" Mom! Dad! I'm home! I yelled as I entered my family's little cottage. I knew it didn't really matter, the knew I was home anyway. I guess sometimes it helps that my dad can hear my thoughts . I was a little surprised when nobody met me when I got off the bus at the beginning of our extremely long driveway leading to the main house. I was now getting a little worried as I looked around to discover an empty cottage. It smelled as though nobody had been in the house for a while so I decided to run over to the main house. It felt odd to fun alone. Usually there was some racing me there. I slowed to a jog when I got close expecting to see my Aunt Alice standing in the doorway waving and shouting my name, but she wasn't there. When I walked in, everyone was huddled around Grandma Esme's favorite dining room table; Grandma Esme, Grandpa Carlisle, Uncle Emmett, Aunt Rosalie, Uncle Jasper, and Aunt Alice. As my eyes flickered to the final person in the room, a smile spread across my face; It was my Jacob. "Jakey!" I yelled as I went to jump on his back. He spun around, caught me, and held me close to his chest. "Shush Nessie" he softly whispered in my ear. I really had no idea what was going on. "Blondie!" Jacob growled at Aunt Rose. "Take her outside, she doesn't need to hear this." I supposed he was talking about me so I spoke up. " Hey!" I said, " I may only be three years old but you all know I'm smarter than that! I realize something is wrong here!" I paused. "Oh, sorry" I said once I realized my tone was a little harsh. "We know you didn't mean it like that my dear" Grandma came over and patted my back. "And we know you are exceptionally smart" Grandpa added in. Now it was Uncle Emmett's turn to chime in.
"It's just that, we don't want to worry you unless it's absolutely necessary; It's probably no big deal anyway….." His voice trailed off and I suddenly got put all the pieces together. " Mom and Dad are gone aren't they" I said quietly. "Like I said, it's probably no big deal." Uncle Emmett said as the entire family stood up and slowly gathered around me. Which was odd in itself because, no matter how many centuries us Cullen's have been vampire, excluding mom and me from the centuries old part; one thing never gets old, speed and strength. If a human walked into our house, it would seem as if someone pushed the fast forward button on the remote. So that , in itself, was a direct invitation that something was, in fact, very wrong. That seemed to be happening a lot in the Cullen household these days. "Wait!" I shouted, "What about Aunt Alice?" I continued as I turned to my Aunt, "Aunt Alice, can't you see where Mom and Dad are? The expression on her face told me the answer was no. "But wh-" I was cut off by the frustrated voice of my Aunt. "Someone, or somewhere they are prevents me from seeing them. I mean I can see them, but its so fuzzy I can't make anything out." She paused and closed her eyes, presumable to try and see them. When she opened her eyes she spoke again. "They're ….. somewhere ….. green….. a forest maybe." Her tone questioned her certainty. "That's a good start Alice dear." Uncle Jazz said in an attempt to soothe his wife. "BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH!" She shouted. This was the first time I had ever seen her snap like this, and I always thought it would be at Aunt Rose or Dad, not Uncle Jazz. I jumped out of Jake's arms and leaped into hers. We then sat in silence, nobody quite sure of what to say next. The only noise I heard for the following hours was the frustrated sighs of Aunt Alice trying again and again to pinpoint the exact location of my missing parents. I fell asleep at Jakes house that night, nestled in his arms while he stroked my hair. All the while murmuring. "It's okay Nessie, everything will be okay." But as I slowly drifted into sleep, I couldn't help but notice the feeling in the pit of my stomach, telling me it was not.