Disclaimer - I do not own Twilight, Iron Maiden's "Run to the Hills" or the Name New Directions (I borrowed that from Glee), but I do own Up on DVD!

A/N - I'm still putting off college work (tsk tsk) because I am too damn addicted to this site! This will most likely be the only update today, so I can catch up. Kinda need to pass this course if I wanna get into Uni!! ENjoy and review xx

Chapter 3 – New Directions

I wandered around for a couple of hours until I reached the park Emmett and I used to play in when we were kids. I sat on one of the tiny swings and smoked cigarette after cigarette. I had nowhere to go. I could understand Rose's anger; after all, drugs were the reason Morgan had no contact with her dad. He was a waste of space that hadn't deserved either of them. Mike was ok when he and Rose first got together, then he started hanging round with the world's biggest loser Laurent. It started with a bit of weed, then soon enough he was stealing Rose's meagre wages to get his next hit of crack. The overdose wasn't unexpected, but Rose was already pregnant and needed all the support we could give her. Emmett helped decorate the flat and rang around his huge family for baby stuff.

If anyone deserved to be happy, it was Rose. If only she could see how Emmett could help her with that. She was a stubborn cow, determined to cope on her own. Emmett desperately wanted her to reciprocate his feeling, but she never did and he had to make to with being her friend.

I stood up, depressed at my recollections. I needed a shower and somewhere to sleep. I pulled out the sheet of paper that PC Plonker had given me. Surely they wouldn't turn me away if I showed up early. I had no money on me, so I started walking through the back streets of my youth.

I stood in front of an unimposing house that looked nothing like a youth hostel. I rang the bell marked reception and waited. I was just about to leave when I heard what sounded like a hundred locks being unlocked. A man's head poked itself around the door.

"Can I help?" He looked me up and down.

"Er…I'm supposed to present myself tomorrow morning, but I've kinda got nowhere to stay tonight. Is that a problem?" He smiled warmly and opened the door wider to let me in.

"Not at all, come in." I walked past him into a bright hallway. I waited as he locked up again. "I'm Carlisle and I'm the night supervisor." He held out a hand for me to shake.

"Hi, I'm Edward." He led me to a tiny office full of filing cabinets.

"Right." He'd heard of me. "Your key worker isn't in until the morning, so I'll have to get you to fill in a few forms before I sort you out with a bed." He handed me a couple of forms that I quickly completed without really reading them. "Before I take you to your room, I need to explain a few rules to you." I internally rolled my eyes.

"Great." I managed to keep most of the sarcasm out of that one word. He went through the rules as if he'd learnt them by rote. No alcohol, no drugs, no visitors after seven pm. I could smoke, but only in the garden, I had to be back at the hostel by nine pm. The list went on and on. Eventually he stood up.

"Let's get you settled. You'll have to share a room which you are expected to look after." He led me to the very top floor and knocked on a door at the end of a long corridor. I heard a squeak of bedsprings and the soft thud of footsteps.

"Jake, here's your new roommate. Edward, this is Jacob Black, Jake this is Edward Masen." I knew he'd heard of me. Carlisle led me into a decent sized room. Jacob was huge. I'm tall, but this guy took it to ridiculous proportions. He towered over me, his body rippled with muscles that somehow managed to look natural regardless of their intimidating size. He studied me before breaking into the widest smile I'd ever seen.

"Hey man. Be nice to get some company in this dump. No offence Carlisle." He grinned at the dude stood in the doorway.

"None taken Jake. I'll leave you to get acquainted. Edward, you'll be meeting Bella in the morning." He closed the door behind him.

"You lucky dog! You get Bella! So, what you in for?" Jake sat on his bed and watched me take in my surroundings.

"Car theft and dealing. You?"

"I kinda beat my teacher up."

"Kinda?"

"Well, I battered the bastard. He needed it too, stuck up prick." Jake grinned again.

"So, why am I lucky to get this Bella then?" I heard him chuckle.

"She is one fine bird let me tell you. She's American, but moved here last year and volunteers here. All the lads want to get her if you know what I mean." He winked at me before settling back on his bed, shoving headphones on. I shoved my bag under my bed and lay down.

I was jolted awake by Jacob's metal music being played so loud that I was scared my ears would start bleeding.

"HEY!" I yelled. He couldn't hear me. I scrambled out of bed and grabbed the volume knob on his tiny, but deceptively powerful stereo.

"What the- Oh sorry man, I forgot I didn't have my room to myself. You like Iron Maiden?"

"Not particularly. I like my ear drums in one piece, besides, that's not music, it's just white noise." I grinned at him.

"Whatever man. It's a classic." He went about making his bed singing along to "Run to the Hills" I grabbed my bag and made my way to the nearest bathroom to have a shower before my meeting with Bella. I got back to my room to find Jacob looking through my CDs.

"Looking for something?" My voice was icy.

"Just checking out the sounds. Chill dude. Not bad most of it."

"Glad they have your seal of approval." I finished getting dressed and made my bed. "Guess I better go meet this Bella chick." Jacob grinned at me again.

"Lucky dog."

I made my way downstairs to the office. The house was like the Tardis, bigger on the inside. I managed to find my way. I could hear the voices of others getting ready for their day. The corridors were empty as I knocked on the office door.

"Just a second." A sweetly feminine voice floated out to me. "Actually, wait for me in the lunch room." I walked round the corner and found a huge common room which had a small kitchenette fully stocked with food and drink. I made myself some toast and a cup of tea. I had just sat at one of the tables to eat when a vision walked into the room.