So as promised here is the second half of the chapter…some of you may recognize parallels between this and the birth scene in BD. If you want to know my rationale behind it please see the A/N at the end of the chapter. Other than that a big thanks to Shorty6692 for her amazing and detailed reviews…This one is for you…Everyone else enjoy and let me know what you thought. Love Tink. XX

JAKE POV

The metallic tang of blood hit my nostrils and slid to the back of my throat the second I entered the room. My eyes flew to the Cullens watching them closely for signs that they would attack. Unsurprisingly I could see their nostrils flaring for a few seconds as their eyes focused on the prone form on the floor. One by one they began to take gulping breaths through their mouths, pained expressions on their faces, as they appeared to stop breathing, could they do that?

It was in their nature, in their instincts to survive on blood, how could I expect them to deny their instincts when I had struggled to deny mine. Had I done the wrong thing by bringing them here? In striving to save the life of Emily and her child had I doomed us all? I forced my attention away from the leeches and towards the couple on the floor.

Sam was clutching an unconscious Emily to him, holding her against his bare chest as blood continued to seep slowly from her. He was openly crying and looking panicked and I felt a wave of pity for him. His mate and child were dying. I should be able to do something, I was Alpha, I should be able to help them.

"You know what we're dealing with?" Carlisle questioned Edward and Bella.

Bella stared at the blood, unconsciously licking her lips and I felt a warning growl emit from deep inside me. I felt drawn to Bella but should she decide to try and drink from Emily, I would not hesitate to take her down.

"Placental abruption" Edward murmured, "You need to get her out…she's still there but barely…work quickly Carlisle"

They moved quickly, faster than I was able to see with my human eyes, assembling sheets and blankets, and it was only when I heard the sound of running water that I realized they were washing up. In less than ten seconds they were on their knees in the blood, beside Sam and Emily.

Seth and I watched horrified as the Cullens' lifted Emily from Sam's protesting grasp onto the dining table, Carlisle murmuring orders and instructions to the others.

"Sam, she's losing too much blood, you need to call 911, tell them I'm performing an emergency c section for a suspected placental abruption" Carlisle said calmly, yet with an edge, his words shocking Sam from his trance. He shot to his feet and fumbled with his cell, his hands and voice shaking. I felt powerless as I watched. It was an unpleasant feeling for the alpha in me.

"Bella, you need to stay with Jake and Seth…this could be difficult for them" Edward said and she nodded moving to our sides.

Seth went pale, the blood visibly draining from his face as he watched Carlisle remove a scalpel from his bag and began to cut through the skin of Emily's stomach.

More blood erupted from the wound and pooled on the floor. As I stared at the crimson stain spreading slowly I saw a brief image in my minds eye. Suddenly there it was again, the feeling of de ja vu, as though I had been through this before, been in this very situation.

"Jake are you okay?" Bella asked me from beside me. My face must have betrayed my horror, revulsion and shock. I shook my head unable to put into words just what it was I felt at that moment. As Edward and Carlisle began to tug at her skin, I turned my gaze away, the scent of the amniotic fluid reaching my nostrils as it burst forth over her inert form.

"How can you do it? How can any of you bare to do it, to be here like this?" I growled, my voice harsher than I had intended as my body began to tremble violently. I could feel the wolf in my demanding to be out, to be given free rein, for it to do what I had been put on this earth to do.

"Do what?"

"Ignore the blood… shouldn't your body be screaming for it, for Seth's… for mine? Don't you want to …bite me… suck me?" I couldn't help but add with a suggestive smirk despite the worry I felt.

She wrinkled her nose at me prettily "No offense Jake but you look a mess and frankly you stink, trust me the last thing I want to do is suck on you… as for Emily…I couldn't do that to her she's my friend"

I felt absurdly pleased by her teasing response and the wry look on her face, as for the notion that she couldn't attack Emily because she was her friend it tickled me, a leech with morals. Maybe Seth had been right, this bunch were not the norm and that was something I was going to have to deal with.

I opened my mouth to say something but was stopped by the sound of a halting cry from the corner of the room. The baby. We all turned as one, to see Edward passing a small pink, bloody, squalling bundle to Sam cradled it close to his chest and stared down at the child with a look of shock, awe and amazement. All I could make out from where I stood was a shock of thick black and slightly curling hair.

"It's a girl," he mumbled, looking down on his unconscious wife with tears rolling from his eyes "Emily we have a baby girl"

Emily was silent and still on the table, her life force rapidly pooling around her, I quaked she would surely bleed to death. And once more a memory flickered before my eyes and as I looked again, it was Bella lying on the table bleeding to death and my heart was breaking as I fought to save her.

I turned to her, shaking with something that nothing to do with my shift and every thing to do with shock.

"You…this…it was you" I managed to get out, my face paling with shock.

I was suddenly certain that somehow I had been there when Bella had died. I didn't know why and didn't know how but I had never been more certain of anything in my life. This new information added to the mystery that was my past, somehow despite our very obvious…cultural differences…I had been close enough to this girl to be there as she became one of the bloodsucking legion of the damned and more than likely against my will. I couldn't imagine standing by idly while she changed, deep within me I knew I would have fought fang and claw to save her before I let her become one of them.

Her eyes were shining as she smiled "You remember?" she breathed hopefully.

"Not really… more like an idea that it happened to you…is this why you're a bloodsucker?"

I nodded to the scene unfolding behind me, trying to ignore the sound of my alpha sobbing, the baby he held squirming restlessly, crying out and the noise of yet more blood gushing onto the floor, the frantic yet hushed voices of the Cullens discussing what to do next as they attempted to stall the bleeding. And in the distance I could make out the faint sound of the sirens rushing this way, growing louder as they grew closer.

"Yes Jake" she said and smiled but it was sad, tinged with loss.

Inadvertently I reached out to comfort her, wanting to take that look from her face. I stopped myself, unable to comprehend that I felt this way about her, about a person, no a creature that I had been designed specifically to kill. This wasn't right.

Yet paradoxically if I killed the bloodsuckers, I would cease to shift and would become and stay human again. I didn't want that, I didn't want to stay in my human form; there was nothing for me as human. My survival as a wolf depended on theirs as leeches.

Beside me Seth cleared his throat, breaking the eye contact between us and I turned my attention to Sam, who held his daughter close to his chest, protectively, whispering gently to her in the language of our fore fathers. The child, now wrapped in a receiving blanket, quieted and stilled in his arms, finding peace and comfort, while unbeknown to her, her mother slowly bled to death only feet away.

My body began to be wracked with shudders as the strength of my emotions nearly brought on my wolf. Taking several deep breaths I fought to calm myself, now was not the time to wolf out, as Seth sometimes said.

"Easy now Jake, it's nearly over," Seth said, hearing the footsteps that approached hurriedly.

The three EMT came barreling in the doors, pulling a gurney with them, shouting orders and getting instructions from Doctor Cullen. Barely aware of what was going on in the background I had a hard time keeping my eyes and attention off Bella, she felt like a missing piece to the puzzle that was my past.

Something about her sang to me, called to me and bugged me even as it comforted me. She had played a part in my past and if Seth was to believed, it was a big part. Smiling sweetly at me, she moved to my side and placed a reassuring hand on my arm. Her touch was icy cold, yet so familiar that I looked down at the juxtaposition of our skins, thinking how right it seemed.

"Seth" Sam called out as he followed Emily with the child still clutched in his arms, "I need you with me, will you follow us to the emergency room?"

Seth looked at me and I nodded, silently answering his unspoken question with my eyes. Yet I could see the uncertainty on his face. Sam needed Seth and I could not stand between them, he needed support. I had to trust that Sam's decision to leave me with the Cullens was a good one. More importantly I had to trust myself.

"I'll be fine Seth, go with him…Bella will look after me, won't ya Bells" I said with a wink at her. She beamed in reply and my entire body tightened in response to hers. I grinned back, for an ice-cold vampire she was hot.

" And you Mutt will never know how hot….Keep your eyes and your hands off my wife dog" Edward growled from the sink where he washed up, his hands tinged red with Emily's blood.

"I get the feeling Popsicle, that she doesn't mind" I chuckled and wrapped my arm around her, pulling her close to my side. I couldn't help the fact that my nose wrinkled a little as I breathed in her sickly sweet scent. It would take some getting used to but suddenly in the grand scheme of things it didn't seem important.

What was important was having her by my side where she was always meant to be. The unbidden thought made me wince, here I was meant to kill these creatures and all I wanted to do was get closer than close to this one.

"Jake" she said elbowing my in the side, and unusually I felt winded. So she was sexy and strong too, I stored that information for later "Behave" she scolded me.

"Sorry Bells, it's just too easy…he always this insecure?"

I heard his growl and laughed, hit a nerve had I?

"Jake" she cautioned pulling away from me a bit, with an apologetic grin, "You're a little too hot for me… I'd forgotten just how hot you can be"

I found myself wagging my eyebrows at her, flirting "You'd better believe it babe"

"Bella is this really wise?" Edward asked crossing the room with lightening fast speed to snatch her from my side.

I snarled involuntarily at him being so close to me and being unable to lash out. A look passed between them and Bella hung her head for a second, looking ashamed before she sighed, I wondered what was going on in her head for those few seconds she was silent.

"You're right but we can't leave him here… he should come home with us…you know she desperate to see him and she's waited long enough, don't you think?"

I followed their hushed conversation easily, confused though as to what or who they were talking about, assuming it was more of the family I had once known.

"What if he carries on like this…what if doesn't remember her either? It will break her heart" Edward pointed out; leaving them both looking pained and troubled.

A sad expression came into Bella's eyes as she looked up at me and I found myself wanting to do something, anything to take that expression away from them. Had it always been like this with her and me? It was beginning to dawn on me that the answer was probably yes. No wonder the leech seemed so pissed at me.

"I think it's about time Jake came home, what happens next is up to them…this is the way it should be" Carlisle said pointedly as he approached us, drying his hands on a paper towel.

Edward and Bella nodded, throwing cautious glances at me and I knew there was something or someone they were trying to protect from me. I found myself intrigued and not the least perturbed, about going to a house full of vampires.

"I warn you though Jake, you do anything to hurt any of my family and I will kill you without a second thought, I won't care who tries to stop me" he paused and looked me up and down with a sneer "and for god's sake will you please put some proper clothing on"

I smirked at him, "Jealous are you leech, you see the way she can't keep her eyes off me"

Bella rolled her eyes at me "Jake I've seen it all before and it didn't bother me then and it certainly doesn't bother me now"

I chuckled "Thanks, way to wound a guy Bells…besides Leech I'm much more comfortable like this and if I need to phase because one of you bloodsuckers vamps out… I'd rather not do it wearing a dress shirt and coat"

"Have it your way Jake but I really think you should consider the impression you're going to make on my family"

Bella slapped his chest playfully "Edward Anthony Cullen you know damn well she won't care what he looks like, as long as he's there"

Carlisle watched them with an indulgent smile but I was intrigued by the fact they all continually referred to their family and this mysterious "she" I had yet to meet. I got the feeling this meeting was so much more important than I had been lead to believe and I became agitated again.

What if I could not control my natural urges, what if someone ended up dead? On my own territory and with only three of them around I could deny the savage side of me that longed to kill them and rip out their throats. But could I do the same on their land if I was feeling threatened by the sheer amount and size of these vamps?

But as I took in the look in Bella's eyes, the hope, the emotion, I knew I had to do it, for her.
After all I'd seen what they did for Emily and the child, putting aside their natures to save their lives, then surely I could do the same to save theirs?

A/N: So at first I wanted some other birth complication to introduce the Cullens to Jake and to be honest I couldn't find any that involved copious amounts of blood, and being a mummy myself I know there isn't always massive amounts in a normal birth…anyway the reason I did this was I felt Jake wouldn't trust the Cullens right away just because of Seth telling him they were good people...as animalistic as Jake is I wanted him to trust his own instincts and I felt the only way to do this was for him to see the Cullen's denying their very nature to save Emily and the baby…this would allow him to justify defying his own after everything he said about killing them…So hope that's cleared that up, I promise I really wasn't being lazy and just copying BD for the sake of it…Hope you liked it….Coming up Next Chapter…Jake and Nessie finally come face to face…Yay! (Bites nails nervously and bounces on the edge of her seat). See you next time. XX