I refused to help Carlisle and Alice pack up Edward's room. For one thing, I wanted no part of this and for another it felt like we were kicking Edward to the garage, kicking him out of our lives and I did not like that.

"Don't worry about Edward, he will understand. We will be good friends soon," Alice reassured Carlisle who I could tell was feeling guilty about packing up his first son's room.

I crossed my arms over my chest and huffed my answer to that as I looked over at Rosalie who's face literally fell when Alice mentioned Edward, she didn't want Edward and Alice to become friends, anymore than I did. She was hoping that he and Emmett would arrive home and chase the pair off and I was contemplating running to Tweedsmuir.

I just didn't want to leave Rosalie, Esme, and Carlisle alone with Alice and Jasper. If Jasper became violent and Alice couldn't or wouldn't for that matter stop him, Rosalie would be the only one who really would fight and my sister would be no match for Jasper alone and Carlisle might get hurt trying to calm things down.

But I had realized, much to my own disappointment that I would be no match for Jasper alone either, even with Rosalie to help, I couldn't take Jasper down, I was no soldier, my profile would protect me and keep me from harm, but I'd be no match offensively. I needed my brothers, the three of us just might be able to handle Jasper.

However, Esme's motherly intuition (which really frightens me sometimes) realized what I was planning and put a stop to anything before it started.

"Christian, I believe you have an essay to finish; something that should have been finished two weeks ago so upstairs. NOW" She ordered pointing upstairs.

I stared at my mother in shock, but she had the 'no nonsense do not question me' look on her face.

I heard Alice giggle a bit and when I went to glare at her I saw a surprised look on Jasper's face, like he couldnt believe Esme's order, it didnt make sense to him, before anything could happen however Carlisle pushed me towards the stairs insisting I go finish my essay.

I couldn't concentrate on my essay, how could I with all the noise coming from Edward's old room. Things were being moved and Alice was exclaiming and giggling ever few seconds.

I grabbed two pieces of cotton and shoved them in my ears hoping to block out the annoyance.

When this didn't work, I gave up. I wouldn't be able to concentrate on this with the noise and the knowledge that THEY were down the hall taking over my brother's room.

Slamming the library book shut I bolted out of my room and shot downstairs to where Rosalie and Esme were.

Not that I was surprised, Rosalie was arguing with Esme about the turn of events and Esme was trying to calm my sister down and reassure her. Not that I wanted to add to the situation, but Esme was about to have two of her children to reassure and calm.

Both of them looked up when I appeared on the stairs and Esme crossed her arms, a look of disbelief on her face as I hit the landing and moved over to my sister and mother.

"Christian?"

"I tried mum, I really did, but I cannot concentrate with the racket SHE is making upstairs." I replied and Esme sighed

"So it is not finished."

"I got half," I explained "half of the essay is done so don't worry."

A creaking on the stairs caught my attention and I looked up quickly to see Carlisle coming down.

He rolled his eyes at me and exchanged a look with Esme, as she confirmed that no, I had not finished the essay yet.

Apparently he decided to ignore this fact, just for the time being, though I know he wouldn't leave it for long, as he turned to Esme.

"Love you may have another restoration project in the near future. Alice seems quit taken with the room, but has a few ideas for redecorating, she's a tad excited."

"She's excited about EVERYTHING!" Rose hissed "she is insane!"

"Rose, please try to give them a chance, they have asked to join our family, it is a simply request, I think we owe it to them to at least try."

"We don't owe them anything. Just by saying they want to join the family does not make them family."

"Rosalie," Carlisle started to say to calm her, but she cut him off

"No! They show up out of the blue and we automatically decide they are friendly and to give them a chance. We don't know who they are or what they are capable of." She paused, obviously hopping that her shouts had reached Alice and Jasper. "are you forgetting the soldier a vampire soldier for that matter? Whose to say the fighting isnt completely out of him and suddenly we're right in the middle of another war for territory. It could be a trap, did you think of that? Get us to trust them before wiping us out and claiming this area?" I looked at my sister quickly and she reached over and hugged my shoulders. She looked down at me "have you even thought to listen to what Chris profiled? He knew the male had been in the wars before he even admitted, he knew and he tried to tell us."

Carlisle seemed to consider this for a moment, before he sighed. His sense of 'there is good in everyone' can really blind him sometimes.

"I do not think their agenda is malicious like that Rose, I think Alice does want to be a part of a family and Jasper will follow her." Like Rosalie he said this sentence unnecessarily loud, so the newcomers could hear. This was getting both interesting and annoying at the same time.

Rosalie wanted to argue some more, but for some reason my sister stopped as our father turned his attention to me, I think she was hoping my profile.

"Chris, I know you have some thoughts on the matter, would you care to share them with us?" Not really, I thought, knowing my sister was not going to like my profile this time, no more than I liked it.

I felt my eyes dart around as my mind went into overdrive to sort out the profile that my family needed to hear.

"Alice told the truth…she wants to be with us, Jasper…he's willing to follow her to hell and back if only to keep her safe and if that means abstaining and averting from the life that he was turned in…than he will. I have no reason to doubt that she is clairvoyant Rose, her body language, her surety, it's not something a person just comes by. But like she said, her visions are not like my profiles, they are more like my hunches, it's not set in stone." I paused closing my eyes "Jasper doesn't trust us, he's only willing to wait and see because of Alice. He's not certain that we are not a threat to Alice, he's starting to trust you Esme, Carlisle you make him a little nervous but he's starting to accept that neither one of you are a threat, despite seeing you Carlisle as the leader of this family. Rose he's suspicious of you, he knows you don't like him nor do you like Alice and he's anxious about Emmett and Edward, because he's worried that they will take your side and harm Alice" I paused again, trying to maintain my pride on the coming part of my profile "but he really doesn't trust me, he thinks at the moment I'm the biggest threat to Alice's safety and his own."

"What?" Rosalie hissed, unbelieving, probably the first time she has not taken my profile as fact.

"His only experiences with vampires who are physically much younger than him has not been positive. He's seen us used as decoys and pawns, used to trick someone into letting their guard down before we or our comrades strike. He's seen and learned that those who look the most innocent are more dangerous than people suspect."

"That's ridicules!" Rosalie replied

"No its not, in warfare it's brilliant, not pleasant, but brilliant and it happens more often than you think, trust me." I paused again and ran a hand through my hair "it does mean one thing…just as I wouldn't let Alice get near you and Esme, Jasper is not going to let me near Alice. I think he knows what I was doing, I'm not sure if he fully understands that I was profiling, but he certainly has an idea of what I can do he sees it as a military tactic not something that I cannot help doing. He isn't going to let me profile to much of himself nor Alice. I'm lucky with what I did get, he thinks I was assessing their weak points and strategizing how best to attack."

I couldn't help but smirk at that, I'm not used to intimidating others, especially our kind, and it felt good. When you are stuck at a fourteen year old kid for all eternity, you have to enjoy little bouts of pleasure like this. I know it was probably a bad thing to appear as a threat to a ex-soldier, especially a vampire ex-soldier, but at the moment I didn't care, it gave me a great boost of confidence, that a ex-soldier vampire saw me as a threat and I would take it for as long as I could.

"Do you suppose Emmett and Edward will be all right with this?" Esme asked Carlisle, but I saw out of the corner of her eye she was looking for my reaction to her question as well "How do you think they will take it?"

"Violently with any luck," Rose muttered and I snorted back a snicker, Carlisle ignored both of us though

"I'm sure they will be fine, I have no doubts Emmett will be at ease, Edward might be a little tenser, but I know he'll be fine as well."

"Till Edward sees what's become of his room." I spoke up and Carlisle ignored that comment as well.

I felt Rosalie's body language change a bit and I looked up, in time to see a sly grin wash over her face. I followed her gaze out the window and couldn't help my own grin as I spotted movement in the tree line. My brothers were home, excellent.

"Good their home, its about time." Rose replied.

I held up my hand and began the countdown "Five four three two one…and Cue Edward!" I exclaimed, as Edward did not disappoint.

"What the hell!" his voice echoed from the garage.

"Show time!" I replied a smug grin on my face.

Emmett burst in first, his face full of concern as he looked around for Rosalie.

"Rose? Carlisle, Esme, Chris, Are you guys ok? Is someone else here?" but it was Edward's reaction I most wanted to see as he came in behind Emmett, his face contorted in anger.

"Why is all my stuff in the garage?"

I opened my mouth to reply, but Carlisle anticipated this and put a hand over my mouth to stop me. Which was disheartening 'cause I had a good comment to make too, Edward had opened himself up to that.

"Sorry Edward, but I couldn't resist your room, it was just perfect." Alice's voice called from the stairs. She skipped happily over to Edward, a smile so wide it was almost contagious.

Cautiously, Carlisle released his hand from my mouth and kind of handed me off to Esme.

I watched as my brother glared at Alice menacingly for a second, but within a second Jasper was between them, protecting Alice behind his back and glaring at Edward.

I felt my body tense as a desire to get over there and help my brother, help him even the odds, it became overpowering.

Esme apparently sensed the tension and tightened her grip on my shoulder. Edward however stepped back, recognizing the danger, or just the shock.

Alice sighed and looked over at me with a frustrated look, annoyed at Jasper's behavior, as he carefully moved her back towards the stairs, staying in front of her the entire time.

The situation was tensing, quickly, Carlisle looked between Edward, Emmett, and Jasper, who all maintained a fighting stance, and over at Esme who was still holding me tight, and I was trying not to fight her hold. I wanted to go to my brothers; I wanted to help them, even if that meant instigating Jasper. I could see Carlisle's face; he knew I wouldn't simply let this all go.

I was frustrated, as I know Rosalie was, when Emmett relaxed, I was encouraged that Edward still saw them as a threat, but Emmett is the real muscle in our house and is the one who could do the most damage if he truly wanted too, but next to Carlisle and Esme, Emmett is the most laid back and accepting member of the family.

Quickly, Carlisle filled my brothers in on what had occurred; I could tell by Edward's face, Carlisle was allowing him to read his mind.

Slowly Alice moved closer to Edward allowing him to see into her own mind as they began some sort of silent conversation to which the rest of us were not privy to see.

But it was Jasper who caught my attention, as he looked absolutely miserable that Alice was no longer by his side.

At first I thought it was just him being overprotective, but then I realized, he WAS trying to protect her and she seemed completely oblivious to his attempts TO protect her and keep her safe. I suddenly saw Jasper in a new light, instead of a dangerous being I saw him as a caring being, even if that care was ONLY for Alice.

Alice had now turned her attention to Emmett who studied her a bit, before she jumped into his arms hugging him tight, I felt my shoulders slump as he grinned wide and lifted her up in a hug.

"Aw I've got a little sister now!" he exclaimed as he gently put her back to the floor.

"Yup!" she grinned and I groaned. Great Emmett had accepted her, not that I had any doubt 'bout that. Like I said If anyone in this family is more accepting than the rest of us it's Emmett, he's more laid back than even Carlisle is.

Esme gave my shoulder a squeeze and kissed the top of my head, she all but sighed with contentment at how full her family was becoming.

"Christian, it's ok, go finish your essay." She whispered and pushed me towards the stairs again.

Carlisle seemed to intercept me and made sure I went to the stairs with no detours, not that I was going to anyways. I had lost this battle and in reality (and I hate to admit this) I had a feeling I was about to lose the war as well.