Edward ran after the retreating figure, that was Jacob morphed back into wolf form. Edward wasn't sure what he intended to do when he caught Jacob. He just knew he had to catch up to him, to make him talk and face what just happened.
After a while of Jacob blindly running away from Edward, Jacob stopped, panting heavily, and out of breath.
"Jacob," Edward started, Jacob still panting, stopped. To give him a feral wolfish look and a small growl, to warn him to stop approaching and go away.
"Jacob, I know you're upset, but just listen."
"I don't want to talk to you." came Jacob's reply from his thoughts.
"Jacob please. I saw what you saw as well, and there is no need to be afraid, I felt it as well."
"What about Bella?" Came Jacob's snarky reply.
"Oh."
"Yes, oh." thought Jacob at Edward.
Edward had completely forgotten Bella, a feat he hadn't been able to achieve since first gazing into those deep brown eyes. Edward reflected back, something had changed in him, it wasn't that he didn't love Bella still, because he did. But it was that he now felt tied to Jacob, a need to be near and with him at all times, a deep dark animalistic need that he couldn't even fathom himself. Edward tried to convey this, but still the same as before the imprint Jacob completly misinterpreted what Edward was truly feeling. He took the silence for rejection and his moody stare as Edward choosing Bella.
"I see how it is." thought Jacob, turning and erupting into a bounding run.
Edward was once again left all alone, watching Jacob run away from him. It confused Edward greatly, didn't Jacob want them to be together, did the fact that Edward was a vampire and hundred of years old repel him, Edward felt a deep sadness, it was much easier when he was with Bella. "Speaking of Bella" Edward thought, he had to go inform her of the news they could no longer be together "he hoped she took it better than the last time."
It hurt Jacob physically to do it, but he walked away from his intended. His ears drooping and tail dragging, picking up all the dirt from the forest floor, in long brushing motions. Edward had clearly rejected him, preferring Bella as a mate instead. Jacob could get it, there was a time not so long ago when he would have preferred Bella too, but that was over now, he had imprinted on Edward. But Edward didn't imprint on him, Jacob whined, head drooping lower. Jacob just felt so very stupid, off course it wouldn't work on Edward, he was a vampire after all and not part of the Quileute magic rituals. Edward would never be able to be his intended, and he would just have to get over it, find a way to sever this tie to Edward , even if it killed them both in the process.