Thanx for the reviews b/c it made me want to upload. This is the sequel to Year of the Animal and you should probably read that before this.

P.S. Sorry I had to delete this because the document was acting weird. I do not own anything, SM does. I only own the characters and storylines I created; No Copyright infringement intended.

Heartbreak Warfare

(Jacob's Eclipse)

Say Something

It seemed like an everyday occurrence that I somewhat tolerate: Billy would come to me with a letter like a kid bind to too many people and I would put up a fuss. Then I would eventually write back to Bella and tell her nothing had changed over the course of a month. Well some things had changed.

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As she tugged on Edward he continued to stare at me like I would suddenly charge at Bella. Idiot. A bitter scowl on my face, I didn't even notice the sprinkles of rain that dried as soon at it hit my skin but my damp head of hair as I turned towards the end of the forest. My feet continued to lead me away until it dawned on me where I was going. My bare feet against the cool cobble that led to the door, my knuckle didn't even get a chance to graze the door before it opened.

"Ah Jake," she whispered before grabbing my arm and leading me in. Her grip was firm, tighter than that of anyone I knew. But I couldn't muster the energy to look up any further than my feet. She had really chosen him.

The sudden gust of wind welcoming itself into her bedroom, my body stiffened, my senses wanted to lunge but my mind felt differently.

"Joss?" I asked as my head shot up, my face a look of confusion.

"Jake I…," she mumbled. "I didn't choose this."

But none of that seemed to matter, what she'd become or what my feelings were. It was like staring into the sun after being in the dark for most of your life. Like a blind man that saw the sun for the first time. It was the first time ever I saw her face. Or at least it was like I'd never seen her before.

"Oh no," she whispered. "It's not me."

"I'm not sorry it's you…Just give it a chance. I can't control this."

"Jake…I think you should go."

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Being 0-2 wasn't exactly something to proud of and being out of two female friends I grew up with made it hurt even more.

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Bella,

I don't know why you're making Charlie carry notes to Billy like we're in second grade – if I wanted to talk to you I would answer the

You made the choice here, okay? You can't have it both ways when

What part of 'mortal enemies' is too complicated for you to

Look, I know I'm being a jerk, but there's just no way around

We can't be friends when you're spending all your time with a bunch of

It just makes it worse when I think about you, so don't write anymore

Yeah, I'm sorry but we can't go back to they we use to be. I have to move on, things haven't changed. Sorry.

Jacob

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"Hey dad you can give this to Charlie to give to Bella," I said lifting the paper above my head as my eyes stayed glued to the television.

"Alright, do you think this is the last one?" asked Billy.

"Definitely not," I replied.

"Great. Wait have you finished your homework?"

"Yup," I replied as a commercial Joss and I enjoyed came on. It was a Halloween commercial where the two kids came back to the same door. The woman of the house asked if they'd already came to the house and the girl lied but the boy told the truth only to be scolded by the young girl. So he backpedaled and said no to please her, making the woman who gave them the candy previously laugh. She eventually caved and gave them candy, again. The boy reminded me of myself, I too was a lot smaller than Joss when were 5 years old. Joss…I wonder what she's doing?

"Oh before I forget, Sam wants to speak to you," said Billy.

"Why?"

"Heck if I know. Maybe it'll help you get your mind off of the gals in your life."

"I doubt it."

"Oh goodness Jake, go see the man."

Knocking impatiently at the door Emily flung it open, smiling her smile that would brighten your day.

"Hey Em, Sam wanted to speak to me?"

"Yes he's in the kitchen," she replied, sauntering happily in that direction. Sam flipping over a cookie in a white apron wrapped around his waist turned, nodding his head in my direction.

"Jacob, want a cookie?" he asked.

"Um, what-"

"Oatmeal raisin, the soft kind," he answered.

"That's Joss's favorite," I whispered.

"Joss…sounds familiar," asked Sam.

"You've met a couple of times."

"I knew it," said Sam as he slid his hands down his apron.

"What?"

"You imprinted. Is that why you haven't phased lately?"

"…Yeah, I just…I don't know."

"Sick, huh?"

"She doesn't want to be bothered."

"Last time you saw her. Run with us tonight, stop by."
"I don't know."

"Jake you're all mopey without her and I know the feeling. It hurts."

"…Tonight?" I asked.

"Tonight," answered Sam.

"So is that why you called me here?"

"Yup," answered Sam, taking a bite out of the cookie.
"Alright now give me some cookies."

Joss's POV

I wonder what he's doing? …If he was shirtless for the reason I think? Why did he smell so weird though? WHY ARE YOU LAYING ACROSS YOUR BED THINKING ABOUT HIM?

"Mom!" I called downstairs, knowing I didn't have to yell. But all that fell was silence. "Oh yeah, she left. Like she or my father had to work, all the money their sitting on."

The last couple of weeks had been one of revelations. My parents weren't who they said they were. They had been lying to me since I was born. They weren't even…And now I'm not…Why would Jake have these feelings for me? I'm a monster.

Bella's POV

As the dust settled, Edward departed only to return when Charlie passed out. But I acted sad, though I truly was and escaped upstairs to my room. Lately I found myself staring out my window across to the forest, were my friend was heartbroken. The way he looked at me that evening like he was…disgusted and hurt. He was. And I knew that. But as much as I thought about starting a life with Jake the more I thought about Edward. It wasn't enough just being with Jake and I didn't know why.

My reverie was disturbed when the trees began shaking from side to side from across the road from my house. A russet paw poked from the trees, a shiny, black nose followed by a full face of russet hair and small, shapely dark brown eyes. The fur looked so soft and full with light accents of brown running down the chest and along the nose. But as I perked up to catch the wolf's eye, Jake didn't even glance in my direction. His intent stare was in the direction of the Bale residence, more so on Josslynn McQueen Bale's window and as I squirmed to see if Joss saw the wolf, Jake let out a painful, emotionally wrought howl. My window faced forward so I couldn't see Josslynn's window that emerged forward like the side of an octagon. But as soon as I spun around to see Jake he had vanished, leaving the trees swaying.

Joss's POV

"When did wolves get this close to Forks?" I asked aloud. The thud, thud, thudding of knocking at the front door intruding on my thought; flying down the steps I hurriedly flung it open.

"Bella, what are you doing here?" I asked with an oatmeal cookie half-wrapped in a napkin.

"I thought you were hurt or something."

"Why?"

"I don't, I don't know…"

"The wolf scared you didn't it?"

"Yup you got me, the wolf."

"Okay then where's Charlie?"

"He wanted me to check up on you."

"Well I'm fine, really."

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

"Mmm," I replied. I hadn't really been on the best of terms with Bella lately. After seeing Jake heartbroken and absolutely broken down, I couldn't fight the smidge of anger that grew in me when I saw Bella sometimes, complaining to me about how Jake didn't talk to her anymore.

Am I any better?

"Bella I have to go," I said as Bella continued to stand there.

"I understand," she replied, attempting to fight the disappointed look that crossed her face. But I felt it more than she knew, it was overwhelming to the point I wanted to isolate myself. As she quietly disappeared into her house, I stuffed my keys into my pocket, downed the cookie and shot off into the forest.

The wind blowing in my hair, my heart pumping vastly in my chest, the overpowering scent hooked my nostrils and it wouldn't let go. My mind had no time to process it because my body was heading full speed in the direction of the scent. In a flash, I lunged on the deer, my long fanglike teeth penetrating the soft flesh under the fur on the deer's neck.

It was like a high as I continued to drain what was left of the deer. It was sad really having to live like this, I tried to starve myself when I was first transitioning but my mother pled with me to reconsider. And I did. Only because I saw myself in the mirror my skin slowly starting to sag off of my bones like I hadn't eaten human food at all. Though I can eat both, I can truly survive on animals or humans (if I were to stoop to that level). As the thick liquid began to slow, I began to come out of my trance knowing I would have to feed elsewhere if I wanted to go back to school. But as the trance began to ease the hair on the back off my neck began to rise and I knew that feeling…It was eerie like having your bedroom blinds open and feeling eyes on you like you weren't alone. Hurriedly I spun around to find a large, nosey wolf eyeing me curiously. Without much thought I crouched, bearing my teeth and hissing hoping to scare the thing but the russet wolf did nothing, not even flinch. It stood there eyeing me with what was a curious stare was now…understanding.

"What do you want?" I asked before the wolf began to slowly walk away from me, his dark eyes following me.

…dark eyes…

"No," I whispered just as the wolf disappeared into the forest. "Wait!" I yelled running after it. I halted just as it began to shake behind a tree and some bushes. "What the he…"

The russet wolf bowed just as a nude figure rose, its top half becoming visible. "Jake!"

"Hey," he replied. "Can you…give me a minute?"

"Yeah, yeah sure," I replied, getting the hint as I turned my back to him. The sudden quiet of once shuffling leaves (as Jake dressed) made me spin around to see Jake inches from my face. "Wow your…close."

"Sorry I was going to tap you on the shoulder but then I realized you probably heard me coming."

"Something like that," I mumbled as Jake's emotions began fall over me. "You're a wolf, really?"

"Yeah and you're a blood-"

"Hey! I'm half on my dad's side."

"How?" asked Jake.

"Well somehow my mom managed to get pregnant by my dad – Yeah I know miracle – But it happened and I grew quickly so my mom couldn't go into public while she was pregnant. So once I was born they thought they would have to raise me in secret but I continued to grow at a normal rate so my parents talked to a friend who was also their doctor, whom I find out now is Carlisle. He said I showed no signs of being a vampire and he doubted I would become one…seventeen years later well look at me the late bloomer. What's your story?"

"My grandfather Ephraim Black was the last chief of the Quileute tribe and was the first to phase in my family and though its genetic, Billy never phased and he never told me I would phase. So all the stories they use to tell which I thought were just tales, were actually legends that were meant to inform us. So when I was feeling dizzy at the theater I was actually transitioning into a wolf to protect my community and keep blood-"

"Vampires like me away."

"You're not a bloodsucker, remember?"

"Then what am I exactly?"

"My better half," he replied.

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