Disclaimer: I am not Stephanie Meyer and therefore do not own Twilight

Disclaimer: I am not Stephanie Meyer and therefore do not own Twilight.

Authors note: I love being evil and leaving cliff hangers and I'm sorry I didn't get it out earlier. Anyway, thanks for the reviews and here's the next chapter.

Panic

"I…I can't see him. His future disappeared." She whispered, almost inaudible. I froze in shock. That could only mean one thing. Werewolves.

I stood there for a few moments, my heart pounding in my ears and my breathing becoming erratic. I had to find him. I had to make sure he was alright. Right now, nothing could stand in my way from protecting my baby boy. I was willing to take on a pack of werewolves to stop anything from happening to him. Some may call it idiocy, but I knew in my heart it was something more natural, more powerful. It was my newfound mother's instinct. I had to protect him no matter what and if that meant protecting him from werewolves, then so be it.

"Alice." I said handing her Beth. "Keep her here, look after her and make sure nothing happens to her. I need to go." I said in a rush, looking at her pleadingly before turning quickly towards the door. Before I could even take one step out into the corridor I felt someone grab my arm and spun around to see Alice holding my wrist in a vice like grip.

"Bella, I can't let you go. I can't. Your future will disappear and I won't know if you're alright or not." She said with worried eyes as Beth glanced between both of us, trying to understand what was wrong.

"Don't you understand?" I demanded, my anger growing at being stopped from going to save my son. "I have to get him. I have to protect him." I said forcefully then cut her off as she was about to object. "I'm the only one who can, Alice. If you set foot over the border you'll have broken the treaty and who knows what they would do to you. I'm human. I can still be on their land." I reasoned then my expression softened. "Please, Alice. I have to help him." I whispered, the tears beginning to build up in my eyes.

She reluctantly loosened her grasp on my wrist and nodded slightly. She knew I was right. "Alright. Be careful, Bella." Her face was crumpled in concern.

I gave her a small smile and turned towards the door before looking back at her over my shoulder. "Call Edward and tell him to come home but don't let him come after me." I said softly. I knew that even if Alice passed on my message he would ignore it and come to get me and Charlie but I had to try. If worst came to worst, at least he and Beth would be ok, as well as the rest of the family.

I ran along the corridor and down the stairs as fast as I could and, surprisingly, I didn't fall. I figured that the overwhelming need to protect had some how helped my balance but ignored the thought as I ran out the front door and down the porch steps. I looked around the front of the house frantically, searching for a clue of the direction Charlie went in. He must have gone into the woods around the front of the house because Esme was in the garden around the back, at the very bottom of the garden, and would have seen him otherwise. As my eyes searched the edge of the woods I caught sight of a small patch of colour at the edge of the trees on one side of the drive.

I rushed over to the object and bent down to pick it up when I got close enough. It was the wooden spoon Edward have given Charlie that day when I had fainted. Charlie hadn't let go of it since then, hitting it against anything he came across to see if it made a noise. But now it was here and he wasn't.

I took off into the forest, running in the general direction of La Push. I stumbled constantly but picked myself up off the ground and urged myself on. He couldn't have gone far, could he? But, then again, he was a vampire. He could have ran at full speed and been in La Push in a matter of minutes. At that thought I pushed myself faster and ignored the burning of my muscles. I knew if I stopped to rest now it would be difficult to start again and I didn't want to waste any time on rest when Charlie was in danger.

As I ran the only sound I could hear was the beating of my heart in my ears. The woods were abnormally quiet, as if holding their breath, waiting for something to happen. I wasn't sure how long had passed. It might have been minutes or it might have been hours. Time seemed to have a whole new meaning to me now. No matter how long had passed it was a second too long for me to be separated from Charlie. Beth would be fine. She had Alice and Esme and the rest of the family would be home soon as well. Charlie was a different matter. I had no idea where he was or what was happening to him.

A terror filled scream pierced the air, breaking me out of my thoughts. My head snapped to my right and I ran in the direction of the noise. The thick canopy of leaves prevented much light from filtering through, making it much harder than normal for me to see far ahead of me. I squinted through the trees and saw a patch of light, which I assumed to be a clearing.

I forced my legs to run faster, stumbling on protruding tree roots but I managed to regain my balance. My breathing was becoming even more erratic and anxiety tightened in my chest, making it hard for me to breath. Doubtful questions rushed through my mind; would I get there in time? What if I was too late? As I ran I cursed my clumsiness and humanity. No matter how fast I tried to push myself, I was still too slow. It was like a nightmare when you run and run but never get any closer to where you want to go most. Terror filled me as I remembered that day in Volterra. The same anxiety, the same panic. The danger was different but the result was pretty much the same. I could loose someone I love. I had managed to get there in time then but what to say I would get there this time?

As I approached the small clearing I could see Charlie sitting on the ground, curled in a ball, his body shaking as he cried. My eyes moved to the other side of the tiny clearing, only a few feet away, and saw a large black wolf emerging from the trees, walking straight towards Charlie.

I recognised the black wolf to be Sam, the reserved leader of the Quilette pack. As I approached the clearing both Charlie and Sam looked up at me simultaneously. I was honestly surprised they didn't see me earlier but they must have been preoccupied by each other, trying to guess the other's next move.

When Charlie laid eyes on me his face instantly lit up in a smile and he stood up, turning towards me. Before he could even take a step in my direction my view was blocked by Sam's large wolf form and I could hear him growling warningly at Charlie. I realised Sam's good intentions were him trying to protect me but my anger overruled. He was blocking my way, the only thing between me and my child.

"Sam, don't!" I shouted angrily as I ran into the clearing and towards Charlie. I ran past him and stood between him and Charlie, glaring at him. My lunges burned from the lack of oxygen as my chest rose and fell heavily from my running. I knew I wouldn't be hard to move out the way but what else could I do?

Sam took a small step back, obviously a little shocked at my reaction. I turned my attention to Charlie who still had tears pouring from his eyes. I held my arms out towards him and he took a small step towards me with a smile on his face, still a few feet away, before stopping abruptly. His smile faltered and I gave him a questioning look. "Mommy, I'm hungry." He said, his bottom lip quivering.

Sam let out a low growl and took a step towards us. I turned my head slightly to glare at him as Charlie started crying. If I didn't know I would get hurt if I hit Sam, I would have. Werewolf or not, he still scared my baby.

Just then I remembered putting the bottles in my pockets and pulled one out, holding it towards Charlie. He had taken the bottle out my hand, put it in his mouth and was in my arms before I registered he had moved at all. I stood up, Charlie sitting o my hip and held him tightly to me. I stroked his soft hair and rocked him from side to side as I tried to calm the small sobs still coming from him.

Now that I had Charlie in my arms my anger had disappeared and I realised that I was alone in the forest with a werewolf. That wasn't the fact that bothered me. I knew I would be fine. Sam wouldn't hurt me; he was a 'protector'. But it Charlie was my main concern. As realisation dawned I was now aware that I could do nothing to protect him. I was a human, nothing more.

"Bella?" A voice laced with concern broke through my thoughts. It was a voice I recognised so well. A voice belonging to the person I loved. Someone who's safety was now added to my list of concerns. I didn't want him to put himself in danger but, as always, he was here when I needed him most in one of my many dangerous situations.

I turned towards the edge of the clearing to see Edward, his face an emotionless mask but his eyes glowing with concern, and Beth standing beside him, holding his hand in hers. Out of the corner of my eye I could see several large wolves make their presence know and walk slowly into the clearing. Edward began to take a step towards me and Sam let out a loud warning growl, obviously talking to Edward with his mind.

"I do remember the agreements of the treaty and I know this is Quilette land." Edward hissed angrily. "But if Bella or either of my children is in danger then I'll be there to protect them, no matter what." He said and began to walk towards me again just as Sam took a step in our direction.

"Don't come any closer to me and mommy!" I jumped slightly at the sound of the unexpected voice coming from Charlie. I looked down at him and saw him staring at Sam with his eyes narrowed and the empty bottle in his hand. What was unexpected was the sound of his voice. It was soft, musical and sounded as if it was…layered. It was like he was peaking at different pitches, high and low, all at once. A small frown of confusion appeared on my face as I looked up at Sam to see him where he had been, not even an inch closer. I glanced around the clearing and saw the rest of the pack standing at the edges of the forest. Edward was where he had been but Beth was no longer holding his hand. She was standing quietly beside him, looking around in wonder at the wolves with her hands over her ears, probably because of Sam's growl. It seemed as if nothing had changed except Edward, Sam and the rest of the pack were no longer walking towards me and Charlie.

I looked back down at Charlie then at Edward who had his gaze focused on Sam, apparently listening to his thoughts as he would speak every few seconds but too quickly and quietly for me to understand. I placed a soft kiss on the top of Charlie's head, holding him close to me and took a step towards Edward. As soon as I moved he took a step back wards, a seemingly sub-conscious movement. I frowned and took another step towards him as he took another back. Could this have something to do with what Charlie said?

Edward still had his eyes locked with Sam and I took another step towards him, testing my possible theory. As predicted, he took another back. It had to have something to do with Charlie. I was sure of it. We had possibly just discovered Charlie's power and Edward was unaware.

"Daddy, stop moving away fwom us." Charlie demanded, frustrated, and in that same layered voice as before. It sounded so lovely and hypnotic. It vaguely reminded me of when Edward 'dazzled' me.

I took a hesitant step towards Edward and he stayed where he was, not moving away like before. I let out a small sigh of relief and walked as quickly as I could towards him. His head snapped towards me and he held out his hands for me. I wrapped my free arm around his waist and leaned my head against his shoulder. I felt unbelievably safe in his arms but the anxiety towards his safety was still eating away at me.

"Bella, don't you ever do that to me again. I can't bear to loose you." His voice full of sincerity and love as he spoke, looking in to my eyes as his brow furrowed with concern. "Either of you." He said and looked down at Charlie in my arms. He planted a kiss on my forehead then Charlie's. "No more running away?" He asked Charlie with his eyebrows raised. I felt Charlie's head nodding as he leaned it on my shoulder and buried his face in my hair.

"Edward, I told you not to come. You shouldn't be here." I whispered frantically to him although I knew everyone else in the clearing would be able to hear me. I studied his face and his eyes moved from Charlie back to me as his expression hardened.

"Don't be absurd. I'm not leaving you, Bella." He said forcefully then looked over my head, into the clearing. I followed his gaze and saw that Sam was now in his human form, dressed only in jeans at the far side of the clearing, surrounded by the rest of his pack who were still in their wolf forms.

I looked down and saw Beth at Edward's side, a few steps in front of us and staring at the wolves in obvious fascination. "Beth, come back here." I heard Edward's voice from beside me and she turned towards him with a smile on her face but didn't move.

"Look, Daddy! That one." She said happily as she pointed at a wolf on the other side of the clearing. I looked towards the pack and saw she was pointing at a large russet wolf, Jake. "That woofie! Its Mommy's fwiend, Jake, isn't it?" She said excitedly and took a small step towards them.

"Beth. Come back here, right now." Edward said forcefully. Beth's face fell and turned into a pout as she took a few steps backwards so she was standing beside us.

"But, Daddy," She whined, looking up at him, "Jake isn't going to hurt us and that woofie isn't." She said and pointed to a sandy coloured wolf which I recognised as Seth. I looked down at her, my face crumpled in confusion, then turned towards Edward.

"She's very perceptive." He said quietly with a slight smile on his perfect face. "She noticed that all of them apart from Jake and Seth are tensed, as if ready to attack." He explained and I instantly froze. "Don't worry. They wont make a move until their given the command and Sam doesn't want that to happen right now." He said and rubbed his hand up and down my arm soothingly.

I looked back towards Sam who stood amongst the werewolves, his face an emotionless mask as always. It was then that I realised I was breathing in short bursts and shaking slightly. I was beginning to panic again. I had no idea what was going on or what was going to happen. I calmed slightly as I felt Edward's lips brush my hair and felt Beth's small hand on my side, comfortingly. Edward was right; she was perceptive.

I smiled down at her as she looked up with worried eyes. I moved my gaze towards Sam when he began to speak and bit my lip nervously.

"As you are well aware; the treaty states that none of your kind is allowed on our land," He began; looking directly at Edward then shifted his gaze towards Beth and Charlie, "Including those creatures." Edward let out a low growl and I tightened my arm around him. "This time I am willing to overlook the situation as the child was unaware of the border. However, any vampire that sets foot on Quillette land from this point on will be dealt with by us, regardless of their age." Sam spoke in his usually calm voice but I thought I saw a hint of regret in his eyes.

My vision began to blur as tears spilled from my eyes at the possibility of loosing Charlie or Beth. I was sure that they were now well aware of the situation and wouldn't come back here again but there was always a slight possibility. I felt Edward tense behind me at the threat and brought me closer to his side, reaching past me to take Beth's small hand in his. My eyes moved over the various wolves and stopped on the familiar russet colour wolf. He tilted his head to the side, giving me his wolfie grin which cased a small laugh to escape through the sobs that were now raking my body.

We stood there in silence for a few seconds before I found myself cradled in Edward's arms with Charlie lying in my arms. He had been pretty much silent through the whole time we were there so I assumed he was still shocked by what had happened. I would have to mention what had happened when he spoke in that layered voice when I got home because it was obvious Edward didn't remember it.

"Beth, come on. We're going home." I heard Edward say softly and craned my neck so I could see my baby daughter. She stood still, staring at the wolves with the same look of fascination as before. I marvelled at the different affect the werewolves had on each of my children. One was practically terrified at the wolves but the other was completely fascinated.

Beth lifted her head towards us glanced back at the wolves, waving her arm enthusiastically at them. "Bye-bye, Jacob! Bye-bye, woofies!" She said happily and turned quickly running into the woods at vampire speed in the direction of the Cullen mansion.

Edward let out a small chuckle at her enthusiasm and ran into the woods after her. I kept my gaze on the top of Charlie's head with was covered in chocolate brown wisps of hair. From this point on, I wouldn't be letting my children out of my sight. I now knew why Edward worried too much about me. I was only human and prone to accidents. Whereas Beth and Charlie were half vampire but I was still panicked at the thought of them getting hurt. All I needed to do was make sure they didn't get hurt. How hard could it be?

A/N: I think the start was quite good but I don't think the second half was as good as it could have been. I wanted to get it finished so I could post it though. I hope its ok! I was going to extend it so it had exactly what Charlie's power is but decided to make a different chapter from that. I should be updating within the next few days but I'm beginning to get homework from school so I can't promise anything