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Also big thankies to my beta Rebekka, who constantly calls me a lazy bum, but still puts up with my n00b-ness in Twilight fanfiction.

(recap:

Her golden eyes sparkled as she stood up. “Good. Now that that's out of the way, how would you like to see the present that Alice and I got for you?” She asked me quickly.

“Present? For me?” )

I was beyond words. This was totally unbelievable. At first when Rosalie mentioned she and Alice had gotten me a present I thought it would be something small and sentimental like a bracelet, or a necklace, but when she led me directly to the garage I began to grow suspicious.

My jaw instantly hit the floor when I saw a shiny new black 2008 BMW Z4 with a red bow on top. “Are you serious? Or are you just messing with me?!” I exclaimed, unable to move from my stiff position in the doorway.

Rosalie laughed and strolled gracefully over to the sports car. “Well, I remembered how you said you were into mechanics, and you seemed pretty into my car so...” She trailed off as she extended her slender arm over to the door and opened it.

At this point, I was still trying to retrieve the bottom half of my jaw from the floor. This was way to good to be true.

Unexpectedly, Rosalie's cell phone rang loudly, bringing reality back into the scene. She looked worried, as she spoke on the phone, nodding briefly before she hung up. Seeming to be contemplating something, Rosalie looked around aimlessly for who knows what before her eyes finally landed on my form in the doorway. In haste, she grabbed my arm without explanation and pushed me into her car. Obviously in some rush she began speeding out of the driveway before I had even completely closed my door. “What's going on?” I questioned, feeling out of the loop. It was obvious something was amiss by the way Rosalie was acting.

Rosalie's gaze never left the road as she hit the 100 mph speed mark. “That was Alice who just called me. Emmett has picked up a trail and two different scents.” she paused for a moment, as if pondering whether or not to tell me something, but then continued, “They both think that it's another new vampire that he's recruited.”

When those last words left Rosalie's lips, my chest tightened and I instantly felt sick. “S-so they've found him?” I mumbled. I didn't expect them to find him so quickly, or at all for that matter.

For a split second, the blonde gave me a look of sympathy. “I know you're a bit upset about this, but we really need you to help us.” Rosalie looked bitter for a moment. “Because of a certain someone, we've been left shorthanded.”

“Wow. This Bella chick must be really important.” I muttered.

The rest of the ride was quiet, as a feeling of anxiousness hung heavily in the air. It seemed like hours, but in truth it was only a couple of minutes until Rosalie pulled to the side of the road. She quickly stepped gracefully out of the car and I awkwardly stumbled my way onto the road to follow her.

“We're going to have to continue on foot,” she warned, gazing into the deep, thick forest. Warily, I stared at the menacing green mass of trees, moss, and vines.

“Um, I can't run too well...” I confessed, “And how the heck do we know where we're going?” I was confused. Becuase of our rapid exit, Rosalie hadn't bought a map, or any other supplies for that matter.

She looked at me like I was crazy. “Have you forgotten that you and I are vampires?” I looked at her blankly. Her eyes rolled and she pointed to her nose. “Enhanced smell, and speed.” She explain matter-of-factly.

“Oh.” I stated felling stupid. Then at that moment I remembered the conversation I had with Carlisle about the special abilities that most vampires possessed.

“Ok, do you think you're up to running?” she questioned, her gaze still fixed on the mass of trees.

“Y-yeah...I think so.” Suddenly it felt like a giant piece of lead had dropped into my stomach. I could sense HIM nearby.

Without warning she took off into the forest, leaving me standing out in the road. Oh my God! She was fast!

Nervously, I set off after Rosalie, focusing all my energy into keeping up with her. Surprisingly, the ground sped from under me, and I could see the back of Rosalie's flitting figure in the near distance. Still, it took me every ounce of focus I had to keep up with her.

We ran for about fifteen minutes. I couldn't determine how many miles we traveled in all because of the fast pace at which we were traveling.

Rosalie slowed down to a halt in front of a large clearing in the forest. I could sense people; at least two or three, and a very familiar scent that I couldn't quite place. When we approached the clearance I noticed Alice, Emmett, and wait-- that can't be right. Instantly I was filled with joy, and slight worry at the sight of the other person.

'This is not good at all.' I thought as I ran my hand through my hair in frustration. Earlier I had gotten a call from Sam telling me to meet him at the Quilete borders. No explanation; just a command.

I hoped it wasn't anything serious, but I knew it probably was. Even I had to admit that I have been a bit absent from the rest of the pack, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were a little suspicious of me.

I was going to take my car, but then I remembered that I promised Seth he could use it for his driving lessons, so instead I ran the whole way. It wasn't like I minded anyways. Running always made me feel strong, and powerful. I loved the rush it gave me.

As I approached the border, I could feel my heart start to race just a bit. I could smell Sam in the near distance, and to my dismay a pair of bloodsuckers. Now I really was starting to get worried. Had something happened?

I raced forward even faster, but was soon drawn to a halt by Sam's raised arm. “Jacob! Hold up!” He exclaimed.

Bewildered, I skidded to a stop, only five feet away from the leech called 'Emmett'. Right next to him was the smaller bloodsucker, 'Alice'. I glared at both of them. “What are they doing here?” I questioned Sam with as much venom as I could muster. I had to stagger my breathing becuase of the sickly smell wafting from the two monsters beside me.

His gaze grew hard. “It seems that your little friend that you rescued a little while ago brought some company,” he spat at the ground, “And supposedly they're around this area.” Sam glared at me as I stepped back a bit.

Involuntarily I flinched. Now I was definitely in some deep shit. I wanted to yell at Sam, scream in his face and tell him that he didn't understand. It wasn't my fault. If it weren't for Vera none of this would have happened. I was about to continue my inward rant when more scents drifted into the area. More vampires.

However, this time one of the scents stood out among the others. It was Vera. “Crap.” I mumbled as I saw her and the other blonde vampire emerge from the forest. Her face showed a look of confusion at first, but was then replaced with happy recognition. She smiled widely and waved at me, but instead of returning the gesture I turned my head towards Sam's direction to see his reaction. Sam's head was bowed, his face hidden in a shadow. This was not good.

“Jake!” she yelled out, coming to a stop in front of the other bloodsuckers. I just stared at her. It was too hard to bring myself to speak to her in front of Sam.”Jake, what's up?” she asked, looking seemingly happy to see me. Her reddish gold eyes shined brightly as she looked up at me.

All I could manage to grind out was a barely audible “'Sup.”

I didn't have to worry about making conversation for too long because Sam soon spoke up. “Now that we're all here, it's time to discuss what we're going to do about this situation.” He looked directly at Vera, not in hate or disgust, but in curiosity and fascination.

“Yes,” said the the small Cullen, “Vera, you play a very important role in this. The vampire that turned you is trying to find you and he's recruited another vampire. We need you to talk to him.” she said emphasizing every word. It looked as if she was going to say more, but the blonde vampire cut her off. “They're here.” she stated grimly through clenched teeth.

“Wait! I'm still lost! What am I--” Vera was abruptly cut off by the tackling of some unearthly creature. Instantaneously, I transformed, ripping my pants into shreds. Not soon after Sam followed.

The vampire's stench burned my nose as he moved with supernatural speed, followed by another bloodsucker. The thing that followed him was female, and her scent was even worse than his. They both smelled strongly of human blood, which made me grimace even more. I was filled with intense anger as I was him drag Vera along with him. Poor Vera. She was overwhelmed with shock as she tried fruitlessly to fight back and break free. I could see the Cullens chasing after the second bloodsucker in my peripheral vision, having the same luck as I was.

I growled ferociously, making a lunge towards the vampire's head. His eyes were crimson red, the sign that he had been feasting upon human lives, and his skin was pasty and tinted with dried blood.

He skillfully dodged my attack, putting Vera in a choke hold. If she was human she would was been long dead, crushed under the fingers of her captor. I could see her violently moving about, kicking her legs and digging her fingers into the arms of the man dragging her about. Finally she twisted her way out of his hold on her, the process making his arm emit a disgusting 'crunch' noise.

Out of nowhere Sam sprung up behind the vampire, sinking his canine teeth into the distracted bloodsucker's arm. He screamed, but I couldn't tell if it was from the fact that Vera had gotten away, or from the limb that Sam had roughly ripped off. He glared at Sam with his hellish eyes, looking as if he was going to attack, but instead ran in the opposite direction.

'I'm going to trail after him.' Sam thought to me telepathically.

I nodded, and turned my attention back to the shaking Vera, and the other three Cullens, who seemed to have captured the female vampire. Quickly I bounded in their direction, with Vera trailing behind me.

The bigger vampire 'Emmett' and the blonde one 'Rosalie' were just barely able to keep the screaming female bloodsucker under control. She screamed over and over, “Michael! Michael come back! Help me!” She kicked even more fiercely screaming even louder for 'Michael'. The two vampires holding her gave her a rough shake, while the third one spoke calmly. “He's not coming back for you.” the captive female glared at Alice.

“He will. He promised. He said he loved me.” She spat out. I could see her crimson eyes blazing with fury, but they also showed hopelessness as 'Micheal' ran farther and farther away.

Alice nodded and looked at her. “You've only recently been turned haven't you?” The girl didn't answer, but still held her glare on Alice. “Do you know anyone else he's turned?” again, no response. Alice pointed to Vera, “Do you know why he wanted to get her?” the seemingly innocent question produced a flinch as she looked in the direction of Alice's pointing finger.

Vera was visibly shaken by the whole experience, and was only able to stand there with a blank look on her face.

“I don't know.” the captive leech spoke, not bothering to mask the venom in her voice, “Michael said it didn't matter.” She suddenly kicked Rosalie in the mid-section causing her to double over, she tried to run, but was still trapped by Emmett who was definitely not letting go.

Alice paid no attention to the fact that she was trying to escape, and only spoke with a calmer tone. “I'm sorry that you're unwilling to cooperate with us.” she then looked at Emmett and spoke quickly. “I want you to meet up with Carlisle and see what he wants to do with her.” the big vampire gave a quick nod and set off with Rosalie behind him, both sharing the weight of the female they held captive.

Then she addressed me, “I'm going to take Vera with me to Edward's. You can came if you like.” she paused, and stared at me, but instead of speaking to me again she gently grabbed Vera's arm and sped off in the direction of the Swan household.

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