It all happened so fast. One moment I was laughing at Eddie Murphy's antics and the next I was on the marbled floor being quaffed whole by an inexpressible pain. Fuck. They were here. They were here so soon. They must've known what we knew. Aro did touch Alice, so he knew of her power and how to use and manipulate it. He had touched Edward and knew how to control their thinking so he wouldn't hear or sense them as they approached. They had that tracker Demetri so they obviously knew where we were. Why did I realize this after the fact? Why wasn't Bella expanding her fucking shield? God this fucking hurts!

"Bella, use your shield!" snarled Jasper as he tried to fight the pain for all of us. Though we felt the struggle, it was no use. Jane was too powerful.

Seconds felt like years until finally we were shielded, mentally that is.

"Leah, get my baby!" Bella barked at me.

Straining to get up, I made my way over to Renesmee, who was whimpering on the couch, as everyone else surrounded us. They were all crouched and ready for the war ahead. Jacob and Seth had both phased due to the shock of pain they endured and as a matter of fact so did I, I noticed as I looked down at my paws.

Take any chance you find and get Renesmee the fuck out of here Seth. We'll hold them off.

You should take her. She's your imprint.

I'm a better fighter. Take her. That's an order Seth! Don't argue with me about this!

Sparks of mahogany wood began to fly about along with clouds of dust from the broken drywall as the front doors, hinges and all, were kicked in. Note to self; only install metal doors from now on. Vampire after vampire poured into the house in a single file, all dressed in the well-known black robes. They seemed to glide in, no footsteps heard, as the line strategically split in two until they were all facing us, their backs to the entrance. There were about twenty, maybe thirty of them. The ones that stood in the middle stepped aside, making way for the leaders of the operation. Jane and Alec walked in holding hands as they were followed by Demetri and Felix.

A tight grimace set on Jane's face as she noticed her powers were no longer working on us.

"Give us the child and no harm will be bestowed upon you." Jane spoke curtly.

"Can we speak of this in a civilized manner? Violence does not have to occur. We will gladly go to…" Carlisle began to negotiate but was instantaneously cut off.

"They will not speak to you. They want the child. Whether they receive her peacefully or by force is your decision."

Grey fog began to surround us, moving around Bella's shield. A loud menacing growl ripped from Jacob's chest as he saw how all of their eyes frequented Renesmee, who was clutching the fur of my side to balance herself, and Bella. They were their targets; Bella because without her shield we were all goners and Renesmee because that was who they came for. He began the countdown. Three. There was no talking to them we had to fight our way out of this. Two. I hope we survive this. One. Biting the back of her shirt, I tossed her onto Seth's back as Jacob vaulted towards Jane and Alec. Seth dashed toward the back exit as the other vampires descended upon us.

For a moment it seemed we had the upper hand. We were still within Bella's mental shield and Bella was in one piece. Jacob had taken a chunk off of Alec and we were seriously whooping vampire ass. Someone had started a fire in the kitchen, causing the smoke to mix with Alec's demonic fog. The fight began to move outside. I had just ripped the head off of an enemy when I heard the most painful howl. It was coming from the forest.

Seth.

Renesmee.

Leah, watch out! Jacob mentally yelled, sending me a mental snap shot of why. I quickly ducked, evading the vampire who was millimeters away from spearing me in the neck. Thanks! My paws hit grass as I took off towards the howls. I was the fastest of my family so I arrived first to see four vampires, two who were Demetri and Felix, surrounding Seth. One had Renesmee in their grasp, holding her to the side as tears made trails down her porcelain features. Seth, who lay near a broken tree, attempted at getting up as blood pooled around his midsection.

I charged, targeting Felix who was the strongest of them. He was the biggest threat at the moment. My jaw snapped at his head but he moved quickly. He punched me on the side of my head, right in the fucking ear, sending me flying backwards and into Jasper. Fuck that hurt. Jacob flew over us and began attacking Demetri. Jasper pushed me off of him and went to join the fight once more. I attempted at regaining my senses, shaking my head. I only got mute silence as blurs of passing vampires and fuzzy orange stuff waved at me in the distance. A ringing noise attacked my ears, causing me to snap my eyes shut and shake my head again. When I opened my eyes I could see but everything seemed slower now. The ringing silence slowly left me.

I looked around hoping to find either Seth or Renesmee. I focused. I began to hear her sobs beneath the boom of vampire bodies crashing into each other and the sounds of metal as vampire limbs were being torn off. In the darkness, hidden by bushes Renesmee sat on her knees hugging Seth's wolfish head as she sobbed uncontrollably. Over reactive much? He'd be okay. He'd been slapped into trees countless times. Why wasn't he moving anyway? I made my way over, attacking those who got in my way. What I saw made me gag. I literally vomited. Covered in blood, leaves, and tears, Seth was passed out in wolf form on his side with his lower intestines hanging out of him. This couldn't be…

Leah, get her out of here NOW!

Seth's dead Jacob…

GET HER OUT O... oaf! He was tackled by an enemy who was now trying to sink his venomous teeth into him.

Jake! I yelled making my way over to help my alpha.

Go! He growled his alpha command.

I felt myself involuntarily turn around as I ran back towards my deceased brother and my imprint. Grabbing her by the collar once more, I tossed her into the air and in seconds she landed on my back. Images of flames and smoke surrounding my family as they fought for all of our lives and my only sibling laying there with his organs decorating the forest floor never left me as I ran for safety.

The sun was setting, making it almost twenty four hours since I've started running. My muscles were sore and my healed cuts and bruises were itching. I had run out of forest to conceal me and now stood at the trees edge contemplating my next move. I was still in wolf form. I was dying to hear something from my pack, anything, but no one tuned in. That led me to the only conclusion. That's it. They were gone.

Renesmee continued to sniffle as her grip on my fur was now nonexistent, either that or I was numb. I'd bet on the latter. I had to do something quick. They had a tracker, and though I was even faster than Edward, they'd catch up eventually if I just stood here. I just wish I knew where here was.

I peered through the thick trees yet again as I continued to walk along its edge. It seemed like any other small town. We were right across some bar called Al's, classic. Between that bar and I lay a semi busy road. There was no way I'd be able to cross that road and head behind the bar without being seen. I'd have to wait 'til night fall. I hope I had that time to spare.

Lying down on my stomach, I tilted to the side until Renesmee got off of me. I phased into human form, which was a bit painful I might add.

"Fuck, that hurt." I groaned as I stretched. I took stocked of my healing scratches and bruises as I did. When I was done it dawned on me that I was completely nude. Fuck. Now I have to figure out how to get clothes too, just great. Sighing heavily, I looked at Renesmee. She looked like shit. Twigs and leaves were tangled within her now untamable curls. Soot was smeared all over her as little scratches from the plethora of branches we zoomed by covered her as well. Her t shirt and long pajama pants were a bit torn. Her dirty hands moved to wipe away tears from her red swollen eyes.

It broke my heart to see her that way. I probably looked worse. Making my way over to her, I sat next to her and leaned back against the tree behind us. I wrapped an arm around her shoulder, pulling closer to me. She resisted at first, contemplating it, until she gave in and leaned her head on my shoulder, crying even louder now into my neck. I rubbed my calloused fingers up and down her arm trying to soothe what couldn't be soothed as I waited for night fall.

"But what if someone sees you?"

"I know you're getting a thrill of having me here naked with you but we need to get out of here. I can handle myself okay. Just stay here and don't move. I mean it Nessie. DO NOT MOVE."

I gave her a stern look as I stood up. In a flash I was across the street, behind Al's, and hidden in the shadows. The employees most likely parked back here so I'd just wait for… well I might have some luck after all. A rusted pickup turned into the parking lot behind the bar, almost placing its headlights on me. It parked and I made my way near it. There was only one person in the vehicle. It was a male, Caucasian, about six feet tall and slim. I could take him, and in seconds I did.

I placed him in a chokehold until he quietly passed out, thereafter dragging him to the shadows. I stripped him of his disgusting clothes, contemplating whether or not I should wear them. They smelled awful and were terribly stained. Can't I ever catch a break? I decided clothes, whether they be disgusting or not, were clothes so I wore them. Like I said, the guy was slim so though the jeans barely fit okay, thank god for stretch, the casual button up couldn't be buttoned up at all. Fucking boobs. No matter how hard I tried to close it the valley of my breasts all the way down to my navel and the unzipped and unbuttoned front of the jeans were exposed. The guy had about one hundred and fifty dollars in his pockets, enough for a hotel and a couple of tanks of gas.

Picking the keys up off the gravel floor I turned on the engine and made my way across the street, parking on the side of the road. Hopping out, I made my way near the trees.

"Nessie, let's go." I whispered, looking around for her.

"You reek." She walked up to me while plugging her nose.

"It's better than nothing. Get in. Let's get out of here."