We arrived in Egypt soon after, having taken a ferry to the Nile and ran the rest of the way we had to. Did you know, even for us, it wasn't entirely easy to run in the sand?

Anyway, Benjamin and Tia found us before we had located them. Benjamin pounced on me, smiling a little bit; though he looked a little wary to see the force we had collected.

"Back so soon, Leo?" He teased lightly.

"Yeah." I answered, though it was a little obvious that we were already back. "We wanted to invite you on a road trip."

Alec snickered, and Benjamin glanced at him before rolling off of me. I sat up, and explained my shorter-then-Alec's version of the happenings.

"Bella killed Carlisle and framed me. I need some support before we can go back and tell them what really happened." See how simple that was? Two sentences, rather then the long winded story Alec had been telling people. He was such a detail whore. Simple was sometimes better.

Benjamin frowned, looking confused. "Bella? The one with the hybrid we were going to fight for a decade ago?"

I nodded. "Same Bella."

"Who would have thought." Benjamin commented idly. "She was such a kind person."

I scoffed harshly. "Yeah, I know."

"She does, too." Alec added from the sidelines. "She's totally playing them. You should have seen her face when the others had come across the fire, she looked just as upset as they did."

Heartless woman.

Benjamin glanced at Tia. As usual, he was waiting to get her opinion on the matter. I finally understood why. Even when they had been in a coven with Amun and Kebi, they were team mates. Forget everything else. All that really mattered to someone was their closest counterpart.

I didn't have a mate, of course, but I did have Alec. I wondered to myself, if he would take my advice over someone like Renata's, when he knew her longer and she had more experience then I did.

I reminded myself to ask him about that some other time. Right now, it really wasn't the most important matter at hand.

Tia glanced at the small army we had behind us, before nodding once. "We should help them, Benjamin. Even it it does nothing for them, the others deserve to know."

He scanned the little troop and noted, "Most of you are thirsty. We can hunt tonight, and travel tomorrow morning."

I glanced at the sky and realized it was almost dark out. It was prime time for the regular dieters to go about and collect a meal. Alec asked, "Where are all the camels?"

Benjamin chuckled and shrugged. "I'm out of camels, sorry. But I do know where you two can find some cattle."

I frowned, sighing lightly. "Docile things taste so bland. Aren't there any crocodiles around or anything?"

Tia smirked at us. "You should look at the oasis. It's their egg laying time."


Alec and I set off on our own after we had all gathered at Benjamin's hidden hut late that night. For a while, we were just silent as we watched our new friends mingling at the bottom of the and dune.

I decided to voice my thoughts to him. "We're leading them into danger."

Were we right to do this? Many of them were not fighters. Emmett could probably take on Demetri and Liam by himself. Rosalie was vicious enough to hold her own against any one of them. Bella negated everyone except for Benjamin. If Jasper fought- and honestly who was getting past Jasper- then Alice would fight.

Even Esme could become a killer if her own life was on the line. It was basic instinct- survival.

"They know that." my brother answered me confidently.

"Then why are they helping us?" I asked incredulously. Would I be so quick to fling myself into danger? Probably not.

He sighed, shrugging. "How can I answer that? They all have their own motives. Some are loyal to us. Some are just fighters for the cause in general. Every one of them liked Carlisle."

I lay back in the sand, staring up at the starry night sky. Alec joined me, and I found myself suddenly thinking about the first day we hunted together and watched the clouds roll by.