A/N: Happy new year everyone! I wanted to thank you for reading this, since you give me the drive to continue. Also, I wanted to make clear that I have never been Alaska or anywhere in the northern part of America, so all my information comes from the internet (mostly google maps).

Also, I forgot to put a disclaimer in the first two chapters, so here it is:

I don't own anything from this story, except the plot and my own made characters. Everything else belongs to Stephenie Meyer.

BTW this will be the only disclaimer. I simply hate them ;)

BPOV

As I was running through the woods, I came across a weird smell. It wasn't exactly animal, but it wasn't human either. It was a rather disgusting smell of wet dog. For some reason, it set all alarm bells ringing. I decided I could better thrust my body and took off to the ocean. The good part about swimming would be the lack of humans around. They couldn't tempt me to drink them dry and neither could they see me moving way to fast.

Not needing to breath was a huge benefit now, as I dived under and started to swim as fast as I could.

When I thought that I had swum far enough, I climbed out of the water. I had ended up in a forest, surrounded by mountains. It looked the same as how I imagined Alaska would look, so I hoped I had actually ended up there.

I knew I needed some form of navigation. So I started running, hoping I would come across some kind of civilization. It was already getting dark, so I wasn't afraid that I would come across some humans.

After fifteen minutes of running I came across a deserted road with a gas station. I stopped breathing, and listened if there was anyone inside. Luckily, no one was there. I walked up to the door and tried to open it. Accidentally though, I used to much force and broke the lock in the door. "Oops" I muttered to no one in particular.

I quickly walked in and grabbed two maps of Alaska and a backpack. Since I had no idea where I was, I began searching behind the counter for something with an address on it. Finding the address from a left behind bill on the map, I put the maps in my bag, slung it on my back and started running again. It took me roughly two hours to reach Denali national park. It was now completely dark, though I didn't have any difficulty to see. Thinking it would be better not to knock on their door in the middle of the night, I waited until sunrise to start searching for them.

I had only started searching for five minutes until I came across a scent that screamed vampire to me. I followed it until I reached a big house, mostly made out of wood. As I approached I noticed four vampires standing defensively on the porch. Two of them, a male and a female, had a slightly olive toned skin and black hair. The other two females had blond hair. One of them was standing in front of the others, clearly the leader of the group. Thinking back to the conversation Carlisle had with Laurent at the time of the James-emergency I thought that her name was Tanya.

I slowed down to a walk, not wanting to threaten them.

"Who are you and what are you doing here, newborn?" The leader said.

"Are you Tanya?" I asked, as I reached the beginning of the porch stairs.

"Yes…How do you know my name?" Tanya said wary.

"It's a long story. My name is Bella Swan. The Cullens told me your name." My voice was full of relief.

"Edward's girl?! What has happened to you, mi hijo?" the dark haired female asked in a concerned voice.

"Well, the short version is that Victoria bit me." I said. Didn't they know that I wasn't with Edward anymore? I made a mental note to ask them later.

"Oh, come in mi querida. Let's get you cleaned up and then you can tell your story." she said caringly. I looked at the rest of them for confirmation that it was okay to enter them house, and all I saw was caring, almost sad smiles.

I followed them into the house and was led to a bathroom on the second floor. "Go take a shower. I will grab you some new clothes. By the way, my name is Carmen."

Carmen reminded me of Esme, in the way she behaved around me. Thinking back to the Cullens caused a wave of sadness in me. I hoped I could find them fast.

Walking into the shower, I saw myself for the first time since my change. I hardly recognized myself. My body was smoothed out, deprived of every imperfection. I had a slim figure with curves in the right places. My skin was even paler then it had been, now the same colour as all other vampires. My hair had become more reddish, now more auburn brown than my previous chestnut. The bones in my face had become more defined, giving me a more mature look. Lastly I looked at my eyes, a vibrant red colour. I shivered from the colour. It gave me more reason than ever to stick to the vegetarian diet.

My clothes were covered in blood and mud, so I quickly took them off and jumped into the shower. The temperature of the water was odd, being so much warmer than when I was human, but still not burning my skin.

When I was clean I hopped out of the shower and dried myself off. Entering the bedroom next to it I grabbed a pile of clothes that were laid on the bed and put them on. It was a pair of dark blue jeans, a tight fitted purple shirt and a leather jacket, on the floor stood a pair of short black boots.

Walking back into the living room, I saw three pair of eyes looking at me expectantly. Carmen's eyes however, were full of compassion. "Before you tell your story, let me first introduce you to my mate Eleazar and my sister Kate. You already know Tanya, of course." said Carmen.

"Well, than I think it is time to tell my story, I guess." I said with a sign, taking a seat on the nearest couch next to Carmen.

And so I told them everything, from the attack of James, to the leaving of Edward, my zombie state and finally my change. At the end of my story, I was a quivering mess. I might not be able to cry tears anymore, but that didn't stop me clutching my chest, trying to hold myself together.

"That idiot. Who the hell does he think he is? I'm going to call him and he better gets his ass back here as soon as he can!" Tanya said as she grabbed her phone out of her pocket and started calling the Cullens.