A/N: Hope you all enjoy this one. Kinda a filla. Like the new KFC chicken fillers. Hehe. Haha. Hoho. Mwahaha. Yes, mwahaha is best methinks.


EPOV:

Edward Cullen.

My ears prick to attention as one of the many voices in my head (don't call me crazy) thinks my name. I instantly tune in to the person and recognise the voice as Jacob's at once.

Edward. Edward you bloody bloodsucker, you better come to Bella's dorm right now. If you can hear me, get here. Now. Fast.

I am out of my seat within the second, darting past a startled clan of vampires and sprinting out the door.

'What's got into him?' I hear Rosalie ask.

I am at Bella's door within the minute. I am just raising a fist to knock when the door swings open and a resentful looking Jacob appears. He glares at me for a moment before standing by to let me in.

'She asked for you,' he says bitterly, leading me to the bathroom.

My eyes widen as they survey the scene before me. A pale and grim looking Bella is leaning over the toilet-bowl, looking nauseated to say the least. She looks up at me tiredly and offers a tiny smile.

'Hey Edward.' She croaks, before turning back to the bowl and vomiting. I turn to see Jacob watching impotently.

'Why aren't you helping her?' I ask, alarmed. I want to assist her but I'm no longer hers to assist. Jacob's taken my place.

'It's my temperature. My heat makes her feel more sick!' He explains exasperatedly, before narrowing his eyes and admitting, 'She needs you.'

My heart swells as I realise that Bella needs me over him. My cool skin used to be a burden, but I suppose it has its advantages.

I sit down next to Bella and lean in close, resting a hand on her sweaty forehead and scooping her hair out of her face. She gives me a grateful smile and leans into my hand a little. I brush the back of my palm on her hot cheek and murmur gently: 'It's alright honey. Everything will be fine.'

I glance up at Jacob and see he is glowering at me murderously. I meet his eyes with a smirk.

Don't you dare try to steal her away from me Dracula. You showed how much you cared for her when you left, and I can provide her with a normal life.

I am about to nod and accept this when I remember Alice's words. "You can't just sit around moping. You need to fight for her." I look down at Bella. So fragile, so easily breakable. Maybe she does need someone like me; someone to take care of her. And in no way was I making the same mistake of leaving her twice.

I glance back up at Jacob and shake my head slightly, hoping he'll get the message: "I'm not going down without a fight." I turn back to Bella and rub her shoulders lightly, whispering soothing words into her ear.


JPOV:

My heart sinks as I see Edward comforting Bella. Why is it that every time I find myself moving closer to Bella, he comes and screws it all up. She deserves more than Edward's tortured outlook on life, all his dark broodiness. Me, I see life as an adventure and every day's an opportunity for felicity.

He's too protective of her. Right now I bet he's thinking how fragile she is. Doesn't he get that Bella's a big girl who can take care of herself. I remember back when they were together she would always have to ask him for his consent before doing something.

I watch his hand run along her back smoothly and suddenly feel it's all too much.

'I'm going for a run,' I choke out before sprinting to the door. I burst out into the cool fresh air with a sigh of relief and run into the massive park opposite Dartmouth. The second I'm surrounded by trees I phase.

I instantly pick up that there is another wolves in my head.

Sup Jake? What's been happening at that big College of yours? Embry asks.

Since I moved to Dartmouth my relationship with the pack has become more distant. There wasn't really a need for meeting, what with the Cullens leaving and all.

Embry scans through my mind and sees all of the past events.

Whoa man. Talk about a turn of events, eh? I can hear the laughter in his voice.

Yeah. But the thing is, Cullen's back. I'm worried he'll take Bella away from me again. He was already beginning to use his vampire magic on her when I left. I show him images of him whispering in her ear.

He laughs. You know what you need to do in this situation? Fight. Something us wolves do best, right? If he uses his vampire magic on her, you use your were-wolf charm.

Pshhhh, what charm? I ask.

Dude, from the way you two were at it last night, you're full of appeal. Embrace it. Use it as your strength.

You're starting to sound a bit like a creepy counsellor right now. Have you done this before?

Actually, I have a secret obsession with the Bold and the Beautiful.

I laugh. Fair enough.

In a way, Embry's right. I shouldn't let Edward move in and take over, apology accepted with no questions asked. I need to follow God's eleventh commandment: "Thou shalt not let thy girlfriend be stolen by her ex."


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