APOV

It took a while, but eventually the dream came.

Alice and I were running. Well, Alice was running I was clutching to her ragged clothes with all the strength I had in me.

"What's going on Alice?" I asked. My voice came out warbled and wrong. A voice from the dream world.

"Sshh," Alice's voice still managed to sound perfect. I shut up.

This was exactly like my last dream. Exactly where Jacob had turned around and never come back, except something was different.

"Where's Jacob," I asked her, forgetting that she had told me to hush.

"Sleeping,"

"What? Alice, what's going on?" I didn't get an answer.

Something growled loudly from behind us.

I screamed.

"Hush!" Alice yelled at me, her calm façade crumbling. "Leave Collin, everything fine," Alice hissed.

"Leave?! No! Collin help me," Alice seemed to speed up as I said this.

"Please Alexys, just hush up, I'm trying to help you," Alice said this through her teeth.

"Please Alice, I don't want you to get hurt," She smiled.

"I'll be fine," As soon as the sentence was out; Alice was tackled to the ground.

I fell and rolled to the floor. Scrambling on all fours I hid behind a bush no bigger than me and cowered.

Someone picked me up and started to run.

This run wasn't as fluid and the arms that carried me were burning hot. Obviously not Alice's freezing cold ones.

"Stupid, reeking bloodsucker," Collin's voice was wrong too, but it was the best thing I had heard in this entire dream.

"What's happening Collin," I asked quietly.

"Alice took you from Jacob's; they were going to use you as a hostage, to get us to surrender,"

"Surrender from what?"

Collin laughed, but it was an evil sound. I blamed it on the dream world, refusing to believe that Collin was capable of making such a sound.

"From the war of course,"

~MRS*SC~

APOV

I jerked up right, making Jacob and Collin both jump.

"What happened? What did you see?" Collin asked immediately.

That had been the exact same thing Nessie had asked Alice.

I stared at him blankly.

"See," I repeated bleakly. Collin was silent.

"Never mind," he looked at Jacob. "I should go,"

"Go," I couldn't stop myself from saying these one word sentences.

"Yeah, I'll be back later bye Lex," Collin stuffed his hands in his pockets and left.

"Get some more sleep Alexys, you look tired," I scowled.

"Look who's talking," Jacob laughed.

"Yeah you're right," He was silent.

I sighed.

"What is it Jake, I can't read minds you know," Jacob grimaced.

"What did you see Lex? You don't have to tell me, if you don't want to," I looked away.

"I don't think I should, but don't trust Alice Cullen anymore and don't get too much sleep Jake," He frowned.

"I don't get any sleep,"

I gasped.

"None? Jacob Black, you get to bed right now," He laughed. "I'm serious,"

"Fine, but you said I shouldn't get too much sleep," I glared. Jacob laughed again. "No one's been this pushy about me getting enough sleep since my sister came to visit. That was hell," I shook my head and hopped off the couch.

"Bed Jacob,"

"Sure, sure, but at least let me call Collin or someone first to pick you up," I was about to complain when vivid images from my dream flashed across my head.

I shuddered.

"Okay, but then it's straight to bed," I muttered. Jake smiled.

"Sure, sure," I shook my head.

In a matter of minutes there was a knock at the door. I got up as quickly and quietly as I could and opened the door. I didn't want to wake up Jacob.

"Hey Alexys,"

"Hi Collin," I stared at him. "Where have you been?"

"Hm? No where, let's go," I followed behind Collin silently.

His eyes swept the surrounding forest quickly, stopping on me every time around.

"What's wrong Collin," I whispered, afraid of what might hear me.

"Nothing, everything is fine," Collin's voice was louder than its usual volume, it frightened me.

I kept quiet then, worried about what might really be happening.

"Did you have another dream?" Collin wasn't looking at me, so I wasn't sure who his question was for, but there was no one else there.

"Yes," Collin didn't answer, then something occurred to me, "Is that what you meant by see?"

I heard his teeth clench together.

Very suddenly he grabbed my arm and steered me into the trees.

"Have you told Jacob what you've seen?" I shook my head meekly. Collin had me pressed up against a tree and his fingers were digging into the bark above my head.

Collin was silent.

"Why?" He asked quietly.

I could feel the tears coming so I didn't answer.

For the first time since I had met him, I was scared of Collin. Scared of his abnormal muscles, his unnatural maturity and most of all his stares. Those glares that could have me crying in two seconds. Just like the one he was giving me right now.

The more silent I grew, the more impatient Collin seemed to become. He started to tremble slightly.

The tears that I had been trying so hard to hold back, decided to make an appearance.

Collin's hands dropped and he took two steps away from me.

"I'm sorry," he muttered still backing away. "What am I doing!?" He turned and punched the tree right behind him.

It creaked and fell over, falling against the tree beside it.

I gasped an automatic reaction to something so extra ordinary.

"I'm scaring you; I should take you back to Jake. He can control himself better," I still didn't say anything. "Please say something," he pleaded.

I opened my mouth then shut it again, trying to decide on what to say.

"Alice," I said quietly. My voice cracked from the strength I was putting in so I wouldn't cry. "She turned over,"

"She's working for the Cullen's," He summed up for me.

I nodded.

He growled.

"I should just rip her pretty, little, physic head off!" Collin wasn't talking to me anymore.

"Uh, no you shouldn't. It's not her fault; she's in love with Jasper. I would do the wrong thing too if it meant helping you," My voice dropped to a whisper as Collin's gaze came back to me.

"No, you wouldn't, you say you will now, but you won't," I shook my head.

"Yes I would, I'm not as much of a wimp as you think," Collin smiled.

"I know you're a wimp, but I also know you're brave and maybe you would help me, even if it meant you would get killed." I shrugged.

"If I get killed, that probably means you'd be dead, so it wouldn't really matter,"

Collin frowned.

"What about your parents and Jacob and Billy," I looked down.

"They'll live without me, but I wouldn't be able to live without you,"

Collin was silent.

"I really should take you home now," he muttered. "Do you wanna walk?" I shook my head.

"Not really," Collin smiled.

"Hop on then,"

I slowly got onto Collin's back.

"Are you OK?"

"Fine,"

Collin sighed.

"I love you Lex and I'm sorry I got you into all this trouble, I really am,"

"You didn't do anything but protect me. Thank you Collin, if not for you I'd be dead and I have no idea how Jake would explain that to mom," I smiled, thinking of how that conversation would go.

"It wasn't my fault Aunt Clark, the vampires did it,"

"True," Collin said interrupting my day dream. "But I'm still sorry,"

I sighed and didn't answer.

"I'm supposed to keep you away from Billy's," Collin muttered to himself.

I leaned my head against his back, sighing contently.

"Sure, sure," I yawned involuntarily.

"You're tired, when was the last time you got some decent sleep?" I shrugged.

"I don't know, a few days ago?"

"That's a few days too many Lex,"

I shrugged again.

Collin swung me around into his arms.

"You're going to get some sleep," He told me sternly.

"But, I'm not tired," I complained. He glared at me. "Okay, maybe just a little,"

"That's what I thought,"

"But seriously Collin," I continued fighting off my dreariness, "I don't want to bore you with my slumber,"

He smiled.

"You're actually pretty fun to watch," He paused, "You talk in your sleep,"

I gasped.

"No way, I never talked in my sleep before," I muttered.

"You do now," I was silent.

"Wait, what kind of things do I say in my sleep," Collin didn't answer. "Collin!" I protested, panicking.

"Calm down, nothing too embarrassing," I waited. "You pretty much talk about your crush every night," It sounded like Collin was hiding something.

"My crush?"

"Yeah, sounds like a pretty decent guy," I stared out blankly at the black trees as they blurred by.

"Continue,"

"His name's Collin, he's even got an awesome name, very good choice Lex," I smiled.

"Uh huh," My eyes slid shut slowly.

"Stop fighting it Alexys, just sleep," I shook my head stubbornly even though I knew unconsciousness was going to win.

"What can I do to get you to sleep?" I shrugged, struggling to open my eyes. They opened, finally and I realized that we had come to a standstill.

"You could kiss me?" I suggested innocently.

He laughed.

"Wouldn't that keep you awake?" I sighed.

"Probably, but it's worth a try," I tried to persuade him.

"No Alexys, just sleep okay?" I pouted.

"You don't like me anymore,"

Collin sighed, but bent over and kissed me. It lasted for a much shorter time than I would have liked, but it looked like that was all I would get.

"Happy?"

"Very," I said shutting my eyes.

"Will you sleep now?"

"Mhm," Collin chuckled.

"I knew that kiss was a bad idea, you sound like you're drunk," I laughed.

"Maybe I am," I yawned.

"Sleep now Alexys, everything will be fine," Collin murmured. I nodded, but I wasn't sure if he had seen me or not.

The minute I went under, I remembered why I had been so reluctant to sleep in the first place.

I knew my dream would be different now that I had warned Jacob. The pack was putting way to much trust in my dreams.

It didn't even start out the same way.

Collin was standing in front of me, already shaking. He was blocking the other person from my view, but I was sure it was Alice.

"Jasper can't even do his own dirty work, has to send little Alice out to do it for him," Collin mocked quietly. It was hard to understand him since his voice shook along with the rest of him.

Alice hissed.

"Just give me the girl and there will be no trouble," Alice replied sweetly.

"Not going to happen," Collin took a few running steps forward before phasing.

Alice met him head on, probably predicting the situation.

"Collin!" I barely recognized my own voice over the snarling and growling from the fight.

I didn't have to look to know that the pack would be arriving any minute.

"Come on Alexys, you should leave," Jacob tugged on my arm.

"No,"

Tears rolled noiselessly down my cheeks. I took one step toward Collin before Jacob secured me in his vice grip.

"I'm sorry," He muttered, pulling me back and away form Collin.

"Jacob, leave me, go help Collin," I yelled randomly, my thoughts scattering.

"He'll be fine," I decided it didn't matter anymore, so I let it all out. "Hush up Lex, Collin will come back."

I ignored him.

"Collin! You promised Collin, you promised," My voice faded as my dream dimmed and the vision vanished.