"I don't see why not, do you want to go now?" he asked me. I nodded. He winked at Bella and gave a significant look to Alice. She stood up with us as we left the lunch room. I looked at Arian "Meet you there" he said mentally. Edward blinked as he heard the message.

We walked outside and behind the main office. Are you ok? It came from Arian Where are you? The tone was scared, and loud. I'm behind the office with the others, relax. I told him. Edward was staring at me as if willing something to happen, I noticed he wasn't breathing. I waited for him to take a breath, Arian came around the corner, I was still waiting.

"Breathe Edward." I told him. He looked as though I had said something amusing, but replied only in taking a deep breath. Arian stood next to me and took my hand I hadn't realized it was trembling until he stopped it. I felt something tugging at my mind, Arian, I cautioned him, forgetting that Edward could hear me. Arian instinctively turned to me, Edward and Alice exchanged glances.

"What is it?" Edward asked, as my mind glazed over and I let Candace move over me. Nicole she said as greeting and to accept my adherence to her authority. I could feel my body position change while Candace took control.

"Candace?" Arian asked quietly looking into the eyes that I could no longer control.

"Arian." She/I said. We looked over to Edward and Alice.

"Hello," I felt my memories accessed "Edward and Alice." She finished her sentence. The two of them looked confused for a second.

"Candace," Edward said hesitantly.

"We were unaware there was a coven up here." She said. Arian turned sheet white at my/her words.

"Is there a leader I should talk to?" Candace asked Edward.

"Carlisle," Edward said giving us a look of deep concentration.

"And when can we meet him?" we asked.

"He works at the hospital; we can go and see him now." Alice spoke up.

"We probably don't want innocent ears involved." I tired to point out forgetting that I couldn't talk, ultimately though, all that came out was a garbled cough.

"Are you all right?" Edward asked.

"We're fine," Candace replied, "Nicole says we don't want witnesses of what promises to be a delicate conversation." Edward nodded, as did Alice. Alice took a small silver phone out of her pocket and opened it her finger blurred as she typed in the numbers, putting the phone to her ear. Her soprano voice flowed together too fast for our ears to catch. She closed the phone and turned to face the finger of woods that touched the parking lot. I felt impatient, and after a time three figures detached themselves from the edge of the forest walking a little too quickly toward us they moved with a surreal grace. Two were male one of them was completely focused on Alice his eyes raking her form any injury. Alice smiled when she caught his eye he walked up to her and took her hand. The other was surveying us and Aaron with a cautious interest. The last a woman she stood behind the lead male watching with the butterscotch eyes they all shared.

"Hello, I am Carlisle." Said the lead male