Alexis Andrews was walking around looking at the trees and wondering how they could be so green. She heard a noise but assumed it was another animal in the forest. Alexis thought back to the life that she had left behind and the people that she had abandoned. Would they ever be able to forgive her? All she wanted was to give them the life that they deserved. At that moment, that was a life without her. Alex, as her friends called her, missed being around those people but knew that their life would be better without her. She continued on deeper and deeper into the forest, simply enjoying the time to be by herself and reflect on her life.

"Should I have really left them all behind," Alexis wondered to herself aloud.

The noise seemed to be getting closer to her and Alexis began to wonder if she was safe in the area. Alexis started to run toward the clearing where she felt that she would have a better chance of seeing what was making the noise.

After a while Alexis realized that she was being crazy because she was scared of something she couldn't see and wasn't sure if it was even real. Alexis walked on toward the small town of Forks, Washington. She walked into the smaller diner that she can upon and sat down at the counter. When the waitress walked up to her Alex ordered a coke. She looked around at the people sitting in the diner and then turned to look at the menu. She wasn't hungry since she had just finished hunting. She drank the soda and tried to think if she knew anyone who lived in this area. Alexis didn't really want to sleep in the woods again tonight but didn't think that she had much choice seeing how she didn't have anywhere to stay. After Alexis paid the bill, she decided to walk around the small town and see what all she would find. After a few hours, Alexis decided to head back toward the woods. She found a nice place that she thought she could settle and she set up the tent that she had brought along. Once in the tent she laid out the sleeping bag and laid down for a moment.

Alexis thought back to the camping trips that she and her friends had taken when they were younger and wondered how they were all doing now she was gone. She hoped that they would realize that she was doing what she felt was the best for them and for herself. Alexis worried that they would try to come and find her. After a few minutes she fell into an uneasy sleep. Alexis dreamed about her friends and family. She was reliving the day that she found out that she was pregnant with her daughter and how excited she and her boyfriend were to find out that they were having a baby. People told them that the baby was going to kill her but for some odd reason; she was able to have perfectly normal delivery minus the fact that she was having a vampire baby. After the birth of their daughter, Samantha, her now ex-boyfriend Nicolas, started to act weird to her; she didn't understand why but thought it was just the stress of having a new baby. One day he left to go hunting and never returned. Alexis later found out that he had offended some other vampires and they decided that they would tear him apart and burned the pieces. He was fearful that they would find Alexis and Sam and kill them too. Alexis had a hard time caring for her daughter after that, since she looked like her father and was a reminder everyday of what she had lost.

Alexis woke up startled thinking about her daughter who she left in the care of a friend. Alexis knew that she shouldn't have left her daughter but didn't feel that she could properly care for her daughter. She needed to get away and clear her head. Once she was in a better mind set, she could give her daughter the attention that she needed and deserved.

A few days later

Alexisis went out hunting again since she was getting thirsty. She heard some noise behind her and decided to ignore them and continue hunting. All of a sudden, there were four people standing there looking at her. Alexis stood up and looked back at them. She waited until the one spoke.

"What is your name," He asked.

"Alexis, but my friends call me Alex" she answered very calmly. "And yours is," Alexis asked?

"I am Jasper, and this is my wife, Alice," he said gesturing to woman next to him, "and that is my brother, Edward and my sister-in-law, Bella," he answered pointing to the other two people with him.

"You aren't from around here, are you," asked the one that he had introduced as Alice.

"No, I just came up here from Salem, Oregon," Alexis answered trying to read their faces as to if they were nice or not.

"That seems like a nice place," Edward responded.

After a few minutes of questions and answers, Alice invited Alexis to their house. Alexis stood in awe of the size of the house. As they all walked in, Alice introduced Alexis to Carlisle and Esme along with Emmett, Rosalie, and Renesmee. Alexis tried to play the part of a guest while meeting all of these news people. She looked at Renesme and thought of her baby girl back in Salem. After all of the introductions, they all headed into the living room and sat down. Alexis answered some of the same question, like how long had she been in the area, where was she from. The one question that caught her off guard was whether or not she was a vampire.

"I am half vampire," Alexis answered, "My father is a vampire and my mother was a human when she had me, she is now a vampire."

Carlisle told her that Renesme was also a half and half. Alexis looked at the vampire sitting around her and wondered what they would think if they knew that she had a daughter that was three-fourth vampire.

Alexis knew that her daughter was a one of a kind child but wasn't sure that other people like the Volturi would think, if they found out that Sam existed. Alexis decided that for her daughter's safety, only people she really trusted would find out about her. That would have to be the way it was.

(To be continued)