I take off in the direction I came from. Now I remember the smell, other shape-shifters. Damn it, if I thought I was screwed before I sure as hell am now.

I glance behind me and don't see anything, but I know they are there, I can hear them and smell them. I would be fine if it was one or two, not four. They are too close for me to try and get to my bike, put my clothes on, and get out of here. So, I head deeper into the woods. Losing them would be easy, too, if there weren't so many. Damn werewolf genes, and if I had to guess, all the other boys sitting around the fire just haven't transformed yet. Hell, that's just great.

Wait a minute, do the Cullens know that they have six or seven werewolves as their neighbors? It be kinda hard to miss, you're hunting and BAM, barreled into by a gigantic wolf. Yep, hard to miss.

I run faster, trying, desperately to find some kind of border. I can hear the howling behind me, I know that howl, it is a howl of victory. If they think I am going down without a fight, they have another thing coming.

A plan comes to mind, I'll be toast, but I will give them a fight to remember. A river runs maybe six strides ahead of me, I jump across and when they come after me, I'll be waiting.

I make to the edge of the river and jump. I land on the other side and skid to a stop. I whip around, teeth bared and hackles raised, but there is one small problem. The pack didn't follow me. They are standing in a line at the edge, all growling at me. Is a little bit of water going to kill them, I was ready to face them, so why don't they cross?

Suddenly, their growling gets louder, and I can smell vampire. Shit. Well, today just isn't my day is it? I turn around to find the whole Cullen family staring at me, their stances in a fighting position, except for Esme and Carlisle.

I'm in a pickle aren't I, werewolves ready to rip me to shreds behind me and a family of vampires willing to rip my head off in front, yeah really not my day. I hear rustling behind me and a male voice rings out.

"Push him back over here, Carlisle." The leader, I'm assuming, demands.

"No way, dog, he is on our land now." Rosalie spits out.

"He was on our land first, leech. Now get him over here." He yells. First of all I am a girl, secondly, how about we don't kill me huh, that sounds like a good plan to me, but I'm not about to change back to tell them.

"Come on, Sam, what has this wolf done?" Carlisle asks calmly. Esme and Alice are looking at me in a strange way and I shift my weight form foot to foot.

"Don't even move, pooch, or I'll rip you in half." Rosalie says darkly. Well, what happened to sweet Rosalie?

"He was on our land, he isn't from here. That makes him a trespasser, and we need to teach him a lesson." Sam says smiling darkly. I growl at him, turning my back on the Cullens.

"And what are you going to do, it is one against four." Sam says smugly. I growl even louder and back up, ready to jump across and fight him.

"I don't think that is wise." I stop and turn to look at, Jasper, cocking my head to the side. "I can feel your anger." He says simply.

"So what's it going to be leeches, either send him over here, or we will come get him ourselves." Sam says, barks of approval sounding form his pack.

"That would break the treaty." Esme says softly. Treaty, what treaty. I turn and look at Jasper again.

"We made a treaty long time ago with their ancestors that they would stay off of our land and we theirs, as long as we didn't hunt the humans or ever turn someone." Jasper says his eyes on the pack.

"You have no reason for coming over, he has done nothing wrong." Carlisle says, his voice tense.

"Then we'll get him ourselves, come on boys." Sam says before shifting. They start to back up, readying themselves for the jump across. I move in front of the Cullens, if this treaty thing was going to be broken, I bet a fight will come about, and I don't want anyone hurt.

"What are you doing pooch, you're in the way." Emmett says, eagerness in his voice. I turn and look at him, and roll my eyes. That's the point blockhead. "Did the dog just roll its eyes at me?" Emmett amusement coloring his tone. I look back at him and nod. He laughs. Carlisle speaks up.

"I think the whole point is to be in the way." He says thoughtfully, and instead of turning around, I wag my tail. "But why?"

I could hear the paw steps of, wait, one wolf? Sam is sending over one wolf at a time, idiot. I turn to look at Alice and Esme, I open my mouth in a grin and wink. Well if they are going to find out anyway, why not freak them out a little first.

"The dog just smiled and winked." Rosalie says with disgust. I just smile again. I turn back to the edge of the river and back up, effectively making the Cullens back up as well. "Rude." Rosalie says under breath and I can't help the bark of laughter. I mean I was no longer worried, I mean one at a time, piece of cake.

I see the wolf launch itself into the air and I'm all business as I let loose a loud growl. The moment he lands on this side of the river, I am on him. I go after his hamstring first. He turns to grab my neck, but I move out of the way. I launch myself and grab the scruff of his neck. He manages to get free and throws himself at me. He manages to grab part of my chest and shoulder, while I grab the left side of his neck. When we hit the ground, he is forced to release my shoulder. I still have a hold on his neck, when I start to shake my head back and forth. I hear him yelp, but I don't let go.

He finally goes limp and whines his submission. I let him go and go back to standing on front of the Cullens. I watch him carefully as he limps farther downstream and swims across, returning to his side. I stare defiantly at the wolves that still reside on the other side of the river. The big black wolf that I now know is Sam, growls and barks, sending another one of his wolves after me.

The moment he hits the ground, he launches himself at me. I jump after him, but my foot slips and I stumble, we crash together. He wraps his paws around my shoulders as his teeth dig into my neck. He throws his weight to the right, and I fall. He finds better purchase around my neck and starts to shake his head. I can hear the howls of the other wolves and I now that if I don't get him off me soon, I will be done for. I claw at his stomach, but he holds fast. I'm running out of options. Suddenly, I let my body become limp and I feel him loosen his grip on my throat. I kick up as hard as I can, and he is thrown to the side.

Out of the corner of my eye I see a silver wolf jump across the river and head for the Cullens, who are too busy watching me. With as much energy as I can muster, I leap up and charge after the new wolf. I crash into her, yes her, and we go rolling. Now I have two wolves after me. I get up quickly and turn just in time to dodge the first wolf. He and the she-wolf are side-by-side and not moving. I growl and back up a little. The two come to an agreement it seems because the male wolf launches towards me and soon after so does the female wolf. The female wolf gets me by the scruff of the neck, while the male snaps at my hind legs. I move just in time and he misses.

That's when I notice that he is dangerously close to the edge. An idea hits me and it might hurt if rocks are at the bottom. The female wolf is trying with everything she has to knock me off balance, but I am bigger than her. I run at the male wolf as fast I can go, and without thinking about it to terribly much, I ram into him, sending all three of us of the edge. I was correct in my assumption that there were rocks.

The female wolf lets me go and we hit the water. I feel my shoulder slam into a rock and I think it is broken. I claw my way above the water, looking desperately for air. I reach the surface and gulp is as much as possible. The bank is close by and I really hope it is on the Cullen's side of the river. I push through the pain in my shoulder and climb up the bank.

Slowly I make my way back to the Cullens and face Sam and his pack. I am panting heavily and the pain in my shoulder makes it hard to stand. Sam gazes back at me before turning abruptly and walking away. As soon as he is out of sight, a whine escapes my lips and fall onto my right side, relieving my left shoulder. Instantly, I am surrounded by the vampire family.

"Carlisle, I think his shoulder is dislocated." Edward says. Carlisle nods.

"Can I move closer and look at you, move your paw around?" I nod and lay still as he moves closer. I feel someone at my head and look up to find Esme standing there. She kneels down, placing my head in her lap. I can't stop the whine from escaping my lips.

"You protected us." She says and I nod. She smiles lightly. "We could have handled it ourselves you know, there are seven of us." I nod again and she rubs me behind my ears. "Well thank you. Oh and thank you for stopping that silver wolf from biting Alice." She says sincerely, and I open my mouth in a smile, letting my tongue hang out. She laughs slightly.

"It is dislocated, hit it any other way and you would have broken it." Carlisle says thoughtfully. "You are going to need to change back for me to reset it." Well damn, this is going to hurt. I sit up, despite the protest my shoulder gives, and stare at Carlisle. He tilts his head to the side questioningly. I turn towards Esme and tug on her shirt gently, careful not to rip it. "Ah yes, Alice, could you bring some clothes, pair of Emmett's shorts and one of his shirts, it needs to be loose fitting." Alice nods and is gone. A few minutes later she returns and hands the clothes to Carlisle. He holds them out to me, and I take them in my mouth.

"Oh, so gross, why do my clothes have to be the ones to get dog slobber on them?" Emmett whines.

"You are burning those when we get back." Rosalie says sharply.

I look at Carlisle expectantly and he just stands there.

"Oh, um, yes, guys let's turn around so that he may get dressed." Carlisle says and if he could blush I bet he would've. The family turns around and I change back. The pain in my shoulder intensifying. I have a hard time putting the shorts on one handed and it is almost impossible to put the shirt on, but I manage. I tap Carlisle on the shoulder and he, and the rest of his family, turns around. I laugh at the expressions on their faces.

"Hey guys." I say waving slightly.