Salvation

A Bree Tanner Story

Chapter 1: Last Resort

Jane turned her blank face to me now. There was nothing in her eyes, but I could feel that my time had run out. She'd gotten what she needed from me. She didn't know that I'd also given the mind reader everything I could. And protected his coven's secrets, too. owed him that. He'd punish Riley and Victoria for me.

I glanced at him from the corner of my eye and thought, 'Thanks'.

"Felix?" Jane said lazily.

"Wait," the mind reader said loudly. He turned towards Carlisle and spoke quickly. "We could explain the rules to the young one. She doesn't seem unwilling to learn. She didn't know what she was doing."

"Of course," Carlisle said eagerly, looking at Jane. "We would certainly be prepared to take responsibility for Bree."

Jane's face looked like she wasn't sure if they were joking, but if they were joking, they were funnier than she'd given them credit for.

Me, I was touched to the core. These vampires were strangers, but they'd gone out on this dangerous limb for me. I already knew that it wasn't going to work, but still.

"Well," Jane said still amused. "Only if your willing to do so. But if she dose not follow, than it will be on your hands. She's your problem now."

Carlisle turned and glanced at each of the yellow-eyes, all giving a slight nod before he turned back to Jane. "Yes, we understand completely."

"Very well," Jane said. "Ah, Bella…," she went on, her eyes locking on the human girl and her smile widening. "Caius will be so interested to hear that your still human. Perhaps he'll decide to visit."

Still human. So they were going to change the girl. I wondered what they were waiting for.

"The date is set," said the little vampire with the short black hair and clear voice. "Perhaps we'll decide to come visit you in a few months."

Jane's smile disappeared like someone like someone had wiped it off. She shrugged without looking at the blacked haired vampire, and I got the feeling that as much as she might have hated the human girl, she hated this small vampire ten times as much.

Jane turned back to Carlisle with the same vacant expression as before. "It was nice to finally meet you, Carlisle-I'd thought Aro was exaggerating. Well, until we meet again…"

I watched as the dark cloaks disappeared into the forest before Esme and Carlisle appeared in front of me.

"It's ok," Esme said placing a hand on my shoulder. "There gone."

I looked between the two of them and simply nodded. Not knowing what to exactly say, I blurted out the first thing that came to mind. "Thank you," I said in almost a whisper. 'Thank you so much."

Jasper came to stand behind me and helped me to my feet, his hand having a firm grip on my shoulder. I staggered to my feet and let out a low hiss, which he gladly responded back with a warning growl to my ear.

I wind shifted again, the human girl's scent filled my nostrils' once again as my thirst quenched, just begging for a taste. I fix my hungry eyes on her as she coward behind the mind reader.

"Edward," Carlisle murmured. "Take Bella away from here."

The mind reader-Edward-narrowed his yellow eyes at me before turning around with the human in his arms and walked away. Where was he going? I didn't understand what this Bella was to him. But it didn't matter anyways, because she was gone, along with my burning thirst.

I pulled my arms around myself as I suddenly felt self conscience around these strange-yet, protective-vampires.

Esme came in front of me with eyes full of comfort. "What's your name sweetie?"

As I was about to answer I felt a tug in the back of my brain as I faintly remembered another motherly figure to me call me sweetie. It brought a sense of comfort to me.

"Bree Tanner," I answered back, not looking into her eyes.

"I'm Esme. And this is Carlisle, Jasper, Alice…" She gestured over to the small vampire with the short hair. "Emmett and Rose," I looked over to my left to see the big one with a another vampire with blonde hair.

"Why did you save me?" My voice coming out a little harsher than it meant to.

"Because," Carlisle said simply. "We look out for our kind. We wouldn't let you be punished for something that you didn't cause."

"So, am I apart of your coven now?"

"If you would like too. We wont force you to stay, but your very welcomed too."

I considered this for a moment. In truth, I had no where else to go. Not even knowing how long it has been since I talked to Fred, he was probably long and gone by now. My coven was dead, Diego was dead, Fred was gone. I was alone. What did I have to loose? I knew that somewhere was way better than nowhere. And even if I didn't know these vampires well, I knew well enough that they cared. They actually cared.

"Yea," I said, my voice careful. "Yea, I'll stay."