A/N: This is a story written by myself and April Nichole. We share idea credit and the writing credit goes to April Nichole. She has other Twilight fan fictions, and I suggest you check them out.

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of this story, or any of the things from the original 'Twilight Saga' by Stephenie Meyer. But I, and April Nichole, do own Adora Mireya, and everything that happens to her in the past and future.

A/N: This is the second out of three chapters that you will be getting tonight. I hope you like it.

18: What is Truth?

APOV

I drove to school in a haze. The only people I saw before I left were mom and dad. I don't know where everyone else was. It's hard to explain really but they didn't seem like themselves. It was almost like they wanted to say something but never did. I was now dreading being in school all day. There was no way I was going to be able to focus.

I jumped when I heard a tapping on the passenger window. I looked over to see Cole. I unlocked the door for him to get in.

"Hey, are you okay?"

"Not really."

"What's wrong?"

I thought for a moment. "I…I don't really know how to explain it."

I looked up at the school and we sat in silence for a minute.

"Your thinking about skipping, aren't you?"

I nodded, "I've never done it before but I just don't think I'll be able to concentrate."

"Alright, switch me spots then."

"What?" I turned to him but he was already out of the car making his way to my side.

I crawled over the middle console instead of going around. Cole got in and immediately buckled and started the car.

"What are you doing?"

"Buckle up and shut the door." I did as he said, "I don't think there would be any point in talking you into going to school. I mean I'm sure I could but I also think you are right, that you would be out of it." He pulled out of the parking lot and I had no idea where we were going.

"But Cole, you don't have to miss out on school too. It's going to be hard enough to explain that I skipped. What are you going to do?"

"I'll figure out something. But there was no way I was going to let you go somewhere by yourself with how out of it you are."

We sat in silence for a few minutes. I guess it would be better than being alone. And I certainly didn't want to go home.

"Thanks."

He reached over and took my hand giving it a squeeze.

I had started staring out the passenger window zoning out so I didn't notice when the car came to a stop at first.

"We're here."

I looked around and realized I still didn't know where we were.

"Where are we?"

"Lake Callie, I started coming here just before school started."

"It's nice." I said as I got out of the car.

I went and sat on the hood of the car. It was pretty quiet other than hearing the trickle of the water and seeing some birds flying around. Cole leaned against the hood next to me.

"Now that we have all day how about you try to explain what is going on?"

I leaned forward putting my elbows on my knees.

"Do you ever feel like you don't really know someone?"

"Um…I don't think I follow."

"There's a saying…I don't remember who said it but…you never find yourself until you face the truth. Well, what if you felt like you knew yourself only to find that those that are close to you are hiding something? Does that mean that you don't really know yourself?"

Growing up in this family I read things that kids my age probably wouldn't have read so I had quotes floating around in my head that would surface sometimes.

"Oscar Wilde once said the truth is rarely pure and never simple."

I looked at him with a small smile. It was cool that he as playing along.

"The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable. Jim Davis."

"It matters enormously if I alienate anyone from the truth. C.S. Lewis."

I thought about the last two for a moment.

"Yep, I would rather be miserable from the truth or uncomfortable with the truth than to be alienated from it."

Cole pushed away from the hood and walked a few feet a head and then just stood there.

"Cole, are you okay?"

He turned around with a serious look, "You're talking about truth and I haven't been completely truthful with you."

"About what?"

He hesitated.

"I told you that I moved around a lot because my dad is in the army and…that's not true."

"So…what is?"

"I have moved around a lot but it is because I was moving between foster families."

"Well, what's wrong with that? You know I'm adopted so my family isn't really my family."

"Adora not everyone gets a good family like you got. I mean the family I'm with now is, so far, the best one that I've been with. But early on, with us getting to know each other I didn't really want to go into the horror stories of the other places."

He came back to stand beside me. I wrapped an arm around one of his holding him close and laying my head on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry that they weren't all good places. I understand that you wouldn't want to talk about them."

He turned his head and I could feel his lips on my hair as he patted my hand.

"I appreciate it but you don't have to be sorry. The way I see it is that if I hadn't gotten to be with this family then we wouldn't have met."

"I guess that is one way to look at it."

EmmettPOV

"I knew he was hiding something."

"We all did Emmett but that isn't the point right now. Just be happy that what he was hiding isn't something that could hurt her."

Rose was right about that. She had someone that was taking care of her and trying to comfort her without pressuring her to talk. Rose says I should be happy that his secret wasn't something that would hurt her but really he should be happy that his secret isn't hurting her.

Rose and I had heard their whole conversation so far. Now they were sitting silently looking out at the lake. Alice had called the second she saw Adora sitting in her car zoned out.

"Emmett, what are we going to do?"

"I don't think we can put it off anymore. We have to talk to her."

"I'm a little scared of how she will react."

"Well talk to Alice again but she says she'll be fine. Besides you heard her. She would rather have the truth than to be alienated from it. We may have done it for her own good but we have been alienating her."

Rose slipped her hand in mine, "She has a good guy there."

Hmmph

"Look at you being all protective."

"She is my daughter." I wrapped my arm around Rose and held her close. "I worry though too about what will happen when she learns…I guess it is good though that she has someone."

We stood in the woods a while longer watching Adora and Cole. They didn't say much for a while. They seemed to be just enjoying the quiet. I was about to say something when Adora started saying that caught my interest.

"Do you ever feel like you are destined for more, like there is more to life than what is happening?"

"It's a good thought." Cole responded.

"It is a good thought for her…We should go." I turned to Rose.

"What?"

"We should go talk to the family. She'll be fine and Alice will tell us if anything happens."

She looked over at Adora then nodded.

"She'll come home later and we should all be ready."

APOV

I had lost track of time being with Cole. I could always do that with him though. I always felt better talking with him and simply being around him.

We stayed at the lake till my stomach growled. We went to the next town over in hopes of not seeing anyone that we knew so we wouldn't get into trouble. After school he drove me back so he could get his car and I could go home.

I was fine till I got closer to home. I didn't know how I was going to explain skipping school but that was an after thought right now. I have another matter to discuss with my parents.