Ok so instead of writing another chapter I decided to continue off the incredibly short last one. It looked longer in my word document. I mean no offense by the joke Leah makes about Jehovah's Witnesses, please don't be offended. Enjoy!

Chapter 53

"Having second thoughts?" I teased as we drove towards Forks. He was as tight at a drum and had been gnawing on his bottom lip the whole ride down.

He glanced at me out of the corner of his eye, "No. . . well, maybe a little." He chuckled slightly. "I'm just not sure how long my control will last with them."

"The wolves will be there to stop you if anything happens." I soothed.

"That's what I'm worried about." He muttered, and then quickly looked over at my face. "No offense."

He had a point. If something did happen I didn't know how gentle Jake and Seth would be on him, especially if Renesmee was in the vicinity when something happened. What had I gotten him into? I shouldn't have dragged him into my world. "I won't let them hurt you." I promised.

He nodded and went back to chewing on his bottom lip. I had to admit, it was kind cute. Never saw a grown man do something like that before. I had been worried that whenever I would look at him I would see the wolf in him but I didn't see it. He was still Kaase, my angel, and I hoped nothing would make him anything else. I shuddered, thinking of the coal black circles that had replaced his crystal blue eyes last night. I became conscious of the fact that I was staring at him the same time he did. The corner of his mouth turned up into a grin. "You're staring." He jeered. "Is that drool?"

I fought the urge to check even though I knew there wasn't any. "Funny." I muttered. "Your just so damn beautiful, Kaasey." He turned and frowned, he didn't like that nickname. I stuck my tongue out at him and he grinned, showing dazzling white lines of teeth.

"Look who's talking." He laughed. "Any man, human or mythological, would want a woman as gorgeous as you."

I blushed violently and snorted. "I've got my own personal Shakespeare." I muttered and he laughed.

"Is this the turn off?" He asked, already turning his turn signal on to change lanes.

I nodded. "Yeah, it is."

Once he was off the highway I rolled down my window slightly, inhaling the sweet aroma of home. I rolled the window back up to keep the heat in but still savored the lingering scent of pine and water. It was at that moment I realized how much I missed home. Well not so much my house, but the woods. I had practically lived in the darkness of this forest for nearly half a year.

"That's their driveway." I pointed to the nearly invisible path, only marked by rows of ferns.

"Secluded." He mused.

"Yeah, they gotta keep away those tasty Jehovah's Witnesses and traveling salesmen." I joked. Kaase rocked the truck with silent laughter. He didn't take his eyes off the winding road ahead of him. The towering mansion came into view. It reminded me of pictures I saw of plantation homes down in the south. It was ancient yet timeless, with faded white walls and a large front porch

"Wow," Was all Kaase managed to say. His eyes were wide. "It's. . . huge."

I sighed. "And sadly holds so many fond memories." I pointed to where the forest met the woods. "That's where Bella almost killed my brother."

Kaase laughed at my dry humor. "Fond indeed." He put the truck into park and turned the key, leaving us in complete silence.

"I wonder if they're coming out or if we're going in?" I thought aloud.

"Do you think they know we're here?" Kaase turned to look at me.

I felt my jaw drop. "Wow."

"What?"

"I'm marveling at your mythical naiveness."

"Is that even a word?" He snorted.

"C'mon." I sighed, opening my door. "Looks like we're heading in."

Kaase followed me out of the truck and lagged behind as we headed up the front steps. I heard him take a deep breath. I smiled, grabbing his hand. "Here we go."

As soon as I reached the door I could tell the contents of this house were not happy. There were no noises from inside but I could almost feel them yelling at each other with their body language. My hand paused, halfway to the door, when Carlisle opened it. His face looked surprisingly haggard but he tried to hide it behind a kind smile. "Thank you for coming." He said politely, stepping aside to let us through the door.

I hesitantly walked in and was followed by a cautious Kaase. The stress and anger hovered in the air and I had a sudden urge to rush out the door. I was supposed to be here as a comfort for Kaase but I couldn't even hold myself together. I began to tremble.

The rest of the Cullens and the pack were in the living room, which seemed like an inaccurate term since most of the beings in there were dead. They were placed sporadically around the room, but yet seemed in planned positions. The females were present but seemed to almost be at the back of the room. Carlisle took his place by Esme and so that each of the females was guarded by a male, Renesmee was guarded by Jacob. It was almost insulting. Kaase was a stiff pillar next to me and I could hear a soft growl in the back of his throat. Rosalie let out a hiss.

Carlisle sent a warning look to her then started off the introductions. He named off each of the members of his family, each of them greeting him with an almost bitter smile. I felt as though everyone would jump at Kaase at any moment, so I took his hand in mine and held it tightly.

"Well then, you have told us everything you know." Carlisle started. "Is that correct Kaase?"

"Yes." Kaase answered stoically.

Carlisle nodded, "You have no idea why they are targeting us. There are other covens that they could have targeted, you have no idea why us?"

"Do they need a reason?" Jasper asked. "They were created to destroy us; they are only doing their destined task." I wondered what Jasper's experience with werewolves had been.

"But wouldn't they attack nomads or smaller covens. Werewolves are like newborns and they tend to fight amongst themselves." Edward chimed in. "I find it surprising that Peter is actually creating a pack like the shape-shifters do. He has to have a certain reason."

"Does it really matter why they're coming?" Emmett asked, with almost a sarcastic tone. "The main thing is we have to be ready for them and with us and the wolves we'll probably out number them, we've got this no problem."

"It does matter, Emmett." Rosalie rebuked. "We need to know how devoted they are to this."

Edward sighed then turned to the mind reader. "Alice you don't see anything?"

She shook her head, pursing her lips. "I'm blind. I have no idea what's going to happen."

"It seems our powers are immune to them." Edward turned and faced Kaase. "I don't know about Jasper but I can't read your mind."

Jasper shook his head. "I'm not getting anything."

This was surprising. During our meeting yesterday it seemed as though they had such control over the situation. What did this mean for us? Without Alice we wouldn't be able to tell exactly when they were coming, and without Edward we wouldn't know any of their plans. I wondered if Edward had ever fought anyone without knowing their thoughts. Edward pursed his lips.

"Can't we reason with them?" Bella asked. "Find out what they want before attacking them?"

Carlisle was about to speak but Jasper intruded. "They aren't like the Volturi. They are out to kill, and nothing will stop them."

I felt Kaase stiffen next to me. Everything they were saying was practically insulting him. They acted as if they were mindless animals with no regard for anything. Savages.

"Should we call the Denalis?" Rosalie asked. "Just to be certain we have the advantage."

Carlisle shook his head. "We call on them too much. I'd hate to put them in any more danger."

"So we just sit and wait?" Bella asked.

Everyone was silent for a moment. There really was nothing to do, which will give us all an uneasy feeling I'm sure. Edward shook his head suddenly. "It wouldn't work."

"Why not?" Jacob asked, a little disappointed. Gosh I hated it when they had conversations like this.

"Werewolves have incredible instincts. They would run off if we approached them. We wouldn't make it within a 10 mile radius."

We were spinning in circles, going everywhere but going nowhere. None of our plans were working. The only reasonable answer to this would just be to wait and let them come to us.

Next chapter might surprise you :D I probably won't be able to post it till Sunday or Monday, I'll be gone tonight and all day tomorrow and there's a nascar race Sunday.