You're staying at home... for the rest of your life!"

Anna couldn't blame Trevor for the outburst leading to this last sentence. She had been gone for three days straight, without telling him anything or even waste one thought on him. Trevor had gone through hell because of her and she hadn't cared at all. All she had been thinking of was, that she needed to save Tyler. Tyler who wanted to get himself killed, because he had thought she was dead.

Anna remembered that moment as if it had just happened a few minutes ago.

Kristoff, who had leaned over to her, trying to seduce her once more, and then the realization of a car standing in front of Trevors house. Shiny and black with shadowed windows.

Elsa…

Her heart had leaped then and she had made her way out of the truck, away from Kristoff. She hadn't cared if he thought it was a trap. The chance had been high that it wasn't.

When she had stood in the darkness of her home, Alenna crashing into her and hugging her, she had known that something was not right. She had scanned the living room for more vampires to come, but had seen no one.

"I'm alone," Alenna had said.

Nobody came to tell her anything that night. Anna hadn't slept a minute and was out of her mind when she drove to school the next morning, the adrenaline in her veins preventing her from feeling the tiredness.

Next to her usual parking lot stood already Tylers silver Volvo. She let out a breath she hadn't known she was holding. They were at school, probably signing in again this minute. Everything would be okay.

Anna grabbed her bag, got out of the car and made her way over to the buildings. Like she had predicted, Tyler left the small reception house a moment later.

"Hello, Anna," he said and came over to her, pulling her in his arms. She sighed and let him kiss her softly.

"Why didn't you come over? What happened yesterday? Is everything okay between Elsa and you?"

"Everything is okay now, don't worry."

His voice was calm, but she knew something wasn't right.

"Tell me! I have a right to know!"

"Anna," came a soft voice from the door and she looked up to see James walking towards the both of them. "Shall we get going? Alenna is waiting for us."

That was weird. James had rarely ever spoken to Anna and she had thought he would stay away from her even more, after what had happened at her birthday. She was happy, that he wasn't, though.

"Fine," she told him and got out of Tylers embrace. If he wouldn't tell her anything, she would ask Alenna.

When they finally arrived at the entrance hall, she saw Alenna waiting for them in front of the stairs.

"Alenna…," started Anna, but the bell rang that moment and everyone got into school mode.

"Later, Anna." Alenna winked at her and turned around.

"You did that on purpose," accused Anna loudly and rolled her eyes.

What she couldn't see, were Alennas pained features as she hurried up the stairs, James and Tyler following behind.

A few minutes later, the three vampires sat in the back of their class. Everyone had been watching when they entered the room. Whispered questions had followed them since they had arrived at school.

Alenna couldn't blame them, after everything that had been going on, they were the perfect topic for gossip in any form.

"Tyler, this will not work out! I can't see it," she whispered quietly, too quiet for any human to register.

"That's because she doesn't know the story yet," he answered.

"What story? It's not the right thing to do! I can't imagine not being with James, only because someone didn't want to tell me that he existed." James looked over to her at that and grabbed her hand compassionately.

"It's not the same, she's no vampire. She's happy with me, isn't she? She loves me and I love her," Tyler told her.

Alenna sighed. Tyler didn't know what he was talking about. He hadn't found his mate yet, so much was clear now. It was true that they loved each other very much, but no love could be truer than that of destined mates. At least for a vampire.

She wondered why she hadn't seen the slightest glimpse. Everyone had believed that Elsa and Earnest were as much the perfect mates as were Tyler and Anna. Well, a true bond didn't leave any outward signs. How should they have known? Maybe it was something that you had to feel for yourself to understand what it truly was.

But could she let Tyler take that away from Anna? She wasn't sure about that. Maybe Anna would be happy with the love she shared with Tyler. Alenna would wait and see, she had promised to at least wait some time.

And Elsa? Alenna didn't think she would change her mind. She believed that she did the right thing and she had lots of self control. But still…

She had tried to see anything, but it hadn't done any good. She purposefully seemed to change her mind every few minutes, leaving her with lots of more or less alarming possibilities. She just hoped she would stay safe.

When school break came, Alenna sat down with the boys at the table they used to sit at before their departure, fixing her eyes on the big doors. Anna stormed through them only a few minutes later, spotting the three of them and pushing through the already crowded room.

"Anna, here," shouted Mike Newton, but she wasn't even turning her head.

Her bag hit the ground with a loud thump and she sat down in one of the free chairs, starring at Alenna: "Where are Rosalie and Joshua?"

"They are gone," started Tyler "Elsa was needed in the hospital she worked at in Denali and Rosalie did want to keep Earnest company."

Annas gaze turned to him then. "How long will they stay?"

"I don't know."

"Why did you attack Elsa at the airport?"

"She knew that she had to go and was thinking something I didn't agree with," lied Tyler smoothly.

Alenna gasped and glared furiously at Tyler: "Don't!"

"What? What did she think?" Anna was curious now. What didn't want Alenna to tell her?

"She thought about leaving us forever, because she didn't want to keep fighting for you. Especially not with the Volturi."

The tray in front of Alenna hit the ground with a loud clatter. She didn't care, only stared at Tyler with firy eyes, telling him to follow her out now.

Anna noticed only half of it. Her thoughts were running wild in her head. Elsa didn't want to… to have her there? Friendly, always attentive Elsa wanted a life without the human attached to them and would even split her family over it?

In her thoughts she saw loyal golden eyes regarding her affectionately, she had trusted Elsa from the very beginning. This couldn't be true!

"WHAT DID YOU DO?" Alenna was furious, barely held back by James who was clearly struggling with it. At least nobody could see anything, since they had rounded the corner of the building.

"I did what came to my mind. It's just the perfect excuse," answered Tyler.

"I didn't agree to this! I will tell her! You're not blaming this on Elsa who willingly let you have her!"

"Let me have her? She was mine!"

"Not anymore! She is hers, if she wants it or not. She just doesn't know yet!"

Alenna looked positively feral now.

"You won't say a word! You promised you would wait and see how she's doing. What do you even want to tell her? That she can't be with me, because she's Elsas, due to some weird vampire mating thing? She is no vampire, she doesn't feel any of it right now!"

Alenna growled, but didn't say another word. Anna would be alone, if she told her. She probably wouldn't want to stay with Tyler, because she thought it was the wrong thing to do and she couldn't be with Elsa, since she was gone. She probably didn't even feel anything right now, Tyler was right.

"Alenna?" Tyler wanted an answer.

"Fine. I will wait and see. But if she's showing any signs of being unhappy, I will tell her the truth!"