In this story, Charlie and Renee are divorced, and seeing other people. Charlie does live in Forks, but doesn't want anything to do with Bella, as she is a too painful reminder of Renee. He spends most of his time at work. Renee lives in Phoenix with Phil. She also doesn't want any reminder of Charlie that Bella brings. . So, Bella, who doesn't fit in with either, as she spent time in each before, grew sick of the arguments and treatment she got from her 'parents' and she ran away. Well, she didn't run away, she got kicked out. But she ran away to the hospital. That's where she is now. She has been running for a day, and she couldn't sleep the night before because it was too dangerous.

Bella shivered. The rain was pouring down on her as she stood outside the hospital. She couldn't go in, they'd call her parents. She shivered again, and her eyes sought out a small bush, just large enough to fit her. She hurried to it, pressing her face against her hands as she crawled in, trying to miss all the prickles and thorns. She curled up and put her head against the bare earth.

Rain trickled through the bush and pattered to the ground around her. She vaguely remembered the uncomfortable beds she put up with when visiting either of her parents. They sounded very good to her now, but she knew both didn't want her, and that it was better for her to run away.

The front doors of the hospital opened, and Bella saw a man, obviously a doctor, walk out. Probably going home to his loving wife and children. Bella smiled, at least someone was happy.

The man paused, looking around. Bella froze, what would happen if he saw her there? Would he make her leave? Turn her in to the cops? Attack her?

The man's gaze seemed to float right past her. He looked troubled as he shook his head and continued to the car park.

Bella sighed, bringing her knees close to her chest and shut her eyes.

~*~

Daylight pierced through her eyes, as Bella woke that morning. She opened her eyes and looked out. It was funny, the man she saw leaving, was leaving once again. Coming out the doors. He stopped and looked over at her. She froze in alarm, eyes wide.

He smiled and retreated back into the hospital.

Bella wondered what she should do. She supposed she couldn't stay here anymore; he probably went to get the police.

Her body made up her mind for her, and she crawled out of the bush, wincing at the sudden light. She looked over at the door and saw the doctor coming down the hall, talking on a phone. No! She started to run off.

"No! Wait! Stop!" The doctor called as he hurried out the front door.

Bella pumped her legs faster and was out of there before he could finish his sentence.

~*~

Bella pulled her thin jacket closer. It was scuffed and dirty and ripped, but it was better than nothing.

She looked around, eyes alert. She had been wandering the streets for the day, trying to find somewhere safe to stay. She thought about finding a youth refuge, but thought against it. She would only do that if it were a really bad case. What if she took the bed that some other youth really needed? Needed it more than her?

She looked at the building across the street. Fate had brought her back to he hospital. Darkness had fell, and the building was full of light. She could see people walking past windows, or maybe holding an x-ray up to the machine on the other wall.

She looked at the street lamp, covering her in a glow, then looked back at the hospital. She froze again, alert. The doctor was standing at one of the windows, watching her. Not in a perved or stalker-ish way, but like he was worried.

She sighed, and looked down the street. Cop! Her mind screamed as a police car turned a corner up the road.

She pushed her tired, aching limbs into action and sped across the road, flinging herself under the bush.

She hardly dared to breathe as the cop car drove past at a crawl.

As soon as she saw it go all the way up the road and disappear over the hill, she breathed again. She looked around, wondering if she should stay. The cop could come back, and maybe she wouldn't have anywhere to hide? Then she'd be intruding on her parent's lives again, and then they might be angrier than last time.

For the second night, Bella tucked her legs to her chest and fell asleep under the bush.