***BELLA POV***
A couple of days have passed since I officially started sparring with the others and Shane says I'm doing really well for a pup. I asked Shane why everyone keeps calling me Pup and she said it's because I'm the youngest in my pack like Seth in Jake's pack. Just great; anyway, I'm sleeping in my bed when I'm woken by this odd feeling. I open my eyes to see my room the same as it was when I went I sleep. Looking over at me alarm clock, I see that it's two in the morning. The feeling from before is still there so I give up trying to go to sleep and walk over to my balcony. What I see outside is the white bird that I saw when I first arrived in Forks. Its crystal-blue eyes are staring at me and it flaps its wings slightly. I open the door, expecting it to fly off, but it continues to stare at me. Slowly, I walk towards the bird and it flies a few feet away before turning back to me with a chirp.
"What do you want" I ask in a soft voice, afraid that I might wake the others.
The bird flies back to me and around my head before flying back to where it was before.
"You want me to follow you" I ask in confusion.
The bird chirps and I blink.
"I think I've lost my mind" I sigh while shaking my head, but it doesn't stop me from walking to the banister.
I look over it and down to the ground, glad that my choice for pjs was shorts and a tank-top
"It's not that far down and I'm a shifter so it won't kill me; Alice would kill me, if she knew I was doing this" I mutter before jumping over the banister and down to the ground.
For once, I'm not clumsy and land just fine with no accident. Above me, the bird chirps and starts flying off so I follow it. After a few miles, we come upon the cliff that I had started my training at. I look back to the bird as it flies over to the rocks and changes into a human, but not any human, it's the same girl I saw in the forest a few days ago. My inner-wolf whimpers as I take in the girl's appearance. She can't be more than fifteen, but she's got that air around her that makes her seem older with a flowing white dress that comes to just below her knees. She only seems to be a couple inches shorter than me, her hair is pure-white, and her skin is slightly-pale, but her eyes are the same crystal-blue as the bird.
"Hello, Isabella, my name is Natalie Ravenwood" she says in a soft voice.
"You're a shifter" I'm not sure if what I said was a statement or a question.
"Yes, I am shifter" she smiles softly.
"What are you doing here" I ask and she sighs.
"I'm here to warn you about the upcoming battle" she answers.
"We already know about the Romanians" I say and she shakes her head.
"No, the Romanians will attack, but another group of vampires will attack afterwards" she states.
"What are you talking about; how do you know this" I ask in confusion.
"A friend of mine has a gift to see the future and what he sees always happens; he saw what will happen when you defeat the Romanians" she answers.
"You said 'when', so you know how it will end" I ask.
"Yes, and there will be no deaths that battle, but I'm afraid I do not know with the second conflict; these vampires will come to challenge you, but I don't know how it will end" she answers.
"What do you mean" I ask.
"All that he saw was the second group of vampires will arrive in Forks because they'll receive word about the Romanians and become worried about losing control here" she answers.
"Wait, the only vampires who have any representation here, other than the Cullens, are the ones Shane has an alliance with" I state and she looks at me.
I gasp as realization dawns on me.
"Wait, they're the ones who are going to attack" I ask and she nods.
"I'm afraid so" she sighs.
"I have to go warn Shane" I state and go to leave, but she quickly catches my wrist.
Her touch is cold, not as cold as a vampire's, but close, and she quickly lets go.
"Wait, you can't tell her" she says and I look at her in confusion.
"Why not" I demand and she shifts uncomfortably.
"Shane can't know I'm here, not yet; she'll find out soon, but not now" her voice is softer than before.
I go to ask her if she knows Shane, but she speaks first.
"My friend will arrive in a few days and tell Shane about what he has seen, but, until then, you must keep this a secret" she says.
"How am I going to do that; Shane will see this meeting as soon as we both shift" I state and she raises her right hand.
Her fingers barely touch my temple before I feel something pass through my mind.
"Now, no one will be able to see this meeting" she says and steps back.
"Are you sure she won't know about this" I ask and she nods.
"You must go now, before the others learn of you absence; I will contact you again, if anything comes up" she says and shifts back into a bird.
"Thank-you" I say and she chirps before flying off.
Slowly, I make my way back to the house with everything that had just happened weighing down on my mind. We'll win against the Romanians, but what will happen with the second conflict. My mind races with different outcomes, none of which are good, and by the time I reach the house, I feel a headache approaching. Using my shifter abilities, I jump and catch the bottom of my balcony before pulling myself up and onto it. Quietly, I walk back into my room and lie down on my bed before looking at my clock. I hadn't been out long, barely an hour, so I decide to try to get some more sleep before I have to get ready to go to school in a few hours. Yet, as I drift to sleep, I can't help the feeling that something is going to happen tomorrow.
The mystery girl is revealed and she brings both good and bad news! And we find out just how well we can trust Shane's "allies". Bella's got a secret; wonder how that will go? Next chapter, let's see if Bella's right with her instincts on the new day. Until then, l8er.