The Unfamiliar Visitor
Summary
The wedding draws nearer and the Cullens receive a visit from a stranger. This stranger is a vampire. Is she dangerous? Why is she here? How about Bella? Well, you'll just have to read to find out. Only one thing is for sure, it's not going to be a very usual week at the Cullen house.
Disclaimer: I bought all three Twilight books with my own allowance, so I technically do own it… oh wait, I don't.
A/N: Writing was never really one of my skills, so…please forgive me. And don't forget to review! (;
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EPOV
"Bella, would you please tell me what you're thinking?" I whispered as I watched her break her gaze from the ceiling of my room. She stared at my face briefly and opened her mouth to speak, but she closed it again.
"It's nothing…"
"Really now,"
She sighed. "Fine, it's just…you know…I'm trying to imagine how it will be."
Why is she being so vague? Was she talking about our agreement? Has she changed her mind? "You don't want to become one of us?" I asked.
"No, silly! I was referring to the wedding."
"That should be the least of your worries at the moment, everything will be fine. Alice has it all handled." It was true. For the past weeks, Alice has been making phone calls, sending invitations, ordering off the internet, jumping from mall to mall to make sure we have all the things we'll need for the wedding.
Something pulled me away from my train of thought. I sat up straight as I heard Alice's thoughts. Edward, I need to tell you something It's about Bella.
"Excuse me for a while, love. I need to speak to Alice." I said as I bent down to give her a soft peck on the cheek. She flushed as a reaction to this. I walked out the door swiftly.
I'm downstairs. Alice thought again. I dashed down the stairs and saw my pixie-like sister at the bottom.
"What is it, Alice?" I searched through her mind for a hint, but I was returned with another one of her visions.
A shy, petite, tan-skinned girl stood on our front porch. She looked around fifteen or sixteen. She was not tall—perhaps the same height as Alice, and she had brown hair that flowed down to her shoulders that framed her face nicely. "Hi," she spoke quietly. She was actually quite pretty, but there was nothing strange about her…except the fact that her eyes were deep topaz like ours.
"I know. Her eating habits don't pose a threat, but I figured you still had to know for Bella's safety."
"Thank you, Alice. Now is that all you wanted to show to me?" Then I smelled it. She was here, our visitor. "You'll just have to find out for yourself." She said, grinning.
"This soon? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
She ignored me and made her way to the family room. Then I heard three short knocks on our front door, and suddenly I was joined by the rest of my family. Bella was probably still upstairs in my room.
Carlisle answered the door. It was all just like Alice's vision. "Hi," she said. This was very unexpected. I couldn't read her mind. I stared in shock.
"I heard that others of my kind lived here, and I'm staying here at Forks for the rest of the week. You see…I was invited to my cousin's wedding and…" That's strange, I didn't know someone else in Forks was getting married soon. It's a small town, news travels fast.
"OF COURSE YOU CAN STAY!" Alice squealed.
"What's going on?" Bella said softly, as she climbed down the stairs. She didn't trip, which surprised me as well. But I was still in awe. Why couldn't I read this girl's mind? Then Bella's eyes locked with our visitor's. I snaked my arm around Bella's waist and stood at her side protectively. Bella just stood in the middle of the door frame gazing at her, and so did the petite girl. Bella wriggled out of my grasp to take a closer look at the girl.
Then it occurred to me. She was here for her cousin's wedding, and I, of all people, would know if someone else were to be married in our town any time soon. The girl didn't mean any one else, she meant—
"TRICIA?!" Bella screamed, as she embraced the girl.