The story has been re-written, and changed a lot. I personally think it's a lot better than it used to be.
I hope you'll still enjoy it, and I hope you'll review and tell me what you think, it means the world to me.
All the love goes out to Anne, my dear friend and amazing BETA. I love you, sweetie!

I, of course, don't own Edward, Jasper, Bella, Alice.. or anything else Stephenie wrote. I do own this storyline :)


Chapter one.

''Ow… shit.'' I mumbled when I stepped into a rock with a sharp edge. I pulled up my foot to take a quick look, and was relieved when I saw that the skin was still intact and that I was not bleeding. I began walking again, as fast as I could without being suspicious. I crawled a little farther into the big, grey sweater that hung loose around my shoulders. It was several years old and I literally lived in it. It was filthy, but it gave me a feeling of protectiveness. I pulled the bread closer to my body and looked around if no one was watching me.

I walked to the place where I would meet Alice. We bumped into each other on the street, several years ago, and we were inseparable ever since. We helped one another and we shared the food that we had at the end of the day. And if we didn't have any food at all… well, we kept each other company.

I kneeled down in the corner of a building, waiting for the black haired pixie. My arms were cramped around my stomach, protecting the food under the sweater. It wasn't amazing bread… the top was burned and it was small, but I was so happy with it. White, smooth bread was just a distant memory. I saw Alice walking to me and smiled. I saw the way she protected her purse, clutched it against her skinny body, and I could only hope that there would be food inside of the bag. But I also saw she was limped a little, and when I looked at her foot, I saw a poor excuse of a bandage around it, the underside was drenched with blood.

She sat dawn next to me, looked at me and smiled. ''Hi'', she said softly and I smiled at her. ''We got to get someone look at your foot. What if it gets infected?'' She just shrugged. ''We don't have the money for a doctor, and you know it'', she said to me and I sighed. ''I know.'' I just couldn't bear the thought of her leaving me. I would not survive.

She looked at my arms and pulled up an eyebrow. ''What did you get?'' she asked and I bit my lip. ''I got bread. It's small and burned, but I begged for two hours'', I said to her and watched her bag in curiosity. ''You?''

''I've got enough berry juice for both of us and some dried out cheese, but it's still good enough to eat'', she said. I nodded, but didn't get the bread just yet. I had the feeling we were being watched, and it wouldn't be the first time that our food would get stolen. There were a lot of hungry people, even though we were living in a strong and powerful country. ''Am I the only one that feels we're being watched?'' Alice softly asked and I shook my head. ''Let's go to another place. I don't feel safe here'', I said and when Alice nodded, we both stood up and began walking, and Alice limping, to our other hiding place.

Winter was coming, and we just barely survived the last one. So I was pretty scared what the snowy nights would bring this year. I shuddered just thinking about it. I pulled my sweater closer to my body. It wasn't warm anymore, but it did hide my curves. I was skinny because the lack of food, and I was pretty tiny. In the big sweater, I looked like a child and I could hide my curves, the only thing that hid my real age.

Alice and I quickly walked to our other place and sunk down to the hard street. I looked around, but didn't see anyone. ''I think we should take the chance'', I said to her and she frowned, but nodded. I grabbed the bread and tore a little piece of it, and gave it to Alice, so she could get something too. She grabbed the juice and cheese and I took a little jug from the bottle and smiled.

But when I wanted to take a bite of the bread, a shadow fell over me and Alice. I bit my lip and looked up, and saw the face of the most known thief in town, James Hunter. ''Go away…'' I said to him and he looked at me and smirked. ''You two have food'', he said, as a matter of fact. ''And I am hungry''. By the look on his face, he wasn't just hungry for food, and I shuddered again.

He grabbed me at my arm and pulled me up and against his body. I closed my eyes and held the bottle of juice firmly in my hands. ''Don't do this… please'', I said softly. He gripped my arm harder and I had to bite my lip so I wouldn't cry out. ''Jack, you know that Isabelle is too young'', she said to him and he just looked at her. ''Maybe I like them young'', he said to her and I closed my eyes and whimpered.

''And maybe I'd like to take you both'', he said to Alice and then looked at me with clear blue, piercing eyes. They were hard, mean and horrible. James Hunter pulled his arm around my waist and I started to struggle. ''Let me go. Let me go, now!'' I said, but he didn't even blink his eyes.

''Hey! Hey you! Let those girls go!'' someone yelled and I froze. It must have been people who traveled through town. No one else would have the nerve to speak up to this guy. James turned around with blazing eyes to look at the guy yelling at him. But then I saw his eyes change into… recognition and fear. ''Fuck'', he said softly and threw me against the wall and grabbed our food and ran away.

I slumped against the wall and put my hand against my hurting head. I looked at my hand and saw the blood. Damn, this wasn't good. It wasn't good at all. ''Let me look at that'', Alice said to me and she pulled at my head, so I would look at her. She looked at the wound on my forehead. ''It's not real bad. Head wounds always bleed a lot''.

I nodded, but I felt my head throbbing. I looked at her and grabbed her hand. ''Thank you. Are you okay?'' I asked her and let my eyes glide over her body, looking for harm, other than her still bleeding foot. I looked at the two guys, the ones who yelled at James. They were coming closer and my heart began beating in my chest. I pushed myself against the wall, hoping they would just walk away. We didn't have anything they could steal. James had everything.

Alice looked at me and smiled. ''Stay here. I'll take care of it'', she said to me and she stood and looked at the guys. ''Umm… Thanks. About James'', she said and uncertainty was evident in her voice. ''But we don't have anything to offer you. We don't have any food and we don't need shelter. There are other, more beautiful women and girls you can offer your house to'', she said, and I was so, so proud of Alice. There were a lot of men who offered a warm bed, some food and shelter… in exchange for our body.

''No, you're totally misunderstanding me'', the guy in the front said. It was dark outside, but he was wearing a thick coat and he covered his head and his face. ''We are here to bring you some clothes and some food. I promise'', he said and he pulled of his hood. ''And I think you need some help with that foot'', he said softly to Alice. I looked up at his face and my breathing stopped. No way. There wasn't… it couldn't be…

I was looking at Jasper Whitlock Cullen. Crown prince Jasper Whitlock Cullen.

Alice bowed her head and I saw how her face was red in shame and embarrassment. ''I am sorry, your Highness'', she uttered. I was so shocked by Jasper Cullen that I didn't notice how another man was kneeling next to me. ''Here, I think you'll feel better if you eat something'', he said to me and he put some bread with butter in my hands. ''Eat'', he ordered and I took a bite.

I felt like crying. It was white bread, and it was still warm. I looked at the man and the only thing I really noticed were his piercing green eyes. It was Edward Masen Cullen, Jasper's younger brother. My breath hitched and I hung my head. ''Thank you so much'', I said softly and pushed myself against the wall. He couldn't be so close to me. I was dirty… filthy.

''Shh… I won't hurt you'', he said to me and I looked up at him, while biting my upper lip. He pulled out a thick, warm sweater out of a big bag and laid it over my legs. ''If you're done eating, you can change out of that sweater, and into this warm. It's a lot warmer'', he said softly and I saw the pity in his eyes.

I nodded and ate half of the bread and gave the other half to Alice. My stomach was screaming for more, but we had to think about tomorrow. I couldn't just eat everything now. I looked at Edward and smiled. I pulled of my sweater and immediately I started shivering. I pulled the other sweater over my head and pulled it over my knees. It was big enough to be a dress.

Edward grabbed some socks with a leather underside out of his bag. ''Put these on. It'll be a lot better if you're not walking around barefoot'', he said to me and I shook my head. ''No. I can't take it all. Please give it to Alice.. she needs it so much more'', I said to him, but he was already putting them on my feet. ''Jasper will give her another pair'', he said to me and I nodded slowly.

''So, since you ate a little and you're a little warmer than five minutes ago, please let me look at your head'', he said to me and I nodded again, closing my eyes. I felt his fingers probing my head and the wound and I held my breath. There was a slight tingling sensation when his fingers touched my skin. Edward cleaned the wound with something brown and then he put a bandage on it. ''You can take the bandage of in a few days'', he said to me.

He put his hand on my head again and I opened my eyes. I was so tired. So tired. My head throbbed and I just wanted to sleep. ''You're having a fever…'' he mumbled softly and then spoke softly with Jasper for a while, who was taking care of Alice. Edward looked at me and put a small bottle in my hand. ''You have to drink this once a day. It's full of herbs and it isn't really tasteful, but it'll help getting you better''.

I shook my head and took a deep breath. ''I can't take this all from you. It'll get stolen anyway. I've got enough now. More than enough. I just want to sleep'', I said to him and smiled softly. I didn't want to notice the soft, but big hand that was lying across my cheek right now. I just wanted to lay down on the ground and sleep. I hoped the snow wouldn't come for another few weeks…

''Thank so you much'', I said again to Edward. ''I don't even want to think about what would've happened with James Hunter if you two wouldn't have come'', I said to him and he nodded. ''It isn't a big deal'', he said to me and smiled.

''I'm sorry I can't do anything to thank you'', I said to him and he shook his head. ''It's really not necessary''. I looked at him and I knew that I would never forget him, or this moment. I could live a long time in happiness, just because of this memory. ''Take care of yourself. And each other'', he said to me and looked at Alice. I nodded. ''Of course''.

Edward and Jasper both stood up and smiled down on us. ''Goodbye girls'', Jasper said to us. ''Take care'', he said and they both walked away after that. I looked at Alice, and saw she also had new clothes. Jasper had taken care of her foot and she had socks with leather on her feet. I smiled and pulled my arms around her. Her bag was full with food to last us a few days.

''We were so lucky tonight'', Alice said softly and I nodded. We both laid down, our arms around each other to keep us warm. And with warm clothes and our belly full of food, we fell into a deep sleep.