(A/N: mhmm, this actually is more than a one shot (:O). Yuppo I'm so sorry I haven't updated *whacks self repeatedly* but if you love me you'll forgive me and review :P it's holidays so extra quick updates and hopefully extra reviews! Happy Easter folks, I hope you all stuff your faces with chocolate :))

I was being stupid. Irrational. Over-the-top, idiotic, dramatic- the list could go on forever, but I didn't care: All I wanted to do was to get out of Forks as soon as possible. As it turns out, for most people getting an overseas flight with about 20 minutes notice and only ten dollars in their pocket is pretty difficult.

Luckily for me, most people don't have vampire friends with billions of dollars floating around the house and crazy amounts of influence over other people. I glanced down at my watch, checking the time- the wedding reception would have started about fifteen minutes ago- mobiles would be on now.

I jogged into the crowded airport, filled with confused elderly people, fatigued parents and their wailing kids, important-looking businessmen, you name it- a typical airport. I walked around for a while, until finally I found what I was looking for- a payphone. Punching Alice's mobile number into the keypad, I slotted in some money, waiting. When a chirpy, concerned voice answered the phone after one ring, I didn't know what to say- she caught me off guard: stupid vampire hearing. "Hello, it's Leah" I said breathlessly.

"WHEREAREYOUWEWERESOWORRIEDANDICOULDN'TSEEANYTHINGBECAUSEYOUJUSTHAVETOBEAWEREWOLFNOWDON'TYOUAREYOUHURTAREYOUOKAYWHEREAREYOU?!?!?" she yelled into the phone at a speed that normal human hearing would have registered as a buzz. "I'm at the airport" I choked out- "I just-Sam and everythi-Can you get me an overseas flight like, um, now?"

I bit my fingernail, hoping she would understand why I had to leave. She did."One second, I have to make a few calls, but I should be able to get you on a plane within the next two hours. I'll put some money in your bank account. Call me in ten minutes." There was a long beep, and I put the phone back on its hook

. Thankful to rest, I sat down and shut my eyes, trying to block out the thoughts of Sam and my family at La Push. Would anybody miss me? Possibly Seth, but that would be it. Would anybody really care that I had gone, or would everybody just be happier that I had left them alone. Maybe I- "HI! My name's Sarah! What's your name?" An excited voice asked me in an accent I didn't recognise.

I opened my eyes, to see a smiling face filling my vision. Great, just what I needed- some pesky kid bugging me for the next hour. I realised that maybe I was being a bit harsh, so extending my hand for her to shake, I introduced myself. "Leah," I said, smiling a little to hide my scowl- after all, she hadn't really done anything to me except to try and be nice. I moved back a little bit, trying to see more than just a bit her face at the same time. She looked about fourteen, with fairly long hair, a cross between blonde and brown.

"Are you here by yourself?" I asked. She nodded happily. I spent a few minutes talking- well, more like listening to her tell me all about herself. She was staying with her aunty in Forks while her parents were holidaying in the Greek Isles. I nodded in the breaks, not really caring about what she was saying- I just had too many things going on in my life at the moment. Finally, the second hand flicked over to the twelve, and it had been ten minutes. I went to the pay phone and dialled in Alice's number again.

Her high pitched voice yet again surprised me when she answered almost immediately, but this time I was expecting it, and answered smoothly "Any luck?" I heard a little sigh at the other end of the line, and Alice's sad little murmur of "Yeah, but do you have to go? I'll miss you." I nodded my head, but then remembered that she couldn't see that. "Yeah Alice, I do, but I'll keep in touch, okay?"

There was a pause, and then I heard her too-fast voice again. "Can you speak French or Indonesian, 'cause if not, then your choice is pretty easy," she said. "Um, I can speak Japanese... sorta," I admitted, but I didn't even really want to go to Japan anyway. "Okay, well, you want to be on a plane to an English speaking country within the hour, you're going to Melbourne, Victoria!"

I stared blankly at the graffiti on the keypad. Where was Melbourne? And Victoria, that was either in England or Australia, right? "Um, I never was really good at geography Alice..." I hinted, hoping she'd actually tell me where I was going. "Ugh, it's in Australia you idiot, and it's leaving in twenty minutes, from Gate 3. I gotta go, but take care Lee-lee!" she squealed, and the phone went dead.

I blinked several times- Australia? I was going to live in the middle of a desert-y thing? Fun, huh? I slumped back on my chair, slipping my cold hands into the pockets of my jeans and turned to face Sarah. "Where are you going?" she asked, absent-mindedly braiding a strand of her wavy hair. "Melbourne, Australia- apparently"

She blinked, her greeny blue eyes wide. "NO WAY!" she squealed, receiving disapproving from several people around us. "I live there! Are you on the next plane, because if you are then I HAVE to sit with you!!!"

I nodded, a little reluctantly I must admit. Sure, she was nice, but I wasn't sure if I could spend twenty-something hours with her apparently endless energy.

(A/N: hey guys, sorry this chapter isn't finished, but I'll repost it as a full one later- I just thought I'd be nice and let you see a bit of it early. I made white choc chip macadamia cookies as big as my face and they're very, very good. Mhmm. Whilst writing this chapter (half of the chapter, I suppose), I was listening to All-American Rejects (the bestesterest band ever *I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEY LOVE THEM JUST BECAUSE THEY'VE HEARD GIVES YOU HELL- I'M LIKE NO YOU DON'T! LIIIEEESSS* so they deserve a special mention. I'm sorry for the long authors note, I'm bored and felt like chatting... to myself... ANYWAY don't worry there will be more of this chapter when I can be bothered writing it. REVIEW please cos I love you all so very much )