The dead leaves crunched under her feet as she walked over the battlefield. What had earlier been a beautiful winter forest had become a land of the dead, after the explosion had taken place. The ground was grey and littered with the remains of the Volturi army. The air was choked with a sweet sickly smoke that rose from the vampire cadavers. The entire force had been demolished in one blow, which had been caused by a single girl.

The girl in question was standing, seemingly frozen, at the edge of the field, standing on the point where the forest began once more and the land thrived with winter life. She was staring out at the destruction she'd caused, her face holding an expression in which shock and horror mingled, along with a touch of sadness and desperation. She'd never meant to do all of this, but she had had no choice.

Bella sighed as she walked over to Sadie, carefully keeping her eyesight away from what she was stepping on. Her power and energy had just been restored to her, and she was now trying to reach what had been a young woman only a few days ago, too shy to speak up very often, and too scared about what was going on. She'd undergone such a serious change that she was barely recognizable except in the few features that remained in her face. Even her eyes, once brown, were now crimson, and filled with emotions that had never marred the expression before. It was a devastating and terrible change, and Bella felt a little frightened as she approached the newborn vampire, unsure of what she might do.

Sadie didn't move, although with her new senses it was obvious that she felt Bella get close to her. She couldn't move. She was still reliving all that had happened, and all that she'd done. She'd just single-handedly destroyed a huge vampire force, and she was expecting to feel something inside of her, either horror, dread, or triumph. However, she felt nothing. She felt empty. The moving shadow of what had once been a living girl. She was completely gone, and she couldn't find herself.

She felt Bella's hand against her shoulder, and she shuddered slightly as the woman slowly started crooning comforting words, trying to help her ravaged mind.

"It's ok, Sadie," Bella was saying, letting her motherly instincts kick in as the young girl finally began to react. "It's all right."

Sadie didn't say anything, but stood still as yet another vampire approached warily. Edward had watched his wife get close to the young girl, frightened at what the newborn might do, but, with frequent brushes against the girl's mind, had decided that she was not a threat at the moment.

Sadie just continued staring out, not moving any more as Edward reached his wife and put his arm possessively around her shoulders. She didn't react as Edward whispered something into Bella's ear, telling her that Sadie was currently still in shock. She didn't even hear the words as she continued looking out at the devastation.

The survivors of the Cullen force were wandering around, helping those that needed help. A couple of the Quileute tribe had reverted to their human forms, helping those still in wolf shape, most of them wounded. Several of them were dead, wolf and vampire alike, but they hadn't suffered the greatest damage.

A wolf howled plaintively, and Sadie finally looked up, hearing in those eerie chords the voice that she'd last heard before her transformation.

With a smooth movement, she turned and began walking into the forest, ignoring both Edward and Bella who trailed her. Using her new senses, it didn't take her long to find the place where Mark had fallen, and the tree that still held him captive under its immense trunk.

Due to the cold, his body had stayed in perfect conditions, making it appear as if he'd closed his eyes for the last time only minutes ago.

Even with her new vampire strength, Sadie suddenly felt a surge of weakness fill her, and she collapsed on her knees next to the body of her beloved friend, the boy she'd trusted above all, and the wolf who had died to protect her. Her white hand trembling, she lay her hand on his brow, feeling how cold he was, despite her new skin temperature, and her body began to shake. Her beautiful voice was torn in grief as she wept for her lost friend, no tears leaving her eyes due to her new form. She wailed and gasped, occasionally screaming as the pain in her very heart and soul filled her to the brim.

The vampire couple stood beside her, their eyes looking away from the terrible form that lay on the ground, as they hugged each other. They felt the newborn's pain, and longed to help her, but they both knew that they couldn't do that. Only Sadie would be able to come out of this, only by herself, and she would, in time.

They held each other as they waited, trying to block out the sounds of so much raw pain and grief. Their own hearts felt a like they were getting ripped apart with each new shriek that filled the air.

Finally, Sadie quieted. Her face seemed so much more peaceful than before, but her crimson eyes were still filled with all the pain she was going through. Carefully, she let her cold hand, which had remained on Mark's brow all this time, slide down to cover his eyes and then his mouth. She slithered her fingers all the way to his chest, as if looking for his heartbeat. With her other hand, she covered the place where her heart had used to live, pumping living blood into her body.

Leaning close to the dead man's ear, she whispered, so quietly that even with their vampire senses, the other had to strain to hear her voice. "I'll see you again soon," she said, sealing the promise she'd made to him earlier.

With a fluid movement, she then stood up, tearing her eyes away from her best friend. Slowly, she walked away, hearing the howls of grieving wolves as she made her way through the forest, heading south. She didn't turn as Bella and Edward followed her. She still had something to do, before she kept her promise. Her family was still in danger.

(A/N) This chapter was really easy to write for some reason, and I must say, it's one of my absolute favorites despite the sad contents. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter, as well as the quick update. That wasn't such a long wait, was it? I'll try to make the next one as short as this one, but, while it's put up, how about you review this chapter? Pretty please with sugar on top?

Catty: Twilight belongs to Stephenie Meyer, Rissa just owns her own characters.