A/N: I just thought I'd put in the last part of the chapter before this, so that you guys know what's going. Cuz seriously: It's been a little while since I updated and even I had to go back and reread. I'd like to thank everyone who added this to their favorites, or reviewed, I really appreciate that and it makes me get a move on a write lol.

I started back to the corner, but as I neared it, I heard footsteps. Turning, I gasped quietly and my face pulled up into a grin without my permission. Edward and Emmett Cullen stood a ways along the sidewalk. Emmett grinned back and waved. Edward smiled a little. He looked a bit worried. I turned back and walked to them.

"Hey," I said, pushing my hands into my sweater pockets.

"Hi…" Edward murmured, meeting my gaze for an instant before looking away distractedly. Emmett started walking towards the way I'd been going. Edward followed him, and I joined the two of them.

"Are you here alone?" Edward asked. Something in his voice made me a bit uneasy, though I didn't know why.

"No, I'm here with Angela. I should actually be heading back to her now; I just went for a little walk while she finished eating."

Emmett said, " Oh, okay… Seeya."

I waved to them both and turned to go. I heard whispering behind me, and when I turned back around, they were gone. Frowning a little, I made my way back to Angela's car. She was standing next to it, looking upset. When she caught sight of me, she said,

"Bella! There you are. I was just going to go look for you."

"Sorry. I took longer than I thought I guess…"

The drive home was quieter than the drive there, but we still listened to the radio and talked every now and then. It wasn't a stony silence, or an awkward silence. Angela was a restful person to be around and the silences were natural-feeling.

As we pulled up to my house, I saw a flicker of movement by the trees. I strained my eyes for a moment, trying to see in the darkness. I shrugged it off and said good night to Angela. As she drove away, I hurried up to the steps, looking behind me. A chill ran up my spine, and the moon went behind a cloud. Looks like the normal weather is back. I thought grimly, opening the door.

When I turned to close it, I saw something out of the corner of my eye. I shivered and slammed the door shut.

EPOV

I tried not to listen to Alice's thoughts after that one vision. The one where Bella was…like us. Alice's reassurance wasn't making things any better for me.

A few days in the next couple weeks were sunny and bright, and I was glad for an excuse not to go to school, where I often ran into Bella. I needed to work things out with myself and try to accept what Alice insisted was going to happen. But how could it be? I thought, How on earth would Bella fall in love with..me?

One Friday afternoon, when Alice predicted we would soon have the normal cloud cover again, Emmett and I went hunting. On the way back, we wandered into Port Angeles. It was nearing evening, and we kept to the shadows. After meandering around the streets awhile, Emmett caught a strange scent. The scent of one of us. He stopped in his tracks, stiffening.

"Smell that?" I nodded. We followed it, mostly out of curiosity, since most covens, which were small, weren't a threat to us. The shadows lengthened and soon it became dark and we could walk freely through the town.

The trail took us down an empty street, and as we turned onto the dark sidewalk, we saw a slim figure ahead. I stopped, startled. I couldn't hear any thoughts but Emmett's…

A jolt of worry and happiness forced me into motion again, keeping pace with Emmett. The figure ahead turned, and Bella's face lit up at the sight of us. My heart warmed at that, but it was short-lived. Bella was here, in Port Angeles. With a nomad on the loose. He or she might not be hunting, but there was always a chance…

I managed a small smile as she approached us.

"Hey." She greeted us with familiarity, as if we'd known each other for years.

"Hi…" I glanced around anxiously, though I would know anyway if there was anyone else around.

She's alone? Emmett thought, thinking along the same lines as me, that it was dangerous for Bella to be here while there were other vampires. Even to others, she smelled irresistible.

"Are you here alone?" I tried not to make my voice sound too urgent.

"No, I'm here with Angela. I should actually be heading back to her now; I just went for a little walk while she finished eating." A little walk? Alone in a dark street? That's just asking for trouble. I thought, dismayed. Still, I was glad she was here with Angela.

"Oh, okay. Seeya." Emmett said in a friendly voice.

Bella waved at us and turned to leave.

" C'mon. Let's see where the rest of this trail goes. Maybe they already left the area." I whispered hopefully.

"Alright…" Emmett whispered back, a bit reluctant.

We hurried away, back the way we came, forgetting in our haste that Bella might have seen us leave. After a quick run around Port Angeles, we concluded that the vampire or vampires had already left the city. On the way home, Emmett didn't say anything about it. Just before we got there, I told him I'd be back in a few minutes. He nodded and continued to the house. I ran in the direction of Bella's home, not sure if she'd be there yet.

Keeping to the shadows of the trees near her house, I waited. Not five minutes later, Angela's car pulled into the driveway. Bella stepped carefully out, murmuring a goodbye. Her dark hair swept over her shoulder as she walked slowly to the house.

For one intense second, I saw her narrow her eyes in my direction, and I ceased breathing, keeping perfectly still. Apparently deciding it was nothing, she continued to the door. Again, I yearned to hear her mysterious thoughts and know what she was feeling.

As she turned to close the door, I saw her shiver and strain to see into the blackness. I held still again, praying she wouldn't see me. She closed the door loudly. Letting out my breath, I quickly discovered there were no other vampires in the area. She was safe from that, at least. For now.

Short, I know, but I felt the need to post something, it's been so long. I'll probably have another chapter up soon, though. :)