Hi ya everyone, here is the next chapter. It is going to be shorter, but at least I updated.

"The Crash"

Chapter 16

Sydney's point of view

"Luke, we have to go now! Dakota and Logan are in trouble," I yelled as I ran at full speed towards my car. Luke followed me in and we were off.

"How are we going to find them?" Luke asked.

"I am going to drive to Dakota's house and pick up her scent there. You are going to take over driving while I follow the scent," I explained. "We can't reveal our secret so we have to show up in a car."

We reached Dakota's house and I jumped out. Luke climbed over and was now in the driver's seat. I could smell Dakota's scent everywhere. I sniffed for Logan's scent instead. There were a lot of old trails leading in and out of Dakota's house, but there was a recent one. It was heading west going in the direction of Phoenix. It looked like they were going to the art gallery after all. I signaled Luke in the direction of Logan's scent and took off.

It was very quiet tonight. The sun had officially set and it was dark outside. The only sound was the wind blowing against the palm trees and the sand on the ground. I couldn't help my self think about what we would find when we found Dakota and Logan. Would it be too late? Would an animal get to them first? Would Logan stop breathing? I listened to Luke's thoughts to get rid of my own.

I hope they are okay. Stupid car…can't it go any faster!

I heard Luke hit the steering wheel and I couldn't help giggle to me self. He hated driving. He was one of the fastest vampires I knew and like all vampires, we don't like to go slower then we have to. I started listening to Luke's thoughts again.

Sydney, stop laughing at me! You know I hate going sooooooo slow! Now stop listening to my thoughts and focus on the trail.

"You're so immature some times." I started laughing again.

"Sydney, I can hear you!" Luke growled back. We stopped laughing and I slowed down. I could smell blood, lots of it. I turned the corner of the bend and I saw Logan's car of the side of the road. It was head first into the ditch. I heard Luke get out of my car and run up to me.

"How are we going to help them, if they are covered in blood?" Luke asked. He stopped breathing and stiffened his body. That was a brilliant question. How were we going to help Dakota and Logan?

Bella's point of view

We were on our way to the art gallery. I was only five minutes away. We were going to work our way back through the scenic route to find them. I prayed to myself that we were going to find them. I would not let any bad thoughts of what we might find fill my head. I could tell that Chase and Alexis were just as tense as I was. Nobody had said a single word since Chase had hung up with the police. They were on their way, but it was going to take them forever to find them. We would most likely find Logan and Dakota first. We haven't heard from Sydney and Luke yet, but I was sure they were already looking.

"We're here, now we have to back track," I said turning the truck around. I headed back in the direction we just came, but instead of getting on the highway, I took the deserted road to my left. I wonder how far they had made it to the art gallery before Logan had crashed the car.

"Why would Logan go down this road and not take the high way?" Alexis asked, "They would have been found and rescued by now."

I glanced over at Alexis; she had tears streaming down her face. Dakota and Alexis were like twin sisters. They couldn't be separated for long with out missing each other. Chase started to comfort her when he noticed her crying. Alexis was lucky she had some one to hold on to when she cried.

As I followed the road, it was getting darker outside. There were no houses around with in a mile radius.

"We have to be getting closer to them," I said starring out at the open road. No sooner then when I said that we turned a curve in the road and saw a pair of head lights. The car wasn't moving, it was parked on the side of the road. As we approached, I could see the remains of a red Ford Focus Sedan all over the road. Chase and Alexis gasped loudly. I parked my truck as close as I could and the three of us jumped out and ran over to the car with the headlights on. As we got closer, I could tell that the smashed up car was Logan's new car. He had just gotten that from his parents not even a week ago. The other car was Sydney's car. Luke and Sydney had already gotten here. Why didn't they call me? I heard sobbing and ran over to Sydney's car. Dakota was sitting in the back seat facing her body to the door. Her face was badly cut. Little glass fragments stuck out of cuts here and there. Sid was on her knees outside the car cleaning up some of her cuts on her arms and legs.

"Oh my god Dakota, what happened to you?" Alexis said trying to cover up the sobs, she was holding back. Sydney looked up her face was pale white and she smiled when she saw me.

"Bella, thank god, I have to go get some fresh air. Stay with Dakota and check on Logan," Sid pointed towards the other side of her car to where Logan was. She jumped up from the ground and ran over to the other side of the road. I guess I wasn't the only one who started to get sick around the smell of blood. To be honest, I could hardly see any blood.

"Are you okay Dakota?" I asked taking Sid's spot on the ground.

"I'm fine, just help Logan please. Luke has been talking to the paramedics for ten minutes trying to tell them where we are," Dakota said. I asked if Alexis would stay with Dakota and walked over to Logan. Logan was on the ground with blood spots here and there. I watched his chest barely rise and fall again. His white shirtsleeves were covered in blood. Logan also had a huge gash on his forehead. He looked bad. My stomach flipped and I could taste the vile in the back of my throat rise. I swallowed it back hard and slowly walked forward. I heard a cell phone close and turned my head. Luke was sitting ridged against the car on the ground. His head was in between his legs and raspy breaths came out.

"Are you okay Luke?" I asked kneeling down next to him. I put my hand on his shoulder and he flinched away. I jerked my hand back to my side. I wanted him to look up, but he didn't. What was wrong with Luke?

"Luke, maybe you should join Sydney and take a breather," I said. Luke didn't answer right away, but after a minute he moved and looked up at me. I let out a silent gasp and quickly looked away before he noticed it. His eyes were coal black and his skin was pale and cold looking. He reminded me of someone. He reminded me of Edward's eyes at the hospitable.

"I think I will do that. Where is Sydney?" Luke asked looking around. Luke spotted Logan and his eyes locked on him. If it was possible, Luke's eyes darkened even more.

"She is over there," I pointed to where she was. "Did you tell the paramedics where to find us? Are they going to be here any time soon?" I asked.

"Yeah, they are right around the corner coming down the street," Luke got up and jogged over to Sid. There was something different about those two. They had everything in common. They looked very different, but at the same time, they had the same color eyes, same skin color, and acted as if they knew something we didn't. I heard the loud sirens of the ambulance coming down the road Luke had suggested to. How did he know they were right there?

There were two ambulances and a police cruiser that pulled up to us. A few men jumped out from the ambulances and rushed over to Logan and Dakota. They started asking many questions. A woman with silk black hair that flowed down her back hopped out of the cop car. She walked over to me.

"Hello, my name is Susie and you are?"Susie asked suggesting to Alexis, Chase, and I.

"Hi, I'm Bella Swan and this is Alexis Coralline and Chase Dessen. Sydney Stark and Luke Brookes are over there," I said pointing across the street. "They don't do very well with blood," I said. Within minutes, Logan was loaded on a stretcher into the back of the ambulance with a neck brace and an oxygen tube. Dakota was also on a stretcher in the back of the ambulance even though she insisted she was fine.

In a total of five minutes everyone was heading towards the hospitable. Sydney and Luke took Sid's car. Chase offered to drive my truck to the hospitable while me a Alexis were with Logan and Dakota. Alexis gave me a choice of Dakota and Logan, but I chose Logan because I couldn't deal with the drama anymore. First my life is turned into a game of guess who, and now Logan's life is on the line. Nobody even knew if Dakota had internal injuries.

The ride to the hospitable felt like forever. The beeping on one of the machine was driving me insane. Beep…beep…beep…beep… I felt like someone had hit the pause button on a remote, but as soon as we stepped out of the ambulance, we were switched to fast forward.

"Bella how is Logan?" Alexis asked me once we were sat in the waiting room. I explained his situation from what little information the EMT's gave me. We sat in silence starring at the clock when Chase, Sydney, and Luke came walking through the automatic doors. They held a grim, pleading look. Everyone in the waiting room had the same expression. It was either life or death.

"Here are your keys to your truck Bella. Ever think about a faster ride? That thing won't let you go over 60 miles per hour." Chase tried lightening the mood with some jokes, but even he wasn't laughing at them.

"I better call Renee and tell her I won't be home any time soon," I said getting up. I stretched. These chairs were going to give me back pain if I sat for too long. Everyone mumbled an 'okay' and I left the building. I walked around the hospitable looking for a good spot to think. There was a lot to think about.

I found a secluded area on east side of the building. There was a wooden white arch above a bench made of marble or granite. The paint was slowly peeling off the arch. Around the arch was a garden filled with lots of flowers and cacti. A few bushes of red and pink climbing roses were planted right next to the arch and covered the whole thing. There was a small man-made pond that held hundreds of tiny fish. It was only a few feet from the bench. I walked over to the bench and sat down. I pulled out my cell phone. I realized there were a few messages.

Hey Bella, it's Phil. I just wanted to let you know that your mother and I are going on a date. We will not be home when we get there. There are leftovers in the fridge from last night, but feel free to eat whatever you want. Call me if you have any problems. See you later Bella.

I smiled when I finished listening to the message. Phil was always trying to be more of a best friend instead of a step-father. He was a really great person for my mom. She always needed someone to take care of her.

Hey Bella, it's your mother. Where are you? Several kids from school have been calling the house looking for you. They said you and your friends ditched a party you set up. Call me back, bye.

Oops, we had ditched Alexis's birthday party and didn't tell anybody. How did everyone at the party have my phone number? I went to the next message.

Hi Bells, it's Jake. Sorry I didn't call you back right away. I have been busy…with my friends patrolling La Push, I guess you could say. Umm…call me back.

Jake had finally called me back. He sounded really unsure of what he was saying. Jake didn't say much, but I was glad he did. It would be easier if I could start off by asking all the questions.

I checked the last message, it was from Edward.

Hello Bella, sorry it's really late, but Alice reminded me you were going to a dance and so I thought you might be still up. Anyways, I was calling to ask how your night went and tell you what Alice has planned for when you arrive in Forks. Don't plan on packing PJ's because Alice isn't going to let you or anybody sleep while you're here. For that matter, don't plan on packing lots clothes because she has already gone shopping for you. You have a whole closet full of clothes here. I will call you back in the morning. Bye Bella.

Ugh, of course Alice went shopping for me. When would she learn that I am a capable 17 year old girl? I sighed. There was only one answer to that question. No, she would never learn. I closed the message and dialed Renee's number. She picked up right away.

"Bella, where are you?" Renee asked upset. I frowned, not even a 'Hello Bella,' or a 'How are you'.

"Mom, Dakota and Logan were in a car crash in the middle of nowhere. Alexis, Chase, Sydney, Luke, and I had to go looking for them. We are at the hospitable now," I explained. I heard a small gasp from Renee.

"Are they okay? What happened? Do you need me to come pick you up?" Renee rambled on.

"No mom, I am fine. I am not sure what happened. I haven't talked to Dakota yet. Logan was still unconscious when we reached the hospitable and Dakota has glass everywhere in her skin. We don't know anything else. We just got here 30 minutes ago." When I finished my rant, Renee started rambling on again. We talked some more.

"When are you going to be coming home?" Renee asked. I was not sure. I did not even know when I could see Logan and Dakota again.

"I'm not sure, but I will call you when I am leaving," I said. Renee sighed, but continued anyways.

"Okay honey, I will see you later. I will call Dakota's and Logan's parents and let them know where there child is. I love you, bye."

I hung up the phone and just sat on the bench starring at the fish in the pond.

"I thought I might find you here," a voice said. I looked up and saw Sydney gracefully walking to me. I guess my face looked confused. She sat right down on the bench next to me.

"It's a long story. I will have to tell you some time. It really is a sad story, but I think life is repaying me back with Luke," Sydney laughed and became quiet. Her eyes soften and looked like they were melting. They weren't their hard protected self.

"I really need to talk to you Bella," Sydney paused, "Tonight when you called me and told me about Dakota and Logan, I was terrified. I thought my…my…real self would show. I can't explain to you anything, until you remember the Cullens. Edward told me how much he missed you and loved you. You need to call Jacob Black and get those answers," Sid said. What was she talking about? Edward did not love me. He never has. We broke up. He would have told me if we were together. And how did Sydney know about Jake?

"How-how do you know Jake?" I managed to squeak out. I looked up at Sydney again. She looked around desperately for an answer for my question. Was everyone lying to me? How many people knew the real story? I was about to asked her how much she knew, but she cut me off.

"Did you read those books I checked out of the library for you?" Sydney asked. I wanted to ask why she was ignoring my question, but I thought better of it.

"I only have read two of them. I have been busy with Alexis's birthday party, school exams, the dance, and packing for Forks," I replied.

"Now that I answered your questions you answer mine. Why and how do you know Jacob Black and the Cullens? First of all, Edward doesn't love me, and he never will and second of all, how long have you been lying to me? What do you know that I don't know?" I listened for Sydney to explain, but she said nothing. I thought she whispered the word everything, but that was all she said. We sat in the quiet for a few moments before she finally spoke up.

"Bella…I can't tell you what you want to know. Just promise me you will ask Edward if he loves you. Please, if you can remember anything just tell him. Demand answers from him and Alice and the rest of his family. While you're in Forks, stop by in La Push and visit Jake and the pack…" Sydney instantly stopped. She had said too much information. What pack? I jumped up from the bench and backed away from Sydney.

"Who are you? I don't even know you anymore. I invited you to my house, you became my best friend, and now…now..." I stopped my sentence there and just started to walk off. I couldn't finish it. I could feel the tears welling up in my eyes. I heard Sydney jump up from her spot on the bench.

"Bella, please…you are my best friend too." The tears spilled from my eyes and poured down my checks. Sydney sighed and started to walk after me. I didn't want her to see me crying and I didn't want to talk to her so I started to run. But me running without tears in my eyes always ended in disaster now add tears. I kept repeating 'don't fall now' in my head. As I ran from Sydney I could hear her soft foot falls many feet behind me. Out of nowhere, Sydney's shuffling stopped. I risked a glance back. Sydney wasn't following me anymore. She wasn't anywhere. I stopped dead in my tracks. I mumbled Sydney's name.

"Bella," her voice said. It was full of pain. I spun around, standing there was Sydney. I opened my mouth to speak, but no words came out.

"Bella, don't run from me please. I know you think I am a freak or something along those lines, but just answer these few questions for me." Sydney looked into my eyes and held them. I slowly nodded my head.

"Do you promise to ask Edward if he loves you?" I didn't know what I was doing, but I was nodding my head again. Sydney's mouth opened a little ways and smiled at me.

"And do you promise to find answers?" Sydney asked. Without thinking, I nodded again.

Here's the end of chapter 16. Whoa… finished with chapter 16. I can't wait to start writing chapter 17.

So much has happened in this chapter. Sydney starts to reveal herself to Bella.

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It's called Love, Life, and Sacrifice

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