Disclaimer- I do not own Twilight or any of the characters.

Alright so, here's the deal... my computer crashed, no that is not why i haven't written in a while. See, when this happened i lost my outline and plot of all the chapters. When i finally got my computer up and going again i lost all my inspiration for this story. I know a few things that are definitly going to happen and im hoping to get this story done by the end of summer but if you guys have ideas of what you want to see or something you want to happen feel free to leave it in the comments. :) Enjoy and again sorry for not writing in a while

"How was your day?" Rachel asked from the back seat while we drove back to the Cullen's house. It really was great to be in Forks again. When Liz came up with the idea I didn't know how this would effect my condition… not that I wasn't used to feeling the hole in my chest rip open from time to time but the nightmares every single night were a little much.

"Uh, it was great." I smiled, plan don't-act-like-Bella had just started. "I love my gym class." Connors eyes went wide, he knew I hated gym and so did Rachel but they didn't say anything.

"Yeah, I heard you have a class with Edward and a class with Emmett and Jasper." Alice mentioned as if she thought it was great to stick together.

"Um yeah, I have English with Edward," I choked on his name a little earning a few confused looks from everyone in the car. "and chemistry 11 with Emmett and Jasper." I nodded as I turned into the drive way, trying to act nonchalant. I guess they were still waiting for an explanation about the Edward part but that sure as Hell was not going to happen. Twisting and turning easily through the drive to the house that brought back so many memories wasn't as easy as I thought. It's not that I couldn't put on my fake look all the time it's just the memories hurt a little. Pulling up beside Carlisle's car I turned my car off and opened my door.

"Are you guys coming or what?" I asked acting like I had no clue what they were waiting for. I turned around but I could still hear them unbuckling their seat belts and opening there doors. Stopping in my tracks I took a deep calming breathe then walked to the front door of the house. You can do this. I chanted over and over in my head. It's not my house so I didn't know whether to just walk in or knock. That choice was taken away from me when Edward went to the door, opening it for me.

"Hey Brittany, how was your day at school?" He questioned after a few seconds.

"Not bad." I looked at my feet while walking past him. Awkward silence filled the air, I could feel eyes on me. Questioning eyes wondering what it was about Edward that made me act this way.

"Um, Brittany, we want to show you something, it's a surprise." Usually when people said 'it's a surprise' they acted excited. Liz said this with extreme caution but after a second of thought I remember my plan. Don't act like me… or Bella.

"Great, I love surprises." I said as enthusiastically as I could knowing that this surprise was most likely not free and probably not cheap.

"No, you always-"

"Let's see it!" I cut Liam off before he could say anymore, no one was going to ruin my plan.

"Uh… alright, this way." He said giving me a look. He walked out the back way of the Cullen's house then broke out into a run. I, of course, could keep up with him and started running with him. Jumping over the river at the end of the Cullen's property we headed straight toward somewhere I've never been before. I smelled freshly cut grass and…paint? Then it started to smell like that new car fragrance. What could this mean? Whatever I thought it could possibly be was far from what it was. Sitting on a green grassed piece of land was something that could not possibly be mine. Definitely not free and extremely expensive. Chilling out and sticking to the plan was not on my mind right now. No, the only thing I was thinking of was how much this could have cost.

"You got me a house!" I was more than mad, I was furious! I could not possibly take this! It wasn't a present or anything close. No this wasn't what was on the top of every girls Christmas list. This was what her and her boyfriend bought for them selves.

"Not a house, a cottage." Liam corrected. At least none of the Cullen's were here to witness my freak out.

"Yeah, it's a present, seeing how you're then only one that really needs a room. We figured we could get you a small apartment like house." Liz explained trying to get me to stop fuming and listen to the 'it's no big deal' speech. No big deal my but!

"Surprise…!" Liam said in one of those voices you use after you miss the entrance of the birthday person at a surprise party.

"Oh dear lord." I breathed. "OK," I started calmly. "This is not a surprise, it is not a present either. A puppy is a present, a book is a present, a house is not a present!" I got less and less calm as I went on. "You do not buy a house or build a house for that matter then yell surprise thinking it's ok. That's like saying 'oh I bought you an island… Happy Birthday!' No! You just don't do that! This is not ok! Not in the least bit alright with me, I mean-"

"Well Brittany, there's a room for Connor and Rachel in there too if they ever want to come here, we figured since we're leaving for a while next week we should get you your own place to stay." Liam explained, trying to calm me down. Liam and Liz needed to go to the Volturi in a week for a little while. That's why we had to stay with the Cullen's. They didn't want to leave us alone. They would be back in less than a month but they weren't about to leave us unsupervised. Ok, breathe, its just money, it may be a lot of money but money nonetheless. It's not like they can't afford it. I thought to myself.

"Yeah it's…great." I plastered a fake smile on my face then walked inside.

I could tell by the house that Esme decorated it. It was beautiful and wonderful making me feel even more guilty about this so called 'present'. The kitchen was fully stocked and wonderfully built, with stainless steal appliances and hard wood cupboards. I loved it, I loved everything about it. My room weirdly reminded me of my old own. Same color walls and curtains, totally different lay out though. I had a double bed and a huge closet that most likely none other than Alice, who skipped one of her classes today, stocked herself. Beautiful hard wood mahogany floor went through the living room and dining room on the first floor. The living room had a nice fire place with a couch parallel to it. My room was above the kitchen, upstairs. Across the hall was a library, not big, but definitely not small either, about the size of my room. A bathroom was beside my room but not attached, which I liked. The 'guest room' was beside the library fully equipped with its own bathroom and closet. It was an amazing house.

I heard someone running up but I decided to ignore them seeing how it was one of the Cullen's. Not that I didn't like them, I just didn't feel threatened so I continued what I was doing.

"Hey! Brittany? Can I come in?" Emmett boomed from the front door.

"I don't care." I spoke only loud enough that the sound would travel and he would hear. I didn't really care who was coming up, it's not like I was doing anything. I was relaxing on the leather coach watching the fire.

"Hey Britt." Emmett smiled. "Wait you don't care if I call you Britt right?" He asked politely.

"No, I don't care." I told him still looking at the fire. It looked so intriguing yet was still just considered a simple fire. There really was nothing simple about it, how fire even exists is a mystery to me. Sure it's all about the heat and spark but when you think about it the fact that you can make fire is amazing.

"So… you don't like us much do you?" Wow, let's not be blunt…

"What? No. I never said that…" I replied quickly sitting up in the couch.

"No, you're right, it's just you don't seem to like Rose or Jasper or Edward… especially Edward." Emmett commented like we were talking about the news.

"Hey, I like Jasper and Rose." Well, Rosalie was kind of rude to me before but she didn't seem to have a problem with me now. Edward, well, Edward caused the most pain, of course I didn't like the Cullen's very much. They just up and left, without even a good bye, but Edward shattered me. I sat on his door step everyday until I was changed. Waiting for him to come back.

"You're forgetting someone."

"Oh yeah Ed- Edwards fine, I don't know him very well." I stated, trying to keep my voice steady.

"So, you said you used to live in Forks right?" Emmett inquired.

"Umm, yeah, I used to live around here." I replied getting a little nervous.

"Where around here?" He asked.

"Down by Newton's." I lied.

"Newton's? Huh. When did you live around here?" He asked, not changing his calm voice. I stayed silent, but I really wished someone would come in here right now!

"I don't remember the year." I finally said. "A few months before Liam found me I was changed. I found him at your house when I was first changed and he recognized my scent in the woods at Maine."

"My house? What were you doing there?"

"I smelt vampires so I went to check I out." I lied.

"Who changed you?" He asked, clearly interested.

"I didn't get her name. She found me in the woods but before she could kill me a pack of wolves came and killed her. She had red hair and that's all I remember." I was becoming a frequent liar around here.

"Red hair? Did she say anything to you about anyone?" He asked suddenly very serious.

"No, she just bit me." I replied, not wanting to tell him she actually told me she was going to kill me then mail me FedEx to Edward.

"Oh." Was all I got in return. "Did you want to go to see everyone?" He asked after a few minutes of silence.

Pretending to sleep had its advantages. You could still hear what people were saying but they didn't think you could.

"Victoria came back after we left." Emmett whispered to Carlisle, Alice, Jasper, Esme and Rose. Everyone else was out hunting.

"What?" Alice asked in a worried tone.

"She's the one who changed Brittany, well at least I think she is. Brittany said her attacker had red hair and was alone. So, she either came back or Brittany was one of the people they killed on there way through, you know before…" He let his sentence hang in the silent air. Before James decided he wanted to kill me?