Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

A/n: Hello people, welcome to my new story, which occurs after my other story Sunset. You should go read that story before reading this one since a lot of stuff is explained there that I might not go fully into detail in this one (such as Characters and places); but I'll try my best to keep in mind that not everyone had read that story. Please enjoy this chapter and review it at the end.

Chapter Preview: Bella goes over to Philip and Charles' home.

Quote of the Chapter: "Friends can be like elevator buttons; they can either bring you up or take you down."

Chapter Nine- Human Moments

Jacob was called by the pack not a few hours after he came to see me. So, I was alone again trying to keep my mind off of anything that had been upsetting me, in case I let my mind wonder too much and I was left with questions, what if's and the guilty feelings I had brought upon myself. I sat on the couch flipping through the channels, trying to find something at all entertaining. Of course, whenever I wanted to watch television there was nothing on.

I walked up the stairs to my bedroom looking through my small collection of books. I looked through for something that would keep my attention for a long time, but I had read them all and when you already know what is going to happen you loose interest. I walked to my computer and turned it on, knowing it'll take probably twenty minutes to start up I walked downstairs to the kitchen and made myself a sandwich for lunch.

Nothing was capturing my attention. Everything seemed liked it was substandard to how I was feeling, and there nothing could hold my thoughts still for even a few minutes. I walked over to the living room coffee table and grabbed Philip's address and number, then quickly walked back over to the phone and dialed the number on the paper.

"Hello." I heard Philip's familiar voice as if I hadn't heard it in years but the second I heard it I remembered who it was automatically.

"Hi Phil, its Bella." I told him, I heard something in the background make a clacking noise.

"Bella!" Philip exclaimed, causing me to have to move the phone from my ear, "I didn't think you'd call so quick. How are you?" he asked.

"I'm doing well." I lied, "How about you?"

"Pretty good- almost finished unpacking. Charles and some of the pack went back to the old house to see if they could get some of my stuff I had to leave behind." Philip told me.

"How'd it go?" I asked, "Were you able to get your stuff back?"

"Yeah, when they got there it was vacant. I guessed they all scattered after the pack came." Philip said, his voice was slightly hurt.

"How're you doing?" I asked again.

"Better- I mean at first I thought they'd come looking for me, but I was wrong to think so- I knew they never cared much for me." Philip told me, I felt sad for him. He probably never had many friends- he lived in an isolated house and was home schooled all his life. His father and the rest of his family figures had been obsessed with killing werewolves that they probably never spent any time with him. I was glad he now had Charles, who had lived most of his life in an underground dungeon under the house of his family that tried to kill him.

"You can come over here any time you want, Phil, you know that- right?" I asked. I had missed Philip since we separated after we were saved by the pack. He had not only helped save me and Jacob, he also was the first human I had actually connected with since I had moved to Forks-like truly connected with.

"Thanks, Bella." he said, quietly.

"How's Charles?" I asked, trying to change the subject.

"He's good- he got a job at a construction site." Philip told me, "I'm looking for a job too- but Charles wants me to go to college; I'm pretty sure I'm not ready for college yet though."

"You should go- mix amongst some new people; make some friends- have a family." I told him. I heard him chuckle faintly over the phone.

"Yeah, I don't think I'm ready for a family if I'm not ready to go to college." he told me. I smiled.

"Just think about it." I told him.

"Do you want to come over?" he asked me, after agreeing to my request. I looked around, there was absolutely nothing to do here and I had momentarily forgot all my other thoughts while talking to Philip- perhaps Philip would be the one who could try and help me through this feeling I had with Jacob and Edward and perhaps give me some human points since the only people I've really have been hanging out with were werewolves and vampires.

"Sure- I'll come right over." I told him.

"Fantastic- I'll see you in a few." he said.

"Okay, bye." I hung up the phone and run upstairs.

I quickly changed out of my pajamas and got into the shower and took a quick shower. After watching my hair, body and face I hopped out- nearly sliding into the toilet, and after grabbing the sink to regain balance I went into my bedroom and went through my drawer looking for something to wear.

I finally settled on a layered tank, since outside I saw was nearly bright and sunny and was probably humid from the rain last night, and dark jeans and tennis shoes. I put on my computer waiting for it to start; passing the time I blow dried my hair straight and putting on a bit of makeup. I went back to my computer and went to MapQuest, finding the direction to Philip's house. After printing the directions out I walked downstairs, out the door- locking it, then into my still dusty, red truck.

I backed out of the driveway and made my way out of the town of Forks. From the look of the directions Philip's house wasn't that far away from Edward's house. I went over the bridge at the Calawah River, after awhile I saw the unpaved road that lead up to Edward's house, but I passed it as the directions told me to do. I shook Edward out of my mind- trying to focus on anything else but him; but that was easier said than done. But when I approached the small house on a quiet and lonely road- everything else disappeared.

It was a small white house with blue windows; the front yard was green and plush with grass. I recognized the Camalen's car, which Charles had stolen when everyone was escaping, in Philip's driveway so I pulled up next to the house.

I then hurried out of the car and towards the house. As soon as I rang the doorbell the door opened revealing Philip, I smiled at the sight of him. He was taller than I remembered, and he had shaved, making his face look younger and more his age. The scars along his face were less frightening then I remembered, especially since he was smiling.

"Bella!" Philip with glee, pulling me towards him and hugging me; I giggled and hugged him back.

"Philip- wow- you look great." I said, pulling away and admiring him. He did look fantastic, very manly now, as if he concurred something- and he was proud of it.

"So do you. Come in- Come in." Philip told me moving out the way and letting me in the door. Inside was bright and colorful- with yellow wallpaper in the living room and throughout the halls. There were furniture boxes and tool boxes scattered around the living room.

"Sorry about the mess- I've been trying to unpack lately." he said, leading me into the living room. The room gave a free and bright feeling- practically the exact opposite of the depressing and dim Camalen house that Philip used to live in.

"It's fine." I told him, smiling as he took my on tour of the house. It was a pretty small house, it was obviously home to a woman with all the floral wallpaper in the bathroom and brightness to it- well, that's what I guessed at least. It was a two bedroom, two bathrooms, with a small kitchen and backyard. It was very homey and comfortable and lively- Philip and Charles deserved a nice place like this.

"Yeah, the lady who lived her before with her sister sold the house cheap because they were in a hurry to leave here for some reason- they said they were sick of the weather. I dunno why though, I kinda like the rain." he told me as he showed me his bathroom which was bright pink. "I'm gonna have to paint a bit though." He said and I laughed.

"This is my room- again, sorry for the mess." he said, leading me into a good-sized room with dark blue walls. There was a full bed on the right side of the room, facing a wide window on the left wall, curtains flowing in the breeze from the open window. There was a pile of boxes, some empty and some full of stuff things I couldn't see, pushed against the wall in a hurry.

"I love it." I told him, turning to him- he smiled, and leaned against the wall.

"I like it here, plus the pack's being really nice to Charles and I so it doesn't feel like we're so alone in this." he told me.

"I'm here too, you know- don't hesitate to ask me for help." I said, sitting on his bed. He smiled at me and stared at me while I looked around the room trying not to notice him watching me.

"On the phone- you sounded a bit distraught." he told me, "Is there something wrong?" I wanted to confront to him about my problems in hope that he would help me make sure I was doing the right thing about not telling Jacob about Edward and me's kiss, but I didn't know how he might react since he was probably on Jacob's side if anything.

"Well… actually…" I started, "I did something horrible the other day- and I don't know what to do about it." I told him, he sat next to me on the bed.

"Whatever you did it can't be as bad as you think." Philip told me, I groaned and fell back across the bed. I didn't know why I felt so crappy- I felt guilty, still, even though I had already declared to myself that the kiss meant nothing and it didn't matter.

"…I kissed Edward…" I told him, closing my eyes and waiting for his opinion. Hopefully he would yell at me and say I was a horrible girlfriend and shout harsh things to me- I felt that's what I deserved. But he continued to stay silent and it was driving me crazy. "Please say something…" I demanded, opening my eyes. He looked down at me, and gave me a sad smile.

"Did you kiss him or did he kiss you?" he said, laying back next to me and turning his head to look at me.

"…I kissed him…" I told him, ashamed.

"Did you enjoy it?" he asked, making a blush creep up on my cheeks.

"Not the aftermath of it." I told him, "But at the time…" I didn't want to finished- so I didn't, but Philip understood. I didn't want to admit it, especially out loud to someone.

"He is your ex-boyfriend; I mean, it's sorta impossible to be in love with someone then just settle for friendship, one of you will always want more." he said, insightfully.

"But I don't want to be in love with him- it's like…I don't have a choice, it's like I'm drawn to him and I can't help or control it." I told him, groaning.

"Well, wanna make a pro and cons list?" he asked. I could tell he was a bit uncertain about the advice he was giving me. He hadn't really had much a relationship, on account of being pretty much isolated from the rest of the world with his crazy family. But he was trying- and that's what counted.

"Okay." I agreed and he sat up. I stayed lying across his bed while he got a piece of paper and a pen and sat on his desk chair, hoisting his legs on the edge of the bed and resting them on top of it.

"Alright- first- what do you love about Jacob?" he asked, having the proper therapist tone.

"Where do I start?" I asked remembering to all the times I've spent with Jacob, "The way he holds me, makes me warm and tingly inside- and the way he kisses me…it's so warm and passionate…" I sorta drifted off into a trance. But was abruptly shaken out of it when Philip asked,

"What about Edward?" he asked. I knew which side Philip was on already, of course- Jacob's, but I knew he wouldn't try to pick favorites and would give his honest opinion about my troubles.

"Well, he always knows the right thing to say, and I feel connected to him- like we were made for each other." I left out parts about him being a vampire and all, since I wasn't sure if he knew that and I should just wait for another time to ask someone else if he knew, just in case he thought I was crazy or something. "And…when I kissed him- it sent shivers down my spine and was- exhilarating…" I described, ashamed. He nodded and wrote something down on his notepad.

"Okay- now- the negative." he told me, and I sat up, legs up against my chest and me hugging them, while resting my chin on my knees.

"Well…Edward…he left me, and even though I said I forgave him I won't be able to forget it and I could never be with him without thinking that perhaps at some point in time there is a chance he will leave me again." I said, my mind wandering back to that day.

"What about Jacob?" he asked. I tried to rack my brain for anything at all I didn't like about Jacob Black. But I couldn't think of one single thing. He was gentle, and kind, and sweet, and I knew he'd never hurt me or leave me, and he was protective, yet gave me my space when I wanted it, and-

"I can't think of anything." I told him truthfully.

"Well there it is then." Philip said tearing of the page in the notebook where he had drawn little hearts with: J+B in it. I smiled at him. "But I think you should tell Jacob you kissed Edward." he said, causing me to frown.

"I can do that!" I protested, just seeing how betrayed and depressed his face would be in my mind. "He already feels like for some reason he's competing with Edward- if I told him…he'd be crushed."

"Yes- but you won't stop feeling guilty if you don't. Just tell him the truth and how much you regret It." he told me, and I knew he was right.

I knew that the longer I put it off the more hurt he'd be and I knew when I told him he would be hurt, but I had to do it- I couldn't keep it from him any longer. Plus, if somehow he found out, it would be worst than to hear the truth and my side of the story.

"I guess you're right, Phil…" I told him, "Thanks."

Outside Philip's curtain drawled window I faintly saw the sun begin to set and I stood up.

"I should get going- I need to make Charlie dinner." I told him. He stood up out of the chair too and stretched his long arms.

"Alright- I'll walk you to your car." he told me, and followed me downstairs and out the car. Once at my car I pulled him into a big hug. He hugged me back, patting me on the back.

"Bye, Philip- It was great to see." I told him, pulling back from him, "Come over any time you want, you know where I live right?"

"Yeah, Jacob told me."

"Great- come over any time." I insisted as I got into my car.

"No problem." he told me.

"Maybe I could come over and help you paint some time." I told him, not having closed the car door yet.

"Yeah, that'll be great." he said, grinning brightly.

"Have a safe ride home." he told me, stepping back as I closed my car door. He waved as I backed out of the driveway and into the road. I gave him one final wave as I drove off away from Philip and his home.

Once on the road I made plans to myself to go to Jacob tomorrow and take Philip's advice and tell him the truth about what was bothering me so much. As I continued to drive the sun was nearly set. I made a short cut I had found one time while I was lost trying to go to Edward's house.

I took a deep breath as I stopped at the stop sign. I was tired and I was beginning to get a headache, while thinking about the thought of telling Jacob the truth. I felt like I should just keep him in the dark about the whole thing, instead of telling him I kissed Edward and perhaps ruining everything I had with him. Would he trust me again? What would he say to me? I couldn't even think of hurting him- I knew he'd never hurt me, so why did I go and do something stupid that might, eventually, break his heart.

Bella was so caught up in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed that the street had cleared completely. Or that she was continuing to wait at the stop sign when she could have gone ahead. But most especially, she didn't notice the three, dark, hooded figures emerging from the trees.

Maybe I should tell him tonight, get It over with. I decided then to just go over to Jacob's house and tell him now. It would probably be the best thing to do, that way I wouldn't spend the whole night trying to think of exactly what to say in hopes to make the kiss sound more innocent then it might have been, and therefore lie to him to try not to hurt him and feel guilty about it because I didn't tell him the whole truth and therefore have to tell him the truth later on and he would wonder why I even lied to him in the first place, then break up with me for continuing to lie to him. Yes, it was probably better for me to just go there without any planning or thinking about what to say.

I just remembered that I was still sitting at a stop sign on the empty back road and pressed down on the gas softly. My car made a horrible wheezing noise as I continued to reeve the engine, but my car went nowhere. I groaned and turned off the engine, then waited a moment to put it back on.

"Excuse me, miss, do you need some assistance?" I nearly screamed, but all the came from my mouth was a low gasp as I dropped my keys on the floor, surprised. A tall, pale, beautiful man stood at my window. He was wearing a long black hooded silk robe that probably should be dated back to the 1800s. But what captured my attention wasn't his 1800s attire, or the fact that a stranger was standing at my car, or that I saw two others coming towards us- it was the fact that he was too handsome to even be real.

His face was soft and pale, yet it also looked hard as brick. The man looked around thirty years old, but something about him made me know he was older. I was immediately frightened, but I tried to stay calm. The other two figures emerged into my view, both were woman- and unlike the man, they were old looking, yet profoundly beautiful, none the less.

"No- I'm fine, thank you- just a bit of engine trouble…" I told him, leaning down and grabbing my keys from the floor. I tried to keep my voice from shaking, but I still felt the stuttered come out as I talked.

"Are you sure- I'm virtuous with mechanics, perhaps I should take a look." he insisted, and I gulped, making my throat dry. I put the key in the engine, and it made the normal, loud running noise.

"See, it's working perfectly- goodbye." Just as I spoke the remaining sun filled the back road, I looked at the three strangers- their skin bright and diamond- like in the sun; I immediately stepped on the gas hard. Flying too quickly down the road I was about to turn the corner into intersecting road, when,

Bam!

Bella's car slid across the wet asphalt road going nearly fifty into a large tree. Bella fell sideways, her head hitting against the driver's side window hard enough for it to shatter. The three strangers glided towards the scene tauntingly slow. They smelled fresh blood, her blood that was so unlike any others they had ever discovered. Bella's eyes drooped slightly, about to fall into unconsciousness.

"Another town to add to our collection of North Western territories." the older woman said to the other two. They creped next to the car, soundlessly, and opened Bella's door- just as she was swallowed by pure darkness.

A/n: The End…just kidding- that would be the happiest ending EVA *sarcasm* please review, sorry this chapter took so long. BTW, From July 1st to July 7th I won't be able to write or update anything because I'm going to be having family over and I probably won't get a chance to write much. Thanks everyone for all your reviews so far, don't forget to comment.