"You've got to tell her Embry." I say before nudging him with my nose. I was in patrol with Embry and Quil, taking Jacob's spot so that he could take Billy to the doctors.

Embry growls at me and my ears pin to my head. He's really testy when I bring up Hanna. It's a protective wolf thing, Jacob got the same way with me.

"She has a right to know Em. Tessa's probably- well she's... you know and Tessa and Hanna are best friends. She should hear what happened to Tessa from you." I say and Quil nudges me with his nose.

"I realize that Marlie, but let me worry about it. I'll tell her when the times right." Embry says and I nod letting it go. I should mess around with another wolf and his imprint, even if she is my best friend, its just not my place.

"Do you really think Tessa is missing because of that leech?" Quil asks and I nod my head slowly, not wanting to think about it.

"She's as good as dead now." Paul's vicious voice rings out in my head and I growl. My fur rising at my shoulders and my teeth baring.

"Shut up Paul." Embry snaps and Paul lets out a low chuckle. "What do you want anyways?"

Quil nudges me with his nose and I shake my head. If Paul came over here I wanted to get a bite out of him. Paul could overpower me in a fight easily but sometimes he could just push my buttons enough that I didn't care.

"We're here to relieve you of your shift." Leah chimes in before taking a snap at Paul's face for me. He growls and goes to lunge but Jared stands between them separating them.

"Thanks Leah." I say before turning and taking off with Embry and Quil close on me heels.

I wasn't angry at Leah anymore. She apologized for attacking Jacob but sometimes I still felt angry at her for doing that to him, but she was a friend almost like a sister.

I break off from the boys so I could phase. I didn't want then to see me naked even though they already have. I blush at the though that Jacob couldn't keep his mind to himself about our first time. The boys at least didn't say anything teasing line I believed they would.

My shirt is just a little damp from laying on the soft moss in the hollow tree but it felt nice. The dampness cooled me down after a hard run. I had to really push myself to keep up with the guys sometimes. They had better stamina then me even with the speed on my side.

Jacob's house is empty but the door is unlocked. It smells like Jacob in here and I smile at how I recognize that scent as warmth, protection. I'm in a daze, trying to remember the last time I didn't have feelings for Jacob. I don't think that's ever happened. I've always had such feelings for him.

"Hey Marlie, think fast." Quil says and I turn just as a flying can of soup collides with my face.

My nose crunches and I hiss in pain covering it with my hands. "Really?" I say before running into the bathroom quickly to reset it before it heals at a crooked angle.

"Sorry Mar, I just know that's your favorite soup and Embry was going to eat it." Quil says hurriedly and I cringe setting my nose back into place. Thank god I heal fast.

"It's fine, it was an accident." I say looking at him as I wipe the blood off my face with some toilet paper. I don't want use a washcloth because I know it will stain.

I look at Quil and smile at him. I can tell he feels terrible and while I am a but angry I can't be mad at him. Quil is like a small puppy as angry as it can make you, you feel bad for yelling at him.

"Don't tell Jacob." Quil says quickly and I laugh.

"Don't tell me what?" Jacob says from the front door and Quil and I both jump. We hadn't been listening for them to get home so we didn't hear them drive up.

"Marlie broke her nose, on accident. She was tossing that soup can in the air, teasing me and well she managed to hit herself in the face." Embry says quickly, a smooth lie. He's gotten good at it since he has to lie to his mom all the time.

"What?" Jacob says in a panic before he walks quickly to the bathroom, pushing Quil out of his way.

"I'm fine Jacob." I say looking at him. "It healed right up." I say and Jacob presses a light gentle kiss to my nose.

"You're dad is looking for you." Jacob says and I give him a look.

"Why?" I ask as I follow him out of the bathroom. Billy is in the kitchen talking to Quil and Embry. There's a bowl of my favorite soup sitting on the table, most likely Quil heated it up because he still felt sorry about my nose.

"Something about you needing to go to Port Angeles and pick up a graduation gift for Bella." Jacob says as he dips a cracker into my bowl.

That's right, school was almost over which meant Bella would be graduating high school soon. Them she'll be leaving for college and somewhere during this time I know she'll become a vampire and I won't have a sister anymore. The thought absolutely terrifies me. Sure Bella and I don't get along but nothing can replace the bond sisters have.

"They can't bite a human Marlie," Jacob says as if he's reading my thoughts, "they break the treaty if they do."

"But she's my sister. I want her to be happy." I say quietly to him before turning to Billy to change the subject, "How was the doctors?"

"I'm as healthy as a horse. I don't know what you and Jacob were so worried about." Billy says with a grin, but I knew exactly why Jacob was worried. He would never admit it but he was terrified that he would lose his dad too.

I can't remember much about Jacob's mom other than that she had a gentle touch. I remember she cleaned a scrape on my knee for me after I tumbled down the slide. There's a picture of her on the mantle in their living room, Jacob smiles like her.

"We just worry about you that's all. Can't blame us for that." I say and Billy chuckles at me.

"I should probably get you back home to Charlie." Jacob says and I get up slowly not wanting to leave the comfort of the Black house.

~T~

"What do you get a person for their graduation?" I ask Bella as we go through the dresses at the small dress shop in Port Angeles.

"I don't want anything for graduation." Bella answers and I pick a short flowy black dress off the rack. The top has a lace design.

"I wasn't getting you a graduation. I was getting Edward one." I say and Bella snorts with a laugh.

"I'm sure Edward would love that." Bella says before picking a dark green saying looking dress. It will hug her curves perfectly.

"I was thinking of rubbing my dog smell all over it." I say and Bella laughs again.

We stand in silence for a few moments, going through each dress. My eyes fall on my sister and I suddenly feel apprehensive.

"I'm going to miss you." I say and her widen brown eyes meet my face. Bella's not very good at showing her emotions but her hand touches mine and she gives me a sad smile.

"I'm going to miss you too." She says before adding, "You can always visit me at college."

"Please Bella, you and I both know you're really not going to college." I say and she frowns turning away from me. "Promise me something?"

"You know I would do anything." Bella says and I nod my head.

"We'll always be sisters, even when your ice cold. You won't just disappear on me." I say and Bella has to turn away from me before answering.

"I don't think Jacob would like that very much." Bella says and my grip on the black dress tightens.

"I don't care. You're my sister rather he likes it or not." I say firmly and Bella grasps my hand and squeezes.

"I promise." She says before looping her pinky finger with mine.

"The pack is planning to attack if any one of them changes you." The words tumble out of my mouth before I can stop them.

"It's my choice though." Bella points out and I shrug my shoulders.

"It's in the treaty." I say and Bella shakes her head.

"I'm going through with it Marlie. I've made my decision a long time ago." Bella says this firmly, she almost sounds like my mother. I swallow back the lump in my throat.

"I guess I'm just going to have to support that. I may not like it but it's your life and your my sister." I say and Bella tilts her head at me.

"So if it came down to a fight between the pack and the Cullen's?" Bella asks and I bite my lip so hard that I taste blood.

"I would do what I thought was right and if that's standing against them than I will." I say before marching past Bella and into the dressing room.

I squeeze the dress in my hand and hold back the strangled sob that is forming in my throat. What if it does come to a fight? How am I ever supposed to choose between the boy I love and my sister?

A/N: Things are starting to heat up. Bella's graduation and party next chapter. Review Review Review Review!

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