A/N: Hey just like to say I'm sorry about the lateness of this chapter, but nagging mothers and restriction and all. I'd also like to say that this story is the Prelude to the whole story and therefore will be shorter then the other two stories planned for this series.

It was early morning with dawn just starting to break when Bella, the wolf, awoke from her slumber, and we started our trek again. Sly didn't follow us this time and assured us that he'd see us when we needed him. It was late afternoon when we stopped from our trail to hunt. It was bland tasting deer again, but at least it was something to drown the burn. Bella didn't seem to care about it and greedily ate after I sucked my share. It was kind of weird sharing my food with her.

That night we lay in a clearing under the starry night sky. It was quite beautiful but my mind was in a far distant place, think of my spunky beautiful pixie Alice. I missed her so much and if I could shed tears I would, for her I would do anything. Oh, how I missed her.

Beside me Bella was obviously restless; I felt her loneliness and longing. In one swift motion she was on her feet and walking into the middle of the clearing. The pale moonlight on her white fur turned it into sliver wonder. She lifted her nose to the sky and howled to the moon. Her song of sorrow echoed the emotions of longing and loneliness.

When she ended the song she dropped to the ground with a huff and I noticed a huge tear roll on her fur.

Not really knowing why I went over to her and whipped the tear.

"I know the feeling," was all I said looking up at the stars. I stayed like that, next to my sleeping semi-enemy all through the night and next day until sunset. She awoke with a groin and jumped back from me crouching before she realized who I was. She relaxed and trotted to the small pond to gulped up some water.

We started our trek again in silence each having our own thoughts.

Well duh, it's quiet you idiot. It's not like your companion can talk to you with words.

I only kind of wished Edward was here to read the wolves mind. Why couldn't I be a mind reader? It would make understanding this wolves emotions a lot better. She was such a mystery to me and the conversations were one sided when it came to actual words.

We stopped at the crack of dawn and hunted a little while before laying down to rest. We were closer to towns now so we would have to travel at night.

Bella was cleaning her self when Sly made his first appearance in days.

"Hello, Jasper, Bella." He said curtly to us.

"Where have you been?" I asked after saying my own hello.

"Consulting with the spirits. Looking into the future." Sly said absently

"You can do that?"

"Yes, and no I'm not going to share with you what I've seen. That would only change the future; you should know how these things work."

"Yeah" my thoughts drifted to Alice and her visions. My dead heart gave a painful tug. I needed to see her face and touch her so bad. I needed her like the air humans need to live. "Yeah I do."

"Look this is bigger then just you Jasper. It's bigger then her too." He said addressing the wolf behind him.

"What does that mean?"

"When the time comes Jasper, you'll understand. This world isn't as big as you think it is."

And with that he disappeared leaving me completely confused. I looked up to find Bella regarding me with curious eyes. I raised an eyebrow and she gave what I assumed to be a shrug and went to sleep. When she awoke we started up again, it was already routine. It wasn't long when we hit the Mississippi River and followed it south until we got to the sigh welcoming us to the State of Louisiana. We stopped at dawn a little while later still following the Mississippi that would lead us straight to Baton Rogue.

Sly made his appearance again, this time to tell us where we would find the witch that would help us.

Neither of us slept, me because, obviously, I couldn't—vampire and all-, Bella because of her excitement. There was another emotion a gauged from her—worry. I passed it of as worry that the witch couldn't or wouldn't do this for her.

We made it to Baton Rogue in no time the next night and camped out outside of town in the woods to address our game plan—well my game plan—Bella just nodded in agrence or snorted in disagrence. We headed to the witches cottage on the outskirts of town at midnight while the town slept unknowingly.

It was a homey little place with light cobblestone, light polished wood framing, wood roof shingles, and ivy growing everywhere. We walked up to the door and I knocked the brass lion ring lightly.

Minutes later an ancient, pissed looking woman came to the door with fire in her eyes.

"Have you lost your mind you dumb young man, it's after midnight."

"I'm sorry ma'am but this is of great importance." I said waving to my companion, the women raised a wrinkly eyebrow and shakily raised her glasses to her nose.

She jumped back—scarred and a middle aged woman caught her.

"Mom, why don't you go inside while I deal with our guests?" The woman said before looking at us with a kind smile. The old woman wimbled away muttering, "Yes, Elena you deal with this. I'm too old for it."

"Sorry about my mother, she's getting up there in the years." She led us into a living room. "What can I do you and your friend for?"

"Bella can't change back into human form. We were told to come to see a Ms. Brandon." I said taking a seat.

"Well that is serious. I may be able to help you though."

Okay cliffy, and yes I'm mean I know. Sorry that it's short.