"They need to stay out of our way" snarled Paul as they emerged from the woods and back onto Quilete land. After the initial hostility of the confrontation died down, the realization that the red haired blood sucker had escaped began to sink in. That only brought on a new wave of frustration that Paul seemed to vent most vocally.

"She was toying with us. We have to get her by herself-" the rant continued on but Jacob had long since drowned him out. They had her alone multiple times, yet they were still unable of capturing her. The conversation was simply beating a dead horse. His eyes were focused straight ahead, but his thoughts were everywhere. It was true, that most of the times she had gotten away was due to her playing the treaty to her advantage. At the same time, the treaty was the only thing that had stopped him from jumping over and ripping off the dirty blonde haired man's head. Jake was aware of their connection, Bella had spoke of it to him. He had accepted it, or at least he thought he had. Now that he seemed to have some flicker of a chance, he couldn't bear to see Alice with anyone else.

Unfortunately he didn't have much of a choice in the situation. There was no way he was going to try and push the issue on Alice. As hard as it was on him, he knew she was going through her own struggles.

Barely registering that Sam had dismissed them, saying that they should all cool down, Jake moved toward his own house. More specifically he entered his own garage. Grabbing the keys off the wall, he started the engine of his 1966 Harley-Davidson Sprint. They all had their own little nicks that they would do in their spare time, but this was how he cooled down. Unlike Bella, though he hadn't known at the time, riding a motorcycle didn't give him a thrill. For him it was more than that. It was a relaxing effect it had on him. Especially when he was cruising down the winding roads around the mountains of Forks. Despite the deary weather, that was something he loved about Forks. He could go on a cruise without having to worry about traffic or any problems.

The wind blowing through his short hair, he found his thoughts blowing away as well. Moments like these were what he needed lately. Just a time to let himself think. Closing his ends for a second, he wasn't surprised when the image of Alice appeared. No matter how many of these cruises he went on, he found that as the weeks went on it was practically impossible to get her out of his mind. Opening his eyes, he saw Alice. Wait. Alice? Blinking a few times it registered that she was really and he gripped the break on his handlebar. A loud screeching was heard as the bike struggled to slow down before it finally stopped inches in front of Alice. Looking around, he was happy to see the road was deserted.

"Ew" Alice said waving her hand in front of her face, trying to fan out the smell.

"Burnt rubber" Jake commented, trying to withhold a chuckle from coming out. "Care to say why you're in the middle of the road, or even how you found me?" he raised an eyebrow as she walked towards the guardrail that looked over the ocean. Jake, turned off his bike and walked it off the road towards her.

"Well finding you was easy enough. You have a very distinct smell from the other wolves. I think it's from being around you so much" she started. Her tone was of dislike, but a smile appeared on her face. "As for why, well um," Alice was never bashful about what she had to say, so why was she having so much trouble now? "Just everything that happened earlier. I want to apologize."

"There's no need to apologize Alice, it just…the way things are" he said sighing as he looked out to the ocean. He hated admitting it out loud, it was almost like confirming there was little chance for them to survive between their respective families.

"Emmett can be a bit hot headed at times."

"A bit?" he questioned raising an eyebrow.

"Yes, just a bit" she replied laughing lightly.

"alright. Well Paul isn't exactly the coolheaded member of the pack" Jake commented as he thought back on the multiple arguments and fights that had been sparked by Paul's irrational thoughts or actions. "To bad we're probably the only ones who would ever admit that." There was a silence after his words as if they were both acknowledging it as the sad truth.

"We need to do something" she finally broke the silence.

"I know. Do you really think anyone is going to agree to work with bloodsuckers though? And vice versa" he said, staring ahead. His stone expression was broken as he heard giggling to his right. Turning he saw Alice in the middle of a fit.

"I was just going to suggest ice cream" the pixie said smiling.

"Fine, but we're driving there" Jake said, throwing a leg over his bike.

"On what?" she questioned looking around for a car to appear. "I am not getting on that thing Jacob Black." Once she had noticed that he intended to drive them there on the bike.

"What? You can't tell me an immortal vampire is afraid of riding on a motorcycle" he teased, turning on the engine.

"I'm not" she said pouting definitely.

"Don't you trust me?" Alice looked back at him, fiddling with her hands for a second. For some reason the question felt more loaded than it actually was. The young man before her had certainly never given her a reason to think that she couldn't trust him in any way. Stepping forward she sat behind him on the bike.

"I trust you Jake, but if we crash you owe me a new pair of boots and jeans" she said sternly. Jake laughed before agreeing to the deal. Shifting the bike into gear, he took off down the highway and made his way towards the town. Driving around the road, the young wolf couldn't help but think how right it felt to have Alice's arms around him. Occasionally he would push the bike further which at first caused a squeal to escape from the pixie's lips, and made a laugh escape his.

"You're going to mess up my hair!" she had protested at one point when he was speeding. At one point Jacob had taken notice in the contrast of their body temperatures, and was amazed that it had taken him so long to make it his main thought. Of course he had felt it, it was impossible not to. However, compared to the shock feeling he had felt when he first grabbed her arm all those months ago; this was more of a light ping in his senses.

Alice lifted her head from its position against his back as the bike came to a stop. She didn't understand how they could have an eternity long feud with creatures that were this comfortable. Then again, it was most likely just Jake.

"See it wasn't that bad" Jake commented, turning off the bike.

"Speak for yourself, my hair is ruined" Alice stated, despite the smile on her face. Running a hand through her hair, she did her best to make it appear presentable. Of course today was the day that she decided to leave her purse at the house. She always made sure to carry her make-up, hair brushes, all types of necessities for emergency situations, yet now was when she forgot them.

"I thought you didn't eat…y'know, regular food" Jacob commented. He tried his best not to sound rude when asking, but he couldn't help but be curious as they approached the ice cream shop. Alice giggled lightly at his not only his question, but his curiosity. It was…cute.

"I don't."

"So you're just going to watch?"

"Mm that was the plan" she said nodding, as he held the door open for her. "I wouldn't want my lack of taste stopping you from enjoying ice cream." Of all the Cullens, and maybe all the vampires in the world, Alice was certainly the most involved in the everything the humans did, especially in the fashion sense. Around Bella, and now around Jacob, she didn't want them to change anything they did just because of her presence.

"Alright but it's really good," Jake said smiling before ordering a vanilla cone. Taking a seat at the table Alice had picked out for them he couldn't help but feel awkward licking his ice cream. He figured it was just a thing with being a teenage male, your mind always wondered to things it shouldn't. "You know, I was thinking. What if we did what I had said earlier."

"Hm, what's that?" the pixie haired woman asked.

"Teaming up to face the bloodsucker, I mean, it's a long shot but you know that saying. The enemy of my enemy is my friend" he tried to explain.

"And which enemy would we be?" Alice questioned teasingly.

"Uh, the first one? Yeah, you guys are the enemies of her, which would make the Cullen's our friends" he said making a face. "That sounds weird just coming off my tongue."

"Hey" she said, taking mock offense. "But perhaps you have a point. Though I doubt either camps are looking to team up after what happen today." As her sentence finished, he could tell there was some sadness in her voice. Jake reached over and placed his hand on top of hers and smiled softly. However, when she looked back at him still frowning Jacob couldn't help but feel worried. "I saw how you looked at Jasper."

"W-what?" he was taken aback by her statement, caught completely off guard.

"The way you looked at him. Jake, I don't want you doing anything irrational because of me" she restated, giving him a straight face.

"Alice, you're being silly…I would never jeopardize the treaty by doing something so stupid" he told her in a reassuring tone; however the flicker of a second where his eyes wavered was more than enough for Alice to see.

"Jacob…" she started, giving him a look. "I want your word." The young wolf paused for a second. He knew making the promise should have been easy. He would never want to break the treaty or hurt Alice by attacking someone she loved…but it wasn't easy. He couldn't make that sort of promise without knowing what the future held.

"I can't do that Alice. You're just going to have to trust me" Jake replied, meeting her gaze eye for eye. She matched his stare for a minute before taking a breath.

"I do trust you, I rode on that machine didn't I" she spoke, giving him a cheeky smile. "I just…worry" she reached over and gave his hand a reassuring squeeze. Jake gave her a half smile. He wasn't sure if she truly trusted him or not, but he understood her reasoning for being weary at best. After all, they were still supposed to be hated enemies. Jacob just hoped they could over come that.

"Speaking of worrying, do you always practically faint when you have a vision?" Jake asked raising an eyebrow.

"No, not normally" Alice replied taking a spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. "But…if we're going to even try and convince our sides to cooperate I guess I should share what I saw." Jacob nodded, his attention now solely focused on what she was saying. "it's more than just Victoria, and not just one or two. She's building an army."

"Of vampires?" Jake questioned, trying to wrap his mind around what she was telling him.

Alice nodded in response. "Newborn vampires. She's attacking people in Seattle and turning them into vampires. Jake, newborn's are the most dangerous stage of a vampires life. If she comes to Forks there will be no stopping her if we're at war."

Jacob allowed himself to be in deep thought for a moment. This was certainly something that changed a magnitude of things. "Once Sam hears this I'm positive he'll be willing to agree on a truce. He may not like it but there isn't much of a choice."

"Jake…if this is an army of newborns, maybe you guys should stay out. They're like nothing you've faced before" alice said, her voice filled with caution and worry.

"Alice, you just said neither of us couldn't do it alone. Besides, do you really think I'd let you face these things alone?" a half smile came across his features as he looked across at her. After a second a smile broke out on Alice face as well.

"Fine. But, you have to practice for this"

"Only if you teach me" Jacob replied smartly. The rest of their afternoon went by smoothly. Laughing and carrying on while enjoying their ice cream. It was almost as if they weren't a vampire and werewolf hanging out but instead two friends enjoying each other's company. When it came time to leave, Alice warned him once again about going too fast for the sake of her hair; which was already ruined do to earlier. Pulling over on the road where the invisible boundaries met, Jake parked the bike.

"Until next time. Hopeful this plan goes as it's supposed to" Jake said, standing in front of her.

"I hope so too" there was a silence between the two of them and in an instance Alice found her lips pressed against the young man's. Her eyes went wide with shock. After a second she shocked herself further as she responded to the kiss, her lips moving against his. She felt his hands move to her waist as she leaned into him. Breathlessly she pulled away from him. "Jake…"

"I'm sorry" was his instant reply but it was obvious that it lacked a certain genuine tone to it. Truth be told he was anything but sorry, and he had a feeling that she felt the same way.

"Don't be" she placed her hands on Jake's face and pulling herself up she gave him the embrace that seemed to be her destiny.

Jacob trotted through the woods on patrol as normal. Recently Sam wanted them to cover more ground in their patrols instead of the usual patches. He seemed to be more on edge due to the red haired blood sucker 'becoming more daring' as he put it. While nothing seemed out of place, Jake couldn't help but feel that pain in the pit of his stomach that something was wrong.

Therefore, he was not as lax as he might have been on any normal day. Instead he was alert, preparing for anything that could happen at any second. His paw pressing against the fall leaves, the saying it's too quiet never seemed more true than it was now. His heightened sense couldn't sense the birds in the trees or even the local forest dwelling animals scurrying across the field.

Suddenly he froze. The distinct smell of blood filled the air. Picking up the pace he moved in the direction of the smell. Catching the glimpse of it on a nearby tree, he slowed. Cautiously he proceeded, glancing around the woods for any sign of attack. Suddenly he stopped. Before him lay a body that was all too familiar. Turning back into his human form, he walked towards the limp body.

"Bella" he croaked. Her torso was blood stained, a fist sized hole through her abdomen. Kneeling down he didn't know what to do. Cradling her body, he prayed that there was some sort of hope that she was still alive. Closing his eyes, he tried to keep the tears from streaming out. After a moment he opened his eyes. Glancing around the forest he spotted something that caught his eye. Moving Bella's body carefully he proceeded to get up. Walking the short distance, he heard the crack of a tree branch causing him to look in that direction. Slowly rolling towards him was something he never hoped he see.

Jacob sat up in his bed with a start. His body was covered in cold sweat as he glanced around his room panicked. Everything was still in place. It was only a nightmare. Still he couldn't shake how real it had felt. Grabbing a pair of sweats, he climbed out his window and went for a run. He had to make sure she was okay.

A/N: again I don't want to make any excuses as to why this chapter is so late. so I'll just ask that you guys forgive me and still read and review (: so i extended this chapter a few times when i wasn't happy with it. obviously two big steps, one in the direction of Jake/Alice relationship and another in the direction of the Eclipse storyline. I kind of like that I don't have to go exactly the way the movie/book did but keep the basic events the same. so yes, i hoped you guys liked it and reviews are love.