AN: I do not own Twilight, or the song Above All.

As I stared in horror, the worst possible thing that could have happened… happened. My Wall collapsed around me with a silent crash. At that moment, two of the vampires turned and looked at me. They LOOKED at me!

Choking fear froze me for a moment, and then I was running. At first, I didn't pay attention to where I was going. I just ran away from the five monsters in the school cafeteria. After a while, I noticed I was heading for the Webers' house. Or rather, the forest behind the Webers' house.

I arrived at my usual spot in the forest and collapsed, panting. I was soaking wet, but that was the least of my worries. The panting soon changed to sobs.

What was I going to do? How could I continue going to school, knowing that a group of vampires was nearby? One vampire was bad enough! Worst of all, they seemed to know that I knew. You could tell by the looks on their faces. Their cold marble faces. I shuddered. Monsters.

But what could I do? Forks was my home now. I couldn't just skip school- the Webers would be disappointed in me…

That was what helped me to decide, in the end. I didn't want to let the Webers down- not after all they had done for me.

I forced myself to begin the long trek back to school.

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I arrived back at school out of breath, but determined. Those vampires would soon come to ignore me, just like every other student. I would be careful, not letting down my Wall for an instant. But the question remained. How had they known that I knew? I had said nothing, and I had been hidden in the crowd. They couldn't have known… not for sure, anyway. I shrugged. It didn't really make a difference.

I took a deep breath to steady myself, then I headed to my next class.

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The following weeks passed by in a haze of fear. Although the vampires had paid no more attention to me- to anyone, actually- there was always the chance that they would. I shuddered to think about what would happen if the Volturi found out about me. A human who knew of their existence… I doubted the excuse that I had never wanted to know would count for much.

My nights were filled with nightmares, and fear for my new family. I was beginning to fall behind with my schoolwork.

In all, life wasn't going so well.

I prayed each night before bed, asking the Lord to make things better. And they were- temporarily, at least. December arrived, and along with it a minuscule amount of snow. This really excited the other students: snowball fights were taking place all across the schoolyard. Personally, I didn't get it. What was so spectacular about a few inches? Back at home- I stopped the thought in its tracks. I didn't want to think of home.

I trekked to the Webbers' house, glad that the December break had finally arrived. A few vampire-free weeks. Bliss. Mrs. Weber was focused on making my first Christmas with them special.

And it certainly was special. The house and nearby trees were drooping under the weight of the coloured lights, there was a beautiful nativity scene out front, and the house was constantly filled with the sweet aroma of baking cookies.

Christmas morning was magical. I was woken up by the shouts of the two youngest Webers. We all headed into the living room, where the shining Christmas tree seemed to be nearly buried in gifts. In front of them all…

"A puppy?" I whispered. The little Shih Tzu had a little blue bow tied around his neck, and his fluffy tail was waving madly.

"For you, dear. I know you get lonely." Mrs. Weber said, smiling vaguely in my direction. I stared in shock at my gift. I wasn't allowed to love. It hurt too much. As I stood there, the tiny dog came up and licked my fingers.

My heart melted.

Sunny, I decided. His name would be Sunny. He'd be my own personal sun.

Sunny wagged his tail- almost as if he approved.