I updated rather quickly this time, didn't I? xD -joking-

I lied. It took a long time. xD

But, seeing as I wanted to update before school starts up again - which is tomorrow - I decided to update tonight. No matter how tired I am right now. xD At 5:30 p.m.

(I never knew how much two sleepovers in three days could wear you out. xDD Especially if you stay up all night every night of said three days. xD)

Anyway, I'll try and cut this short.

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We were just pulling the tray of muffins from the oven and setting them on the counter when there came a knock on the door. My eyes wide, I quickly dropped the oven mitt I had previously been holding and rushed to the door, flinging it open.

Jake and Sam stood there, the Cullen's standing behind them. At first glance, no one appeared to be fatally injured, so I let out a sigh of relief, quickly wrapping my arms around Jake's neck. "Jake!" I said, relieved that he was alright.

"Becca," he breathed, hugging me tightly. He kissed me lightly, grinning. "I missed you," he said, even though he'd only been gone for about two hours or so. Although I couldn't blame him, really. I'd missed him as well.

"I'm glad you're okay," I mumbled, frowning slightly. I hugged him tightly, unwilling to let go. I'd been worried sick. "I hated not knowing if you were alright, or injured, or d-dead-"

He cut me off then. "I'm fine," he said soothingly, trying to reassure me. "Really. The most severe injury I have might be a scratch. If that," he said, looking down at me.

I let out a breath. "I'm glad you're not hurt," I mumbled, frowning slightly. I looked up at him, searching his face. Trying to make sure he was actually unharmed. Once I was satisfied that he was alright, I glanced around us. "Is anyone else harmed?" I asked, frowning slightly.

Jake shook his head slightly. "Sam got his arm scratched up pretty badly by a tree, but he'll be alright," he said, motioning towards Sam and Emily. Emily was worriedly holding a towel to his arm, frowning.

Bella and the Cullen's stood outside, talking quietly.

I looked back up at Jake, watching him. "I really am glad you're alright, though," I said, frowning slightly. "Who were the vampires?" I asked, worried that they might come back.

Jake frowned then. "I'm not sure. You might want to as them," he said, motioning towards the Cullens. "I'd actually like to know, myself," he added, watching them. He scrunched up his nose, most likely due to their smell.

I nodded, taking Jake's hand and starting to walk outside. Everyone looked up when we joined their semi-circle. "You're all alright?" I asked, just to make sure.

When they all nodded in the affirmative, I sighed again in relief. Thank god no one was serious injured. I turned my attention to Edward and Carlisle. "Who were they?" I asked, referring to the other vampires.

Edward frowned, pausing for a moment before starting. "There were about four of them. We think that the Volterra sent them. None of them escaped, so I think that they'll send more - possibly Aro himself, next time," he explained quietly, frowning.

My eyes widened slightly. "Why are they here?" I asked, frowning. I already had a suspicion forming in my mind, but I wasn't sure I wanted to say it aloud.

Edward frowned. "To check if Bella is still human," he mumbled quietly, frowning slightly. "If Aro comes...we can't win a fight against the Volturi," he said. "Even with the wolves help we'd be greatly outnumbered."

Jake's eyes narrowed at this. "You'd break the treaty," he warned quietly. I glanced up at him then, frowning slightly.

Edward nodded. "I know," he mumbled, glancing down at Bella. She stayed silent, looking as determined and stubborn as ever.

I sighed. "No fighting," I warned, glancing up at Jake's enraged expression. I'd even felt his hand start to shake for a moment there. I frowned, watching him.

Jake sighed, shaking his head. He glanced up at me, nodding slightly. He stayed silent then, appearing as if he were trying hard to stay calm.

As soon as I was sure that he was calm, I turned back to Edward and Bella. I hadn't had anything against her becoming a vampire. Not really, anyway. I could understand her reasoning. She was human and aging while Edward was frozen. Frozen forever at one age. She wanted to be with him forever.

If I'd been in her place, and Jake wasn't aging while I was, I would've chosen the same path that she had. I wasn't going to try to change her mind or confront her about her decision. Because it was just that. It was her decision. No one could change it for her. I probably knew this better than anyone here. Especially seeing as I could actually envision myself in her position. I knew how I would react to it and I knew what choice I would make. In my opinion, she was making the right choice. She was making the choice that she could live with.

I looked over at Bella, thinking to myself. I frowned, glancing up at Jake again. "You look tired," I noted quietly, watching him. I looked back towards Edward. "Bella has my number. Call us if you find anything else out," I said, watching them. I waited until Edward nodded in response before turning towards Jake. "Come on. You need to get some rest," I said quietly.

Jacob shrugged slightly, stifling a yawn. "I'll be fine," he said, watching me. "Really. I'm not that tired." Of course I didn't believe him, so I just turned to give Bella a hug before I left.

"I'll see you later, Bella," I said, hugging her gently. I looked at her - nearly my mirror image - and grinned slightly. "You should stop by and visit sometime, too," I added.

She nodded slightly, hugging me back as well. "I will eventually," she said, laughing slightly. "See you."

I nodded as well before turning back to Jake and nearly dragging him back to the car. "I'll drive," I added, glancing up at him.

Jake sighed, shaking his head slightly, but didn't argue with me about it and got in the passenger side. "Fine," he mumbled, shutting the door.

I got in the driver's seat, frowning slightly at him. I pulled the car out of Emily's drive way, glancing over at Jake every so ofter. He sat silently, watching out the window.

We sat in silence as I drove towards our house, the silence uncomfortable and tense for some unknown reason. I glanced over at Jake anxiously, wondering what caused this attitude.

As soon as we reached home, I shut the car off and glanced over at him, deciding to wait and see if he would talk. He got out silently, walking towards the house.

I followed him, slightly upset that he was ignoring me now. I followed him to the house, worried that I had done something to upset him. What had I done to make him act this way? I pulled open the door and walked inside, my brow furrowed as I thought. I followed him into the living room where he just sat on the couch, pulling his legs up as well and glancing out the window - apparently deep in thought.

Sitting next to him, I watched him worriedly. "Jake...?" I asked hesitantly, frowning. There was no response from him. "What's wrong? Or what did I do...?" I asked, slowly becoming upset.

Jake sighed, shaking his head. "Nothing's wrong," he mumbled quietly, not looking towards me. He crossed his arms, staring out the window as if deep in thought.

I narrowed my eyes, frowning up at him. "Jake. What's wrong?" I asked, crossing my arms as well. "I can tell something's wrong, so don't lie and tell me that everything's alright," I said, watching him.

Jake glanced over at me, frowning slightly. He sighed, apparently thinking. "Becca... do you agree with Bella and the vampires?" he asked, watching me.

I blinked, slightly confused. "About what?" I asked, frowning. "Her decision?" I continued, looking up at him.

He just nodded slightly, watching me carefully. "Yeah. Her decision," he muttered.

I frowned. "Jake, it's her decision. And I can understand her choice," I mumbled, frowning up at him. "It's either choose to live forever with the one you love or grow old and die without them," I said, watching him. "So yeah, I agree with her choice," I said, watching him.

He glanced over at me, narrowing his eyes. "So you're fine with it?" he asked, frowning. "You're perfectly alright with just... letting your only sister be turned into a filthy bloodsucker?" he asked angrily, getting up and starting to pace back and forth. I just watched him worriedly, not knowing what to say.

He looked over at me. "You do realize that you can't be around her, right? You can't go see her for a few years because she'll be too uncontrollable. It'll be too risky for me to let you go see her," he said, his eyes narrowed.

At this point, I narrowed my eyes at him. "Really? So are you going to stop me from going to visit my sister, then? Pray tell me just how exactly you're going to manage to stop me?" I asked, standing up as well.

He crossed his arms. "I'm not going to tie you to a chair or something. Just tell me, if I asked you to stay away from her for a while once she's a bloodsucker, would you?" he asked quietly, looking away from me.

I frowned at this. "No, I probably wouldn't," I answered simply, watching him. I crossed my arms. "They're not bad, Jake. They really aren't. They don't even harm humans. Besides, I've been around you so much that by the time Bella gets turned then your apparent 'stink' should be pretty well stuck to me, right? So she won't get anywhere near my to be able to kill me, will she?" I asked, frowning.

When he didn't reply I sighed, walking towards him and wrapping my arms around him. "Jake, she's my sister," I mumbled, frowning slightly. "You can't really stop me from visiting her."

Jake sighed, burying his face in my hair. "I guess not," he mumbled, winding his arms around me. He hugged me tightly, falling silent. I frowned, resting my head against his chest. I listened silently to his heartbeat, closing my eyes and hugging him back.

We stayed like this in silence, just enjoying the company we gave to one another. Our small quarrel resolved for now.

Hopefully we wouldn't have to revisit this topic - seeing how strongly opposed Jake was to it. But I wasn't usually so lucky when it came to things I hoped for.

Ick.

Filler chapter.

Anyone else notice that it was longer this time? Hopefully. xD

Although it was horribly written and I'm sure that there are quite a few grammatical errors that I'm too lazy to go back and check for.

Anyway, it's like... 11:35. It took a really long time for me to write this. I have no idea what to write. (And I haven't uploaded it yet. xD It's 12:55. I got distracted getting ready for school tomorrow. xD)

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