Chapter 20

Bella POV

"I love you" I say with conviction, I do love him with everything I have.

"Bella I didn't want you to say it until you were ready I don't want to push..."He is ridiculous I pressed my index finger again to his lips to stop him from saying such silly things.

"I am ready to admit and confess I love you Edward, you have my heart and soul." I feel so complete now, like everything is in the right place.

"And I love you and I will wait a million years for anything more, just hearing you say that is everything I could ever want." He leans up and kisses my lips, and we then lets our selves become consumed by our passion and just let our tongues twist and my hands go up his shirts and his are on the small of my back pulling me closer to him.

We just make out, and I couldn't tell you how long we did, content with just this. But now I have this urge to go home and see my wonderful children.

"Let's go home Edward" I mumble against his lips.

"Ok" I can hear the smile in his voice, I think he likes the idea of me calling his house home, and quite frankly so do I, I love the idea.

I get up off him and straighten my hair and clothes, he gets up with me and does nothing, not that he needs to he always looks like a god creature.

"Well I will gather everything up and then carry you back to the car. I don't think you can get there by yourself'

"You don't have to carry me, but I agree I won't be able to get to the car without you help."

"Yeah, but I really like having you in my arms, I feel complete." The last few words were more like a mumbled whisper, but I heard him loud and clear, and it gives me butterflies and goose bumps. I feel the same way, how can life get any better.

"Ok, you can carry me," I smile; I know he can see it. Edward takes my hand and leads me off the blanket, and then kisses, and I blush. All this has to be a dream, that or finally my bad streak is gone and I can have a life.

"Alright, stay right here, I'll be quick"

"Ok" I hear him gathering everything up, the lanterns are off now, and the stars and moon look so perfect, just like how my life is going. Michel hasn't found me and I don't think he is going to.

I hear the car door open, but then the most spine chilling sound came from the left of me, I slowly ever so slowly turn to the sound..

"Oh no" I mouth because my voice has disappeared.

It creeps out of the woods.

Alice POV

I'm on the computer, the twins are sound asleep on the couch, and all but three of the wolf pack are sleeping. The other three are on patrol. I am seeing that Edward and Bella are having a blast, and they have admitted the love they have for each other. I am so happy; I wouldn't be able to take much more of the waiting game. I know what Bella has been through but now she can...

"Edward" Bella says somewhat calm, as the golden white creature slowly makes its way to her. Bella's finally lets the panic fill her voice

"EDWARD!!"

"NOOO!" I scream coming out of my vision then my eyes meet with Chris', his chocolate brown eyes full of knowing. I can see the tears making their way to the rim. Then I am staring into Jasper's and then I sweep the room everyone from the pack and my family is looking at me,

"Alice what is wrong, what did you see?" Jasper is clearly panicking, but I don't answer I just go back to Chris' eyes.

"I don't know if you'll make it in time, but you have to leave. You have to save my mom." His voice is full of uncertainty; I try to look in the future but it's black, why I don't understand why I can't see the outcome.

"We have to get to the beach; there is something there that is going to attack Bella." I say quickly while running out the door. The pack has transferred to wolves, Esme is the only one left at the house, to watch the twins.

We have to make it,

Chris POV

"Oh no" my mom turns around and there it is, a golden white werewolf. It isn't attacking her just slowly walking towards her.

"Edward," My mom says mostly calm, but you can see on her face as the moon shines down on her that she is scared, afraid from what is going to happen.

"EDWARD!!" she finally screams my dad's name, letting every ounce fear flow through her voice. Then the werewolf leaps toward her, and then everything is black.

I am sitting straight up and I am looking at Alice and she is having a vision, Jasper is already next to her, but she can't feel him there, everyone is in the room in fact,

"NOOO!" She screams, I believe she just had a vision about the attack. I am not sure what exactly what she saw, but whatever it is, it has freaked her out. Her eyes meet mine, and that's when I know she knows her golden eyes full of fear, and uncertainty. She can't see anything of the outcome either.

"Alice what is wrong, what did you see?" Jasper asks Alice, and you can see that he is worried about what she has seen, but mostly about her well being. She doesn't answer Jasper she just scans the room then lands back on me, like I have the answers. I don't but I will say this,

"I don't know if you'll make it in time, but you have to leave. You have to save my mom." I say with doubt. I can feel the tears in my eyes as I think about my mom not coming home.

"We have to get to the beach. There is something there that is going to attack Bella." Alice explains as she runs out the door with everyone but Esme. She stays behind to be with us. I think about my mom, she pops up in my mind. She is frozen still with fear, please god or whatever, please keep my mom safe.

Chris is mom going to be ok Piper's voice enters my mind. I look over to her, she is scared. I put my arm around her, trying to comfort her.

I don't know Piper I can't see anything. Can you hear anyone, are they there yet?

She shakes her head I can't hear that far.

Esme walks over to us and sits down next to us.

"They will save your mom, she will be coming back" I can see that she really believes. But I can see that it's a big fear. She won't be able to live with herself if anyone gets hurt.

Now it's just a waiting game, I wish that I can just get my visions on command like Alice can, but instead I just have to wait. I think of my dad, and I see him tackling the werewolf.

Bella POV

It let out a howl to the moon, I've never seen this particular one before but I know what it is, werewolf. It's this strange gold and white color with bright, glow in the dark green eyes. It's on all fours but then it stands up, it's a good 8 ft. To really describe a werewolf, I would say it's a combination of Van Helsing and Underworld combinations, you know the movies. I back away slowly. I'm scared to death, but I can't let it know that.

"Edward" I call out as calmly as I can, the werewolf gets closer to me. That's it I can't be calm anymore.

"EDWARD!!" I scream out full of fear, that's when the werewolf leaps at me. I close my eyes, readying myself for impacted, but it never came. I look up to Edward tackling it to the ground. I let out a little scream, because the werewolf picks him up by the throat and is about to bite him, I start to get my feet moving to distract it from Edward, but then I see blurs of white and many other colors, my family is here. Emmet tackles the werewolf which in turn it drops Edward. Then my sight is mostly dark I can't see anything, just noises, they are growling. Then I hear Edward yelling for me to run, but I can't. My legs are frozen to this spot.

My eyes finally focus on what is going on. The werewolf is slowly making its way towards me, it takes one sweep of its arm and Emmet, Jasper and one member of the pack gets flung across the beach. They quickly get back up and go back to fighting it, but it's useless. It's strong and too powerful for them. They have never fought against a true werewolf before.

Though I can see that it's not able to control its self so that means it isn't a full blooded werewolf. It has no fighting skills it just swings its arms and grabs things at random, though very effective against my family sense they have no idea how to fight against werewolves.

I want to scream, I have to do something to save my family. Then that's when he comes, glowing his wonderful white, out of the trees. He doesn't pause or anything he goes directly for the golden werewolf. He tackles it from the left side, it doesn't even notice. He got it by surprised as well as my family.

"Move away" I yell to my family. It would be horrible if they are near them while they are fighting.

He is very skilled because he can control himself he knows what he is and what he is doing, as the other does not, it is in wolf mode with only partial human capabilities.

It grabs Kevin by the leg, but Kevin bites down hard on its hand/paw, it yelps out in pain and takes its other arm and swings it at Kevin, he easily dodges it, and quickly moves to its leg biting down and picking it up and swinging the werewolf into a tree. Kevin stands to his full height of 9 ft, towering over the other werewolf who is cowering. But it raises its head to the moon and lets out a horrific howl and then takes off.

Kevin turns around to face us, his eyes are glowing in the moon light, he looks so malicious and scary but something about him makes me trust him. There is that thing that he just saved us. And if he did that, he must not be with Michel anymore.

I look to my family who are out of there shocked state and are now encircling Kevin. I am sure to protect me, but something tells me that I don't need protection from them, but who knows. A werewolf that I have never seen just tried to eat me and then Kevin came and saves us.

Wait? How in the hell did he know where I was? I walk closer to everyone; Edward turns his head to me and races to my side.

"Are you ok Bella?" His voice is nothing but concern.

"I am fine Edward" I pat his hand that is on my shoulder. He drops it to his side but the one that is place on my lower back does not leave that spot as I walk closer to Kevin.

He sits down on all fours and put his head down. As I move closer though he lifts it back up. His piercing blue eyes penetrate mine, making me falter for a second. I forgot how beautiful his eyes were.

"Oh Kevin" I say with sadness.

"You know him" Emmet says with a shocked.

"Yes, he is or well, was Michel's right hand man, and cousin. Well there are cousins but, if he helped fight off that other werewolf then I am thinking that he is not Michel's right hand man." I say getting closer. But I feel Edward's hand hold onto my arm not allowing me to get closer to him.

So I just twirl around and allow Edward to cuddle me closer to his chest.

"Edward can you read his thoughts?" Jasper asks.

"Yes, but some of them are incoherent. Some are sophisticated but the others as if I am reading an animal's mind." Edward replies. It shocks me. I always wonder how their minds work.

"Could you read the others mind?" I ask.

"Yes, well so to speak, it was going off of nothing but instinct, like it couldn't plan an attack it just went with what was easiest or made sense to it. Like an animal." He kisses the top of my head. I nod my head in understanding,

"So what is Kevin thinking right now?" Alice finally speaks.

"He is worried about where Kendra went. I guess that is the other ones name. And he is worried about what we are going to do to him" Edward answers. Kevin looks at Edward and if I was to guess he has a shocked expression.

"Yes I can read minds. My sister Alice here can see the future, and my brother Jasper the one next to Alice can control emotions." Edward says to Kevin. He nods his head.

"So he is a friend to us, he isn't with Michel anymore?" I ask with caution. I don't know what we will do if Kevin turns on us. He is a good fighter very skilled in human and werewolf form.

"No, he has actually been covering your tracks better than you do and when Kendra found you he decided to leave and come find you and protect you and the twins." Edward has more of a hostile voice when saying the last things. I am so tired, and I just want to see my children. I'll just have to deal with all of this in the mourning.

"How about Kevin follows Alice and you guys back to the house, he won't be changing back to his human form till morning, we can watch him there. Right now I want to go home and see my babies." I say tiredly.

"Ok love" Edward kisses my lips, jolting me just a little, something I needed.

Kevin gets up and follows Emmet and Rose, the pack takes his right and left side while Alice, Jasper and Carlisle follow behind him. I watch as they leave then I look to Edward.

"You are still going to carry me right" I say with a sly smile, I know I should be panicking right now. Michel is coming for me, but I just can't digest it right now, but I am sure that it will creep up on me a little later.

"Of course" He smiles back then sweeps me up into his arms, making me have goose bumps up and down my arms; it's not from the cold either.

We get to the car, he doesn't set me down to open the car down he just quickly throws me up a little opens the door and catches me, I barely notice. He sets me in the passenger seat, and shuts the door and then joins me in the car a few seconds later.

We sit quietly for a little bit, but then Edward speaks.

"How well do you know Kevin?"

"Not well, after I found out about what they were, he was a little friendlier. I watch him fight and stuff which is probably why I have had nightmares about him. He would pick me up after school when Michel couldn't do it. He seemed friendly." I shrug my shoulders, I honestly don't know much about him. "Also he and Michel are cousins" I add not remembering whether I told him or not.

"Yeah you mentioned that before"

"Oh," I say.

"I bet the kids are worried sick."

"Why?" I ask with a little panic in my voice.

"Alice saw you being attacked in a vision, and so did Chris, neither of them, I guess, could see the outcome." He takes my hand and intertwines our fingers together.

"Oh, I thought that it was something really bad." I rest my head on the back of the seat.

"Sorry to get you worked up."

"It's ok. Well are we there yet." I turn my head towards him with a smile.

"Yes"

I lift my head up to his answer, what how can we be... I turn my head back to the front and sure enough we are here. I see the whole family surrounding Kevin and my two wonderful children are at the edge looking at the car.

We climb out of the car and Chris darts at me full force.

"MOM" I pick him up and press him into me.

"It's ok baby, it's ok." I coo to him, hoping to calm him down a little.

"I couldn't see what was going to happen, like I saw that you were ok when Alice got back but not till then. It's like something was blocking me mom." Chris cries into my chest. I close my eyes tight.

"I am here baby. It's ok; nothing like this is ever going to happen." I put him on the ground and I sit down into the grass. Piper tackles my left side,

"Mom, I love you I was so worried." I hug her closer then Chris takes my right side. I just hug them so tight. This is everything I need, my children, Kevin has some questions he better answer come morning or so help me, because I will not have my children in danger.

I don't know how long we were on the ground just hugging, all I know is a pair of cold hands picking me up, I open my eyes a little to see Rose and Emmet picking up my kids. We must have fallen asleep. I shut my eyes for what I thought was a fraction of a second, but when I open them again, I find myself on a bed in a room that is nothing but windows and the only wall is one giant shelf with a radio, and CD's. I look beside me to my wonderful kids that are curled up to each other and snoring in rhythm. I get up; the sun is still set so it must be still dark out.

I wonder out the room when everything comes crashing down, Kevin is here. Michel knows where I am, he knows about my kids. Oh god, oh god. I feel the tears slip out of my eyes and down my cheeks, my breathing is become eradicate and I can't control it, I am trying not to be loud because I don't want my children to wake up to this, they can't see me like this.

Then the cold comforting hands wrap around me,

"Bella it's ok" I hear Edwards velvet god like voice say,

"How can it be ok, Michel knows about the twins, he knows where we are. If you thought that one was hard to fight, he is better hundred times better." I collapse; I can't hold myself up any more.

"Bella, he isn't going get near them, Kevin is on our side. He is going to help us" Edward starts rock me.

"I need to get away from this room I don't want Piper or Chris to wake to me like this." I say trying to get myself up. Edward helps me up and we go down stairs to the couch. I sniffle, I don't know, how anyone couldn't, wait a second.

"You guys knew that Michel was coming, didn't you?" I ask with caution, I don't know if I actually want to know.

"Yes, Chris saw something about them a while ago, we didn't know when exactly." He kisses my forehead.

I slide away from him to get some air, I feel like I am choking, what am I going to do, I can't keep them safe, I am just a human. Edward and all them yes they are strong but they have no idea. Go figure when I think everything is going well and perfect, I am happy it all comes crashing down. I just want it to stop, why can't I just have a normal life. Why did I have to fall for supernatural beings?

I open my eyes I am laying on the couch and there is sunlight on my face. I hear laughing coming for somewhere, the laugh sounds like Piper.

Edward POV

Bella slides away from me, gasping for air, and then she passes out. This is one of those times I would give anything to read her mind, why is she having a panic attack.

"Carlisle" I call,

"What is it son?" He looks at me then to Bella.

"She starting gasping for air then she just passed out." I say with panic in my voice.

Carlisle listens for her heart, and then checks her lungs and such, it must have just been a panic attack, she will be ok.

"Ok" I reply, I pick her up and lay her on the couch more comfortably. Then I go and get a blanket, and cover her with it.

I walk back outside to where everyone else is at; the pack is back to their human selves.

"So what the hell is going on?" Jake asks first, directing the question to me.

"Well, it looks like he left his pack to protect Bella. And the other werewolf is with Michel's pack, and her name is Kendra." I reply, I look at this massive white werewolf, and he is staring at me with his intense blue eyes.

Is Bella ok?" night, air, food, deer nearby

I barley make out the question he asks with all the other nonsense running through his mind.

"She is inside sleeping, she had a panic attack, but I think you can understand why" I answer his question mostly unwillingly but, I figure he'll be easier to question if I answer some questions for him.

"Good" food...water...intense smell…sweet...forestry...

"What did he want to know about Bella?" Jake's voice is very irritated, and so is his mind.

"He wants to make sure she was ok" I reply.

Jake just snorts and walks away,

"How close is that pack, how much does what is his name, Michel, know about us" Carlisle asks.

We all are staring intently and Kevin and his thoughts are just too consume by his wolf side that he can't answer, he wants to but he is too hungry.

"Sorry Kevin you'll have to wait for morning when you are in your human state to get something to eat."

Kevin closes his eyes and goes into a meditative state.

"So did he answer" Esme asks.

"No his thoughts are too consumed on eating, we'll find out more when the sun comes up." I say remembering what Bella said that he won't be human till the morning.

I go to the piano where to my surprise I find Piper sitting at.

"My brother keeps having visions in his sleep and so I can't sleep." I nod my head and pull her into my lap.

"What is he dreaming about?" I ask, she just runs through the pictures in her head and I watch as they unfold.

"Please Michel let them go and just deal with me." Bella cries. Then it switches to something totally different it looks like five or so years down the road.

"Mom, Daniel won't leave me alone." a young girl, maybe 6 or so yells to Bella, and Bella, she looks so different. Her hair is shiner and longer. She is paler than ever yet there is something radiant about it. Then I see her eyes they are golden brown, my Bella is a vampire.

"Well, what do you expect, he is curious, he watches you be born but yet you look older than him." Bella smiles, I see all of us. Chris and Piper look full grown, Piper is hand in hand with Seth, Jake is holding that young girl that looks like Bella but with red hair and I put together then a little human boy that has some of Bella's features but that is it he doesn't really resemble anyone else, he is about maybe three. Maybe older.

I look at Piper startled.

"I don't know, it's freaky, but at the same time I want that future we are all happy, one big family. I have another sister and brother." She smiles but then it falls. I don't think it's going to happen.

"You don't know." I smile

"Yeah, but if it does, the big question is, where does my little brother Daniel come from. He is completely human, looks like mom but has none of your features, so either she cheats on you or, she gets hurt again."

I look at her in shock, she is right, but this is something we can't think of right now, one issue at a time, and the issue at hand that we need to address is the fact her biological father is coming and wants to hurt Bella.

"I know, but still it's very disturbing thought" Piper muses.

"You need to go to bed." I say picking her up.

"I can't back into that room, I can easily block him out down here, but if I am back in that room, I can't" I sigh and put her in the lazy boy chair and get her a blanket, and she quickly dozes off to sleep.

I take a seat on the piano bench and play Bella's lullaby.