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I am not Stephenie Meyer... so Twilight isn't mine.

A Walk to Remember

Seth the Wolf was running. He loved being a wolf. He loved the feeling of the wind as it raced it catch up to him, the strength of his paws hitting the ground, even the heightened sense. He loved being part of a family, part of the magic his ancestors left behind. And he was good at it. He was good at protecting his people, fighting the enemy, fulfilling his duty. Though he wouldn't wish this life for someone else, for him, things only got better.

Then why wasn't he happy? Instead, he felt empty, like he discovered a piece of his soul was missing. He reasoned with himself that it was all in his head, but he couldn't shake the feeling. The others didn't understand; his sister was worst of all. Leah only had gotten worse since Charlie had married their mom a few months back and moved in. It wasn't that she didn't like him, but no one honestly would expect someone to deal with the step very well. Seth loved Charlie, not as a father, but Charlie made his mother happy, and that was enough for him. Whatever it was that was bothering him, the run was helping. But the image that came next did not.

Whoa! Whoa! Embry! You mind?

Hey, Leah just phased right in front of me. I can't help what I see.

Well I told you to turn around, Bright Eyes.

It's been awhile, love. Embry gave Leah a mental wink. She returned it with a kick in the balls. Feisty are we, dear?

Can we not have this conversation? What are you guys doing here?

Sam called a meeting, Embry answered. There's a new vampire in town.

Good, Leah thought. It's been too quiet around here.

Good to see the safety others is your number one, Girlie. Mental growl.

Whatever, I'm out. Leah phased back right before she got to the meeting place. With the two packs unable to hear each other, the wolves found it easier to talk as human. Everyone was already there by the time Seth arrived.

"Did I miss anything?" he said strolling in.

"I was just telling everyone that the Cullens wanted you guys to know that they have someone staying with them," Jacob informed him. "They say she's harmless. They're taking care of her since she lost her family until she gets on her feet."

"Has anyone met her?" Jared asked.

"Just the Cullens, excluding Ness. She's still really sad, I guess. Nessie says she just stays in the room all the time."

"Is she PMSing kind who would kill everyone because she's angry?" Paul sneered.

"Wow, and the award for Inappropriate goes to.."

"What's her diet?" Sam interrupted.

"They've been giving her only human food, but supposedly she was living with her brother Nahuel for the past year and he and his aunt were 'vegetarians.'" Paul scoffed at the last word.

"Nahuel, wasn't he that one guy who helped us with Ness from the Volturi a few years back?" She questioned.

"The very one," Jacob confirmed. Leah looked up at her brother from the log she was sitting on.

"I find it weird that you remember that," she commented.

"So, it looks like there's no threat yet," Sam concluded, "but it's good we're informed. He turned to his fellow Alpha. "Thank the Cullens for volunteering this up for us." The sixteen wolves began to disperse.

"Whatever," Leah muttered to herself as she stood up. "I don't care if that leech is feeling homeless children. She comes on our land, she's not leaving it." Sam took a moment to process her words.

"Jacob, also clarify that the treaty will apply to her also," Sam said.

"Sure, sure."

Sage shot up from the couch she was lying on, her eyeballs moving side to side. Emmett, who was sitting on the floor by her head was looked up at her.

"You all right, kid?"

"I hear voices."

"You don't normally hear them?" Edward asked. Sage glanced around, taking a long while before she realized where the voices were coming from.

"I think I did before, but I just thought it was the acoustics of the house," Sage replied. "Do you?"

"Yes."

"Oh. That's why. I can sometimes mimic other people's gifts," she meekly admitted.

"When you say sometimes.." Carlisle inquired.

"I have to experience the gift before I am able to use it," she clarified. "I haven't had many opportunities to use it, since I am so dependent on others. But that's what I understand of it."

"Fascinating," Carlisle remarked. Sage blushed, realizing for the first time that she was no longer secluded in the bedroom but lying on the sofa in the living room.

"How long was I asleep?"

"I'm sorry," Edward started, reading her concerns. "I didn't mean to invade your personal space. You thought a lot about how much you wanted to be around people, but you seemed to shy to come down on your own, so I asked Rosalie to impose our company on you while you took a nap, with the help of a little known sleep agent called Jasper." Edward gave her a wink, and Sage tried unsuccessfully to hold back a smile. She looked over at Rosalie who seemed to be glaring at her.

"Thank you, Ms. Rosalie," Sage said. Rosalie's face softed, but only nodded. Sage looked down, knowing Rosalie's thoughts.

"You must be hungry," Esme brought up. "What would like to eat?"

"Uh, just anything is fine," Sage replied. "Thank you."

"How about some fruit?"

"Fruit would be wonderful, thank you." Esme darted in and out of the kitchen with a large bowl of fruit salad. She took the bowl and ate hungrily. Emmett watched her eat, making little effort to hide his disgust at her meal.

"Is that any good," he asked frowning.

"It's not bad. Not as good as blood, but I like the texture. And it seems more readily available than an animal," she replied.

"Yeah, we'll be sure to get you some real food next time we go hunting." Sage smiled. "Aah, now that's a real smile. I knew you had one. I brought it out, didn't I? Admit it!" Sage broke out in a laugh, covering her mouth to not spit up any fruit. She picked at her food again.

"Thank you for bringing me here. And saving me."

"Anytime." Emmett smacked her back. Sage felt very warm about him. She felt a void being filled around him. She wished that same void would also be filled by Rosalie, but she accepted her opinion of her. I'll just enjoy the moment, she thought. Then she remembered the one other who could hear her thought. Please don't say anything, she pleaded.

Rose might change her mind if she knew what both of you are thinking. She's wanted this for a long time.

I don't want to intrude on anything or make things awkward. I've only been here for a few days and probably won't be here much longer.

We'd be more than happy to make this more permanent.

Your family has already been too kind.

You can decide later. For now, just be happy.

"Would you mind if I took a walk?" Sage asked aloud so not to be rude to the others who werne't part of the previous conversation.

"Not at all, would you like some company?" Edward offered.

"I think I just want to be alone for a bit, clear my head, if that's okay," she politely replied.

"My daughter and her pet are coming for dinner at 7 if you'd like to join us."

"I'd like that, thank you. I'll be sure to be back before then." Sage unwrapped herself from the warm blanket and noticed for the first time that was she wearing a white dress instead of her tattered colored one.

"Alice did it," Emmett outed pointing upstairs without look up from his chess game with Jasper. She blushed.

"You're lucky I've waited this long," she hollered from her room. "You should be proud that I let her wear the same thing for more than a few hours, let alone days.

"Thank you, Ms. Alice. It's beautiful."

"Always a pleasure," she sang back. "And it won't be the last either," she added.

"Run, Sage, run," Emmett warned. Sage gave a warm grin before stepping outside.

The air was crisp, the skies grey. She had two hours to herself. She started off with a stroll in the woods. She started singing to herself and before she knew it, she was running, leaping, and dancing deeper into the forest. She jumped from tree to tree, careful not to sully her new outfit. She had no idea how long she had been running. She slowed down when she smelled humans. Their scent didn't set off her thirst, only her curiousity. She followed the path until she crossed a distinct scent that took her breath away. Human? No. It wasn't the appetizing kind. It was cool and refreshing. Not vampire, she would have known right away. Intrigued, she followed the heavenly smell to a small house. The home had a mixture of human and the comforting smell. Sage simply stood where she was, wondering of the residents inside. She didn't even notice the small children runnign up to her.

"Excuse me," a little girl said, pulling on Sage's dress. "Can you help? Our kite got stuck in that tree and we can't get it down." The smaller boy seemed to have been crying, probably really missing that kite.

"Sure, why don't you take me to it," Sage said kindly with a friendly smile. The tree wasn't far from the house. Sure enough, she spotted the plane-shaped kite tangled in the branches of the tree with the fishing line string dangling within reach. Sage all too easily jumped into the tree and within a few minutes, got the kite untangled enough to move it around.

"I'll pull on the rope!" the little girl shouted.

"Not yet," Sage warned, but the little girl had already grabbed the thin line and pulled with all her might, cutting a huge gas across her hand. The scent hit her just as she freed the entrapped kite. She wanted to run, but her heart broke when she saw the little girl bawling from her injury. She gave a sign and jumped down to inspect the damage done. Not too deep, but still uncomfortable. Finding no other option, Sage took off the sash from around her waist and bent low to cover the child's hand.

At that moment, Leah walked out of her house to get the mail. She knew what she smelled and she knew who it was. The vampire was bending over children. Children!

"Hey!" Leah yelled out angrily. Sage's back stiffened. She smelled the approaching human and knew that she was no human. There was murder in those eyes. She immediately let go of the child's hand and sprinted to become a blur. Leah ran after her, waiting to be out of sight of the kids before bursting into a wolf and taking off at full speed.

So hit or miss? Should I keep going?