Some Thyme With The Cullens
Juliet's Point Of View
It has been awhile since the last time we saw each other. Sixty years to be exact. We've missed them and they've missed us. At least, I think they do. I couldn't be sure. We spent five years together, as one big, happy family. But, we had to go; for reasons still not fully known. And we didn't see them again… until today, that is. . But, we had to go; for reasons still not fully known. And we didn't see them again… until today, that is. Es, today we were going to see our family, to ask them something. I've used one of my gifts to see them. We call it my 'check up' power. That's what we call it. I have many powers, every one you can think of… except seeing the future. I couldn't do that.
Today, we were visiting the Cullens, our old friends and forever our family. I saw that they have two more females living with them. This should be fun.
"Juliet, we must get going if you want to see our family." whispered my lovely husband, Gabriel, with a slight edge of a chuckle in his voice. I could hear his smile.
I turned around to see him smiling. A beautiful smile; angelic. His dark brown hair fell in his eyes; his butterscotch eyes held nothing but love, happiness and was that…lust? I rolled my eyes. Oh Gabe. I took his hand in mine and kissed it.
"Yes Gabe. And I so want to see them. Sixty years of loneliness, without a family that truly understands us, and gets us." I said.
"I know, love. But we'll be with them soon. That is, if you and James are alright to teleport?" Gabriel asked with worry thick in his voice. He always worried for me. That's why I love him so much.
"We'll be fine." I said kissing his cheek. By this, I meant 'stop worrying, I'm ok'. "Anyway, I just have to brush my hair, and then we're off." I smiled sweetly at him before going over to the mirror of this empty house and brushed through my dark black hair. It was very long, going to my waist. I was petite, with…um…big features; a lovely hourglass figure. And I was short. Not Alice short, but not tall. I'm about 5'7". And Gabe is 6'4". We were our own Alice and Jasper.
I finished brushing my hair and turned and walked to Gabe. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him softly. He wrapped his arms around my waist, crushing me to him, all the while deepening the kiss.
"As much as I love you both, I STILL do not want to see the two of you making out. Even if you are married." came a voice from behind me. I turned and saw Benjamin…our son.
"Ben, you will understand one day, when you have someone you love, and you don't want to let them go." Gabe told our son, while squeezing me to him. I kissed his cheek and then walked to Ben.
"Little Benny," I hugged him to me; "You will find a girl. You just have to wait and be patient."
He smiled at me and kissed my cheek. "Thanks, mom. Well, we better get down stairs before Cory starts acting like Alice." at this, we had to laugh.
We walked out of the room and down the stairs. There, we saw the rest of our partial family. Sitting in the living room, on the loveseat, was William and Cordellia. Will was 6'3" with dark auburn hair. White skin, golden eyes, just like everyone else. Cordellia, or Cory, was 5'9" with dusty, blonde hair. It was short in the back and long in the front. Then, James. He has medium brown colored hair and was 6'1". He and I have a special bond because I changed him myself. He was my other son.
Finally, the 'twins', Damien and Pan (short for Pandemonium). They both had light brown hair and were about 6 foot. They weren't really twins, but they were so much alike. And, they were changed only three months apart.
We are part of a big family. Our other family, the ones who we originally came from, never really understood us. Gabe and Will were the only ones who were changed by them. The rest of us, were changed by them or Cory or myself. See, Gabe changed me, I changed James and Damien. Will changed Cory and she changed Pan. Ben, well, I think you know. We never fit in with the Thymes (our other family's last name). The Cullens understood us. They were our family and we took their last name, after awhile.
"Finally! We have been waiting for twenty minutes!" came the voice of Cory. Her beautiful alto voice shouted at us in impatient melody.
"Sorry Cory. But we want to see them just as much as you." I pointed out to her. Then I added, "Does everyone have their things packed?"
"Yes and I shrunk them for you." Said James has baritone voice vibrating. I smiled at his thoughtful nature. In truth, all of the boys took care of me and Cory. After all, we were the only girls. Sometimes, they were protective to the extreme-father/brother-if-you-even-breathe-near-her-I-will-kill-you type of protectiveness.
"Alright. If we're all ready, let's go." Gabe announced. Cory sprang from the loveseat, pulling Will with her. They all walked over to where Gabe and I were standing. They handed over their shrunken items and I put them in the duffel bag Gabe had hanging from his shoulder. When I was done, Gabe grabbed my hand and squeezed it. I smiled at him and took Pan's hand while the others took each others hands. We had unthinkingly formed a circle; we were ready. My eyes looked around until they settled on James' eyes. He looked straight back and nodded his head. I, too, nodded mine. I closed my eyes and started thinking about the Cullens. Seeing their faces, their house, sending these pictures thought the minds of the others. I concentrated on getting there safely.
There was a pulling sensation in my abdomen. It felt like I was being pulled backwards through time. My grip tightened on the hands I was holding. So tight, that if they were humans, there would be dust where their hands used to be. I felt myself spinning, spinning in a tight circle. A slight feeling of claustrophobia took over me for a second, then it passed.
And then, it was still. The spinning and pulling stopped. It had only taken a few seconds. I opened my eyes and looked at the faces of my fellow travelers. They all seemed fine, but I was empathy, so I could feel them. Cory, Pan and Ben all felt slightly nausous. Gabe and James were fine and Damien and Will were just enthralled that we were here and alright.
I let go of Pan's hand and took in the scenery of this place. The forest we had landed in was green. It was all green. Everything had some green color on it. And the smell! It had a woodsy, after-the-rain smell. I found this strange but, then again, I had never spent a summer in Alaska. I shook my head and, turning back to the family, said, "Okay we're here. Follow me and I'll show you the house." Gabe squeezed my hand again as we started running.
Alice point of view
I love my family. I had the best family in the world. They were great, with Rose and Bella coming shopping with me. Even if I must drag Bella by the ear. Esme and Carlisle, the loving and very kind parents. Emmett always making jokes and Edward playing music. My niece, Renesme, there when I wanted to give someone a makeover (Bella won't let me give her one anymore). And my Jasper. –sigh-- My loving Jasper. He was my eqyal, soul-mate. He always knew how I felt. Calming me down or making me hyper! –giggles-- But of course he could do that. He IS empathetic. Just like Edward can reads minds, Bella is a shield, Nessie can show you things when she touches you, and me with my visions.
I sighed as I fixed my hair in the mirror in my room. Our house in Alaska was big, whit and beautiful. Esme really did a nice job. It had enough bedrooms for every one of us to have one…a kitchen, living room, dining room(almost never used), a den, weight room, game/movie room, a small library, offices for both Carlisle and Jasper, a pool room with a sauna, hot tub and steam room, a bathroom for each room and a few closets. Plus, a huge garage for all of our vehicles and tools.
That's where Emmett and Rose were, looking at Emmett's jeep to see if they could it faster. Edward was helping Nessie learn how to play the piano (she always wanted to learn, because her dad was at genius at it). Bella was in their room re-reading Wuthering Heights for the millionth time. Esme was outside in the small garden, tending to her flowers. Carlisle was in his office, reading a report or other for work. Jasper was on our bed, reading a book about the Civil War. And I was still fixing my hair.
Suddenly, my eyesight went fuzzy and I knew a vision was coming.
A woman was at our house, on our front lawn, talking to us. She had long, straight black hair and was short but taller than me and Bella. I knew her…… but who was she? Wait! It was Juliet! Our sister has returned home! She was grinning from ear to ear and looking as if she would cry, if she could. My whole family was smiling, except for Bella and Nessie. They looked confused. Of course, they didn't know her. Jasper couldn't sit still. I was bouncing around. Edward looked shocked to see her Carlisle was beaming. They were so close, one would think they were actually father and daughter, despite they have different hair.
A second passed. Then, she ran straight to Carlisle. They hugged each other and he spun her around. He kissed her hair and murmured, "Welcome home, sweetheart."
When I got my eyesight back, I was bouncing up and down so hard, I thought I would put a hole in the floor. Well? I was excited! Wouldn't you be if your sister came home after a sixty year absence?
Jasper was at my side in a mille-second.
"Alice? Why are you suddenly so happy? What did you see? What was your vision about?" He asked. I know my happiness had got him because he was jumping with me with a big, goofy grin on his face.
I ran around the room. I was literally squealing with glee. I could not contain it any longer. I must say it, shout it! Juliet was coming! Hopefully, to stay.
I ran out to the hallway and down the stairs fast. By now, everyone had heard me. They were all in the living room, worried what the vision was about. They were all looking at me with different expressions on their faces. I smiled and turned to face Carlisle. I then shouted at the top of my lungs,
"JULIET IS COMING HOME!"