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this takes place after new moon with maybe a few changes. bella has taken some time away from edward to think. while with angela she runs into some scary creatures who try to kill her. she's saved by a wolf but its not jacob or any of his pack. she then starts a mission to find out who or what the wolf is and exactly how it's connected to the things that nearly killed her.

there will be some oc's but they wont be romantic interests for her, only friends.

I had been running for what felt like forever. There were four of them. They were as small as children but looked much older. They all had the same creepy smile, pointy teeth included and they were hell bent on eating me. Where the hell was Edward when I really needed him? I turned another corner but they kept up. Had to give them credit, they were determined. My legs were burning and my lungs were doing overtime. I wouldn't last much longer.

"She's slowing down" One cackled behind me. I could tell by this point they could kill me whenever they felt like it but were toying with me. I finally came to a stop and tried to catch my breath. A full moon was out tonight but I didn't reflect on its beauty. Instead I turned to my pursuers. Their eyes glinted evilly. A broken streetlight didn't help the atmosphere any. People say that your life flashes before your eyes when faced with death. Not me. I quickly reflected on how I got into this mess in the first place.

Some hours earlier

After classes had ended I went with Angela to a new coffee shop. I was trying my hardest to distance myself from Edward for a few days. He had brought up marriage and that was the last thing I wanted. I had my whole life ahead of me. I was too young to be married. Angela had sensed something was up and offered to treat me. Of course when she offered Alice had to be standing across the hall watching at the same moment. I could tell she wanted me to decline so I could have talk time with her but I wasn't in the mood so I said yes. Angela hadn't pushed me to say what was wrong, for which I was grateful. Instead she talked about something weird she saw the previous night.

"It looked like a little kid…but something wasn't right"

"What do you mean?" I prodded while sipping on my overpriced latte.

"I don't know" She sighed "It was dark out but I promise I saw pointy teeth. It had a hood covering its face but it made sure I could see its smile"

"What did you do?"

"I ran away of course! No way was I hanging around. It didn't chase me or anything. When I got home I thought maybe I had been seeing things…what do you think?" I thought about my answer. I had seen some unbelievable things, I was dating a vampire and a werewolf was my best friend! If she did see something though what could it have been? She saw two rows of sharp teeth, had it been a vampire it would've just had the fangs.

"I believe you. Maybe we could go check out the spot you saw it at?" Her eyes lit up

"That'd be great…only I have an appointment but that's okay! Lets do it!" She grabbed her car keys and we headed out. "It was at the junkyard. The owner lets me go through there. I find really cool stuff. He's out of town but will be back tomorrow. If we find anything we can show it to him then" Sounded like a plan to me. I needed to be distracted. The junkyard was on the outskirts of town. No one really took stuff there anymore but local kids liked to go there to hang out and treasure hunt. There'd been many cases in which someone found something valuable. The guy who owns the junkyard lets them keep what they find. Angela and I went over our plan. Since the area was big we'd search together then split up for around twenty minutes. We'd meet back up at our designated area. It was a good plan until it was time to meet up again. Our spot was the front gate. Night was coming and I wanted to get out of there. I had waited five minutes before calling Angela but she didn't answer her phone. I decided to try the way she went but I didn't shout out for her. That's always a big mistake in horror movies and it felt like I was in one. The entire time I searched it felt like I was being followed. As I rounded a corner I saw four small people huddled together. I was relieved at first until one smiled at me and I saw the teeth. I had never screamed so loud in my life. Then I ran back the way I came. Of course they chased me.

Which brings me back to my current problem. They laughed as they closed in on me.

"BELLA!" I heard Angela yell "Where are you?" The last thing I wanted was to guide her over for their second meal so I stayed silent "BELLA! ANSWER ME!"

"So brave of the little girl" One of the things wheezed "She wont answer"

"Doesn't matter we shall eat her friend too after her" Another added. Angela kept calling for me, I kept silent and prepared to make a last ditch run. That's when I heard a growl. It moved fast. All I saw was a dark shape. The small people screamed but were abruptly cut off. When the movements and noise stopped they were on the ground dead and a black wolf stood in the middle. At first I thought it was one of Jacob's friends but this wolf seemed to be a normal size, they were much larger. Its dark eyes watched me. I had no clue what to say or do so I dumbly muttered "Thank you". It looked as if it understood then bowed its head slightly.

"BELLA!" My head snapped to where Angela's voice came from. It was much closer and she sounded desperate to find me.

"Over here!" I answered. I turned back to the wolf but it was gone as were the bodies. Angela finally reached me.

"What happened? I heard you scream! I kept calling you…"

"Sorry, didn't hear you. I had my Ipod in" I pulled it out of my pocket, luckily I had brought it with me "I just saw a huge rat. It startled me" She looked relieved. I didn't think she could handle knowing that what she saw had been very real. As we walked back to the car she talked of how she got distracted by her ex calling her. She had been talking to him on the phone while wondering around. All I thought of was the wolf.

After I was dropped off I ran up to my room. Charlie had left a note saying he'd be working late so after dropping off my stuff in my room I raced back down and put some leftover chicken in the microwave. While I waited I dialed Jacob's number. He answered after the second ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey Jake"

"Bella! What's going on? Are you still coming over tomorrow?"

"Yeah but I just wanted to know something"

"Sure what is it?"

"Have you or…" I paused trying to get my words together " any of your friends been at the junkyard?"

"Junkyard?" He sounded genuinely puzzled "That's the opposite side of the res. We don't usually go there"

"Oh okay"

"Bella what happened?"

"Nothing, I just saw a black wolf and thought it might've been one of you guys"

"Black wolf?" He sighed "You're not the only one who's seen it. Seth was out patrolling and saw it. He said at first he thought it was a regular wolf. He tried approaching but it howled before he could get closer and ran off"

"You said at first he thought it was normal. What changed his mind?"

"He couldn't explain it. It was just a feeling. Of course when we've been out we've all been keeping alert in case it comes back but we haven't seen it. You saw it at the junkyard, why were you there?"

"This is going to sound crazy but my friend Angela thought she saw something weird the other night so I went with her to check it out. I saw four, small people who at first I thought were kids but looking at their faces I could tell they were older. They also had sharp teeth"

"Vampires?"

"No both rows had razor sharp teeth and they kept talking about eating me. I was so scared Jake and then that wolf came out of nowhere and killed them. The second I turned my head it was gone, so were the bodies. I didn't tell Angela because I didn't want to freak her out" There was no sound except for Jacob's breathing for a few seconds.

"Something freaky is going on…it sounds like you're talking about trolls"

"Trolls? Seriously Jake?" I thought he was joking

"Look I know it sounds unbelievable but for awhile my Dad and some of the older guys around here have gone on and on about how vampires and werewolves weren't the only supernatural creatures around. Of course we never listen. Up until now we'd never seen anything that proved them right. Crap! Sam just got here. I gotta go but we'll finish this tomorrow okay?"

"Yeah, see you then" I hung up then grabbed my forgotten chicken. As I ate I went over everything that happened. Trolls. Impossible. I put my dishes in the sink and went back upstairs. I stepped into my room to find the wolf sitting on my bed.