I felt myself being pulled over to the couch to sit and try to pull myself back together. Alice came over and quietly held my hand while Edward crushed me to him, whispering words of comfort and encouragement while cursing Jacob Black in his thoughts. After what seemed an eternity, the tearless sobs ceased and I sat motionless, putting the last few pieces of myself together.

All except for one.

Never again would I think about Jacob Black or anyone having to do with him. But without that piece of me, I was incomplete, and the gap would never be filled. I was like a puzzle with a missing section. I was sure, however, that after a century or so, Jacob would be long forgotten.

"Bella?"

I looked over at Alice, who was staring intensely at me.

'Do you feel well enough to start packing?" Apologies were spelled out in her eyes. Obviously it had not been her decision to leave so soon. I nodded once. She smiled and pulled me off the long white couch, leaving Edward sitting there with a blank look on his face.

"OK, so I was thinking that you could just bring a few mementos," Alice said, talking and pulling me along at the same time. "You know, objects that hold sentimental value. You can pack those in here," she handed me a large leather tote bag, "and don't bother with any clothes. We'll buy you new outfits in London. Well, I'll leave you alone to get ready." She placed me into Edward and my now shared room.

What did I have that held any interest for me? Nothing, except... I looked down at my hand. My ring. And my bracelet.

I stared down at the tiny russet wolf, and the shimmering heart. Both given to me by people who loved me, one of them never to be spoken of again. Wrapping my fingertips around the wooden charm, I had to look away. There was some resistance as I gently tugged. I went to the window and shoved it up. Not giving it another thought, I flung the tiny wolf into the deep woods, knowing that nobody would ever see it again.

Jake POV

I was barely able to get through the door without morphing. The way she had run at me, her red eyes burning with rage...it was too much. And it was all the Cullen's fault. They had decided to change her, and break the treaty. Technically I was allowed to go in and kill them all, which was what I desperately wanted to do, but I knew Bella wouldn't take that well. Even though she was a leech, I still cared about her. And loved her. Smell and all.

I prowled around the huge white house in my wolf form, arguing with myself. Do I try to get her attention and apologize for what I said? Or do I go back to La Push and force her out of my head? I supposed, once she left, it would be fairly easy to get over her. Maybe. Out of sight, out of mind- I hoped. As I paced back and forth with a debate team in my head, something small and hard hit me on the nose.

I crouched onto my front legs and squinted at the opposing object, trying to determine what on earth it was. I leaned forward until my snout was almost touching the ground, trying to get a good look at it. My eyes widened when I realized what it was.

It was the wolf I had given Bella for her graduation. Something to remember me by when she became what she was. So why was it out here?

You idiot, my brain told me. Isn't it obvious? This is your own stupid fault. You messed up big time, again. You hurt Bella so much that she throws your token of love out the window. And in a hundred years, she won't even remember your last name.

That tiny charm made up my mind quickly. Bella was gone forever- and so was I.

End Jake POV

"OK, Alice, I'm ready," I called. The only thing I had decided to take with me was my high school diploma. Not my wedding dress-anything having to do with my engagement brought back frightening and painful memories. I kept the ring, though. Edward loved to see me wear it, knowing that I was his and would be forever. He already knew that, of course, no wedding was needed to know that. But he had "wanted to make it official," so I wore his ring. I was starting to like it. It was old-fashioned.

"What did you pack?" she asked, coming into the room.

"My diploma."

"Is that all?" She looked confused.

"Yeah." I really didn't want to explain it.

"OK," she said. "Hey everyone, she's ready!"

I heard Emmett and a few others downstairs, grumbling about how slow I was. They had no idea how much thought had gone into what I'd packed. I descended to the lower floor, walking straight into Edward as I stepped off the lowest stair.

I'm so sorry, Bella, he thought. This is all my fault. I heard his thoughts, I knew he was coming...I should have told Emmett and Jasper to send him away.

It's OK, I thought back, knowing he couldn't hear me. I guess I deserve it. Anyway, give it 200 years or so and I'll forget all about him.

Edward stared at me, his eyes wide.

Now you can put your thoughts into my head, he thought. I'm going to have a headache at the end of the day. I smiled widely.

"I have a quick question," I said, making our conversation verbal. "Why are we leaving at-" I checked the clock. "-1: 30 in the morning?"

"The Cullens are supposed to be gone, Bella," he replied. "Don't you think it would be odd if we drove through the middle of the town at noon when Rosalie, Emmett, Jasper and Alice are supposed to be at Dartmouth, we're supposed to be in Jamaica, and Carlisle and Esme are supposed to be at a conference in Boston?"

"I guess." He smiled and took my hand.

Alice sat on the sheet-covered piano bench and sighed. "It's been a good home to us, hasn't it?" she said sadly. The others nodded slowly.

We piled our things into the cars-Carlisle's amount being the largest, as his medical files took up a lot of room-and drove off for the second time that night.

We drove through the center of town, where I saw the police station and my high school. I felt a pang as I saw the sign that said "Chief of Police: Charlie Swan" outside the station. Edward quickly passed to the highway that led us out of Washington. I knew Port Angeles Airport closed at around 11:30, so I didn't need an explanation. Instead, I settled back in my seat to watch the trees, flying by me in a blur. For a moment I thought I'd caught the dark shape of a russet wolf sprinting
through the woods, but I blinked and it disappeared.