I don't own it. If I did Bree wouldn't have died and there would've been a lot more books.

I was still in the forest, I concluded, still sprawled out on the floor when Jane's searing glance was discontinued. But there was still a pain, a thirst, an unimaginable want, a need. I was desperate. I tried listening to the conversations going on around me, I tried looking up, but thirst held me back. It pinned me to the ground. It paralyzed me, blinding me from sensing anything at all. Thirst was the most evil thing in a newborn vampire's life next to fire.

I felt a hand on my shoulder and flinched. Any other time I would have jumped up and crouched, my territory was being threatened, and I should be furious with this. That's what Riley would have said. But why should I take his advice anymore? He didn't even survive this fight, this fight that he was all wrong about. It took all my energy to more my neck enough to see the figure above me. It was probably Jane finishing me off. No, she would never be this gentle. I raised my chin and saw the petite one with the caramel colored hair whom I recognized as Esme.

That was another thing Riley was wrong about, the Yellow Eyes. He trained us to think they were awful, lawbreaking people that deserved to be killed, destroyed, ripped limb from limb. Truth is the few of them, with the exception of the curly haired man, were nicer than any of the people in the clan that I had spent so much time with in the last few months. Actually that wasn't true. Freaky Fred and I had bonded a little, and he had escaped. He had protected me every day that I was in the monstrous custody of Victoria and Riley. And then there was Diego, sweet, kind, tough, loving Diego who knew too much. Diego who meant the world to me. He was gone, punished because he had the burden of knowing information not meant to be shared.

I saw the woman breathe a sigh of relief and she turned to the others saying, "I think she's going to be okay."

"Yes, I see it now," the also petite dark haired one answered, "I see her coming to Forks, I see her walking into school. Yes, she's going to be fine," she reassured.

"Bree? Bree, can you hear me?" I heard the blonde man say.

"I already told you Carlisle, she'll be fine. Oh wait," she said pausing, "she might have some broken bones."

"Oh dear," Esme whispered, audibly only to me. "Are you going to be okay? What do you need from us? Tell us what's wrong. We won't hurt you I promise."

It took another pang of energy to speak, this task proved even harder than the first since it required using my throat. "Thirst," I scratched.

"Hang tight, kid. We're going to get you home and then we'll figure that out," said a bulky one. Suddenly I was in his muscular arms, being lifted from a spot, a position that I never hoped to endure again.

Home? Even as a human I had never had a home. A house, sure, some of the time. But I had had never had a home, and I didn't think that even these vampires were going to be able to grant me that gift.

Emmett swung me around and placed me on his back. "Hold on tight, we'll be home in a matter of minutes. Of course you probably already knew that. You're no rookie to the running game are you?"

I shook my head no, uncertain of what he was implying. I contemplated it, but decided to take it at face value: I was a vampire, therefore, I ran. And not: you're a rebel, are you nuts?

Even while running at an unfathomable speed, Emmett managed to keep the trek to 'home' somewhat comfortable. In fact, if I was human I would probably have fallen asleep. Unfortunately that wasn't an option which gave me time to think. And my life isn't such a happy subject when it comes to depth. My mind shifted back to Diego…no! Stop it! I scolded myself. You can fuss about this later. Just to the basics and focus on holding on tight.

It seemed like hours later, but we finally make it to a tall wooden house. Must be a stop, maybe the family is tired. Do vampires get tired? There was so much more I needed to learn. Too bad they don't have vampire 101 at school. Not that I would've paid any attention in that class either, but if I would have ever even dreamed I'd be in this situation…

My pointless thoughts were put to a halt as Emmett shifted me into his arms.

"Don't worry. The other's are on their way. Edward won't be back until tomorrow since he has to take the car with the human for cover, but he'll be back soon."

I nodded, and sure enough in a matter of seconds the others appeared.

"Hi! I don't think we've formally met. I'm Alice. I'm sure we are going to have such a good time together. Nothing like sisters right! Or friends. Sister-friends. Yes that's what we'll be! Maybe we could even-"Alice's ramble was cut off by the gorgeous blonde.

"Alice, don't overwhelm the girl. I'm Rosalie, the sister that has the tighter grasp on reality."

Emmett laughed. "Reality? Babe, we're vampires. What's less of a reality than that?"

Okay, I'll admit, even though my life was pretty much a pit on despair, these people could be a small light in the tunnel. Their bickering was quite entertaining.

"Oh shut up," Rose spitted back and hit him playfully.

"I hate to interrupt the introductions, but I really think I should take a look at the physical damage," Carlisle said.

Ah yes, my injuries, let's not even get started on that subject. I wouldn't know where to begin or end. Everything, physically and emotionally, hurt.

"Excuse me," I started.

"She speaks!" Emmett exclaimed.

"Emmett, let the girl speak," Esme chastised.

"Sorry, I don't mean to interrupt, but could I have something to drink. My throat feels like barbed wire."

"Absolutely, I forgot how it feels to be a newborn. If you even need anything, just tell us. We are quite out of date when it comes to newborns so you will have to be patient and teach us again," Carlisle said.

"I'll carry you squirt, I'll catch and you'll drink, okay?" Emmett said scooping me up into his arms once again.

"But aren't you thirsty? How are you going to control yourself? And where are we going? It's still broad daylight; we can't just go out on the street and get a human." I asked him. I didn't want to be selfish, and were these vampires really this reckless? At least Riley had the sense to tell us to wait until night and go to the ghetto where people wouldn't be missed.

The family stayed silent looking nervous and shooting panicked glances between each other.

"Let me explain," the curly blonde man, Jasper, said surprising me. "Bree, I remember how you feel. The thirst gets better with time, don't worry about Emmett. But Bree I'm warning you now, this blood will not taste the same. It won't give you nearly the quench the human form does, but you have to have discipline and train yourself. It's not going to be easy."

Wow. Take it from a guy that I barely even knew to tell me some of the most important information in my life in such a casual tone and in less than sixty words. Fantastic, he had no faith in me either.

"Jasper loosen up I'm sure she'll be fine," Alice said. I was thankful that she believed in me. I just wasn't sure how much I had in myself.

Author's Note: I hope you all liked it! Reviews mean the world and are always appreciated.