A/N I couldn't help but put out another chapter today, plus this is just the beginning, it's more like an introduction. Hope you enjoy :)

Chapter One

I was having the most wonderful dream. My body felt weightless, I was floating and nothing actually bothered me anymore. I felt safe, protected and warm. I couldn't open my eyes, so maybe there was no body at all? My soul was floating towards the sun, I felt this would be the end of my pathetic human existance. I would definetely meet him up there, even if he claimed to have no soul, it will be my paradise and it would not exist without him.

I felt a smile spread across my non-existing face, as I heard a voice break into my little happy world.

''Breath, damn it! Breath!" The voice was soft and it sounded desperate. I wanted to sooth it, tell that I'm okay, that I'm happy, that I'm leaving for a nicer place. That's when I felt pain. As if someone was shmashing rocks against my chest rhytmically. The voice kept calling me and the rocks kept hurting. When suddenly both dissappeared, leaving the pain. I felt something warm press to my moth, as the air entered my lungs, my lungs becoming alive and awakening my brain.

I coughed, the water kept pouring out of my mouth, I gulped the air. Warm arms helped me to lay in a more comfortable position. I guess I'm not dead after all if I can feel my chest hurt and my lungs ache because of the water. I also felt the warm arms wrapped around me. As I started coming to my senses, I realised the arms were actually hot, too hot to be human.

„Jake?" my voice came out so hoarse, it scared me at first.

„It's Paul. Jacob's on his way."

Paul? It took me by by surprise and made my eyes pop open. I found myself looking in the warm brown eyes, those definetely weren't Jake's. But they couldn't belong to Paul, him being so arrogant and cold, especially when it came to me. The eyes I was looking in were warm and soothing. I felt better just staring in them. The eyes were staring back. I wanted to take a look at my saviour's features to make sure that it's really Paul, but I just couldn't break the eye contact. It looked like he couldn't either.

„Fuck." I heard him mumble under his breath, still looking into my eyes.

„Bella!" Jacobs' voice broke the little staring contest we were having. I felt one warm arms leave and another ones embrace me. „Thanks, Paul. You can head out to Harry's place now, Sam needs you. I'll take care of this."

I wanted to thank Paul, to say that I'm grateful or something like that, but I couldn't seem to find the right words. While I was still struggling with my thouhgts, I heard him leave and head to the woods.

„What the hell were you doing here all alone?" I couldn't help but smile at the fatherly tone in his voice.

„I just.. Uhm, wanted to know what's it like to be cliff diving." It still hurt to talk.

„And this was the best way to try it out? Have you no patience to wait until I have time to take you diving? Why do you make it so hard for me to be babysitting you?" I knew he was calming down, if he started joking around.

„Sorry, I just.. I needed to see something. I really am sorry." I made an effort to make my most miserable puppy eyes.

„Sure, sure. But what if Paul wouldn't have been around?" He sighed. „ C'mon, let's get in you in something dry and I'll take you home."

Something came alive inside me at the mentioning of Paul. I guess it was guilt that I didn't even thank him for saving me. There was something about his stare that intrigued me, and I wanted to figure out what that was. The 'fuck' of his also didn't let me find my peace with Paul.

Jacob took me to his place, ten minutes later I was wearing dry clothes, cuddling up to Jake to keep warm. We were already on our way to Forks.

"What exactly happened at Harry's?" I remembered Jake telling Paul to get there and help Sam. Jacob's arms squeezed the wheel as he spoke.

"Harry Clearwater had a heart attack. The pack and Charlie are there to help Sue and the kids.

"Is he okay?"

"He's gone." I cuddled up even closer, wanting to comfort him. Maybe a change of subject would help.

„So, you're no longer mad at me?" I smiled sheepishly.

„Actually, I am. Really, really mad. I'm even wondering if I should be telling Charlie about your little adventure." He laughed as he saw the scared look on my face. Charlie would simply give me a house arrest for the rest of my life. „I'm just kidding, if the locked you up in your room and nailed down your windows, I'd probably get bored without having to babysit you all the time. In fact I... „

„In fact what?" I looked up at Jake, to see his muscles tense, his teeth clenched together, his nose sniffing the air.

„Leeches. It's not the red head, it's.. them." For I-don't-know-which time today my world shifted. I took a look around to see Carlisle's car in the driveway. My hand moved to open the door when Jake stopped me.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" A growl escaped his throat.

"I have to go see if everything's okay".

"You know I can't protect you there".

"But I just.. have to". I shaked off his hand holding me and jumped out of the car.

"Bella!" Was the last thing I heard before I ran in the house.