BPOV

I drove my truck up to the treaty line, and found her waiting for me; she walked up to my truck. "Can I ride with you? We have lots to talk about." I reach over to open the door, but hesitate. "You can trust me, I'll tell you all that I can."

Looking into her eyes I can tell she meant it. Did I have any other choice I wanted answers. Also, there is the fact that she could get to me anyway. I almost consider going back to La Push, but think against it she found me there.

"Ok. But first what's your name?" She smiles at me. "Evelyn." I can't help but smile back something about her smile seemed so familiar. She's already saved me once so I have no reason to fear her. Even if she hadn't saved me somehow I knew she couldn't hurt me. Hmm.. maybe I do have self-preservation issues.

We drove all the way to my house in silence. She didn't feel the need to speak, and I was freaking out silently. Even, if I don't have to worry about this vampire I know that Victoria is out there, and she wants me. Mate for mate that's what Laurent said before the wolves killed him.

Evelyn glanced at me from time to time with a look of concern but other than that she didn't say or do anything.

We arrived at my house, and I left her in the kitchen while I went upstairs to change into some dry clothes. When I walked back into the room she was drinking out of a thermos. Why would she need to keep up appearances here? "What are you doing?" She smiled and put the cup down on the table. "It's blood." My eyes widened. "Oh." I've never seen them drink from cups it looked weird, almost human, well expect for the fact that it's blood in the container. I crossed the room to take a seat at the table across from her. She looked so comfortable sitting in my dad's chair. "Your eyes, they're orange. What do you drink from?" She picks up a clear packet, with drops of red liquid in it. "Donor blood, and grizzly bear. Half and half." She shrugs. As the smell of salt and rust assaults my nose and I began to sway in my seat.

"Oh shit! I forget you can smell blood." She quickly puts the packet back into her bag. I put my head on the table to keep from getting sick. As soon as the words sink in I snap my head up. "How did you know that?" I questioned my eyes narrowing at her.

She smiled sheepishly. "I know a lot about you. I've been watching over you ever since you crossed paths with the Cullens." At the mention of their name my chest tightened. She knows them. "Why have you been watching me?" I can feel my heart beating faster and faster. A sudden rush of calm washes over me. Huh? "Did you do that?" I whisper. "Do what?" she looks at me puzzled, her lips twitching to fight a smile after gauging my reaction for a while she continues, "I know them." I nod my head in thanks to her for not using their name.

"They don't know of me though, and it should stay that way for while. I'm not going to hurt you." She pauses. "Soon you'll come to think of me as a sister." I looked at her in surprise at that, but she continued. "I decided that since your mind is safe from Ed- him then it is safe to approach you and officially meet you."

"If you've been watching over me then, you know that they left and are never coming back." I felt my chest tight again at admitting that to myself.

"You never know what the future holds." She replied shrugging. I looked at her suspiciously. "Do you?" Can she see the future; I always thought that no two gifts are the same.

She shook her head from side to side. "Nope," she said popping the 'p' sound as she said it.

I didn't believe her but I wasn't really going to question it at the moment. A little more at ease I decided to get dinner ready for Charlie. She if didn't attack me now, I guess she wasn't going to. I pulling out ingredients to make pasta and garlic bread, the thought pops into my head vampires only have one gift I ran that through my head for a while. Aren't these gifts usually unique in how they work? She can read minds like he can.

"They are." She answered my unspoken question rubbing her temples. Hmm. Good that's what she gets for reading my mind. I turn back to chopping up onions. She can plant thoughts in my head, is that what's different from her gift?

"Yeah, but not quite."

I spin around to face her, "Stop that!" Ugh.. I liked having my thoughts private. She laughed, and held her hands up. "I'll tell you but it's important that you keep what I say between us. Just us." She clarifies. I nod. "In my human life I was good at adapting to situation, people, etc. I was always good at any activity I picked up. So when I was turned I became able to absorb gifts used against me, the more I use a gift the longer I can keep it."

"So they've used their gifts on you?"

"Yeah… In a way they did without knowing." She smiled obviously hiding something, but I waited hoping she'd tell me. There was definitely something going on with this mysterious vampire. Noticing she wasn't going to tell me anything else I turned back to cutting onions and I sliced open my finger. I gasped and remained frozen. Why am I always cutting myself in the presence of vampires? I slowly turned around and stared frightened at the face Evelyn is making, and I flashed back to James' attack. My heart pounded nearly out of the confides in my chest. She slowly stalked over to me. "I'm going to stuck your blood, Isabella." And she filled the distance between us at vampire speed before I can even register her fake Dracula accent; grabbed my finger and wipes it off on a napkin and puts a band-aid on my finger. I stare wide-eyed between my finger and her and she leans her head back and laughs a deep belly laugh. It sounded like chimes, and bells.

"That's not funny," I said when I regaining my motor skills. "I can't believe you just did that, and I fell for it. 'I'm going to suck your blood-' are you trying to kill me via heart attack!" She continues laughing shaking her head and I glare at her.

"Well Bambi I'd only be helping you out with what you've been doing these last few months." I mentally give her the finger hoping she'd 'see' it. "Wait, Bambi?"

She laughs. "Yeah, every time you lose your footing and stumble you remind me of Bambi just learning to walk, she chuckles. "Oh my God, please don't call me that, nicknames like that stick."

"Can't promise you anything, I've been calling you that for a while." I groan. "Now you're gonna annoy me to death?" She takes the knife and starting cutting the onions.

"Nooo… I won't want to waste your sweet smelling blood like that." She smiles at me, and I roll me eyes.

"Thank you." I say to her as she is done. "For the onions, the band-aid, and pulling me out of the water." She walks over to the chair, and sits. "No need to thank me. But speaking of the water. I know you saw Victoria." My heart rate quickened at the sound of her name. "That's why I'm here." She continued. "I am going to look after you to make sure she doesn't get to you. Starting tomorrow, I'll be the new girl at Forks high." I couldn't help but be excited about that. I just met her but I did feel extremely comfortable around her, and the fact she didn't drain me just increased my conformability around her.

I could see us as friends, and that made me happy, like I belonged again. "I'm glad you feel that way Isa." She said. I rolled my eyes now that will get annoying. She laughed.

She started sniffing the air her face scowling, and I looked at her arching my eyebrow. "The pup is coming, just so your not alarmed I am camouflaging my appearance so he won't know what I am." And to prove it she changed her appearance. She was now 5'7'' with curly blonde hair, her face was longer, yet still beautiful and her eyes were now green. She was rubbing her temples again, and then she changed back to her original appearance. "That's how I look to everyone else, except you." I was still looking at her stunned. "Why not me?" All she did was shrug.

"Bella!" Jake called from outside. "Come in!" I yelled back.

"Some people on the Rez said they saw your truc- um hey." He said looking at Evelyn with a flick on distaste gracing his features before he became impassive. "Hi." She replied through gritted teeth.

"Who's she," He thumped in her direction while he looked at me.

"Jake!" I scolded him.

"Evelyn." Eve interrupted staring him down. Clearly bothered by his smell.

"I didn't know you made a new friend." He said to me ignoring Eve. I started to feel an uneasy feeling creep in me. He probably saw through her camouflage. Great. Now I put her in danger of the wolves coming after her.

Eve gave me a look that said 'are you serious?' and shook her head slightly. Jake didn't notice our interaction, and I relaxed a little.

"Actually Isa and I are old friends and I decided to track her down." She paused and looked him up and down. "You own a shirt? You look like you've been rolling around with dogs in mud," her top lip curled up in disgust. I snorted, amused by the exchanged between them. It was obvious Jake didn't like Eve even though he didn't know she's a vampire. I guess something in his nature or his instincts knew she was his enemy.

Jake huffed. "It's the only way to attract bimbos." He answered looking back at Eve.

Eve looked livid and she seemed to be having some kind of internal battle. She smirked and replied, "Who you try to attract says a lot about you."

I interrupted Jake before he can reply, "You wanted something Jacob?" I did not need these two battling it out in my kitchen.

"I came to check on you, but I can see you're fine. I'll see you later, Bells." He left without acknowledging Eve again.

I could tell Jacob's scent really bothered Evelyn but I figured it was nice payback for her messing with me. She helped me finish making dinner and set the table when Charlie was down the street she reminded me she'd see me at school, and left.

A couple of minutes later I heard Charlie's cruiser pull up the driveway. We both sat down for our usual quiet diner. I was thinking about everything that happened today. How close did I really come to death today? First jumping off the cliff and then with Victoria there waiting for me. But I felt safe knowing Evelyn was here, I can't explain it but my instincts were telling me that I could trust her and I did. Charlie and I made some small talk I could tell he saw the improvement in me and I promised myself to never put him through another zombie phase again. Being so wrapped up in myself I didn't see what my own selfish behavior was doing to my father.

I got ready for bed. When I climbed into my bed the pillow vibrated. I looked underneath it, and pulled out an iphone. Where did this come from? I checked the text message.

The phone is yours use it to call or text whenever. I mean it! I'll see you tomorrow morning. –Eve

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