"I thought I lost you forever!! Why did you do that!?" Edward roared, fighting back tears of joy and anguish while trying to grab his newly reborn wife.
"That was the only way that I knew that you would change me…I'm sorry…" Bella responded. Although Edward did think that that was the stupidest thing that Bella had ever done, he didn't care, she was right. He finally had his wife. He could finally hold her and run with her without the fear that he would crush her. Everything that he once wanted to do but couldn't he could finally do with her. They would be together forever and for all eternity, this is where the tears started to fall, just like an angel after discovering an orphan baby. "I didn't think you'd listen I'm….I'm SO SORRY…"
"Ohh Bella don't…really…" and Edward too began to weep, he wept tears so new and so powerful that they burnt his cheeks. For the first time in his life Edward felt like his feelings had meaning, like he had meaning.
"Come Bella!! Come!! There is so much I want to show you!!" and with those last words Edward grabbed Bella in a cradle and raced through the forest to their meadow where he called the clan. The clan was a group of vampires that didn't live with the Cullen family, but was considered "extended family" due to the vampire hierarchy. Their was Jack, known for his brute strength, Sebastian, known for his tracking abilities, and Rose, known for her ability to control other vampire's actions, among others; then, there was Michael, the leader of the clan. His name may not do much for him, but there is a reason why he was the leader.
"Why have you called the clan?!" Michael demanded.
"I would like you to meet my wife, Bella." Edward dropped Bella to her feet and let Michael check her out. (It is custom for the head of any clan to check out new members to close families to distinguish between enemies and allies.)
" Welcome to the….family.." Michael responded after taking three longs whiffs of her scent. Bella represented part of the future of the clan for she was a female and Edward was considered a type of prince in the hierarchy. Only the fittest and only those that the princes or the higher powers of the hierarchy found to be mothers could have purebloods that would later become hierarchy members themselves. Although Bella could never be accepted by blood in the line, she was by marriage, entitling her to choose whether or not she would stay with the clan or not. "As I'm sure you have figured out, we are a clan. By accepting Edward as your husband and your creator you are a part of this clan, unless, you make the choice not to be. That choice should not be taken lightly however for if you leave this clan, you are no longer an Allie. Do you accept this clan as your clan to serve and to rule for the rest of your years?"
" Yes," Bella replied without hesitation and without even realizing that Edward was swinging his arms to grab her into a bone crushing hug and lip smashing kiss.
Michael leaned his head close to Bella's wrist and slit a tiny slice into it with his fang and allowed five drops of his blood to trickle into her, sealing the wound and marking her entry into the clan. Once the clan leader's and a new member's blood is crossed the scent of the vampire can ALWAYS be tracked back to the leader. "You are now and forever more part of this clan…but be warned now that Edward may think he can protect you, but I will always have absolute control, for Edward too, is under my control. His family's connection and mine have been linked for many a century and nothing will destroy that bond…"