Chapter 6: Lost

Nessie

I didn't know what to do. The house was completely vacant and my babies were gone. I began to panic. I walked outside hoping that maybe the family was just outside along with my babies. Luck was not on my side.

It seemed like there was nothing but forest that surrounded me. The sun was out and shining brightly. I wondered if maybe this family had gone hiking in the woods or something and took my babies along with them. And what was up with the total destruction in the house.

I did the only thing that made sense in my mind at that very moment. I was going to go into the woods and search for the family that had so kindly taken me in. Then I would get them to explain to me why they took my babies without even thinking to ask me first. Maybe my babies were kidnapped. I pushed that disturbing thought as far away from my mind as possible. With Ethan's disappearance, and my parents deaths my heart couldn't take another loss. They had to be okay. I was sure of it.

I had to admit though that being surrounded by all of this nature was soothing my anxieties a little. I'd never really gone out in nature. I'd always been a city girl at heart. I enjoyed the luxuries that the metropolitan lifestyle offered. The many restaurants, stores, and entertainment venues that were offered in large cities had always kept me occupied. But there was something to be said about my surrounding nature right now. It was so quiet and peaceful.

It was also a bit unnerving as well. It was too quiet. It was so much different from the hustle and bustle of city life. I wondered how things were going back home. I felt a pang of sadness. I hated that I had to flee from my own home just to be safe. I missed everything about my old life. I hoped that my nanny was okay.

I closed my eyes as I felt the tears forming in my eyes. Nanny Anna as I had always called her was like a second mom to me. When I was eight years old my parents had hired her as a full time live in nanny to help take care of me since their work kept them so busy. She always had a strong motherly vibe about her. I knew as soon as I met her that I liked her. Our relationship grew. I later found out from her that her own son had died when he was only six years old. Cancer had taken him way too early. She couldn't have anymore children due to complications she had when giving birth. But she said she never lost that motherly instinct and that's why she knew she wanted to make a career out of taking care of children. When I turned 18 she'd been afraid that she was going to lose her job. Then I got pregnant.

Though I knew that even if I hadn't gotten pregnant my parents would've found a way to still keep her around. She'd become family to them as well.

I shook my head. I needed to plan my next move now. I just didn't know what the hell that move would be. I didn't know what to do that wouldn't put my children and I, but especially my children, at risk. I couldn't stay here forever either.

I sighed. I should just go back to the house. Maybe the family had returned with Faith and Hunter intact. If they weren't back then I would call the police. Now, I just needed to figure out how to get back home.

I got my phone out of my pocket figuring I'd use the compass app to find my way back home. Only to then discover that my battery had died out on me. Great. Just great. But I had mostly gone in a straight line. Maybe it wouldn't be so hard to find my way back without a compass after all.

I hadn't moved yet when I heard a very faint sound of a footstep. My intensified hearing zoned it on immediately.

My head spun around and for the briefest of all seconds I thought I had died and gone to heaven. I saw my mom. She was different. Her usually pale skin had gotten even more pale. Her skin shined like millions of tiny little diamonds had been embedded into it. Her eyes, once chocolate brown, now crimson red. I rubbed my eyes and when I opened them again she was gone.

Grief really was a powerful thing. My mind was dredging up visions of my deceased mother. I wished it wouldn't. My memories were painful enough without a hallucinatory reminder.

My stomach growled. That was it. I was just hungry and thirsty. I was probably just having some hunger-thirst induced hallucination.

If I had to guess I'd say that it was another hour before the house came into sight again. I saw a distressed looking Carlisle talking on his phone. Then I guess he must've heard me approaching me because he looked in my direction and spotted me.

"There you are!" he said a little loudly. "We have been worried sick about you!" I was surprised when he hugged me.

"Where are my babies?" I got straight to the point. "My wife has them right now. She's taking care of them. For safety reasons she had to take them last night,"

"What happened last night?" I asked the total wreckage popped into my mind.

"Let's just say there were several unresolved family issues that needed to be addressed. But enough of that. Where have you been?"

"I was in the woods,"

"Don't you ever scare us like that again young lady,"

I scratched my head wondering why he cared so much about what happened to me. I was a stranger to him. Oh well. It didn't matter. I would be on my way soon enough anyways. They'd been kind to me but I couldn't stay here. I'm sure they didn't want me and my babies to stay here either. I was just lucky to have crossed paths with this kind, but strange family, but we'd be out of each other's lives just as quickly. Never to see each other again. Heck it probably wouldn't be long before we all forgot about this encounter anyway.

A/N The next chapter will show exactly what happened during the night with Rosalie, Edward, and the rest of the family.