Only Time Will Tell

Chapter 1

Four weeks

That's how long it's been since Jacob imprinted on Edward. It couldn't have happen at a worse time. Edward had just come back after Bella went after him in Italy where he was doing God knows what. The two of them had gotten into a heated argument about Bella in the woods. Edward had lost his cool and pushed Jacob into the air. He had turned in the heat of the moment. Completely prepared to rip that bastard apart. So fed up with everything he'd gone through because of him.

That is until they locked eyes and every thing changed. Jacob's entire world was turned upside down. Suddenly the man that was once the bane of his existence was the only thing worth existing for. It had all been to much and over whelming. Jacob could tell from the shocked look on Edward's face that he quickly had put together what happen through his thoughts. But what made Jacob's head spin even more in the moment was the weird look on Edward face after the brief moment of shocked. He seemed almost like he.... expected this. But that's impossible. So Jacob had completely overlooked it in the moment deciding to focus more on his currently collapsing world. He had taken off immediately after that needing the time alone as much as his instincts were now telling him otherwise.

It had taken only a couple of days later for Jacob to decide to seek out Edward after that. The need for his imprint having eaten at him for every waking moment since then. It didn't help that his pack was aware he had imprinted on someone, Jacob was unable to hide that from them, but they didn't exactly know who. And apparently Jacob had taken his bad mood at being apart from his imprint out on the others.

So much so they had even stopped demanding to know who it was and instead just kept trying to force Jacob to go see them so he can stop being such an asshole all the time. They were a big part of why he managed to build the courage to see Edward. Especially when Sam had all but forced Jacob to go to his imprint once he lost his appetite and started getting weaker. The final straw being when he began to show signs of sickness.

So with the promise that Sam would keep everyone from the pack from shifting while Jacob shifted and went off to see his imprint Jacob started off in the forest towards the Cullen's home.

Jacob had been surprised to see a worried Edward waiting at the boarder for him. Jacob had been even more surprised to learn that Edward had apparently been waiting there since Jacob had run off to begin with, right after dropping Bella off home. Jacob couldn't fathom why Edward would ever care that much for him when he had never been anything but cold and down right cruel to the other. Edward hearing thoughts had explained that he knew from Jacob's occasional thoughts in the past that the imprint would probably kill Jacob if they were apart for too long but understood that he couldn't cross the boarder to talk some sense into Jacob so he figured in case Jacob wouldn't be able to make it all the way to Edward if he pushed himself too hard he wanted to be as close as possible. Jacob couldn't remember ever thinking about imprints around Edward enough for him to get that information but that wasn't his concern in that moment.

Jacob was too surprised at this consideration. It's not like the imprint works both ways. Edward's feelings for him shouldn't have changed at all and if that was the case he should have been happy that he could kill Jacob without ever having to lift a finger.

"I don't want you to die Jacob." Edward had said when he heard Jacob's thoughts his face contorted in pain at even the suggestion.

Even though Jacob couldn't understand that he accepted it as truth because he doesn't think Edward could have ever faked the raw emotion he had shown when he said that.

After that Jacob had explain that he needed to be something for Edward. Anything that he could possibly give him. Rather that be a friend, brother, or a guardian. When that was all Jacob had suggested Edward had given a confused look.