Alice was right. I did need the extra clothes afterwards. She had taken me to a small clearing and instructed me how to hunt. To my surprise, it wasn't as hard as I thought; when I finally just let my instincts take over. Though it wasn't hard it was messy. I had the elk's blood all over me, while Alice didn't have a drop on her.

"Don't worry you'll get the hang of it. It just takes practice," she assured me.

Aggravated I said nothing. I was trying to be patient with Alice, but I had so many questions it felt like my head was going to explode. We were by a small creek now so I could wash the blood off me and change clothes.

"Alice, why can't I just wash up back at Jake's house?" I asked irritably.

"Trust me; you'll want to be clean for when we get back."

But before she had finished saying that I wasn't listening anymore. I was distracted, staring at the girl in the water. This girl was beautiful. With her heavy dark hair and nice full lips, but this girl also looked horrific. She had these flaming red eyes that seemed to burn a hole through you. After processing this picture for a second I realized something. I gasped shocked.

"Bella what's wrong?" Alice asked concerned.

"My eyes are red! That's what's wrong!" I fumed. I was so tired of being left in the dark. Wouldn't anybody tell me anything?

"Bella calm down. Everybody's eyes are red at first. After you drink animal blood for a while your eyes will be like mine." She said soothingly trying to calm me down. She looked nervous, like I was about to go crazy.

"Ok," I sighed getting up and pulling the clean white t-shirt over my head. Maybe I was overreacting. But one thing was for sure, it was time for some answers.

Seeing what I was going to say she said, "Come on, Bella. You want answers, well your about to get them. It's time go anyway, they're here."

"Who's here?"

"Carlisle, Jasper, and Emmett. Rosalie and Esme are fixing up the house right now."

"You're staying?" immediate relief flooding in me.

"Yes, for now." Then seeing my sudden disappointment she said, "Don't worry Bella, we're not leaving without you again. I promise."

"What about…? I paused, and then made myself say his name, "Edward?"

"Alice shifted uncomfortably, "He's still on his way, but Bella seriously it's time to go."

"Alright, let's go." I said after putting on the jeans tennis shoes. I was ready to get back. I had plenty of more questions that needed to be answered and I was eager to see Carlisle, Emmett, and Jasper. I had missed them, all of the Cullens. Following Alice, I sprinted through the forest back to Jake's house. Running felt good; it let me clear my head. I finally realized why vampires didn't worry about hitting trees. I was moving so fast, but I could see every tree branch and every leaf.

As Jake's house came into view, I could see Carlisle's car. I picked up the pace, surpassing Alice easy, and could see not only the three vampires, but Jake too, waiting for us out front.

"Hi, everyone." I said shyly as I approached them. Even as a vampire, I didn't like all the attention focused on me.

"Hey Bella," each of them replied. They all put on brave smile, but it didn't reach their eyes. I looked behind me, Alice had finally caught up.

After an awkward moment of silence, Carlisle said gently, "Bella, come inside. I'm sure you have a lot of questions, and it's time that we explain some things to you."

"Ok."

Letting me lead, we all filed into Jake's house and found a seat. Honestly, I was nervous. Though I was anxious to find out what they had to say, I had a bad feeling that it was something I didn't want to hear.

"Bella?" Jake asked his voice hard. He was sitting farthest away from me with a pained look in his eyes.

"Yes, Jake?" I asked in return. I could see him flinch when I said his name. This puzzled me. I know I was a vampire, but I was still me. What did he have against vampires anyway?

"What all do you remember?"

I explained everything I remembered including the conversation I had with Laurent, which left everyone shocked and angry.

Jake gritted his teeth. "Is that all?"

"Yes."

Then softer he said, "Bella there is something you should know about me."

"What is it Jake?" I asked a little confused.

"Do you remember the first conversation we had, down at the beach? When I told you about Quileute legends."

It rang a dull bell. "A little," I said honestly.

"Do you remember the legend that we were descendents of wolves?"

"Yes, what a about it?" I asked steadily growing confused.

He took a deep breath. "Bella, I'm a werewolf."

I was stunned. By his tone I could tell he was serious, but Jake a werewolf. It just seemed impossible. Well, if there were vampires, I guess there could be werewolves too.

"Is that why it smells like dog in here?"

Until then, Carlisle and them had been silent, but now they couldn't help but laugh. Even Jake smiled a little. I laughed too. It reminded me of the good days, when I laughed with the Cullens and with Jake, all of which seemed a million miles away. I was still processing the idea of Jake being werewolf, and as I did so I thought back to my last human memories, how that wolf wrenched Laurent of me, and it all clicked.

"Wait," I gasped, the laughter abruptly ceased. "You were that wolf that got Laurent off me, weren't you?"

"Yes," he responded his voice hard again.

"What about the other wolves? I know I heard more of them."

"There are four more, Jared, Paul, Embrey, and Sam. They didn't come here today because they didn't want to overwhelm you."

I thought about that. So Sam didn't have a cult that he was trying to lure Jake too. I had been worrying for Jacob ever since he told me about Sam and the looks he gave him. This worry increased when Jake stopped answering my calls. It turned out that all of them had turned into werewolves. I have to work on my theories when it comes to this stuff.

"What happened to Laurent?"

Jake looked uneasy. This scared me.

"He got away. After you were bit, Sam and Embrey stayed behind with me to take care of you. Paul and Jared chased him a long way, but the stupid bloodsucker gave them the slip. He was heading north." The whole time Jake said this he looked me straight in the eye with a look of savage guilt.

"I saw Laurent bite you," Alice piped up somberly. "I wasn't keeping tabs on you Bella I swear, but once I saw that I came straight to Forks. I knew where the meadow was, because I remember seeing Edward taking you there before. Once I got there and realized you were gone, I got a whiff of the wolves and knew that they had taken you here on their land. We aren't allowed to come here because of the treaty, but they allowed it temporarily so I could help you when you woke up and all of could talk to you and explain things when they got down here." She said motioning to Carlisle, Jasper and Emmett.

"What treaty?"

This time Carlisle spoke up and told me about treaty. I listened intently to every word he said, but in another part of my brain I was thinking about Laurent and everything that had happened. Seeing my troubled expression, Carlisle finished saying, "We're all here for you Bella, everything will be alright."

I looked down at my hands. My would-be killer was still out there. It was a terrifying thought. Would he come back and kill me all the way this time, or would he leave me in peace? Was Victoria still going to pursue me? A hundred of questions rolled around in my new brain, but one in particular stood out.

"What about Charlie? What does he know?" I asked desperately. This was all becoming too much.

Everyone looked anxious. That didn't help my stress level.

"What, does he know? Is he still looking for me?" I asked more frantic.

"Bella," Carlisle said taking my hands. "I'm so sorry, but Charlie thinks you're dead."

"WHAT?" I yelled ripping my hands out of his and getting up. "How…? Why…?" I was so angry and upset I couldn't even form whole sentences.

Everyone was up now with their hands up in front of them, trying to calm me down. They all said stuff like, "Bella calm down, everything is going to be ok."But how could anything be ok. My dad thought I was dead, and soon enough so would my mom. I could never see them again. My dad was stuck in that house alone again. At least Renee had Phil, but all the same. Jasper was now trying to calm me down with his talent.

"Cut it out Jasper," I hissed menacingly.

He didn't, this time he worked harder. Everyone was still trying to calm me down, when someone walked in. It was the person I wanted see the most. It was Edward Cullen.

Sorry it took me so long to write this chapter. I hoped I cleared up some questions you had. Thanks for the reviews! You guys are awesome! Please keep reviewing!