Sakura02: Do you feel better now that I've told you what's going to happen?

Storygirl95: I'm sure she'll eventually tell Matthew. If not, he can always just read her memories.

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"No, that's not where those balloons go." Alice said, flitting over to Matthew and moving the balloons exactly three centimeters up on the banister. She smiled brightly. "There, much better."

Matthew rolled his eyes, but didn't say anything. Honestly, he didn't know if Alice or Katherine was crazier. He hadn't gone to the graduation ceremony that had happened earlier in the evening since he didn't particularly care for such large crowds. He was planning on just hiding in his room while the party went on until Juliet had told him earlier that she was going to be there with Jacob later. "Are you okay, Alice? You seem upset."

Alice smiled brightly at Matthew. She gave the small boy a quick hug before skipping over to a large stereo in the corner of the living room. "Everything's fine, Matthew. Is Juliet coming over?"

"Yeah," Matthew said slowly. He really didn't like reading other people's minds without their permission, but something was up. Alice had been acting strangely ever since she'd gotten back from graduation. "Alice, why are you singing the Battle Hymn of the Republic in Arabic?"

Alice hummed happily as she browsed through various CDs, making two large piles. "So that nosy mind readers can't read my mind." She perked up as Edward and Bella came in. "Edward, should we play familiar and comforting or give them an education in music?"

Edward looked between the two piles thoughtfully. "Keep it comforting." He went over to Matthew and ruffled the little boy's hair. "When's your little girlfriend going to get here?"

Matthew batted Edward's hand away and went over to Bella. He hugged the teenage girl and smiled up at her. "Congratulations, Bella. Juliet is coming over soon." He shifted nervously in his dress slacks and white button up shirt. He wasn't used to wearing such fancy clothes and he didn't like the way the fabric felt on his skin. As soon as Bella and Edward were gone, Matthew went to Alice and tugged impatiently on her hand. "What's going on? Why's everyone so tense?"

Alice hesitated for a moment before kneeling down in front of Matthew. "I don't want you to get upset. We've got everything under control, okay?" When Matthew gave Alice an affirmative nod, she continued. "Remember how some vampire broke into Bella's room and stole some of her stuff to get her scent? Well, the vampire that stole Bella's things is connected with the vampires in Seattle. They were never planning to fight us for our territory, they're after Bella. You promised not to get upset." She added when she saw Matthew's eyes widened in horror.

"We're still going to fight them then, right?" Matthew asked. He was relieved to know that the vampires weren't after his new family, but it didn't make him feel much better to know they were going after Bella who was considered a part of his new family.

Alice grinned and bounced up as the doorbell rang. "Of course. We won't let anyone hurt Bella. Now, I want you to smile and be polite to all our guest."

As soon as Alice turned her back on him, Matthew made a mad dash for the kitchen. He really wanted nothing to do with the humans that were swarming into his home. He spent most of the evening ducking and dodging, doing his best to avoid the teenagers. When he did get caught by a group, or Alice caught him, he was forced to say hello and introduce himself and then suffer through all the cooing and touching. He really hoped Juliet would get there soon. She'd promised she'd be there and he was starting to get worried at how late she was.

Matthew had just escaped another group of teenagers when he heard the doorbell ring. He perked up and ran over to the door. He threw it open and was startled to find not only Juliet, but Jacob, Quil, and Embry there as well. His surprise was short lived as Juliet threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.

"I'm so sorry I'm late." Juliet said as Jacob and the others moved passed them and towards Bella who was trying to get up the stairs. "I had to beg Sam to let me come and he only agreed because Jacob, Quil, and Embry said they'd go too."

"It's okay." Matthew said quietly, already leading Juliet through the throng of bodies up the stairs to his room. As soon as the door was shut behind them, Matthew put on his sternest face possible. "What nightmare was your uncle talking about last time?"

Juliet's bright smile suddenly disappeared and she quickly ducked her head. "It's nothing. Don't worry about it, please." She moved to leave the room, but Matthew blocked her way, his arms folded across his chest and a stubborn frown on his face. Juliet's face scrunched up in frustration and her lower lip trembled.

"Please don't cry, Juliet." Matthew said softly, his arms falling to his side and his glare gone. "I just want to know what's wrong. Maybe I can help make the nightmare go away. Please tell me."

Juliet hesitated for a moment. The sound of music and talking drifted from downstairs and through the floor. Juliet fiddled with the hem of her light green dress, trying to avoid looking Matthew directly in the eye. She looked around the room, at the tall bookshelves filled with books and stuffed animals. Toys poked out of a large toy box in the center of the room. There was no bed, only a plush couch. When Juliet could not find anything else to keep her attention from Matthew, when she could no longer avoid the conversation, she looked back at him. Her brown eyes connected with Matthew's amber ones and she idly wondered what color they were before he was a vampire. Somehow, she thought he'd look amazing with blue eyes. Finally, she told him everything. She told him about the nightmare and how she'd been having it almost every day for the past month.

Matthew was quiet for a moment after Juliet finished speaking. Her eyes were watery and she had been clenching her dress so tightly that it was now wrinkled. Matthew reached out and pulled Juliet into a tight hug. He held her as she sobbed and clung to him as though he were her lifeline. "It's okay, Juliet." He whispered into her hair softly. "I won't let anyone hurt you. I'll protect you."

"I'm not worried about me." Juliet choked out. "I'm scared YOU are going to get hurt! I don't want my dream to come true."

The two stayed like that for a while, holding onto each other until Juliet's tears finally subsided. Matthew was about to say something when the door to his room suddenly slammed open. Both children jumped in surprise, as neither had been paying close attention and hadn't heard anyone approaching.

Alice frowned at the tear streaks on Juliet's face, but said nothing. She put on a bright smile. "Your family is leaving, Juliet. Don't worry, though, you two we'll be seeing a lot of each other soon enough."

Juliet and Matthew looked at each other and shrugged. They hugged and Juliet kissed Matthew on the cheek before running out of Matthew's room and down the stairs only to find Jacob, Quil, and Embry waiting for her at the bottom. "Why are you so happy?" Juliet asked Jacob accusingly.

Jacob grinned and scooped her up onto his shoulders. "We're going to help the leeches kill that vampire of newborns that are coming here…" Jacob quickly filled Juliet in when he saw the wide eyed look on her face. "Long story short, we're meeting them tomorrow at three o'clock. That quiet leech is going to teach us how to take them down."

Juliet was silent for a moment as they walked outside. They had driven over to the Cullen's house and Jacob was starting to open up the door of the car when Juliet started smacking him upside the head. "Seriously? Matthew and I have been trying for forever to get you morons to work together and you've all told us you never would and now you all just magically decide to?"

"Knock it off." Jacob said, plopping Juliet in the back of the car, his grin never leaving his face. "You should be happy; you'll get to see that Matthew kid a lot more now."

Juliet simply rolled her eyes. She really didn't understand teenagers at all.