Sorry for how long this has taken but I've been swamp with school work and family business and a myriad of other annoying tasks and only now found the time to update. I was writing and I saw that I made a major mistake! At the end of the second chapter I had Alice see Jake and Bella walking up the drive, but in the third chapter Bella and Jacob go to La Push instead! I'm not sure if anyone else caught this but I apologize for being so careless. As to not change the course of the story I would appreciate it if everyone could use their imaginations and pretend that Alice didn't see Bella and Jake walking, but instead still in the car not paying attention to their surroundings outside of the truck. Again, sorry for the carelessness, it won't happen again and sorry for the delayed update. Please review if you want a fast update, I really need the encouragement. Now, on with the story!

Bella PoV

I shook my head and said softly, "It's not me that I'm worried about."

"Silly Bella, the boys know the forest and their trade better than the backs of their own hands. And Jacob said there was only one new scent, the pack can easily handle one more blood sucker." Billy said in his rough voice.

There was a soft knock on the door and Emily peeked her scarred face in the slightly opened door, "Hello Bella, Billy. Sam said I was to come over and that you would explain the situation, Billy." Her eyes caught the dim light of the room and I caught a glimpse of worry in her eyes similar to my own, our boys were in danger.

"Bella, would you mind explaining what happened to Emily? I should call your father as soon as possible in order to have him meet us here after his shift," his wise eyes searched mine. I looked away and fixed my gaze on my hands, feeling uncomfortable under his stare. I nodded my head and heard him roll his way out of the room.

I heard the chair next to mine scrape out and Emily took her seat and gently placed her hand over mine. The contrast of our skin tones was drastic.

"Bella?" She asked softly, "What happened?"

I looked up at her kind face and felt better just knowing that I wasn't alone as I worried about the pack, and I never would be. Emily was a connection, and understood how I felt. But I doubted even she could understand how I felt responsible for causing the danger in the first place.

"Jake was taking me home and when he opened the door the scent of a vampire was close. But it wasn't Victoria's. There's a new one in the area. Jacob said that the scent was strongest by my house so he wouldn't let me go in. The pack is out tracing the scent and patrolling the house now. I think the plan is for Charlie and I to stay here until the pack feel's its safe for us to return home. This is entirely my fault. Their putting their lives in danger to protect me, it's ridiculous." I put my head down on the table, fighting back the tears that were burning behind my eyes.

I felt Emily gently rub my back as she said, "Now Bella, you are being ridiculous. You are part of the family and that's what family does. Keep each other safe. Besides, it's silly to worry about them; they are capable to take care of themselves." I; however, could still see the worry in her eyes. I didn't press the matter further.

Just then Billy walked in and said, "Bella, your father will be here in a little while, would you like something to eat?"

I shook my head, "No thanks, can I just go lay down for a while somewhere?" I was suddenly very tired, as if Jasper was there lulling me to sleep against my will. The thought of Jasper sent a spasm of pain through my body and I flinched away from those thoughts.

Billy nodded and said, "You can rest in Jacob's room, it should be quieter in there. Just down the hall."

"Thanks, Billy," it didn't take me long to find Jake's room which barely fit his bed with a few inches to spare. I snuggled into Jacob's bed not feeling awkward at all, inhaling his comforting scent, and was asleep in no more than a few minutes.

I opened my eyes and the first thing I noticed was that it was extremely dark, sometime in the middle of the night. I heard a soft rain pattering on the roof. I looked around me saw I was in Jacob's room. The previous days' actives came rushing back to me and I flopped back into Jake's bed with a soft sigh.

Then I heard the sound that must have woken me up; a soft creak of floor boards outside the bedroom door. My eyelids flew open as my heart raced. I help my breath afraid to make a sound, though if it was a Victoria or the mystery vampire outside of the door as I suspected it to be, they would clearly hear my pounding heart. I stared at the ceiling not hearing another sound for a few minutes, thinking it may have been my imagination; I tried to calm myself and fall back to sleep.

But I heard another sound, a slight squeaking; something turning that was in desperate need of being greased. I looked to the door and saw the doorknob turning. My heart race sped up even faster than it was before as my mind scrambled only thinking of how I hated how I constantly put those who loved me in danger.

My eyes bulged as the door opened to reveal a hulking figure standing in the frame. I small scream was stopped in my throat as a beam of light stole across the figures face.

MBWHAHAHA I have more written, but I couldn't resist the cliff hanger. Review lots and maybe I'll put up the rest.