I looked back at the old red house as I trotted down the path that lead to the woods. I really hoped Bella would be okay with me leaving, but this couldn't be ignored. I tugged my sweats and boxers off easily as I reached the cover of the trees and the adrenaline pumped through my veins. I knelt down, safely hidden in the trees, and slid the cord off my ankle. I then folded up my little amount of clothing and stuck it under cord, bringing it up to rest on my thigh.

I stood up easily and let the adrenaline and thought of protecting Bella while taking down a bloodsucker flood through my body. I felt a jolt of something that felt like pure electricity go though my body and I let my spine jolt with it as my body mass expanded drastically and I became what I was meant to be.

I felt my fur growing out and my body lengthening. The cord tightened on what had become my flank. I watched my nose grow like that doll's nose, Pinocchio or something, and grinned. It was a wolfy grin, obviously. My tongue lolled out and my teeth were showing off brightly. I then broke into a run, tail hanging down and bouncing softly against the backs of my legs.

I listened out for my pack-brothers, sniffing out the bloodsucker's sickly sweet scent and following Sam's directions. It wasn't long before I ended up at the base of a mountain a ways off the rez. Everyone was already waiting for me, everyone as in Sam, Jared, Paul and Embry. Paul was pacing, anxious to start, and everyone else had stoic looks on their faces that made me want to laugh. We were the most serious group of dogs I had ever seen. Then Sam filled me in and I got just as serious. Apparently we were directly parallel to the leech; she had snuck onto Cullen turf though.

Another scent drifted to us from about 300 yards up the boundary line. All heads jerked in that direction and Paul's pacing stopped. Then a flash of white flew past us and we all broke into sprints immediately, throwing ourselves into the chase not long after. The bloodsucker saw us and shot down towards the Cullen turf again, but we weren't giving in this time. We circled her angrily.

She dodged a lunge from Jared and ran into one from Sam, who hit her full on. The leech merely stumbled though, shoving our Alpha off quickly and going for the line again. She seemed to understand that something was keeping us from venturing past that point. It was Embry who got her off course this time, throwing himself at her from the side and knocking her over.

I took this time to react and lunged in front of her. My back was to the leeches territory, which made me nervous, but seeing the leech scrambling wildly in my direction stopped that thought immediately. Her maroon eyes were frantic as she realized she couldn't get back to where she was safer. Paul lunged for her head from behind her, catching her off guard. She screeched and slammed her fist into his chest as his teeth connected. Not with her neck, or even any piece of her skin at all. He ended up on the ground, gasping for air while spitting out a mouthful of bright red hair.

She bolted again, taking a different approach this time though. She ran towards La Push and we followed, snarling and moving in closer, moving in for the kill. She didn't stand a chance in hell in getting into our town. Once again, she seemed to realize that and changed her direction abruptly, now headed for the beaches and the cliff. I immediately thought of Bella and despite the guys consoling me and telling me not to worry, I couldn't help but worry. She spent so much time at First Beach, she could easily be in extreme danger.

With that thought, I pushed my legs harder and came up on the bloodsucker's left side. I was just about to snap at her legs when she leapt out of my reach. She got a lead on us, staying about 15 yards ahead, then broke through the trees from which we had been weaving and staying under cover in. I did a quick check and made sure we were safe before shooting right after her. Then I realized the parasites true intention for the ending of this chase. I shared the thought right as she dove into the waves effortlessly.

I hit the brakes immediately, as did my brothers. Then we headed back into the woods to phase back and go to our respective houses. Sam was just about to invite us to his house when we heard something odd. New voices. A resounding "oh shit" went through all of our minds.