Because these thing's

Will change.

Change – Taylor Swift.

Chapter Seven.

"Jacob, what's going on? Is everything okay?" I asked, my heart sinking. Something was definitely wrong with Jacob, and I wanted to know what. It made me angry. Something had made Jacob upset, and werewolf or vampire, ancient treaty or not, he was still my friend. The friend I had when no one else wanted to be my friend.

Friends were a sensitive topic for me. After losing my only real, true for 90 years, all those years thinking he wasn't alive, friends was a emotional topic. Either way, whatever was upsetting Jacob, was going to hear from me.

Jacob looked up from his hands, his eyes filled with a deep sense of pain that I had never seen before. That really did it for me.

"Jacob, you're going to tell me what's wrong, and you're going to tell me now. I don't care if it's got to do with me or my family, or the rest of you pack. If something's upsetting you, I want to know." I said in a gentle, firm voice.

Before Edward came back, I had told Jacob a lot about the situation, so he knew how I felt about my friends and family.

He looked around one more time, making sure no one was around.

"You have to promise you won't get mad, okay?" He pleaded with me. The way he said made me nod straight away. Why would I be mad?

"And before I tell you, I want you to know I have done nothing. I didn't like the idea. I objected to it, but we obey alpha commands. The others help. I try not to. But-"

"Jacob, what are you talking about?" I interrupted him before he could continue, getting more and more confused by the minute.

He stopped, looking deep into my eyes. He took a deep sigh.

"Jane isn't here alone. They have a hideout up in the mountains." He pointed into the bushes, but I didn't notice. I was too shocked by his words.

"Wha- how do you know that?" I stuttered, trying to think of any logical reasons. Jane had lied. She was up to something. I knew it. I just didn't think all the Volturi would be involved. Wow.

Another pause.
"They were running across the treaty," He looked towards his feet. "And we, or really Sam, ran into them. And they kind of, talked." He said, turning and avoiding my eyes.

I shook my head slowly.
"Jacob, don't you know how dangerous they are? Sam could have got hur-" I froze mid-sentence. Jacob didn't say a word.

My mind raced. No. It couldn't be. It couldn't.

"When you say 'talked'." I asked in tone I didn't recognize. Jacob knew the meaning of my words, and nodded.

I stopped breathing all together. It all came together then, and it was like a light had been switched on as all our unknown questions were answered.

Why Alice can't see her future? Because the wolves are involved.

Why Jane looked at Jacob in that evil sort of way when he talked to me? Because she knew he might tell me what was really going on.

Why Jane could easily step over the line into La Push today?

Because… because the wolves let her.

The wolves had made a deal with the Volturi.

"Bella?" Jacob asked, his voice calling me back from my train of thoughts. His face was creased with concern. He held my hand, and I quickly pulled it away.

"Why?" I asked, in barely a whisper. "Why did you make a deal with them?"

This time, Jacob delayed his answer for a long time. When he didn't answer, I asked again.

"Jacob, why did you make a deal with the Volturi?" I said firmly, all gentleness gone from my voice.

Another silence. I was about to ask him again, well yelling at him, really, when he finally answered.

"Because they want to take your family down, and so does my pack." He said in an unrecognizable tone.

My breathing stopped once again.

But it made perfect sense.

The Volturi wanted us gone, being a 'potential threat'.
And the Wolves have wanted us gone for decades, but the treaty stated not to.

I found my courage then, and folded my arms.
"You can't attack us. You will break the treaty." I said as a matter-of-factly.

Jacob looked like he knew this to. And he already had an answer for it.

"Not if your family does first. And that's what Jane has been trying to do. She nearly had you today, but I stopped you just before you crossed the line. I wasn't allowed to do that, and if my brothers find out, or if they find out…" Jacob trailed off, shaking his head.

I stepped back. We were part of a game. A game to them. They wanted us eliminated, and they weren't going to stop until we were.

I had to get home. We had to leave, tonight. No stopping, we just had to get as far away as possible. They would follow, but we would run.

I turned away from Jacob, walking away as I continued to think. His voice called behind me.

"Please, please Bella! I couldn't do anything! I had to! I'm so, so sorry!" He called to me, his voice breaking. I turned around, and saw him fallen to his knees. He had tears in his eyes, and it was heart breaking for me to see one of my best friends, now possibly my enemy, in such a state.

But I turned back around, and ran. I was on my way home, when I realized what I hadn't done.

My school bag. Darn it.

I decided if it was worth going back for, or just going home. I couldn't remember exactly what was in there.

Books, lip-gloss, wallet, ID, pens…

ID. Wallet. I needed them both. I needed them for if we needed a plane to go somewhere, anywhere, I needed ID. I sighed angrily, and ran back in the direction of the school.

The school was a lot different then it was at night to it is in the day. It wasn't hard to get into. I could fix the locks on my way out, if I had time. But time was not something I had on my side at the moment.

I walked through the hallways, the eerie silence creeping me out. I tried to remember where I last let my bag. The lunch room was the last place I went before I followed Jane.

I grimaced at the thought of her name. I needed to be fast.

I stumbled in the hallways, despite my good eyesight. When I finally reached the lunch room, the doors were already open, just a crack. I shiver ran up my spine, and I don't know why.

I opened the door with a creak, and stepped inside. It was even darker in here then it was in the hallways. I looked around; looking for the table we sat at. When I found it, I sighed with relief. My bag was sitting in the middle of the table.

I ran to it, ignoring the door closing behind me. When I got to the table, I quickly made sure everything was still there. If someone had stolen my wallet or ID, I was definitely in trouble.

I sighed a huge sigh of relief when they were still there.

Suddenly, I felt the presence of someone. They smelled bad. It was one of the wolves, I could tell. It was Jacob, he must have followed me.

I turned around.

"Jacob, you need to go ba-" I froze on the spot, mid sentence again.

It was not Jacob who was standing in front of me, with big, red round evil eyes, burning into mine. I could even see her smile, full of pure evil, through the darkness.

"Hello Bella. So nice of you to join me here tonight." Jane said, and laughed an evil laugh that made my hands go weak, and my bag fell to the ground with a large bang that rang of the walls of the room, signaling that we truly were the only ones here.

Great.

Now the trouble begins. ;D

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