He was here. And he was living under the same roof as my dad. Him and the rest of his family. I so badly wanted to see Charlie but Edward's presence was preventing me from doing that. Just suck it up. You can defend yourself against walkers, seeing your ex-boyfriend shouldn't be that big of a deal. A little sarcastic voice in my head told me. Guess I'd have to deal with the inevitable sooner or later. Might as well start now, I thought to myself as I made my way down the sidewalk towards the third house to the left passing various people who smiled and waved in my direction. I decided to return the gesture. It was amazing how they could live through this all and still have a reason to smile.

I took a deep breath as I stepped onto the porch. No doubt the Cullens and wolves residing in the house would have heard me before I could even knock and before I knew it the door swung open to reveal Carlisle. He hadn't changed at all. He still carried an essence of outrageous perfection which I'm sure they all still held. "Bella, so good to see you again, despite the horrible tragedy that brought you here" He told me with the smallest of smiles. I nodded in response and he sidestepped in order to let me in. Something was off. I quickly scanned over him. Still young, blonde and handsome, what was different? Then the thought struck me. His eyes, No longer the warm, inviting honey-gold orbs. They were now a pitch black in color. Why was that?

I mentally smacked myself when I realised the reason. Lack of game. The walkers had all run out or devoured all walks of life and therefore left the Cullens without any source of 'vegetarian' food. "I assume you're looking for your father?" He questioned politely. I gave him a one word response in return, "Yeah".

"Try upstairs, he just woke up from a nap. First door at the top of the stairs" He stated. "Thanks" I mumbled and headed for the steps effectively ending the conversation. I scanned the large, spacious living room and noticed Leah and Seth lounging on the couch while Alice was standing off to the side, staring out the window. None of the other Cullens were in the room. Alice, my ex-best friend, we used to be so close. I had missed her so much. "Hey Bella, so good to see you again" Alice's voice said as she gave me a small smile that seemed to be forced. I was surprised. I had braced myself for a tackling. This response had caught me off guard. She was always the type to go right in for a hug. She doesn't care about you. None of them do anymore. They left you. Why would she hug someone she can't stand? The sarcastic voice stated again. I flinched at the voice and the truth it held but I couldn't help but think there was something more to it.

Dammit, her eyes. I mentally hit myself yet again. She would be dealing with the same problem as Carlisle. My memories took me back to the time in the ballet studio when James had broken, bruised and bleed me to near death and Alice had to leave my side. The blood became too much for her even when she had her golden eyes. Me being in the same room with her and her coal black eyes must have been hell for her senses. I shook myself out of the horrid flashback pulling myself back to the present.

"Likewise," I stated. My voice probably sounded cold and uncaring. I was still numb. If I did have all of emotions I would have been angered and upset with dash of happy from seeing her again after she left abruptly without telling me goodbye. "I'm sorry I can't properly greet you but being around people is rather hard right now" She said in a joking voice but I understood the true threat she was warning me about. I narrowed my eyes at her, "Why exactly is your family here?" I questioned in a rather annoyed voice. "We wanted to help anyway we could. Unfortunately we're losing our strength and aren't of much assistance. Carlisle's working on a solution though" She said with a shrug. "Where are the others?" I asked, anger temporarily subsiding and curiosity taking over.

"They're off hunting for any food they can find since it's hard being around the humans in this state. It's a good thing the walkers are slower and prefer flesh over blood. I'm currently working on a solution that serves a purpose as artificial blood for us. Some humans here were kind enough to donate a bit of blood for strictly experimental purposes." Carlisle was the one to respond this time as he flitted to Alice's side. I nearly jumped a foot in the air, forgetting their speed. "Oh" was the only brilliant response I could muster up.

"Hey Bells, long time no see eh?" Seth decided to pop up beside me, pulling me into a big bear hug, a huge grin lighting up his features. "Yeah, it's good to see you Seth. I missed you" I told him honestly. Seth was like a brother to me when I went through my post-Edward depression and was one of my favorite wolves. He was one who could always help to cheer me up. Leah remained on the couch unmoving. "I'm surprised the creepers didn't get you. You've toughed up" Leah stated mildly impressed. I shrugged in response, "Gotta do what ya gotta do" I said. She seemed to accept my answer and returned to her book.

"Do um, did you tell the humans about what you are?" I briefly remembered the large wolves stalking the perimeter when I first arrived with Renee and Carlisle's mention of blood donations. "Yeah they do, it's for their safety. They feel more protected now. I was surprised most of them took it so easily though. Guess anything's possible when the world is run by zombies" Seth stated with a shrug and a laugh. "Wow" I responded. Boy, I was really lacking intelligent responses today. They all seemed to consist of one word.

There was an uncomfortable silence so I decided to be the icebreaker, "I'm gonna go see my father now" I stated to no one in particular and marched up the steps stopping at the first door I saw. This is it, I thought as I brought my hand up to the closed door and lightly knocked.

Sorry it took so long for this update. I had a difficult time with this chapter since some of the information was so crucial and also I was trying to get New Moon timelines correct even though I can't find my book ANYWHERE! Honestly it disappeared off the face of the earth so I've been contemplating as to whether or not I should buy another copy. If in the next few chapters any information seems wrong let me know and I will fix it ASAP. But do remember I'll be adding some twists since the story only happened til Mid-New Moon. Anyways sorry for my constant rambles I swear they're almost longer than the chapters. Sorry if I bored you to death. Oh, I was also currently searching for a Beta so if you're interested to review this or any of my other stories let me know! REVIEW and let me know what you think. (: