Hey guys. I haven't been having as much work to do for school this week so I decided that I should go ahead and write another chapter for this story. You should feel proud of me guys. This is my first story in a very long time that I have actually kept with. I promised you that I wouldn't give up on it, so I am going to stick with this promise. I would like to thank those of you who have reviewed so far. I am still not getting as many reviews as I used to get though. So come on readers, send a review and tell me how you like the chapters. I really do love hearing from my readers, it keeps me motivated to keep writing. So if I don't get any reviews, then I gradually stop getting motivated. Also, I would like to remind you that I now have a website up and running that shows you what I visualize my characters as. I would like to give a huge thank you to Hollowgo for helping me with this. So thank you. It was very much appreciated. =] Keep an eye on the website as well because as I add characters or anything new in this story, I will be updating the website as well. I may be switching back and forth between Bella's and Rosalie's point of views throughout this story. As of right now, it is all Bella's point of view. I will make sure to tell you when it switches back and forth. Anyway, here is the next chapter of the story. Enjoy. =]

Hidden Soul

Chapter Ten

It has been a few weeks since Rosalie and I have started dating. I must say, it has gone quite well, which I was very happy about. We spend almost every day with each other and if we aren't together then we are texting on the phone. I have also gotten closer to her grandmother and her father as well. I guess you could say that I practically live at her house during the weeks. Rosalie has still yet to come over to my house because I just wasn't quite ready for her to officially meet my "family" yet. Devin hasn't been back to the house since that day, which was a big disappointment not only for me, but for my pack as well. Even though I don't agree with his thinking, he was still like family to me and I do miss him around the house. I have yet to tell Rosalie the truth about the whole mating thing. It's not that I am scared she would reject me, because I know she wouldn't, it's just that I am scared I would scare her away. Unlike other couples, we haven't gone all the way. I'm not saying we have been close to, because we have on many occasions. But before anything could happen, one of us pulls away. We have both decided to wait until we were both ready. I have never been intimate with another woman before and I want it to be special.

As of right now Blain, Carina, and I are all sitting in the living room talking about party plans. Destiny's birthday is next Friday and she is turning the big one eight. We have all three decided to throw her a birthday party that has all of our close friends and family there. And I mean all of our family will be there. We originally wanted to plan her a surprise party, but we eventually agreed that it would be way too hard to keep it from her. But what she doesn't know is that her parents will be here as well as the rest of ours. I know she has been missing her family back home lately. We all have been as well. It has been incredibly hard for all of us to be away from home and our family, but it was something we had to do for our safety.

"So who all are we going to invite to this thing besides our family?" Carina asked while looking at me with her pen and paper in hand.

"I'm sure you want to invite Rosalie, am I right Bella?" Blain asked excitedly.

I felt my heart flutter at the sound of her name, just like it always does. I really did want to invite her, but she hasn't even stepped foot in my house yet. Heck, she hasn't even met my family or pack yet. "Well…"

"Oh come on Bells! Don't tell me you are seriously not going to invite your mate to this party! You do know we will have to meet her eventually right? This party would be the perfect opportunity!" Carina said while sending me one of her looks.

"Yeah Bella! I want to meet Rosalie! That way I could have someone else's butt to kick in video games!" Blain said with a grin.

I smiled at him. I swear he could be a kid at times. "I know guys, but what if something went down at the party and she got hurt? I wouldn't be able to handle that."

They both rolled their eyes at me. "Seriously Bella? You know damn well that Rosalie will be safe at this party. I mean, it's going to be filled with Lycans!"

I sighed defeated. "Fine, I'll invite her when I see her later."

I heard a little squeal coming from Blain, which made all of us laugh. Like I said earlier, he's like a little kid sometimes.

"Now that that's out of the way, who else are we inviting?" Blain asked curiously.

"Well, I would like her friends to be there. Do you think the people we invite should be able to invite one person if they want to?" Carina asked while looking up at me after writing down some things.

I thought about it and then nodded my head yes. "Yeah, I think that would be a good idea. But we need to make sure we at least know the person they are inviting. I don't feel comfortable with people we don't know in our house."

Carina wrote some more things down. She then looked back up at me and it seemed like she was hesitant on asking the next thing. "What is it Carina? You don't have to be scared to ask me."

"Oh um…I was wondering if you would maybe want to invite…Devin? I mean, he is part of our family still. I know you have your differences with one another but he deserves to at least be invited." Carina asked while looking at him.

I sighed softly and thought about it for a minute or two. I looked at the both of them and I could tell that they both really miss Devin around. And I admit that I miss him as well. "Alright, we can invite him. But he has to give me his word that he will behave at the party. If he disagrees with this, then he isn't allowed to come."

I could see a small smile come on both of their faces as I said this. After a few minutes of discussing this, we finally got everything set for the party. Now it was time to start inviting people from school and emailing our parents and telling them about the party. I got up and went to my room to call Charlie about the plans. I sat on my bed and pulled out my phone while dialing his number. After a few rings, he picked up.

"Hey Bells! How are you doing?"

"Hey Dad, I'm doing alright. How are things going at home?"

"Everything is alright over here. We sure do miss you guys though Bells. How are you and Rosalie doing? She still your knight and shining armor and all that jazz?"

I laughed at that while lying back on my bed. "Yes she still is Dad. We are doing pretty fantastic actually. I still haven't told her about the whole mate thing yet, but I am planning on telling her soon. I just have to find a way of explaining it to her. How's Mom doing? We miss everyone up there a lot."

"Your mother is doing pretty well. She has been talking about going down there and visiting you guys soon."

"That was actually what I called you about. Next Friday we are planning on throwing Destiny a party here at the house for her birthday. All she knows is that friends of ours are going to be there. We would really like to surprise her by having all of our family coming down here for the party. Do you think you and Mom could make it? Don't worry about telling the others. Carina and Blain are planning on contacting everyone else."

"We would love to come Bella. Why isn't Devin inviting his parents?"

I forgot to mention that I haven't told Charlie about the whole Devin incident. Well, I guess it's now or never. "Actually, Devin left the pack a few weeks ago…"

"He WHAT? Why in the hell has he left your pack? What happened Bella?"

"Well he found out that I had a human as a mate and that I was hiding it from him. But in my defense, I was only hid it from him because I didn't know what to make of it yet at the time. We both fought and argued about it and it eventually calmed down. Then a few hours later, I accidentally showed myself to Rosalie…"

"Oh dear Bella…I'm not mad that you revealed who you are to Rosalie…but may I ask why you did? Like, what was the exact cause of this?"

"Well, I was upstairs talking to Carina after the argument happened and the next thing I knew I was getting this vision like thing in my head! I could actually see and hear a conversation her and her friend were having. I felt this pull on my chest telling me that she was in danger so I bolted out of my room and ran towards her. When I got to where she was at, I heard the exact same conversation I heard in my head just minutes before. I saw that her friend was about to attack her, so I jumped out in front of her and when I landed, I was transformed to my other form. The weird thing is though; I was even taller than I normally am! I now stand at about ten feet tall and I feel and look more muscular. I don't understand this at all father. Do you know what is happening?"

"Actually, I may have a theory on what is happening. But first, please tell me the rest of the story on why Devin left."

I sighed softly. Of course he would want to know the whole story first before he explained it. "Well her friend was startled and right before she left she said something about "just wait until Kevin finds out where you live" or something like that. It was incredibly weird. After she left I had to explain everything to Rosalie, which I did. When I came back home, Devin was outside looking down right angry at me. I guess he found out about everything when I ran home in my other form. He blew up on me, saying how wrong I was on telling her who we were and mating with her. He then continued on being rude about Rosalie and I eventually grew tired of it. We ended up both transforming into our inner beasts and fighting with one another. Eventually I gave him the option of either staying and dealing with it or leaving the pack. Well…he chose the latter."

"Well that was pretty disrespectful of him I must say. I am very shocked that he abandoned his pack like that. I'm sure he will learn his wrong in all of this and apologize in the future you just have to give him time. Now as for the other things, I can give you the answers you want. Just ask away Bells."

"Well, what exactly do you think is happening? Why did I have that vision-like thing happen to me a few weeks ago? And why did I grow even bigger than I already was."

"Well to answer your first question, what you have going on has to do with the mate connection you have with Rosalie. In a really strong mate connection, we can get these visions that only occur with our mate. Any time the bond feels or expects danger to come to the mate, we will get these visions and see the action anywhere from a minute, an hour, or even a day or so before it actually happens. Our inner beast will fight to stay in control as we get closer and closer to our mates, which explains why you lost control when you got closer to Rosalie. As for you growing bigger, there is something I have to explain to you when I feel you are ready for the information."

Is he serious right now? Why can't he tell me now? "Why can't you explain it to me now father?"

I heard him laugh at the sound of my voice. "Because sweetheart, you aren't ready to know this information yet. You are still young and you need to mature more before I tell you. Let's just say it's a little family secret that has been passed down from generation to generation."

"Ugh Dad, that's not fair! You can't just tease me with this information!"

I heard him laugh some more and then he slowly became silent. "Well, I think I hear your mother coming home. So I better get off of here. We all know that she could talk your ear off."

I laughed because that was so true. There was one thing you had to know about my mother, she LOVES to talk. If you gave her the chance, she could probably talk her whole life without stopping…okay that's a lie but you get what I'm trying to say right? "Well I will see you and Mom here next Friday. If you want, I can come and pick you up at the airport."

"That would be wonderful Bella! Do you think you could bring Rosalie with you as well? We would love to meet her."

"I don't know Dad. I'll try but I'm not going to promise anything."

He made a few comments that I couldn't understand and then we said our goodbyes. As soon as I hung up, I felt my phone vibrate. I started smiling when I saw that it was Rosalie texting me.

Hey sweetheart! Do you want to come over this evening?

I grinned some more before responding back, "Hey darling! Of course I would love to come over! Does about ten minutes sound good? =]"

A few minutes I got a response back.

Yes! That sounds perfect! I'll see you in a few! Be safe coming over here, and make sure you actually drive this time okay? I'm just teasing you. 3"

I laughed when I read her text. In my defense, I didn't see the point in driving to her house because it's way easier running there than driving. After giving her a quick response back, I ran in the bathroom to take a quick shower. After throwing on a pair of basketball shorts and a tight fitting tee, I threw on a pair of shoes, grabbed my keys, and went downstairs.

"Ooh, are you going to see your lady?" Blain asked with a smile on his face from the couch. I could see that he was playing his video games on the Xbox 360 like normal.

"Just don't do anything I wouldn't do Bella!" Carina said from the other couch and throwing me a wink.

I rolled my eyes and said bye to them while walking out of the house and to my car. A short drive later and I was pulling into the driveway that I have grown to be familiar with. As soon as I turned off the car I could see Rosalie running out of the house and towards me. When I got out, I could feel her pulling me into her arms while I wrapped my arms around her waist.

"Hey sweetheart. How are you on this fine day?" I asked while smiling and pulling her close to me.

I felt her snuggling closer to me and rest her head on the crook of my neck. "I'm better now that you're here. Do you think you could stay tonight?"

"Why of course I can Rosalie. Let's get inside though; I don't want you to get sick." I said while slowly letting go of her and sliding my hand in hers.

"How many times do I have to tell you Bella? You can call me Rose if you would like." Rosalie said while looking at me and smiling as we walked into her house.

When we walked inside, I was quickly greeted by Maxi. I laughed as he licked all over my hand, wagging his tail frantically. I rubbed the back of his ears and soon enough Rosalie was pulling me away from him.

"Hey now Maxi, don't be trying to steal my Bella away from me now. She did come here for me." Rosalie said while wrapping an arm around my waist and dragging me towards the stairs.

I laughed and followed her towards the stairs while saying, "Hey don't take it out on poor Maxi. He can't help it that he likes me more than you."

I felt her smack my arm playfully, making me laugh a bunch. We went upstairs and when we got to her room, I walked towards her bed and sat down on it.

"So, what do you want to do today Miss Rosalie?" I asked while looking at her.

"Hmm…well whatever you would like to do Bella." Rosalie said while walking over and standing right in front of me.

I looked up at her and grinned as I slowly slid my hands on her hips and pulled her closer to me. I could feel her breath hitch as she got closer to me. I slowly stood up and at this point she was only centimeters away from me. I saw her eyes glance from my lips to my eyes, which made me smile a little. I slowly leaned in and soon enough I could feel her soft lips on mine. The kiss quickly deepened and I could feel myself wrapping my arms around her waist to pull her closer to me. As the minutes went by I could feel the kiss getting more heated. Soon enough, I felt her pushing me onto the bed and getting on top of me slowly. After a few more minutes of making out, I slowly pulled away and as I did, I could hear her groaning in protest.

I giggled softly while looking at her. "I'm sorry sweetheart, but you know where this would have led to if we continued."

I heard her sigh softly and slowly roll off of me. "I know…"

I looked at her and lifted her head up gently so she could look at me. "Hey, what's wrong? Talk to me sweetheart."

"It's just…I know we both agreed on waiting until we are ready but…never mind, just forget it…it's stupid." Rosalie said while trying to pull out of my grip.

I got closer to her and wrapped an arm around her waist while still looking in her eyes. "No, don't do this to me Rosalie. Remember what we promised? We will be truthful and honest to one another. So come on, you can tell me Rose. Please?"

She looked up at me and sighed softly. "It's just…whenever you stop us from going any further…I just feel like you are rejecting me or something. I know…it's stupid."

I pulled her closer to me and made her keep looking in my eyes. "Rosalie, don't you EVER think I would reject you, okay? I would never and could never do that to you. You don't know how much you mean to me. I know we haven't been together for very long, but there's something there. I wish I could just explain it…but I can't…"

"What do you mean Bella? Is it something bad?" Rosalie asked while looking at me concerned.

"No…it's just…it's something to do with me…and who I am. Gah I just wish I could explain it!"

"Well, have you at least tried to? I'm sure I can handle it Bella." Rosalie said while rubbing my arm slowly.

I sighed softly and moved around some where I could look at her better. "Okay well first off, have you ever felt a strong connection between us almost as if it is pulling on your very soul to get closer to me?"

Rosalie looked in my eyes and nodded her head yes. "Yes, I have noticed that since the first day I saw you. It actually got stronger the closer we got. And then when we started dating it was unbelievably strong. What is it Bella? Does it have to do with you being a Lycan?"

"In a way it does. As a Lycan, at some point in our lives we will find that one person who completely changes our world. They will make us want to be and do anything for them. We look at them as if they are our world, which is because they are our world….which is what I feel for you…Rosalie…you are my mate." I finished and looked in her eyes.

She looked in my eyes and I honestly have no clue what she is feeling about this. A few minutes has gone by and by this point I am freaking out. "Um Rosalie…can you please say something? I am kind of freaking out here."

All of a sudden I felt myself being pulled in for a kiss. I kissed her back softly and felt her pull away slowly with a smile. "Isabella Swan, I am one very lucky girl to have someone like you as my girlfriend. I am honored to be your mate. I don't know how I got so lucky to have you in my life."

I grinned like an idiot and pulled her into a hug. "You have no idea how much of a relief it is to hear you say this to me Rosalie. I have been waiting for you to say that since day one."

"When I saw you in the hallway on the very first day of school, I could feel this sudden urge to be close to you. The further away I was from you, the stronger the urge became. I found it extremely hard to resist the urge to go chase you down in the school just so I could be near you." Rosalie said while running her fingers through my hair slowly.

"Well now we don't have to worry about that. I promise I am not going anywhere. I will be whatever you want me to be Rosalie." I said while looking up at her.

She smiled and leaned in to give me one simple kiss. "I want you Isabella Swan. I want you to be mine and only mine. Just the thought of someone else having you, it hurts me."

I smiled and kissed her softly. We ended up cuddling in her bed for a few hours before I finally remembered to ask her about the party next Friday.

"So what do you have planned next Friday?" I asked while looking at her.

She looked over at me while saying, "I have absolutely no idea, why?"

"Well Destiny's birthday is next Friday and Carina, Blain, and I are planning on throwing her a party at the house for our family and friends from school. She only knows about the friends coming over. We figured we could surprise her with the family coming down. Anyway, I was wondering if maybe you would be interested in going with me."

"I would love to go with you Bella." Rosalie said while giving me a smile.

"I was actually thinking about inviting your grandmother as well. Do you think she would come?"

"Of course she would! She absolutely loves you Bella! If you want, I can mention it to her when I see her tomorrow?" Rosalie asked while looking at me.

I gave her a smile while saying, "Thank you very much sweetheart. Also, your brother is invited. If he wants, he can bring a friend with him but it has to be someone we know. We don't want a stranger in the house."

"That is completely understandable. I'll make sure he knows about it as well."

Rosalie's POV

It's been a few days since Bella has told me about the mate connection we share. To be honest, when she told me I wasn't even freaked out at all. I don't know why it didn't scare me. Maybe it's because after the whole her being a Lycan thing, nothing else would freak me out. When I saw her on the first day of school, I thought my heart was going to pop out of my chest. I don't know what it was about her, but I just couldn't stop looking at her. She was so breathtakingly beautiful. There was just something about her that pulled me to her. Now that I think about it, it was probably the whole mate connection thing we have. I am honestly incredibly lucky that I have Bella in my life. I know we haven't been dating for very long, but I do feel a lot of feelings for her.

I was sitting in my room when I got the sudden urge to go swimming in the little lake that is in my backyard. I don't know why, but for some reason I find comfort in swimming at night. It has been going on for about a month now. So as I settled into the water I felt as if I was being watched. I slowly turned my head and what I saw startled me. I saw it for only a second, but I would have sworn it was there. Over by the woods near my house, I saw a large black figure standing there watching me. What stood out the most to me were its bright green eyes. As soon as I turned to actually see what it was, it was suddenly gone. Hmm, that was incredibly odd. I wonder if I should tell Bella about that.

Bella's POV

It was now the big night, Destiny's party. I had asked Rosalie to come with me to pick up my parents at the airport, but sadly she couldn't come with me because she had to go help her grandma get ready for the party. The others already had gone to pick up their families yesterday. So far Destiny doesn't have a single clue what we are up to, which is really good. After picking up my parents, who I was really glad to see again by the way, we all sent Destiny out to go run some "errands" for us so we could get everything ready. We had spent the whole day decorating the whole house for her party, which they actually turned out pretty decent thanks to my dad's help. We cleared out our huge living room so it could be a dance floor. We made sure to move all the valuable objects in one of our rooms so no one could destroy them. Deciding that it was best to just have some snacks instead of actual food, we chose to have chips and little finger foods along with some punch. We are going to try to make it an alcohol free environment but I have no clue how that is going to go. Rosalie will be heading over to my house with her grandma in about two hours, meaning that I have to start getting ready. I absolutely cannot wait until this party starts.

Well there was a new chapter for you guys. I may be updating this weekend, but I may be a little busy as well. I have to practice my speech for my speech class at school, which is totally about surviving a zombie apocalypse by the way thanks to my girlfriend. Anyway, it would be very much appreciated if I could get some input on my readers on this story. I really do like hearing from you guys and how you think this is moving along. Also, I would like to keep reminding everyone that I now have a website up on my profile that has all the characters from this story and what they look like. If the link doesn't work, just type it exactly how it says and it should work. Also, I know that some people don't like it when authors switches the point of views in the story, I know I'm one of them, and I promise it won't happen very much. I am just going to warn you now though that there are some parts of this story that will have to be told from Rosalie's point of view. So I'm going to apologize for that for the future and all that. I will try to update this weekend for you guys. And if I don't get the chance to, I am deeply sorry and I promise to update as soon as I can. =]