Carlisle's heartbeat .

Chapter 1

It was an icy morning when the bus carrying Elizabeth Koster drove into the town of Forks .She sat in the back of the bus watching the scenery pass by through the window . She hope to find here what she was searching for in every town she visited before Forks ,this was the last place to look for her brother and she prayed that this place would give her a clue, any clue of his whereabouts .

Too soon the bus stopped at the station .Getting off and collecting her luggage ,was the easy part ,the hardest was finding a place to stay. She decided to visit the towns only diner first 'cause she was hungry .After that she'd ask around for directions to a guest house and maybe about her brother the latter made her shudder ,she was really tired of searching .

The diner was busy so early in the morning ,people actually were there for breakfast and a little chat with other locals .They didn't even bother to look up when she entered ,except maybe for the African American woman at the counter ,she did look up for a moment before helping another customer .

Taking a seat at the only empty table Elizabeth ,wondered if it was the right thing to have come was a while before the woman at the counter came to her by then some of the customers has already left. ''What can I bring you ?'' the woman asked after a friendly ''Good morning'' .Smiling Elizabeth says ''Just coffee and some of that delicious smelling muffins thanks ''.The woman left with a ''Coming right up '' leaving Elizabeth alone again .

Staring through the window Elizabeth could see that it was raining outside ,sighting she thought of how she was going to keep her luggage, which consisted of one suitcase and a small rucksack, dry. The door of the diner opened and a girl with long bronze hair and chocolate eyes came in ''Hey Annie! '',she called .From the back Elizabeth heard the African American woman answer ''Morning Renesmee I 'll be right with you ''. ''Ok '',Renesmee said before taking a seat at the counter .

Studying the girl, Elizabeth wondered if this was the girl her brother send her a picture of six months ago before he stopped writing .She knew the only way to find out was to ask the girl if she knew a Markus Koster .She decided that now was as good the time as any ,and got up .Taking a deep breath she took a hesitant step towards the girl . ''Excuse me '',she started .The girl turned towards her ''Yes ?''she inquired politely ''Can I help you?'' .Swallowing hard Elizabeth took out her brothers picture out of her coat pocket .Holding out the picture to Renesmee she ask ''Have you seen this man ?''.Taking the picture from Elizabeth, Renesmee looked .

Shaking her head and giving back the picture she says ''Sorry ,no I haven't ,but you could ask my Grandpa his the chief of police he may know about the man ,if I may ask why are you looking for him ?''. Feeling disappointed Elizabeth says with a voice thick with tears '' His my brother ,and I need to find him soon ''. Turning away she leaves the girl ,taking a seat at the table near the window again .

Laying her head down on her arms she let a feeling of utter hopelessness wash over her . It's a while before she can bring herself to lift her head again ,at the same moment Annie comes back with her order ''Sorry if it took so long, but I had muffins in the oven '' she apologises .Smiling Elizabeth nods ''Its alright I'm not in a hurry really ''.Smiling back the woman leaves to help another customer .

Looking at the counter where Renesmee was ,Elizabeth find that shes left ,shrugging she guess Renesmee must have other things to do . Eating her muffin and drinking her coffee she push all thoughts of the strange girl to the back of her mind.

''Mom ! Mom !'' Renesmee calls as she runs through the door of her family's house . ''Mom!'' she calls again when she gets no answer .From the direction of the living room a voice calls ''Nessie your moms not home ''.Its her Aunt Alice .Going there she finds the whole family minus her Dad,Gradma Esme and Mom there . She decides to tell them what she was going to tell her Mom . Taking a seat beside her Grandpa for all porpoises Carlisle ,she says ''Theres a woman in town asking about Uncle Markus she even showed me his picture ,she says his her brother ,she looked sad when I told her I didn't see him ''. ''Is it a brunette?'' Alice asks curious .Nodding Renesmee says ''Yes ,and grey eyes ''. ''Then that must be her '',Alice says thoughtfully . ''Her who ?'' Jasper asks confused ''Come on Alice out with it ''. Shaking her head Alice gets to her feet , ''No later Jasper first I want to see her for myself '' turning to Renesmee she asks ''Where was she when she asked you ?'' .Frowning slightly Renesmee answers ''The diner ''. Nodding Alice turn to Carlisle ''Come with me ,You should meet her ''. If dear Dr Cullen could frown he would have ,but since his a vampire and can't do that he decides to go with Alice's plan .

''Hello the names Charlie ,my deputy said you wanted to see me '', the Chief of Police seemed like a nice man Elizabeth thought as he greeted her . Taking a seat infront of him she takes out the picture of her brother and hand it to the man . ''This is a picture of my brother ,last I heard he was here in your town ,I have been searching through the whole state , but he is nowhere ,I have been told that you could help me ,please I'm desperate ,my dad awaits word from me ,and I'm so very much tired of searching '',giving him a pleading look she feel hysteria rising inside of her .Looking at the picture Chief Swan recognises the man instantly ,handing back the picture he says softly with a note of regret in his voice ''Look I'm going to be frank with you Miss Koster ,this man Markus was here but six months ago he disappeared ,his wife is Esme Koster once Cullen until your brother came into this town and ripped Dr and Mrs Cullen apart ,it's a miracle that Dr Cullen didn't hurt or chase your brother away ,if you want to know more about his disappearance I'd suggest you start there .'' After this Elizabeth gets up and say goodbye to the Chief knowing full well that her audience with him is over .

Outside she wonders where the Cullens live since she didn't think to ask the man . Sighting she starts walking down the road thinking about what Charlie Swan told her about Markus .She knew Markus better than anyone ,and never did she know that he could break up a marriage between two people ,especially this unknown Dr Cullen and Esme .

She decides to ask for directions to the Cullens house from an old lady who just left a store ,just to hear that the house is outside of town . Feeling hopeless she wonders how on earth was she going to get there . She was not about to walk there since it could take her ages . Kicking a stone in her path she groaned feeling very sorry for herself .Unaware of prying eyes she decides to go back to the diner for lunch and then to the small guest house owned by an eccentric old lady with curlers in her hair and slippers on her feet .

From across the street Alice and Carlisle could clearly see the young dark haired woman .To them she didn't look too happy about something .They saw her kick a stone and then walk off somewhere . ''She looks like him'',Carlisle breaths .Nodding Alice adds ''Yes except that she is still human and he is not '' . ''Your right Alice but we should try to talk to her ,and find out why she wants to find him so badly ''. They begin to follow Elizabeth ,staying hidden for now . a Soft breeze blows their way ,bringing with it a vague scent of flowers and something quite delicious ,something that they both know is her blood .Groaning as if in pain Carlisle puts his hand over his nose to keep the scent from making him do something stupid . Sensing that Carlisle isn't fine Alice grabs his arm ,pulling him in another direction , almost instantly she lets go when she hears something she'd never heard come from Carlisle before .The unmistakable sound of a heart beating ,not loud but still .Terrified she look at him just to see the oddest expression on his face . One of utter helplessness .

Just something I wanted to try I hope you enjoy oh and I don't own twilight saga I only own Elizabeth Koster .