A/N: Hey everyone! Sorry for the delay, but I was working on another project along with this chapter. Hopefully, I can get on a slightly more stable schedule again!

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"It must be a hard thing, to be a father; living in fear that your daughter would meet a boy she liked, but also having to worry if she didn't."
―Stephenie Meyer,Twilight

BPOV

After everything that's been going on for the last few months, it was nice to have a day where I just got to be a regular 18 year old: finding out where your friends are going after graduation, holding hands with the guy you have feelings for during class, and after school- working on the yearbook.

"So?" Angela asked as we worked side by side.

"So what, Ang?" I responded.

"Come on, you and Edward," she asked. "You both seem to be making lovey eyes at each other again and you both are going to be in the same city again for college; that doesn't seem like a coincidence."

"So, what are you asking?" I questioned.

"Are you two back together or not?" She asked bouncing up and down in her seat like Alice.

"We're…we're working on it," I answered honestly.

Alice would have been proud of the way Angela sat in her seat and clapped. "Yeah, I think we have to limit you time with Alice," I joked.

"No, I love Alice," she jokingly whined. The two of us shared a laugh and got back to work after that. We walked out together with Jasper where Edward was waiting for us and also making sure that Victoria wasn't lurking in the area.

"Have a good weekend, guys!" Angela called from her car window. We waved her off and got in the car so Edward could drop me off at home. Just as we were near the house, I got a phone call from Charlie.

"Hey dad," I answered my phone.

"Hey Bells, where are you right now?" Charlie asked.

"Edward was dropping me off at home; I stayed afterschool for yearbook today," I told him.

"Oh, I though you would have been on your way to the Cullens' house right now," Charlie said in a surprised tone. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"Yeah, I'm fine," I replied in a confused tone. "Are you okay, Dad?"

"Yeah, yeah I'm fine," he responded. "Can you ask Edward to bring you home with him?"

"Sure," I answered as Edward turned the car around with a neutral expression on his face. "Are you sure everything's okay?"

"I promise everything's okay, kid," Charlie reassured me. "I just figured you could save a trip home."

"Okay, I'll see you when you get there then," I said.

"See you later, Bells," he said, ending the call.

"Well, that was weird," I said in a puzzled tone.

"Maybe your father just felt you would be safer with all of us than at home by yourself," Edward tried to assure me.

"Maybe," I agreed. "Too bad you two can't read thoughts or emotions over the phone."

"Damn, we could make a killing that way," Jasper teased. The three of us shared a laugh at that and before I knew it, we were at the Cullen house where Charlie, Carlisle and Esme was already standing outside- along with a new Toyota Camry.

"Hey, Dad," I greeted him in a confused tone. "What's going on?'

"Your father took the day off," Carlisle informed me. "When I asked him to come to the hospital a few days ago, it was to discuss another present that we wanted to get you for your birthday."

"We know how much you love your truck, but especially for school we all wanted you to be in something a bit more reliable," Esme added.

"We also had to come to a bit of a compromise," Charlie said. "Since I know you were saving up for school too, I figured I could take a little bit of what I had saved up and put it towards a decent used car for you. The Cullens wanted to do something a bit fancier, but I knew that would make you feel uncomfortable, so..." he trailed off.

"So this is for me?" I pointed to the shiny new vehicle in the driveway.

Carlisle and Esme laughed, while Charlie nodded and said, "She's all yours, Bells."

I had a feeling Alice and Emmett would tease me mercilessly for the display I had outside, but I couldn't help it- I had a fully loaded and functioning car!

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I chanted as I gave all my parental figures a hug.

"You're most welcome, Bella," Carlisle said as he hugged me. "Now, shall we get cleaned up for dinner?"

"Dinner was delicious, Esme," Charlie said sitting back in his chair.

"I'm glad you enjoyed it, Charlie," Esme responded with a smile.

Dinner had thankfully gone on without a hitch- Rose and Alice kept the conversation going, Jasper kept everyone calm, Emmett…was Emmett, and thankfully, whatever conversation Edward and Charlie had this morning didn't make things awkward; it actually seemed like Charlie maybe warming up to Edward a bit.

Charlie looked at his watch and got up from the table. "Well, I hate to eat and run, but I have to head into the station for a little bit anyway," he said.

"Everything okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, I just have some paperwork about the case that I'd rather fill out tonight so we can actually have the day together tomorrow," Charlie told me. "Thank you for dinner tonight," he said to the Cullens.

"It really wasn't any trouble," Esme waved him off. "Feel free to come by anytime."

"Thanks," he responded and gave me a kiss on the forehead. "I might be there for a while, so if you make it home before me-have everything locked up and be careful," he told me.

"I will," I promised. "You be careful too."

"Always am," he said. "Have a good night everyone," he said to the Cullens. A chorus of good-byes followed after him.

Alice's phone sounded with a text message shortly after Charlie left. "It's Jake," she announced. "He wants to know if they should still come around midnight."

"Let him know anytime is fine, Alice," Carlisle said. "Bella, if you're ready to head home, we can have one of the boys check to make sure everything's safe."

"Honestly, Carlisle, I feel much safer here," I admitted to him.

"Plus, Bella should know what's going as well," Edward added. "This affects her just as much, if not more than us."

"Glad that brain of his is being put to good use again," Rose teased, causing a laugh from his siblings.

About a half-hour later, we heard a howl come from outside. "Guess we've got company," Emmett said getting up from his game.

We walked outside just as the pack came out from the trees after phasing back into human form. Sam and Paul stepped up first, leaving the pack a few paces behind.

"Welcome back gentlemen," Carlisle greeted them. "Leah," he acknowledged with a smile.

"Carlisle," Sam acknowledged. "Paul and I owe Bella and your family an apology," He stated.

"Even though it feels like it goes against everything we believe in, we want to make sure Bella's protected," Paul added. "We're sorry we didn't hear you out before."

"Apology accepted," Carlisle said with a small smile. "Hopefully, we'll all be able to move forward peacefully in the future."

Jake to his place next to Sam. "So, is everyone filled in with what could be going on or were we waiting to do it in one shot?" he asked.

"It's better that everyone hear this at once," Edward said. He gave me a slight nudge to share my theory.

"So we already know that the two people who have gone missing are from Forks," I started. "But I have a strange feeling in my gut that it's not just the two of them, but an army she's trying to build."

Jasper got a strange look on his face while the wolves seemed surprised. "Why the hell would she send a whole army after you?" Jared asked.

"The army is meant to distract us," Jasper said. "There's a strong chance that Victoria doesn't know about you since you got rid of the only other companion she had."

"Have you been able to see anything, Alice?" Seth asked.

"What do you mean 'see'?" Quil asked Seth. "Are you psychic or something?" he asked Alice.

"I am," she admitted. "However, between all of you and Victoria not setting anything concrete yet, I can't get a good read on her."

"So she could get the drop on us at any time," Embry said in a worried tone.

"She may be evasive, but when she wants to make herself known she will," Rose assured him.

"Which may give us enough time to train," Jasper thought out loud.

"What do you mean train?" Paul asked. "How hard is it to take down a bunch of vampires?"

"A lot more difficult when they're in the newborn stage," Jasper explained. "Their strength is unparalleled because their own blood still lingers in their tissue; however, this is also the point where they're the most unpredictable."

"So how are we supposed to kill them?" Leah asked.

"Before I came to live with the Cullens, I was a Major for the Confederate army," Jasper began. "A young woman named Maria found me one night and turned me; because of my charisma when I was human, it translated as my becoming an Empath when I was turned."

"I could settle the emotions of the other newborns and train them. Maria wanted to have the largest army in the south; eventually all the pain and suffering got to be too much for me and I left. Eventually I found Alice," He paused to smile at her. "She saw a family who lived differently-that were able to hunt animals instead of humans. We've been with the Cullens ever since then."

"Since you know how the newborns react, would you be able to train us?" Sam asked.

"I can," Jasper replied. "We can meet a few nights a week as Alice tries to keep watch of when she'll come."

"How about we start tomorrow night?" Jake suggested.

"Sounds good to me," Emmett said. The rest of the Cullens nodded their agreement and Jake looked to the rest of the pack.

"We're good," Jared said. After they decided on the time and space, the pack left and we went back inside the house.

"Do you really think this will work? I asked Jasper.

"It will," Jasper reassured me. "The pack seems willing to learn and I can make sure everyone learns in a way that keeps them safe."

"Okay," I breathed. I hoped he was right…

UnknownPOV

Is she still coming for me? I wondered to myself as I laid in the hospital bed. I'm still restrained after I attacked the blond doctor who tried treating me; and I had to give him that message. I don't know these people! Why am I involved in this?

All I want is to go home and try to sleep this nightmare off. That's the only logical explanation that could be. There's no possible way someone bit…ouch! I tried to scratch my wrist on this cuff and I feel a sore around it. I look a little closer and notice that it is in fact a bite mark on my arm.

It was real; some crazed red head actually attacked me?

"Hello Randy," that bone chilling bubblegum tone voice said to me.

"It's you," I whispered in fear. "Why are you here? I did everything you asked."

"Good," she said stalking near my bed. "It's almost time."

"Time for what?" I asked. "What are you going to do?"

"That's nothing you need to worry about," she cooed. "You've served your purpose."

The last thing I remember before I died was the feeling of a cold hand covering my mouth and the razor sharp pain of her bite as she took ounce by ounce of blood from me.

Ooh, got a little darker with that ending! Everything will come to a head soon because I've been going back and forth on a certain twist I wanted to use and debating on if I will or save it for the sequel to this that I want to do! (Yes, I'm planning a sequel folks!)

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