A/N: Recently, I have been getting a lot of inspiration for my story, so hopefully I will be getting chapters posted more often. But, I do need your comments to help me improve my story. Plus, I'm not sure exactly where this story will go, so any input or suggestions you have would be much appreciated. Thanks Also, I'm so sorry it's taken me MONTHS to get this tiny chapter posted. But I will try to be better. I kind of hit a wall for a while.

This must be what it feels like to die. The whole world was spinning rapidly around me. Or was I the one spinning? My head was throbbing, but I wasn't worried; I knew that the pain would soon leave me.

I opened my eyes just enough so I could see out of them. I wanted to see what heaven looked like. I could see a blurry shape just ahead of me. There was a blur of red hair. Laurent must have killed Victoria too.

Suddenly, I felt the throbbing pain in my head. I didn't know that it was possible to feel this much pain when you were dead.

The light was too bright so I snapped my eyes shut.

After a while, I could feel the world gradually slowing down. I took another peak at heaven but everything was very fuzzy. One thing I could clearly make out, though, was that Laurent was standing across from me. If he was still here, and I was here, and Victoria was here, then I must not be dead.

My head was still throbbing. I could feel the pain penetrating my skull, sending shooting pains throughout my whole body. Laurent must have taken a lot of blood from me. But, why wasn't I dead?

I struggled to sit up. It took me some time to stabilize my body. After a while I had my body propped up against a nearby tree. I could feel blood dripping down the side of my neck. I was too scared to look though. My shoulder felt warm so I had probably lost enough blood to soak through my shirt.

When the world completely stopped spinning, I turned my attention to the fight ensuing across from me. Victoria was attacking Laurent from what seemed like every direction. I could make out blurs of figures here and there. Victoria must have come back and interrupted Laurent. But, I wish that Laurent would have just finished. I knew that what my future held was painful.

While I slowly waited for the last drop of blood to drain from me, I watched their battle. Victoria would lunge at Laurent. Laurent would step out of the way and attempt to counter Victoria's attack. They seemed to be evenly matched. I didn't see either of them making progress. It was then that I realized that an escape might just be possible.

Slowly, using the tree for support, I stood up. I took once last glance and the blurs that were Laurent and Victoria, turned around, and stumbled out of the clearing. I had no clue where I was headed and I didn't know if I could get very far before they noticed that I was missing. There was probably enough blood on the ground back in the clearing to make them think I was still lying there, though.

I was completely lost, but I refused to stop walking. For hours I just walked straight, hoping that at some point this forest would end. Maybe I could find another person. I knew that if I didn't get the blood to stop soon, I would die soon anyway.

Eventually, my legs refused to move anymore. My head was pounding and I was shaking violently. I was so tired I just collapsed to the ground where I was standing. I took one more glance at the sky, assuming it was my last, and closed my eyes. I love you Edward was all that I could say before everything went dark.

- Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob -

I could feel myself swaying from side to side. I opened my eyes and I could see trees moving by me in a blur. I was too weak to move my head and see why I was moving. But I could feel warmth; warmth everywhere. I opened my eyes further trying to see who, or what, had found me.

"Bella, calm down! You've lost a lot of blood. Just relax," said a familiar voice. But I was too tired to connect the pieces.

"I was so worried when I went to your house and Charlie said you weren't at home. He thought you were with me. I then knew something must be wrong, so I set out looking for you." JACOB! That's who it was. But didn't Victoria say that we were all of the way in Alaska? How did Jacob make it here that quickly? How was he able to find me lost in the maze of the forest?

I struggled to turn my eyes so I look at Jacob, make sure it was him. But I was just too weak; I couldn't move. I tried to talk, but no sound was able to come out. "Bella, stop trying to talk, you're okay now, I've got you."

Jacob kept walking. I was too weak to do anything but lie in his arms. But I could tell that the sun was setting. I couldn't tell how many days I had gone by, though.

Suddenly, we emerged from the forest onto a highway. I could see dim lights in the distance. But I closed my eyes and fell asleep, too tired to see where we were headed.

- Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob -

I woke up on a bed in what I could only guess was a motel room. I felt a little stronger then yesterday, but I could tell that I was not fully recovered yet. I lifted my hand up to my neck. Laurent couldn't have bit me because I hadn't felt the burning like when James had bitten me. But instead of feeling skin I felt gauze. Jacob must have cleaned me up. I then tried to sit up and noticed that I wasn't wearing my clothes. Instead I was in one of Jacob's shirts which was way too big for me, and a pair of his boxers. Had Jacob CHANGED me?

I began glancing around the room, looking for Jacob. I found him slumped in a chair in the corner, fast asleep. I tried to get up so I could use the bathroom, but as soon as I stood up, I collapsed to the floor. My legs were too weak to support me.

Jacob awoke instantaneously and came running over, fear crossing his face. I tried to push him away but he swept me up and set me back on the bed.

"Jacob, I'm fine. Really. I just lost my balance."

"You are still weak. You should just be resting."

"I know Jacob. But I'm still confused. How did you find me? Where are we? How did you get here so fast?"

"Bells, slow down with the questions. I will answer each one when you are feeling better, but for now you need rest." He climbed over me and perched down beside me on the queen bed. I rolled over so I could see him. He had his hands behind his head, leaning on the headboard. His muscles had grown even more since the last time I had seen him. He barely looked sixteen anymore.

"Just close your eyes and stop worrying Bella." He then pulled me towards him so my head was resting on chest. I then proceeded to fall asleep to him stroking my cheek. I knew it was wrong to feel this way, but his soothing touch drifted me off to sleep."

- Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob – Jacob -

I had been blacking out. A lot. I could barely remember anything from the past few days. But when I woke up this time, I felt almost back to normal. I was sore all over, but I still felt like I had basically recovered from my ordeal. Jacob had barely left me alone. When I opened my eyes, expecting to find him fast asleep in the chair across from me, I was surprised to find him fast asleep next to me in the bed. This was weird.

I tried to get out of bed as quietly as I could to no avail. His eyes popped open. His face was in protective mode. I must have looked pretty bad when he found me because he wouldn't let me do anything alone, and I mean anything. He was so scared I would hurt myself.

"I am just going to the bathroom Jacob. And no, I do not need your help. I think your luck is over now. I don't need to you carrying me around, I don't need you sleeping next to me in the same bad, and most importantly, I don't need you changing me out of my clothes, even if they were covered in dirt and blood."

"I was just trying to help Bella. I didn't do this for me."

"Sure," I said as I rolled my eyes and slowly made my way to the bathroom.

I looked at myself in the mirror. I couldn't see what had happened to my neck because Jacob had bandaged it up. But my face was covered in scratches and I looked paler than my normal pale. I rested my hands on the side of the sink with a sigh. I had been through so much and I knew it wasn't even close to being over. I didn't want to go back into the other room with Jacob there. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad he saved me. But the whole mystery surrounding his appearance concerned me. No one could make it to Alaska. Well, no human. I knew that Edward could make it to Alaska in no time at all, just like Victoria had. But Jacob was no vampire. He seemed as human as they came.

Except for those new muscles that appeared overnight, and his warm skin. I shook my head, clearing away those thoughts. I was going to hurt my head looking in to things too much. Jacob was Jacob. Boys can have quick growth spurts, there's nothing abnormal about that.

I knew that if I didn't go back out there soon, Jacob would come barging in here of his own accord. I did not want that to happen. I quickly went to the bathroom and came back out into the room.

Jacob has gotten up from the bed and changed from his jean shorts to tan shorts. The second the door open, he spun around. I guess he was just making sure that nothing bad happened to me in the bathroom.

"Better Bella?"

"Yes Jacob," I answered, rolling my eyes. He did not have to babysit me. "I'm ready to go home and forget this all happened.

"Bella, this is serious, you have vampires after you."

My heart stopped. How did he know about VAMPIRES? Jacob has just said that he knew about vampires! Did that mean he knew about Edward? I hadn't realized, but I was slowly backing away from him.

Jacob was my normal friend. I knew he wasn't a vampire. There was no way he could be one. But how could he know.

"How. . . how. . . can you know. . . Do you know. . about. . you know," was all I manage to spit out.

"Bells, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said anything." He slowly began walking toward me, his arms outstretched. But I didn't want a hug from him, I was still in shock. "Me and my big mouth," he continued.

Slowly a tear fell down my check. How could this be happening to me? Jacob was my backup from all of this drama, but now he seemed to be right in the middle of it.

"Jacob, what are you? And how do you know about vampires?"

A/N: I can't believe that I finally got this chapter done. Recently, I have been SUPER busy and I also hit a wall. I wasn't sure where I wanted to go with Victoria and the kidnapping. I hope that I chose a good direction to take. Reviews are always welcomed. It's nice to know that I'm not just writing for myself.