Dia Cullen

She's 15. She's half-vamp. And she's running with the Cullens.

That must've been a hard fall.

Because when I finally decided (and managed) to get up, I felt like I broke something.

I had never been that dramatic in my whole entire life.

I mean, sure, I've stumbled back quite a number of times in my 15 years of living but you can't blame me.

I stumbled back when my parents decided to file for divorce.

When my mother announced her second marriage a month after that.

And when my dad also did-a week after her announcement.

And when my stepmother announced her pregnancy-a day after. She was pregnant already.

"Careful, there," Bella said as she helped me balance back. I was staggering-how embarrassing.

"Sheesh, you'd expect more from a half-vampire," Edward snorted and my head instinctively turned to his direction.

"I'm just a half-vampire?"

"Well, yes. I might've assumed you'd lose your mind if we told you that you were a vampire. And maybe telling you that you were just half afterwards ... it might've been a consolation?" Bella looked puzzled.

"Besides, you're just 15. We can't turn a girl of 15 a vampire! That'd be against the rules," Edward said.

I walked back to the bed and sat Indian-style.

"There are vampire rules?"

"Not exactly. But you'd have to be 15 forever," Edward said as he stood next to Bella who sat on the chair I first found her. She was all silent.

"So?"

"So? Is that even a question?"

"I want to know. What's wrong with being forever 15?"

"Vampires are ... well ... we're quite similar to humans, too. We have mates."

"I don't need a mate."

"You're saying that because you're 15 now but who knows? Maybe someday you'll wake up and wish you had one but you can't."

"Under bizarre circumstances ... granting that I would even wish for a mate ... why ..."

"Vampires are rational creatures, too. Do you think there would really be a vampire out there who'd transform children? The odds ..."

"Okay, okay. But I didn't mean transform. Maybe we'd bump into a vampire father and a vampire mother ..."

"Who has a 15-year-old son and you two would fall in love and live happily ever after and I mean literally ever after?"

I nodded but he sounded sarcastic so I didn't think that was the right response. He let out a forced laugh.

"Dia, vampires can't have children," Bella finally spoke.

"Vampires are complicated creatures. What makes halves different?"

"That's a little too complicated for us to answer. Maybe it's time you talk with Carlisle and the rest," she said and stood up.

Edward hugged her hips with one arm and they beckoned me to follow them out of the room.

The rest of the house was marvelous.

I've never seen anything like it in all of London.

But hey, how was I to know?

I only had a day of my trip and I got lost and ...

So much for my European escapade.

"Where are we going?" I asked them as we went down the second flight of stairs.

"They're waiting in the kitchen," Edward said without looking back at me.

I nodded silently.

Spectacular.

More vampires.

"They're really nice, Dia, so don't worry. We're going to be one big family with you around from now on," Bella said and continued to walk beside Edward.

They do make a good couple.

"Thank you."

I froze. Edward turned and smirked.

I really should be more careful with my thoughts around this guy.

He tossed his head up in amusement.

"She's pretty hilarious for a kid her age!" he told Bella.

"What did you hear?" she asked.

"She thinks we make a great couple."

Bella giggled and kissed Edward on the cheek.

"Thank you, Dia. I know that someday, you're going to find your own mate, too," she said.

"I'm 15!" I reminded her.

She just smiled.