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"We can do this, Jasper." I said, staring straight into the blood red eyes I loved so much. "Both of us know it isn't right. We can do it."

He stared at me a moment, then let out a ferocious growl, wrapping his arm around my waist and pressing his lips against my head. "Let's go."

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We did it, we got away. I felt the joy swelling up inside me, happy to finally be away. Jasper grinned, having picked up on my emotion. "You're happy." He said, no longer running.

I stopped, smirking. "Aren't you?"

He smiled down at me, kissing my lips. "Does that answer your question?" My joy swelled, making a huge smile break out on my face. Jasper laughed once again.

"Now you're really happy." He told me unnecessarily.

"No point in denying it, is there?" I questioned, leaning forward and wrapping my arm around his waist.

"None what so ever." He responded, his eyes staring straight into mine. I smiled at him, he man I loved. He let out a growl again, having caught the feeling, and pressed his lips against mine.

But then we froze, both hearing the unmistakable sound of running. And not at a human pace. "Run." Jasper breathed, grabbing my hand and running through the woods. But they were gaining, I could hear them. Panic seized me, which Jasper, of course, felt, and his grip tightened.

"This isn't going to work." I said, my mind frantically trying to come up with a plan. There was only one solution- and Jasper wouldn't like it. But I knew something he would approve of, so I went with that. "We have to split up."

"No."

Okay, maybe this wouldn't be so easy.

"Jasper, it's the only way we can make it!" I told him, both of us still running. "We can meet at Peter's in two days. If the other doesn't show up, then we know something happened. We wouldn't be apart from each other by choice."

He ran next to me in silence, jaw clenched. But I knew he was going to agree. He knew there wasn't another way.

Suddenly he growled, stopping and pulling me towards him, his lips slamming against mine. I closed my eyes, letting myself get carried away. This was probably our last kiss. I held back the intense pain I knew was bound to overtake my body, instead only focusing on my love for him. I knew he would be able to feel it.

He pulled away, staring into my red eyes. "Two days." He said softly, his hand caressing my cheek. I smiled at him.

"Two days." I agreed, knowing what I was saying was a lie. I kissed him one last time, then turned on my heel, running as fast as I possibly could. I heard Jasper take off in the opposite direction.

As soon as he was far enough away, I stopped running, then turned back towards the vampires chasing us.

There wasn't any point in them catching both of us. They'll leave him alone when they get me.

Two Years Later, Alice Point of View

Alice was sitting in the woods, her eyes closed. Once again, she looked, or tried to look, into the woman's future.

All she saw was darkness.

What that meant, she had no idea. But she did know one thing.

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He was coming. Finally.

She knew he was still upset about her, he would think they caught the woman. And, in a way, she knew they did. He didn't need to know that she had given herself up for him. And he didn't know that she had never seen what actually happened to her. That was for Alice alone to know.

He was here, she knew it. She felt it. She opened her eyes and smiled at the man before her. "You've kept me waiting."

2006 Edward Point of View

"Edward, I need to talk to you." Alice's voice rang through his mind. He sighed, moving away slowly from the sleeping Bella. It was his first night staying here- well, the first night that she was actually aware of- and Alice was calling him away.

"What is it, Alice?" Edward asked, not even slightly surprised to see her standing outside Bella's house.

"She's coming back." Alice said, her eyes dark. "Her future- its back. She's back."

"Who?" Edward asked instantly, trying to get the answer from her mind. But he couldn't find it.

"The woman Jasper was in love with."

Edward relaxed instantly/ He thought it was someone horrible. "Jasper loves you, Alice." He said, trying to reassure her quickly so he could get back inside.

But Alice shook her head. "I know that, Edward. Jasper loves me- because I saved him, because I pulled him out of the darkness." She met his eyes. "He's my soul mate, Edward. But I'm not his."

"You think Jasper would leave you?" Edward asked, already reading the answer in her mind.

"He wont have to." Alice said plainly. "She wont come until after I'm gone."

"Gone?" Edward asked instantly. Then he saw what she saw. Her death. "We wont let that-"

"You must." Alice said, her voice gentle. "It's how its supposed to be. I've accepted it."

"I wont welcome her into our family." Edward snapped, his eyes dark.

Alice smiled secretively, purposely not letting Edward read what she already knew. "I think you'll feel different when the time comes."

Edward shook his head, annoyed he couldn't see what she meant by that comment, then climbed back to Bella's side.

2020 Main view

It had been to long since I had been around humans. Their blood called to me. I fought the bloodlust, told myself it was wrong. Told myself to be strong.

The Volturi had caught me all of those years ago. They locked me in a room, never letting me out unless it was to use my gift for their own amusement. They only gave me animal blood, sent Jane in on a regular basis. Tried to drive me mad.

And maybe it worked. A little.

But finally, after years of trying, I escaped. Got away from Jane. Was alone, not in pain.

Now, I was just trying to find somewhere to go. A place I could live.

A place where I wouldn't hurt anyone.

At the moment, I was somewhere in Washington. It seemed like a good place, big, rainy, not a lot of sun. Places to hunt right outside of town. A place I could stay for awhile.

I got a small apartment, then enrolled myself into high school. I thought it would be best. Maybe if I tested my limits, I would no how far I could go. Try to at least play human.

I just hoped it wouldn't go to far.

I was supposed to start school tomorrow, so the best thing for me to do would be to hunt now, so I wasn't hungry tomorrow.

I had just finished when I heard something. Felt something. Something that didn't smell human. It smelt like…dog?

I tensed, immediately aware of what it was.

"Who are you?" That something snarled.

I looked to where the voice came from, catching sight of a young man, Indian. "Why do you want to know?" I drawled, my eyes locked on his. Maybe this wasn't the perfect place, if they lived here.

Something in his posture changed the second he looked into my eyes. "Oh."

"Oh what?" I asked, though I didn't let my guard down. If this mutt moved towards me, I'd kill him.

"What is it, Jacob?" Something else asked, suddenly standing beside him. I felt my eyes widen and I knew I would have gasped if I could have.

Standing there was a young man, pale, auburn hair, eyes matching mine. A vampire. A vampire I knew- except, not as a vampire.

He looked as shocked as I did. "Elizabeth?"

I nodded, my eyes fixed on his face. "Edward?" I breathed, staring into the face of my twin brother- the brother that, I had thought, died in 1901.

"Edward?" The dog asked, moving up beside my brother. "You know her?"

Edward didn't move his eyes from me, he couldn't believe what he was seeing. Finally, the dogs question seemed to register. "She's- my sister."

"Sister?" Two new voices questioned, suddenly stepping out of the shadows. One was a vampire, with pale skin, golden eyes, and dark hair. She stepped over to my brother, reaching out to hold his hand gently.

The other was around the same age as them- well, she looked the same age as them. She walked over to the dog, letting him put his arm around her waist. I frowned. She wasn't a wolf, I could smell that. But she wasn't a vampire either. Or human. More like she was…half human? Was that even possible?

She was pale, with dark brown eyes. And her hair was long, auburn--

The exact same shade as mine. And, now that I thought of it, she actually looked like me.

"Edward." I said once again, still shocked.

We stared at each other, neither of us willing to believe the other was…well, alive. Kind of.

Suddenly, Edwards face broke into the smile I knew all to well. "It is you." He was in front of me quickly, his arms wrapping around me, holding me close.

I couldn't believe it. My brother. My twin brother.

"I thought you were dead." He told me softly, breaking his hold on me and staring into my eyes. "When did, how did, what happened?" He questioned.

"Edward, shouldn't we move this somewhere else?" The woman vampire asked, coming up beside him. "Nessie is getting tired."

"No, I'm not." The other girl said, frowning at the woman. "I want to know what's going on." She turned to Edward. "What do you mean she's your sister?"

"Your mother is right." Edward said instantly, looking at the girl. "We should go somewhere else. I'll explain everything."

I was still trying to process the 'mother' comment.

"Liz." Edward said, using his old name for me. I winced. Only three people had called me that. Mother, Edward, and-

No. I didn't want to think of him.

"Come with us." He said, his eyes studying my face. Somehow, I had a feeling he knew what I was just thinking.

"Because I did." He told me, walking quickly.

"What do you mean?" I asked, walking beside him. I noticed the others were gone.

"They went to explain why we were bringing someone home." Edward said, "So no one…freaked out."

I laughed, "Did you just say freaked out?"

Edward smiled at me. "I picked it up from Nessie." His face grew solemn once again. "I have a lot to tell you."

"Maybe you should tell me now." I said quickly, "So I don't have to learn your story with everyone else around."

Edward nodded quickly. "Not much to tell. I was dying, as you know. Mom died. My doctor, Carlisle, turned me. I live with him, his wife Esme, my wife, Bella."

The one I saw in the wood.

"Jacob-"

"The wolf?" I asked in disgust.

Edward laughed. "I felt the same. But, he is a great friend to Bella, and he's in love with my daughter."

I stopped completely at that. "Daughter?"

"Nessie." Edward said, stopping and studying my face. "Bella was human." He quickly explained it all, including their problems with the Volturi. I winced.

"That explains a lot." I said softly, not looking at him. We started walking again, going much slower than we both could. More time to talk.

"Our house also has my…foster sister, and my two foster brothers." Edward continued, looking hesitant on what to call them.

But I nodded, understanding completely.

"I can read minds." He said suddenly, his eyes looking at me. "Everyone's- except Bella's, but that's her gift…"

He could read minds? That explains so much. And it matches mine.

"Matches yours?" He asked instantly, as we came upon a huge house. I stared at it, ignoring the question.

"Um, wow." I muttered.

He laughed. "Yeah, but we have a lot of people."

I laughed, following him inside. "Everyone is already in the main room. Waiting for us."

I suddenly felt nervous. These were the people my brother thought of as family- truthfully, he had been with them longer than he had been with me. They were more of his family than I was.

He chuckled softly, and I rolled my eyes, remembering about the minds thing. "They're in here." He said, opening a door and walking in.

I followed, ignoring the loud snapping sound I heard as I did so. Instead, I looked at the people.

There was Bella, smiling at me brightly. Jacob, looking at me with distrust. Nessie, her smile the same as her mothers. My niece. I realized. I had a niece.

The next person in the room was a man, with golden hair. He had a fatherly air about him, and I knew that had to be Carlisle, which meant the woman at his side with Esme.

Then there were two more vampires, arms wrapped around each other. The woman looked at me with hard eyes, her blond hair curly perfectly down her back. The man smiled at me slightly. I blinked at how big he was. Like a bear.

"This is Carlisle and Esme." Edward said, motioning to the first couple. "And Rosalie and Emmet." The second couple.

Then Edward turned slightly. "And this is-"

But I already knew who he was. My amazed eyes traveled from his golden hair, to his toned, yet slim body. To the piece of broke wood in his hand- I guess I knew what that noise was now. Then my eyes found his- not the bright red I had known, but the golden color. "Jasper."