Chapter 20 -. ~ Unknown

It was weird to see him again. My best friend. My son. It was weird that he has fallen in love.

He may not realize so, but I know he has. He's grown to be an extraordinary man, even if he has not aged, and I am glad for his modesty. Glad to call him my son.

I knew it was only a matter of time before he realized how far in love he was with the angel. I only hoped it would not be to late.

Switch Views ~ Elizabelle

"Princess! Oh, princess, where art thou!" I giggled trying to hide from my brother's best friend.

Soon I felt someone through me in the air and I giggled looking into Shawn's pretty eyes. "Shawnie!" I squeal grabbing some of his brown hair.

"Lizzie!" he mocked me grabbing some of my black wavy hair. My brother came down stairs and laughed at us.

"Come on, Liz, we need to go back home." he spoke sadness in his eyes. We were gone for a long time hiding perfectly but we knew we had to go before Dad found us at Shawn's.

"Okay, Nic. See you later, Shawn!" I say hugging Shawn and kissing his cheek before bring him into a hug again. "Thank you for being friend's with Nic, please keep being safe and his friend. You're going to have to save him."

Shawn frowned but before he said anything Nic took my home.

"Are you okay, Liz?" I looked up at Jasper who was sitting by me in art and I shook my head.

"No, Jay. . . .I shouldn't of left them." I whisper as I thought about earlier. Earlier I woke up and they picked me up; I remembered what happened last night too, how Jay moved quickly and ho he looked sad.

I still wanted him to know that he was safe, so I looked up at him and tilted my head as he drew on his paper. I then grinned and started to draw again. I heard the bell ring and Jasper helped out my stuff up. I held his hand as we walked to my locker were I was to wait for Emmett.

I put a letter on his locker and then went to outside and to a table. I saw a guy smoking by a table near me and when he saw me his eyes softened a little. "Hey, kid, why are you here?" he asks as he took out the cigarette and sat down across from me.

"My sister goes here, so I do too. I'm Elizabelle too, not Kid." I say and he chuckled.

"Elizabelle? That's a really beautiful and unique name. You're really pretty too, you know? I'm Ashton." I grinned at him and shook his outstretched hand making him chuckled again, "Can I ask you something Elizabelle?"

I nodded and he continued, "Why are you talking to me? Did you mom not tell you not to talk to strangers."

I looked up at him and bit my lip thinking, before shaking my head, "No, I didn't know my mommy." I whisper lowly and I didn't think he heard it, "She didn't. But I'm talking to you because you look like you need someone to talk to, and that you are sad. I don't like people being sad."

"But people are sad all the time; you can't really stop it." he says as I continued to draw my drawing.

"I know, Ashton, but I'm going to try and make people feel better. Because it doesn't hurt to try; you never know what can come to if you don't try." I explain smiling at him.

"You're different; aren't you?" he asks with a smile to which I copied.

"I don't know, I like to think I'm a survivor. Like he told me."

"Who's he?"

"He is my bestestestestest and more est's friend; He is God; He is Mekal; He is every He is every guy who who told me that. Including Nic and Shawn." I say with tears streaming down my cheeks. "Do you miss anybody Ashton?"

I looked up meeting his pretty gold eyes that went to a hazel color. "No, actually. I don't really talk to people." he looked down with a frown and I stood up and gave him a hug which he gave back hesitantly, and pulled me into his lap.

"I do, I miss my family. But I keep getting new families, and I dont know if I should feel happy or not." I say honestly looking up into his eyes. We stared at one another for awhile and he kissed my head lightly, "Hey Ashton, can you give me a favor? Can you please stop smoking? I know you're different, too, but I don't think you should smoke regardless."

I tightened my hold around him, "I don't want you to be an angry person."

He nodded his head, "Okay, love, I won't." I smiled and we stayed like that until he had to go to class. He took my hand an we walked to Lunch and he took me over to the Cullen's where Bella was at too.

"Here, I believe she belongs here." Ashton said harshly and I looked up at him and he sent me a small smile, "See ya later, Bel."

"By, Ash." I tell him giving him a hug and he walked away. I sat down by Jasper and handed him a paper. "Here Jacie! Ashie helped me make it for you!"

He looked at the picture and smiled at it. It said "You can shine bright, just like the stars do. You can dance as graceful as any other."

Around it, it had stars and flowers, and it looked beautiful all on its own. At the bottom, in beautiful letters, it also said; Stay Strong. He smiled at the picture and gave me a hug. "Thanks, darlin'."

I smiled at him, "You're welcome, Jacie."

I looked over and saw everyone else looking at me too. I smiled while a blush covered my cheeks, hiding my head.

I ran through the halls trying to hide from my dad, when I suddenly tripped down the stairs. I whimpered but stood up and hid in the secret door. I soon heard him come downstairs.

I felt my body shake scared of what would happen, even though we were playing a game. "Marco!" I heard Dad shout. I stayed silent and suddenly a light shun and it floated somewhere.

I floated in the air and I arrived there. The door opened and I was in, just as the door closed I heard the other door open. "You're safe."

"Thank you." I whisper back, and he smiled