DISCLAIMER: All things Twilight belong to Stephenie Meyer, I'm simply borrowing them for some play time!
WARNING: There will be language, adult themes, fighting, so please be warned. Also it will be obvious that being all human, that they are already OOC so keep that in mind as well.
Canon Pairings eventually. AU/OOC and all that jazz. Beta'd by Je-suis-B thank you!
UPDATED CHAPTER: My apologies, it should have been 2 months after... not one... if you haven't read it yet you'll see when you reach that part. If you did, my bad.
Chapter 2 - Welcome Home
The drive back from Port Angeles to Forks happened in complete silence. Carlisle kept glancing at Edward through the rear view mirror and Esme kept glancing at Carlisle. She was a tad worried Carlisle wasn't paying full attention to the road but she opted not to say anything, she would just keep her eyes open and more alert.
Carlisle couldn't believe everything that had happened to him in the last few days. Being called and told that someone he once loved died of cancer, he being a doctor and all… he knew there was nothing he could have done but it didn't make him feel any better. Then to top it off he was told that not only had Elizabeth died… she had also LIED. Well technically she had lied by omission but still, it was a lie. He had a son, a son that someone else had raised and who had died early on. Why hadn't Elizabeth contacted him? Why did she choose not to tell him about Edward?
Edward tried not to look at the rear view mirror that he noticed Carlisle kept using to spy on him. He wanted to tell Carlisle to mind his own fucking business, but he kept quiet. He didn't want to have any conversation at all during this ride "home." Ha, "home," that is what Carlisle and Esme told him, that soon they would be "home." That wasn't Edward's home, never had been and never would be. He had one year to go and then he'd be free. Legally he would be an adult and no one could keep him from doing whatever he wanted. Not even the memory of his mother.
Edward subconsciously kept touching his jacket pocket where the letter from his mother was tucked away in. He thought of reading it on the ride from P.A. to Forks but in the end decided not to. He didn't want Carlisle or Esme to see him in case he reacted… in a less than "I don't give a fuck," attitude he wanted to put across. In truth, Edward was very confused, hurt, and felt betrayed. He was also angry... very, very angry.
After what felt forever, but was more like an hour Edward realized they had pulled off of the main highway and into a road that led into the forest.
Fuck, where are they taking me? A cabin in the Woods? Edward thought to himself. He'd seen a movie once where these people went into the woods… and well let's just say they never came back OUT of the woods… he shuddered and decided not to think of that. It wasn't hard once they pulled up in front of one of the biggest houses he'd ever seen. It was massive and nicely hidden. He went from living in a two-bedroom cramped apartment to this? He stared at it in awe until the slamming of a car door jolted him from his thoughts.
"Edward, you can get out now," Esme said in a soft warm voice.
Edward looked out the window and wondered if he could outrun Carlisle if he decided to bolt.
"Is that him!" Edward suddenly heard a girl shriek. He looked towards the front door and saw a girl, young, maybe his age. She was sort of short, petite with dark brown hair. She seemed like a firecracker the way she was jumping up and down.
"Alice please calm down," Esme said walking over to her.
"Edward?" Carlisle asked as he stood outside the back passenger door where Edward sat. With a sigh Edward looked at him and opened the door stepping out.
"Edward, this is our daughter Alice, she's actually your age. She was born I think about 2 months after… you," Carlisle said in a low voice, "So I guess she is your sister."
"Honestly, dad... of course I am his sister. We're going to get along just great Edward!" Alice said suddenly pulling Edward by his arm dragging him towards the house and up the wooden steps. Edward looked alarmed, something Esme and Carlisle both noticed… Carlisle also noticed he'd not said a word in hours.
Carlisle grabbed Edward's bag and shut the car door heading after Alice and Edward. Esme had already gone after the two. She knew Edward needed time to adjust and Alice… well Alice didn't really give anyone time to adjust to her.
"Edward this is your new home!" Alice said enthusiastically.
"Alice," Esme said in a warm yet warning tone, "we don't want to overwhelm Edward, please calm down."
"Oh I'm sorry," Alice said releasing Edward's arm.
"I'm sure Edward is tired, follow me Edward I'll show you to your room," Carlisle said while heading for the staircase.
When they reached the third floor Carlisle led him to a room at the end of the hall.
"This was my office but I thought perhaps you'd like some privacy considering… so I had it converted into a room for you and moved my office to the first floor," Carlisle explained.
Edward walked in and looked around. How much money did they have that they made an office look like it had always been a bedroom in a few days? It was simple... white with black, grey and a bit of red tossed in for color perhaps. The bed set was a deep blood red color, while the walls were white with grey trim, and one wall, the one with the bed's headboard against, was black. The carpet was a soft plush light grey to match the grey trim of the walls. There was one good-sized window that also had a matching red blood curtain.
"I hope you like it, I told Esme perhaps red wasn't a color you'd like but she said that the room needed some splash," Carlisle smiled.
"It's fine," Edward finally spoke.
Carlisle froze for a few seconds before he got over the fact Edward finally said something.
"Uh, I'll let you settle in, dinner will be at 6, Emmett and Jasper will be joining us. Emmett… well he's your brother, and Jasper is a friend of the family. He and his twin sister Rosalie, who is away for the week, live in an apartment in town. They are both 18. Emmett is 19 years old…" Carlisle wanted to continue but noticed Edward looked tired as he took a seat at the end of the bed.
"Well I'll let you be," Carlisle said placing Edward's bag down on a dresser and closing the door.
"What the hell am I doing here?" Edward sighed laying back. His legs still bent hanging down the edge of the bed.
His mind was racing miles a minute. This town seemed like something out of a novel, small little town in the middle of nowhere. A big awesome looking house in the middle of nowhere… can you say slasher movie scenario? It even had its own leading screamer… Alice… Edward bet she could scream like the best of them the way she had shrieked when she saw him. Edward wasn't sure what he thought of her, or the fact he went from being an only child to having a sister and a brother. Would they like him? Would he like them? Did he even care?
"Fuck!" Edward spat out in frustration. This was going to be a long day. A real-fucking-long day.
Author Note: I just wanted to say thank you for the reviews, follows, and alerts. Honestly I didn't expect anyone to read this but myself and my great beta who beta'd this chapter as well, thank you Je-suis-B!
I also want to note, it may take some chapters before Bella comes in. I wan't the start of this to focus on Edward first adjusting to his new family.