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Chapter 11…

The russet wolf spotted the leech in the shadows behind some building. The bloodsucker had succeeded in obtaining his next victim. The wolf growled in frustration before lunging into attack, determined that the leech would not be able to take his victim's life. As the wolf got closer, he sprung himself into the air and made his target, clamping down on the arm of the leech and yanking it from his body with ease. The leech dropped his intended victim and tried to scramble away. The wolf got his footing and leapt at the leech once more. While in midair, about to pounce on the leech, the wolf took note that his paw had crushed something soft beneath it as he pushed himself forward. The wolf only took a half a second to note this because if he dwelled on this, his concentration would falter and he did not need this to happen. He needed to take care of the leech before he can begin to worry about what he had stepped on.

Clamping his massive jaw onto the leech's leg, the wolf yanked his head back and tore the appendage away from the leech, severing another limb. Then the enormous wolf went for the kill shot. He leapt forward again and secured his jaws around the head of the leech, place his paw onto the chest and yanked up. The sound of screeching metal filled the air and then a pop! With that, the head was severed from the body. The wolf made quick work of the other limbs before being satisfied with his work. Huffing and panting over his work, the wolf froze as he heard a scream piercing the air in the forest. He snapped his head back to find the spot, where the leech had dropped his victim, empty. Quickly scanning the area, his fears were realized. The second leech had taken the victim. The wolf raced to towards the forest in desperate hopes of saving the victim. He took the head of the leech with him, to prevent the reattachment of the leech.

As he neared the forest, he heard the howls of his pack. They had arrived in time to save the victim and destroy the second leech. He pushed himself forward, propelling towards the scene, when suddenly he came to a complete stop and froze yet again. Now there were several things that happened in this moment. The pack looked up and saw their alpha, massive and strong. Not the one they had gotten use to in the past three years. This alpha stood with its head up and his shoulders squared, sure in his stance as the alpha. This was the alpha they had longed to see again. The pack also took note of the leech's head that dropped from the alpha's mouth. Brady and Collin quickly raced into the reservation to collect the body parts that accompanied the head in order to begin burning the pieces. As his pack brothers raced by him, the alpha was cemented to the ground he stood upon.

The human side of the russet wolf froze because as he had come into the clearing just as three figures had come into the clearing as well. These three held his gaze. These three he never thought he would ever see again. These three stirred up something inside his soul. He whimpered at the thought. His wolf elated at the thought. Jacob pained at the thought. He looked straight at Emmett as Emmett stared straight at him. Jacob waited and then Emmett nodded his head slightly, confirming what he had known deep down inside…she was in the area. He could feel her again. He could feel the pull stronger than ever. He knew exactly where she was. He knew exactly how she felt. He knew he could find her if he just had the power to move his feet. His gaze still held by Emmett. Warning him not to seek her out. Jacob fighting his wolf to stay where he was at. His arms aching to embrace her again. Time seem to stand still.

He was shaken out of his trance by the screams of the woman on the ground. It was then he became aware of what was happening. He shook his head and had to look again. Shock took over this time. Shock at who was lying on the ground. Sue.

He then realized there was more than one person screaming. Not only was Sue screaming but so were Leah and Seth. Both cried for their mother. Both equally disturbing to hear as the screams coming from Sue. The wolf was now in pain to hear the pain of his pack when he realized he had caused some of this pain. It was Sue who he had crushed underneath his paw as he launched himself towards the leech. He whimpered as he begin to wonder just how much of the damage done to Sue's body had been done by him. He begin to pace back and forth, still in wolf form as he waited for Carlisle to assess Sue.

A shattered femur. Broken ribs. Broken arms. Damn. What had he done? How could he be so careless?! He was in wolf form but he still could have prevented damage if he only concentrated enough to protect her while attacking the leech. Instead, Jacob had let the wolf take over and he had let his wolf do damage to a person so close to him since his own mother had passed. While whimpering and berating himself, Jacob could not help but let his thoughts wander off as he thought of her again. She was so close after being lost to him. What can he say? What can he do? What will make her stay? Even more importantly, what would make her come back to him?

He was shaken out of his thoughts again as Sue screamed one more time. The doctor had picked her up and was taking her to the crash scene that was created by one of his pack brothers. They needed to make this look like an accident so that Sue could get the medical attention she needed without too many questions being asked. Then his thoughts raced again as he thought of the one person who would be shattered by all of this…Charlie. Just as he thought his name, Charlie came into view. Jacob had not realized the vampires had made their escape. Now he couldn't even ask them how she was? How has she been? It was too late. He looked as Charlie's face begin to show his fears as he raced towards Sue.

He recognized the pain in Charlie's face when Sam was dragging him away from Sue so that the medical team could begin working on her. The same reaction Jacob had so long ago as his pack pulled him away from his heart. The pain became fresh in his memory. It was overtaking him. It was overtaking his wolf. He tilted his head to the sky, flatten his ears to his head, and he let out a loud pain-filled howl that filled the air around him. He howled one more time before he turned his back from the scene and begin to race into the forest. Running as if he could run from his pain. Running to forget. Running to remember. Running to clear his mind.

Jacob was running to run. He didn't think about where he was going. He was just running. It wasn't until he was hit on his side causing him to roll onto the ground that he realized where he was running towards. His pack brothers stopped him from his path. He was angry. Again his brothers tried to keep him from her. Again they were trying to stop him from getting back what was his. What is his! He stood on his feet and growled at his approaching brother.

Jake, please don't do this. Think about what you are doing. You know this is not the way.

GET OUT OF MY WAY! He shouted in his head.

Jake, please! She is not going to welcome you with open arms. Think about this bro! Before you do something you'll regret!

The russet wolf stood his ground, growling at the two before him. Jared and Quil stood before their alpha, afraid they would not be able to talk him out of making a mistake. Quil knew he had to try to reason with his best friend and not plead with his alpha. So he phased and slipped on his shorts gesturing to Jared to do the same. As Jared phased back, Jacob followed suit. All three stood there waiting for each to make a move. Jacob stood in a defensive stance, muscles tightly coiled, hands balled into a fist. Jacob was breathing hard for he was livid his brothers were once again trying to keep him from his imprint. His wolf wanting to attack.

"Jake, please listen bro," Quil began, "I know you want to see her. I can feel your ache. But I also know if you go in there without a game plan then you will have failed before you even begin. Please don't do this right now. Let us help you."

"HELP PULL ME AWAY FROM HER AGAIN!" he spat Quil's way. Quil and Jared cringed at the memory of having to pull Jacob away from his imprint. They didn't want to do it that night but they knew they had too. She wasn't ready to accept the bond of imprint and Jacob was too crazed to see what was in front of him. What Jacob didn't know was the pack had tried pleading with her to not do this. When she came to them for help because she knew he just wouldn't let go, they pleaded for their alpha. They tried talking to her. They all fought with her that night. She threaten to leave without saying good-bye to Jacob and they knew they couldn't let that happen. He at least deserved a good-bye. So they had agreed to whisk him away when the time came.
"Dude, you know we didn't want to do that! It was killing us just as much as it was killing you FUCKER! FUCK! Why can't you see that!" Jared angered by Jacob's words, spitting words of his own into Jacob's face as he challenged his friend. "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO FUCKING HARD HEADED! FUCK! Think about what you are doing! For once think about everyone else except yourself ! We fucking know she's your imprint dammit! It is killing us as much as it is killing you! Do you not see what the fuck it is doing to this pack?! Fuck man, I'm scared of losing Kim because of this. Sam marked Emily again just to keep her. Even fucking asshole Paul is worried about losing his imprint. Your sister! FUCK JACOB! Do not see the fucking effect this has on everyone around you! Do you not fucking see the pain we are ALL in? Open you damn eyes!" Jared screamed.

"YOU AT LEAST HAVE YOUR FUCKING IMPRINTS! I DON'T! YOU PULLED ME AWAY FROM MINE! NEVER ONCE DID YOU HELP ME TRY TO GET HER BACK AND NOW THAT SHE IS BACK, I'M NOT LETTING HER GO!" Jacob hollered.

"We're not saying we are not going to help you get her back. We want her back just as much as you. She will bring peace to our pack again, man. Don't you see that?" Quil questioned.

"WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN PEACE THIS WHOLE TIME QUIL! IF ONLY YOU WOULD HAVE NOT DRAGGED ME AWAY FROM HER. NO ONE DRAGGED YOUAWAY FROM CLAIRE!"

"CLAIRE DIDN'T WANT QUIL TO BE DRAGGED AWAY FROM HER UNLIKE SOMEONE ELSE JACKASS!" Jared defended Quil.

"Look, okay wait, please let us help. Please let us right our wrong. We can help. We see what this has done to you, to us, to everyone! Please Jake. Let us help." Quil pleaded with his best friend. Quil had already forgiven Jacob for bringing Claire into this conversation. He knew he didn't mean it. It was his wolf trying to fight for his chance to be with his imprint again. He knew Jacob would apologize when the time was right.

"What makes you think you can help me win her back. Help me make her stay?"

"If you give us a chance, we can try to figure something out. Hell, she at least came back to the area. We have that going for us. We need to work fast though. Once Sue is out of the hospital than it will be a race to keep her here. What do you say Jake? Come on." Jared pleaded with Jake again. Calming down as to not anger him again. Both Quil and Jared waited for Jake's reply. Jacob running through scenarios in his head. Weighing his options before finally giving in. He would need some support and he knew his pack would be there for him. This time he was not going to let them drag him away from her. This time he would fight until the death to stay with her, to keep her here.

"Fine. But I'm warning you now. If any one of you try to even for one second to persuade me from my goal, I will leave here. I won't come back. You will never know what happened to me. I swear I will take down as many of you as I can while I fight my way out." Jacob warned.

"It won't come to that Jake," Quil reassured him.

"Let's hope not." Jacob warned again, glaring at both Quil and Jared. The alpha in him made his friends flinch and a small whimper escaped their lips before stepping back from Jacob.

"Quit being an ass and let's get back to the rez. Sam's going to wonder what is happening." Jared said and then they heard the howl. Sam was calling them back. All three quickly phased and made their way back to the reservation. Jacob stopped momentarily and looked back at the tree line that lead to the Cullen's.

It would be so easy to just head for the tree line. Beyond the tree line was his heart. His soul. It would ease the pain that he has felt all these years. She was in his grasp. Just beyond the tree line was his love. His reason for living. He could easily walk back into her life. He sighed heavily before he bowed his head and started the long run home. It was not easy to walk away. He was fighting against the steel cables that tried to pull him towards her. It took every fiber of his being to simply walk the other way. After all these years of longing for her, of aching for her, of missing her, he had to walk away but he knew he would not stay away for long. He just couldn't. And this time he was not going to let go so easily. She was his imprint. She was his life. He knew she felt for him what he felt for her because he could feel it.

All these years, all this distance between them, did nothing but strengthen the bond he felt for her. The imprint did not break and because he was still alive, he knew the imprint had not been rejected. Once rejected, than he would slowly die a heart breaking death, however, he was still here. This time he would convince her that it's her, it has always been her and only her. He just had to win her back. He truly couldn't live another day without her by his side.

And this time no one would be dragging him away from his heart. No one.

AN: Please enjoy this chapter. It will be a little while before I post again. I am trying to figure out how I want to reunite Jake and Nessie. I don't want to do it haphazardly. But I promise it will be good. I am also working on another story and will publish that within the next coming days. R&R please...

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