Disclaimer: All characters and settings belong to Stephanie Meyer, except for the ones I create. Spoilers: of Eclipse and Breaking Dawn.

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Convincing

"If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there"

" Fred?" I whispered hardly believing what my eyes were showing me. Fred stood in the clearing; light shone down through the trees making his marble white skin sparkle like millions of diamonds

Fred broke into a grin," The one and only!"

"I thought you had already left for Vancouver!"

Fred let out a laugh, " I am just about too actually, I am glad I found you though."

I turned to look at Jasper and Esme when I heard a threatening growling. Jasper had positioned him self into a crouch; he looked ready to tear Fred to pieces.

" Jasper and Esme it's alright!" I said hurriedly. " H-he's a friend of mine!"

Jasper straighten and stilling looking at Fred menacingly.

Fred looked at them suspiciously as if just noticing they were there, " Aren't they the gold-eyed ones that Riley wanted us to attack?"

" Yeah…they are," I said hesitantly before adding, " but Riley was lying to us about them. They're actually the good guys…they saved my life."

Confusion swept across Fred's face, " Really? How…wait…what happened?"

" It's…a long, long story Fred," I said smilingly weakly at Fred.

" Fred, " Esme began but then stopped when she took a step closer to him repulsion swept across her face briefly. Esme tried again to step closer to Fred but she didn't seem to be able to make her self do so. " Sorry," she mumbled embarrassment etched on her face.

" It's not your fault," Fred told her gently, " I have this…this thing that seems to make people feel repulsed when ever they get near me." Fred explained to her. Relief spread across Esme's face when she realized it wasn't her fault that she couldn't bring her self to step near Fred.

" Physical Repulsion," Jasper muttered.

" Sorry?" Fred asked politely.

" Physical Repulsion," Jasper repeated, " it's your gift. "

" Only some vampire's have special gifts, Jasper is one of them by the way." Esme added.

" Cool," Fred simply said before turning toward me, " So Bree what happened back there? Where's Diego?"

" Diego?" Esme and Jasper said confused. I let out a long sigh; I had forgotten to tell the Cullen's about Diego and Fred, some friend I was. Even though I no longer got tired of standing or got tired, I suddenly wanted to just lay down and sleep. " It's a long story," I finally said.

" Bree, you don't have to tell us about Diego if you don't want to, " Jasper said quietly. He must of felt the sadness that I felt over Diego.

I shook my head stubbornly, " No it's fine Jasper I have to tell Fred anyway." I took a step toward Fred before simply saying, " He is dead." Fred stared back at me shocked at the news. For a while no one spoke, everyone seemed to be listening to the sounds of the forest.

Finally Fred said, " I'm sorry Bree…if you don't mind h-how did it happen?"

I closed my eyes for moment; everything that had happened over the past 24 hours seemed to flash before me. I opened my eyes and took an unnecessary deep breath before retelling the events that had taken place.

I first explained to Fred who Her was and why she wanted revenge on the Cullen's so much. " We're the only survivors in our old coven now."

Fred's eyes widen, " Seriously, no one else survived? They're all dead?"

I nodded, " Yep, all of them were destroyed in the battle."

Jasper let out a cough, " Sorry about that, in our defense you were the ones who attack. We did offer peace."

I shrugged, " It's alright Jasper, our coven was a bit insane anyway."

I continued to explain to Esme and Jasper who Diego was, Esme looked like she was going cry when I explained the relationship between Diego and I.

" Bree…how do you know that Diego is…dead?" Fred asked me.

"I couldn't smell his scent anywhere," I said simply. Fred seemed to accept my answer with out hesitation. Finally, I told Fred about the Volturi and how they accused me of breaking the rules.

"Without the Cullen's, Fred, the Volturi probably would have killed me without a second thought." I confessed. " I owe them my life."

"Bree really," Esme said looking embarrassed. " You owe us nothing, I would be horrified if you felt you were in debt to us for the rest of your life."

I crossed my arms stubbornly, " Too bad, I've already decided that I'm going to repay you someday whether you like it or not."

Esme let out a sigh, knowing she wouldn't be able to change my mind, "Alright, but I hope it will not be with your life."

Neither do I, I thought to myself. I wouldn't want my third chance to end so fast like the other two. This time I was determined to make the right choices, follow the rules, and do at least something right this time. I unnecessarily cleared my throat before saying, "Fred, I need to warn you about the Volturi. You most defiantly don't want to get on their bad side…especially with Jane." A shiver ran through my spine just at the thought of her.

"She's right, the Volturi are ruthless. Bree was very lucky she was spared, it hardly happens." Jasper added.

"As far as we know, the Volturi have no idea that you exist, Fred, and if I were you I would keep it that way for a while."

Fred nodded, his eyes filled with seriousness, " So what should I do then? How can I stay hidden from them? It seems they know everything."

" Don't cause trouble, and don't kill large amount of people in an area." Esme told him. " If the Volturi hear about a large number of unexplained deaths, they might come investigate to see if it's a vampire. They like order, if they hear about a vampire acting out they come investigate so we won't be endangered of being discovered."

" Or they won't be embarrassed," Jasper said under is breath.

" So they're basically like the vampire police right?" Fred asked.

Jasper nodded," Right…well more like the vampire FBI."

Fred grinned, " So stay out of trouble and don't kill anyone… got it."

" And as far as we know, if you do ever run into them someday, they probably won't even no that you were created by Victoria."

Suddenly, I got the feeling that Fred was about to leave, if on queue Fred turned toward me. His eyes told me I was right.

Before he could say anything I blurted out, " Your leaving right?"

Fred took a deep breath, " You know Bree, you could come with me if you'd like."

I stared at him, I hadn't even thought of that. I knew if I went with Fred I would have many adventures, but we would also have to be hiding from someone. But with Esme, Jasper, and the rest of the Cullen's I knew I would be loved and cared for… something of an adventure of its own. .

" Fred…I'm sorry…it's just…I can't " Fred nodded his eyes sad. "Something is telling me to stay here, I don't know why but I feel as if I belong here…with them." Desperately trying to explain to him.

Fred nodded his head slowly he seemed to be at the lost for words. I remembered all those times I hid behind him, and the friendship we had built up in such a short amount of time.

" It's okay Bree, I understand," Fred told me kindly, "I'm just happy to see you alive Bree…I honestly thought you had… died."

I wanted to tell him how happy I was to see him too, and how he couldn't leave but all that I could croaked out of my mouth was a single word, " Same."

" It was great meeting you Fred," Jasper told him. I was impressed; Jasper was able to shake Fred's hand without showing any repulsion.

" Don't worry, we'll keep good care of her," Esme told him warmly. Fred nodded; he seemed to trust Esme a great deal.

" Well if you're ever in Vancouver…" Fred started to say. Suddenly, a brilliant plan popped in my mind.

" Fred wait!" I nearly yelled while grabbing his arm, " You don't' have leave…you could come stay at the Cullen's…with me!"

Fred looked at me with doubt in his eyes, and I could see Esme and Jasper exchange worried looks through the corner of my eyes.

" Bree…that's very…nice of you to invite me but…" Fred trailed off unsure of what to say next. " I don't think the Cullen's would enjoy hiding me from the Volturi, remember I'm not suppose to exist."

I looked at him hopelessly, " Well…you could at least come and look at their home…right?" I knew that Fred would still choose Vancouver, but I wanted him to stay as long as I could make him.

Fred hesitated, " Well…I guess it wouldn't hurt…" If on queue, Esme's cell phone rang.

After exchanging a few words Esme snapped her phone shut, and said, " That was Alice saying that Bella has left."

" If you'd like, we could show you our home now." Jasper offered.

I nodded excitedly; I was finally going to able to see my new home, " Are you coming?" I asked Fred hopefully.

Fred let a sigh of defeat before saying, " Sure…why not?"

Authors Note: So what do you do think? Do you think Fred should stay or not? Please take the time to write a review, I would love to hear from you! Thanks for reading! : )