We chased the leech to the treaty line. We stopped and turned around to go back home.

A month later
This past month have went by without incident. I'm eating a muffin when Paul and the boys came in. Paul walks to where I sit, lifts me up and sits back down with me in his lap.

"Embry is close to phasing. Jacob has another few weeks after him. Anna makes him happy all the time," Sam said.

"Prolonging the phase," Paul muttered under his breath.

The only times I go to Billy's place, it's for tribe stuff. I give Jake a knowing look. He looks a little scared and practically bolts out the door. Billy doesn't approve of Anna's company. Whenever Paul tries to steal my food, I smack his hand way and continue to eat.

Time skips forward
I was running patrol when I decided to stop at the Black's house. Anna came over with something in the bed of the truck. I could easily hear their conversation with my senses. It's been a tough winter for Anna because the Cullens skipped town.

I took a sniff. He's definitely close to phasing. He's showing the growth spurt even the muscles. I continued on with my patrol. I ran patrol with Jared. I faltered in my step when I got a not-so-innocent image from Jared.

Dude! I so didn't need to see that about another woman.

Just then, I saw a flash of red to my right. I howled for Sam and Paul. I took off after her with Jared behind me. We chased her to the cliffs where she disappeared into the water. I shook my head.

Where's the leech? Paul asked.

I was wondering that, too. We listened to Sam's thoughts. By the end, we started growling.

The leech is after the pale face! Jared exclaimed.

Sam shrugged. We turned around and ran the perimeter to make sure nothing was out of the ordinary. Tonight's the bonfire for the telling of the legends. I looked over at Anna through the flames. I snuggled into Paul's arms.