Yeah I still own nothing. It all belongs to Steph.

Bella's POV

"We followed Ness' scent until we came across a small cabin in the middle of the forest." Reported Jacob. We were in the house, all squished together in the sitting room. I snuggled with Chris, with Alice and Jasper on one side and Kate on the other. "It was surrounded by a few newborns, and the red head- Caryn." he continued, glancing at Ness. She was safely nestled in his arms, and he pecked the crown of her head.

"If the newborns were not quarreling amongst themselves, we would not have been able to sneak up on them. Caryn was trying to calm then when we attacked. I immediately went into the cabin to find Ness, and the male escaped. We captured Caryn and carried Ness home." Finished, he settled into the couch, pulling Ness on top of him.

All heads turned to Carlisle. Even though Tanya is the head of the coven here in Canada, Carlisle is the understood leader in this situation.

"I do believe we have a war on our hands." stated Carlisle solemnly. He turns to Tanya. "Are you well suited for any kind of battle here?" But she was shaking her head before he finished his sentence.

"No. We are too close to the town, plus with the tree cover here we will be setting ourselves up for an ambush. We would get slaughtered, especially because Alice cannot see around the half bloods."

Carlisle sighed, and inclined his head to Edward. "I don't know Carlisle." replied Edward to Carlisle's unspoken thought. He faced the congregation of vampires, werewolves and half bloods, and stated "Carlisle just asked me if he thinks that they will follow us to Forks. We are better equipped there for a battle, and we have the space." I stiffened in Chris' arms. Edward noticed, and inquired, "Bella? What's wrong?"

"It's too close to Charlie!" I almost screamed. "He already thinks I'm dead, so why put him in more danger because of me?"

Edward looked at me sympathetically, and Chris tightened his arms around me. Edward's eyes flickered in annoyance, but he turned his face away from me, so I could not be sure.

"I will have to speak to Caryn." He said to Carlisle. "Where is she?"

"She's in the guesthouse. Irina and Seth are guarding her." Edward nodded his head, and went to the guesthouse.

"Ok everyone. When Edward gives the signal, we would relocate to Forks." Carlisle declared, clapping his hands. He then turned to Esme and started to talk about accommodations for ten more inhabitants.

Sensing an end to the meeting, I grabbed Chris' hand and led him upstairs to me room. I wanted to do something before the battle. I heard everyone else disperse from the house, probably to do exactly what I wanted to do now.

I shoved him on the bed, my anxiety and anticipation making me aggressive. He stared at me, shocked, but guessed my intent when I started to unbutton his shirt. I straddled his waist as I lowered my lips to his. He kissed me back with fervor, but grabbed my hands as I lowered them to his jeans.

We were both breathing heavily, our faces millimeters apart. "Bella..." said Chris huskily. "Are you sure?" I nodded.

"Chris, I want to taste you, have a claim on you just in case..." I choked off the last part. He silently nodded, and caressed my lips with his. I groaned as he moved his caressing lips to my neck, and then my chest, leaving a trail of fire.

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"Oh. My. God." I gasped, many hours later. "That was..." I trailed off, unable to find the right words. I grinned at Chris, and found he was grinning back.

Reluctantly, I got out of the bed and slipped my jeans back on. "C'mon, we got to go." I said as I searched for my bra. I turned to Chris to find him smirking, my bra hanging from his finger. I grabbed it, carefully dodging his swipe for my arm in the process. I laughed. "Not now!" I giggled as he chased me around the room.

He caught me around the waist and spun me in a circle, placing a kiss on the back of my neck. I tried to silence my groan as his hand slipped past my waist. I pulled away and ran to my closet and put on a tank top before Chris could get me undressed again.

Seeing his pout, I smiled and kissed him lightly on the lips. "Let's go."

We went downstairs hand in hand, and walked leisurely to the guesthouse. I didn't hear anyone inside, and was immediately concerned.

Edward was inside, but we failed to see anyone else.

"What happened?" I asked, my voice rising an octave.

"Nothing." he replied, his golden eyes piercing mine. "You were...preoccupied...and Carlisle figured there was no reason to wait, so he and a couple others left for Forks after I found that Riley is hell- bent on seeking revenge for his mate." He stated, rolling his eyes.

"Who was his mate?" I asked, my curiosity piqued.

"Victoria." He replied with a snort. "Jacob is with Ness, Charlie and Matt and helping them prepare, and the rest of the pack left for La Push."

"So where is Caryn?"

As I said that, she emerged from the bedroom. I hissed as I saw her, crouching into a defensive stance and Chris moved protectively in front of me.

"Calm down!" barked Edward. "Let me explain."

Caryn smirked from behind Edward's back, and I felt a pang of irrational jealousy as I realized Edward had finally found his soul mate. So what? I thought vehemently. I love Chris! Edward's my past! As I struggled internally, I came to the realization that I still loved Edward.

The feelings I had for him as a human were still there, but were well hidden from my ordeal after he had left. I had convinced myself so wholly that he did not want me, that I almost convinced myself that I did not want him back. As a human the plan failed miserably, but humans seemed to be more inept at lying than vampires.

I groaned on the inside. I just had to realize this after I had promised myself to Chris, and right after we had a wonderful time.

Aw hell. I'm in love with two vampires.

A/N- plz read!! Important!!

Hey guys!

I'm sure you heard about the earthquakes that hit my fellow Caribbean country, Haiti. (Yes, earthquakes as in plural- they got hit by two! Poor Haiti!!) My church is doing a charity drive for Haiti on Sunday, so I thought 'hey let me contribute! But how?'

So I figured I'll dedicate this chapter to Haiti.

Yeah, I know, kinda confusing right? How the hell am I supposed to dedicate a chapter to a country? Have I gone over the deep end?

Well the answer is yes- I have gone over the deep end, but that was a looonnnggg time ago. Anyhoo, for this dedication thing to work out just right, I have decided that for every review I get for this chapter- and this chapter alone and only till Sunday- I will donate $10 to Haiti.

Therefore, if I get 10 reviews, I donate $100.

Get it?

Actually, it doesn't matter if you get the method to my madness.

Just review!

Thanx! Haiti thanx u too! :p

xx brit02.