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Chapter 8

After that nightmare they took me home. Jacob offered to go inside with me, but I wanted to be alone. Even though alone really wasn't the best thing for me right now, I should have been with Jacob. I was in danger when I wasn't. I walked slowly to my house, trying my hardest not to trip on anything on my way. Charlie was in the living room when I walked through the door.

"Hey Bells, how was the movie?" He asked me from the living room, only looking up from the TV for a second.

"Great, I think I'm going to bed now though, I'll see you later." I tried to sound as calm as I could. He seemed convinced enough, still engrossed in his game.

"Sure thing. Night." I nearly crawled up the stairs, and fell onto my bed. Within a few minutes I was asleep, dreaming up a nightmare that had only too quickly become my reality. I woke with a gasp, something cold was draped across my forehead.

"Sorry." A velvety voice mumbled through the darkness. I moved to flick the light on. I gasped again at the beautiful creature in front of me. He was perched on my bed starring at me with intense eyes, his stance though casual, was full of authority. "How are you Bella?" I couldn't find the words to answer him. His black hair fell to his shoulders and his thick muscles bulged from beneath his black silk robe. "I suppose it doesn't really matter, either way you're going to die within the next 48 hours." He shrugged. My eyes widened in horror. "Let's get this over with." He lunged and grabbed me around the throat and flung me off the bed. Before I could reach the ground he grabbed me and slung me across his back jumping out the window. My stomach lifted into my ribs at the feeling of falling. For the second time I woke up, screaming louder than I had in my entire life. Oh please, someone help me.

Charlie burst into my room holding up his gun. I felt something stir outside my window. I gasped and tried to see out into the darkness, wishing with all my heart that it would be the shadow of a giant wolf. Nothing.

"What happened?" Charlie shouted rushing over to me, and then looking to the window himself.

"Just a dream, sorry I woke you." I put my head in my hands and tried to fight back the sudden flow of tears.

Charlie hesitated. "What was it about?"

"I'll tell you in the morning if I remember." He nodded and backed out of my room after another quick glance out my window. "Hey Bells? Maybe you should keep that thing shut." He closed my door and I heard him shuffle back to bed.

"Bella?" I heard a chirping voice from my window. I knew that voice only too well.

I ran to the window and through my arms around Alice's neck and felt fresh tears streaming down my face. "Oh Alice, I missed you so much!" I sobbed. She helped me over to my bed and I felt suddenly very peaceful. My sobs and tears subsided and I looked at her curiously. She shrugged. Another much taller figure crept through my window. "Jasper!" I cried happily, yet still peaceful. He smiled widely and came over to hug me, though his was more brief and careful.

"Hey Bella, we missed you too." Alice squeezed me tighter. "Edward is such an arrogant fool. I told him his little plan wouldn't work. Look at you, Bella you're a mess. Remind me to take you shopping later." Her words gave me more hope than I'd had in a long time, a dangerous amount of hope, but also burned the hole back into my chest when she said his name. The peace flowed towards me with more force. I smiled and leaned against my long lost best friend.

A snarl broke the silence. "Damn it." I muttered and ran to the window. Jasper pulled me behind him and Alice grabbed me. "Let go, guys it's ok really!" I struggled in her stone grip. A hiss escaped Jasper and Alice's lips at the same time. Two large boys entered my room together through my window.

"Get away from her!" Jacob shuddered, his figure blurred. Jared put his hand on his shoulder trying to calm him.

"Jake," I groaned. "Go home, everything's ok." I tried to plead him with my eyes. They both suddenly straightened up and took two deliberate steps towards us. Jasper growled a warning, they took no notice. Jared reached around Jasper to pry me from Alice's arms. "Jake, it's ok!" I squirmed in his iron grip.

"No, it's not ok Bella." He said still calm. I looked at Jasper who winked at me. I sighed and tried to move away from Alice. Suddenly Jacob wrapped his fist around my arm and yanked kicking Alice backwards, but not hard enough for her to crash into the wall. Jasper launched at him, but Jared stepped in between them. "Let's take this outside, so we don't wake up Charlie." I nodded and Jared grabbed me and flung himself out the window. I gasped, but was put on the ground before I had time to react. Jacob pulled me away from him angrily. Alice hissed but kept her distance. "Ok, so who are you?" Jacob asked lightly.

"I'd just like to say that you really need to learn how to do your job, if we weren't Bella's friends she'd be dead already, and you would have been too late." Jacob winced. "But anyways, I'm Alice Cullen, and this is Jasper Hale." Jacob's eyes widened and then he wrapped his arm around my waist. I leaned back against him, the night finally catching up to me.

"Alright then, I'm Jacob, and this is Jared." Jared tensed and hovered close us. "What are you doing here? I thought you were gone for good." I winced again, cringing into Jake's chest.

"My brother's the idiot who made that decision, but we're sick of him trying to kill himself over it. So we decided to come and talk to Bella. He'll kill us though if he finds out. Actually though, he'd rip my head off." Jasper hissed.

I froze, and my breath caught. "He tried to…" Alice nodded.

"So, Bella." She said slowly. "We were wondering, if you would just come with us to see Edward, so that he doesn't continue this idiocy. He'll get around us one day." She stopped starring into nothing. I leaned forward to hear what she'd say, but she didn't, she only starred. Jasper stood in front of her, waiting like me.