Time: 6:31am (PST)

I really like this one…

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"Since Rose is suspended can we not go to school either?" Emmett said hopefully as we all ran through the forest.

"No," Carlisle and Esme said at the same time.

Edward and I just laughed, he's been asking that same question ever since he got home from school today.

"There's a giant herd of elk up ahead," Carlisle announced.

All five of us were running full speed now as the herd came into view.

Emmett immediately took down the largest one, I leapt onto a tree and stood on top of a branch looking for which poor defenseless animal I was going to claim.

I was just about to spring until an awful smell filled my airways. I cringed in disgust, never in my life have I ever smelled something so fowl.

I jumped from the tree and onto the ground. I was spinning around examining every possible corner. But, I could not find the source of the terrible smell.

"Stop!" I screamed.

Everyone looked up from their prey and put all their attention on me.

"Do you smell that?" my eyes were shifting from side to side now still trying to locate the smell. "Do you smell… dog?"

Before I heard anyone's response I was knocked off my feet by a giant massive body.

"Rose!" my family screamed.

I was flat on my back. A giant animal was hovering over me, snapping at me every chance it had. I tried pushing it off of me, but it was actually… difficult to do so.

It was just about to snap at me again until it was sent hurling through the air. I heard the animal slam into what I was assuming was a tree. It whined in pain as it collided with the tree.

"Rose, are you alright? Are you hurt?" Emmett said panicking.

He helped me up from the ground, "no, I'm fine."

Suddenly I heard numerous growls, I looked around finding another three of those giant animals.

Emmett immediately got into a defensive crouch in front of me.

"Emmett, you've got to be careful those things are strong," I warned him as I took a defensive crouch defending his back.

Edward, Carlisle and Esme were already fighting two of the giant animals off. Which left another two for Emmett and I.

"I got you covered," I heard Emmett say from behind me.

I just nodded in agreement as I looked at the giant animal dead in the eye.

I lunged after the animal and it did the same. Unlike the last time I was prepared. I quickly had the animal pinned to the ground. It violently started thrashing around trying to get free. As I straddled the beast I had one hand holding it's whole face down, keeping it from snapping at me.

But, I couldn't help but think as I held it down, 'this thing has absolutely no idea what it was doing.'

My thoughts were interrupted when I noticed one of the animals sneaking behind Emmett.

I shot to my feet running in the direction where Emmett was, "move!"

As I saw Emmett turn around I tackled the animal, only to cause us both rolling onto the dirt ground.

This one was bigger than the last, and probably smarter.

I tried my best, but blow after blow the damn thing just wouldn't give up.

I wasn't sure what happened, it happened so fast. But, the next thing I knew I was sent flying in the air with my shirt ripped to shreds.

As I rolled onto the ground I tried getting up, but I couldn't. I was in to much pain. I looked down at the source of my pain only to find a giant claw scratch across my flat stomach.

I groaned in pain, "Ah, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck!"

Form the corner of my eye I noticed the giant animal coming my way.

In another failed attempt I tried getting up, only to fall back onto the ground.

"Shit, come on Rose! Get up!" I scolded myself.

The animal's growls were getting closer.

I tried one more time, which only had me curling into a ball in agony. I started to crawl, trying to desperately get away. It was no use… I was to slow.

I closed my eyes tightly bracing myself, until I heard a even louder vicious growl. I opened my eyes and saw Emmett punch the massive beast in the jaw. It was caught off guard and fell to the ground unmoving.

Emmett was immediately at my side, "Rose… oh god… are you okay?"

I could tell that he didn't want to touch me, in fear of just hurting me some more.

"I would be lying if I said 'yes,'" I joked.

Before Emmett could respond to my failed attempt at a joke, I heard Edward yell.

"Everybody! Stop! Their… people."

'People?!' I thought suddenly forgetting the pain.

Everyone did as they were told, even the giant animals.

Emmett's eyes never left me, not even as I watched in shock as the animals transformed into men.

* * *

It turned out, the men/animals (or werewolves as they called themselves) were from the Quileute tribe down in La Push.

They knew what we were and came to… exterminate was the word they used.

Carlisle convinced them to let him meet with their leader.

I was still on the ground when they left, still in as much pain as I was during the fight.

"I should rip every single one of them apart for what they did to you," Emmett said through gritted teeth as he stared at my wounded body.

"It's… It's okay. Carlisle said I should be fine in a couple of hours," I reminded him. But, he wasn't having any of it. Emmett's hands were both in a hard fist, his angelic face replaced with furry. I knew if he weren't calmed down now he would surely go after them and will end up killed.

Although it hurt like hell, I reached to touch his face. Even till this day his skin still made mine burn.

"I'm fine… see," I tried getting up; but, Emmett gently pushed me back down.

"Please Rose don't move," Emmett said softly.

I did as I was told and laid back onto the dirt. Emmett then removed his shirt and draped it over my exposed body.

Emmett carried me off the ground and cradled me in his arms. The sudden movement caused a jolt of pain through my whole body.

I gave a quick cry of pain and jerked violently in his arms.

"I'm sorry," he whispered as I settled down.

"It's okay… I'm fine remember?" I reassured him.

"I'm taking Rose home," Emmett told the others.

"We'll go with you," Esme said.

"Yeah, we need to figure out what we should do about the pack," Carlisle added.

"Before you do anything, you're going to fix Rose," Emmett told Carlisle as he looked into my eyes.

As I looked at his face I could tell he was angry, but his eyes told me something else… he was scared.

"Emmett it's not like she's human… There's not much I can do for her. I've never dealt with anything like this. I'm not even sure if I can do anything," Carlisle tried explaining.

"Well, try!" Emmett snapped.

This surprised me, Emmett almost never yelled. Let alone at Carlisle.

"Emmett!" Esme gasped.

Emmett was breathing hard from his anger, "I'm sorry… Carlisle… you just need to try, okay? Please."

"Okay, son. I'll try my best,"

* * *

After we ran back home (well, Emmett did the running for me) Carlisle, as promised, did all he could for me. Which meant countless antibiotics, which did nothing. Even attempts at stitches, which resulted in broken needles due to my hard skin.

So instead he just wrapped my whole torso in bandages and told me not to move from my bed.

"You're just going to have to wait till you heal and the pain goes away on it's own," is what he told me about three hours ago.

To be honest the pain was gone an hour ago, but Emmett (who wouldn't leave my side) refused to let me get up.

"Rose, would you stop moving," Emmett said trying to hold me down.

"But I'm fine now! See!" I started wiggling around proving that I can move and also proving I can look like a complete idiot wiggling around like a fish out of water.

"Stop it! You're going to hurt yourself all over again!"

"But, we have to be downstairs. We have to figure out what we are going to do about the… dogs."

"We don't have to do anything. The others have it taken cared of, now lay back down."

He was just about to push me back down.

"Emmett if you touch me one more time I swear you will have to go without sex for a very… very long time," I threatened.

He quickly withdrew his hands from my shoulders.

"Good, now move," I placed my hand on the back of his head and pushed him out of the way causing him to bounce onto the bed face first.

I quickly jumped off the bed and was storming down the stairs.

I entered the dining room. Where Carlisle sat at the head of the table, as usual when we had these kinds of meetings. Edward was to his right and Esme to his left.

"Oh! Rosalie I'm glad to see you're feeling better," Esme said pleased to see I was up and running once again.

"Yeah, yeah… What are we going to do about the dog problem?" I asked getting straight to the point as I took my usual seat at the other head of the table.

"I think I'm gong to have a talk with their leader. Try to work something out," Carlisle told me.

Emmett entered the room and took the seat to my right.

"Why are you going to 'work' something out with the mongrels? I say we just take care of the situation," I suggested, hoping I would have my chance at revenge.

"Rosalie, why must the answer to everything be murder?" Edward asked.

"It's not murder, Edward, if we're just simply removing a threat to our family," I shot back.

Edward didn't say anything he just rolled his eyes.

"No, we do not want to start anything with these people," Carlisle quickly interjected.

"Hah! People," I mumbled.

"It's settled… we're going to work something out."

Before I can continue the argue, the phone began to ring.

"I'll get it," Esme said as she left to go into the kitchen.

After just a few moments Esme returned.

"That was Alice, she and Jasper are on their way home."

"Why?" Emmett asked.

"It's weird actually… She said she couldn't see any of us," Esme explained with a puzzled look on her face. "She said she was worried, so they're on their way back."

"Well," Carlisle began, "I think I will go meet with the Quileute leader then."

"I'm coming with you. I can't let you go alone," Edward said.

Carlisle nodded in agreement.

"I'm coming too. If there is the slightest chance for a rematch, I'm gong to be there," I said secretly hopeful.

"If Rose is going, I'm going," Emmett added.

"I should stay behind just in case Alice and Jasper get back early," Esme said.

"Okay, lets go," Carlisle said rising to his feet.

"Wait!" I said suddenly.

"What is it?"

"I need to change," I just realized I was still in Emmett's oversized flannel shirt.

Edward groaned, "well, then. Hurry up!"

* * *

As I walked out of my closet fastening the remaining buttons of my shirt, I noticed Emmett sitting quietly on our bed.

"C'mon lets go," I told him about to walk out of the door.

"I think you should stay here Rose," Emmett said softly.

"What? Why?" I turned looking at him, hoping I didn't hear what I thought I just heard.

"I don't want you to get hurt again," he continued to look down at the floor.

I sighed, "is that what this is about?"

I took a seat next to him, "no one is going to get hurt. Last time was just luck, they won't touch me again."

"And what if they get lucky again?" his head suddenly jerked to face me.

"They won't."

"You don't know that! I can't lose you Rose! I can't-!"

I was taken aback by his sudden outburst.

"Rosalie, do you understand how much you mean to me? You're the strongest person I know… and watching you today… laying there… in pain… I… I…"

I wrapped my arms around Emmett's neck and pulled him close to me.

He rested his head on my shoulder, "You are not going to lose me. Do you understand?"

He didn't respond.

"Do you?" I repeated.

He nodded into my shoulder.

I pulled him away, "Look I'm all better now. See?"

I lifted my shirt to show I was already fully healed. I grabbed his hand and pressed it against my stomach.

"See… not even a scratch," he softly caressed my stomach as if trying to find some sort of evidence. "It's like it never happened."

He slowly took his hand away, "but it did…"

I sighed in frustration, I knew I was getting nowhere with this.

"Trust me okay? I'm going to be fine."

I stood up and reached out for Emmett's hand, waiting for him to take mine.

"C'mon now… Carlisle and Edward are waiting."

Reluctantly he took my hand. I smiled, but he didn't return it.

I reached up and kissed him, at least this he returned.

"I love you," I told him hoping for a positive response.

He sighed, "I love you too."

I kissed him one more time, "lets go."

I tightened my grip on his hand and led us out the door.