AN: I don't own Twilight, S.M does. I just like to play with the characters.

Before I begin, I have been working on this story for a long time and edited it to death. I still don't think it is up to snuff and would love to make it perfect, but if I don't upload anything more I'll just dwell and dwell and dwell. Forgive me if it's no good maybe I'll go back and take another crack at it after finishing some of my other ideas out.

Also, forgive me for being away so long, my profile can explain some of the reasoning, but honestly I have three kids and one of them just turned one. That and a husband and other responsibilities seriously cut into writing time. 3

One last thing, I'm going to post a few chapters at a time to see feedback, if I get a bunch of negative feedback I'll remove all chapters until I can rework it.

Everybody lies, and everybody leaves. It was something that had become painfully clear to me. Edward leaving was the second time I'd been left behind; and ironically enough, it was the second time I'd been left by someone dead.

When I was twelve, I'd met a boy in my English class. Our teacher assigned us to work on a project after school, to meet up and work as a team, but Cole didn't have a way to get to me and we ended up working over the phone. It was the beginning of something; though I didn't know what. Over hundreds of phone calls and hanging out at and after school, I realized that Cole had fallen for me. He promised me the world, promised me forever, and I loved him more than I knew I was capable. He died a month after he turned thirteen; taking with him all the promises he'd made.

I knew then that people would ultimately hurt me, whether they meant to or not, and I decided that friends were over rated. I rode out my time in Phoenix until I could finally convince Renee to let me just go live with Charlie. I might have handled things differently if my mother had been there when Cole died, but my flighty mother had left for vacation upon hearing that Cole had gone into the hospital. I was left to handle the death of my closest friend on my own, and a thirteen year old isn't equipped for dealing with grief.

I locked my heart away and moved in with Charlie, then let myself get fooled by someone who couldn't die. I thought that when an immortal promised me forever; he meant it. Edward didn't want forever, he was just bored while waiting for his true mate to pop into one of Alice's visions. As soon as she saw the girl, Edward set up Jasper to attack me on my birthday and used it as an excuse to leave.

It hurt like hell, but I moved on eventually. I knew better than to fall for a lie; at least, I thought I had. I took the pieces of my heart and mended them back together, only to give it to Jacob Black a year after Edward left. Jacob too, he promised me forever even though he didn't belong to me. He didn't care that being with me caused trouble with his pack. He didn't care that being with me meant having Paul hate him; though I didn't know exactly why. He wouldn't listen to reason and he pushed until I finally gave in. I figured that he was too persistent to be a liar. I figured wrong.

I found out on my twenty second birthday that Jacob had lied as well. He didn't leave and he didn't die; what he did was far worse. I'd prepared myself for the day Jacob imprinted, I knew that he might leave and it would be out of his control, and I prepared to forgive him. I didn't prepare for Jacob acting like a jerk and cheating on me with a girl who was not his imprint. He tried to plead his case, that he wasn't in love with Lauren Mallory and that he was sowing wild oats before he imprinted. I felt like I'd been stabbed in the gut and left his house disgusted with him for what he'd done.

I didn't want to see the pitying looks of the other wolves, so I decided before leaving Jacob's that I would not return to the reservation until I got my head together and moved the hell on from the idiot pup. I didn't realize at the time that it would take so long. I could only focus on the feeling of acid burning my insides and rushed home.

I collapsed on the couch and tried to focus on anything but the pain, but it continued to get worse. Jacob cheating was the wake up call that I needed. I lost all hope of ever being truly happy and the pieces of my heart I'd once been able to mend crumbled into dust. I felt so hollow; my insides burned and my back itched like hell. I shifted a hundred times, but I couldn't get comfortable. The irritation continued to grow more and more unbearable until I raced up to my room in search of lotion or anything to ease the irritation. It felt like thousands of tiny pins were sticking into my back, so I ripped my shirt off and looked at it in the mirror.

My back was bright red and bleeding in the shape of what could only be butterfly wings. The sight of it caused my broken heart to lurch and I hit the floor as my vision sank into darkness. There was no explanation for the visions that filled my head next.

"The blood suckers are wiping us out, I'm afraid there is no way to ensure our survival." The voice belonged to a young looking woman inside a cottage nestled in the forest. "It is fine for the likes of me, I've lived through centuries, but what of those who haven't lived a full life?"

She moved across the room to a woman who could be her sister, the other woman was holding a bundle of pink blankets. "What of my grand daughter?" She asked sternly.

A man entered the room, astounding in his beauty. He was russet skinned with silken black hair. He looked exactly like Jacob. He looked over at the baby and smiled slightly, "Hide her among the humans. A close friend of mine has been looking to adopt with his wife for some time because she cannot have children. They know nothing of this world and will keep her safe. The pack is not active, but I'm certain they will return if leeches return to the area. I will be sure to keep her protected at all times if they do return."

"Can you guarantee my daughter's safety, Billy Black? What of these humans? What if they learn what she is because of her abilities and they reject her?"

Billy stood tall, "Lily, you can use your magic to seal hers. She will appear completely human to anyone or anything. I know you are capable of such. You cannot hide a Faerie as an adult, but the children are able to be hidden. With your magic, you can ensure that the next generation survives."

"You seem so sure of yourself." The first woman snorted. "Why should we even trust you?!"

"Marigold, I know that you aren't forgetting that I saved your damn life by hiding you and helping you to bring your pregnant daughter here. I am an ally, you are forgetting that your magic and the magic that runs through my tribe are two branches of the same. It all comes from the forest and we are all forest spirits. I will be damned if I let anything happen to the child that I helped bring into the world. I was the first person to ever hold Isabella and I love her like she was my own. You can trust that I will protect her."

Marigold looked to Lily for a moment to discover Lily crying. She swept her chestnut hair back and undid the blankets surrounding the baby. The dark eyed child squirmed and stared up at her mother with the adoration only a child can. She smiled and cooed before falling silent under the intensity of her mother's gaze. Lily lifted her hand and light grew in her palm, then moved to her fingertips. "Isabella, my love, I'm going to seal your magic and this memory within you. Maybe you will live out your life as a human and be happy, but if your heart is ever completely broken as a human and you have no hope remaining, your powers will awaken and you will see this and know why. You are a child of Faerie and of a very powerful bloodline. Find the cottage we are in now or find Billy Black and you can discover your magic and your heritage. Faeries are at war with vampires, their royalty is trying to wipe us out and they are succeeding. We are few in numbers now and the majority of the remaining are the children in hiding. I am going to do as Billy says and find the others to hide them among the humans. If I survive, I will return to you. I love you, always remember that. Be strong, remain close with the wolves, and stay safe."

I awoke from the bizarre vision feeling sick to my stomach. I was not human, and I was adopted. I was filled with rage and could feel a storm brewing inside me, ready to explode. I put on a clean shirt and raced down the stairs. I swung the front door open violently and was greeted with weather that seemed to promise a hurricane and Billy Black sitting in his wheel chair on my front porch.