Nikki here! This is short (like all the chapters before this, lol), but I promise I have a good reason! I like writing short chapters because it gives me more time to plan what I want to do with the characters and develop a stronger plot line. Plus – I have to please the fans (what little I have, haha!), and it's easier to do that by breaking chapters up. Well, send some reviews! I so love to read them! Thanks a lot everyone!

"Wake up, my son…" Mom? I moved my head in all directions, trying to find her, but again it was nothing but darkness. I felt no pain at all, as if the battle yesterday hadn't even happened, and for that I was thankful.

"You're stronger than this, my Kwoli. You'll be fine…" I heard her say lovingly, and then, suddenly, she was gone. The figure with no face made its appearance after that, kneeling down next to my body. Even though it had no mouth, no expression at all, the harsh words it muttered still sliced through my heart.

"You're nothing…you deserved to die."

The scorching pain in my lungs greeted me as I came back to consciousness. It felt like I was on a bed, wrapped in a blanket, but I refused to open my eyes and find out. The sound of a door opening perked my interest, and I made sure not to move an inch.

"Do you think he's alright?" a male voice asked, and I was able to identify it to Jasper immediately.

A sigh of cold air hit my arm, which meant someone was right next to me, before I heard Edwards voice speak.

"He'll be fine…" Wow, he actually sounded upset for once. That was a total and complete shocker.

Jasper sat down next to him, or so it sounded, and they just the conversation going.

"It's not your fault. I simply should have protected him better."

"Look" Edward snapped, "Don't blame yourself. You did what you could."

I didn't want Jasper blaming himself for anything, it just wasn't right. For some reason I felt a small connection with him, afterall – he was the only vampire to be my actual friend…the only Cullen who didn't treat me differently…and to him I wasn't 'the annoying werewolf kid' – I was simply Jacob.

"I shouldn't have pushed him away…" Edward continued in a monotone voice, "I shouldn't have blocked his thoughts from my head…and I only now realize how I was the stupid one. He didn't do anything wrong, yet I tried to give him all the blame…"

This was getting really interesting – Edward was saying what he truly felt and, despite my attempts, I couldn't stop my heart from pounding faster as he went on.

"What if I'm not the hero…what if I'm the bad guy? What if I'm the one doing everything wrong? I know I should try to let Jacob in, and I want to, but it's hard. I just feel like I need to get defensive when he talks, or be rude, it's just a body reaction. I haven't had these feelings for someone in such a long time…"

Feelings?! I almost sat straight up at that, and had to use all my energy to not do so. Edward had feelings for…me? It felt like my heart was gonna leap right out of my chest.

"You're wrong" Jasper argued, "Neither of you are bad. You just don't always see eye to eye, it's understandable. Jacob's not like other guys, especially since he's a werewolf, but you can't let that cloud how you feel. Just be honest with him, I'm sure he'll understand."

Yeah, Jasper, I'd understand, but that didn't mean I'd get used to it. After all the times he's shoved me around, almost killed me, I just…I can't believe it.

Edward chuckled, "I really doubt it's that easy. Don't forget, I'm not normal either, and if I told him he'd just freak out and run. I don't want that…and despite how we're opposites; I can't help but feel a little possessive."

Possessive…wonderful. This meant he'd be like a desperate housewife or something, wanting to know where I am at all times.

Jasper got up then, I could sense it, and said one final thing before leaving.

"Just trust him."

After both Jasper and Edward left, when the room became silent once more, I finally opened my eyes, taking in a deep breath. This was all so surprising that it was difficult to comprehend. I sat up, feet dangling off the edge of the (as I knew it would be) bed. My head throbbed, the pounding force enough to make me slightly dizzy. Whether it was from the fight earlier or the strange news – I didn't know. The entire house was silent and dark as I walked out of the room, sometimes holding the wall to stop from falling down. Despite my light headedness I just had to find out some answers. Suddenly my ears picked up banging noises coming from a room at the very end of the second floor hallway, to the right.

My curiosity got the best of me as I silently turned the knob and peeked in. There was no way I was expecting what was presented to my eyes. The banging noise turned out to be Emmett and his 'girlfriend'…having…yeah….I wasn't gonna go there. Shutting the door quickly and quietly I sprinted from the door and down the stairs, instantly regretting it as my vision waned. Lightly hitting the side of my head I continued on my quest, ignoring what I had seen. Outside was the only place left to look after I searched the whole house, and it was where I finally found Edward standing in the middle of the gravel driveway. He spun around as I approached, hearing my shuffling feet kick the stones, and then seemed to tense.

"What do you want?" was the first thing out of his mouth as I stood there, staring him down. My eyes didn't want to focus on anything as intensely as I was focusing on his face, but that didn't matter at the moment. It was a few awkward minutes before he spoke once more, seeming genuinely concerned this time.

"So you're feeling okay?"

I took a small step back, not seeing that question coming at all. Shaking my head I slightly smiled, "Yeah, thanks."

"You know" he went on, "If it hadn't been for Jasper you might have died."

"I'll be sure to thank him. I'm just glad he was there" I responded, turning and looking up at the full moon. My body felt light under its presence, and not because of the old legends 'werewolves come out on full moon nights', but because it was a comforting sight. Seeing the moon at night meant you were gonna be alive to see the sun in the morning as well.

"You have some strange thoughts" Edward commented. I laughed a little at how blunt he was being, yet had to agree.

"Yeah, it happens."

Hatred didn't seem to be there as we talked, just small conversation, but it was better than nothing. It meant I was making some progress…right? There was just no way I was ready to bring up the whole 'you have a schoolgirl crush on me and its funny' topic with him, not until I was positive that's what it was.

As we went on, telling each other things, I felt like a burden was being lifted. I was on my way to healing him, and the whole family as Jasper had said. To me, it was a helluva good start.