A/N: Hello, beautiful readers! So this chapter is a little short, but the next one is longer. I feel like this story is really slow, but I'm trying. So, enjoy :)

Embry got us home safely, and Aylin and I both passed out on my bed. When we woke up the next morning (or, actually, afternoon) we went into the kitchen, me for breakfast, Aylin for asprin and coffee. My mom saw her and said,

"So, how was the party? It looks like Aylin had fun…" I laughed.

"Yeah, she did. I had to pull her off a table." Aylin's mouth dropped open in shock.

"WHAT? What was I doing on a TABLE?" she shrieked, and then groaned because her shrieking made her head hurt worse.

"You were going to swing from the chandelier, and then Joshua started making out with you. And then you jumped on him," I said. My mom started laughing. Aylin put her head on the counter and groaned. I told my mom about the rest of the night, and about how Embry Call drove us home. She thanked us for being safe and doing the right thing. Aylin left awhile later, saying that she would text me when she got out of hell. I talked to my mom for awhile, and then told her that I was going to go out. She asked where, and I said that I was probably going to go to the beach to read.

I went upstairs and put some different clothes on. I put on some grey jeans and a blue and white flannel shirt. I put my hair up into a bun, and threw on my hiking boots. I grabbed a random book from my bookshelf, got in my car, and took off. First, I went by Jared's house. No one was there. I went by the store. Nope. Then an idea crossed my mind. It sounded crazy and reckless. But this was Jared we were talking about. So I drove through La Push until I found Sam Uley's house. I parked my car, and walked up to the front door. I knocked, and a few seconds later, Emily answered the door. She seemed surprised to see me, and also a little guarded.

"Hi, Emily," I said, "Do you know where Jared is? I haven't seen him in a few days, and I heard that he has mono, but he's not at home." She looked at me cautiously,

"No, I haven't seen him. I heard that he's visiting family in Port Angeles this week, though. Maybe that's why you haven't heard from him," She said. I nodded.

"Oh, okay. Well, thank you for your help." As I was driving down the road, I saw something in the trees. I pulled over, but by then it was gone. Then I realized that it was that wolf. It had to have been. A medium brown color in the trees. My wolf. My wolf?

Afterwards, I went to the beach and read for awhile, although it was difficult to read. Why was Jared in Port Angeles? Was he really visiting family? I looked at the ocean, and at the beach. Then I saw someone walking away, down the shoreline. Jared. I don't know how I knew, I just did. I jumped up, leaving my book and jacket on the beach, and took off running after him. Should I call his name? I decided not to. But, even from behind, I could see that Embry was right. He did look different. When I was about five feet behind him, he stopped. I came to an abrupt halt, and then he spoke.

"Kim. Go away." And then my heart broke.

"Jared…I don't know what's going on right now. I don't know why you're avoiding me. But talk to me. Please."

"Kim…" he said. You could hear the pain in his voice, "I'm..different. I can't tell you what or why or how, but just know that we can't be together anymore." Wait, I was wrong. Now, my heart broke.

"But..Jared..I love you. I don't care what happened, I love you," I said, begging. He started walking away, and I followed.

"Kim. We can't do this anymore. I mean, yeah it was fun, but now we need to get on with our lives," he said.

"Why won't you look at me?" I asked.

"B-b-because…you can't see this. Okay? Just…leave me ALONE, Kim!" At the end of his sentence, he started shaking. I started backing away slowly. And then I turned around and walked away. But I couldn't deny the sensation I felt, as if I was being pulled in the other direction, towards Jared. Then,

"Kim?" I turned around. And this time, he was facing me. Suddenly, his eyes got wide, and his mouth dropped open. He looked…shocked. It was like I was watching him change…like I was watching him fall in love. "K-k-kim…" And it was too much. I turned around and ran. I grabbed my book and jacket, and ran to my car. By the time I got to my car, I was sobbing. The pain from being away from him was almost too much. I'd never felt that before when we'd been together. But we weren't anymore. At that that, I started crying even more. Right before I got in my hair, I heard a wolf howl painfully. Me too, wolf. Me too.