Chapter Two: Lost and Found

I woke up the next day feeling very stiff and cold. Sleeping on the ground is not as fun as it looked in the camping movies. Then again, I didn't have a sleeping bag either. I stood up and decided to take a walk in the woods. I knew I'd remember my way back, I have really good directional skills.

When I finished my morning walk I headed back to the tent. The forest was very green and very wet. I picked up my backpack and smiled when I realized I still had some note books a binder and some pencils. I started walking towards Forks High with a small grin on my face. However I didn't even get two feet away from the tent before I heard the growling. I looked behind me and there was a very large grizzly bear standing behind me. I screamed and climbed up the first tree I could find.

The bear stayed at the bottom of the tree, not moving, waiting for me to come down.

MPOV

"Mark, can you drive everyone home? I'm going out with Bella tonight," Edward said smiling. I could tell he really loved Bella. She was pretty cool. I shook my head. "Ask Rosalie, or Emmett. I'm going hunting tonight," I said quickly.

"Kay, see you tonight," he said dashing into the school to meet Bella. I went into the woods and broke into a run. That's when I heard a heartbeat beating really fast, out of what I assume was fear. I Ran towards the heartbeat, determined to help.

When I arrived I saw the new girl from my history class, perched in a tree very high up. Her very lightly tanned skin was ghost white from fear. She was shaking wildly, making it harder for her to cling to the bark. Her brown eyes were squeezed shut with fear.

"Are you okay?" I asked her, causing her to jump. I stretched my arms and prepared to catch her if she fell.

"D-do I l-look o-ok-kay t-to you?" she asked, shaking violently. I grabbed the tree and started climbing. I didn't stop until I was right beside her. She threw her arms around my neck and gripped me with a death grip. I climbed down with her clinging to me with strength that could only come from a very powerful adrenaline rush.

When I set her on the ground her legs were shaking so hard she fell over. "How long were you up there?" I asked her as I bent down and scooped her into my arms. Her brown eyes were relaxing by the second. Her eyes were even starting to droop for exhaustion.

"I've been up there since this morning, when a bear chased me up that tree." She said still shaking. Then I remembered where we were.

"Why are you in the woods, by yourself?" I asked. Her face turned a bit red and her already fast beating heart sped up a bit more. "Iamstayinginthewoods," she said so fast that no human would ever make out what she just said. But I heard her just fine.

"Why are you staying in the woods, don't you have a house?" I asked her. She shook her head, tears streaming down her eyes. "I don't have a home, or a family. It's just me and the outdoors. I'm going to get a job and rent a place" she said quietly.

"Nonsense! You're coming to live with me and my family and that's it!" I announced and started walking towards my house. The girl didn't argue, probably because after two steps she already half asleep.

When she was fully asleep I started running at vampire speed towards to house.

When I reached the house, Alice was waiting outside. "She is beautiful!" she announced taking the girl into her arms and running her upstairs, probably to lay her down.

JamPOV (not James)

I woke up in a yellow room on a queen-sized bed. I looked around trying to figure out where I was. I wasn't in the hospital because they don't have queen-sized beds. I realized I was at the pale-boy-who-saved-me's house; either that or foster care.

The door to the room opened and in stepped the perfect pale boy. "Hey, you're awake!" he exclaimed grinning. I smiled and said, "yeah, thank you for saving me". His face suddenly became serious. "I need to tell you something, about my family. A secret, that you can't ever tell anyone but you'll need to know it if you're going to stay here," he said sitting down on the bed.

"What is it?" I asked quietly, expecting something big. He took a deep breath and said, "My family and I are vampires".

"Vampires?" I asked, making sure I heard correctly. He nodded. "Hmm, I guess that explains how you got up that tree so fast," I said to myself, pretty sure he could hear me. He nodded again and said, "Aren't you going to scream, runaway, because I won't stop you". I smiled and said, "No, you saved my life. Why would I run from the one who saved me?" I asked quietly.

"Do you have any questions?" he asked. Millions! "A few," I said quietly.

"Why were you out in the day," I asked. He smiled and said, "The sun doesn't kill us. Maybe one day I'll show you what it does do to us," he said smiling. I could see relief all over his face.

"What about garlic, crosses and holy water?" I asked. He just laughed again. "Myth, myth and holy water is just water in a special bottle," he said smiling. "Any other questions?" he asked quietly.

"Yeah, what's your name?" I asked.

"Mark Cullen," he said, "what about you? What's your name?"

"My name is Jamie Smith," I said smiling.

"Would you like to meet the rest of my family?" he asked quietly. I nodded and followed Mark downstairs. There was a sofa full of vampires waiting downstairs.

The smallest one, the one about my size, danced over and said, "Welcome to the family! I'm Alice". She seemed like she had too much caffeine. The blonde boy smiled and nodded, "I'm Jasper". I smiled and waved to him.

The perfect blonde girl looked icily at me and said in a cold voice, "I'm Rosalie".

I smiled at her too but I felt a bit intimidated by her. The huge boy who looked like he could be his own football team scooped me up and hugged me so tight I thought my ribs were going to explode.

"Emmett! Go gentle on the human! Hugs are not supposed to break your ribs!" Alice screamed.

He placed me on the ground and said, "I'm sorry. I'm Emmett and I'll be your big brother from here on out!" I smiled at him.

"Oh and you'll meet Carlisle and Esme tonight and maybe even Edward and Bella," Alice informed me smiling.

Suddenly my stomach let out a huge growl. "Okay, I already ordered pizza for you, pepperoni and extra cheddar cheese," Alice said smiling. "Alice is psychic," Mark informed me. "Oh and Jasper can feel and change your emotions and Edward can read minds," Mark explained. Read minds!

"Yeah, you'll have to get used to it. He does it all the time," Alice chirped happily.