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The first chapter of a Twilight Saga continuation I did awhile back...more uploads to follow. No hate, please, my fragile little heart couldn't take it! . I don't typically do Twilight fanfics but this was a past work and I figured it should get put up before anything recent! ^_^ Don't like Twilight? Go ahead and find something else to read because this probably isn't your cup of tea. :) A small bit of the plot line and information in this fic, especially in the later chapters, is inaccurate, and yes I am aware of that. I've tried to stick to the series' guidelines the best I can, but sometimes you have to throw in some unrealistic plot twists. Enjoy! ~TranquilGuardian

CHAPTER ONE: STRANGER IN TOWN

Jacob's POV

Eyes drooping shut in absolute exhaustion, I peered around the forest. The only sound I heard was that of the birds, calling to one another excitedly.

'Just look around. I'm probably overreacting,' Edward had said. I'd been drop dead beat, but, because it was for Nessie, I'd agreed. Edward had to stop using Nessie as a justification to get me to do things for him. Better yet, I had to toughen up.

I made one last sweeping glance around me, yawning immensely. The most suspicious thing that I saw was a squirrel burying something in the ground.

Edward. There is NOTHING here. I repeat, NOTHING, I thought. Then I added, Have a couple of blankets ready for me by the time I get back. I gotta pass out.

I prayed to God he was listening.

I turned back towards the Cullens' house. We'd been having some trouble with vampires coming by to gawk at Ness since she'd fully matured. Most of them had been harmless, but you could never be too vigilant. They would usually just stare, ask questions like why she was dating me, of all people, then leave. It wasn't exactly a great boost to my self esteem, but I'd take a couple rude remarks about my smell and genetic makeup over a full fledged war any day.

I was so caught up in my thoughts that I yelped in shock when a figure dropped from a tree. Surely I would've noticed the leaves rustling if I hadn't been moping about my state of walking dead and vampires talking about my smell. I mean, neither was unusual nowadays. The girl standing in front of me had curly brown hair and bright red eyes. She definitely wasn't a Cullen, but hell yes, she was a vampire.

"Hello," she said kindly.

I stepped back warily, eyeing her as I did. Her red eyes weren't gaining her any trust. Red eyes meant that she preferred human carryout over a steak every time.

"Don't be afraid," she said. "I'm peaceful. My name is Hannah. You can trust me."

Peaceful. Right. I growled, considering it was pretty much all I could do. I was on Cullen turf, and I didn't know if this Hannah was a friend of theirs or something. She wasn't a vegetarian, but then again, the Cullens didn't actually have a fan club for their…eating habits.

As I turned to run, Hannah spoke quietly and surely. "Oh, I can't have you going and telling the Cullens I'm here. If you run, I'll have to kill you."

I stopped in my tracks, disbelief coloring my features.

"You heard me right, sweetie," Hannah said.

I could remember hearing Edward this morning. 'When I went hunting earlier, I could've sworn I caught the scent of someone new. Maybe not, though. Can you just go check for me? For Nessie?' If it hadn't been for that last remark, I would've brushed him off and gone happily to sleep, guilt free. But Ness… well, there was no fighting that. Ness was kinda important to me.

"Why don't you talk to me, honey?" Hannah asked, giggling childishly.

I glared at her, the fur on the back of my neck bristling. Cool it, Jake…

"Oh, I forgot, you can't! Well, it's so unfortunate that I ran into you today. You see, the Cullens can't know I'm here. Not yet, anyway. And I can't guarantee you won't go running to them if I let you go. A very sticky situation, as you can surely tell."

I could've tried to summon help from Edward in my thoughts, but he wouldn't be listening anymore. I'd already told him that nothing was here. I felt for a presence, but I was the only member of my pack in wolf form. So naturally, I did the logical thing. I howled for help.

Hannah shook her head. "Bad choice, honey," she said calmly. Then she disappeared back up into the foliage.

I immediately took off bounding towards the Cullens' house, not wanting to take the chance of her coming back to harass me some more. She might've not looked like much, but you didn't judge vampires by their appearance. Jane of the Volturi was all the proof I needed of that.

On the break of the trees, I turned back into a human, yanked my shorts on, and sprinted across the lawn. I was scared to death, to be honest. I'd like to say that I was only afraid for Nessie, but it'd be a lie. I didn't want that crazy ass vampire following me.

I opened the door and stumbled into the living room. Only Ness was there, with arms full of blankets.

"Daddy told me you wanted these-" she started. Then she saw my face. "Jake, what's wrong?" she asked, dumping the blankets on the floor and coming to grab my arm, nails digging in.

I shook my head in dismissal. "Where's Bella?" I choked out.

"Umm…Mom and Daddy went to go see Grandpa because he wasn't feeling well, and…Jacob, you're shaking! You look like you've just seen a ghost. You need to sit down down."

"No!" I said loudly.

Nessie glared at me. "Park your ass right now, Mister. I don't care if the zombie apocalypse just started; you aren't going to scream at me."

I took a breath and lowered my voice. "I'm sorry, Ness. Really. But I can't sit down. We are in deep crap, and I need Edward and Bella now. Where's the rest?"

Nessie frowned. "They went hunting, but-"

"What?" I groaned. "Okay Ness, we're taking you to Charlie's house now, and then… oh, I don't even know! Come on. We need to get a car, no time to screw around."

We ran into the garage, jumped in Alice's yellow Porsche, and gunned it off the massive driveway and onto the highway.

"This isn't good. This is not good," I moaned as I sped too fast down the interstate.

"Tell me what's going on," Nessie said quietly. Her face was pale; whether from my speed or worrying, I didn't know.

I swallowed. "I was running patrol, and some curly haired vampire stopped me and said she was going to kill me. So I howled and took off."

Nessie's eyes went huge. "It-it's about me, isn't it?" she asked. Ness was no idiot; she knew that her very existence caused stress and worry with her family and the general vampire community. Everyone (apart from us) was worried that she wouldn't be able to keep our secret. They were afraid she'd slip up and say something, or maybe even hunt someone in broad daylight. Neither were rational worries.

"Probably," I admitted, realizing she was waiting for an answer.

Nessie sighed. "Why is my existence such a big deal? You'd think people would get over it. It's been seven years."

I gritted my teeth. "Exactly." Seven years of uncertainty, seven years of fear that someone would try to take Nessie for their own. Seven years that we'd been afraid the Volturi would change their minds about her. Seven years that could've been better spent.

We skidded into Charlie's driveway. In the back of my head, I felt worried that Charlie was sick. He'd been getting old for a while…

Nessie and I jumped out of the Porsche at the same time and ran in.

Charlie was having a coughing fit when we burst into the living room. Bella had him by the hand, and Edward was supporting his shoulders as he hacked up his lungs.

"Dad, it could be pneumonia. You need to see a doctor," Bella said.

Charlie waved his hand dismissively, irritated and embarrassed.

I cleared my throat, and everyone looked up.

"Hey Nessie, Jake," Charlie said in a hoarse voice.

Nessie immediately went over and knelt by his feet, taking his hand. "Grandpa, what's wrong?" she moaned. Nessie hated seeing her grandfather in pain. She was all too aware of just how fragile and very human he was.

Charlie scowled. "Nothing. I just have a cold. Your mom here is overreacting, as usual," he said.

"I am not overreacting, Dad," Bella sighed. "I just worry about you."

"Um…Bells? Edward? I need to talk to you," I said, interrupting their little discussion.

"Can't it wait, Jake?" Bella asked, looking at her father worriedly.

"No. I'm not trying to be insensitive, but it's pretty important," I said quickly, and without room for argument.

Bella sighed and sprang to her feet with a nod.

"Let's go on the porch," I suggested.

"I'm staying with Grandpa," Nessie protested.

I rolled my eyes. "Go ahead." It was probably best that she didn't hear the whole story anyways.

I yanked Bella and Edward out the door by their wrists.

"I heard your confirmation that nothing was there, if that's what this is about," Edward said. He could've looked in my thoughts and found out immediately what was wrong, but he'd promised me that unless I gave him permission, he would stay out of my head.

I scowled at him. "Oh, really? And you didn't hear my warning howl that something was there?" I demanded.

Edward hissed. "Who?"

I shrugged. "I didn't know her. She said her name was Hannah. She said that if I tried to run, she'd kill me, because you guys couldn't know she was here. But I ran anyway. I guess it was an empty threat, unless she goes all Freddy and attacks me through my dreams."

Bella looked confused, but Edward stiffened. "This Hannah, did she have wild curly brown hair?" he asked, as if fearing my answer.

"Yeah," I said obliviously.

Edward started shaking; in fear, anger, or both, I didn't know.

"What? What's so dangerous about Hannah?" Bella asked. She'd always had hated being out of the loop. But, to be honest, I was out of the loop too. The vamp couldn't have been taller than five feet. Surely, with everyone, we could take her out.

"Hannah may be one of the most dangerous vampires out there. She has the power to make you feel such unbearable pain it makes Jane's gift feel like a pricked finger. The pain Hannah conflicts is twice as bad as making the change into a vampire. Vampires have begged for death on the spot after three minutes of it," Edward said, voice husky with reluctance at admitting it.

"How do you know all this?" Bella whispered, gold eyes wide.

"Hannah used to be with the Volturi. When Carlisle left, she was so angry with him, she did it to him. Not for very long, as Aro stopped her. They gave her a second chance, but after twelve years she got angry with Caius about something trivial and did it to him. They kicked her off, after that."

"That's so horrible," Bella murmured in shock.

Edward nodded. "If she's in these parts, it's either for Carlisle or Nessie. In which case, we need to keep them both under lock and key," he said.

Bella closed her eyes. "Not again," she moaned.

I knew she was talking of about six and a half years ago. The Volturi had come after Nessie, when she was just an extremely advanced toddler.

We walked back in.

"What was that about?" Charlie asked.

I said something I hadn't said in a very long time. "Need to know, only, Charlie," I grinned half heartedly.

Charlie shuddered, remembering. "Fine," he said. But he rolled his eyes to himself.

"I'm so sorry, Charlie, we need to go," Edward said.

Charlie scowled. "Go ahead. Leave me here alone to die," he said.

Bella kissed his forehead. "You're not going to die, Dad. I'll have Sue or Billy come take care of you."

Charlie crossed his arms tightly over his chest. "I really need a cat or something," he grumbled.

"Hey, you have a dog!" I said cheerfully.

Charlie shuddered. "No I don't. I have a boy who just so happens to be able to turn into a dog," he said.

"Woof woof," I mumbled, ducking out the door.

Well? *hopeful face* It wasn't too terrible, was it? It gets more interesting, I promise! ^_^ Character development and whatnot. xD Thanks for reading! xxxx