I gave her a small smile in return and said hello. She stood there staring at me for a few moments. I could tell that she was taking in my appearance. Trying to figure out if I had found some clarity on my 'vacation'.

"We all missed you. Especially Emmy, even though she'll never admit it. But unlike the rest of us, besides Leah, she's extremely pissed off with you." Alice said. I hung my head down, both out of shame and guilt. I looked back at Alice ready to apologize for hurting her family. Her expression made the words in my mouth go back down my throat.

She looked torn, indecision written all over her face. Before I could open my mouth to ask what was wrong she bolted and wrapped her arms around me in a bone crushing hug, before I could blink.

I awkwardly wrapped my arms around her after I realized what was going on. I had fully expected her to skin me alive.

She pulled back and gave me a true Alice smile. "It's really nice to have you back, sis."

I smiled back at her. A real smile, for the first time since I left. She tugged on my arm and led me inside. I didn't expect that the house would be empty. She explained that the twins were hunting with Leah, the pack, Jasper, and Emmett. Carlisle was at the hospital, Esme was out shopping, and that Edward, Bella,Jake and Nessie had taken a vacation to Fiji.

She sat me down on the couch and filled me in on what I missed. She explained that even though Nessie was just a few years old, she looked and acted like an eighteen year old girl. The twins were the same, and looked a bit younger than their cousin.

I could see the proud look in her eyes when she talked about her daughters. It made me wish for the millionth time that I had stayed. I should have been here.

After she had filled me in on most of what the family had done and what I had missed, I told her about how I traveled the world, trying to keep her oldest, by five minutes, daughter out of my mind. I didn't need to tell her that much because I knew that she had visions of me making my various decisions and such.

We sat in silence for a few minutes. "Does the rest of the family know that I'm here?" I asked. She eyed me for a few seconds, I could tell that she had picked on what I had really asked.

"She doesn't know that you're here, but I think she could tell that you would be in the region. She's been acting a bit funny, for the past few days. I think it's cause you've been getting closer." she replied and turned, watching out the big sliding glass doors, waiting for her family.

Before I could ask why she didn't tell anyone, I heard Emmett's booming laughter and the pounding of paws and feet on the ground. Alice turned and gave me a little grin and said "Time to go reintroduce yourself, Rose."

I gulped, for the first time in my vampire life I was truly nervous. A million What ifs started running through my mind. What if she hates me? What if Leah and the pack try to jump me? What if Emma tries to jump me?

I slowly stood and followed Alice outside. The wolves had turned back into their human forms and the whole party were right by the back door. Alice putting a reassuring hand on my shoulder and walked out the door to join the rest of the family.

I summoned my courage and walked outside into the light. At first no one noticed me and continued to laugh and joke, until my scent finally got to their noses. They all stopped and stared at me.

Emmett, the closest to me, looked surprised, but had a big grin on his face. Jasper just looked shocked and a little disapproving. The pack members all looked like a Jasper, but the disapproval seemed to be replaced by anger. Leah looked like she was five seconds away from walking up to me and punching me in my face. Alice…the little brat wore an amused grin on her face.

"What did I miss? Why is everyone so quiet?" an unfamiliar voice asked. A young girl with blue, green eyes and medium dark brown hair, pulled back into a ponytail walked over and stood next to Emmett. She turned and looked at me and looked as if she had seen a ghost.

"Hi, Kate." I said, suddenly understanding how awkward Bella felt before she was turned.

"Rosalie…." Everyone turned towards the voice, while I looked straight ahead.

She was beautiful.

Her hair was shorter than her twins' and was spiked up in a messy faux hawk. Her skin was a shade or two darker than when I last saw it. She had high cheekbones which were inherited from Leah and Alice's nose and her lips. From what her sports bra and basketball shorts revealed, her body was well defined, lean muscle in all the right places.

When I finally looked into her eyes, I really wished that I hadn't. There was enough heartbreak to make me want to die and enough anger to feel like the world's biggest asshole.

I opened my mouth to say something, but she just shook her head a few tears escaping her eyes before she phased into a giant dark brown wolf, with golden specks running through her fur. She stared at me for a only a millisecond. Her big, snowy blue, wolf eyes silently asking me a million different questions beginning with the word why.

Before I could reach out and obey my urge to run a hand along her fur, she turned and shot off like a bullet into the woods.

So much for a happy homecoming.