I Never Told You That?

By Layla Loves Twilight

It was a picture-perfect day in Forks, Washington. The sun revealed it's face and came out from behind it's hiding place in the clouds. It was a toasty seventy-two degrees. The small population of the town was basking in the rare serenity of the day. Only the Cullens were inside. Esme and Carlisle had pulled their "foster" children, out of school for the day. They said that they were going on a hiking trip in the forest. That they didn't want the kids to miss out on the experience, because it would most likely not come around for the next seven months or so. Their real reason was that they could not be in the sunlight. Not without revealing what they truly were.

Vampires.

Their kind, when exposed to the sunlight, sparkled. If they went out into the sunlight, they would have to leave to avoid being bombarded with questions. So they were spending their day in the cold darkness of their home. Nobody ever visited them. The one exception being Edward Cullen's girlfriend, Bella Swan. The Cullen's- Edward, Alice, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, Esme and Carlisle- preferred to keep their location secret.

Although, today was no ordinary day. Today, an unfamiliar mail man appeared at the door. He was rather chubby and had a mustache. He whistled and had a light spring in his step. He seemed unaffected by the fact that he was walking right into a vampire coven's home. He took the front steps two at a time and rang the door bell.

Edward checked his watch. It was far too early for Bella to be out of school. Unless she ditched, which she wouldn't have, because she didn't want her grounding to be extended. Jasper sensed the tension in the air. He was a special vampire. He could sense emotions. Besides him, Edward could read minds, and Alice could see the future. None of their gifts really helped them now. Edward couldn't hear the post man's thoughts. Alice could not see his future. Jasper could not feel any of his emotions. If it happened to be a trap, they were completely helpless. The coven stood and sauntered slowly to the door. Carlisle reached past Emmett and Jasper to pull the door open. The mail man smiled and waved.

"I have a package for you. You are Carlisle Cullen, right?" he said. His name tag read John Timberley. Nothing in his name sounded familiar. Maybe he was just a regular mail man.

"Um, that's correct." Carlisle stuttered.

"Okay, then. Sign here and here and then it's all yours!" John said.

Carlisle jotted his signature down on the paper and passed the clipboard back to John. He took the package lightly in his hands and closed the door. John walked to his van without taking a second look at the odd group.

Carlisle took the package to the living room and started to unwrap it. Inside was a note and another small box. Alice took the note and quickly scanned it. Then she started to read aloud.

"To the Cullens,

I hope that you have gotten this package without any trouble. My delivery man can be a bit spacey at times. For the sake of this letter, I'm going to assume that you have actually received it.

I am having a small get together this Friday at 1057 E Street. I hope to get better acquainted with you. I have just moved into the town, and I enjoy meeting new people. The event will start at 12:00 p.m. on the dot,. None of this being fashionably late nonsense. I have a feeling that you will know a lot of the people there. I promise that it will be worth while. Please humor me and come. Thank you.

Your soon-to-be friend,

Taylor McCaunagh. "

Alice finished reading and looked up. Everyone was confused as to why they were being invited to this get together, and how this odd man knew who they were.

Rosalie grabbed the smaller box and opened it to find seven note pads and a note that read, "You will need these."

"What the heck would we need note pads for? It's a party!" Emmett exclaimed.

"It sounds suspicious. I think we should go, just to make sure that it's not a trap for the other people who'll be there." Jasper said.

"I completely agree with you. I want to make sure that Bella's safe here." Edward said.

"So I guess that settles it. I hope we haven't just gotten ourselves into something stupid." Carlisle said.

Oh my goodness, what could possibly be going on? Ha-ha. Guess you'll have to wait for the next chapter! I promise that it will get more exciting. This story will be good, but it's probably only going to be about four chapters long. The chapters will be nice and long though. Review and tell me what you think so far! J