Author's Notes:

Hey everyone who still follows this. I want to thank you for your support and apologize if you don't like something about my stories. (i.e: chapters too short, structure inadequate, etc.)

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Crimson's Point of View:

The past few weeks had been like a roller coaster. It started with hanging out with my newest friends, that was fun. Then it was the idiotic vampire movie that I stupidly picked out, that pissed me off. Then it went to shopping with Seth and Embry, always a good time. Then the whole Seth falling on Paul's lap and Jacob and Embry laughing their asses off, that wasn't cool in the slightest. Then Seth and Paul started dating, yay! Then Paul hit Seth, I wanted to rip the idiots throat out. Then I told them I knew what they were, not fun. Seth forgave Paul and stayed, yay! All while juggling school and the emotional roller-coaster in herself Bella. Right now however I was being interrogated by Sam.

"How did you know?" Sam questioned. "We never give any hints!"

"It's quite obvious when you truly pay attention to details!" I lied.

"What details then?" he asked, his voice giving no leverage.

"The fact you all travel together in some kind of pack. It's different than the normal social clique. Everybody practically rotates around you. None of them question anything you say, and I mean come on how else do you describe the height and the build? From what little I "have" seen of your parents you all exceed them in height by an enormous amount." I told him, my voice showing no fear.

He groaned while massaging his temples.

"What am I going to do? I have to tell the council and I'm pretty sure their going to be pissed." he said aloud but to himself.

I just sat in the chair he cornered me in waiting for what he was going to do.

"Alright look," he began. "I have to tell the council, if I don't then I will be counted as a traitor and a lot of bad things will follow, but I am pretty sure of what the decision will be. As long as you don't go around telling people, you will be fine."

"Phew, I was worried there for a moment you were going to sentence me to death." I said joking.

"However," he said threateningly, "the second they find out you tell one person, they probably will kill you."

"Damn... Alright I won't tell a soul." I promised.

"Good, cause I want to keep you around for a little longer." Sam said smiling.

I just blushed a little and looked away. I looked at the time and noticed it was getting late.

"Sam it's 7:50 now. It's been a long day, would you just go ahead and take me home?" I asked.

"If that's what you want Crimson." He said.

"Yeah. I just want to get home and go to sleep. I am not looking forward to tomorrow with Bella. Don't get me wrong, she's an amazing girl, it's just she's always 'Edward this and Edward that' and I just want to rip my ears off." I said making a face at the end.

I guess the face had been a funny one cause it made Sam laugh which for some reason makes me blush.

I went upstairs to the room he had given me and grabbed my bag. When I got downstairs he was waiting for me by the door. We left and walked to his garage where he kept the truck. I got in the passenger seat as he got in the driver seat. The drive home was long and boring. Sam wasn't a very talkative person. I guess that's what made him mysterious. Nonetheless I wanted to know more about him. So I was bound and determined to discover everything about the man.

We pulled up to my place about thirty minutes later and Max ran to the end of his leash barking at the truck.

"I'll see you at school Sam." I said as I got out.

"Bye Crim." he said.

As I shut the door I caught the slightest glimpse of a deep sadness in Sam's eyes. It was so strong I wanted to open the door back up and find out what was wrong. He drove away before I could even get a chance to.

Forgetting about it I walked inside the house to be greeted by my mother fixing something. It was quite funny. Even though we're a family of vampires she still makes us all sit down at the table and eat people food. Said it was about not losing our humanity. I never truly had it to begin with. Muttering a small hello to her I walked upstairs and promptly fell asleep. Which was another thing I could do that they can not.

School came back too fast. When I woke up in the morning I really didn't want to get out of bed. I had a really bad feeling about today. Mother though insisted I go anyways. When I finally got to school the crowd had already begun to form outside the front door. I made my way over to my usual spot with Bella. When I saw her pull up in her old truck I was at least a little happy. She took one look at me, made a disgusted face, and walked right over to the Cullen group. The pain I felt in that moment nearly crippled me. I know I'm not the most interesting person but why would she leave me for them. I mean she has probably known them for longer but still she knows she is the only friend I have here, and now it's just like it was. At that moment I didn't care what the school thought, or if my mother would find out. I just didn't want to spend the day in a place where I at least had one friend but even she has left me. So I walked in the opposite direction of the school. I just wanted to get away. I walked into the nearby forest, knowing I would be able to find my way out later. I walked and walked for a while then it hit me.

'Why am I walking?' I asked myself.

I then began running. Mother always told me to never run as fast as I could. That people wouldn't understand me. I then realized why. No human could run this fast. I could probably run faster than a cheetah by the looks of it. I ran for what felt like ten minutes in all sorts of directions. I was running away from everything. Soon I came across a clearing. The clearing was amazingly beautiful. There was a Weeping Willow to one side, a river to the other, and in the center was a small field of clovers and wildflowers. I walked over to the river, bent down and ran my hand in the water. It was pleasantly cool. I listened to the surrounding area just listening to all the sounds. I walked over to the old Weeping Willow and laid down.

I just could not comprehend why Bella would do that to me. I had no idea what to do anymore. So I just sat there, hating myself, and began to cry. That's one thing that's weird about me. Humans cry tears, vampires can't cry at all, but I cried blood. I guess that's why my mother always freaked when I began to cry out in a public space. I cried and cried for what felt like hours until I actually cried myself to sleep, before I fully went under though I came to realize something. I don't want to wake up. I want to stay here away from heartbreak and pain forever, and seeing as how I am immortal I could easily pull that off. Luckily I had went pretty deep into the forest and walked in all sorts of directions before I stumbled upon this. So now I probably never would find my way back. I finally allowed the blissful peace of sleep over come me.

One Year Later

Sam's Point Of View:

We'd been searching for him for a year. According to his mother it would be his 19 birthday soon. We had gathered everything we needed to know from the people who saw him last. Bella in particular who was a complete mess over the fact that she is who made him leave. I refused to even look at her. After another long day of searching which turned up nothing. I went home. I couldn't explain the sheer amount of pain I had in my heart. I guessed this must be what it feels like to have someone rip out your heart. I missed him so much, but I feel it is also somewhat my fault. I had showed him no interest. I never showed him how much he meant to me, and now I may never get that chance. I walked up to my room, took off my shoes and just fell into bed. I didn't bother to shower or change because my heart couldn't take it anymore. I slipped away into a peaceful sleep.

That night I had the worst dream of my life. I was sitting in the middle of nothing. There was nothing but darkness around me. Then the voices started. Just a few to begin with. Saying things.

'You are to blame.' one said in a high pitched voice.

'You drove him away.' another said in this demonic voice.

'It's all your fault.' said a deeper voice.

They were then joined with a thousand more screaming in my head.

'It's all your fault. You killed him. He is dead because of you. You are unworthy of him.' All of their voices jumbled up into one deep ominous voice. My dream shifted then. I was running through the forest. Following this terrible smell. I came upon this gorgeous clearing, where the smell was the absolute worst. On one side was a small little stream just wide, and deep enough for small fish. In the middle was a field of wildflowers and clovers which was absolutely amazing. On the other end was a tall old tree. A Weeping Willow in fact. I noticed something at the bottom of the tree. So I walked over to investigate. When I was at the base of the tree I noticed this was definitely Crimson.

"Crimson?" I asked in a shaky voice reaching down.

I turned Crimson over and the smell hit me like a truck. Then I saw him. His body was currently being eaten away by maggots and other such disgusting creatures. Then he moved.

"S... aaa.. mm..." he said reaching up his decomposing arm.

"H.. ee.. llp... mmm... ee... S... aa... m..." he said.

I refused to believe this was Crimson. It just couldn't be. I began backing away shaking my head trying to erase this. When I looked back up Crimson was gone. I sighed a breath of relief and turned around.

"You killed me!" Crim yelled as his decomposing body grabbed me and pulled me back to the Weeping Willow.

I awoke with a start and realized something: 'I need to know.'

Me and the guys were searching again. All of them were shifted. Their senses would be stronger that way. I was running through the forest, full speed, un-shifted. I had been running for a while before I got the slightest hint of Crimson's smell. I walked back a little until I got it again. Relief flooded my body when I realized I found it again. I determined the direction of the smell by checking which way had the strongest scent. When I figured it was in front of me I began to run. I ran and ran, then I ran some more until the smell got even stronger. I finally came to this beautiful clearing, and it was the one from my dream. I could tell because I noticed the small creek at the one end, the field of wildflowers and clovers and then the Weeping Willow. I noticed something at the bottom of the tree, just as in my dream. I pray it doesn't turn out as my dream did. I got closer until I was right behind the figure. I turned it over and was horrified at the sight. There were blood streaks all along his face. Almost as if he had cried all the blood. I heard his unique heartbeat was slow. Way slower than usual. It worried me a lot. I shifted contacting the guys.

'I found him.' I said to them in my head.

'We'll be there soon.' They answered back.

When they all got there they too were horrified by his face.

'His heartbeat is too slow.' I thought to them.

'Yeah. It's below a humans pace now.' Jacob thought to everyone.

I felt something move next to me. I looked down at Crim who had begun to move.

Little sounds could be heard coming from his mouth. I was amazed. No human could have survived with a heartbeat that low. We all backed up as to not frighten him. He looked up at us with eyes as red as blood. Even the whites of his eyes was red.

"Sam?" He asked looking right at me.

I was amazed he knew it was me.

'How does he know it's you?' Jacob asked me.

Crim's head turned to Jacob. His eyes turned wide with shock.

"I honestly don't know Jake." Crim said.

We all looked at him dumbfounded.

'How did you do that?' Jake asked again.

"Like I just said, I don't know." Crim said sitting up. He wiped his hand across his face and a little of the blood came off.

"Damn." I heard him say to himself.

He struggled to stand using the tree as support. I was about to come over and help.

"I can do this myself." Crim said stubbornly so I relented.

Once he was on his feet he took an unsure step toward the creek. He stumbled slowly over to the creek with us following slowly. Once he got over to the creek he looked down. He gasped a little which made me walk over quicker.

"Stupid blood." Crim said as he reached into the stream and pulled out some water and began to wash his face. Once all the blood was gone he looked back at me.

"You shouldn't have come here Sam. I'm not worth all this!" he said.

Those words sparked something in me. My normally cool, collected mask fell away at that moment. To avoid the guys seeing this I told them to shift back and run and tell everyone they found Crim. They all hesitated a moment before running out and then shifting back, changing and running the rest of the way.

'Don't you ever, ever say anything like that again!' I growled at him. 'You don't realize how important you are to me.'

Crim's eyes were wide for a moment before closing slightly.

"You still shouldn't have come here." he said.

'Do you really think I would have let you get away from me that easily?' I asked.

"I had hoped so." he said quietly.

'Crim...' I said stepping closer.

He stepped back. I first thought he was afraid of my current form.

"No Sam, your current form doesn't scare me. I am afraid of it happening again." he said closing his eyes and looking away

'What do you mean?' I asked tilting my enormous head.

"Nobody ever stays around me for very long. It either turns out a few ways. One, they are scared away by my appearance, two, they find someone more 'interesting', or three I end up hurting them either mentally or physically. You just don't know Sam. You just don't know." he said.

'Then let me know!' I demanded.

He walked up to me. He reached for my face before placing a hand on the side of my head.

"I truly want to Sam, believe me I do. It's just you wouldn't like me anymore." he said looking away again.

'Crim...' I said pushing my head against his hand trying to get his attention. 'Look at me please.'

He looked back at me before I nuzzled my head into his chest gently enough to not knock him down.

'There is nothing you could say to make me not like you.' I said.

I heard him sigh slightly.

"Alright Sam. I'll tell you, but I want to see your face when I tell you. I mean your human face." he said.

'Alright here let me go so I can shift back and change back into my clothes.' I said.

"You mean your clothes don't just absorb into your skin?" he asked.

I chuckled slightly.

'That's only in the movies.'

I walked out of sight and shifted back before changing into my clothes. I walked back into the clearing and found Crim over by the tree. Strange. I would have heard him move, I thought.

"Alright Sam. Sit down." he said sitting next to the Weeping Willow.

I sat down next to him.

He sighed again.

"I am pretty sure you guys have at least noticed I am not fully human. Right?" he asked.

"Yes, the guys and myself have noticed things about you that are just not humanly possible." I said.

"Well I am not fully human." he admitted.

"Okay." I said urging him on.

"My mother was a human and my father a... vampire." he said.

"Okay... so?" I asked how he thought this would make me not like him.

"Well, my mother, who is now a vampire, told me that werewolves and vampires don't 'get along'. She doesn't want me being around you guys." he told me.

"Well we've been working with her trying to find you and I haven't noticed any hate from her." I told him.

"Well that's probably because she knows you could probably find me faster. Speaking of which how long have I been gone?" he asked.

"You've been classified as missing for a year now. It's the third of August." I told him.

"What?" he screamed a little. "I am six today."

"Six?" I asked confused.

"I am a hybrid. We age extremely fast. I was full grown last year. It's funny Sam. I feel... different." he said.

"Different? Different how?" I asked.

"I feel stronger, mentally at least." he said.

"I still can't believe you thought I would let something like you being half vampire would bother me." I said laughing a little.

"I am glad you still like me Sam. Really, I felt so... lost when Bella chose them over me. I mean I know I am not the most interesting person to be around but that was still uncalled for." he said.

"Two things. One, you are the most interesting person I know. I learn more and more every day I am around you. Two, I refuse to even look at her anymore for causing this to happen. Although, this probably wouldn't have happened if I had told you how much you meant to me. Crim, when I first saw you I knew you were the one. I mean literally when I first saw you I imprinted on you. I just never had the guts to tell you. I don't know if you realize how beautiful you are to me." I confessed.

Crim just looked at me and blushed a little.

"I wish you would have told me. Although to tell you the truth this past year that I've been lying here waiting to die you were the only constant thing on my mind. You were the only thing I have worth clinging on to. I mean don't get me wrong I love my parents but my love for you is stronger." Crimson said.

"It's because imprinting works both ways. Only, you notice it less." I told him.

"Strange." he said.

"Crim, I want to tell you something. I want you in my life, forever. I love everything about you. I pulled him closer to me so he was sitting in my lap. The way you look away and blush anytime someone says something nice to you. I love how passionate you are over the ones you love, the way you laugh and your smile, but what I love the most about you is the way you make me feel whenever I am around you. It's a 'complete' feeling. I don't see how I lived without you all those years before I knew you. Looking back they feel like torture because you're not there."

I leaned in the small distance between us and found his lips. When his lips touched mine I felt a spark and realized what I had with all my previous loves was not love at all. This, having Crimson in my arms engaged in a heated kiss, is what love is. What I had with them is nothing compared to this.

As I pulled away from him I felt three very powerful words dancing across my tongue I had said them before, but they never had as much meaning to them as they do now.

"I love you Crimson." I said.

"I love you Sam." he said.

Author's Notes:

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