A/N: So once again, Stephenie owns it all. I really enjoyed writing this chapter I hope you enjoy reading it!

Chapter 4-"This!"

Jake POV

Did she really just say that? I thought looking at Bella, my eyes widening. "Yes, Jake. I really said that. Let's run away. Jump in my truck or the Rabbit and get the hell outta here." I was still speechless. "Jake, say something. Or better yet, go get your clothes, the Rabbit and meet me back here in 30 minutes. That plenty of time for you?" she asked, her chocolate brown eyes still staring intently into mine.

I shook my head, shaking off my speechlessness, "I'll be here in 20. In wolf form it only takes me five minutes to get to my house." I said grinning, coming back to my old self again. Bella's face lit up even more, "Great. I'll be waiting." she said, then kissed my cheek and hugged me. "Now get your ass going." she said, shoving me towards the door. I walked out and practically jumped down the stairs. Once in the safety of the wood, I shucked my shorts, tying them to my leg and phased. Within five minutes, I was in my house, packing what few clothes I had left, jotting down a note to my dad, grabbing the keys to the Rabbit.

I sped towards Bella's house like there was no tomorrow. When I pulled up the cruiser was still gone, I got out of my car, didn't bother knocking as I went into the front door. As soon as the front door shut behind me I heard, "Head's up!" being yelled from upstairs, my immediate reaction was to duck. It was a good thing I did. Bella's ratty, orange backpack came sailing down the stairwell. Then she appeared at the top of the stairwell, duffel bag on her shoulder. "You ready?" she asked.

"Definitely." was all I could say, but I'm sure my smile was saying much more. She came bounding downstairs, "Here, take this and put my stuff in the car, I'm gonna leave a note for Charlie then we'll be on our way." She handed me her duffel, winked, then headed into the kitchen. I picked up her backpack and went back out the front door. I added her bags to mine in the trunk and was just about to close it when she said, "Wait!" I looked up and here she came carrying a big box. "What the hell is that?" I asked. She blushed, "Well, there's some of my favorite books and somethings I want to get rid of." I didn't press her about the stuff she wanted to get rid of.

"Are you ready, rebel?" I asked her. "Yeah, but only if I get to drive!" she yelled, as she tried to beat me to the diver's side of the car. I beat her and caught her around the waist and swung her around in a circle. I kept my hold on her as I set her in the passenger seat and buckled her in. I ran to the other side of the car, as I was sliding in she was buckling her seat belt again. Apparently, she thought she could be slick and slide over while I was walking around the car. That's the advantage of having a 6' 7" frame. As I buckled my seat belt I asked, "So, where to?" "Anywhere but here Jake. Anywhere but here. How about somewhere warm and sunny?" "How about California?" I asked. "Hmm, Cali perfect!" she said, as I put the car in drive and hit the gas.

Bella POV

Okay, so yeah the werewolf thing threw me off balance. But there was nothing in the world that would scare me enough to leave my best friend in this turmoil. Even him telling me the whole story, me telling him about Victoria, and his reaction didn't scare me as much as seeing my best friend sitting beside me with his head hanging and tears leaking out of his eyes.

I had been planning an escape with him for about a week now, I was planning on kidnapping him if I had to. Now I didn't. I got off the bed and sank to my knees in front of him, I reached my cold hands up and grabbed his face. I lifted his head and made his eyes meet mine, I used my thumbs to wipe away the tears from his beautiful multi-colored brown eyes, and said, "Then let's run away, just you and me. Together. Never coming back."

The look on his face was priceless, he was in shock, I could tell he was trying to discern if this was a dream or real. "Yes, Jake. I really said that. Let's run away. Jump in my truck or the Rabbit and get the hell outta here." He was still sitting there motionless, with wide eyes, "Jake, say something. Or better yet, go get your clothes, the Rabbit and meet me back here in 30 minutes. That plenty of time for you?"

He shook his head, and signs of life flared behind his eyes. "I'll be here in 20. In wolf form it only takes me five minutes to get to my house." His face lit up into that adorable grin, "Great. I'll be waiting." I said, then kissed his cheek and hugged him. "Now get your ass going." I said, pushing him towards my door. When he was gone, I turned towards my room and started throwing clothes into my duffel bag, I ran around my room like I was running a marathon. I ran into the bathroom, used my arm to sweep everything into my duffel and then back to my room.

I stuffed the bag full and added more clothes to my backpack. When I heard the front door open 15 minutes later, I looked down to make sure it wasn't Charlie, when I saw it was Jake I yelled, "Heads up!" and launched my backpack down the stairs, then ran back towards my room. He ducked just in time, so my backpack soared right over his head. I reappeared at the top of the stairs with my duffel bag over my shoulder "You ready?" I asked, once he replied with, "Definitely." I started bounding down the stairs towards my best friend.

"Here, take this and put my stuff in the car, I'm gonna leave a note for Charlie then we'll be on our way." I handed him my duffel, winked, then headed into the kitchen. Once, in the kitchen I opened the drawer by the phone and pulled out the little notepad and pen, and scribbled in my untidy handwriting:

"Dad, I love you. But I simply can't stay here any longer, Jake and I are leaving and we're not coming back. Don't worry about me, I'll call you as soon as we get settled. I don't know where were going but I promise to call. Forks holds too many painful memories. I love you, so much dad."

Bella

After I wrote that I headed back upstairs and grabbed a cardboard box. I started pulling some of my favorite books off the shelf and then I opened my closet and pulled out a little black box with wires sticking every where. It was the radio Emmett had installed in my truck, I was going to throw it off a cliff somewhere possibly into the ocean, throwing the last reminder of the Cullen's out. That was the only way I was going to get better. I was starting a new life with Jake.

I headed out the front door, pausing to lock it, then turned around, "Wait!" I yelled, he was about to close the trunk. He turned around hand still on the lid to the trunk, he saw the box in my hands and asked, "What the hell is that?" I could feel my blush creeping up, "Well, there's some of my favorite books and somethings I want to get rid of." He didn't push me, he just took the box from my hands and put it in the trunk with the rest of our things.

"Are you ready, rebel?" he asked. "Yeah, but only if I get to drive!" I yelled, as I took of running trying to beat him to the diver's side of the car. He beat me and caught me around the waist and swung me around in a circle. He kept his hold on me and carried me around the car, opening the passenger side door, setting me in carefully as if I was fine china that would shatter if too much force was added, and buckled me in. As soon as he shut the door, I started fumbling with my seatbelt, if I could just get it undone and climb into the driver's seat. But I had just gotten it unbuckled as he opened his door, no use. As he was sliding in I buckled my seat belt again. As he buckled his seat belt he asked, "So, where to?" "Anywhere but here Jake. Anywhere but here. How about somewhere warm and sunny?" "How about California?" he asked. "Hmm, Cali perfect!" I said, as he put the car in drive and hit the gas.

"Which part of Cali?" Jake asked. "Los Angeles, of course!" I said. "Alright, here we go." he said as he headed towards California. "Hey, Jake?" "Yeah, Bells?" "Can we make a detour to the cliffs? I want to get rid of those things there." he raised his eyebrows but didn't ask, so he turned the car towards the cliffs. When we got there I took the black bag that held the tattered radio, and we slowly trekked to the lower cliff. I looked up at the cliffs higher up and remembered watching Sam and the others jumping from there. I said a last goodbye to the Cullen's, sure I still love them, but I hate them for leaving me.

Then I took hold of the bag and swung it around in circles over my head, making it gain momentum, then launched it into the air. It flew about 50 feet out away from the edge of the cliff, then sank swiftly to the water, with a splash that couldn't be heard above the waves. "Feel better?" Jake asked from behind me. "Yeah, I do. You know what would make me feel even better?" "What?" he asked. "This!" I said as I jumped over the cliff's edge. I heard Jake scream, "Bella!" but then I was taken over by the exhilaration. The feeling of my breath being sucked out of my lungs even though I was still breathing, and the feeling of being absolutely out of control.

When I hit the water, it bit into my skin like a million ant bites, but I loved it. I didn't struggle against the current, it was relatively calm today, so I just held my body relaxed, I had plenty of air. I was just going to float to the top, that is until a giant pair of hot arms wrapped around my waist and began pulling me to the surface. When our heads broke the surface all I heard was, "What the fuck were you thinking Bella?" I tuned out his ranting and raving on the swim back to shore. I didn't care that he was pissed at me, it was a spur of the moment thing, one second I was saying goodbye to the Cullen's the next I was free falling into the water.

Jake POV

"Which part of Cali?" I asked. "Los Angeles, of course!" she said. "Alright, here we go." I said as I headed in the general direction of California. "Hey, Jake?" "Yeah, Bells?" "Can we make a detour to the cliffs? I want to get rid of those things there." I raised my eyebrows but didn't ask, so I turned the car towards the cliffs. When we got there Bella took out a black bag that had something in it, and we slowly trekked to the lower cliff. She looked up at the cliffs higher up and I wondered what she was thinking. She closed her eyes as if thinking about something.

She began to swing it around in circles over her head, giving it momentum, then launched it into the air. It flew about 50 feet out away from the edge of the cliff, then sank swiftly to the water, with a splash that couldn't be heard above the waves. "Feel better?" I asked from behind her. "Yeah, I do. You know what would make me feel even better?" "What?" I asked. "This!" she said as she launched herself over the cliff's edge. My heart constricted in my chest and I screamed, "Bella!"

I jumped before she hit the water, I can't believe she did that. I kicked and swam through the water with my eyes open. Finally I saw her shadowy figure. I swam to her and wrapped my arms around her waist, then started kicking furiously towards the surface. It only took a minute for our heads to break above the surface of the water. The first thing I said after I caught my breath was, "What the fuck were you thinking Bella?" She didn't answer me but I knew she was conscious because she was helping me swim to the shore.

When we got shallow enough to walk, I turned towards her, grabbing her arm making her stop. "You could have killed yourself Bella. You could have at least given me a bit more of a warning! You scared the life out of me. You-" she put her finger to my lips, cutting off my words. "I didn't kill myself, and I knew you would come after me. I don't know why I did it. It was just a spur of the moment decision. I'm fine, Jake really. The only thing wrong is that I'm a little cold. So if you could do two things for me?" she paused and I nodded, "Drop it. And get me to the car so I can change and get warm."

"Fine, I'll drop it. I can get us to the car faster, just climb on my back and I'll run us there." I said, I saw her grimace. "What?" I asked, confused. "He used to run with me on his back." she said, her eyes turning sad. "Oh, well then never mind. Come here." I said, grabbing her shoulders and pulling her in to a hug. She shivered a little at my warmth, "Jake you're so warm. Why? You don't have a fever do you?" "I know, Bells. No I don't actually have a fever, werewolves just have a higher body temp. We're hot blooded." I said, cracking a huge smile.

I turned and wrapped one arm around her shoulders and said, "Come on, let's get you warmer." We walked to the car, it was in a secluded area, so I opened the trunk, she rummaged in her bags until she found her some clothes. I grabbed a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. I changed quickly, when I turned towards the passenger side, Bella had already changed into dry jeans. But she was just pulling off her wet shirt, her black bra was soaked too. I saw her shoulder blades move and begin to poke out as she brought her arms around behind her to undo the clasp. That was one of the most beautiful sites I had ever seen, but even more beautiful was her bare back.

She didn't put on another bra, she just pulled a sweatshirt on over her head. I smiled as I recognized it as one of my own she had borrowed a while ago. I knew she was about to turn around so I quickly put my back to her and leaned against the car. "Ok, Jake I'm ready." she said, and when I turned around she was smiling coyly. I wondered what put that smile on her face.

Bella POV

When we got shallow enough to walk, I noticed him towards me, grabbing my arm making me stop. "You could have killed yourself Bella. You could have at least given me a bit more of a warning! You scared the life out of me. You-" I put my finger to his lips, cutting off his words. "I didn't kill myself, and I knew you would come after me. I don't know why I did it. It was just a spur of the moment decision. I'm fine, Jake really. The only thing wrong is that I'm a little cold. So if you could do two things for me?" I paused and he nodded reluctantly, "Drop it. And get me to the car so I can change and get warm."

"Fine, I'll drop it. I can get us to the car faster, just climb on my back and I'll run us there." he said. I had a sudden flashback of me on Edwards back, running through the woods. I must have made a face because he looked confused and said, "What?" "He used to run with me on his back." I said, fighting back tears. "Oh, well then never mind. Come here." he said, his big, hot hands grabbing my shoulders and pulling me in to a hug. I shivered, he was so damn warm especially after coming out of the cold ocean. "Jake you're so warm. Why? You don't have a fever do you?" "I know, Bells. No I don't actually have a fever, werewolves just have a higher body temp. We're hot blooded." he said, I knew he had a huge smile on his face, I could hear the it in his voice.

He turned and wrapped one arm around my shoulders and said, "Come on, let's get you warmer." He kept me warm on the way back to the car, I was happy it was in a secluded area so I wouldn't have to go into the woods to change. Jake opened the trunk, I grabbed out a pair of jeans and one of his sweatshirts I had borrowed, one rainy day, at his house. He grabbed some clothes as we walked to separate sides of the car.

He turned towards the way we came and I faced him as I pulled off my wet pants and underwear. As I was struggling to pull on the dry jeans over my wet skin. I saw him peel off his wet t-shirt, his back muscles rippling with the movement, his russet skin had beads of water on it. When his shirt came off over his head, water droplets showered down. He pulled on his new t-shirt and then slid off his sweat pants. I blushed, he wasn't wearing any underwear, his ass looked just as good out of his shorts as in them. I turned around before he caught me ogling his sexy ass.

I peeled my shirt off too and then reached around and unlatched my bra, taking it off. I didn't even try to put another one on, so I just slid his sweatshirt on. I turned around and he was leaning against his door looking out at the water, "Ok, Jake I'm ready." He turned around and had this look in his eyes, like he was trying really hard not to blush.

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