Remembering Me

"Join us again!" Maggie said to me as I picked up my bags. I smiled at her and left at human speed. It had been two months since I had left home, and I was feeling a dull ache about missing Charlie and Bella. I had worked hard over the past months I had been here, and had a lot more money (not to mention clothes) to my name. I decided I would buy a house just outside Forks for a place to stay, rather than hovering. I still had to run back because of not having a passport or any sort of identification. The picture of me and Emmett I had gotten a new copy of and resized to fit in a locket. The original picture I put back before anyone noticed. Once I was in Seattle, I called a taxi to take me to an apartment building, still trying to be human

We stopped infront of a quante-clean looking-apartment building, and I felt my life switch a little bit. I was about to walk in when I heard my name.

"Elizabeth?" I turned to see a familiar face.

"Jeremy?!" I exclaimed. He grinned at me. I ran over and hugged him.

"How have you been? How'd you find me?" he still grinned at me.

"I actually didn't mean to! I'm here on an internship. I actually live in this building." He pointed at the one I was just about to enter.

"Really? You got a job? How have you been able to expla-" He covered my mouth gently.

"Not here kay? Come up with me." He grabbed my hand in excitement and we both ran (Our best to be human speed) up to his apartment. It turned out to be a nice little two bedroom (Although there were no beds). One room he had turned into a music studio, the other a mini library. I went and sat on his couch, waiting for him to hang up my coat.

"So how'd you do it? You still look sixteen and aren't aging!"

"I took online courses for school. Talking to someone on a head set. I kept my original name, no one really come investigating. Plus, if they do, what do I lose? I just hide out for fifty years and I can come back!" He chuckled and sat next to me.

"So I take it you just started piecing together a human life?" I asked him. He nodded slowly.

"Took me a long time to get over mom and dad. They had been with me my whole life! Taking care of me after my problem. I mean hey! I'm one hundred and thirty three now. So I guess I decided it was high time to start something. So I intern at a record label. It's pretty fun. I also have a side job at the coffee shop across the street. What about you?"

"I've been attached to my family. Not two months ago did I start trying to fit in. I went to Paris. But I still miss my family." He smiled at me with sadness.

"You can stay here if you want. I'd love the company."

"Really? Wow! I'd love to!" That's when I saw the first real sign of happiness hit his face.

*****

It had been a week, and I had yet to get a job, considering I didn't know what to do about registering, I had never even been to school.

Jeremy had taken me under his wing and began tutouring me. He started teaching me everything I needed to know. Mainly during nights, because of his internship. He said one day

One day, I decided it was time to go visit my family and started running to Forks. I decided to go at night, knowing Bella would be in school during the day.

I quickly shielded myself, feeling wierd about using it again and approached the house. I decided to just go in, knowing I hadn't seen them in forever and really wanted to be close to them.

I walked in to see Charlie rubbing his belly on the couch watching T.V. I saw next to him for a while, studying his face. He looked quite happy, especially because there was a 'big game' on. After a while, I decided to go see Bella.

I then smelt something different about the house. A delicious scent that was familiar. Almost like me. I walked up the steps at a human speed, taking in the familiar house. The scents were all the same except one extra one. I went to the end of the hall and opened the door quietly. I closed it again and stared at the sleeping Bella. I smiled at her, seeing how she still looked so peaceful.

A figure suddenly appeared on the other side of the room and I quickly darted my head. What I saw caused my head to spin and make me gasp. The face was a familiar fog from my past. The person infront of me now was clear as crystal, no haze from old human memories.

A breeze from the open window flew through the room. Causing my hair to swirl around me, and Bella to shiver. They started to head towards her.

"NO!" I screamed and ran at him. I sound of thunder erupted the same time my sheild collapsed around me. They went flying out the window with me, landing in the forest across the street. We skidded across the ground and finally came to a stop. I held down the person with all my might, they couldn't move.

I looked down at the familiar face, looking shocked at the sudden attack.

"E-Edward. Edward Cullen?" I whispered, my voice cracking. He squinted at me, and then it struck him.

"Elizabeth. But...h-how?!?!" I let him go, knowing he was going to stay here.

"I thought-but you we-YOU DIED!" He shouted. I shook my head quickly, feeling my nerves like they were live wires.

"What are you doing around Bella?" I asked almost silently.

"What are you doing around Bella?" He almost sounded angry.

"Don't you get hostile about that Cullen! She's my family!" I growled. His eyes went wide. He then started squinting at me again.

"Maybe that's why I can't read it. I'm only getting your mood."

"Pardon me?"

"I can't read your mind. Just like Bella and Charlie. Well, Bella's I can't read at all. But yours and Charlie's are like...your moods. Amazing. Do you have a power?" He asked now intrugued.

"Well, yes. I can cause myself to become unimportant to those around me. Hence why you didn't care when I was in the room before. It was almost like it was..."

"Natural."

"Right!" We stared into each other's eyes for a moment, both of us very still. His face at one point suddenly changed to pure shock again.

"What is it?" I asked paniced.

"E-....Emmett." He whispered. I felt myself sit there with complete urgency, I wasn't even sure why. He then grabbed my hand and we began running.

"You have to come with me! It's important!" We ran for a short while until we stopped infront of a white house.

"ROSALIE!!" Edward screamed as loud as he could. I whipped my head to look at him. He was enraged with anger, a snarl was threatening to escape his lips.

Before I knew it, the one face that haunted my mind for years stood infront of me. I felt my stomach collapse, my whole body becoming limp. She looked back at me with complete terror in her face. Another vampire appeared beside her, she was very tiny, and pixie like.

"Rosalie...how could you?" She asked staring at me with complete pity.

"What is going on?" I asked Edward, suddenly feeling very outnumbered.

Suddenly, three more vampires appeared. They all looked at me curiously.

"What is going on?" I asked again. How did they all suddenly look at me with caution?

A sixth shadow suddenly appeared. I looked over at them, feeling everything in the world stop.

I couldn't hear anything, I couldn't feel anything. I felt my legs collapse under me. A few of the other vampires seemed to come a bit closer as if to catch me.

I couldn't do anything, I could only stare at that last vampire. He stared back.

"Emmett, it's her. It-"

"I KNOW WHO IT IS!" He screamed at the little one, never breaking eye contact with me. So many emotions touched his face. Mostly anger. I felt Edward try and lift me up.

"No!" He came over to me, taking my arms and helping me up instead.

"E-..." I felt my voice die, I couldn't talk.

"Yes. It's me. Emmett." He smiled at me, I felt my nerves swell. I grasped the locket I had and opened it, revealing the old picture. Emmett held the locket and looked at the picture. A broken sob escaped his perfect lips.

"It really is you. You've been in my mind forever but..." his face suddenly changed back to rage and he turned around, facing the others. Rosalie looked at him in fear.

"How could you do this Rosalie? How could you? You told me she died!" He went right up to her, towering over.

"I'm sorry Emmett but I-!"

"YOU TOLD ME SHE DIED!" Emmett grasped her arms and she screamed in pain.

"Emmett!" THe little one screamed in panic.

"SHUT UP ALICE!" He screamed at her and turned back to Rosalie.

"YOU SAID SHE DIED! YOU LIED TO ME ROSALIE! TO HAVE ME FOR YOURSELF! I ASKED YOU ABOUT HER AND YOU TOLD ME SHE DIED!" He shook her violently, her screaming in terror. Edward and the other two boys grabbed him and tried pulling him off.

"I'm sorry Emmett!" Rosalie cried.

"NO! YOU'RE SORRY YOU GOT CAUGHT!" THey finally got him off Rosalie and began pulling him away from the clearing and into the forest. His shouts could still be heard. I stood there in complete shock at what just happened. Rosalie watched as he was dragged away and ran at full speed in the complete opposite direction. Edward came back out and went over to one of the girls I remembered to be Esme.

"Esme, we need to calm down Emmett. Please take care of Elizabeth?" She nodded and touched his shoulder. Edward came over to me.

"It's okay Eliza, you'll be able to talk to Emmett soon. Just...give us some time. Are you okay?" Edward held me by the shoulders.

"I just can't..." Esme came over to me.

"Sweetheart, come with me okay?" I nodded, not caring what happened at this point. Edward nodded at her and ran back to Emmett. The little one came over to me, the same pity touched her face as Edward's.

"I'm Alice. I know who you are. Well, we all do." I turned to Esme.

"When Rosalie brought Emmett to us, he was dieing. She told us that you had died, so we didn't know. After his change, and when he got over his...thirst, he asked about you. We told him you were dead, and he became upset." Esme rubbed my shoulder.

"He and Rosalie...uhm. Well, thinking you were dead he eventually moved on." Alice whispered.

"Esme, do you think he'll forgive her?" Esme opened her mouth to say something.

"Elizabeth?" We all turned to see the one boy I didn't know the name of.

"Can you come here please?" I nodded and walked over to him. I felt a wave of comfort hit me as I walked beside him, leaving Alice and Esme in the field. I struggled against the comfort.

"Please don't fight it okay? We need to you help calm down Emmett. He's asked for you." I looked up at the lanky boy.

"I'm Jasper by the way. I'm so sorry about all this. I can sense your hurt. You've never recovered have you?" I shook my head. He patted my shoulder and then we stopped.

"Okay, he's through here. We'll leave you two alone. Edward's already back at the house. No matter what happens, come back to the house with him okay?" I nodded. As he left, I felt the comfort around me break. Leaving me shaken and unsure.

I took a breath as I stepped through the trees to talk to the one person I had loved more than anyone.