Alice POV:

"Well well well, isn't this a lovely surprise." I hissed down at him, in which he squeezed my throat painfully. "I expect you're shocked to see me as I am you." I didn't respond he was applying too much pressure to my windpipe; it was in danger of snapping.

I used my free hand to try pry his hand from my throat, or at least lessen the pressure, I tried kicking but his body was too close to put and force into each kick.

He smiled evilly, enjoying my pain. I glanced to Bella's window, the lights were off and I could see she was asleep. If she saw this she'd no doubt try help, only resulting in her own harm. Luckily she hadn't noticed us outside, she was safe.

At least for now.

James applied more force into his choke hold, I felt my skin crack slightly, any more and I was gone. If he killed me, would he burn the pieces? Would I have any chance at life again? I assessed the contents of his jean pockets.

A blood coated gold pen. A slightly damaged cell phone and....a small, metallic lighter.

I winced thinking of the flames, wincing again as James applied even more pressure. He pushed his face in till it was inches from my own, I heard him inhale deeply.

"Emmm...I've missed your sweet scent." Cringing at the odour of human blood from his breath, I drowned out his taunting words with my thoughts: If I was gone, James would kill Bella, Victoria could occupy Jacob long enough for it to be painful and slow.

I couldn't let that happen.

But, if it did......if me, Bella and most likely Jacob were dead, Edward and Jasper would hunt down Victoria and James and seek revenge, after that....they would try follow us, Edward has proven that before....and so would Jasper.

I defiantly couldn't, wouldn't, let that happen.

Jacob's name sprung yet another question to mind. Where was he? Victoria must have lured him deeper into the forest, I hoped he lived though seriously doubted it, our kinds were expert in death.

"Hmmm." He exhaled again. "What an opportunity, my two only victims to get away, gone in one night. Two birds, one stone. A hunter always like to get a perfect sheet, all targets....eliminated."

James lowered his head to my neck and I saw his venom coated teeth, ready to bite. This was it, our kind were experts in death, James was about to prove it. I closed my eyes, not wanting James smiling face to be my final sight.

Jasper I love you.

Instead of a metallic screech and pain, there was the sound of heavy paws and growling approaching at a great speed. My eyes snapped open; Jacob lunged in his wolf form, a roar ripping the forest apart.

He curved his body to fit around James, his furry face inches from me, his neck millimetres from James' teeth, instant death. Only seconds had passed yet they seemed like centuries.

Both wolf and hunter tumbled to the forest floor. As James and Jacob snapped at each other, each trying to take a lethal bite, Victoria jumped over the flurry of fur and marble, landing on Bella's window ledge.

Before she could even try pull the window open, I scaled the side of Bella's house with ease, grabbing her ankle, I forcefully flung her back down to the ground, she pulled me with her.

Though faster than me to her feet, Victoria didn't counter attack, instead she almost crawled to James side, never rising from her cat-like crouch. James stood, far from Jacob, putting a tree in-between us and them.

"Werewolves....easy to hunt, easier to put down." Jacob's snarling caused James to instinctively step backwards. "Your pet won't protect you forever Mary-Alice, I'll be back...for you and Isabell."

With his parting threat, James and Victoria swiftly disappeared into the darkness. We should have followed, kept hunting, but the risk of them doubling back and reaching Bella was too great.

Also, Jacob looked too shocked to move.

Despite no need to breathe, I was winded, gasping for air. Not in a tiredness eager for sleep, that was impossible, but for the first time as a vampire, I felt the need to sit, not move, and regain energy.

Jacob seemed the same.

After moving behind a tree, I knew he was only changing back to human form. While he changed, I looked up to Bella's window, she was still asleep. How lucky humans are, to be able to escape.

I slid down the tree, curling my legs underneath me. I looked to the sky, full moon, starry night, the sun was rising on the horizon. It was a peaceful moment, one normally experienced by someone who just barely survived a life ending situation.

I guess that term applied to me now, if vampirism counted as life.

It was a calm, tranquil moment......until Jacob reappeared, unscratched, shouting.

"What the hell was that?!" He stood over me, still shaking. His towering frame was almost blurred. Somehow, I couldn't respond, my mind was racing. "What do you mean?"

"What did he mean?" I now realised, he meant James threat.
"I've already told you about my past Jacob."
"No you told me James was after you so mystery leech bit you, you never said he was a stalker."

I just looked at him; I didn't know what to say. His anger melted, leaving an expression of slight worry. He moved to my side and he too slid down the tree, legs outstretched.

It didn't bother me that his fire like arm rested along mine; it wasn't so much as a burn as a soft water heater. His black eyes bore into mine, "I'm sorry." I was too numb to even ask why, or ask how it could even be his fault.

"Thank you." Was all I could say, it was his turn to be confused. "You saved my life." I told him, he shrugged, I wondered, was he thinking of how he saved a vampire's life?

"You're not that annoying that I want you gone." His smiling half insult made me smile too. "I'll stick around then." He raised his eyebrows, he seemed to not want to argue, or say anything insulting, for once.

How kind.

I looked back at the sky; Jacob looked up too but seemed to grow tired just sitting. He shoved me lightly with his larger shoulder, his arm brushing lightly against my wrist.

I hissed in pain.

"What I do?!" he was immediately on the defence. I sighed, looking at my wrist, James' teeth mark was imprinted into my skin, the venom stinging terribly. "It's not you." I told Jacob, who also looked at my wrist.

He growled slightly.

"When's that gonna fade?" he asked, he obviously didn't know the difference between the bite mark he left during our battle and a vampire's bite. His had faded days earlier, wheres a vampire's...

"It may never fade. Our venom can leave marks everlastingly." I knew this all too well, Jasper said he would never "look normal, or at least normal for a vampire" he constantly worried over his scars, though I always reminded him he was beautiful in my eyes.

I wondered how he would take with me being the one with a bite mark.

"James said he was coming back for you and Bella." Jacob seemed to be leading somewhere.

"I can fend for myself."
"Yeah, I saw that."
"That was a surprise attack."
"What if it happens again, when your alone."
"It only happened because your here, I would have seen it if you weren't here."
"So it's my fault?!"

I didn't want to argue with the pup, he did risk his neck, quite literally, for me. Sighing, I let it go and looked back at the sky, the sun was now up, I wondered what time it was, was it early enough to wake Bella, or should I let her rest.

I lightly rose, leaving Jacob sitting on the ground. "Where you going?" he asked, also getting up.

"Bella's up, I can hear her moving around inside."
"Maybe I should go in-"
"Like that?" He was covered in muck, leaves and also some blood, James did leave a mark on both of us.
"Your no model for cleanness either." He reached forward and pulled a leaf from my hair.

He left his hand there for a second, I didn't know why but, it made me uncomfortable yet, in a good way. Odd, I let that pass and focused on what he said rather than what he did.

I ran a hand through my hair, it was matted with bark from the tree, leaves, grass and dirt, I could only now feel the dirt crust on my face and sink into my clothes.

I guess it was best I didn't go into Bella right away.

"I can clean easier; I've even got spare shorts, so I'll go in." Jacob walked back behind the tree and was back in seconds, eager to get in to Bella I suppose. I couldn't argue with him, If Bella saw me like this she'd freak!

After he went through her back door, I decided to run home, change and come straight back, but would James also return? I could run fast....or....I wonder would Bella notice if I borrowed some of her clothes?

I guess I was going inside anyways, oh how the wolf will be annoyed.

I smiled as I leaped to Bella's window and snuck inside.

oOoOoOoOooOoOoOoOooooooO! James will return, but when, where and for who?

Oka the title is set around the diffrent sides of Jake Alice see this chapter. Sad side, Angry side and Protector side.

Was Jacob only protecting Alice out of his wolf nature or was it something more?

Find out on Jacob vs Jasper!!