. Go home. Talk to him when I'm not around." I muttered. I knew she heard me because she nervously nodded and got into her car and drove off.
JPOV
I was stunned when I heard my Sarah catch Bella's hand before it hit her in the face. I could hear the anger in every single word she said to Bella. Hell, I was about to go out there to calm her down, until she shocked me again saying she wasn't stupid enough to hit Bella, cause' it would make Edward mad.
God, I loved this woman even more. Once I heard Bella leave, I ran out the door and saw Sarah shaking with anger. Oh hell, she was pissed beyond belief.
"Sarah?" I asked gently. She turned around to look at me.
"I'm so sorry, Jake. I shouldn't have said those things to her." She dropped to her knees and started to cry. I was wrapping my arms around her in seconds, holding her to my chest as she cried into my neck. Smoothing down her hair, I said calming words to her. I felt her body relax in my arms.
"Uh, we're just gonna…uh, head out. See you later, Sarah." Embry said while Quil followed behind them when they ran off into the woods.
"Shh, I'm not mad at you, honey. I'm glad you finally got it off of your chest. Shh, oh honey, there's no reason for you to cry. I'm here, baby. I'm here." I cooed to her. She nodded her head into my chest.
SPOV
I wanted to fight someone. This had always been my problem when I was little. Whenever I would get angry, I always had the urge to hit someone or get into a fight. Why do you think I always got in trouble, beating the tar out of my little sister?
"Jake," I said fiercely as he walked us into the house with me in his arms, "Set me down. I need to go blow off some steam. As in, if you don't put me down now, I'm going to go find a crowbar and I am not joking around this time." I grumbled. Jacob shrugged, and put me down, placing feathery kisses all over my face. I playfully pushed him away.
"Okay, enough mushy mushy. Where is Kim, Jared's girl?" I asked. When I was Billy and Leah earlier, I saw Kim and she came up and we talked for a little while. She seemed really nice, but in a way, she was also aggressive. As in, if you piss her off, she'll want a fight. And that is exactly why I'm asking to go see Kim. Not that I have anything against her, just I need to fight someone before I hurt myself trying to hurt Jacob.
Jacob look confused for a moment. "Umm, she's at Emily's, I think…why?" he asked the last word quietly. I quickly turned and was out the door when I felt Jacob's hand on my back.
When I turned around to look at him, I had a hard face. "Sarah?" Again, he asked gently. I sighed and patted his cheek.
"Jacob, just listen to me, for once. I need to blow off steam. This is the only way I know how right now. Please, whatever you do just don't try and stop me, okay?" I pleaded.
He nodded and I returned to walking to Emily's house. It took us about twenty minutes to get there, and we walked in an awkward silence. I took a deep breath when I saw Kim and Leah sitting on the front porch of the house. I spun around to Jacob and leaned forward, so my lips were at his ear.
"Tell the pack and everyone else, that if they stop me from what I'm about to do, I will personally beat the crap out of them with a crowbar." My voice was almost silent, but it still had that hard tone in it. I stepped back to read his expression, and he simply nodded and ran inside.
Taking another deep breath, I ran to the wooden railing of the front porch, and easily hopped over it, crossing my arms and narrowing my eyes at Kim. She gave me a concerned look. Leah stood and looked at me confused.
"Umm, I'll be inside…" Leah muttered as she was gone in the next moment. Kim awkwardly stood up, but her face turned hard as she noticed the harshness in my next words. "Kim, I want a fight, and I want it now."
Apparently, Kim didn't mind at all. She simply nodded and I told her to wait out in the front yard for a little bit.
I ran inside and ignoring the boys and two women, who were staring at me with wide eyes, ran to the kitchen opening drawers and cabinets until I found what I wanted. I picked up the white tape and quickly cut a good enough length and then wrapped it around my fingers.
"Sarah, what are you-
"Shut it, Jake!" I yelled, but he knew that I wasn't mad at him.
When I was outside, I saw Kim with her shirt off showing a navy blue bra, and she had her hair back in a tight ponytail. Her jean Capri shorts ended just a little bit above her knees. She nodded her head at me, and I quickly took my shirt off. I wore a black sports bra underneath, and I grinned when I saw Kim looking at the faint sight of a six pack on me. I pulled my hair up into a tight bun. I was wearing jean short shorts. I cracked my knuckles and held out my hand for her to shake.
"Rules are, there are no rules. First one to black out loses. Got it?" My voice was flat. She shook my hand firmly.
I felt a warm hand on my left shoulder and I automatically knew who it was. "Jacob, step away from me now. Kim understands. She wants this." I turned my head to him and glared.
"You're going to fight my girl?" I heard Jared yell. Jacob took two big long strides away from me, confusing me at first, but then I understood as I was brought to the ground by Kim.
I quickly turned and grabbed her by the throat and yanked her off of me. I heard her breathing hard and stood up quickly, crouching to the ground as we danced in a small circle. She was glaring at me, and my eyes were narrowed so tightly, that if I narrowed them any more they would be closed.
I decided to get her more motivated. "That was pretty clever of you, Kim. Too bad you don't know how to block your face." I spat. That did it. Kim growled and lunged for me. I dodged her in enough time as she passed and landed on the floor. I grabbed her arm and leg and leaned down to pick her up and throw her to the ground again.
"Kim!" I heard Jared shout out, and then I heard the bustling of people trying to hold him back.
"Get up." I snapped, wiping the blood off of my lip. While I had Kim in the air, she had successfully reached down and clawed at my face, making a deep gash in my bottom lip. She got up and I saw her eyes darken as she continued in her predatory dance.
"What's got you so upset, Sarah? Bella piss you off?" I growled at her as her lips turned into an evil smug grin.
I stood straighter and threw my hands in the air. "Yup, of course the only person I knew I could take it out on was you, and I gotta say, I'm not having that much fun, considering I don't really have to try that hard." I replied icily. That earned a scowl from Kim and the sound of, "Oooooohh!" from the pack watching us. They obviously liked this a lot.
"Watch it, Sarah. I wouldn't want to hurt your precious ego by kicking your ass." She growled. I laughed bitterly.
"Well, do it then. Kick my ass, but when you wake up on the couch with an ice bag over your head, think about it the next time you try and talk shit." I gave her an evil smirk.
"Come on, Sarah. Am I going to have to be the one to come at you all the time in this fight?" she was asking for it, I thought.
And in one quick movement, I had her pinned down against the ground, my knees were on her arms and I struggled to stay on top of her as she thrashed and kicked around to get away from me.
"This is a bad situation for you isn't it, Kim?"I teased. She screamed and I punched her in the jaw to shut her up. Her eyelids closed half way and I quickly jumped off of her. I wasn't going to let this fight end so quickly. The adrenaline was pulsing in my veins, and the kicks she had put to my back I would definitely feel later, but not when I was in my mode.
She stood clumsily and swayed a little bit. "Come on, Kim!" Jared cheered from the side. I huffed once as I put my forearms in front of my face for protection. I was just a foot away from her as I bent down at her side and elbowed her right in the ribs. She cried out in pain, and I smiled at the accomplishment.
Kim was hunched over and I knew she was going to ask for mercy pretty soon, so I turned around and I was literally waiting for her word. What I got was a head lock from her and I was being dragged to the ground.
"Sarah!" I heard Jacob shout in horror. I locked my eyes with him as Kim squeezed her arm tighter around my neck. He was staring at the scene in front of him in horror and worry. I could taste the blood in my mouth.
I smiled at him, and he looked at me in confusion. Kim was still dragging me across the ground when I snapped my head back and hit her square in the nose. Her arms loosened around my neck as she screamed, and I put both of my hands on her forearms that was wrapped around my neck and flipped her over my head. She landed on the ground with a thud, and I could hear her breathing going ragged.
I massaged my neck, trying to get back a little feeling in it as I stood swayed over to be in front of her. She saw me and successfully grabbed me by the shoulder and pinned me to the ground as she got on top of me. Her blood was dripping on to my face as she started to punch me in the face multiple times. I felt myself slipping away, but I was fighting it. With each punch she landed on my face, more blood would pour from my mouth.
"Thatta girl!" I heard the faint sound of Jared's voice cheer. I wasn't going to let Kim win, I thought. With all the strength I had, I grabbed both of her fists in my hands and pushed them to the side. She fell to the ground and I grabbed her shoulders, pulling her up. My movements were clumsy, but I was determined to finish this.
Her arms were at her sides and with one final blow to her face; Kim was on the ground blacked out. I sighed and dropped to my knees at her side. Picking her up, I turned to the crowd in front of me.
"Jared,…come get her." I managed to mutter. Warm hands were pulled Kim out of my arms and then the last thing I remembered before blacking out was that Jacob was carrying me inside a house.
Okay, I am so super duper sorry for not updating soon enough, and I know its been months but I've been busy since school started. Please don't hate me cuz this isn't a Call Your name update, but a Find My Way to You update. I. am. Sorry. Believe me, I have NOT given up on Call Your Name. I'm working on the last chapters as I update this, so don't give up please!
Also, since I'm busy with sports and school, it will be harder for me to update my story sooner than usual. I'm going to try my hardest to keep the updates between two and three weeks.
I love you guys for reading my story and I pray you don't lose hope in it.
Anyhooooooooo, I decided since, well, my little taste of Find My Way to You didn't even seem like a Bella/Jacob fic at ALL, I added my little longer version of the first chapter for you guys to enjoy. I really hope you like it.
With lots of love,
Wolfgal4evr, a.k.a. Skylar
JPOV
Watching my Sarah fight, was excruciatingly painful to do. But…hearing my Bella's voice again…it did things to me. Shit, did I just say my Bella? Fuck. My. Fucking. Life.
I wanted to talk with her. I needed to talk to Bella. She had to be pulled over somewhere crying about now. Wow, Jacob, way to sound like a douche you idiot.
I looked over warily to Sarah who was sprawled across the pullout couch with a wet washcloth pressed to her mouth. I winced. Seeing her hurt, made me hurt. Although, seeing Bella hurt made me somehow hurt worse than Sarah. Fuck, what is going on?
I walked over to Sarah, and someh0w she knew what I was going to say and nodded her head to me. "Just go talk to her." She murmured. I bent down and kissed her forehead, and walked out.
Bella POV
I didn't expect to feel this much pain and jealousy over Jacob finally imprinting, at all. It shocked me, and scared the hell out of me that the hole I felt now was bigger than the hole I felt when Edward left. It took out my whole being, soul, will to live….
My back pocket started to vibrate and I pulled it out to find the person who took my soul…Jacob.
I nervously answered the phone. "H-hello?"
"Bella, we need to TALK. Like now…"
"Jake, your imprint-
"Forget the imprint, Bella. Meet me at the treaty line, now."
There was a loud bang on the passenger side mirror and I screamed in horror.
"Bella, what is it! What happened! I'm coming RIGHT NOW!" Jacob's loud voice spoke through the phone. I warily glanced over and saw Edward sitting in the passenger side seat of my truck. His bronze tussles sprawled across his face. I would have been thoroughly dazzled by this, but now…now I didn't care for it.
"Alice saw that you were pulled over by the treaty line. She saw you crying. Apparently, that mutt did something to hurt you, so I came as fast as I could." His velvety voice was appallingly calm.
"I-I'm sorry, Edward." I gazed down at the steering wheel, purposely missing his gaze, although he was already burning a hole into the side of my head.
"There is no need for you to be sorry, love. You did nothing wrong, but the next time I see that mutt, I'll castrate him." Then there was the face that haunted me in my dreams. My loving Edward's calm, serene mask turned livid, his eyes black as night.
"No..." My voice was so low, I perceived it just as a thought, but when Edward's dark, penetrating stare narrowed in on me, I knew he had heard.
My phone rang, and I shrieked at the sound of it. I fumbled with my phone as I flipped it open to find Jake calling me again.
"Yes, Jake?" I screeched through clenched teeth. I was completely aware of Edward beside me, again burning holes into my side with his impenetrable gaze.
"Bella, what is going on? Are you alright! Tell me, now!" He was panting, probably due to the fact that he was running as fast as he could to get me.
"Bella, give me the phone." I chanced a glance at Edward to see that the disturbingly calm mask had returned to his face and he held his hand out for the phone.
"Bella?" Jacob shouted into the phone, making me pull it away from my ear so he wouldn't burst my eardrums.
"Jake, I…"
"Bella, phone." He curled his fingers towards him impatiently as I contemplated over giving him the phone or not.
"What is it, Bells, honey?" My voice caught in my throat. Honey, he called me honey. What could this mean? Did he still love me? How could he, though; he had Sarah!
Then the phone was out of my hands. I gasped as breath blew back into me, and turned my head to see Edward with my phone pressed tightly to his ear.
"Listen, dog, who do you think you are to hurt her-
Jacob's bellowing voice was loud enough to hear through my own ears. "Edward? Who the hell do you think you are to take the phone away from Bella when I'm talking to her! Did they have manners at all in 1918? Christ, give the phone back to Bella, now!" I turned my head the opposite direction and looked out the window, trying to avoid this tense conversation.
"She doesn't want to speak to you right now; she's hurt because of whatever you did." Edward's voice was calm, and it sent shivers down my spine.
"Me? Me? I didn't even see her! It was S- never mined…" Jacob trailed off, and I instinctively leaned closer to Edward to hear what Jake would say next, maybe what both of them would say.
But why didn't Jacob just tell Edward that he imprinted? What was stopping him? My head started to hurt from the millions of scenarios running through my mind.
"Then why is she so upset right now if you didn't see her?" Edward was pressing the issue and I definitely did not want to talk about it, nor let Edward see how it affected me so.
"It's none of your business, leech!" Jacob was yelling again. I wondered on when he was going to get here, and what would follow after that. Would Jacob and Edward get into a fight? I hope not.
"It most certainly is my business if it involves the pain of my fiancé." Again with the creepy calm voice. It was starting to bug me.
"Listen, bloodsucker, I'm going to be there in five minutes so just hang up the phone or give it back to Bella. I don't care, either way I'm going to talk to Bella, alone, and if you're still there with her, I'm dragging her across the border line so you can't touch her. Kapeesh?" I stared at Edward as his hand tightened around my phone causing the sound of it to crack.
"Edward, my phone!" I whispered through gritted teeth. He flashed his face to me, his face hard, but it softened after a moment of looking at me.
"Good-bye, Jacob." Edward had snapped the phone shut before I could even protest. Frustrated, I roughly pushed my door open and stepped out, slamming the door behind me.
The border line was just ten feet and I started to walk towards it until a cold hand gripped my upper arm tightly. I jerked to a stop, turning around to see Edward with a pained expression.
"Bella!" Jacob's booming voice sounded far off distant as I turned back around to see him. His silhouette was ghostly as his blurred figure ran towards me.
"Jake," I whispered, involuntarily reaching out to him with my free hand. Edward's hold on my arm tightened a little too tightly, and I winced. This did not go unnoticed by Jacob.
He stopped just a step away from the treaty line, crouched down, lips pulled back into a snarl and his eyes completely dark that I had to narrow my eyes to check if this man in front of me was in fact, Jacob.
"Get your hands off of her, bloodsucker." He growled when Edward's hand tightened. I whimpered, because his hold was beginning to become too rough.
"Edward, please…that hurts." Tears came to my eyes. Edward had never hurt me like this before. I was certain there would be bruises.
"Let her go!" Jacob roared. The hold on my arm vanished and I winced as the blood started to flow again. Looking down, I got confirmation that there would be bruises, because Edward's hand left throbbing red fingerprints.
"Bella, I'm so sorry, love. I should have never-
Edward had started to apologize, but Jacob's deep and gruff voice interrupted him. "Do you see what you did? Look at that! She's going to have bruises because of you!" I couldn't bring myself to be mad at Jacob for his brutal honesty.
I let my head swoop low; trying to hide myself from this confrontation that I knew would end badly.
"Bells…" The complete U-turn of Jacob's tone made my head snap up and stare at him. Could he still think of me as his Bells? No, Bella, you're not his! I cursed myself internally for even thinking it. Jacob had imprinted, it was clear as day when Sarah vented at me about it.
The mask Jacob had adorned when he had phased disappeared and I was met with the young vulnerability of his tortured expression. It made me hurt to look at, because his hurt would and always be my hurt. Imprint or not.
This time, when I stepped forward, Edward did not restrain me. Jacob looked at me with glassy eyes as I moved towards him, in what seemed like slow motion to me. Time slowing as it always had in these intense moments with my personal sun, Jacob. It was just us, no imprint could change our connection, just lessen the status of it; in love, to friendly love.
My heart dropped as I realized it. Why did I feel this way about him? Isn't this what I had always wanted for me and Jake; to just have that brotherly and sisterly love, not the love where you wanted to kiss each other every second?
One more step and I would be in his arms. I could almost see the imaginary treaty line on the road, as if it was a door step into another world. In a way it was, there were two sides of me; one that belonged to Jacob and the other that belonged to Edward.
I took a deep breath, and stepped forward once more, entering the Jacob and Bella world.