"Gear up!" Gibbs called as he strolled into the bullpen

"What do we have?" McGee questioned as he holstered his gun

"Better pack a toothbrush, we are headed to Forks, Washington," Gibbs said as he moved to the elevator leaving the team standing in shocked silence


"I am Special Agent Gibbs and this is Special Agents DiNozzo, David, McGee and this is Zach and Max," Gibbs introduced briefly, "I am here to see Chief Swan,"

"You are with what agency?" The lieutenant questioned in confusion

"NCIS," Ziva said with a scowl

"Go on in, I guess,"

"Chief Swan, I am Agent Gibbs. I believe you guys called in for help from the FBI after you found a dead Marine," Gibbs confirmed

"Ah yes," Chief Swan recalled

"We are from NCIS, the FBI handed the case to us," DiNozzo broke in

The chief brought them up to speed and Gibbs asked to see the original crime scene.

Chief Swan gave a slight shake of his head, "Forks is a rather rainy place, Gibbs. We processed the scene just before a storm,"

Gibbs was annoyed and certainly hoped that the man had done is job well enough. It was the murder of a marine after all.

"Alright, we are gonna hit the hay and start tomorrow," Gibbs decided as the team piled into the sedan. Gibbs was driving, DiNozzo navigating much to the chagrin of everyone else and Ziva, McGee, Zach and Max occupied the back seats. The equipment was stowed away in the trunk.

"We are turning left up ahead, Boss." DiNozzo said as he tried to make sense of the map. Gibbs had refused to use one of the new-fangled GPS thingies as he so eloquently put it

After DiNozzo had made them turn left, right and then take a 180 degree spin, he finally admitted that he was lost.

"You cannot read a map!" Gibbs exclaimed as he glared at DiNozzo

McGee tried using his phone to get them back on track but they had no signal.

Gibbs decided to drive a little further in the hope of finding someone that could help them get back to where they needed to be. The map was of no use to anyone as it was a map of Forks of Salmon!

Being lost in an unfamiliar town turned out to be the least of their worries as it began to rain. The rain itself did not shock Gibbs since Chief Swan had enlightened him about that. It was the intensity of the rain which showed no sign of letting up. Very soon even the windshield wipers would be of no use.

A large rectangular house which was painted a faded white was a sight for sore eyes indeed. Gibbs pulled up to the curb and knocked on the door.

It was barely a few seconds later when the door was flung open by a young woman with caramel-coloured hair and a heart-shaped face.

"How may I help you?" The woman asked with a soft smile that showed her dimples

"My team and I are slightly lost and we were hoping you could help us?" Gibbs asked with a slightly annoyed glance at DiNozzo before he smiled at the woman

"Of course. Come on in and my husband and sons will assist you," Esme said as she opened the door fully

Gibbs entered graciously with Tony, Ziva, Tim, Zach and Max behind him. No sooner than they had entered, thunder sounded and the rain intensified.

"I am Esme," The woman introduced," This is my husband Carlisle."

"It is good to meet you," Carlisle said with a smile as he shook Gibbs' hand

"Likewise," Gibbs answered

"You guys may spend the night here," Esme offered. Alice had seen that a group of humans would be stranded in a storm and foresaw no danger in letting them stay. It was the honourable thing to do.

"Oh no, we don't want to impose," Gibbs said but the ferocious thunder cut him off

"I don't think we have a choice," Ziva muttered dryly

"Thank you," Gibbs said as he realised that even he could not drive in a storm like this.

"Children!" Esme called in a slightly raised voice although they would have all heard her just fine had she whispered.

Slowly, one by one the Cullen children came into the living room where the team were sitting

"This is Edward and Bella," Esme said as she served some drinks

Edward started to look confused and puzzled but quickly masked his surprise and greeted the new guests

Alice came down and immediately reminded Gibbs of Abby, the same dark hair and same energy.

"I am Alice," Alice said as she bounced up and down

"Rosalie, why don't you come meet our guests," Carlisle called as Rosalie entered from the garage, her jeans stained with car oil and her shirt streaked with grease

"We have company!" Rosalie cried, mortified and Edward simply rolled his eyes at his sister's drama

"That was Rosalie," Carlisle stated simply," She will be right back,"

"Emmet! Jasper!" Esme called exasperatedly as Rosalie joined the family

"Coming Ma! I am just handing Emmet's butt to him first," Jasper said with a laugh and a whine that belonged to Emmet was heard next.

"Boys," Carlisle said with a shake of his head and Gibbs laughed

Eventually Emmet and Jasper came downstairs.

The burly and extremely muscular one wore a pout whereas the tall kid with honey blond hair wore look of smug victory. Gibbs had no trouble figuring out who was who.


Gibbs and Carlisle had retired to the study since Esme and Alice had taken up residence in the kitchen and Emmet, Jasper, Tim and Tony were battling it out in a Call of Duty showdown. Jasper and Tim had teamed up against Tony and Emmet and were having the time of their lives.

Ziva and Rosalie struck up a conversation that started with cars and eventually moved to fighting and combat. Rosalie and Ziva had immediately retreated to the garage where Rosalie showed off her pride and joy. Ziva regale slightly edited tales of the car chases and some of the cars she had controlled.

Edward and Bella had conversed with the youngest of the guest and found that they made pretty good company. Edward was slightly bothered by the fact that sometimes he lost the ability to read their minds and wondered if Bella was messing with him by extending her shield to them.

"So how did you end up with 6 teenagers all of whom are couples?" Gibbs asked with curiosity

"My wife and I adopted Emmet, Rose, Japer, Alice and Edward. Bella is a recent addition to our family after she married Edward," Carlisle explained, "It has been chaos ever since,"

"I know what you mean." Gibbs said with a snort

"I can see that your team is more than just that," Carlisle said with a smirk

"They are more like my kids," Gibbs admitted fondly, "They are also the reason for my uncoloured hair,"

"Emmet and Jasper are forever teasing and ribbing each other but the first to team up against Edward. Alice and Rose are usually ever ready to coerce Bella into a shopping spree of some sort." Carlisle began, telling Gibbs of the many repairs the house had needed or the dents his bank account had taken

"Tony and Tim are forever at each other's throats. Zach enjoys their teasing although the kid ends up reversing the tables when they try coming after him. Abby and Ziva never agree on much but Max is there for them to team up on," Gibbs thought deeply

"Where is Abby?" Carlisle asked

"Abby and Jenny are in DC. They don't work in the field,"

Carlisle gave a nod but before he could ask Gibbs elaborated, "Jenny is my other half,"

"You know I would love to meet them," Carlisle said wistfully

"Someday," Gibbs agreed


After a delicious dinner, the human team retired to bed and the vampires made a show of it. Alice and Esme had prepared four rooms to the back of the house and left the team to figure it out among themselves. Gibbs and Ziva bunked alone, Tony and Tim shared a room which left the last room for Zach and Max.

Since their incident in Italy, they began to sleep less and less. After the two week crash course they barely had to sleep at all. One hour of sleep was all they needed and even then, Aro was positive that over time they would need no sleep at all.

Zach and Max waited until they could hear the tell-tale sounds of love making over the thunderstorm that raged.

They dialled a number Aro had given them and waited for him to pick up.

"Have you encountered trouble?" He asked at once

"Well, we encountered something. A group of vampires," Max said with a sigh

"What powers have you gotten?"

"Well, we see flashing images and can feel the emotions coming from people," Zach described

"Are you in Forks, Washington?" Aro asked finally

"Yes," Max drew out

"I believe you have come across the Cullen coven. Edward is the mind reader, Jasper is the empathy and Alice has precognition, all of which you two now possess. I also believe that you should focus on saying I want Edward to read jumbled thoughts," Aro instructed

"Why?" Zach asked in confusion

"Bella has a mental shield that you two now project. If Edward can't read your thoughts you may become suspicious to them," Aro explained

"One more thing, if you must, you may confide in them," Aro said as he disconnected

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