Finding you...

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Last time

"May I have your name please?" she asked.

"Isabella Swan," I replied, "and thank you." Before walking out of the school with the document in my hands. I was bubbling with excitement. The taxi had waited for me as I had asked and requested the address of the next destination, and I was able to give it to him. He dropped me off and I said thank you as I walked towards the enormous house. I opened the door and...

Chapter 3

I opened the door and... standing right in front of me was a group of not so nice looking vampires (who I recognised as Laurent and Irina) snarling and facing some more 'tame' looking vampires. I knew there was no way of going back now, they had all heard me even before I had opened the door. I tried to gesture that I came in peace but Laurent and Irina were having none of it. Before I could comprehend what was happening I was whisked away by one of the nicer vamps! After what seemed like no time at all I was in a meadow, similar to the one Edward and I had our first proper date in, sitting on a rock with a concerned, caramel haired, lady vampire standing above me. I smiled awkwardly before introducing myself and assuring her I was okay. She seemed to believe me and asked what I wished to accomplish by going to a vampire owned house. I explained my motivations and when I mentioned that Edward and I went out, a look of recognition settled on her face. She asked me why Laurent seemed so agitated when he saw me and I again told the story of James's obsession with his hunting.

"So, if I may ask, why are you occupying the Cullens house." I asked timidly, afraid she would take it badly.

She laughed light-heartedly at my anxiousness and replied that they were refurbishing and needed somewhere to stay. "I wish I could help you on your journey but Edward barely ever checks in with the family anymore. He answers the occasional phone call, mostly from Alice though." She sighed.

I saw the defeated look on her face and felt sorry for her, cautiously I moved closer to her before wrapping my arms around her. In the hour I had known her she had become one of the best friends and confidents I had. She sobbed vampire tears over the loss and wished me luck on my ventures, giving me a hint that Alice was staying in a luxury hotel outside Edinburgh in Scotland, she gave me the name of the hotel and I was off.

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I arrived at the country club styled hotel jetlagged and bored. I booked a room and a bell-boy took my luggage up while I got some food. I knew the chances of seeing Alice in the restaurant were slim but I was still human and had human needs... such as eating. I was getting increasingly excited as I knew at least one Cullen was in the building. I decided that while I was waiting for the perfect opportunity to find Alice, I would go for a walk in the nearby woods. I walked and walked. And walked. And walked. After god-knows-how-long of walking I discovered I was lost. Thoroughly lost, in the woods, in Scotland, 5,000 kilometres from my home. It was not good, at all. I tried shouting for help but it was feeble, there was no way anyone could possibly hear me. Unless... they were not human!

"Alice! Alice! Alice! ALICE CULLEN! Can you hear me?" I screamed with all my might. "Alice!"

About 30 seconds later she was standing there, in front of me!

"ALICE!" I screamed again, this time in triumph and happiness!

"BELLA!" she screamed back with equal happiness but a hint of surprise. "Why are you here?"

"To look for you..." I ventured trying to make it sound less stalker-ish than it was.

"Why are you shouting for me out here? I would have heard you better if you were in the hotel?" she tried to find my reasons but as I thought back over I realised it was a stupid thing to do.

"Yeah... about that. I kinda decided to go for a walk but I got lost and I thought that if you were anywhere near you would be the only one to hear me." I explained. She looked at me in understanding and suggested we walk back to the hotel before it gets dark.

"so.." Alice began, "I'm guessing I'm not the sole reason for you coming out to Scotland?"

"Not really. I was hoping you could tell me about Edward?" I started.

"Well..."

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