Sorry for such a long wait, but I've been sick all this week. I haven't been able to do much but sleep. As for Breaking Dawn. I both loved it and hated it. Loved it because, unlike many random people out there, I thought it was wicked cute. So in any reviews do not argue with me on how you hated it. I don't care to hear it. I loved it and all my friends loved it. That's all that matters to me. The only reason I hated it was because it pretty much ruined both of my Twilight fan fictions. Now my Jacob story can't work, and even worse my Paul story can't work. So for the sake of my stories, please just pretend the fourth book never happened.

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One week. Seven glorious days. If I had the energy I would count out the exact hours, minutes, and seconds for you. As my head lay resting on Jake's bare chest, I thought of the past week. He had been shy at first. It was his first time. He could have fooled me though. He was amazing. The best I had ever had. He defiantly proved himself to be a suitable mate. I did feel somewhat guilty though. I feel like I took advantage of him. It isn't fair for me to run around releasing my sex pheromones. No male can resist them. I'm pretty sure that was the only reason he even agreed to stay inside a whole week with me. He only left once in a while for patrol. During those few hours, I would feel myself going crazy. The second he came home I pretty much jumped him, then ravished him. He didn't seem to mind at the time, but I bet he is minding now. I knew he was awake the second he started running his fingers through my hair. I nuzzled my face against his chest and tightened my arm that was holding him around the waist. I wanted to savor these last minutes, before he kicked me out of his bed for good.

"Morning," he said, with a yawn.

"Good morning," I said. I then detangled myself from his arms and climbed out of bed. I started looking for my clothes that were scattered around the room.

"Where are you going?"

"My heat is over, I don't need to bother you anymore."

"Oh."

"I just want to say sorry."

"What for?" He was now sitting on the edge of the bed, and was slightly glaring at me. I bet he thought I regretted the week. That's far from the truth.

"I feel like I used you. Like you had no choice in the matter. I knew you weren't ready to mate with me, yet I still slept with you."

"If you think I could even think of another girl after this past week, you're crazy."

"So you aren't mad?"

"Not at all."

"Really?"

"Really. Just promise me one thing."

"What's that?"

"Don't walk around naked in front of my friends anymore."

"No problem," I said with a laugh. He then got up and stood in front of me.

"So, um, I know that sex isn't such a big thing for skinwalkers, but I was hoping, that maybe what we shared meant something to you. I know it meant something to me." I stopped laughing and just looked at him. Was he serious? It had meant something to me but I didn't want to get my hopes up. He had told me he wasn't ready to mate and now he was telling me he might have some feelings. This was getting complicated.

"Jake? Are you trying to tell me that you're ready to try "us," as in a relationship?" I asked.

"Yeah, I mean, unless you aren't ready. In that case then I'll wait. Unless you're ready, then I'm all for it."

"I'm ready."

"Really?"

"Yes."

"Truly?"

"Yes. Well, once we get to know each other better. I still don't know everything about you. That's kind of important. But I am ready to try believing in this imprinting thing." He looked so happy I can't even describe his face. Then again, I was so happy.

"Lets go for a run," he then said, grabbing onto my hand. He pulled me through the house, both of us still not wearing anything, and out the door. We ran to the woods and we both flipped into our wolf. We then ran together. We nipped at each other playfully, nudged each other's sides, and chased each other around. I don't know how it was for him and his pack, but when skinwalkers run together like we were, it was a sign of love. An activity that two mates would partake in frequently. This was almost as meaningful as sex was. Well, almost.

We reached a small clearing in the woods and that was where Jake stopped running. He phased back into human and walked over to me. He bent down and started to pet me. This was also another sign of affection between skinwalkers. I had never told him that because before he knew what I was, he always used to pet me. When he backed up, I flipped back to human. We sat down on the grass and just relaxed for a while. It was starting to get dark and the stars were just coming out.

"You know, before I was a werewolf, I used to always wonder why wolves howled at the moon," he said to me.

"Do you now know why?"

"Nope, I still don't know."

"I do."

"Why."

"I don't know if I should tell you."

"Please."

"He's calling his mate."

"That's it?"

"Well, that or he's calling for back up in hunting, but calling to a mate just sounds so much more romantic." I then found him staring at me, and before I could think, his lips had found mine. It was the first kiss that we shared that wasn't because of my heat. It felt better than the other kisses we had. It felt more real. More passionate. When we finally broke apart, he traced his fingers over my face and then tucked a stray piece of my hair behind my ear.

"He is defiantly calling to his mate," Jake whispered to me. I just smiled in response. We then spent the rest of the night asking each other questions. I wanted to know everything about him and he seemed to wanted to know everything about me as well. By the time we got back to his house it was way past one in the morning. We had to tip toe through the house, trying not to wake up Billy. I didn't even think about sleeping in my room that night. I went right to Jake's. This time, I didn't sleep in my wolf form at the end of his bed. I feel asleep right next to him.

The next morning I woke up, alone. I would have been worried that something was wrong, but I remembered Jake telling me that he had Patrol today. That must mean that I had slept a very long time. I looked out the window and saw that it must be sometime in the late afternoon. I got out of bed, put some clothes on and walked to the kitchen. I was starving. I needed food.

"Hello Jovie," said Billy, as he came into the room.

"Hey Billy."

"What are you doing in here all alone?"

"Jakes on patrol, I hope you don't mind me just hanging around."

"Nope, I don't mind."

"Well I thought that if I had the free time, I might as well spend it with you." He smiled when I said that. It was no lie that Billy Black sometimes got lonely. With his wife gone, his daughters gone, and his son a werewolf, who is never home, he tended to spend a lot of time by himself. I liked spending time with him and I knew he enjoyed the company.

"You know I love having you around."

"Yeah, I know. Without me this place would never get cleaned," I said with a laugh.

"Very true. You make a wonderful maid."

"Well I'm glad I'm good for something. So, what are you up to tonight. Any hot dates?" He just laughed at this and started to lecture me on how he doesn't need to date at his age, and he just enjoys staying inside or visiting friends. I just sat back and listened. Normally, it was really easy to listen to Billy talk. He just had one of those voices that made you want to listen. However, today I was having a hard time concentrating. For some reason my senses were stronger. I was kind of pissed off because I was just getting over my heat, I shouldn't have these heightened senses. If it wasn't the heat that was effecting me, what was wrong with me now?

The sent of Billy's blood was so strong I could almost taste it. My eyes kept focusing on his neck. Not just his neck but the vein pulsing there. The beating of my heart was getting stronger in my ears. Thud, thud. Thud, thud. I tried to think of something else, but the blood just smelled so good. My mouth was starting to water and I could feel my teeth elongate slightly. I shut my mouth tightly so Billy wouldn't notice. He just kept on talking as if nothing was wrong. Oh, but there was something wrong, something very wrong. I didn't know what was causing me to act like this, but I had a good idea.

"Jovie? Are you alright?" he finally asked.

"Billy?" I asked, in as calm a voice as I could muster. "Do you know if there is a full moon tonight?"

"Yeah, I believe there is. Why?"

"Jacob and the others aren't affected by it are they?"

"No, they aren't. Wait, are you?"

"Yes, very much so. It's not even dark out yet and I can feel the moon's pull over me."

"How can I help?"

"By staying as far away from me as possible. Better yet, I'm going to leave."

"Jacob won't be very happy about that."

"No, he won't, but I think he would be even more upset if I killed his father." He didn't stop me as I rushed out of the house. I tore off my clothing and ran into the woods. No one was around, I could tell, and I flipped. I started running as fast as I could. I was trying to work off some of my extra energy. I didn't get to run off much, however, because my path was suddenly blocked. Blocked by a very large wolf. I flipped back into human and Jacob did the same thing.

"Where are you going?" he asked me. I wasn't even paying attention to him. Well, I was paying attention to him, just not his voice. I was too busy looking at his body. I felt my eyes flash as I was consumed by lust. Damn this moon, it was almost as bad as when I was in heat. I had just gotten over my sexual lust, I didn't need to start feeling it all over again. Jake was looking at me, a smirk on his face. Even though we couldn't speak in each other's minds, he knew what I was thinking.

"I have to get out of here," I finally answered him.

"Why?"

"The full moon."

"What about it."

"It might not do anything to you but it drives me crazy. I almost had your dad for a snack." He looked worried and I could tell he was about to run home to check on Billy. "He's fine," I said. "I left the house before I could do anything. I need to get far away, where there won't be any humans around."

"Come on, I'll take you far into the woods. Better yet, I'll take you out of La Push." We both flipped back and I started following him. When I knew we were far enough away, I took off ahead of him. I just really wanted to run, and I knew he would catch up with me later.

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The full moon was effecting me more so than usual tonight. Maybe it was because I was away from my pack, or perhaps my senses were on overload because of the new surroundings. Whatever the reason, I was feeling a little daring. I saw a very large deer and decided I could take it on my own. Normally the pack would hunt together, therefore sharing our kill. Meaning, I would have to wait for the dominants to eat first. I wasn't last in line, somewhere in the middle, but I still hated waiting. This time, if I managed to kill myself, there would be nothing stopping me from getting the best parts. Mmm, nothing says a good meal better than heart and intestines.

I stalked my prey for a while. I stayed low to the ground and just watched him with my eyes, not moving an inch from my hiding spot. I was just about to make my move, in fact, I was no longer hiding I was out in the open, when something I never expected came leaping out of nowhere. It looked like a human teenager. He attached his mouth to the neck of the deer, and he seemed to be drinking it's blood. All I could do was watch. At first I was angry, because this stupid person stole my meal, but then I remembered that humans don't kill deer like that and they most certainly do not drink their blood right from the neck.

"Looks like we have an audience Edward." I was startled by a voice and turned to see another teenaged guy. They were just popping up everywhere weren't they? I really wanted to know where the hell Jake was. He told me humans wouldn't be around here. This could turn out dangerous. The moon makes skinwalkers do things against their will. I might kill them because of my blood lust. Just being able to smell the blood running through their veins could make me attack.

That was when it hit me. I couldn't smell their blood. In fact, they didn't smell human. Now that I looked them over, they didn't even look human at all. Well, I mean they did, but they had this wild look to them. Not to mention, they were extremely pale.

"I must have stolen her meal," said the guy named Edward. He walked over to the other guy, whipping his blood covered mouth on his sleeve.

"Too bad for her. I haven't had wolf before, she might be a fun challenge." Challenge? What? I do hope he doesn't plan on doing to me what Eddy boy did to the deer. Ah, fuck, I could see it in his eyes. I was going to have to run.

"Emmett no."

"Why? It's not like she is one of the werewolves." Yes I am! I screamed in my mind.

"Yes she is," said Edward. What? How the hell did he know?

"I just heard you. In your mind, of course," he now said to me, with this smug smile on his face. Huh, well what do you know. A mind reader. I instantly didn't trust them. Again, where is Jake? I needed a distraction to get away, or a distraction until Jake at least showed up. I couldn't take both of them by myself. A distraction, a distraction, what will distract two guys? OH! Why didn't I think of that before? I flipped back into my human form and smiled at the two of them. What male could resisted a naked female. None that I know of. Well, unless they were gay.

"There's no need for a distraction," said Edward, his smile still in place. "We won't hurt you. And we aren't gay." Oh, yeah. Like I really believed that. "Believe me or not, we won't hurt you." I glared at him.

"And trust me," Emmett added. "We are so not gay." He was looking me up and down, his own smirk present. I guess I had to believe that one but I really didn't like people reading my mind.

"Sorry, I can't help it," said Edward. Ugh, that was getting annoying really quick. Yeah, his smile, still there. That was also getting rather annoying.

"I don't think you really want to eat me. I wouldn't taste that good," I said to the one Edward called Emmett. I gave him a flirty smile and batted my eyelashes. Ok, this would be a great time for Jacob to show up. I'm standing here, naked, in front of two very weird guys. They were hot, but still weird. Yeah, I'm sure Edward just heard me call him hot. Good thing I'm not a shy person, or he would really be able to see my blush. Stupid Jacob for not being around when I needed him.

"It's all about the blood sweetheart, not the meat. So technically, I would be drinking you."

"Sounds kinky but I think I'll pass."

"You don't look like the normal werewolves," said Edward. I was surprised to find looking me directly in the face and not at my body. "Sorry, I'm taken," he said. I hate that he can read my mind.

"So am I, but it doesn't mean we can't look," said Emmett. He had no shame, looking me over. This wasn't really working the way I wanted. I had expected Jacob to hear me talking to other people and come running. There was no way he would have let me get that far away from him. He didn't seem to hear me though, so now I was going to have to make a run for it. I hope these guys aren't fast.

"What can I say? I like to be different. Now, it's been fun but I think I should be leaving. My mate wouldn't be very happy about this." I had called Jake my mate in hopes to scare them. Then I turned to run, and just as I was about to get away without any serious confrontation, who should walk into the little clearing, but Jacob himself.

"What the hell is going on?" he asked. He wasn't in his wolf form, and he had put on the stupid pair of pants he carries around. He stepped in front of me, as if to shield me from their gaze. It was kind of sweet in a way. His need to protect me was very clear.

"Nothing really," I said.

"Why are you talking to them? Why are you in front of them naked?" He was mad that I was talking to them, but he was furious that they saw me naked. Go figure.

"I'm naked because I needed a distraction until you showed up."

"What?" This was going to turn into a fight, I just knew it. The other two males were quickly forgotten and placed second against our arguing.

"Well, I clearly couldn't take them both so I thought to distract them until you showed up to help me."

"We aren't fighting them, and you should have just ran. You can't defend yourself against them."

"Hey, I'm just as strong as you." He gave me an "I don't think so" type of look. "Ok, maybe not but I'm defiantly stronger than that last girl you liked. I'm not defenseless like she seemed to be. What was her name, Ella? Or something like that?"

"It's Bella," growled one of the forgotten boys. I turned to look at them and noticed Edward glaring at me.

"What?" I asked innocently. Then it clicked. These were clearly vampires and he must have been the guy to steal Bella away from Jake. "Oh," I said in understanding. Then I realized I had just somewhat called Edward's mate weak. "Oh," I said again in fear. I worried my lower lip and turned back to Jake. "Should I run?"

"He wouldn't dare to hurt you while I'm here."

"You better watch yourself pup. Bella isn't here to stop us," said Emmett.

"She wouldn't be very happy if you killed me, now would she Edward," Jacob said.

"No, she wouldn't. Come on Emmett, lets go." And in blink of an eye, the two of them were gone. Jacob looked pissed. Beyond pissed actually. He was shaking and I was surprised he wasn't a wolf yet. I placed my hand on his shoulder but he shook me off and growled. This wasn't good, he was really angry and at me too. Well, maybe not really at me but I think more so the fact of what had just happened. So, I did what came naturally to me as a female skinwalker. I lied down on the ground by his feet and rolled on to my back, in submissive position. My hand was stroking up the back of his calf, and I was rubbing my face against his ankle. He looked down at me and I could see the lust in his eyes. His inner wolf was now taking control over his human side. I was being completely submissive, no male could resist a female when they acted like that. He moved so quickly, I didn't even see it. He was now hovering over me and I moved my neck to the side, giving complete access to it. He bit down hard at the point where my neck meets my shoulder. I growled out in pain and pleasure. This wasn't him leaving a mating mark, this was just him using a little biting to show his dominant side. I defiantly enjoyed dominant, aggressive Jacob. I brought my legs up to his hips and started pushing his pants off with my feet. He didn't like my movement too much and bit down harder. It was a silent warning for me to hold still. He wanted me completely submissive, and I had no problem with that. I stopped moving and he removed his pants himself with one of his free hands. His teeth let go of my neck, and his tongue started nursing the wound there. It felt so nice. After one final lick, he entered me, hard and fast. And that was how it was. Hard and fast. It felt so wild. The past times we had had sex, it was inside the house. This time it was in the woods, out in the open. It felt so animal like, so natural. Anyone who was in the area would be able to hear our growls of pleasure. Well, the growls were more mine. He brought out my noisy side. When it was over, he collapsed next to me and pulled my body close against him.

"I guess the moon affects you too," I said, trying to catch my breath.

"Only when you're around."

place to stop, yes, but I'm still a little sick and now I'm kind of tired. So, I'm off to bed to get some rest. I upped the rating even though I don't think this last chapter was even that bad. Better safe then sorry. And I know some people are going to say that Jake was a little out of character in that last part. I know he was. That was more of a skinwalker trait but I just felt that with Jake being with a wild skinwalker, he would have learned a thing or two during the week that Jovie was in heat.

I'll be on vacation for the next couple of days, so I won't be able to update. The next chapter should be up soon after I get back though.