A/N: Okay well first off, I am so sorry for taking forever . . . again. I've had this chapter written out forever and I just never found the time to type it, but here it is and since it's summer and I do have most of the next chapter written I'll try to post it soon. Anyway, I've made you wait long enough. So here it is . . .

Chapter 8: Warning

BPOV

I was running through the woods again. Edward and his family had gone hunting. I was on patrol on my own on the borders of Forks. Some of the other girls and their imprints were running patrols on the other side of La Push. I was running on the outskirts of Forks when suddenly I smelled vampires. There were several different scents. I could smell at least three vampires and there were lights scents of other vampires among the three. The other vampires hadn't passed through this area but there were another three that had recently been in contact with the three I could smell. And although I was powerful, I wasn't stupid enough to go up against six vampires by myself.

"Edward, there are vamps in Forks, I smell at least 3 that have passed through this area and they are carrying the scents of three others. I may need help." (Bella)

"We just finished our hunt, love; we are on our way, if possible though you should call the pack. We are within the borders of Canada so it's going to take us a little longer to get there."

"Of Course" I confirmed quickly before reaching out to the pack.

"Hey guys, we got vamps. There are at least three that passed through the area that I'm patrolling, but I can still smell another that have recently come into contact with the others. The Cullen's are on their way back, but they're in Canada so I'm going to need some help. Jake, Leah, Emily and Sam I want you to head out here to me. The rest of you I want to patrol all of Forks and La Push, make sure there are no vamps in town."

The whole pack was already on the move before I had even finished and I could already feel Jake and the others close by, as I began tracking the three scents. I ran following the scent as they steadily grew stronger. Suddenly two of the vampire scents broke off and went in a different direction away from town while the other ran the border of Forks towards La Push. Since I was still alone I decided to follow the lone vampire, he was a bigger threat since he was headed toward town. The others were catching up; they were only seconds behind me.

"I'm following the lone vampire first, so when you get to where the scents split off, follow mine. We'll double back and get the other two after. We need to stop this one from reaching town first."

I had just finished and was listening for a reply when the scent suddenly got stronger as the vamp I was following had stopped just ahead of me.

Just as the vampire came into view, I got a strange feeling like something in me was suddenly gone. I barely had a chance to question it before the minds of the entire pack smashed into my own. I tried to bring my shield back up but I could no longer feel it. I could not block out all the thoughts of my pack mates as everyone was thinking and questioning me.

"Bella, what's happening?""What's going on?""Bella fix it.""Bella are you okay?""Bella." "Bella.""Bella!"

I couldn't concentrate; everyone was all trying to be heard.

"Stop!"

Thankfully everyone stopped addressing me all at once, but since my shield wasn't up I could still hear everyone's thoughts. But at this point, I realized I had stopped paying attention to the vamp in front of me, but to my surprise he was still standing in the same place looking at me curiously. I tried to reach out with my mind to find out what he was doing, but to my surprise I couldn't. My abilities were basically offline and I could think of no other reason for that to happen other than the vampire in front of me was responsible.

He was tall, with dark brown hair, and he was wearing a black cloak with the hood thrown back. I had just begun studying the man when the others showed up.

"Bells, are you okay?"(Jake)

"I'm fine, but the vamp is messing with my powers."

Suddenly, Leah interrupted us.

"Holy Crap! Did you two notice his eyes?" (Leah)

Both Jake and I snapped back to the vamp and both of us were shocked. Brown eyes. The vamp had brown eyes, and they weren't contacts either we had come across vamps wearing them before. His eyes were definitely brown. That's when I really noticed his smell. I had assumed the human smell was from a previous hunt, but it was too entwined with the vampire smell. Now that I was paying attention I could hear a rapid heartbeat. He was a hybrid, like mom. Jake and the others looked at me in shock as they heard my thoughts.

"I'm going to phase so I can talk to him."

Jake nodded in my direction, but as I turned to head back into the woods the vamp finally spoke.

"Wait, I need to talk to you."

I turned and nodded at him and then continued into the woods. The others surrounded him to keep him where he was while I phased. I quickly dressed before stepping back out from behind the trees. The vampire gasped as soon as I came into view. I couldn't get into his mind, so I couldn't figure out his reaction.

"You must be Isabella. You look just like her." He spoke softly.

"How do you know my name?"

"Your mother sent me with a warning." She what? There is no way.

"Oh did she? So, who are you and how do you know my mother?" There was no way I could have prepared myself for his answer.

"She's my twin sister." And with that, I was shocked into silence. She has a twin? That would make this man my uncle. Does dad know? Why is he here and not her? Is he really her twin? With all these questions buzzing through my head, I finally found my voice.

"If she is your sister, what is her name? What does she look like and does she have any special abilities?" I couldn't think of any other way to test him, so I asked the first thing that popped into my mind.

"She was born Luciana Volturi, then she came her and married your father so everyone here knows her as Luci Black. She has hair and eyes the same color as yours. She is a little paler than you, and she is a half vampire with power similar to yours. The difference is that she can only copy powers while you can expand on the powers you absorb." I snorted, still not convinced.

"Well then what did she want you to warn me about?"

"She wanted me to tell you that . . ." But he didn't get to finish because at that point we heard running and I heard Edward yell through the trees.

"BELLA! Are you okay? Why aren't you answering me?" As soon as they came into view, I saw Edward sag with relief just as his whole family came into view. I felt bad for worrying him so I immediately turned, ready to answer.

"I . . ." But I didn't get the chance to answer before I was interrupted.

"Mary-Alice?"

A/N: So there you go another chapter. Again, I'm sorry for the ridiculously long wait. I'll try to have the next chapter up soon.