Hey guys! I'm updating again yayy! So, this is gonna be a really good chapter, I think. We're gonna find out alotta stufffff. By the way, this was a very hard chapter to write, and it was very hard to make all the timing and stuff line up, so if it has a few mistakes, be sure to lemme know in a review. ;)

Crap. I've been so forgetful lately: Bella

Out of gas? No way! I could have sworn that I just filled up the truck the other day. No, that was last week. I really must be out of it. The days had just been blending together lately. Well, not really lately, but for the last four or five months.

So, when Jacob held out his hand for me to take his, I smiled widely at him, and took his hand in mine. The kiss had left us breathless and in ecstasy pretty much.

We walked in silence for at least ten minutes, jsut enjoying each other's presence like we always did. This was fun, but it gave me way too much time to think. What did kissing Jacob mean? Were we together? I'm definitely not ready for that. Should I say something about it? And if I did, what would I say? I was just freaking out mentally. I didn't know what to say.

After that, we sort of chit-chatted. We talked about random things, like the weather, how we were gonna work out the whole "studying thing", but we didn't really talk about anything serious, despite what had happened earlier. As we were on our way home, I started to realize that Jake's hand was really hot, and that my own hand was sweating in the hot embrace of his gigantic hand.

And now that I noticed it, Jacob wasn't looking so good. It seemed like he was rushing to get back to his place, and that he was running an awfully high temperature. But maybe his hand just seemed hot to me because I was used to holding a marble-like, cold one. As we were talking about his car, one of Jacob's favorite subjects to talk about, and ear-splitting howl pierced the night, and it sounded very close. Jacob looked directly towards the sound, his features alert, but I could still see the fear in his eyes.

He looked at me for a few seconds and then dashed over to the truck to get something. He stuck my cell phone and my keys into my arms before sweeping me up into his arms as if I weighed nothing. I was amazed at how fast Jacob could run with the extra 110 pounds or so of body weight, but he seemed as if my burden hardly fazed him. I looked up at him with a million questions. How was he carrying me so effortlessly, and did he honestly think he could keep up this pace all the way back to his house, especially carrying me?

When we got back to the Black's house, Jacob was a little out of breath, but nothing like he should have been.

"Well, you sure take the phrase, 'swept me off my feet' literally, don't you?" I said, with humor coloring my tone. But Jacob didn't seem at all amused by my little joke.

"Haha, yeah," there was absolutely no humor in his tone.

"Wow. How did you--?" I didn't know how to finish this question.

"I...don't know. It was just kind of an...adrenaline rush. I don't know. Those wolves sounded pretty close, I didn't want anything to happen to you." Jacob seemed genuinely worried about me. That put a smile on my face for sure.

"Bella, I think you should get home," Billy said, seemingly coming from out of nowhere, "I don't think Jacob here is feeling all too well. It was nice seeing ya, hon."

I looked at Jacob, and he was shaking. Sort of like he was cold, or like he hadn't eaten all day. But he had eated popcorn at the movies, so I knew it wasn't because he hadn't ate in a while.

"Yeah," I said slowly, "I guess I should. I'll just go call Charlie and ask him to pick me up and get my truck towed in the morning." As I said this, Jacob looke at me like he didn't want me to go, and he looked scared senseless, which I was sure he was.

I was so worried about Jake as I was talking to Charlie. When Charlie said that he'd be over in a minute, I rushed back to the living room to see how Jake was feeling. He still wasn't looking to good when I went back into the room. When I came back, Jacob was quivering a heck of a lot more than when I had gone into the other room to talk to Charlie

With my newfound passion for Jacob, I was extremely worried. Billy was trying desperately to calm Jacob down, though I don't know why. Sure, Jacob was scared, but who wouldn't be? If I'd started shaking like that, I'd be scared. But Billy wasn't trying to comfort him because he was scared, he was acting like Jake was a ticking time bomb ready to explode. I wanted to comfort Jake, but Billy being my dad's best friend, I didn't want it to be in front of Billy.

I asked Billy if we could have a few minutes alone, and Billy didn't want to agree at first, but after a few moments of Jacob and I both looking at him, he gave in, thinking that it would be best for the both of us.

"Bella—" Jacob started, but I interrupted him putting my hands on both sides of his face and saying, "Jacob, I don't know what's wrong. But I'll be here tomorrow, I promise. Just get some rest and call me tomorrow, kay?" I was speaking softly, so that Billy wouldn't hear us talking.

"Promise?" he said through his labored breathing.

"Yeah, I promise." My voice had broken at the end, but I couldn't help it. Jacob just looked so helpless right now. It was unnatural for him.

Charlie was calling me on my cell, and I answered him, saying "I'll be right out

I swiftly gave Jacob a kiss on the forehead, pulled my hood over my head, and ran out the door, tripping twice on the way to Charlie's police cruiser.

What's happening?! : Jacob

We were walking when a loud howling sound pierced the sky, and it was close, and I knew we had to get out of there. There was no way I was going to let Bella be this close to a pack of wolves, or anything else that could hurt her.

I looked at her for a few moments, and then decided that I was going to get her out of here myself, even if I had to carry her the whole way. Thinking quickly, I dashed to her truck, pulled out her cell phone, and pulling the keys out of the truck, I shoved them in Bella's arms, and picked her up in my arms, honeymoon style. I figured she would weigh so much more than she did, so I was expecting this to be a whole lot harder. But holding her gave me the adrenaline rush I needed to get all the way home. I was athletic, so the running part ordinarily would have been doable, hard, but doable. This time, though, evem with all of the extra weight, that run was beyond easy.

I ran all he way home with her in my arms, and I was alot more winded than I let on, but still, a run like that should have been way harder. I was just glad that we were out of there.

I looked down at my hands, and they were shaking, and now that I noticed it, my entire frame was shaking. Not bad, but sort of like I was shivering because of the cold or something. I just shook it off, telling myself that my body was just tired from the run.

Bells and I were outside talking, and I was about to tell her how much I cared for her, and how much that kiss had meant to me, when my dad rolled out onto the porch and told Bella that it was about time for her to go home, and that I wasn't feeling too good. What kinda crap is that? I felt fine, maybe a little out of breath, but I didn't feel sick or anything. I was getting so pissed off at him lately. Then the more rational side of me spoke up. My dad wouldn't have lied like that out of nowhere. He must have a good reason for doing it.

So, I put my hand on the small of Bella's back and led her inside.

When Bella excused herself and walked into the kitchen to call Charlie, my body started to quiver even more. I laid down on the couch, because I was seeing black and red on the edges of my vision and felt dizzy.

When Bella got off the phone, she promised me that she would be back to see me tomorrow. And I really hoped she could keep her promise. I know seeing her would make me feel that much better. We sat just looking into each other's eyes for a few minutes untill her cell rang and she gave me a quick kiss on the forehead and was out the door.

My dad rolled himself into the den quickly and looked me in the eyes.

"Son, you're going to have to calm down and listen to me. Can you do that for me?"

I wasn't in any condtion to talk, so I just nodded my head feverishly.

"Okay, I realize now that I should have told you this sooner, but this is no time to dwell on the past. You are a descendant of a clan of men who could…turn into wolves. It sounds crazy, I know, but you'll have to trust me on this one. You are about to phase for the first time into your wolf-form. We as Quileute descendants don't know for sure what has caused this, but we believe that it was the presence of the Cullens being here. All the stories that you have heard about the Cullens, well, they're true. The Cullens are vampires, and with their have being so many vampires in the vicinity, it set you off. What's about to happen is, you are going to phase into your wolf form and you will not be able to contain your emotions and actions, so you will have to concentrated as hard as you can to control everything you do.

"You know Sam, well, he and all the other boys have already gone through the same process, they are waiting in the woods for you. They will be there to help and guide you as you explore everything there is about being a shape-shifter. And, stay away from Bella and anybody you love, because even if you don't mean to, you could hurt them."

What? What is he talking about? I would never hurt Bella. Or anybody I loved for that matter.

I couldn't think much after that. A burning hot feeling was running up and down my spine and the edges of my vision were blurry and red.

It felt like my entire world was coming apart at the seams.

You likey? Yeah, I know you do. See, I liked this one, because we start to see how Jake has been turning slowly but surely into a *dun DUN DUUNN* wolf.

Aand, you start to see just how much Bella cares for Jacob.

*sigh*