Chapter Ten: Jake's POV

"Let's go" I gestured for Jared to follow me .

We ran on foot towards the bushes. I threw a piece of twine at Jared and we undressed and strapped our clothes onto our left legs. Couldn't lose yet another pair of jeans...Billy would go berserk.

I ran, leaving Jared still securing his clothes. "Hey !" he shouted after me. I found the brink of the rock I was looking for and jumped from it-into midair- landing with a thud. My russet coloured fur glistening, my paws digging into the soft soil and my eyes searching. I was alert. I could never deny the wonder I felt when phasing. Within that second, so many changes happen, emotions go wild, mind focused and ready, teeth sharper, better, bigger.

Jared: Woo-hoo!

I barked a laugh. You love it too huh?

Jared: Apart from the fighting, which I've never seen before ,except in your minds, I think phasing is second best.

C'mon Let's get to work. Has Sam taught you all the basics?

Jared: Yea..I'll be 'training' with Embry.

Well If we're lucky, tonight, we'll have some practical instead of that theory Sam's been laying on you.

Jared: Really? A bloodsucker fight? ..Hell Yea!

I snickered in my mind. Tell you what, you patrol more central, I'll go near borders.

WooF!

I practically galloped there. I sniffed the air, the rocks, the trees ; the scent was clean. Not even humans seemed to linger out here.

Jared: You never know when the big, bad, wolf is gonna get ya!

I laughed in my mind as I checked for footprints. I remembered Leah. Her eyes, wide with fright, lips tightened, feet scurrying to her home. And then I remembered the way her eyes sparkled and the way her heartbeat raced when I touched her. Hell I even remember the way mine was going in overdrive.

Jared: Dude you're whipped!

I rolled my eyes in my head. I continued surveying the area. I picked up a few human scents. Campers probably. I continued running through the thick trees. I ran around several communities. Night- life wasn't big out here in La Push. Even in Forks, the people pretty much did nothing at nights. The bonfire back at the beach would have probably ended. I continued my running until I stopped in my tracks.

Pictures of Paul making out and getting slapped was crossing my mind. I continued running, trying to keep my mind blank as Jared continued to unleash his thoughts. I saw the girl's hand connect with Paul's face.

Hahahaah

Jared: Hey No intruders

THAT was so damn funny!

Jared: It actually stung him .

Ha! That's even better.

Jared continued thinking randomly as he hunted for any tracking scents. His mind wandered through school, girls, cars, pretty girl in the woods, television –

Jared!. Pretty girl in the woods?

Jared:Yea, she's awfully stink, she's too far away from me, I could barely notice her.

Bloodsucker!

Jared: I'm on !.They stink!..I'll never forget this scent.

I pushed with all my might. Adrenaline was surging through my veins , my mind. I saw Jared running towards her. Easy Jared. I'm almost there!

She was sitting there, crouched, sucking the blood out of a deer. I caught sight of her hair and recognized her as the vampire that got away.

Go left Jared!

We hid behind the bushes. I made one soft step forward when suddenly she stood up, sniffing the air. She wasn't crouched anymore. She stood tall. Her fists were closed.

"I can smell you dog" She sneered.

Jared growled and pounced on her from behind. I lunged forward and pinned her legs down as I slammed my left paw, sinking into her cold granite-like skin. She shrieked with pain. She grabbed onto Jared and gave him a full blow into his neck. My head snapped up to look out for Jared, when suddenly she grabbed me and threw me into midair.

I landed on my feet and released a menacing growl at her. Jared was snarling viciously as closened his steps.

"You can't defeat me and protect those petty little humans!" She said through clenched teeth.

Wanna Bet? ..NOW JARED!.

I caught hold of her and plunged into a rock wall with her. I could hear her bones crushing under me. Jared snarled and bared his teeth into her left arm and pulled. RIP..

Let's tear it to pieces!

We tore off one of her legs and she was weakened. The venom pooled in the leech's mouth. The bloodsucker was no match for our gigantic paws and size. We tore her apart, piece by piece as the damn monster kept snarling. Her growls softened and her screams eventually became mute.

The air was quiet. No more shuffling. No more tumbling and crunching.

Burn It.

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"Jake"

Wow, an angel's voice called.

"Jakey"

Sigh...I love that voice.

"JACOB BLACK!" A man growled.

I was startled awake. I blinked my eyes several times trying to adjust to the sunlight pouring into my room. Who pulled the curtains? Two tall and dark figures stood in my room. How did they even fit in here?

"We'll meet you outside"

I pushed myself off the bed. I found my jeans and threw them on. I didn't even bother with a shirt. It's not like if you'd feel cold with a temperature like mine.

I crawled out of my room, noticed Billy wasn't back yet. The place was quiet, almost sunrise. I checked the clock. Great kill vampire at 12, sleep for a couple of hours and wake up to meet these two morons in my yard.

My joints ached and my stomach was hurting. Damn bloodsucker.. I opened my door. Sam and Embry were in the woods, phased, waiting. I sprung into midair, when suddenly I heard a rip. Oh man..

Embry stood there and barked a laugh. His grey hair shining in the moonlight. Sam stood there, tall and black, sniffing the air.

It's clean

Sam: Jared told me about the leech

Embry: I saw it in his head, that was totally awesome!

Sam: Good job Jacob. Only two of you took her down, well done.

I was a surprised at his gratitude. I just nodded.

Sam chuckled in his mind. : I know we disagree alot Jacob, but I'm just trying to be a good Alpha for the pack.

Embry: So up for skipping school today?

School - Leah- ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQR-the bonfire- her heartbeat- her touch- this is the song that never ends it just goes on and on my friends

Sam growled: I hate that song !

Embry : Ugh Me too..Dude SHUT UP!

Sorry..Big green tree. Big wolves. Cool mud.

Sam: You're not very good at hiding things.

What's the point of this meeting! I growled and phased. I trudged back into my house, passing my shredded jeans on the way. I grabbed a pair of sweats lying around and went back into the living room. Embry stood there, snickering at me.

"Dawg, you have- do you mind if I call you dawg- is it like a no-no in the pack- anyhow, i'll jus call you Jacob- or Jake- or did you prefer Jakey- is that what you want Leah to call you- back to the point – Jake- you have issues" He exhaled a breath.

My eyes were pulled together, confused. "I have issues??....Embry are you ok?"

"Yea, I think the change is still new and I need some training to let out this built up energy"

"So, go train with Sam or something"

"Sam's gone, He said you could train me for today"

What!..I have school..Well I really wanted to sleep-in today , but Leah..she was still pissed at me..I had to do something about that...Sam already saw everything...I didn't know if he liked her or not...I didn't want to give him the chance to .

Embry just looked at me innocently. "You're my friend Jacob.... and to be honest this whole phasing thing and fighting scares me sometimes ...I don't really like hanging out with Sam..even before he became my boss- or –Alpha or whatever"

I nodded. His face lit up. I raised my hand. He looked confused.

"I need some sleep" He opened his mouth to protest but I stopped him again. "You could hang out for a bit...watch some TV or something"

He rolled his eyes and I grinned. I went back into my bedroom and slumped onto my bed. My eyes closed and my breaths were softening but not before I heard Embry singing along to the Jonas Brothers songs.

Embry and I trained around noon that day. We practiced running, jumping , phasing. We also practiced control, well he practiced that. I just enraged him to the point where he turned red from not phasing. I even got him to help me getting my thoughts blocked. By the time I was done, Embry knew everything.

Embry :You like her, just admit it!

I don't! ..I care for her..

Embry: So if Sam was to kiss her..

I growled loudly. He laughed in his mind.

Embry: And I should practice control? ..Dude..if you weren't phased, you'd be shredding clothes right now.

Whatever...Do you really think Sam is gonna try something?

Embry: He does care for her Jake..but not as much as you..I know that for sure...but you can't enrage her like that Jacob..Do you know anything about girls...their emotions are wacky !

Leah's not just any girl, she's above all.

Embry: I've never met her, but from what I saw, she's hot!

I snarled lowly.

Embry: Down boy!

That's it!

Embry and I wrestled around for a bit and then he complained he had to go back home. His mom still wasn't comfortable with the whole wolf thing and got freaked out every time he left his house.

Time to sleep..and hopefully dream about Leah..my Leah

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"Jacob Black!" Leah??

"This is for last night!"

I felt a sharp pain surge into my right cheek. She slapped me???

"Oh Shit..My hand hurts" She whispered. Well beautiful that's what you get when you fight with a werewolf.

I opened my eyes to see her standing, clutching her hand as she inspected it.

"Hurt yourself?" I smirked. Her eyes went cold. Wrong words asshole!

"Still arrogant I see!" She screamed and then bolted for the door.

Oh no You don't ..You're not getting away angry with me again.

I caught hold of her shoulders just as she reached the door and spun her around and braced her against my wall. Her breath hitched. Her heart was thundering through her chest. Her face was slightly pink. Her long hair waved scents of pleasure into the air. Her eyes were wide as they stared at me. I placed my hands on either side of her face. Her chest was rising as her breathing increased. Her pink lips were pouted and quivering slightly.

"Leah" I whispered, "I'm sorry" .

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