It was silent for a long while, everyone taking in what Jacob said and deliberating on their answer. It was tense, everyone was high strung. Esme broke the silence coming up to Jacob and hugging him. "Welcome to the family Jacob." Everyone released the breath they were holding, as Jacob let go of Edwards hand, laughing, swinging Esme around in a circle.
"Welcome to the family bro." said Emmet clasping Jacob by the hand then envloping him in a bear hug.
"Thanks Emmet." said Jacob regaining his breathe. Next Carlisle walked up, shaking Jacobs hand, welcoming him to the family. Jasper did the same.
"C'mon Alice." Said Jasper "Welcome Jacob to the family." Alice just humphed walking off. Emmet looked around searching, but Rosalie had already walked off as well.
"Can't win them all eh? Jakey. "said Emmet to Jacob. Jacob just grinned, trying to look happy with all this but just really wanting to go somewhere with Edward, creeped out with all this vampireness for the day, it was a lot to take in and it was all starting to take its toll.
"If you don't mind I think we shall be retiring for the night, Jacob needs to rest" said Edward excusing himself from his family, reading Jacob's thoughts. Edward walked into the house slowing his pace for Jacob, who was still slowly healing. Too painful and too slow, Jacob just gave up. Turning into a wolf, gaining disaproving looks from all the Cullen's, except Edward who was used to Jacob turning wolf by now. Jacob didn't care, it was enough arguing for today, he just went to Edwards room colapsing on the bed morphing to human and sleeping. Before he fully blacked out Jacob heard raised from bellow, another argument breaking out between Edward and his family.
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"Morning." said Edward, Jacob slowly waking up, roused by the sound of his lover's voice.
"Morning." said Jacob, sleep blurred, turning over.
"I see you've healed up nicely." said Edward indicating to Jacobs side, which was no longer torn and bloody but replaced with entirely new gleaming skin.
"So I have." said Jacob, leaning in, morning desire running through his veins. Just as Edward was positioned over Jacob, and they were about to kiss, Esme burst in. Edward groaned "Don't you knock Mom?" Edward voiced, embarrassed and annoyed at almost being caught by his mother figure, about to engage in sexual activities.
"Sorry dear." replied Esme apologising, "I just want to say breakfast is ready for you Jacob. As a way of apologising for everyones rude behaviour yesterday."
"Um, thanks Mrs. Cullen." said Jacob, not really hungry yet, but not willing to offend the one Cullen who had been constantly nice and accepting of Jacob.
"Call me Mom." said Esme, accepting the fact that Jacob was going to be around for a long time yet.
"Thanks... Mom." said Jacob unsure, the word sounding foreign in his mouth, as his mother had died a long time ago.
"Breakfast in T minus 5 minutes." said Esme backing out of the room.
"I guess we better go down then." said Jacob, disappointed at having to put a hold on their morning activities.
"Indeed." replied Edward equally disappointed "I wish we didn't though."
"Yeah." agreed Jacob, getting up and putting on the clothes Edward had acquired for him in the time that he was sleeping.
Edward turned over, hiding his face in the pillow as to not risk getting aroused by Jacob's naked form climbing out of bed and getting dressed, though it didn't help the vivid images that had snuck into Edward's brain.
"Ready?" said Jacob poking Edward side, startling him out of his imagining's where he was doing something unmentionable with Jacob that involved maple syrup, and a whole lot of stickiness. Edward hid his face in the pillow again, trying to still his raging desire.
"No," came Edwards muffled reply "Defiantly not."
"C'mon." said Jacob grabbing Edwards hand kissing him on the side of the face innocently, which immediately led to some not so innocent kissing, when their hormones took over. Edward pulled Jacob closer to him on the bed, almost ripping Jacobs clothes off with his bare teeth, needing to quickly get what he desired before they had to go downstairs for breakfast. Edward almost had Jacobs pants off when a shout arouse from down stares, startling them both, making them freeze in whatever position they were in.
"Breakfast is ready boys." Edward let go of Jacob, crashing back onto the bed groaning "Why is life so unfair? Just 5 minutes, 5 minutes is all I ask, is that too much to ask? That I can get 5 minutes alone with my boyfriend, so we can ravage each other into mindless stupors of satisfied bodies."
"C'mon big boy, up and atom." said Jacob grabbing Edwards hand dragging him up, from the ruined bed, which he had managed to splinter when he fell back, slapping his ass "I'm starving."
Jacob led the way down the stairs. He stopped in the doorway, weirded out, causing Edward to crash into him "Sorry." Jacob thought, unwilling to break the silence. All the Cullen's were staring at him, sitting stock still, not moving or even breathing "This is so fucking creepy." Jacob thought. He felt like going up to them, shaking life into them, yelling at them to move, to stop staring at him judgingly. But Jacob just sucked it up, taking it like a man and walking around to the other side of a table, spotting an empty seat, located at the other end of the table to which Edward was situated. They followed him with their eyes, still staring; till he took a seat. They reminded him of predatory sharks, that were sometimes spotted down in la push, not even bothering to keep up the facade of humanness around him. "Awkward" Jacob said under his breath to distill some of the tension, his voice breaking mid word. He wondered if he was the main course for breakfast. Jacob glanced up as Esme walked in carrying trays of food. He let out the breath he had been holding in relief, it appeared they were eating normal food, that actually looked pretty good. Jacob dug in hungrily. Esme sat down. Jacob seeing a friendly look, tried to start small talk, to relieve the tension and staring. Glancing down the table he wished Edward had sat next to him.
'This is really great Mrs Cullen." complemented Jacob.
"Thanks," she replied " I saw it on the morning show and always wanted to cook it for someone, but Bella didn't eat here enough for me to try" everyone stiffened at her name."and we as vampires usually don't eat, so I'm glad to have someone around who can appreciate my cooking. I'll have to start cooking regularly now that you are staying here all the time."
"Thanks Mrs. Cullen, but it's too much trouble to go to for me. I can just go out and buy some food at a restaurant or something."
"I told you to call me Mom, and it's no trouble, I love to cook."
"What!" Rosalie interjected, jumping up, seat crashing to the ground, angry expression on her face, hands on her hips. "Wolf boy is not staying here full time. This is too much!"
"Sit down Rosalie, you're embarrassing yourself." Esme sternly told her.
Rosalie looked around, trying to find an ally in her crusade, but Alice was looking down caught up in her own thoughts. Rosalie realised she had no allies on this. She humphed, tossed her blonde hair, admitting defeat and picking up her chair, crossing her arms childishly and sat down once again.
"Honestly Rosalie, stop being so childish." Rosalie just ignored Esme, sulking to herself.
"Im done, so I shall be leaving now." Jacob said awkwardly getting up.
"Jacob wait." said Edward, calling and running after the retreating wolf, speaking up for the first time since he had walked in the room.
"Now look what you've done." scolded Esme "You've chased Jacob off. You all better choose whats more important to you all, you're prejudge against Jacob or your brother Edward."
"Hey! What did we do." Alice exclaimed annoyed, being a spokesperson for the rest of the family.
"You weren't exactly welcoming." Edward said walking back into the room "You all treated him as he was riddled with fleas."
Alice whispered under her breath, "He probably is."
Esme heard it but Edward didn't, earning Alice a scolding look from Esme.
"I'm going after Jacob in case he gets almost killed again by Sam, and by the time I get back, you all better be more welcoming to Jacob. He's part of this family now too and I want you to start treating him that way.
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Edward searched for Jacob but to no avail, he had covered up his tracks well not wanting to be found. Edward was annoyed, so to release his anger he started smashing rocks cracking them into small pieces. Like his life the pieces of rock also fractured, breaking into little pieces.
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Carsile sighed hearing the bang of rocks and crashing coming in from outside "Edward isn't dealing with this too well is he."
"No," said Esme "Ever since this imprinting business started Edward has changed, but not for the better it seems. But all we can do is support him in his life choices."
"Yes, I do see that we must accept Jacob as one of our own. I just wish the rest of the family would see that too."
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"Jacob!" Alice exclaimed "What are you doing here?"
"Me? I was here first, what are you doing here?"
"I can leave."
"No. Stay. I'm just hiding out here, trying to clear my head." Alice sat down on the ground a few meters away from Jacob.
"I don't get it." Jacob told Alice "Why don't you and your family like me? What have I done to make you and your family hate me so much?"
Alice sighed seeing genuine pain in his eyes from being rejected from his pack, and now this new family.
"Its not what you've done, its who you are. You're a wolf, we are predisposed to hate your kind."
"Bullshit!"
"Excuse me?"
"I call bullshit! 'predisposed to hate my kind' what utter crap. We are 'pre-disposed' to kill your kind, but you are neither dead nor maimed right now. We are not animals Alice." Alice coughed to cover her laughs, "We can resist our nature."
"Well you couldn't resist stealing Edward away from us."
There it was, the reason for Alice's hatred, They all thought he was trying to take Edward away from them. "I'm not trying to steal Edward away." Jacob assured.
"How would I know? Your future is entirely hidden from me. You could both die in the next hour and Ill would be powerless to stop it." Divulged Alice, growing upset taking unnecessarily quick breathes, trying not to cry from this truthful omission.
"Come here, let me try something."
"What?" Alice sniffled.
"Here, take my hands in yours."
"Jacob this is weird."
"Just go with it." Alice still eyed him suspiciously "Now focus. Imagine you are a wolf running through the fields, the feel of wind through your fur, you senses sharpened, your powerful paws hitting the earth, just barely touching you are running so fast. Be the wolf Alice, what do you see?"
"Jacob -"
"What do you see?"
"Alrighht." said Alice going along with it to please Jacob.
"I see grass, long grass."
"What else?"
"Jacob this is stupid."
"What else do you see Alice?"
"Okay to my left is some trees, a lot of trees, its...a forrest, yes a forrest!"
"Go on."
"Okay, I'm looking up at the sky now, the sky is blue, no not blue; purple. Yeah the sky's purple. Over there, the other side of the field. Yes, whats that...that's...Edward. He's running towards me. No wait...he's running towards , he's running towards you. You've reached each other, he's giving you a welcome kiss. Wait...l...whats that...he's.. he's got someone with him...a child. Oh Jacob, she looks just like you." suddenly the vision cut off "Jacob thank-you that was amazing." said Alice teary eyed "Sorry for being so bitchy towards you before."
Jacob laughed joyously "You're forgiven sister, now lets find the others."
Laughing, walking side by side, Alice and Jacob walked out of the alcove, arm in arm, cracking jokes and bonding. Edward spotted them about to walk over, he paused, noticing Alice and Jacob were actually bonding so he quietly retreated, leaving them for the moment. He was happy that his sister was at last being nice to his boyfriend.
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"I see your tone has changed." noticed Jasper hugging Alice "Well I got my head out from my ass and I saw what a great guy Jake is."
"Nickname basis, this is a good sign." smiled Jasper.
"Oh shut up Jaspie." said Alice teasingly pushing him, resulting in a game of chassy, ending in them rolling around making out passionately, Jasper happy that Alice was happy once again.
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"What put you in such a good mood?" Asked Edward approaching the grinning Jacob, the sun setting in the distance lighting Jacob up from behind like he was made put of sunlight himself, rather than just sitting in it.
"Oh nothing, other than I realised Alice is not such a bitch after all."
"That's great news." conversed Edward "I knew she would come around eventually."
"Yeah, now I can live here in peace. If thats still what you want."
"Of course, I couldn't bear to have you anywhere else. I think I would go partially crazy if you left me." Edward laughed it off as a joke, though he wasn't joking at all.
The sun was setting more now, dusk settling in, a magical feel to the air. The hour that was full of possibilities and hope. The time of twilight peace, desire and lust. A blanket of magic that covered the earth bringing lovers closer together.
Jacob kissed Edward the last rays of sun lighting up their faces.
"I couldn't bear to be anywhere else either." said Jacob mapping out Edwards face, tracing all the unnaturally perfect lines. Jacob realised Edward was beautiful, but that's not what he liked about him so much. Jacob thought its was Edwards soul that was beautiful, not that he believed in any of that stuff, but if he did he would say Edward had a beautiful soul.
Edward read Jacob thoughts, "I think you have a beautiful soul too you know."
Jacob blushed "Thanks." he stumbled out.
"I mean it."
"I know, its just hard to think of something to say to that."
"You thought it first."
Jacob blushed again, heart racing, mouth growing dry.
Edward leaned in, slowly kissing Jacob, tracing his own lines on Jacobs face. As the moments passed and the sky got darker, their passion grew more intense. Till with a deepening of the kiss they gave in, removing clothes, blindly finding their way to Edwards bedroom, feeling like teenagers once again who were sneaking into the house at midnight. They fell onto Edwards bed, clothes but all removed now, making more shambles out of the already broken bed. As the moon rose and the stars came out, vampire and ware-wolf were blissfully unaware of the danger that was coming. Wrapped up around each other caught up in there own desires of passion, sharing heat and so much more, a union of love and happiness born out of lust and desire. But at this very moment a message was being sent to the Volturi, a message that would ruin everything.