When I awoke, surprisingly there was sunlight poring through the window. I looked around the room, remembering that I was no at that "apartment", but at my father's house.
I slowly got out of the very comfy bed, careful not to trip; I know I'm the only vampire that is still clumsy. There were two doors in t he room, one on the right and one on the left. So I chose the right. When I opened it was a huge closet, this closet was bigger than the kitchen at that Apartment, but that wasn't saying much. Closing that door quietly, I opened the door on the left and it was what I was looking for, the bathroom.
The counter tops were made of marble, it had a dark almost black color to it. the walls were light blue, were as the closet walls were white. There were white towels hanging neatly on the racks. It had a separate Jacuzzi bathtub, and then a shower. The shower was tiled with white subway tiles, then every here and there you would see a dark blue tile.
I noticed a pile of neatly folded clothes with a note on top that were sitting on the counter.
Bella,
I thought you might want some clean clothes. Once you finish come downstairs!
-Alice!
Folded there were a set of Victoria Secrets bra and panties, there were blue with black lace, there was a lot of lace on those two things. Then there was a pair of gray yoga pants also from VS, the piece of fabric that you fold down was pink, and had PINK embroidered on the back with a little dog next to it. Then, and you guessed it, was a matching shirt.
I took my time in the shower, and made sure the water was hot. When I stepping out, the mirror was fogged up and it smelled only of strawberries (on account of the strawberry shampoo and conditioner I used). I quickly dressed and brushed my hair through with my fingers a couple of times.
The butterflies must have needed to stretch their wings, because I had millions of them flying in my stomach. I was so nervous. But that didn't even cover it. What if they didn't like me? I would be screwed then…
The house was so big, so I tried to remember the way dad took me up here. And I must have a good memory because I found it on the first try! Hell maybe luck was on my side.
It felt like I was walking in slow motion when descending down the stairs, but when I reached the bottom I felt calm, the butterflies where not there anymore.
On the couch were dad and Esme. Maybe if she likes me I could call her mom… then on t he love seat were Alice and Rosalie, it sounds like they are planning a shopping trip. Emmett and Jasper were playing some sort of video game, sitting on the floor in front of the TV, staring intently at it. Last, Edward, he was sitting on the piano bench, playing a lovely melody. Sadly it stopped when I came into the room, every one stopped what they were doing and turned to look at me.
"Good morning Bella, come sit," he gestured the spot next to him, "let me introduce you to everyone, that's Emmett and Jasper on the floor playing a game, Alice and Rosalie on the love seat, Edward at the piano, and you remember Esme." He gestured to everyone as he listed of their names.
" hi, its nice to meet you all, though you are the first thing I heard about from that girl, what was her name… oh Jessica…?" I guessed, everyone chuckled except dad and Esme.
"Jessica's the school gossip girl. She knows everyone business. And call me Rose" Rosalie explained.
Everyone told their stories of how they were changed, and then I told mine.
Roses story was sad, and made me want to cry when she would flinch, remembering it. Alice was lucky that she didn't feel the pain, but it was also sad that she didn't remember her past. And this may sound stupid but I think that Emmett's story is sweet, rose saved him and then they fell in love and get to spend forever with one another. Jasper's was horrible, but then sweet when he met Alice; it was like, I don't know, love at first sight? Or love at first vision? Edwards wasn't the worst yet it was, dad changed him when he was dying and had no family. and Esme, her story was sad in its own way.
After a while everyone went back to what they were doing. I listened to Edward play the piano; it was a different tune this time. I got up from the couch and walked over to him, "you play very good, did you write this yourself?" I asked in a quiet voice, Edward turned to look at me, and smiled at me, thank you, and yes, I write my own pieces. Do you play?" he scooted over and gestured for me to sit on the bench with him.
" Back when I was human it was mandatory and proper for a woman to learn to play. They began to teach us around age six, and we usually never stopped with lessons till we were Wed." I smiled at him, "well lets see if you remember anything. Will you play for me?" nodding hesitantly, "I don't know how good I'll be, its been centuries. May I play that? I don't remember the ones from way back then" he nodded and I set my fingers on the keys and let the music flow though me.
When I hit the last note, I heard applause; I looked around the room to realize that everyone was listening, looked away as my cheeks began to burn as I blushed, and Emmett's laugh filled the room. "You are much better than you thought." Edward complimented and everyone agreed
"Bella, we must go to the mall, you need new clothes, and Esme can come and we can also get furniture for your room! Come on we don't have much time! The mall closes at 8:00p.m!" Alice said, as if we would need more time, she grabbed my arm and pulled me up off the bench and out the door, rose and Esme followed silently shaking their heads at Alice's excitement. "Should I be worried?" I asked them quietly, they just nodded their heads yes. This is going to be a long day…
