Rachel is a girl with a very troubled past. She's running away, trying to find somewhere safe. The question is...what's she running from and where has she ended up? Set around about chapter 18 of eclipse. Cross between Twilight and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; i know it's been done before, but this is just an idea i had that won't leave me alone. Entire story from Rachel's point of view.

Disclaimer: i don't own Twilight, that's a great series by Stephenie Meyer. i don't own any of the original Twilight crew either; i do however own Rachel and a couple of other characters that come in later on.

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Troubled Lives

Lost

Where was I? This place, it seemed so familiar and yet so foreign; like something from a faded dream or a long lost memory. The land itself was roughly the size of a football pitch, there were trees and other plants at certain points in what I assumed was a carefully organised design. The trees swaying in the fresh summer breeze and the flowers opened to their fullest; basking in the warm sunlight. Then there was the house, well more like a mansion really; it was a clean white colour and the light reflected wonderfully off the panes of glass in the windows. The entire property gave off an air of warm welcome.

Or at least that's what I imagined it would be like in the daylight. Right now, in the dead of night, the trees seemed to be holding whispered conversations while casting dark, ominous shadows over the property. There were no lights on in the building itself so it just sat as a dark shape; daring people to approach. Overall this property was plain creepy, just looking at it made shivers run up and down my spine. I was getting the distinct impression that the house wasn't uninhabited; it just wasn't inhabited by anything human.

"Why can't I ever end up anywhere nice and cheery?" I wondered aloud, before realizing my mistake.

I hadn't checked whether there was anyone inside the house yet; although I doubted it seeing as there were no lights on at al in the house, but still. Again the shivers did a lap of my spine; making me contemplate running as far away from here as possible.

I squashed my fears before they had a chance to overrun me. I wouldn't get anywhere by running; I mean I didn't even know where I was; plus, there was no room for fear in my life, it just wasn't an option. I couldn't afford to be afraid in my line of work. Once I felt that I was in control, I walked nervously up to the front door; all the while on edge, prepared for something to jump out at me. I knocked half-heartedly on the door, not really expecting anyone to answer; the house was just too silent. Just as I expected, the noise echoed through the silent air around me, but no-one came to answer the door. I was suddenly burning with curiosity, what harm could come from just looking around?

With that thought I slowly opened the door; it swung open silently and I hesitated for a moment before confidently stepping over the threshold. Once inside, my fingers fumbled along the wall looking for a light switch; I found it and there was a click before light was shining down on everything from a massive chandelier hanging above the stair case. The house was open and inviting, all the furniture was modern and expensive and the decorating was extravagant. I turned and noticed that there was a beautiful grand piano sitting near the entrance; I could just imagine soothing melodies floating throughout the house. Everything was so lovely that I began to forget my earlier fears. However when I entered the dining room, the furniture looked unused and it was then that I noticed that the whole house smelled sweet, sickly almost; not enough that normal people would notice anything amiss, but seeing as I was looking for anything odd I picked up on it. I didn't bother going upstairs because I felt I had already intruded enough into these people's lives; meaning I had enough evidence to support my earlier suspicions, so instead I slipped stealthily back out the way I came in.

Once I was safely back outside I considered everything I had learned so far. Not much was the conclusion I came to; I was still hopelessly lost and my snooping hadn't provided me with any information, except that I was now positive that a coven of vampires owned the house. I had hoped that by entering the property I would have proved that I hadn't been here before, but the feeling of recognition was stronger than ever.

"Where the hell am I?" I whispered to myself; before an idea struck me. It was so obvious I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of it before!

After a careful examination of the land surrounding the enormous house I discovered that there was a dense wood behind the house and a driveway of sorts leading away from the front of the house. I also discovered that there were no security cameras of any kind to be found around the property; therefore no-one would witness what I was going to do next…

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Sorry this chapters so short, i'm still trying to get the first bit right, i promise to make the next chapters longer. it just means you'll be waiting a while.