Chapter Two
Bellas P.O.V.
I was curious as to what Alice had planned for when I came over. Alice had informed me during one of our classes together about her family. They were all adopted by Dr. Carlisle Cullen and Esme Cullen. She said that she is with Jasper and Rosalie is with Edward. Like together together. At first I thought it was a little weird, but I got used to it. The thing she didn't tell me, however, was that Emmett was blind. When I saw him in the office wearing sunglasses, I just thought his eyes were light-sensitive. I'll admit, finding out he was blind shocked me at first. But now, I just realize that being blind is normal to him so I quickly recovered from my shock.
I finally arrived home in my truck after school and walked through the door, not tripping, suprisingly. I found Charlie watching a game on the television. Usually, he would be working at the station but he wanted to take the day off in case something happened on my first day.
"How was school?" he asked as I set my things down.
"It was pretty good. Do you mind if I go to a friends house for a little bit tonight?" I prayed he would say yes. I knew Alice was a great friend and Emmett seemed nice enough. I hadn't met any of the other Cullens yet and I was looking forward to it.
"Of course," he said. "I knew you would make friends the first day of school." he smiled at me.
"Thanks Dad." I said as I started going up the stairs. I took a look in the mirror and sighed. My hair had gotten wet from the rain and as a result, was now a poof ball of frizz. I combed it out and it calmed down some, but not much. I threw it in a ponytail and changed into more comfortable clothes. By the time I was ready, I was wearing my favorite jeans, a hoodie, and my converse.
Alice said she would pick me up so I was patiently waiting for her, but not for long. I heard a car pull into the driveway so I said goodbye to Charlie before heading out the door. I slid into the passenger side of the car when Alice turned to me.
"You should put on your seatbelt. Some say I drive like a maniac." she said. I complied, and soon enough, I realized why people would say that. She was going at least 100 miles an hour. I clutched onto my seat for dear life. When we arrived at her home I noticed that I had been holding my breath during the ride. I breathed in a much needed breath and took in the sight before me.
In front of me was the most beautiful home I have ever seen. It was at least three stories with giant glass windows and different colored plants surrounded it. A creek was off in the distance, but still close enough to see. The house was isolated from everyone else. I noticed there were no houses on the way here, and no neighbors were close by. There was even some woods to the east of the house.
Alice lead me into the house and a young looking woman greeted me with a hug.
"It's nice to meet you Bella. I'm Esme, their mother." she said, squeezing me in another hug. I blushed at how nice she was. She seemed almost too young to have adopted so many kids. I took notice of how she was pale, just like Alice and Emmett. Her eyes were a rich golden color and she was beautiful.
Just then a bronze-haired boy walked down the steps with a blonde at his side. The boy was tall and average size. His hair was untidy and all over the place as if he hadn't combed it in awhile. The blonde looked like she came out of a magazine. She had the face of a model and her hair was a natural looking blonde that went to the middle of her back. They were both beautiful and pale like everyone else in this family.
"I'm Edward. I believe we haven't met yet." the bronze-haired boy said shaking my hand.
"Hello." I answered shyly. The blonde introduced herself as Rosalie and said nothing else and only smiled.
Alice introduced me to Jasper, who kept his distance for some reason. His eyes seemed to be a darker gold, almost looking like black was mixed in with it. Finally, Emmett came down in sweatpants and a tight shirt that showed off his muscles quite well. I gasped when I saw him and I felt my heart rate get a lot faster. His smile grew and it brought out his dimples. He was absolutely gorgeous.
"Nice to hear your voice again, Bella." he said, still smiling.
I laughed at his ease of talking about his blindness. "Nice seeing you again."
"Okay, now that everyone is here, excluding Esme and Carlisle, let's play a game!" Alice said, clapping her hands together in excitement. I looked around and saw Esme had left the room and now it was only Jasper, Alice, Rosalie, Edward, Emmett, and myself.
"What game?" I asked, nervously. I hated games like Truth or Dare so I didn't want to play something like that.
"Hide and seek! We'll play in partners," she said. "Okay, I'll be with Jasper, of course. Edward, you can be with Rosalie. And, Bella, you will be with Emmett."
"We'll count to 100." Edward said and went with Rosalie off in the distance to count. Alice and Jasper were out the door almost as soon as Edward said that and I looked over at Emmett. He came extremely close to me and whispered in my ear. "I know the perfect place to hide." His breath was so cold, it sent shivers down my spine. He picked me up and I gasped at how close I was to him. He started to running unusually fast. He sped through the trees in the woods and didn't even trip once. I was shocked. I can't even do that.
"I can walk, you know." I said, worried I was too heavy for him.
"No, you can't." he laughed, still going through the forest with ease. He must know this area really well because he seemed to have confidence that he knew exactly where he was going.
"Where are we going?" I asked, curious.
"We're almost there." he said, and he set me down a few seconds later. I heard something like a waterfall in the distance. We were still surrounded by trees so I walked in the direction it was coming from. Emmett followed silently and finally, I saw it. Right outside of the forest was a giant clearing with a waterfall directly to the side of it.
"Wow." I said, just looking around. It was absolutely beautiful. I walked over to a nearby tree and sat next to it, enjoying the sight before me. Emmett sat next to me and looked at where the waterfall was, even though he couldn't see it.
"I like just listening to it. It's calming." he said.
"How did you find this?"
"I just kinda stumbled upon it while hiking one day."
"It's beautiful." I said, looking over at him. We sat in silence for a few minutes and it didn't feel awkward at all.
"So, tell me about yourself." he said suddenly.
"Well, what do you want to know?" No one ever asked me about my life or my interests, so I was confused. I didn't think anyone cared enough to listen to my boring life story.
"Well, why did you move here?
"My mother married and she wanted to travel with her new husband, so I decided to spend quality time with Charlie."
"What do you like to do?"
"Uhm, I like reading and cooking. I always had to cook when I was living with my mom so I've grown to like it."
"Have you ever had a boyfriend?" The question shocked me. I was embarrassed about my dating experience in the past. Or lack thereof. I decided to just be honest.
"Nope. I've never been kissed either." I sighed. I was so inexperienced.
"I've never had a serious relationship either." he said, much to my surprise. He was gorgeous! He had the body of a male model with muscles galore and his smile brought out his cute, irresistable dimples. Even though his sunglasses covered his eyes, I knew they were just as beautiful.
"That's hard to believe." I mumbled, thinking he wouldn't hear. His booming laugh filled the air.
"Why?" he asked, still laughing.
"Any girl would be lucky to have you." I chuckled, playfully smacking his arm. He laughed a little more and leaned closer to me.
"Why is that?" his breath blew across my face and I almost fainted right then and there.
"Stop looking for compliments," I jokingly said, pushing him away with my hands. "You know the effect you have on people." I finished saying with a yawn. I hadn't realized how late it had gotten. We must have been 'hiding' for awhile because the sky was getting darker by the second.
"They'll never find us, let's go back so you can head home and get some sleep." he said, getting up and brushing his jeans off. His hand reached down and I took it. It was so hard and cold that I shivered unvoluntarily.
We headed through the mass of trees, with Emmett leading and I would follow. He actually let me walk and didn't get impatient that I seemed to slow us down. It seemed so weird how he knew this forest so well. He must hike a lot. I finally saw an opening in the distance, and soon we were out of the woods. Alice came running over as soon as she saw us.
"Edward and Rose found us, but we all gave up looking for you two."
"That's okay. I need to be getting home though." I said.
"Bye, Bella." Emmett said and hugged me, lifting me off the ground.
"Bye, Emmett. Tell everyone else I said bye too." I laughed a little, hugging him back. I got in my truck and headed home, glad that I had made new friends today.
Emmetts P.O.V.
Bella was so sweet and nice. I was glad I took the chance to get to know her. I walked inside and sat on the couch, listening to Edward and Jasper play a video game.
"She really likes you Emmett. I could feel it." Jasper said, still concentrating on the game I could tell.
"Yeah, you two are so cute together!" Alice excitedly said.
"Well, I don't want to ruin anything. I like her too, but I don't know if I can tell her about us being vampires." I sighed. This was so difficult.
"You'll know what to do when the time comes." Edward said, reassuringly.
The rest of the night passed by uneventfully. I headed up to my room to think about Bella a little bit. I found myself looking forward to school on Monday and I just wanted to hear her voice and spend more and more time with her. All of a sudden, Edward popped in my room. "Somebody's in love" he laughed. I lunged for him and tackled him to the ground. "Get out of my head!" I laughed. I loved wrestling and beating him. Even if I was blind, I was still stronger.