An Introduction to the Cullens

This is a Twilight fic based loosely on the premise used by iloveeverythingtwilight (who wrote one of my all time favorite Twilight fanfics) who used the premise that Edward changed Bella the first day they met unintentionally. This is my take on Bella's getting to know her new family.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the greatness that is Twilight. All that brilliance belongs to Stephanie Meyer.

Chapter One: An Afternoon with Emmitt

It had been a week since Edward accidentally changed me. It felt like it had been a lifetime. In many ways I had surprised my new family. I was able to resist human blood from my very first hunt although sometimes it took more effort than others. The UPS man had no idea how many times he had been spared! I missed my old family the one I had been born into as a human a little less each day. I knew that pain would never fully leave but I was also starting to get to know the family I had been born into as a vampire – The Cullens. This afternoon I was to spend time with Emmett, whom I had been shocked to find was not just Rosalie's boyfriend like the kids at school thought but was in fact her husband.

"What do you say to a little hunting and hiking?" Emmett offered punching me in the shoulder playfully. It didn't hurt and I was still amazed.

"Yeah I'd have broke you if you were still human," Emmett laughed as if picking up on my thoughts, "so are you up for it?"

"I'm game," I replied with a smile and we went out the balcony door, vaulted over the railing and started off into the forest. Emmett found a 'choice cut' of Elk as he teasingly put it and I took a smaller female.

Afterwards, we started wandering through the forest at human pace.

"So….how's it going so far?" Emmett broke the ice.

"Actually, I think I'm really starting to get the hang of it," I smiled sincerely, "you've all been so nice."

"Aw, shucks," Emmet said in his best country interpretation. I forgot myself and elbowed him – right into a defenseless Spruce. It lost the battle and they both hit the forest floor.

"Oh Emmett are you okay?!" I worried. I offered out my hand for assistance but he sprang to his feet un-phased.

"Don't tell anyone about that okay," He said looking shy, "If they knew I'd been taken down by a girl…even if you are a newborn."

I laughed softly, "your secret's safe with me."

We walked along in companionable silence a few more minutes and I occupied myself bt taking in all of the sights, smells and sounds of the vast forest. My new senses still amazed me.

"So how long have you and Rosalie been married?"

"Almost sixty-five years," Emmett replied and then he turned to see my reaction. He was hoping for shock or surprise I'm sure but he was disappointed. He closed his eyes a moment and then began to speak. It took me a moment to realize he'd lapsed into a memory.

"It was the summer after high school and two of my best friends and I had gone into the woods camping. We had gotten our hands on some beer and didn't want to get caught so we went further in than the usual camping sites. We found a good clearing with a view of the sky that didn't disappoint and started relishing our youth and freedom. In other words we got pretty drunk, as near as I can remember. It's all pretty blurry now, as I'm sure you've discovered for yourself. Anyhow, the trouble started that night. I was out cold in my tent when I felt a foot in my back, John was stumbling out to water something I'm sure. I was almost back into oblivion when I heard him scream. It sounded like it could pierce the sky. Then I heard Paul's screams join in and I scrambled out of the tent to see what was going on. There was a grizzly on it's hind legs the likes that I have never seen again. I knew from a glance that there was no hope for John. Paul was trying to get away from the Grizzly and acting on instinct I threw something at it. That should come with a warning 'humans do not attempt this ever'," Emmett chuckled before continuing, "that grizzly turned on me with a look in its eyes that I swear was a portal straight to hell. Are you getting squeamish?"

I shook my head as he glanced at me. Actually, I was totally enraptured.

"My speed was no match for the bear and my strength wasn't either. A couple of sharp blows from its massive paws and I was sprawled in a pool of my own blood, awaiting death. I was certain it would come in the next blow – but that strike never came. Suddenly the bear was gone and as I struggled to open my eyes to the sound of a melodic voice I found a blonde vision kneeling over me. Surely I had died and been delivered to heaven for I had never seen anything so beautiful. I don't remember much of the next part but Carlisle tells me that my Rose carried me a hundred fifty miles back to where they were camped. The next thing I remember was waking with her at my bedside. We fought like cats and dogs for a while but then one day I found a hole in her armor and I was in. She didn't have much else to do but marry me. She makes me repeat it a good deal too – marrying her –just about every time we graduate but, I'll do it a million times more to see her floating down the aisle in a thousand different styled gowns all looking like an angel. She may be a handful at times, but she's my Rosalie and I wouldn't have her any other way."

"So that's how you came into the family," I mused.

"Yes, that's my story," Emmett laughed before he tousled my hair. Then he took off at a run and I laughed as I raced after him. We were still chuckling as we reached the house. Rosalie grasped Emmett's hands lovingly as soon as we came into the living room and Esme came to my side.

"Did you have a good time?" She asked.

I looked to Emmett and smiled, "yeah we had a pretty good time."

"You better not have had too good a time," Rose growled. I could tell she was going to be a handful. She was the kind of girl I had always given a wide berth in school. Emmett however, was like the big brother I had always wanted. Nothing seemed to ever get to him and he thought he could take on the world. He seemed very protective of his family and I liked that. I think I'm going to like having Emmett for a brother very much.