Nessie didn't know for how long she ran, all she knew was that she couldn't stop. She was hours away from Denali when she decided that she needed to stop at a cashier. She took out as much money as was allowed from her own debit cards and some from Jasper's. She only took out that much because she had no idea when she'd be able to stop again. She decided not to dispose of the cards just yet because even if her family tracked where she'd stopped, she'd be long gone by the time they did. She stuffed the money inside her back pack and quickly checked to see if her passport was in there. She didn't exactly remember what she'd put inside her bag because she did it in such a hurry, but thankfully her passport was at the bottom. She wouldn't be mounting any planes any time soon, but if she wanted to cross the border in a bus, she'd need it.

It took her another couple of hours to reach the Canadian border, which she decided to cross on her own instead of getting on a bus. She crossed around it easily without being seen and quickly found herself in the Yukon territory. There, she decided it would be best if she traveled using public transportation so she could be more inconspicuous. She stopped at the first bus station she could find and bought a ticket to the very last stop of one of the buses. It would take her out of the province by early morning, which worked perfect for her because she's be needing to catch a few hours of sleep pretty soon. She could very well go on without it, but she couldn't risk weakening herself, in case she needed to make a run for it out of the blue.

The bus ride provided a certain degree of comfort for her and she was able to fall asleep for a couple of hours. She would've slept more, but her dreams had been particularly unpleasant and caused her to wake up. Every time the bus stopped, she opted not to get off for a break like most people did. She instead used the time to look at a map she'd picked up from the bus station. She knew the bus would take her into British Columbia and from there she could just board another bus at the station. She wasn't sure if she would cross over to Alberta or go straight into the States. She knew she wanted to spend at least half a day in Vancouver because she really enjoyed that place, but debated whether or not it was worth the risk to stay still in one place for too long.

Nessie reached British Columbia in the early morning of the next day and boarded a different bus. This one would take her to Vancouver but she wouldn't be stopping there, instead she'd board another bus, cross the border to the States, and go straight into Idaho. She made sure the route would avoid going through Washington because she imagined her parents would think she'd go there. She would've loved to see Charlie and maybe their friends in La Push, but she couldn't risk it. She needed to keep putting as much distance as possible between her family and herself for the time being.

A few days passed and Nessie found herself in New Mexico. She decided to stop taking buses there because the summer sun could expose her, instead she booked a room in a bed and breakfast and spent the night there. She was starting to feel thirsty, but since she wasn't sure if she could find a forest to hunt in she decided to have breakfast before checking out and moving on. Human food wasn't her favorite choice, but she did like a few things and it helped her blend in better with humans. She was out the door and running through the edge of town as soon as possible, trying to cross the border into Mexico as soon as possible. She wasn't sure how public transportation worked there, but she knew she could always run and she could speak enough Spanish to find her way out of the country easily.

Once she passed through Mexico, crossing Central America was pretty much a straight line. Within a week, Nessie was able to cross most of North America without any signs of her family following her. It wasn't until she reached Guadalajara that she experienced her first hardship.

Nessie was never sure exactly how her connection to Jacob worked. All she knew was that they were meant to be close to each other and she could always feel it in the middle of her chest when they were apart. It was a kind of ache that she could always ignore, nothing too bad, and she was sure Jake felt it too. But Jake and her had never been further apart than Washington state and now she was in Mexico. She was mid run when suddenly she found she couldn't take a step further. Her body was shaking and she felt a cold sweat in the back of her neck, her chest hurt like something was being pulled from inside it. She knew immediately it had to with the imprint because she had never felt tired from running, but now she gasped for air and clutched her hand to her chest.

"What's happening to me?" Nessie said out loud. She felt sick, literally. She fell forward on her knees as her body convulsed, causing her to empty the contents of her stomach onto the ground in front her. She started panicking. Her hands were pale and her breathing was shallow. She had never been sick before since the vampire side of her made her immune to any human deceases, but this was entirely new to her. She was having withdrawal symptoms like the ones humans usually get when they quit using drugs or alcohol. She shrugged of her jacket in a an attempt to make herself feel cooler but she noticed sweat coming out of her in pools. It was disgusting, she felt disgusting and couldn't help but curl into fetal position in the ground.

She remained like that for a while, unable to move from her position, and wondered if she'd be stuck there. The only movement that seemed possible was back. Back home, back to Jacob. Nessie felt tears streaming down her face as she realized how helpless and vulnerable she'd made herself. Why had she run? Her family loved her and she had everything she wanted. Jake was there for her no matter what and she had been able to make friends at school. She was being reckless, acting out like a hormonal teenager and it was all her fault. She cried into the night by herself and for the first time in her life, she felt lonely.

A ray of sun hit Nessie in the face and the sound of birds chirping woke her up with a startle. She had fallen asleep in the same position she'd put herself on the ground. She looked around and noticed there was nothing around her, she was in the middle of nowhere. She hadn't noticed where she was the night before because she felt so sick. That reminded her of the events of the previous night and looked down at herself. She was filthy, her clothes clung to her and had wet spots all over. She also smelled pretty bad, probably from throwing up and sweating. It was strange to her, she had never broken a sweat before. She touched her chest with her hand and noticed the pain was still there, but it wasn't as bad as the night before. She slowly stood up and tried taking a step forward, her feet responded slowly because the way she'd fallen asleep was awkward, but she was able to take tiny steps and eventually walk a normal pace.

Why the previous night she hadn't been able to keep moving probably had to do with how sick she was feeling, but that morning she found it easier to push through the pull in her chest. Nessie had never heard of two imprints being apart from each other the way she was from Jake right then so she had no idea what could happen to them, but she wasn't feeling as depressed as the previous night about her decision. She knew in her heart that there was a reason she was where she was and she felt she needed to keep going. She could've just stayed in Mexico, but she wanted to reach South America to feel safer so she broke into a run as soon as she was able to.

By the time the sun had started setting she was almost crossing over to Guatemala. As soon as she reached the country, she made it her priority to find a place where she could stay for the night. She still reeked from the previous night and she needed a shower, she also needed to change her clothes and dump the ones she was wearing. That would leave her with only two sets of clothes, but she could shop for more as soon as she could find a bank to exchange American dollars to quetzals. Guatemala City was buzzing with people as she made her way through, she wasn't sure what day of the week it was but it didn't matter to her anymore. She was able to find an exchange house and got some money to go around, her next stop was wherever a hostal was. She asked around and some people pointed her in the direction of a place called 'Dos Lunas Guest House' that wasn't too far away from where she was. Once she found the place, she booked a room and jumped into the shower as soon as she could. The people behind the front desk had given her a weird looked due to her appearance but she couldn't bring herself to care. Nessie collapsed on her bed and was asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

The next day she decided to keep heading south without stopping. She was determined to reach South America as soon as possible so she could finally take a few days to explore. She was tired of looking behind her shoulder all the time, feeling like a fugitive. If her family hadn't reached her by then, she doubted they'd be able to find her for some time. She remembered Jasper's request and decided she'd find a public phone to call him from whenever she found a place to stay for a couple of days.

The trip through Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama took a couple more days since she didn't stop to rest. When she reached Colombia, she decided it was time to take it easy. She'd never been to South America before and everything was so different from what she was used to. She liked the way people acted and how warm it was, even if she had to stay away from the sun all day. She looked for hotels in the central area of Medelin. She didn't want to risk running into another vampire and she knew it was highly unlikely to find one in a hotel in the center of the city. She looked for a more luxurious place to stay because she'd been skipping from B&B to B&B ever since she began her travels. She stopped a bank and exchanged money to Colombian pesos.

She decided on a beautiful hotel called Hotel Estelar Milla de Oro, it seemed quite lovely and she wanted to stay for at least a couple of nights. The service was pretty incredible and she able to book a small room for herself. She didn't need anything too big, she just needed access to a phone where she could make long distance calls and that was pretty much it. She tipped the staff member that had showed her to her room set her backpack on a chair near the door. As soon as she was alone, she kicked off her shoes and sat on the bed, picking up the land-line phone that was on the night stand.

She dialed Jasper's cell phone number by memory and bit her lip while she waited. He picked up after the second ring.

"Nessie, is that you?" He asked. Nessie felt her heart speed up and she was suddenly trembling.

"It's me, Jazz." She replied. She heard rustling in the background and almost hung up.

"Are you alright? Have you been safe this whole time?" He asked quickly.

She decided to omit the episode from a few days ago and answered with as simple 'yes'. Jasper was cut off by someone taking the phone from him. Nessie waited to hear who it was, already convinced that she would hang up if it was Jacob or either one of her parents.

"Renesmee Cullen, how dare you leave without saying good bye to me!" Nessie sighed in relief when she heard Alice's high pitched voice. "How dare you leave at all, we've been worried sick about you!" Alice didn't sound angry, but Nessie knew she was hurt.

"I'm really sorry Ali." She said, using the usual endearment she had for her aunt. "I didn't have time for goodbyes."

It took a couple of seconds to get an answer from the other end. "I didn't see you leave." Alice said in a quieter voice. "I've only been able to see blurs from your future but I can't tell where you are." That was interesting to Nessie, she always thought the reason behind Alice not being able to see her future clearly was because of Jacob but maybe she couldn't see either one of them very well.

"Sorry." Was all she could answer.

"We'll come get you, I can go by myself or with Jasper if that's what you want." Alice said. Nessie noticed the not-so-subtle way she didn't offer to have Jacob come get her, but either way she didn't want to leave.

"Ali, I can't leave. I'm sorry you guys miss me, I miss you too but I don't want you to come and get me." She said. She heard Jasper ask Alice for the phone back and also heard Alice respond with a 'you already spoke to her, it's my turn'. "Where are you guys?" She was surprised someone else from the family hadn't snatched he phone from either one of them to talk to her.

"Jasper and I went for a walk you called." Alice said. "We're not home, if that's what you're wondering. The house is a war zone right now and it's giving both of us headaches." Nessie heard rustling again and Jasper's voice came through next.

"You don't need to worry about us here, darlin'." He said softly. "I'm happy just knowing you're okay." Nessie smiled at her uncle's simplistic understanding. She wasn't sure why he was the only one supporting her decision, but she didn't want to question it too much.

"I have to go now, but I just wanted to let you know I'm fine." She said. "I really hope things calm down back home, I don't want you guys to fight because of me." She couldn't help but feel bad for causing trouble, even if she had no idea how much drama was going down back home.

"It's alright." Jasper said. "I love you -ouch!- Alice loves you, too." Nessie heard Alice in the background, she could picture her smacking Jasper and giggled.

"I love you guys, too. I'll call some other time." She replied. "Bye." She hung up and sighed. That phone call was easier than she'd thought, but she didn't know if she'd be able to keep calling once she settled in a particular country. She wasn't sure exactly where to go from there, but she had a couple of days left in that hotel so she could explore the city for a bit.

She decided t stay in for the night and just relax. She hadn't been able to do that and she needed to slow down. She couldn't keep running without direction anymore.


Author's note: I'll leave this chapter here because I honestly don't know what else to do with it for now. Nessie's finally in South America, which is exactly where I need her to be in the story right now.

Sorry for the lack of dialogue, but next chapter we'll meet some new characters. New to the story, but not new to the Twilight Series.

I don't own anything, just the plot. Stephenie Meyer still owns everything related to the saga, so no need to pretend like this is mine.

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Till the next time.