A/N: Yay, this is the longest chapter so far :D That makes me happy! So this one is kind of a fun chapter, and then it gets kinda tense. I don't know where I'm going from this, but I don't think that there will be many more chapters. So yeah. Enjoy!

When I woke up the next morning, I was alone. I already missed him, laying next to me, keeping me warm and safe. When I finally got out of bed, I checked my phone and saw that I had five new messages, three from Jared, one from Aylin, and one from Sherry. The three from Jared said,

"Morning beautiful, sorry about leaving, I had to go on patrol early this morning. -Jared"

"Kim, are you awake? -Jared"

"Kim! Are you okay? -Jared"

I sighed. He was so protective. I replied, telling him that I was awake. Now, on to the other messages. The one from Aylin said,

"Hey, Joshua and I are going out again tonight, wanna make it a double? Xoxo, Aylin" Ooh, that sounds like fun! I thought. The last message from Sherry was her thanking me for letting her pass out at my house. I texted Jared again, telling him about the double date, asking him if he wanted to go.

When I walked into the kitchen, I realized that I was home alone. I made myself some breakfast, and ate it in front of the TV, which I rarely got to do anymore. By the time Jared finally replied (he had been sleeping) , saying that the double date sounded fun, it was one in the afternoon and I was bored. I decided to call him.

"Hello?" He said, sounding groggy.

"Hey..it's me," I said, smiling at his cute voice.

"Kim? Is everything okay?" He really was too overprotective.

"Jared. I'm fine. I'm bored, and home alone. What are you doing?"

"I'm coming over, I'll be there in five."

Aw, what a sweetie. I decided that putting on regular clothes would be a good idea, so I put on a pair of jeans and my favorite oversized cardigan. By the time I was done, Jared was in my room.

"Gee, have you ever heard of this thing called knocking?" I said, laughing.

"No, I haven't!" He exclaimed, "Do tell me more!" At this, he grabbed me around my waist and spun me around. "So, I figured that I'd just bring my date clothes over so I wouldn't have to go home again and then come back. It that okay?" He asked.

"Oh, that's fine!" I said, "But you're going to have to sit through my process of getting ready."

"Anytime," he said, winking. After that, we just hung out, watching movies, eating, and kissing. A lot of kissing. At around five, I started to get ready. Of course, Jared was there, distracting me. He "accidentally" walked in while I was changing, and when I was doing my hair, he would keep walking in and kissing me, so I really didn't get much done. When Aylin and Josh showed up, I was finally ready, in a grey sweater dress with black leggings and boots, with my hair in a pony tail. Aylin was wearing black leggings, and a grey, black, and white cowl-neck sweater that went down to her mid-thighs with black furry boots. We all got into Josh's car, and I asked Aylin where we were going.

"We're going somewhere…different," she said, smirking. I kept asking her where we were going, but she wouldn't give me a straight answer. We ended up driving to Port Angeles, where Joshua parked in a parking garage next to the mall.

"The mall?" I asked, "Aylin..are we seriously going shopping?"

"Nope," she said laughing, "But we are going inside." She grabbed Joshua's hand, and Jared grabbed mine. We followed them into the mall, up an escalator, and weaved through all of the people until we finally stopped in front of a store. I looked up at the sign and laughed.

"Build-A-Bear workshop? Really?" I said to Aylin, who looked as excited as I had when I had come here when I was 10.

"Yes!" she exclaimed, "I thought that this would be fun!" I had to agree with her, I remembered having fun when I had been there before. Aylin ran inside the store, bouncing from bin to pin, trying to decide which animal she wanted. We decided to each make one, and then give the one we made to our date. I chose a brown bear, stuffed it, and bought it a cute floral dress and a little hair band, and went to pay for it. Once I was done and waiting for everyone else, I noticed that you can name them and get this little birth certificate. So I made one for her, naming her Kimberley, since I was giving her to Jared. After awhile, everyone finished making their bears, and we went to the food court for dinner. After we finished eating, we exchanged our bears. Jared loved Kimberley, and I couldn't help but laugh when he gave me the one he made. It was a wolf, and only had a pair of shorts on. I smiled, because now I had a little Jared to keep me company when real Jared was gone.

"Thank you," I said to Jared, "He's adorable!" Afterwards, we went back to my house, and Joshua dropped off Aylin, Jared and I, because Aylin was going to spend the night. After Jared kissed me goodnight, he whispered in my ear,

"If you want to have another adventure tonight, be at your window at 2. And if Aylin wants to come, she can too." I looked at him questioningly, but he just smirked, said, "Goodnight, Aylin, Kim," and left.

I opened the door, and Aylin and I went to my room. Once we got there, I told her what Jared had said. When I asked her if she wanted to go, she squealed and said, "Yes I want to go!" So we just chilled for a few hours, and at around 1:30 put on jeans, boots, flannels, and grabbed jackets. At 2, we were waiting by my window, and Jared was there at 2:01. I knew that Aylin couldn't know about the wolves, so I wondered what exactly we were doing. We didn't say anything, for fear of waking up my parents. We walked through the backyard, and then cut over so we were back on the road. We crossed the road, walked down to the beach, and continued walking along the shoreline. I saw a light up ahead, but I didn't know what it was, it just seemed like we were walking towards it. When we got closer, I realized that it was a camp fire, and there were people around it. A few minutes later, we were there, and sitting around the fire were Sam and Emily, Paul, Jacob, and Embry.

"Hey, everyone," Jared said. Sam looked up,

"Who's this?" he asked. I knew he was talking about Aylin. "This is Kim's friend, Aylin." Emily smiled.

"Hello, Aylin, I'm Emily, this is Sam, and Jacob, Paul, and Embry," she said, pointing at each person as she named them. Aylin smiled and said hello.

Jared and I sat down next to Sam and Emily, and Aylin sat down next to Jacob. After some idle chitchat, I turned around to look at Jared.

"So, what's the point of this?" I asked, not wanting to sound rude, "I mean, I'm having fun, but are we doing something specific?"

"Yes, actually," he laughed, "This is something we do every year. Apparently Sam started it, and it's tradition now. We all come out here in the early morning, and basically just hang out. It's a simple tradition, but it gives us something to look forward to."

"Plus," Paul added, "There's also the 4 o'clock swim." At this, everyone except for Emily, Aylin and I cheered.

"You…go swimming at 4...in the morning?" I asked, incredulously, "Is that even safe?"

"Yeah, for us, it is," Jared said, and I got the meaning in his words.

"Don't worry," Emily assured us, "We don't have to go."

So for the rest of the morning, we just hung out, and I dozed off a few times against Jared's shoulder. I was woken up at 4, though, when all of the guys got up to go swimming.

Aylin, Emily, and I sat together, watching them run into the ocean, diving in and running around like little kids. About ten minutes after they ran in, Jared, Embry, and Sam came running up to us. Before I could get suspicious, Jared picked me up in his arms and ran back into the ocean. The entire time, I was screaming.

"JARED! JARED! Put me down! NO! JARED!" I was afraid of the cold water, but then I realized that because Jared was so warm, the water around him wasn't cold. We swam around, laughing and talking, for awhile, until around 5:30, when the sun started to come up. I realized that Aylin and I needed to get back before my parents woke up, so Jared took us home. She and I ended up crashing on my bed and slept until one in the afternoon.

When we finally woke up, Aylin called her parents, and told them that she was going to stay another night at my house. They didn't care, because Aylin usually lived at my house during break. After awhile, I decided to go online and check my email. There was an email from the school, reminding us that the first day of school was less than three weeks away. I groaned, because this had seriously been the best summer of my life, and I didn't want it to end. When I shut off my computer, I walked into the living room, where Aylin was laying on my couch, watching a movie, and eating a bowl of spaghetti.

"Hey, s-dude, where did you get the spaghetti?" I asked,

"Oh I found it in your refrigerator," she said, shrugging, "Your parents told me a long time ago that I could eat whatever I wanted."

"Yeah, I remember that," I said, laughing, "But I don't think they meant that you could eat us out of house and home." She rolled her eyes, and turned her attention back to the movie. "So," I continued, "School starts in almost two weeks…" at this, she groaned.

"Thank, Kim. You just ruined my week. I'm trying not to think about that fact, thank you very much."

"If you had let me continue, I was going to tell you that since school is about to start, I need clothes. And I was going to invite you to go shopping with me today, but since I ruined your week, I guess you can't go." After I said that, she jumped up, and I said, "Aylin. Calm down. I'm kidding. So when do you want to leave?" She smiled,

"Five minutes ago?" She said.

I laughed, and went to get ready. It looked like the weather was going to be nice today, so I wore a pair of faded jeans and a plain black v-neck t-shirt along with my black converse. Aylin raided my closet, and emerged wearing a yellow quarter-sleeved dress with black leggings underneath and yellow sandals. After grabbing my purse and putting my wallet inside of it, we left in my car, since Aylin had been dropped off by Joshua.

We shopped in Port Angeles for the rest of the day, until my car was literally filled with shopping bags.

"You know," I said to Aylin, "Some people might think that we have a shopping problem."

"Nah," she said, "We need all of this stuff!"

"Oh?" I said, laughing, "You needed three pairs of underwear with fruit on them?"

"Yes," she said, defensive, "I do!" We started driving home when my phone rang, and it ended up being Jared.

"Hey," I said, laughing, "How is my amazing boyfriend today?"

"Kim?" he said, sounding worried, "Where are you?" Oh shit. Something's wrong.

"I'm with Aylin, on our way back from Port Angeles, I texted you saying we were going shopping…"

"Oh..yeah," he said, "Well, come to Sam and Emily's."

"Why?" I asked, alarmed. We only went there when something was wrong. "What's going on?"

"The whole town is on lockdown," he said, "Well, figuratively. There's a few vampires around the edges of the town, trying to get in."

"Wait, then shouldn't we not go back into La Push? Like…go stay somewhere else?"

"No," he said, "I want you here."

I told him we would get to Sam and Emily's as soon as possible. But then a thought crossed my mind.

"Hey…Jared?" I asked.

"Yes, Kim?"

"Aylin…is clueless. What should I tell her? About, you know." He got what I was trying to say.

"Well, it seems like you're going to need to tell her. Let me check with Sam." He hung up, and then called me back a minute or so later, saying that, under the circumstances, I was allowed to tell her. When we hung up for a second time, I took a deep breath, and then turned to Aylin.

"Hey…Aylin?" I said, nervous.

"Yeah? What's up with Jared?" she said, sounding curious.

"There's something I need to tell you," I said. I proceeded to tell her about the legends, and how they were true.

"Wait..why are you telling me this?" She asked.

"B-because the town is in dangers right now. Apparently there are some vampires trying to get in, but the wolves are protecting the town and keeping them out. And the reason why we're not staying out is because Jared wants me in there," I had told her about the imprinting, "So we need to go to Sam Uley's house." She agreed, and within a few minutes, we were nearing La Push. Just before we crossed the line, I saw two wolves, one on either side of the road. Aylin saw them too, and her mouth dropped open in shock.

"T-t-those aren't wolves!" she said, shaking.

"Yes, they are, Aylin. But don't worry, they're perfectly sane." With that, we continued, and one of the wolves followed our car all of the way to Sam and Emily's. Once we got there, the wolf waited by the car, and walked with us to the porch. As soon as we got inside, the wolf took off.

"Emily?" I called.

"Kim! I'm in the kitchen!" She answered. I started walking towards the kitchen, and Aylin followed. Emily was sitting at the kitchen table, looking worried.

"Hey, Em," I said, "You remember Aylin, right?"

"Yes," Emily said, smiling, "Of course I do. So I heard that you know about the wolves now?"

"Umm…yeah," Aylin said, nervously, "Kim told me on the way here. And one walked us to the house."

"Yes, that was Jacob," said Emily, "They aren't taking any chances today." We spent the rest of the evening with Emily, and just as we were starting to wonder what we should do for the rest of the night, Jacob came back to the house.

"So we're still watching the boundaries, because the vampires haven't left. Jared wants you two to stay the night here." We nodded, and I called my mom, telling her that I was spending the night at Aylin's house. She didn't question it. Emily helped us get blankets out, and we made beds on the couch. Once an hour, one of the wolves would walk up to Emily's, sometimes in human form, to give us updates. At the eleven o'clock check, Jared came by in his human form. The second he walked in the door, I ran up to him and hugged him. I didn't realize I was crying until I felt him wipe the tears off my face.

"I'm so worried about you," I sobbed. I noticed Emily and Aylin leave the room. I didn't know how long I had with Jared, but I was going to make it count.

"Baby, I know. But you know that I have to do this," he said. Then he leaned down and kissed my forehead. "I have to go now, they need me. But I'll be back, I promise."

"Okay," I whispered, "I love you."

"I love you too," he said, "more than anything in the world." He left, and Emily and Aylin came back into the living room. I started crying, and then I thought of something.

"Hey, Emily?" I asked, looking at her.

"Yes, Kim?"

"How are you not a mess right now?"

She laughed. "Because I've been through this before. Trust me, the first time I was sobbing uncontrollably the entire time he was gone. And even now, I'm a mess. But I hide it, because I need to be strong for him."

Aylin looked at us as though we were crazy.

"You imprintees are pyscho, you know that?" We laughed.

"Yeah," I said, "But it's worth it."