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Anyway, I forgot in my last chapters to say my disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or any characters besides my own.

(Sorry for this being really late, btw)

Now that that's out of the way, let's continue!

I wish I could say I woke up to the sounds of birds chirping and what not but that is definitely not how I woke. I woke to the sound of thunder and so much rain, I thought we were gonna flood. Man, how much I already missed Italy.

Deciding not to laze around anymore, I got up and searched for my suitcase. Thankfully, no one tried touching it because it was still stacked on the floor by the door. Opening up the two bags after placing it on my bed, I began ruffling through and tried finding good clothes. Finally settling on just jeans and a nice looking button down, I made my way to the bathroom in my room. Wow, what a fancy guest room.

Inside the bathroom was almost better than my real room. The mirror was almost as big as the wall, the sinks were pure porcelain, the countertops looked so clean and shiny, I was jealous that I wasn't as pretty as the granite. Inside the shower, I noticed one of those "rain" shower heads and a few bottles of brand new soap and shampoo. They really prepared for me, huh?

After a quick shower, I changed and looked at my reflection to make sure I didn't look like a slob. Of course, compared to a vampire I looked like a rodent but oh well. I'll just have to make do. I opened my door and tiptoed down the stairs before stopping myself. They don't sleep so it's not like I would be waking anyone up and besides; they could probably hear me a mile away.

At the bottom of the staircase, I was shocked to see the massive living room. There was one wall that was purely window and it looked really open and bright, unlike the Volturi Castle. I was startled out of my admiring when I heard Esme's familiar voice, "Hello, dear."

Gasping, I looked to my right and saw seven people standing and looking like statues. "Hello, Esme." I smiled.

Carlisle, standing in the middle of the half circle, held his hands out in a welcoming gesture. "This is the rest of the Cullen family." I nodded and stared at each one individually. They were all perfect looking, like a Michelangelo statue.

The first one was another blond male. Back in Volterra, it was rare to see a blonde vampire besides Jane. The guy nodded his head and I couldn't help but notice he looked a little uncomfortable. I instantly felt bad. These vampires are stuck with a human to take care of. And not just a human, a human who has difficulties doing the one basic human thing- breathing. His eyebrows furrowed in confusion before he lightly shook his head as if clearing his thoughts. "My name is Jasper." His introduction was short but sweet and I nodded and smiled at him.

The pixie girl was very interesting to look at. Her hair was short and black. She was almost as short as I was except I was taller by a couple inches. She had a bright, knowing smile that I couldn't help but smile back at. "My name is Alice and we are going to be best friends!" She squealed a little before embracing me in a hug. Kind of uncomfortable with strange vampires hugging me, I just awkwardly chuckled and pat her back. She took that as a sign and went back to her spot next to the blond one- Jasper.

The next vampire was, you guessed it, another blonde. Except this one looked really cold and mean. Her hair was platinum blonde and gloriously long. Her golden eyes were narrowed and one perfect golden eyebrow was raised in mockery or disgust, I wasn't sure. "I'm Rosalie." Hmm… even shorter than Jasper. I smiled at her anyway and waved sweetly. She just huffed and looked away.

The giant man next to her laughed loudly, so loudly that I think the house shook. He actually held his hand out to shake and I took it. "Name's Emmett. Double m, double t." Slightly confused, I just nodded and shook his hand. I don't know if he knew or not but his grip was really tight. Wincing, I tried releasing but he just kept shaking his hand. The next vampire put his hand on his shoulder and that made 'Emmett' release.

My breath was knocked out of me as I looked at the next man. His hair was a gorgeous copper-brown color and his jaw was amazingly sharp. I couldn't help but notice his confused and slightly disappointed look though. His gaze was almost as sharp as his jaw and he looked as if he were inspecting me. "Edward." He nodded at me once before looking away. Suddenly turned off by his rudeness, I crossed my arms over my chest. "Annie."

After a minute of awkward silence, Carlisle stepped forward. "Right." Clapping his hands once, he gestured towards the kind Esme. "Esme wants to make you breakfast, if that's alright?"

I eagerly nodded and it was at that moment my stomach decided to make that ugly dying whale sound. Oh, dear God. Blushing, I hurried my way to the kitchen, pushing past an amused Carlisle and Edward. Rosalie snickered but continued with her business, making her way to some door. "What would you like, dear?" Shaken out of my self-loathing, I turned to stare at the motherly vampire. Thinking for a moment, I decided on a universal classic. "Eggs is okay, right?"

She simply nodded her head before hustling to the fridge and practically flying around the kitchen, searching through the many cupboards. Thinking back to the introductions of the newer vampires, I frowned. "I'm not bothering you guys, am I? By being here, I mean." I shuffled awkwardly on my feet, waiting for a response. Esme seemed appalled at my idea and gasped. "Dear, no! It's exciting to have someone new in the family! We've all been curious as to who the mysterious human that lived with the Volturi was like."

I nodded and took a seat at the probably unused dining table. "Can I ask you another question?" I hummed a yes and she started again. "Why can you speak English so well? Do you not speak Italian? Do you speak German?"

I smiled at Esme's thoughtful question. "Well, when I was five, Demetri taught me how to speak Italian while also trying to sharpen my German skills. He didn't teach me any English until I was about 14, though. I'm told I sometimes mash all three languages together when I'm really passionate about something." I chuckled at the end. I remember a fight I had with Jane and how I yelled at her in Italian before changing into German.

"Well, you must have had a great teacher. Your accent isn't even that noticeable. Dear, if you're bored you can leave the kitchen. Go exploring around the house." A blur of black appeared and my heart skipped a beat when I saw Alice. She appeared out of nowhere! "I'll take you on a tour!"

She hooked her arm through mine and pulled me out of my chair. Speeding towards the staircase, she waved at a stoic Jasper. "Upstairs is where all our bedrooms are." She stopped at the first one and knocked lightly. Rosalie opened the door and nearly shut it when she saw my face. "This is, obviously, Rose's room." I took a quick peek inside and saw it was a pretty lilac color. There was a white bed and a few- "Are those car magazines?" Rosalie looked behind her shoulder before turning back and nodding. "Yeah. I like fixing and collecting cars."

I grinned and started asking questions. "Do you have a car? Did you fix Carlisle's Mercedes because I don't think it was made to go that fast." I inwardly celebrated at the small smile she had on her face. "Yeah, I enhanced the engine a little." Alice rolled her eyes impatiently and began pulling me down the hall when Rosalie stopped us. "Maybe, if you'd like, I can show you my car later. If you're up to it, at least."

I nodded and smiled. "That would be great." Waving goodbye, Alice pulled me to the next door. Knocking again, Emmett opened the door. "Hey, Bugger." Alice hissed at him and quickly pulled me away. I didn't even get to wave at him!

The next door she told me was a bathroom and after that was no other room. The rest were on the other side of the hallway. "This is my room." She opened the door as if she were opening the door to Narnia and ushered me inside. "I have a walk-in closet so if you ever need to borrow clothes, you can always come in here. Over there is my vanity, my bed, and a very small bookcase." I took more interest in the bookcase than anything else but I didn't stop Alice from excitedly blabbering on about fashion.

Soon, we were leaving Alice's room and continuing the tour. "As you know, this is your room. And this one is Edward's." I internally groaned. Great. My roomie was a jerk and a fashion freak. Before Alice could knock, the door was yanked open. "Alice-"

Edward stopped and stared at me then looked down to see Alice's arm still hooked with mine. He looked confused again but that quickly turned to hatred. "Alice, what are you doing?" That started a quick conversation, too quick for my mortal ears. The whole time, my eyes were focused on Alice's face and I watched as it morphed from anger, to shock, to fascination. "You can't? Really? Not even mine?" Edward shook his head before turning his gaze to me. "Esme wants you downstairs. Your breakfast is ready." And with that, he shut his door in our faces. Alice huffed before making her way downstairs by herself. Staring at the closed door, my head cocked to the side, I whispered a small, "Goodbye, Edward."

After enjoying my breakfast, Alice insisted on taking me shopping. However, Carlisle vetoed her. "Let the girl rest, Alice. She just got here and I'm sure she has some unpacking to do." Alice pouted before she seemed lost. Just as quickly, she turned to face me and kissed my cheek. Shocked, I stumbled back into a stony body and looked up to see Rosalie. She looked amused but still a little irritated. "Come on, Alice. Let's go. Let's leave Allie-"

"Annie."

"-to her unpacking." Rosalie grabbed her car keys and left with Alice who smiled apologetically at me before waving. Turning around, Carlisle just smiled at me and gestured for me to go upstairs. I did and quickly escaped to my room. Once inside, I searched around for my phone. Not finding it in any of my bags, I decided it was probably somewhere in the car. Not wanting to bother Carlisle or Esme again, I exited my room and made my way down to Emmett's. Knocking on the door, he opened it almost a second later.

"Yes?" He smiled goofily at me. Biting my lip, I shuffled on my feet. "Can I borrow your phone? I need to call my brothers."

He nodded and opened his door wider and let me in. He looked around and came back with a silver flip phone. I took it and thanked him before making my way back into my room. Opening the phone, I dialed the Italian number. Three rings later, Demetri's gruff voice responded. "Hello?"

I grinned hearing my brother's voice. "Demetri!"

"Annie? How are you? Did you make it safely?" I rolled my eyes.

"No. They ate me before I got here and this is the ghost you're speaking to. Of course I made it here safely!" Demetri sighed frustrated.

"Whatever. They fed you, right?" I giggled. When I was first with them, they had forgotten that humans needed to eat and drink water on a regular basis. "Yeah, they did. And for a few vegetarian vampires, it wasn't bad. It was really good, actually. Better than Alec's cooking."

Before Demetri replied, I heard what sounded like a scuffle and what I assumed was a fight over the phone. A moment later, Felix's voice laughed in victory. "Hey, Banannie."

"Hey Felix. What did you do, beat Demetri to death?" I smirked at the thought.

Felix snorted. "I wish. He's been so annoying without you here. 'I wonder how Annie's doing. I wonder if she's safe. I wonder why she didn't call us. I wonder if they fed her. I wonder-'"

"Stop!" I heard Demetri growl but I just rolled my eyes, used to their childlike behavior.

"Well, if you two ladies are done arguing, I would like to tell you-" I jumped from my bed when I heard my door forcefully open. Glaring at the intruder, I pulled the phone away from my ear and pressed it into my shoulder. "Excuse me, I'm on the phone."

Edward just rolled his eyes before leaning on my doorway. He didn't move, even after a minute of me staring at him with an expected look. Sighing, I was tempted to use my shielding ability but knew I shouldn't expose my "inner freak" just yet. "Look, guys, I have to go. Edward here wants to speak with me." Demetri and Felix both yelled their goodbyes before hanging up.

Turning to look at the gorgeous vampire, I raised an eyebrow and opened my mouth to ask just why he barged in here when he spoke two words that made my world stop spinning.

"Get out."