So, it's been... awhile haha sorry about the longgggg delay. I've got the next couple chapters, but i'm going to spread them out so you keep reading :) i hope you enjoy this one... it's kind of an inbetween

none of the characters belong to me... i wish some of them (Jacob Black!) actually did, but i can't even pretend they do... they're both Stephenie Meyers' property

ENJOY!


The stars were so beautiful. I was lying on my back, staring up at a night sky that seemed huge. There were no lights or buildings to disrupt or wash out the brightness, and the vast sky was completely whole. Everything was perfect; the grass was soft, molding to the form of Jacob and me lying together. He was on his side, facing me, with his head on his arm. His other arm was draped over my waist, and I could feel the warmth radiating off him. I snuggled closer to him, because the wind was picking up and starting to get to me. Jacob's arm tightened instinctively around me and his eyelids fluttered open. I only smiled at him, and turned my face back to the sky. He glanced up at the sky, and then I could feel his eyes on me as he pressed his face into my neck, breathing in deeply.

"Why are you awake? It's the middle of the night," he said, his voice heavy with sleep.

"I've been looking at the stars. You can go back to sleep," I said, running my hand up and down his arm.

"Mmmm... I think I'll stay up with you. What have you been thinking about?"

"I haven't been thinking about anything," I said with a smile. Jacob propped himself up on his elbow, looking at me curiously. "I don't need to think about anything. I've got you right here." I patted his arm, and he smiled, leaning closer and closer until he was completely blocking the sky.

"I love you," he said, and before I could answer him he pressed his lips to mine. His lips, so warm and gentle, moved slowly with mine, and he rolled onto his back, pulling me on top of him. He let his fingers play up and down my back, knowing that he was giving me goosebumps. Everything was quiet. The only sound I could hear was the grass blowing in the wind. We lay together, not talking, just listening, our arms intertwined. Finally as we watched the sun rise, he sighed.

"I should probably go get something to eat," he said, with disappointment weighing down his words. I laughed quietly and turned towards him, propping my head up on my elbow.

"I'm getting hungry, so you probably should. See if you can find something good. I'll see what I can find around here." He nodded and kissed me on the forehead, getting up and running off into the woods. I heard a wolf howl, and I knew he was off hunting. I walked around the edge of the meadow, near the woods, searching until I found what I was looking for. I picked as many good berries as I could find and sat down right there. I sat there for awhile, eating my berries, when suddenly, to my right, the bushes moved. My head snapped up and I stared at the bushes trying to see what had moved them.

"Jacob?" The bushes moved at the sound of my voice.

"Jacob? Don't be stupid," I said again, and this time my voice shook. Just as I took another breath to try one more time, the bushes parted and a huge russet wolf pounced on me, yelping and wagging his tail. I smacked him lightly on the nose, laughing.

"Jacob! You scared me! That wasn't funny!" I tried to sound mad, but the relief was making me giddy. Jacob looked like he was smiling as he stood over me wagging his tail. Suddenly he left, running into the woods, and I sat back up, shaking my head, and ate a few more berries while I waited. About a minute later Jacob came walking towards me half dressed in jeans, with a huge smile on his face.

"Did I scare you?" He laughed, and I teasingly scowled at him, crossing my arms over my chest.

"No! I knew it was you the whole time," I said. He kept laughing, and put his arm around my shoulder.

"Sure, sure," he said, with a smirk on his face. I rolled my eyes and shrugged off his arm, turning back to my berries.

"Did you find anything good?"

"Yeah, I set it over the fire. It's cooking now. What did you find?" I held out a handful of berries, smiling proudly. "Mmm those are good," he said taking a few. Then he got serious, looking at me a little bit sadly. "I know you really like this meadow, and I do too, but we've been here too long. I went close to town, and I heard some people talking about a big animal they'd seen out in the woods- that would be me, and that kind of talk is bad. We're going to have to move again." I twisted up my face, grimacing darkly at the bush in front of me. Jacob put a hand on my shoulder, and then walked back out to where the fire was slowly cooking the meat he'd somehow found.

I got up after a minute and went to sit down next to Jacob, staying quiet. He put his arm around my shoulders, hugging me tightly against his side as he watched the meat. He turned to look at me and gave me a quick peck on the top of the head.

"I'm sorry; I know you don't enjoy this moving around thing- we could try to find a deserted cabin somewhere far away from other people, if you wanted. As long as we weren't within ten miles of any sort of towns or villages, I think we'd be safe for a long time. Would you like to try and find something?" Jacob watched me the whole time he spoke, trying to read my facial expressions.


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