Chapter 5 –

Everything happened so fast. One moment Paul was getting touchy feely with her and the next she and Emily were in the corner, between a stone wall and one created by Quil, Embry, and Jared's bodies. By the time Lily realized what was going on, Paul was crouched up, waiting for the attack that was coming from Jake, who happened to be in mid air, and Sam was smack in the middle of it trying to keep peace. Lily's unconscious worked before her brain had time to register what was going on.

"Stop!" she yelled at the top of her lungs, willing everyone to stop, and in the process, saving Emily's home from becoming rubble. Paul straightened up as Jake landed, sandwiching Sam between them. Paul and Jake glared at each other without moving a muscle as Sam, Jared, Quil, Embry and Emily turned to look at Lily with wide eyes. No doubt she was gonna have to explain things, but not time at the moment. She tried to push her way from behind the guys, but was getting nowhere "Sam?"

"Let her through" Sam ordered.

The guys parted like the red sea, staring at Lily as she walked by. She tapped Sam's shoulder, asking to trade places with her, getting an 'are you crazy?' look in return. She returned that look with a pleading one of her own, but he wasn't budging.

"They can't move, Sam" she assured him "I've made sure of that. It's ok"

He moved unwillingly but remained a few inches away, his fingertips resting on her arm, just in case he needed to pull her out of the way at any moment. Lily stood between Jake and Paul, facing Jake whose white fists were tightly balled at his sides, while his deadly glare was still on Paul. She placed her hands on his abs and with a gentle smile; tiptoed to catch his eyes. The moment their eyes met his expression softened, his body relaxed as he placed his hands on her waist, and looked down at her face, giving her that smile she couldn't resist.

"You ok?"

"I am now" he smiled, wrapping his big arms around her. She exhaled. What am I gonna do with him?

"Listen up, mister" she said in a scolding tone, squeezing her way away from him to look him in the eyes "Are you always so ready to rip someone's head off?"

"If anyone as much as breathes hard on you, yes"

"That wasn't necessary, you know?"

"Werewolves are territorial, Lily" Emily explained "And well, you're his now"

It was very funny to see five heads simultaneously snap in her direction.

"Something that Paul didn't know" Lily reasoned "It won't happen again" she added giving Paul a look that obviously meant 'It better not happen again' before turning back to Jake "And if it does, I will handle it"

"Like hell!" he didn't get to finish the sentence, Lily cocked eyebrow and arms across chest ended that rant. He cocked his eyebrow back, but since she didn't back down, he had no choice but to sigh in defeat.

"And you!" Lily snapped as she turned to Paul "It is never ok to come at a girl like that! And as far as I'm concerned, if you ever pull that shit with me again, I swear to god Paul I will make you the first neutered werewolf in history, we clear?"

The fact that Paul was mute made Lily realize Paul was still paralyzed.One, two, three, four, be still no more.

"What the fuck was that?" Paul barked causing Sam to pull him away. Well, the spell worked.

"Jake imprinted on Lily" Emily explained

"We all figured that one out" Quil added in a 'duh' tone as he, Embry and Jared relaxed.

"That's not what I'm talking about" Paul yelled.Of course he isn't.

Emily might not have noticed, but the guys definitely did, leaving her without any choice but to explain. She and Jake shared a look that Sam picked up on.

"You stopped them, didn't you?" he asked

"I think there's something I need to tell you about me"

"No shit!" Paul snapped causing a growl in Jake's chest.

"All right already!" Sam barked "Let her talk. And not a word out of anybody"

With that everybody stared quietly as she gave them her 'I'm a witch' speech. She was honest, telling them everything she knew, and how each day brought new lesson, one day it being as normal and natural as breathing, like the way she stopped Paul and Jake before she even considered doing something about it.

"A lot of our healers were considered witches by the pale faces" Sam commented

"I'm kinda of a witch in training" she joked "Got a few cool tricks and spells but still got a lot to learn"

"You cast spells?" Embry asked full of curiosity

"Yeah but it's not what you think" she smiled "Someday I'll be able to will things without the need of spells, like they way I stopped Jake and Paul but until I reach that level, the spells are temporary fixes"

"A witch and a werewolf, wonder what their kids will be like?" Quil laughed "Ow!" he complained, rubbing his head after Jake, Emily and Sam, simultaneously smacked his head.

It was kinda weird to see everyone so calm about the whole witch thing, but then again she was cool with the whole werewolf thing, probably a consequence of being another mutual member of the exclusive gray world. She had never been so open about the subject, especially with so many people, being a witch is something you don't go around talking about, not unless you like being the freak.

"We cool?" she asked even though she could tell they were

"You're asking a bunch of werewolves if they're ok with you being a witch?" Sam smiled "What's another grain of sand to this beach of craziness"

"Your family now" Embry smiled as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders "Another freaky member of the supernatural family"

Lily smiled to herself as she remembered her grandmother's words "you must be very careful mija, the supernatural attracts the supernatural.

"So how did this happen?" Jared asked moving his finger back and forth between Jake and Lily "When did it happen?"

"Like we're not gonna get every single detail of it from Jake later tonight" Paul mumbled, rolling his eyes.

"Don't count on it" Lily smiled, even wider after Paul's eyes widened, either due to her comment or the fact she was able to hear him "We ran into each other at Forks High this morning" Lily answered Jared

The look Sam gave Jake was a silent yet obvious 'you are in so much trouble' which made Lily feel bad for unintentionally snitching on him.

"So telling Jake to keep you away from the vampires is a bit too late" Sam said to Lily but looking at Jake "You might want to keep your distance though" he added as he turned to her "It is better if they don't know what you are"

"It's a bit too late for that too" she answered, causing Sam to shoot a deadly glare at Jake

"The bloodsucker figured it out on his own" Jake spat out even though he was doing his best not to growl.

"He doesn't really know what I am, but he does know I'm more than human" Lily interrupted "Mister suave lost his cool real quick when he realized that not only could he not read my mind but I stopped him from reading Jake's. It was quite entertaining actually" she smiled "But he's not a threat to me. Or anybody else for that matter"

"The Cullen's are not a threat to humans, they know that" Emily answered as she looked at the bitter, angry werewolf faces they were surrounded with "But werewolves and vampires are mortal enemies so it's hard for them to admit it out loud" she added as she held in a smile.

"No leech can be trusted" Paul snapped

"The Cullen's are not a threat, but they do attract other vampires who are" Sam stated "Other vampires who might want to turn you if they found out the powers you have"

No sooner the words left Sam's mouth than Jake's arms wrapped tightly around Lily, his body trembling in anger he was having trouble controlling.

"I can't be turned"

Is it necessary to mention the seven heads that simultaneously snapped in Lily's direction?

"What do you mean you can't be turned?" Jake asked for everyone else

"Is it a witch's thing?" Quil beamed

"Yeah" she answered Quil "Vampire venom weakens us to the verge of death but doesn't turn us. What's more if we were to get bitten, it's the vampire that dies every time. Witch's blood is lethal to them; it only takes a few drops to kill them"

All the information had been given to her by her grandmother. At the time she was sure her grandmother was making it up as she went along. Funny, you find out you're a witch, you soon learn it's very real and yet the existence of vampires seemed bogus to Lily until she saw one face to face a few months later. Even after her grandmother's warnings not to be alone in the dark and the broken record of 'supernatural attracts the supernatural and it's not always friendly', Lily didn't stop taking the beach walks at night. During one of those walks Lily ran into a young girl who walked clear across the beach, a second later she and the pale red-eyed girl were toe to toe. As the vampire moved in for the kill it was flight or fight and Lily's fight mode kicked in real fast. Whether the vampire sensed that or sensed something else, it frightened her. A look of horror crossed her face as she backed away slowly before disappearing.

*****

It was good to know Lily couldn't be turned but still didn't mean she wouldn't die from a bite. Just the hypothetical thought that she might be bitten, near vampires, or in any danger at all, had Jake trembling.

"Jake" she said as she placed her hands over his arms, trying to hold him still "I feel like a can of paint, if you don't stop trembling you're gonna make me puke"

"Sorry" he answered as everyone else laughed.

"Apart from being territorial, these boys are very protective" Emily smiled "The mere thought of their imprintees in danger is very hard on them"

"Let me get this straight" Lily chuckled as she looked up at Jake "Territorial, overprotective, a bit overdramatic, short-tempered and hot-headed, anything else?"

"Stubborn, opinionated and bossy should cover it" Emily laughed "But we should be fair, if we mention their flaws we also should mention their qualities"

"Hmmm" Lily bit her lip to hide a smile as she pretended to think "Now that's a little harder to do"

"Hey" Quil complained

"I'm just playing" Lily laughed "If you guys weren't sweet, caring, and loyal, we wouldn't put up with the rest" Quil seemed happy with the answer, as did the rest of the guys " Of course the fact that you're incredibly hot helps a little"

"I can live with that" Quil smiled as Lily and Emily got the evil eye from Jake and Sam.

"What?" Lily laughed "You guys are the ones walking around half naked" she added poking her finger in Jake's bare abs "It might be for convenience and all, but as far as girls are concerned" she smiled cocking as a brow as she ran her finger down to his bellybutton, leaving a tingling trail on his skin "Its eye candy"

"Is that right?" Jake smiled

"What would you consider it if I were to walk around in a bikini all day?"

"One hell of a sight" Paul whispered, causing Jake to growl and Lily to give him the evil eye.

"Don't piss me off, Paul" Lily warned "You wouldn't want certain things to remain paralyzed" she said with a devious smile as she gave his crotch a quick glance.

The look of terror is Paul's face was priceless. It was enough to have everyone laughing, so much so that Sam and Jake had tears rolling down their faces.

"That shit wouldn't be so funny if she were threatening you!" Paul snapped causing Sam and Jake to laugh even harder.

"They don't have to ever worry about that" Lily smiled "Unless cheating was to even cross their minds" The gulps that came from Jake, Sam and Jared, who instantly became serious, had Emily and Lily laughing out loud. "Werewolves aren't the only ones that can be territorial. Emily, Kim and I don't share"

"You girls are mean" Embry laughed

The rest of the evening went by pretty quick as they laughed, joked around and got to know each other better. As he saw Lily laugh and mess with his brothers as she sat in his lap, Jake couldn't thank the stars enough for bringing her into his life. She was perfect for him in every way. Her honesty and carefree attitude was such a breeze of fresh air. His heart melted every time she treated him with a glance of those beautiful eyes of hers, his heart skipped a beat everytime she touched him, and light and warmth filled him with every smile of hers. He couldn't believe just how much his life had changed in a matter of hours, he'd woken up wishing he could pour Clorox in his head to erase all that was causing him pain and now, now he was on cloud nine, surrounded by his brothers, his family, his girl in his lap and everything was good. He couldn't hold back the smile of contentment as he ran his fingers through her hair.

"I should get going" Lily stated as she stood up "Jess and the boys are probably home by now and if I don't get home soon, he's likely to send out a search party"

"You're with the search party" Emily laughed, looking around at the pack as Lily's phone began to buzz.

"Speak of the devil" Lily smiled as she checked her cell.

She texted something before slipping the phone in her back pocket once again. She hugged Em goodbye first, then went down the line. Even Paul got a hug, along with a slight punch in the arm.

"Take her home and come back" Sam said to Jake "You got rounds tonight"

"Look, you do your thing" Lily interrupted "I can go home on my own"

"NOT GONNA HAPPEN!" the pack chorused causing Em to laugh.

"Ok" Lily chuckled "Guess, I'm not walking alone"

"Not ever" Jake added "You will never walk those woods alone. Especially at night. Promise?"

"Jake that's a hard promise to make when I live in the middle of the woods"

"Promise" he insisted

"Fine" she rolled her eyes "I won't walk alone in the woods. At night"

That was good enough for him. He could work on the rest later. A wide smile crossed his face, she looked annoyed for a second before she smiled, shaking her head as she intertwined their fingers. The smiled that crossed Em's face had a certain meaning, meaning Sam was aware of by the look she and him shared.

"Yes, you were right" Sam smiled as he kissed Em's scarred cheek.

"What about?" Lily asked before Jake had a chance to.

"About you being perfect for Jake" Em answered "I told Sam the moment I met you"

"It would've been nice of you to mention that to me" Jake complained

"Like you would've listened, bro" Quil answered

"Yeah, you're right" Jake laughed as he took Lily in his arms and ran for it.

Lily's laughter was music to Jake's ears. She laughed to whole way home. Jake had to stop to put her down a few yards from her front door as he picked up on the fact that Jess was outside, no doubt waiting for Lily to show up. Lily didn't say anything as he took her hand and began to walk towards her house.

"Aw man!" Lily complained as she saw Jess. Sitting on the front steps, resting his elbows on his knees "He's gonna wanna talk to you"

"That's ok" Jake assured her "I'll talk with him"

Jake could understand. Even though Jess was the little brother, he was the man in the house and it was obvious he took the role seriously. Jake respected that. He'd never been through the drill since he never had a girlfriend before, but knew what to expect. Jess stood up as he saw Jake and Lily walk up, hand in hand. He was a little younger, about 5 inches shorter and 40lbs lighter, but the look in his hazel eyes made Jake feel a little intimidated.

"What's up" Jess smiled

"How did it go?" Lily asked "Did you guys have fun?"

"Yeah" he answered as he stared at their hands "Lots. I bough you stuff" he said to Lily "I left them in your bed" he added as he gestured with his head for her to go in, She hesitated as she looked at Jake.

"It's ok" Jake whispered, too low for Jess to hear.

Lily smiled as she nodded to Jess, then kissed Jake's cheek before walking to stand on the steps, stopping behind Jess to word 'I'm sorry' and blowing a kiss, causing a wide smile to cross Jake's face. Jess turned to was too late as she was gone in a speed almost close to Jake's.

"I love my sister very much" Jess stated "She's the smartest and wisest person I know so I respect her decisions. She chose you and I'm cool with it as long as you treat her with the respect she deserves"

"You have my word"

"I know Lily can take care of herself physically" he smiled "She can easily knock you out cold in a second if she wanted to" he added as he looked Jake over "That I don't worry about. But if I ever as much as see her shed a tear over you" he shook his head as his expression grew serious "I will hunt you down. And don't let sizes fool you cause the bigger they are the harder they fall"

Jake had no doubt that Jess would not stop until he was six feet under if her ever hurt Lily. It made Jake wonder what Jess would do if he ever crossed paths with Manny. Probably the same thing he had planned.

"I would die a million times before causing a tear of pain to be shed from her beautiful eyes"

"Damn man" Jess laughed as he extended his hand out "You didn't fall, you skydived in love"

"Without a parachute" Jake smiled as he shook Jess's hand

Jess laughed as he went inside. Jake was about to find Lily's window, to get a proper good night kiss, when he heard the unmistakable sound of Bella's truck approaching.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, startling her as he made his way into the passenger's side. Something he regretted as she nearly lost control of the truck.

"Is it true?"She asked after she parked the truck, and managed to steady her breath "Did you imprint?"

"Sure, that the bloodsucker blabs about"

"Come on, Jake, spill!" Bella insisted "I have a legal right as your best friend to know these things" she added, causing him to chuckle. With his heart being with its rightful owner, it was so easy and simple for things between Bella and him to go back to simple and uncomplicated. It took him back to a different time. Normally Jake would've thought of it as a better time, but that no longer applied, with Lily as his girl, he was living he best time of his life. "That smile answers my question" Bella smiled "I'm so happy for you, Jake" she exhaled as she gave him a big hug "You deserve to be happy and I can tell you are"

"More than ever, Bells" he admitted as he hugged her back, a family hug, a best friend hug for the first time "But you still haven't answered me why you're here" he pointed as he leaned back "The bloodsucker would never allow you to come over at this time, doubt you would sneak out, this conversation could've been over the phone or tomorrow morning, so what's up?"

"You know me too well" she smiled as little embarrassed. She bit her lip a little hesitant to talk as he gave her a 'come on' look "Edward and Alice wanna talk to you. Actually, they need to talk to you. They're waiting at the treaty line"

Amazingly enough, he was speechless. What the hell do that leeches want with me?

Chapter 6 -

"You know I want details" Jess said as he walked into Lily's room. She opened her eyes but the smile remained as she lay back in her bed, hugging the black leather, knee-high, 5 ½ inch platform Louboutin boots Jess had bought her.

"Loved the boots" she smiled as she sat up "Perfect size, of course"

"Something told me these would be perfect date shoes for you" he cocked a brow "Wouldn't want my sis with a strained neck"

Lily laughed out loud before asking "When did you know?"

"The moment you two started drooling over each other at school" he laughed "Collin and Brady are gonna be pretty upset with you, you just cost them $20 a head" the 'huh?' must've been very obvious clear in her face "They didn't believe you and Jake would hook up but Seth and I knew better so we had a little bet going on"

"Why are you and discussing my love life with Seth and the boys?" Lily scolded more than asked as she smacked his shoulder.

"You finally go boy crazy, I have to discuss it with somebody" he laughed "It's nice you know, to see you act like a normal teenager"

"What's that suppose to mean?"

"You're always so preoccupied with school and home and making sure I'm ok that you completely overlook yourself, Lil" he smiled "Plenty of guys have drooled over you in the past but you don't seem to notice, I'm just glad you noticed this time. You deserve to have a teenage moment"

"Still doesn't mean you should be discussing me and Jake to anybody"

"Truth is, we ran drove past Bella and her boyfriend on our way to Port Angeles and Brady brought up Jake" he shrugged "I just mentioned Jake was not so miserable anymore and well that did it, I couldn't make that comment without explaining it"

Bringing up the subject of Bella and Edward caused Lily to wonder how much contact Jess had with him before. She was sure if he would've noticed Jess's thoughts were mute to him too, he wouldn't have been so surprised about her.

"Have you been around Edward much?"

"No" he shook his head "I run with a different circle, besides he doesn't really see past Bella if you know what I mean" he rolled his eyes in annoyance "Today was the closest I'd ever been to him, we were driving in opposite directions on the same street so we passed each other, why?"

"Did he give you a funny look? Sorta surprised?"

"Yeah, he did" Jess nodded as he squinted, the way he always did when he was remembering things "How'd you know?"

Lily laughed out loud just imagining the look on Edward's face. She laughed away as Jess looked at her, probably wondering if she'd finally snapped "He can't read your mind" she laughed "He can't read mine either and I stopped him from reading Jake's this morning so he must be going crazy about it"

"He's a mind reader?" Jess asked completely shocked.

"Little brother" she smiled, placing her arm over his shoulders "He's a lot more than that"

Even as close as Jess had gotten to Seth, Collin and Brady, he had never mentioned Lily was a witch. True, it was her secret to tell but he would never betray her that way, but he hadn't fessed up to his powers either. He knew all too well the importance of keeping certain things to yourself. Their house was the one place they could be real and true to themselves, Jake was a part of her life now and he should have that same feeling. She knew Jess was too observant and smart not to notice something was up with her boyfriend, not to mention his sixth sense. He would soon realize the odd hours of Jake's visits, the lack of clothes, the sudden urgencies that will no doubt come up at any given moment, the secrecy and then there was Jake's all too unsubtle over-protectiveness. She knew the best way to avoid the arguments that were to come was to tell him everything. Besides, Lily had never kept any secrets from Jess, she wasn't about to start.

She didn't have to explain the need to never repeat what he was about to hear because she knew her brother well enough to know that what was said between those four walls, would remain there.

"Damn!" Jess whispered "Grandma wasn't playing ha? The supernatural attracts the supernatural"

"And it's not always friendly" she added

"Werewolves, vampires and witches, oh my!" Jess laughed before his expression turned to one of worry "You think Seth, Collin and Brady will become werewolves too"

"I don't know about Collin and Brady, but Seth will" she answered "Ever notice how hot his skin is? That's the wolf gene doing its thing; he'll be going through his first change soon. The guys are secretly keeping an eye on him since no one is allowed to know until it happens to them"

"Of course, why warn someone?" Jess asked sarcastically "Wait till the freaky stuff happens, then say 'by the way'"

"Noting can prepare you for the freakiness we'd had to deal with" Lily stated "I can understand the reason for waiting till after" she reasoned "If if never happens to you, no harm, and it if it does, at least you got a normal childhood"

"True" Jess nodded

They sat legs crossed in her bed, discussing everything that had happened, everything she had learned, seen and done during a very weird and unusual day that no doubt changed the course of her life.

*****

After much begging and pleading from Bella, Jake agreed to meet the bloodsuckers at the treaty line. He couldn't possibly imagine what they just had to talk to him about. This oughta be good.

"Please behave, Jake"

"Beggars can't be choosers" he smiled "And, why don't you ask him that?"

"I already did" she smiled

Tinkerbell the physic vamp was bouncing back and forth as her over-gelled brother stood motionless with his yellow eyes frantically searching the road. The relief that crossed his face was evident as he finally set his eyes on Bella. Tinkerbell turned, crossing her arms and tapping her foot on the pavement as if he was late for a meeting rather than doing her a favor by even showing up.

"He worries too much" Bella complained "But I guess you now know the feeling, ha?"

"Yeah, I do" he admitted "Death wouldn't be enough for anyone who harms the one you love"

"Love makes you boys so overdramatic" she whispered, rolling her eyes.

"Bells, from the moment I set eyes on Lily, she became my life" he explained "I worship the grass that covers the ground she walks on. I only exist because she does, my heart beats for only her and if she ceases to exist, so do I" he confessed "And as much as I hate to admit it, I know that's how the bloodsucker feels for you. So you can't be overdramatic when your life is on the line"

"That was beautiful"

"Love makes us a little sappy too" he laughed

"Leave it to you to ruin the moment" Bella complained

Jake turned to see the pixie vamp had resumed bouncing back and forth. "What's with Tinkerbell?"

"She's a little anxious" Bella laughed "Typical Alice"

Bella had refused to tell Jake what the requested meeting was about, claiming it was better if I discussed it directly with the bloodsuckers. Asking her what Tinkerbell was anxious about would've been in vain.

Bella was yanked out of the truck as soon as it came to a stop. The greeting she received from the bloodsucker would've been expected from someone who hadn't seen her in weeks, maybe even days, but not minutes. But he couldn't say anything about it; he was dying to do the same to Lily.

"Thank you for coming, Jacob" the bloodsucker said in his usual, cold, calm voice.

"Sure, sure"

"I can only imagine what Bella had to go through to get you here" he smiled

"What's this all about?"

The annoyance was clear in Jake's voice. He didn't like being there and he wanted to leave as soon as possible. He had to admit that imprinting made him realize many things. Once the hatred for Edward ceased, he could see that the Cullen's were pretty decent as far as vampires went but it didn't change the fact that they were vampires, his mortal enemies. No way he was gonna stand around and become buddy buddies with them. Especially not with that stench of saccharine that radiated within a mile radius of them.

"First of all, I would like to say that I'm happy to see you've found your soulmate"

"Funny how you say see and not hear" Jake chuckled "Any particular reason?"


"That is the matter I needed to discuss with you" he admitted "You need to be careful, Jacob"

Tinkerbell smirked right along with Jake, which surprised him and Bella, but not the bloodsucker.

"Why do I need to be careful? Because you can't read her mind or because she stopped you from reading mine?" Jake snapped

That information caused Bella's eyes to widen and Tinkerbell to giggle.

"So you know" he stated, a bit relieved?

"Of course I know" Jake snapped "Lily is the most honest person, or thing, I have met. She told me everything" The confused face Bella was sporting made it obvious to Jake that once again the bloodsucker had left her in the dark. "You didn't tell her?" he asked accusingly

"Wasn't sure what to tell her" the bloodsucker explained "It was quite obvious Lily is more than human but I cannot say I know what she is"

"More than human?" Bella asked

"When are you gonna stop being surprised?" Jake joked "She's a witch, Bells"

"A very powerful one" Edward added "For her to have that kind of power before her 18th birthday"

"How the hell do you know she's not 18 yet?" Jake barked as his body tensed.

"I am very sorry, Jacob" Edward said putting his hand out, palms out, trying to calm him without making the mistake of touching him. "I needed to make sure you weren't in any danger"

"He did it for me, Jake" Bella explained, knowing that Jake knew the bloodsucker could care less about him. "He knows how much it would hurt me if something happened to you" That, made sense.

"You still need to be careful, Jacob" the bloodsucker insisted "Witches are…"

"Oh, shut up Edward!" Tinkerbell yelled before Jake had a chance to react. "Vampires are known to be monsters, vicious killers with no remorse and yet we know of at least a dozen exceptions to that rule, just because she's a witch doesn't make her anything! Besides, they are known for killing vampires, and he's not a vampire, is he? No, he is a vampire killer too, so can it"

Jake hated to admit it, but he liked Tinkerbell.

"Witches don't kill vampires, their blood does" Jake stated "Their blood is lethal to you leeches, it only takes a few drops to kill your asses, you bite, you die. And before you ask, no, they can't be turned"

"Interesting" the bloodsucker whispered, more like thinking out loud.

"I let you go first, you've said what you had to" Tink said to the bloodsucker "Can I talk now?"

"Yes" he exhaled as he rolled his eyes, causing Madam Cleo to jump up and down as she clapped.

Jake wasn't startled with her speed, even if it was a bit faster than the usual leeches, he was however shocked when her icy hands took his.

"Please, please, please, Jacob" she pleaded with the sweetest little face a bloodsucker could have "Can I meet her? I need to meet her. I've been having visions of a girl for months now, and by Edward's description, it's Lily and I just have to meet her" This I wasn't expecting.Jake turned confused to Bella and the bloodsucker, which were holding in smiles "Look, I could've gone the sneaky way and had Bella invite her over, but I didn't" she said as if she should be congratulated for it "But because I know what she means to you, I'm asking you to introduce us. So you can be there and see I mean no harm. I just have to know if it's her"

Jake first thought was to say 'hell no!' but he had to think about it. Lily was with him, he and Bella were best friends, Bella was with the bloodsucker, and Tink and the rest were part of the bloodsucker's family. Lily being around the Cullen's was bound to happen sooner or later. Tink was right, she could've gone about it a different way, hidden it from him and she didn't, maybe she deserved the intro.

"It's up to her" Jake answered "I can ask her if she wants to meet you"

"We're going to the movies on Saturday" Bella jumped in "Maybe you can join us"

"My first date with her is not gonna be a group date with a bunch of bloodsuckers"

"We can take her to the movies and meet us for dinner afterwards" Tink proposed

"Dinner?" Jake laughed "You don't eat, food that is"

"Bella does" Edward smiled "So do you and Lily"

"And the way you eat, you can eat everything they order" Bella added with a little laugh.

"I aint promising anything" Jake stated "I'll talk to her about it; though" Bella cocked a brow in a silent 'really?' "I promise you, I will ask her, ok?"

"Ok" Bella smiled

"If you get her to go, Ill will owe you big" Tink wiggled her brows

"Can you let go of my hand now?" Jake answered "We're steaming here"

Tink let go of his hand and began to skip around with a huge smile on her face, like she was certain it was gonna happen. Well, she was Madam Cleo, maybe she already knew it was gonna happen.

"I gotta go" Jake said to Bella "I got rounds tonight and Sam only gave me a chance to drop Lily off, he probably thinks I've gone AWOL"

Jake gave a Bella a hug, and just as he was gonna make a run for it, the bloodsucker extended out his hand.

"I know what you think of me, Jacob, but you're best friend, and a very dear and loved family member to the reason of my existence" he said glancing at Bella "Who I happen to owe her life to. I'd like to see you as a friend. For her sake"

Jake looked at Bella, who looked back at him with pleading eyes. It was a dilemma for Jake, did he see it as letting go of a grudge towards her best friend's boyfriend, or as a werewolf being accepting that her human, fragile best friend was dating a lethal vampire? Things would be so much easier if we were all human. He knew that being a dick to Edward was the equivalent of Bella being bitchy to Lily. He would never hurt her feelings that way. He shook the bloodsucker's icy hand, causing Tink to giggle and Bella to rush over and hug him.

"Thank you" Bella whispered in his ear as she kissed his cheek. Something that a day before would've caused world war 3 between the bloodsucker and Jake.

Edward and Jake shared a little smile before Jake disappeared into the woods.

Rounds were fun for a change. Jake allowed the guys to give him a lot of crap about taking so long to show up, and then had a little sweet revenge as they realized they couldn't hear him. It was hilarious to hear them going crazy, trying to figure out why they could only hear certain things. It was nice to have his mind to himself for a change. Even though he was enjoying the confusion, rounds seemed to last forever as he waited for his shift to be over. He couldn't wait to run to Lily's side, even if it was to catch a glimpse of her sleeping.

Jake was in such a hurry, he couldn't remember if he had bothered to say goodbye to the pack. They would understand, Jared, Quil and Sam had done it enough times for everyone to understand that when your mind was set on your girl, nothing else mattered. So much so that he made it to Lily's house in record time.

It was very easy for Jake to pick up Lily's intoxicating scent. That sweet, sensual scent of hers that was so incredibly strong and irresistible to him, scent that lured him to the northwest corner of the house. Lily's bedroom happened to be directly above the kitchen, the roof to the adjacent laundry room served as a perfect patio outside of her bedroom window. All it took was a quick jump for Jake to land on the laundry room's rooftop and walk over to her window, which just happened to be wide open. I have to talk to her about that. He silently made his way inside her room and was nearly knocked over by her fascinating scent that deeply saturated everything within the four walls.

The room was illuminated by a very dim pink light that brought out the pink in the curtains and stars in the black comforter that rested on the carpeted floor at the foot of her queen-sized bed. Lily was fast asleep, lying on her stomach, pillows on either side of her as she lay across the bed, her multicolored curls cascading over her beautiful face. She wore navy blue boxer shorts and a tank top, leaving the velvety skin of her lower back (where she had an incredibly sexy birthmark in the shape of a moon) and long toned legs, exposed for his viewing pleasure.

Jake knew it wasn't right to stand there and drool so he took the comforter off the floor to cover her. He leaned in to place a soft kiss as he covered her. His heart went into overdrive and his knees almost gave out. Her scent was so strong he nearly missed it, but the moment his lips touched the soft, cool skin of her lower back, he picked up the unmistakable saccharine stench of a bloodsucker. A vampire had been in her room.