Hey, I lied. Sorry. D: I didn't update quite as soon as I said that I would.

However, I'm updating right now! Christmas morning! :)

So Happy Christmas, if you celebrate that. ^^ It's about...six in the morning, and I'm in the mood to write. My new Macbook Pro is influencing me. ;)

However, I'm procrastinating. xD I'll get it up eventually today or tomorrow. xD (By the way, it's 'tomorrow' now. xD)

Anyway, now that I have a laptop again, I should do a lot better with my updating.

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And now, onto the chapter!

Frowning, I paced back and forth in Emily's kitchen, biting my lip. Nervously, I glanced out the window. As if hoping to see Jake strolling towards the house happily and unharmed.

Emily sighed, watching me. "Becca, sit down. The more you worry, the longer it'll seem until they get back," she said knowingly.

I sighed as well, glancing back at her. "I can't just...relax," I mumbled, upset. "For all I know he could be hurt," I mumbled worriedly, crossing my arms. "And I can help him. He knows it, too," I muttered, scowling at nothing in particular.

Jake knew full well that I would have been able to help him. At least I would know that he was alright that way. But, being him, he wouldn't allow that. No, he would rather leave me in the dark worrying myself sick about him than have me anywhere near the fight.

I sighed, sinking into the chair beside Emily. "How do you stand it?" I asked, frowning. "How do you stand not knowing if he's okay?" I continued, not waiting for an answer to my first question.

But I couldn't imagine being so calm in this situation. It was something I couldn't comprehend. I would never be able to compose myself so calmly when faced with the possibility of losing your reason for existence. Of losing the one you loved forever.

Emily watched me, her expression changing just the slightest. "I can't," she admitted finally, a small frown tugging at the corners of her lips. The scars were more noticeable when she frowned. There wasn't much to distract from them then. It was obvious that she used to be very pretty. And even now, with the scars disfiguring her face, she acted so calm and poised. Like she didn't care that they were there. She wasn't the slightest bit insecure about them. As far as I could tell, anyway.

I frowned at her answer, confused. "What do you mean? You're so... calm," I mumbled quietly, crossing my arms. "How do you do it? I mean... I'm here, almost freaking out, and you can sit there and are fine with just assuming that he's alright," I said, still upset about Jacob being gone.

Emily shook her head, regarding me curiously. "No, I'm not completely calm, Becca. I'm still worried that at any second Sam could be injured. He could be killed and...I'd never see him. Never talk to him again," she said, frowning at me. "But, it helps if you focus on thoughts about the good times. Thoughts about how they've been in worse fights before, but they came out unscathed. Just try not to think of the negative, I guess," she concluded.

I shook my head, sighing. That was easier said than done. Of course I won't be able to stop thinking about the negative. Last time that there was a fight with vampires, Jacob got half of the bones in his body crushed. It had hurt me beyond belief to see him in pain. I hated it. I couldn't hardly stand to see him broken and injured. Especially if there might have been a possible way to stop it. Like if I had killed that very vampire earlier on in the fight, he wouldn't have been harmed.

If he was injured now, I couldn't forgive myself. I know I should've gone with him. No matter how much he argued against the idea. I shouldn't have given him another option. Especially not one that involved me sitting in Emily's kitchen away from the fight while he fought and risked his life with dangerous vampires.

I looked back up at Emily, frowning slightly. She had been watching me intently, deep in thought. I blinked, sighing slightly.

"Em, I can't stop worrying about him. It doesn't... I should be helping him!" I said uselessly, crossing my arms. I looked down, biting my lip.

I was interrupted from my thoughts by a knock on the door. I quickly got to my feet and walked towards it, pulling it open the second I did. Carlisle, Edward, Alice, Jasper, and Bella stood behind it.

"Thank-you for this," I said, glancing up at Carlisle. I sighed - relieved that they were here - looking up at them all gratefully.

Carlisle smiled slightly and nodded. "Of course. We'd always help, Becca. You and Bella are like family, now," he said, his voice and demeanor calm.

I nodded, smiling slightly now. "Thank you, Carlisle," I said, smiling slightly up at him. I glanced over at the other three, all looking serious. "You three, too."

They all nodded. Alice smiled slightly. "There's no need to thank us, Becca," she said, watching me.

Edward nodded in agreement, but still looked anxious. "We should hurry to find them. We think we might know who the vampires may be," he said, frowning. "We'll explain later. Where are they?" he asked.

I frowned, pointing towards the direction that Jake had gone in. "That way," I mumbled, frowning. "But I want to come, too. I want to know that Jake's alright. And I can help," I added, determined to go with them.

I didn't care if they let me or not. I'd follow them. But I knew that I probably couldn't find Jake on my own. No, I'd have to follow them. They'd find them pretty quickly.

Alice was the one who shook her head. "No, Becca. You have to stay here with Bella and Emily," she said, frowning. "Besides, you know Jake would freak out if you showed up in the middle of a fight. He'd be focusing on you and wouldn't be able to concentrate on the fight," she pointed out.

I frowned, unsure of my decision now. What if I did distract Jake? What if he got hurt because of that? I couldn't be the cause of that. I didn't want to be.

Frowning still, I looked back up at Alice. "Make sure he's safe," I requested quietly, biting my lip.

Alice nodded. "Sure thing," she said, smiling slightly.

A wave of calm washed over me then. I looked at Jasper, narrowing my eyes slightly. "Jasper..." I warned.

Alice giggled slightly, tugging on Jasper's arm. "Come on. We have some wolves to save," she said, before starting to run towards the woods with the others.

I looked away once they disappeared in the thick foliage, turning towards Bella. The worry was back once Jasper was gone, worse than ever.

Bella frowned worriedly at me. "He'll be okay," she said, frowning. "Trust me. Besides, they have help now," she added.

I nodded, frowning slightly and upset. "Y-Yeah, maybe," I mumbled, sighing. I turned back towards the kitchen where Emily was sitting. "Come on, let's sit in here and wait for them to get back," I added, frowning.

Bella nodded, following behind me. We sat next to Emily, frowning slightly. After a few minutes, Emily broke the silence. "How about we make muffins. To take our mind off things? I'm sure Sam and Jake will be hungry when they get back, anyway," she said, frowning slightly. She got to her feet, trying to appear calm still.

Bella and I both agreed to it and, next thing I knew, we were standing in Emily's kitchen in the process of making a huge batch of muffins. As Emily put all three trays in the oven, I glanced back out the window.

Having something to do actually did help keep my mind off things. It kept me busy and didn't give me enough time to think of the negatives. I smiled slightly, staying silent as Emily answered Bella's question. Something about how she managed to keep up with the pack's huge appetites. I wasn't really listening though, as my thoughts had wandered back to Jacob. Was he alright? Why weren't they back yet?

It'd been nearly two hours now. Maybe they'd run the vampires off and had to chase them down? Surely they'd have sent someone back if there'd been a kill or an injury, right?

I sighed, wishing that I knew whether or not everyone was okay. Wishing that I knew if Jake was alright.

Well, slightly crappy chapter. I know. Sorry about that. xD

It's so short! Agh, I'm sorry.

Anyway, does anyone have any ideas for the story? At all? I'm quickly running out of ideas. And this chapter was more or less uneventful and boring. I know. And I apologize for this.

Please review and help me improve this story!

Also, on a slightly random and off-topic note, would anyone care to join a wolf role-play that my friend and I created? We just started. Literally today. So, if you'd like to join, it'd be a great late Christmas present. xD

Here's the link if you want it. Please remove the spaces. :)

www . lupus roleplay . webs . com

See what I did there? xD Lupus? Wolf?

Yeah. I fail.

Also, the last word didn't work in this chapter. I couldn't think of a way to make it work without making this story fail more than it already does.

But, I'll still give the shout-out. :)

Congrats to DarkFlame Alchemist! :3

The next word is; Reconciliation.

I'll make it work next chapter. xD

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