Hey guys! I'm still here. I just had to wait for the phone line to be hooked up so I could update... (dial-up. Grr!) Anyhow, I hope you enjoy this chapter. I'm sorry this update took so long. :( Thanks for all of my reviews so far. I'll definitely try to make future updates quicker.

Just one more thing. We may finally find out what type of creature Bella's mom is. Yay!

-Vampiremoon22

BPOV:

Edward hadn't returned yet. And it was getting pretty late. I heard my stomach growl. He'd told me I could help myself to anything, so I walked to his kitchen. I peered into the refrigerator and found that most of the stuff looked similar to the food that humans eat. I decided on a salad and walked to the table to eat it.

I wondered where Edward was. I was starting to feel sort of lonely. Not that I minded too nuch. I was alone most of the time. I didn't have too many friends. Speaking of friends, I wondered if Jacob was worried about me. I wished I could make him understand. What would happen now though? I couldn't hide down here forever. I knew Charlie would get worried if I never returned. I had to go back and face Jacob and the wolves eventually.

I knew the wolves were set on killing Edward and any other vampires there were. And I knew that the vampires would defend themselves. I wondered if somehow, I could get both sides to listen to me. If we could at least form some sort of truce. I couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Ok, a lot guilty. This was my fault after all. If I'd never sold my soul to the devil, I'd never have met Edward. If I'd never met Edward, Jake and the others would never have felt the need to protect me from him.

This mess was my fault, I decided. And somehow I was going to fix it!

EPOV:

We'd decided that we would go to Earth tomorrow to fight the wolves. Every single one of the volunteers had put on a brave face as we prepared for the task at hand. But I knew that there wasn't one among us who wasn't remembering the horror stories we'd all heard as children. Werewolf. The very word still made me shudder.

It's funny. Most humans think that vampires are afraid of nothing. We are strong and fast. We can mezmerize humans and drain them of their blood without a second thought. This is true. Mostly. There are few things vampires fear, but they do exist. Werewolves. The biggest fear of most of our kind. We assumed, somewhat arrogantly, that the threat from wolves had been gone forever. I suppose it's true what humans say about 'assuming'.*

I finally returned home after a long night. I found Bella asleep on my sofa. Smiling, I gently lifted her and carried her into my guest bedroom. I laid her down on the bed and covered her with the blanket. I left her and walked to my kitchen. I didn't feel tired, so I'd decided to go up to Earth for awhile to hunt. It was a bit risky, considering the situation, but I would hunt far from Washington. I wrote a note for Bella in case she woke while I was out. I left then, and went to Earth to hunt.

BPOV:

I woke up in the middle of the night and looked around. This wasn't my room. Oh, I remembered. Edward. I yawned and got out of bed. He must've tucked me in. How sweet. I walked into the kitchen to get a glass of water. I saw a note pinned up on the refrigerator. It read:

Dearest Bella,

If you wake and find I am away, do not worry.

I have gone to Earth to hunt.

I will return soon.

All my love,

Edward

I smiled, got my water, and went back to bed. I sipped the water slowly and thought about how I could stop the ensuing fight. Obviously, I should talk to Edward first, but what would I say to make him listen? At least I knew Edward would listen to me. I didn't want anyone to get hurt. It was pretty dumb, in my opinion that the wolves and vampires were preparing to fight. Over what? Edward hasn't hurt me. Jacob hasn't hurt me. I knew they hated each other, but to fight without cause... It just seemed pointless.

As I leaned back on the pillows, I realized that maybe there was a way. I sat back up slowly and began to plot my next course of action.

It had occured to me that I might be able to return to Earth by myself. All this time, I'd been thinking that it was magic that allowed Edward to pass through the barriers. If this were the case, I may have inherited enough magic from my mom to be able to do the same. I wasn't sure how do "float" through the dimentions though. Maybe if I concentrated hard enough... I closed my eyes and focused on drifting up and through the ceiling.

"Ow!" I exclaimed somewhat loudly as my head slammed into the ceiling. I realized that I'd been floating several feet in the air. This broke my concentration and I fell downward until I landed on the cushiony blankets Edward had lovingly wrapped around me. "Okay." I said aloud. I could float. Why wasn't I going through walls? I sighed. Maybe if I concentrated on making myself like a ghost at the same time I concentrated on floating...

I tried. The next thing I knew, I was standing in my room. It worked! Now, all I had to do was find some pictures and get back before Edwaed noticed I was missing. I looked downstairs first. There was a small bookshelf in the living room where Charlie kept old picture albums. I selected a few and sat down to go through them. Most of them were of me. Charlie always said that when I went off to college and eventually got married and had kids, he'd rember me through the pictures when I never visited. I rolled my eyes. That was a guilt trip if I ever heard one.

I leafed through the pages of each book. Me. Charlie. Me and Charlie at Billy's surprise birthday party two years ago. Charlie and some of his cop friends. Me at the beach with a group from school. I sighed. I was getting nowhere. I needed to look further back. I returned the albums to their shelf and reached for another. This one was older. In fact, it had a layer of dust on the cover an inch thick.

I sat down to look through it. I blew the dust off the cover and opened it to the first page. I had to stifle a laugh when I saw the picture there. Charlie. My dad was dressed in a complete disco outfit. He actually had big, poofy hair and a pair of dark sunglasses to complete the look. A giggle escaped me and I covered my mouth and turned the page.

That's when I saw her. I gasped. She was beautiful! She was standing on a beach, feet in the water. It had apparantly been a windy day because her honey colored hair hair was flying in separate directions. I stared at the picture for a moment in awe. Suddenly, I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Beautiful, isn't she?"

I looked up to see my dad standing there. "Charlie!" I exclaimed in surprise. "I-I mean... dad..."

He held out his hand and I gave him the picture. He stared at it for a moment and handed it back. "My angel. Just like I remember." He said. He turned for a minute and dried his eyes that had started to mist. "You know," He continued. "She used to tell me "If you ever need me, just call my name..." I could see his eyes getting misty again. "... And I'll be there."

"Dad..."

"You know, you look so much like her." He smiled and patted my shoulder. He closed his eyes for a second. When he opened them, he said, "Hey, aren't you supposed to be in La Push?" He stared at me quizically.

"Oh, um, they haven't picked me up yet. I'm sure they'll be here soon though." I smiled. As if on cue, I heard the phone ring. Charlie went to answer it.

I thought for a minute. What had Charlie said? My angel. Was mom an Angel? Just call my name... Like I'd done with Edward? Of course! She was a magical creature... But what was her name? I flipped the picture over. Renee was all it said. Renee. That must be it! I sat there in shock. It had been so simple all this time, I realized.

I jumped when I heard Charlie's voice. "Bella! Are you okay?" He asked. This is the third time I've called you."

"Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine." I told him.

"Okay, well, that was Jake. He said they'll be here in about fifteen minutes. They're running late because of some car trouble, but they'll be here."

"Great. I should uh, go and get ready then." I said. I left and went up to my room. I decided that I would go with Jake for now. I could return to Edward's house, then come back here when Charlie was asleep and try to summon my mom. I would try to get Renee to help me keep the vampires and wolves from fighting. Maybe she could do something to help me get through to them.

Later, after Jake arrived and picked me up, and chewed me out for running away from him, he drove to Leah's house. He told her to keep a close eye on me because "the vampire" might try something. Once Leah was asleep though, I returned to Edward's place. He wasn't back yet. That was good. I went back to Earth. I was finally back in my room. Alone. I breathed a sigh of relief.

I sat on the edge of my bed and looked up toward the ceiling. "Renee." I whispered. "Renee, can you hear me? It's Bella. I need your help Renee. I closed my eyes tightly. I opened them again when I sensed that I wasn't alone. I gasped when I spotted a briliant golden light in the center of the room.

"Bella?" A soft voice came from within the light. "My Bella?"

Well? What do you think? Was it worth waiting for? I actually got chills as I wrote that last part. I try to put myself in the character's shoes. So, when I wrote that, I tried to imagine meeting my mom for the first time. Anyhow, please review. :)

-Vampiremoon22