Jake leaned against the doorframe grinning like an idiot as the blue mustang pulled up. Bella swiftly opened the door and scooped up Katie in her arms.

"Wow Bella, what have you gotten this poor girl into?" he laughed at her frazzled expression.

"A lot more than she deserved, Carlisle has patched her up," Bella indicated to the white bandages wrapped around her arms and stomach. "But she got the pleasure of watching a vampire being put out of existence, which isn't exactly fun for a human. Trust me, I would know."

"Ouch, she okay?" he asked taking in the fearful glaze in her eyes as they drew closer.

"I guess so; she just needs someone to look after her for a little while," Bella sighed. "This is all my fault. I should've just dropped her off at the hospital after I saved her from that jerk Richard."

"Seriously Bells, you need to stop blaming yourself for everything."

"I know, I know."

"Oh well, we'll work on your mental issues later," Jake laughed. Bella scowled at him but stretched out her arms to give him the girl.

"No! No! Bella please don't leave me!" Katie screamed suddenly. "Please no!" she sobbed.

"Is she okay?"

"Katie its okay, Jake is a friend of mine. He'll look after you," she soothed. "I know you're scared, but don't worry, everything will be okay."

"But he's not in your family, is he? Is he one of those vamp-", she began to rant before Jake roared in laughter.

"She….thinking I'm….a VAMPIRE!!" He laughed clutching his stomach.

"Haha very funny Jake, please get a hold on yourself," Bella rolled her eyes.

"But wait if he's not a vampire, how does he know you are?" Katie inquired. Jake raised his eyebrows at Bella who shrugged.

"It wasn't my secret to tell."

"Oh well, I guess I can tell her. I'm one of the elders now anyhow. Okay, everyone on the reservation pretty much, is a werewolf," Jake bluntly announced.

"A werewolf?" she shivered.

"Yea normally vampires and werewolves are mortal enemies…." Bella began.



"But considering the fact Bella is anything but normal, we still are pretty good friends," Jake grinned.

"Even when he annoys the heck out of me," Bella smirked. "Don't worry Katie, he's harmless…mostly."

"Apparently not any worse than the crowd you've been with today," Jake countered. "Come on Katie. We, werewolves are here to save you from corruption of the bloodsuckers!"

"Hilarious Jake," Bella sarcastically remarked. "Can you stand?"

"Yea, I'm fine," Katie mumbled. It didn't help her case at all that she nearly fell on her face when Bella sat her on her feet. "I'm fine," she slurred stumbling again. Jake slung a long arm around her shoulders.

"Thanks Jake, I owe you," Bella yelled sprinting back to her car.

"Come on inside, you look as pale as Bella," he snickered.

"Oh you poor dear!" Hannah cooed over Katie as she ate ravenously. She had been starving the entire day but couldn't really get something to eat at the Cullen's since they hadn't needed to supply for a human for well over fifty years. "What happened to you?"

"I was nearly," Katie began suddenly realizing her mouth had been full. She clamped her mouth closed, blushing furiously.

"Oh don't worry about it," Hannah laughed recognizing what was bothering her. "The boys I have to put up with weren't just raised by a pack of wolves." Jake laughed snaking an arm around her waist.

"Okay, enough jokes at my expense," Jake snickered. Hannah nodded, still smiling like a Cheshire cat. She leaned her head against his chest, slowly drawing circles on his skin with her fingernails.

"So you were saying?"

"So I was nearly killed by my ex-boyfriend, but Bella tackled him and saved me. Of course there was blood everywhere and Bella looked like she was having a seizure. Then Edward brought me to their house and that's when those other vampires came."

"The Volturi?" Jake snarled.

"I think so; they kept saying that they were going to kill me. Then they made Edward so angry he attacked the girl and killed her…I think."



"Oh my, it must've been a rough day for you," Hannah soothed.

"No wonder you instantly believed me when I told you we were werewolves," Jake laughed. "You probably would've believed me if I said I could stop the sun from rising."

"Yea, I'll believe anything now. But why did Bella tell you to babysit me?"

"She's probably got a lot to worry about now, especially with the Volutri."

"Great, JUST great, all my friends have to fight over me."

"No, the Volutri were already looking for ways to provoke the Cullen's coven, they just weren't sure how. They need a descent reason to attack," Jacob replied. "Besides, you shouldn't worry that much, those vamps can take care of themselves," he added with a grin.

"Sweetie there's nothing you could do anyway," Hannah put in smoothing Katie's ruffled hair. "It's out of your hands."

"Mom! Dad! I'm home!" A husky voice yelled from the doorway. Katie looked up from her chicken for a brief moment to see a young boy of about sixteen scamper in the room. "What's going on?" he smiled at his parents.

"We have a visitor," Hannah gestured to Katie.

"Oh hey," he turned to stare at Katie. His eyes widen slightly, and a curious look crept into his expression. It was as if he was watching a beautiful and exotic work of art. "I….I…" he stammered. Jake suddenly looked interested in the look in his son's eyes. "I'm Jesse," he finally managed to get out.

"Hi, I'm Katie," she smiled warmly if not somewhat awkwardly.

"Katie," he grinned repeating the name liking the ring of it. Katie raised her eyebrows; there wasn't really anything horribly uncommon about her. 'Why he acting like I'm this, I have no clue,' she thought. "Hey, how long are you staying?"

"Erm, I sorta was dropped off here by Bella. I frankly don't know, I'm praying that my parents don't freak out."

"Relax, I already called them. I explained the whole Richard thing to them," Hannah stated. Katie shivered at the name Richard and the bruises on her arms and knees began extremely sore.

"What 'whole Richard thing'?" Jesse snarled.

"Her boyfriend abused her, the poor little thing," Hannah sighed. Jesse's reaction surprised everyone, including his parents. He uttered a growl and when off on a long list of profanities.

"JESSE!!" His mother yelled. He seemed to snap out of it, and gave his mother an apologetic smile.



"Sorry mom," he amended, although the words and tone never matched his eyes; furious and hurt like he himself had been wounded.

"Anyway, your parents also think it would be okay if you spent a little time off of school and got away. We don't need to explain the details to the extent that would include vampires or werewolves," she winked.

"Thanks," Katie gratefully replied. "So, am I sleeping on the lawn?" she joked trying to hide the curiosity behind it.

"Oh no, but Jesse will be."

"Hey!" Jesse complained.

"You can have his room, it is sort of small and messy but it'll suffice."

"I'm fine with her taking my room, but do I really have to sleep on the lawn?"

"Oh you'll live," Hannah snickered. "No you can have the couch. Although I'm not sure if you'll fit." She was right of course; Jesse was nearly as tall as Jake was from the werewolf growth spurt.

"I'll figure something out," he said.

"Oh good the rain is clearing up, I was afraid you wouldn't be able to have your campfire tonight," Hannah said.

"Yeah, we might actually manage to run David out now," he laughed. "He's not the only werewolf now!"

"You're a werewolf?" Katie blurted out. "Sorry, I didn't mean…"

"It's alright," Jesse smiled warmly in way that it was impossible to feel stupid or insignificant. "When you reach a certain age, its different for everyone, you transform into a werewolf."

"So you don't need a full moon then?" Jesse and Jake burst out laughing, while Hannah scowled at both of them. "I take that as a no."

"I thought you learned not to take a lot of legends about mythical creatures seriously from the vampires!" Jake laughed.

"Sorry, apparently I have a lot to learn," she grinned and joined in laughing.

"Hey! Why don't you come to the campfire with us?" Jesse suggested. Katie looked slightly hesitant. "Come on! It would be fun! We don't bite! Okay so we do, but, you get the idea." Katie stared at him the entire time while he rambled on. She never realized how cute a boy could be while he's desperately trying to get a girl to go on a date with him without acting perverted.

"Sure," she replied without thinking twice about it.



"Really?" he asked. She could easily read the innocent excitement in his voice.

"Why not?" she laughed.

"Let's go then!" he announced grabbing her arm and nearly dragging her out the door. She pretended she didn't feel the electric shock like feeling that passed through her entire being when he touched her arm.

"Where are we going exactly?" she asked as the chill fall air hit her square in the face.

"It's not far, maybe quarter mile," he reassured her. "It'll be fun! I promise." She couldn't doubt the confidence in his voice. It actually really was enjoyable to Katie, all of Quillettes were unbelievably amiable. Instantly, she was fast friends with Maliha, Quil's and Claire's daughter, and Jaci, Jared's and Kim's daughter. Also, she couldn't help but notice the protectiveness that Jesse seemed to have. Especially the way he watched her, it would make her self-conscious although the way he did just made her feel …loved. It was never like the way Richard would stare at her; it made her feel special and wanted. Richard's stares usually centered around lower than her collarbone. Jesse was never that way; he always would stare right into her eyes and then smile. It amazed her how he could make her feel in meeting him in a few hours, when Richard couldn't in three months.

"You know it really stinks we don't go to the same school," Maliha complained through a marshmallow in her mouth that half muffled her words.

"Maliha! Some lady you are!" Arun laughed.

"I'm a born tomboy, get over it," she growled. "I'm just as tough as all of you."

"Well let's just see when we're all werewolves!" Skah jeered. "Then we'll show you girls that we're in charge of the pack!"

"Wanna bet?" Jaci laughed at her brother. "Once you imprint you're totally on your knees at whatever they want. Besides, Leah already proved that girls can be werewolves too you know."

"So? You'll never be the Alpha, right Jesse?"

"I wouldn't be so sure," he laughed. "These girls may have the entire pack under their control by the time we're all werewolves."

"Good puppy," Jaci and Maliha snickered. "You see? He's smart!" Katie just giggled slightly, this also wasn't anything like the outings she had, had with her friends at school. Usually the guys were mercilessly flirting with the girls, but here they had such brother, sister relationships that it would seem weird for them to be flirting. Slowly everyone was called in by their parents, the disadvantages of being fifteen and younger, until only Jesse and Katie were left and it was nearly pitch dark except for the firelight.

"So you had fun?" he playfully asked.



"Yes! Your friends are so nice!"

"Just wait until they start to fight over the hot dogs, then they won't appear so nice. You're lucky it was only marshmallows tonight," he snickered.

"I'll keep that in mind," she sighed unconsciously leaning on Jesse's shoulder. The natural feeling about the movement surprised her, but not as much as his response. He slowly wrapped an arm around her waist pulling her closer. She looked up into his perfectly dark black eyes. It didn't help at all that the fire made small orange flickers in his eyes. 'What are you doing?! You just met this boy a few hours ago!' she subconscious screamed. Katie quickly threw the voice out of her mind, before touching his warm lips with her own. Jesse smiled, enjoying the taste of her lips, strawberry. As much as Katie kept throwing the voices out of her head that kept screaming how many different ways this was wrong and how she should stop and walk away, they kept coming back; although they were a little muffled to say the least when he began to tease her by nibbling on her bottom lip. Slowly she broke away from him, still slightly dazed.

"Did I do something wrong?" Jesse asked.

"No! No, it's…I just met you and…"

"I'm really sorry, I just couldn't help myself. You're so beautiful."

"Oh, well," she smiled slightly blushing. That was another thing that Richard had never done; he never called her beautiful. He had on occasion told her she was sexy but never beautiful. "Thank you," she stammered.

"No problem," he grinned brushing a loose strand of dark hair behind her ears. "So today must have been really hard on you."

"Well I learned that werewolves and vampires existed and nearly killed by my ex, so yea I suppose you could say that was eventful."

"How'd they convince you that they weren't joking?"

"Edward read my mind and they used the logic of how they knew when and where I was when I was attacked." He seemed to wince at the words attacked.

"Are you okay now?"

"Just a few bruises and cuts, I'm fine."

"So I was wondering….."

"Yes?"

"Do you want prove werewolves exist?"



"But I already believe you guys."

"I know that, but do you want to see one?" She only then seemed to grasp what he was saying, and nodded slowly. "Be right back," he leapt off the log they were seated on and loped into the forest. Within about thirty seconds and large canine approached Katie. Her instincts were telling her run, mostly out of wolf equals danger instinct that's planted in most people's heads, especially if it's a large wolf.

"Hey," Katie grinned as the russet colored wolf sprinted over, sitting down next to the log, wagging his tail furiously. Slowly he edged his nose under her hand, until she was stroking his muzzle. A deep rumble resounded in his chest. She smiled and began scratching the fur behind his ears that only made the rumble louder. "You know, for a wolf, you're really sweet," she sighed happily which resulted in a grin that showed all his sparkling white teeth, his tongue rolled out one side. She suddenly shivered against the cold as the night wind picked up speed. Jesse instantly reacted, leaping behind the log and allowing her to lean against his stomach. She gently stroked his shoulder-blade in thanks. Contently, the girl and wolf drifted off to sleep.

"Well, well, well," Jake snickered from the house window watching the scene with curiosity. "It appears our little Jesse isn't so little anymore."


AN: Well that was fun. Bet ya never heard that pairing before. I'm really sorry to anybody who has written one, but Edward and Bella's son/daughterXJacob's son/daughter, is so often repeated. I just wanted to try something new. PLEASE REVIEW!!