A/N: For those of you that are reading TIBCIBS, I just want to let you know that I am NOT giving up on that story. The plan is to finish this one and then focus soley on TIBC. The Epi is next for this one :)

Chapter 10

Edward drew in a deep breath. His nostrils flared as a shudder rolled through his body. Standing nearly a quarter of a mile behind Bella's house, deep in the woods. It was as if he were in the same position he was in the night before, the steady whip of the wind blowing her scent right at him. He could smell the stink of the wolves, but her smell was the only thing that really registered. The deep, heady scent of her arousal still lingered in the back yard and surrounding forest. Even though it was laced with the mutts', he could separate the two. Another gust of wind and Edward was darting through the woods. Before he realized it he was pacing the edge of the lawn. The house completely quiet, Bella's truck was gone-more than likely down on the reservation-and her father was working.

Looking at the back yard, Edward replayed the scene in his mind. All of that milky white skin on display, the scent fresh on his tongue, it was as if he could actually taste her. The smell of her arousal was so much more than the taste of her lips, the memory of the chaste kiss he had sprung on her had his finger running across his bottom lip. She was so warm, the wolf thought so too. Edward didn't know what he had been thinking last night as his eyes took in the sight before him. He hadn't been thinking really. There were two wolves in the yard and yet her skin had called to him nearly as much as her blood did. He just wanted to touch her, feel the softness of her warm skin under his hard, cold fingers, wanted to know what she would feel like tucked under his body. He had to find a way to get Bella away from the wolf and just make her realize that she was meant to be with him.

"This is why we have to leave, Edward." Alice's twinkling voice caught him off guard, he was on her in an instant, his hand around her neck, the tree at her back groaning under the force of his hold.

With wide eyes Edward dropped his hand and stumbled back. It's unhealthy the way you think of her Edward and its scaring all of us. Bella's wide, fearful eyes and mouth open in an attempt to scream as Edward bit into her neck seeped into his mind. He hissed at Alice, she shook her head and the vision was gone.

"That's not the only vision you've seen, Alice," Edward stated, clearly agitated.

Shaking her head, Alice knew the vision Edward was talking about, the week that Bella Swan showed up in Forks she had a vision of Edward running along side Bella, holding her hand in the woods, his golden eyes locking with her red ones as she smiled and laughed with him. Alice only had that vision once and Edward was convinced that Bella was his despite the other visions that were coming more frequently.

At first the visions didn't cause any real worry amongst the Cullens. Eventually, the more Edward was around Bella and the less interest she showed in him the worse the visions got, he would no longer be running beside her but after her. In some of the visions he was troubled by her reaction and he would stop and turn away, others he would continue after her until he caught her. In the end she would be changed against her will or, to their horror, Bella would be drained. The ending always the same, Edward's blood red eyes would always snap Alice out of the dream.

Shaking her head sadly, Alice looked up at Edward, pain written across her normally happy face. "You know that one came only once Edward, and you know about the rest of them, you've seen them."

Edward closed his eyes and let his head drop back, "she belongs with me-with us Alice, I can feel it."

The feel of her small hand on his shoulder caused Edward to glance down at her. "She doesn't, if she did they would be different-you know that Edward, they would be like the first."

"You're visions are subjective."

"Exactly Edward, all I see in them is pain, Bella doesn't want to be turned yet you do it anyway and if not you are draining her Edward. You haven't drank from a human in decades, and now your singer is here and I'm getting all these visions. It's scary Edward and we're worried about you. You haven't been acting like yourself lately."

"I have to go, Alice." Before she was unable to stop him Edward was gone. Looking at the small two story house in front of her, Alice hoped that they could convince Edward to leave before something terrible happened to Bella Swan, something that would haunt Edward for all eternity.

~LT~

Dr. Carlisle Cullen was with a patient in one of the small ER suites in Forks hospital when the smell of wet dog surrounded him. With little Tasha crying hysterically and her mother on the verge of a break down, he could barely make out the words coming from the hallway, but he caught his name and the person asking if he were available. He knew it was the La Push pack. Carrying on with his work, he calmed the little girl enough to pull out the Barbie shoe she had lodged in her ear earlier that day. With a pat to the head and a warning to the mother, Carlisle straightened his coat and went to the waiting room where the wolves of La Push were waiting for him.

As Carlisle made it into the waiting room he saw only two men and his worry eased slightly. Walking toward the men, he held his hand out and greeted them, "Mr. Uley, Mr. Cameron how may I help you today? I hope that you families are well."

Carlisle caught movement to his left and he realized that Nancy, the desk attendant had leaned forward in her seat.

"If you have the time Dr. Cullen, we have something we need to discuss in private." Sam's eyes snapped to Nancy and she jerked in her seat shuffling a stack of papers in attempt to appear busy.

"Very well we can go to my office. Nancy, if we get busy please don't hesitate to page me." Carlisle was moving down the hall before she could sputter out her reply.

Holding the door to his office open, Carlisle waited for the two men to enter before closing it and slowly making his way to the windows. Looking over his shoulder he began to open them, "I hope this will do, what can I help you with today Mr. Uley?"

He watched as a muscle in the Alpha wolf's jaw twitched and a low growl came out before his words, "Your son was in Bella Swan's backyard last night watching her."

Carlisle smiled at first remembering how happy both Edward and Alice were when the first vision came. Just as quickly his smile turned into a worried frown, "I trust that Edward didn't do anything to scare her, he seems to care very much for Miss Swan."

The snarl that ripped out of Sam's throat and the quick hand on his shoulder had Carlisle more than worried. "He did more than scare her! He interrupted an-" Carlisle watched as both wolves shifted on their feet and their cheeks flushed with blood, "intimate moment between a newly-phased wolf and his mate."

Carlisle tried hard to hide the dread that settled over him, "I'm sorry to hear that Miss Swan was embarrassed by my son's actions I assure that it wasn't intentional."

"Intentional or not, he stayed long enough to focus on her naked body, make a move toward her while licking his filthy lips!" Sam snarled again, the man at his side physically holding him back now.

Carlisle fought to keep his face set and unmoving, "Is he alright? He hasn't been home since last night; my family didn't know any of this."

Sam slumped, bewildered at the doctor's words. Why hadn't he gone running to his "daddy" and told him that the treaty had been broken? Fuck, now Sam was going to have to be the one to tell him.

Shuffling on his feet, Sam shot a look at Jared, "the mated wolf phased at the threat, but I prevented anything from happening. I'm not sure how long I can continue to prevent it seeing as Jacob smelled Edward in her truck this morning."

Turning from the two, Carlisle was thankful for the honesty from the wolves, they openly admitted that one of their own had broken the treaty. "The treaty is in tact, Mr. Uley. I assure you, a war will not be started over a wolf protecting his mate."

"That's not the only reason why we are here, Dr. Cullen. Edward needs to stop lurking around her house. After what happened last night, the mere mention of his name sends her into an almost sort of shock. She's scared of him and as a newly imprinted wolf, Jacob is more than protective of her right now. It's a disaster waiting to happen."

Turning on his heel, Carlisle faced the two wolves. "My family and I will discuss this matter after my shift, Mr. Uley. I will inform you of our decision tomorrow morning." As Carlisle made his way to the door Nancy's rough voice cut across the intercom paging him back to the ER.

~LT~

As Carlisle swiftly made his way down the hall Sam and Jared slowly walked behind him. The tension still set in their shoulders, they were after all still on Cullen territory, but it was a relief to know that the Cullens weren't going to start a war with them and more than that, the coven leader didn't even know about the incident until Sam told him.

"Holy shit Sam, I thought you were going to attack his sparkly ass in there!" Jared yelled once they got two blocks from the hospital. "I mean I was really worried that I wasn't going to be able to hold you back."

Sam watched Jared as he continued on, his eyes wide his fists clenched, adrenaline rushing through him. "They aren't going to start a war either, I could have shit! That freaky little punk didn't go tattle on Jake."

Sam's lip twitched, fighting a smile. Jared really was getting to into this, "I was there Jared, I heard."

"Yeah but, I can't believe it. You don't think they are going to attack in the middle of the night, do you?"

Sam sighed, clearly growing agitated. "I doubt they would, did you see Cullen. He was trying to hide it but he didn't know what Edward was getting up to."

"I'm not sure weather or not that is a good thing."

Looking at Jared as he drove, Sam felt the grip on the steering wheel grow tighter, "me either."

~LT~

Carlisle sat in his office, the large room still held the scent of the wolves. His mind had been working on overdrive since they left. The worry he had over Edward and his actions lately, bogging down his mind. Carlisle had never been as unsettled as he was now. Maybe it was because when Edward was actually feeding off humans he believed he was doing the right thing, or maybe it was because Alice hadn't been with the family sharing her visions as they came.

In thinking about Alice he wasn't surprised to hear her twinkling laughter ring down the hall. Carlisle straightened in his seat awaiting her arrival. Knocking on the door before she entered, Carlisle watched as the smile dropped from her face as the door closed. Instead of sitting Alice leaned against the desk, her eyes almost wild with fear, "I've had another one Carlisle, we need to stop him before something terrible happens."

"What do you suggest, Alice?" Carlisle asked knowing that she more than likely saw what their future held for them if they chose to either do something or do nothing at all.

Pacing around the office, Alice looked pained when she stopped and locked eyes with Carlisle, "We have to leave as soon as possible and never come back, Carlisle. Within the week."

Frowning, Carlisle stood from his desk. Walking toward the window, arguments were streaming though his mind: he couldn't leave the hospital with that little notice, the house in Forks was Esme's favorite, Jasper was becoming more acclimated to humans and being in Forks was the perfect place for him to do so, Rose and Emmett were more content then they had ever been.

Walking beside Carlisle she stood, her arm pressing into his, "I know its hard Carlisle, but if anyone stays he is going to have reason to come back here. My visions aren't happening, but his feelings for her are going to a darker place. I found him in her backyard today, he was scenting for her, trying to find her."

Carlisle's shoulders slumped before he turned and reached for his coat, "I'll see you at the house Alice, we have much to discuss."

With a small sad nod, Alice walked out the door, Carlisle following slowly behind her.

~LT~

Sam and Jared had been sitting at the Black's kitchen table most of the day trying to convince both Jacob and Billy that the Cullens weren't going to attack. Billy wasn't nearly as skeptical as Jacob was, but there was still hesitation to actually place any trust in the vampires. The shrill ring of the phone made all of them jerk out in shock. With a grunt, Sam pushed himself up from the table when Billy gave the nod and went to answer the phone. All of the wolves growled when they heard Carlisle Cullen's voice, smooth as silk, filter through the phone, "Mr. Uley we've come to a decision. We would appreciate it if you would meet us at the treaty line. Please bring your tribe's copy of the treaty." With that the phone clicked, the dial tone barely heard by even the wolves, Jacob's snarl drowning out everything.

Twenty minutes later the Cullens could feel the earth beneath their feet begin to vibrate. All of them shifted trying to avoid their instincts to drop down into an attack stance. The instinct slowly started to subside when the wolves came within sight and stopped. Standing in a V formation, Sam nodded his lupine head at Carlisle before the air grew thick with electricity and one by one the wolves turned into men. Jerking their pants on, the last to phase was Jake.

Sam held Jake back with a little more force than he would have liked, but it was understandable. One of these bloodsuckers was after his imprint and the worst part, that bloodsucker in particular was no where in sight.

"Where's Edward?" Sam's voice boomed across the meadow, muffled by Jake's snarl.

Embry was already backing away from the group, feeling the urge to run back to the reservation, his wolf screaming at him to protect the imprints and the tribe.

"Edward will not be joining us; he is currently in Seattle on his way to Alaska." Carlisle's eyes landed on Embry hoping his words and his eye contact would calm the wolf, let him know that he was being honest with them.

The wolf stopped his backward movement and shot a glance toward Jared, who gave him a curt nod.

"So that's what you've come up with, send him away? Is he going to stay that way, stay away from Bella?" Jake was trying to control his temper. The more he grit his teeth and forced the words out, the more his body shook with anger.

"Mr. Black is it, Jacob?" Carlisle asked before continuing on, "I understand your concern. We have had this discussion with Edward and we've decided that it is going to be best for both parties if we relocate as quickly as possible."

The wolves looked at each other, jaws dropped disbelieving what they were saying. "How can we trust that you will stay away? That Edward is going to stay away?"

The wolves watched as the little pixie-looking vamp looked at Carlisle, pain evident in her features, a male coming to her side wrapping his arms around her body. Carlisle smiled at them both before turning back toward the wolves." We would like to make revisions to our side of the treaty."

Sam stepped forward, more than skeptical of the truth "What kind of revisions are you wanting to make?"

A choking sound slipped from the pixie vamp's throat before she was drawn further into the male vampire. "Edward was written into the original treaty along with my wife Esme, Rosalie and Emmett." Sam nodded as Carlisle pointed out each of the vampires. "However, Alice and Jasper were not with us at the time. In choosing to become a pair in our coven, they have chosen to abide by our choice to be vegetarian, and have in so abided by the treaty." Sam nodded his head once more.

"We would like to add Alice and Jasper to the treaty, Jasper taking over Edward's roll in the treaty; he will be my sec-"

"What the hell does this have to do with Edward?" Jake roared, trying to move forward once more.

Carlisle's eyes swung from Jacob back to Sam. "We would also like it to be stated that no member of this coven will return to Forks in your or your children's lifetime, unless called upon by you or the next pack."

"And a fucking piece of paper is supposed to stop that?" Jacob spat once more.

Rosalie stepped forward, "you would know about breaking the rules wouldn't you, dog? I could rip your-" The one Carlisle pointed out as Emmett put his hand over her mouth and pulled her back.

The pixie vamp hung her head when Carlisle spoke again, "Permission will be given in the revised treaty to kill on contact with your land or ours if one of our coven is caught breaking the treaty. There will be no repercussions."

Sam's jaw dropped, Paul all but hooted his excitement, Jacob just stared not trusting any of this, "He agreed to this?"

Alice's head snapped up, her eyes going wide before she slowly walked forward, "He agreed to it because he loves her." The snarl that ripped thorough Jake's chest didn't stop her, "He saw what could happen to her if he didn't choose to leave."

"He agreed to us ripping him limb from limb and making a bonfire out of his ass, because he thinks he loves Bella? You all agreed to letting that happen to someone you claim is family if he goes against it?"

Jake saw the flash of pain amongst the group before they nodded, "Edward would not be able to live with himself if something unfortunate happened to Bella."

Carlisle walked forward, his hand held out waiting for the tribe's treaty. Withdrawing the document from his back pocket, Sam walked forward and placed it into Carlisle's hand.

It all seemed too good to be true, the pack weren't sure of the reason Edward agreed to the terms, why the coven as a whole agreed to the terms, or what exactly Alice meant when she said that Edward saw what would happen to Bella, but as they continued to stare in wonder, Carlisle revised both of the treaties and before their eyes each one of the Cullen's signed their name to the worn paper.

When all was said and done, Carlisle stood giving the treaty back to Sam and then held out his hand. "Hopefully we won't meet again, Mr. Uley." A strong handshake was shared between the two before the wind whipped around the pack and the Cullens were gone.