Author's Note: Hey all. This is my first fanfiction based on the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. I've always been a big fan of this series, so I decided to give it a shot. Sorry this first part is so short, but it's just the preface. I'm nearly done with the first actual chapter, so it should be up in a couple days. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: As always, these characters don't belong to me. They belong to the wonderful Stephenie Meyer.


P R E F A C E

This was a horrible nightmare, the worst I'd ever had. It was one of those kinds where you could never run fast enough, scream loud enough, breathe deep enough, or make your words come out clear enough. And worse than all that was the fact that I couldn't wake up: this was too real. And worst of all, I had everything to lose, everything I cared about more than my own existence. Despite knowing that I could lose everything, my inhuman legs refused to move any faster. The forest was dark and ominous around me, and even the heightened vision of a vampire couldn't pierce the darkness. I couldn't hear; I couldn't see. I was too terrified. Too terrified of losing everything.

But I had to make it. I couldn't be too late. Everything I cared most about depended on it.