Dark Thoughts

"Jacob!" I gasped.

Jacob seemed to have gotten even taller. His hair was long and messy, and his face was tanner than before. He had on a simple white t-shirt with long gray sweatpants and his feet were bare. I wanted to run over to him and hug him but I was suddenly conscious of Edward's arms around me.

Jacob's face was emotionless and dark. He gave me a brief glance that seemed to be of disapproval and looked away.

"Jacob!" Carlisle echoed me. He greeted him warmly, "How nice of you to stop by."

"I didn't come by to visit," Jacob said in a low voice, refusing to look at the doctor. He stared at Edward and I realized that Edward was glaring at him in concentration.

Edward froze. A bitter smirk appeared on Jacob's face.

I couldn't understand what was happening.

Apparently, neither did Alice. "What's wrong, Edward?" she asked in her tiny voice. I turned to her and saw that she looked uneasy. I had almost forgotten that she was in the room.

Edward was still tense. "I can't hear him."

I frowned. What did that mean?

Unlike me, Alice and Carlisle understood instantly. Alice glowered at Jacob and Carlisle looked at Edward with concern.

"Jacob? Edward? What's going on?" They ignored me completely. "Alice, help me!" I cried impatiently.

Without taking her eyes off Jacob, she murmured with a tone of annoyance that indicated that I was missing something obvious, "Edward can't hear him, Bella. He can't hear his thoughts."

Stupidly, I turned back to Jacob. Of course, Edward could hear more than spoken words. Every thought was open to him. Mine were a rare exception. Now he suddenly didn't have access to Jacob's mind.

Subconsciously, I wrapped my arms tighter around Edward's marble body. Jacob didn't flinch or grimace. He didn't even react.

"How are you doing it, mongrel? How are you keeping me out?" Edward's icy voice rang out.

Still grinning in satisfaction, Jacob remained silent. He turned and left.

"Jacob!" I moaned miserably.

Edward's glare was still fixed in the same direction. "He's coming back, Bella," he whispered.

A long minute passed and finally, Jacob returned. By his side was a young girl around my age with silky black hair and glowing black eyes. She was too beautiful, too perfect, too inhuman. I stared with bewildered eyes.

"What are you?" Alice demanded darkly. She looked so frustrated, more like a vampire than I've ever seen her. Secretly, I wondered how she could use such a harsh tone against such a wonderful creation. A goddess.

The beautiful girl spoke, her voice a perfect alto, "I'm just a mere human." She smiled innocently and turned her sparkling eyes to Edward.

"I can't hear you," Edward whispered in disbelief. Her smile widened.

"Of course not, Edward." she said still grinning. Jacob looked down on her, his face filled with every hint of adoration. Like a blind man seeing the sun for the first time.

It couldn't be.

Everything was just happening too fast. First, I figure out that I can't turn into a vampire. Now this.

"No!" I cried faintly. Everyone in the room stared at me.

The girl laughed. "She's jealous."

I blinked. Edward looked at her with curious eyes.

"Yes, Edward. I can hear your lovely Bella's thoughts," she chimed, still laughing. "Also your thoughts for that matter."

"Jealous?" Jake asked. The girl looked at me and I blushed.

"Who are you?" Alice questioned, saving me.

Her beautiful black eyes glistened with deep hatred as she turned to back to the Cullens. "You bloodsuckers really don't even remember me? That hurts," she said casually, a wicked grin still lingering on her lips.

The girl searched the room until her eyes met a dozen wedding candles that sat on a round table as decoration. She stretched out her arms and I thought her eyes became even darker for a split of a second. Carlisle tensed and Alice gasped. I could feel Edward's arms grow even tighter around me. The candles were miraculously lit and the heat of the dancing flame would be felt throughout the whole room.

The shocked silence was broken by Carlisle's stuttering. "Y-y-you a-are..." I had never heard his usually calm voice so unstable. Whoever, whatever, this girl was, it was inundating the Cullens with unimaginable fear.

"Glad you were finally enlightened," she stated coldly, the pleasantness in her voice no longer there. "Well, Jacob and I have business to attend to. Just wanted to wish you both—" she looked towards me and Edward "—a happy marriage."

Her pretty head looked up to Jacob who couldn't seem to stop smiling at her. "Let's go," she told him. When their eyes locked, black to black, they seemed to be in some kind of trance that they couldn't get out of or even wanted to get out of. A love that surpassed even the passion that Edward and I shared radiated from the two.

I never knew it would hurt this much to lose Jacob. My heart began to throb and my mouth felt dry.

The girl shot a mocking but unbelievably beautiful smile at me before placing a small hand on Jacob's arm. All I could do was watch hopelessly with a broken heart as they disappeared and nothing replaced where the two were standing only a second ago.

Finally the fourth chapter is out! Sorry it's been so long... almost a year... T_T But hope you enjoyed this one :) The storyline is getting a bit weird and this chapter's not the best... but hopefully the next chapter will be better :) Please review, point out mistakes, and make suggestions! Thank you and next chapter: who is this girl? and why cant Edward read her thoughts? and what's wrong with Bella? You can look forward to it :D