Chapter 2: The Hospital

My eyes fluttered open to see my little sister positioned in the uncomfortable patterned aqua chair that sat in the corner of the hospital-cubicle thing. I turned my head to look at the space I was in. The room was almost like a toilet cubicle - I could tell that no-one had payed for a nice room, but at least it was private - small, contained. Walls that were stained with dirt, I had an IV drip hooked into my arm, there was a mirror that had shards of it broken off, and a window with curtains that matched the hideous chair.

She looked at me and then slowly drifted over towards me. Frowning, she placed her warm hand on my face. It felt nice, welcoming.

"Lyra, are you alright?" Elise questioned, shakingly stroking my face. She seemed worried about me, though I couldn't remember what was wrong and why I was in the hospital.

Nodding, I attempted to sit up, but my sister shoved me back into my seat. I just growled back at her. Maybe I could use that button thingy to push the bed up. I felt around for a round lumpy thing, but failed to find it even after checking both sides. The hospital was so crappy that I shouldn't have expected it, but I hadn't been to the hospital as a patient before.

"I'm fine." I commented back in an angry tone, careful not to annoy her.

Elise kneeled down and placed her hands in mine, trying to comfort me. She sighed and muttered something to herself.

"What was that, Lis?" I queried in a monotone voice, making sure that I didn't sound too curious and so that Elise wouldn't question me.

She shook her head, as if something unusual had happened. Elise bit her lip uncertainly, like she didn't want to tell me what she had muttered. "Oh, it's just that," She hesitated for a moment, then continued. "well, Dad is drunk again Lyr. And I'm worried this will continue to get worse." I gulped, not wanting to hear more.

Our Father had been in a state of depression ever since our Mother left to Boston with her new boyfriend, Sam. None of us liked him, but she had been sneaking out at night to see him, so our Dad just gave up once he found out and told her to leave. He had already packed up everything and given her one of the three cars to take. We haven't seen her since, but she had invited Elise and I to stay with her in the Summer. We still had a few weeks to think about it, but I was certain that I didn't want to go.

"We should take him to a Therapist," I suggested in a questioning tone, trying to ask her something in a way that was subtle. "Maybe that would help him? Though sometimes he seems like he's too far gone" I giggled while Elise glared at me.

She cleared her throat. I stifled myself before another giggle seeped out. "Lyra Ann, this is a serious matter, not something to giggle at." Elise growled. "Oh, and I thought you were the older sister."

Sighing, I controlled myself and rolled my eyes. "Fine. What about when we get out of this hospital, we pack up our bags and run, because our Father clearly doesn't give a damn about us or life anymore, so he probably wouldn't even notice if we went missing."

Elise stood up and crossed her arms.

"Great, that sounds wonderful." Her tone was dripping with sarcasm. God, sometimes my sister really got on my nerves. Looking at the window of open opportunity, I attempted to sit up again. I stretched myself out, realising that the position I had slept in had left me with a crick in my neck. I yawned and waited for a proper answer to my question.

My sister sighed again and moved back to the chair. Elise flopped down in it like a dead fish and groaned.

"What?" I directed. She straightened herself up and glared at me.

"Fine, I'll do it, as long as we make sure Dad is safe." I smiled back at her gratefully. Finally, she had accepted my offer.

Glad, I lay back down in the bed and felt myself drift into a light slumber.

Alice's POV

I watched the images flash past in my mind, informing me that a life changing decision would change our future forever. Something to do with the Cullens and I. Quickly, I tuned into the vision.

"Fine. What about when we get out of this hospital, we pack up our bags and run, because our Father clearly doesn't give a damn about us or life anymore, so he probably wouldn't even notice if we went missing." A disembodied voice spoke. I saw flashes of an auburn-haired girl speaking to a girl with tawny hair and eyes that were like the stars. Shimmery, unique. But that wasn't something that I needed to get distracted on.

"Great, that sounds wonderful." the tawny haired girl spoke in a sarcastic tone. I could tell she didn't agree with the other girl. The auburn haired one sighed as the other one flopped down in a dreadfully awful chair. That was basically the only thing I could see. I couldn't tell where they were, or how long until this event would happen.

Then, everything went dark, which was unusual for me, I sighed and tried to catch back my focus.

I saw rain, a storm, pouring down onto a road. A silver toyota corolla, speeding down the highway towards Forks. I could hear music blasting from the speakers, rap, something Jay-Z, someone that personally didn't fulfill my taste of music - again with the distractions, I needed to stop getting distracted.

The car slipped and skidded across the road, close to a place that looked sort of familiar, perhaps it was the forest surrounding our house? The car zoomed towards the trees and I heard someone screaming, then everything went silent. A girl was breathing heavily, she was bleeding, and she was worried about the other one, the girl clutched her stomach and called for help.

I saw the life changing decision, it was about turning someone, that's what it was. When the vision ended, I knew exactly what I needed to do now.

I needed to have a vote.

I called everyone into the living room for a meeting. They all came and sat down on the white couches.

I stood in the middle of the couches tapping my foot on the ground, waiting for everyone to quiet down. Finally, they were silent.

"So, I all called you here for a reason." I looked at Nessie, who was resting her head on Jacob's shoulder. "I had a vision earlier today. It was about a life changing decision for everyone." They all looked curious, like they were beckoning me to go on.

"We must have a vote. A vote about changing someone into a Vampire." Rosalie gasped, everyone obviously knew what her answer would be. I continued on. "If you would vote yes, please raise your hand."

I watched eight people raise their hands, it was everyone except for Edward and Rosalie. I looked at Edward curiously.

"It really depends on who the person is. We don't know who she is, Alice." Edward stated. I shrugged my shoulders. I don't care what you think Edward. I told him.

"It's a girl, she has auburn hair and green eyes. She's not wise, but I sense her having power in the future. Power that can help us." I told everyone, even though it was really meant for Edward.

Edward's face didn't change and his hand was still kept down, well more people voted yes, so his vote didn't matter to much to me anyway.

Carlisle cleared his throat, to stop the awkwardness. "Now, I think that we should stop this conversation and be prepared. I'll get my medical kit just incase we can save her from becoming a Vampire, oh and if you hear a car, just make sure you can't smell blood. And if you can run out and grab the girl." He informed.

Everyone drifted back to where they were before, but still stayed prepared. I started fixing up a room for the girl, seeing she had nowhere better to stay.

- End Of Chapter Two-

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