A Place Only We Know

By: Forgotten Sunrise

Chapter 1:The Force that Turns Two into One

I hated being late, especially where my daughter was concerned. She was the one constant in my life nowadays; the only love that I knew would never leave me. My little Nessie, my glowing star.

I sighed as I sped down I-5 South towards Olympia, going only sixty because the state patrol was out in swarms. Something about a tragically bad accident near Nisqually Valley…I didn't feel too sorry for the poor bloke; I was actually kind of pissed at him. He shouldn't have been speeding.

I turned on my radio to 98.1 Smooth Jazz, hoping to drown out some of the chatter in my head, only to hear more coverage of the accident.

"…Wow Mark, they say it would be a miracle if the driver of the CR-V was still alive."

"Yah Susan, that semi knocked the back bumper and caused the CR-V to spin out, flip over and get hit by an on-coming truck on the driver's side."

"Well, that's unfortunate…" I muttered to myself and switched off the radio as I neared the accident. By this time I was only going a whopping 5 miles per hour. There was no way I was going to make it to La Push by six now. I could feel the growl rise in my chest as I pulled out my Blackberry and pressed speed dial number one to call Bella.

She was still my number one.

"Hey Edward!" She answered in her bubbly tone of voice. Like always. She seemed happier than ever since she married Jacob, and that killed me.

"Hi Bella. Listen, there was a really bad accident here in the Valley and its blocking all the lanes but one, so I'm going to be late picking up Renesmee."

"Oh, that's too bad. Be careful out there then Edward."

I would have laughed at her comment, but I haven't laughed since the day she left.

"Bella, I'm a vampire, remember? Not too much can hurt our-"

But I lost my thought. Someone thoughts were crystal clear above the others.

Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck Damn you Jacob Black!

"Edward? Edward? Are you alright?" Bella asked, pulling me back to reality.

"Yah Bella, I'm-"

Urg! I'm a fucking werewolf! Why the hell can't I get out! Where's help when I need it? Real help? Jacob! JACOB! If you can hear this, then I need you! Crap, can't believe I just said that!

"EDWARD!" It wasn't Bella's voice that was shouting at me, but I wasn't paying it much attention anymore. I knew that voice that was filling my head.

"Bella, I'm going to be late, I'll see you in a bit." I spoke absentmindedly as I approached the scene.

"Edward please don't-" But I hung up and pulled over to the side lane. The crisp air and fresh smells of Western Washington greeted me as soon as I stepped out of my car and reminded me of peace and clam. But the scene before me was anything but serene.

"Sorry sir, but you can't be here. If you would kindly just step back into your car…" I hardly notice the woman's voice, let alone her presents. I paid her warnings no attention.

"I can't do that miss," I dismissed as I pushed pass her with ease. "That's my sister-in-laws car." I eventually answered to the wind when I noticed that she followed me.

"Oh. Well I'm sorry to hear that then sir, but still, there's nothing you can do. Why don't you just come this way with me and you can tell us who she was." She tugged at my jacket but I shoved her off.

"Is." I stated simply and finally made my way to the wrecked car. It was a mess; flipped over and completely smashed. Of course it wouldn't be enough to kill the young werewolf inside, but it was enough to cause some injury.

People all around where calling me, telling me to step aside, but I didn't really heard them. Through the driver seat window, I could see her upside down and squashed between the flimsy metal. I had to hold my breath as I neared her because of all the blood that had been spilled. All of her blood.

"Leah? Is that you?" I whispered so quietly that only a mythical being would be able to hear.

She struggled to move physically, by mentally her mind snapped up.

Shit, it would be the leech that save me…

It was Leah all right.

"Stay still Leah, I'm going to get you out, but this is going to hurt."

Her speech was incoherent, but her thoughts weren't.

If you lay one grimy finger on me I'll OUCH!

I reached in and ripped her belt buckle causing her to fall a few inches to the hood of the car with a loud thud. She let out a blood-curdling scream as I heard a nasty popping sound. I tried my best to ignore her pain and grabbed her wrist to drag her out of the wreckage.

She was in bad shape. Glass shards clawed at her exposed skin, causing her to bleed more. Some of the glass had gotten lodged in her skin. She was barely conscious had bruises covering her face, blood and gasoline soaked her cloths and hair and most of the bones in her body were broken. But she was alive.

Thanks…Leech…I heard her think before she finally gave in to her pain.

"Hurry! Get the paramedics over here! We got her out!" The policewomen shouted. The EMTs were there in seconds flat, ripping Leah from me and placing her in a stretcher.

"Alright son, just a few questions." Said one of the offices on scene as they checked Leah to make sure she was stable enough for transport. Peter was his name. "What's your relation to the female again?"

"She's my sister-in-law."

"Right, and what's her name?

"Leah Clearwater. I'm Edward Cullen, Carlisle's son. Her blood type is O negative; her brother shares that type. No she's not on med's. No she's not under the influence." I answered his next questions before he even spoke them.

"Huh? Oh, right. Well, thanks Mr. Cullen. Now if you'll leave your phone number with me, I'll make sure to notify you when she arrives at the hospital."

"My father is a doctor; we can accommodate her at my house Officer Peter."

"I'm sure you can, however I can't-hey! How did you know my name?" Peter asked me, but I didn't bother to answer. I was by the driver, giving him directions on how to get to the Cullen's residences before Peter was able to finish his sentence. As soon as the driver knew where he was going, I got back into my Volvo and sped off right after the ambulance, with the state police soon flagged behind me.

Once we were on our way to Folks I picked up my phone. I had gotten some 28 calls from Bella's phone since I hung up on her-or more likely Jacob-10 minutes ago. I first called Carlisle and told him what was going on, then I called Bella's phone back. Sure enough, Jacob answered. Like expected.

"Is she going to be okay?" His voice was full of worry. The bond between Alpha and Beta was a strong thing. Apparently, they could communicate with each other telepathically even in human form as he seemed to be fully aware that I was with her.

"Give her a few days, she'll heal." I could hear him relax over the phone.

"Good to know."

"I'm having her dropped off at my house so Carlisle can watch after her."

"Thank you so much Edward."

"Yes. Right. I'll see you in about an hour Jacob." I ended the call and sighed. I couldn't help but be a bit bitter at Jacob. He did steal my wife and it still hurt. Everyday, it hurt.

With the help of the sirens, we were able to make it to Folks in 35 minutes. When we pulled into the driveway, Carlisle and Alice were already waiting for us. Alice had a look of somber surprise on her face as our caravan approached the curved driveway to our house.

"The poor girl must be infected." One of the paramedics was telling Carlisle as we all rushed to moved Leah into the makeshift recovery room. "She's so hot, she burnin' up all the morphine we put in her!"

"Really now? How peculiar. Thanks for telling me." Carlisle said with a nod. It wasn't peculiar at all. Her blood had been hot since the day she became a shapeshifter.

"Are you sure you have everything you'll need to help her? She's in really bad shape…though she does look better than she did ten minutes ago…"

"I'm sure. Now if there isn't anything else, I must tend to the patient."

"Right Doc. Good luck." The paramedics made their farewells and left.

"You can stop pretending to be unconscious now." I said to Leah as soon as they were gone.

"I rather not…" She muttered.

Alice looked on with a rather curious look on her face, but she was careful not to reveal her thoughts to me. I surged it off for now.

"Actually, I'm going to have to sedate you Miss Clearwater. Your body is healing too fast and the bones are setting all in the wrong ways." Carlisle said calmly as he prep a syringe.

"Oh uh-un! The hell if you do! I'm not going to be sedated around your kind. Not unless I have my pack near by."

"I'm actually surprised she didn't jump off onto the freeway once she heard we were coming here…" I muttered then turned to leave. An odd feeling swept over me then. I didn't want to leave. I wanted to stay and make sure she was going to be okay. Even though I knew she was in the care of the most capable hands. I had to fight an unknown force just to get to the doorframe.

"Me too… But at any rate, umm…Thanks Edward." She muttered.

I looked over my shoulder at the lanky form on the hospital bed. Her rusty skin was glistening with sweat, blood and oil, her eyes as black as night, with a muddy river of hair following over the pillow. I felt myself soften a bit and the unknown force began to pull again at what should have been my heart.

I nodded a welcome back to her. Then I had to leave, because if I had stayed any longer, I feared that I would never be able leave. But something was telling me that maybe that wasn't such a bad thing. And somewhere, deep down in this soulless body of mine, I knew that this event was only the beginning mark for the two of us; that slowly, fate was squeezing us together, slowly weaving our lives together and, slowly, making us one.

AN: So how as that? All reviews are welcome!