Warning: I don't know where I'm going with this but there will be violence, abuse, self harm and bad language.

Disclaimer: If i had owned twilight, Lauren would get Edward...lol. but i don't, its all SMeyer's. Or the song, don't own that either. I don't remember if they mentioned anything about Lauren's parents so forgive me if they did.

A/N I'm so glad people are liking this story so far, anyway, im still not sure what pairing this should follow. There is one that i'd like to try even though its weird, unlikely to be a good idea and in some people's views, wrong. So, i''m almost definitely going use it then...lol. When you figure it out please let me know 'cos i'll feel all special inside and whatnot. Also, what about Bella? Should i add her in? I think not, but what about you?

Plus, you'd never believe how crappy lest Wednesday was! I ended up crying for like, 20 minutes in front of my whole class plus everyone i saw in the school corridor. Totally humiliating. So thanks to all you reviewers because you all really cheered me up!

Current Creative Music: SugarCult - Pretty Girl and All American Rejects - Swing, Swing

Mood: Lazy...is that even a mood?

Edward wasn't in the least bit angry.

That confused Alice to no end, of course.

After all, she'd brought a girl home who'd only recently given up her obsession of him and had had brief stalking episodes, but she listened intently as he explained his theory.

"Lauren isn't..." Here he paused, glancing at the bed the girl they were talking about was on, "Her mind doesn't work the way it used to. She contradicts herself so often its strange, almost like she's trying to find a reason to dislike herself along with making everyone else wary of her, but i just thought...i don't know what i thought but obviously it wasn't enough."

Edward shook his head sadly, eyes slightly glazed as if he were looking at something Alice couldn't fathom.

"Don't blame yourself, Edward, i didn't have any visions of her before, did i? I didn't know either. No one did, there is no possible way we could have done anything" Tilting her head at him, she frowned, before turning away and heading gracefully back to the bed.

The small vampire took a seat in an armchair they'd maneuvered to face Lauren, then lifted her hand to push silk blond hair back from the sleeping teenager's hair, all the while contemplating the future.

Edward didn't need to watch as his sister walked away, he didn't need to feel the comforting waves she was unknowingly sending out to him just be being there with him, in the same room. He let his head fall forward and just studied the carpet, as if the secret to happiness lay within it's fuzzy, cream depths, consistently shouting mentally at himself for not noticing the seriousness of Lauren's life before.

She'd covered her vulnerable side with snappiness and bitchiness and no one had bothered to look under that. No one, not even the hundred odd year old, mind reading vampire. Alice was right in some ways, they'd never taken a long look at Lauren before, always assumed that her bitterness was because she was spoilt.

Still, he felt pathetic for not acting sooner, or at least not realising sooner.

So much for the 'older the wiser', he thought bitterly, glancing again at the still figure curled on his bed.

Esme chose that moment to walk in.

She took in the scene, then, after sending a sad smile at Edward, she joined Alice at the bed just as she came out of her vision looking troubled, Edward of course, was too wrapped up in his thoughts to notice the troubled look she shot him before staring at where her hands resided on her knees, or more directly, at her wedding ring. Eventually though, Alice glanced up from her lap as Esme started talking quietly about what their choices were.

"A)," She murmured quietly, "We keep her here and hope she doesn't freak when she wakes up,"

Esme pursed her lips, perfect eyebrows furrowed in sadness. "It may work, Alice, if she doesn't know-"

"We'd have to tell her everything," Jasper interrupted as he strode purposefully into the room, "We couldn't let her live here, in a house full of vampires and not tell her!"

"I agree," Edward added quietly.

"Plus, we have to see Rose's reaction to this," Jasper said meaningfully, "You know how she is, they'll be back from England tomorrow, they didn't want to cut the honeymoon short,"

Alice snorted and rolled her eyes, not loosing an ounce of beauty whilst she did it.

"Typical Rosalie,"

Jasper nodded, then glanced hesitantly at the stirring girl. "We should make our minds up faster," His musical voice interrupted the sudden silence as everyone turned to watch Lauren.

Suddenly Alice froze, her features closing off as her face went slack, almost dead, like in that hey-i-don't-have-a-heartbeat kinda way.

The concentration of the present Cullen's quickly transferred from the still sleeping teenager to the immortal vampire teenager.

"Water," She murmured, head snapping up, eyes widening quickly, "The water's too deep! I can't breath!"

"Alice?" Edward questioned, exchanging a worried glance with Jasper who'd stepped closer to his wife the moment she'd spaced.

Alice's visions had never been like this, she didn't talk until after them.

"No," She whispered, "Oh, my god!"

Then it was over. She blinked and looked around at them.

"Why are you staring at me?" Alice asked, raising her slim brows.

"Al-,"Jasper started forward.

"What did you see?" Edward asked, interrupting his brother, who shot a glare at him. Annoyance flashing in his mind. Edward looked back at him and shook his head, "I couldn't get into her mind at all, she was completely blocked from me, that's NEVER happened before," His voice was quiet but the fear that laced his words was obvious.

"But i didn't have a vision," Alice stood up and shot a confused look at Esme who shrugged helplessly.

Both boy's turned to look at her, opening their mouths simultaneously to speak.

But at that moment, Lauren bolted upright, screaming.