Chapter 12


After a long driving the camper started to slow down when it came to a beach after driving.

The young driver stepped out and straightened himself as he looked out on the sun who looked up in the horizon.

Meanwhile in the motorhome the hungry Winky tried to opening a floor bag but accidently made the floor covering his two friends.

Outside the boy breathed the fresh sea-air when he heard a meow, turned around and saw a black cat outside his camper.

He walked to the cat, bended down and chuckled.

"Well, what do you know about that, a drifter," he said and patted the cat who purred of pleasure "You're a friendly little fella, aren't you, hey, I've got some fresh can herrings for you."

The boy walked to the camper, opened the door to the back section and was shocked when he saw a boy and a girl all covered with floor and got really angry.

"Hey, what in the world...!" he started then he remembered something "Hey, yesterday, when I was loading provisions they where looking for two children, a boy and a girl."

The two children looked scared at the angry boy.

"Well, let me tell you two brats something, I'm not a busline and I don't pick up hitch-hikers and I don't like kids, what's more is that I'm an mean, impatience, selfish boy, so get out of here at once!" he bursted out and waved with his hand to tell the two stowaways to get out.

Edward and Bella jumped out of the camper and was about to leave when thier stomachs started to grumble and the boy sighed.

"Wait, it aren't right for a human-being to go hungry, I'll make you some breakfast before you two go," he said.

The two siblings looked at each other with twinkled eyes which the boy saw.

"But don't get any ideas, I've got no patience with kids," he said strict "and especially runaways!"

"But we're trying to find where our home is, sir," Edward answered.

The boy looked at Edward.

"By the way, have you seen a black cat?" Edward said.

"Oh, she's yours, well, she's around here some place," the boy said.

He stretched his arm in the camper and took out two towels that he gave to Edward and Bella.

"Here, go to the sea and get yourself cleaned up," he said.

Edward and Bella took the towels and ran down to the sea.

"That boy is not mean, he's just grumpy," Bella said defended to Edward who shrugged.

"Maybe you're right," he said.


Meanwhile a few miles away the road rangers had gathered and studied a map over the area when an familiar black car stopped and Deranian and his driver stepped out.

"Sorry, mr Deranian, no sign of them," the head ranger said.

"Well, have any of you let a cream-colored Winnebago camper pass, they might have hide in there," Deranian said.

A young ranger with a baby-face and blue eyes stepped forward and swallowed nervously.

"Well, I let one pass by this morning," he answered.

"Was the driver a grumpy loner, a boy around twenty years old with blonde hair under a grey flat-cap?" Deranian asked.

The young ranger nodded.

"That's the one, he headed north on highway A-38," he said and pointed on the map.

"Alright, drive up to A-38," the head ranger said and as the other ranger, Deranian and his companian ran to thier cars and drove off while the head ranger gave the young ranger instructions.


Back in the camper while they ate breakfast Edward and Bella explained everything to thier young host.

"... so you see, mr Cullen, we don't expecting to find our real parents, just people who knew them," Edward finished.

"And who can explain everything about our abilites," Bella said.

"And we've gotta make sure that Bolt and Deranian don't catches us," Edward said.

Mr Cullen looked very thoughtfull when he aswered.

"Well, maybe you're telling the truth or maybe you're not, but i'm not gonna complicate things, I'm gonna be on my way," he said as he stood up and then started to searching his pockets.

"What did I do to my keys, I know I've putted them somewhere in my pocket," he said, walked to the driver seat and started to look there when Edward and Bella walked to him.

Then mr Cullen looked out at the beach.

"I've must have lost them out there," he said.

"You should have a spare key, sir," Bella pointed out.

Mr Cullen turned to her with an annoyed look on his face.

"I know that, I'm not a losing boy, at least not until you two showed up," he answered.

"Sir, do you know a place called Stony creek?" Edward asked.

"Yeah, good fishing there, how come?" mr Cullen asked.

The two siblings got a twinkle look in there eyes.

"Sir, if we make the engine start and clean up the back section will you drive us there?" Bella asked.

Mr Cullen eyes widened as he got very furious.

"So that's it, you're nothing but a couple of bloody road pirates, you STOLED my keys to get a ride!" he bursted accusing and reached out his hand.

"Give me my keys, now!" he demanded.

"Sir, the engine will start now," Bella answered and with that it actually happened.

Mr Cullen couldn't believe eather his eyes or ears and just then Winky jumped in throught the opening passenger window with the keys in her mouth.

Mr Cullen let out a chuckle, took the key and patted Winky.

"Alright, you'll go back there and clean everything up, make it ship-shape and I'll see that you'll get to Stony creek," he gaved up.

Just the Bella got another flashback.

Flashback

The man waved at the boat and after a while a life boat rowed out and picked up the two children and the man was out of sight.

End of flashback

"She just remembered something," Edward explained to a confused mr Cullen.

"It has to do something about the ocean," Bella explained.

"Come on, come on, go back there and clean up," mr Cullen said and the two children did as they were told and he putted the key in the ignition switch and they were off.