Authors note: This story takes place a few years after Breaking dawn and after the last episode of Vampire Knight Guilty (This is based on the vampire anime not the manga). All characters I write about are either from the Twilight Saga or from Vampire Knight with the exception of Lilith who was a character I invented to "stitch" the stories together.

I may have used one or two speeches or descriptions from the original Twilight Saga books but the rest was written by me (those taken from the book are in bold). I don't own any of Stephenie Meyer's books or the Vampire Knight Manga/anime so don't sue me. I just used those phrases to help me keep to the same plot of the story but with a few slight changes. This story is purely fan made.

Please, excuse the grammatical mistakes because I don't have a Beta.

Ps: This story does not start here. It's a continuation of my other fanfiction story named "whispers in the dark" which is a Harry Potter/ Vampire Knight cross-over. However, you do not need to read it to follow this one. This is just a side story to better understand the past of one of my characters.

More than it seems

Jacob, Reneesme and Seth walked silently up the porch steps each emerged in their own thoughts of the day's events. They hadn't spoken ever since they left the Forks High school parking lot, the strange rider still vividly in their mind. They had agreed to withhold what they had seen from their family until they knew for certain it wasn't anything to worry about. However one of them was still strongly opposed. As they entered the Cullens grand house they were received in a warm welcome.

"Nessie!" Came a soft voice.

Bella came storming into the room, her arms embracing her daughter in a great hug. Yet through a peripheral vision her brown eyes caught Jacob's expression.

"Jake! Look at you… A little paler and you'd be one of us." She giggled. "Is something wrong?" She teased.

"What?!" A demanding voice hissed near the doorway, the simple word filled with disbelief and caution.

Edward stood frozen under the frame, his eyes holding Jacob's as he read in the boy's mind what he had been trying so desperately to conceal.

"What's what? What happened?" Bella questioned, fear seeping into its tone.

"It was nothing…" Reneesme began, attempting to sooth the atmosphere but Seth had other intentions and soon overlapped her.

"Someone was at school today. We don't know who it was, the face was concealed. But we're –" He threw a quick glance at Jacob but with a slight shake of his head, amended " -- I´m almost certain that whoever it was knew what we were…or at least knew what one of us was…" He threw a worried side-glance at the young girl.

"I thought we agreed to remain quiet." Reneesme hissed back at the boy but he just shook his head once again.

"We shouldn't hide something like this from them, Ness. They deserve to know. This may be something important, not to mention dangerous...not just to you but to all of us. We don't know what he wants so we should all be alert." He remarked.

The girl gazed away, the truth of his words like a stab to the heart. He was right but still…

"What? Someone knows about Nessie? What happened?" Bella demanded harshly, looking between Edward and Jacob who were still holding each other's gazes, the silence around them growing ever deeper as they secretly discussed between themselves.

"Edward?...Nessie?" She turned to her daughter but the girl simply held her gaze and remained silent. The tension was finally broken as Edward suddenly went for his phone, dialing in one fluid unseen movement. With a few blurred words he hung up and dialed another number. Although he spoke fast in his haste, his words were still caught by some.

"Why did you tell Alice and the others to come back?" Bella asked, walking up to her husband. "Why are you calling Carlisle?" Placing a hand under his chin, she made him gaze up into her eyes which sparked in anger and fear. "Edward, what's going on?" She questioned firmly yet calmly.

He let out a long soft sigh in defeat. "I'm not entirely sure. There are many things that don't add up. When the others return Jacob and Seth will explain everything. Damn!" He snapped, slamming his phone shut. "Carlisle isn't answering."

"Try the office…" Seth suggested. With a quick nod, Edward dialed another number only to hear the cheery reply of the answering machine. With one last hope, he dialed a final number. A woman echoed on the other side of the phone, a chaotic background drowning her words.

"Forks Hospital, Bertha Banks speaking. How may I help you?"

"Hello. I'm trying to reach Carlisle Cullen. Is he occupied?"

"Oh, I'm sorry. Dr. Cullen has already left."

"Did he mention where he was going? I really needed to speak with him." Edward added politely, masking his concern skillfully.

"No. He just said it was personal business. But if he returns, I will tell him that you were looking for him, Mr –" Shutting the phone once again he gazed beyond the large glass wall.

"The others are coming." He stated plainly, but his mind was racing. Where was Carlisle? What was happening? Why hadn't Alice seen any of this…?

Six shadows rushed towards the house at such a speed they seemed no more than blurs in the grey afternoon sky. The charged up the steps and into the house, a similar expression of worry and panic on their angelic faces.

"What's wrong Edward? Did something happen?" Esme questioned, her honey eyes wide in distress.

Hours passed as Jacob and Seth retold the story, Reneesme patiently listening along with the others. After Edward gave the final details an eerie silence befell upon them.

"How did I not see this coming?" Yelled Alice in annoyance.

"And Carlisle isn't answering?" Esme asked in urgency, ignoring her young daughter's temper tantrum.

"That's what's most strange. Carlisle is never unreachable." Bella added, her own heart weighing heavily for her family.

"But that isn't our biggest problem right now. Carlisle can take care of himself. First, we need to know if this rider is a threat to us." Jasper replayed calmly, his military past bringing back the basic survival instincts. "And if so, then why he's after Reneesme."

"Maybe the Volturi have come back to get some more." Beamed Emmett, a hint of hope and longing in his voice as he remembered Dimitry challenging stare.

"But why would they come back now after all this time? It's been so long…I thought they had given up by now…" Bella muttered aloud.

"In times like these, it's Carlisle that gives the final word since he knows our kind better than any of us." Rosalie stated unconsciously, but at the mention of his name the tension grew even more among them.

"I'm don't like this. I don't like this one bit." Jacob uttered under his breath. "Hey, blood-sucker" He called, turning his dark eyed stare at Alice who still stood sulking in the crowd. "Can't you get a clear vision on Carlisle?"

"What do you think I've been trying to do, Mongrel?"

"So?" He blurred out impatiently while taking an unconscious step toward her, earning himself a challenging glare from Jasper.

"I don't know. For some reason I can't see him. Everything's black, like when I try to see Renesmee or you dogs." She snapped at the end, emphasizing the word. "I hate this. I hate being kept in the dark. I hate not being able to see anymore!"

Suddenly Edward jumped from his seat beside Bella and stood gazing at the door. At the sudden movement everyone rose with him, their eyes trailing his.

"What now?" Jacob whined, looking between the vampire and the door, rolling his eyes in disbelief.

"It's Carlisle. But he's not alone."

They all waited patiently until they heard the front door. As soon as the familiar scent filled their nose both Jacob and Seth stood up abruptly, phasing in mid-jump while Edward sprung into a crouch just as Carlisle and the newcomer rounded the hall into the next chamber. Everyone stood shocked at the sudden transformation yet their eyes never left the couple that stood at the entrance. Standing serene and elegant beside a worried looking Carlisle was a beautiful woman, her midnight black hair contrasting heavily against her pale skin while it fell in ripples around her, cascading towards her waist. She gazed at them in turn, shocking sapphire blue eyes gazed at them hauntingly, deprived of any emotion. Holding his ground, Jacob let out a long low growl as he held her gaze yet nothing could block out Seth's voice that kept ringing in his head in fear:

It's her! The stranger from the parking lot!

*Bleeding Rose *

Authors note: well, yet another chapter. I'll be posting the next one (it's going to be called "The gathering") pretty soon , seeing as I'm on a roll. The story is turning out better then I expected it to. Please review so I know what you think...