I ran up to my room where all my bags were packed and ready for my leaving for boarding school. With a quick check out, I quickly found everything I owned was there and packed. My phone vibrated in my pocket, I knew that would have to be Jacob texting me if Seth had seen him.

I closed my door and pulled my phone out of my pocket and sure enough, it was Jacob.

Seth told me what's going on. Are you okay?

I took in a deep breath, trying to think how to explain my plan over a text message. I wished I could have called him, but I knew Aaron would hear me then and stop my plan before it had even been tempted.

Pressing the buttons quickly on my phone, I leaned up against my door, hoping my message would make some kind of sense. My writing and spelling was bad when I was nervous, and I was so nervous right now, my hands were shaking hard.

Yeah, I'm fine. I have a plan.

Come to Australia with me. I have enough money for plane tickets for the two of us. My father won't know where we are. He can't stop us from being together if he doesn't know where we are Jacob. Please. Please. Please agree and come with me. You know we are meant to be together. I need you. Please!

After sending my text, I felt like a begging baby. There was no way he was going to say yes to that mess of a message. I sounded like I was three instead of sixteen. I couldn't really blame him if he thought that either.

I waited for what felt like hours when it had to be only about five minutes before my phone vibrated again with a text back. I was kind of scared to glance down at my phone, afraid of what his answer maybe, but when I did, my heart skipped a beat.

Okay. I'll go. But you can't get a flight before noon now, can you? X

I smiled widely and then giggled to myself, writing out my final message.

Never under estimate a girl and her laptop Jacob ;) hehe and thank you. Xx

I grabbed my bag with my laptop in it and went over to my bed as it started up. Once online, I found flight times and where the nearest was to Forks or La Push. The two which were the closest was either Seattle or Port Angeles. I did a search and found which of the two was closest. Seattle was around three hours away, where Port Angeles was only an hour or so drives away. At least we would be in the air before noon. Paying for the tickets, I sent Jacob a message, telling him what I had done and that we needed to go to Port Angeles for the flight as soon as possible. Our flight was at eleven-thirty-five and we would be landing in Brisbane in around fourteen-hours. I still couldn't believe he was agreeing to this. I just hoped it all worked out fine in the end.

His message back to me said he was just backing his backpack and that he was going to meet me at our little place in the forest in fifteen minutes. I just hoped I could find our place without him. My sense of direction was shocking, but then, that may have not been such a bad thing after all. I may not have met Jacob if I hadn't gotten lost in the forest that night when I did.

After staring at my bags for a couple of minutes, I realised I had too packed to take with me onto the plane or even to carry to the forest without being noticed by someone. Going over to my cupboard, I grabbed my old black backpack and started to repack all the important stuff I would need back in Australia. I made my packing fast and pulled my bag over my shoulders and grabbed my laptop.

Stepping down the stairs quietly, I could hear my mother in her room speaking to Aaron In whispers and my sister humming music through headphones in her room. I didn't bother to stop and try to hear what mum was saying to my father. I just knew I had to get out of the house before I was caught by someone.

I crept through the kitchen and slowly opened the door to go outside. I snuck down the front veranda and then started to run for the forest as quickly as I could go without falling or losing my way. It was lightly raining, but I took little notice while running. My mind was too fixed on just finding Jacob and getting away before we were caught.

Coming to where Jacob said he would meet me, I looked around frantic for him. But I couldn't see him anywhere. I heard a twig snap behind me and my heart went into my mouth. My body froze stiff in fear. What if that's my father? I thought. Or worse still. Dan. I could feel my heart starting to race in my chest as I heard whoever it was coming closer. I wanted to run, to find the safety Jacob held for me and me only, but my legs wouldn't move. I was just frozen in place, in the middle of the forest.

I almost screamed when I heard Jacob's voice. "Jade, calm down, it's only me," he whispered in a low, but husky tone. I turned around and let out the breath I had been holding when I actually saw Jake walking out of the forest behind me. Words couldn't describe how thankful I was it was him I had heard and not Dan or Aaron.

"You okay?" he asked, wrapping his arm around my shoulders and pressed a kiss to my forehead.

I nodded. "Yeah, now I am," I smiled up at him as we started walking.

He smiled slightly, holding my gaze. "You're sure you want to do this?" he whispered, keeping his arm around me.

"It's the only way Jacob. I want to be with you, and that can't happen here."

"Okay. Let's go then." His voice was a murmur, like he had something on his mind, but I was still too worried about being caught from now until we got onto the plane to notice it. I knew how my father could be – not there one second and right there in front of you the next. My nerves were on edge, but it helped to have Jake by my side now, to a point. I knew if there was a better time to have been caught, it would have been before Jacob had met up with me. I didn't want him hurt, and I felt like my father was on the verge of doing anything to stop us being together. I wasn't just running away to Australia to get away from boarding school, to escape my father and be with Jacob, I was also running away there, so maybe, just maybe, Jacob would be safer there too. He would be away from Dan and Aaron, and Katherine. I just hoped my plan worked out in the end and we were never found.

I leaned into Jacob's shoulder while walking. He had a black backpack over his shoulders which looked pretty heavy, but it didn't seem to be bothering him. I didn't know what we would do once we were in Australia. My plan hadn't gone that far yet. The main thing was to get out of the country and away from my father. That's all I was focused on.

Coming to the end of the forest, I could hear traffic. Jacob let his arm from around my shoulders fall to pull a few ferns and branches away to expose a road and his black motorbike packed under some trees where it was hard to see. I was a little surprised to see his bike instead of his car.

"Where's your car?" I asked, looking around warily.

"Your father knows my rabbit, so I thought, maybe my bike would be better to take," he answered, pulling up the seat and throwing me a helmet to put on. I watched as he pulled his backpack off of his shoulders and placed it where the helmet had come from. I understood his idea, but it still had me a little worried. I really didn't like going fast on a bike yet.

"You think it'll get us to Port Angeles in time?" I asked, wrapping my arms tightly around Jacob's waist. His body was so warm, even with his shirt being wet from the misty rain.

He glanced over his shoulder to me with a smirk. "With this puppy, and my skills, it'll be better than my old car."

Thanks Jake, that makes me feel all the more better, not!

He turned on the engine and ran his hand over mine. My grip around his waist tightened. "Relax Jade. You know I won't let anything happen to you," he whispered in confidence. I actually did start to relax after hearing him say that. Just about whatever Jacob said to me I believed straight away. I believed he would look after me and protect me, even if it was the last thing he ever did. Jacob was like that. He was just so caring, loving and loyal.

Once out of Forks, the rain eased up completely, making the drive to Port Angeles better. It actually didn't take as long as I thought it would to get into the little town and then to the airport. Jacob parked his bike in the car park and said Embry would pick it up for him later. I was surprised to hear he had let Embry in on our plan.

Running into the airport as our flight was almost due, our bags were checked by security and we were allowed through and onto the plane. I could tell Jacob was wary of everything that was going on around us, just in case.

Once on the plane, my nerves began to finally settle. Jacob sat on the window seat next to me. He looked out the window as the plane began to take flight. Once completely in the air, I was fully relaxed beside him.

His fingers were entwined around mine. He seemed more so relaxed now too. His body wasn't so tensed, nor was he so on guard, looking around us as much. I leaned into his hold around my shoulders. I was finally with my Jacob without having to be worried about being caught or putting him in danger with my father. Now we just had to keep in hiding until I was eighteen, then my father had no power over what I could and couldn't do with Jake, even if he did find us.

When night came and went, it wasn't long until we were finally in Australia. It was almost Spring here now, and already it was warming up. People always thought all of Australia was hot all the time, but those who believed it, obviously hadn't lived or been to Australia at all. It was only the North parts of Australia which were almost hot all the time. Brisbane could be cold in winter at times, but I was surprised by just how hot it was when we got off the plane. Maybe being in Forks had already changed my sense of temperatures.

"So, where to now?" Jacob asked, looking down to me while walking away from the plane.

I stared down at my feet while walking. "I don't know. I didn't think past getting out of America," I mumbled. "I don't have any more money to go anywhere else."

Jacob touched my hand, making me look up to him and meet his gaze. He was smiling brightly. "Don't worry Jade. I got some money to get us around and stuff. You just tell me where and what we should do from here."

I smiled back and wrapped my arm around his shoulders as he did the same to me. I gave it a little thought while getting some lunch and eating it too. "I guess the first thing to do is to get a place to stay," I finally answered him, biting down on a chip.

"Okay. Name the place," he smiled. I loved how enthusiastic and carefree Jacob was being, but I didn't think he realised how much things could cost in a place like Brisbane.

"We got to watch how much money we spend Jacob. In places like this, nothing is cheap."

Jacob smiled, taking a sip of his drink. "I got at least ten-thousand-dollars there Jade from working on bikes and cars. You don't have to worry."

I was surprised to hear that, but I knew I shouldn't have been. Jacob had told me ages ago he had made a lot working on bikes and cars since he was young. It was a wonder he hadn't already spent it or something being a teenage boy. I guess he wasn't a typical teenage boy though – which I already knew.

"So, where to?" he asked again after a few minutes.

"Um, somewhere near the beach, near town?"

"Sure. Let's go." Pushing himself away from the table and chair he had been sitting on, Jacob headed for the exit and then stopped and turned around, looking at me still sitting in my chair.

"We need something to get around in too Jacob," I murmured, meeting his gaze. Maybe this wasn't going to be such a good idea after all.

"What's wrong with walking?"

I almost fell off my seat hearing that comment. The boy hadn't been out of La Push much. That was obvious. "The city is by far bigger than Forks or La Push Jacob. It'll take hours to get around without a vehicle."

He smiled again, making it impossible to stay frustrated or negative for long. It was like he melted away my worries He walked back over to where I was sitting and placed his hand on my shoulder. "It's not that far to the city or ocean from here though. I checked it on my phone. And if you get tired, I'll carry you."

Well, that offer was too good to pass up, I had to admit that, and now with a thought like that planted in my head, there was no way I was able to think clearly anymore. I just nodded my head and started walking along side of Jake. All this time I had known him for, never had I gotten used to how he made me act around him and him only. I still didn't know what it was about him that made me act differently either. I wondered if it was a wolf thing or not.

Walking outside, it was quiet hot compared to what we were both used to in Forks and La Push. It hadn't gotten that hot at all in the short amount of time I had been there for. I was curious to know if it ever got as hot as Australia's summers and Jacob just answered with a no. I didn't know how people in that area stood living there without summers – cold all the time and rarely getting warm. That seemed like torcher to me.

Jacob had been right about the city and ocean not being too far from the airport. About half an hour or so later, we came across hotels, motels and units to stay in just by the beach. The area we had found was quiet, but had a few shops around the place. We must have been just outside of Brisbane, because I knew a little towards what the place looked like, and it was nothing like this. Looking over my shoulder as we turned down a street, I then saw the city buildings on the horizon through the ocean's haze of easterly. The air was strong with the scent of ocean blowing in the wind and the sky covered by light clouds. Been near the ocean, it cooled everything off.

Walking into a car park, bits of sand was everywhere – on the pavement, roads and gutter. I looked down at it and kicked it as I walked. I really wasn't taking much notice where we were going until Jacob shouted out at me.

"Hey Jade. Here's a nice looking place to stay. We'll be right on the beach too."

I looked around at the small unit, house like place. The outside of it really seemed nice. The outside of the unit was all wood and painted white. There was a small veranda looking out to the ocean and a staircase leading up to the entrance. It was small, old, simple but nice and was perfect for us to stay in.

"I guess that's where the owners live," Jacob mumbled, pointing to the house beside it with a sign on the door, saying:

If Interested In Beach House, Knock Here.

Jacob looked down on me. "Want to rent it out?"

I smiled looking back on the white beach house. It was perfect and had a nice feeling to it. "Yeah, I do," I answered, looking back up to him, smiling.

Leaning down, Jacob pressed a soft kiss on the side of my cheek and whispered he would be back in a minute. I stood where I was, looking around the place. It seemed nice here. Really nice. I had always wanted to live on the beach and now I was. I smiled at the thought and sat on the bank, looking down at the ocean. It was starting to get rocky.

Hearing a door open and close, I looked to my right side and saw Jake running out of the house in excitement, holding a key. He was smiling widely and his eyes were bright.

He handed the key to me, puffing and panting from running. "We got it for ninety-dollars a night. An elderly couple owns it," he said breathlessly. "They can't look after it anymore because of the stairs."

My eyes went wide, quiet impressed at how little we were paying. I was a little star-struck really. Never had I thought we would get a cheap place like this without even looking. I guess luck was on our side.

"Come on, let's check it out," Jacob said enthusiastically, grabbing my hand, leading the way to the staircase. I was shaking hard with excitement.

Unlocking the door and stepping inside, I gasped at the little place we had. It was so small and cute. We walked into a small living room with maroon carpeting, cream walls and a cream couch against the wall on one side of the room and a huge flat screen TV on the other. The living room opened up to a small kitchen, with a wooden dinner table, flooring and chairs, with a stove, sink and fridge. Between the living room and kitchen was the door to go out onto the veranda and on the opposite side of it was the one and only bedroom.

Its walls were a light sea blue with pictures of sea life hanging from the walls. The double-bed under the window had a quilt cover of a dolphin swimming amongst fish, with a bedside table on either side. There was a huge mirror on one side of the room, which was a cupboard when you pulled back the mirror doors. There was a door at the end of the room, leading into the modern, white bathroom.

I leaned back against Jacob, looking over our room, sighing contently in his arms as he held me. This was all ours now, and I hadn't ever felt happier. I was his, and he was mine. No one made the rules anymore. We made our own, and no one was there to say 'this isn't right' or 'you can't do that.' It was just us.

He smiled down on me, running his hand down the side of my face. "Do you like it Jade?" he whispered softly and lightly.

"Yes Jacob. I love it!" I turned around and wrapped my arms around him, and kissed him. Pulling away, he smiled so sweetly, cupping the side of my face. "We got a beach out there," he smirked, tilting his head towards the door and loosening his grip around me. Leaning down once more, his lips brushed against mine as he held the kiss and then murmured, "Last one to the beach is a rotten egg," against my mouth. Letting me go and dropping his backpack onto the floor of our room, he ran for the veranda.

Struggling with the straps of my backpack, I let it drop onto the floor too and took off after him, down the veranda and on to the beach, laughing as I saw Jake throwing his tee shirt off on the beach and jumping into the oncoming wave. We had been here for five minutes and we both had already left all thoughts of home at the airport and I already loved it here.