Here is another transition chapter before we get into the meat of the next event. The next chapter I post will be in Seth's POV, I hope. Things could change, but you never know. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter. I like writing in the POV of members of the pack. As always, I don't own...

Sam POV

This was bad!

I was on my way over to Billy's house to try and stop Jacob from starting a war prematurely.

It all started when Charlie Swan called Billy all upset about Bella. Apparently, she and Edward had returned from their honeymoon early because she had contracted some disease and Carlisle wasn't allowing anyone to visit her, saying she was highly contagious. He went so far as to say Bella was currently being quarantined in Georgia. We knew that was a lie, since we had scented Edward in the forest surrounding Forks and he wouldn't leave her alone in Georgia. Something wasn't right and Jacob believed Edward had either turned Bella or had accidentally killed her. Either way the treaty would be broken. Unfortunately, one critical thing was missing...proof. We had no evidence of either scenario, and to attack the Cullens without it would also cause war.

I agreed with Jacob that something was fishy about the whole thing, but we had to be patient. We couldn't act without knowing more, hence the reason I was on my way to Billy's. I needed to convince Jacob to stand down. At least for the moment. If it came down to an attack, we couldn't just run in without a plan. As was demonstrated with the newborns a few months ago, the Cullens were good fighters, even if some of them were reluctant to fight if other options are available. I didn't want to lose anyone because Jacob was being overzealous.

I pulled into the driveway, and hurried to the front door almost at a flat run. I could hear Jacob yelling.

"He killed her, dad!" Jacob screamed. "That bloodsucker killed her and now they're covering it up with this bogus illness story. I'm gonna kill him. I'll tear his head off of his shoulders."

Jacob was pacing back and forth in their tiny kitchen, running his hands roughly through his hair. He was shaking, but was controlling his anger reasonably well, considering. It took a few seconds, but he finally noticed me walk into the house.

Jacob glared at me, then turned back to his father.

"You called Sam on me!" He yelled.

Billy held his hands up in the air, trying to calm his son. "You can't just run over there and start something without knowing what exactly is going on, son."

"Your father's right, Jake." I agreed. "We have no proof Bella has been harmed. To rush over there and start a fight would break the treaty and start a war. We have to wait."

Jacob growled in frustration and slammed his fist on the counter. It creaked under the stress.

"Come on Sam! You know I'm right! Bella said it herself. She and that leech were going to have a 'real' honeymoon. A vampire can't have sex with a human and not hurt her! He killed her and I'm gonna go kill him!" Jacob made for the front door, but I intercepted him.

"Jake, I don't want to order you to stay away from them, but I will if I have to. You need to calm down until we know for sure the treaty has been broken."

Jacob growled again, but turned back into the kitchen. He sat down hard at one of the kitchen chairs, causing it to make a slight cracking sound in protest. "Fine!" He crossed his arms across his chest.

I took a seat with him at the table. We sat silently for only a moment when Jacob stood back up and headed for the door again. I stood to stop him.

"It's OK, Sam. I'm not going to start anything. I just need to get out of here. I can't just sit here and wait for news. I'm gonna go run a few miles before I break the furniture."

I tried to speak, but Jacob interrupted.

"I'll stay clear, Sam. Please." Jacob's eyes were pleading.

I nodded and Jacob left.

I sighed. I sat back down and turned to give Billy an apologetic look. This had to be hard on him, considering how Jacob felt and how Bella was his best friend's kid.

"It's terrible to say, Sam, but I pray Bella's sick."

"So do I." I agreed. "But I have a sinking feeling we're not going to be that lucky."

To be Continued...

There you go. Another chapter. Will Jacob stay away from the Cullen's house? (Yeah right)

Hope you enjoyed. The next chapter will definitely be in Seth's POV.