First, disclaimer: I do not own Twilight, or any of its characters, or this version of vampires, werewolves etc. Credit to Stephenie Meyer. I do own the new character that will come in later, and she'll be easy to recognize.

Okay, here's the real start of the story. I wasn't even planning on doing a prologue, but it randomly came to me and seemed like a good intro. Now, this is set after Breaking Dawn, but please keep in mind that I have yet to re-read the book. I'm on Eclipse as of now, so I'll do my best to remember all the little details. If you have any complaints of facts I got wrong, just let me know and I'll fix it/let everyone know I made a mistake. Now, I believe Breaking Dawn ended in… January? February? That sounds about right. Well, I don't have time to figure out which of those months it was, but this story starts in late May. For the sake of the story, Renesmee is going to have the appearance of a nine/ten year old. I'll explain other things mostly in the next chapter, unless it's part of the plot. So… yeah. Enjoy my first Twilight fanfiction!

She raced through the forest at an unbelievable speed, a blur to any human eyes, but not to her family who ran alongside her. In fact, the speed was considered normal for her kind. With no risk of being seen, she was free to run as fast as she liked.

Alice Cullen dodged around a tree with ease, her movement's beyond graceful as always. Her mind was set on one thing and one thing only: the small pack of deer just ahead. Running through the forest with her were a few members of her adopted family, Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, and then Jasper, who was so much more to her than words could describe. Soul mate was what they called it, because that was exactly what they were to each other. Even before they met they were destined to be together for all eternity, and that was exactly what fate allowed them to have.

He was the only other thing she noticed while trying to keep focused on the animals she was chasing. She always noticed him- he was her other half, and even during hunting trips that required complete focus to catch her prey, her mind couldn't stay off of him for long. Alice knew he felt the same about her, of course his instincts took over a little more than hers did, being the newest to a "vegetarian diet" as they liked to call it. He was getting much better though- it especially helped that they weren't in school for the time being.

She was gaining on one. It was a big one, not the leader of the herd, but it was good enough for her. Mere meters in front of her, she could almost taste the blood that pulsed through its veins. One more step and she would-

Suddenly she stopped mid-stride, a perfect statue, staring ahead at nothing. Her family sensed this and slowed to a stop next to her, allowing their prey to escape, for this was much more important. In an instant, Jasper was at her side, holding her steady as images unseen by anyone else flashed before her eyes.

A little girl. Human, obviously. She was in a forest, with trees so thick they blocked out almost all the sunlight. She wasn't alone. A boy was with her, and he was no human. Red eyes… they appeared to be talking, and then he lunged for her, cutting off her scream as he drained the life out of her, until there was nothing left but a dead body and a small pool of blood…

They could easily tell when Alice came out of her trance, because she blinked several times and gave her head a slight shake. She felt a gentle squeeze on her arm and looked next to her to see Jasper holding her, his dark eyes filled with curiosity and worry, as they always were after she had a vision. Her eyes darted over the other members of her family for half a second before resting again on Jasper. No one spoke up for several seconds to ask her what she saw, but the curiosity became too much and besides, Jasper could tell she was on edge, not only because he could read the emotions of any person, but because he knew her well enough to know when something was bothering her.

"What did you see?" he asked softly, meant for her ears only, but of course everyone else heard. Alice hesitated for moment, unsure of what to say. It took her an even less amount of time to come to a decision.

"I have to go…" she whispered in her tinkling voice, catching everyone by surprise. Jasper got a sudden panicked look on his face at her words.

"Go? What do you mean go? Go where?" He asked frantically. Alice gazed into his eyes, seeing the concern for her, but she knew what she had to do.

"I… I don't know yet," she replied. "I'll be back, I promise, but I have to go. Now."

"What could be so urgent that you'd have to go off by yourself like this?" inquired Carlisle, voicing what the others were thinking. Alice looked over to her family, seeing the same concern reflected in their eyes, but there was something different in theirs than in Jasper's. He trusted her, but he loved her too much to let her go running off alone just because of a vision. Of course her family cared about her, but most of the time they were able to risk anything to follow her visions. Jasper on the other hand, while he would risk his own life, if he had one, for her in less than a second, he refused to let her risk her own.

"It's complicated," Alice answered. "I'll explain when I get back. I shouldn't be long."

"I'm going with you then," said Jasper, his eyes telling her he had already made his decision. "If this is so important, than I'm coming."

"I have to go alone," she explained, although she herself didn't even know why. "Don't worry about me, I'll be fine."

"You don't know that. You don't even know where you're going, and I'm not risking it."

"I'm sorry," was all she said before carefully getting herself out of his embrace. He let go of her instantly, never one to go against her wishes, but this was crossing the line. She danced over to her family to give them quick hugs and kisses goodbye, and then at Carlisle's nod, he, Esme and Emmett ran off to give the two of them some time. Alice walked back over to Jasper, placing her hand under his chin and bringing his face just centimeters from hers, her cold breath tickling his lips. She allowed him to hold her again, because she could practically feel the conflict within him at her decision. She hated to see him this way, but she wouldn't be doing it if she thought she had a choice in the matter.

"I'll be back before you know it," she promised, a smile finding its way into her face. Before he could get a word out, she closed the small distance between them, their lips meeting each others. The kiss lasted for no longer than a second, because then she was taking off into the forest, leaving him behind without so much as a leaf stirred up from the ground.

"Alice!" he called out, not ready to say goodbye to her just yet.

"Just trust me!" she called back, before disappearing from his sight completely. He could have followed her easily, and he almost did, but what she said stopped him. He did trust her. He would have been a fool not to, but it was much more than that. The bond they shared couldn't be described with mere words, but he trusted her enough to know that she knew perfectly well what she was doing, and that he should accept it. He didn't have to like it, but no matter how much he worried, he knew that Alice was more than capable of taking care of herself. And so, after watching the spot where he last saw her for a moment longer, Jasper slowly turned around and ran back through the forest, intent on catching up with his family.

She promised she would be back soon. And so she would.

I love this first chapter. So, I'll do my absolute best to stay as in character as I can, so I apologize now if I'm no good at it. I'll also do my best to stay consistent with the updates, but I do have a life, and I do have homework, so don't expect me to update every day. One thing I can promise you: I will finish this story. I don't randomly go into a story unless I have enough of a plot-line to go off of so I won't run out of ideas. So, what did you think?