This is my first for Twilight, so forgive me if it sucks. It takes place after Eclipse, so I guess you could call it my version of Breaking Dawn. I doubt it'll be very long.

Disclaimer: Not mine, sadly.

Jake, you can't keep moping forever! Get over her already, it's been months!

I growled and kept running. You're one to talk. Why didn't Leah get it that I just wanted to be left alone? It wasn't as if she had anything helpful to say.

You did not just say that. The gray wolf running behind me increased her speed, nipping at my tail.

Shut up. Why do you keep following me anyway? You're not helping.

You're depressing me. I don't need to be depressed.

Of course, that was it. Selfish as always. If you don't like what I'm thinking, stay out of my head.

I would if I had a choice. I can't, Sam said-

I spun around to face the smaller wolf. Sam said what? I growled.

He told me to keep an eye on you, make sure you don't try anything stupid.

I snarled, and abruptly changed directions, weaving through the trees. How had I missed that? Tell Sam to mind his own business. And LEAVE ME ALONE!

I would, but I can't. You know how the rules work.

Stuff it. I don't want a lecture from you, too. You can "keep an eye on me" from a distance. I snorted. Sam underestimated my judgment. It wasn't like I was going to go charging off. She had chosen the leech. I had no say in the matter, not anymore.

Like you ever had any influence over her.

Shut UP, Leah. If the stupid bloodsuckers had just left her alone, you wouldn't be in my head now, and she would still be here.

You think I don't hate them as much as you do? Remember, it was those same vampires that made Sam phase.

Leave, before I take my hatred out on you. I faced her again, snarling and bristling. She didn't stand a chance if I decided to pick a fight.

Fine. She turned tail and trotted off the way we had come. Don't try anything, or I'll get hell from Sam.

I was tempted to do something really idiotic, just to spite her, but decided against it. It was better just to run. When you were running, you didn't have to think. You could forget everything that had happened, lose yourself in the motion. It was better that way.

Or so you think.

Will you just go already!

You think very loudly sometimes, did you know that?

I've been informed. Now get of my head.

As you command…

I started running.

"Please?"

"No."

"Pretty, pretty please?"

"Bella, I'm not taking you hunting. You need to learn to deal with the thirst."

I looked up at Edward, doing my best puppy dog eyes. "Not even one little deer?"

He kissed my protruding lower lip. "Sorry."

I mock glared at him. "You're no fun."

Edward raised an eyebrow. "Oh, really?" He grinned deviously "Let's see about that."

"Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no." I protested, knowing what was coming. I held up my hands to stop him, but it was too late. He threw me to the ground and started tickling me mercilessly.

"Ed...ward…if you… think you're gonna…get away…with this…" I managed between giggles.

He smiled his angelic smile at me. "Enough," he said, helping me up. "We'll feed just before we reach Forks. It's not far now."

"Oh, that's where you've been leading me," I said, sudden knowledge flaring like a lit match in my brain. "I thought we were going to see Emmet and Rosalie."

Edward smiled again. "We are. They're home 'visiting from college'. It is a long weekend, you know."

I frowned. It couldn't be July already, could it? "What month is it?" I asked.

"It's May."

"May? Really?" Of course, it was hard to tell what time of year it was, north of the arctic circle. I just didn't think I'd been changed for so long already. I started to get hopeful. I could see Charlie again! And Angela and Jess and maybe even… I stopped before I thought the name. That was impossible. Too much had changed, including me. It was too dangerous, even if it wasn't against the rules of the treaty.

"Bella?" Edward's velvet voice jerked me back to reality. "What are you thinking about?"

I gulped, swallowing my tumultuous emotions. "Seeing Charlie again."

His expression softened. "I'm sorry. I mislead you. Your control isn't strong enough yet to go into town."

My face fell. Edward gathered me into his arms, kissing the top of my head. "I'm sorry," He whispered again. "In a few years, maybe. But not now."

"That's OK." I said with a false brightness. "It'll be nice to the rest of our family again."

He smiled, my favorite crooked smile, and we resumed our journey, sprinting off through the woods.

That's it for now. I'll put another installment in soon. Constructive criticism welcome. Please review! If you do, Edward will give you a virtual hug!