Chapter 2

Thanks for all the follows and favs, the support really made me smile also thanks for the reviews too. Here's the second chapter of Rags to kind of Riches, the next one is going to be from Tanya's P.O.V, please let me know what you think.

I do not own twilight.

As I walk down the path to my usual spot I couldn't help my mind from wondering back to the blonde haired goddess and her companion. I was running through the meeting again in my head and for the life of me I couldn't figure out why her friend congratulated her. I was rudely interrupted from my musings by slipping on some ice. It was only then did I take in my surroundings. It was early December and Seattle had the weather to prove it. It was freezing out, easily hitting minus five. A blizzard was set to hit tonight, and with the snow already mounting I needed to get ready for a long night outside. I didn't have the money to stay in a hostel, hey I barely had the money for food everyday but I survived.

I made my way to meet up with Annie, to get some sleep and eat 'dinner'. Annie is my rock out here, she's like the cool protective aunt you don't mind being seen in public with. I remember the first time I met her.

I was still rattled over Charlie kicking me out last night, we have had arguments before but to kick me out is a little harsh. I was currently sitting in some alley underneath the ledge of a fire escape, when I heard a pair of shoes trudging towards me. 'Oh my god' I thought I'm going to be murdered, the fact that it didn't make me upset frightened me. I was angrier at the fact that I would never get to tell Edward how I really feel about him now that I have had time to think about our relationship. Anyway I peer out of my cocoon of blankets that surround me, to see a women in her forties' staring back at me. "Sorry" I mutter "is this your spot?" "Yes dear it is, but I do say you need it more than me tonight, fight with your family?" Something like that" reply dejectedly. She sits down beside me and unrolls her sleeping bag and begins to tell me her life story. From how she ended up living on the streets, to how she survives and all the tricks and trade secrets she has picked up over the years.

That was six months ago, if it wasn't for her I would surely be dead by now. She took me under her wing that night and I haven't looked back since." Hi Casper, how are you" I roll my eyes at that damn nickname, she christened me that a whole day after we met, she said I was pale enough to be a ghost so she called be Casper. "I'm good "I take out the rolls I got today from the deli down the street, "here, I got us 'dinner'". We sit down to enjoy our meal in comfortable silence.

"Any luck finding a job Bella?" "No" I give her an annoyed look she knows this is a sore topic for me, I have always believed in being independent and not having a job to support myself, upsets me. "You know no one is going to hire a teenager without a high school diploma or a college degree" I add. She sighs and gives me that look, you know the one I'm talking about the one that says 'ok fine, but I'm really disappointed in you and wish you would try harder but I'm not going to say anything' that kind of look. "But I will keeping looking none the less" "good" she smiles, happy she has gotten her way. I know she just wants the best for me so I'm not really upset at her constant badgering.

After talking some more and getting ready for 'bed' Annie decides to call it a night. I lie down and wait for sleep to come to me, but it doesn't come immediately like usual. All I can think about are the vampires I met today which leads me to think about the Cullen's, and how angry and upset I am with them. I fall into a restless slumber, when I'm assaulted by nightmares. My nightmares unlike most are not made up dreams, my nightmares are memories, memories of my time spent with Edward and his family, and they haunt me in my sleep and at times when I am awake. This nightmare though is probably the most painful, it is about when I confronted Edward about what he was, (an ass, no) a vampire, suddenly the nightmare shifts to my last memory of Edward he's in the middle of destroying me again and I don't think I can take the break up a second time even if it's only a dream.

"Bella, Bella, wake up your having a nightmare it's not real, wake up". I jolt awake with a start. I'm shivering and sweating all at the same time. I look up to see Annie looking at me and the snow swirling down around us. Annie has concern written all over her face "another nightmare, you haven't had one in a while, everything ok" I shrug my shoulders helplessly "the same as usual, all about my ex-boyfriend". "Do you want to talk about it?" The question is met with silence, I never want to talk about my nightmares it hurts to much. I settle back into my sleeping bag hoping more than ever that morning will come soon.

Somewhere close by, a golden eyed vampire is keeping vigil over her mate, making sure she is kept safe. Said vampire is shaking with rage and jealousy after witnessing her mates nightmare and hearing she had a boyfriend. She is upset that she can't be the one to comfort her mate and take her in her arms like she wants to and protect her.

I wonder how angry said vampire is going to be when she finds out that the ex-boyfriend is none other than Edward Cullen.

Ps I'm from Ireland so I apologise for different words and spellings I might use, for example path = sidewalk to me.