Rain: Hello all, Rain here and I am back with new chapter for my adoring Twilight Fans. You know, for my first Twilight fic, I'm just stunned by the love you guys are showing so thank you guys so much. So I was supposed to continue on with Jasper and Peter but I decided to give a little chapter to Alice and a special guest. So sit back, relax and enjoy!

Mario: Here we go!

The Crimson Eyed Drifter: Distance between Hearts
Chapter Ten

Forks – Forks Cemetery
Alice Cullen

The cemetery…I do not know why but it fills me with so much peace.

No one else would believe that I, the high mistress of fashion would ever step foot in this type of place, let alone enjoy the peacefulness of it.

Only Jasper knew this rather strange habit of mine and while he was a little curious at how this came to be, he approved of it so whenever I'm scared or worried and Jasper wasn't there to calm me down, the first thing I do is visit the cemetery to walk, think and soothe my worries.

I couldn't help but let a sigh leave my lips.

Jasper…

That was a name I truly didn't want to think about right now.

If I have to be honest with myself, Jasper leaving struck a deep blow to me and for the first time, I felt truly alone in this world.

Sure, I had my family and I love them dearly but there were things that I could trust Jasper with that I couldn't with the others. He was my best friend, my confidant, really my world.

It hurt that he was gone.

If I was a cruel person, I would have kept him to myself and been the bitch that some people thought I was but that wouldn't be fair to Jasper or Bella.

I'm not selfish enough to keep them apart, especially since they are my close friends and also that Jasper and I knew that we weren't meant to be, and keeping him from his true beloved would be like stabbing him in the back.

Something that I could never do.

But something had to be done about this hollow feeling in my chest.

As I walked on the cobblestone trail of the cemetery, I could hear faint sobbing in the air. Now in a cemetery, that would be normal but at this time of night, it was a little out of the ordinary.

But what wasn't ordinary was the disgusting scent in the air…It was like smelling a wet dog.

It was so strong that it overwhelmed me for a moment.

But at the same time, beneath the overwhelming smell, there was a subtle scent beneath it.

It smelled like…a Desert Rose.

This was the first time I had ever smelled such a sweet scent beneath this wet dog smell as well and I grew curious from it so I began to follow it and with each step towards my location, both scents began to grow stronger until I saw her.

She was rather beautiful.

She had short black hair and perfect copper skin and she was wearing a brown tank top and loose black pants but on her right shoulder was a tattoo. I instantly recognized this tattoo as belonging to the Quileute tribe.

'A Werewolf…Joy,' I muttered with a frown on my face. I should be naturally angered at seeing her considering her status but something about her scent made me curious about her.

Why was her scent so…wonderful?

Wait…I shouldn't be here…No matter what strange her scent is.

I quickly turned around and began to walk away when I heard a beautiful voice say "Well…If that is one thing I never saw coming, it's a leech in a cemetery. I mean…Isn't this place the reason you guys exist? To not be here?!"

Forks – Forks Cemetery
Leah Clearwater

"Hey, Dad…I'm sorry I didn't visit in so long," I said softly, a rolled-up blanket underneath my right arm and a picnic basket in my left hand.

I kneeled down and rolled the blanket underneath the lush green grass beneath me before sitting down on the blanket, my eyes locked on the grey tombstone that read "Harry Clearwater" On it.

I placed my hand on the tombstone and said "School ran me ragged and the others kept me really just as busy but I managed to make it oh! And guess what?"

I quickly reached into the picnic basket and pulled out graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows.

"I also bought the S'more making accessories," I answered with a smile on my face, imitating the low, warm tone of voice of my dad whenever he said those words.

I made a small fire and began sticking two marshmallows on a stick and roasted them over the open fire and said "Once we finish the marshmallows, I can make the S'mores, and then we can gaze at the stars."

Once the marshmallows became a nice brown color, I made the two S'mores and placed one in front of the grave while sitting mine down to let it cool a bit and that was when I looked at the sky above.

I narrowed my eyes as I scanned the sky for a star in particular and once I found it, I pointed to the tiny light blue star to the west and said "I can easily tell that you're that star. You always teased everyone about the small stuff so I figure that you being a small star is perfect karma for your endless teasing."

I smiled a little bit at my crack at his old joke of small things, knowing he would look at me with a twinkle in his eye before he would begin to laugh after I said it. "I figured you would like it," I said softly as I took a bite of my S'more.

Once I was finished, I laid down beside the grave and looked up at the star-filled sky, and said, "So, how is life up there old man? I hope that you and our ancestors are having fun while we toll away down here."

I knew I would get silence in reply but I couldn't help but let a few tears fall down my face as I whimpered "Ya know, it's so rude to stay silent…"

Once again, silence met me, and this time, I couldn't stop myself more tears fell down my eyes "Come on old man…Talk to me…Please…"

But after another bout of silence, I whispered tearfully "Dad…I need you so much right now…"

My dad once told me that the stars in the sky are the souls of our ancestors, watching us from the heavens to comfort us and to guide us in our time of need.

He first told us this when took us camping for the first time when I was seven years old. He had just finished teaching us how to make S'mores…Well, teaching us how to burn S'mores to be accurate.

I still remember him saying after he had taken a bite of the destroyed S'more "I know grandpa would be amused and ashamed at this poor sight," with an embarrassed laugh.

That caused me to ask "How would grandpa know that you burned the S'mores?"

I remember that he laughed and told us "Well that's because he's watching us right now. All you have to is look up."

And after he explained what he meant, he unknowingly started my love for stargazing.

I remember that I would sit up in my bed and talk to the stars until two in the morning and I would talk to the stars about anything that came to mind and whenever I was upset or angry, I would sit in my room and look at the stars and talk to them until I felt better.

For a long time, I told the stars that I wished to find my soul mate and have a family and be just like mom and dad and I thought that I had completed step one of this wish when I met and fell for Sam Uley.

It was honestly something I never expected to happen. Sam was calm, cool, and collected. But for me? I'm the first person to admit that I'm hot-headed, highly competitive, and can be a little bit of a bitch but somehow, we went together like chocolate and marshmallows.

But that all ended when Sam came over and broke up with me.

I knew that we were a little distant since he disappeared for those two weeks but I wanted to give him time until he was ready and things were starting to look up until he suddenly did it.

He said it wasn't anything I did and that I was perfect and yet he took my heart that I had willingly given him and dropped it into a fire and as much as it hurt, I wanted him to be happy…But that changed swiftly because not even a week later, Emily contacted me and told me that Sam was pursuing her.

I felt hurt, I felt betrayed that he would do this to me. It was bad enough that he broke up with me but he did it after meeting Emily one time…Emily told me she would reject him and send him back to me but after a few weeks, she decided to betray me as well and be with him.

Emily was my best friend, my family and she decided to throw that away for Sam, the person I loved more than anything who threw me, his girlfriend of three years, for a girl he met one time.

I cried to my ancestors many times during that time period, wondering why they would send me someone that would crush my soul like this…

I felt empty...

And the worst part is…As bad as that was, things got worse.

I remember that I overheard Sam fawning over how great Emily was to him, with Paul, Jake and Embry listening and agreeing with him and I remember getting so angry…I still can't remember the amount of rage I felt that day.

And then it happened…I changed into this abomination…and my dad saw every excruciating detail…

I…It was then I saw his face.

He had the look of pure horror on it before he suddenly fell backward on the ground and before I could do anything else, Seth came in and saw me in this form and dad on the ground and it caused Seth to turn as well!

By the time mom came home, Seth and I had returned to our human forms but by then, it was too late…My dad, the man who held me the moment I was born to the dozens of camping trips and stories to countless times he held me as I cried about Sam, he was always there to show me the way and comfort me and now, he was gone…

And not only did I kill him but I bought Seth into this sick and twisted life!

Seth and mom don't blame me for what happened but I can't bring myself to look at them in the eyes, knowing I took a father and husband away from them.

It has been one month since he's passed and each day is becoming more unbearable for me. Even though I now know why Sam did what he did, it really didn't make it easier at all for me.

In fact, it made things so much worse.

With being werewolves, we are all linked mentally and all I could see through his link was his love for Emily and it hurt me.

I lashed out several times by replaying all of the intimate moments we had through the link to fucking with all of the others about all the sordid things I heard about them but It wasn't just my werewolf life that I had to deal with but my home life as well.

While I try to stay strong for everyone in the house, I could see the emptiness in the eyes of my mom and brother and it pained me that I was the cause of it all.

And no matter how hard I try to ignore the sadness I feel every time I walk inside my house or do my petty revenge on Sam while also lashing out at the others, it doesn't change the fact that Sam and Emily broke my heart and I incinerated the remains by being the cause of my father's death.

I'm just so tired…

Tired of the empty looks my family has in their eyes.

Tired of the constant heartache I had to endure because of Sam and Emily.

Tired of the torment I felt every single time I morphed into my wolf form.

And most of all, I was tired of the guilt I had to deal with day in and day out for the death of my father….

"Father…I don't know what to do anymore. Everything has gone to fucking hell since you left dad. Mom cries every night, Seth is lost and I'm falling apart. It's like the universe is out to get me and I don't know what to do…"

I shut my eyes and felt a tear fall down my right cheek and whispered, "I know that I am the last person to ask this of you but dad…please…If what you told me is true, I need you to help me end this unending sorrow. I…I want to be happy again…"

That is when I caught it…

The scent of a vampire…

My eyes narrowed and my teeth barred in anger.

How dare a fucking leech come near me right now?! It's their fault I can even morph into that abomination!

Well…I have a lot of pent-up anger and maybe this vampire will be a good workout for me.

"Well…If that is one thing I never saw coming, it's a leech in a cemetery. I mean…Isn't this place the reason you guys exist? To not be here?!" I shouted I rose up from my father's grave and quickly turned my head to face the leech and felt the air leave my lungs.

This was the shortest blood drinker I've ever seen in my life…Then again, this was the first blood drinker I've seen in my life but she was very beautiful.

She had large amber-colored eyes and long, delicate eyebrows and her hair was short, spiky, and inky black in color and she was petite in size, and of course, she was very pale.

She had some good choices in clothing because she was wearing some very pricey clothing, which is never my style.

I would say like moving crystal…And for some strange reason, I couldn't stop staring at her. It was like I was developing tunnel vision and she was the only thing I could see.

I wanted to be close to her…But not in the killing sort of way.

I shook my head quickly, trying to wipe that thought from my mind.

What the fuck was that thought about?

The sucker let a rather cute pout form on her face and said, "Well, I wasn't expecting a puppy to be here but here we are."

Puppy?

Well, that won't do.

"I'm no puppy pipsqueak! I'm a god damn wolf," I responded while letting a large grin appeared on my face, taking the time to crack my left knuckles with my right palm.

I was sure my grin became a lot more savage when I said "And if you want to know the difference, then come on and fight."

But strangely enough, I really didn't want to fight her at all…But why?

The vampire laughed, making my heart skip a beat at such a sweet sound, which made my grin falter just a bit before she said "And I'm no pipsqueak, puppy. Besides, it's a free country. I can go wherever I please."

"You are certainly right. So can you please go back to your coffin before I forcibly put you in one?" I retorted with a small laugh of my own.

"As long as I can put a silver collar around your neck before I do," she responded with a smile, that inwardly made my stomach feel as if butterflies were….No! I'm not going down that thought.

I narrowed my eyes but was amused by her comeback and merely snorted and loosened my stance and said, "Look since you amused me enough, I'll let you go with just a warning."

"A warning huh?" She asked with a wry tone in her voice.

"That's right, a warning," I repeated and a gruff tone. "If I see you again, I'll take you out."

The vampire let another smile appear on her face as she said "And I assume that's not out for dinner." She then tilted her head with a small frown on her face before she looked at me with another smile and said "Well…I don't want to take this puppy out for a walk so perhaps I should go for now."

I grunted and turned back to my dad's grave but just as I was going to sit down, I heard the vampire say "Hey puppy, my name is Alice and I'll see you around!"

My eyes widened at her words and I shouted "Did you not hear what I said?!" The vampire only smiled and continued to walk down the cobblestone path, which only made me watch her leave.

Alice…

Her name is Alice…Interesting…

Rain: And that is where I will end it for now. Now originally, this was going to be Jacob's introduction but I realized something. Leah got a raw deal out of everyone in Twilight so I decided that I'm going to this route with both Alice and Leah but no worries, Jacob will be paired…If you guys have any ideas for that, let me know. The next chapter will be Jasper and Peter in Vegas I swear! So until then…

Mario: See you next time!