Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight or Jacob Black.-tear, tear- believe me, if i did, i would not spend this much time on the computer, ; )! I do though, own Kris and the plot so BAM!lol.

AN: HELLO!!! I am so happy that it finally worked, This is my first fanic, and it's taken me forever to get it on here!lol. Anyway... Just to tell you Bella does come in somewhere in this story, but not till later. (WARNING, ECLIPSE SPOILER: I know that Leah was the first, but she doesn't exist right now, lol!) A little back up, Kris has known Jake since forever, and they're like brother and sister..for now. (mwahahahaha!lol) Most of this was written pre:Eclipse, but there might be some spoilers later on. Read on!

"Kris! Come down now! Jake's here." My dad screamed up the stairs.

"Coming!" I yelled back. Jake was here. Finally. He took way too much time. We were supposed to go to first beach together today. The weather had finally cleared up. I hadn't seen Jake in almost two weeks. That was a long time, considering that we hadn't been separated since first grade when Jake had declared that all girls were icky. Even then it was barely a month before he started talking to me again. Jake was like that. He had always been forgiving, and so gentle.

I bounded down the stairs, stopping short at the last one, startled by the person standing in front of me.

"Jake?" I asked, my voice ringing with disbelief. There was Jacob Black, the boy I had known since preschool, but it was like aliens had abducted him, and made a really crappy clone. He was taller, he towered over my tall 5'11" frame, and he was huge. Long round muscles peeked out from the sleeves of his black tee shirt. His hair had been cut, his long , beautiful, silky hair, cropped sharply short. But the thing that most surprised me was his face. It was the same russet brown as mine, his dark brown, intelligent eyes the same, but it seemed as if someone had taken a chisel to his face, cutting out the soft roundness in his strong jaw. His expression was grim, almost angry. He was not the Jacob I knew, not the smiling, happy Jake I had relied on to pull me out of my darkest moods. He was different. And it scared me.

"Hi Kris." his voice was different too. Deeper, darker, huskier. Totally different from the wonderful soft voice I knew and loved.

"What's up?" I asked innocently.

"C'mon, we need to talk." His voice was grim. I solemnly followed him outside, into the yard and we sat in the grass overlooking the ocean. The gentle waves crashed upon the shore, and the sun shone belligerently through the clouds.

"What is it Jacob? What happened to you over the past few weeks? Did Sam kidnap you or something?" We had been having trouble with Sam Uley, my cousin. I used to be close to him, but in the past few weeks he had been acting really weird. He changed. Nice, calm Sam, had become someone totally strange. He had exiled himself from everyone, and not only that, but had been hanging out with my friends, people he had deemed "too immature" and "idiotic" a few years ago. He was supposed to go off to college, but he blew that off like everything else. The elders weren't even doing anything about it! When Rebecca, Jacob's sister wanted to get married instead of go to college, the council gave her heck. It was so weird. Jared, Paul, and Embry had disappeared, gone to hang out with Sam. It was only me and Jake left. Or so I thought.

"Don't joke about that. Sam's really…cool." Jacob answered defensively. My expression changed to confusion.

"Sam, Sam Uley, the same one you were getting pissed off at two weeks ago?"

"Yes, Kris. That Sam," his tone was annoyed now. Funny, it always took Jake a log time to get angry at something . I had a feeling that that was different now too. " It nothing like we thought, totally different. Completely. It has to do with-" his voice cut off, his mouth still open. It was like something was holding his voice and wasn't letting go.

"With what Jake? What?"

"I can't tell you. I can't. It won't let me." he said, his voice quiet, sad.

"You mean he won't let you. What did Sam do to you Jake?" I asked, standing up. He rose too, angry now, and he towered over me, almost blocking out the sun.

"Sam is not the bad one here Kris. How many times do I have to tell you this?" He was shaking as he said this, his arms were shaking violently, and a huge shudder ripped through him. His face twisted in concentration, like he was concentrating on not getting too upset. Something inside me warned me, an alarm going off in my head. It would not be good if Jake got too angry. I didn't understand why, but I knew that something was going to.

"Calm down Jake, it's okay. I'm sorry." My tone grew soft, soothing. His breathing slowed, and he took deep breaths, the shaking finally stopping. We sat back down, and I looked at him for a long, hard moment, while he stared out at the ocean. Suddenly he faced me.

"You know what gets me the most angry about this whole thing?" he asked.

"What?"

"That I can't even warn you, that I can't even tell you about it. Prepare you. Cuz' it's going to happen to you too. An d I can't do anything to stop it." his voice was uncharacteristically sad.

"Warn me about what Jake? Warn me about what?" My voice was frantic. He was trying to tell me something. What was he trying to say?

"I can't tell you. I want you to do something for me now."

"Anything."

"Stay calm. Don't get overexcited, don't get angry. Try to hold off as much as possible. Please, for me." It was a strange request. I had no idea why he had asked, but he had. I nodded fervently, and he stood up and walked back to the house. A strange feeling had come over me. Something didn't feel right. I didn't feel sick, just strange.

When we got to the door I swayed a little bit, feeling dizzy. Jake steadied me, his hand radiating with warmth.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine." I answered weakly. Jake pressed his hot hand to my forehead. His brow creased with worry, and panic.

"No, not this soon, it can't be." He murmured underneath his breath.

"What?" I asked.

"Nothing." he replied quickly, "It's just I have to go now. Bye." He started to walk away and then turned around quickly. "Stay calm, please." And then he ran off into the forest.

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