Kelly's POV

I tried to wipe the smile off of my face as we drove to Emily's house. With Jacob's hand in mine I couldn't imagine a moment I had ever been happier. Before, I had always been with jerks that were players incapable of feelings. Maybe it was just where I had come from or the fact that they were humans but Jake was so different. I was still adjusting to the werewolf thing but I'm crazy about him. At first I wasn't too crazy about my future being already mapped out for me but I gave him a chance and I will never regret that.

Jacob snickered beside me. I looked over to see him staring at me, like he frequently did. It never really bothered me, even when he was driving. "What are you laughing at?"

"You were thinking about me."

I scoffed, trying to cover up that he was right. "No I wasn't. Why would you think that?"

"You only smile like that when you're thinking about me."

"You're awfully confident over there. For all you know I'm thinking about some other gorgeous guy." I almost laughed at the thought. I highly doubt any other guy could ever come close to being better than my Jake.

"Yeah because that's possible," he said sarcastically.

I just shook my head and looked out the window. We were driving down the long stretch of woods that led to Sam and Emily's place. There was nothing but beautiful trees and the afternoon sky. A few storm clouds were there threatening to drop its freezing rain upon us. It didn't bother me though. The cold just gave me a reason to snuggle up to him, not that I needed a reason.

My phone started vibrating in my pocket. We were really late again. In my defense I had started to leave but Jacob decided to drive me and he wouldn't let me go until he was happy, not that I was complaining. Though, I was extremely curious about Bella. She had been acting strangely lately. At first I thought it was because of the return of the Cullens but she seemed okay with that, awkward sometimes but still okay. There was something else going on. It seemed obvious but I couldn't figure it out.

I started to answer my phone but Jacob suddenly stopped the car sending it tumbling to the floor. Before I could even register what was happening my seat belt was off and I was on Jacob's back running through the trees.

"What's wrong," I asked breathlessly. "What's happening?" The wind was whipping back my hair and taking my breath away. I knew this was serious. He never gripped onto my legs so tightly when he was just playing around.

"Vampire," he spat out.

My heart screeched to a stop before restarting painfully fast. The only vampires I came in contact with were Alice, and on occasion Emmett. They weren't that frightening because I was always with the werewolves as well. Now facing one non-vegetarian vampire with my boyfriend who had no back up, just seemed like a horrible idea.

Jake stopped so quickly if he wasn't holding onto me I would have fallen off his back. There was a blur then the vampire stood several yards in front of us. My breath caught in my throat. It was Kenneth. He was in all off my classes at Seattle. He had been obsessed with me but instead of going for the smart stable guys I went after the stupid jocks. How could this happen to him? He was a good, sweet guy. He had never done anything wrong. Now he was this pale monster with bloodshot eyes looking like he was starving.

I was dragged from my thoughts when Jacob dropped me to the ground. He pulled me tightly to his chest as two other bloodsuckers joined us. We were surrounded. I felt a sob build up in my throat, Greg. He had been on the same track team as me. Did all of the people I once knew become these things?

"I'm so sorry," Jacob whispered to me. "I love you, no matter what." He was shaking uncontrollably, causing me to do the same. I wanted to reply but their red glares had me hypnotized. I couldn't look away. They were slowly getting closer. Jacob pried me off of him and wolfed out. With a furious growl he snarled at the pale leaches as they stop completely startled by his transformation. With his back to me he carefully walked me into a tree. With my back against the cold bark and the three spread out in front of me I felt my heart breaking. There was no way Jacob would make it out of this. We were both going to die right now.

"I love you," I whispered then he attacked.

With surprising speed, I had never seen him move so fast, he struck the closest vampire, Greg. The stupor wore off and Kenneth jumped in. For whatever reason, the third one who I didn't know stayed back. He was watching them fight but he wasn't joining in or coming after me. He was just observing.

Jacob was suffering in this fight. They were faster than him, which I wasn't even aware was possible. Their moves were just a blur but the whine of pain that came from Jacob told me he wasn't doing too well. I felt as though I was being suffocated. I wanted to do anything I could to help him but I was only human, useless.

I slid down the tree cutting my hand on the way. At that moment everything changed. Kenneth and Greg were momentarily distracted by the scent which gave Jake a moment to get ahead. They were trying harder to me now. Kenneth was the closest to getting away. I knew it was only a matter of time before he got passed Jacob to get to me.

I glanced over to the third vampire, he was gone. A throaty growl filled the air. With shaky legs I got to my feet and took off to through the trees. I ran without direction through the tress as they slashed me open with their twigs like razor blade. The forest ground was so covered with broken off tree parts it was difficult to run. My ankle got caught in something and, of course, I fell on my face. There was only a matter of time before I heard branches snapping behind me. I was fast but they were inhuman. Before I could even begin to stand he was there.

"Kenneth please!" I begged as a last desperate plea.

It was responded with a growl, but thankfully it wasn't his. Two wolves, none that were Jacob, came rushing forward. One of them jerked Kenneth away from me and they savagely tore him to pieces in front of me. I couldn't sit there and watch. I jumped to my feet, instantly regretting it. My ankle was killing me, probably fractured, but it didn't stop me from limping back. I used to trees to support my weight. It felt like forever before I made it back to Jacob.

I gasped, "Oh my god." I tried running to him but my ankle gave out and I fell. I settled for crawling. I had to get to him as fast as I could. He was covered in blood and contorted in a way that shouldn't be possible. He was stuck between his wolf and human phase.

"Jacob." He didn't respond or give any indication that he had heard me. "Baby?" A small sob broke from me. I reached out to touch him but my hand hovered over his arm. I was terrified to know what could possibly be the results of the test. If I touched him and he didn't move…I might have lost him. "Jake, please," I whispered.

I jumped when I was suddenly picked up from the ground. The scream was confined to my throat when I realized it was only Quil. He looked as devastated as I felt, but was trying to hide it. I protested against him picking me up.

"No! Put me down. I want to stay with him! I need to wake him up! He has to get up…Will he get up? Will he…" I couldn't bring myself to say the words.

"Calm down Kelly. Jacob is still alive but he needs to sleep a little longer. He's going to be in a hell of a lot of pain when he wakes up." He didn't sound so sure but I stopped struggling to get free of his arms. He started walking through the trees. Behind us I saw Sam and Paul lifting him from the ground. His body was limp, lifeless.

"Shh, Kelly," Quil cooed. "It'll be alright."

I hadn't realized I was whimpering until then. I buried my head into his shoulder and tried to calm myself. It wasn't working. Jacob might die. The words just kept screaming repeatedly in my head. No matter what I tried to think of to calm myself it just kept returning. If I lost him I wouldn't be able to survive, and not just the war. Life would be unbearable without my Jacob.