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"This is home
Now I'm finally where I belong
Where I Belong
Yeah, this is home
I've been searching for a place of my own
Now I've found it
Maybe this is home
This is home."

- Switchfoot "This is home"

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Chapter 1

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My thoughts raced as I lay in the back seat of my mother Selena's car, a Jaguar Xi '05. I rummaged through my backpack that sat on the floor beside me, finally I found what I was looking for. I pulled out my red iPod and my 'Pride and Prejudice' book, there really wasn't much to do when you're on a road trip.

It would have been a lot faster just to journey to our destination the normal way, well what we considered normal. People called it teleporting, which is what it is really, but my mother insisted on driving at least some of the way. Our destination was in the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State, a small town named Forks. I researched how cloudy it was and how much it rain there, which was too much I hear.

The reason why we were heading to Forks was because my mother Selena and Aunt Sarah had to go away for a while and couldn't take me, all the other times they could but for some reason this time was different, but they wouldn't tell me why. They did tell me though that I would be meeting the two people I've been waiting to meet since I was born.

Carlisle and Esme Cullen.

Thinking of them made me smile, I never knew them, only knew of them. My mother told be as much as she could tell me about them, it was my favorite bedtime story, the story of "The Golden Eyes". When I was young it was a story that some of it they had to make up since they really didn't know Carlisle and Esme, but when I grew older I was told the facts.

Selena was curious of them, for one they had gold eyes for vampires and the other thing that drew her in was the compassion that Carlisle had and the love that Esme had. She wanted to see if they were able to have a child, would that child be as compassionate and loving as them. And so Selena had to bide her time, thinking how it would work since Esme and Carlisle were vampires they wouldn't be able to biologically bare children. So once Selena had figured out a way she seeked out the Cullens again. Once she found them she used one of her abilities and force time in that area to stop, extracting the dead frozen egg from Esme and dead sperm from Carlisle. She raced back to her home that she and Sarah had built in Forks, Washington.

Once she was safely home she went to the pod like womb and poured the freshly new content she had caught into the liguid of the pod. She also poured some of her blood into the mix and used a spell, Vitam ad Hoc, which meant "bring life to this one".

And Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, I was created!

It took a normal 9 months before I was born. But around the sixth month I was aware of what was happening, once I was born they found out I was half-human, half-witch, and half-vampire. Selena couldn't figure why I would be half-vampire, she guessed it was because a bit of the vampire gene stuck with the egg or sperm even after her human/witch blood was added.

I grew as a normal child, but didn't exactly think like a normal child. I was aware of what happen since sixth months into the pod like womb. I had remember seeing Selena and Sarah's faces as they looked into the pod, they were mostly worried and confused. They couldn't see my progress in the womb. Aunt Sarah had made me a drawn picture of Carlisle and Esme Cullen, which I kept with me always. When I was old enough we moved away from Forks, Washington.

As I thought about the past my mother had gone into Forks Motel and rented a room. I got my two backpacks, one for clothes and the other some stuff I packed for the road trip. We made our way to the room, when I walked in I saw that she had rented what they called a double queen - economy. Inside the four white walls where two double queen beds to one side, at the very end near the window beside one of the beds under the window was a small table with two chairs, a mini fridge and a microwave on top. Near the table was the bathroom which held all the standard bathroom utilities. And last but not least there was a dresser in front of the beds with a standard TV on top of it.

"We'll leave in about an hour will you wake me then, dear?" Selena asked as she used a cleaning spell on the beds with the wave of her hand.

"Sure mom, will do." I replied, getting back out my book and reading where I left off. Although I do sleep, I slept enough on the way here, so at the moment sleep didn't really interest me.

To pass the time I went to take a shower, which didn't last that long. As the hour went by all I could think about was, Will they like me? Will they accept me? Do they want me? Will they love me like I love them?, Then it was time to wake Selena up. It was dark out now, most of the town getting ready for bed probably.

Before we could go though, we decided to refresh. She took a shower, as I waited I rummaged through my clothes backpack, finally I found what I wanted. I changed into some blue jeans with a pale pink shirt along with a jeans jacket. Getting my jewelry box out I pulled out my moonstone ring and neckless, along with two white Hawaiian flower hair clips with two green heart earrings.

"Okay, hold my hand," Selena told me after we refreshed, it seemed we where going to teleport there.

I took her hand in mine, waiting for the slight pull I felt when ever we teleported. When I opened my eyes we were in the front their house. It was timeless, graceful, and probably a hundred years old in my opinion, as well as anyone else who would look at it. It was painted a soft, faded white, three stories tall, rectangular and well proportioned. The windows and doors were either part of the original structure or a perfect restoration. I could hear a river near by, hidden by the forest that surrounded the house.

As a defense I used one of my special abilities. As I concentrated I soon was able to hear the thoughts of the people inside the house, they were shocked to say the least. It seems they're not used to having people drop in on them. Then I noticed the thoughts echoed in one of the minds that resided in the house. So they have a mind reader, I thought.

Lily I want you to do as we discussed. Selena thought to me, knowing that I would be listening for any danger.

With that I turned invisible, just in time too. The moment I turned the front door opened and there he stood, Carlisle Cullen, behind him were six other bodies. Carlisle looked exactly like the picture that my Aunt Sarah drew for me, before I was born. 6'2", with blond collar-length hair, with well-toned medium frame, and looking about in his mid 20's, looking a lot like the roman god Zeus' younger better looking brother.

As Carlisle made his way out of the house the others came with him, looking very defensive. They don't know us, so they think we're here to hurt them, I thought sadly to myself. The bronze haired vampire's gold eyes narrowed, his eyes scanning around me and Selena, but only seeing Selena. So he's the mind reader.

"Hello, Carlisle," Selena be can, her right hand out stretched for a handshake. "I'm not here to hurt you or your family. I promise you this, I simply want to talk and introduce you to someone. Though at the moment she cannot show herself, not until I explain."

Carlisle shook her hand, with cousion. "Hello, I don't think we've met."

"No, we haven't. My name is Selena McKenna."

Carlisle looked back at his family and then back to Selena. "Please come in, but may I ask what do you have to explain."

"All in do time, Carlisle," Selena said making her way with him into the house, pausing and turning her head slightly to look over her shoulder. "Lily dear, please do follow us."

"Why won't the other show herself?" The redhead asked, his eyes still narrow and looking around the area.

"Because I have told her not to," Selena said turning fully to him, before turning back to go inside the house. "She'll show herself when I'm done explaining."

The inside was more surprising, less predictable, than the exterior. It was very bright, very open, and very large. The place must have originally been several rooms, but the walls had been removed from most of the first floor to create one wide open space. The back, south-facing wall have been entirely replaced with glass, and, beyond the shade of the ceadars, the lawn stretched bare to the wide river. A massive curving staircase dominated the west side of the room. The walls, the heigh-beamed ceiling, the wooden floors, and the thick carpets were all varying shades of white. And just to the left of the door, on a raised portion of the floor was a spectacular grand piano.

You could probably cut the tension between us as Selena explained my tale. Once she was done telling I could see the disbelieve in their faces, so Selena used one of her powers. She chose the flat screen TV to show them. The screen showed everything, even after the birth, I watch Carlisle and Esme watch the screen with shocked faces.

"And there you have it," Selena said as the screen when black. "Lily, dear. You may show yourself now."

I suddenly got very nervous and anxious at the same time. I never really like being center of attention, blushing I made myself visible. Shyly looking up I saw Esme holding her hands to her mouth in shock and Carlisle's eyes transfixed on mine. I opened my mind so I could listen to what Carlisle and Esme were thinking, I didn't want to hear what everyone else thought at the moment, I just wanted to hear theirs.

My eyes, she has my human eyes. Was the first thought I heard, I looked at Carlisle. I smiled, I always wondered who's eyes I had gotten.

She has my hair, she also looks so much like me in so many ways. Esme thought still frozen.

"She's a mix of all of us," Selena said as she came up next to me, putting a hand on my shoulder. "She has a lot of Esme's features, except she got my mother's shortness." She laughed remembering her mother.

"There are two reasons why I came here," Selena broke the silence. "First, because she's always wanted to meet you two. And second, my sister and I are going to be away for a very long time. And I need someone to be with her. I know that she is old enough to be on her own, but for the period of time we'll be gone, I don't want her to be. So I was hoping, praying that you would consider taking her for awhile."

"Yes!"

I looked up at the voice that had answered Selena, to find it was Esme. I didn't think my smile could go so big.

"What!" A tall blond female vampire said in anger. "We hardly even know her, how can we know she can be trusted?"

She was astoundingly gorgeous, even for a vampire. Too bad her attitude doesn't match her beauty, I thought to myself as I analyzed her.

"This is not up for discussion, Rosalie." Esme scolded her.

And with that Rosalie stomped off. I looked to Esme again, a small smile was formed on my lips. In return I got a warm motherly smile from her, I saw her look quickly to Carlisle. Her look was almost like she was pleading with him, and to my joy he nodded, turning his eyes to me and smiled.

"Welcome to the family, Lily," Carlisle said to me with a kind smile on his face.

In an instant I was next to him hugging him, I could tell that I startled him. I couldn't help the joy I was feeling, I was finally going to get to know the two people in the whole world that I've always wanted to know. Without thinking my left hand reached towards Esme, and without hesitating she was there by my side before anyone could blink and joined in on the hug.

"Thank you, it's very kind of you," Selena said getting up from the couch. "Now, I must be leaving. Lily I'll see you as soon as I can, here is your stuff, I've put a mirror in there that will allow us to communicate."

She got off the couch and gave me a neckless. I knew exactly what it was when she put it in my hand, it was my door from our house. She shrank it at the last minute. I guess she wanted to be prepared just incase they said yes, but didn't want me to know so my hopes wouldn't be crushed just incase they said no, I smiled at the thought.

"I trust you can set it up?"

"Of course I can," I said raising one eye brow. "Ye of little faith, don't ye trust me at all?"

She laughed and with a hug and kiss good-bye she left. I smiled, I really was going to stay. I turned towards my new little family, suddenly I felt nervous. What if the rest don't like me like Rosalie? I thought, scared at the thought. But before my scared and nervous feelings could linger any longer, I felt a wave of calm was over me.

"Well, Lily, I would like to introduce you to everyone," Carlisle said coming to stand my side.

"This is Edward," Carlisle said, pointing to an extremely attractive boy, he looked around the age of 17, though his looks reminded me a bit of one of my friend, Robert. It was almost uncanny how much they looked a like.

"Emmett," a very tall and very muscular vampire with dimples and slightly dark brown curly hair. As well as Edward he reminded me of one of my other friends, Nathan. Both had that tough guy look going on, it was very intimidating. But Nathan was a real softy when you get to know him, I silently wondered if Emmett was the same.

"Alice," a very petite and beautiful vampire, she was even shorter than I was and I was only 5'2". She had what seemed an extremely thin structure, and small pixie like features. Her hair was deep black, cropped short and pointed in every direction.

"And Jasper." He was blond like Carlisle and Rosalie, but a bit more honey golden shine to it. But was taller and leaner. His skin was absolutely covered in scars, spaced out most thickly on his neck and jaw. I could tell he had been in a lot of fights in the past.

"The one who walked way was, Rosalie," Carlisle said with small hint of disappointment in his kind voice. "I'm sure she'll come around sooner or later."

"Hello, its a pleasure to meet all of you," I said with a small bow of my head, suddenly remembering my manners. "My name is Lillianna Serenity Estelle Cullen, but you can call me Lily if you perfer."

"Cullen?" They looked at me in shock.

"Um, yeah. I guess Selena wanted me to feel like I had some conection to my parents some how," I told them, put added quickly. "But if you prefer I can go by Mekkenna while I'm here, or change it completely if you rather, I don't want to affe-"

"Nonsense," Esme and Carlisle said at the same time.

"It just shocked us is all," Carlisle said again with his kind welcoming smile. "We would be honered to have you keep the Cullen name."

Again I felt my smile grow big, and I felt the blood rush to my cheeks feeling imberressed.

"What did Selena give you?" Alice asked now by my side.

"Oh, she just gave me my room, so I could set it up here, somewhere," I told her showing her my door that was dangling from a chain off my hand.

"Wait, your what?" Edward said confused, looking at each of them they looked confused as well.

"Well, if you can show me a blank wall to where I could put my room, I'll show you," I said looking to Esme or Carlisle.

Esme lead us up two flights of stairs, until we got to a blank wall. I looked at the wall analyzing it, trying to remember the spell. I took the door off the necklace and the hook that was attatched to it. Using my powers I lifted the door until it was floating between my hands, pushing the door abit away from me I closed my eyes and thought of it's original form.

I could tell from the gasps behind me that it was working, and in one swift moment I pushed the door to the wall. BAM! The door merged with the wall, and it was complete.

"And that all there is to it." I said to them turning my back to the door.

"How do you know it worked?" Emmett said still looking at the door.

Turning around I opened my door and saw what I expected, the spell did work. When I opened my door my room appeared. In front of my on the left side wall was my bed, all my furniture had been turned white. My full size bed exatcly how I left it, neatly made with pillows acting as a wall at one end and at the top of the bed as well. To each side of the bed was two shelves each lined with tubs that held files. A small intertainment center by the front wall that faced the bed, with a mediem flat screen tv. The only things that were new, the frist thing I noticed was the size of the room, I never knew it to be this big. The second thing was the door on the right side of the wall next to my closet doors, and the two extremely big windows that went from floor to cieling.

I guess Selena made some adjustments to the room so I would match their house. I thought to my self eyeing the window and door.

"Please, come in," I told my new family behind me.

We walked into the big room, Selena had added a sitting area with a white desk that looked out the second big window, on the wall opposite of the windows were lined from floor to ceiling with book shelves covered in books, only a small portion of the books were fiction, the rest it seemed where the witch craft books that I would study. Looks like I got a lot a studying to do, I laughed at the thought.

As I looked around I notice Jade, she was a small hellfire cat that Selena and my Aunt Sarah gave me for my fifth birthday. Jade was hiding under my bed, her sterrling blue eyes eyeing my new family from under my bed. She looked more like a snow leopard, but the size of a house cat. Her original size was much bigger, but kept it about the size of a small kitten so she could stay with me.

"I hope that you don't mind that a friend came along for the journey," I asked looking at both Esme and Carlisle.

I streatched out my hands to Jade, who gladly ran from under my bed and into my arms in seconds.

"She's a hellfire cat," I explained to them. "Don't worry she wont burst into flames when she's this small. It's only when she's her original size will she burst into flames."

"Of course," Esme said to me, almost like she wouldn't deny me anything right now if I asked.

Esme was the first to come over to see Jade, and with Jade's permission allowed her to pet her. The others came one by one, and to my delight Jade excepted everyone of them.

Lily, who are this vampires? I felt a small voice in my head question me.

They're our new family Jade. I told the small kitten through my mind link with her.

"She can talk to you?" Edward questioned, though it sounded more like a statment.

"Yeah, I can link my mind with anyone I want," I stated, while petting Jade to sooth her. "I made this link when I was about five."

"Five?" Carlisle questioned surprised.

"Yeah, since I was born I was able to use my powers," I told them sitting down in the small sitting area. "The first power I used was my power to go invisible and make anything I touch turn invisible with me."

"How many powers do you have?" Jasper questioned me, eyeing me cautiously.

"Well special powers I have about four," I told them honestly. "Invisibility, linked mind sharing, chosen mind reading, and memory mantipulation. Though I can only manipulate the persons memories when I can touch their forhead and its not very easy. The first time I used it I didn't have as much control with it as I do now, it nocked me out for about three days.

For the linked mind, I like to think of it was doors inside my head that I can open and close. For they don't hear my mind unless I want them to and vise versa. My mind reading is chosen as well, its almost like a door as well. I can even just focus it on certain people as well, I've practiced and I can focus on three people at a time when I don't want to hear everyone's thoughts.

And last but not least my invisiblity. I can control it at will if I want and make anything I touch go invisible with me if I choose. But when I'm really scared . . . it will act on its own as a protection. I can't really control it when it does that, but I'm working on that." I finished, looking at Jade, who in turn looked at me with concerned eyes.

"How many minds can you link with?" Alice asked her small pixie face bright with a smile.

"So far I have about nineteen people linked with mine."

"Nineteen!" Emmett exclaimed.

"Yup, it doesn't get crowded at all, that's why I call it a doors evect. I can hear their thoughts if I open that connection and they can hear mine," I smiled. "I'll show you if any of you want."

With a the nods of their heads I knew each one wanted to try. "Who's first?"

Esme came up and sat beside me, obviously she wanted to be first. I put my hand on hers, reaching my mind out to hers until I felt our minds connect, once they were connected I took my hand off of hers.

Hello, testing one, two, three. Come in Esme, over. I thought looking into her eyes, smiling when she looked shocked.

Hello, dear. Esme thought back to me with a smile after she got over her shock.

Each one came up to me, letting me connect my mind with theirs, all except Edward.

What's wrong Edward? I thought knowing he would hear me.

What's the point of me connecting my mind with you, when we can already hear each others minds with out the mind link? He thought back with a small crooked smile.

Oh! Right what was I thinking, oops. I laughed a little, getting some questionable looks from the rest.

"Another thing my mind link will allow me to share is memories as well," I explained my power farther, before a yawn excaped from me. "Though do you mind if we experement with that later, I'm getting tired and think I'll turn to bed for the night."

"You can sleep?" Carlisle said looking at me curiously.

"Yeah, I believe it has to do with the whole human half of me," I said my eyelids getting heavier by the second, until finally I couldn't kept them open anymore. One bad thing about being a witch is that it drains you of your energy at times. I felt myself lean on Esme's shoulder, too sleepy to move. I felt myself be picked up by someone and placed on my bed, and from there I fell asleep completely.

- The Next Day -

When I woke up I could feel Jade curled up next to my side. I hated to wake her, but I couldn't lay in bed anymore. It took her three nugges until she got up and to lay on the pillow next to me. After having a human moment, I brushed my teeth and took a quick shower. Once out of the shower I walked over to my closet, dreading what was changed, no dought my Aunt Sarah did something to it. When I opened the door I soon found out I was right.

It was like a whole nother room in here. Clothes lined all the way round the room, at each corner from ceiling to floor were shelves lined with shoes. In the middle of the room was a round lilac seat. I should of known my Aunt would do this, I thought as I picked a plain white t-shirt, dark jean capris, and black flats. Walking out of the closet as fast as I could I went to my dresser near the bathroom door, pulling out a silver neckless and stud earrings.

After I got all ready for the day, I headed down stairs until I came to the living room. I found Esme reading a book, but didn't see anyone else.

"Good morning, Esme," I said sitting down next to her.

"Good morning, did you sleep well?" Esme asnwered after book marking her page and placing the book on the table.

"Yes ma'm I sure did, where is everyone?"

"Well the kids are at school at the moment," Esme said smiling. "And Carlisle is at work, he's a doctor here at Forks."

"You must be hungry, is there something I could get you?" Esme asked getting up.

"Well, I don't mind human food, but I enjoy animal blood better."

"You drink animal blood and eat human food?" Esme asked, looking at me in shock.

"Well, yes. I can eat human food, and it sometimes can taste good, but I rather have blood," I explained to her. "And not just any blood, I enjoy animal blood."

"You don't like human blood?" Esme questioned looking at me with amusement.

"I've never had it, but I've smelled it," I confessed, scrunching my nose. "And it smells terrible, so I doubt I will like it."

We sat there for a short while, she must of been amused by how I hated human blood. That or she was shock. I didn't try and read her mind this time, I liked to give people their privacy. So I waited for her to move. Which what I've studied about vampires, they don't need to move, I could be here for a while. Thankfully I wasn't, soon Esme sujested we go hunting together.

We ran through the forest, staying clear of the hiking trails just in case there were any humans around. But I was certain that if there where any humans around I could stop Esme and erase the human's mind of ever seeing us. Even though Vampires were fast, Witches were also fast as well. Normally I would think that I would be slower because of my human half, but acctully I was faster than most Vampires. We ran until we heard and smelled some Elk, I used one of my powers that comes with being a witch, I focused on the smell of where they where and used my telescopic sight. They weren't that far ahead of us by only 50 yards.

While we were running I stole a glance at Esme. I had always known what she had looked like, thanks to my aunt, but now seeing her in person I could see that the picture never did her justice either. The rayes of sun would poke through the top of the trees, hitting her pale skin making it sparkle like a disco ball, but in the most beautiful way.

The Elk were grazing on the grassy medow peacefully, it seemed only a few had the sence to stop and look for danger. It wasn't until the wind blew our scent their way that the others started to react, after a short minute they started to panic. In a pack they started to flee, and that's when we jumped them. It was easy, Esme got the biggest Elk, while I got one that was close to her size. I let the taste stay in my mouth for a second, savering it for a moment before swallowing, easying the slight burn that was in my throat. I looked up at Esme to see she had finished, I took a few more gulps from the animal.

What happen next shocked her, the Elk started to get up. After a few wobbley steps, my Elk made his exit.

"I'm not venomous," I stated, watching her reaction closely. At frist she was in shock - it seems that was happening a lot around me with vampires - but it quickly soften. "And I don't like killing the animals."

"That's fine, dear," Esme told me giving me a hug.

After our little hunt we went back to the house, I decided it was time I started reading some of the books that Selena stocked my book shelves with. When I got to my room Jade was still sleeping, my little lazy kitty, I thought. When I made an attemt to get one of the books, it wouldn't buge, I tried again with another one and again nothing happen. So she wants me to read a certain book frist, I figured out. Pulling at every book would be a waste of time, so I decided to use a summoning spell, and va la, it worked. A thick green book came flying at me from the right side of the shelves, I quickly stopped the book just in time before it could hit me. It wouldn't of hurt, just would have been annoying.

So with my new book in tow I went down to the first level and found a good spot on the couch, I began reading. The book was mostly all about magic, the history, and some spells for me to practice while I was here. Using another summoning spell I summoned a notepad and pen to me from my room, which came to a slow stop before they positioned neatly beside my book, and the pen in my awaiting hand. I wrote each spell that was highlighted in the book down, once they where copied down the highlight went away from the word.

One of the spells she wanted me to practice was "duplicatam" which ment to duplicate. It was a handy spell to have, expecially in fights. Depending on how good you are with the spell you can duplicate yourself as many times as you wished, I'm sure you could make a whole army with that spell. But you had to focus quite a bit for the spell, if you were distracted just for an instant the duplications would vanish.

Five books later, and three notebooks full of studying material later, it was already 2:50 p.m. the others should be out of school and on their way home.

Alice. I called her name in my head, after opening my mind to her.

Hey Lily, haven't heard from you all day! didn't think you would contact me at all. Alice said cheerfully to me.

Well I was going to, but when I opened my mind to your's I saw that you were looking out for Jasper, I thought that would be more important than talking to me. I told her truthfully.

Ah, I see. Japsers a bit new to our vegetarian life style. She explained to me.

I understand, are you guys on your way home yet? I asked her.

Yup! We should be there soon, by the way Edward drives. Alice informed me.

Cool, I'll see you soon! With that I ended the conversation.

I heard the car pull into the drive way and park in the garage. I heard the four doors open and

shut, and a second later the front door open. The next thing I knew I was engovled in a hug by Alice. Laughing we said our hello's.

"We have to get you a new weardrobe!" Alice exclaimed.

"Oh, Alice. My clothes aren't that bad," I looked at her, smiling slightly. My Aunt Sarah was the same way, always buying me new clothes whenever she felt like I needed new clothes, wich was every month in her mind.

"I beg to differ!" She argued, looking at my outfit again with distaste. "You deffently need my help."

"Ahaha, I'll agree. But on one condition," I smiled, I knew there were some clothes I would not part with. For heavens sakes all of them were brand new! "I get to keep half of my current weardrobe."

I wouldn't budge until she agreed, which apparently for Alice was a new thing. I lead her to my closet, and we went to work on what I would keep. I actully kept a smaller portion than I had planned, much to Alice's delight.

And with that Alice, Esme, and even Rosalie took me out shopping in Seattle. I tried what felt like over more than a dozen outfits. I was almost sure that the bags wouldn't fit in the car! Although I wasn't much of a shopper, it was quite fun shopping with Esme, Alice, and even Rosalie. The last shop we went to was a dress shop.

"Alice what are we doing here?" I asked confused.

"Everyone needs at least a few good dresses!" She exclaimed, taking me by the hand leading me into the shop, with Esme and Rosalie in tow.

And I couldn't help but think to myself, how much I loved my new family. Smiling I allowed Alice to buy whatever she wanted me to wear, knowing that she would probably win the battle anyway.

When we got home, I noticed Edward, Carlisle, Emmett, and Jasper standing in front of a new car. I didn't know much about cars, but I knew what kind of car that was. It was my dream car, a dark blue chevy camaro.

"Welcome home, Lily," Carlisle said hugging me as I got out of the car.

"What's this?" I asked jestering to the car.

"A welcoming present."

"You guys didn't have to do this for me!" I exclaimed.

"Think of it as a birthday presents from all the birthdays we've missed," Esme said coming up from behind me on my left side.

"Thank you all so much!" I exclaimed again, looking to each one of my family members. "How did you know I wanted this car?"

"It wasn't hard to figure out."

I looked up at the voice that belonged to none other than my new brother, Edward. He gave me a crooked smirk.

I smiled, and for the second time that day I found myself thinking how lucky I was to have them in my life.