I decided to do Kathleen's POV next chapter and do some other people's POV this chapter. I won't do much of Seth in the beginning of this chapter since his mind is a mess. I will do my best to get this chapters out ASAP, but I'm very busy until the 26th because of the usual schoolwork but mainly because I have to practice a lot for a very special school concert—a 150th anniversary of my school's founding.

Disclaimer: If I were Stephenie Meyer, I wouldn't be writing fan fiction about Twilight. I only own Kathleen and the plot of this story.

Edward's POV:

I had been sitting on the couch, holding Bella's hand, wondering what Kathleen was up to now. It was annoying how I couldn't get into her head. It wasn't like Bella, who mentally seemed not to exist, but like she had put up a very tall wall with no cracks. I might be able to get in her head if she let down her defenses long enough…

Oh well. I couldn't help about that fact. I couldn't help with Alice's lack of visions around her either, though I was sure about what she was, and Alice's guess had been pretty close to what she really was or more like what she was quickly becoming.

Kathleen and Seth had headed out about a half hour ago, going so far away that I couldn't hear Seth's thoughts. I hadn't thought too much of it at the time, but I felt more and more like something horrible was going to happen soon.

Jasper was puzzling over Kathleen too, sitting outside on the porch. When he had attacked her, he had used his abilities to calm her down or at least attempted to. Instead, her anger rose greatly, and she never calmed down. Yet another thing to support my suspicions. He had also seen her slightly when she had left the house with Seth, and her mood was contradictory to her appearance. She had felt upset and sad, but she had had a false, warm smile on her face.

I looked at the worried faces of Renesmee and Jacob, sitting on the other couch. Nessie was still feeling guilty, while Jacob was worried about Nessie and how she was doing, not that that was any surprise.

I started to hear a mumble from Seth's direction, and was relieved that they were coming back. That is, until he got close enough that I could hear his individual thoughts. Please, Kathleen, no, please, Kathleen, no… He repeated over and over in his head as I froze in horror at his memories.

Kathleen had left Seth after making him promise to not follow her. I could tell that the only hope he had left to save her was for one of us to find her. Not that there was any hope in that either. No one could follow her scent, but I didn't want Seth to be completely lost.

"Alice, Emmett, Carlisle," I said, "Please help find Kathleen. She left Seth but made him promise first not to follow her. For his sanity we need to find her soon." They merely nodded, standing up quickly.

I ran out the door, knowing they weren't far behind. Seth had reached the house quickly for running in his human form. "We'll find her, I'm sure." I told him, knowing that all of us, him included, knew that was a lie. Jasper winced at his pain and ran off in another direction for good reason. I ran even faster, eager to get away from his thoughts. The others followed quickly behind, also eager to try to help as much as they could, which wasn't much.

We followed Seth's scent to the tree in two minutes, and stopped. I turned to the others. "She headed that way," I said, pointing off into the thin layer of trees, "we'll have to split up if we have any chance of finding her."They simply nodded before running off into the distance in the direction I had pointed.

I followed after them, looking for any sign of her passing. I saw none as I ran and ran, and as I sprinted off into the distance, the effort doomed, I heard a distant howl from the house, a howl filled with pain and mourning, and I knew what had happened. Seth was no longer in mind with us.

Renesmee's POV:

I felt so guilty. It was my fault that Kathleen had gotten upset and left Seth. If I hadn't told her about my family and the Quileutes…

"Nessie." My dad said in a tired tone. He didn't need to say anything else. Like that would simply change my line of thought, especially with a large reminder not three feet away from me.

Seth had been sitting by the door for two weeks now, not taking anything of sustenance. He hadn't eaten, slept, talked… anything. Well, except for the couple of times he had been forced to drink a couple of swallows of water. He looked pale, his copper skin faded over the weeks. His eyes had large bags under them, but still he didn't do anything.

Over that time Mom had told me about the time Dad had left her, having her believe that he didn't love her anymore. She hadn't even been as bad as Seth was now. At least she had done something, even if it was in an uncaring daze. Well, uncaring as in the fun things in life. She had attempted to help Charlie and hide her pain from him, but it had been all too obvious. She broke slightly out of her shell when she had met Jacob again and started to do things with him, admitting that it was mostly because she had wanted to find some way to hear Dad's voice again.

Jacob appeared surprised in a way, but I could tell that some of his suspicions were confirmed in the telling of her side of the story. After Mom finished he told his side, which was mostly one of happiness, love, and pain when Dad had come back with mom.

Dad gave Jacob a hard glance before starting his story. He had felt extremely depressed when he had left, and he tried to stay away from anyone he knew. He had tried his hand at tracking Victoria, but his skills were proved to be very bad when she left a false trail that led him into South America while she came back to Forks. When Aunt Rosalie had told him about Aunt Alice's vision of Bella leaping off a cliff, he freaked out, assuming things especially when he called the house and Jacob answered, saying that Charlie was "at the funeral." Jacob winced at that, appearing very guilty. Dad went to the Volturi, trying to kill himself. He almost succeeded before mom finally reached him in Volterra.

Though all three gave stories I was sure Seth didn't know in full detail either, he didn't stir at all. The whole time he had been the same way, staring straight ahead, the only change being the regular blinking of his eyes.

"Nessie." Dad said again, worry coloring his tone. I looked up to see a concerned expression on his face. He was tensed as usual these last couple of weeks. Everyone was stressed, and he and Uncle Jasper suffered the most from it. Uncle Jasper had taken to going on long, frequent trips with Aunt Alice since Kathleen had left. Carlisle and Esme had also found more time for other activities involving being out of the house. Dad and Mom wouldn't leave because they wanted to keep an eye on me and Seth.

I gave Dad a small smile, knowing he wouldn't believe that I was actually happy. His expression confirmed that notion.

I hopped off Jacob's lap, curious as to what my newest idea would do. I walked as quickly as I could with my short legs- one disadvantage of appearing like a four year old- over to Seth. Stupid of me not to have thought of this idea earlier.

My dad frowned at me disapprovingly, but I ignored him. I knew he wanted a response from Seth too other than this oblivion. Hoping Dad was paying attention to Seth's thoughts- I was pretty sure he was, because he was cringing from the horror of his despair- I reached out and touched Seth on his hand, thinking of an image of Kathleen, when she had lit up at seeing Seth.

The result was instantaneous. Seth jerked away at the same time that he literally jumped into the air from the shock, appearing for a moment hopeful. When he saw the same scene as usual though his eyes clouded over once more and I knew he was back to his dismal state.

I looked over to Dad, who gave me a sad smile. "You definitely shocked him, that's for sure. He was wondering where she had been and was about to speak to her when he saw the cheerless room and he realized that she still hadn't come back. He still hopes that she will come back eventually, but even that is fading over time. You, no matter how cruel that was, got him back for at least a moment and helped to rekindle that candle of hope."

I looked to Jacob, who gave me an approving nod. He would do that even if I shocked Seth with an AED. (Automatic external defiberator, I think is what it means. It's those things that paramedics use when someone has a heart attack.) At least I had gotten a response other than bleak staring.

Dad frowned unexpectantly, appearing puzzled. I wondered if it was my fault, me having thought about Seth's response, and he shook his head in reply. Then what was it? I wondered.

I soon found out when I smelt the warm scent of human blood, but it wasn't normal. It was actually like Kathleen's…

Seth's POV:

Nothing. There was nothing without her. Renesmee had shown me her face for a moment, and I almost became well again before seeing through the image and knowing that everything was nothing again.

I had no clue how much time had passed. I avoided thinking logically and actually seeing things, since all that would bring was no her. I didn't do anything that would signify the passing of time either. Like I said, there was nothing without her.

Seconds- or was it hours- passed before another thing broke through my barrier of despair. I smelt a familiar scent, and my hope rose again. But it wasn't quite the same. She smelled something like vanilla, lavender, and orange blossoms- the memory hurt- but this person smelled like she was a combination of vanilla, roses, and cherry blossoms. Similar, with the main scent being the same, but not quite.

I was about to sink back into still- in a way- oblivion when I felt the door open and close, and the scent was right next to me. I looked clearly, being annoyed at more people trying to bother and hurt me, when I paused in shock and fear.

The person who had arrived was female, almost the same height as her. The hair was the same except this one's hair was jet black and hanging to her lower back instead of just past the shoulders. Her eyes were the same except they were greener, while her eyes had a warm amber tinge to them.

I shook as I was hit by a sharp wave of pain. Oblivion meant no pain. Knowledge was the pain.

The girl turned towards me, giving me a glance of surprise before looking at Edward and Bella, who looked shocked also. Edward appeared frustrated too, but more knowledgeable than I was at the moment.

"So, may I ask why you're here?" He asked, actually seeming to not know that already. Was it just me or was she making more sense already? Suddenly pain shot through me again. Stupid me for thinking of her again.

"Why are you here bloodsucker? And why in the world are you with those kind of shape shifters?" She asked in turn, avoiding his question. She gave me and Jacob a hard stare, her eyes flashing green. What was up with that?

"I'll answer your questions as long as you answer my other ones. Firstly, we live here. We have an animal diet, no humans involved. Secondly, we have an alliance with them, especially because of those two." Edward gestured towards Jacob and Renesmee. Jacob was hugging Nessie tightly to him, giving the stranger hard stares. I felt a pain through my entire self as I saw him embrace Nessie like how I had embraced-

No, I couldn't think of her name. It would break me apart with pain. I straightened slightly, but the girl had noticed my moment of weakness. "Where's his imprint? He obviously has been away from her for too long. And before you get annoyed I'll tell you my purpose. I am looking for my sister, who went missing a month ago. She's my twin, just with brown hair that's shorter than mine. Maybe she passed by. Her name's Ka-"

She was cut off by Edward's cry of frustration and rage as pain racked through me, worse this time. "Drat! Why did I expect this? And don't say her name around Seth! He's already in enough pain without your help. Now, answer this question before I totally lose it! Are you two shape shifters or not?"

Bella looked at him worriedly, appearing surprised. Nessie and Jacob were looking at him in the same way. I didn't care either way. I was in great pain, trying to avoid her name. Another- her sister- had had no success in finding her either. When was this going to end?

She hesitated, appearing cautious, before seeming to make her mind. "She is going to get so mad at me for this when she actually is normal- as I can guess she wasn't by the fact that you are actually asking me and not stating it as fact- but you do need to know. Yes, we are shape shifters. Different than these ones, but yes. Before I appear too rude, the name's Ebony." She added on quickly, stress filling her voice and expression.

"My name is Edward Cullen, this is my wife Bella, those two are our daughter Renesmee and Jacob Black, who imprinted on her, and that- that's Seth. There are others in our family, but they've been gone more often recently. Now, one more important question. Is your sister the leader of her group?" Edward said quickly, making no sense about the last thing. What did he mean, 'leader of her group'?

"Well… ummm… ok, maybe she is." Ebony first replied hesitantly. Edward gave her a cold glare and she continued quickly. "Alright, alright, she is, she is! She would so kick my butt right now if she knew and was anywhere close! Oops, did I just hurt him again?" She said as she noticed me cringe in pain.

"What would she be doing if she was learning about herself?" Edward asked quickly, appearing intrigued. The others just appeared confused and I still felt hurt.

"She would probably be avoiding others because something had to have overpowered her to set off her mind's defenses. She already knew before and the only time she has amnesia is once, and that is when someone overwhelms her for the first time. Most likely the person was a mind reader of some sort with some other help to get that far." She gave him a hard glance. "If it was you, I don't care if you're vegetarian or not, you will pay."

"Of course it wasn't me. I didn't even know there was a new one of your kind until she started to show the signs of it, and I couldn't read her mind anymore. It wasn't too long before- well, let's just say that she departed again."

Ebony appeared satisfied with that. "Well then, why did she leave someone she loved?" She asked, casting a studying glance at me. I didn't care. I felt shocked. I didn't think that she really loved me… or was the way she acted so warmly around me a sign of love? Pain ripped through me again, but I was starting to adjust slowly to it as I had a purpose- to find her again. Maybe this time I had a chance, maybe not, but I wouldn't stop until she was found and in my arms again.

"I don't know. Jasper- he can sense everyone's moods and alter them, except for all he could do to hers was make her madder and so he avoided that- said that she felt extremely sad and fearful when she was leaving the house with Seth. Maybe she was afraid of something." He replied, appearing thoughtful.

"Or someone." Ebony added, deep in thought too. "She had been muttering before she left that some 'Arrow' or 'Arie' or 'Aro' person was going to aim for her and that she needed to get away from me before he found me too. I still don't get it." She paused her train of thought when she saw the expression of fear and shock on all of our faces. "What did I say?" She added, looking like she didn't get it.

"Aro is one of the Volturi leaders." Edward finally said after an awkward period of silence. "He can read every person's thought with just a touch. He also has many fighters and others in his service that have other mind abilities, namely Demetri, a tracker, and Jane and Alec. It is possible that she was afraid of him and the other Volturi."

"Then wouldn't that mean-" Renesmee started before going silent, comprehending that the rest of us had gotten it too. Pain racked across my entire soul as I reflected upon this. Did that mean that the Volturi had been considering coming back here? It appeared so.

At that moment the door swept open again. I turned my head and spotted a familiar person running through the door. "Noooooo!!!" She screamed as she leapt.

Slight cliff hanger! Next chapter will have Kathleen's POV. I really need ideas for another fan fic, so please tell me either in a review or by PM. And please, please review! I love both compliments and criticism- both help me in the process of improving my writing. Thank you for all your reviews and for reading this!