Once we eventually past the near rotten road sign that said 'Welcome to Forks', I sighed guilt and discontentment filled me. +I wondered what Emmett and I could have done that deserved to have our parents killed before our eyes? What had we done that enforced enough punishment to have our family taken away from us ? Well that one he answered easily I simply smelled to appetizing for my own good. So how could I not feel guilty, I basically murdered them.
We were forced to move now as we can't go out in sunlight, we can't live a normal life in Arizona now, too many brutal human memories. I almost laughed when we were told what we were. Vampires. Of course he didn't last long after he explained the basics but his friends got away. And for killing him I felt incredibly guilty, but then I remembered that he watched my parents being murdered and the guilt was replaced with anger and frustration.
My brother suggested we went back to Forks, were Charlie lived before my mum asked him to come out after Phil died. His house was bought and fully furnished so we could at least act as if we lived there for a while. But somewhere along our plans (that weren't fully thought out to begin with) school encroached itself into the equation, so now here we were, sitting in the back of Betty's (the home worker) truck going to live with our foster parents. No matter how many times Emmett and I argued with her that we were capable of living ourselves she always won, to no avail.
Now with our irregular hunting habits we could be seen in public but never in phoenix. Grumbling in the back seat was Emmett probably about the smell, the reason we are abnormal is because we hate human blood it smells disgusting. Being trapped in the car with one didn't exactly help the cause. But I loved my brother more now than any other time as we were all each other had. Now as we turned into a dirt road that seemed to go on for a mile or two we were met by the tree's opening and revealing one of the most beautiful houses I had possibly seen in my entire life. The white of the stone collided with the dark mahogany evening out the colour just right.
After being told briefly about Mr and Mrs Cullen, we eventually trudged our way up their lawn and front porch, but before anyone could knock the door was flung open and there standing in its place was a vampire, but she was different her eyes were honey gold. Just like ours. When she invited us in Emmett choked under his breath (low enough that only we could here) "Well, I guess we don't have to work out sleeping arrangements", both me and Esme had trouble controlling out giggles that was until the male vampire came into the room. He stayed silent for a few minutes then looked between Emmett and I and smiled showing all his teeth, which obviously made the human uncomfortable as her heartbeat stuttered a few times.
Betty went on to tell us that if we needed us for anything at all we could call her, Even if I was in trouble she would be the last irritable human I would call. And said that our things would be dropped or later that nig, this left us alone with Carlisle and Esme in silence. The peaceful quiet was broken by Carlisle beginning to speak "Beg my pardon but if you don't mind may I be so blunt to ask your ages?"
I spoke up next "we are both twins . . . we turned seventeen in September of this year".
"Your actual vampire ages Bella?" she asked politely.
I looked at Emmett expecting him to speak.
"Mr and Mrs Cullen my sister and I are only mere months old to this life. But when we were changed we were told that the vampire that changed us was sick before his change this resulting in an anti-body in his venom. Now myself and Bella are repulsed by the scent of human blood. We sometimes find it difficult to drink blood from the animals who sustain us, "
This was possibly the most serious explanation my bother had given in a long time, yet the couple sitting across from us blinked in confusion.
"Will it bother you that we also have four human children living with us ?" Esme asked.
"No, it shouldn't be a problem except when we have to hunt that'll be hard to explain." I grew quiet finishing talking I found it oddly silent where a house full of teenagers should be. They must be at school. Grr school.
"Would you like me to show you your rooms. Carlisle needs to go to the hospital and I'd like to show you around the house before the children come home from school. Be warned now Bella little Alice will always get what she wants not that we spoil them, it's just to save yourself a lot of time". She was giggling when she finished talking and started ascending the stairs to show us our rooms. It felt comfortable in this house being with Esme, I felt I had to admit, it felt like home.