A/N: Hey readers! You're author, Golden Fruit, here! I thought I would give you a taste of my writing style before I added in anything I had to say.

For those of you who are enjoying the story, thank you so much for reading! I appreciate all the reviews I get, no matter how short. I am very, very impressed with the response for the first chapter, I must say.

A longer summary would basically be: Emmett ran away from home a long time ago when he was eighteen, a legal adult. What he left behind was a broken family and a shattered younger sister. When he returns to show his new family what he used to call home, he finds a surprise. Bella, his younger sister, is still living there... but what of his parents? This is the story of Bella Swan and her way of learning to trust again, and not just Emmett. Edward, Emmett's closest friend and adopted brother, is falling fast and hard for this girl. The feelings are equally returned by Bella, but after everything that has happened to her in the past five years, will she ever learn to love again?

I really hope that you all enjoy the story. The rest of it will mainly be Bella, Edward, and Emmett's POV. This is not your typical Emmet is the older brother story, I assure you. Enjoy my story.

Oh! And before I forget, any questions you may have, leave them in a review and I shall answer them under author's notes. You do not have to give me your names, just sign the question with anything you would like to be called and that's what I shall use.

Much love to all of you!

Golden Fruit


Chapter 2

"I'll leave my window open.
Cause I'm too tired tonight
to call your name.
Just know I'm right here hoping
that you'll come in with the rain."

Come In With the Rain

Bella POV

I couldn't believe it.

Right there, before my eyes, was my brother. He was standing there, in my foyer, staring at me disbelievingly.

He looked exactly the same; very muscular, curly brown hair, and brown eyes that positively glistened.

"Oh my god..." I breathed

This couldn't be happening. It had to be a dream. I wasn't awake, he wasn't really here. This wasn't possible.

I shook my head, trying to clear away the hallucination. It remained standing just inside the door way, a crowd of unknown people behind it. "This isn't happening," I said, my eyes not focusing on one point. I shook my head again. "You aren't really here, this can't be true."

My legs went limp underneath me and I fell to the ground in my usual Bella fashion. I buried my face in my hands. "No, no, no..."

Two muscular arms wrapped around my shoulders. "Bella, it's alright," his deep voice soothed. "I'm here, you're okay."

"No, this isn't possible!" I protested, getting frustrated with this dream. "Tomorrow I'm gonna wake up and I'll be fifteen again and mom and dad are gonna be there again, right there, telling me it's gonna be okay, when it isn't, and I'm just gonna wait and hope for you to call when you never will..." He put a large finger to my lips to silence my rambling.

"Bells, it's alright," he cooed, pressing a large hand to my face. "I'm here, I promise."

I had always known I had a good imagination. Being a very fluent writer made my mind expand and also helped me memorize every detail about a person. But in all my other dreams before, the color and sparkle in Emmett's eyes had never been so distinct. Mine weren't the exact chocolate brown of his. His were more of a dark, dark brown; like the color of a grizzly bear's fur. They were also shiny enough that, when looking directly into them, you could practically see your reflection in it's glimmer. But most importantly, all the emotions he had were in them.

"Emmett..." I whispered, smiling slightly. Suddenly, I remembered that the man kneeling before me had disappeared for almost five years and left our family. Some anger boiled inside of me and I did the appropriate thing; I slapped the back of his head.

"Ow!" he winced, rubbing his neck. He sighed. "I guess I deserved that."

"The hell you did!" I yelled, throwing my arms around his neck. I couldn't help it anymore, I needed his teddy bear hugs again. He squeezed me back. "I missed you so much."

He rubbed my back softly. "I missed you too, Bells."

Someone behind him cleared their throat. He pulled out of my embrace to look at his... um, well, I guess they were his friends. He then smirked at a the girl on the far left, the one he had his arm around earlier.

"Are you gonna introduce us to this girl or not?" asked the girl, hands on her very curvy hips.

"Oh, right," he said, getting up and then pulling me up off the ground. I wiped away the remainder of my tears.

"Bella," he began, directing me over towards his friends. "This is Alice, my adopted sister."

Alice was a petite, pixie-like girl. She smiled, nearly bouncing in place. Her hair was black and spiky on the ends, her eyes a pretty hazel color. She was shorter than me, about 4' 10", but very beautiful.

"Jasper, her boyfriend." he indicated to the man who's arm was around Alice. He looked like a magazine model, muscular, though not as much so as Emmett, and frazzled blonde hair that had natural brown in it. His eyes were an icy blue, like the ocean. He was skinner and smaller than Emmett, but still handsome. Jasper nodded at me, bidding me a small smile and not much more than that.

"Edward, my adopted brother." Now Edward was the one I had to marvel at. He was positively God-like. His hair was a copper color, not completely red yet not completely brown, and he had the most captivating emerald green eyes I had ever seen. His face was more boyish than the others, but angular and chiseled. Though still not as well-toned as Emmett, he looked very strong himself.

Edward gave me a breath-taking smile; a lopsided one that fit him perfectly. "Pleasure to meet you Bella," he said, his voice was like the smoothest of velvets.

I blushed. "You, too."

"And this, Bells," he said with adoration as we got the last girl, the one who had spoken up first. She had to be the most gorgeous woman I had ever seen. Her long blonde hair had a curl to it that framed her delicate face. Her lips were a bit more red than usual, her skin a creamy color. Her eyes were similar to Jasper's; an icy blue, hers being a bit darker. "Is Rosalie..." he paused, grinning widely and moving from next to me to her side, placing an arm around her waist. "My fiancee."

Now that caught my attention. My eyes widened for a moment out of disbelief. Emmett, get engaged?

"You're engaged?!" I breathed. His smile turned sheepish as he nodded. I smirked, shaking my head. I put my hand on his shoulder. "You're always full of surprises, aren't you?"

He chortled and left Rosalie's side to bring me in a bone-crushing hug. "Always," he chuckled, letting go.

"And who, might I ask," Rosalie said, giving me a speculating look, "is Bella to you."

He bit his lip nervously, hesitating. He had obviously never told him about me; not that I expected him to. No one wanted to know about, plain, simple Bella. "Guys, this is Bella..." again, there was a pause before he finally said, "my sister."


A/N: I will probably have to next chapter out either tonight or tomorrow after school. Probably tomorrow, I still have homework to do. See you tomorrow!