AN- sorry it took so long to update. Please Rand R. I don't own Twilight;)
After the merchant run-in, even though he was dead, the twins knew that no matter how hard they tried to disguise themselves, they'd be recognised. For a few hours, both of them wandered, hand in hand, through dark alleyways and deadly quiet streets until they stumbled across an old wooden hut, lopsided and rotten, but with a roof still intact. It was safer than the streets; no one would think to look for them there.
"In here", Alec pulled his sister towards the door. Two of the five wooden panels had broken partially broken off, whilst the other three had parts that were very badly rotten. Timidly, Alec pushed it open. He couldn't see inside, but from the damp, musty smell, he guessed that it was very wet.
"It smells wet", he said to Jane in a disgusted tone. Nethertheless, Jane pushed passed him and stepped inside.
"It is wet", she called back at him, her voice echoing slightly. He could here her feet splash through puddles, and the regular drip of water in several places. Deciding that it was safe, Alec stepped in himself. The musty, dank air overwhelmed him and he fell to his knees violently coughing.
"It told so", Jane said, standing in front of her brother with a cocky grin on her face. Alec finished coughing and glanced up at her, glaring.
"Humph", he grunted, pushing himself to his feet and scowling at his sister with his arms folded. Jane, who was completely unfazed with the disgusting odour, stood her ground and giggled at Alec, who eventually came out of his mood and joined his sister in her laughter. Despite all that was going on, even thought the whole town was probably after them, they could still find something to laugh about. In the coming years of the twins' lives, this was one of the few happy memories that they would cherish.
Of course, the happy atmosphere was soon put to an end by a sudden loud bang coming from the roof. Startled, both of them froze and jerked their heads upwards, gazing wide eyed with fear into the darkness; the unknown.
"Alec", Jane urgently whispered. He didn't show any signs that he had heard her, but she continued regardless, "What was that?" there was another clang, this time much nearer. Jane leaped and screamed, clinging onto Alec's arm so hard that her dirty, ragged fingernails broke the skin in parts of his forearm. Alec however, didn't notice the warm trickles of blood that had began to seep down his arm and began to pool in his palm, nor his sister's frantic gasps. He was so afraid that he couldn't move, he was literally paralysed by fear, he didn't dare breathe.
It was silent for a few minutes, almost too silent, and then a loud splash of water came from directly behind them. Water leaped up onto their backs, soaking them through and through. Jane stopped gasping, and clung onto Alec's arm even tighter. The only movement Alec made was open his brown eyes even further than they were already. Neither of the moved, even breathed.
Nothing happened for a few minutes, and then the sound of footsteps coming from behind them echoed around the room, around the twins' minds. The footsteps carried on for a few seconds, coming closer and closer. Alec and Jane were now totally paralysed by fear; someone or something was right behind them. They thought they had been found out, that the villagers wanted to sneak up on them and lock them up again. They would be under even tighter security, since they had already escaped. But what puzzled them both was that whoever this was, seemed to be showing no signs of making a grab for them; wasn't that what they would do, before they could escape? In fact, ever since they had stopped walking, neither of the twins could hear any breathing, though they were sure that the stranger was right behind them. It was as though no one was there.
After a few minutes of total silence, long, bony fingers reached out over Jane's right shoulder, slowly, eerily. It took her a few seconds to register it but when she caught the white hand hovering over her shoulder, she squealed and let go of Alec's arm, causing him to jump out of his skin. Instinctively, they both bolted for the door as fast as they could; which wasn't very fast. However, the stranger had somehow managed to get in front of them, without them even noticing. It was literally as though he had just appeared out of thin air. The twins came to an abrupt stop, causing them both to fall back into the puddles that littered the ground. They both reached out for each other in the darkness, screaming and desperately trying to regain their footing. Suddenly, a block of ice grasped each of their shoulders, and they were both pushed into the wet floor with such a force that no matter how hard they struggled, they couldn't budge. They quickly gave up and lay on the ground facing each other with wide, horror filled eyes.
"Stay here, I'll come and get you at dusk", a light, feathery male voice whispered almost inaudibly. Before Jane or Alec had had time to comprehend what was said, the blocks of ice left their shoulders, and the door creaked open. Within seconds, he was gone.
Alec was the first to sit up. He rose cautiously, darting his eyes around in the darkness, his breathing uneven. He fixed his gaze toward the door. It was slightly open, so he could see outside. But all he could see was overgrown vegetation, no sign of any man being there.
"He's gone", Alec breathed, still staring at the doorway. Jane sat up and looked out the same direction as her brother. Expecting to see the man wandering off into the distance, she was surprised to see that there was no sign of anyone.
"But he was here only a few seconds ago", she whispered, furrowing her brow in confusion, "How did he get away so fast?" Alec turned to look at his sister, who looked at him in turn.
"At least he didn't sound like a villager", Jane stated, more to herself than to Alec, "His voice is funny".
"I think he really wants to help us", Alec said. Jane nodded in agreement.
"And if he doesn't, we don't have much to loose", she stood up and helped her brother to his feet. They both stared out of the door thoughtfully for a few minutes, already anticipating dusk. There was no need for Alec to answer, for Jane already knew he thought the same.
