A/N: i am sooo sorry i haven't updated in a while!! sorry! but you really don't want to hear any of this, so heres the story...enjoy :D

disclaimer: unfortunately i am not stephanie meyer, so i do not own twilight :'(


Previously:

They both laughed and Jasper stood, sending a wave of calm before heading out of the room.

Livvie's smile turned into a decided frown.

"Jacob Black, you have a lot of explaining to do."


Walking in the forest again brought a strange sense of awareness to Livvie. Having been attacked twice, kidnapped, shattered into pieces emotionally and gone through the most dramatic change a being can go through, she felt surprisingly secure there. Nothing worse could happen, right?

She almost expected it to rain after she thought that, like in all of the comedies she'd seen. The main character unthinkingly tempts the universe into making his/her life even more miserable. Livvie chuckled to herself as a few raindrops plopped on her head.

Lifting her head up to the sky her chuckle grew to a laugh as she began twirling around under the trees. The soft pitter-patter of the drops quickly changed to a steady hum and in a matter of minutes she was completely soaked. And lost. She squinted as she tried to get her bearings but the torrent pouring down over her head made it impossible for her to see much of anything. Eventually she shrugged and headed in the direction she was facing.

As she walked now and again the forest lit up with a bolt of lightening and for a few moments everything was still. Then the thunder rumbled and the trees shook. Causing the leaves to tremble and brush against each other in a soothing whisper. She was tempted to whisper back and giggled as she realized how ridiculous she was being.

As soon as the thunder quieted and the trees stood still she realized something wasn't right. The hairs on the back of neck stood up and she had a nagging feeling in the back of her mind. She'd felt it before, when he was there. She moved forward softly, carefully. The thunder sounded again. Livvie looked up, puzzled. She hadn't seen any lightening. Taking another cautious step she realized that she smelled something strange.

A twig snapped and she jumped and slowly glanced to the left. Enormous eyes gleamed back at her and the thunder grew louder.

It wasn't thunder the thought went through her head as her eyes widened and she took a faltering step back. She'd seen those eyes before. A tiny whimper escaped from her mouth. It wasn't Jacob. She took a few more steps back. Carefully turning she tried not to make another sound. She didn't even breathe.

But there was another pair of eyes.

Shrieking, she jumped and started to run. The trees blurred and the growling faded. She barely sighed with relief before the growling strengthened again. She looked back and gasped, there were at least half a dozen of them.

They rushed after her. Their rough growls ripped their way through the formerly silent night. Their monstrous paws smashing into the ground beneath them in their hurry to get to her. She could see their teeth flash as they bared their teeth at her. A guttural howl filled the night air. Its harsh and raspy tone carried through the forest and vibrated through her spine. Shivering to her core, Livvie debated whether to try and kept running as her pursuers got closer and closer.

Veering to the left, she stopped behind a tree and steadied herself, going over in her mind every self-defense tactic she knew. Which wasn't very many. Breathing a quiet prayer, she took a breath and braced herself. Throwing herself against the trunk, she heard a resounding crack and stood back.

The tree fell with a piercing groan right in front of the dogs. Startled, they slid to a stop right next to it. Her eyes widened as they easily jumped over it. Frantic, she began looking for something to use as a weapon. She found a rock. Lifting it up, Livvie got ready to fling it at any of them. One of them leapt at her with a snarl and she chucked it at him. It hit him with a dull thump and her eyes widened, a hand unconsciously reaching toward him. He staggered for a second and shook his head, then continued to snarl.

"Oh boy,"

She took a couple steps back, Her mind now racing frantically. What could she do? The leader stalked toward her, the barks and howls of the pack growing louder the closer he came. His muscles tensed and he crouched, ready to spring. Livvie 's shoulders hunched and she turned toward the tree with her hands in front of her face; her eyes clenched shut, braced for the inevitable. Then she smelled him.

"Jacob?"

Her whisper came hand in hand with a sickening thud. Livvie looked up and gasped. Jacob and the pack leader were wrestling right in front of her. She watched anxiously. Once Jacob was a safe distance away, he stopped and almost apologetically moved back to Livvie and stood protectively in front of her. The next few minutes were almost silent as the werewolves all stared at each other. Aside from occasional whines and growls, the whole occurrence was completely still. Finally the leader huffed and started away, the others following him.

She leaned closer to Jacob and placed a hand on his side. He stiffened at first then slowly relaxed and sighed, leaning into her hand. She gave a shuddering breath and buried her face in his long fur. Jacob gave a deep grunt and shifted against her.

"Hmm?"

Jacob rumbled softly and she detached herself from him. He motioned at her feet several times.

"You want me to stay here?" Livvie asked. Her head tilted to the side.

He grunted and nodded. After staring at her for a minute, he took off after the others.


They didn't return for a while. Livvie tried to keep herself amused but she discovered that playing I Spy with herself didn't work very well at all. Tic Tac Toe and Hangman didn't work either. Sighing, she resigned herself to tearing up the grass near to where she was sitting.

She heard him rustling before she smelled him coming back.

"Livvie?" she turned, giving an apologetic smile. He stared at her for a few minutes, about five feet in front of her.

"Hi," she said sheepishly, giving a feeble wave. She didn't really know what to expect. He lunged towards her, his hands cupping her face while his eyes searched for any scratch or injury.

"Are you alright?" his eyes held hers and she nodded, wanting very much to trace the worried lines she saw appear on his face. He sighed and rested his forehead against hers. Their noses were almost touching. His hands slide down the back of her neck to her waist, bringing her a little closer to him.

"Don't ever do that again," he said firmly, his voice a bit pinched. His hot breath fanned across her face, she shivered when she felt it on her lips.

"And I suppose I make it a goal to get attacked at least three times a month? Its not exactly fun for me either, you know," She tried to sound light-hearted, but her voice shook from her uncontrolled emotions. He chuckled and rubbed his head against hers.

They stayed like that for a couple minutes, when someone clearing their throat brought them back into the real world. They moved away from each other, embarrassed, and looked up.

"Sam?" she asked, recognizing one of the men now standing off to the side.

His head snapped up, eyes narrowing. Jacob's hand reached to hold hers

"You were one of the men who found me, weren't you?" she paused and there wasn't an answer, "So you're a werewolf too?"

He nodded stiffly and exchanged a quick glance with Jacob.

"What are you doing in La Push?" one of the men burst out, a frown etched on his face. Jacob glared at him.

"I wanted to talk to Jacob," their faces didn't even twitch, "did I do something wrong?" Livvie looked up at Jacob. He sighed

"The Cullens didn't tell you about the treaty did they?" he didn't say it like a question. His hand other hand reached up and rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Treaty? This has to do with the whole 'werewolves and vampires are natural enemies' thing doesn't it?" he nodded.

"No vampire in the Cullen family is allowed in La Push. That was the condition allowing them to stay here, that's why they attacked you," he gestured to the men behind her.

"You aren't going make them leave are you? I didn't know! I didn't mean to cause any trouble. I'll get off you land right now!" she started off, but Jacob didn't release his hold on her hand. He looked up at Sam.

"You're free to go for now. But don't expect there to be a next time," he said stiffly, the words barely escaping his lips. Livvie nodded fervently.

"I'll walk you back," Jacob said, pulling her away from the group. She barely got a hurried 'bye' out before they were gone.

They walked in a comfortable silence for a few minutes, Jake's warm hand in hers the whole time. Then once they were out of hearing distance, he cleared his throat.

"So what did you want to talk about?" She looked up at him. He had a half smile on his face as he stared back down at her. She squeezed his hands and pulled him to a stop.

"Lots of things have happened in the last days," Livvie looked down at her shoes. She giggled and wiggled her toes when she saw how close their feet were. She felt his fingers on her chin and looked back up at him, beaming. He chuckled and brushed a hair out of her eyes, his fingers touching her cheek as they went towards their destination.

"I met Bella yesterday," she started. Jake instantly stiffened, pulling his hands back to his sides and they quickly tightened them into fists. His jaw clenched and his eyes turned cold.

"What happened?" he demanded


oh my goodness, did you see the new twilight trailer!! i cannot wait until december!! please review! it helps motivate me to write!!