Bree's Third Chance

Chapter 1: Running

Just an FYI: I own nothing.

Layla: Well, you may know us from our Inuyasha story, but this is another story.

Jazz: With a little less involvement from me. I mainly wrote Shikon Arts, but now my friends are here to write more of this story.

Aqua: We, personally, loved Bree and Diego, and were crushed when they both died. So, this is a little something for Bree.

Kelsey: This is our first Twilight fic, hope you guys like!

Layla: And we have never written a story from first person point of view, so hope it seems correct to all you guys!

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I was running, as fast as my legs could carry me. I ran through the forest, easily dodging the trees in my path. The wind whistled through my hair, and I ran on and on. Still, I could smell the smoke and sweet smell of the newborns I'd become accustomed to living with burning.

Lies. Ever since we'd been transformed, all we'd ever been told was lies. We didn't die from being out in the sunlight. The yellow-eyed vampires were not a threat. And worst of all, I was lied to about Diego- he hadn't been safe plotting the attack. He had been killed by Riley and her.

If it were not for Carlisle, I wouldn't be running now. I'd be dead. Just like the rest of them. Just like Diego. He had invited me to join his coven, and maybe I will. But first, I need find Fred.

No matter what, I couldn't stop until I got to Vermont. If I did, the black robed ones would find me. They would kill me. So I had to run.

As I ran through the forest, I felt the sunlight as it cut through the canopy of the trees and my skin would sparkle like a thousand diamonds.

Diego…

Because we'd learned the fatal secret of the fact we could live in the sun without exploding, they'd tortured him. Killed him. And it was all my fault. If I had stayed with him, maybe something different would have happened. Maybe I would've died. I'm not sure.

As I left the forest area and re-entered the city, I jumped from rooftop to rooftop without slowing down. Not sleeping was definitely a benefit in a situation like this. I continued to run across the states at my top speed, and despite my burning thirst, I wouldn't stop.

Eventually, after running for a few hours, I finally made it to Vermont. I whipped my head around frantically, searching for Fred. After a few seconds, I picked up his scent and followed the direction north east.

I found him, eventually, leaning against a tree, engulfed in the shadows of the canopy. All that you could really make out from him was the outline, but the humans had all left. In was dark outside, the crickets were chirping, and there were annoying bugs flying everywhere.

"Fred…I'm here…" I said quietly, taking a small step forward. He lifted his head and opened his eyes.

"I thought you were going to bring Diego back with you." Fred stated, looking directly into Bree's crimson eyes.

My throat lumped up, even though I knew I couldn't cry. I tried to make my voice sound calm, but didn't succeed very well.

"That night…when Riley told us about the fight and he came in late…he and her…they…they killed Diego." I forced out, closing my eyes. Just by saying it, and remembering Riley's warning of what would happen to us, knowing that's what they'd done to Diego hurt as if I had witnessed is death myself.

"Oh…Bree, I'm sorry," Fred began, obviously not knowing how to confront me in an unsettled state like this. "Do you…still want to leave? To run?"

"Yes." I replied. I had to face the facts: People and vampires die. Sadly, Diego had to be one of them. Despite knowing this, it didn't help me at all…the only good thing was that Riley and her had both been destroyed.

Fred nodded solemnly and turned, running into the forest. I took a deep breath and followed him. So we ran into our new lives.

We met many other covens, and even learned more about the yellow-eyes and hooded ones, none as the Volturi. They supposedly keep order in the vampire world, but everyone we met seemed to hate them.

We met the Denali Coven in Alaska. They, like the Cullen's, considered themselves 'vegetarian' vampires, who did not consume human blood. They also had yellow-eyes. After we left them and were calmly walking among trees in Jacksonville, California, Fred confronted me.

"Hey Bree, you seemed to know a lot about those 'vegan' vampires…have you met them before?" He asked, leaning against a tree.

"No, I haven't. But I met some other vampires like them…they saved me. The all have yellow-eyes, the vegetarians. Carlisle was the leader of the coven who saved me…he and some strange other kind of vampire fought the others from home. All of them died, but hardly any of Carlisle's coven was injured." I replied, thinking back to the battle, watching as the others were killed.

Even as I sat there on the cold, hard ground, I could vividly remember watching the battle. All the vampires I once knew, being decapitated and dismembered. Their bodies being devoured in the flames. The sounds of bodies cracking, flames flickering, and limps being ripped apart. Carlisle, helping me to escape, telling me to run. The human with the delicious smelling blood. All of it played through my mind like a video that I would never forget even a single moment of. I repressed a shiver…Fred and I were the only ones from our coven who had survived.

"Where does this coven you met live?" Fred inquired, crossing his arms.

"Probably not far from that battle…so, maybe in Forks, Washington. Or maybe even not far from Seattle. Somewhere in that area. Why?" I shrugged.

"Then let's go." Fred replied, pushing himself off of the tree.

"Wait, what?" I asked him, hoping that we were doing what I hoped he was implying we were gonna do.

"We're going to that coven you were talking about. Don't you want to see them?" Fred raised an eyebrow at me.

"Well, yeah. Let's go." I decided. I remembered Carlisle had offered me a place in his coven…and it would be nice to be part of a true coven.

Right before we started to leave, I noticed Fred's eyes.

"Fred…your eyes are coal black. Before we leave, lets get a drink." I suggested.

Fred seemed to contemplate my offer for some time, but he nodded solemnly. After he ran off, I decided I also decided it would be wise to grab a drink before we set off. I smelled the air and the scent of humans came through. I smirked and jumped into a tree overhead, and waited.

Down below, a bald man walked with a woman clinging to his arm. The woman had short, brown hair, and for some reason, Bree felt compelled to listen to their conversation.

"Oh, Phil, maybe we should visit them!" The woman exclaimed.

"Well, Renee, we could but it would have to be your choice. Why don't you call her tonight?" The man, evidently Phil, replied.

"Maybe I will…and I can't wait to meet my adorable little granddaughter!" Renee thought aloud. Clapping her hands in front of her like a child at the fair.

The conversation was absolutely unappealing. Then, I noticed it- the woman, Renee, her scent was similar…like the girl from the battle with the sweet blood! Somehow, perhaps mother and daughter, the two were related.

I wanted fresh blood, and these two would be the perfect victims. For some reason, just the thought of the human girl from the battle and this woman walking through the forest being related drained my of my want to attack them. I watched as they continued to discuss visiting Carlisle's coven human pet.

A new scent hit my nose, and I followed it by hopping from tree to tree silently, away from the wandering humans. When I hit the last tree I needed, I looked to the clearing below. There was a field of deer, but no humans in sight. I had known the scent was strange, but I hadn't expected it to be animals.

Instinctively, I quietly crouched down, shifting my weight to the balls of my feet. I waited a few seconds, and looked at one male with large horns. That was my target for now, the one I would concentrate on. Then, I leaped.

I landed right on the back of the deer and injected my fangs into it's neck, watching as the deer began to flee. I sucked it's blood, moaning and gulping, surprised at how satisfying the taste was.

Sadly, like humans, there wasn't enough blood in the body. I growled in frustration, tossing the limp body aside, and narrowed my eyes in the direction the other deer had fled.

I got up and ran in that direction, tackling another two male deer and a female. I smiled down at the last limp body of a deer, regaining control of myself.

I followed Fred's scent until I found him, two homeless men on the ground, another in front of him as he continued to suck at the blood. I wanted to look away from him, so I wouldn't get thirsty again. So I wouldn't attack him for the remaining blood. But, even though I wanted to, watching Fred consume the blood didn't effect me. I felt no urge to fight him for the body.

It was as if I no longer craved the blood of human. I wonder why…this was my first time having the blood of an animal, ever. Yet it felt as if drinking a human was no longer appetizing. What was going on with me?

Never in my second life had I had the blood of an animal. Though all of a sudden, I didn't want anything else.

When Fred through the lifeless homeless mans body to the ground, I crossed my arms.

"Ready to go?" I asked him, smirking. Fred nodded, and we ran across the states.

We did not go as fast as we were able, but we did not move slowly either. Because of our reduced speed, we reached Forks about a day and a half later. We decided to start in the forest, and were hopping from tree to tree when we heard voices coming from the west.

We followed the sound and stood in the canopy's above a girl with brown hair, a man with bronze hair, a very buff guy who was obviously not a vampire, and a small girl. I sucked in a small gasp.

"That's the red headed mind reader!" I whispered to Fred, but the red head obviously heard her thoughts, and looked up at them. As did the non-vampire, strange smelling boy, the woman, and the small girl.

I stared at the woman for a long moment. Something about her…she just seemed so familiar. That's when it hit me. It was the human with the delicious blood, but she had been transformed!

"You're that girl, Bree. From the battle with the newborns." The girl stated, staring back at me.

Her eyes, like mine, were a deep crimson. I would have thought she, like the others from Carlisle's coven, would be vegan and have yellow eyes.

"She's a newborn, it will change in time." The red head answered aloud. The woman looked between myself and the red head, but continued staring at me.

"Hello again, Bree." She said, smiling at me.

"Bella, do you know these two?" The shirtless, non-vampire asked the woman, who's name was evidently Bella.

"Bree was a part of the newborn army some months ago, but she didn't want to fight. She surrendered and Carlisle let her run from us, but I don't know her friend." Bella responded.

I wondered who the non-vampire was, or what he was. He obviously wasn't being hunted, and neither was the small girl. My eyes searched the clearing, searching for Carlisle. Obviously, he wasn't there.

"We'll take you to him." Edward told her, crossing his arms. I smiled at him.

Thank you, I thought, knowing he'd get the message.

I hoped out of the tree and landed before them in one swift movement. Fred did the same, landing to my left. The red head nodded and lead us the opposite direction of where we came. The shirtless non-vamp picked up the young girl, and Bella grabbed the red heads hand, walking with him.

I followed them, Fred keeping perfect pace with me. We didn't use our full vampire speed, but we were walking far faster than it was for a human to walk.

Soon, we reached a large home with large glass windows. Outside the house was one very large wolf, and like the shirtless one, it had a disgusting, strange scent.

As the wolf and the non-vampire went to talk, giving the baby to the woman, Bella, the red head continued into the house. Seeing no alternative, Fred and I followed. In the living room, was the vampire with short, spiky hair, Carlisle's mate, Esme, and another beautiful, blonde vampire.

"Bree…is that you?" Esme asked, standing up. I bit my lip and nodded my head, and she came up to me and embraced me. I was a bit shocked, but hugged her back anyways. If felt…right.

"Dear, it's so nice to see you again…" She smiled, holding me arms length away, looking me up and down, as if inspecting to see if I had injuries.

"And you as well, Esme. Thank you again for saving me." I replied, smiling at her. Then, Carlisle entered the room. He looked at me, shocked, as if he never believed he would see me again.

"Bree…it's nice to see you survived." He said, smiling at me.

"And you as well Carlisle." I nodded my head, folding my hands behind my back.

Behind me, Fred cleared his throat, and I remembered he was there.

"This is my friend, Fred." I introduced, gesturing to Fred, who gave a quick nod of the head in response.

"Good, because we've been expecting you." The girl with short, spiky black hair said, standing up. Looking at her again, she had an almost pixie-like figure.

"Expecting us?" I echoed, finally absorbing what she said.

"I'm a precognitive vampire. And by the way, my name's Alice." She smiled at me, holding out a hand.

I finally understood what Riley had meant when he told us some of these vampires had abilities. The red-head was a mind reader, and Alice could see into the future. I looked at her hand suspiciously for a moment, before reaching out and shaking it.

"Trust me, she's scary at times, but she won't bite." The red-head smirked, and Alice glared at him.

"So, Bree, do you need something?" Carlisle asked casually. I cleared my throat and turned to him.

"Yes, I do. Carlisle, I would like to join your coven." I squared my shoulders, and looked him in the eye. Fred cleared his throat.

"I too, would like to stay here for some time." Fred added. I realized he may have wanted to join, but it was no surprise he wasn't ready to commit to it. They didn't drink human blood, something Fred had become accustomed to.

"Well, you both are welcome to join us, but it may take some time for you to adjust to our diet-" Carlisle began.

"But the thing is, I think I kind of am. I was in Jacksonville, Florida, in the woods, and I was listening to two humans talk. I believe their names were Renee and Phil,-" Bella sucked in a breath. "But I didn't want them. There was another scent calling to me, and when I found it, it was a whole horde of deer. I drank a few of them, and that was it. It came naturally to me to turn away from the humans." I told them, looking at Carlisle, hoping he could explain my strange change in diet.

For a moment, the whole room was quiet. All of them, even the little one and the non-vampire stared at me. By this point, I was absolutely certain the non-vampire was not human. But his scent was familiar…and I realized I'd smelled this before at the battlefield that day.

"Well Bree, that is quite an unusual circumstance for a newborn, but Bella here has the ability to turn away from human blood easily as well." Carlisle spoke up, dragging me back into the conversation at hand.

I glanced at Bella. Her eyes were still a crimson red, but if they were correct, her eyes may too soon become yellow. I looked over at Carlisle again.

"So Carlisle, may I please stay?" I asked again. Carlisle looked thoughtful.

"Please, allow me to converse with my family for a moment, so that we will all be making this decision." He smiled, and I nodded. Behind me, the red-head, Bella, and the small girl walked into the dining room with Carlisle. Esme, Alice, the blonde girl, and the one with black hair followed.

Fred and I stood there, staring at each other while Carlisle's coven talked. The non-vamp sat on a couch, study us. I couldn't tell if he was interested in us, or checking us for signs that we were a threat.

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This isn't really from anyone's point of view, we're just leaving Bree and Fred for a moment while we listen to the Cullen's.

Everyone sat down at the table, looking at Carlisle.

"I think we should take a vote to decide if Bree can stay." Bella spoke up. Carlisle nodded agreement and turned to his left, where Esme sat.

"Esme, what is your vote?"

"I vote yes. I think Bree would be a wonderful addition. And her friend Fred as well."

Carlisle continued in the order everyone was sitting, going to Emmett next.

"Sure, it'll be nice to have more fresh meat around." Emmett smirked. Rosalie rolled her eyes.

"Carlisle, are you actually considering this? We can't trust them. Soon enough, they'll be at the throats of half the humans here, and we'll be exposed. I'm not ready to let that happen. I'm voting no." Rosalie crossed her arms. Next to her was Jasper.

"I'm not sure if they can be trusted. Though I was shocked by Bella's great self control, I don't think all like them are the same. I'm with Rosalie, and I'm saying no." Jasper glanced at Rosalie. Alice's eyes narrowed.

"I'm voting yes. I'd love to have more people to dress up." Alice smiled, and Bella shivered. Alice glared at her.

"I'm going to say…yes. Ever since I first saw Bree, I've wanted to know more about her." Bella told Carlisle, looking straight at him to avoid Alice's gaze.

"I say no. Rose and Jasper are right, what if they can't be trusted?" Edward crossed his arms.

"So I guess I make the deciding vote…" Carlisle said, not too loudly. Renesmee cleared her throat.

"Looks like we forgot someone," Alice began, smiling at her niece. "What's your vote, Nessie?"

"Yes." Renesmee answered simply. Alice smiled again, even wider.

"Well, my vote is also a yes." Carlisle looked around him. Rosalie scoffed and stood up, leaving the room.

"Issues…" Alice quietly sung to herself. The Cullen's stood and walked back into the living room.

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When they all walked back into the living room, my breath caught. I was terrified that they had all voted no, and that Fred and I would be out again. I actually found these yellow-eyed vampires interesting, and wanted to know more about them and their lifestyle. Thinking about living with them almost took away the pain she felt after Diego's death…almost.

Esme came forward and hugged me. She pulled me away and smiled.

"Bree, Fred, welcome to the Olympic Coven." Carlisle said.

As we all sat there in the living room a few hours later, I looked around the house and smiled. This was my new home. I was grateful to be part of the Olympic Coven, I was just unsettled that I didn't know everyone's name. I only knew Alice, Carlisle, Esme, and Bella.

"I'm Edward. The blonde girl that was here before is Rosalie. The black haired one is Emmett. The other blond is Jasper. And my daughter's name is Renesmee. The dog that's playing with her is Jacob." The red-head introduced, pointing to each person in turn.

"Dog?" I asked aloud. The one named Jacob looked up.

"Actually, I'm a wolf. Or at least a shape shifter." He replied, turning back to Renesmee.

"So…that day on the battlefield…those weird howling noises…those we wolves?" I asked, shocked they weren't some other breed of vampire. Well, I can honestly say that in my second life, I have learned something new everyday.

"Yeah, we were there. Me and the pack." He shrugged nonchalantly. I stared at him.

"Hey, anyone wanna go hunting?" Alice asked, looking around. Her eyes were almost a coal black. Bella stood, Renesmee nodded, and Esme also agreed.

Jacob stood, holding Renesmee's small hand, and the five made their way out the back door. Then Alice popped back in.

"Hey Bree, you wanna come?" She asked. I considered a moment before nodding and following.

-O-o-O-o-O-

As we walked further and further away from the house, I expected to feel frightened being far away from Carlisle's home. Surprisingly, I felt relieved. The air in that house…seemed tense, as though the mansion itself was waiting for something to happen, so it could slice through the air.

Soon, we reached a dense forest.

"Bella, you, Nessie, and Jacob should go west. Esme and I will go east with Bree." Alice decided. Bella nodded, walking is the direction Alice had given her. She wasn't walking at the speed of an average human, only a bit faster. Jacob followed, keeping up with her as he placed Nessie on his back.

"Come on Bree, sweetie. Lets get going." Esme said, directing me after Alice. It made me feel a bit helpless, because I didn't need to be guided like this. But at the same time, I feel…special. Like I'm not on my own for once, like I have someone who's there to support me.

When we got to a clearing, each of us stood at a stand still. Quietly, I realized they were listening to the sounds and smelling the air, trying to detect what was in the area to hunt. I followed their example and detected a faint scent of elk. Not far.

We creeped deeper into the dense undergrowth and peered through some bushes to see at least 9 elk together, grazing on the grass.

"Let's all attack at once." Alice suggested. Esme nodded and I hesitated a moment. The first time was a mistake…could I really hunt down another animal instead of some humans? What if I couldn't control myself…

"Trust your instincts, dear. Picture these elk as humans if you must." Esme quietly whispered to me. I nodded in understanding, and we each stood stone still for a moment longer.

"Now!" Alice hissed, jumping into the field and landing directly next to a large, male elk. Esme followed and I attacked a young female not far from Alice and bit into the fur and flesh. I gulped down the blood quickly so that I might be able to catch the other elk that were now scattering in the forest.

I saw that alike and I were going by the same example, and Esme soon caught up with us. I attacked a male and alike hooked one not far from me. Esme traveled a bit more north before coming onto anything else. I decided I was satisfied with just two elk and stood my ground with Alice. We waited for esme to return. Our wait didn't last long.

"Do you all want to go back home so quickly?" Alice asked, smirking. She turned and headed east, and I shrugged, following her. I heard Esme follow a moment after, as though she was hesitating.

We walked aimlessly through the forest for quite some time, having no true destination. They asked me about my journey with Fred, and what it was like to be a part of the newborn army. I'd never really considered us to be much of an army…I never really liked life around the other newborns after Diego left. I never liked life round the other newborns at all. To be free from them was a relief.

"So…what about you and Fred?" Alice asked after a moment of silence. I stopped walking.

"W-what do you mean?" I raised my eyebrows at her. There's no way she meant what I think she meant…

"You know what I mean, Bree. But let me enlighten you. I mean are you two together or not?" Alice elaborated, turning back towards me with her hands on her hips, a smirk upon her lips.

"Me and Fred? No! We're just friends. He didn't like the newborn army either, so he left before we went into battle. He even helped me out a little before we went into battle." I replied, rapidly shaking my head. The idea of me and Fred…no. Not possible. No one could replace Diego.

"Are you sure? Because from what you told us, he seemed awfully protective of you…" Alice smiled again.

"Alice, I'm sure Bree and Fred are simply great friends. Perhaps they care for each other, but in a sibling manner. I believe it's about time we returned home." Esme insisted, going southwest, in the direction of the Cullen household.

Alice smirked at me once more before shrugging and following after her mother-figure. I felt a shiver travel along my spine before following her.

Despite the previous situation, I felt Alice and I could become great friends. Already, Esme seemed to have accepted me as a daughter, and for alice, it seemed she thought of me as a sister.

We walked at a normal human speed to the Cullen home. There was no need to hurry there. As we approached, the air smelled of the wolf shape-shifter, Bella, and Renesmee. They had obviously returned not long before we did.

There was another scent in the air. It was familiar…but it was also unknown. Like I once knew it, but it was now a distant memory. Buried in the depths of my mind and to never be unearthed.

Once we entered the house, the new scent was stronger. I heard hushed voices coming from the kitchen. Looking around the living room, all eyes were turned to me. Fred's eyes were wide, staring out the window, glazed over. He seemed to have been unnerved by something. Perhaps it was this new scent. The only one missing from the room was the mind reader-Edward.

I followed the sound of the voices and stood outside of the doorway, listening closely. I could have heard them from downstairs, where I was, but I chose to come here.

"-see her." An unfamiliar, yet strangely familiar, voice insisted. It was obviously the owner of this new scent.

"I don't think that would be a good decision." Another voice replied. I recognized it as Edward.

"It's been too long, I need to see her." The other voice said again, the level of their voice rising. It was definitely a male.

"How did you survive anyway? I heard about what happened to you." Edward asked.

"Let's just saw I was shown a shred of mercy and was able to escape. That's all you need to know. Now where is Bree?" The male voice asked again.

For some reason, hearing the voice say my name brought on a wave of memories. A day in a cave, learning that vampires sparkle, Riley's lies…so many lies…

I wasn't thinking. I straightened up and walked into the kitchen. Edward and the other male, a vampire of course, looked up at me. His eyes were a bloody red and his hair was jet black. He looked shocked to see me, but then he broke into a smile.

It was a good thing that being a vampire meant I didn't have to breathe, because I honestly stopped then. It was impossible. I knew this vampire in front of me. I felt conflicted looking at him though, overwhelmed with joy, yet flooded with shock.

"Bree, you remember who I am, right?" The vampire asked, taking a step towards me. My eyes never left his, but in my peripheral vision, I saw Edward slightly tense.

My throat choked up, even though I couldn't cry. For a second, it seemed all of my life had drained out of me. Because it was impossible. I knew my new life was also impossible, but returning from the dead again was just an impossible theory.

He took another step closer to me and placed his right hand on my cheek, staring deeply into my eyes. After a moment of silence, he pushed one strand of my dark hair behind my ear.

If I could cry, I would most certainly be in tears by now. Having him beside me again filled a gaping hole inside of me that I'd never noticed was there. It had been so long since I'd last stood beside him. Since I'd last heard his voice.

I could hear the other below us moving silently closer to the kitchen, trying to go unnoticed by our senses. I'm surprised I noticed them. His crimson eyes widened as he believed I didn't recognize him. Reaching out, I grabbed his right hand and put it on my cheek again, holding it there, smiling. I sighed with pleasure, whispering his name.

"Diego…"