As February slowly crept into March, I kept myself isolated for the most part. I only came out to go to work, eat, and use the bathroom. Quil and the rest of the guys kept on trying to call and text me, but to no avail. I would always send their calls straight to voicemail and delete their texts. And Hannah's been trying to call too, so I assumed that the guys told her I wasn't answering any of them. She texted me, "IDK why you're not texting the guys, but you should probably do ASAP. They're starting to bug me with their incessant texting." I had to chuckle at that a little bit. Seeing her annoyed was one of the funniest things on this planet.

But I didn't take her advice. I continued to ignore any calls and texts from the guys, and occasionally answering the ones from Hannah. She kept bugging me to tell her what was causing me to turn into a hermit. And I could sense that my extremely vague answers irritated her, which amused me a little. I felt really bad that I couldn't tell her what was going on, but I assumed that the guys down at the Rez had a law like vampires did about keeping their existence a secret, so I kept quiet.

But now I was in a pickle. On one hand, I was still mad at the guys at the Rez. But on the other hand, now I know how they felt by not letting me in on their little secret. Or should I say, their big hairy secret. I contemplated what I should do. It was my weekend off, and I didn't have any homework to do, so my day was pretty much open. I stretched before getting out of bed, taking my time down the ladder. Even though I was only in the middle of my third month I started to have some trouble climbing up and down, even though I wasn't showing that much yet. Either I must be imagining things or I really am a weak person. Taking a deep breath, I continued down the flight of steps and walked into the kitchen. I assumed dad would be downstairs, but he wasn't. Taking a peek out the front door, I didn't see his cruiser, so I assumed he was at work.

And I thought Bella would be in the kitchen, but she wasn't. I looked at the clock, noticing it was almost 11 am. Huh, she's usually up by now. I shrugged my shoulders as I pulled a bowl from the cupboard and made myself some cereal. As I ate my breakfast slowly, trying not to upset my stomach even further than it was, my mind became troubled. Thinking back to the day Bella and I found out about the guys. I couldn't decide whether I should go visit them. While I was still annoyed at them for keeping their secret from me, deep down I still loved them. Even if they were a bunch of idiots.

I walked back up the stairs aimlessly, as if I were in a trance. Once I made it up the ladder, I sat on the ledge, trying to catch my breath. Ok, there was no way this baby was that heavy already. I really must be a weakling. Making a mental note to start working out again when my baby was born. My phone buzzed, breaking me out of my reverie. I turned to the source of the noise, forgetting where I put my phone. I noticed I left it on my desk. On the other side of the room! God, I really didn't feel like moving. When my phone wouldn't stop buzzing, I rolled my eyes and decided to get off my ass to see who it was. Trudging over to my desk, I picked up my phone, rolling my eyes again. I should've known those guys wouldn't stop bugging me. There were multiple messages from Quil, Embry, Emily, and Jake. But what caught my eye was this one message from Paul, which was him apologizing profusely, begging me to come back to the Rez, followed by a sad face.

Ok, now I had to go down to the Rez. If Paul was acting out of character, then they really must be sorry. Setting my phone down, I changed out of my pajamas into a pair of leggings and a t shirt. Thank fuck it was starting to warm up a bit, even if it wasn't what most people outside Pacific Northwest considered warm. I through on a rain jacket just in case, because it still looked crappy out. Great, that means it's going to be muggy as hell out. Grabbing my phone, I slid down the ladder, almost falling on my ass. Lately I've been feeling a bit risky, but this was one choice I kind of regretted, even though I always wanted to slide down my ladder.

After recovering from my near heart attack, I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth and pulled my hair into a bun before leaving the house.

It rained the whole way I drove to La Push. I sent the guys a group message before leaving the house, telling them I'd meet them at First Beach. Pulling up, I noticed I was the only one there. It stopped raining, but the atmosphere still felt wet and damp. I got out of my car and wandered down to the shoreline. The coal grey waves were rocky today, making it too dangerous to swim if it were a nice day. I began to skip rocks as the waves crashed against the rocky cliffs. I was so lost in the beauty of the Rez that I didn't even notice someone stand next to me. Giving them a side eye, I noticed it was Quil.

We didn't talk for awhile as I continued to skip rocks. But then I got bored with it and stopped. I glanced at Quil, who seemed nervous. I didn't blame him. He probably thought I was going to yell at him again, which made me feel bad about what happened. To make things more comfortable, I broke the ice first. "Hey." I shifted closer to him, indicating that I wasn't annoyed at him anymore.

"Hey." But he still didn't look at me, so I decided to swallow my pride.

"Look, Quil…" I struggled to find the right words to apologize. "I came to apologize. I was way out of line the last time I was here. I didn't mean to overreact." He just shook his head as he maintained his steady gaze on the ocean.

"You have nothing to apologize for, Maggie. You had every right to be mad at us. We've always told each other secrets growing up. So it's understandable why you felt betrayed." I glanced down at my feet, feeling a bit sheepish.

"Well ok, but I still feel bad. I mean, if I knew it was that big of a secret, I wouldn't have overreacted. I mean, come on Quil, I thought you guys were doing drugs or something!" I heard Quil scoff. I gave him a side eye, surprised by the small smirk he had on his face.

"You really thought we were doing drugs? Come on, Maggie!" He laughed as I playfully punched him in the arm.

"Hey, I had every right to be scared! Bella kept telling me you were in a gang." Quil just rolled his eyes.

"Well, she wasn't wrong…" An awkward silence fell between us as we watched the waves. "But I hope you aren't too upset with us, Maggie," Quil said after a few minutes went by. I smiled as I playfully slugged him in the shoulder again, only for a sharp pain to spread through my hand.

"Fucking hell! Quil, what the fuck happened to you?!" He just laughed as I glared at him while rubbing my throbbing fist. Before he could answer, I heard laughter coming from behind us. I turned to find Paul and Embry looking cheeky.

"Looks like Maggie found out what happens when you try take us on. You were always such a weakling growing up," I glared at the two as the laughed their asses off.

"Fuck off, Paul!" I looked at my hand, hoping it wasn't broke. "I swear to god, if my hand's broke…"

"Now see, that was your fault. You shouldn't have done that." How typical of Paul to be the cheeky bastard in the group. I just continued to rub it as Embry came up and took a look at it. I noticed Paul suddenly became very shy.

"So, uh...We cool then, Maggie?" I smiled at him. He was just too cute when he acted so shy, making it easier for me to forgive him.

"Yeah, we're cool. But I hope you apologized to Bella!" He threw his hands up in the air, almost mockingly.

"Don't worry, we're all good here."

"Well, your hand isn't broken, but it sure is going to bruise up in the next couple of days. Might want to put some ice on it." I nodded at Embry.

"She can do that when we get to Emily's. Come on, I'm starving!" Paul was always starving! Good grief, where does he put it all?!

"So, uh...Are any of you going to tell me why Quil feels like a fucking rock? I mean, it feels like Medusa turned him into stone!" They all laughed as we piled into my car. Quil sat up by me and the other two knuckleheads sat in the back.

"Must be from all those drugs we've been taking, eh Maggie?" I flipped Quil the bird as we continued to drive on. But then I think I went deaf, because the peanut gallery in the back broke out in laughter.

"WHAT?!"

"Yeah, Maggie thought we were all doing drugs. That's why she was so pissy the last time!" Gee, thanks a lot Quil.

"Maggie, you can't be serious!"

"Hey, what the hell was I supposed to think when Bella told me you guys were in a gang! I mean, look at yourselves! Your buff as hell!" The idiots just laughed.

"What's the matter, Maggie? Don't you like buff guys?" Paul proceeded to flex his forearms and wiggled his eyebrows in a suggestive way. I glared at him through the rearview mirror.

"Shut up, Paul!" The guys continued to tease me until we pulled up outside Emily's place. "Hey, you guys never told me, but what's the scoop with Sam and Emily? Last time I checked, he was going out with Leah." The car got quiet, and the boys looked solem.

"Well, he was, but then he imprinted on Emily." I'm always grateful for Quil telling me the facts straight up.

"Dude, shut up! These are trade secrets! I mean, her sister runs with vampires!"

"Hey, she has a right to know ever since our secret came out of the bag." Already confused by the conversation, I decided to interrupt Quil and Paul.

"Hold up, but what's imprinting?"

"It's basically our version of finding a soulmate, except we can actually feel the pull towards the person. Vampires are kind of the same way, except there mating is more of a romantic pull and more possessive. For us, we would be anything and do anything for our imprints. It doesn't have to be romantic." I absorbed the information slowly, trying to make sense of it all.

"But that doesn't explain why Sam left Leah. I mean, they were madly in love with each other!"

"See, now it gets complicated. Sam never told her about Emily right away when they broke up, as he had to keep our phasing a secret and because he didn't want to hurt Leah even more than he already did. And when Emily found out that Sam imprinted on her, she got angry because she didn't want to upset Leah and told him to leave her alone. But that made Sam really angry, and he transformed right in front of her." Holy shit!

"Dude, seriously? How'd she take it?" Now Quil became nervous.

"Well, uh...When Sam transformed, he was a little too close to Emily when it happened." My mind froze. So that would explain the scars on her face. I gave Quil a side eye, not wanting to take my eyes off the road. Sensing my shock, he just nodded.

"Dude, that's fucking nuts. I don't know how he can live it. Did she forgive him, though?" This time it was Embry who spoke up.

"I mean, she really wasn't that angry at him, if I recall. When she woke up in the hospital, she had some sort of revelation of her feelings towards Sam. I mean, she still feels really bad for Leah, but she does love Sam enough to marry him."

Wow, now that would explain why Leah never showed up to my party at Emily's. After hearing all this, I thought I'd be mad at Sam, but I wasn't. Clearly he felt really bad about hurting Leah and Emily. And to me, that showed he had a good heart. Even if he was still a bit of a douchebag.

Once we got to Emily's, we found a hot meal waiting for us. I was nearly trampled by the boys as the pushed ahead of me, eager to get their share first. Bunch of gluttons. Luckily, Emily scolded them and let me go first. I smiled at her gratefully, not realizing how hungry I was until now. As we sat and talked about all the stuff that was happening in our lives, Sam walked in and greeted Emily before turning to the rest of us. He stared at me for awhile, making me slightly uncomfortable before grabbing a plate for himself. I must've lost myself because before I knew it it was nearly 6 pm. I stood up and said goodbye to the guys, not knowing that Sam followed me out to my car.

"Maggie, wait." I turned to face Sam as he walked closer towards me.

"Hey, I apologize if Bella seemed out of line a couple weeks ago. She's just going through a bad time since her boyfriend left. I guess she was worried that Jake was going to leave her too." Sam nodded, but didn't say anything. The silence went on for awhile before I spoke up again. "So...Is there anything you needed to talk about, Sam?" Suddenly I was nervous. Was he going to be mad at me for bailing on the group that day I found out they were huge ass wolves? Sam looked away for a moment, looking a bit unsure.

"Yeah. I just wanted to make sure you were alright from last time. Quil and Embry told me you left after Paul and Jake got into that fight," I looked down, feeling embarrassed, and I don't know why.

"Not gonna lie, I'm still kind of freaked out about this whole thing. But after the initial shock wore off, I kinda just accepted the whole thing." It wasn't a total lie, to be honest. While the shock is gone, I'm still struggling with the fact that the supernatural walk among this planet. Like, if you told me all this shit before I moved back to Forks, there would be no way in hell I'd believe you. And while I mostly forgave the guys, I didn't know if I could trust them anymore. I mean, I was afraid that if I hung around them, I would get hurt. What if I ended up like Emily?

Sam just nodded as another awkward silence upon us. I could hear him clear his throat, as if he was struggling to find the right words. Eventually he did. "Look, no offense Maggie, but I came to make sure you didn't tell anyone about our secret. It's bad enough that you already know." Dude, seriously? That was kind of harsh. But I got what he was saying, so I nodded.

"No, I get it. You don't want anyone to know because you want to protect them. And it would freak everyone out if they knew there were a bunch of bear sized wolves wandering about," Sam nodded. He was about to interrupt me, but I decided to speak before he did, to reassure him. "But I haven't told anyone. And neither has Bella. You guys were like family growing up. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you guys." Sam and I stared each other down, waiting to see who would break first. It ended up being Sam, again. He nodded before breaking the silence.

"Well, take care Maggie." He turned back without saying another word, leaving me dumbfounded. Shrugging it off, I got into my car and pulled away from Emily's house. The entire ride home I could only think how nice it would be to experience that mating pull, wondering if humans could feel it too.

When we entered the middle of the month, tragedy struck. Harry Clearwater died of a heart attack when he and other Quileutes were helping dad track the "mysterious" animals that have been wandering about. Luckily, dad was nearby when Harry's heart attack began, but they couldn't get him to the hospital in time. Dad was so shook up about it. And I couldn't blame him. He had to witness one of his best friends die right in front of him.

On the day of Harry's funeral, the weather was dark and gloomy. How very fitting, I thought bitterly. Harry's death affected me as hard as it hit dad. Harry was like an uncle to me, always looking out for me whenever I went to hang out at the Rez. Both he and Billy Black were terrific influences in my life, and I'm glad they were there when I needed them whenever I couldn't speak to dad. I sat up in my bed and stretched. My belly started to swell a tiny bit, as my third month was just about finishing up and for my second trimester to start. I was starting to feel sore a bit, my breasts becoming somewhat tender. My food cravings were becoming somewhat stronger, which included powdered donuts covered with Easy Cheese and dipping Twinkies in ranch dressing. But the worst of all was the heartburn. Honest to god I wanted to die. It started off pretty mild, but now it fucking sucked. I was literally popping Tums all the time.

But today it wasn't so bad. The pain of losing Harry took my mind off my pregnancy woes. I got up and dug around in my dresser for something to wear. I ended up finding a plain black dress that was sleeveless with a v-neck cut that went down beneath my breasts, but still covered everything. It went down to my knees, but it flowed nicely. Since I moved back here, I've been doing a little shopping for new clothes every now and then. It kinda sucked not having a closet though. I shrugged on the dress before putting on matching black ankle boots with silver buttons.

When I went downstairs to go into the bathroom, I noticed Bella's door was open. Which was strange. She usually kept it shut. It was a weekend, so I imagined she'd still be sleeping. But when I looked in, Bella was gone. I just shrugged and walked into the bathroom. I felt like doing something fancy with my hair so I put it in a high bun, leaving some to hang down the side of my face. I curled those pieces before doing my makeup. I wasn't a huge makeup guru like Hannah, so I just left it basic with a smokey eye look with pale pink lipstick and blush.

Making my way down the stairs slowly, I saw dad hunched over the kitchen table, looking quite forlorn. I made my way over to him and sat beside him, throwing and arm around his shoulders. He looked like he was crying. "Dad, are you alright?" Trying to cover up his emotions, he quickly rubbed his eyes before looking at me. Man, he looked rough.

"Yeah, I'm alright." Dad, you're such a liar. "So where you going? It's only 11:30?"

"I thought I'd go up to see if Sue needed any help before…" I didn't need to say the words. We both know what was going down today. Dad just nodded. "But where's Bella? She's usually still sleeping in on a weekend."

"She said she was going up to the Rez to hang with Jake before the funeral. If I knew you were going up there today I would've had her wait for you." I smiled slightly as I shook my head.

"Forget about it dad," I said as I rubbed his back as I stood up. I put on the new peacoat I bought for spring before grabbing my purse and keys and heading out the door.

It was about 12:15 when I pulled up to the Clearwater place. There were other cars parked there already, so I assumed I wasn't the only one who came early to help out. I didn't have to wait long after I knocked on the front door. Sue Clearwater answered, and man did she look terrible. My heart broke for her. I couldn't even imagine how hard Seth and Leah were taking it. Sue smiled brightly when she saw me. "Well, if it isn't Miss. Maggie. It's about time you came to visit, darlin'!" I smiled as we embraced each other. When we pulled apart, I looked at her seriously.

"Sue, I'm so sorry about Harry. If there's anything I can do for you…" Sue just laughed as she guided me into the house.

"Honey, you don't have to do a thing. You were always like another daughter to Harry and I. I could never ask you to do something like that. It's my job to look after you, not the other way around." She pulled me into a side hug and I laid my head on her shoulder. Even though I came here early to help, Sue wouldn't let me lift a finger, despite my multiple protests. So I sat and chatted with the other guys from the pack.

"So where's Jake? I see his dad's here, but I haven't seen him all day. What gives?" Embry just rolled his eyes and scoffed.

"He's hanging out with Bella at the beach. He hasn't stopped talking about her since that leech left town. It's like he's in love or something." The others laughed. So my suspicions about Jake have been confirmed. He did have a crush on Bella. Well, he's got my vote. They seemed cute together, so I'm rooting for them. Even though Bella wouldn't shut up about that idiot ex boyfriend of hers.

"Yeah, he can't even stop thinking about her either. And it's pretty fucking annoying." The laughter continued until Sue glared over at us.

"Language, young man!" We all laughed as Paul turned red. I laughed so hard I almost peed myself. Once I composed myself, I asked them how the hell they knew what Jake thinks about all the time.

Quil turned to me and said, "Anyone who's a shape-shifter can read each other's thoughts. And Jake has been thinking of her often."

"Yeah, like 'I wish Bella would call!'"

"I wish Bella wouldn't call!"

"Maybe I should call Bella."

"Maybe I should call Bella and hang up!" While the guys laughed, I had so many questions.

"But wait a minute, couldn't you guys just tune out what other people are saying?" Quil shook his head.

"Afraid not. We're completely connected to each other when we're in our wolf form. The only way for us to block others from reading our thoughts is to break with the pack and join another pack."

"But alphas like Sam can control what thoughts they share, which is completely bs in my humble opinion."

"Since when were you ever humble, Paul Lahote? Last time I checked, you're such an attention whore!" Quil and Embry laughed as I roasted Paul, who looked annoyed, as usual.

"You know, she's got a point Paul. You are kind of a drama queen." I laughed as I watched the boys heckle each other. As I looked around the room, I spotted Seth and Leah in a corner, so I decided to walk over to them.

"Hey guys, I'm sorry to hear about your dad. If there's anything I can do for you, just let me know. I mean, we're practically family." Seth looked like he was going to say something, but Leah beat him to it.

"You can tell your sister to stop torturing Jake. His inner monologue is getting pretty sickening." Woah, where did that come from? Now I felt uncomfortable.

"Yeah, the guys told me about that. But I don't understand what Bella did wrong though." Leah looked at me hard.

"Because she's been leading him on, that's what she's doing wrong. Everyone in the pack knows Jake's in love with her, but she can't stop thinking about that leech," she snapped. Damn Leah, are you on your period or what? She's never been this bitchy before. And what did she mean about everyone in the pack? Was she a shape-shifter too?

"I mean, I can say something to her, but she has been taking her breakup pretty hard. And Jake's the only friend she's been leaning on right now. But I don't think that's considered leading someone on." This was obviously the wrong thing to say because Leah got even more agitated than she was.

"Fine, take her side for all I care!" She then proceeded to storm off to another room in the house. I flinched when I heard a door slam.

"Geeze, what got into her?! She's usually not like this." Seth place a hand on my shoulder.

"Don't worry about it Maggie. She's still pretty upset about dad. Plus, she's not really adjusting to her being a shapeshifter." Ah, so she was one after all. I turned to look at Seth with a strange look on my face.

"Since when did Leah join the pack?"

"She started transforming right before dad died. Which probably explained all the stress and anxiety he had right before he died." This shook me. Was Harry's heart attack brought on by Leah's transformation? Man, now I really feel bad for the Clearwaters. Seth left my side to greet some of his other relatives while I mozied on back by Quil, Paul, and Embry, who were still bickering with each other. I sat and watched them as I played with my phone, trying to make sense of everything.

After a while, me and the guys grew uncomfortable by the family scene, and decided to head down to the beach. As we walked closer to the sandy shores, I spotted a figure on top of a nearby cliff. At first I thought it was a random kid, but why would they have their clothes still on. On closer inspection, I realized it was Bella. I started to freak. The other guys must've spotted her too because I could hear them freak out as well.

"Bella! What the fuck are you doing?!" But she couldn't hear me. My worst fear came to life as I watched my little sister jump from the cliff, presumably killing herself. I screamed bloody murder as I sank on my knees, crying. I heard on of the guys say something about getting Jake, but I didn't hear them. My one sister. Gone. I started to sob uncontrollably, thinking about dad. First he loses his best friend, then he loses his youngest daughter. I couldn't take it. As I rocked on knees, I saw a blur pass before my eyes. I looked up just in time to see Jake dive into the water.

Oh please, please don't let it be too late. Somehow, I still had a sense of optimism. I could still feel that connection I had with Bella. The guys and I watched with bated breath as we saw Jake pull a body from the water and lay it on the sand. I rushed over to my sister, who looked dead to me. "Bella! Bella! Can you hear me? Oh Bella, please wake up!"

Jake started CPR. "Come on, Bella. Breathe." I watched Jake become emotional as he continued CPR. I almost passed out from relief when I saw Bella move. Thank the lord!

"Bella! Bella! Can you hear me? It's Maggie!" I saw her head turn towards me and her eyes opened. She smiled at me.

"Maggie, is that you?" I grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a tight hug, crying uncontrollably.

"Bella, how could you do something so stupid?!" She didn't say a word as she clung to me like a baby.

"Here, let me take her. Let's get her back to Emily's." I nodded and handed my sister off to Jake. The other guys and I followed Jake. I was trembling so bad from the shock, I couldn't walk properly, stumbling with each step I took. High heeled boots were not wise for the beach. I felt two strong arms come at my sides, lifting me up as I walked. Somehow, we all managed to pile in my car and drove to Emily's.

A rush of emotions flew by me as we got to Emily's. I watched the scene unfold before me, not saying a single word as Emily rushed to get Bella dried off. The guys tried to distract me, but to no avail. I was still reeling from the shock from watching my sister almost die. Jake offered to bring me home along with Bella, promising to bring my car back another time. I nodded weakly. There was no way I could drive home in my state, and Jake must've sensed that as well. The guys promised to give some excuse to dad when he showed up to the funeral. Bella sat in the middle between Jake and I, leaning her head on his shoulder. I stared out the window with a blank expression, watching the rain fall. It was dark out when we pulled up to the house, but no one got out. Jake and Bella were talking, but I was so zoned out I didn't pay attention. Until I spotted a mysterious car sitting in the driveway.

"Hey Bells, whose car is that?" She lifted her head off Jake's shoulder and stared for a moment, before getting excited.

"Oh my gosh! I think that's Alice's car!" I felt myself being smushed into the seat as Bella climbed over me. I stared at Jake, who looked the same way he did that night at the movies.

"Jake, are you ok?" I was afraid. He wasn't answering me.

"I think the blood sucker returned," I heard him growl. At first I was confused, but then I remembered that Alice was the name of Edward's sister. I leapt out of the truck and ran up to the house, where Bella was just entering the front door.

"Bella, wait!" But she didn't listen. For all I know, that could be some maniac's car sitting in our driveway. I became fearful, thinking about Victoria. She didn't know where we lived, did she? Bella and I cautiously entered the house. As soon as I turned on the lights Bella screamed, causing me to scream. Standing in front of me was a short, pixie like girl, who I could only assume was Alice. Bella pulled her into a tight hug.

"Alice! Oh my god!"

"Bella!"

"I'm sorry! I just can't believe your here. Is...Is…" I knew what she was going to ask. She was going to ask if Edward was here.

"Bella, would you like to explain to me how you're alive?"

"What?"

"I saw a vision of you. You jumped off a cliff. Why in the hell would you try to kill yourself?" THANK YOU! I didn't know who Alice was, but I like her. A lot. Finally, someone with sense! "I mean, what about Charlie? And what about your poor sister here? She could've lost her baby!" Now I felt awkward. For the first time since we got home, I was acknowledged. And how the hell did she know I was Bella's sister? And that I was pregnant?! Like, what the fuck was going on?!

"But I didn't try to kill myself." That's not what it looked like Bella. "I was cliff jumping. Recreationally. It was fun." Now I felt anger boil up inside me.

"Bella, it was stupid! You scared the shit out of me! I mean, I thought you were dead!" I grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her a bit, kind of getting too emotional. She pulled me into a hug.

"Hey, I didn't mean to scare you. It's ok." I started to sob uncontrollably as Bella rubbed my back, feeling kind of embarrassed as Alice watched us.

"Look, why don't we sit down and talk about this?" Bella released me and nodded at Alice. The two sat on the loveseat while I sat on the coffee table. "Bella, I have never met anyone more prone to life threatening idiocy." There was an awkward pause as Bella sighed and looked away, feeling like a child being scolded by a parent.

"I just...Did you...Tell him?" Alice just shook her head.

"No. He only calls every few months. He said he wants to be alone." I had to inwardly scoff at the irony. Leaving my sister in the middle of the woods only to go be by himself was a complete mind fuck. Bella looked like she was going to cry. And even though I was still mad at her, I felt myself feeling sorry for her. I saw Alice pull a face. "Bella, what is that god awful wet dog smell?"

"Umm...That's probably me. But...It's probably Jacob."

"Jacob who?"

"Jacob's kind of a werewolf." Alice sighed in frustration, rolling her eyes.

"Bella, werewolves are not good company to keep." Oh, like vampires are any different? The situation became more awkward as I saw Jake walking into the living room, looking pissed. Oh boy, here we go.

"Speak for yourself." Alice stood up and turned to look at Jake. "I had to see if you were safe."

"I thought you couldn't protect me here?" What the fuck was she talking about?

"Guess I don't care." Wow, Jake sounds really torn up. I saw the two of them stare each other down. There was no doubt in my mind that Jake loved her.

"Well, I'm not going to hurt her. Or Maggie!" Ok, how did this cute, pixie like vampire know my name? Things were starting to become a little freaky. Jake turned his glance at Alice and stared at her, like she was some sort of insect that needed to be squashed.

"No, you're just a harmless Cullen. I'm talking about the other blood sucker who tried to kill her because of you." Alice turned to look at Bella.

"Victoria?" Bella nodded.

"Yeah, Victoria's been around. Maggie and I even ran into Laurent last month. He tried to kill us for her." Alice looked at me, and I looked away, feeling awkward. I so wanted the ground to swallow me whole right now.

"But I didn't see her. I didn't see you get pulled out of the water either," Alice turned to look at Jake. "I can't see past you or your pack mutts!"

"Don't. Get me upset!" Jake started to walk towards Alice, but Bella got in between them.

"Hey, stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!" She looked between Alice and Jake, unsure who to choose.

"I'll...give you a minute." She turned to leave, but Bella stopped her.

"Hey, you're not going anywhere, right? You're going to come back?"

"As soon as you put the dog out." Damn! That was cold! I watched Alice walk out the front door before turning back to look at Jake and Bella. An awkward silence fell before I headed towards the door as well.

"I'll...I'll give you a minute as well!" Not wanting to deal with anymore drama, I walked out the door and sat down on the steps, trying to regulate my breathing. I felt a figure sit next to me.

"Hey, are you alright?" I looked up and saw Alice staring at me with concern. I nodded slightly.

"Yeah, I think so." We listened to the crickets chirping in the background before Alice spoke up again.

"I'm Alice, by the way. Edward's sister." She offered her hand and I shook it, almost flinching. Man, she was cold as ice. Bella wasn't kidding. No wonder the Quileutes called vampires "the cold ones."

"I'm Maggie. But I guess you already knew that," we both smiled a little as I looked down sheepishly as the crickets continued to chirp. After a few minutes, Alice spoke up again.

"So Bella said Victoria's been around?" I shrugged a little bit, since I didn't know what Victoria looked like, except that she had blazing red hair.

"Technically, no. Her buddy with the dreads we saw, though. He almost killed me and Bella in the woods. That's kinda how I found about vampires." Alice nodded slowly, a cog turning in her head as she looked concerned. "The Volturi aren't going to kill me, are they?" She looked up at me in shock.

"You know about the Volturi?"

"Yeah. Bella kinda fessed up about you guys after Laurent tried to kill us." I instantly remembered the punishment for revealing the existence of vampires, and I immediately spoke up again before Alice could. "But it's not Bella's fault. I've been sort've pestering her about it too because she wouldn't say why Edward left her." Alice nodded slowly but didn't answer my question. "Plus, I've been kinda been having weird dreams lately." That's what caught her attention.

"What kind of dreams?" She looked at me warily. As if she knew something. But then again, I figured out that she could have visions and all that fun stuff.

"They were just about this one guy. I think he's a vampire because he had red eye like Laurent. But he's probably not real,"I said as I shrugged my shoulders. I looked at Alice's, noticing they were this beautiful gold color. If she was a vampire, why were her eyes red.

"What did this guy look like, Maggie?"

"Well, he was kinda tall and is pale like you, perhaps even moreso. He had long black hair too," I looked over to Alice, but she looked like she wasn't listening. I had a sneaky suspicion that she indeed know something. Was this guy actually real? I decided to see if I could coax the answer out of her. "But like I told you, he's probably not real. Right?" I gave her a side eye, and saw that her face went from concerned to worry. Aha! She did know something. "I knew it! You know something, don't you Alice? You can't lie to me since I know you can see visions and stuff!"

But she didn't answer me. She just stared off into space like she was lost. Then without a warning, she stood up and ran into the house. I looked confused before following her. I could hear Alice from the kitchen. "Bella, it's Edward. He's going to the Volturi. He wants to die too." Oh no. I had a bad feeling about this. Before I could stop Bella from leaving, she went out the door, after a few protests from Alice, who had enough common sense to try to stop her.

"Bella, where the hell do you think you're going?!" She didn't turn to face me.

"I'm going after Edward."

"What the fuck Bella?! Are you crazy?!" I didn't notice that Jake came and stood right next to me.

"She's right, Bella. He didn't want you anymore, remember?"

"No, I'm not going to let him kill himself out of guilt."

"What about your dad? And what about Maggie?" I suddenly felt a rush of adrenaline. There was no way I could let herself get killed in Italy. I spoke up before Bella could.

"Bells, I'm coming with," as I opened the back door to Alice's car, Bella grabbed my arm.

"Maggie, no! It's too dangerous for you to come! What about your baby?" She had a point there. But like Bella, I also had episodes of stupidity. Including today. But that didn't matter right now.

"Bella's right, Maggie. I don't want to drag you into a pit filled with vampires." I ignored Alice as I continued to look at Bella.

"Bells, I'm your older sister. It's my job to look after you. I'm not going to let yourself get killed over a stupid boy!" Before she could protest, I slid into the backseat, before I could regret anything, hearing Alice mutter something how I was stubborn like Bella. Which wasn't a lie. I saw Bella turn to look at Jake.

"I'm 18. Legally free to go when I want to go." You know, if I was Bella's age, I would've said the same crap she did. And she did have a point. But we're talking about leaving the country without a notice to go to a country across the ocean! There's no way dad was going to like this. Before we could drive off, Jake stuck his head through Alice's window.

"Please Bella. Stay here. For Charlie. And for your sister. And for me." Bella looked at him for a moment before speaking up.

"I have to go." Was she going to cry? Because it sounded like she was going to cry. Jake sighed before pulling his head out. I rolled my window down and looked at Jake.

"Jake, tell my father I went after her, alright?" He looked at me for a moment before nodding. Alice pulled out from the side of the curb, and I continued to look back at Jake as we sped off to the airport, wondering if I regretted my decision.

AN: SO CLOSE YOU GUYS, SO CLOSE! I literally can't wait! And if anybody's curious to my reference sources, I've been using the Twilight wiki, the movie, some of the book, and a timeline I found from the Twilight Lexicon.