YOU MUST SURVIVE

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A/N: The characters in this story belong to Stephanie Meyers…all but Tatika and the story plot is mine as well…enjoy…huggs.

CHAPTER SIX

THE WOLF AND ME

I woke to a scream that made me jump in fear; I grab Bella and pulled her securely to me.
"What! Are you okay honey?" I asked her.

"I'm sorry Jake it the storm," she said as she buried her head in my chest, and began to cry. I held her tight and stroked her hair.

"Shhh…its okay honey I'm here," I comforted her.

I thought about the storm that caused us to be here to start with. Bella had always been afraid of thunderstorms and with the plane crash, I guess it would make it twice as bad for her. Maybe she was dreaming of the crash, and of the plane coming down again. The lightning lit up the sky as it crackled and sent spikes of electricity spiraling through the dark sky. The thunder ricocheting off the water making it sound like a thousand canons going off all at the same time and with every crack of thunder Bella would scream.

"Shhh…I got you baby…I got you."

I kept telling her it was okay, but nothing worked, with every crack, she tried to crawl inside my skin for protection. I held her tight and rocked her, trying to console her through the storm, being inside the cave made the noise sound louder, but it was the only safe place for now with the sheets of rain that plummeted from the sky. We were in total darkness now, only the flashes from the lightning every now and again gave us some light. The rain had put out the bonfire I build before we went to sleep, to keep Bella warm, but she had my body heat in case she became cold.

It would take awhile to build another fire with the rain soaking into the wood outside. I did have a few logs and dried grass and twigs in the cave but with all this humidity, it's probably to damp as well. Tomorrow if the rain dies down, I will have to go to the thickest part of the forest and see if there are any dry wood, but the way it's coming down now, I doubt if there will be anything out there dry.

The night was a long one, and it was almost day break before the storm stopped. It was still raining but the thunder and lightning disappeared. Bella finally gave into sleep and I joined her. When we finally woke, the sun was at its highest, making it hot and unbearable to be out in it for too long.

I looked over at Bella and reached down and softly kissed her lips.

"How are you feeling honey?" I asked her. Bella looked up at me weary, but still managed a smiled.

"I'm fine Jake…I'm sorry about last night." she said, and I held her closer to my chest.

"Don't be sweetheart, if anyone deserves to be frightened of a storm it's you." I told her as I once again thought of the reason we were here. I kissed the top of her head and stood up.

"Well, I need to see if I can find some dry wood." I spoke, and started too walked out of the cave, with Bella quickly on my tail.

"Can I go with you?" she asked. I turned and saw fear in Bella's eyes.

"I don't want to be alone." She pleaded. I nodded my head, and grabbed her hand, giving her a knowing smile.

"Of course honey if you would like."

We walked out of the cave a short distance, and looked out to sea first, in hope of seeing any signs of life. But there never was. There was just the crashing of the waves on the shore. We headed out into the forest and I grabbed Bella's hand to lead the way, and to try and prevent her from falling.

"Jake."

"Yeah…" I said and turned to look over at her.

"Will you show me your wolf?" she asked. I looked at her with a furrowed brow.

I had explained to Bella after we were here awhile about the heritage of my tribe, she remembered the stories that dad used to tell us when we were kids. She used to love hearing my dad tell the stories of our tribe, and when I told her they were real she believed me, no questions asked. I have to admit, I found that kind of sexy, even more so, when she loved me enough to believe something like that and not ask for proof right then and there.

It had been months since I had told Bella I was a were-wolf and that the guy's who I named off one at a time were wolves as well. I explained that we protect our reservation and the people from Forks from vampires. Bella did have a problem at first believing that there were such things as vampires and then realized if she believed in were-wolves she had to believe in vampires.

She asked a lot about vampires, like do you kill them with a stake through their heart? This had made me laughed. I told her we use our teeth and claws, and then the only way to be rid of them was to burn the pieces. Bella screwed her face up and I think she used the word "yuck" which cause me to laugh again. She was surprised we were strong enough to kill such a thing but then realized why we did what we did and called us heroes. It warmed my heart to know she felt that way about me.

"You want to see my wolf? I don't want to scare you honey." I answered.

"It won't scare me Jake, it's you…I mean part of it is you, you and your wolf are the same aren't you?" she asked. I smiled at her and nodded my head. Once again she surprised me with the acceptance of what I was; she accepted me as a wolf and understood that the wolf and I were the same. This made me love her that much more.

"Sure Bells, stand right there," I said pointing at the spot where she stood. I walked out in the clearing, and slipped off my boxers, and I stood before her naked. I could see the tiniest tint of a blush crept across her cheeks. I chuckled at her innocence. Then I phased in front of her. I had seen her jump just a little and she wrapped her arms around her chest. I immediately lowered myself to the ground and laid my head on my paws. I knew I frightened her and I gave her some time to get used to looking at me.

"You're huge Jake!" she squealed. Bella slowly lowered her arms and started to walk toward me. I didn't move at first, in I feared I would scare her. She continued inch by inch, getting closer to me, and kept staring into my eyes. Bella put her hand out like she wanted me to sniff her hand, to let me know she was a friend. I rolled my eyes, and a giggle escaped her mouth.
"Jake…it's you isn't it? Those are my Jake's eyes, right?" Bella questioned.

She said my Jake's eyes, which made me laugh in my wolf's voice and my tongue rolled out from the side of my mouth. Bella's high pitched giggle filled the air, and again she moved closer to me. She touched the top of my head and scratched behind my ears. It felt wonderful and a growl rumbled out from my chest, causing Bella to giggle again.

I lifted my head and nuzzled against the side of her head carefully, she chuckled as I licked her from chin to hair line.

"Yuck Jake." she said and wiped her face with the back of her hand. I hissed out a laugh again. She continued to scratch behind my ear and I continued a low satisfied growl.

"You like that Jake?" she asked. I nodded my huge head up and down with a whine. I was the same size as Bella while I lay down, my head was even with hers, when I stood up I towered over Bella, and she grabbed me around my neck and gave me a hug. I phased back and wrapped my arms around her and kissed the side of her head.

"So what do you think Bells?" I asked.

"You're just as beautiful as a wolf as you are as a man." she said. I laughed as I held her tight against my chest.

"Let's go find some dry wood Bells." I motioned as I slipped on my jeans and grabbed her hand again and led her off into the forest.

We made our way to the deepest part of the forest but still didn't find any dry wood. Bella picked some wild berries and I grabbed another watermelon as we headed back to the cave.

The water was still choppy from last night's storm. It crashed against the shore with a vengeance and I realized there was no way I could catch any fish today, we didn't have a fire anyway so it really didn't matter. It also reminded me of home and the beach back there. I missed my family the pack and my dad. I worried they were thinking we were dead, and I hoped that dad was doing alright. After going through that bout with his diabetes, it scared me that I could be the cause of him to deteriorate with his health and I longed to go home, knowing Bella does as well. I looked around the beach trying to figure out away to get us home, if only we had a boat or something that we could float on.

I could make a raft with the trees and the vines on the island but what if there came another storm, would I put Bella in harm's way? No I couldn't do that, someone has to find us, we need to go home.

I turned to find Bella standing next to me, "Are you alright Bells?" I asked.
"I want to go home Jake." she said with tears in her eyes.

"I know sweetheart, so do I" I told her and pulled her into my arms, holding her against my chest.

"They think were dead don't that Jake?" she asked and began to cry.

"I would say yes, they probably think were dead." I answered as I stroked her hair.

"Do you think Charlie and Billy think were dead as well?"

I sighed, "Probably honey," not wanting to really admit it.

"Their probably in so much pain, their probably heartbroken Jake, this is so unfair." she sobbed.

"I agree baby, if I had away to get us home I would do it, you know that don't you Bells?" I asked her. She nodded her head against my chest.

"I know Jake…it's not your fault, your taking care of me…I would have never made it if it wasn't for you, I love you so much Jake." Bella curled herself closer.

"I love you too honey, with all my heart, I have since the first day I set eyes on you," She looked up at me and I leaned down and kissed her passionately.

I pulled away slightly from her and said "When I get you home, I'm going to marry you if you'll have me?"

"Oh Jake…of course I'll marry you…" she said, and then looked around…"If we ever get off this island." I laughed and kissed her again. I looked up at the top of the cave and noticed how high it was to the top of the hill, I decided once the wood dried out I would climb to the top and start a bonfire up there and hopefully it was high enough for someone out at sea to see it.
But for now I walked Bella back to the cave, we cleaned some fruit and sat down to eat.

"Bella."

"Yeah Jake."

"Did you mean what you said earlier?" I asked her.

"Which part?" she asked.

"That you would marry me once we got back home?" She smiled at me and stuck a berry in my mouth and I kissed her fingers.

"Of course I did. Why are you trying to back out already? We're not even off the island yet and you're backing out on me already?" she teased.

I grabbed her into a huge hug, "I'll never back out on you sweetheart, you're mine forever." I replied, kissing her passionately, laying her down as we made sweet passionate love.