(Alice's POV)

I was awakened by the cries of the babies. At first, I was confused about what was going on, but then remembered the situation I was in. After sitting up and turning on the side lamp, I checked the time. I had only been asleep for 6 hours. It was morning and the sun had just began to rise. I stretched before walking over to the spare bed, in which the twins were laying on.

The sunrise meant we were leaving soon. I picked out two bottles and two blood bags. I looked at the baby formula hesitantly. I poured half a blood bag into the one bottle, and baby formula into the other one. I fed the girl the bottle filled with blood, and the boy the bottle of formula.

They both seemed to enjoy their drinks. Something about the twins made me curious. The faster I get home the sooner I'll find out what the deal is with the them. Whatever the outcome may be, I have a promise to keep. I will protect them.

As I look down at the two precious nonhuman babies, it makes me wish I had my own. Then I realized these babies are mine now. I will be the one to take care of them. I wonder how Tate would react. Would he think they're mine? How would he respond if I told him that he was the one who saved them and their mother?

In that moment I realized how much I missed him. A tear escaped my eye, but I quickly wiped it away. I then walked over to the sink and filled it with warm water to bath the babies. After bathing them I put clean onesies and fresh diapers on them, and they were out like a light. While they were sleeping, I decided to get a shower.

After going 5 years without a proper shower, I was excited to feel the gentle sprinkle of water on my body, rather than the cold, hard spraying of a hose. The warm water on my cold skin, felt exactly how I imagined it. Even though I loved getting a real shower, I made it quick, because I didn't want to leave the twins alone for too long.

After stepping out, I walked up to the mirror, which was all fogged up. Grabbing the hand towel, sliding it across it. The figure standing behind me, forced me drop to my knees. I hesitantly turned around, only to see that he was not there. I swore I had seen Kane standing behind me. After sighing in relief, I laughed at myself. For, I was only seeing things that weren't even there.

Just then the babies started crying. Forgetting a towel I rushed to them. As soon as I entered the room the crying stopped. It was strange. I grabbed the duffle bag, and pulled out a white tank top, ripped skinny jeans, and Sophia's leather jacket. After I was completely dressed, I brushed my hair and teeth.

Then carefully peeked out the window. I was very observant, which allowed me to see something laying on the steps in front of my rooms door. Opening the door by only a slight crack, I quickly snatched the paper that was laid their neatly. It was a bus ticket and schedule. I leave in a half hour, and Luna wasn't here yet.

Did she leave this here for me? Or was it her lover boy? Either way I had only a little bit of time. I could feel the excitement fluttering in my tummy. It sent a shiver up my spine, causing me to drop the bus schedule. That's when  something written on it, caught my eye. I picked it up slowly, as I read what it said.

Alice, go to the bus station. I can't leave just yet. I have some business to take care of. I will meet you on the other side.... Luna.

I wonder what she has to take care of, and when she brought this to me. I shrug it off, and place the paper on the bed side table next to the joint I never finished and the blood bag I never drank this morning. Before lighting the joint, I drank from the blood bag.

After smoking the rest of it, I could feel it's affect at work. I needed something to take the edge off, and this definitely helped. My bad thoughts drifted away, and my nerves settled. I picked up the twins. Both nestled against my chest. It comforted me, until the girl bit my chest.

I laid both of the babies back on the bed. It made me feel awkward and scared at the same time. Awkward, because I'm not her mother and couldn't breast feed them, and scared because she had drawn blood. Could she be hungry again already? I wiped the blood away with a rag by the sink, showing that the puncture had already healed.

I sighed as I fed her the rest of the blood bag from earlier. She gulped it down, and I made a formula bottle for the boy. Once again he didn't reject it. Is he a vampire? If not, how is it possible? All these questions I will have to ask Ceciellia in order to get some answers.

I cleaned their bottles out, and put them back into the duffle bag. Then grabbed my clothes from in the bathroom, and stuck them in the duffle bag, along with the babies clothes. Once I made sure there wasn't anymore evidence of me being here, I wrapped the babies back up in their blankets. My eyes darted to the clock on the wall. Only ten minutes till I was heading home.

Back to the place I was taken from, and held captive from for the last five years. To see Sophia, Tate, Alex, and Ceciellia again. To give the twins a fighting chance in the real world. I know what it's like to not fit in, and I refuse to let the same happen to the twins. After writing a note for Luna on the back of the bus schedule, including my address, I ripped off that part of the paper and left it in the secret compartment of the stand. Hoping she is the only one to find it.

I had enough faith to believe that she will. A sigh of relief escaped from my lips, as I look at the clock again. Only five minutes left. I sling the duffle bag over my shoulder, before picking up the twins. I slid on a pair of flip flops, stuffed the ticket inside my pocket, and out the door I went.

I headed toward the bus station, without looking back. Behind me I could hear the door, of the room next to mine, open and shut. I wasn't sure who it was, but I wasn't sticking around to find out either. I then waited on the bench, and within minutes the bus pulled up in front of me.

I handed the driver the ticket, then made my way to the back of the bus. Everyone had their eyes fixated on the twins and I. It made me feel uneasy, until I finally sat down. A girl, who was holding her baby boy, was sitting in front of me. She looked back slowly, allowing me to only see a small portion of her face. It was enough for me to see a bruise on her cheek.

I scooted closer to her, and could sense something was wrong immediately. She covered her cheek and looked at me, with sorrow filled eyes, and attempted to smile. Such a beautiful girl to have such a broken soul.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Are... Are you talking to me?" She asked.

"Yes. What is your name? Mine is Alice," I said trying to earn her trust.

I didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable, but I could sense that I wasn't helping.

"My name... is Elizabeth. Everyone calls me Liz," she said.

She wasn't lying about her name.

"Well Liz, want to talk about how you got that bruise?" I asked.

My protective instincts were kicking in.

"Oh this? I... It's a long story," Liz said.

"Pennsylvania is a long ways away," I said.

"I suppose it is. Well... I live with my parents. My son's father isn't in the picture, but that's besides the point. It was my father. He's an aggressive drunk. My son, Mason, he is half African American, and my father doesn't approve. He had just come home from the bar. My mother was asleep, not that she would care or could doing anything about it anyway... You see, Mason was crying, and it annoyed my father so much. He yelled at me saying 'Shut that nigger baby up, or I will'... I told him not to call my baby that. Which was a big mistake, because he just snapped and began to throw things. He threw an empty beer can, and it hit Mason. I stood up, and my father hit me in the face... I had finally had enough. So... I left," She said.

Tears stung my eyes. It made me think of how Anna's mother treated her. I wonder how she responded to Anna's transformation. I wonder if they have been keeping up with my house.

"I'm so sorry. Are you both okay?" I asked.

"We will be. I just have to figure out what I'm doing and where I'm going to go," She said with a sigh.

I knew I was going to be the nice person in this situation.

"Come with me. I have a house and over $100,000 cash, " I said.

"Where are you going? Where did you get that much money?" She asked.

"I have my ways. But we are going to my house in Pennsylvania. I will make sure you and Mason are safe," I said.

"Thank you, Alice," She said.

I didn't reply only smiled, and she smiled back. She went back to feeding her little boy. So, I looked out the window, watching the road. The road that is taking me home.

(Pic is of the mixed baby boy)