The travelling was becoming unbearable. Not because I was bored, or lonely, but because I was constantly paranoid about everything- a tree moving, a distant noise, a person walking by. It wasn't working, and both of us were feeling the pressure.

Edward was more patient than I was, but even he was wishing this trip was over. Time merged together, I was afraid to sleep, I forgot to eat. It was like I was a child, with no idea what was happening to me. Now it was just the fear. This godforsaken, controlling fear, that seemed to want to just take over my life and leave it at that.

It wasn't until about midday that something actually happened.

"Don't move, don't speak, don't do anything." Edward whispered harshly in my year, and we both froze. I tried desperately to listen, to see something, but I couldn't. I guessed that Edward was probably listening to someone's thoughts.

We stayed very still, Edward glaring into a field in the distance, me staring into his face, trying to wonder what the hell was going on. Nothing seemed to be changing, and I wasn't sure whether we were in danger or not. It could mean anything. The Volturi could be advancing towards us, or it might just be a local, harmlessly walking past.

Five minutes later, I grew too impatient to do anything else, so I broke the awkward silence that seemed to have engulfed us.

"What is it?" I whispered angrily, needing to know. Edward had a way of assuming everyone else around him knew exactly what was happening. With his family, they probably did, but I was constantly left clueless. If only he could read my mind…

"Someone, or something is near us." He muttered through gritted teeth. I relaxed slightly. It wasn't like he was yelling at me to run away, so how bad could it be?

"So what's the problem then?" I hissed back, slightly annoyed at how badly he was reacting.

"It's his thoughts….they're really bothering me right now…"

"Is that all?" I asked angrily. They weren't going to kill us, or attack us… no, his thoughts are a bit messed up…

He looked at me, a slight smile on his lips, before glaring back at what I could only see as thin air.

"But Bella, how can I help it? He's thinking about you!"

I froze, looking at him in shock, before following his gaze to the fields beyond. Sure enough, I could just about make out a dark blur, moving quickly in our direction. Surely if it was something bad we would be running by now…right?

"I'd kill that dog if he hadn't helped you…." He murmured again, and I blinked in surprise.

Jacob! Jacob was back! One down, six to go…that was something at least. He had stopped now, only about 100 metres away from us, and started walking our way at human speed. Definitely Jacob, I could see his long black hair clearly, and the gleam in his eyes as he stared at us.

"See," said Edward with a smirk. "I told you it was bad."

I pushed him, and glared. He could be so petty at times. It was only Jacob after all, and it wasn't like he had anything to be jealous about either. Even though Jacob had helped me, he'd helped me to rescue Edward…wasn't that worth something any more?

"How could you be so rude?" I said angrily, but I was faking it now. It was hard not to smile with Edward standing next to me and Jacob approaching with his big beaming smile on his face.

Edward laughed, pushing his hair out of his eyes, and snaking an arm around my waist. Jacob broke into a jog, and was soon standing in front of us.

"Hey guys," he said coolly, though I couldn't stay silent for long.

"JAKE! Your Alive!" I shouted, throwing my arms around his neck, grinning as widely as I could.

"Hell yea I am," he replied, smiling back at us. "You got Edward back allright then?"

Edward scoffed. "Barely. Only after we were chased from the building and were forced to kill one of them…"

"Which one?" asked Jake eagerly.

"Jane."

"Awesome! She was a real bitch…" he said, hi-fiving Edward, not watching as I rolled my eyes.

It was so nice to have them both back, that their banter didn't annoy me for a while, until my questions became too much to hold in.

"Jake! Hello, remember me?" I teased, and he smirked playfully back. "Um…if you don't mind me asking…how the heck did you escape back there!!??"

Edward turned to me for a second, before nodding his head, curiosity in his eyes.

"Well…" began Jacob, biting his lip. "I guess I'm just more skilled than I thought I was. They weren't too hard to take down, but I only scared them a bit, then I just pegged it, until I found you guys."

He stopped abruptly, and I knew that there was something he was keeping from us (though Edward probably knew already). I decided that it was best to trust him that I didn't need or want to know. It couldn't be that bigger deal anyway.

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We'd set off again pretty soon after that, faster this time, now that Edward and Jacob could both carry me at the same time. It was an interesting experience, to have Edward's cold arms wrapped around one half of my body, and Jacob's roasting skin heating my other. On normal circumstances, this would never have happened. I reckoned that even when Jacob touched me, Edward was screaming with jealousy.

"Do you know where we're going?" asked Edward cautiously. Jake had been leading the way, not telling us why or where we were going.

"I thought you knew?" replied Jacob. "We're going to your family. Isn't that what you wanted?"

I choked. We knew where we were going! YES!

"Really?" asked Edward, perking up instantly. "You know where they are?"

Jacob nodded, beaming proudly at us.

"I found them when I went looking for you. They didn't see me though, cause I kinda thought that they'd kill me if I came back without Bella."

My heart thumped manically in my chest. We could get out of here, we could leave! Finally, these horrible last few days were coming to an end….

I'll update again ASAP. If anyone's got any ideas, or plot twists that I could add in to extend it, feel free to tell me!