I turned and sprinted towards Jake's car: I wouldn't let him hurt me again. Louder growls erupted from behind me, and I heard very light and very heavy footsteps heaving their way towards me. Jasper was chasing me and Jake was protecting me.
I yanked the car door open, breaking the lock as I did. Jumping in, I started the car, shoving the key in the lock. My foot pushed heavily down on the accelerator as Jake and Jasper came storming out of the forest edge. Just as Jake's car began screaming down the road, I caught a glimpse of Jasper's eyes, and the deadly look on his face. Tonight, he wanted to kill me, despite what anybody else was to say: his family, Jake, me. Nobody was going to stop him. Or at least that's what he hoped.
He wanted to take me into his arms, and sink his teeth into my neck like he had every night when I'd been dreaming. My reluctance to die helped me push further down on the accelerator. I mumbled profanities at my stupidness, and at Jake, as I continued down the street.
What'd Jake done? How did he find Jasper? Was Jasper watching us? Oh, my god. Was Jasper watching us? This day wasn't going to end well for either of us, I knew it. Things would not end well.
My senses didn't always treat me well, but they were almost always right. I hoped they were wrong this time. My senses and my knowledge on the subject were running into the same line of thinking, and I didn't know, any longer, what I was thinking. I groaned in frustration.
Jake was in deep trouble. Had he ever even fought a vampire before? Was he strong enough to defeat Jasper? I was afraid that Jake wasn't physically powerful enough, and that he would die before he defeats Jasper.
Oh god… I thought as I slowed his car, seeing a very tight corner close ahead. Oh god, I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I'm going to die. I continuously thought as I spun the wheel around almost to one full rotation.
The tiny rabbit lifted off of two wheels, leaning over on to my side. I was glad that the window wasn't down, because I was pretty sure that I would've grazed my face.
Okay, so that's over-exaggerating, but it was very scary.
The car landed back on its four wheels with a loud "SMASH!" and I looked back at Jake and Jasper. Jake seemed to have paused as the car was in the air, and waited for me to be safe before continuing. This was a bad decision by him, due to the fact that Jasper was already in front of him, and this just helped him get further in front. And me having to just previously slow the car meant that Jasper was closing in fast.
Jasper was closing in on the rabbit as I pressed down on the accelerator again. How had nobody heard us? I was sure that we had been heard. We may have been just a kilometre from any homes, but the growls coming from behind me, and the mix with the screeching coming from Jake's car would've woken the dead, literally.
Only a matter of seconds had passed, I finally realised, and Jasper was just on my tail. The stupid Rabbit was going as fast as it could.
"Hurry, Jake!!" I screamed, starting to freak out. I heard a howl of acknowledgement. Jasper growled, and reached his hand out onto the car. The car slowed profusely, and I hit my head on the steering wheel. It hurt a hell of a lot.
Jasper flung his wrist to the side, forcing the car to fly across the road, landing, thankfully, on all four wheels at the edge of the forest. My head hit the window and it smashed beneath me. The side of my face was cut with a few stray pieces of glass. The blood was now streaming like tears down my face. I looked at my wrist which was still also bleeding. I tried to re-start the car, but it wasn't moving. It kept stalling, and Jasper was walking towards the car, after hitting Jake, forcing him against a tree.
It wasn't long before Jasper was at the base of the car again. At this time, I wasn't sure whether he had seen the blood on my face or not.
Jake got up from the ground, and howled loudly as he went in for another attack against Jasper. He caught Jasper by the throat, which then caused Jasper to move his concentration from the car, and back to Jake. Thankfully, just then, the car started, and I sped off the way I'd come. Jake threw Jasper into a tree, and then the tree snapped in half.
Jake turned toward the car, and started sprinting after me. I continued back down the road, heading towards Jake's home. I didn't know whether Jasper knew where I lived, but I wasn't helping him now by taking him there. Also, Giles is at home. If I couldn't protect myself or Jake against Jasper, how was I meant to, in addition, protect Giles?
Jasper chased after us, but stopped immediately once we were halfway down the long road too Jake's home. Jake soon howled toward me, and I slowed, and then stopped the car. Jasper stood there, staring at us. He snarled in frustration the car stopped, and turned around, heading back in the direction we just came.
Jake staggered towards the car, collapsing just at the bumper. I got out, and stumbled towards him.
"Jake…" I mumbled, kneeling beside him. "You okay?" I touched his big fury back, feeling his uneven breathing. "uh," I grunted. "Come on Jake, we've gotta go to your house." I said, pulling on his fur. "Please get up, Jake. You're in the middle of the road… Jasper could come back. Please…" I begged. Suddenly, Jake phased back into human form, and I was holding onto the skin on his back. He had blood on his stomach and a very deep, yet quickly healing gash on his side.
I shoved him a few times, but he was quickly falling into a deep sleep. I didn't know whether to start panicking. Then I heard a growl come from the bushes, and I shoved my hands underneath Jake's long legs, and under his neck. I lifted his naked body, and quickly placed him in his car; which is much too small for a man of his height. The growl happened again, and I quickly got in the drivers side, and sped to Jake's house.
Jake woke up then, and he grabbed on to my wrist, where he had, earlier that day, cut me. I hissed in pain.
"Ow, Jake, be careful." I said quickly, looking down at his extremely exhausted face.
"Sorry…" He said. "Wh-What happened t-to your arm? Did J-Jas… he cut you?" He asked, stammering.
"No… he didn't." I said very quietly. Jake sat up, more intent as to who did it.
"Who… Who did it too you?" He asked. I didn't answer. We were close too his house. I didn't want anything else happening this close to his house, and when he was this close to me.
"What happened to your stomach?" I asked, looking at him once quickly. I turned back to the road, and then grinned; Jake still didn't have any pants on.
"Vampire," He said sourly. He noticed my grin, and then flushed as he looked down, realising he was still naked. He reached towards his ankle, and pulled his pants off the piece of string that kept them there, and slid them on quickly.
"Tell me who cut you." He said after he put on his pants. I pulled into his driveway, and then stopped the car. I got out before he could ask anything more, or before I could tell him. I walked inside his house, looking back at the car before entering. Jake had his head in his hands.