A/N: The chapter title does not indicate any bias to the Canadians. It just fit, okay? Also, shorter chapter than usual, sorry, but the next one will be following shortly. Like within the next 4 or 5 days. (sorry if that's not your definition of shortly.)

Chapter 3: Stuck With The Canadians

The woods gradually changed as we headed towards Juneau, Alaska. My family and I had relocated a few years after my birth because no amount of reclusiveness could hide from the people of Forks that my mother had changed. Of course they wouldn't know what had happened to her, but it was safer to leave. We had first gone for a short time to a different part of Washington, but our time there expired also. When we had moved from there, I had been finally old enough that the two-month arrangement sprang up in its earliest stage, where I spent a week with Jacob at La Push once in a while, but he was glad, because beforehand, he had been travelling to our home in Washington on the weekends. Now the two-month arrangement once again changed into something different, because who knew how the baby would fit into our complicated family?

I was wrapped up in my thoughts, and effortlessly crossed a small river in my path with an easy leap, but slowed when the rythymic beat of near silent large paws ceased behind me. I turned around and flitted back to the rushing water where Jacob had stopped to take a drink. He paused and laid down, giving me a look that said just for a moment, but the way he laid down, just pulling his legs out from under him like that suggested that he was a little more tired than he would admit. I felt bad; we had gone about 100 miles so far, which shouldn't have fazed him, but then again, there was a lot of stress… we were going to visit vampires who were severely protective and tell them about our child, and leave the wolf pack with a different alpha for a few years… He was definitely in need of a bit of rest.

He sat panting, and I just ran my hands through his fur and sat next to him, dipping my feet into the water. We sat for a few minutes like that, and I just enjoyed the soft puppy dog fur that didn't seem to match the creature. He looked at me and I knew he was about to get back up to get moving again, so I leaped up onto his back and quickly undid his load and put it on the ground next to him. He understood and changed back into a human again, and we sat again with our feet in the water. He intertwined his hand with mine, and skipped rocks across one of the calm shallows allow the banks.

" So I was wondering… Have you thought of any names…?" Jacob began, looking at me with a curious expression. I had been thinking; I hadn't mentioned any of that thinking because I had come up with nothing.

" Honestly, Jacob? I don't know… I haven't decided on anything. I'm just waiting for a good name." I felt bad; my child had no name, because I was to stupid to think up one. But I looked at Jacob's face and immediately brightened because I could tell he had something. I sat waiting eagerly, and squeezed his hand. Why was he so hesitant?

"Well…" Jacob's face scrunched up, and I waited, because his expression said this was difficult. "… I had one idea, if it was a girl…" He took a breath and went on. " …my mom. Her name was Sarah… I thought… it would be nice to name a daughter after her." Jacob never really talked about his mother; I felt bad how tough it must have been for him to bring that up. I moved towards him and pressed up against his side.

" Jacob … that's a great name. It's beautiful, and if we have a girl, she will carry the name of her grandmother." I placed a hand on his cheek, and he smiled.

We were just standing back up to leave when he suddenly pushed me behind him and tremors wracked his body. I followed his gaze into the woods, but was puzzled because I saw nothing. "… Jacob?"

He took a step away from me to avoid being to close when he morphed. He was shaking uncontrollably now; he spit out the words to get out the words before he phased.

" filthy leeches! I can smell them now…" I still couldn't see anyone in the forest, so there was a small chance they couldn't see us yet, either. If there was more than one, I didn't want Jacob against them alone, but if I joined the fight he'd be to busy worrying about me to protect himself. I had to stop this now…

"Jake! Grab the stuff and start running toward the nearest town! But phase first!" He seemed reluctant to follow my directions, but he didn't have much of a choice because I was already gathering stuff to leave.

We ran almost opposite direction they were coming from, and reached the outskirts of a town within a minute or so. The vampires weren't to far behind, but we could hear them slowing the frantic and excited run they had broken into when they heard us fleeing. The large wolf beside me didn't look too happy about running away, but he changed back and slipped on tshirt and shoes to go with his shorts as we approached the town. The vampires wouldn't attack if we were here; way too many humans around for them to control themselves long enough to get us alone. So we didn't have to worry about them for now; but they might stay in the area for a day or two to wait for us to come back out, so we were safe but delayed.

Jacob sighed, adrenaline cooling off after the near fight. " Guess we better go check into a hotel or something to wait it out."

We watched the people of this town for a few minutes to adjust to what they were wearing; my guess was we were somewhere in Canada, and it was only spring, so we had to see how many layers everyone had on to combat the cold. If we hadn't done so, I would have waltzed in with my sundress and bare feet, and Jacob would have walked in with a tshirt and shorts with shoes. After adding a few more layers

and switching to pants, we adjusted our backpacks and added a little dirt to our faces for the effect of hikers. We both looked at each other, took a deep breath, and went into town. The only thing that really propelled me forward was the complete and utter need to protect my child and the feeling of being watched.

A/N: I didn't really plan on ending it there, but once I started writing it changed a ton from what I originally planned.

Also, I checked a ton of websites for Jacob's mom's name, and that's the most popular result. So that will be the name of their kid if it's a girl.

But there is still the chance it may be a boy! So I would need a first name and middle name of a boy, and I also need a girl's middle name! Submit suggestions by reviews, please! I don't care if you actually review, just give me some names, people! (: