A/N: I know it's been longer than it should since I've updated, but I haven't had much inspiration. I also have been deciding where I should break off from the RPG plot and begin my own. I know there is one big thing that needs to happen before I do that, I just wonder what I should change to allow that. You shall see in the following chapter, I guess.

Oh, and I know Alice can't see the wolves. But she can see Alex; it's part of the plot. You'll see.

--------------------------

5. I didn't know that something like this could exist.

It took less time than I thought it would to come up to the house she was leading me too. I could have sworn I was more off course than I actually was.

The house was huge, and on the back side it was completely covered in glass. It was the biggest house I had ever seen in my entire life; I hadn't left the small town I had always called home. I must've been staring a bit too long, because the small creature in front of me coughed audibly. I turned and gave her my full attention, shaking off the awe.

"Let me run in and get you some clothes; you should be about Esme's size, I think," she looked past me for a second, eyes not focused on anything apparent. "Yes, they will fit." She seemed completely sure of that fact, and I wondered how she could know that.

I sat down on my haunches and waited as she sprinted lightly into the magnificent house. Before I could count to twenty she was back with a normal enough looking outfit: jeans and a long-sleeved flannel shirt, the type hikers wear. I was also relieved to see that she had grabbed some underwear as well; I was not about to roughing it that much.

I sniffed at the folded pile in her hands, and couldn't help but cringe, even though I knew that was being rude. The smell was extremely concentrated being in close proximity with the creature, and caught me by surprise. I picked up the clothes in my mouth, and loped a couple of yards in the forest for cover.

She was right; the clothes did fit me perfectly. I jogged back to the house, and stopped a couple of feet in front of Alice.

"Thank you for the clothes."

"You are quite welcome. Why don't you come inside, Alex, and we can talk."

"How did you know my name?"

"I know things...but I shouldn't be able to know that specifically. I'm sorry, I'm being vague, but you've caused me to question a lot of things since I saw that you arrived.

"Wait, saw?"

"Just come inside, we can discuss it there."

My head was spinning. Who was this strange person; what was she? Was she one of the vampires Billy mentioned? And what did she mean, "see?"

I followed her in a daze, not really seeing any of the inside of the beautiful house I had admired just moments ago. It seemed that as soon as I had phased, all human emotions came crashing down tenfold. The strangeness of my situation, along with the current one, sent my head in circles.

I eventually realized that we were in a finely furnished sitting room. There was a large flat screen TV and old fashioned furniture mixed with modern designed ones. And yet it all melded perfectly. I had always been interested in design; before two days ago, it's what I had planned to do with my life.

I sat down on the fancy leather couch I was standing in front of, and let the questions flow.

"What do you mean, you could see me coming? Are you a vampire? Where are the other wolves? What-"

"Woah slow down there," Alice said. "I think I should get Jasper in here, it'll make the explanation a little easier on you."

"Stay," she commanded.

Within seconds she was back with a serious looking, well I guessed now that they were vampires, blonde vampire with gold eyes just like hers.

All of a sudden I felt my anxiety disappear. It was like I had gone to the dentist office and was given laughing gas, except without the fuzziness. I was completely clear minded.

"Are you doing that?" I asked the new vampire.

Alice smiled up at him, "I'll explain everything."

"Yes, we are vampires. My family and I, that is. There are eight of us that are full vampires, and there's one that's half; she's a long story. But we'll get to her later. I guess we should call everyone in; they should know what's going on."

She had a concentrated look on her face, and soon there were three more vampires walking in. One was taller with bronze hair, and with him was another girl vampire with long brown hair. Holding her hand was what looked like a six-year-old girl, but I could tell there was something off about her. I could hear her heartbeat, but although it was quick like a wolf's, she looked more like a vampire.

Following behind them was what I could only guess to be a fellow wolf. He had a heartbeat, for one, and it was accelerated like mine, but looked like a normal human. He was large, almost seven and a half feet tall, and bulky. Strangely enough, I spotted him staring lovingly at the strange child walking in front of him; I couldn't see anything that could tie him to her; they didn't look related.

Behind him was possibly the most beautiful person I've ever seen in my entire life. More beautiful than any supermodel, and I instantly wanted to sink into the leather couch I was sitting on in shame. There was no way I could deserve to be in the same room as this creature. Beauty like this shouldn't exist for the sake of every girl's self-esteem, including mine. She was blond, with curls down past her shoulders. Next to her was a bulky vampire with curly brown hair and a boyish face.

The last to enter were two more vampires, both only slightly older looking than the rest. A blond vampire who had the air of someone who had overcome much, even though he only looked about twenty-five entered with a motherly vampire with long brown hair and a loving smile on her face.

I realized then that I had not been paying attention to where everyone was sitting, and that the strange child had sat right next to me, and was looking up at me expectantly. I turned my head away, feeling awkward, and looked at Alice.

She introduced the first couple as Edward and Bella, and the child was named Reneesme. I shook hands with the two, and smiled at the child, who continued to stare. I had to jerk my head away again to keep from feeling awkward.

She introduced the rest quite fast, but I kept up. I remembered Jacob because he had been mentioned to me before by Billy, thought I'd never seen him. I planned to talk to him later about the pack thing. I greeted everyone as they were introduced, and tried not to stare too much.

"Seth should be here soon," Jacob said. "I called him when I Edward said we needed to head back. He was running a perimeter with Leah, but she has to take off and interview for a job. You can meet her later," he told me. "It might be better when we're not around the bloodsuckers, they always make her cranky."

Everyone laughed at the joke that I obviously didn't get. I hoped that this Leah wouldn't been as mean as he implied. I didn't want to cause trouble.

"Ok, everyone," Alice began in her high soprano, "I've called this meeting because something incredible and strange has happened. Alex here is a wolf. But I can see her. I saw her coming here. Billy sent her to us. Apparently, Jacob, you have a new pack member."

"Wait, stop," the one named Edward exclaimed. "How is that possible? You can't even see Nessie, isn't it something deeper than just the fact that they are wolves? The only explanation for this is that she's different genetically than the other wolves. Have any of you heard of this happening in your lore, Jacob?"

"Hybrids weren't known, no. I've thought of it, obviously," he blushed as he mumbled the last part, and for some reason Edward growled. "But I don't know if it's ever happened."

"WAIT!" I finally screamed in the middle of the discussion. "What are you talking about? I'm right here, so you can stop talking about me like I'm in another room!"

"Of course," the one named Carlisle said gently, "you must be terribly confused. Let me explain some of this to you."

He began with their history, and I could tell that it was a bit truncated. He told me many stories, about each of the vampires in the room. I was particularly interested in the story of the, what I now saw was a family, next to me. How the girl Bella had given up her humanity for her family. I found it very touching.

Another interesting fact I learned was about the abilities some of the vampires possessed special abilities. Edward could read minds, which explained how they arrived without Alice having to go get them. Jasper could manipulate emotion, which explained the sudden calm I felt when he came into the room. I would have to remember to find him next time I was having one of my anxiety attacks; something told me that I would have them more often now.

And he finally explained that Alice could see the future. Finally, I understood what she meant when she said she could see me coming.

"And that's the problem," she reiterated her previous statement. "I have never been able to see a wolf before you. We believed that it was based on genetics, which is why I couldn't see Nessie, either, because they are somewhat alike. So you see the dilemma."

I was about to answer when I heard a door open nearby.

"There you are!" Jacob exclaimed, and stood up. I turned to look at who he greeted.

My world shifted. I could literally feel the earth moving and shaking as its center of gravity moved to settle on this stranger who just milliseconds ago walked through the door.

------

Uh oh! Who is it? Next chapter coming very soon!

REVIEWREVIEWREVIEWREVIEWREVIEWREVIEWREVIEWREVIEWREVIEW