Chapter 1: A new Home?

???? POV

I stared out the window and watched the trees pass by. It was around 11:22 p.m. I turned to my left and stared at my husband who was driving. His hands were gripping the steering wheel tightly. I knew that he was scared and angry, and so was I. Here we were in Forks Washington far from home hoping to begin a new life away from our troubles in Miami.

I turned around to face my daughter in the back seat. She was only 3 years old with brown wavy hair. I smiled at her as she sucked her thumb. She was dreaming and I could only imagine what her imagination had conjured up in her little head this time. My beautiful Karla, I adored her. I would do anything for her, we would. And that's what we were doing. That's why we left. That's why we ran.

I faced forward and yawned as I became drowsy. Then all of a sudden our car was hit by something. It kept bumping the left side of our car. My dear husband tried to control the car as it swerved on the lonely road. Karla woke up with all of the commotion. She began to cry and I tried to shush her.

"Don't worry sweetie. Mama's here." I spoke trying to keep a calm voice. I turned to my husband. "They found us didn't they!?" Our car was hit again and we almost crashed into a tree.

"Don't worry, if those bastards want to fight then I'll give them a fight!" he pulled out a gun.

"David, you know that they can never be stopped. More and more will keep coming!" I exclaimed. Karla was bawling by now. "Don't worry Karla, your father and I will protect you. I promised her. The car then immediately came to a halt. "Why'd you stop?" I asked my husband. He didn't answer. He just stared in front of him like a deer in head lights. I turned to look at what he was staring at. I screamed and then felt a pang of pain. Then there was darkness.

Alice's POV

It was a cool night in Forks and it wasn't raining, to my surprise. I stopped feeding off of a deer when I thought I heard something. I looked up and Jasper looked at me with a worried expression.

"Alice, what's the matter?" he asked. I didn't get to answer. I was having a vision. I saw a black convertible flipped on it's side. There was a man and a women inside, but they were both dead. Then I saw a little girl crying for her dead mother. She looked so adorable and it pained me to see her sad. I tried to focus on the surroundings. They were in the forest. Just as my vision was finishing I saw someone in the shadows drop a match. "No!" I screamed. Jasper came up to me and put his arms around my waist.

"Alice,what did you see?"

"We don't have time for that Jasper. Come on." I grabbed his hand and began to run. I wasn't sure where I was going exactly, but I needed to find that little girl.

"Did you hear that, Alice?" asked Jasper. I listened carefully and I heard a little girl crying in the distance. It was coming from my right. I made a turn and looked back to make sure that Jasper was with me. we finally came to where the car was. I sighed because it wasn't on fire. But before I could react the car was engulfed in fire. I quickly ran forward ignoring the fire that could have killed me,(remember that fire could still injure vampires) and ripped the door off. I grabbed the little girl out of her booster seat and ran back to Jasper. I looked down at the little girl and she was screaming. She was in pain. I examined her and found that part of her back was burned. I held her close.

"Don't worry, I've got you. You're safe now." I whispered to her.

"Let's get her to Carlisle." suggested Jasper. We ran back to the house and were greeted by Emmet. I ran inside the house.

"Whatcha got there Alice? Omg, is that a human? She looks like a monkey." joked Emmet. Jasper hissed at him to be quiet and it worked.

"Carlisle, I need your help." I ran into his study and surprised him. He stared at the little girl in my arms and cleared his throat.

"Where did you find her Alice?" Carlisle stood up and took the little girl out of my arms. I let go reluctantly. I wanted to hold her longer. I wanted to protect her.

"She was in a car crash with her mother and father. Her parents are dead and Alice managed to rescue the child. We're not sure how they were killed. " Jasper answered when I didn't speak.

"Her back was burned slightly. I didn't get to her in time." I said. I watched as the little girl whimpered in pain. I knew that she must have been scared. Carlisle placed her on a sofa. He had her on her stomach.

"Dear, is it alright if I take a look at your back?" asked Carlisle in a soft voice. She nodded her head slightly."Jasper, try to calm her down a bit. Poor girl looks petrified." Carlisle lifted the girls' shirt to look at her back. He didn't have to lift much because part of it was burned off. He studied the wound for a while. "Alice, go get me some alcohol and a piece of cloth. Jasper go ask Esme for the bandages and get a blanket and bring me a container with cold water in it." I ran to the bathroom that had never been used and grabbed the alcohol, then I ran to the cabinets in Carlisle and Esme's room and found a clean piece of cloth. I ran back to Carlisle's study and handed over the items that he had asked for. Jasper was already there. He was sitting at Carlisle's desk away from the little girl. I went over to him and sat on his lap. He wrapped his arms securely around my waist and placed his head on top of my head. I rested my head on his chest.

Carlisle ripped the cloth into thirds. He dipped on of the pieces in the pot of water. He seemed to hesitate a bit as he held the cloth over the little girl's back.

"What's wrong Carlisle?" I asked.

"Alice can you come over here and try to talk to the girl and keep her distract. This might hurt a little." he spoke too quickly for humans to understand. "Jasper I need your help with her too." I got off Jasper's lap and walked over to the left side of Carlisle where the little girl's head rested. I stared at her face and her eyes were so sad. She knew that her parents were dead. She understood that she could have died in that accident if Jasper and I didn't get to her in time. I placed my hand on her head and started petting her soft auburn colored hair. I cupped her face and wiped a tear that rolled down her face.

"Don't be scared. I'm here for you. Alice is here for you. Your safe now. We won't hurt you." I spoke in a gentle voice. "What's your name sweetie?" I asked.

"K-k-kawa." she stuttered.

"Karla?" I asked. She nodded her head.

"And how old are you?" I watched as she lifted her arm up slowly and with her hand she showed me three fingers. I caressed her cheek and then she jerked a little. I looked up and saw Carlisle pat her wound with the cloth. My attention was pulled back to Karla as I felt her small warm hand grab my cold one. "Don't worry Karla, it'll be over soon." I promised her. When Carlisle finished he asked Karla to sit up.

"Will you turn and face your back toward me, Karla?" asked Carlisle. Karla turned and faced the wall. I was still holding her hand and I had no intention of letting go so soon. I looked up at Jasper and he was focusing on Karla's face. He was getting ready in case she went into shock. His eyes locked with mine and he saw how much this girl meant to me. I knew that he could also feel it. I looked back at Carlisle, he dabbed a different piece of cloth with the alcohol. "Karla lift your right arm up please." I was holding her left. Jasper noticed that she was struggling to lift it, so he carefully helped her.

Jasper's eyes became darker, I moved to try to get a better look. She had a wound and was bleeding. I was surprised that we hadn't noticed it before. I must have been too worried about her burned wound.

"Jasper." I whispered to him. He looked up at me still holding Karla's right arm.

"I can handle it." he said barely audible for even a vampire. Karla flinched again as Carlisle cleaned her bloody wound.

"Alice, Jasper. If you are having trouble you can leave...if it's too hard for you." Carlisle dabbed the cloth with more alcohol.

"We're okay. Jasper and I can handle this." I assured him. Plus I didn't want to leave Karla. She looked to fragile, and not just because I was a hundred times stronger than a human. But because she was so quiet and small. I saw Carlisle dry the wound with the last piece of cloth. He then picked up the bandages and began to wrap it around Karla's back and stomach. He bit off the left over and tied it. Then he bandaged up her arm.

When Carlisle was finished I wrapped Karla in the blancket that Jasper had fetched. I sat down next to her and Carlisle left to give us some privacy. Jasper was still standing, but he continued to stare at Karla. I had the sudden urge to wrap my arms around her, but didn't when I saw her shivering. Jasper left to get another blanket. Karla sighed and unexpectedly leaned her head against my shoulder. Jasper came back and placed the blanket around her.

"Tank you," spoke Karla in a small voice. As Jasper was pulling his hands away Karla reached out and grabbed his hand. I saw Jasper tense, but then relaxed. I knew he was still working on his control. But for some reason I couldn't even notice Karla's blood. It was a faint smell, but it was almost hidden. Karla tried to pull Jasper to make him sit down next to her. Jasper noticed what she was trying to do and sat down on the couch as far from her as possible. But Karla wasn't having it. She was still holding his hand and was trying to pulled him closer. I smiled as I watched a three year old trying to play tug-a-war with a vampire. Jasper finally gave in and scooted closer to her. He was right next to just like I was.

Karla was making a weird face almost like she wanted to talk, but couldn't. I called Edward in my head. He walked into the study in human pace already informed of the human girl by Carlisle and not wanting to scare her. I told him to find out what she wanted.

"She wants to know what your name is." He looked at Jasper.

"My name is Jasper Whitlock." he spoke with a southern accent, which made Karla break into a smile. She face Edward.

"And I am Edward Cullen." Edward gave a playful bow and Karla giggled. I loved her laugh. "I'm sure that you have already met the little evil pixie, Alice." smirked Edward. I sent him a glare, but turned to Karla and smiled. She looked down at her hands. She was still holding mine and Jasper's hands. I leaned forward and placed a kiss on her head. She turned to me shocked, but then her face became distraught. I looked up at Edward, his face was full of sorrow. He was reading Karla's mind and whatever she was thinking about must have been depressing. I saw a tear roll down her face and before and could wipe it away, she fell into me and cried into my chest.

Jasper's POV

As Karla cried, I couldn't help, but want to cry myself. I know that it must have been really out of character, but the emotions that were coming off of this one small child were huge. And the just seemed to be escalating.

I watched as my dear Alice held the child and let her cry out to her hearts content. Karla had let go of my hand, but I could still feel the warmth of her skin. It was strange. Her blood didn't bother me as much as other humans. It barely even bothered me. In fact the only trouble was when Carlisle was cleaning her wound on her arm. And yet her blood was calling me. My eyes became darker and I only knew that when Alice looked at my eyes. But my thirst was in control.

I looked at Alice. She was upset, and happy and the same time. She must've been upset that this little girl was now an orphan, and I knew that she had always wanted a child. And being able to hold and comfort a child was something she cherished deeply. I yearned to be able to read people's mind just to be able to see what Karla was thinking. But at the same time, just her emotions made it too painful. I couldn't compare it to the pain that I felt when I was with Maria. Of course the only pain I felt then was either for punishment or during a fight. But the past is the past, and I didn't feel like bringing anything up at the moment.

When Karla was finished she was worn out. I tried to make her fall asleep so that I could talk to alice about Karla alone. Edward must have heard, because he respectfully walked out of the room. I turned to Alice and our eyes met.

A/N

Tell me what you think of the name(Karla)?

I stayed up all night writing this just to post it....okay I didn't spend all of it working on it. LOL I love Youtube. _