Hello, everyone, and welcome to my baby Ransom. This is my second story written for Twilight, and I just thought I'd give you all a brief summary and history of this story since I love it so much. My first story, Aurora Bourealis, is a continuation of Breaking Dawn, and so of course, its totally Twilight--vampires, werewolves, canon pairings and all. But then I read a few stories where Edward and Bella were human, and ding! Instant inspiration. But I must admit, an idea for a proper storyline didn't come to me for maybe two weeks after I decided I wanted to write an all-human fanfic.

So one evening, I was cleaning out the litterbox of my pet cat, Topaze. Holding my nose and breath and basically wanting to throttle him for not having covered up his mess once again (he wasn't neutered yet, so the "marking of territory" instinct was still strong) when my thoughts began to wander down an unfamiliar road.

Suddenly, I wasn't surrounded by the pink tiles and white walls of my tiny bathroom anymore, I was in a small, non-descript town in the Northwest where the clouds are seen more often than the sun, and the moss grows thick all around the trees, not just on the northern side. Where Bella and Angela were sisters. . .and Edward was broken and brooding.

The whole story panned out before me like I was watching it on a moviescreen. And

I fell in love. I just had to write it.

And there, my friends, you have it. Ransom was born. Now, I want to prepare you all. I mentioned that my previous story Aurora Bourealis was totally Twilight...specifically in canon pairings. Now, I am totally for Edward and Bella, but I just think it's fair to warn you that it won't necessarily be that way at first. In real life, everyone goes through wrong people before they find their soulmates. And sometimes, they have to live with the consequences of those choices. . . . .

Please bear with me. I am not one of those authors that manages to update two or three times a week, or even every week. Inspiration takes time. Okay, who am I kidding? Inspiration comes when it wants to, and I am not in charge of that. God is, and the characters in this story will do what they want, when they want. Who am I to jump into their little world and change it around? *shakes head* Besides that, I do, however unfortunately, have a life besides writing. I'm currently in my third year of college, majoring in biology and premed (and considering minoring in english), and that means a LOT of hard work. I also have a rather complicated home life at the moment, nor am I very organized or coordinated when it comes to managing my time. So sue me. I love writing and reading, and I sneak away whenever I can to do it, but that doesn't mean it'll always get done in time for when I'd like it to. The first chapter of this story took me over a month to finish. Now, I don't always expect it to be like that, but when it is, please be patient and understand.

There. Now that's said. *wipes forehead dramatically* I suppose the only thing left to do is to tell you to sit back, relax, grab some popcorn and enjoy the story!

Oh, and don't forget to review, even if it's just a teeny note saying you were here and read the chapter. Reviews are my lifeline...they're what encourage me to go on and keep writing. Reviews are better to me than one day meeting Jackson Rathbone!!! Okay....maybe not that. But I still need them!!!!

I hope you love the story as much as I do!!!

Love, Cahryn K.