Me: So the last three chapters have been by "Alice" so hopefully this makes sense in connection to what just happened. If you have any questions, if this makes no sense, just comment. And if you just want to tell me how much you love/hate the story than you can comment on that too.

Chapter 5:

I stiffened. How could Mari find me? I wasn't even sure if she was alive up to this point.

I grabbed Alice and pulled her across the railroad. I trusted she could take care of herself but that did not allay my fear as I parted with her to find Carisle and Esme while she searched for Rosalie and Emmett.

I turned into a hat shop (every other shop did have voluminous quantities of hats outlining the walls) and spotted Rosalie.

I moved toward her briskly while she leaned against a wall with her arms crossed, her expression between anger and hurt.

"Rosalie," I said loudly enough for anyone passing by to hear, then quieter I added, "What happened?"

"My ankle. I think it's broken. Some stupid younger man came in and---" she told me quietly before I shushed her.

Suddenly, I felt it too. "This might hurt a little," I warned, bending down beside her. I tried to manipulate her into happiness. I wanted her to stop hurting even if I gave the pain to myself instead. I applied pressure to her ankle bone and pushed it back into place with my thumb. The rest of my hand steadied her foot.

Rosalie stumbled but I grabbed her hand and coerced her to walk with me.

"Where is Emmet?" I asked.

"He waited for me on a bench outside," Rosalie replied, ignoring the pain in her ankle. I ignored it too, although it was irking me with each step she took.

I located Emmett quickly. His eyes were wide when he spotted Rosalie.

"Oh my god! What happened to you? Is this what took you so long?"

Rosalie nodded.

I gently set her down on the bench. "Alice saw Maria in a vision a little while ago. We think she's coming," I explained briefly and a little bit too much to the point because it took a minute for the couple to react. "Who did this to you?"

"I think it was a newborn. He was so fast, even I had trouble keeping up. He just came in. At first I thought he might attack the cashier but he headed straight for me and started attacking me. The cashier had left and we were the only ones in the store. I wouldn't let him bite me so he managed to do that," she pointed to her ankle, "Instead."

"I've got to find Alice and see if she has Carlisle and Esme yet."

I looked at every shop up and down the street until I got to the candy shop where I finally found Alice.

She giggled when she saw me, "Jazz, look at this."

It was then that it hit me how thirsty I was. I smelled the sweet scent of the young brunette cashier girl and it wasn't just the scent of her berry shampoo.

I bit my lip and walked toward Alice to read the small candy package that she held up.

A blood pop, it was called. Like a lollipop but...not. How fitting.

I snatched it from her almost against my will and bit into it.

Alice looked at me in shock but it was nothing compared to the cashier's expression. "Sir, you must pay for that," she told me.

I bit into it.

Strawberry flavor. Disgusting. I spat out the remains for the wanna-be blood pop and grasped Alice's hand before darting out of the store.

Esme and Carlisle were waiting with everyone else once we got back. I secretly rolled my eyes at Alice for getting distracted in a candy shop instead of looking for everyone else first.

"We've got to get out of here!" I said quickly in one breath.

"Is Maria here? Did you see her?" Edward asked, ready to run.

"Actually...this candy cashier is after me now," I replied as seriously as I could.

Alice laughed and everyone else just exchanged looks to decide if I was crazy or not.

With Emmett supporting Rosalie, we headed away from Fort Worth and to the battle grounds of Galveston.

This whole trip had been completely whimsical from where we were going to when we would be able to hunt. I had just dealt with what we had since it had been my impulse to go on this trip in the first place.

But now that we had arrived in Galveston, a new impulse of desire to see what had become of where I had used to live was far worth everything I endured.

Me: Thanks to ohhemmettx3, piratelizard101, bloodredeclipse for staying with me. If anyone else is still with me, please comment so I know you haven't abandoned me!