Bella's point of view

It had been four days, and still no sign of Nali. We were worried, not because she's been gone longer than normal- she's been gone for two months before- but it's because we have no clue as to where she would go. We were in an entirely different place, one that she had never been to before. Sergio was going out of his mind with worry, he wanted to go out and look for her. It wouldn't work, we had tried before, she somehow knew that we were looking, and it made her stay away longer. We never figured out how she knew, that was just Nali I guess.

No one knew that I was the reason that she even left, no one except Alyssa. She didn't say anything, just stared at me. The guilt ate at me, I could hardly sleep. Lyssa didn't shoot me hateful or accusing glances, she gave me a look that said " you know what you have to do". The only problem was, I didn't know. I know I had to apologize, but that doesn't stop me from still feeling upset at her secrets.

I was sitting outside, my back leaning against the tree. I looked up and saw Sergio walking towards me, last night he had noticed the look that Lyssa was giving me, and now I was wary on what he had to say. He didn't look mad, which was a slight comfort because he wasn't great at hiding emotions. I kept my head down as he approached me, and was surprised when he sat down next to me. He sighed deeply, and I looked up at him with caution.

" Why do you want to know so badly?" he asked. There was no anger in his eyes or voice, just annoyed curiosity.

" I just don't see why she wants to hide it?" was my response. I didn't actually answer, in all honesty I didn't really know. I was angry because she didn't trust us enough, but even more so I was just so curious, I hated not knowing. I froze, I was just mad because I didn't know. I didn't know if that upset me because I cared so much about her, or if I was mad because she had a secret.

He sighed deeply, and roughly ran a hand down his face. " Bella," he said slowly, like he didn't know how to explain, " the things we've been through destroy us. Whether it was a tragic accident or a blessing. How are parents died, what they did to us when they were alive, it sticks with us. We feel the pain everyday. I'll admit that all our stories are bad, but Nali's is so much worse."

I looked at him sharply. Had she told him? Did he know what happened to her?

" No," he said, slightly angry, " she won't tell me either. You say it's unfair that she doesn't tell you. Have you ever stopped to consider that she can't tell you? Have you ever stopped to think, that what happened to her was so horrible that she can't talk about it?" His earlier calm had disappeared, and he was talking harshly, grounding out the words through clenched teeth. " You've never had to suffer the loss of your parents, you don't know what it's like. None of us could talk about it for months, it physically hurt us to. And you know Nali, she's one of the strongest people on the planet, if she can't talk about this, it's because she thinks we can't handle it."

" But I can handle it," I insisted.

He stared at me, and shook his head like I was a child that didn't understand something. " You need to grow up Bella, and realize that you can't have everything you want." I opened my mouth to respond, but the glare he gave me was so intense that the words got stuck in my throat. " The reason Nali is always disappearing isn't because of something that we do wrong, it's because of you."

Without another word, he left. Even though he hadn't been one of us for very long, his words still stung. What was worse was that I knew he was right. Everyone else had already accepted the fact that she wasn't going to tell us, at least not anytime soon. And Sergio was right, I needed to grow up, and from now on, I wasn't going to bring up the subject again.

Now, the only thing left to do was find out where the hell Nali had disappeared to.

Edward's Pov

My friends and I were spending the day at La Push beach, we usually didn't come here because of the intense rivalry with the reservations athletic teams, usually when we would visit each others towns something would always spark a fight. And to day was no different.

" What the fuck do you think you lousy Spartans are doing here?" we heard a shout.

We turned around and saw the majority of the Wolves football team, seeing how it was a small town like Forks, most of the kids played more than one sport, and there wasn't a lot of them to begin with. Seeing as how we were such big rivals, we've all come to know each other quite well throughout our high school career.

The one that shouted was a kid named Jacob, quarterback for the football team, and guard for the basketball team. " Chill out Black," Emmett tried to calm him down, his hands were raised in a non-threatening manner. " We're just here to chill."

" We don't walk up in your town, so get the fuck out of ours," he growled.

I, unfortunately, am not as polite as Emmett. " Shut the hell up Black," I snapped, " this is a free country and we can chill where ever we want."

He stepped forward, arm raised. I was ready for whatever he was going to throw at me. But before his fist connected with my face, another hand shot out and grabbed it. I looked at the face surprised at who had intervened. It was none other than the missing Swan, Nali. Jacob looked at her eyebrows raised.

" Come on, Jake," she said, fist still held in her hand, " why don't you save it for the field?"

Jacob snatched his hand back with a scowl on his face. " You taking their side Nali?" he asked angrily.

She gave him a look saying that he just said something stupid. " I don't take sides Jacob, you know that. And if I did, do really think I would take his?" She pointed her thumb at me with an expression expressing sarcasm. Well, there goes the idea of me talking to her about Bella. She looked at me for the first time since she arrived, she didn't look at me with annoyance or hatred like I was expecting, she just looked at me like she knew me inside and out. The look was actually a little uncomfortable, it felt like she was reading my mind. Then as soon as she looked at me, she looked away. How can a glance that lasts a few seconds feel like it lasts for hours?

" Pick a side Nali," Jacob growled at her.

" This isn't war, Jacob, I'm done fighting stupid rivalries," she snapped back.

I backed away, I had no idea what they were talking about but from the way it sounded it wasn't good. I looked behind me, but the only people who were there were me, Jasper, Alice, Emmett, and Rosalie. They looked just as surprised and confused as I was, with of course the tiniest bit of curiosity.

" Fine," he said after a moment of them staring at each other, " don't come back on our lands, you know what we'll do."

" Don't threaten me," she replied in a dangerously calm voice, " you forget who taught you to fight, and you forget who saved your ass not so long ago."

At the words Jacob flinched and his expression turned to one full of guilt. But without another word, he turned and walked away, his group of friends following him. Nali stared after him for a while before finally turning back to us. She looked surprised to see us, like she forgot we were standing there.

None of us said anything, although I knew all of us wanted to. Half of us wanted to say something as simple as hello, while others wanted to give angry insults. Guess which one had the insult. But she looked past all of us, and walked straight to Alice. I frowned in confusion, she didn't even know Alice.

Alice, as well, was incredibly surprised. Now, let me tell you something about Alice, for someone so small, she was incredibly feisty. So to see her back away scared said something about the presence of the Swan. Nali paused for a second, a smile spreading across her face.

" Honestly," she said with a slight laugh, " I'm not going to hurt you."

" Sorry if the beating I took from your sister makes me a little cautious," Alice replied, her smart ass attitude back in place.

Nali's eyebrows shot up in amusement at her attitude. " Believe me when I say we were just as surprised as you at Alyssa's strange spark of aggression," she replied, " but betrayal is something unacceptable in our family."

" Betrayal?" Rosalie asked with a snort. " Don't tell me Bella's still whining about us."

Nali's eyes narrowed to Rose's face. Add her strange, almost hypnotizing eye color to the intense glare and it will keep even the toughest person glued to the spot with fear. Rose, for the bad ass she liked to think she was, was no different. Nali walked right up to her, and the only thing Rose did was stare open-mouthed in fear. " You may not realize or understand what a family is Rosalie, but the way ours works is that no one is left behind, no one is mistreated, and above all there is always trust," her voice was soft but her expression was anything but, " you broke every one of those rules when you treated Bella, your 'friend', like complete shit." She turned and walked away back to Alice. " One more thing," she said as a second thought, " you spread lies about any of my family members again, and I'll deal with you myself."

When she was about a foot away from Alice, Jasper suddenly stepped in front of her. The couple was having their own problems recently, again because of Rosalie's lies. Nali just smirked at him, like she thought it was funny that he was protecting her. It seemed like she knew what was going on between the two. But that wasn't possible, right?

Alice huffed and shoved him aside. He looked at her surprised but she just glared back. " I can protect myself," she growled. And without a glance back she walked away with her.

Jasper took a step like he was going to follow but Rosalie grabbed his shoulder. " Let her go," she said.

Jasper smacked her hand away and turned his glare to his twin. " It's your fault anyway for being a fucking liar!" he shouted. " For once can you think about someone other than yourself." He turned and stopped away back to our cars, Rosalie quick on his heels. Emmett and I stayed behind contemplating what just happened. Usually he would be a step behind his girlfriend, but they too were having problems. " Things have gotten really complicated," I commented.

Emmett scoffed and patted me hard on the back. " Eddie," he sighed, " this is just the beginning."

I looked in the direction that Alice and Nali had left in and nodded in agreement. Indeed it was only the beginning.

Alice pov

I didn't know where we were going but strangely Nali seemed like she did. The woods wasn't a place that strangers went in. basically because of how easy it was to get lost, especially if you weren't used to it. But Nali seemed to be having no troubles finding her way, which made me really suspicious. " This isn't your first time in La Push," I said more of a statement than a question.

I heard her laugh somewhat bitterly. " No," she agreed, " this isn't my first time."

I opened my mouth ready to question her when she suddenly stopped. I caught up to her and looked around her shoulder. My mouth gaped slightly. " This has always been my favorite place," she said softly, her eyes never leaving the sight. " It's hard to tell where the water stops and the ocean begins." I found myself nodding in agreement. It was a beautiful site.

" Why did you bring me here?" I questioned. When she didn't answer I peeked at her face, she looked lost, she didn't know why either. " Your family's worried about you," I said desperate for a conversation.

In response she snorted. " I'm never more than two hours away from my family, there just too stupid to realize it." She looked and sounded angry, I wonder if something serious happened between them. With the way they acted the possibility seemed impossible.

" Why am I here Nali?" I asked again. I didn't mean to be harsh, but I knew she wanted to talk.

" I wanted to tell you a story," she said slowly almost reluctantly. " About a little girl that grew a little too fast."

And we sat down to get comfortable. And then she started to tell me the story that would change a part of me forever.

Very displeased with this but I NEEDED to update. I'm so sorry I never meant to go away that long I hope you can forgive me. I will work harder and try to make a better story. Forgive me.

Lot's of love,

Nisa