Jacob Black:

That wasn't the only night I spent watching over Anna. Every night for a week I made sure she was safe. After school I would drive her home. That is until her dad bought her a car and took away our time together. That of course didn't stop me. I sought out every way to see her. I would pop by her house to see if she wanted to take a walk. But then Leigh would come around and steal her. Making sure I was far from her. I would pump Seth for information. He would tell me they would gossip, then talk about girly things. He seemed happier about Leigh having a friend then me caring about what happens to my Anna.

At least today I had her alone. She agreed to go with me on our third walk. I was really trying to get closer to her, but she's been acting strange for the past week.

And what bothered me the most is that her brother didn't phase yet. It had been a week and nothing; he's been sick and out of school but Sam hadn't made any comments on it.

"How's Luke?" I asked. Her eyes clouded over with worry.

"I don't really know. He's been in bed for the longest time. Dad refuses to take him to the doctor and mom is…well she's going crazed with worry. I'm kind of scared Jake."

That was the first time she called me Jake. Always Jacob. I was finally getting the feeling that she was completely comfortable with me. Not that she wasn't before, it just seemed she could talk to Leigh about life more than she could talk about it with me.

"I'm sorry, it must be really hard on you."

She nodded and stopped walking. She found the closest stump and sat upon it. "You have no idea." I sat next to her. "I mean my mom, she's never been this scared in her life. It's like the time I got sick with pneumonia. I was in the hospital for about two weeks. It's the same, but when she asked why she couldn't take him to some doctor in Forks she knew he said no. She isn't talking to my dad, and he isn't talking to her. She's always in his room. That guy Sam…" My head snapped from the ground to her. "He always comes over to check on him."

She choked.

My hand reached for hers and squeezed it. "No one's telling me anything Jake! He's my brother I have the right to know!" She screamed.

I pulled her waist and her head fell into my chest. Her tears seeped through my shirt. She had no idea how badly I wanted to tell her. To maybe ease the pain, but the shock would probably give her a heart attack.

"I'm sorry Anna, I really am." I felt her sigh into my chest and back away wiping away tears before I could see them.

She shook her head and looked down at her hands. "You have nothing to apologize for." She looked back at me and smiled. "It's fine." Lie. "It is." She urged laughing a bit.

I smiled and grabbed her hand. "It will be." Anna shrugged. She was feeling uncomfortable again, or she just didn't know how to respond.

There was a welcomed silence that followed my words. All I could hear were a few birds chirp overhead. Then I smelled something, it was the smell from the first night at Anna's house but now it was more distinct, vampire.

I growled to myself. My eyes snapped to Anna who was playing with a piece of her hair. I smiled for a brief moment before standing. "Anna, I have to go." My voice was urgent. The only thing that entered my mind was getting her home safely. But too bad we were not near her house. Closer to the borderline, which was a stupid idea on my part. The idiotic idea didn't matter, what mattered was that Anna was as far away from the vampire as she could possibly be.

Her pained look deepened with the sound of my voice. I mentally kicked my ass before pulling her to her feet and onto my back. "I'll run you home." I whispered.

I heard her girly scream while she shifted to my back. Her smooth arms wrapped gently around my neck while my hand grabbed hold of her upper, upper thighs.

"I- I'm too heavy!" She whined trying to get off, but my hands tightened. "Shut up." I laughed and bounced her up and down before jogging off at a humanly speed. But even that impressed her. "How do you run so fast?"

Tilting me head I looked up at her. "Well I'm naturally fast," She nodded and rested her chin on my forehead. "Plus the fact that your weigh about 40 pounds helps."

"Shut up!" She mumbles the second I reach her doorstep. I smile to her before making sure she gets into her house and up to her bedroom.

Without another thought I sprinted for the trees. Shedding my clothes I smelled the air. The scent followed Anna and me…