AN: You'll be happy to know that Evelyn's not even mentioned in this Chapter, I'm only saying this because you all seem to hate her guts. Guess what? I have a surprise for you in this chapter so you're gonna have to read it to find out what it is. I actually think it's kinda funny. I know it's been over a month since I updated but I was grounded for a few weeks and I've had gymnastic meets and a bunch of stuff like that crowding my schedule, I haven't had any time to really get on before today. At least I'm allowed to use it again. I really really promise that this time I won't wait forever to update because I hate that when other people do that, and because it makes me feel guilty.

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or New Moon, the wonderful Stephenie Meyer does. I don't own I'm with you by Avril Lavigne either.

CHAPTER 9

I'm Standing on a bridge
I'm waitin in the dark
I thought that you'd be here by now

I was alone, standing on a bridge. The only sound that I could detect was that of rushing water, and could only mange to piece together a single three word question, where am I?

All I could recall was that I had had a fight with Edward, and after, I had fallen asleep on the lawn staring into the twilight sky. This time I refused chase after him, trying to understand his actions. He didn't care about me; he never had, had he? This though was causing too much pain, though, at the moment I longed for pain; something, anything, to distract me from my sense of abandonment.

All though clueless to my surroundings I had a feeling, a feeling that I was waiting for someone unknown, and this someone was already supposed to be here.

The cold night air sent chills racing down my spine, and for a moment I wondered why I didn't have a jacket. Thick dark clouds were starting to gather in the sky, blocking all rays of moonlight from view. I wandered senselessly through the empty streets of my unknown location..

There's nothing but the rain
No footsteps on the ground
I'm listening but there's no sound

The heavy clouds picked this moment to release it's captive water, and water poured down from the sky, soaking my hair and clothes in a matter of minutes, not that I really cared, or for that matter even cared about living.

The dreary, unclear thoughts that continued to drift though my head, not only were they causing my mood to worsen, but also to confuse me to a point were even breathing seemed like an impossible task.

I continued to walk the streets, no known destination. I busied my self by listening to sounds of my footsteps, as I trudged through the deepening puddles of rain.

The rain lead me to believe that I was still somewhere in the Olympic Peninsula, though, that did little to help with my situation. I didn't have to remind myself that I had no form of transportation other than my own two legs. Knowing my clumsy habits I would not make it very far before tripping over a log, and breaking my leg.

I checked my pockets for money, anything that could help me get home.

Isn't anyone tryin to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home

I couldn't help but to think of what Edward's reaction would be when he found out what had happened. That I had gone, with or without a trace I had no idea. I wondered how long it would take him to find out, or if he ever would.

I knew Alice would care. I knew Emmett would be sorry, but maybe Edward wished to forget about me, and all the experiences we had shared. He had promised that he would never leave me, but did it count if I left him? I decided not, it was an excuse for Edward to leave me without having to break another promise.

I was really starting to wish I had somebody to talk to, anybody. I needed to talk, which I knew was very unlike me. I thought about the fact that my only other friends outside the Cullen's were Jacob and his "pack", and we were no longer on speaking terms.

What could I do now? What should I have done then? For once I wished I had allowed Edward to purchase me a cell phone, just so I could have been able to call Charlie –

My pulse increased with urgency as I remembered Charlie lying in his hospital bed, frantic by the fact that I had not shown up after school earlier. Knowing him, he would have called the house, and when no one answered, called the Cullen's. If Edward had answered the phone… No. I didn't need this. This wasn't fair. I really wished I wasn't, hadn't ever been a magnet for danger.

It's a damn cold night

Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
but I... I'm with you

It was freezing out here; it felt more like winter than mid spring. Why couldn't life just be that much simpler, to a point where only one answer was clear, not five, six, or maybe even ten?

The rain clouded my vision, and I could feel every drop pounding on my scalp. I felt a cold hand press against my shoulder, and spun around on my heel to see who had touched me. This turned out to be a bad idea because soon I found myself falling toward the murky puddles of rain that covered the streets.

Seconds before I collided with the wet concrete the cold hands snatched me up and placed me on my feet, the mysterious person seeming to use no effort whatsoever.

I turned around, slowly this time, and came face to face with an incredibly handsome figure. He had ebony colored hair that the water droplets clung to, and light butterscotch eyes that reminded me of Alice's. The dark circles that lingered under his beautiful eyes and his deathly white skin proved that my suspicions of him being a member of the walking dead were true.

"Are you Okay?" he asked in alarm. His voice was velvety smooth just as Edward's, but somehow sounded nothing like his.

"Ya, sure." I was still suspicious of him, as far as I knew the only "vegetarians" were the Cullen's and the Denali's. I decided to ask him, right then and there.

"I didn't know there were anymore "Vegetarians" out there." I made sure to place quotation marks in my words.

He seemed surprised, but then smiled. "Well, that would explain why you smell of us." I stood there for a moment, I had thought I was past the whole you smell business. I glared at him.

"I don not smell!" He seemed amused.

"Of course you don't. I'm sorry my mistake."

"Idiot."

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me."

"And your saying this to a blood sucking monster?"

Great he had the same outlook on his current status as Edward, just what I needed.

"So?"

"And you think I'm an idiot." He muttered under his breath.

"I heard that." He nodded.

"So I see." I cast one last glance at him.

"Good bye." I spun around and marched quickly away from him. At least as quickly as my feet would allow me to.

"Wait! We were never properly introduced. I don't think I've ever met a human who knew of us before." I didn't stop

"So now I'm a freak?"

"No, I just want to talk. I haven't had anyone to talk to for a very long time." I sighed, and came to a stop.

"Fine."

"Thank you. My name's Alec." He held his hand out for me to shake. This surprised me, I was used to most vampires avoiding my touch.

I held out my hand uncertainly. He took my hand gripping me firmly, reminding me of his superior strength.

"Nice to meet you Alec, I'm Bella." I grinned at me.

"Just Bella?"

"Just Alec?"

"Ha Ha, very funny."

"Well…"

"Of course it's not just Alec, it's Mason."

"Okay then, mine's Swan, do you know where we – " I froze.

"You said Mason as in M-A-S-O-N?"

He looked at me, puzzled. "Yes. Why do you ask?" I suddenly was starting to suspect something that I knew I would regret uncovering.

I'm looking for a place
searching for a face
is anybody here I know
cause nothings going right
and everything's a mess
and no one likes to be alone

"When where you changed?" I spat out, my tone agitated, though I didn't mean it to.

For a moment he looked pained. "1918," He whispered. "The rest of my family died during the Spanish Influenza outbreak in Chicago."

Everything fit I had just two more questions to ask. Tentatively I spoke, "How old were you?"

"Nineteen." This subject was obviously painful.

"Did you have a little brother named Edward?" I whispered, so quietly that even I had trouble hearing, but I knew he had heard, and understood.

"Yes. Why?"

I noticed that now his attitude had turned bitter. I decided to ask one final question; maybe I could find a way out of having to face Edward again.

"Where you close to him?" somehow, I hoped he'd say no.

"Yes, we were inseparable." I was sure that if he had still been human he would have had tears flowing down his perfect face. Now as I searched his face, I found noticeable similarities between the two brothers.

"I know where your brother is." I said calmly, praying he wouldn't turn on me for torturing him so.

"Me too, dead, buried in the ground somewhere, or floating through a breeze thousands of miles away.

"Actually no, he's a still alive, well as alive as you are, and if you tell me where we are I can tell you how far away." Then I'll lead you to him.

oh why is everything so confusing
maybe I'm just out of my mind
yea yea yea

He seemed elated at the thought, though I knew, inside, he really doubted what I was telling him.

"To tell you the truth I have no idea what the name of the town is, but if you tell me the general direction I can drive that way until you get familiar with the surroundings so you can tell me where to go."

"Sounds like a good plan."

"Good, what is around there that I might have heard of."

"Um La Push Reservation?"

"Yes, of heard of that."

"Really? How long have you been living here."

"A few months, that's awhile for you to stay in one place."

"Yes, but I like it here, it's barely ever sunny."

"That's the same thing Edward says." His name still felt awkward as it rolled off my tongue. What would he say when I showed up with a long lost brother who he had never informed me of.

"Well let's get going"

I really hoped that Edward wouldn't completely freak out, or throw a fit in front of Alec about our fight, and how I disappeared. I was really starting to wish that I knew how I'd ended up here. Somehow, this whole reunion seemed planned, and at the moment I really didn't want to think by whom.

Isn't anyone tryin to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
but I... I'm with you

Take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
but I... I'm with you
I'm with you

Take me by the hand
take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
but I... I'm with you
I'm with you
I'm with you...

AN: Okay so did you figure out what the surprise is, I didn't even know I was going to do that until I was half way through the chapter, it just seemed like a good twist to put in. I hope you liked it, and if you actually read it found it interesting.

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