She started walking towards them, her hands clawed, the gusts of wind becoming stronger around her. "Two boys and a girl for two sons and a daughter… the perfect payment! But then…" She stopped walking and grinned evilly at Edward, "Maybe it's about time I adopted a new daughter…"

"YOU WILL NOT TOUCH MY CHILD!" Edward yelled as he launched himself at Carmille, his hands poised at her throat. She laughed and swung her hand, and an eddy of wind blew him off. He regained his balance when he fell and tried to attack again.

As Edward attacked Carmille, Jacob was busy gnawing at Leila's ropes. Leila looked down at Jacob's wolf form, "Wait… Jacob. Stop."

The russet wolf looked up at her, Why? We have to hurry!

She shook her head, "If you cut the ropes, my hands will tear into two." She said, pointing at the two nails embedded at her palms. "We have to get the nails out first."

Jacob looked at her wound, and felt himself break. Your hands…

"I'll be fine, just get rid of the nails first." Leila said, gritting her teeth.

Jacob nodded at her, stood on his hind legs, and tried to remove the nails using his canine teeth. But the nails were so embedded, that soon he had a toothache. It's in deep. I can't get it out.

Leila whimpered and panted, but she looked up at Jacob again, her blue eyes shining with fierce determination. "Jacob, back off a little. Don't look, and don't listen…"

What are you doing?! Hey!

"Just shut up!" Leila said, her eyes streaming tears and blood, "Don't listen to this, you hear me? Just don't listen!!!"

DON'T!

But it was too late. Leila leaned forward, trying to close her arms around her, her teeth clenching in pain and agony. Jacob heard little ripping noises as the nails dug into her hands, ripping muscles and skin. She cried out again, exerting effort, and soon the nails passed through her hand, the steel hanging with bits and pieces of tissue.

She was hanging forward, her body being held up by ropes, tired and aching from her ordeal. Jacob maneuvered himself in front of her and nipped her ropes, and soon she fell on his furry body. He licked her face, Leila… Leila… wake up.

Leila opened her eyes, "I'm fine, Jake. Just a little tired." She raised herself up using her elbows, and Jacob bent down to help her ride his back. "We… have to help Edward."

Okay, hang on tight, okay?

She nodded, and Jacob took off to get behind Carmille, she was pre-occupied with Edward, and didn't see him as he launched his attack behind her. He opened his mouth and bit hard into her shoulder.

Carmille shrieked and waved her arm, launching Jacob and Leila to the air. He was able to get a grip on a tree, and launched himself to attack again. Leila raised a hand, bringing down a torrent of rain on Carmille, making her slip on the muddy floor. Jacob tried to bite again, but she grabbed Edward by the leg and swung him. They clashed in the air, before hitting a large pine tree. The three of them landed on the forest floor.

"Damn you all." Carmille said as she touched the wound on her shoulder. "You have a lot of tricks up your sleeves. But no matter… I'll still kill you all!!"

Jacob stood up, let out a back of laughter and crouched, Lady, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

He cringed, concentrating hard, the heat of his body overwhelming him. He hunched over and howled, but soon his howl turned into a roar. His legs turned into massive paws with claws, and he got larger. He looked up after his phasing, and both Edward and Leila gasped, because Jacob had just turned into a 10 foot black bear.

Let's get it on! Jacob cried in his head, and he swiped a massive hand to Carmille's face, which still looked shocked. He heard ripping as his claws found the skin of her face. Carmille touched her cheek, "Stupid dog! You'll pay for this!"

And so they battled, with Jacob easily winning the upper hand, because even if he was a big bear he had retained his amazing speed as a wolf. Soon, Carmille's face and arms were full of scratch marks.

Jacob the bear grinned, And now to end this. Let's go, Edward!

Edward regained his balance and nodded, as he jumped towards the fray. Jacob wrapped his arms around Carmille, crushing her with a bear hug, as the vampire tried to struggle free. Edward had his hands around her head, when something happened.

Something seemed to explode from inside Jacob. Carmille's hand, which she had placed over his belly, formed a vacuum of air and shot it out forcefully, like a giant bullet from a gun. Blood came out of Jacob's back, just at the same moment blood spurted out of Carmille's neck, effectively beheading her. Jacob continued to grasp Carmille's headless, struggling body, as Edward made a giant pyre using some branches and the felled tree, lighting the fire with a lighter he had kept in his pocket. When the last bit of Carmille's body was thrown into the fire, Jacob fell, his back arching as he collapsed to the forest floor.

"Jacob… Jacob…" Leila cried as she clawed her way to Jacob, who phased back to his human form. Edward laid a jacket on him, covering his nakedness, as Leila leaned close to his face.

"Jake… can you hear me?"

Jacob looked up at her, his dark eyes finding her sky-colored ones, and he grinned, "I wouldn't mind dying if you were the same angel to greet me."

Leila chuckled, but tears were falling down her face. "You won't die. I won't let you." She sighed, "I am so sorry, you should've just let me die. Look what happened to you… oh God."

Leila lifted the jacket to see Jacob's wound, and she gasped at the sight. There was a hole the size of a bowling ball on his stomach, and already blood was beginning to pool around them. She couldn't look anymore, for the fear of throwing up, and looked at his face again, her face wet with both sweat, blood and tears.

He laughed, but he coughed out blood as he did so, "It's fine. I'll be okay. I already lost a girl I loved to a vampire. Did you think I was going to let it happen again? I don't think… so."

He coughed again, spilling out more blood and Edward and Leila gasped. Leila touched his face. "No. No… Jacob, stay awake. Stay with us. Please… please…"

"Wow, this is so weird." He said his eyes slowly closing. "So this is what it's like to… die…"

"NO!" Edward screamed, "STAY AWAKE YOU STUPID DOG! COME ON!!"

Jacob's face slackened, and then gave a small smile, "Say... goodbye to Bells and Nessie… for me, Edward…"

Leila started sobbing on his chest, "No… Jacob please…"

He raised a hand, which took him a lot of effort and touched Leila's face. He smiled sweetly at her, tears falling down his eyes, "I'm… so happy I met you… Lei. I love… you…"

"Jacob…"

His hand fell and his breath stilled, and instantly Leila started crying, sobbing her heart out. She clawed at his chest pounding on his heart in an effort to wake him. Edward bowed his head, his shoulder shaking in silent tears.

Then suddenly, Leila stopped crying. She looked up at Jacob's face, touching his eyelids with her finger tips. Then she pushed herself up and straddled him.

"Leila!" Edward shouted, "What're you doing?"

"The only thing I could do to save him!" She cried, as she raised her hands up to the sky, as if offering herself to the moon. Edward watched as the light of the moon seemed to fill Leila, making her shine with unremarkable beauty. Her white skin and hair made her even more luminescent as she prayed to the moonlight. And then she bent over Jacob's face and kissed his lips.

An invisible explosion knocked Edward to his back, and there was a very bright light that he raised his hands to shield his eyes. A few seconds later it was gone, and Edward stood up to see that Leila too had collapsed over Jacob.

"Leila… Leila!" He cried, as he moved her so that she lay on her back. He looked up at Jacob, and gasped, because his injuries were gone, and he was breathing.

Looking down at Leila, he realized that she was the one whose breathing has stopped. It seems that she restored Jacob's life in exchange for her own. He placed both his palms over her chest, pumping her heart with just the right amount of force, as he tried to reach his family using his thoughts.