Chapter Two

Even after all that I've been through I thought there was nothing left to surprise me out there. Obviously I was wrong and another curveball had been thrown my way. I struggled with my seatbelt, trying to get out with my fingers that felt like melting jell-o. I knew to Alice I probably looked like some lunatic freaking out over a meaningless nightmare, but there he was.

"Bella, calm down or I'll have to call Jasper on you" she stated in a voice mirroring how she wanted me to feel. Jasper was her… I wish I could say boyfriend but that, husband, and even true love never seemed to convey how strong their relationship was. Jasper, like Edward and Alice had a gift that made him able to project his or any given emotion on you. It's quite useful in confrontations or when I get hysterical.

"In my dream," I slowly explained articulating my thoughts carefully. "He was a wolf then transformed into a person to ask me to help him"

Alice glanced over to the school searching for the person I was talking about. I began describing him to her in an attempt to help her see him before he went into the building. My words jammed together in my panic and I didn't even notice that I had started repeating myself. Alice rolled down the window and took a deep whiff of the air. Then she sniffed again as if she was searching for something that wasn't there.

"Bella, I don't smell a wolf anywhere near here." She assured me. She put her cold hand on my head trying to take my temperature. "Are you sure you haven't seen him before?"

"Alice," I sighed rubbing my temples. "I am one hundred percent sure that I have never seen that guy before the dream."

Alice got out of my truck and sauntered over to my door. She opened it and helped me out. I didn't have to be Edward to know what she was thinking.

In my first class I slowly began to feel better. I had Edward with me and the guy was no where to be seen. When Alice delivered me over to Edward he quickly got thee gist of my problem. He was worried, but assured me also that there was no wolf on campus. Our class was English Lit II and it was one I could just sit around daydreaming in. at the moment I was thinking about the dream. Not only had the guy worried me, but also the feeling that emanated from him when he asked for my help

I really do need your help Bella.

My mind snapped out of my daydream and I wandered where that foreign voice had come from. It wasn't me nor was it me repeating what he had said. In the dream he had clearly said, "I don't have much time, Bella Swan, I need your help." not, "I really do need you help Bella." What just happened?

Would you believe that I'm in your head?

I jumped that time; those words weren't even remotely similar to the original statement. Edward noticed my flinching and quietly asked what was wrong. I lied and said that I had a non- him-related chill. I took a quick breath and tried to think of something else. The only thought that came to mind was what Edward and I had been doing before I fell asleep. I smiled remerging the passion in his touch and-

Eww! Do really think that I want to hear about your vampy boyfriend's goods in the sack? God, you're gross!

"Who are you and how are you doing this?" I thought back instead of pretending that I noticed nothing.

Finally she pays attention to me! Well my name is Carter Wood and obviously I'm a telepath.

"Wait a second," I stopped him. "So is Edward and he can't read my mind!"

Yeah. Let's just say there are holes in your shield, Bella, and leave it at that.

"What do you want?"

Well I told you that already except you don't seem to remember that dream…

"You wouldn't mind telling me why again?" I asked.

I would actually. Right now you think you're crazy and you wouldn't even listen to me you'd just tell Car-lis-el?

"Carlisle," I corrected. "And how do you know about him?"

Bella, I'm I your head. I know everything you think the moment you think it.

I considered that for a moment, "So how do I know that this is real and I'm not crazy?"

Meet me after school, alone.

"No way am I doing that!" I yelled. "The last time I met up with someone I almost died."

Well, this is quite the dilemma. I don't trust your vampires, but you don't trust me.

Finally it was silent in my mind. I took it as a sign that "Carter" was done with me for now, but I agonized over whether to tell Edward. There were a million scenarios that I could picture and none of them ended with him believing me…

I'm back and I've got an idea!

"What is it?"

Bring this 'Jake' person I keep hearing so much about. He could 'protect' you well enough.

"When and where?"

Today if you don't mind at the clearing. Bye-bye Bella.

And with that Cater was gone from my mind. I knew that it could be a trap mad by another vampire or something else, but why didn't Edward or Alice notice? I gazed into Edward's focused and deep eyes wondering what I should do. It wasn't like Jake was talking to me anyway.

Jacob Black was at home when the phone rang. He lazily looked at the caller ID to see that it was coming from Bella's house. He knew that Charlie wasn't off work yet so he couldn't be calling. Jake ignored the call; after all he was still pretty steamed over Bella choosing that bloodsucker over him.

Let the answering machine get it, he thought bitterly. He waited for the beep and listened to what way Bella would be begging for him to for give her. The beep sounded and he waited for her voice to fill his ears.

"Jake I know you're mad at me, but I need your help…" she didn't finfish because he snatched the phone off of the hook.

"I'm on my way." He told her quickly and bounded out of the door to save her from what ever she had gotten herself into.