A/N: I DO NOT OWN TWILIGHT! It belongs to Mrs. Meyer. I do not own Anne Jones. She is a friend of mine. I own nothing but the plot! PLEASE REVIEW. The more reviews I get, the faster the updates. Enjoy
Runaway
"Here we are. Walk down this highway and you will reach Forks in about ten minutes. Good luck." The woman pulled her car off to the side of the highway and unlocked her passenger door.
"Thank you so much for the ride." Anne said jumping out of the car and grabbing her duffle bag.
"No problem, hon. Best get a move on, it looks like rain." Anne looked up to see a pitch black sky. She shuddered and pulled her sweatshirt tighter to her. The woman pulled her passenger door shut and honked as she drove away.
Anne pulled the hood of her sweat shirt up and ran towards the woods in the opposite direction the women had told her to go. 'I will try to find Forks tomorrow, when it stops raining. At least I will be dry.' Anne thought wryly. After about ten minutes Anne noticed the trees starting to thin out. Then she saw a three story mansion in the distance. 'Wow, nice house.' Anne thought staring at the house. Anne noticed a large oak tree in what seemed to be the front yard.
'I have no money, no place to go. I can crash here for the night and leave in the morning before anyone realizes I am here. I am beat.' Anne thought throwing her duffle bag into the tree and hoisting herself up beside her bag. Anne pulled her mp3 player out of her duffle and put her headphones on. A green iguana crawled out of her sweat shirt pocket and curled up on Anne's shoulder.
"Thanks for not scaring the driver, Izzie. I really didn't want to walk all the way here." Anne said closing her eyes. A sudden crack filled the air. Anne opened her eyes again.
"I really hate thunder storms." Anne muttered waiting for the lightning to appear. But no lightning appeared. Then Anne noticed the group of people in a meadow behind the house. They seemed to be playing baseball.
'What are they doing? They will get hit by lightning, stupid people!' Anne thought as the smallest person stepped up to bat. Anne soon realized what the crack had been. The person hit the ball extremely hard. When the ball hit the bat the cracking sound filled the air. Anne focused on the person that had just hit the ball. The figure looked no older then ten.
'No fully grown human can hit a baseball that had, let alone a ten year old! This is no ordinary group of people. But what are they? Witches? No, they don't have wands. That rules out Warlocks too. Werewolves? Where is their fur, then? Vampires? Nah, they couldn't be…'
Anne closed her eyes and fell asleep quickly. The next thing Anne heard were twigs snapping as something climbed towards her. She opened her eyes to see the smallest person from the baseball game the previous night. Now that the person stood a foot from Anne she could see that it was indeed a ten year old girl with waist length bronze hair and brown eyes.
"I am Renesmee Cullen. Who are you?" the small girl inquired.
"Anne Jones. Do you live here?" Anne asked staring at the girls' extraordinary beauty.
"Yes, this is grandpa Carlisle's house. My parents and I live in a cottage in the backyard. The rest of the family live in the big house. Speaking of the big house, I think it is breakfast time. Do you want to join us?" Renesmee asked as she started to climb down the tree.
"Yes, please!" Anne said realizing how hungry she was. Renesmee jumped down from the tree and looked at Anne as she jumped beside her. Renesmee took Anne's hand leading her up to the house. Anne felt her jaw drop as she entered the house.
"Grandpa Carlisle has been around awhile. My family is rich and Grandma Esme likes to have nice things in the house. Daddy plays the piano and all of us love television. Why are you here?"
"I ran away from my family and came to Forks to write my novel. This is Izzie." Anne said as her iguana appeared on her shoulder.
"Well, if it is alright with the rest of the family, you can stay here. But just so you know, my family is not your typical family."
"RENESMEE! What have I told you? Who is this?" A beautiful brown haired woman walked into the room looking at Anne.
"This is Anne Jones, Momma. She was in the oak tree in the front yard. I didn't tell her anything. I was only warning her. Can she stay, Momma? Please? She is really nice." The brown haired woman took Renesmee's hand and led her into the room she had come from.
"Come on, Anne!" Renesmee called from the room. Anne walked into the room to see the group from the night before. The brown haired woman sat next to a bronze haired man with Renesmee on her left. On Renesmee's left sat a beautiful blonde woman who was glaring at Anne. On the blondes left sat a curly, black haired, muscular man. To his left sat a woman with short spiky black hair. To her left sat a blonde man who looked in pain. To his left sat a woman who looked motherly and who was eyeing Anne curiously. To her left, and at the head of the table, sat a blonde man who looked fatherly and kind.
"Bring home another stray, Nessie?" The black haired man asked jokingly.
"Where did you come from? How did Nessie meet you?" The bronze haired man asked.
"She ran away from home, Daddy. She was coming to Forks to write a book. She was asleep in the oak tree in the front yard. I noticed her and went to say hi. I think she should stay, she seems nice." Renesmee said looking up at the bronze haired man.
"I left my family to come to Forks to write my book. I got a ride to the highway. Then it started to rain. I ran through the woods. I noticed your house and decided to stay in the oak tree in your front yard. I was planning to leave before anyone got up but I fell asleep. I watched you play baseball last night and noticed your extraordinary strength. I noticed your family is extraordinary, but I don't care. Thanks for letting me have my say. I'll go now." Anne said turning to leave the room.
"Where will you go?" Renesmee asked looking at Anne.
"I don't know. I will find a place." Anne said waving.
"Em, Jazz, build a tree house for her. Alice, find some clothes that fit her. Bella, and Renesmee, I promised Alice a shopping trip. Now four of you are going. Go get ready! Rosalie, don't be bitter. She has accepted us as we are. She lives here now. So run along, all of you! Are you hungry, dear?" The motherly woman said looking up at Anne as the others walked away, the blonde woman still glaring at Anne.
"Yes, I am hungry. You said four people are going shopping. Would that include me?" Anne asked. The woman laughed lightly
"Yes, it would. Alice, the black haired girl, loves to shop. Bella, Renesmee's mother, used to be her life sized doll. I think she will be after you next. I am Esme, by the way. You are welcome to stay with my family. Renesmee has all of us wrapped around her fingers. It is kind of sad really.
"I am afraid we don't have much human food, but I plan to go shopping today. As you may have guessed my family dose not eat human food. However we do have a small amount of food. Let's go see what we can find. Then I will tell you about our family's history. Alright, let's see… how about a cinnamon roll, some eggs, and a glass of orange juice. Sit down; I can do two things at once. Now, what did you figure out last night?" Esme asked Anne as they walked into the kitchen and as Esme started to make Anne's breakfast. Anne sat at the kitchen island and watched Esme cook.
"Well I figured out that your family is extraordinary. I ruled out witches, warlocks, and werewolves. I also thought of vampires…"
"Bingo."
"You are a family of vampires?" Anne asked amazed.
"Yes, we are. My husband, Carlisle, the oldest male, was bitten back in the sixteen hundreds. He decided to not be a monster. Our family drinks animal blood, not human. So Carlisle traveled the world. He decided to become a doctor. That is how he met Edward, the bronze haired boy. It was 1918. Edward was seventeen and dieing of the Spanish influenza. Carlisle changed him to save his life. A couple years later, I jumped off a cliff. I had lost a child, you see. The paramedics thought I was dead. They didn't bother taking me to the hospital. They took me directly to the morgue. That is where Carlisle found me. Carlisle found Rosalie, the blonde girl. Her fiancé and a few of his friends were drunk and decided to hurt Rosalie. Rosalie was bleeding and dieing on the side of the road when Carlisle found her.
"Next Rosalie found Emmett, the dark haired boy. A bear was mauling him when Rose found him. She brought him to Carlisle and he saved him for her. Alice, the black haired girl, found Jasper, the blonde boy. They were both already vampires. They found our family and joined us here. Then there is Bella. Bella went to Forks high school where she met the kids. She kept unconsciouslyrisking her life, and Edward kept saving her. She was human, like you.
"Edward fell in love with her, and she with him. They got married a year ago. During their honeymoon, Bella got pregnant. Renesmee is a half vampire. Bella remained human right up until the birth. She almost died giving birth to Renesmee. Edward changed her. He can't live without her, and she can't seem to live without him. Now, eat up." Esme said placing a plate in front of Anne.
"Esme?" Anne asked taking a bite of eggs.
"Yes, dear?" Esme said putting a glass of orange juice in front of Anne.
"Why did Jasper look pained when I followed Bella and Renesmee into the room?"
"He is the newest person to our lifestyle. Before he joined Alice and our family he used to kill humans and drink their blood. So smelling you probably hurt him. Don't worry, dear. He won't hurt you. He is a sweet boy. He is just new to our lives. Eat up. I will go check on your tree house and I will go check on the shopping crew. Welcome to the family, Anne." Esme touched Anne's cheek and left. Anne finished her breakfast as Renesmee entered the room. Renesmee smiled as Anne washed her dishes.
"Auntie Alice says that she needs you to come upstairs to change and take a shower. So come on." Renesmee said leading Anne upstairs to a pink room where Alice and Bella were talking.
"Alice, it is a trip to the mall, not a ball. We are wearing jeans, not dresses. For goodness sakes you will scare the girl away! How bout this… we wear what we want and you can do our hair. Ok?" Bella said as Alice pouted.
"Fine, Bells. You are lucky I love you." Alice said kissing Bella's cheek.
"I know. Hi, Anne. I am Bella, this is Alice, and you know Renesmee. I was just convincing Alice to let us wear jeans to the mall. I hope you like shopping. Alice is a shopoholic. But we love her anyway. So you go through this door and take a shower. We will find clothes for you. I promise it won't be a dress. Now, what are your sizes?" Bella said shaking Anne's hand.
"Ten in pants, medium in shirts, 8 ½ in shoes." Anne said.
"Thank you. Everything you need is in that bathroom. I think Alice is your size. Alice, do you have anything that doesn't belong on a fashion runway?" Bella said turning back to Alice.
"Very funny, Bella! At least I dress better than you!"
Anne walked into the bathroom and stared. The room was completely pink, from the floor tiles to the ceiling.
'She likes pink.' Anne thought wryly as she took her shower. She heard the door open and Renesmee called
"The clothes Mommy picked are on the counter!"
"Thanks, Renesmee!" Anne called as she turned the water off. Anne heard the door close and stepped out of the shower. She saw jeans, a purple shirt and purple undergarments on the counter. Anne dressed and walked back into the pink bedroom. Alice stood up and pointed at Bella. Bella sighed and walked into the bathroom.
Renesmee took Anne's hand and pulled her into the backyard. Anne saw Emmett and Jasper building a tree house. Esme approached Anne and asked
"What is your favorite color?"
"Purple, why?"
"Rosalie and I are going furniture shopping for the tree house. Do you mind if we buy Izzie a tank to sleep in?"
"No, I think she would like that."
"RENESMEE!!!"
Renesmee dropped Anne's hand and ran back up to the house.
"Anne, dear, I hope you can handle Alice. Bella loathes shopping. Ah, Jasper, what do you need?" Esme said as Jasper joined them.
"Emmett needs a hammer. He sent me to ask for it." Jasper said looking curiously at Anne. Esme squeezed Anne's shoulder and walked away. Jasper was still looking at Anne.
"I am Jasper. You have already met my mate, Alice. Aren't you afraid of my family? Or are you like Bella and don't care if your life is endangered?" Jasper asked holding out a hand that Anne shook.
"I am like Bella. I don't care if your family is different. I'm just happy that they are letting me stay here. I hear Alice likes to shop." Anne said sitting on the ground. Jasper laughed and sat beside her.
"That is an understatement. She is a shopaholic! She spends a fourth of Carlisle's money by herself. I love her, but she is obsessed with shopping. You will learn to love her, obsessed as she is. I like you already, Anne. I hope you stick around. We are expecting a visitor soon. I never met her. She is interested in our family. We are the largest family of vampires in history. Most of our kind travel independently. And most don't have a house so close to humans. Thanks, Esme. See you, Anne." Jasper stood up, helped Anne up, and took the hammer Esme offered him, and walked back to Emmett.
Esme smiled. "He likes you. And he is hard to get to smile and laugh. He doesn't trust easily. You must be something special. Alice is ready for you up in her room. Good luck!" Esme pushed Anne back to the house.
Anne walked back up to Alice's room and Alice pulled her into the bathroom. Bella sat on the bathtub, Renesmee in her lap. Anne sat on the pink stool Alice pointed to.
"Let's see. This may hurt a bit. I am going to french braid your hair. I hope you don't mind." Alice said starting to braid Anne's hair.
"Mommy, when is Jacob coming back?" Renesmee asked.
"He should be back in time for dinner, love." Bella said petting Renesmee's hair.
"Alice, Jasper said a visitor is coming. What do you know about that?" Bella asked as Alice finished Anne's hair.
"It is my little sister from my human life, Cynthia her daughter Sophi and their dog, Dog. She is a vegetarian and is coming to visit my family. She is a lot like me. She has short auburn hair and is a dancer. She likes music and dancing. James changed her after I escaped when he changed me. Are we ready to go?" Alice said putting a ribbon in Anne's hair.
"Where are we going and whose car are we taking?" Bella asked standing up.
"We are going to Seattle in my car. So come on!" Alice said grabbing a pink purse and leaving the room. Bella sighed and followed Alice. Renesmee took Anne's left hand and pulled her down after Bella. Alice stood next to a yellow porche in the garage. Anne looked around to see a silver Volvo, a red BMW, a black Mercedes, a motorcycle, and a monster jeep. 'Wow' Anne thought.
"Esme and Rosalie took Esme's car. Carlisle and Edward took Carlisle's. Come on." Alice said getting into her car. Bella sighed and slid into the passenger side. Renesmee sat behind Bella, Anne behind Alice.
Alice pulled her car out of the garage and onto the road. She accelerated as the car hit the highway.
"Who rides the motorcycle?" Anne asked
"Jasper took a liking to it when Edward bought it, so he does." Alice said.
"Who is Jacob?" Anne continued.
"He is a friend of Bella's. Her best friend actually. Bella gravitates towards dangerous things." Alice said and Bella hit her shoulder.
"What do you mean?" Anne asked.
"Jacob is a werewolf. He is close to seven foot tall and runs about 108.8 degrees. He lives in La Push. He is there now, visiting his father, Billy. He should be back tonight. Here we are!" Alice chirped parking her car.
"Here we go…" Bella said ominously as the four entered the mall.
