AN - Thank you nomnomnom65 for reviewing my last chapter! Interesting username by the way =) Sorry for the long wait! I have been doing some brainstorming for two new stories though.

I looked at the phone in Esme's hand warily.

"Do I have to? Wouldn't it sound much better coming from you or Carlisle?"

"Love, you have to be the one to talk to him."

Jake blames me for wanting to be changed and breaking the treaty. Edward was right; it had to be me.

I sighed and reached for the phone reluctantly.

Esme looked at me with sympathy clouding her face.

I slowly dialed in the number I had grown to know by heart.

On the third ring, someone picked up.

"Hello?" It was Jacob.

That made things a lot easier. If Billy had answered, I don't know that he would have let me talk to Jacob at all.

"Hey, Jake. Um, it's me."

My voice might be slightly different, but I just know that Jake will know it's me.

"Who is me? Leah? Emily? Rachel?"

I knew he was being sarcastic and indifferent, and that hurt.

"Jake, it's Bella. Bella Swan?"

He didn't say anything for a couple seconds, and I thought he hung up. Just as I was about to give up hope, he spoke again, his voice sounding more hurt and angry than I thought it would.

"Don't you mean Mrs. Cullen?"

"Uh, yeah. I guess so."

"You guess so?" He scoffed.

"No, I mean, I am, but I'm still Bella, Jake."

"Whatever. Why are you even calling? It's not like you have anything to say."

"Jake, I-, the-," I didn't know what to say. "I miss you, a lot."

"Sure, sure."

Even though I had heard him say it to his dad countless times, it hurt being on the other side of his words.

"Jacob –"

"Is that the only reason you called? To tell me you miss me? Because if so, I'm hanging up."

"No Jake," I sighed. "I'm in trouble."

He took a deep but quiet breath. I knew he was trying to be cold when he spoke again, but I could tell that he was genuinely worried.

"And?"

"There's a coven of vampires, the Volturi, that kind of keep other vampires in line. They're coming for our friends, but they want to kill us too, Jake. This is just one more excuse to kill us. They are coming to fight, and I-I need your help Jake."

I heard the desperation and helplessness in my own voice, and I hoped Jacob did too.

"You need my help, huh? I don't think so, Bella. I told you I would stop fighting for you when your heart stopped beating, and well, that day came. How can you expect me to fight when you broke the treaty?"

I knew he wasn't talking about us breaking the treaty; he was talking about me breaking his heart. Maybe he wasn't as mad as I thought he was. Or maybe he knew I was in trouble and wasn't going to stand for it; probably the latter.

"Jake, please. I know what I did was wrong and the worst thing I could possible do, but you have to understand. Besides, you told me you didn't imprint on me. That means there is someone out there for you, and I would love to be the one to help you find her if you would let me. You don't have to forgive me. I understand what I put you through was just the worst thing anyone could go through, but if you don't help us fight, there probably won't be a Bella anymore."

That got to him.

"Listen Bella, you are not forgiven. At all. And I mean it. Seriously. But you were my best friend and I can't imagine a world without you in it. Even if I never saw you again, I would still know you were out there. So yeah, I'll help you fight. But that's it. We fight and then I leave, and we both go back to how our lives were before this phone call."

He still had some bitterness in his voice, but this was one of the greatest things he could say right now.

"Alright, Jake. Thank you." I told him, and I meant it.

Maybe when he saw me again, I could attempt to fix out friendship, but I will be fine with just seeing him at all; I missed my best friend so much.

After I let Jacob know where to find us, I hung up the phone.

"That wasn't so hard was it?" Esme asked taking the phone from me.

"Yes. Well, no. He is still hurting and it's my fault. I am going to try everything I can to fix this, no matter what he says. I guess now we have to call everyone else?"

Edward nodded and we both took cell phones from the counter and started dialing.

Alright well I wasn't a huge fan of this, and it took me FOREVER to write. I legit had to write it at least four or five times, and it still isn't as good as I would like. Eventually I will re write it, but for now, this will do. What do you think? Review and I might give you a little sneak peak of the next chapter!

P.S IT"S MY BIRTHDAY! :D

- Arielle