If Seth Clearwater hadn't invited me over to study for the upcoming biology test I would have been at home, avoiding my mother, eating leftovers, and wondering who I'd take to prom. Or rather, conjuring up a fake date to prom to make myself feel better. Instead, I was sitting in their spacious living room in their palatial house, which easily could have been referred to as a mansion, a large one at that. In front of us was a giant bowl of chips and half a pizza. Sitting with Seth and I was Seth's adopted brother Jacob and his girlfriend Renesmee Mason. Seth's sister Leah gave me a disdainful look when I entered the room, then left the room, and she hadn't been seen since.

Carlisle Cullen, his wife, and giant adopted family had moved to town in the summer, only three months before. His 'children' all attended school with us, besides Leah, Jasper, Rosalie and Emmett. Mrs. Cullen was Leah and Seth's godmother, or something like that, so when their parents died, Leah and her brother went to live with the Cullens. Jacob had apparently lived with the Clearwaters before their death, and had no other place to go, so he was taken in too. Carlisle and Esme Cullen adopted Edward, Emmett and Alice when social services took them away from their crack-whore mother. Bella and Renesmee Mason were brought into the family most recently. It was unknown as to why they were there. Jasper and Rosalie Cullen were Dr. Cullen's late sister's children. She died of cancer a few years before. Perhaps that was why their house was so large. It would have to be, to have ten teenagers living in it.

There was something strange about the Cullen brood though. Even though they weren't all related, they all seemed exactly alike. There was something menacing about some of them too. It was rather frightening. I felt most at home with Seth, Renesmee and Jacob. Both Jacob and Seth seemed like big teddy bears, and Renesmee seemed so…angelic…that she had to be harmless.

Currently, the rest of the Cullens were out of the house, besides Mrs. Cullen. Dr. Cullen had taken Edward, Jasper and Emmett camping, and Alice, Bella and Rosalie had gone shopping. When I asked why none of the remaining Cullens had gone, Seth shrugged and said he had allergies; Jacob didn't like camping; and neither Leah nor Renesmee felt like shopping.

Humming to herself as she ran a Swiffer mop over the hardwood floor, Mrs. Cullen paused to ask if they wanted more snacks. Like the absent family members, there was something about Mrs. Cullen that didn't quite sit right. It was confusing and troubling, and rather hard to ignore. As I was about to reply that we were fine, Jacob bounded up and exclaimed that they were out of Doritos. I shook my head as he swaggered off to the kitchen, wondering how it was that they afforded to feed both Jacob and his equally massive adopted brother Emmett. When I said as much to Renesmee, she traded a glance with Seth and giggled. I felt as if I'd missed something.

Somewhere in the giant house, a grandfather clock chimed the hour. I glanced at my watch and internally swore. "Guys I'd better be going," I said, gathering up my things. "I'm already late and mom will kill me if I'm any later. Sorry."

"Its not a problem," Renesmee said getting to her feet too. "You won't be in too much trouble, will you?" she asked, concerned.

I forced a smile. "Probably not," I lied. I'd be in shit, but I didn't want her to know that. Or Seth. "Umm," I continued awkwardly, "do you think I could get a ride? It's a long walk."

"Not a problem," Seth blurted out, scrambling to his feet. "I'll drive."

"That may not be the best of plans," Jacob said, strolling back into the room, grinning. "I don't think Edward would like it if you took his Volvo without permission. On the other hand, I like pissing him off." He glanced towards me. "I'll drive you Abs. Go wait out front and I'll pull the car out."

"Ok," I said, anxious to get home. Mom was going to be livid. I threw my stuff into my backpack, said a quick goodbye to Seth and Renesmee, and called a brief thank you and salutation to Mrs. Cullen. Jacob didn't have the car out of the garage by the time I got to the front porch. Just as I burst out the front door, a massive jeep pulled up to the house, and out piled the absent Cullen men.

I recognized Emmett by his size and Edward from school, vaguely I knew Dr. Cullen as well. As I took them in, Jasper Cullen walked around the side of the jeep. As soon as he cleared the bumper he froze and our eyes locked. His eyes were so strange. They were first molten gold, but the gold melted into demonic black in a second's time. The last thing I remembered was his eyes. They were so black I got lost in them. Drowning in them.