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A/n: Well, there's not much to say right now, except to please review at the end of reading and tell me what you think. This chappy is dedicated to the movie The Notebook because I was watching it while I was typing this chapter.

Chapter Ten: Help

Do you know that feeling of knowing something bad is about to happen and then when it happens it feels like it hurts even more than it would have if you hadn't known. Well that is how I felt walking into Sam and Emily's house. When I saw Jacob yesterday it was unexpected and I think I handled it as best as I could. However, today I voluntarily went to Sam's house knowing that there could be a chance of Jacob being here, and I was right. He stood right in front of me with a distant expression on his face. I didn't know what to do or say as Emily left the room and went into the kitchen. I wanted Sam to speak first- just not Jacob. I don't think I could take his voice right now.

"Bella, what do we owe this…visit?" Sam said, stepping closer to me and blocking my view of Jacob- I was glad.

"I am here for the Cullens." I told them bluntly, letting them know that I would not be here unless I had to. "They need your help…" I saw Jacob move from behind Sam, he took a coffee cup into his hands and was shaking as he poured it in his mouth.

"What do the Cullens need our help with?" Sam asked. I took a deep breath and tried to get my thoughts together.

"Well…as you all probably know- there is an army of vampires heading this way and as Charles has probably told you they want a werewolf." I explained.

"Yes, I am aware of this." Sam said, "As you are probably aware of the werewolf hunters that have joined forces with them." No I do not know that, thank you very much.

"I didn't know about that…" I said.

"Yes, well, we figure the reason why the vampires want a werewolf is to try out their latest killing techniques- and we can't have that."

"Alice was taken by one of them- Edward's sister- we need your help." I told them straightforward. Sam looked a tad bit taken back, but it didn't seem like he was blowing off the idea so soon.

"The physic one?" he asked. I nodded in response. "What do you think Jacob?" he turned to him- I wish he didn't. I accidently looked at him and it ruined everything. It ruined me trying to be strong. It ruined me not caring about Jacob. It ruined all I had tried to build when our eyes met. "Jacob?" Sam asked again. Jacob blinked rapidly, not taking his eyes off me, then after a moment he closed his eyes and turned to Sam.

"I'm sorry, I zoned out- what was the question?" he asked. It took all my strength not to just run from the room crying. But I kept a straight face and let Sam repeat the question. "Oh-well this is your decision, but I believe that if we are looking to fight the werewolf hunters and vampires then we need all the help we can get."

"Yes I agree." Sam said, then he turned to me, "Bella, tell your Cullens we will put away the treaty this once because of a common enemy attacking our lands. But after this is over we will go back to how it was. We will help them only because they have attacked our family." I expected he was talking about Beatrice and what she meant to Charles. I nodded and quickly left.

I nearly ran all the way to the place Edward was waiting for me on the other side of the border. When I saw him standing next to his silver Volvo I felt a tad bit calmer, but not enough for me to stop running. I ran into Edwards arm and he quickly wrapped his around me as I cried into his chest. Seeing Jacob and hearing him speak made it so hard for me to even stand. Edward petted my hair and rested his head on top of mine.

"They said yes." I managed to get out of my mouth. Edward held me higher and walked us to the car. He opened the passenger side door for me then got into the driver's side a moment later. We drove all the way back to his house and when we arrived he sat with me in his drive way.

"Edward…I'm sorry…" I told him, "Every time I see him it seems like…like I'm too sensitive…like I should be over him by now but I can't…it hurts, being so close to him and not being able to…hold him or kiss him…" I laid my head against the passenger side window. Edward grabbed my hand and held it between his cold ones.

"I know the feeling…" he said. I turned my head and looked into his hazel eyes- I was hurting him.

"Edward…I'm sorry…you know I am, but…I can't…" I told him, scooting over and laying my head on his shoulder. He kissed the top of my head and put his arm around me.

"I know, Bella, but I'm here for you no matter what." he told me. I looked up at him and nuzzled into his shoulders.

"We'll find Alice." I reassured him, "And we'll get those vampires and werewolf hunters." Edward sat up and I was pushed back into my seat. "What's-"

"Werewolf hunters?" Edward asked. I just now remembered I hadn't told him about that.

"Oh…Sam believes that the people who kidnapped….um…Jacob and I are now working with-or for- the vampires…" I told him, "And Sam said that they think that they need a werewolf to test out another method they have of killing them…"

"That changes things…" Edward said.

"For better or for worse?" I asked.

"…worse…that means even more of them we'll have to fight…" he said.

"You'll have to fight…" I said. I just realized that Edward would have to battle some deranged newborns.

"Yes…I need to find you a safe place to keep you while this happens." he told me, "But it seems all of will have to fight."

"I can stay at your house…I don't wanna be near Charlie…in case." I told him.

"I have no one to protect you…" he said angrily, "If they all come at once we'll be overwhelmed and I can't stay behind to protect you." he rested his head on the steering wheel. I put my hand on his shoulder, trying to comfort him.

"I'll be fine Edward." I reassured him, "They won't know I'm at your house-they don't even want me, they want a werewolf." Edward looked up from the steering wheel to me. He nodded. "I'll be fine. It's you I'm worried about…"

"I'll be okay. If the werewolves are on our side- maybe we do have a chance of winning this thing." Edward said, "Plus if the Volturi come…" he didn't finish because Carlisle arrived in front of the car. Edward stared at him for a moment and I knew he was reading Carlisle's mind. A worried expression appeared on Edward's face, and then he turned to me.

"They're here." he told me, "In Forks."

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