A/N: Yeah, I know, I'm horrible for writing author's notes but they usually are important so I hope you still read them! Just a few things to mention; 1) How do you guys want this story to go? I'm not sure if I'm going to wind it down. Do you guys want lots of K/J fluff and coverage of events that have happened in the books and then a wrap up? Or do you want more 'personal' stuff that Bella has no idea about? (AKA way more drama!) Let me know! This story will probably be about 20-25 chapters depending on which direction it goes.

2) We're skipping forward in the story! Not too far, just about a month. We're at Spring Break now and I'm sure we all know what that means.

And 3)The next few chapters are a lot to take in. Not really like bad, but it's a lot of action and events. Just like in New Moon, except from our darling Kimmie's eyes. ALRIGHT! Here we go!

The final bell rang and I ran out of Science in relief. Today had been the longest day of my life, probably because I knew Spring Break was right around the corner. As I hitched my book bag higher up on my shoulder, I was attacked from behind by someone running out of the classroom behind me, wrapping their arms around my waist and throwing me up in the air.

I screamed and then flushed. "Paul!" I hissed. "Put me down. People are staring."

"Who cares about these nobodies?" He laughed wholeheartedly, putting me on my feet. "It's Spring Break! A whole week of not having to worry about staying up for 40 hours at a time so that I don't flunk out of the crapshoot."

I rolled my eyes and shook my head at his excitement, but I was met with the warmest pair of chocolate brown eyes that I had ever seen and my own excitement rose. I had a whole week to spend with Jared. I smiled shyly at him and he grinned back, grabbing my face and kissing me. "Hi there." He said. "Happy that school is done?"

"Not as happy as Paul." I chuckled, looking back at my friend who was chatting with Embry. He turned around and gave me a thumbs up. Embry waved at me as well, looking just a notch less happy than Paul.

Jared laughed. "I'm pretty sure the only one not happy is you-know-who." I frowned and looked to where his eyes were trained. Poor Jake, he was leaning up against the lockers near the other two, trying his hardest to look interested in their conversation but failing. "I feel bad for him but this is ridiculous. We all had to leave our friends behind…"

"Maybe she was more than just a friend to him." I murmured, knowing that his sadness was only about Bella. "Maybe she was more. It's not that easy to just get over someone."

He kissed me. "I love the fact that you're so compassionate."

"You love everything about me." I countered, but still blushed. All laughter and teasing between our group stopped as Quil and Summer walked through the group tersely. All the guys turned their heads, pretending to look elsewhere as their former friend frowned sadly at the ground, eyes hidden under his baseball cap. I sent my own friend a fleeting smile and she returned it. And then they were gone.

The five of us gathered together as we walked out the door. "Quil looks like he's about ready." Paul mentioned casually before Embry punched him in the arm. "What? It's true."

Jacob shook his head fiercely. "No. This is not the right thing for Quil. No matter how much I miss him." I found myself nodding in agreement along with Embry. It would be best if Quil stayed out of it.

Jared shot me a look but I ignored it, content to live in my own world where Quil was going to stay a normal human being forever. "So what are we doing tonight?" I said lightly. "You know, to celebrate our last day."

Jared frowned. "Kim I'm sorry…"

"More pack stuff?" I said sadly. They had been out patrolling and hunting a set of vampires for the past few months. One of them was finally gone, but the other one was still causing trouble. It worried Emily and I to no end.

"Yeah, but I'm off tomorrow. Maybe we could spend the day together." He said hopefully and I nodded in agreement. "Listen beautiful, we need to get out of here." He sounded rushed and he was elbowing Embry in the ribs. Quil was hiding alone and unsuccessfully, behind the doors, trying to listen. Jared gave me his keys. "Take my truck and I'll come pick it up when I can. Love you."

I accepted his kiss and said goodbye to the rest of them, before heading off to find Jared's truck in the parking lot. I felt someone following me quietly, immediately knowing it was Quil. "You know, you're not very good at being a spy." I commented.

He stepped out in front of me, eyes sunken and frowning. "How come you're not going with them?" He asked in a hard voice. Oh, Quil…

"Guy stuff." I mumbled, feeling uncomfortable. I had to admit to my unwilling eyes that Quil looked meatier and taller than ever. "Listen, I have to go."

"Can you just tell me where they are?" He pleaded with wide eyes. "I just want to talk to Embry or Jake."

I sighed. "I don't know where they're going Quil, sorry." My voice was deadpanned.

He narrowed his eyes at me. "That's bullshit Kim. So what, you're into their cult now too? Telling lies, keeping secrets and going off doing god knows what? I thought you were better than them. I thought Jake was better than them too."

I wiped the single tear that had fallen onto my cheek and unlocked the truck. "Goodbye, Quil." He shook his head angrily and ran off in the direction where the guys had gone. My stomach churned and I focused on keeping my composure before I stretched my foot down to reach the gas and took off.

Instead of driving to my house, I pulled in behind Sam's truck and opened the little yellow door of his house. "Emily?" I called. I didn't have to look far because she was a few feet away from the door in the kitchen.

The perfectly normal half of her face lit up in delight. "Kim! I'm so glad you're here. I was afraid I was going to have to spend the evening alone."

I smiled at her. "I'm happy to spend time with you, Em."

"Well I should hope so. Us wolf girls have to stick together." I agreed with her. It was nice having a friend, even someone a little older than me that I could talk to about the secret. That shared my worries and fears right alongside of me. "Are you hungry?"

I knew better than to tell her that I wasn't. She was like my grandmother, insulted when someone refused her cooking. Probably because no one ever did. She made me up a plate of lasagna and garlic bread and I ate alongside of her happily. "This is delicious." I praised. Of course it was.

"I figured you would enjoy a nice home cooked meal." She was right, neither my brother nor I could make anything this good. "How are you? Do you miss your mother?"

"No." I replied honestly. "But I miss my little sister a lot. I'm going to go up there for a week during summer vacation."

"I don't blame you. She was the most adorable little girl. My days are pretty empty without her around to keep me company. And with the vampire running around, Sam is gone a lot too. I miss him a lot." She frowned. Her sad face actually hurt my heart. Seeing Emily upset was like seeing an injured puppy.

I reached out to hug her. "I know what you mean. But soon it'll be over and they will be back and have all the time in the world to dote on us."

Emily smiled, and all was right with the world again. I helped her clean up and do the dishes, even after she literally tried to push me out of the kitchen, and we had a cup of hot chocolate together and chatted for a good while before I decided I was going to head out. It was just about seven. "I'm going to head home before it gets really dark or starts raining. I hate driving in the dark, even if it's only for a few minutes."

"Of course. I hope to see a lot more of you now that you don't have school this week." She hugged me. "Don't be a stranger. I see Jared way more than I see you, and I'd rather it be the other way around."

I agreed to come visit her and headed on my way home. My brother and Callie were just finishing up eating and getting ready to leave. "We're going to hang out with a few friends." She explained, buttoning up her shirt. "We'll be back around one-ish. Don't wait up."

I bid them a goodbye and went upstairs to draw myself a bath, completely used to being left alone. The warm water felt soothing on my skin and I closed my eyes, letting myself sink deeper into the tub.

The next thing I knew, someone was banging on my door.

I shot up and jumped out of the water. It was freezing cold now and I dried off my wet body with a towel before sliding on a robe and running downstairs. I caught a glance at the clock, telling me it was already nine thirty. "I'm coming!" I called as I was at the top of the stairs. I knew that there was a large chance of whomever it was having super hearing, so I'm sure that they heard me. I swung the door open. "Jacob!" I exclaimed. He was definitely one of the last people on my list that I expected.

"Can I come in?" He muttered. He looked terrible. I opened the door wide and he made his way in, throwing himself down on my couch with a splat. His clothes were soaked, it was raining pretty badly.

"Where are the rest of them?" I asked curiously, partly wishing it was Jared that was here.

He shrugged. "Still patrolling, I guess. We caught wind of the vampire again." My heart constricted with nerves.

"How come you're not out there?" I asked, a little bit accusingly. He looked up at me with sad, sunken eyes and I frowned. "Hey, what's wrong? You look pretty beat up."

He let out a heavy sigh. "I told them something important came up with my dad. Bella showed up at my house today." He muttered. "I had to tell her face to face that we couldn't be friends anymore. It just about broke her heart."

I sat next to him and put my hand on his arm. "That really sucks." I said, my jealousy from a few months ago completely gone. "Are you going to be okay? How come you're here?"

"I needed someone to talk to. And I need some advice. Do you remember when I first phased last month and you told me that she probably already knew somewhere in her mind?" He asked desperately and I found myself nodding before he finished his sentence, desperate to make him feel better. "I want to help her figure it out. But I can't find a way around Sam's damn injunction."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "What's an injunction?"

"Basically an order. I'm forbidden to mention anything about werewolves, or the legends or stories to her. Stories that she already knows!" He was anguished. "I need your help, Kim!" He shook my shoulders a little bit. "How do I get around that?"

I scrunched my forehead up in concentration. Before I could even start to think of all the reasons why helping Jake was wrong, an idea popped into my head. "Wait, you said she already knows the stories?" I asked. He nodded. "But how?"

With that, he looked sheepish. "Well…" He mumbled. "I sort of already told her."

"Isn't it against Tribe rules to tell the Legends to an outsider?"

"Well, yeah." He rubbed the back of his neck. "But this was when I was still a kid, fourteen and I was trying to impress an older girl! Besides, I thought that the legends were all rubbish."

I knew what he meant. My inner nerd was kicking in, trying to brainstorm. "Sam doesn't know that you've already told her?"

"No, but the next time I phase, he's going to find out. I won't be able to stop thinking about it."

I brightened a little bit. "I've got it!" I exclaimed. He looked at me hopefully. "Don't phase. If you can, go straight to Bella's and talk to her."

"But the injunction…"

"That's just it! You've already told her the stories, right? There's no rule against reminding her about the day that you told her! Just keep reminding her where you guys were and what you were talking about beforehand that lead up to it! Ask her if she remembers what you told her." I rambled on. "Get her to repeat the stories to you. Get her to realize!"

He looked at me with pure excitement and planted a familiar kiss on my cheek. "This might just be crazy enough to work." He mumbled. "You really are the best, Kim. Thank you so much." And he bolted out into the rain.

I sat on the couch, my excited grin fading off my face. What have I just done?

I just helped my ex-boyfriend find a way to break his Alpha's orders in order to tell an outsider his secret, which no one is supposed to know. I've basically just helped him expose the secret that we've all worked so hard to protect.

Aw crap, Jared's gonna be pissed.

Suddenly overcome with exhaustion, I slowly made my way back upstairs after locking the front door. I drained the cold water in the tub, finally noticing how prune like my skin was after being in there for two hours and slipped on my pajamas, sliding into bed.

I listened as the rain and the wind pelted against my window, frowning slightly when I remembered that Jared was out there in that awful weather, hunting vampires. I tried to shake the dread that had been constantly filling my mind.

Jared's a big boy. He'll be fine.

I woke up bright and early that morning. It was just shy of nine when I stumbled downstairs to get some breakfast. Imagine my surprise when I found Jared's large body sitting in my kitchen chair, eating a pop tart. He glanced up. "Hey beautiful."

"Hi, Jared." I mumbled. "What are you doing here? Not that I'm not happy to see you…"

He shrugged. "I came here when I got off patrol."

I furrowed my eyebrows. "When was that?"

"Around seven."

"So you've been sitting around at my kitchen table for two hours? Why didn't you go home and sleep? You have to be exhausted." I murmured, putting my hands on his face and looking at the tired lines under his eyes.

He shrugged. "If I went home, I would have slept for way longer than I wanted. I'd rather not waste any time without you."

I smiled at him and kissed him on the lips quickly. He was just so darn cute. "Well, since you're staying, do you want breakfast? I do know how to make pancakes and I'm sure it'll taste a lot better than that pop tart."

He nodded his head quickly and I laughed, knowing he would be up for food. The two of us quietly got all the ingredients and supplies out, trying not to wake up the two hungover kids upstairs. Although I tried to be professional about it, Jared insisted on acting like a two year old.

And that's how I ended up with pancake batter all over my face and in my hair. And Jared had egg yolk down his shirt and flour all over his cheeks. I giggled and drew a smiley face on one side. "You're a mess." I commented, pouring two cups of orange juice.

"I could say the same about you." He retorted as batter dripped off the ends of my hair. I wiped it off with my hands and rolled my eyes. "These are delicious. I was starving."

"When are you not starving?" I teased, finishing my last of two pancakes while Jared shoved his sixth or seventh one in his mouth. We finished eating and starting cleaning up the dishes, throwing them in the sink.

I turned around and Jared wrapped his arms around my lower half, lifting me up so that I was sitting on the counter at his level. He kissed me, and I wrapped my arms around his neck and wove my sticky hands into his slightly shaggier hair. I giggled when we broke apart. "I'd tell you to go upstairs and get cleaned up but you just taste so damn good." He growled, biting my lip.

"You don't taste so bad yourself." I kissed him again and his hand squeezed my thigh.

"Oh, Kim." He moaned into my mouth and then we both froze. "Did you hear that?" He asked me.

I frowned at him. "It sounded like a howl."

"It sounded a lot like Sam." He mumbled. "Oh well, if it's important he knows where to find me." And then he continued kissing me until a second howl, closer and louder, shot into the air. Like it was reserved specifically for Jared. "Kim…"

I sighed. "Please don't go." I begged selfishly.

He brushed a sticky piece of hair out of my eyes. "I have to go, Kim. It sounds urgent." He stepped away from me and I hopped off the counter, brushing the flour off of my pants. I followed him as he made his way to the door unhappily.

I barely ever see him anymore, and I was looking forward to spending the day together. "I guess I'll see you later." I mumbled, staring at the floor. I could feel the involuntary tears forming in my eyes.

"I'll come back as soon as I can." He promised, anguished as he tipped my head up towards him and kissed me on the nose. "See you soon."

"Bye." I muttered as I shut the door after him.

After I cleaned up the kitchen, I hopped in the shower in order to scrub my body of all food substances. And that's when I remembered my conversation with Jacob last night. And then I thought of Sam's urgent howl.

Crap, I was so dead.

A/N: I know, two updates so close together! I'm amazing, you don't have to say it.