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Hello, everyone! it's been a while, sorry about that...I was really trying to perfect everything. I'm doing something a little different this time around...i'm adding more of a sense of mystery...not stupid mystery like "who's attacking seattle? who is that red-haired vampire who's after me that looks so familiar?" no, i'm not doing that...this is actually mysterious because I thought of it myself! :)

Anyway, the first little snipbit is the mystery...and then onto the normal chapter :)

review when you're done! i love to hear theories :)

He was asleep, leaning against a tree in the forest, when she came across him. He usually was, but that didn't mean anything to her. She would wake him. She always did.

Her red hair was wet from the rain that she had to run through to reach him. She told him it wouldn't hurt her, nor would she get sick because she would never get sick.

Because she was a vampire.

And, because she loved him. She would go through much worse if it meant reaching him. She'd said so herself. She was the first one who ever actually felt anything for him. She didn't treat him like everyone else did—like an annoying fly that wouldn't leave them alone.

She smiled when he jerked awake and almost fell over. He sighed her name as she leaned in closer to kiss him, "Victoria…"

I So Do Not Need An Ultimatum!

-Bella-

-Sarah-

Bella,

-I don't know why—wait, that's what I say in the book, but seriously this is like second grade—

-You told me that you want to end up with Edward after your whole 'this is who I am' thing…you know, don't you think you should have figured that out by now. I think I know who I am and I'm two years younger—

-You know, you're the one playing completely by the book—

-Damn, this is hard…Stephanie Meyer totally took all of the good freaking lines-

-Why don't you just take your quasi maybe not boyfriend—

Aw, hell. Yeah, I miss you, too. A lot. Doesn't change anything. Sorry.

Okay, that was pretty funny. I could totally picture Jacob writing this and finally picking exactly what the book said. He'd be mad that he couldn't figure something else to write instead. Some crap about being his own person, not his own character.

Whatever.

He was right about the second grade thing, but I didn't give it to Charlie to give to Billy to give to Jacob. No, that was way too many channels. I gave it to Seth to give it directly to Jake. Because I'm just smart like that.

But, obviously, my intuition didn't help. I'm still stuck here like the Bella Swan I am, not knowing what in the hell I'm going to do about Jacob 'Thorn in my side' Black. But, unlike the book Bella Swan, I have no desire to kiss him. A lot would have to change to make me want to do anything around those lips. Except maybe punch him in the face.

But, that's only if he tries to kiss me.

Now that I think about it, maybe I should have included the kissing parts in the censored version of Eclipse that I handed out. Maybe Jake would…not kiss me if he knew that I knew they were coming. I have a distinct feeling Edward would stop them if he knew when they were coming. Well, maybe not. Oh, I don't know!

I don't know anything anymore. I've lost my only advantage over everyone now! I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, or the next day, or the next day! And, you wanna know something? I DO NOT LIKE IT! Okay, maybe that's not entirely true because I do know what might happen because I've planned everything out perfectly and things should happen the way I want them to.

I pretty much only gave everyone fifty or so pages to read since most of the book focused on my relationship issues—well, Bella's relationship issues—and everyone who hasn't talked about their back-stories. I included those just so Rosalie or Jasper wouldn't get mad when they found out that their personal histories were in the book and I already knew about them. It made Rosalie like me better! Jasper, though, was Jasper. He just sort of shrugged it off and ran after Alice to do whatever it is they do together.

Ew!

Personally, though, I think she's just using him and everyone else in a plot to get me and Edward back together. One wedding for her just isn't enough.

Edward hasn't really spoken to me much since the day we blew up at each other watching New Moon, which was almost a month ago. A whole month! I mean, sure, we say hello in the halls at school and maybe talk about homework during class, but that's it. It's not that we don't want to see or talk to one another, we've just both been totally wrapped it with all sorts of things. I've been crazy busy—Ava's wedding is coming up fast, a graduation party is in the works, the announcement of valedictorian is days away, oh yeah, and the Volturi supposedly want to kill me. And I'm supposed to worry about romance right now?

Not bloody likely!

"Bella?"

I whipped around from my desk to see someone still hadn't learned to knock. "Alec! What did I say about jumping in my house through the window?"

He cracked a smile, a rarity for most days. "Don't do it. But I'm the law, so I can do whatever I want."

"Not anymore, remember? You're on our side now. Unless you don't want to hear what Miss Britney sent me today, then stop sneaking up on me!" I'm so evil when it comes to teasing him. I know, I know, he's probably eight times my age, but I just can't help myself. He acts just like a little kid when I talk about the girl that he's fallen in love with. Even though he's only seen her the one time when we were in Italy. Even though that's technically true, they've talked over the internet a lot since I realized I still had her e-mail address, phone number, and cell phone number because she wrote them on the map she drew for Alice and me when we were in Volterra. That girl is quite insane, but, then again, so is Alec.

He lunged towards my computer with too much speed. I still don't like him coming too close to me. He's only just started his humans-only diet, and I'm not taking any chances. Sure, he has Ava helping him with her persuasion thing, but I don't completely trust her powers at the moment. Not since she's so stressed. "No, I do! What did she say? Did she say something about me? Why didn't she e-mail me back?"

I tried laughing, but he was starting to annoy me too much. "You sound like a teenage girl. Now, shut up, I have actual work to do." I tried turning myself back around to finish my calculus homework that had taken me all afternoon, but his stupid vampire strength wouldn't let me.

"Bella, please." He whined. His eyes weren't quite the terrifying red color they used to be, but they aren't quite gold just yet. They're almost the same kind of color that mine are, but obviously I'm still not a vampire. I wouldn't be so freaked about everything if I were a vampire. I might actually be able to get everything I need to done since I wouldn't have to sleep anymore. But, no! I have to wait just like Bella did. Ugh, life can be so unfair sometimes.

"She just wanted some friendly advice, and I've been sworn to secrecy both on what she wanted that friendly advice about and on the date of her arrival for a visit."

"She's coming here?" He thundered in my room. Luckily for him, Seth and Leah weren't home right now or they would have burst in my room without a thought and ripped him to pieces. Just for freaking them out with the screaming.

"Bella, what was that? Is someone up there with you?"

I sighed and pushed myself away from Alec. "Now you've done it. Uncle Charlie's mad. You better get out of here before he tries to kill you." And me, but I didn't say that out loud. Alec doesn't need any reason to want to kill anyone. "No, I didn't realize the volume was up on my computer. Sorry!" I shouted back before he could come upstairs to investigate. Standing in the doorway, I realized something was burning downstairs. Great, he's trying to suck up to me tonight. I just wish he didn't suck at it so badly. "I was just messing with you, Alec. I'm pretty sure you'll be the first to know when your little girlfriend is coming to visit."

"She's not my girlfriend." He muttered. Oh, here we go. He's been hanging around Edward too much lately for his own good.

"Don't mutter. You sound just like Edward, and not in a good way." I started to head downstairs before Uncle Charlie set the house on fire, but Alec stopped me again.

"Wait, there was something that I needed to tell you."

"You mean this wasn't a social visit? I'm hurt."

He just rolled his eyes at me. I've grown slightly fond of Alec since he and Marcus showed up here unannounced during our viewing of New Moon. They probably saved me from an onslaught of questions about my engagement, or lack thereof, to Edward when we watched the end of it. I'd been quite grateful, though, not quite as grateful as Alec is to me for giving him all of Britney's information and getting them to finally talk. I think Alec has grown slightly fond of me as well, but you'd never catch him saying that. At least not out loud. "Edward sent me. He wanted to tell you something, but it didn't really make sense to me. He just said 'Go get Bella and bring her here, would you?' and I said yes. So, here I am." He was totally about to throw me on his back and run, but I side-stepped him.

"And he didn't say what he wanted to talk to me about? Well, I am not going anywhere until I get clearance from my uncle. It might take me an hour or so, but I'll get there when I get there. Edward can wait. Just tell him I'll be there when I'm ungrounded, m'kay?"

He rolled his eyes again. Okay, so maybe he isn't as fond of me as I thought. "You two should just talk to each other." I glared at him. He knows why Edward and I aren't together right now. My trust issues are very important to me! "Bella, you've helped me be happy, and I want you to be happy too."

"I am happy." I growled at him. I am completely aware that that was a bit contradictory, but I don't care. And I'm not going to laugh with him like Bella and Charlie do in the book.

He backed off, thank goodness. I thought I was going to have to beat him up like I did to Felix. "Really? I've seen people I've made completely numb look happier than you."

"Goodbye, Alec." Damn, he's annoying.

"Actually, there was something else I was supposed to ask you."

I swear, the more vampires I meet, the more I find that most of them are a pain in the butt. "Yes?"

"Marcus is still awaiting your decision. He wants to make a preemptive strike soon, most likely when Jane comes to town for the newborn army in Seattle, but he doesn't want to do anything without your input."

My stomach dropped immediately. Marcus. "He's a big boy, he can plot without my help." Alec sent me a look. He and I both know that Marcus doesn't work like that and there's nothing either of us can do about it. "Fine, just tell him I'm still processing. That should hold him off for a while."

"You want me to tell him that last part too?" Alright, here's the biggest thing about Alec that just does not make him the proper kind of friend: when he tries to cheer you up, it doesn't help!

I narrowed my eyes at him. "Get. Out. NOW!"

He didn't have to be told twice. "See you later, Bella." He said with a smirk before jumping back out of my window. I do not want to hear any belly-aching from Leah or Seth when they get back about how bad my room smells now that I generally have anywhere from three to six vampires visit my room a day. I can't help that I'm so popular amongst the Cullens.

Crap it! I forgot about Uncle Charlie burning up the house. I ran downstairs faster than the speed of sound to save the microwave from burning up. This is what happens when Uncle Charlie tries to suck up to me on a night when Sue is out visiting her friends. "What did I do wrong?"

I pulled out the spaghetti sauce out of the microwave and poured it in a bowl. "You're supposed to take the lid off before placing it in the microwave. I just saved you from death by exploding microwave. You're welcome."

He watched me fix everything, and suddenly gestured to the stove. "Did I get anything else wrong?" Apparently, he was trying to make my favorite: spaghetti and meatballs. He was splendid at making the meatballs, not so much with the spaghetti.

"Well, stirring the noodles is always good for them."

He ran his hands through what was left of his hair. "Damn, I need Sue."

"Well, luckily for the other occupants of this house, it's just you and me tonight for dinner." I smiled as I tried to de-clump the spaghetti. I should have known from the book, though, that it was a fool's errand. "So, thanks for making me my favorite. Now, what do you want?"

He started to protest, but I raised my eye brows at him. He wasn't going to outsmart me. "I just thought you might like something nice from me since, according to Sue, I've been a little mean to you lately."

"I'm a big girl, Uncle Charlie. You were completely within your rights to ground me. I needed to be grounded." It gave me an excuse not to go down to La Push and beat up Jacob.

"Glad you feel that way." I fixed us two globs of noodles with the sauce and two meatballs. It might look disgusting, but it'll be delicious. "Because I want to talk to you about it."

"You could have just walked upstairs and talked to me instead of trying to burn down the house to get my attention." I smiled. He's in a good mood today. I guess there hasn't been much to worry about down at the police station lately. Oh, how things are going to change for him. I wonder if Riley has a missing-persons report filed on him.

"Yeah. I'll remember that next time. I thought making your favorite dinner would soften you up."

"Consider me a marshmallow. What's up, Uncle Charlie?"

"Well, it's about Jacob." Ugh, I forgot about this. I've been so wrapped up in the other parts of the book, I forgot part of my ungrounding requires me to include Jake. Whoops!

"Oh, yeah? What about him?" I tried to keep my voice upbeat. Uncle Charlie had no idea that Jacob and I haven't entirely spoken to one another in a month or about the motorcycles, which saved my butt majorly from an eternity of grounding.

"Don't get mad at me, okay?" Well, that was unexpected. I need to brush up on my Eclipse dialogue soon, or I'm going to be totally lost.

"And why would I get mad?"

"It's about Edward, too." Oh, that's why I would get mad. I straightened just a little in my chair at the mention of his name. That stupid stupid-head! "I told you not to get mad. It's not bad or anything."

"I'm not mad at you. I'm mad about someone else…what is it you have to tell me about Edward and Jacob that required you to cook?" Just unground me so I can go see what the hell Edward wanted to talk to me about.

"Okay, so I'm thinking maybe you deserve a parole for good behavior. For a teenager, you've taken everything relatively well. And look what grounding you has done for your grades! Your parents might just get to hear you give a valedictorian speech when they come for your graduation." If they come, which they probably shouldn't because of how dangerous everything is, but maybe the Cullens can figure out something to do to keep them safe. I do wish they could come see me. I miss them a lot. But, hey, I have two tickets to go visit them anytime I want to.

"So…I'm free?" I seriously need to talk to Edward now!

"Conditionally."

"This is the part that requires Jacob, isn't it?"

He grinned sheepishly. "Don't tell Sue, okay? I just want you to use your freedom to talk with your other friends besides Edward." He threw up a finger when I started to object, seeing as I don't talk to Edward all that much, but I let him go on. "I know, your broken up with him now, but that's gonna end really soon, I'd bank on it."

"I was going to say that I do talk to my other friends besides Edward. I talk to Lizzie, Alice, Alec, Angel, Emmett, Jasper, and Angela and her boyfriend on a daily basis. Eric and Jessica won't talk to me because I'm trying to steal valedictorian from them."

"And what about that Mike Newton boy? You seemed to have a shine for him when you first came here."

I had to hold in a gag. Um, that's just icky. "No. If I hold anything for Mike Newton, it's friendly disdain. He does sit at our table, though, so I guess I can count him too." If I must.

"Okay, fine, you got me there. But then…" Oh, God, here we go with Jacob talk, "You and Jake used to be joined at the hip, and now—"

"He and I had a fight. And now he won't talk to me. It's not like I haven't tried to get in touch with him, he's just being…" Stubborn? A butthead? A headstrong teenage wolf? "Difficult."

Uncle Charlie was back at glaring at me. I would totally win at a glare-off if he wanted to bring it. "Bella, the Blacks are practically family—"

"Is that why you're on Team Jacob?" He blinked. Crap it, I shouldn't have said that. I really need to get that filter in my head checked out.

"Excuse me, did you say 'Team Jacob'?"

Crap it! Crap it! CRAP IT! "Yeah…there's this sort of poll thing going on that all my friends are in on. They're voting on whether I should end up with Edward or Jacob…hence the 'Team Jacob' thing."

Uncle Charlie is so going to throw me into an asylum for this! "So, who's winning?"

Never mind, I'm throwing him into one. "It's a tie. My vote will be the deciding factor."

"Hmm, I see. Well, I guess I'll just have to advertise for Team Jacob. Go, team!" I just glared at him. He would get the idea eventually.

"I'm telling Sue…" Oh, yeah, that'll make him shut up really fast.

"Alright, alright! No Team Jacob, but I still want you to use your freedom judiciously—keep it balanced."

"Balance, got it." Good gracious, I really want to see what Edward wanted! "Would you mind if I go somewhere if I'm back before twelve?" What could be so important that he would send Alec here to get me? Why didn't he come himself? Why do I care?

"Make it eleven and tell me where you're going and you've got yourself a deal."

"Umm…" How do I word this? "Edward…called…and he needs my help with…something. It's school related, though. And I'm sure that my other friends will be there too!" I added that last bit just to make him feel better. Maybe Edward decided he'd had enough and he's going to beg me to get back together with him. God, I need to get out of here.

"Bella…" Uncle Charlie warned. If he starts back on Jacob again, I'll have to leave just to shut him up.

I finished the rest of my food within a second, washed the plate, and grabbed my keys before he could start. "I'll be back by eleven! Thanks for dinner, it was great!"

"Bells, wait! There's something else." Damn, so close!

"Oh, yeah?"

"This came in the mail today." He handed me a huge envelope that must have weighed at least two pounds. Of course, it was already open too. I flipped it over to see which college it was from. "Dartmouth. You got in."

"You read it? I'm shocked at you, Sheriff."

He shrugged. "I was curious. We should talk about tuition, though. Your parents already said that they would pay for the bulk of it, but Sue and I talked, and we want to chip in some too—"

"Uncle Charlie! You've got two other kids you'll have to pay for college soon. Besides, I'm just your squatter niece. You don't have to pay for anything. And, truth be told, I'm not really sure where I want to go yet." Neither Edward nor Ava had told me where they'd been accepted. The truth of the matter is Aro might decide it's time for me to work for him before I can actually go to college.

"We'll discuss this more later." He kept edging towards the TV in the other room. I must be keeping him for some game.

"Who's playing tonight?"

"I don't know, but Sports Center will tell me." He laughed at my scowl. "Have fun at the Cullens! Say hi to Alice for me."

"Will do!" I was rolling my eyes as I got up to leave out the back, only to run into a tall, pale, ice-cold and rock hard man. "Edward! I was just on my way to see you."

"You took too long." Okay, so this wasn't bad news since he looked happy enough. I mean, he was smiling that lovely crooked smile of his at me.

I pushed him outside and closed the door before Uncle Charlie could figure out he was here. "Sorry, Uncle Charlie had a lot of ground to cover. So, what's up? What was the thing that you sent Alec to tell me that you needed to tell me?" I know we've technically been broken up for a little over a month, but try telling my heart that. It still beats in hyper-drive whenever I see him. It's probably wrong that it does that since he can hear it.

Well, he hears it a lot. He can probably hear the butterflies in my stomach fluttering around, too. He could definitely see that every single time he talks his voice makes me blush like I've been caught in my underwear or something. It's ridiculous really. I've told myself time and time again that I should just get back together with him, and I will, I'm just not ready.

At least, I don't think I am. I'm not sure. In my mind, I'll know everything will be right for us when I can trust him to stop Victoria from hurting me. Oh, wait, I already do! So, the truth is, I can't stop feeling shy around him now! Not about most things, just when I want to talk about us getting back together. It's like it's impossible for me to say 'Hey, Edward? Remember that whole thing about me figuring out who I am and who I want? Yeah, that was a load of malarkey. I know who I am, I think. And I know I want you, I'm pretty sure. Let's just make out and I'll be completely sure it's you. Maybe.' Oh, yeah, I'll sound just like Bella then!

Well, that's just it. I do know who I am, I just have doubts about whether or not I'm right. I know who I want to be, which is my normal, non-slutty, thorny yet nice, self! Sure, maybe my name is Isabella Marie Swan around here, but I'm still Sarah Ann Stiles inside. Apparently, Edward's meant for Sarah more than Bella, though. If I were more like Bella, I would have taken him back in a heartbeat during New Moon. Sarah, on the other hand, needs to make sure that Edward really means it this time when he says 'forever' because she's not stupid and she doesn't want to get hurt again.

Oh, God, I'm referring to myself in the third person. Plus, I sound like I have split personality disorder too! I'm losing it! Losing it, I tell you!

"Bella!" Edward suddenly yelled at me.

"What?" I yelled back. Whoops, was he talking to me while I was working through my issues in my head? Guess so.

He grabbed my shoulders and started to shake me as he talked. Damn, I missed more than I thought. "Were you listening to me? Victoria showed up at our house! Alice and Emmett were both killed!"

"What?"

He surprised me completely by letting go of me, rather abruptly I might add, and laughing at me. "I knew you weren't listening. Bella, I was kidding."

"WHAT?" He better thank his lucky stars that I don't have a single drop of werewolf blood in me.

He was still smiling, but at least he wasn't laughing at me anymore. "Bad joke?"

"You think?"

"Alright, you got me on that one."

Great, now I'm mad at him. "Was there a point to all of this? I'm still waiting for that message, you know."

"Well, you would've had it already if you'd have been listening to me, and not daydreaming." You know, now that I think about it, there is another reason that I haven't gotten back together with him besides the shy thing. If I'm around him for more than a minute, we start arguing like an old married couple! Which, I guess, could be a good sign that we'll have a long relationship, but he just makes me so angry!

I wonder what she was daydreaming about. It couldn't have been me. She's probably thinking about Victoria. Perhaps I should just tell her that the message just was that today marked the beginning of the book according to the timeline she gave us.

"WHAT?"

"That seems to be your favorite word tonight." I was way beyond mad now to even register that.

"The all important message that you sent Alec to bring me to you was that the book started today? You don't think I know that already?" Okay, I'm freaking out! Like seriously freaking out! I just couldn't stop pacing. Maybe I'm doomed to have melt-downs for the rest of this book. "And here I thought something drastic might have happened like, oh, I don't know, Victoria attacking your house! Or that Aro decided to forcibly bring his ex-brother-in-law back to Italy along with a new human guard! Or, heck, maybe Jacob dropped by to duke it out with you to see who would win me and you could have been lying somewhere in pieces!"

Edward caught me mid-pace. Good thing too. If I kept going I would have likely started crying and pacing at the same time. "Bella, are you worried about something?" Really, Edward? Really? "Oh, well, I suppose all the aforementioned things, huh?" I just nodded. "You know I can handle myself against that mutt, right?"

"So not the biggest worry for you right now!"

"Isn't it?" Great, now he's going to guilt trip me! He thinks that I do have more than just platonic feelings for Jake. I mean, sure I call him 'Jake', but I give pretty much everyone I know nicknames! Well, maybe not. I can't think of anyone but Jacob, but that doesn't mean anything! If everyone else had easier names to use nicknames with, I would use them. But, in all seriousness, I sincerely do not feel anything beyond a brotherly bond towards Jacob. It isn't my fault that he likes me.

Okay, so it is. If I'd stayed away, he wouldn't have had a chance to like me. Alice forced me to go in the first place! "Ugh, this sucks." Edward looked at me strangely. Whoops, I just sort of thought out loud. "Sorry, working out my thoughts. But, I mean really! Jacob isn't something you should worry about above the Volturi or Victoria. Victoria could kill you and I'm sure she's working on something to kill us both with, and Aro could take me away and kill me. So, either way one of us is going to die. But, Jacob won't kill me and he wouldn't kill you if I asked him not to. So, really when you think about it he's the safest of all the big worries." Edward obviously didn't agree with me if his scrunched up forehead was any indication. I tried my best at being concerned instead of being mean to him. "What is it? What's wrong?"

"Charlie's reading the newspaper."

Oh, I know why he's looking so worried. "Seattle. Is it murder capital of the world yet?"

"Close enough. We should have taken care of this already. Our delay has already cost lives and we can't hold off for much longer."

"Well, we should have probably gotten that Bree Tanner book. It would help us to figure out when it would be a good time to go to Seattle to stake out what's going on."

Edward started shaking his head vehemently. Whoa, there big boy! "There is no us when it comes to Seattle. You won't be going anywhere near there. I'm not going to let you get hurt."

I have a feeling I'm going to be able to read his mind really soon. "Edward, these are my plans that we're working on. I know everything that she wants to do, so I should be able to go! You can protect me while we're there!"

Holy Crap! His eyes just turned black. "Bella, you could be killed. The newborns could pick up on your scent and we'd all be killed."

I engaged in a poking match that would have put Alice and Jacob's to rest. "Or maybe they'll know who you are since Vicky's probably told them all about us, and they'll kill you because they can pick your foot-long hair out of a crowd!" Oh, crap, I didn't realize we were standing that close to one another. I think we've both ceased to be angry at one another. Now we're both trying not to kiss the other.

"Well, I'm sure they'll notice a pale human girl watching them with rapt attention!" Edward wasn't going to do it. He was going to wait until I kissed him. Which I just might do.

"Lovely comeback, Edward, did you come up with that all on your own?" Damn that intense gaze of his! Okay, well, maybe one little kiss won't hurt anything. I just have to lean in one more inch…

"EDWARD!"

Shit. We jumped apart twenty feet before Ava the interrupter came barreling through the forest. That's it, I'm officially changing her name to Bridezilla. She has completely lost her mind about this stupid wedding, and she's already married! "Duty calls." I wonder what she could need me for now. I mean, sure, I'm the maid of honor, but Alice has completely taken reign of everything I could have taken care of. They're both insane.

Lucky for me, she didn't want me at the moment. Edward, on the other hand, wasn't so lucky. "EDWARD ANTHONY MASEN CULLEN! I TOLD YOU TO HELP ANGEL PICK OUT THE TYPE OF CAKE FOR THE RECEPTION AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE HERE ALMOST KISSING BELLA!"

I turned on Edward, who was looking pretty sheepish after hearing Ava scream at him. "You totally didn't want to tell me today's the start of the book. You just wanted to get out of eating cake."

"I don't know what you're talking about, Bella."

"IS THAT WHY YOU'RE HERE? Edward, my wedding is in less than a month, and we still have tons of work to do. Now, you and Bella are going to get your asses to our house and PICK OUT A FREAKING CAKE ALREADY!"

Edward didn't have to be told twice. He threw me over his shoulder and took off in the direction I guess led to their house. "Wait, Edward!" I hate vampire speed! I hate it. It sucks when you're suddenly flying through the air and then even more suddenly, you stop. "If you take me back and we go in my truck, we can drive extremely slow and blame the car and get to your house a lot later than when we were going to get there and you won't have to eat as much!"

I knew that would get him. He flipped me around and kissed me lightly on my cheek. "I knew there was a reason I came back here."

Yeah…well, there goes my heart again.

There you go! so, I'm still being a little hush-hush about what marcus and alec's true mission is in forks...hmmmmm...i wonder what it could be! alright, i'm being evil now so i'm' going to go...and you should go review for me! please...:)

Preview for the next chapter:

"You're ridiculous, but it comes in handy today. I need you to get a message to all the pack right away. You know how I know all the stuff that's going to happen? Well, this weekend Victoria's coming to town and there might be a fight between Paul and Emmett if we can't work everything out beforehand. I need you to convince Sam to meet with me and the Cullens at their baseball field, okay? Like pronto. We have to work out some sort of plan and we have to do it tonight."

Seth was way too eager to jump out of his window. I pretty sure he might just do it for the fun of it soon. "Sure sure! But, why didn't you get Jacob to do this for you? He's the beta, you know."

Why are all the men in this house so freaking obsessed with Jacob?