KIERAN POV

No.This could not be happening.

I sat next to Ivory's bed, listening to her quick breaths and fluttery heartbeat. She hadn't moved or made any sound in the last sixteen hours. She just slept and slept and slept.

My mind was crowded with thoughts of how my life would have been without Ivory, had she been killed by those newborn vampires.

At the same time, my heart ached for my best friend.

Luke was in the opposite room, and I could hear his laboured breath perfectly, and hear his heartbeat pump blood violently. I thought about Bruce, his dead werewolf father, and Kelly – his beautiful deceased mother. I don't know what I could say to him, or what I could do to make it better.

As I was helping my sister phase for the first time, and then Trisha and Christie's phase too, it didn't even occur to me that Ivory would be in danger. That was until I felt her shock, her panic shooting right through me. I started to run uncontrollably, so fast that only my grandfather Edward would have been able to pick up. We had been in Olympia, and I got to La Push in five excruciating minutes. Seth already had Ivory in his arms, whilst my dad carried Luke.

I wanted to follow Ivory, but Seth assured me she as okay and that someone needed to cover up the damage done to the house immediately. He told me I had to set it on fire, and burn the vampires before they started reattaching themselves. The pack arrived two minutes later, and as soon as I finished burning the last vampire I ran to my house, only to find Luke in his wolf form, destroying my whole back garden and then running to freedom.

I had wanted to see Ivory desperately, but I knew my best friend needed me. I was the only wolf allowed to follow him, and I felt every ounce of pain and desolation as Luke came to the realization that his parents would never return, that he had been too late. I argued every stupid or guilty thought that crossed his mind as best as I could, and when he calmed down physically, I ran with him all the way back to my house.

He didn't eat, he didn't talk and he didn't phase. He just sat there. Ivory slept, Sarah cried; she had seen the outcome just as she told Ivory she needed to go to Luke, to save him.She had known it was too late for Bruce and Kelly. I had replayed the story in my head as I sat down next to my broken best friend.

FLASHBACK

Kelly had been downstairs cooking, whilst Luke took a shower upstairs. His first phase had been the day before, and he had only just managed to calm down.

He smelled the vampires just as he closed the door to the shower, and ran downstairs to find a vampire leaned over his mum. He threw that vampire away and phased in the same instant, and another charged at him from behind. It went from one to five in one solid second, and then Bruce was charging into the house, biting and ripping through everything he could reach. They fought valiantly, with Kelly screaming agonizing shrieks of pain behind them… I saw Ivory enter not even thirty seconds later. She saw the vampire that had sprung up from nowhere to bite Bruce, and she used all her strength to knock the vampire against the wall, and then there was silence as Kelly stopped screaming.

I felt panic as I saw the vampire head towards her with brutal strength, and she fell to the floor with a loud crack; her head hitting the floor with a loud, horrifying noise.

It didn't seem to stop her, and I saw her eyes focus on Kelly's convulsing body, whilst Seth sadistically ripped the vampire that had attacked Ivory to shreds. My dad and Luke finished the last two before I even realized - all my attention had been focused on Ivory. She had her lips pressed to the injury on Kelly's shoulder, sucking as much venom as she could. I saw her hands drop Kelly slowly, her face shocked and hurt. She realized it was too late, and I felt her pain all over again when she realized that Kelly's heart had stopped beating, and her fear as she looked at Bruce...

I heard a melancholic howl, and Luke ran towards his mother, knocking Ivory aside with such brute strength that her head hit the wall again, and her eyes closed.

By the time my thoughts returned to reality I realized I was crying silent tears, and my mum was sitting beside me, stroking my hair softly. I noticed Luke had finally passed out from all the exhaustion too.

"Do we even want to know?" William asked from behind me, placing a hand on my shoulder.

I didn't have words in me, so I just shook my head. I laid my head on mum's shoulder, and she stroked my hair until I'd calmed down.

I had been awake for 40 hours, but I wouldn't sleep until I was certain that Ivory would wake up. I waited and waited - just listening to her even, rhythmic breaths.

Carlisle had been over to see her, but since he didn't want to disturb all the newly phased wolves, he left in a haze. He promised me she was fine, and that she would wake up very soon.

I must have fallen asleep, because when I woke up I heard hervoice saying my name.

"Kieran?" her voice was weak, pained. She had tears in her eyes, and I held her hand. I breathed a sight of relief, and then saw the inquisitive look on her face, as if asking if it had all been a dream.

"Bruce and Kelly didn't make it, but Luke is okay." I held her hand tighter when I saw her face contort with pain, and then she started crying.

Before I could act, Patricia charged into the room and pulled Ivory into her. She held Ivory for the longest time, whilst Seth stood behind them, devastated. He and Bruce had been friends since they were six years old.

I didn't want to intrude, and since I knew Ivory was fine I walked into my room. Luke was sleeping there, but I grabbed my duvet and laid down the floor, sleep overtaking me as soon as my head hit the pillow.

SARAH POV

"Where are the other twenty-five newborns and the half-hybrids?" I screamed at my dad, who seemed to not know what to tell me.

"I don't know, I wouldn't be here if I did."

"They're coming dad, I saw it! They're coming! All the wolves and the families need to be ready!" I told him, my voice high and stern. Not that anyone seemed to care!

"Sarah, there are half a dozen completely untrained wolves running wild! We cannot go into war! You have to give me more than that." he screamed back, and I sighed. I didn't know what else to do, or what to say.

I didn't have any more visions. My head was too full and my body was too tense. Before I even realized it I had phased into a stupid wolf again, right in the middle of the living room.

I had gone straight to William's pack, so I heard Daniel Aya and Kayne Kalisz in my head, both angry.

"Sarah!"Kayne said in relief "How's Luke?"

I didn't say anything back, I just thought about how he had been devastated and angry. He got the point. We had all phased this past week, and I had to admit we were crap fighters. If a war broke out, there would be no point is us being there… we would be too much of a liability.

"Who's behind it all?"Kayne asked, and Dan seemed interested.

"I don't know… My head is too tired, and Kieran's too. I swear I'm trying tosee, but I'm getting nothing!"I tried to summon the visions, but all I got were visions of crazed newborns reaching the La Push borders… Dan and Kayne weren't disappointed, which made me feel slightly better.

"I know I'm no expert, but I think everyone should get away from La Push."Dan said, and I waited for him to explain his point. "Look, as far as I can see they are heading towards the wolf families, whoevertheyare. I don't want my family involved, and I don't think I'm ready to fight. I can't even control my phasing yet; I'm jumping out of my clothes every time something goes wrong! If they're after the Black's – then for your own safety you should head towards your vampire family, and the rest of the wolves should scatter before they get our individual scents so that we can plan what to do next..."

I had never spoken to the kid, but I can't say I was against this idea. He also seemed pretty selfless, like he was worried about putting anyone else in danger… That was not the Daniel Aya I heard people talk about. I heard him mentally snort at that, and I mentally apologized. Kayne was thinking about his three little siblings - and his parents, - who were too old to phase. No way could they survive if the newborns attacked them like they had done to Luke's.

"You're right."I said. "Meet at my house in ten minutes… we'll talk it out."

My dad and mum were surprised at first, but even they saw the truth in Dan's words. The rest of the wolves mostly agreed. Sam and Emily would be heading to New York, where their son Tyler was currently living. They would send him to La Push, so that the Volturi couldn't track him and find him on his own. They would take Lorelei, but would leave Leila behind for training. They hated the idea of leaving their youngest daughter behind, but understood the reasons.

Jared and Kim would be going to see their oldest daughter Megan and take Tayan with them, whilst Hayden stayed behind. Hayden and Keith both had quite a bit of training, so they would help out. My aunt Rachel didn't want to leave, until Paul told her it would be best for the children if they didn't have to worry about whether their mother would be in danger, and she agreed to go visit my aunt Rebecca in Hawaii. He would be accompanying her, for protection.

Ava would leave Kayne behind – he too had only just phased the day of the attack - and leave with her children and husband Spencer to Norway, where they had some family. Her brother Rafe had came back after hearing about the attack, and would be aiding us in the training. Rafe had been the youngest wolf when the Volturi had tried to initiate a war against my mother back when she was a child. The whole Call family, including Chris would have to stay with us, since apart from their youngest son they were all werewolves - both Fred and Ari phased this morning.

Claire would be flying out with her kids and her mother to New York with Sam and Emily, whilst Quil stayed behind. Brady, Dan, Collin all had to see their families go too. The Cullen family made sure that everyone would be on either on a flight, or a cruise boat - as some of the families didn't know why they had to leave, so the Cullen's arranged it so that they thought they won a cruise.

That night, La Push seemed very quiet. Seth and Patricia told us that they would fly out to Brazil to seek the Amazonians and Patricia's brother Nahuel. They would be taking Ivory with them - and leaving Callie with Rosalie and Esme.

We also would have to stop school until this mess was sorted, which the Cullens arranged.

My head was zooming with visions of the wolf families getting to their destinations safe and soundly, but there was nothinguseful about the war. I was beyond frustrated.

I didn't want to sleep in my room all alone, so I made my way to the guest room where Ivory was staying. She looked pale and sad, but fully healed.

"Can I come in?" I said, peeking into the room and smiling at my best friend.

"Of course, Sarah." she smiled slightly at me, and I went up to her and hugged her. We both didn't let go for a long time, seeking the comfort. "You look tired." she said.

"I am…" I told her, sitting at the end of the bed.

"I bet you haven't slept yet." she said, disappointed.

"I wouldn't bet against a psychic if I was you... but yeah, you're right." I closed my eyes, my body immediately welcoming the feeling.

"You should sleep, and then maybe you can try and find out more about what's going to happen. Come on, lay here." she patted the bed next to her, and shuffled sideways in order to give me more space.

I didn't object, and as soon as I was under the covers I fell asleep.

Sorry about this chapter being a little rough, but I had to get a lot of the information out there before I could move on to exciting chapters ;)

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