Twelve years, twelve years since I've been changed, since Nessie been born and since our family has been completed. Nine years since we've moved out of that little rainy town that changed my life and since I've seen my father. Five years since Nessie has been full matured and been married to Jacob. I've graduated high school 4 times and gotten my phd in English once, and for the most part I couldn't be happier. Sure I miss Charlie and Renee but I still talk to them on the phone and over email at least once a week, Charlie knew I had to leave forks and as far as Renee knows I'm in the deep north of Alaska while Edward works on some research project. And sure sometimes I get sad that Nessie had such a short childhood and Edward and I didn't get as much time with her as we liked, but I don't think she'd have it any other way she's deeply involve with Jacob and there about to celebrate there five year anniversary. Alice being Alice of course had to throw a big party and gather all our family and friends.

We have a new story now, Edward, Rose, Jasper, Alice, Emmet and I live with Carlisle and Esme as there adopted children. And Jake is trying to pass as Esme adoptive brother, who met my older sister Nessie and they fell in love and got married. Which is why we all live on the same property and knew each other before we moved to our current town, Confused? I know I am. In reality Jake and Nessie live in the "pool house" which looks more like a two story town house that just happens to be placed next to a pool, of course this was Esme's idea with her amazing remodeling skills it was done with in 72 hours of our arrival. While the rest of us live in the main house each couple in there own rooms scattered through out the house. We have been living in Rochester for a little over 5 months now and everything is going great, Jasper, Alice Emmet, Rose, Edward and I all attended the local high school, Carlisle is the head of medicine at the county hospital, Esme's is working as an interior designer while Jake works as an ambulance driver while Nessie is attending Rochester community college working on her teaching degree.

Tonight we where celebrating, its Edward's one-hundredth and twenty-fourth birthday, but to everyone coming from school where celebrating his seventeenth. Ever since Resme first birthday she insists that we all celebrate our birthdays at least every 5 years, and tonight was Edward's turn. He hated that, Edward hated being the center of attention just as much as I do, but he would do anything to make his little girl happy. And trust me these little parties made not only Nessie but Alice and Esme down right giddy.

"Do we have to go down stairs, how about we just stay up in our room and have a party of our own" Edward was trying to do anything to avoid facing the celebration that was congregating down stairs.

"Yes, we have to go. Just think of how happy its going to make Nessie" I smiled my biggest smile looking up at him from my vanity. I was just doing the finishing touches on my make up. For the party Alice dragged all of us down to New York City for shopping. I had to admit it she did pick out the perfect outfit for me, I was in a cute little purple jewltone dress that hit me at the knee and had a had beaded halter neckline. Edward of course look like a Greek god as always in he's cute little navy blue suit jacket and black pants with a skinny tie to match.

"You look wonderful, darling, I think we should stay up hear, I don't want to share you with anyone tonight" He was hugging me around the waste, his chin rested on my shoulder and I could see him smiling my favorite crocked smile in the reflection of the mirror.

"Edward, your not going to get out of this now straighten your tie and get ready to go down stairs" After that he let out a huge groan and feel onto the bed causing a loud crash.

"Edward, did you break the bed frame again, Esme is going to murder you she just replaced it last week" I said letting out a kind of whisper scream under my breath.

" Then why down we just run out and get a new one now?" he was so mischievous when he didn't want to do something.

Just then Alice burst through the door like a little hell fire pixie.

" If you two don't stop procreating and get your buts down those stairs with in the next 2 minuets I will pick you up myself and carry you down there" Alice said with her eyebrows furrowed and her lips pursed and she taped her foot on the floor.

"Where coming Alice" Edward said in a muffled voice as he buried his face in a pillow.

In a flash Alice picked Edward up and threw him over her shoulder she then eyed me

" Now you can either get up and walk out of your door or you can suffer the same fate as this one" she said as she motioned her head toward Edward who was draped over her shoulder lifelessly just letting out a huge sigh every couple of seconds. I got up and backed up towards the door holding both hands in signal of a surrender.

"Now thats more like it, now Edward I can put you down and you'll come down without a fight or am I going to have a drag you kicking and screaming down the stairs?"

"OK, ok Alice, I come quietly. Now can I be put down now?" In the blink of an eye Edward was up right standing next to me, Alice look accomplished as she watched us walk out of our bed room.

The Party went off without a hitch, it seemed everyone had a good time, even Edward once he loosened up a bit. He received all kinds of gifts from the kids at school, CD's, T-shirts, and even a hand made hat from an odd hippy girl at school who alway stared at us with an odd fascination look on her face almost as if she knew, but it was impossible.

Once everyone left we cleaned the house at hyper speed and all of us retired to our separate activities for the night, tomorrow we where leaving early to go hunting.