A/N: Here is another action-filled chapter! Beware of wolves! ;)

I'm Not Okay- My Chemical Romance

Previously…

"Well I have good news and bad news." The older vampire announced, changing the subject.

I returned my attention to him eagerly.

"Firstly, Bella congratulations one being a vampire. You look absolutely stunning. And to answer your question, your gift is a shield. It looks like an extremely powerful shield too, probably more than Renata- the shield Aro keeps by his side all the time. Do you know the extent of your gift?"

I shook my head regretfully.

"Well I guess we'll just have to discover that later then. Secondly, I fear this gift you possess is something the Volturi have been interested in for a long time."

Oh. So the wolves are after me and apparently so are the Volturi. Well if any of them threaten my family I can help this time instead of hiding out in a tent in the middle of winter. Sticking a human outside inside a tent in Washington during winter with nothing to keep herself warm besides an overgrown wolf. Yeah that was real smart.

BELLA POV

"Exactly how interested would they be?" I asked timidly, fearing the worst.

"Interested enough to plan on paying you a visit pretty soon."

"How do you know? You haven't been part of the Volturi in years." Carlisle questioned.

"I have dome friends that are there and word travels fast."

"Why are they even coming here? Didn't we say that it could take them up to ten years to bother to come back here? Why are they following up so soon?" Rose spoke up sounding bothered.

That's right! Everyone pretty much shrugged off the Volturi's warning and put it off for almost a year. And now all of the sudden we're in a panic because they are coming here? We're missing something…

And why can't Alice have any visions? This is not the best time for her to have no control of her power. She's never had problems looking into everyone's business before over inconsequential things and now…nothing. What could possibly have the ability to block her out?

Oh God.

I'm so stupid!

I pulled my hand out of Jasper's and turned to look out the wall length glass window facing the backyard.

I felt more than one pair of curious eyes follow me but I ignored them. I have to do something before this turns into an all out war.

I briefly contemplated taking a run for it without telling anyone where I was headed. But someone would probably follow me and demand answers or worse: try and stop me.

"Carlisle." I spoke up, interrupting whoever was talking.

I hope it was Irina.

He immediately turned around and asked what was wrong.

"I just remembered something that Jacob told me back when I was human." I started solemnly as I struggled to remember the foggy details of that human memory.

Jacob and I were sitting in my kitchen sometime after we had returned from Volterra as I prepared dinner…

"So the bloodsucker really thought you had jumped off that cliff to kill yourself? That's why Edward called that night; I should have known that scrawny vamp had told him." Jacob snorted.

"Well yeah for some reason Alice couldn't get a clear vision." I said with a shrug.

At Jacob's silence I turned around. He had a guilty look on his face.

"Jacob Black! You better tell me what's on your mind this instant." I ordered, pointing the stirring spoon in my hand at him.

"Or what? You'll stir me to death?" He guffawed sarcastically.

At my pointed look he raised his hands in surrender and explained everything to me.

"You're kidding!" I exclaimed in shock.

"I kid you not."

More sarcasm. Thanks Jacob. Really.

"So you mean that the wolves can somehow block Alice's visions? Seriously?"

My companion nodded smugly.

"How did you figure this out? And why didn't you ever tell me?"

"Well when Alice showed up here that night spouting some nonsense about how you were supposed to be dead I put the pieces together. And if you wanted to know all you had to do was ask." He said with a shrug.

I rolled my eyes at him and turned back to making dinner. Typical.

As I recited this memory to the room I could practically feel the apprehension in the room. This means that we were expecting both the Volturi and the pack. And to make matters worse we had no way of knowing when to expect either group.

"You really can't see anything?" Edward asked Alice looking distressed.

She shook her head.

"Well when the wolves get here I'm sure we can explain that we are moving and they won't do anything." Esme said hopefully.

"Having blind faith won't get us anywhere." Rose said pointedly. "We have to do something."

Rose was right. Sitting around waiting for the pack wouldn't accomplish anything. And I know that with Jacob gone there wasn't a chance for negotiating. Besides, practically all the wolves hate me for choosing life as a vampire over a life with Jacob.

But if we all just march over to the border of the treaty line they will know; and I have a feeling they won't be very receptive of our attempts to explain. They were crystal clear the last time I saw them; Any human gets bitten and they attack.

"I think I should go." I spoke up suddenly.

"Newborns often succumb to their vampire instincts and can't control themselves. How do you expect to be able to negotiate with these volatile and unstable wolves?" Eleazar asked, sounding concerned.

Reminding myself that he really didn't know any of the history between the pack and me, I calmly told him that he just had to trust me.

"Trust you?" Irina replied coldly. "When have you ever given us a reason do such a thing?"

I moved from where I was standing by the window and stopped a few feet in front of Irina; Keeping my distance so as to not let this escalate.

"When have I ever given you a reason not to trust me?" I demanded, amazed that she had the audacity to accuse me of bring untrustworthy.

"Don't pretend to be innocent. You're the one who wormed her way into the Cullen family and caused this whole mess! We never had any problems visiting until you joined their coven; and now all of the sudden the wrath of the Volturi and a group of rogue wolves are after them! I don't even know how they can stand to let you be in this house!" Irina continued recklessly, her yellow eyes resolved in her slandered opinion of me.

"Do you even hear yourself?" Edward said in my defense before I could get a word in.

She turned to him pityingly as if to feel sorry for him having to put up with me.

"I seriously hope for her sake that she doesn't hear herself. Because if she truly understood what she was saying she would see how ridiculous it is for someone who has been here a few weeks to make assumptions like that." I stated calmly, my anger brewing on the surface.

"Listen Bitch, I don't know who you think you are, but-"

"Everybody calm down! We all need to focus on the bigger problems we have facing us now." Carlisle interrupted her sternly. "Alice, you don't have any idea as to when the pack or Volturi are coming?"

"The second vision was with with the wolves and was just flickers and very dim so I can't give much detail." She responded. "In the vision I had first I could clearly make out cloaked figures approaching us in a snow covered field with three of the figures leading the rest."

That's definitely the Volturi. Who else would it be? I don't think there are any other vampires that would come here besides them.

Alice said that it was snowing in the second vision. If it's December now we probably have a two or three weeks until its cold enough to snow. That means our days to prepare are seriously limited. And I have no idea how to fight. If it comes down to a battle I'll be a hindrance to my family again.

"Since the first vision was of the wolves we should deal with that first. Then we should prepare for the Volturi's arrival. And while we're at it why don't we figure out why Aro is even coming here." Jasper said, slipping into strategy mode.

"I should be the one who confronts the wolves." I repeated. "It's my change they have a problem with. And it should be me who deals with them. Besides, I'm confident I can prevent any bloodshed."

"I don't know…" Carlisle hesitated.

"Just let me do this."

Finally, he acquiesced. And I was preparing to go pay a visit to my former wolf friends.

"If anything goes wrong you just focus on sending me a blast of emotion and I'll be there." Jasper said as he brushed by hair behind my ear.

"I know you will." I responded softly with a smile.

"Don't forget to avoid breathing if you can." Emmett warned. "If you think human food smells like shit, just wait until you get a whiff of those wet dogs."

"Thanks Em, I'll keep that in mind." I responded sarcastically as I slipped out the back door.

As I ran I took the time to gather my thoughts and to decide what I was going to say to Sam to convince him to avoid war.

I think if I just express how my change was definitely not against my will and that I was in complete control of myself that he'll be lenient. And maybe someone will have news about Jake.

He was really there for me and I can't just forget that. Maybe after the Volturi problems are solved I can go look for him, if he would even want to see me.

I ran through the forest, the trees flashing by me.

I was almost to the boundary. If I just get there fast enough I'm sure the wolves won't have time to get to me.

Besides, they wouldn't kill me. That's why I made it clear to everyone back at the house that I had to do this alone. There was no way I would let anyone else endanger their life by coming with me. And I had to do this. I got everyone in this mess, and it's up to me to fix it.

There, I can see the field where the boundary is from here. Just a little farther…

Wait, what is that awful sme-?

Then I was tackled from behind and went sailing through the air and into a tree.

Damn.

The impact from my body knocked the tree down. Just as the tree hit the ground I managed to flip over and land on my feet.

With a growl I spun around to face my attacker; everything around me was clear even as I spun around mid-air.

A wolf. It was an auburn colored wolf. My new red eyes met his black ones. Jacob.

"Jake?" I questioned hoarsely, disbelief coloring my tone.

A rumbling noise sounded from his chest before he tilted his head to the side and darted a couple yards away behind a dense area of trees.

I waited.

Moments later he re-emerged wearing a pair of baggy, worn jeans; looking like the Jacob I know.

I watched him stare at me for a couple of seconds, as if looking for some part of me that remained unchanged. Untainted in his eyes.

"Jake." I murmured. "It's still the same Bella, just in a new body."

"From the way you kept from falling earlier I would have never guessed it was you." He remarked finally, an easy smile overcoming his features.

"You mean when you tackled me?" I scoffed, before realizing that we couldn't just slip into the same old routine that we used to.

As if sensing my change in thought he sobered up, a grim look on his face.

"Why are you here? Seth said you had left."

"I knew that kid wouldn't mind his own business." Jacob grumbled.

"Well, when you invite his sister to go with you it concerns him too." I replied, jealousy slipping into my tone.

"Well, yeah she caught me trying to run off. What else was I supposed to do? Besides, she's not as bad as I first thought."

"Whatever." I replied dismissively "Why did you stop me? I'm trying to prevent a war here."

"Bella, the pack's not going to treat you like they did when you were with me. You're a vampire now; you can't just waltz into La Push unless you want to get your head ripped off."

"Well I had to try something! It's not like we have any other options."

He sighed. "Why would there be a war? I thought we had decided to let you guys around the treaty."

"Looks like you missed a lot while you were out playing around." I growled, holding on to my frustration with him.

Well, if I'm being honest with myself I'm more hurt than angry. He didn't tell me anything before leaving. Not even a phone call. Hell, I would have even been happy to get one of those childish notes I had Charlie pass between the two of us.

"Bells." Jacob said quietly, his dark eyes softening. "I know I shouldn't have left without saying anything. It just took me awhile to get my head around having my best friend turning into something I was taught to hate."

"I know. You're here now though. For good?"

"For good. And I'm going with you to find out what's going on with the pack." He confirmed, hesitantly reaching out and lightly touching my shoulder, as if to anchor me in place, before continuing.

"Now why don't you tell me why you aren't on your honeymoon with your vamp?"

A/N: Thanks for reading! I hope you guys enjoyed the Bella/ Jacob interaction! The wolf issue is solved next chapter! Any guesses?

NEXT CHAPTER:

"What do you mean he cheated on you? He put you through all that crap that nearly got you killed by the Volturi, practically blackmailed you into marrying him, and then he decides to sleep with some stranger!" Jacob exploded.

"It wasn't exactly a stranger…It was Alice, Jasper's wife."

"How have you not ripped Edward's head off yet?" He asked incredulously. "And Jasper's the tall blonde one with all the scars right?"

I nodded.

"Damn. Edward should be scared shitless. I'd hate to have him as an enemy." He commented, barely suppressing a shudder.