I could feel Sebastian's powerful jaws opening, preparing to clamp down on my tender flesh. I don't know what happened to the wolves, why they weren't doing anything. Had Sebastian already killed them, or was I not worth saving? I hoped it was simply the later, I didn't want the guys hurt, not over me.

"I can hear your blood racing," Sebastian sneered, running his tongue along my neck. I whimpered, wishing he would be quick.

"D-don't toy with me," I managed to croak, Sebastian just snickered.

"But that's the fun part, my love," he said.

"Sebastian!" I heard someone yell, we both turned. There behind us stood the Cullen's, and the rest of the way around us, was the wolves, ever single one of them. Some of them were injured, but they were all alive. I searched for Jacob, and of course, he was the one closest to me, his teeth barred and growling.

"So, you're siding with the wolves, eh Carlisle? What happened to our little agreement, huh? You leave me alone, and I can hunt anywhere but on your land. This is not your land my friend," Sebastian said.

"Maybe not, but our friends live on this land, and if that girl is important to them, she is important to us," Carlisle responded.

"Is this your final decision, Carlisle? Are you sure you want to be going up against me?" Sebastian sneered.

"This is my final decision, and my only choice," Carlisle nodded.

"Suit yourself," he said, then laughed. "I really don't understand why this broken little human girl would mean anything to monsters like you. She's worthless in every way, except to me. She would be the perfect vampire," he said, then I felt his teeth sink into my skin.

So many things happened at once I couldn't keep track. All I knew was that I was not with Sebastian anymore, but against something soft and warm, but I could feel cold hands running over my throat that began to burn. It was literally on fire!

"It BURNS!" I gasped, writhing in agony. I have never felt this much pain in my life, what had he done to me?!

"HE BIT HER!?" I heard Jacob's voice roar, somewhere close.

"Yes, in the neck, we don't have much time. It spreads faster than in any other part of the body. And I'm sure you know what happens if it reaches her heart. So you have a choice to make Jacob. You are unaffected by the venom, but I don't know if you'd be able to taste every last drop of it, unlike myself-"

I didn't register anything after that, the pain was too great and I found myself screaming in agony. I wanted it to go away!

"Jacob! PLEASE!" I gasped, finding I could not move because of cold iron fetters on every part of my body.

"I'm coming," I heard him whisper, then felt his warm lips against my neck. I groaned as I felt the burning slowly ebbing away, one molecule at a time. It was an excruciating process, but once completed, and Carlisle checked, all the burning had subsided, but I found myself unable to move anywhere. I was completely worn out.

The last thing I registered before passing out was loud painful howling.

I awoke hearing voices around me. I recognized most of them, but I focused on one in particular.

"Now what do we do? Go after him?" Jacob asked.

"No, that is much too dangerous. You did a wise thing when you decided to wait for him to come to you. Surprise attacks are Sebastian's specialty. He is impossible to sneak up on, and that can make the situation deadly," Carlisle's voice explained.

"So he's still at large," that was Emily.

"Yes, but we can at least be thankful that there were no casualties, except Quil's injury. He will be healed in no time with his wolf genes helping out, but it will be a painful process," Carlisle sighed as a chair squeaked.

"They'll both be ok, right? Quil and Drina?" Jacob asked.

"Yes, they'll be fine. Actually, I think Drina is coming around right about now," he said. I took that as my cue and cracked my eyes open.

I was immediately met with Jacob's relieved face.

"Drina! You're ok!" He gasped, wrapping his arms around me and squeezing.

"J-Jake, can't- breathe!"

"Oh, sorry," he apologized, loosening his grip as he looked down at me. "I thought you were a goner, you could have been…" he trailed off, looking lost as he shook his head. I brought my hand up to his cheek.

"I'm fine," I assured him. "Actually, after that nap I feel good as new!" I smiled.

"That's good," he said, smiling softly. Then my smile faded.

"But Quil isn't. What happened?" I asked, Jacob frowned.

"He was the one who attacked Sebastian after he bit you. They fought for a while, but Sebastian was too strong. Basically, he nearly ripped Quil's limbs off," Jacob growled, I gasped, sitting up quickly.

"No!" I cried, guilt filling me. "I-Is he ok?"

"Well, he's in a lot of pain, but the doc said he'd heal up," Jake assured me, moving to sit next to me, that's when I noticed I had been laying on a couch. I fell back against him, worry filling me.

"This is all my fault," I groaned.

"Drina, stop it, this is not your fault," Jacob said sternly, pulling my face up to look at me, his face was set.

"Yes it is, if I hadn't come here in the first place Sebastian wouldn't have any need to bother the wolves."

"But if you hadn't come you'd probably be a vampire now, Drina. Plus, you wouldn't have met me," he smiled. I bit my lips, burying my face into his shoulder so I didn't have to look at him.

"I don't regret meeting you, I just wish trouble didn't follow me," I revised.

"You know, we were the right people to find though, Drina. We are the only people who can protect you from vampires like Sebastian. So I think it's a good thing you came around. That means one less casualty," he said, wincing slightly at the though.

"He got away, Sebastian," I said, changing the subject, Jake sighed, wrapping his arms tightly around me.

"Ya," he replied.

"Drina, are you hungry?" Came a soft voice. I lifted my head to see Claire standing by Jake's knee, her face red and blotchy from crying. Looking at her sad little face made tears come into my own eyes. She was absolutely devastated at the fragile age of four. I really was a terrible person.

"I'm sorry Claire!" I gasped, jumping off the couch and pulling her into a tight hug. "It's all my fault!" I sobbed.

"Drina honey, stop it. You couldn't do anything. You were hurt yourself," Jacob tried to comfort me, his gentle hands caressing my back. I pushed him away.

"No! This is all my fault! I brought Sebastian here!" I gasped, letting go of Claire and collapsing into a pitiful heap on the floor. I felt Jacob pick my sobbing form up and whisper something to Claire before carrying me somewhere. I was then laid on a bed as Jacob climbed in next to me, enveloping me into his arms. I couldn't help but bury my face into his chest as sobs wracked through my body.

I must have cried for hours, or at least it felt like hours, yet even if we had been lying there for days, Jacob was still there, holding me together.

"Drina… are you ok?" He asked carefully, stroking my hair.

"No," I responded bluntly. He sighed, holding me even tighter than before.

"This wasn't your fault," he stated. I just shook my head.

"Is too."

"No, it's not, Drina. Shit happens in life, but we take care of it and move on. You need to move on. Quil will forgive you, Claire will forgive you," he said.

"It's not that simple."

"Are you regretting meeting me now?" He asked, his voice harsh, cutting me like a knife, I whimpered, shaking my head. Man, I really was pitiful. Jake sighed again, relaxing and stroking my skin. "I'm sorry," he murmured.

"Don't be. I would be mad too, if I were in your position," I said.

"…are you, Drina? Regretting having met me?" He asked, sounding hurt, that sound made me want to start sobbing again, but I held it in.

"That's a stupid question Jacob. Of course I don't. I told you, I just wish I hadn't brought you so much trouble," I said.

"Didn't I ever tell you, trouble's my middle name!" He chuckled softly, sounding truly relived. What a funny guy.

"Ya, can we talk about this later? I need to set you straight, but I don't want to do that right now," I said, pressing closer to him.

"Of course," he replied, a smile in his voice.

"What time is it anyway?" I asked.

"I think it's about one in the morning," he yawned.

"We should get to sleep."

"After you eat, you haven't since dinner last night, and with the night you've had you better get some food in you," he said, standing up and taking me with him, carrying me bridal style in his arms. On a normal day I would have protested, but right now I didn't mind.

So I was carried out into the kitchen and sat at the table as Jake dug around in the fridge. That's when I realized this wasn't Billy's house, but Emily's and Sam's.

"Why aren't we at Billy's?" I asked.

"Do you really want to deal with your mom right now?" He asked, setting a bowl of soup in front of me. I shook my head as he pulled up a chair and scooted it close to me. "I didn't think so, now eat up," he said sternly. I nodded again, picking up my spoon and digging in.

As soon as the first bite was swallowed I couldn't help but finishing off two more bowl of it. One, it was the best chicken noodle soup I've ever tasted, and two, I was lot hungrier than I first thought.

"Thanks, Jake," I said once I had finished and he was washing my bowl.

"It's no problem," he said, waving his hand. I nodded, twirling my hair absentmindedly. That's when I felt a cold spot on my neck. At first, I thought I'd dreamed it, but when I ran my fingers over where Sebastian had bitten me, there was indeed a cold crescent shaped bite mark on my skin. Then, a warm hand covered it in a steamy grip, warming it slightly. I looked up into Jacob's face. It was serious and questioning.

"Does it hurt?" He asked.

"No, but it's cold," I said. He nodded, running a finger across it.

"He will pay for doing this to you," he said, leaning in to kiss the mark, I shivered.

"Jake, no, I don't want you hurt," I protested.

"Don't worry, I'm not going to do it alone," he assured me, kissing along my neck. I wanted to respond, to argue, but I didn't have enough energy, and, as if on cue, Jake lifted me into his arms and carried me back upstairs to the guest bedroom where we were obviously staying. He set me on my feet this time, and I needed no instruction as I took off my clothes.

I would usually have wanted to sleep in pajamas, but with Jake around, I no longer needed the extra warmth, and he had already seen me naked. So I felt no shame in crawling into bed with nothing on. It did feel weird doing so in Emily's house, but I'm sure she'd know to change the sheets anyway.

"What a night," Jake stated, pulling me close again.

"I think that's an understatement," I sighed.

"Ya, that's for sure."

"Jake, I'm sorry, about jumping off your back that is. I just thought, well… I didn't want any of you hurt, so I thought if I were to-" but held a finger to my lips.

"Wait until morning, Drina. I don't want to have to get mad at you know. I'm too tired, and I'm just too damn glad you're alive and warm," he said. I nodded, pressing my face into his neck.

"Jacob, I love you, and I feel sorry for you for having to put up with my crap," I told him, he chuckled.

"I have a fair share of my own crap, so I think it's a pretty fair trade, and I love you too," he sighed.

"You know, we still don't have a winner yet," I said, unable to hide my smirk. He pulled his face back to look at me, then smirk when he picked up the implications. Needless to say, we didn't get to sleep until at least three.

A.N. Alright, so there's the next chapter, just like you guys wanted. Hope you liked how the drama played out. I thought it was pretty good, and of course I had to add their little joking in at the end, it wouldn't be them without it! Haha! Anyway, hope you enjoyed, and please review!! :D