AN: Oh my life! I have made you guys wait too long for this chapter. But I haven't been getting many reviews, and they give me inspiration to write. But I'll try my best and please if I get 5 reviews for this chapter I'll add another two chapters up! That's a promise! I have two weeks off school, gives me something to do :)

Without a further a do, here you go!

Dislcaimer: Don't own anything remotely close to the Twilight Saga although I wish I did. I only own my own characters –sad face-

The Light that Shines Twice as Bright.

Chapter 4

Reilly's Point of View (11 yrs old. Still)

So I wake up this morning a little better than yesterday. I have my head held high, cause I know that there is a spark of chance I could have a real momma and daddy. And I've missed that.

I see that Raine is not in her bed as it's made up and the door is slightly open but I go on with my morning routine before trailing downstairs.

I walk into the dining room feeling happy but as soon as I turn and look at everyone, they turn to look at me. Clearly not happy with something I've done, although the younger children look like they haven't got a problem with me, they just carry on smearing jam on the each others faces. I realised that Caroline looked like a sour puss and was giving me the stink eye. But Raine was trying her best not to give me horrible looks and just looking at me with sympathy. But the person who really caught my attention was Tom, sat there quietly giving me a blank look, but as soon as I turned my gaze on him, he stormed out the room. I watched him as he strode angrily out the room and I stood there dumbfounded.

I gave one last glance around the room and walked back out in search of Tom.

I found him outside on the swing bench at the back of the garden. I walked over to him and just stood there, and then I saw water glistening on top of his hands. I sat down next to him.

"Hey Tom? Are you okay? I don't know what I did wrong..." I asked him wearily. Tom hasn't spoken a full sentence to me and I just want to try and befriend him, it's not like I have friends and I don't see him interact with the other children, so maybe we can be friends together?

He didn't answer me at first, so we just sat there in silence.

"I've been here since I was 4" He told me in a small voice. "You've been here a week" he stated. "What have you got that the rest of us don't?" He asked me wiping his face of tears and looking at me. Tom was the same age as me, so that would put him here for 7 years...

Wow...

I didn't know what to say, I know what he's trying to say to me, but it's hard to see Tom crumble. He's always been quiet and to himself all the time, never talked to anyone. Now he chooses me, and because somehow word got out that I might have a potential family. And I don't do too well with the emotion guilt, it always sits on my shoulders like a ton of bricks that I have to carry round.

"I mean I get that some of us are messed up, well I am. But the only place I have had to call home is this place and that isn't a true home, not one you share with 9 other children and kitchen staff and a social worker. I don't even remember how I got here, they tell me that I was left in a park when I was 1 and then somehow I lived in a halfway house like this till I was 4 then moved here then. But you've been here one week, one week and you could have a family. One you can go home to and share everything with, one where you can sit round the dinner table with, where you can make real friends, the whole package. But the rest of us are shoved a side just like that. We'll all be lucky if we get a visit from one set of parents in a month, and they usually look at Macy and Brianna, Kaydence and Clayton. Not us, nooo we're too old for them, but you they make an exception for. So tell me Reilly why are you so special?"

I don't know whether I was shocked at the fact that Tom just spoke the most anyone has ever heard him speak, or at the fact that he was right. So and truly right. Why wasI so special to Kim and Jared?

"I... Tom... I... Don't know. But Tom listen to me. You are not 'messed' up. So don't make yourself believe that you are, your one of the most bravest people I know. You've never even experienced a foster home, never mind a real home. And for you to go through that, you amaze me. You may not talk a lot but you really are a good person. And there is a family out there for you. A perfect one, where you can have all those things with, trust me. I feel terrible about how this has come about. Never in my dreams would I expect to be going with someone this fast, I expected a few more years maybe not even that. But yesterday when I spent the day with them, they made me feel welcomed and happy for the first time in ages, and I want you to know that if I choose these people, you won't be forgotten at all. If anything I want you to be my friend? Cause I'm running low on those" I smiled at him through the tears that had spilled over.

He just looked at me and the side of his mouth tilted up and then I could see he had a dimple in the corner of his mouth, he gave me a small nod and wiped his nose with his jumper.

"You really think that? That there is a family for me?"He asked.

"Of course, there is" I told him.

He reached over and shocked me into a hug and whispered 'thanks' in my ear, pulled away and walked off back to the house. I just watched him go in and enjoyed the sounds of the birds in the trees and the wind rocking the chair.

"Reilly I want you to know, that this will be your last day here at Ridgely house, and that Ms. Becky will be here in an hour or two to sign some documents along with Kim and Jared. Only if you accept the offer of them to adopt you?" (AN: I don't know how this all goes so please just, humour me..)I couldn't contain my smile...wait, did she just say adopt?

I'm no expert, but that word has meant so much to me growing up. There was a big difference between Foster care and adopting. Foster care, temporary. Adopt, not so much. They would be my realfamily, I'd have their last name and everything.

My voice got caught in my throat. "Adopt?" I asked hesitant that I did hear correctly.

"Yes Reilly, adopt. Kim and Jared West would like to adopt you." She repeated herself again, smiling widely.

I can't believe it. Me, Reilly Waters. Adopted, by people that I like, in fact love now.

I forcefully hugged Cassie tight in my arms and sobbed into her shoulder, happy tears.

"This is a bad time is it?" I heard a deep mans voice behind me, and I whipped my head around and saw Kim and Jared stood there hesitant to come in, not knowing if I'm sad crying or happy crying. I literally launched myself into his arms and began to thank them over and over again.

I realised myself from Jared and stood back. I harshly wiped my tears and smiled so big that I thought I could possibly break my face.

Kim looked at me smiling "So I take it your not sad about this..." She asked.

"No way! I'm so happy, I can't believe you guys would want me. I mean I just.. I just can't believe it, I'm never picked by the nice ones... Never." I told them more tears spilling over, Kim just came up to me and hugged my 4''9 frame. She walked me over to the leather couch that sat in the corner and kept on rocking me back and forth until I calmed down, and just looked up at her and smiled. I felt really small like a baby, Cassie must have left the room cause she wasn't here anymore.

I looked her in the eyes and I couldn't help the word that slipped, I could never say it before. "Moma?" She looked shocked for a second and just stared at my face. But then I saw her eyes glisten with tears and she just hugged me so tight and whispered 'Yeah, I am. Baby that's me'.

I don't know what came over me. It might be silly to call these basically strangers my parents but I feel like we have connected that one day we went out. I knew, I knew that this was it for me, well I hoped anyway. But I mean, when you have a chance like this you grab it tight and never let go. And that's what I did. I have met these people all of 4 times, but they are my family. This is who I am, they are who I am, and I was so happy to finally say that this is my home, right with them.

When Ms. Becky arrived an hour later, I was so excited to see her. I ran up to her and wrapped my arms around and told her that she had made the right decision to send me here. She just smiled and said 'I told you so'.

Paper work was signed and everything else technical to do with Adoption as over and done with. Except that Ms. Becky had to go and visit Kim and Jared's house to make sure where I was going was to be safe. But this would be the last time to see her for a few years, she'd be checking up on me in 3 years and then she told me I'd be 'out of her hair' but that made me sad to think about that, she's been there through everything and I now that it comes down to it, it seems too short of a time. I kissed and hugged her goodbye and then she was off in the car waiting for Jared to lead the way back.

I Kim walking towards me "we'll be here tomorrow at dinner time to take you home, but don't rush, say your goodbyes, but not fully. No doubt you'll want to come up and see them all soon." She smiled kissed me on the cheek. Jared came up to me and hugged me with a 'See ya tomorrow kiddo' then they were gone and I was stood on the steps waving to an empty driveway.

I turned back inside and walked slowly to my room sighing. Just as I was about to go into my room a door creaked open at the opposite end of the corridor and Tom stuck his head out.

"Pssst... Reilly, come here" He asked me motioning to go to his room. It was forbidden to go in boys rooms, but considering this was my last night I was okay and strode across the hall and slipped into Toms room.

"Hey Tom. You okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, I'm okay. But you... you're leaving tomorrow. And I wanted to give you th.. this." He stuttered.

He held his hand open and in the palm of his hand was a little woven bracelet, multi-coloured of course and it was sectioned off into three little braids, it was pretty.

"I made this for you. You said we were friends and this is a friendship bracelet. I have one and now you have one" He told me and held out his hand and showed me the same coloured one around his wrist. I smiled at him and gave him a hug.

"Friends Forever" I told him and pulled back.

"I've never had a friend forever. But...But you'll come back and visit, right?" He asked me with sad eyes.

"Of course I will you silly goose. I'm going to come back and you're going to come and visit me, okay?" I told him straight, because Tom although we sorted things out this morning after breakfast we talked a little more and he really is my favourite person.

He nodded a little, but we heard footsteps come up the stairs and I rushed out the room and ran all the way back to my room. I got inside and just waited or the footsteps to pass, and they did. Probably someone going to the bathroom...

I looked around and remembered. I haven't even packed what little clothes I have.

I put all my belongings inside my small travel bag, and left it by the door under the lamp in the room, I left out the necessities I would need for tonight and tomorrow morning and got everything into order and jumped into bed where the sheets took me into the black abyss.

I couldn't stop running, he told me not to, he told me to carry on. Never stop, don't cause the consequences would last a life time. So I pushed my legs further and further, I wasn't the 11 year old self in this dream, I was a woman from what I could see.

I didn't know where I was running to, just running from the invisible force he told me to run from. I wanted to stop, but I couldn't.

"Lee-lee run!" An unknown voice shouted, I don't know if he was shouting me. But I just carried on. It felt like I was floating but suddenly there was a faceless man running beside me, looking straight on. No matter how hard I tried to see who it was I couldn't, not even a glimpse. I looked forward and we stopped in a meadow in the middle of no-where. I turned to face the faceless man but he was not to be seen, I looked around and spotted something snow white in the trees it appeared before me and the Wolf stared straight into my soul, not at me, in me.

It all seemed so beautiful the way it tilted it's head back and bayed at the full moon in the midnight sky above it, suddenly the music was cut off and the wolf was staring at me with red eyes, snarling ready to attack. I couldn't help it I screamed but nothing came out, I started to panic and my breathing got more intense. The wolf started towards me at a great speed but as it got closer the form of it got larger and larger, snarling at me I thought it was going to kill me. But it stopped in front of me, the colour was no longer white but a silver grey, the eyes were no longer red but a chocolate brown.

It just stared I looked behind me to see if what it was staring at was behind me, but when I turned back around it had raised it giant paw and was about to slash right through my fac-

"Reilly, wake up. It's 10 o'clock" I Jumped up and my head nearly butted with Cassie's head. "Thank god you're up, I was gonna send the twins in if you didn't." She smiled and lent back. "Thought you might wanna get breakfast and get ready before you leave, and not leave in your PJ's?" She nodded and left the room.

The dream had freaked me out a little. I had never had a dream with wolves in it before, and especially vicious, snarling, raising paw-slashing face kind of dream. But I got over it quickly and headed into the bathroom across the hall to get showered and ready. I welcomed the cleanliness and got changed after the shower.

Once I had finished I took my travel bag down stairs and left it by the door.

I walked into the dining room and the chatter in there was quiet, but it was chatter nonetheless. I saw a seat next to Tom and sat down next to him. No-one really knew that he had began to talk to me about everything or even that were friends, I liked it that way. It was like a secret friendship, and I thought it was cool and so did he. I kept my bracelet on from last night, I thought it was pretty I noticed he tucked his under his sleeve to conceal it and to avoid any questions on why we have the same bracelet.

I ate my breakfast in the quiet and listened in on the conversations around me, I noticed Caroline and Raine having a conversation that was about some music that Carol seemed to like, but Raine didn't seem to keen on the convo. But I watched her actions, basically she was Caroline's follower I guess you could say.

Cassie walked into the room and cleared her throat "Okay guys. You all know that Reilly has only been with a short-short time, but has now found a new family to stay with. And we all wish you a happy leaving and hope that it goes well for you." She smiled and gave three cheers which just made me blush. I even saw Tom raise his hand on the 'hooray' bit. I smiled at that.

"Thank you guys, I love all of you. Thank you for making me feel welcome for the time I've been here." I told them looking around the room. I was met with blank stares, a half smile off of Raine and giggles of the toddlers.

The clock read 11:30 when I looked at it sitting on the wall. I was getting nervous, and I wanted to be happy about it, but I couldn't help but feel guilty for Tom. I love him to bits, in the short 'time' we've known each other. But he'll be like a quickie best friend. That's what he is, a quickie best friend. And I have Cassie's number so if I want to speak with him I can. I told him this when I was sat in the living room just staring and him sat next to me, while the others just did their own thing.

"I'm gonna miss you, y'know?" Tom told me picking at the hem of his jumper. "We didn't talk much in the beginning but now that we have, you'll be my best friend won't you Reilly?" He asked me looking me in the eyes.

I just nodded unable to speak, and hugged him. He went stiff and didn't know how to respond but he wrapped his arms around me anyway.

"Tom? You're not 'messed' up. You're you. Don't let anyone ever tell you different, I don't want you changing on me." I smiled and then I heard the door bell, well I guess now is a better time than never, right?

I jumped off the sofa and walked to the door and opened it up smiling at the couple on the door step, looking like they won the lottery.

"Hey Reilly you ready to go?" Kim asked, while I kicked my bag onto the steps outside, where Jared took it and placed it in the trunk.

"Yeah... I'll just go say goodbye to Cassie" I told them. They nodded and went to wait in the car.

I ran up to her office but she wasn't there. I walked into the dining room to find her there reading the newspaper. I strolled up to her and hugged her.

"Thanks you Cassie. I'll come and visit promise." I told her, she hugged me back and got up to take me to the door and wave goodbye. No one else came, I sort of suspected maybe Raine will say goodbye but she didn't.

I walked outside and got into the large SUV and shut the door. I looked at the house and waved back at Cassie, when Jared started to drive off, I notice someone in the living room window and saw that Raine was looking out waving. I waved goodbye quickly then turned around in my seat, not wanting to cry in that moment.

I leant my head against the cold glass of the car door and just let my thoughts wonder. This is it, my family now. No going back, but I wouldn't want to anyway. I smiled to myself and realised this was going to be a good thing. (So tempted to end it there, but I wont.)

"Hey Reilly? I know it's a little fast, but would you like to come to a welcome bonfire tonight down on the beach?" Jared asked me looking through the rear view mirror.

I turned and looked at him "Sure, that'd be nice." I smiled.

"Plus Kota has been asking after you. We told him about the whole adoption although he doesn't quite get what it means." Kim chuckled. I laughed along with it and agreed again.

I could tell we were getting closer to La Push, I should really start calling it home. Well I could tell we were starting to get close to home as the colours got more dense and the greens stood out more. This place was pretty and I couldn't get enough of it.

When I saw the welcome to La Push sign just outside of Forks I got a little nervous. This was my home now, I had to accept it. The place felt so magical and beautiful I couldn't keep my eyes off of the scenery we passed. Suddenly we turned off on to a dirt road which was a little bumpy, but had been smoothed out by the amount of times these cars have been across the road. We came out onto a beautiful small, secluded street with only around four houses littering the place. All made out of fine wood, which looked like it had been taken straight from the forest. The last house was where we ended up parking in front of.

"Welcome home, Reilly." Kim said and smiled at me through the mirror. I smiled back and jumped out the car, didn't stumble this time. I took in my surroundings and was amazed at how much I loved it. It was a small two storey house made completely of wood, and I just wanted to see inside.

Jared had obviously already gone inside, as the door was open and my bag was gone, but Kim stood there waiting for me to come with her. I stumbled my way to the door and walked into what I assumed was the kitchen it was all beautifully decorated wood carvings everywhere, they were so finely detailed. I just stared.

"You wanna see your room? We only finished it yesterday, so it might smell a little fresh." Kim told me and led me up the stairs.

We walked past two closed doors which I assumed was the bathroom and their room. My bedroom was at the far end of the house and was pretty much secluded from everything, you had to go up a couple of stairs and you reached my room, which already had my name on the door, with the same wood carving from downstairs on it, with flowers decorating it. Someone had taken their own time to do this for me and I was grateful.

I walked in my room and smiled, it was so pretty. They made my room a light blue with silver and a single bed in the corner with grey pillows and blue throw scattered on the bed.

"I remember you said something about blue being your favourite colour next to silver, so I thought we would do this for you? You like it?" She asked smiling.

" I love it! Thanks sooo much. I really do appreciate everything that you're doing for me." I told her.

She looked at me "Reilly you're a West now, you're family. So I'll treat you like my daughter. I'm glad you like it though" She told me, I just hugged her tight and then released her when she told me I was holding on too tight.

She left me by myself to just get my stuff together and get changed. I wanna love it here, and I do. But I still can't help but feel guilty about leaving Tom...

Okay hoped that made up for the long wait :/

But guys I've had a major break through with this story! I know what I wanna do, and trust me you're gonna wanna keep on reading it.

Reilly's age is gonna go up on the next chapter probably nearer to the end, cause I need to do the Bonfire yet. But like I said if you review I'll give you two new chapters by the middle of next week, I'll go for long chapters as well, if you guys want?

Sooo pleaseeeeee review, cause these ideas are just running through my brain at top speed right now. I'll have pictures up of the house and the bracelet and her room if you guys are interested...

So I'll ask nicely again. REVIEW! :)

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