Chapter Three
It was 10:30 p.m. when the three of them were officially home. Selene was sitting in her room thinking about what life would have been like if they had stayed. She couldn't, wouldn't, leave now, and she knew her family would want to see her again, but could she see them again? If she did become a vampire, then how could she go back to the world that they had come from, and remain a vampire at the same time? She didn't want to see any of her friends hurt or the two brothers that she loved dearly. She just couldn't do it; not now, not ever. She loved everyone too dearly to hurt them, but she knew that she would have to go back eventually, but when would they go back here? She wouldn't want to leave Carlisle again and she knew Serenity, and Eclipse wouldn't want to leave Edward or Emmett. This wouldn't work out for any of them any more, and they couldn't risk anyone's life, because of what they were going to become.
"Selene? Are you alright? You look like something is bothering you. Do you want to talk about it?" asked a voice that made her spin around, but she knew that voice at once, for it was Carlisle.
"It's just that I was thinking of what would happen to my friends and myself after we become like you and the others. I will miss my other friends and my family the most, and I don't want them hurt for not seeing me ever again, because they may think I ran away or something and I won't come back. I just don't know what will happen when we go back, being vampires and all. What do you think would happen?" asked Selene, as she made room for Carlisle to sit down at the bay window of her bedroom.
"Selene, things happen for a reason and those reasons happen because of the choices we make. If things happen, embrace them, for the better and, not always, for the worse. I believe that you will eventually see them, your family, again, but not for a while, but when, I don't know, but I know you will see them again. I know you may not want to hear this, but what ever happens, I will not let anything happen that will hurt you. I will make sure of that, dear one. I knew when you left with your friends that something was bothering you, but I didn't want to stop you from leaving, but it didn't feel right seeing you hurt." said Carlisle, who traced one slender, cold, ivory finger down Selene's jaw line.
"Thank you, Carlisle. How are they? The children, I mean. Are they doing alright?" asked Selene as she looked into his amber eyes.
"They are doing well and they miss you a lot, but they are doing exceptionally well for being their age." said Carlisle, who bent down to kiss her. Selene was terrified at the very perspective of actually kissing a vampire, let alone Carlisle.
The next morning, Serenity and Eclipse went to see Selene, and they forgot to tell her they were coming over, and Carlisle was still at the house. Although Eclipse and Serenity knew that Selene loved Carlisle, they didn't know that he was there with her at the time being. When they knocked Carlisle was the one that opened the door, because she was getting ready for the and she wasn't going to school either.
"Hello Serenity, Eclipse. Selene is upstairs getting ready come over to my house. Aren't you two going to school today?" asked Carlisle.
"Yeah, we just came over to spend the morning with Selene, but we can leave, if she wants us to." said Eclipse.
"I don't want you to. Not yet, at least. Why don't you come in and have breakfast with me? I am making waffles, if you want some. Carlisle, I'll see you at the house." said Selene, reaching up to touch his face.
"Alright love, I'll see you later, then." said Carlisle kissing her.
"That is so weird. How can you already be kissing Carlisle? That seems so strange to me." said Serenity.
"Well, he was over all night last night, and we were talking most of the night and then...well it got a little crazy. I won't go into details right now, but I will tell you later." said Selene.
They had the best breakfast ever, and then Eclipse and Serenity headed over Forks High School. When they left, Selene headed towards the Cullen's, where she knew that Carlisle would be waiting, and the rest of the Cullens were still hunting. Selene knew that she would see her children for the first time in so long, and she couldn't wait, though she was extremely nervous about the whole ordeal, she knew it would be good for her to know her children, the children she had with Carlisle.