Checking Up on Bella

"'It will be like we never existed.' Then they did. Disappeared without saying sorry or goodbye or anything."

"I'm sorry. I know how it feels to lose a family. It's not easy, but you find a way to live. You are lucky. You seem to still have friends and protectors here. It's late, you should get some sleep."

"Thanks Rocqua." I smiled as I carried the human up the stairs to bed. She was exhausted I could tell. Carlisle didn't tell me everything like always, but I still trusted him more than anyone I had ever had the pleasure.

"Is he ever going to quit being a prick? He's even more emo than you Jasper." the blonde remarked. The Cullen's were an interesting tribe I had learned. Carlisle was the first. He was the one who had come up with the idea of feeding on animal blood instead of humans. Strangely enough, he was also a doctor.

Esme, Edward, Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper had all joined his clan throughout the years. I had only met his first son and wife about 100 years ago when I went to visit Tanya and her clan up north.

"OH NO! NOT AGAIN! –"the short pixie was practically screaming now. The two other boys help her by the arms to keep her up. Tension sprawled through the group.

"Alice, what is it? What did you see? Was it Edward? Bella?" Jasper tried to ask.

"Him. I had a vision of him and Carlisle and then Bella. I don't know, but I can't see it clearly." Alice, the pixie one, calmed. "More like flashes and then they just stopped."

"Who is he? This man you saw." The older man finally spoke.

"His face is somewhat familiar. Black as night. Calm, friendly, he seems to know you Carlisle. I don't understand."

I smelt them first and slowed to a stop. I recognized this scent from somewhere. "Hello, is anyone there? I come in peace. I mean you no harm." After a few seconds, I heard their reply as a loud whistle.

"We also mean no harm. We were merely passing through your land on our way. Sorry for any disturbance we caused." I was sure now that I knew this man's voice. That's when I saw them running up towards the small clearing I had stopped to feed at.

"Carlisle Cullen! I thought I knew your voice. How have you been, my friend?" I called out when they came within my range.

"Rocqua! It's been a long time." Carlisle said as he ran up to greet him. "How long has it been? About a Century or so?"

"A little more, but far too long, even in our terms. I haven't seen you since Congo." I greeted his hug back. "This is your family?"

"Esme, my wife. You remember her. Emmett, Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper." Carlisle introduced, pointing at each one along the way. I reached out and shook each one of their hands in turn. "Alice here was just telling us you were coming. I think you shook here a little."

"I am truly sorry if I did. Carlisle, am I missing someone or did you not have another son?"

"Yeah, well you see--"