Jacob yawned and stretched, his eyes blinking at the bright light in his room. He lay on the bed, blinking the sleep from his eyes, before turning to look at the clock near his bed. Then he suddenly stood up and went to the kitchen.
Billy was sitting there already, eating an apple and reading the paper. At the sight of Jacob in his jogging pants, he grinned. "Mornin', kid. Kinda woke up late, didn't you?"
"Yeah, I did." He yawned again, "Did you see S-s-s-s-s-eth?"
"Yep, the kid woke up early with Leila." He pointed towards the door, "He said he'd go out patrolling and Leila decided to go with him."
He nodded, "Okay thanks." He got out, and phased into wolf form, sniffing the air for Leila's scent.
Hey, Seth, Leila! Where are you guys?
Oh, good morning, Jacob- it was Leila.
Jake! Come here and see! Leila's doing the coolest thing, man! Hurry!
Jacob winced as Seth's high-pitched, excited voice filled his head. He started running. Okay! Okay! Jeeze, don't you ever run out of energy?
I ask the same thing, too… everyday, actually.
LEAH! What are you doing there?!
Watching the light show. I must say this freak is really impressive.
HEY! Don't call Leila a freak, Leah! She's way more advanced than you.
Yeah. Yeah. She's a witch, I know. Come on, she should consider it a compliment. I just said she was impressive, right?
Yes, you did, Leah. Thank you for your kind words. Though I must say, I am equally impressed by your freaky speed as well.
Seth and Leah's laughter filled his head as he came close to a clearing. He recognized Seth's sandy colored wolf form as well as Leah's form beside him. Leila, whose snowy white wolf fur was in contrast with the greenery around her, turned to look at him, her canine eyes the same sapphire shade as her human eyes. Come take a look, Jacob. This is the reason I'm called Lady of the Rain by my people.
Jacob sat on his hunches beside her, and watched as she howled, as if she was saddened. Her howl was heartbreaking, as if she had lost someone dear. And it made Jacob sad as well.
Then suddenly, out of nowhere, despite of the strong sunlight, rain seemed to fall down. Strangely, the rain didn't hit anyone of them. It hit everything else, though… the trees, the ground and the leaves all around them.
Wow, Jacob thought, that is really cool. How did you do that?
Leila gave him a wolfy grin, It's just something I was blessed with… being a witch and all. It's pretty awesome…
JACOB! JACOB!
A new voice entered their thoughts and it sounded like Edward. Yeah, we're here. You find something?
Where's Leila?
She's here with me. Seth and Leah are here too. What's going on?
Carmille was here, she crossed our territory. She's very fast, Jacob, even faster than I am or Leah.
Jacob felt panic rise up his throat. If Edward said she was faster than Leah or himself, then it would mean problems. Were you able to attack her?
Yeah, but she was pretty strong. She has a talent, too. It seems she can manipulate wind with her hands. She blew us all out of the air when we tried to jump her. Emmett got hit pretty hard. Carlisle's tending to him right now.
Where's she headed?
She's on your way to you, Jacob. I think she's after Leila. You'd better…
Something suddenly came up from under him, knocking him with an upper cut. As he fell to the ground, he heard Seth and Leah let out whimpers. There was a strong rush of air, and Jacob looked up to see a vampire with blood red hair, gold eyes and white skin standing on her tiptoes at the top of a tree. Beside her, struggling under her talon-nailed hand, was Leila in her human form, struggling for air.
"Ahh… and this must be the one who killed my Laurent." She said, looking at Jacob, and then turning to Seth, "And this one killed my Victoria. Tsk, tsk. I have trained my young poorly. To be killed by simple mongrels… what an embarrassment."
Jacob growled, Who you calling mongrel, murderer?!
A sudden pressure of air came down on Jacob. It was like a tornado was pushing him downwards to the ground. She could read my thoughts?!, he thought as he tried to breathe but he couldn't. "Ah ah ah, little puppy." Carmille said, her hand clawed before her, aiming her power of wind at Jacob, "Mutts like you shouldn't speak to us like that."
She twisted her hand, lifting Jacob with a strong gust of air, and landing him on top of Leah and Seth. "Hmm… I feel a vampire coming close." She said, "Listen, dog, tell your friend Edward Cullen that if he wants to see this mutt of a girl alive again, both of you should come to Neah Bay. Make sure that nobody else comes with you. If don't come or if I sense someone else with the two of you, well, this girl's blood is in your hands, as well as that little half-breed daughter that he has." She pouted, "Tsk tsk, such a pity. The child is such a lovely girl, and with such a strong lust for human blood. Maybe I should just take her under my wing. She'll be even better than any vampire, I'm sure…"
Jacob barked, You will not kill Leila, and you won't take Renesmee!
The strong wind returned, sucking the three off them into a tornado that they gasped for air. "Renesmee, you say?" Carmille said, "Lovely name. Ugly parents. Oh well, maybe Auntie Carmille can teach her a thing or two."
She raised her hand again bringing down strong gusts of wind on them again. Jacob looked up to Leila, her eyes crying from sadness and lack of oxygen, and immediately he felt a strong connection at her. He stared at her, his eyes widening, looking at her face like a man who had seen the sun for the first time.
I will come for you, Jacob thought, hoping she can read his mind even in wolf form, I'll bring you back home, I promised.
Leila nodded, still crying, and she mouthed something to him. Carmille raised her hand again, and a vacuum of wind seemed to choke them. Beside him, Leah and Seth gasped for air and fell to the ground, choking. Jacob could feel his consciousness fading. He closed his eyes, wishing for air, as Carmille let out a shriek of triumph and seemed to have flown away. As he felt the darkness enclose him, he remembered Leila, and he realized the words she mouthed to him were 'I love you'.