I had been running for a long time by the looks of it, the sky was dark and the people in the house were seated at the dinner table, eating, laughing and talking. I felt my heart squeeze, I hadn't ever had that with my 'family'... consider they had a different diet. I sat back on my haunches and watched them when I felt a dawning of knowledge come over me. I knew those people. Sure they were older but then again, who wasn't. It was dad and Leah, along with their family. I flopped down and rested my head on my paws, watching them from afar.

I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I knew was I was waking up to the scent of burn bacon. I wrinkled my nose and opened my eyes, rolling onto my stomach from where I must have rolled onto my back. I got up and stretched my back and heard it pop a few times, I let out a squeaky lupine yawn and shook out my fur. I heard yelling followed by laughing and banging when they all piled outside and began walking down the drive. Apparently Leah had had a go at cooking breakfast, they were teasing her about her lack of ability.

"Well sorry for trying." Leah huffed but was still smiling

"Aww don't worry, we still love you, burnt bacon and all" dad teased her, giving her a peck on the lips with the twins running around their heels

"That is what we have Emily for." Leah grumbled

I followed them from the safety of the forest and watched them, I dunno why… I guess just making sure they got there okay. I wondered how I got here, I mean I haven't been here since I was eight and… I hardly even remember dad. I followed them in the cover of the forest, just listening to them talking and laughing, it showed how much I have been missing out on. My family was never like that, except Rosalie and Emmett. I think of them as my parents, Emmett always plays x-box with me and acts like a father and Rosalie… she is always there for me.

My mother gave birth to me, after that she never really took much interest in me… she treated me more like a pet. I remember the first time I rode a motorbike and fell off, Rosalie was the one to pick me up off the ground and wipe my tears away, Emmett was the one to put me back on and say not to let it beat me. I got back on. What were mother and Edward doing? They were having adult time. I snorted in disgust, now that I was older I understood what they were doing, now that I look back they were doing that an awful lot... eww. Rosalie was the one who dragged Alice away when we were shopping for my first bra and threw a plain sports one in, she was the one who understood me. I let out a howl of torment and felt my salty tears track down the fur of my face.

I think Jasper pitied me, feeling emotions and all, feeling the resentment towards my own mother and my 'supposed' father. Truth was that I hated Edward, he was too controlling and… manipulative of people. I was lucky, he couldn't hear my thoughts, it was probably one of the only things I got from my mother, I didn't even really look like her.

I watched as they were greeted by a pretty woman at the door and the kids tore inside, laughing and yelling at others who I didn't see. I let out a whine and flopped back down to the forest floor, I wonder if I can get out of this wolf? I felt my stomach rumble and I growled at it, trying to chase the hunger away. I was still lying there I heard a ring on the home phones.

The thing that stunned me was that I could hear both ends of the conversation.

"Hello Emily speaking." Emily spoke cheerily into the phone

"Hi Emily, it's Bella, is Jacob there, he isn't picking up his phone." Mum spoke into the phone rather bitchily if I may say so myself

"Yeah," Emily spoke, sounding cross now "I'll put him on." I guess she handed him the phone when he said

"Y'ello, Jacob speaking."

"Jacob, it's Bella, where are you?" mum snapped

"At Emily's…duh," he replied in a spiteful tone "Now what do you want."

"It's about Mackayla," Mum spoke sounding annoyed "We went… out and she stayed at home, when we got back she wasn't there, we think she has run away. More specifically to you no doubt, she was harping on me the other day about wanting to go see you again."

I heard the breath exhale out of dad shakily "Can't you track her scent… with your super senses and all."

"Are there kids around?" Mum asked

"Yeah… can't really say too much around them, if they don't have to be we don't want them exposed to that world."

"Fair enough," Mum answered before she went on "But no we can't track her scent… it's just like she has disappeared Jake, I'm so scared... why would she do this to us Jake?"

"Are you sure she hasn't been abducted by some of your freaky friends or something?" Dad asked sounding stricken and worried

"No, we already checked with them and Alice would have seen something if they were coming." Mother answered before she paused and asked in an even tone "Is she at La Push?"

"No… well if she is I haven't seen her, I will let you know if we do see her or if anything changes… keep me updated. She is my daughter too Bella."

"Okay… I will." mum answered before she hung up the phone

"Jacob… baby, what's wrong?" I heard Leah ask worriedly

"It's about Mackayla," he said quietly, so I couldn't almost hear him "She has disappeared"

I heard gasps all around and felt guilty… I shouldn't be causing all this worry for dad and his family, it was the last thing he needed. But yet I still couldn't make myself move to leave this place…. it seemed like it was calling to me somehow…