March 2006

I breathed in the air, smelling nothing but pine and the cool air. I could feel the wind coming through my red hair and brushing against the black jacket that I wore. I looked over at Sam, seeing him breathe in the air as well and grasp the thick tree trunk next to him. HIs golden eyes searched the valley below him, having me scan the area. I knew what we were looking for, and as soon as I caught the scent in the wind, I bolted. Sam was right behind me, and we were running for the food that was calling to us.

Sam and I were running on our own the past fifty years. I knew the decision we made together was hard on our family, The Cullen Family. It was one of the hardest decision I made in this life, because I didn't want to leave the family at all. But I kew I had to protect them, since I knew Demetri was going to track me and Aro was going to try and take both Sam and myself into his guard. I didn't want that chance of the family getting hurt because of me, though I knew they were going to argue with me.

The family took it hard, very hard since they knew it was the right decision to make. Alice and Edward knew before I told the group, and I blame their abilities because of it. Esme tried to convince me to stay, as well as Carlisle. They both were convinced that they won't be hurt because of me. But I had my decision and I had to follow through with it, and they understood. Carlisle told me that I still had a place at their home for them, if both Sam and I ever chose to come back. I hugged them all, and when Esme hugged me, I knew she was loosing two children and she was beyond devastated. Edward hugged me the hardest, since I was closest to him and I knew he was going to be sad when I left him alone. I reassured the group we would return for them, and that we don't know when. Carlisle gave us a large sum of money in case we ever needed it, and I knew he was trying to help us since he was our father now. We both thanked him from the bottom of our hearts. Sam and I ran off then into Canada, setting our own life in check and from there on out, it was history.

We traveled to all of Europe, all Canda, and the American ROckies in the 60's and some of the 70's, then resorting to Asia and Russia in the 80's. Later in the 90's we stayed in the Himalayas and the colder regains of China, then moving back to Canada when 2002 came around. Throughout our travels we would pop in with the family wherever they were, thanks to Alice and her future ability. She would write to us and let us know that the family wanted us to visit. We would come in for a weekend and then leave. Though I knew that the threat of there being danger was becoming less and less, it was still a threat. Though every time they tried to convince us to stay, we knew we had to be on our own for a while. Little did I know it was going to take us fifty years to be on our own.

Sam caught the bear first, throwing it to the floor and snapping the neck clean. I saw the big brown bear fall dead on the floor, having me stand guard as Sam drank his portion from the bear. We were in the deep heart of Canada, hiding in the deep forests and getting a portion of blood in before we went to visit the Cullen family. I knew they were back in Forks Washington in America, and it was time for us to visit once more. Sam and I were both equally excited to see the family, since the last we had a visit it was in 2002 and it was before they moved to America.

Sam stood up, having me see him fully in the cloudy day under the trees. Throughout the years, we both had to adapt to the new styles and clothing in order to still interact humans. And we did, since we were still one to be a part of the human way of life. Now, he was dressed in a leather jacket, boots, a dark blue v neck shirt and his hair was now styled in a messy state. I was wearing skinny jeans, Steve Madden boots, a dark green long sleeved shirt with a lighter green v neck shirt worn over it, and a leather jacket. My hair was in loose curls over my shoulders. BUt the only thing between us that did not change, was our wedding rings. That was the constant reminder to us that we were in this together, our love was constant and never ending and we weren't going to give in to the danger that was threatening us.

I sank my teeth into the bear, drinking the rest of the bear down to nothing that was left. My throat was cooling down from the burning that I was feeling, and I sighed in relief as I drank the last drop. Bears were still my favorite, and as I stood up, I smiled with satisfaction. I walked over to Sam, wrapping my arms around him and pulled him close to a sweet kiss that was on my lips. Kissing him was still a fresh feeling for me to feel, like a fire going off in my chest and my feeds lifting from the group.

"I'm excited to see the family again." Sam said aloud to me in a grin, moving his fingers through my red hair. I nodded my head as I rested my head on his chest for a brief moment.

"I am too. It's been too long since we've seen them last." I replied to him. Sam then cocked his head to the side with curiosity.

"Maybe we can stay with them for a while longer this time." He urged me, having me bit my lip. I knew he wanted to stay with them once more, and I did want to stay with them again.

"What if Demetri…" I stared, but Sam placed his hands on my neck to silence me.

"He hasn't made contact with us in fifty years, Emma. I doubt he would be in contact with the Cullens, and the same with Aro. They would contact us if we broke a law, and in our case we did none of that." I knew he was right, and the risk was becoming less and less since we were gone for so long. The more I thought about it, the more it was a good idea to go back with the family once more, and this time, permanently.

"I think you're right." I said to him, seeing a big smile on his face. He looked like a child on Christmas, pure joy on his face and joy satisfaction. He picked me up in his arms and swung me around, having me laugh and my laughter filling the deep forest with the sound of bells. I was so glad to go back with the family, knowing that now was a better time to go back than it was fifty years ago.

"There is a reason why I love you!" Sam said in a gleeful tone as he placed me back on the ground. I smiled at him with a raised eyebrow.

"I thought it was for my good looks." I said to him in a teasing tone, giving him a light kiss on the lips. Sam smirked at me as he moved some of my hair from my eyes.

"Well, there is that." He joked, having me smack him on the arm. I took his hand in mine, seeing his wedding ring glisten in the day light as I held him tightly in my hand.

"Let's run." I said to him in a smile, seeing him kiss me once more before bolting in front of me. I trailed behind him, heading towards America and towards our family once more. I knew I wanted to think about staying with them permanently a bit more, since it was a different time and there would be less of a threat to handle. But was it the right choice for the both of us?

Sam and I stopped in a clear right behind the Cullen's home, seeing that it was new dark and the house was lit. It felt good to be back in America once more, and we could see the family inside the house. I looked over at Sam, seeing him take my hand as we both started to walk through the backyard of the Cullen house. The closer I got to the house, the more nervous I became and the more anticipation was flowing through me. A part of me wanted to turn and run, but the other part wanted me to run into the house practically. It was all new to me, new yet old. It was like being back in my old skin, my old life, my old family.

Sam opened the backdoor, having everyone in the room look over at us. Sam and I were frozen, since we were looking at the Cullen family once again. I knew it was them, I knew their faces from far off. Their scents were familiar to me, they were home to me. I knew that because they changed in hair styles and clothes, they were still the same. All of them looked at us with wide eyes, surprised faces and I knew they were beyond happy to see us. I smiled at my family once more.

"Hello."