A.N. Hello! First of all, I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone that reviewed! I love you all so much :) Second of all, SORRY FOR THE LATE UPDATE! My laptop got really fucked up and I couldn't access anything, so I had to take it to IT. I'm using my friend's laptop to upload this chapter and I'm not sure when I'll have my own back :( I promise that whenever I'm late in updating, there's always a reason. I'm never just slacking or lazy because all of you never fail in giving me motivation. Sorry for the long Author's Note, but I needed you guys to know; I was freaking out. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: If Twilight was mine, the main character would be a leprechaun that farts out gold coins. But alas, 'tis not.

"Halo. Wake up babe." A melodic voice whispered into my ear. "Come on, we have to get going."

I groaned and rolled onto my back, slowly peeling my eyes open. Jacob's smiling face drifted above mine, sending a blanket of happiness to cover me. I smiled and cupped his face, before pushing myself up.

I looked out the window and confusion swirled inside me. It was still dark, but a bit of the morning sun was peeking through the clouds. I glanced at the clock and the bright digital numbers read 3:30 am.

"Jacob!" I grumbled, glaring daggers at him. "Why the hell are you waking me up so early?"

He stared at me in grave amusement and smiled sadly at me. "They're coming today, remember?"

Shit. Panic filled me and I stared at him for a few seconds, silently screaming on the inside.

"Don't worry Halo. Nothing will happ-" He got cut off as I launched myself into his arms. I locked him in my vice-like grip, afraid that they'll take him away me.

I had spent days preparing myself for this day, but the stark reality of the situation had left me a quivering mess.

He rocked me back and forth, placing kisses all over my face, as I tried to calm myself.

After a few minutes of complete silence, I pulled away, staring into his eyes. "You need to come back to me, do you get it?"

He nodded and pulled me in for a kiss. There was nothing gentle about it; it was filled with sadness, desperation and fear. As his tongue dipped into my mouth, I realised that there were more important things to be done.

"Jacob…" I breathed, reluctantly pulling away. "We have to get going, they'll be waiting for us."

He groaned and got up, pulling me up with him. We left ten minutes later, a comfortable silence surrounding us. Neither of us said a single word; nothing we said could even come close to what we were feeling.

We stopped before the mountain and saw Paul standing there, waiting for us it seemed. Apparently, Embry took Bella up to the mountain last night, but she kept asking for Jacob to take her. Real subtle.

"Finally. I've been waiting for you guys." Paul said, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Nice to see you too Paulie." I retorted, smirking at him. He glared at me for using that much hated nickname, but I just kept smiling.

"You ready?" Jacob asked, turning to me.

"Ready for what?" I questioned, not knowing what he meant. Was he asking if I was ready for the fight? Because there was no way in hell that I'd ever be ready for that.

"Paul's going to be taking you up to the campsite. I'll meet you guys there." He said, cocking his head in Paul's direction.

"Why can't you take me?" I wondered.

"It's too much of a risk. The red-head probably already knows my scent and if she somehow figured out that you're my mate, then she'd find her way to you. It's much safer if Paul takes you."

I nodded, but was still a little disappointed.

I walked over to Paul and he smiled at me; genuinely for once. He jerked his thumb behind him, signalling me to get on his back. I scrambled up and secured my arms around his neck as he placed his hands on my thighs. He looked back and winked at me, causing me to slap him on the shoulder and Jacob to growl, but the fucker just laughed.

He walked over to us and dropped a kiss on my forehead. "I'll see you up there okay?" He then turned to glare at Paul. "Keep her safe, otherwise I'll be ripping your balls off and feeding them to you."

Paul rolled his eyes, but the fear was evident in his eyes.

"Hey, only I can threaten a man's balls." I joked, hoping to lighten the tense mood. They both chuckled and with a last look at Jacob, we were off.

Paul just kept running, and I wondered how he could run this fast with me on his back. I mean I'm not fat, but I'm definitely not skinny. I had some meat on my bones and I was damn proud of it. Being tall had its advantages, but when I was near any of the pack, I felt like a fucking dwarf.

"You good back there?" Paul asked, keeping his eyes in front of him.

"Yeah." I sighed, resting my chin on his shoulder. "Paul? Will you please look after him?"

He nodded, knowing exactly who I was talking about.

In a few short minutes, we were near the top of the mountain. As soon as the campsite came into view, I was ripped off Paul's back and into Jacob's comforting arms.

He nuzzled my neck and I sighed, pulling him closer to me. He looked behind me and nodded at Paul. I heard his faint footfalls behind us before they disappeared altogether.

We walked over to the tent and climbed in, hoping to get a few more hours of sleep. I crashed down and immediately fell asleep, losing all sense of what was around me.

I was being shaken awake and my eyes snapped open, darting around my surroundings.

"Halo, sorry for waking you up." He apologised, regret shining in his eyes. I just smiled at him and shook my head, sitting up next to him. "I have to go soon."

Tears filled my eyes as fear coursed through my veins. This is it.

"Please don't cry. I can't promise you that I won't get hurt, but I promise that I'll try, with all my life, to come back to you." He assured and I forced myself to somehow suck the tears in and support him.

He didn't need me blubbering all over the place. What I had to do was be strong for him. If he believed that I didn't trust him, which I do, then how will he trust himself to keep everyone safe?

"I'm fine Jake, don't worry about it. I just need you all to come back to me, that's it." I said, smiling at him.

I knew that he could see right through it but he decided to not show it, instead he pulled me up and against him. We held each other for a few torturous seconds, before heading out of the tent.

As soon as we were outside, his head swivelled in the direction of Bella's voice. I couldn't hear what she was saying, but by the look on his face, it was serious.

Jacob marched towards her and immediately began shouting. "You're marrying him?!"

What? Was she serious? Why was Jacob getting so mad over it? I thought he was over her.

"Jake!" She yelped, looking back at him. She turned to Edward and yelled at him. "You knew he was there!"

And you know that he's a werewolf with super hearing.

Jacob turned around and began walking back, Bella trailing behind him.

"Jake! Jake, please just listen to me!" She shouted after him.

I turned to Edward and sent him a message, not bothering to talk to him. Why do you keep doing this to yourself? Why can't you see her for who she really is? Look past what she shows you and take a look at the real Bella.

I spun on my heel and slowly walked towards Jake, listening to their argument.

"Do you know what I gave up for you? I gave up my soul mate, just to keep you from becoming one of them! I was trying to save you the entire time, and in the process, I missed out on getting to know the most amazing woman alive! You're nothing more than a selfish bitch, Bella. You're on your own now, do whatever you want. But don't even try to come back into my life, because you're not worth it."

I couldn't help but feel proud of Jacob for saying that. He didn't care about her, he was just upset that he wasted so much time on her, even when she had already made her decision.

But the happiness was quickly washed away when the bitch decided to open her mouth. "Kiss me. I want you to kiss me Jacob."

Who the hell did she think she was? Did she not hear a single word that Jacob had just said?

"No, I'm not going to kiss you! What don't you get about the fact that I don't love, nor care, for you? Only one thing matters to me, and that's her!" He yelled, pointing in my direction.

Bitcha turned her head to glare at me. She looked at me like I had just shot her puppy and was shitting on it.

"I love her, Bella! You mean nothing to me, you never have. I liked you but that was as far as it went, I was stupid to say anything else."

Before I knew it, she had pounced at Jacob, placing her disgusting mouth on Jacob's lips.

Pain shot through me, nearly sending me to the ground, but my anger clouded over it. Red oozed into my vision, making a ferocious predator growl inside me.

One second I was standing a few feet away from them, and then the next second I was pushing her away from my mate, slapping her across the face.

The resounding sound of the smack echoed around us, slightly calming my inner animal.

"He doesn't want you!" I screamed at her. "Get it through your shitty head! You've toyed with him enough. You have Edward don't you? Be fucking grateful!"

Jacob pulled me away and wrapped an arm around my waist. Edward rushed to Bella's side and began checking her cheek, but the bitch pushed him away.

"He loved me first! He doesn't even love you, it's just the imprint! He'll never care about you, because you're nothing more than a rebound." She yelled, trying to put me down, but I'd enough.

"Maybe he doesn't care for me the way he cared for you, because you were just a friend for him." I began. "Maybe I am just the rebound, but I do know one thing. Jacob will never love you as much as he loves me. He will never look at you like he just won the lottery, because you're not meant for him. I am. Whether you want to believe it or not, I am his soul mate. I'm not even going to bother explaining to you what imprinting actually is, because something so pure shouldn't be tainted by someone like you.

"Look behind you Bella. See that man standing there? He actually cares for you and is willing to give you all the love he can offer. You're blinded by jealousy and in doing that, you're pushing away the only one that actually loves you. Not only did you hurt Jacob, but you're hurting Edward by your pathetic attempts to get Jacob. Open your eyes and stop being so selfish, because when you realise what you have, it will all be gone."

Her glare only intensified as I finished and she looked about ready to set me on fire, but Jacob's strong presence gave me all the strength I needed.

Seth came trotting up in his wolf form, standing just behind Jacob and me, cautiously watching Bella and Edward.

"I have to go now Halo." Jacob said, tightening his arm around me.

"Jacob no! Stay here!" Bitcha squealed, taking a few steps closer to him. Jacob ignored her and that caused her to turn her murderous gaze on me. "Don't you even care about him? He could get killed and you don't care!"

"Shut up Bella. You and I both know that I care about him. There's a reason that I'm allowing him to go and it's different from your self-centred motive. La Push and Forks need to be protected by the pack and the Cullens. With Jacob gone, they'll be at a disadvantage. Do you think I want him to leave? Of course not. But I know that this is bigger than my wishes and I have to let him fight. He doesn't need to come back to me completely unscathed, he just needs to come back alive.

"They're all doing this for you and since you're the main cause of this, I'd suggest that you keep your mouth shut, before I punch you in the face." I sneered, unable to believe how someone could be so…urgh!

"You bitch! I'm just trying to protect him, unlike you. Now he knows who really cares about him!" She yelled inching closer to me.

She pulled her arm back and looked like she was about to punch me when Seth's hulking form suddenly appeared in front of us. He was snarling at her, warning her to back off. The imprint bond was a sacred thing, no one could mess with it, and the pack was just protecting it. If she had hurt me, an imprint, then she had the pack to deal with.

Control your blood bag Edward. Next time I'll be knocking her teeth out, got it?

Edward raced to Bella and pulled on her arm, tugging her away. "Okay love, I think that's enough." Finally, they were gone, but her whining was still audible.

"Well, that was interesting." I said with a shake of my head. "Thanks for that Seth." I pet the fur on Seth's back and he turned around, his tongue lolling out of his mouth.

He whined at Jacob and he nodded at Seth, looking down at me. "Stay safe Halo. I love you."

"I love you too Jacob. Be careful." I whispered. With that, his lips came crashing down on mine, emitting a moan from me. The kiss was short and sweet, not signalling a goodbye, but a hopeful return.

He pulled away and with one last glance, he ran into the trees and down to the clearing.

I sighed and walked up to Seth. "You'll tell me if something happens right?" When he nodded, a breath of relief left my body, relaxing my tense muscles.

Everything was quiet, till a howl pierced through the silent air, signalling the commencing of the battle.

Edward and Bella came out of their tent once again and stood in front of it. I refused to look in their direction; I wanted to avoid talking to Bella as much as I could. Nothing could be heard until Edward's stony voice rang clear.

"It's starting."

Please stay safe Jake. Please come back to me.

A.N. And done! Hopefully you liked this chapter. This is Part One of the war and next chapter will be a continuation in Halo's POV. I will be doing Jacob's POV later. Did you like the showdown between the three? I sure had fun writing it :D Also, check out The Daughter of Night, she is super sweet and her story is worth reading. Once again, sorry for the late update, I'm not sure when I'll get my laptop back. If there's another late update, please don't get annoyed, just stick around and I'll try to sort something out. Let me know what you think!