This was going to be a difficult trial, Masen thought to himself. But there was something about her smell… he couldn't help himself. He had fallen in love with a human, a human that smelled better than anything else. It was like her blood sang to him. Did it really matter that she wanted to kill his kind? Possibly even him if she found out? No. He had to take the chance. He had to be with his singer. Forever.

A New Twilight

Chapter 4: Old Friends

Jacob sighed as he looked impatiently at his watch. He looked at the beach around him; he hadn't been here since before Masen was born. He missed everything about his home. He missed Sam, Quil, Embry, and the others. He looked out at the sea sadly. But most of all he missed his dad. He had died last year; without any warning. It made him sad to think, he hadn't aged since he was sixteen, and his dad had aged far beyond he ever would. He had never even accepted Masen, the few times Bella brought Masen to Forks, he would always tell Charlie the same thing when Charlie invited him over, 'Charlie, I don't have any grandson. My son died, and so did Bella." And that was all he'd say.

"Jake." His reflections were interrupted by a sweet melodious voice.

He closed his eyes, smiling as he felt the soft hand on his half bare shoulder. "Lilly." He murmured, putting his hand on hers and turning to look at her. As he held her hand in his, he stared at her. It was like his memory of her was being relived, as he looked her up and down. Her soft dark skin, her long velvet black hair with the dark purple streaks in her bangs, her emerald green eyes; he felt so strange as he let her hand drop. He felt as if the act of looking into her eyes once more was the very feat holding his existence together. He felt alive, he felt unbroken, he felt reborn; what was this?

"See something you like?" Lilly smirked, trying to hold in the fit of laughter that was trying to escape.

Jacob shook his head, smiling awkwardly. "I missed you." He said, flushing a bright crimson. He had known Lilly since they were small children. Her parents were friends with his Billy. He hadn't seen her for many years after they moved to Maine when she was eight, almost nine; and didn't see her again until he had run away from the pack almost thirty-four years ago. He sighed, "It's good to see you."

She nodded. "So, why did you call me all of a sudden? You said it was important."

Jacob nodded, "I'll cut right to the chase and explain everything else later." She waited. "I need you to come and help watch over my son, Masen. He's fallen in love with a human."

Lilly narrowed her eyebrows. "That's not so strange for you, didn't your friend Bella fall in love with a vampire?" She asked.

"But she's a vampire hunter. Masen is…" He paused contemplating her confused expression.

"You ended up marrying that Bella girl's daughter." Lilly said, her eyes wide. Jacob nodded.

"Of course, she's my imprint. We're divorced now though." Lilly shook her head.

"So, you want me to come and help watch your kid, so he doesn't get killed by the big bad vampire hunter, when she actually does find out what her boyfriend actually is?"

Jacob grinned. "Exactly! So, you'll do it?" Jacob asked hopefully.

Lilly narrowed her eyes. "Why, Jake? I mean you abandoned your pack. You, you abandoned your father. I mean I know Sam and the others, I know they accept that you imprinted on a leech, but I can't." She growled. "Your father died, trying to force himself to believe that you were dead, Jacob. His heart couldn't handle it." The tears welled in her eyes. "You didn't even show up for his funeral."

Jacob's hands were balled up into fists, "I wasn't welcome. So, why should I have come, Lills. Why? The elders would have kicked me out, the moment I stepped foot in La Push."

Lilly shook her head, "Not, the pack. They would have let you go."

"I didn't come here for this. I came here to ask you to help me protect my son. Alice can't see anything bad happening, but me? I have a feeling that someone is going to get hurt and I don't want it to be my son." His eyes and voice were filled with passion, as he grabbed a hold of Lilly's arms. "Lilly, I'm asking you because you're the only one who I even have a chance of getting help from. I already know Sam and the others won't step foot on vampire turf. Seth being the only acception, but him being away at college; is sort of difficult. Please, Lills." He said softly.

Lilly just stared into his dark brown-black eyes. "Jacob…" She continued to stare, pressing her lips into a hard line, as she thought deeply. "Fine. But I won't stay in the house. I'll stay at a hotel, until I get used to the bloodsucker's stench."

Jacob grinned, pulling her into his massive arms, and hugging her tightly. "Oh, Lilly!" He exclaimed joyously. "I'm so glad, Lilly." He loosened his grip looking down at her. 'God, she's beautiful.' he thought to himself.

The drive back to Everett wasn't as long as the trip down to Forks; mostly because he listened to Lilly talk the whole way; happily though. "So, Maine? There was actually a small coven in Maine?" He asked, as they drove into the city limits.

"Yeah, nothing big though, and they didn't cause to much trouble. They stayed hidden, most of the time. So, I never was bothered by their presence. Well, I mean, the whole transformation thing was horrible. I was angry for a while. But my parents explained everything to me."

Jake smiled, wondrously. "So, how come you didn't tell me this when we last saw each other?"

Lilly shrugged. "I didn't think it was so important then." She smiled, staring at him. Memorizing each detail of his features. His long smooth black hair, pulled back into a ponytail, his brown skin as perfect and beautiful as her own, his large muscles. She bit her lip, getting a little carried away with her thoughts.

"Are you sure you won't stay with us?" He asked, her looking at her out of the corner of his eye.

"Oh!" Lilly jolted out of her daydream looking at him. "What?"

Jacob chuckled, "See something you like?" He asked her in a mocking tone.

Lilly smiled, her face burning slightly as her cheeks turned red with blush.

As they pulled into the driveway, Lilly's mouth dropped open. "Wow, they must have a lot of money…" She murmured.

Jacob chortled as he got out, closing his door behind him before making his way around to Lilly's and opening hers for her. "Madame." He said in a humorous tone.

Lilly giggled, getting out of the car. She looked around at the yard around her. It was filled with the most beautiful flowers, and the pathway was paved with beautiful stones. Maybe, she thought. These vampires weren't so bad. She walked with Jacob up to the house. Lilly wrinkled her nose, finally noticing the smell, now that she was away from the flowers. They were about to walk in the door when it opened. Lilly looked up to see Renesmee standing there.

"Hi, Jake." She said, eyeing Lilly, warily. "Who's this?" She asked haughtily, crossing her arms.

Jacob sighed, "I know what you're thinking, Nessie and you have it all wrong." He said assuredly. "This is my friend, Lilly. We've known each other practically our whole lives. She's come to help keep watch on Masen."

Renesmee's expression didn't change as she pushed passed them. "Great, more dogs." She said grudgingly.

Jacob scoffed, turning on her. "Hey, where did that come from?" His eyebrows narrowed.

Renesmee just ignored him, getting in her convertible and driving away.

Jacob sighed, "Come on, lets meet the rest of the…family."

Lilly followed Jacob, glaring after Renesmee. She stepped into the house and looked around at the beautifully decorated foyer. Again she wondered, whether vampires weren't the way her parents raised her to think they were. She turned, only to see the beautiful graceful figure of Esme.

"Hello, Lilly." She smiled, warmly. "My name is Esme. Welcome, to our home."

Lilly couldn't help but smile back. "Thank you, Esme. Your house is lovely."

"Thank you, very much, Lilly." Esme gestured towards the living room. "Tea and cookies have been made, that is if you'll join us." She stopped, looking at Lilly warily, as Alice came up behind her and grabbed her arm.

"Of course she will." Alice looked up at Lilly, smiling.

Again, Lilly just couldn't help herself, she smiled back; charmed by these people that her family and tribe called, 'monsters'.

She followed them into the living room, where at first the topics of discussion were light and calm. Until the subject of what to do about Masen and this vampire hunter came up. "It's to dangerous for him to try to be with her. How long have they been together exactly?"

Jacob sighed, "Well, I know I should have done something about it sooner, possibly called you the day that he came home talking about it…"

Lilly narrowed her eyes at Jacob, "Jake, how long?" She asked him.

"Almost five months." He pressed his lips into a hard line as Lilly just stared at him.

"Jacob, how stupid are you?" She blurted out. The rest of the family just stared at her. "I mean come on, this is your child! He has half your genes! He's apart of your family!" She gestured toward Esme, Alice, and the others that had floated in just before Masen became the matter at hand. "If it were me, I would have packed his butt up right then and there and left with him. Gone far away!"

Edward raised his hand, "Lilly, let me tell you from personal experience that that would not have kept Masen from her. When I first met Bella, I left, went to Alaska where another coven like ours lived; I couldn't stay away. I had to be with her. Even though I had had centuries of experience at controlling my thirst near humans it was still very difficult at first." He sighed, holding Bella's hand tighter now. "This is why I know that Masen is having a hard time; he may never be alone with her, because he always has one of us with him. But that does not change the fact that he is only seventeen. He in truth has no experience. He was home schooled until last year. We finally thought he could handle it. He's done very well; but he's also never smelled the blood of his singer either."

"It's not that we think he'll hurt her really." Jacob said honestly. "Masen and I were running the other day and I found out that she is his imprint."

Carlisle rolled his eyes, thoughtfully upward. "How coincidental…" he muttered.

"So, you're afraid that she'll find out what he and you are and hurt him." This was not a question that Lilly asked, it was a statement. She looked around, now understanding, that these were not the monsters from the stories she had been told all her life. But that these vampires, were almost humans, soulless, but humans nonetheless. When she and Jacob were finally alone, still sitting in their same spots in the living room. She looked at him. "This is why you didn't want to ask the others." She stated. "You know if things go bad that this whole thing goes against the rules of the pack. If she's really his imprint like you say she is, we could get in a lot of trouble by keeping them from each other or killing her."

Jacob nodded, "Lilly, you're the only one I know that would help me. It's your nature, besides Bella, you've always been my best girl. I know that like me for you, you'd do anything for me. That's why I asked you." He smiled, staring into her green eyes. And when he went to bed that night, that's all he saw, was her perfect reflection in his dreams.

A/N: Alright Peeps, I know I know, last two chapters were short and horrible. This one I promise I worked hard to make it good. J And I will continue to try really hard to make my chapters worth reading.