"Hey boo." I skipped into the expansive kitchen.
"Mia." Carlisle chastised me.
"Yes?" I smiled politely.
"What did I tell you about that?"
I eyed my 40 year old brother, "What?" I grabbed a strawberry out of the glass fruit bowl on the marble counter and ate it.
"Don't come downstairs in pajamas higher than your knees."
"Why not?" I sat on the black leather bar stool.
"Mia. Don't start, it's too early in the morning."
"Fine, who's taking me to school?" I shrugged.
"I am." Esme walked into the kitchen, radiant as ever.
"Okay, I'll run upstairs to get dressed."
"Emmett, Rose, Jazz, and Alice are flying in from New York and they should be here around 5. It's been a while since you've seen your niece and nephew." Carlisle grabbed his keys and left. I dashed upstairs, excited.

The twins, Jasper and Rose, were 20 years old, but already making a name for themselves. Rose and her best friend Alice had started their own fashion company, Ritornello, when they were my age and they already have a million dollar corporation. It turns out Alice was always in love with Alice, and on the day the he had to leave, because he enlisted in the military, he finally confessed his feelings for her. As luck would have it, she loved him too and vowed to wait for him to return home. Jasper was quick to acquire higher ranking and soon became a commander, probably due to his charisma.

Alice has always had a gift of 'seeing' the future and when Jasper left, she made Rosalie move to Seattle and take chance on their company. They begged my brother for money, and in less than a year, paid him back in full. While there, Rosalie met some construction worker named Emmett who's three years older than her. They've all been together every since, and Carlisle and Esme have given them nothing, but their blessing.

Edward is Esme's younger brother. He and his wife, Bella, have twins too, almost my age at 12 years old. Their daughter is named Renesmee, and their son is named Edward Anthony Masen Jr.. Nessie, as I like to call her, has long naturally red, curly ringlets that I am willing to dye for (excuse the bad pun). Her red hair and chocolate bad eyes are sure to make any man fall for her when she hits puberty, I can sense that Bella and Edward are a bit worried about fighting the boys off. JR, because 'little Edward' got played out by the age of five, is already a rebel. He makes girls fall for him just by giving them a once over with his emerald green eyes that he got from his father. The rich dark brown hair of his is always styled to perfection; he may be more vain than his sister.

Edward, like Carlisle, is a doctor at the local hospital. At 35, he's already built a reputation in town for his remarkable talent. He and Bella were high school sweethearts and married straight out of school. They both went to Stanford, him for his MD and her to become a teacher, which I can tell she loves.

"Are Renesmee and JR going to school with me too?" I asked as I trotted downstairs.
"No, they go to the local school. Remember, you're going to the performing arts school?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot I auditioned for that." I grabbed my backpack and followed her to the garage.

"Have a great first day."
"Ciao bella." I waved away my in law. Today was my first day at an American school. I ran my hand through my red velvet waist length curls, this was going to be fun. Some girl bumped into me and she immediately turned.
"I'm so sorry." She was beautiful with long black, silky hair to her butt.
"It's okay."
"That's a nice accent. Italian?" she asked.
"Yes. I moved here from Italy a couple of weeks ago." I smiled at her.
"My name is Leah Clearwater."
"I'm Artemisia Catarina Cullen. But you can call me Catarina."
"Awesome, we'll be in the same homeroom! I'll be your guide. Welcome to the first day of school here at Seattle Arts."
"What grade are you in?" I asked as she guided me through the halls.
"I'm a sophomore. You?"
"A freshman, as you say." We were in a classroom, "So... are we like friends now?"
"Yes." She smiled. We discovered that we had five of seven classes together.

When I saw her again it was in vocal ensemble.
"CiCi!" She hugged me. I hugged back.
"Usually I'm not touchy, but something about you makes me okay with it." I smiled to her.
"Good."
"Everyone, I am going to arrange you by vocal strength. Those of you with more raw talent will be our 'varsity' those who are okay, but need a little more oomph will be the 'jv' team. And those of you that need Jesus will get a transfer out of here." Mr. Fowler said. I looked at Leah who giggled and smiled. The teacher had everyone sing the alphabet and my heart just melted when I heard Leah sing.
"Excellent Miss Clearwater. Next, new girl. Catarina Cullen." He called. I smiled and stood.
Everyone focused their eyes on me and it made it momentarily hard to concentrate, "A, B, C, D, Eeeee, F, Geeee. H, I J K, LMNOPeeee. Cue, RS, Teee, UV, W. X. Y, and Zeee. Now I know my Aye Bee Cees. Next won't you sing with me?" I sang. To my surprise, I got a standing ovation.
"Well done!" Fowler said. I returned to my seat by Leah.
"You never told me you could sang." she whacked my arm.
"You never asked." I blushed.

"Where do you sit during lunch?" I asked after we got our trays of food.
"Usually with my friends, but we all kinda split ways. They stayed on the reservation, but Embry and I came here." She was a really friendly person; I could get used to it.
"Hey, I brought a friend. She's super cool." Leah sat. I sat right next to her.
"Hi." He didn't look up from his drawing.
"Well thanks for the warm welcome." I said. He opened up his mouth like he was about to say something, and then he looked at my face.
"You're beautiful." He said.
"Thank you." I took a bite of food. I have to admit that he was pretty attractive too. His hair was to his chin and in beautiful waves.
"Okay lovebirds. CiCi, after school some of my friends are going to the beach. Do you want to join?" She asked.
"No. I'm sorry. My family is flying into town."
"What are you drawing?" Leah asked. He looked up at her.
"Nothing that concerns you." He said. Something about him made me catch feelings.
"Can you show us?" She asked and he blushed.
"No." He said defiantly.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Mind your business, newbie." He threw a glare at me that made me laugh.
"Whatever." I opened my bottle.
"What's that on your finger?" Embry asked.
"Abstinence ring."
"I don't like her." He turned to Leah.
"Why?"
"If she don't fuck on the first night, then she don't meet my deadline."
"Seriously. You had to ruin lunch?" Leah sighed.
"Yep. Gotta go." He packed up and left as the bell rang. I sighed and went to my next class.

Esme was there right after school to pick me up in her silver Mercedes Benz S550. I'm not sure what year it is.
"Hey sis, is everyone home?" I asked.
"They should be. Carlisle was picking up the kids from the airport and Edward and family were on their way over."
"Yay!" I plopped down in the seat and turned on the massage feature.