Disclaimer: I hope everyone realises that all the original characters of Twilight belong to Stephanie Meyer.

Chapter 4

I had walked no more than four feet I estimated out of my clearing when I deemed myself lost. Now not only was Lizzie alone and possibly lost in the forest, I was as well. I didn't mind the growing dark, but I was getting hungry and tired, my emotions were going haywire and I was hopelessly lost.

I sat down; having learnt from experience that moving when lost made you more lost. I tried thinking where I was, when I felt something collide heavily into my side. I must have tumbled a few feet, finally landing on my front. Raising myself off the grass, I felt a several cuts on me twinge slightly, and a definite bruise forming on my thigh. My right ankle though hurt the most, probably twisted in my fall. Standing up whilst gingerly leaning on a tree, I looked around for the source of my fall.

A boy who looked my age stood staring impassively down at me, my stature dwarfed by his. He was a gorgeous boy, with spiked brown hair and quite delicate features, but his blood red eyes sent chills down my spine, and his confident smirk made me uneasy.

"I'm so sorry." He said, not sounding at all so, "Let me take you to my house to get cleaned up, then I can take you home."

He took a step towards me.

"Wait!" I said, holding out my hand, "Don't come any closer. I- I'm fine, so please can you just leave now?"

He only smiled more, "But it is the least I can do, after running into you like that."

"Seriously, I'm fine. You can go."

"I know I can, but I don't want to."

I was stumped as to how to respond, seriously freaked by this boy, when I heard a familiar voice call out my name.

"Ana? What's going on?"

Turning my head I saw the small form of Lizzie to my right. "Nothing's happening, why don't you go home now?"

She turned to see the red-eyed boy who had knocked me over, before rushing to my side. "I don't like him Ana, let's go."

"Sure sweetie." I said, as I began to limp away from the strange boy.

"You're not going anywhere." Was all the warning I got, before I felt something barrel into my back, sending Lizzie one way and I another.

Hearing Lizzie scream as she fell, I jumped up and quickly limped to Lizzie, picking her up in my arms as I looked around for the boy who attacked us. I saw no one around, and could hear nothing other than the sound of my pounding heart. Edging slowly to where I hoped my clearing was, I felt Lizzie suddenly ripped from my arms and thrown to one side. "NO!" I screamed, before I felt an ice cold hand at my neck slam my back into a tree behind me.

Crying out in pain, I saw Lizzie getting up a little distance from where I was being held, looking at me in fright. "Run Lizzie! Get out of here!" I shouted to her. She hesitated a moment, before nodding and out of sight.

"It's just you and me now, Ana. Help won't get here in time to save you." The boy suddenly grabbed my wrist and took a deep breath at the joint. "Ahh," he sighed, "You smell lovely, simply delicious. But let's have some fun first."

I was tugging at my wrist, but his grip was like a vice. I was trapped. At this boy's mercy. I felt terrified for my life at that moment, believing I would die, when I was suddenly sent flying to smack into another tree several metres away. Sliding to the ground I groaned in pain, spitting the blood from my mouth.

"I do love to play with my food." The boy laughed, as he seemingly disappeared, only to reappear seconds later holding my neck again, my feet not even touching the ground. "Are you going to scream for help? Nobody's around you know? No one will know you're gone until it's too late."

"Let. Her. Go."

The boy looked over my shoulder, presumably to the owner of the voice. I couldn't turn my head, his grip on my neck was too strong, but I heard several pairs of footsteps behind me.

"The 'Vegetarians'? Why are you interested in this human?"

Vegetarians?! A group of vegetarians came to my rescue? I thought. I wished he'd just kill me and be done with it, I hated suspense.

"I said, let her GO!"

Turning my head suddenly with his hand, I saw white stars in my vision, and nothing past it. "Look Ana, look who came to save you." The boy said into my ear. I moved away the little I could from his face next to mine, the blurry image of figures before me. I started to see separate figures sharpen, quite a few figures in fact. I almost gasped when I recognised the people who had come to get me, well; I would have, if my throat wasn't being restrained by a marble hand.

"Let go of her right now, that's your final warning." No wonder I didn't recognise the voice, I rarely heard it anyway.

Jeremy stood before what looked like the whole Cullen family, and then some others I didn't know. I didn't understand how they found me, until I saw the small figure of Lizzie grasping Nessie's hand to the back of the group. Lizzie was looking at me anxiously, her eyes wide in terror at the stranger holding me off the ground. Standing protectively before her were Jacob and Bella, Edward stood up front next to Jeremy and a blonde older looking man. Their father?

Why was I analysing them so much? I could die! I should stop getting so distracted.

I heard a snort, and looked up and found Edward as the culprit. What's he laughing at in a time like this?! I'll kill him if I survive this! He only snorted again.

I tried to glare, but found it difficult to concentrate on breathing well enough as it was. The boy's hand around my neck seemed only to tighten, and I let out a whimper when I felt him start to crush my throat.

"Why don't you just let the girl go son? She hasn't done anything to you, and you're outnumbered greatly, just drop the girl and leave our land." The blonde man next to Edward said. His voice sounded nice- Concentrate Ana! Breathe, just keep breathing...

Silence was met by this offer, and I was at the edge of my nerves, I couldn't wait any longer. "Fine, I'll pick up my snack later." The boy said, before dropping me and disappearing.

I fell to the ground and heard several voices call out my name, but all I could think about was to keep breathing. Breathe. Breathe. In. Out. In. Out- Someone grabbed my shoulder and turned my onto my back, I heard someone calling my name from close by, but all I noticed before all went black, were beautiful brown eyes, flickering with concern.

*

I woke up groggy, but didn't open my eyes, already feeling dizzy. A wave of cooling calm suddenly passed over me, and I had a strange feeling I knew who it was. My mind suddenly flashed back to the forest and I bolted upright with a shriek. My eyes darted around the cream room, before the door burst open.

To my surprise, Jeremy was the first to enter, followed closely by Lizzie, Alice and a whole group of people. Jeremy started to the bed I was laid on, before holding himself back it seemed, and moving to a corner of the room. I felt my heart drop slightly, but then felt a slight pain as a small body flung itself at me.

"Ana! I was so worried! But I went and got my mu- erm, my family. We helped, but I was so worried. That boy was scary, I worried about you!" looking down in my arms I saw the wet, but still pretty, face of Lizzie, as she clutched at me tightly. I wanted to wince, but I hadn't the heart to tell her to get off.

Thankfully, it seemed Edward noticed my discomfort, as he gently pried Lizzie off me, "Lizzie baby you're hurting her."

"No! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to, I just-"

"It's okay Lizzie, I know it was an accident." I said, looking down at her with a little smile as reassurance. It seemed to work, as she gave a watery smile in return.

I was just getting comfy when I felt another slightly larger body fling themselves at me. "Oh my god Ana, don't you dare do that again! I was so worried for you-"

I couldn't help but chuckle, "Alice, you sound exactly like your little sister you know?"

Pulling herself off of me and moving to hug Jasper instead, she gave a little giggle back. I couldn't believe how similar those two were. Suddenly remembering something, I beckoned Edward closer to the bed. "What is it Ana?"

Surprising him, I slapped the back of his head, before grunting a little at the pain it caused me, carefully cradling it in my lap.

"What was that for?" Edward asked me with a smirk down at my hand which now throbbed slightly in pain.

I frowned, "Emmet, please hit Edward on his head, as I seem unable to." Without a second thought, Emmet hit Edward with a resounding thud and a smile on his face.

"Ok, now can you tell me why Emmet hit me for you?" Edward said, rubbing the back of his head with a frown.

Pointing a finger at the centre of his face I explained, "You laughed at me when I was being held captive; that was my revenge."

Laughter then filled the room, and I even saw Jeremy smile. Seeing that, I couldn't help the smile that lit my face. A man stepped forward from the group by the door, smiling gently at me. He was the blonde man, and he had the same gold eyes as most of the Cullen children. Weren't they adopted? How did so many have the same eye colour? But before I could ponder further, I heard his voice inform me that he was Dr Carlisle Cullen, and that he was just checking my injuries.

Nodding to the doctor, I watched in morbid fascination as he undid a bandage on my ankle. It was bright purple, swollen to twice its original size, and tingled slightly. Dr Cullen's hands, as cold as his children's, raised my leg and inspected my ankle. I had the childish urge to poke it, but resisted, just. He quickly informed me that my aunt had been informed that I was recovering from my ankle at their house, as it would be easier for Dr Cullen to look after me. I nodded at him, before returning to watching him continue his examination, not noticing no one had left the room, only wincing a little when he inspected my neck.

"Careful." drifted the deep voiced warning from the corner of the room. Finally hearing his voice I found it soothing, deep and warm, comforting me instantly. I couldn't help smiling when I heard him.

"Let's let Ana rest a little. Remy, stay here and watch Ana, ok?" Nessie said, ushering everyone out. I was about to protest, but she just threw me a strangely knowing smile, before leaving the room herself.

Glancing nervously at Jeremy in the corner, I saw him staring angrily out of the window. I felt all the sadness return to me, so returned to looking at my lap. I noticed a book that had appeared next to my leg. Picking it up, I saw it to be the Little Princess, and laughed a little at what I guess Lizzie had done for me.

"What?" cut a deep voice from across the room.

"Nothing." I replied quickly, ducking my head down, "Sorry."

"No it's not your... I mean... look..." Jeremy said, before crossing the room in only two strides. Taking a chair and straddling it while he faced me, I felt nervous under his piercing gaze. He didn't say anything for a while, before standing up and moving to the door, "Sorry."

I could only stare I shock, confusion and happiness as he left the room. I kept staring at the closed door long after he had left through it, replaying his beautiful voice in my mind.

*

I must have fallen asleep again, because the next thing I knew was that a hand was covering my mouth and a body holding me down.

"Don't make a sound."

Opening my eyes, I found familiar blood red eyes staring into my own dark brown ones. I know he told me not to make a noise, but if I didn't, I wouldn't have the slightest chance anyway.

I was about to scream, when he smiled charmingly at me. "Don't bother; they've all gone out to hunt. It's just us now."

Fear gripped my heart. What I wouldn't give to have Jasper and his calm, or Bella and her smiles, even Edward and his stupid sniggers. Now I would never find out why he laughed at me when I didn't say anything.

"My, your blood seems to smell even better than earlier." I heard him say, but my mind was elsewhere.

Edward.

He laughed when I didn't say anything.

"I can't wait for a taste."

All I had been doing was thinking about some random thoughts.

"But don't worry..."

Could he... impossible... and even so, over how far?

"... It'll only hurt for a second, I'm a fast eater."

It couldn't hurt to try at least then. EDWARD!! If you can hear this, HELP!! THE EVIL GUY'S IN THE HOUSE AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHIN-

Suddenly I felt a sharp prick on my wrist. Looking down I saw he had pierced my skin with his nail, and was now staring at the red liquid leaving my body with ever darkening eyes. I had never felt so scared, again. My heart was going at a mile a minute, and this just seemed to make his smile more to my dismay. He bent his head, opening his mouth as if to bite me, when he was sent hurtling out of the window, spraying glass everywhere, although I seemed protected of any stray shards.

As I felt a warm arm wrap around me, pulling me to stand up, I screamed and started hitting the person attached to the arm. Another arm grabbed both of mine, holding me to them.

"It's me! It's just me Ana! Stop hitting me!"

I looked up at the face I had come to dread and dream of, "Jeremy." I whispered, before burying my head into his chest. I felt warm arms wrap around me in a protective hug, rubbing soothing circles on my back. I didn't cry though, because I didn't feel I needed to, not now that Jeremy was here.

I heard a crackling sound behind me, turning to glimpse the top of what I thought were flames, before having my head gently turned back into Jeremy's chest. "Don't look Ana, you're safe now, you don't need to see what's outside. It's okay, I'm here now, I won't let anything happen to you."

I only nodded my head. I heard footsteps approach the room, and gripped Jeremy tighter to me in fright. "Shh, it's only the family. No one's gonna hurt you." Nodding again, I peeked from Jeremy to see Edward, Bella, Nessie and Jacob stood at the door.

I knew that I would be asking for answers soon, but there was only one thing I could think of to say to any of them; Thank you.