Sadly this is ALMOST the same chapter as nine but in Wanda's POV. But before you skip at least read the first half. That part is important.

DISCLAIMER: The characters do not belong to me they belong to Stephanie Meyer's author of the wonderful book 'The Host'

Chapter 10: Contacted

I was walking down a long tunnel and I had my hands out in front of me. It's so dark I can't see my hands even if they were in front of my face. I start to feel cold and I feel warm firm arms wrap around me, holding me close. I smiled because I recognize those arms. Ian.

I turned around. It's not him…. It's not him at all.

"Daddy?" I say surprised. My voice is so high.

"Shhhh It's ok sweetheart. Your safe with me."

It took me a minute to place the voice. I knew it from somewhere but I couldn't really place it at first. It still sounded like Brandon but it was like his voice from this body's childhood.

"Wanda!" it was faint but I defiantly heard someone call me. "Wanda!" That was a different voice. "Wanda! Wanda! Wanda! Wanda!" All different voices. What was going on?

A beam of light shown in the darkness. It shone on a woman…. "Mom?" I asked.

"Yes." Cloud Spinners voice said from the figure, "Come to me Pet. Come on baby doll."

I took a step forward.

"Wanda!" I knew that voice. I defiantly heard it come from behind me.

As I turned a second beam of light lit up the face and body of the person I wanted the most. "Ian?" I called. Could it be him? Could it really be him?

"Yea. It's me." He said extending his hands. I lifted mine to reach for his.

"No!" Cloud Spinner called, "Come here honey." I turned towards her, "Mommy loves you. She can't lose you again."

My heart ached for her. I wanted to run to her. I wanted to hug her tight. But Ian! The love of my life. My anchor to this world. The one person I would lay my life down for.

"You can't have both." A voice said as Landon appeared in front of me.

"But we can't take sides." Brandon said behind me stepping to my side in between Cloud Spinner and me.

"We will support you either way." Landon said standing between me and Ian.

They both took my hands.

I couldn't pick. There was no way I could choose between my body and my soul. They were both half of me.

"Wanda!" It was Mel! She stepped up beside Ian. "Wanda. Come home!"

I smiled at her and she returned it. Mel, my sister.

"Pet!" I turned and saw a boy…. No a young adult. He was tall with reddish brown hair. He had blue eyes, not the sapphire of Ian's but a light sky blue. He was well built. Not quite Ian's muscular build but he defiantly had some muscle there.

Something in my body, not my soul, but Pet's body urrned to be with that boy.

"Pet." He said again smiling with brilliantly white teeth, "Come home. We can finally be together again."

I grinned at him and he blew a kiss at me.

"Wanda! Wanda! Wanda! Wanda!" I heard my name called in many different voices and my family from the caves all walked up and appeared behind Ian.

"Pet. Pet. Carmon. Carmon." So many voices coming from behind Cloud Spinner and many people came up and stood in sight. The people from the caves and the people from the soul world were equal in numbers.

My feet were glued to the spot. Where there was a face on Ian's side that pulled me that way and there was another face on the other side that tried to pull me that way. Only the two hands in mine didn't try to pull me to one side or the other. "The choice is yours to make." Brandon said squeezing my hand gently.

"And you will have to choose." Landon said and I looked at him, "You'll have to choose or you'll be lost."

Suddenly everyone was gone and a gust of wind blew in my face. It was cold but hot, Happy but miserable. It was wind but it was solid. So many conflicting things were in this thing but there was one thing that was not contradicted; it made me feel helpless.

I woke up sitting up in bed. I had just screamed and I knew it. As soon as the solid wind that made me feel helpless I had been ripped from that dark place and thrown once again into this body that seemed to be in two half's.

I rubbed my eyes. What a horrible nightmare. But it didn't seem like a dream it was more like an alternate reality. I shuddered remembering the solid wind.

I looked out the window as saw a cloudless sky. Blue and happy. I was depressed. I got out of bed and walked over to my dresser. I opened the top drawn and grabbed a bra then from the second drawer I picked out a short pair of jean shorts then got a frilly white tank top out of the walk-in closet.

I didn't feel like going through there just yet. I'm sure that there was a tone of dresses and more girly things that I didn't care to see. I groaned.

When I was done getting dressed I went down stairs and into the kitchen, "Good morning sweet heart." Cloud Spinner said flipping over a piece of bread, French Toast.

I mumbled a good morning and then spotted Landon and Brandon at the table. I remembered what they'd said last night in my dream and I felt better. I went over, "Good Morning Landon." I walked over and kissed Brandon on his cheek. "Morning daddy."

He seemed surprised yet pleased, "Morning baby."

Landon simply nodded, his mouth stuffed with his breakfast.

"Same news as yesterday." Brandon said setting the newspaper on the floor next to his chair and got up.

I followed him to the counter, "It usually is dear." Cloud Spinner said, "Nothing different really happens. Except when Pet disappeared."

I frowned and guilt flooded through me.

"Wish something would though." Brandon said reaching into a cupboard, "The only thing that does change is which teams win or lose and still there's not really much excitement in that." He pulled out a red and orange bag with yellow letters. I hadn't had those since Mel and I had shared a bag.

"Cheeto's!"

"What?" Brandon asked stunned.

I blushed. "Oh. Umm. I like Cheeto's." I guess Pet hadn't really liked Cheeto's but I, Wonderer, do.

"Wanda." A voice in my head whispered. Thank god.

I jumped. I knew that voice. Mel? "Ummmm, I'll be back in a moment. I uhh forgot something." I said walking from the kitchen down a hall and into the downstairs bathroom with 'ocean' themed decoration.

I closed my eyes; Mel? What the hell?

She chuckled, "Wanda. Do you read me?" I could tell that she was actually speaking instead of just thinking the words.

"Yea." I whispered back. "It's nice to hear your voice even if it scared me half to death."

She chuckled again, "I'm sorry but I had to get a hold of you. I've been here closing my eyes for almost an hour."

"Did you get her?" A voice asked excitedly.

Ian? Ian was there!

"Wanda if we lose connection sit with your eyes closed and think of me ok?" I nodded and Mel opened her eyes.

We were in a car and I felt it pull off to the side through Mel's mind. Jared was right in front of her and Ian had shut off the car and was climbing into the back.

"IAN!" I almost screamed but it came out as more of a gasp. It was defiantly a scream in my head though.

She flinched at my thoughts.

"What?" I heard Jared ask.

"She's excited to see and hear Ian. Almost bursted my mental ear-drums."

Ian and Jared chuckled. I'm so sorry Mel. Really.

"Don't be sorry. Wanda. You wouldn't be sorry if you knew how glad we are to finally see a smile on Ian's face." Mel said

I saw Ian smirk and grab one of Mel's hands. "Wanda. Baby can you hear me?"

"Yes." I breathed. I felt his touch through Mel's hand and my own started to tingle a bit.

"She hears everything I hear Ian." She said closing her eyes again. I didn't want her to but she was scared of breaking the connection with me.

"Baby. I love you." He whispered, "I'm coming to get you. We'll be together soon."

My eyes started to tear up. He was coming for me. We'd be together again soon. Tell him I love him. And I miss him more than I can say. I thought.

"She says 'I love you and she misses you more than she can say.'" She said. "Wanda where are you?" she whispered.

"Oh. I'm in Washington. Seattle. The seekers contacted Cloud Spinner and she brought be back to their place in Seattle." I whispered so my family wouldn't hear if they were standing outside.

She exhaled audibly "Thanks god."

"Where is she?" Jared asked.

"Seattle." she said, "It'll be easier to collect you from there Wanda."

I stood and opened my eyes to open the door. Don't be so sure Mel. I'd show her why. There's seekers outside and then there's Landon in here. I smiled, though he won't be a problem. Of course not.

She cocked her head to the side, "Why not?"

I'll tell you when I see you. We'll most likely have to meet somewhere that isn't the house and come up with a plan. I thought walking through the front room and peaked through the curtains.

The two silver cop cars with seekers in them that turned up last night were out front. I felt Mel nod, "Alright. Maybe a mall. Somewhere public where it wouldn't look weird to have us talking."

"Mel what's going on?" Jared and Ian asked together.

"Shush." she snapped. Silent from now on.

There's a park not far from the house. Landon and I went there last night. It's be good.

Mel was frustrated, When I get there you need to tell me who the hell this Landon is.

I nodded and closed my eyes, When will you guys get here?

Couple days. She thought, we'll have to drive. We're still in Arizona; we just escaped Jeb's.

Why would you need to escape Jeb's? That's where I want to escape too. I was irritated. She was talking about the caves like they had escaped a prison but this was the prison.

He didn't want us to leave to come get you till the situation with the 'rouge kidnapping humans' was cooled down. But I don't think that Ian could take not coming. And frankly I couldn't either.

I was touched, but still irritated. Mel. You didn't need to put anyone in danger for me.

The only danger we're in is with Jeb. He'll be really mad when we get back. But that's it. We have Jamie covering our tracks.

I sucked in a breath Jamie, which reminds me. I remember the brief glimpse of a blurry picture vision of Ian and Jamie. it was real?

She mimicked me sucking in a breath, "Oh my god!" she whispered. Oopse.

"WHAT?" Ian asked angry. He never liked being excluded from Mel and I's silent conversations.

"She saw a glimpse of our meeting but I didn't feel here in my head." Mel explained

I didn't feel you in my head till you said something. I pointed out.

"She did?" Jared asked.

"This is very strange." she whispered.

"Pet! Will you come here please?" Brandon called.

I have to go! I said opening my eyes.

I felt Mel cringed from the sudden brightness.

"Ok. Just think of me and I'll try to be receptive." I said a little sad. She'd missed me

Ok. Tell Ian I love him. I thought and walked into the kitchen.

"Yes?" I asked walking up to Brandon.

"Come. Sit." He said pulling out the nearest chair.

I did. He'd never done this before. Not to Pet and certainly never to me since this was my first full day back here.

Cloud Spinner looked irritated but tried to smile in spite of herself. "Your father has a question for you."

I looked at Brandon into his green eyes, "I'd like to ask you if you would like to go on a father daughter date. Brandon and Carmon use to do it when she was little but after the invasion we never really continued it. What d'you say?"

I tried to remember those memories but I couldn't. It sounded nice, and I was really curious about this soul inside the body of my body's biological father. "Yes. I'd love to." I said with a smile.

Ahhhh a daddy daughter date. I have to say it's one of my better idea's. Be excited because it's gonna be so cute and we'll learn more about this absent, to Pet, father. (That's why he wasn't mentioned in The Host.) ;) Wink Wink [I actually just made him up.]