Alice kissed Jacob's cheek tenderly and let her thoughts take her away from their cozy living room once again.

"Jacob's howl echoed through the valley with such intensity, that I felt the need to cover my ears. He stood up unsteadily and raced off as fast as his four legs could carry him. Snow and dirt flew up behind him in a flurry. I, being a vampire, could still see him, but I took mental note that, had I still been human, I probably would have had to cover my eyes. Jacob had almost reached a break in the trees when I stood up and chased after him. My mind did not register why I was doing this, just that I needed to. It was almost like a vision, except it was more of a feeling than a scene before my eyes.

He ran faster than I had expected, especially since he had been injured so terribly. His large body kept getting smaller and smaller until, finally, I no longer saw him. 'Jacob!' I called ahead to him, my melodic voice rang through the trees. Surely he had heard me. The question was, would he answer?

I raced forward once more, determined not to lose him. I had to concentrate, as I sprinted through the forest, carefully avoiding each obstacle. I was going so fast, that I was sure if I misstepped, I would have fallen. Sure, it wouldn't have done me any harm, but it would have slowed me down a bit.

I thought about Jacob and I as I weaved through the trees. I knew that we had not really been friends, but I wanted to be there for him. Also, as selfish as it might seem, I wanted someone who knew how it felt to lose someone to be there for me. I pushed myself as I never had before, or rather, as I never needed to before. I desperately needed a friend like Jacob Black.

After long moments of running, I saw his boy-ish silohuette getting closer and closer. Apparently, he phased back to human and dressed himself in the shorts he kept tied around his foot to talk to me. 'Jacob!' I cried, relief mixing with the despair that was already in my voice.