DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the Twilight characters. I DO own Ratahan.

Chapter One

"EDWARD!"

Alice's voice screamed in Edward's head. It was so loud, he had to fight the urge to cover his ears. He doubted his English teacher would accept, 'My sister's screaming in my head' as a valid excuse.

"HE'S COMING! RATAHAN IS COMING TO FORKS!"

That name sent a shiver, colder than his own skin, down Edward's spine. Bella's face flashed through his mind's eye and he instantly searched through the minds of his school mates to find her.

"Edward?" came Ben's whispered voice from the desk behind him. "Are you okay?"

Edward turned slightly and whispered back. "I'm fine, Ben."

"You just seemed to go really tense there for a minute." smiled Ben softly. "You sure everything's okay?"

Edward sighed. All this controlling himself around Bella was really starting to affect him if the other, not as perceptive, students were picking up on his mood.

"I thought I'd lost my wallet but I found it again." Edward forced a gentle smile.

Ben seemed to accept his response and even added how he hated it when that happened. Ben quickly checked where his own wallet was before returning his attention to finishing the lessons work.

The bell rang a few moments later and Edward was out of his seat and the classroom as fast as acceptably possible. It still felt too slow, moving at 'fast' in human wasn't even close to 'slowest' in vampire and Edward had to get to Bella. She was already a magnet for trouble and with Ratahan on his way to town, things were about to get much, much worse!

"I can walk by myself, Alice!" came Bella's protests from around the next corner. Edward sighed in relief as he sped up ever so slightly.

"We have to find Edward!" came Alice's instant reply.

Edward could tell that Alice was close to pleading with Bella.

"I'm right here." announced Edward as he rounded the corner and swept Bella up in his gentle embrace. Bella sighed happily and snuggled in closer to his chest.

Suddenly, Bella pulled back from Edward's chest and glared at them both. "Now would somebody please tell me what the hell is going on?"

Edward and Alice shared a worried glance and, for the millionth time, both wished that Bella wouldn't be so damn perceptive.

Edward sighed heavily and had just opened his mouth to explain when Bella's cell phone rang. Edward's mouth snapped shut and he glowered slightly at Bella.

"When did you get a cell phone?"

Bella blushed, slightly embarrassed. "Charlie bought me it. He's away all week, fishing with Billy. He got one too. I don't think he likes being out of contact with me for too long."

"Charlie's away?!" gasped Alice. "Why didn't I see that?"

"Probably because they made the plans with Sam and in front of Jacob." stated Bella.

"The pack." sighed Alice, nodding her head in understanding.

"Um… Bella?" said Edward. "… it's still ringing."

Bella blushed again and hurriedly answered the cell. "Hello?"

A wide smile spread across Bella's face. "Hey Jake!"

Edward felt a surge of jealousy rush through him. He hadn't even known that Bella had a cell phone but Jacob already had the number! He was extremely unimpressed by the knowledge.

Edward's internal debate was cut short when Bella gasped in shock. "What's wrong?" he whispered. Bella almost ignored him as she quickly continued her call. "Can I bring Edward? He knows the same stuff!"

Edward frowned and focused in on what Jacob was saying on the other end. It was very muffled, as though a hand was over the receiver. "She says Edward could help! Can she bring him?" A quiet argument later, Jacob's clear voice came back on the line. "Yes, he can come. Hurry, Bells! Please! Quil's really bad!"

With that, the call was over. Bella shoved the cell phone back in her pocket and grabbed a hold of Edward, dragging him with her to the car park. Only once they were in the car did Edward feel safe enough to bring up the call.

"What happened to Quil?" he asked as he pulled the car out of the parking lot.

"They don't know." replied Bella, gripping the seat because of the speed Edward was driving but refusing to complain. "Jake said Quil was on patrol along the boundary line. Embry was on his way to take over when he heard Quil howling. The whole pack rushed to him. They found Quil cut open. He's still alive but in a really bad way. When they couldn't reach Carlisle, they called me. Jacob's really worried…"

"I'm not surprised." stated Edward as the car flew around yet another corner.

"No, Edward!" snapped Bella. "Yes, he's worried about Quil, but that's not what I meant."

"What did you mean, then?" asked Edward softly, trying to calm them both down.

"They couldn't change, Edward! When they found Quil, he was still a wolf. Jacob and Sam tried to change so they could find out what happened, but they couldn't! And Quil can't change back or he'll die! Quil's stuck in wolf form and the others are trapped as humans!"

Edward slammed down on the accelerator. He pulled his own cell phone out of his pocket and passed it to Bella. "Carlisle has a new number. It's in there. Call him, get him to meet us there! If it's as bad as it sounds, it's going to take both of us to save Quil!"

The call with Carlisle was over within seconds. Bella had simply shouted. "Quil's dying! Help!" That was all it took. Carlisle was already on his way to the reservation.

To be continued…