I was currently hanging onto Emmett's back. I was terrified but excited. Edward had protested this little adventure but I wanted to go. We were leaping from tree to tree. Emmett wanted to show me what it was like to be a vampire. I didn't think that I was getting the real experience but it was fun. He stopped on top of a tall pine. I could see the whole forest. He lifted me from his back and sat me on a branch. Of course he stayed close.

"See, Edward is full of crap. I didn't drop you or anything."

I shot a look at him. He wasn't funny.

"This is great Emmett, thanks for taking me. Rosalie isn't mad at you is she?"

"Probably, she will get over it though."

"Does she hate me?"

"No. I think she's just jealous."

No way.

"Of me?"

"Rose hates being a vampire. I mean she likes some of the perks but she wants to be human. She really wants kids and stuff."

"Oh. I just couldn't understand why she always looks at me like I did something to her."

"It might be because of Edward too. They think I don't know a lot of stuff."

He looked at me.

"I know a lot more than they give me credit for. Rose hates that Edward doesn't want her. Jasper has Alice but Edward was always alone. She couldn't understand why he didn't want her like everyone else."

"That never bothered you?""She doesn't want him. So no. No offence but she really does think she's better than you. She cant understand why Edward would want you and not her."

That made sense. I couldn't understand it either.

"I don't blame her. I don't get it."

"Edward loves you. That is obvious. You don't have to be a model for someone to love you. I'm proof of that."

"Why do you act so…dumb…if you are actually so smart?"

He laughed.

"Its more fun to not think so much. I don't have anything to worry about."

"That makes sense."

"Wanna go back now?"

"I guess so."

He pulled me onto his back and jumped out of the tree.

We had been camping for about a week. So far it had been lots of fun. Edward and I were so much more comfortable together now. Things were great. We would have to leave soon though because Carlisle had to get back to the hospital. There had been a mutual agreement between myself and Edward that we wouldn't go off to be alone together. We didn't want any mistakes to be made. We were happy enough to just be together.

When we started packing up there wasn't much for me to do. The vampires had the whole site packed up before I could even stand up. That was really nice. I wished I was that fast. I wasn't ready to go back to the real world. I knew there would be laundry waiting on me. Vampire speed couldn't make that washer go ay faster. Edward held my hand as we drove. I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I remembered Edward was gently nudging me.

"Bella you're home. I already took your things in."

"Huh? I'm home?"

"Yes love. Its late, would you like me to carry you to bed?"

"No, Charlie wouldn't like it…I can walk in."He helped me get out of the car and get up the stairs. I was so tired that I barely acknowledged Charlie.

"Sleep well. If you want I'll call you tomorrow."

"Yeah…I love you Edward."

"I love you too Bella."

That was the last thing I remembered.

The next day I stumbled around the house. I was disoriented. Once I got breakfast in me things were a little easier. Charlie had let the house get pretty dirty while I was away. I couldn't believe I was only gone for a week. It felt like a month had passed. I gathered up all my camping clothes and threw them in the wash. Then I got all Charlie's laundry and got it ready to go in. I decided to take a shower. Not 5 minutes after I got in, the phone rang. I wrapped a towel around myself then ran downstairs.

"Hello."

"Bella you sound out of breath."

I didn't mind missing a shower for Edward.

"I was in the shower."

"I'm sorry I interrupted. Should I call back?"

"You don't have to, what did you want?""I just wanted to talk to you. Go finish your shower and I'll call back."

"Okay, it will only take me like 20 minutes."

"That's fine. Goodbye Bella."

"Bye."

I hung up and ran back upstairs. I rushed through the shower. When I opened the bathroom door I slammed it back shut. Edward was standing in the hallway. I looked awful. I was wearing my sweats and a ratty t-shirt. I didn't want him to see me.

"Bella is everything okay? I'm sorry, I should have told you I was coming over."

"I'm fine, I'm not dressed though."

"Yes you are."

"Not like I would like to be."

"What does that matter? I don't care what you're wearing.""Well I do. Go downstairs."

"I don't see why you need to wear clothes at all."

I was glad he couldn't see me blush.

"Edward just go downstairs please."

I heard him sigh.

"Alright. This is pointless though."

I waited a few minutes then opened the door. He was gone so I ran to my room and shut the door. I pulled on some jeans and my favorite blue blouse. My hair was still wet so I left it down. When I was suitable I opened the door and went downstairs. Edward was sitting on the couch waiting. He stood when I came in.

"I don't care what you wear, you know that right?""I do so just leave it alone."

He hugged me.

"Happy to be home?""A little, I didn't like waking up alone this morning."

"I didn't like not being there when you woke up."

He kissed my forehead.

"So, what are you up to today?""I have some laundry to do. Other than that, nothing I guess. I might need to go to the grocery store but that can wait until tomorrow."

"Need any help?"

"No, I just have to wait for the washer."

"Hmm."

He kissed me. It was gentle but I could feel the meaning behind it. My body heated up. His hands trailed down my sides. It was an amazing feeling. I threw my arms around his neck and pulled myself up to him. He grabbed my backside and lifted me up off the ground. I wrapped my legs around his waist. Our kisses became deeper and deeper. Edward was lifting my shirt over my head when he stopped and sighed.

"Mike Newton is at the door."

What?

The doorbell rang. Edward let me down and I smoothed my hair and shirt. He stood in the living room while I went to answer the door.

"Hi Bella. How has your summer been so far?"

"Great, I just got back from camping. Did you need something?"

My voice was breathless. I knew my face was red.

"Ah…yeah I just wanted to see how the stuff worked for you. I know you said you have never been camping before."

"The stuff worked great, I loved it all. Thanks."

"Yeah, so are you doing anything today? Do you want to maybe go…"

He trailed off and looked way too nervous. I turned and saw Edward leaning against the stairs behind me. He smiled and waved to Mike.

"Hello Mike. How are you?"

"I'm…good, just wanted to know if Bella liked the camping gear."

"That's nice of you."

He walked forward and wrapped an arm around my waist.

"Yeah…I um…I'll see you guys later. Bye."

He didn't even wait for us to answer him, he just ran to his car. I felt kind of bad for him. He was so persistent.

"That boy gets on my nerves."

"He's just a teenage boy."

"That's what I don't like. They all think the same things."

"Like you don't."

"Its okay for me to think it, you're my girlfriend."

"What about before I was your girlfriend?"

He kissed me. I knew it was to distract me and I let it work. Before we could get back to our previous activities I heard the washer stop. Edward sighed when I ran to put the clothes in the dryer.

He stood at the top of the stairs while I worked.

"That looks so exciting."

"You guys don't do laundry?"

"Alice never lets us wear the same clothes more than once. She always just buys us new stuff. Esme washes her favorites. She wont let Alice donate everything."

"Wow, so you give it all to goodwill or something?"

"Usually."

There were a lot of lucky people out there getting a great deal on French tags.

"If she could get away with it, you would never wear the same things either."

"I don't want new clothes."

"She doesn't care. Emmett hides his favorite clothes from her. She always finds them though."

I thought about all my favorite clothes. I didn't want to donate them. They were my favorites for a reason.

"Bella the phone is ringing."

"Huh?""Your phone is ringing and I don't think I should answer it."Oh crap.

I ran up the stairs, nearly falling, and grabbed the phone.

"Hello?""Hey Bells…are you okay?""Yeah dad. Why?"

"You sound like you were running or something.""I was downstairs doing the laundry."

"Oh, sorry. I just wanted to tell you to stay home today. There have been a few accidents today.""Accidents?""I think the whole town has gone crazy. 4 car wrecks, 5 break ins, and 1 person got mugged. Just lock the doors okay. I don't like that you're there alone."

"I'm not alone dad. Edward came over, I hope you don't care."

"Actually I'm glad. Until we figure out what's going on, I don't want you being there alone. I can escort him home when I'm done."

"Okay, well be safe dad."

"I will. Oh its on the news. If you want, you can check it out."

"Alright. Love you dad."

"You too Bells, stay inside."

"I will. Bye."

"Bye."

Edward was already in the living room with the news on. I sat with him and watched. There was a woman talking about an accident behind her.

"Earlier today there were a series of wrecks on the outskirts of Forks. There does seem to be a reason. All the vehicles involved were seriously damaged but it appears that none of them even touched. Police are not commenting on what happened. Based on some dents in the vehicles, it almost looks like an animal attack. Some believe that this may have been caused by the rare but widely known pacific wolf. Sighting have increased in late months…"

Edward flipped to a different news channel.

"A young woman was attacked today. Her purse and jewelry were stolen. She has been sent to a near by hospital to be treated for serious injuries. The culprit was seen by 3 witnesses. He is believed to be an Indian male in his early twenties, black hair, and wearing nothing but a pair of blue jeans…"

Flip again.

"The break ins have now gone up to 7 houses since last week. In all cases, the doors was broken off the hinges and the house is left in disarray. Nothing is stolen but food. Police believe this could be the work of local homeless individuals…"

Edward turned to look at me. I was scared and he knew it. What was happening? Everything was fine before we left. Now the whole town was falling under. I went and locked the front and back doors. Edward locked all the window. I knew that we didn't need too with him there but it made me feel better and Charlie would be happy when he got home. I stood in the living while Edward paced. I didn't know what he was thinking but I wanted to.

"What is going on? You seem way more concerned about this than you should be."

He stopped.

"Bella do you know anything about the Quileute tribe?"

"No, I mean I know Jacob and Billy. They are Quileute."

"This isn't the first time my family and I have lived in Forks. We came through here a long time ago, before Alice and Jasper joined us. When we did, the Quileute stopped us. They had a history with vampires. They did not want us on their land. Carlisle convinced them that we did not want to hunt their people. So we made a treaty with them that we would never go onto their land."

"What does this have to do with what is going on?"

"When we came through before, the Quileute could have killed us. We didn't know it at the time, but they could become wolves at will. Not just regular wolves."

"The pacific wolves?""Yes. Carlisle believes that they started transforming to defend themselves against vampires. I knew there were a few elders left that could do it. It sounds like there are young ones now that can't control themselves."

This was so much to take in. Not only was I dating a vampire but now my dads best friend was a werewolf. Man the world was a lot weirder than I thought.

"Should you do something?"

"No. Forks is neutral ground. If they start doing these things on our land, then we can act. I'm sure they will get this all under control though. It's the alphas job to take care of these pups."

I didn't like the way he said pups.

"Do you think they will come here?"

He stared at me for a moment, then pulled his phone out.