A/N I really don't have a good excuse as to why it takes me so long to update. I just lose my motivation and then I get some bad writers block...and it's just a never ending cycle! I hope you guys can forgive me! I'm trying my best to update on a consistant basis and still make the story good! Let me know what you think please!

Carlisle didn't say anything to me after he dropped the bomb called Alice on me. Emily came back a few seconds after the scan was done. She wore an 'I-told-you-so' smirk and it made me want to slap it right off her face.

As she wheeled me back to my room she said "You see Bella…everything went fine, I told you so…there was no need to be worried."

All I could say to her in return was "Jake's going to know about this."

I took pleasure in seeing a slight bit of fear flash behind her eyes before she shrugged it off with a nervous laugh. Emily Dickers was not someone who was easily intimated…even when she should be.

Jake was waiting in the hall when we got back. He didn't look very happy; in fact he looked like he was using all the self-control he had stored up to not lash out.

One look at me and then at Emily and he said "She left didn't she?"

I nodded my head as if to seal her fate. Jake turned to face her and said "She goes nowhere without me from now on! I don't care what you or this hospital has to say!"

Emily began to protest but Jake said that if they wouldn't agree, we would be leaving. Jake leaned down to help me up and out of my chair. And then he proceeded to carry me into my room…despite my protests.

"Jacob, I am perfectly capable of walking you know." I said in a huff as Jake laid me down gently on my bed.

"Yeah, that's why your knees wobbled when I helped you up." Jake chuckled a little.

There was a comfortable silence between us. I used that time to try and get up the courage to tell Jake that Alice was coming. I had a good idea as to how Jake would react to the news. I didn't know how to deal with this. Alice had once been my best friend…my sister, and then she left. She never called or e-mail or wrote or anything. Sisters didn't do that…sisters talked to each other…stuck with each other no matter what. So what did that mean we were…not sisters? Everything was happening so fast and I didn't know what to make of all of it. All I knew was that I was hurt…and I was stronger for it…I was a new person because of it and if I was I being completely honest…I liked this new person a lot better than I did the old one.

"Jake?"

Jake turned to look at me with a smile on his handsome face.

"Yes my sweet little Bell?"

Now how the hell was I supposed to tell him something like this when he was using pet names and being all gooey?

"There's something you need to know…something I need to tell you."

Jake's eyes suddenly grew weary and his face became a mask of concern. "What is it Bells? What's happened? Did that little doctor leach do something to you? Are you okay?"

"Jake…you have to promise me you won't freak out…you have to stay calm until I'm done talking and then you have to promise to not do anything rash."

"Bella…what is it. I don't think I'm going to like where this is going."

"Jake…Alice is coming. Carlisle just told me…I thought you should know, give you a warning."

"Alice…Alice, the one with that never shuts up and has that freaking fortune teller thingy?"

I nodded a little, watching him closely for his reaction.

"And why is she coming here?"

I shook my head and shrug.

"Do you want her here?"

I didn't know how to answer that. On the one hand I missed my sister; on the other I didn't even really consider her my sister anymore. So I went with the answer I knew Jake wanted to hear.

"No."

Jake nodded his head, seemingly pleased with my answer.

After a few moments silence Jake turned to me with a glint in his eyes that usually meant trouble was on the horizon.

"What do you say to jerking some stupid, clueless leeches around?"

"Jake…honestly, how old are you?" Truth be told I just wanted to get the fuck out of here and forget that I ever saw Carlisle.

"Really Bells…just until they get the point."

"Which is?" I asked as I folded my arms painfully across my chest.

"That their stupid little fuckers that hurt you and that because of that you hate them and never want to see them again. Show them that you're a new and better Bella."

"I thought you didn't want me around them."

"I'll be with you the whole time…I won't let anything happen to you. And if they try something, I'm always happy to rip apart some bloodsuckers."

I smiled and shook my head. "No."

"Aw, come on Bells! Don't be a party pooper!" Jake was in a huff, had folder his big arms across his chest, and stomped his foot.

"I think my little Jakey needs a little time out." I smiled broadly at Jake who just pouted all the more. "Just because mommy won't let her little werewolf mess with some leeches doesn't mean he needs to go and throw a little tantrum!"

"Your little werewolf?"

I could feel my smile widen as Jake came stalking towards me.

"Yes…my little werewolf." I laughed when he jumped and lightly landed next to me in my bed.

"Bells…you've seen me and I do believe that little was not the words you used."

I could feel my face turn a bright red which made Jake laugh loudly.

"I love it when I make you blush." Jake whispered as he leaned in to kiss me.

"Yeah, we love it too."

Jake and I froze. There was no mistaking that bell like voice. We both turned to look at the doorway.

"Alice."

"BELLA!" Her squeal hurt my ears and made the ring.

I saw Alice take a couple of steps into my room and then the next thing I know, Jake's leapt off of my bed and he and Alice are standing nose to nose; both looking as if they smelled something horrible. They were each growling at each other and Jake had begun to shake.

"Bella, maybe you should leave sweetie." Alice's voice was calm but I could tell she was angry. I was angry too; I couldn't believe she thought it was okay to call me 'sweetie' like she and I were still close or something.

So I did the opposite of what I knew Alice wanted me to do. I reach out for Jake's hand.

"Bella, careful! You don't know what you're doing!" Alice's concern was making me angrier and angrier by the second.

"I do, actually…now would you kindly step off please." My voice was sickly sweet and so obviously fake.

Alice's face was shocked but she didn't step back, so I decided to ignore her.

"Jake, baby…please calm down."

Jake looked down at me and we locked eyes, both of us silently communicating with each other.

"Bella you know why I can't."

"Jake…remember you can't do this here, you have to stay in control. Once I've been released and we're out camping in the middle of nowhere I will not stand between you and a leech fight."

Jake smirked slightly at my use of the word 'leech' to describe the type of person he would be dealing with.

I looked past his should to Alice who had finally taken a couple steps back.

"Bella? You know what Jacob is?" Alice's voice was surprisingly small and shocked.

"Of course I do. Jake and I don't keep secrets." I said with all the ice in my voice I could muster.

"But surely you must know what a danger he is…he could lose control at any moment and-"

"And he is no more dangerous than a bunch of blood sucking vampires who trust for my blood. At least Jake here doesn't want to eat me!" I had to cut Alice off. She had no right to stand there and act like she had a say in who I got to hang out with, in who was too dangerous for me to be around. She was a Goddamn vampire for fuck's sake!

I don't know where all this anger was coming from, but I was going with it. I wouldn't be pushed around anymore. I was my own person, very much capable of making my own decisions!

"Bella I don't…we never-"

"Save it for someone who cares!" I spat at her.

"You…you don't care?"

Good God if Alice Cullen could cry her eyes would be misting over at this point. I was so through with playing this game. She didn't get to act like the hurt, abandoned one; that was me, and I wasn't about to go and let her steal my role.

"Why should I care about someone if they never cared about me?"

Alice looked shocked "Bella we always cared for you! We still do!"

"You've only been here like what? Four minutes and already you're telling lies!"

I was getting upset. I couldn't believe that Alice had the nerve to stand there in front of me and tell me she and her family always cared for me. I had reached the point where I was beyond pissed. The heart monitor started to go crazy and Carlisle was suddenly in the room.

He looked to his daughter and then to me and said almost so I couldn't hear "Alice, sweetie I think you should leave for a little while. You can come back when Bella's feeling better…maybe in a few hours."

This made me just that much angrier and it was becoming harder to breathe.

"Get that stupid leech out of here!" Jake roared and I became slightly dizzy.

Alice gave me one last pained expression and then left.

"Bella, I'm going to sedate you now, it'll make you feel better." Carlisle said as he came near me with a needle.

"The hell you are!" said Jake as he pushed Carlisle out of the way.

Jake was suddenly in my face.

"Breathe Bells…just breathe."

I felt my breath come back to me as the heart monitor slowly quieted.

"That's it sweetie. Just relax Bells…I'm here, I'm not going anywhere."

I pulled at his collar and pulled him closer to me, needing his warmth. I needed to feel my shelter, my safe house; the one who could keep me together and stop me from falling apart.

Jake got the point and crawled into the bed with me, holding me close to him.

"Sleep Bells…I'll be here when you wake up."

The last thing that registered in my mind before sleep took me was that Carlisle was no longer standing in the room.