Jacob Black was absolutely certain that he would never imprint. His friends, they had just been lucky - blessed - whereas he was cursed. It was true, it had to be. He was cursed with a heavy heart that no one would be able to lift - no one, except one.
Bella Swan.
Isabella Swan. The last time he called her Isabella though must have been before she moved away, before they had grown up, when they were just kids and he had no idea that he would ever fall in love with his father's best friend's daughter.
They weren't kids anymore though. No, not anymore. He could pin point the exact day he had grown up, it was the day he found out he was a werewolf, the day he almost lost Bella. Now she really was gone though. She had chosen and it hadn't been him. It had been Edward and his heart was a raging storm. He felt like everything inside him was being ripped up, pulled apart and there's nothing he could do about it.
It had been 6 months since he had left Forks. 6 months since he had seen his father, his friends, his pack, his -- no -- not his -- just Bella. She must be turned by now, must be a vampire. The thought caused his throat to swell, his heart to ache.
Sitting back on his haunches he tilted his head back and let out a pained howl. He hadn't been human since then either. He didn't ever want to be again.
Closing his eyes he let his head remained facing the sky before turning to the forest and freezing.
There was a girl. She wasn't very tall, about 5'4, with long wavy red hair and bright blue eyes. She was looking at him with a mix of fear and wonder on her face. She was beautiful and she was frozen in time and space much like him.
Maybe he was wrong because as the world turned he was sure he had just imprinted.
And then she ran.
This was a bad idea.
And she knew it was a bad idea. She was positive it was a bad idea as she stepped over a puddle and crossed the road to the edge of the woods. It was silly, she decided, quite silly but she was curious and she was no chicken. Looking back over her shoulder at her little blue volkswagon one last time, she sighed "I'll be back." she promised her car because she needed something to promise.
She might get lost but she didn't care. Lily had grown up in Luxburg all her life. Born and raised and her best friend conveinently lived right next door.
James, his name was James and he was very much an adventurer. Today he had insisted that she only was one because she had him to rely on but she'd show him. She would.
Which was why she was here, pushing past the outskirts of the forest that surrounded the town and into the deeper more wild portions. What's the worse that could happen? She reasoned, suddenly remembering the horror movie she had watched a few nights ago with James. Her stomach turned, her throat closed and she took a deep breath.
"It's alright Lily" she said softly, pushing branches aside and continuing along. "You'll be fine, you will." she insisted softly. "Just gotta do this, nothing scary." she continued, pep talking her along the very first steps of this.
Walking along, she jumped at the sound of a cricket - then an owl - then a soft rustle. The forest was peaceful during the day and somehow terrifying at night. After nearly losing her head over a rogue squirrel she decided she was being silly and trudged on.
After a while, she grew more comfortable with her surroundings and fell in step easily.
"Not tough" she grumbled under her breath with a small smile to herself, "I'm so tough." she said with a nod, pushing a few branches aside and walking into a clearing.
She knew this clearing. She'd been coming here since she and James had discovered it on her 11th birthday. It was insanely beautiful at night which she would have noticed if a howl hadn't cut her off.
There, in the middle of the clearing, was a wolf but not just any wolf a giant wolf. Seriously, huge. Like horror movie huge. Like rip down your door, tear out your throat, eat you alive huge and she was standing in the same clearing as it. Shit.
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck. Suddenly this very good idea was very bad and if she made it out of this alive she would.. oh she didn't know what she would do. Shit. Fuck. Shiiit.
Frozen where she was, she tried to formulate a plan and that's when he saw her .. and she ran.