Chapter 11

Third Person Pov

He sat and listened to the half vampire and the shape-shifter argue. He knew she was with child so she would be weaker. She would want to protect the strange cross-breed her and the wolf created. But from what he heard, the both of them weren't as strong as he had thought. Killing them would be easy. They almost have before; but Renesmee and Jacob had a certain fire that kept him alive.

Until he saw that the girl was getting weaker and weaker.

Once Marcello found out about the child Renesmee was carrying, he wanted to report it to the Italians. They were looking for an excuse to take on the Cullens. He knew, though, that Akken would stop his and their plans as he's been doing for the past year. For some reason he's been taking the Cullens side ever since they started pursuing to kill the little half breed. Now it was his turn, but this time he was alone.

The girl will be easier to get to now, due to her fragile condition. The werewolf on the other hand would be a lot harder. But…Marcello has been on this island for three days and no one could pick up his scent. The girl didn't even bother to pick up his thoughts. He would win this fight single handedly. He just needed a plan. He would make the half breed watch her wolf cry out in pain. He would make the wolf see that the one he loved was nothing but a weak monster. He would kill them both. They would die thinking that each one of them hated each other. He couldn't wait.

"Leave me alone, Jacob!" Marcello heard the girl shout. He heard several doors slam and then saw the wolf walk outside. The wolfed stuffed his hands in his pocket and kicked the sand. Marcello made sure that his scent was disguised. He thought it would be good to wait until they were both separated far away from each other. They wouldn't be able to rescue each other before it was too late. Plus he needed to hunt before anything else. Marcello wondered if the hybrid's blood tasted good. Akken never told him when he begged, and Scarlet was dead before he could circle back to help her.

He wondered why the shape-shifter didn't change. The stupid moron must have known he was here. So why didn't he attack. Marcello wanted him too. He edged to end the mutt's life. He wanted to make Renesmee's death to be a slow and painful one. He wanted to make it even worse than it was almost a year ago. He would do far worse than leave her for dead; and he wouldn't let Akken get in his way to stop him.

The werewolf looked in his direction in suspicion. Marcello wanted to applaud that the dog had finally used his puppy senses but he didn't. That would ruin his entire plan and he couldn't have that.

The dog took a step in his direction. Marcello made sure to disguise his scent even more. The shape-shifter paused mid-step. He looked back in the direction his little monster was at, then back to Marcello's direction. He bolted back into the house without a second glance.

Marcello panicked. Did the werewolf see him and run to protect the girl. He braced, ready to run, but all he heard was banging and shouting.

"What the-" Marcello heard the girl say-or shouted as if she was underneath water or something.

He heard the girl cough and then groan. "Being pregnant sucks." she moaned.

"What were you thinking?!" the wolf shouted.

"I was thinking why did you drag me out the bathtub for no absolute reason! I was relaxing! You know that does help!" the hybrid snapped.

"Then what? Is killing yourself part of relaxing?"

"What?!"

"You slipped down in the water!"

"Did you see me?" the hybrid questioned. Maybe separating them won't be as hard as he though it would be. It seems the two love birds will not be getting back together.

"No. Just I had a feeling something was wrong and then I saw you underneath the water and I got scared. You weren't breathing…" the mutt rambled.

"But does that mean I'm suicidal?"

"No…I just thought that with everything you're going through, and me being here. Maybe-"

"That I might want to kill myself? Really, Jacob?"

Marcello wondered why the girl hadn't picked up on his thoughts. Maybe she wasn't as smart as he thought she was. But he still would not risk it. He ran back to the water and dashed into it, making sure he did not leave his scent behind.

Once he was far away from the so call "peaceful" island, he let his thoughts roam. He couldn't wait to finish what everybody else started with. He didn't care if the Cullens got to him afterwards-which he knew they would. All he wanted was to watch the two die slowly. He would make sure the hybrid and the wolf died thinking they hated each other. It wouldn't be that hard knowing where the young couple was at in their relationship.

He started to think of his plan. Due to Renesmee's condition, she will be vulnerable and weak. She would want to protect her unborn child. She would prepare to die for it. She would be easy to fight. The shape-shifter would be a different story. So Marcello would attack the girl first. If the mutt sees her dead, it will be an easy win for Marcello. All he would have to do would bite the wolf multiple times or get his arms around his neck and the wolf would be dead.

He would be satisfied with his plan if he didn't have worry about how to get Renesmee away from her mate. Marcello knew if he attacked them when they were together, it would surely bring death. For him no doubt. He just hoped that when he played with fate, she would want to get he revenge on him.

He was alone. Nahuel and Roxanne sided with the Cullens so they would not help Marcello. Traitors! Akken was with the Volturi, and even if he was with Marcello, he would turn on his friend and help the two worthless creatures. Wimp! Everybody was destroyed so they wouldn't be able to do much.

But Marcello was able to get Akken to do on teeny, tiny favor for him…

~~~~~ Forever Ours ~~~~~

Kaleb's point of view:

I've lost. Jake was actually the best man to win. He was now either holding Nessie tightly in his arms or begging to be back in her life. Both ways are a win so that means I've lost. I'm a worthless idiot who thinks I can come between to people who have a deep connection to each other. That have fought death just to stay be the other one's side. She'll choose Jacob. He finally manned up to see Nessie. That was all we knew. He ordered us to phase back to human before we could get any more information. But due to his unexplained disappearance, it had us all wondering.

Now I was sulking around in my house. I wanted to call Nessie and wish her a happy life. I wanted to call Jake and apologize. I wanted to apologize to everybody that I dragged into this. But I didn't. Right now I want to sulk and pout.

Nessie would probably come home all goo goo eyes over Jacob. She wouldn't want anything to do with me. She would probably even forget my name. I've lost when I didn't even get a single chance to actually have her. My life is horrible.

Why did Jake decide to do what he's always wanted to do now? Why didn't he just wait till she came back? She was going to come back. Why could he just give me a head start? Or maybe I never had a chance at all. Nessie made me believe I did.

Now everybody's got somebody. Sam and Emily made up, along with Paul and Rachel. They have kids to think about so they had to work it out. Jared and Kim were still getting married. Jake was with Nessie. Abby broke up with Seth. Karli left Embry without a good-bye.

Okay. Maybe I wasn't alone when it comes to loneliness; but Leah and Sue were worried about Seth, and Embry was lashing out at everybody and everything. Even worse than Jake did-which was shocker. If all this imprint leaving crap keeps going then I'm quitting.

I got aggravated and threw a chair across the room. It broke to pieces on the floor. I was so stupid to think I could have Nessie. What possessed me to even try when she was going to go back to Jacob. He would let he back in without a second thought. Neither one of them was faultless in each other's eyes. It was sickening.

I hated being a wolf running a high temperature. When I was human I would mostly spend most of my time to cover the hurt with a bottle of liquor in my hand. I hated how we had to give into orders from somebody who makes mistakes too. I hated how their women get off scott free if they do something wrong. I'm sick and tired of it all!

And just to think this is all about a girl who I wanted to run from but couldn't stay away from. She's addicting, but she's a bad condition that I need to stay away from. I just couldn't. I liked the crash and burn.

I breathed heavy. I am not phasing. I am not phasing. I didn't want to see happy moments! I was sick of happiness! I want the unhappy moments! I wanted to be the one who went after Nessie! Don't I deserve a happy ending too?!

But I brought this onto myself. I took my alpha's girl away from him, thinking I had a chance with her. That completely backfired. I thought I could get more respect. That backfired. I thought that this would be the smartest decision I have ever did. Ha! I wish! I've lost everything! My friends, my family, my chances for happiness.

And it was all because of jealousy.

It wouldn't have worked out between Renesmee and I anyway. Ever since I was able to flirt, I've never took a relationship seriously. Kyle was a lot more mature than I was when it came to…well just about everything. When I saw a girl I wanted, I took her. I did all the tricks in the book to get her. Then when I was done I would dump her. I made it look like I was finding my true love, but I was just a jerk who broke hearts. Nessie's heart was too fragile for that. The getting her, and then when I was done with her I walk away like it never happen. Jake would kill me. That pack would kill me. The Cullens would kill me.

Then Nessie had the whole imprint connection. Her and Jacob would be tied down to each other no matter if they were in a relationship or not. I wouldn't make her happy no matter how much I tried. She would see how horrible Jacob was. She would want to be with him. She would be afraid to say something to me like she was afraid to say something to Jake. When I had Nessie, her body was with me but I could tell everything else was with Jacob.

I remembered the day she showed up on my front porch. I could tell she was crying. I pulled her into my house and sat her down on the couch. She laid her head on my shoulder and I felt the tears drip down her cheeks, onto my shoulder. I knew she was crying over Jacob. She hadn't seen him since the incident wither her parents and Jacob.

She started saying that Jacob didn't love her for who she was. It was the "wolf magic that did it. If they didn't have that, Jacob would see that she was a horrible person. I told her that she was the complete opposite.

We stayed silent when all of a sudden Nessie looked at me with a more tearful expression in her eyes. She said one thing that I'd never thought would come out of her mouth. She told me to kiss her.

And I did. I kissed her, and kissed her, and kissed her. She didn't pull away or she didn't stop me.

That went on for two weeks without Jacob knowing. I asked to run the daytime patrol-using my sister as an excuse-and he agreed. She would come over during the day and I would run at night. I would phase as little as possible when Jake was around just to avoid him.

But when I had Nessie with me, I could see it in her eyes that she wanted to be with Jacob. She loved me and I came along messing it up.

Before, I have never regretted taking Nessie away from Jacob. Now I do. I've lost and Jacob's won. All he had to do was show up, charm her, and she was his. I wonder if he would finally stop hating me now? Probably not. I did the worst thing possible-not counting killing an imprint. I wonder if I could sneak in to see her on her wedding day.

I looked at the portrait of my family back in the glory days. My mother was Quileute and my father was half Makah. His father was white so that's where he got his cobalt blue eyes from. He passed them down to his eldest son and (as far as I know) youngest daughter. I'm afraid that's not the only thing he passed down from me.

I felt a tear slip down my cheek as I looked at the picture. I wished I could turn back time just so I could be in that picture again. I would do anything in my power to not phase and not see Nessie. This life was not cut out for me. I brought all this hated and drama onto myself. I brought this one Jacob who couldn't handle it. I brought all this onto Nessie who was barely holding on. I brought this onto myself-who was crumbling as we speak.

But I also wanted to fight for her just to prove my love for her. I wanted to show Jacob that he couldn't cheat. I would…

I don't know what I would do. Maybe I should just be her friend. Isn't that how everything starts? Maybe I could do that.

I'm so stupid. Why would I do this? Nessie is fire! I was gasoline! Things could go badly when we're together. Things did end badly.

"Kabe?" I heard my brother say as he stood near the entrance. I realized I was on my knees. I had my head in my hands. I had something wet in my hands and I realized I was crying. The last time I remember crying was when my mother died. Plus I was drunk so I don't think that count.

"What's wrong?" my brother asked, walking up to me. I didn't bother looking at him. He knew why I was acting this way.

"I think I'm more like Dad than I thought." I finally said, laying down on the floor. He say down beside me. "You have no idea how jealous I am of you."

"Of me? You're the one who has the easy life. Any woman he pleases to have-"

"And a woman that loves you back fully. Yeah, I don't have that."

"So this is about Jacob going to see Nessie." I nodded. "You know that he has a right to do this. I mean the girl said she was too selfish to let him go, but then leaves without answers. Kaleb, you have no clue how all this is killing Jacob inside. All he's asking is for some answers and some type of explanation on why all this happen. Because he's certainly not getting it from you." Kyle said.

I looked at him. "This has-okay maybe most of it deals with that. It's mostly because…" I trailed. I really didn't know why. It does have to do with Nessie.

I'm being stupid like a three year old.

"I think it's because you're sulking when you don't get what you want." my brother said in a matter a factly tone of voice.

I glared at him. "It might be because I've realized that this life wasn't for me. Maybe I don't want to be a wolf anymore."

"So you're just going to run. You're not going to tell your own sister good-bye? Maybe you and Nessie do deserve each other. You both run when things get hard!" my younger brother shouted. "Maybe you are just like Dad! When you can't handle it anymore you run!"

I tackled him then. We were both shaking. "You're like him too! You're scared about marrying Leah!" I shouted back, almost inhumanly.

"That's different. Everybody's nervous about getting married. You and Nessie have caused trouble for us all and neither of you have remorse for what you've did! Both of you were wrong! Jake's wrong! He should be the one waiting for Nessie to come back. She should be on her knees, begging for forgiveness! You should be begging! Jacob should be here! He has the role as Alpha! All of you are so messed up and prideful!"

I backed off. He was right. I didn't both to apologize to Jacob or Nessie. But Nessie had a lot to do with it too-maybe even more. She should have never came to me. I should have never went to her. This was all one big stupid, idiotic mistake. Nessie loved me but she wasn't in love with me. Was I in love with her? I could love her without being "in love" with her could I?

Do I regret loving Nessie? No. I don't I ever would. Do I regret what we did and that we've caused all this pain? YES. It's I could think about now. I'm upset that I'm the only one painted as the bad guy when Nessie and Jake has as much to do with this catapulting out of control as I did.

This wolf life was not for me. It was great and all but then it gets old. We don't have a life as long as we have the wolf blood coursing through our veins. We're bound to it as much as Jake is to the tribe and his role as leader to the pack. We're bound like the imprinting. This is a paradise but it's also curse. We were stuck in this prison with no way out.

"It won't surprise me if Nessie was knocked up with your kid." Kyle grumbled.

I shot him a look. Nessie? Pregnant? It couldn't happen. Nessie said that it was a one in a million chance it would happen. She would be pregnant with Jake's child before she's pregnant with mine.

Don't get me wrong. I love kids. I raised Kyle and Kierra. But that was my problem. I was raising kids when I was still a kid myself. I'm not ready for kids. I don't really want them. I'm afraid of something bad happening. I would die or be like Dad and run. Its just…I couldn't picture myself as a father like Sam and Paul are. That's their decision and their life. I have my own to worry about.

But what if that's the main reason she left? She left because she was pregnant with my child. She ran because she didn't want Jacob to know.

That would be messed up.

My brother saw my face. "You think…No. You wouldn't. She can't! You seriously think she left because she's pregnant with your child?" Kyle said in disbelief.

"Why else would she?"

"Maybe she's just a coward? I mean…stop thinking that! Everybody hates you, and their disliking the Alpha's imprint. Both of you are screwed up anyway. She left because she didn't want to face Jacob when he found out what you two did." Kyle said.

"She left because-"

"If you're going to say she left because she loved you and was too nice to tell Jake, then don't. You know she doesn't love you. Not the way you're thinking anyway. And you're just wanting her because she's pretty and you can't have her! If she actually was "in love" with you, she would have left Jacob the day you said you were going to quit. Maybe even before then. If you actually did love her you would have backed off and did what was best for her! Instead you were just jealous of what Jacob had!"

That struck a nerve. I tackled my younger brother and we flew through the window. Before I could do more damage, I felt Quil, Paul, and Collin hold me back while Sam, Keah, and Jared were doing the same thing with my brother. We were both shaking bad enough to phase.

"Both of you need to calm down." Sam ordered.

"You're Beta! You don't have that much say and Jake didn't leave you in charge!" Kyle spat, still glaring at me. He was about to snap and as the his older brother, I wasn't going to let him win.

Leah punched Kyle hard when he told Sam that. "Wow, little brother, gonna let your woman treat you like that?" I smirked.

I saw my brother phase, along with Leah, and attack me. I phased before he could get to me. I couldn't do anything about Leah or I would be dead. But I cold do something about Kyle.

I ignored how hurt his thoughts were. I was fighting with pure rage and I would take it out on anybody. My younger brother was just the closest I could get my hands-or paws-on.

"You're a coward for ignoring my thoughts! You are mad at me for nothing. What did I ever do to you?!" Kyle shouted.

I stopped short. None of the others that were pulling us away said anything. They knew the answers to that question. They were all thinking about our previous conversation. I think I started something.

"Don't you always?" Leah grumbled.

I ignored them all. "Because…I don't know why!" I actually did know why and Kyle could see it in my thoughts the answer. I think he just want to torture me into embracement.

"You're pathetic if you think my life is better than yours. It isn't. I grew up while you want to go back to being a kid! You don't deserve to be honored as a member of a wolf pack-"

"Kyle. This is not your place. Back off." Sam ordered. We all ran in silence. We didn't patrol but it was mostly to run off steam.

"So is Nessie actually pregnant?" Collin asked. We saw-and felt-a stab of pain come from Leah.

"I don't know. I just thought it. Why do all of you care? You're caring less and less for her. Pretty soon she'll hit rock bottom like I have." I shrugged.

Nobody said anything. I was right though. They loved Nessie, but Jake was their leader and brother. If he falls then the pack is dragged down with him. And what Nessie and I did was making him unbalanced. She was also half leech so that cold be it too. I don't know and I don't care. There was no way to get respect back from people when all you do is keep making mistakes.

"What are we going to do about the council meeting. We need Jake there. It's not a meeting with out the Chief." Brady asked.

"Count Embry out. He's in no shape to go." Quil said, thinking about how he could keep Claire away from his house because Embry was moping around in it.

"Don't expect Seth to be going." Leah commented. I guess Abby and Karli have been spending too much time with their friend.

"Maybe we can turn it into a bachelor party. See what trouble we can get Jared in before next week." Paul joked.

"I'd love to see you tell Kim that." Jared laughed.

"I'm not scared of her!" Right.

"What about Rachel?"

"That's another story."

I wondered why they were still in their wolf form when Jake gave us the night off. Everything was slow. No vampires in the area.

Just then we smelt a scent. Guess I spoke too soon.

A big burly vampire with brown hair went in front of Sam and we followed it. He looked familiar. He looked like one of those leeches that harmed Nessie. The one that went with the Italians!

Just then he socked Sam and he flew into Quil. They got up but Leah and I was already on his heals. He turned around and stopped. "I'm friends with the Cullens." he said and I stopped in front of him. Somehow, I believed him.

"Don't!" Kyle shouted but my believing him was starting to flow through everyone's thoughts.

"I was just trying to pay them a visit. To see how Renesmee was doing, of course." he said. "You know. I've heard that she begged your leader to quit he role and stay wither her. He agreed and said that all of you were death traps. You'll probably get a call or something about that."

We all growled, believing him even more. Jake was quitting the pack just because he could be with Nessie?! Well for that ridiculous reason, I'm quitting too!

"If you'll excuse me. Just let me pass through you land and I'll be on my way. I'm not that much of a danger." the vampire said. He looked at me for a few seconds then disappeared.

I felt weird. Like what I was about to say tasted horrible in my mouth. I said it anyway. "If he can quit then I am too! Being a wolf is useless and stupid! I'd rather die old, gray, and alone than be with you idiots!" I growled. I phased before the guys could say anything else.

I rushed to my house and put on a pain of jeans and started packing. I can't handle being a wolf. We just let a dangerous vampire slip through our fingers and we did nothing about it! Nesse was selfish enough to keep Jake away from his duties. Jake was idiotic enough to actually go through it. I was selfish enough not to car. That's how this world works. We love then it ruins because our selfishness. We make mistakes but we blame other people. We don't own up to them. Or in my case-and Nessie's-we run because we are cowards. You have some that face life dead in the eye. Then you have some the run until they die. Jake's going to demand answeres from Nessie so her running is over with.

Mine is just getting started.

I do carry my father's name. Kaleb. I was named after him,( I was too ashamed to tell anybody) I look like him, I get my eyes from him, and now I'm actually acting like him. I hope Kierra is like her mother that we didn't know than life her brother and father.

I was going to break her heart with my leaving but I would call her. I'll make up some story that I was on an adventure. She would believe me like ever five year old would does when an adult is lying to them.

I got finished with packing and hoped in my car, screeching down the highway. I was leaving the place I called him sine I was a kid. I was leaving this place I've called him since I was a kid. I was leaving behind a life I didn't want or its people. They all hate me. Let somebody else be the victim of their bullying. Screw them!

Yeah, I love Nessie but she wasn't worth me getting all the blame over. She was an imprint and I respected her; but we would have not worked. We would have blown up in flames. Jake would swoop in and be the hero.

But what if Nessie was pregnant with my child? If her and Jake were back together, she would probably ignore me and Jake would raise it as his own. Again. I wouldn't have a chance.

I ran my hands through my hair and clenched the steering wheel, taking a deep breath. It's going to be hard to live as I human all the time but I could do it. Who know? I might fine some girl who's my new "flavor of the month" or the love of my life.

Good-bye La Push. Hope to see ya soon.