A/N: Ok, so this is my first crossover, I hope you like it! I love Lost and have gotten sucked into Twilight too!
Chapter 1
As soon as Richard returned from his visit with Jacob he went straight to see Ben to deliver the message. He knocked on the door and waited. Inside the house, he could hear Ben as he closed a book and muttered something about how late it was and why it couldn't wait until morning. Richard sighed, "Come on, Ben, what's taking so long? Open the door already." He said to himself.
He knocked again, louder this time.
A few seconds later the door opened, and an irritated Ben stood there, "Richard, I've asked you not to knock so loudly, you know Alex's room is right here. I don't want you to wake her up."
Richard smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, Ben, but this is important."
"Come in." Ben said, opening the door further. Richard walked into the living room, and sat down on the couch.
"I hope you don't think I'm rude for not offering you a drink...but, well…I know how that is..." Ben shrugged and sat down on a chair opposite the couch.
"Don't worry about it, Ben. Of course I don't think you're being rude. You've always polite." Richard said, then he leaned forward, "Listen, some people are coming to the island. On a plane. But I won't be here when they arrive. Jacob has a set of instructions for you to follow." He reached into the pocket of his dark blue pants and took out a folded paper, "It's important that you follow these instructions to the letter."
Ben nodded as he reached forward and took the paper from Richard.
"What do you mean a plane?"
"An airliner is going to crash here, there will be a lot of survivors. Just follow your instructions and everything will be fine."
"Where will you be?" Ben asked as he started to unfold the paper.
"I'll be on another island actually." He grimaced, "I'm not exactly looking forward to it...The last time I was there, things didn't go too well..."
Ben gave Richard a curious look, "May I ask what happened?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you that."
"I didn't think so." Ben said softly, "Well…have a nice time."
Richard nodded, "I'll try to." He stood up, and so did Ben. Richard stepped closer to him and lowered his voice, "If anything goes wrong this time while I'm gone, Jacob will have you…ah, taken care of."
Ben swallowed hard, and nodded. He could feel his heart rate increasing, he knew Richard could hear it.
"And judging by how fast your heart is racing, you know what we do with those who are no longer loyal." Richard said grimly, "You've been like a son to me, and...I don't want to have to do that to you. But if Jacob orders it, I'll have to..."
Ben felt a sheen of sweat break out on his forehead, "Don't worry, I won't let anything go wrong."
"I sincerely hope not." Richard took several steps back, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be on my way. I'm leaving tonight, on the sub. See you in a couple of weeks."
Ben watched him go, disappearing into the darkness. Once Richard was out of sight, Ben shut the door and leaned against it, letting out a breath he didn't realize he had been holding.
***
Richard sighed as he walked into his empty house. He needed to get a few things and then he would be off. He went upstairs to his bedroom and packed several shirts and pants, and took the large bottle of sun screen lotion that sat on top of the dresser.
While the unique properties of Jacob's island prevented the sparkling while in the sunlight, it wasn't the same elsewhere.
The special sun screen had been developed shortly after the purge, under Jacob's orders, so that they could move around while off the island without revealing themselves. It came to be quite useful. Richard never liked the sparkling aspect of being what he was, and anytime he left the island he would use the sun screen, even when it wasn't necessary.
He packed it into the duffel bag and then walked back down the stairs. He picked up the papers and files on his kitchen table and neatly put them inside his bag. Before leaving the house, he took one last look around to make sure he got everything he would need.
***
Several days later, he docked on another island. He climbed out of the sub and jumped down onto the wooden dock and started to walk up the dirt path.
"Ah, there you are, Richard." Came a soft voice, "It's so good to see you again." She stepped out of the shade and onto the path in front of him.
"Esme," Richard smiled, "It's good to see you again, too. Where is Carlisle?"
"I'm right here." He said, suddenly standing beside his wife, "Welcome to Isle Esme."
They shook hands, "You don't look so good." Carlisle said, "You haven't hunted in a while, have you?"
"No, I haven't. I've been too busy." He answered as they walked deeper into the jungle.
"Well, you're free to hunt whatever you'd like here on our island." Esme said.
"If you'd like, I could join you." Carlisle said hopeful.
"Alright, let's go then." Richard said with a smirk.
"Great. Esme, could you take his things?" Asked Carlisle.
"Yes, of course." She replied.
"Thank you, we'll be back later." Carlisle said. Esme extended her hand and took the duffle from him.
"Enjoy yourselves." She called to them as she walked towards the house, "It's so nice to have Richard here again." She said to herself, "I just hope Edward and him behave themselves this time…"