AN: Big thanks to those who reviewed! A lot of this chapter is full of the events from Eclipse so there's a lot of dialogue from both the book and movie, which is not mine (Just so we're clear). So, please, read. enjoy. review!

Jacob threw his pillow over his face when the sunlight shone through his closed eyelids. He could feel his body start to come out of its slumber even though he wasn't necessarily ready to wake up yet. He did so anyways, since seconds later his stomach started to rumble from hunger. He removed the pillow from over his face and yawned widely. He ran a hand over his head before rubbing the back of his neck as he straightened up.

"Morning, son."

Sleepily, he followed the sound of his father's voice and found him sitting at the table, his newspaper before him. "Sleep well?"

"Yeah." He replied groggily before yawning again as he pushed himself off the couch. "What time is it?"

"Quarter past twelve." His dad answered after taking a quick glance at the clock on the wall.

He nodded and walked over to the kitchen, quickly taking notice of the covered plate left on the stove. "You made breakfast?"

"No, Quinn did. This morning."

Too lazy to heat up the plate (it was still mildly warm anyways), he walked over to the table and pulled out the chair across from his dad. "You eat?"

"Yeah, Quinn and I ate together." He raised his eyebrows in surprise when he pulled back the foil and saw everything that she'd prepared. He must've been sleeping damn good if the aroma of a freshly cooked breakfast with all the fixings didn't even cause him to stir.

"So why were you sleeping on the couch?" His dad asked curiously.

He picked up fork and stabbed his eggs with it. "When I got home, Quinn was asleep on the bed. I didn't want to wake her so I just crashed there." He stopped and looked around, his brow quickly furrowing. "Where is she anyways?"

"She went for a run."

He stared at his dad in horror. "Alone?" He bolted out of his seat so fast that his chair fell back behind him. "Dad! We've got a leech on the loose!"

His dad chuckled. "Jake, don't you think you're overreacting? I think if there was a vampire around, whoever's on patrol would've alerted you all. Besides, Quinn said she wouldn't go far from the house."

But he wasn't listening, in fact he was halfway out the door before his father even finished talking. He intended on phasing as soon as he was out of the house, but all thoughts of that were lost when he heard Quinn's laughter ringing in his ears. A few seconds later she emerged from trees, with a sandy-colored wolf behind her. Seth.

She looked to be out of breath, but a large smile plastered itself across her face when she noticed him standing there. She wore form fitting black spandex pants with neon green Nike running shoes and an oversized t-shirt he instantly recognized as his own. Her hair was pulled up into a ponytail while a headband kept her bangs out of her face.

A low rumble escaped him when she turned to Seth and ran her fingers through his fur, something that he looked to be enjoying very much. It wouldn't have bothered him as much if he hadn't known of Seth's crush on Quinn. Sure he knew it was just a harmless crush but his wolf didn't see it that way.

Seth yipped happily once Quinn dropped her hand and after lifting his head to acknowledge Jacob, he turned around and disappeared back into the forest.

"Hey, you." She stopped in front of him and leaned forward to kiss his cheek. "About time you woke up. I almost thought you were going to sleep the day away."

"Yeah, well…so, what were you doing with Seth?" He tried not to let his jealously show but could feel himself failing.

"Oh, he was on patrol and he found me while I was running. He decided to keep me company."

"You should've woken me up." He stuffed his hands in his pockets. "I would've gone with you."

"I didn't know what time you got home so I figured I better not. Besides, you need all the sleep you can get."

He frowned. "You know I don't like you going out in forest all by yourself. And especially not after what happened last night."

"I wasn't alone. I had Seth with me. And - wait, what happened last night?" Her eyes grew wide with concern. "Is everything okay? Did someone get hurt?"

"No, nothing like that." he assured. "It's just that damn redhead. She came back. And did you know the Cullens didn't leave to go hunting? They were in the forest last night, practically waiting for her. I think Alice had a vision or something."

"I didn't know the Cullens were still in town. But Alice was acting a little on the odd side the other day. She's the one who suggested I stay with you for the weekend and when I asked why, she just told me the family needed to hunt."

He scoffed. "Yeah, which was a lie. They lied to you."

"That may be but it's not like they did it to hurt me, they probably just wanted to keep me from worrying. It's not that big of a deal."

His jaw tightened. "Well it's a big deal to me. They should've told me. I could've given the pack a head's up. We could've been better prepared, we could've ripped apart that damn leech once and for all and been done with it."

"Knowing them, they probably felt that Victoria was their problem and that they wanted to take care of her themselves. And they probably didn't want to risk any of you getting hurt, or worse."

He snorted. "I find that last part very unlikely."

She glowered at him momentarily. "They care about your well-being, Jacob, whether you believe it or not. You are just as a part of their family as I am. They don't want to see you or any of the pack get hurt. Especially by someone who's their problem."

"She's just as much our problem as she is theirs." he argued.

"Fine then. She's everybody's problem." she conceded. "So how about you guys oh, I don't know, try and work together on this? Instead of acting like the enemies I know you aren't?"

"I already planned on doing that. Today actually."

Her eyebrows lifted in surprise. "Really."

"Yeah, really. I was gonna head down to your place as soon as I was done eating." He turned around and headed back inside the house, Quinn on his heels.

"So you actually want to work with the Cullens?"

"Not particularly but your safety is my main priority and if teaming up with them gives us better chances at destroying that redhead once and for all-"

"Hold on a second, why are you concerned about my safety?" Her brow furrowed in confusion. "Bella's the one Victoria is after. Not me."

"A rogue vampire is running around town and you're human. I have every reason to be concerned for your safety." He picked up the chair he'd knocked over earlier before sitting down at the table. He had no sooner picked up his fork before Quinn picked up his plate and walked off with it and into the kitchen.

"Nothing's going to happen to me, Jacob." She was unaware that he was staring at her incredulously since after all it was his food she just stole. "You really do worry too much. You know that's not good for a person."

"You know what else is not good for a person? Going hungry." In three strides he was in the kitchen with her and his gaze still on his plate of food she had in her hands.

"This is all cold and disgusting." She swiped the contents of the plate off into the trash before he could stop her. "I'll make you fresh pancakes."

"You don't have to do that. I can make them myself." He placed his hands on her hips and gently directed her away from the counter, where she'd been mixing a new batch of pancake batter. "You go relax. Take a bath or something."

"Are you implying that I smell?" She laughed at the expression on his face. "Just kidding. I know I do. Running with a werewolf sure makes you work up a sweat." She reluctantly handed over the mixing bowl to him. "Be sure to save me some bacon, alright?"

"You have a serious problem. I think it's time for an intervention."

"Ha. Ha. Very funny." She pushed herself up onto her toes and kissed his cheek. "I'll be in the shower if you need me."

"Can I join you?"

"I don't think your dad will be okay with that." She nodded her head over to the living room where his dad was watching ESPN. "But nice try."

Once he'd eaten and showered (unfortunately not with Quinn), the two of them hung around La Push for a little while more before heading over to the Cullen house. He carried her through the forest on his back but set her down on her feet once they reached the front door. He opened the door and stepped aside, letting her pass through first. He followed her into the living room where the family was. His eyebrows lifted in surprise at the sight of Edward and Bella. "You're back."

Bella nodded, her legs pressed up against her chest as she sat on the couch. Edward stood by her. "Hey, Jake." she greeted, though her face was painted with unease.

That's when he felt the tension lingering around the others. Evidently Quinn sensed it as well. "Did something happen?"

"When I drove Bella to her house and helped her with her bags upstairs, I came across an unfamiliar scent." Edward replied, his eyes dark. "A vampire's."

Quinn's eyes widened. "A vampire was in Bella's house? Was it Victoria?"

Edward shook his head. "No. Different scent. None that I recognize."

"So it was just some random vampire passing through?" Quinn asked, her brow furrowed.

"A passerby wouldn't have left Bella's father alive." Rosalie retorted.

Just then Jasper and Emmett came through the front door. "The scent disappeared about five miles south from Bella's house." Jasper informed them as he crossed the room to be at Alice's side.

"So we have no idea who this lee - vampire was?" he questioned. "Are you sure it wasn't the redhead?"

"Wasn't her scent."

"And I would've seen her decide if she were behind this." Alice spoke up.

"It has to of been the Volturi." Edward decided.

Alice shook her head. "I don't think it's the Volturi either. I've been watching Aro's decisions too. He hasn't asked anyone to check on Bella yet."

"So we keep looking." Emmett declared.

Carlisle nodded. "We'll also take shifts guarding Bella at her house."

Rosalie arched her eyebrow, a small scoff escaping her. "Another protection detail?"

"Rosalie…" Carlisle's voice, though gentle, carried a warning.

"No, she's right." Bella agreed. "You can't protect me, watch my dad and search for the intruder and Victoria. And keep yourselves fed."

Edward's jaw tightened. "I'm not leaving you here defenseless."

"She wouldn't be unprotected though, Edward." Quinn looked at Edward then back at him. "The pack can help, right Jacob?"

He nodded his head. "Yeah, definitely. But from now on I think it would be best if you let us in on any visions Alice has concerning the redhead. No more surprise attacks like last night."

"We'll inform you of what we know if you agree to do the same." Edward replied after sharing a look with Carlisle. "And you'll need to stop by Bella's house to familiarize yourself with the vampire's scent."

He nodded his head again. "I'll go right now."

"We'll take you there." Edward stated, taking Bella's hand as she pushed herself off the couch. "I have to get Bella home anyways."

"I'll meet you there." He said instead, to which Quinn added: "I'll go with you. We can take my car."

The very thought of getting to drive Quinn's awesome car again brought a smile to his face.

Seattle Terrorized By Slayings. The thick black headline dominated the front page of the local newspaper, instantly catching her attention the moment she sat down on the couch. She picked it up off the coffee table and set it down in her lap for a closer look.

She put it back down when she finished the article, an uneasy feeling left in the pit of her stomach. These killings only seemed to be getting worse by the day. And what with no sign of Victoria or Bella's vampire intruder for the past few weeks, she was getting antsy.

Edward, who had just walked in the living room with Bella, picked the newspaper off the table and tossed it Carlisle. "Did you see that they're considering a serial killer now?"

Carlisle nodded. "They've had two specialists debating that possibility on CNN all morning."

"We can't let this go on."

"Let's go now," Emmett said with sudden enthusiasm. "I'm dead bored."

Edward agreed. "We'll have to go sometime."

Carlisle shook his head. "I'm concerned. We've never involved ourselves in this kind of thing before. It's not our business. We aren't the Volturi."

"I don't want the Volturi to have to come here," Edward said, taking a quick glance at Bella. "It gives us so much less reaction time."

"And all those innocent humans in Seattle," Esme murmured. "It's not right to let them die this way."

"I know," Carlisle sighed.

"Oh," Edward said sharply, turning his head slightly to look at Jasper. "I didn't think of that. I see. You're right, that has to be it."

"What is he rambling about?" Alice looked to Jasper, eyebrows knitted together in confusion. "What are you thinking?"

Jasper shifted uncomfortably under the sudden spotlight he found himself under. He hesitated, reading every face in the circle - for everyone had their attention on him to hear what he would say. "Newborns." he replied. "An army of them by the looks of it. There's no other explanation. The difficult part is that they are totally untrained. Whoever made them just set them loose. It will only get worse, and it won't be much longer till the Volturi will have to step in. Actually, I'm surprised they've let this go on for so long."

"Newborns?" Bella arched her eyebrow. "What, like new vampires?"

Edward nodded. "In the first few months after the change. That's when we're at our strongest, our most uncontrollable."

"What can we do?" Carlisle asked, glancing back at Jasper.

"If we want to avoid the Volturi's involvement, we will have to destroy the newborns, and we will have to do it very soon." Jasper stated. "I can teach you how. It won't be easy in the city. The young ones aren't concerned about secrecy, but we will have to be. It will limit us in ways they are not. Maybe we can lure them out."

"Maybe we won't have to." Edward's voice was bleak. "Does it occur to anyone else that the only possible threat in the area that would call for the creation of an army is…us?"

Jasper's eyes narrowed; Carlisle's widened, shocked.

"Tanya's family is also near." Esme said slowly, unwilling to accept Edward's words.

"The newborns aren't ravaging Anchorage, Esme. I think we have to consider the idea that we are the targets."

"Then Victoria is definitely the one orchestrating this newborn army then." Quinn realized. "I mean, who else but her would want the family dead?"

"The Volturi." Edward answered. "Aro wants Alice and myself to join him but he knows we'll never choose him as long as our family's still alive."

"Then let's go." Emmett almost roared, his impatience clear. "What are we waiting for? Let's go after them before they come here."

"Training will be required before we go to Seattle. We'll need you to teach us, Jasper." Carlisle finally said, looking to his son. "How to destroy them."

Quinn briefly glanced down one of the scars peeking out from Jasper's shirt, recalling his experience with newborns and Maria back in the South. She couldn't help but get shiver, much like she had when Jasper originally told her the story.

"We're going to need help." Jasper told Carlisle. "Do you think Tanya's family would be willing…?"

Quinn also looked to Carlisle for a response. Five more vampires would definitely help their cause and she remembered Alice mentioning that two of their members had special abilities like Edward, Jasper, and herself had.

"We'll ask." He answered, pulling his cell phone out of his pocket before stepping aside to the corner.

She glanced around at the others. "What about Jacob and the pack? They could help us."

"A pack of werewolves running around Seattle?" Rosalie snorted. "We're trying to be as inconspicuous with this ordeal as possible. I highly doubt a bunch of mangy mutts will-"

"It was just a suggestion, Rosalie." she retorted. "Relax."

She ignored the glare Rosalie threw her way.

Emmett head perked up when Carlisle rejoined the group. "So what happened? Are they in?"

Carlisle shook his head. "Irina was more involved with Laurent than we knew. She's holding a grudge against the wolves for destroying him to save Bella. She want's revenge."

Her brow furrowed. "Revenge?"

Carlisle nodded. "To take down the pack. They said they would trade their help for our permission to do so."

She jumped out of her seat, exclaiming, "No!"

"Don't worry, Quinn." He assured her. "I would never agree to that."

"This isn't good." Jasper murmured. "It's too even a fight now. We'd have the upper hand in skill but not numbers. We'd win, but at what price?" His tense eyes flashed to Alice's face and away.

Her stomach lurched at the very idea of even losing one family member, let alone several.

She was on her bed, aimlessly flipping through the pages of an Entertainment Weekly while wondering why Jacob hadn't come over yet. She tried not to dwell on it, since she knew he probably didn't want to spend every moment of what little free time he had with her. He was probably just hanging out with Quil and Embry or something.

"Hey, Lima bean!" Emmett's loud voice carried from his place downstairs. "Your pup's waiting outside!"

She tossed the magazine aside and slid off her bed, scowling at both Emmett's name for Jacob as well as the oh-so-clever nickname he'd given her.

She quickly threw her shoes on and picked up her jacket off her desk chair before heading downstairs and outside.

"Sorry I took so long." Jacob apologized as they met each other halfway out in the backyard. "Something, uh…interesting happened."

"Oh? Nothing bad I hope." She wrapped her arms around his waist and greeted him with a hug.

"No, nothing bad." He pressed his lips to her hair and squeezed her back before pulling away. "Quil imprinted."

"Well good for him." She smiled, her body relaxing. "Who's the lucky girl?"

"Claire." he replied, taking her hand in his as he led her into the forest. "She's Emily cousin. Her family's in town visiting."

"That's nice." She noticed the expression on his face and added, "Right?"

"Yeah, well, here's the thing…Claire's two."

She stopped, prompting him to turn around. "You mean, Claire's a child?" When he nodded, she continued with: "I wasn't aware that wolves could imprint on someone so young."

"Yeah, neither did we." He couldn't help but chuckle at the memory. "You should've seen everyone. We all overreacted. Or freaked out as some would say."

They continued walking hand in hand. "So what happened?"

"We all went to the forest and phased to see what exactly happened. The pack mind was kind of chaos at first but we got everything settled. He showed us everything and we felt the level of devotion and commitment he had toward her, as well as protectiveness. Of course the same goes for all the other imprinted wolves but with me, Jared, and Sam, there was a deeper love - a romantic desire added to it. Quil, on the other hand, his feelings were completely innocent. He only wanted Claire to be safe, happy, and cared for. Like a big brother in a way."

"So do her parents know? Did you tell them?"

He shook his head. "No. They don't know about us being wolves. Or imprinting. The Council's trying to decide how much they need to tell her parents. They don't want to reveal the tribe's secret but at the same time…"

"They have to come up with something believable to tell her parents." she finished with an understanding nod. "Yeah, because I think most parents would be a little wary of a teenage boy who wants to spend his free time with their toddler."

He nodded his head in agreement. "So any news on the redhead or that intruder?"

"No, but we figured out what's behind all those killings in Seattle. Newborns."

His brow furrowed. "What? Like babies?"

She let out a short laugh before shaking her head again. "No, like newly created vampires. They're pretty uncontrollable during their first few months. The family plans on making a trip to Seattle to stop them. Though, they're looking for some help at the moment. Carlisle has some friends, Jasper as well, but they-"

"We could help, you know."

"I know you can and I even suggested it, but it's not like out here. You guys can't be running around Seattle as giant wolves without risking being seen by anyone."

"So what's going to happen if they can't get any help?"

"They'll still go to Seattle regardless." she whispered, sighing softly when she thought back to Jasper's words from earlier. "We'd win, but at what price?"

While Jacob wanted to look nice for Bella's graduation, as he rolled his dad up to the gymnasium, he couldn't help but tug at his tie every few seconds. It wasn't really the tie that bothered him, but the amount of clothes he was stuck wearing. The last time he had to wear so much clothing was before he'd phased and that was ages ago. Layered clothing and a werewolf's high body temperature really did not mix.

And he could only think of how much worse it would be inside that cramped gymnasium with all those people and those damn plastic chairs made for midgets…

He inhaled deeply, taking in as much cool fresh air as he could before pushing his dad inside the crowded space. They found Charlie easily and after he greeted him, he turned around in search of Quinn. He spotted her almost instantly and he grinned at the sight of her, the light blue dress she wore complementing her fair skin well.

Figuring his dad would be okay without him, he made his way through the crowd and went to her side. He politely said hello to Carlisle and Esme and Emmett (he reluctantly did the same to Rosalie) before greeting Quinn with a kiss.

He sat down next to her, their hands immediately interlocking once he was settled. "I don't think I've ever seen you in so much clothing." she chuckled, her hand going to fix his tie, which was slightly crooked.

"It's incredibly confining." He took the paper program from off her lap and began fanning himself with it. "Not to mention hot. If this thing doesn't get rolling soon I might be forced to shed some layers."

"It would definitely be the highlight of day and would totally mortify Bella. You should do it. God knows I love you naked." She looked forward and noticed a few female graduates up front, turned around and clearly eyeing Jacob.

Her Jacob.

"On second thought, keep your clothes on."

The ceremony ended up being the typically boring graduation. It sucked that there were so many teenagers, all of which you were expected to clap for. By the tenth person Jacob was bored out of his mind. For a small school, there sure were a lot of damn graduates. Once the whole thing was finally over and done with, the whole room was madness, with people occupying every inch of space there was. He reluctantly said goodbye to Quinn, since he knew it would be hell having to get through the crowd what with his dad being in a wheelchair. He'd see Bella at the Cullen's party tonight anyways so he didn't stress about congratulating her before he left.

A few hours later, he walked up to the Cullen house with Quil and Embry on either side of him. He wasn't sure why either of them wanted to come with him but he figured that they were both off from patrol like he was and had nothing better to do.

Either that or they just really wanted to get the chow down on the free food.

"Are their always lights in the trees?" Quil wondered, his gaze back behind him. All the trees surrounding the house and the ones leading up it were decorated with small white lights.

"You sure you guys are going to be okay with the stench?" He already noticed Embry's body trembling a little.

Embry nodded his head. "Yeah."

"Man, Jake, how can you stand smelling this every single day?" Quil wrinkled up his nose and coughed. "It smells so bad here."

"It's not as bad as it used to be, being around Quinn helps. Her scent masks the leech stench real well. Makes it more tolerable." He opened the front door and stepped inside. Embry and Quil both followed suit and almost gagged, the smell much stronger inside than it was out.

"You guys don't have to stay, you know." He yelled over the loud music. He glanced around the first floor and when he saw no sight of Quinn, he made his way toward the stairs.

"Nah, we'll stay. I can smell the food now." Quil grinned as he jogged up the stairs behind him.

When he reached the top of the stairs, he looked to his left and then his right. He spotted Quinn talking with Bella near the craft food.

He smiled at the sight of them together but that quickly faded when he glanced across the room and noticed a few boys clearing eyeing Quinn. It really didn't help their situation that he could hear their every word about his Quinn.

A low growl escaped him and his hands curled into fists at his sides. He was going to break all their necks.

"Take it easy, killer." Embry joked, clasping his hands on Jacob's shoulders before leading him toward the girls. "No wolfing out allowed."

"I wasn't going to wolf out." He shrugged off Embry's hands. "Just ring their necks for good measure."

He walked over to Quinn and Bella and greeted them both before congratulating Bella on her big day. While Embry and Quil did the same, he moved behind Quinn and wrapped his arm around her waist, making a clear statement that she was off-limits.

Coupled with the death glare he was currently giving them, those boys finally took the hint and moved their attention elsewhere.

After chatting for a few minutes, Bella left to find Edward while Embry and Quil hit up the food, practically piling their plates up to the ceiling.

That left him alone with Quinn, which he intended on making good use of. He buried his face in the crook of her neck and nuzzled the skin there. She squirmed in his grasp, but giggled, letting him know she enjoyed it.

He turned her around in his arms and kissed her softly. He pulled away and took a moment to admire her lavender dress. "You look beautiful tonight."

"You don't look too bad yourself. Although I see you shed a few layers." She gestured to fact that he was no longer wearing a dress shirt and tie, but instead a long sleeved black t-shirt and dark jeans.

He shrugged, a smile playing on his lips. "What can I say? Some people are just meant to wear clothes and some aren't."

"I hear you on that, Jake." Embry chuckled, he and Quil rejoining them with plates (and mouths) full of food.

The four of them began talking and laughing but he quickly lost focus of the conversation when he glanced over at the other side of the room and noticed Alice standing on the stairs, her vacant stare tipping him off that she was in the middle of having a vision. The look on her face worried him.

He touched Quinn's arm and directed her attention over to Alice. She immediately took his hand and led him over to her, Quil and Embry naturally followed them. On the way, he vaguely heard one of one of Bella's human friends whisper to someone else: "I never thought I'd see the day where a Quileute was dating a Cullen."

"What happened? What did you see, Alice?" Quinn asked her once they reached the stairs. Quinn gripped his hand tighter and he knew she liked the look on Alice's face about as much as he did.

"The decision's been made."

"You're not going to Seattle."

Alice shook her head. "No. They're coming here."

Quinn swallowed hard and shut her eyes tightly as she asked, "And for?"

"They were passing around Bella's red blouse. C'mon," Alice nodded her head toward the third floor. "Let's not talk about it here."

"So how long do we got?" Emmett inquired once Alice finished filling the rest of the family in on her vision.

"They'll be here in four days."

Carlisle sighed heavily, to which Esme placed her hands on his shoulders. "This could turn into a bloodbath."

Edward looked to Alice expectantly, "Who's behind it?"

"I didn't see anyone I recognized." Alice replied, pausing for a second. "Maybe one…"

Edward read the face from her vision and nodded. "I know his face. He's a local. Riley Biers. He didn't start this."

"Well, whoever did is clearly staying out of the action." Alice let out a small huff of frustration.

Carlisle nodded. "They must be playing with the blind spots in your vision."

"Either way, the army is coming and there isn't enough of us to protect the town." Jasper spoke up.

"Well, this is perfect then!" Quinn exclaimed and quickly garnering looks of disbelief and surprise. "I mean, now the pack can fight with you guys. Now that you don't need to go to Seattle, they can help. You'll have a home field advantage, I'm sure the newborns aren't even aware of their existence, which will be an extra edge and they won't stand a chance."

"No way! They'll get themselves killed!" Bella exclaimed.

She shook her head, fighting the urge to roll her eyes, "Honestly Bella, when are you going to realize that the wolves are made for this kind of thing? It's what they do."

"Damn straight." Quil smirked.

"We're in. Definitely." Jacob looked to Quil and Embry, who nodded their heads in agreement.

"Well now everything just disappeared, of course." Alice said in a smug voice. "That's inconvenient, but, all things considered, I'll take it."

"If you're to fight with us, you'll need some instruction." Jasper stated. "We need to coordinate. We were already planning a…strategic meeting."

Jacob nodded. "Just name the time and the place."

Emmett's booming laughter echoed throughout the trees, scaring the birds out of their nests. While the family waited on Edward and Bella as well as the wolves, they talked casually among themselves; though Emmett and Jasper were already partaking in a little practice of their own.

Quinn zipped up her jacket as far as it would go and shoved her hands deep in large, warm pockets. It was the early hours of the morning and the coastal breeze could be felt even from their place in depths of the forest.

Ever since the decision was made and the pack decided to join them in battle, she noticed the change in her family members after the long weeks of stress. They were much more relaxed than before, their doubt now replaced with confidence.

She just wished she could say the same for herself.

She wasn't even going to be involved in the fight and she was more of a nervous wreck than the pack and her family combined.

She didn't care how much of an easy fight they claimed it all to be. It would still be a fight, which meant there would still be a chance someone could get hurt…or worse.

Thankfully she didn't have much time to dwell on this, as in that moment, Edward and Bella emerged from the trees, Bella still on Edward's back. It was also the same moment that Jasper sent Emmett flying through the air with one throw. She almost lost her footing when his body collided with the ground, causing even the treetops to shake.

Emmett instantly pushed himself upright and proceeded to dust himself off. "Hey, Edward," he greeted them. "Hey, Bella. Is he going to let you practice, too?"

Edward groaned at his brother. "Please, Emmett, don't give her any ideas."

"The wolves are almost here." She couldn't help but chuckle at the expression on Jasper's face as he spoke, no doubt stuck breathing in their 'stench'.

Their informal circle widened out into a loose line with Carlisle being the spear point.

"I'm going to have to translate." Edward sighed. "They don't trust us enough to use their human forms." She figured Jacob would be as well, so he could keep contact with the others through the pack mind.

"They came, that's what matters." Carlisle whispered, turning his attention back to where the wolves started to emerge from out of the shadows. Emmett let out a low whistle after all ten of them came into view. "Did you ever see anything like it?"

While the first wolf she noticed was Sam, who stood in front of the others, her gaze quickly fell onto the enormous russet-colored wolf to his left.

He instantly left his place within the pack to move to her side, much to the dismay of some of the other wolves. He trotted past the others until he was right in front of her. She closed the small gap between them and wrapped her arms around his large neck, greeting him with a hug. A thrumming hum resonated in his throat.

She slowly pulled away and smiled up at him, chuckling softly when he leaned his head down and nuzzled both sides of her face affectionately. She raised a hand and ran her fingers through his fur, stroking his neck and higher before massaging the area behind his ear.

A low rumble escaped him making it clear to her that he particularly liked that.

He dipped his head lower to better accommodate her so she continued her actions for a few more seconds before dropping her hand and placing a kiss to the top of his head.

She turned her attention away from him and felt her cheeks warm up when she noticed that everyone was staring at them.

Carlisle then cleared his throat and refocused on the wolves before taking a slow, deliberate step forward. It was a careful movement, designed to reassure. "Welcome. My son Jasper," - he gestured to where Jasper stood next to him, tensed and ready - "has experience with newborns. He will teach us how to defeat them."

Sam blew out a large breath from his nose and dipped his head. Edward cut in. "They want to know how the newborns differ from us."

"They're a great deal stronger than us, because their own human blood lingers in their tissues." Carlisle paused before raising his voice. "Our kind, is never more physically powerful … than in our first several months of this life." He looked to Jasper, who stepped forward with a nod.

"Carlisle's right. While they are stronger, they have no skill or strategy. They will fight like children." He looked at the wolves, then at the family, then back at the wolves. "Now the two most important things to remember are, first, never let them get their arms around you, they'll crush you instantly. And second …" He lowered his voice slightly. "… Never go for the obvious kill. They'll be expecting that…and you will lose."

Jasper stepped aside and waved Emmett over to him. "Okay, Emmett first. He's the best example of a newborn attack."

Emmett's eyes narrowed. "I'll try not to break anything." he muttered.

Jasper grinned. "What I meant is that Emmett relies on his strength. He's very straightforward about the attack. The newborns won't be trying anything subtle, either. Just go for the easy kill, Emmett."

Jasper backed up a few more paces, his body tensing. As he and Emmett proceeded, she curled up against Jacob's body and soaked up as much of his warmth as she could.

Once Jasper finished his spar with Emmett, the rest of the family took their turns facing off against him. It was an interesting experience, as she'd never really watched them work in this way before. Carlisle was competent, but it was clear that fighting wasn't his first preference. The same went for Esme, who wasn't really a fighter either. Rosalie, while she didn't show as much enthusiasm for all this like Emmett, was just as determined as her husband.

Alice, though the smallest member of the family, proved to be one of the most surprising in battle, as displayed during her turn with Jasper. And with Edward, one would think it would be easier for him to claim a victory what with his mind-reading enabling him to predict Jasper's moves before he made them, but with Jasper's vast experience, that wasn't the case.

They ended up having to call a draw otherwise they would've been kept everyone out here for hours.

She found herself leaning more and more into Jacob's body as time went on, her eyes growing weary from trying to focus on all of the family's rapid movements. She clasped her hand over her mouth when she felt a yawn coming on and just as she lifted her hand to rub her watery eyes, she heard something snap from the depths of the trees behind her.

Evidently she wasn't the only one who had heard it, for everyone became silent, with the exception of the wolves whose growling amplified. Jacob instantly turned around and moved his body protectively in front of hers, a threatening growl escaping him. Esme appeared at her side in that same moment, her hand grasping her forearm.

Her body tensed when a figure suddenly came out of the foliage, Esme's did too. Jacob was about seconds from lunging forward when she grabbed onto his fur, holding him back. Her eyes narrowed for a moment, but then widened with realization. "Santana."

"It's okay." she assured everyone, a broad smile spreading across her face as her best friend walked toward her. She let go of Jacob and stepped forward, but Santana held up her hand, stopping her.

"Wait, there's something I've been waiting to do for years."

Her brow furrowed at this and reluctantly stepped aside as Santana strode past her and walked over to Bella.

And then, before she or any of the Cullens could react, Santana, well, punched Bella in the face (Thankfully Edward caught her before she fell to the ground).

Santana swiftly turned back around, smiling satisfactorily as she brushed her hands together. "So, Q. Did ya miss me?"

AN: If things seem slow, I'm sorry but I promise things will pick up in the coming chapters. Some things to look out for:

-More of Santana and her awesomeness. Yay!

-A return to Hell.

-I'll bring in two more glee characters that I haven't mentioned before (A clue: Santana hates them both on the show).

- I changed outcome of the newborn battle, so beware cause it won't be all rainbows and sunshine... (But don't worry, it won't end with like Quinn turning into a vampire or anything like that, promise! That won't happen in this fic).

Anyways, please review!