Chapter 2
Carlisle POV:
Its been a week since we moved to Forks, a small town in Washington where it always either raining or overcast. We are a family made up of seven vampires, well six . My son Edward has recently parted from us, I knew that living with three couples was weighing heavily on my son. I've watched over the years as Edward slowly began losing hope in ever finding a mate. In last century Edward has parted from us several times and has traveled in search of his mate. He refused to settle for anyone else, over the years his siblings tend to bother him telling to stop being so up tight and as Emmet puts it "he needs to pop his cherry."
Edward was exceptional even when he was human, I felt like a father figure to him even then, when his parents were still ever present. He was exceptional both physically and mentally. People were very conservative back then, but that didn't stop females from letting Edward know their intention. Edward never seemed to notice or was always too much of a gentleman, a characteristic that stayed with him over the years. Becoming a vampire he has always attracted almost every female vampire we have come across, but right after changing my son it became apparent that he was talented even by vampire standards. Besides reading minds and talking to a person within the dimension of their minds, Edward can change, add, or erase something in your mind. A talent we have been able to keep a secret, others know he can read minds, but that about it. If Aro were to ever get word of what Edward was capable of he surely would not rest until he's acquired him. Aro has been known to collect vampire with talents, it's more of an obsession because there is nothing he loves more then power.
Its been six months since Edward left, my wife Esme is having a hard time with this separation. Edward leaving put things into perspective, I' starting to realize he's the glue that keeps this family together. The family hasn't been the same since he left, we all want him home but we also don't want to put pressure on him. I know he needs this time and we're all trying to respect his decision. My daughter Alice may not have been as respectful of his decision; she is constantly on the phone trying to get him to come home. That is until he put his foot down, fearing that he will destroy his phone she has kept it to a minimum.
As vampires we are creatures that are driven by our instincts. Both in feeding or our sexual escapades we follow our desires. Many vampires don't find their mates, but enjoy each other's company. In our family Jasper and Alice are soul mates; Alice had vision of him before they even met. Alice waited years for him. Then there is Emmett and Rosalie while they are not soul mates they enjoy each others company and to an outside person they would seem as if they are mated, but the difference between a mated couple and unmated couple is very apparent. When a vampire finds their mate no one else can ever rival they exists solely for each other. There are even different aspects to the mating process, the most powerful kind of mating when even the scent of their mate can be an aphrodisiac. There is always a rumor of such mating where the souls even entwine; I have yet to encounter such a phenomenon. I had changed Rosalie in hopes that she and Edward can have a relationship, but Edward knew she was not his soul mate. Rosalie had always wanted Edward, but Edward would not settle only for his soul mate. It also became clear that Rosalie did not have a pleasant mind, and in her all consuming vanity she till cannot comprehend how Edward could have rejected her.
I had met Esme two decades before meeting Edward. Esme was a gentle creature a character trait that became more prominent when she became a vampire. When I brought Edward home he was only hours from his death, and I had promised his human mother Elizabeth on her deathbed that I would do what other doctors can't do to save her only son. Esme got one look at Edward and she automatically loved him. Everything about him reminded her of her son that she had lost when she was human. He was the son she always wanted and Esme was always afraid that maybe Edward was changed to young. The only she wants is to see him happy, Esme tends to baby him and I think we are both afraid that he will never find a mate.
There are three main rules in the vampire world they are: always keep our identity secret, second is never two create immortal children, and third is to never create half-breed. The third rule was recent, they were discovered around seventeen years ago vampires mating with humans and creating half-breeds. The Voltaire hunted them down and killed every last one, and the parents. I never saw one but I was told they had our powers but none of our weakness. I never saw the danger they posed but it was obvious they were afraid of them.
The truth of the matter was we did not know with what we dealing with, we thought their race had died out. We had settled in Forks in the 40s , so we had encountered the chief Euphriem Black of the Quiletts. They were a tribe that had a mutation in their blood that gave them the ability to phase into wolves at will. It was a gene that existed in three families in the tribe, their job was to protect humans from vampires. We signed a treaty that as long as we remain vegetarians (drinking the blood of animals and not humans) and do not cross over to their land, then we can both live peacefully. That did not mean that the Quiletts trusted us and they were right not to. So today upon arriving at the hospital I received a phone call from Billy Black the new chief and we set a meeting so we can discuss the treaty.
Yes father" answered Edward after I had dialed his cell phone number, I knew he was somewhere in South America. "I need you to come home for a while," I replied. "Is something the matter?" asked Edward. "We have arrived at Forks, but as Esme and I were running yesterday by the La Push border we smelled wolves we are not sure how much there is. The chief has contacted me to the hospital and we have set a meeting within this Saturday. That's five days from today, and I'm hoping you can come so we can know what their really thinking." There was a pause on the phone, "Of course I'll arrive there by Thursday," he replied. "That's great son, Esme set up the cabin for you just the way you like, I hope you'll change your mind and decide to stay. Oh also I guess you will also be here for the gathering the town is throwing for us to welcome the family to the town." There was a pause, "will see about that, I will see you Thursday, goodbye father." "Goodbye son" I hung up the phone and called Esme to tell her the good news if Alice hasn't beat me to it.
