Disclaimer: The characters are not mine and no infringement is intended.

A/N: This is my first fanfiction. Just thought you would be nice and maybe review if you want to see more. Also. I need a beta reader.:) Oh and if you go to my profile you'll see that I share it with my sister. This is in fact Sylvia writing this one.:)

Cullen Traditions

It was our last day in the Forks mansion and if I could cry, I would have ruined Edward's shirt by now. Instead all I could do was inhale his heady aroma, squeeze Nessie tighter and pretend that I wasn't about to leave my favorite place on the planet. It was still beyond my scope of ability. I think that if it weren't for Jasper, I would have had a complete breakdown and refused to leave the cottage in the woods. As it was, I think Jasper was having trouble handling my emotions, because he had disappeared with Alice with the excuse of hunting, leaving me alone with my emotional turmoil. Emmet announced his impending presence with a couple of loud thumps and a muffled curse followed quickly by a "Sorry Esme." I looked up from Edward's chest in time to see Emmet run out of the house lightly carrying about five large packing boxes filled with the books that I just couldn't bear to live without. Of course my worn copy of Wuthering Heights was much too precious to be packed away and was currently sitting on the front seat of my car. I saw my books disappear into the back of Emmet's Jeep. For some reason whenever I looked at that car my mind always drifted to the night that Edward's family was playing baseball and James interrupted. I lazily let my thoughts drift through the night, having found that this was the best way to recover my vague memories. I gasped when I found what I was looking for. Then I glared at Edward. He looked confused. I let him into my mind so that he could see the memory of my brainwashing up against Emmet's Jeep.

He locked eyes with me and grinned; I couldn't help but melt and smiled back at him. The world disappeared; there was only me and him, no impending move, no high school waiting that would undoubtedly whisper about us behind our backs, call us freaks, while not-so-secretly lusting about us. There was no monotony waiting, and there was no missing my father and werewolf friends. There was only Edward and me, and the love that united us. The moment was shattered by a loud, generally annoying, announcement by, you guessed it, Emmet. "Come on baby makers! Let's get this show on the road!"

I sighed and extricated myself from Edward's loving embrace, immediately, without his touch everything was somehow grayer. Edward walked me to my car. I helped Nessie into her car seat. She gave me a complaining look, she hated the thing. Both I and Edward however had told her many times that just because she was half vampire did not mean that we were willing to test the limits of her indestructibility. I however looked at her in a scolding manner. She gave in and sighed slumping against the back of the seat. I turned around and jumped, not expecting Edward to be standing so close. I must really be absorbed in my thoughts; Edward can hardly ever surprise me anymore.

He smiled at my apparent shock, but then he looked slightly sad, and he told me, "Bella, I know that you're sad to be leaving, but just know that this means that you can find new memories, make new friends, and you won't be lonely. You can call your father all the time, and Seth would be more than happy to return our calls. Jacob is coming with us of course. So you'll have plenty of friends."

It wasn't so much what he said as his soothing voice, but I did relax. I looked up and kissed him softly. His lips returned the kiss without hesitation. I was just about to wrap my arms around Edward when Alice walked in.

She glared harshly and said, "I saw that if I didn't interrupt now, we would be an hour late, not to mention your daughter would be scarred for life."

I turned around quickly to see Nessie's delicate nose pushed against the glass, watching us with unabashed fascination. She returned my stare and smiled. I smiled at her and turned to Edward. He smiled at me and then said, "If you still are sad when we get there love, we'll have to find a way to distract you."

Just then Alice gasped, and grinned evilly at Edward and said, "I'm helping," and turned to leave.

I looked up at Edward with confusion clearly written on my face and asked, "What was that about?"

He smiled and told me, "You'll see, love," and followed Alice.

So, I climbed into my over extravagant car and set out to our new home, thoroughly confused and distracted.

The drive to the Seattle airport was uneventful. Nessie kept shifting uncomfortably in her car seat and I kept feeling guilty, but on this issue I was firm, she would sit in that car seat until she weighed eighty pounds. I kept dwelling on Alice's evil grin and just got more and more nervous. Then an idea formed in my head and I turned towards Nessie and asked, "Nessie, honey, will you do mommy a favor?"

She looked suspicious, but after a moment of deliberation she asked, "What?"

I smiled and said, "Auntie Alice and Daddy are planning something, but I don't know, so if you could figure it out-"

I was cut off by my phone buzzing in my pocket. I looked in the caller ID-Alice.

"How did you know Alice? I just decided to do it. There was no plan."

"Your daughter on the other hand was forming a plan of finding out then telling you."

"Damn!Just tell me was it going to work?"

"Yes Bella. It was most undoubtedly going to work. Unfortunately for you, your daughter was going to tell you, then tell us she told you, then make it up to us by helping us with our new plan."

I hung up on her then glared into the rear-view mirror and told my daughter, "You're a traitor."

She looked at me innocently. I just snorted at her as I pulled into the airport parking lot for the late afternoon flight. We wouldn't arrive in New Hampshire until two in the morning. I was greeted by a pair of strong arms winding around my waist and Edward's unique aroma. Leaning back I wrapped my arms around his neck and smiled.

"I missed you," he told me, "That was a devious plan that you concocted. I fear my sister may be rubbing off on you."

"Mmmm," I managed not at all concerned about his statement, more focused on his lips at my neck.

"Unless you two are going to make a baby right here in the parking lot let's go!" Emmet complained as per his usual.

I frowned at him, but grabbed my daughter out of the car and walked into the Seattle Airport all the same, still intent on getting the information I wanted out of Edward and Alice. I knew I hardly stood a chance, but I was determined nonetheless.