It was not simply raining...it was a torrential downpour.

Surrounding me was a scene that was unfamiliar in a tangible sense.

Mentally, I believe I have found myself somewhere around here before.

The sky was bleak, the road empty and the forest surrounding it left a feeling of impending darkness.

The forest here was never ending.

A pair of bright red heels stopped me mid stride along the road. I lifted my gaze to meet a look of contemplation. Physically it was an unfamiliar face...but mentally, I think I have seen these topaz eyes before.

"Alice...It is a pleasure to see you." Contentment washed through me.

Standing slightly behind Alice and off to the left was a man with hair a shade of gold and was shaped with slight waves.

I nodded in his direction.

"Jasper" His eyes a shade darker.

I suppose I was feeling a bit poetic in my descriptions, after all I had been wallowing in self-pity for a few weeks and I tend to get overly descriptive and narrative with my thoughts when I am alone. I presume one gets sorrowful being in an unknown place all alone...especially when said person should not be there to begin with.

A cold hand grasped onto my own and the rain ceased as Alice pulled me under the shelter of her matching red umbrella. She suggested we go somewhere warm...and dry.

"Sure"

I could feel Jasper looming behind us underneath his own black umbrella. The corners of my mouth lifted slightly, a man of his past would always keep the unfamiliar where he can asses the situation best. Of course, he would have nothing to worry about. I am defenseless to him and to those like him.

I was guided back to a black, shiny car. I didn't spend any time attempting to figure out the make or model but it smelled new. I began to dry my hair with a towel that was placed in the seat next to me. I had also noticed a pile of clothes but did not bother to investigate them. I spent the few minutes of the silent car ride with my eyes glued to the scenery of the forest. The dark and never ending forest.

"We are here" a small but soothing tone brought me back to my thoughts.

I followed Jasper and Alice into a small cafe, we seated ourselves in a booth far off in a corner. Alice stopped me before I sat.

"Here, there is a bathroom on the other end. You should change and get dry." She handed me the pile of clothes from the back seat.

"Right" I grabbed the clothes from her and whispered a thank you. I quickly changed into the jeans and long sleeved black v-neck she provided me. I returned back to the booth and placed my worn wet clothes into the plastic bag Alice had conveniently placed where I should sit.

Jasper and Alice sat across from me with neither being directly in front of me.

I would not say the silence was awkward but I was definitely unsure of what to say, or where to start.

"Thank you" the present for now seemed good enough.

"For what exactly?" It was Jasper who spoke up this time. His voice sounding raspier than I would have imagined. My eyebrows lifted slightly at this discovery.

For his reply, I turned to Alice.

"For coming to me. I'm guessing you saw me right? I decided I was getting nowhere on my own so now I guess I am being selfish involving you and your family. I just don't know where to continue at this point." My speaking grew quicker with each word. I became nervous every time I thought about the possibility of this interaction. How would I explain myself without sounding like a psych case?

Jasper seemed to become even more tense while Alice seemed comfortable and all knowing. This amused me, I'll admit.

"Yes, I have been seeing glimpses of you for a while. You did not seem like you wanted to be found yet. I saw your decision yesterday evening. The rest of our family is aware we are meeting...though even I am not entirely certain as to why we are meeting."

"I can provide the answer for that. Forewarning, even I am still uncertain if this is all just in my own head." I contemplated for weeks about this. Do I tell them everything? Do I withhold certain information? What if they don't believe me? What happens then? I had come to the realization that the life I had and knew before was no longer with my reach and everything, everyone I had grown up with and had come to love was now gone. If these people could not accept what I told them I would be alone again.

Alone.

I had a fear of being alone.

And the dark.

I truly feared the dark. The dark seemed all consuming, especially in the showering town with never ending dark forests.

Their silence told me I should continue.

I sighed. "This really would have been much easier if you had Edward with you, honestly I am not sure how to explain what has happened." I was feeling overwhelmed. If I explained this the wrong way I could ruin everything.

"Why don't you try to calm yourself. Explain how you got here from the beginning." Jasper leaned towards me slightly, trying to seem comforting.

I took a long breath in and nodded.

"I woke up at the hospital."