White Out

Takes place after breaking dawn

Disclaimer: Huge fan of Stephanie Meyer's work

Not the owner of anything this is just a thought.

I opened the door to the great unknown and let the stale air conditioned atmosphere fill my lungs, as my senses took in six hundred hearts beating and different scents assaulting my wired vampire being. I was sure I wouldn't be prepared for the raw temptation of it all but found myself pleasantly surprised.

Edward stole a glance at me. He was curious as always of my thoughts and perhaps more so today being our first day of High School. "I'm O.K," I managed not really sure of whom I was trying to convince. He just smiled and gave my shoulders a tight squeeze. "I'm right here you'll do just fine." I wondered then how he could be so sure of me. This was a whole new experience for all of us. We weren't in the continental US any more.

On my left, holding my hand reassuringly in hers, my daughter, Renesme. "It'll be fine stop stressing." She had had a year of practice before we moved from Forks.

"Hey, if I can do this, Mum" she whispered you can do this on your ear." She really was the most wonderful creature to have ever walked the face of the planet. I returned the smile and nodded once, putting on the bravest face I could muster.

"Right then lets do this" I said taking one last long look into those gorgeous golden eyes of my husband and then he was smiling my favorite crooked smile and bending down to kiss my forehead.

It had been Carlisle that had first suggested the International move to Australia. Charlie had been bitterly disappointed but knew somewhere in there that we had to move eventually. "Need to know Dad," I had soothed. Promises had flown that we'd be back for at least the Christmas. We were moving to Tasmania, an island state just off the southern tip of the main continent. When Carlisle first suggested Australia, it had seemed the most unlikely of places. Wasn't it too sunny, didn't it pose the greatest risk of discovery? However Carlisle had managed to find a small town, smaller than Forks, called Kings Meadow just near Launceston where the scenery was mainly green and where although humid, the sky filtered sunlight through a light cloud cover that remained for most of the year. Summer would prove difficult, as vampires and their skin, make our difference to humans obvious. Humans don't tend to shine or glitter like diamonds. Regardless school was out during that time, as in Australia, Christmas is in summer here and that's when had planned on returning to the US, for Charlie and our many other friends.

The Australian School System differs greatly to ours back home . Renesme and I were passing as twins and Edward a year older. Renesme and I were to be in Year 11 and Edward, Alice and Jasper were to be Year 12 students. In Australia, you metric, after Year 12 and you don't get a High School Diploma you get your TCE. (Tasmanian Certificate of Education) Each State of Australia has its own name for it but it basically means the same thing and is recognized everywhere. Rosalie and Emmet were traveling somewhere in Europe and would come home in a few months, skipping the High School scene this time round.

Alice had been mortified to learn that in Australia, School Uniform was compulsory. Rosalie and Emmet had way to much fun picking on the rest of us for having to wear it. Alice had sucked it up though and I had to admit I was impressed to see her turning our drab into fab. She has boundless energy when presented with a challenge and that is exactly how she saw this new complication.

"It'll be an adventure, not only new town but new country, new way of life," encouraged my sweet Mother In Law, Esme.

"New wild Life," roared Emmet with that infectious laugh that filled the room.. "Get it? That's you guys," he blurted still laughing hugging his sides bent over. Rosalie laughed along with him. Edward slapped him on the back of the head, chuckling too.

So here we were. Edward stopped and gave me the briefest peck on the cheek. "See you at lunch," he said as he turned and melted into the sea of students hurrying to class. Renesme squeezed my hand a little tighter "Come on destiny awaits Bella," I rolled my eyes, that was going to take some getting used to. I would miss her calling me Momma and wondered if she would slip up during school time. It was necessary of course if we were going to pass as sisters.

Between our schedules and the maps we managed to find our first class. English. The teacher smiled in greeting and had us each introduce ourselves. I cleared my throat and smiled through the muted burn collecting there.

"I'm Bella Swan and this is my sister Renesme" I said looking at the teacher and then back at Renesme hoping this would be enough.

"My friends call me Nessie," Renesme piped in. " Bella and I are twins."

"Are you related to the other new kids in Year 12?"a boy with dark hair called out.

"They're our siblings kind of we're all Fostered." Renesme answered.

"Yes thank you Mark," said the teacher reproachfully and then turning to us, "What do you like to do fun girls?" she asked.

"Umm our whole family likes to go hiking?" Renesme offered. "Yeah and Nessie plays guitar that is so phat." I threw in. Which was met with giggles.

The teacher gestured to some seats that were unfortunately not together. I could hear the other students shuffling in their seats, some trying to get a better look at us and some giggling behind hands. I looked over at Renesme bemused at the reaction of the kids. "What?" I mouthed. She looked embarrassed with her eyebrows pulled in. "Phat?"she mouthed back, trying hard to suppress a giggle.

As I sat down, the girl sitting next to me introduced her self. Her name was Sarah.

"Don't worry about them," she said. "This is a small town most of the kids here are mental."

"Thanks, but I think I had that coming. Perhaps I was trying a little too hard."

"Perhaps just a bit," she said, holding up her thumb and index finger in an attempt to show me how much.

An immense feeling of relief swept over me as the bell rang finally for lunch. It had been a long morning and I was eager to see the others. As Renesme and I left History, which we had had after English, we just about collided with my beautiful Edward.

"Da…….Edward," squealed Renesme, grabbing him by the arm.

"Hey girls," he emphasized reaching out to touch a hand to my cheek. I felt a sudden urge to reach up kiss him but settled for a quick hug instead. His eyes, reiterating my feelings. There was something I would prefere to be doing with my husband that would have to be done elsewhere. Our silent understanding was interrupted by Renesme making gagging noises. "Heelllooo, I'm standing right here, geez Dad I don't need a visual."she whispered low enough to not be heard by human ears.

Outside, in eating area, we met up with Alice and Jasper.

"How's ya lunch?" asked Alice, "Is it so phat ?"

"Edwaaard," I moaned shooting him a look to kill. He raised his arms in surrender.

"Wasn't me," he laughed looking over to Renesme.

"And that's my queue to go sit with that Karen girl from History. Byeeee."

"Don't be late for class Nessie," Edward called after her.

"Youre not Daaad, Edward." She quipped back. Edward stood up quickly to go have words with her. Jasper grabbed his arm and forced him back down.

"Edward its good for the cover story. Let her go. You don't want to look like some psycho big brother."Edward nodded and smiled at me. "She's having entirely to much fun with this." I had to agree.

After lunch came biology. Would this school day never end? This time the teacher just showed us to our seats. Sitting together, Renesme and I shared the class text and began reading quietly from the text as instructed. Suddenly Renesme grabbed my arm her whole body started quivering. "Nessie? What is it?"

"Shield…. Mum," she stammered out, speaking very quietly "Let… it… down."

I looked into her eyes and saw her visible fear, so I immediately did as she asked, stretching my rubber band of a shield around the two of us.

Suddenly my head was filled with a jumbled mess of images and the voice of husband screaming. He was in pain. "Mum," pleaded my daughter to me in my head "we have to get out of here. We have to find him." My mind snappedthe shield back to its original position.I raised my hand to get the attention of the teacher and told him I thought Renesme wasn't well. One touch of her forehead the sight of her visibly shaken was enough to convince the teacher. "You had better take her to the office, I think she'll need to go home." I nodded and gathered up our books and helped out of the class room and straight to the lockers to get our bags.

Once we were really alone, I pulled her into a hug and stroking her hair, I turned her to face me. Looking worriedly into her eyes, I searched for an answer to any one of thousdands of questions that were brimming up inside me. "O.K, sweetheart," I encouraged, "Take a deep breath and tell me what that was."

"I don't know. Something isn't right. Well you heard it. He's ..(sniff)…. in…(sniff) pain..(sniff). Mum." tears flowing over her cheeks. I hugged her tighter. Whatever was happening I had to get her out of here quickly and then I had find my husband.

Just then an announcement came over the loud speaker. "Attention teachers and students could Renesme and Bella Swan, Jasper Hale and Edward and Alice Cullen please come to the office immediately thank you." Renesme and I exchanged confused looks but proceeded to the office. "Alice," we both shouted relieved when we caught sight of her and Jasper hovering near the office door. I could feel the panic well up inside me as the realization that Edward was not with them threatened to overwhelm me. "Easy Bella," said Jasper allowing the calming wave that was his special vampire talent, to flow over me. It was then that I noticed Carlisle coming out of the office smiling at the receptionist and signing the last of the inane waver forms to get us out of school early.

Turning his back on the receptionist, Carlisle took my hand. I searched his eyes for some explanation but found my own muted panic reflected there. "Take the others out to the car, Bella love. Here," he said pressing the keys into my hand. I looked and down and stared at the spare set of keys for Edward's car. Alice looked drained and weak and as we neared the Volvo her knees gave way and she passed out. In a flash, Jasper and I were picking her up and putting her in the car. Jasper got the picnic rug out of the boot and rolled it into a pillow for her head. Again I felt the panic begin to well up inside me as Jaspers power over my emotion suddenly dropped. I grabbed my Renesme and shook her, "Sweetheart go get Grandpa quickly now." She nodded and turned to head back into the school.

Carlisle was at the car in an instant. "What's going on Carlisle, where's Edward?"

"I don't have any answers right now Bella, lets just get Alice home. Esme has called Rose and Emmet and they're on their way here. "

"What about Daddy Grandpa?" asked Renesme.

"We have a few theories but they will have to wait till we get home sweetie, trust me," he said as he reached out to his confused and distraught grand daughter. Renesme nodded slowly as tears started to flow down her lovely pale skin.

Everything in me was urging me to race through the school ripping everything and everyone into a million pieces. I needed to find my husband. Someone or something had him and I wasn't going to let this go. I began to assume a defensive / attacking position not even sure who or what to go after first.

"Bella!," shouted Jasper snapping me out of my planning. "Get into the car, you cant go off half cocked. Please…… Alice doesn't need anymore last minute decisions. Bella!" I let a low growl escape my lips. "He's my husband." I chocked out. "Yes'" he continued softer slowly and carefully approaching me. "And he is my brother and we will find him. We will find me," I didn't move, my eyes darted from the car to the school and back again.. "Bella, "this time it was Carlisle. "Sweetheart, think what Edward want you to do? Attack innocent children or plan carefully to find and look after him in whatever state we find him." I paused my eyes locked on Carlisle but relaxing my stance a little." He's my husband, it just goes against the grain to not to be looking for him." "I know, look at your sister Bella, Alice needs all of us. It cant be coincidence. I took a deep breath and got in the car. "I will find you Edward," I said in my heart," you will come home to me."