Okay, so the third chapter. Jacob's back, Bella's turning into a vampire, the Volturi are coming for Bella, and only I know what's coming up next Thanks to all those that responded. Sorry fuzzball-de-goof, but I kind of had to add Jacob in. But I threw Quil in there for you. So, I won't keep you waiting any longer. On with the story!!!!

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Instantly, more eyes were on me. Not only were Esme, Edward and Carlise watching me, but now Rosalie, Jasper, and Alice, had their eyes locked on mine. But there were more eyes than just that. From the other side of the room, four more sets of eyes were watching me. They were from the Quillette boys.

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Chapter 3

I couldn't understand why they were here. I thought I wasn't allowed to see Jake ever again. They were werewolves, sworn enemies of vampires. But they were also my best friends. When Edward left Forks, trying to protect me from this life, Jacob had become my best friend. And his friends became mine. When I found out they all were werewolves, we became closer. They didn't have to hide anything anymore. But Jake was still cautious. Probably why there were four of them now: Sam, Jacob, Paul, and Quil. Jake was now the biggest, just barely taller and wider than Sam. The others were noticeably smaller than them. Paul and Quil were shifted behind the other two, just able to see me from the background. I stared at them in disbelief. So many vampires and werewolves in the same room was not a good thing.

"What—What's going on?" I asked, looking from face to face. Paul and Quil looked like military soldiers, blank expressions on their faces. Sam was angry, and obviously hating the situation. Jacob, however, was looking at me with a mix of longing and pain in his face. He was hurting because I was. Edward looked up at Carlise and Esme. They nodded at him, and he turned to face me. I was getting sick of this hiding deal. If I was going to be one of them, I should know what was happening around me.

A shot of pain went down my spine. I arched my back off the bed, hoping the awkward position would ease the pain. A yelp erupted off my lips before I could hold it back. Both Edward and Jacob jumped. Edward rubbed my head, pushing my hair back from my face. Sam put a hand on Jake's chest, stopping him from coming any closer to me. I wanted to have Jacob here, too. I needed to say something to him. To apologize for leaving him when I told him what I would become. I could tell he thought this was wrong, but he was still here, and still my friend.

I closed my eyes, hoping the pain would go away. I leaned back on the bed, gingerly. I was numb again, and hopefully would stay numb until I got this straightened out.

"You never answered me." I said without opening my eyes. I knew Edward was contemplating how to tell me without worrying or upsetting my now vulnerable emotions. Finally, he sighed.

"Jacob realized he never said goodbye, so we bent the treaty to let him come before the transformation's over." I opened my eyes and looked at Jacob. He seemed so worried and scared. I leaned up as far as I could and looked right into Jake's eyes. He wouldn't look at me straight on.

"Why are you so worried?" He looked at me in shock, like he didn't believe I was talking to him. Sam took his hand off Jake's chest and looked at him, like he needed help to know I was talking to him. Jake looked up, and for a second I wanted to crawl back to him, to try to be his friend even after all this happened. Then I remembered his last words to me the last time we saw each other.

"If you want to be a dumb bloodsucker, then go ahead. Just don't expect me to be there when you don't want to be one of them anymore." Then he stormed off. I wouldn't forget that memory, no matter how much this transformation changed my mind.

Jacob looked at me longer than I expected. His gaze seemed to never break.

"Ha-haven't seen you like this ever. Not this bad." He looked at Edward, reminding of the time he left to save me. I was broken, completely, and Jake made me feel whole. Until Edward came back, when I remembered what whole felt like. I stopped spending as much time with Jacob, and eventually, we only talked when Edward was hunting, which wasn't as often as Jacob wanted.

Esme and Carlise started to walk out the door. Alice followed, nodding silently to Edward. Jasper followed her, followed by Rosalie and Emmett. I looked at Edward, pleading that he wouldn't listen in to our conversation. He leaned into me and lingered around my neck.

"Will you be okay without anyone?" he whispered. I could feel his cold breath on my neck, and had to focus to answer.

"Yeah. Just don't listen, okay?" He nodded and started heading to the door. When he was at the doorframe, he turned around and smiled at me.

"Alice has it covered." He smiled and walked out of the room. So, Alice saw everything that was going to happen now. I thought. I hope she saw everything went well.

Jacob looked at Sam, Quil, and Paul. They looked at him, cautiously, and then nodded. One after the other, they walked out the room, each one looking Jacob warningly in the eye before walking past the doorframe. When we were alone, Jacob walked over to the door and shut it silently.

He turned on me and sat in the chair Jasper was sitting in. Surprisingly, he occupied it just as Jasper had. With his head in his hands, Jacob looked almost helpless. I wanted to reach for him, to console him. But the pain from our last encounter was too strong. I didn't want to be hurt again. I didn't want to have him see me like this; to have to look at him in pain and know there was nothing I could do to help. I sat there, just staring at him. The silence grew unbearable. I was surprised. No moment with Jake was ever quiet, and yet, here we were.

"Jake, what's wrong?" I couldn't stand the silence much longer. If I had only a little time before the pain came back, I was going to fit something important into the time.

He looked up to me, as if he had forgotten I was there. He sighed, and looked at me, regret in his eyes. I had forgotten how easy Jacob was to read. He was worse than me.

"After you left, I realized what I said. And you had already crossed the line. I knew if I crossed over to get to you, your buddies would swarm all over me and ask if we could do a favor for a favor. And I couldn't do that to you. If you wanted to do it, I would have to let you. But I couldn't be a part of it, not making you what you are going to be now."

"Jake…" I didn't know what to say. I wasn't sorry for becoming part of Edward's family, but I didn't want to completely break it off with Jacob. He was like my brother, my protector. I loved him, just not as much as Edward. I can't live without Edward, but I wasn't ready to give up Jacob now, either. "I don't want to loose you forever. But I am becoming a vampire, and it's too late for anything to stop that. And I forgive you for saying that. And this is my decision. I've had this for a while, and you've known that."

I stopped to take a breath. He looked shock that I could say something for that long without bursting out in pain. I stared back at him and fought the urge not to laugh. He was the Jake I knew, the one I hung out with before he changed. Before he became Sam's man and knew my secret wish to become one of them.

I couldn't even bring myself to think the word around him. It seemed weird to think of what I was about to become as a species, like a common cat or a dog. At least to him I was. To him, I would no longer be Bella Swan. I'd be that vampire, the one that wanted to change.

Jacob got up and moved to the side of my bed. He pushed my hair away from my face and rubbed it. I felt like a baby, trying to go to sleep during a fever.

"I feel horrible for telling you to go become a bloodsucker. You know I didn't mean it. That word's just become my way of life, just like you probably hear a lot of 'dog' when you talk about me. It's not that I don't want you to stay the way you are-were-whatever, but I just didn't want you to have to go through all this and then be disappointed."

Now I felt horrible. Jake wasn't being mean to stop me from just changing. He didn't want me to have to suffer. I choked back tears, which burned my throat. I couldn't keep talking, at least not as much as now. He held my hand in his, and I got the feeling of a baby again. My hand was so tiny compared to his. It burned in his, and the venom poisoning my veins felt worse. I shifted onto my side to look out the window. The sun was now high in the sky, around noon, yet the landscape was barren. There were no animals outside now, and I wondered where they all went. Everything looked so peaceful, yet so dead.

"Jacob, I don't want you to leaaaaaaa…" My entire body hurt. I felt like the only thing I needed to worry about was stopping the pain. I was shaking and sweating, trembling so hard the bed shook with me. I was screaming louder than I'd ever screamed in my entire life, even when I thought I was going to die at the hands of James. But this was worse. I felt worse than death, I felt like if I died, it would be a relief. Jacob was on his knees next to me, trying to hold me down. I was slipping off the bed, falling, falling. I smacked the ground with a hard thud. It felt like I was in an oven now, like being boiled in a pot. My skin was burning. Even death would be better than this. I thought. But I knew it wouldn't. I screamed louder, and I heard footsteps next to me. Sam and Carlise were next to me. I was back on the bed, and something cold was pressed against my head. It felt better, like someone put the fire out. Something else cold touched my wrist and my hand. I instantly felt better. I stopped screaming, and eventually was left moaning. Now I was cold all over. It felt good against my scalding skin. I opened up my eyes. Edward was under me, cradling me in his arms. Jacob was back in the chair, watching me intently. Emmett and Rosalie were in the corner, whispering quickly. Carlise and Esme were hanging over me, feeling my pulse and forehead. The other La Push boys were hanging around Jacob, Sam's hand on his shoulder. He seemed like Jacob's father, only Billy wouldn't be so controlling. Jasper and Alice were no where to be seen. I knew that meant it was bad if Alice wasn't there.

"Where's Alice?" I managed to moan. It came out crackled, like after I got my tonsils taken out. Edward looked down at me and kissed my head.

"Jasper's having some problems being around so many emotions at once." I had completely forgotten Jasper had to feel all my pain and everyone else's at the same time. Now I felt ashamed, kicking Jasper out of his own house just so I could be comfortable. I wanted to make it up to him, to stop the pain in both his head and mine.

"He can't even stop a little bit of the pain. It's too much for him, so Alice is trying to get him out of reach whenever another wave is coming."

I really am turning into a monster. Now even Jacob won't talk to me, and other monsters want to make me turn to their side. This is proof, karma, for the rest that is about to come.

"Tell him I'm sorry." Was all I could say before another wave of pain swept through my entire body.

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Chapter 3 done keep your eyes peeled because I will be posting the 4th chapter either today or maybe tomorrow. But only if I get some more reviews no review, no 4th chapter…and it's probably my longest one. Won't tell you much, but it has something to do with snow, the Volvo, Edward and Bella alone, and a log cabin. Pretty cool, huh? That will get some people thinking…hopefully or else I really suck at giving hints. So, I'm gonna leave now. REVIEW!!

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