oki heres chapter two. I really hope you enjoy it.
Disclaimer- still don't own Twilight or the characters...
Chapter Two.
All day at work I kept looking around for the same scent. It was still there and if possible it was even stronger. I didn't see anyone though. It was toward the end of my shift that I actually saw him. He came in with a man lying on a stretcher and he went straight into the exam room. I guess it really was the blonde doctor. I also noticed that he had topaz colored eyes. That meant that he was a vegetarian just like me. And he was a doctor for crying out loud, he must have profound self-control. He came out than and started walking toward another room in the opposite direction of where I was standing. He stopped abruptly and turned swiftly to face me. I wasn't sure what to do. His eyes narrowed and he started walking towards me. Maybe he would be angry that I was living here. He was really close by and he stopped right in front of the counter. He stared at me for the shortest second.
"Hello." he said. His voice was smooth and it held great curiosity. I smiled timidly.
"Hi." I replied. "Do you work here?" it was a stupid question since it was obvious he did, but I wasn't sure on what to say.. I didn't really socialize much with my kind.
"Yeah, I do actually. My name is Carlisle. How long have you been working here?" it seemed that he was frustrated he hadn't noticed me before.
"I started today. And my name is Bella Swan." I saw from his name tag that his last name was Cullen.
"So you live here permanently?" I nodded.
"Why did you move here?" He asked. But I didn't get a chance to respond. My replacement Holly came to take my place for the evening shift.
"Hold on." He said. "I end in five minutes. Let me get my stuff and then you can come over my house. I would like for you to meet my family. And we could also talk without distractions."
"Your family? How many are there?" I asked
"Seven. Including myself." He answered. My mouth dropped. Seven vampires living in Forks. Usually we stuck in twos or threes. But seven?!
"I'll be right back." He seemed exited really. I got my stuff. Holly was staring at me with her mouth open. I'm guessing people didn't get invited over the Cullen house very often. I smiled and introduced myself to her. She seemed nice enough but by the look in her eyes I could tell she was jealous. He came back then.
"You can follow me with your car; it really isn't that far away from here. Forks is pretty small." He said with I a smile. We were walking toward the parking lot now.
"Yeah, I've noticed." I laughed. He seemed like a good guy. I wasn't sure though. Big covens usually scared me off. There was bound to couples and I don't think I was ready for that.
We made small talk, and then he led me to their house. It was somewhere in the forest, and it was pretty far away from where I lived. It was bigger than mine too. But what can you expect with a coven of seven vampires. I still couldn't get over that. It was beautiful and very historical looking. It reminded me of the houses they had in the early days.
"They're not all home yet. Only my wife, Esme, Rosalie and Emmett. The rest went hunting but they should be back soon." He seemed thrilled that I was here.
He opened the door. The inside was even better looking. It was very wide and open. Way better decorated than mine. I saw a caramel color haired women meet me by the front entrance.
"Hi. It is a pleasure meeting you. My name is Esme." She beamed.
"You too. You have a beautiful home. I'm Bella" I smiled at her.
I heard two people coming down the stairs.
"Bella," Carlisle said, "This is Rosalie." He pointed to a blonde girl. She seemed very pretty. She smiled sweetly but eyed me up and down. I wasn't sure what to make of that.
"And this is Emmett." He finished. Emmett stunned me. He was huge. Beyond huge. He was grinning though so he seemed pretty nice.
"Guys, this is Bella Swan." He informed them.
"It is really nice to meet you all" I said and I smiled at all of them. We exchanged a few more pleasantries. And they welcomed me to their dining room where we all sat down.
"So where did you come from?" asked Esme.
"Do you have a power?" asked Emmett.
"How long will you be staying here in Forks?" Rosalie asked. There seemed to be something different in her tone. Like she didn't want me staying here long at all.
I smiled at their interest in me.
"I came from northern Canada. Yes. I do have a power. I can share my memories with anyone I want. It's not very special. And well I'm not sure. I signed up for school. So I think I will stay here until I graduate." I replied quickly.
"And you are alone?" Carlisle asked.
"Yea, I don't really like to travel in big groups. I prefer to be by myself." I really didn't want to tell them my whole story.
"Sharing memories. That's quite interesting, Bella. How does that work? Could you do it to more than one person at a time?" He asked.
"Well it basically plays any one of my memories that I choose into your mind, and you see it. Kind of like a movie. Yea, I can. I can transfer my memory to different people at the same time.." I didn't really like all the questions they were asking. I didn't like being asked question period.
"So how were you changed? And why did you choose the vegetarian lifestyle?" He asked. He seemed genuinely curious.
"Well I was changed in 1918, in New York. The vampire that changed me I really didn't know him. He just attacked me one night. When I came too he was gone. I've been alone pretty much since then. Well, I chose this lifestyle because I don't want to harm humans. Plus I have extremely strong memories of when I was a human, so it just seemed wrong to me." I edited a lot of my story. Especially about the part with the vampire that changed me. But I knew that my problems were not theirs. They seemed like a happy family and I will not inflict them with my burdens.
"So tell me about yourselves." I said, wanting to get myself off the main subject.
"Alright, well there is myself. My wife Esme. We sort of think of the rest of them as our children. We are technically older, and it sort of fits in like that well. Rosalie and Emmett who are together, as you can see. There's Alice and Jasper. Alice sees visions of the future, and Jasper can feel and manipulate people emotions. The last one is Edward, and he can read minds." He finished.
I flinched when he said the name Edward. I went through great lengths not to hear that name as much as possible. But now one of the family members was named that. I really didn't know if I could handle that. I don't even know if my body can process his name without breaking down. How on earth was I supposed to address him?
"Are you alright, dear?" asked Esme sweetly. I really didn't know what my facial expression was like. They were all staring at me in wonder.
"Um yes I'm fine." I said quickly. They didn't get a chance to say anything else though, since we heard a car pulling up.
"Ah, they're hear!" Exclaimed Carlisle. "I'm pretty sure they know you are here since Alice probably had a vision and Edward heard what I was thinking. I can't wait for you to meet them. I'm sure Alice will be excited." He chuckled.
I flinched again.. They stared at me with a puzzled expression. I needed to keep better control of myself. It is just a name. It is just a name. We heard the front door opening.
"We're back! Where is she?!" a chirpy wind chime like voice echoed through the huge house. I assumed that it was Alice. I smiled in response to her eagerness to see me.
Three people entered the room. In front was a spiky black haired girl. She was very petite and had one of the hugest grins I've ever seen.
"Hi! I'm Alice!" She said excitedly.
I was about to answer her when I saw who was behind her. My breath caught in my throat and I froze up completely. My eyes widened and I started breathing in short little gasps. The person in front of me was exactly like I remembered him. He was paler though and he had topaz colored eyes instead of green ones. I heard a ringing in my ears. And I vaguely noticed both Carlisle and Esme asking me if I was okay. I wasn't okay though. My stomach was doing weird things and my eyes weren't blinking. I couldn't stop staring at him. He looked at me in confusion. And everyone was silent.
"Ed- Edw-ard?" I choked out.
Sort of ends in a cliffy, but i should have chapter three up, maybe around monday or tuesday so expect it around then :)
I hope you like where the story is going.
xoxo
kalina