The effects of the attack spread out causing a ripple effect that changes many things in the twilight world one of which includes a second meeting with the Volturi, but would the last conscious survivor be able to make it past their meeting?

Carlisle POV

It was almost impossible to separate from my wife as she cradled who I already knew would become a new addition to our family. I could not turn Brian away. Not in the position he was now in, but there were things that needed to be done and I was the only one in a state where I could accomplish the tasks. Thus I found myself driving down the highway faster than the speed limit. Surprisingly a police siren sounded. Why they were not trying to help with the chaos that was erupting from the town I didn't know but I fought down my anger and pulled over to the side of the road. My anger surprised even myself. I let my head fall on the steering wheel trying to compose myself. So many good men had died at Brians hands. "No" I scolded myself. Brian was a victim as well. I would be pushing Aro for real justice on the vampires who had led to this tragedy.

A faint clicking on my windshield told me to roll down the window but when I did I saw a deputy who didn't look like he had slept in days.

"Thank goodness. Dr. Cullen, I've been looking for you all night," he said clearly exhausted but then had a horrible look of regret on his face, "There's been an accident."

"Does this have something to do with the camping incident," I asked playing dumb.

"I wish that was all," he said clearly stricken with grief. I knew this man had grown up with Brians father and the emotional damage to the town would be immense but I was only now understanding how much it had already shaken the community.

"To be honest Carlisle," the deputy paused and I knew he was close to falling apart because no one outside my family ever used my name. I was actually surprised he knew it.

"You're the only doctor alive that's closer than an hour drive. We got a hold of a few but they won't be here until later today. Some of the kids who lost people. Well some of them have been doing some stupid things. We could really use your help," the way this grown man was forging on and doing his job in the light of such a tragedy touched my heart and his begging tore at me likewise.

"I was just on my way to see what I can do so lead on," I said trying to be calm and confidant. He only let out a sigh and put his hat back on and murmured a low follow me before he went back to his car.

He went roughly double the speed limit and we got to a jerry rigged tent that had countless cots under it. The moans and cries of those who had lost too much to bear was terrible to endure but I did what I could under the circumstances. I noticed that no one went near the hospital that was only fifty yards away and the smell of old blood was strong in the air. Two other doctors from Port Angelas and I work fervently on patients suffering from mental break downs, one particularly bad fall by a grandmother of one of the campers when she had learned her grandchild was dead, and to my own dismay there were even a few suicide attempts. The two that had tried this had lost their older siblings in the camping accident and both parents at the hospital. I barely stopped the bleeding of a young girl who had taken a razor to her wrists. People gathered around a radio and listened to a president's address concerning our little town. I sighed in relief when he said emergency medical personnel were on there way from all the surrounding areas. Eleven hours went by of there never being enough knowledgeable bodies. The best human traits stuck out as the survivors of a town riddled with loss banded together helping those who had lost everything.

Though I was not tired like the others around me I was relieved to see the promised federal support get here. I could stay for days but that would endanger our alias and I still had a few things to deal with before I had to return home to be there when the volturi arrived. Many thank yous followed me as I climbed into my black car and headed towards the Port Angelas hospital.

Melissa Roberts condition would have a pivotal effect on my new sons condition and I would do everything in my power to make sure she survived. I had seen humans who were attacked by vampires before and I knew the only reason she still lived was because Brian had not meant to hurt her. She was in fact the thing that brought him out of the bloodlust but in doing so he reached out the only way he knew how and being unfamiliar with his new strength he had more or less crushed her entire torso. She had been stable when I left but only because of a quick surgery. Her body was in shock and needed time to stabilize before we could do further reconstructive work but she was scheduled for another surgery in less than twenty minutes and I planned on being the surgeon. I hit the gas using the full extent of Rosalies modifications going faster than any human or even immortal would go on their best day. I could hear the engine groaning from the stress but I could always buy a new car and I feared I could not buy Brian a new reason to exist.

Jacob POV

When Edward told me Nessie would be coming to La Push for a week or two I was overjoyed. First the kid, Brian I think, makes Nessie so excited and then her dad finally caved about her coming to visit. I was happy I would get to see my dad and my small pack that had been doing patrols throughout all of Washington were pumped to get a chance to visit home for a change. Quil, Embry, Seth, and Leah had all joined me shortly after the confrontation with the Volturi, but I couldn't be away from Nessie so Leah decided they would roam around Washington since they had all graduated from high school, a feat I was only now considering now that Nessie would be going to high school as well.

I can't believe I was dense enough to think Edward would let Nessie come to La Push if something wasn't wrong. We had been swimming, cliff diving, riding motor cycles, having bonfires, and hanging out at Sam's for three days when we saw the news. The camping trip the kid and the entire basketball team had been attacked with only three survivors that were telling a hard to believe story. It had taken four hours to talk Nessie down from going to see if she could help. I knew their reasons for not telling us was for Nessie's own good and I couldn't be mad at them. That said there was no way in hell I was going to let them face what was coming alone.

I shot Sam a pointed look.

"Hey Emily?" Sam asked and she came out from the kitchen of their new home. All it took was a look for him to communicate with her what we needed help with.

"Nessie? Can you help me choose the color of the nursery?" Emily asked and Nessie looked a bit torn.

"Don't worry," I told her with a beaming smile and she narrowed her eyes a little. It was unnerving how much she looked like Edward when she was suspicious of something but she followed Emily and Sam and I went outside.

"So what do you think?" Sam said in a whisper even I could barely hear a foot away from him. Sam and I had long left behind any grudge held for me breaking off from the original pack to form my own. Now we were partners. He was defense always staying on La Push and my pack kept anything from getting anywhere near home. His pack was bigger and still growing from Nessies presence but my pack had ten times the experience. I didn't have enough fingers or toes to count the number of vampires that had met there end in Washington. Neither did my whole pack combined in fact.

"From what Carlisle has said something this big will attract their attention," I said in a whisper equally quiet. Sam whistled and leaned on the railing. Esme had picked up the hobby of building houses for the pack members in the last five years. As much as our natural aversion to vampires told us to hate them it was only ever a problem with the newbies and that only lasted long enough to get to know the Cullens. Of course Emmett didn't help with joyously jumping into a wrestling match with any new werewolf that jumped his way. Thankfully that hadn't happened in over a year after Sam talked to Carlisle. It's not that Emmett ever hurt any of them to badly but if one of them ever got a lucky shot I feared Rosalie wouldn't have as much restraint.

"Then you will be taking your pack to back them up?" Sam asked even though he knew the answer, "You can barrow Paul and a few of the others."

"Thanks," I said sincerely. There was no way of knowing just how many the Volturi would bring this time but Nessie would be staying here. I knew Sam would be staying with at least five other wolves but he was sending his A team to help me other than himself and for that I was thankful.

"Can you keep Nessie here," I asked curiously. Hell I doubted I could keep her from doing something she really wanted to do. The combination of Bella's stubbornness and Edwards determination was a frustrating combination. Not to mention Edwards speed. I was still surprised the first time she almost beat him in a race. She was not even fully grown and was barely slower than him. She couldn't keep it up for very long but still.

"I'll try my best. I think Clair and Emily will have a better shot at it honestly," he said with a laugh.

"Ok then," I said leaping over the rail into the front yard.

"You're leaving now?" he said with an exasperated look on his face.

"Do you think she would let me leave if I don't" I said with a chuckle and Sam nodded, "Well hold down the fort. She is my world," I said softly looking at him.

"You know every wolf here would die for her," Sam said sincerely.

"Hard to imagine we all thought about killing her once," I whispered and my soul shuttered at the thought.

"We were scared," Sam said simply with a shrug.

"I'm glad it worked out," I said with a smile as I sprinted into the woods and ignored Sam's laugh. I stopped just into the tree line and stripped leaving my shoes by a designated tree and making sure I had the clothes I needed and then I phased.

"Whats up Jake?" Seth sounded in my head.

"Where are the others?" I thought urgently falling into Alpha. I never used Alpha so he knew something big was up.

"A few miles north of Forks. They are sleeping. I can call them on my cell?" he thought recognizing it was go time.

"Do it, and we need to head to Trenton asap so be fast. I'll meet you guys at highway 90," I told him already sprinting myself.

"Whats going on?" Seth thought and I knew he was struggling to ignore the alpha commands.

"Vamps screwed up in Trenton. Killed a bunch of people and it got to the news," I said immediately to try and help ease the strain of the commands.

"They are coming aren't they," he thought in an angry tone. Images of the last confrontation that almost turned into a bloodbath went through his head. How Aro had used the tiniest excuse to try and kill everything we loved.

"Yea and the Cullen's are alone. We need to go back them up," I thought evenly.

"Thanks for telling me Jake," he thought before his mind disappeared from my own. A tingling sensation made me look to my right before and I saw Paul followed by almost eight wolves. Things had really changed between La Push and the Cullen's. We saw them as our own and would protect them as fiercely as any of the tribe even if they smelled like spoiled fruit with syrup drenching it.

A fuzzy feeling began to focus right before Paul's consciousness came into my own.

"Sup Jake," he thought as the other wolves came into our mindscape as well. We had learned that pack members could choose their leaders as freely as any as long as they had leader blood. This came in handy for whenever our packs worked together. The coordination of the pack mind was flawless but I did worry that a few of the wolves were a little young.

"Dude you started when you were sixteen and you were already bigger than me," Paul thought. I realized the rest of his pack was keeping rather quiet but then I realized they were just keeping their thoughts to themselves. I burrowed a little deeper and rolled my eyes at what I found. Most of them saw me and my pack as heroes who sacrificed everything to keep evil away from our home. It was ridiculous really. We just liked the freedom and I couldn't be away from Nessie. Even with them seeing the inner reaches of my mind there reverence only increased.

"Givem a break man. They are just kids. Seems like a few may choose your pack over ours," Paul thought with amusement. I could see that he was right but they were only frustrated kids that wanted glory or to get away from our small home.

"Well rein them in because we have a job to do. These aren't random nomads but the best trained vampires in the world. I don't know how many are coming but we can't leave the Cullens without reinforcements," I thought and was satisfied when all the younger ones agreed. At least the prejudice we had for vampires wasn't bleeding over to the vegetarians anymore. We didn't even refer to them as vampires anymore. I turned my thoughts to our first confrontation showing the younger ones how it felt to fight vampires and then turned to show them how even the world's elite vampires had looked at us with surprise and fear. This particular thought put a bit of a spring in my little squads step.

"You sure know how to rile them up Jake," Paul thought but couldn't hold back the same pride I felt when thinking the worlds vampire royalty feared us.

APOV

It was four hours before the Volturi were supposed to arrive that our futures went blank. I panicked at first before Edward walked into the room with his cell a small smile on his lips.

"Jake is coming?" I asked frustrated. Edward said that he would see them soon and I sighed.

"Jacob heard a few minutes ago. He's bringing around fifteen shape shifters. They should be here around the time the Volturi are," he said and actually sounded happy about it. I loved Jacob and the pack but I was really enjoying being useful before they decided to come. Edward only smiled knowingly and I had an urge to hit him, but of course I didn't.

Brian was somewhere outside with Emmett and Rose and it was up to them to keep him away for the next eight hours. I smiled at the thought of our new little brother. The first incident had been the last but it had only been a day. Still he seemed a little happier, but Jasper kept reminding me the feelings were always there. Carlisle claimed he was probably suppressing them after having gotten used to them.

The only thing Bella had been distracted by after her first day as a vampire was Edward but that still hadn't changed and I doubt it ever will. Brian however was distracted by Esme putting make up on or even combing her hair. He was so into detail I was starting to think he had me beat. The thing I loved the most was how choosing clothes seemed impossible for him. The boys had gone behind my back and chosen some clothes for him. I gleefully recalled when I came downstairs the first morning since his arrival and saw him staring bewilderedly at three outfits. Emmett tried to hide them from me but I only smiled.

"Do you need some help?" I asked dancing my way towards him.

"I can't decide!" he moaned and in a second Jasper was at my side with his hand on Brian's shoulder. The calm that swept through the room was very strong and I was happy to know since Brian had started suppressing the feelings Jasper had been able to bear them.

"Careful man," Emmett warned him, "once Alice gets her hands on you you will never wear another piece of clothing of your choice again. Well at least not for a decade or two and even then Rosalie had to convince her to leave me alone," Emmett finished looking thoughtful.

I stuck my tongue out at him and cleared the distance between me and the outfits. I could tell they were Jasper and Edwards work because they were almost stylish. A little tweaking and he would be fine but knowing my brothers I would have to wait for Brian's response which was coming in 3…2…1.

"I'm no good at this. Please choose for me Alice. Rosalie is giving her convertible a tune up and I wanna see," he said in obvious distress and I shot a happy grin towards my brothers who were baffled. I was ecstatic to finally have a male doll to dress up and I could clearly see shopping trips in the near future. I can't say I was happy about his plans for the day though. Whats the point of designer clothes if he was going to end up under the car with Rose and anyways we needed him to be away from the Volturi. Vivid images of the poor newborn that was killed after we defeated Victoria's army were strong in my mind. As short as his stay had been the entire family was attached to him and we didn't want him to die.

So two hours after the clothing incident Rosalie magically disappeared in Emmetts jeep and Emmett absolutely needed Brians help so a slightly confused Brian chased after Emmett who was already laughing. They had already been gone for six hours and I had a cute vision of the three of them laying in the sun on the top of a cliff. Brian was completely entranced with the glimmering of their skin. I knew he would be distracted for a good day if Rose and Em let him but there futures disappeared around 9pm so I knew they would come back sometime tonight and the wolves would still be around to block my visions which was a good sign.

Carlisle's car pulled in half an hour before the Volturi were scheduled to arrive and Esme was with him in an instant chatting quietly about Brian. It surprised me she was even separated from him to be honest. She may as well have already adopted him and I smiled as a vision flashed before my eyes of Bella working out the deal to get Brian's papers. I was a bit confused why they would say Alex Cullen but the photo was definitely him so I shrugged it off. Things would fall into place how they were meant to.

"How is she doing?" I asked as soon as Carlisle entered the living room. I may have been able to see her still alive but I wanted the details. The worry always over took me whenever I thought about Brian getting his memories back. Realization hit me when I remembered he disliked being called Brian and I assumed he would pick up the name Alex from somewhere.

"She will live, but my colleagues are worried she may not wake up. It seems there is more trauma then we assumed. My hopes are high though. Everything points towards her waking up within the next week," he said confidently and I sighed in relief. Carlisle could tell things other doctors couldn't and I knew it wasn't natural to be able to tell when a coma patient would wake up but doubting Carlisle about his expertise was like betting against me.

"How long," he asked and I didn't have to ask what he meant.

"The wolves are coming so I can't really tell, but my last vision said we have about four hours and that was just about four hours ago," just as I finished saying I heard a new set of tires turn off the highway and we all tensed. Jasper was at my side instantly and Edward and Bella were next to us as well just as quickly. I almost wanted to cringe away from Bella from her expression. The one thing she would not forgive was the Volturi's attempt on her child's life. Even Emmett hesitated a bit around Bella when she was protecting Nessie. We all stepped out onto the porch just as Aro stepped out of the car with Demetri, Jane, and Alec at his side for escorts. The fact that he knew Bella could cancel out Alec and Jane and yet that is all he brought other then Demetri proved his intentions were harmless but a low growl was still in Bella's chest.

"Carlisle! It seems like it was yesterday that you discovered hybrids!" Aro said in a joyful expression but Carlisle only nodded grimly and Aro frowned.

"I was hoping you could look past our last meeting. I was only doing my duty," he said and Edward snarled.

"I can see I will not be forgiven so soon so I will get down to business," he said before pausing with wide eyes and looked over his shoulder.

I smelt them before I heard them. A combination of wet dog and nature stopping just at the tree line. I felt like giggling. Jacob had brought at least half Sam's pack along with his entire pack. A low growl eminated from the forest in a chorus that showed Aro just how many there were. Jacob strode out flanked by who I assumed was Seth. Jacob was now the biggest of the wolves by far having surpassed Sam long ago but Seth had grown into a close second to my surprise. I felt like running over a hugging Seth but I refrained. The two wolves took the families flanks and I instantly realized that Aro and his band were completely surrounded. His worried look amused me greatly.

"Just a precaution Aro," Carlisle said cooly. "Finish your business with us and leave."

"I truly hope one day I can fix this distance that has grown between us," Aro said with a sigh but Carlisle did not respond and only continued to glare at him.

"I wanted to know if you knew anything about the incident at the hospital," he said as though he was talking about the weather.

"What about the incident in the woods," Edward spat pure fury rolling off him and I realized Bella was holding him back giving Aro a death glare as well. Bella could look so much like a….vampire sometimes.

"A few of my former colleagues were having a get together and they informed me they would be hunting in the area. I admit it was sloppy but they cleaned up their mess. What worries me is the hospital. They have already told me they had nothing to do with that mess. So do you know anything?" Aro asked casually.

"It seems your former colleagues were not as thorough as they thought," Edward spat and Carlisle deferred to him encouraging him to continue.

"A boy escaped there meal but was bitten. There were medical records concerning the changing process and when he woke … I think you understand the rest. We didn't make it in time to stop him," he said through clenched teeth.

"That does change things," Aro said with narrowed eyes, "and what of these records."

"We destroyed them and cleaned up your friends mess," Carlisle said coldly his objectiveness seeming all but gone. This was the closest to anger I had ever seen Carlisle act.

"The newborn?" Aro asked and Bella hissed to everyone's surprise.

"He is under our care!" she came very close to yelling, "This is your fault not his. We will keep him from being a monster like you," she finished with a very angry look daring Aro to say anything and the wolves in the surrounding woods growled there agreement.

"I will need to speak with my former colleagues apparently, but you must understand as former Volturi they have certain privileges. The rules are more flexible for them, but I assure you if something like this happens again they will die."

Before Aro even finished his sentence Carlisle actually growled at him. Never in my entire existence had I heard Carlisle growl and from Aro's surprised expression neither had he.

"If that is your judgement then leave, and know that the boy is a Cullen now. Nothing will change that. Do not give my family a reason to hate you more then we already do," he said in a threatening tone and I had to concentrate to keep my jaw from dropping. Carlisle was very careful with his words but never once had I ever heard him use the word hate when describing how he felt for a person or group. Not to mention the fact he had just threatened the Volturi.

"It pains me greatly to see the truth of your words in your eyes. One day we will make it up to you," Aro said but I had a feeling it was a hollow promise.

"Hey man wait!" I heard Emmett yell and we all jerked our head to the right. Brian was running as fast as he could and Jake was growling low before Edward patted his head letting him know the new vampire was with us but when Jake saw him his eyes went wide and the chorus of whimpers throughout the woods told me Jacob was feeling the grief we needed to protect Nessie from. If Jacob remembered him Nessie would. Brian ran full tilt giving Jacob a wide berth before taking hold of Esme's arm that wasn't occupied by Carlisle's hand.

The panic in his eyes scarred me until his eyes darted from Esme to Jacob and he shifted his position to be in between the two. Jasper moved and put a hand on his shoulder a feeling of calm spreading throughout the area.

"There are huge dogs around the house!" he said with wide worried eyes.

"It's ok. They are friends," Esme said in a soothing tone and Brian relaxed slightly but didn't move from guarding Esme from Jacob though he looked terrified.

"And them?" Brian asked curiously looking at Aro and his escort who were also curiously looking at him.

"Not so much," Edward hissed.

Aro held out his hand with a pleasant expression and for a second it looked like Brian was going to shake hands with him but that was when Carlisle moved. Carlisle stance was pure fury as he stared into the eyes of the ruler of the vampire world.

"You will never touch a member of my family," his voice sounded rough with an English accent I hadn't ever heard come from him. His look made Bella look like a playful Kitten and Aro took a step back sighing once more.

"Thank you for informing me about their negligence," Aro said as he climbed back into the car not stopping to say good bye. With that he drove down the drive and the wolves emerged and the atmosphere lightened.

"You scared the hell out of him again Jacob," Edward said giving the huge russet wolf a playful jab and Jacob barked a laugh as well. Emmett and Rose exited the tree line as well with apologetic expressions but everything had worked out. Carlisle's normal self returned as we all noticed Brians wide eyes as the other wolves got closer. Jasper still had his hand on his shoulder producing calm but when the wolves started chuckling about the expression of horror on Brians face and Jasper smiled we all lost it a bit and ended up laughing uncontrollably. Of course Brian just stood there with a furrowed brow clearly confused as Esme hugged him from behind with the largest smile I had ever seen on her face.

Tim POV

Four days had passed since a tenth of the town disappeared in ashes. My best friend was missing and I sat looking at Mel connected to more machines then I knew was possible. I focused on all the wires and machines to keep me from thinking too hard. She would need me when she woke up but the doctors said there was a chance she mite not. I refused to believe this and spent every chance I had talking to her. I don't know if she could hear me but I had plenty of time on my hands. My family was one of the few untouched by the tragedies that had taken place in the last week. As untouched as any of us. Every friend I had ever had except Mel was dead now. School was canceled for what will probably turn out to be the remainder of the year so I spent my days in Port Angelas with Mel.

I couldn't understand how it could be a coincidence that all the bodies at the camp and the hospital had been burned. It seemed to me someone was hiding evidence of their crimes but for what purpose? They had probably followed Brian to the hospital and killed everyone just to make sure. The inside of the hospital was closed off to everyone but there were rumors that anyone who went inside lost their most recent meal. That sounded suspiciously like something the attackers at the camp site would have done. I could still see images of the red and sticky leaves sliding out from under us as the unnatural predators took us down one by one. I was sure we were going to die when Brian had pointed in a direction and without question I had followed his advice. Throughout our entire friendship every time we trusted his judgment we could avoid trouble. I felt a sinking sensation as I thought about the guy I saw as my brother. I was positive I was alive because of his composure despite the pain that wracked his body.

I sighed when Mel's heart beat fluttered. I had accidently let his name slip from my lips again. As hurt as she was she still reacted to his name. I didn't know how I was going to tell her he was dead, but that didn't even sit well with me. Brian wasn't someone to die that easily. My instincts told me he was still fighting something. Maybe he had gotten away and was trying to run from that pack of monsters. I shook my head refusing to hope for the best. I couldn't get her hopes up like I had let my own. She needed closure so she could move on. She would need all her strength to overcome her new disability.

I distinctly remember Mel's mothers reaction when Dr. Cullen told her that Mel would never walk again. I had so many screams engraved on my soul I wasn't sure how many more I could stand. The screams always filed into my mind whenever I tried to sleep. I was already thinking I would never have a restful sleep again but at least I was alive to sleep.

Just then Dr. Cullen entered checking a clip board and all the machines.

"Anything new?" I asked softly. It seemed the whole town couldn't raise their voices and I was no exception.

"She is doing very well," Dr. Cullen said giving me a broad smile when the predatory smile of the woman in the woods flashed in my memory and my eyes went very wide. Dr. Cullen's eyes weren't the right color but everything else about him was incredibly similar to the monsters in the forest. His startled expression almost surprised me.

"Are you feeling well? You haven't slept for over twenty four hours," he said kindly apparently doing the opposite of his nature that I knew was probably akin to those in the forest.

"Oh I'm great other than being in a room with one of whatever killed all my friends," I spat with as much venom as I could and Dr. Cullen's eyes only widened. His expression gave him away immediately.

"You're the other survivor," Dr. Cullen said almost to himself. I had my jacket and was slowly making my way towards the door when I realized I would be leaving Mel alone with this monster.

"Please listen to me," he said calmly and I hesitated because I couldn't leave Mel.

"Your right. I am of the same species as those who attacked you, but we are not like them. We do not kill humans," he said carefully as though he were choosing his words very carefully.

"We?" I asked and I realized it wasn't just the doctor it was his entire family. Renesmee and Jacob seemed different but the rest were monsters.

"My family and I," he said solemly.

"Even if what you say is true why didn't you stop it! Not doing anything is just as bad as doing it yourself!" I yelled. A nurse popped her head in with a concerned expression but Dr. Cullen waved her off and she retreated with a reluctant expression. The guilt in his eyes took me by surprise for a second as his shoulders slumped.

"Think back. My children had not been to school the past few days. We knew something was coming but we didn't know where. We were trying to stop it, but in the end we could only save this girl," he said with a sad look at Mel. I don't know what it was about this man but the emotions that were in his eyes made me believe him, to a point at least. The Cullens had been gone for three days before the trip, and Mel was brought in by the Cullen's.

"What are you," I asked with a frustrated expression.

"I can't tell you that," Dr. Cullen said reluctantly before looking up with an urgent expression, "but you must not say anything of what you saw. There are people that would have you disappear if they knew how much you know."

I couldn't deny the concern for me that was in his voice but I couldn't understand him. He was so different than the ones in the forest.

"On one condition," I said maintaining my glare.

"Anything except what we are," he said.

"Fine," I spat, "What was wrong with Brian when we took him to the hospital," from his expression I knew I was treading on thin ice but I had had almost a week to think about what happened that night and Brian's strange illness stood out like a sore thumb. When he didn't speak for a minute something snapped in me and I said through clenched teeth tears of anger falling from my eyes suddenly.

"I need to know what happened to my best friend. Nothing makes sense that night. Why did they attack? Why did Mel get hurt even though she wasn't at the hospital? Why am I still alive when everyone else died?!" I said shaking my head. When Carlisle took a step towards me as though to comfort me but I glared at him and he decided to stay put.

Carlisle hesitated for a second before moving across the room and locking the door. He then went back to his place and sat in a chair on the other side of Mel's bed. My eyes never left him and a frown appeared as he noticed this.

"You can trust me. I won't hurt either of you," he said soothingly.

"I won't ever trust your kind," I said fiercely and Carlisle sighed.

"Brian is sick, but still with us," when these words left Carlisles mouth I froze. My best friend was alive, but if he was alive I couldn't imagine anything that could stop him from being with Mel when she was this hurt.

"Where is he," I said for the first time in a week feeling a little bit of hope but Carisles look was not promising.

"He needs to stay with those who can help him. He has lost all his memories and right now he is dangerous to other people," Carisle said and I had a distinct feeling there were things he was not telling me.

"And?" I said with narrow eyes.

"Timothy you must understand if I go into any more detail this entire town could be endangered. You have to leave this alone. If you don't Mel, your parents, and countless others could die," he said in a pleading voice.

"Can I see him?" I asked ignoring his response. I knew from the incident in the camp that if a truck going 60 could not stop one of these beings and it was against their rules for me to know I would keep quiet but I wouldn't abandon Brian.

"Brian is dangerous to others. I would not endanger your life. He is mentally unstable. I don't want to risk hurting him further," Carlisle said as though he were talking about a terminal patient.

"He is dangerous to me but he isn't dangerous to you?" I asked with an incredulous expression and Carlisle's head dropped.

"For your own good you must leave this alone. There may come a day where he comes to find you but right now he isn't ready," Carlisle said like a seasoned diplomat and I could only give a frustrated sigh. Carlisle looked at me intently.

"Please do not go looking for him. I assure you he is safe. My family and I won't let him be hurt. In anyway." Carisle continued to try and convince me but I waved him off.

"I can't leave Mel now. I have things I need to do. As long as he is safe that's all that matters. He will come find me when he's ready. He probably wouldn't let you bring me to him if it was dangerous for me anyways," I said with my resolve thoroughly destroyed. I hated not knowing the truth but as much as I hated it I knew Carlisle was telling me as much truth as he could. More than anyone else knew. Carlisle had been treating people for just over a year and was loved throughout the town because of his kindness. I hated whatever they were but he and his family were different. I still hated them for taking Brian from me but there wasn't anything I could do. I would not risk everyone's lives just to expose them. There was no way to tell how many there were and they were obviously superior to humans.

"You are a remarkable young man Tim. These people do need you but remember you are hurting to," Carlisle said with sadness in his eyes.

"Just make sure he is safe," I said collapsing back into the chair I was in when Carlisle entered.

"You need rest," Carlisle insisted.

"I'm not going to sleep as long as you're in here," I couldn't do much but I wouldn't turn my back on one of them. As civilized as they were the man standing in front of me and the ones in the woods were cut from the same cloth. If it saved everyone I would take the secret to my grave but that didn't mean I would stop hating them.