A/N: So I'm so sorry it took me so long to update. Life's been crazy and I had started to write this chapter then it wasn't going anywhere so I had to start over. And just to let you know, I had no intention in killing the person, I swear, it just ends up that way. But just cuz they're dead doens't mean they can't come back... *hint, hint*

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Chapter 31: Death

As my life flashed before my eyes

I'm wondering will I, ever see another sunrise.

Some people don't get the chance to say good-bye,

But it's too late to think of the value of my life

'Russian Roulette' by Rihanna

"What?" I asked.

"You heard me, I don't want you to help them," said Jacob.

I raised my eyebrows, "And why, may I ask?"

"Because I said so."

I laughed harshly, "Because you said so? And why should that stop me?"

He growled, "You're supposed to listen to me."

"The hell I am Jacob Black! You don't own me!"

He grabbed my shoulders and pushed me up the side of the house.

"Don't push it Melanie," he growled.

Jacob had never been this angry with me… well, yeah he had, but he wasn't physical with me in his anger.

"I'll do what I please Jacob. Erin needs us and you refuse to help? She's your child's mother! You should be the first to want to help her."

Jacob released me and said, "I don't want you to have anything to do with Lucy or Sebastian or Erin. Let them figure it out themselves. Sebastian is capable enough to save Erin."

I shook my head; "I can't believe this right now! Fine! I won't do anything!"

Jake seemed to release a sigh of relief and said, "Thank you. Now let's go back inside."

He tried to hug me but I moved away and glared at him. Sighing, Jacob ran his hand over his face, "Melanie, please don't do this."

I shrugged, "I'm not doing anything Jacob, just like you said so."

I walked into the house, into Chaska's room and played with him until it was his bedtime.

After putting him to bed, I went to go see what Jacob was doing.

He was on the couch asleep with the TV still on. Despite my annoyance with him, I smiled and put a light blanket over him.

I went into my room and took out of my closet jeans and a sweatshirt.

I took my shoes in my hand and quietly exited the house.

I was going to help Sebastian and Erin despite what Jacob 'ordered' me to do. It felt wrong to betray him like this, but it also felt wrong to not help out my somewhat friends.

Not sure of what to do now, that I'd escaped from Jacob, I went to Sebastian's house to see what he had in plan.

"Hey Melanie, come right in." Sebastian said as he answered the door.

I stepped into the hall and saw little Aphrodite playing with Barbie's on the floor. I smiled as she ran up to me to give me a hug.

"So what's the plan Sebastian?" I asked.

He looked nervous, "Jacob's not gonna help?"

I shook my head, "Nope, and since he's not helping, neither can his pack. And also, for some reason my family likes him more than me, my family won't help because Jacob forbid me to. I actually had to sneak out of the house to come here."

Sebastian sighed and his shoulders shrugged, he looked defeated.

"Well Lucy came and dropped off a note before disappearing again. It had the address of where she was and a time. It also said that if I didn't come by then that Erin would be dead by the time we found her."

I gasped, is Lucy really going to kill someone over some guy, that guy being Sebastian? I mean, sure he's hot, but come on, he isn't worth all that trouble.

"Well here's the plan. I say we bust in there, take Erin, kick Lucy's butt while we're there and bring her back," I said.

Sebastian just shrugged, "Yeah, I guess that'll work since I've got nothing."

"Alright then it's settled. We'll leave as soon as we get Aphrodite somewhere safe."

I woke up the next morning rested but a little sore from sleeping in the couch that was three feet too short for me.

I sat up and stretched, just in time to hear baby Chaska. I sighed and bounded up the stairs to him.

"Hey little CW, what's up?" He clapped his hands at seeing his dad.

I smiled and picked him up, I couldn't believe it, he grew again, overnight too.

Now he looked like a freaking two-year old when he was, what? Two weeks old?

"Mama," said CW.

I was stunned for a minute, "What did you say?"

"Mama! Mama, Mama, Mama!" He started to yell.

Holy freaking shit, my kid just said his first words and he was calling for Mel. If she didn't already before, she's gotta love him now.

I ran through the house yelling Mel's name but when I got no response I stopped and listened.

The only people in the house were Chaska and I.

"Damn it Melanie," I growled.

I called up my dad and told him that I was going to drop Chaska off at his house. I didn't have to explain because Dad would love spend time with his grandson.

So in twenty minutes I was speeding down the highway heading towards the northern tip of Oregon.

That's where Lucy was located. How'd I know?

She contacted me and told me to stay out of matters that only involve her and Sebastian.

That's why I didn't want to help the two out; Lucy threatened to do something rash if we got involved.

So why didn't I just tell Mel this in the beginning? Well, do you think she would have still wanted to go anyways? Hell yes, she would've. Now she's gonna get hurt because she didn't trust me on this one.

I rushed into the old abandoned warehouse secluded in the woods. There were Sebastian, Erin and Melanie tied up against the wall.

Melanie and Sebastian were fine but Erin looked bloodied and beat up; which was weird since she's a werewolf and should be able to heal herself.

"Ah, Jacob, how nice of you to join the party."

I turned around to see a red-eyed Lucy staring at me.

"What have you done Lucy?"

She shrugged, "Nothing that she doesn't deserve. Oh and the reason why she's not healing is because she has my venom in her. So her body can't heal itself."

"Please Lucy, I've just come for Melanie. You can do whatever the hell you want with those two, I just want her."

Lucy shrugged, "I was gonna let 'em go anyways. You can have her."

I breathed a sigh of relief until Melanie had to open her mouth, "No! You can't just leave them here! She'll kill them!"

"Melanie, please, I'd rather you be safe then put you in danger by trying to come in between this little love triangle."

Lucy nodded, "You should listen to him. If you decide to interfere, I'll just have to kill you too. And to tell the truth, I don't want to do that. I was the one who ruined your life by sleeping with Sebastian in the first place. You're still my best friend in my eyes."

Melanie scoffed, "I'm not friends with kidnapping murders!"

Lucy started to shake and she ran up to Melanie with inhuman speed and grabbed her by the throat.

"Last chance Melanie, you can leave alive, or try to be the hero – a dead hero."

With her last gasping breath Melanie spit in Lucy's face.

Lucy drew back her hand and swooped down on Melanie. I ran towards them but I was too late…

Lucy's hand made contact with her head and it came right off. Her head rolled away from her and her lifeless eyes stared back at me.

Blood was everywhere and I fell to my knees. I was about to wail out in agony when I realized that the head on the ground was a blonde.

"No! Erin, no!" Sebastian cried out.

Somehow Erin had gotten free and jumped in between Melanie and Lucy.

She sacrificed herself for Melanie, I couldn't be more grateful.

Sebastian was crying while both Lucy and Mel stood there shocked, not really processing what just happened.

Melanie recovered faster and brought her legs up to Lucy's chest and pushed, sending her flying across the room.

Ripping the chains out of the wall, Melanie landed on her feet and started to change.

Her clothes ripped and the shackles on her hands shattered and she became the black wolf.

I was right behind her transforming and lastly came Sebastian, who was still looking over at the bloody mess that was Erin.

We surrounded Lucy as she had her back against the wall.

She looked terrified as she looked at each of us.

Her voice was shaky when she spoke, "Hey, I'm done now. I'm not going to hurt anyone else. You can let me go, you don't have to worry about me anymore."

I shook my head slowly, we were all thinking the same thing: she was too dangerous to be let go.

With a slight nod from Melanie, the three of us pounced and we ripped Lucy apart.

She put up a good fight, and she was especially hard to rip up but we managed to do it.

Back in human form, we all looked at her dismembered body parts. Sebastian held the lighter in his hand and with a tear going down his face he set Lucy's remains on fire.

Then picking up Erin's body, he took her outside to give her a proper burial.

We all stood around the mound of dirt that had Erin's body underneath it and had a moment of silence.

After all the things she'd done, she still didn't deserve to die this way.

"Sebastian, I'm so sorry for your loss," Melanie said as she put a hand on his shoulders.

Sebastian was still looking down at the earth and when he looked up to Mel he threw his arms around her and cried.

I didn't feel the pang of jealousy, or the surge of possessiveness; I let Sebastian hug Melanie because she was the only one who could comfort him right now.

"You'll be alright, I promise," she said softly as she stroked his hair.

When he released her they smiled at each other.

"Thank you Melanie, for everything. Even though I'm the worst person in the world, you still came to the rescue, so thank you."

Melanie just waved him off, "Don't worry about it. So what are you going to do now?"

Sebastian looked off into the distance, "I have family in Europe, Aphrodite and I will move there and try to start a new life."

Melanie nodded and gave him one last hug before Sebastian transformed and ran off into the forest.

Melanie turned to me with a blank expression on her face.

"Are you mad at me Melanie?" I asked.

She just stared at me for a moment, "I don't know what to feel Jacob. Why didn't you just tell me that Lucy said to stay out of it?"

"Would you have stayed out of it?" I asked and she looked down.

"You have a point. But we could have figured something out. Erin is dead and we could have done something to prevent it. Now there's a little girl without a mom."

I forgot about Aphrodite, I knew that Erin adored the little girl.

"I'm sorry Melanie. I should have trusted you to come up with some sort of plan."

Melanie just sighed and said, "Don't worry about it baby. There's nothing we can do now. I'm just so grateful that Erin sacrificed herself for me."

I nodded, "Come on, let's go home."

I took Melanie's hand and we walked back to my car and we drove back to La Push.

Back to a life that should be somewhat normal now that all the danger and drama was gone.

A week later there was a gasp of breath. It was hard to do since she was covered with dirt.

She tried to move her body but it felt unattached but she could tell that it was moving.

She had no recollection of what had happened but she did know she was in a shallow grave.

She figured out why her body felt so weird, she was decapitated. And miraculously, her body picked up her head, and attached it back on without incident.

She got up and now that she was steady, her first mission was to find that girl.

Melanie…

Thanks to my (5!) reviewers!

danie568: Yeah for some reason I was like, 'I'm not going to put the whole POV title'. I was being stupid and it's too late in the story to do it now. Glad you figured it out though.

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NOelly: Thank you!

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Leah Wolf: Aw, just when you start to like Erin, look at what happens. Don't worry, she'll be back!