Chapter Six: Moving Forward

(Okay, Bella's POV again)

I took another deep breath, but I couldn't smell anything. Well, that wasn't true. I could smell everything. The animals, the trees, the rain…everything except him. I had been hoping to catch his scent, but it was useless.

I sighed and shook the rain out of my eyes. Yeah, it was raining. In Forks. What a shock!

I was soaked to the bone, and my clothes were making it a little hard to move. I was just glad that I wasn't cold. I decided to just say screw it and try again tomorrow. But first I had to figure out where to stay.

I made my way to their old house, and curled up on the porch, out of the rain. I wanted to sleep, but of course I couldn't. I sighed and hugged my knees closer to my chest.

Suddenly, I heard the sounds of someone approaching, and I sat up straighter. Their wind was blowing any scents away from me, so I couldn't tell who it was.

A figure ran out of the wet bushes, and I could instantly see it was a huge wolf. I noticed more wolves walking up behind it. They were all smaller, except one that ran forward, toward me.

I recognized them as Jacob's pack, and the one running toward me was Jacob. I could make out his beautiful red fur even in the dark and the pouring rain.

"Bella!" He said. I looked at him for a moment, confused. He hadn't spoken. He had made a kind of barking sound, but I had heard it in my head, as his voice.

"Jake?" I asked hesitantly. He nodded his big furry head. "Why are you here? You shouldn't be on Cullen land…" I said.

"I came because I missed you so much. I couldn't stand it! Besides, they aren't here now." He said. I nodded.

"You're right, they're not." I said pitifully.

"You can understand me?" He asked, whining and cocking his head to the side. I nodded.

"Yeah, I can." I said. I wondered if that was my special power. Probably.

"You have to leave." Came a harsher voice in my mind. It was Sam. He stepped up beside Jacob.

"I know." I said softly.

Jacob started to whine. "No you don't!" Jake argued. I sighed and looked at him.

"Yes I do Jake. I have no place here. I can't stay with you, and I can't go home. And what if some one was to see me?" I asked. Sam nodded.

"Exactly. Which is why you should leave immediately." Sam said.

I nodded again. "Yeah, I know that too." I stood to leave. Jake whined, but I smiled at him before he could speak. "Don't worry Jake, I'll come back. Soon." I said. It was a lie, a realized. I could never come back. He nodded.

"Okay, I guess." I felt bad for lying to him, but I knew that if I didn't, he would follow me. I sighed and turned to go, and ran at my top speed.

I slowed down as I heard a howl of pain. "Bella!" It was Jake. I ground my teeth and ran even faster, trying to outrun his voice.

I stopped when I was several hundred miles away. I looked back, even though I could no longer see Forks. I sighed. Time to move foreword. No more going back there. Never again. I'd search for Edward still, but I would not go back there if I could help it.

I decided to go to where Alice had told me the other Cullens were for now. England.

There! I managed to get another one done! Please review!