Alice? Alice, what did you see?” Nessie was lightly prodding my shoulder. I turned and looked into her innocent chocolate brown eyes. I couldn’t tell her this.

So, Aro was coming to visit.

“Anna!” A girl called.

“Alice!” I screamed in return. I ran at her. She hugged me tightly.

 “How was your flight?”

“Good, good. The odd nose bleed. Humans, so predictable.”

“Indeed. How’s Connor, I saw him too?”

A strong breeze blew. I inhaled deeply and sighed. His scent was amazing. I’d never particularly noticed scents before, unless I was hunting.

“La tua cantante.” I murrmerd.

“I have my theory’s about your family.”

“Tell me one.”

“Vampires.” I closed my eyes. He guessed right.

“Jarred Leakey. You’re different from the others. You seem more real.” I giggled, I was more real than the others, more human.

“You have no idea.”

The midnight sky’s stars had faded into the darkness, leaving nothing. Not one star shone.

“You still here, Nessie?” he asked quietly. I nodded. “Has Billy not turned up yet?” he continued.

“No.” I answer, not knowing whether or not he could hear me.

“Oh.” He lay down and looked at the ceiling. “Nessie?”

 1) He’s not dead. Carlisle will save him. 2) That was my foolish mistake, not yours. 3) What would it do to your Mom, me, Carlisle, Esme, Charlie, Renee, Rosalie, Billy, Quil, Alice, Emmett, Jasper… you get the point. It would kill all of them.” It would. They loved me so much. I was the aging child none of the Cullen’s ever had –apart from Esme- and could never have. I was precious. To every one who had ever met me, I was amazing.