"Taryn, you remember Carlisle don't you honey?" Aaron asked his daughter as he entered the living room, accompanied by Carlisle Cullen with whom Taryn could only guess were his family. They all took seats around the spacious room, seemingly quiet— something that Taryn suspected was out of the norm for them.
Just two weeks previous, Aaron and Serena had approached Taryn with the idea of moving to Forks, Washington. She didn't mind, she never minded. She had moved far too much in her lifetime for it to bother her in the slightest— she learned to embrace each move and see it as a new adventure. Carlisle Cullen was Aarons closest friend, Taryn had met Carlisle when she was young— he had stayed with them for a few years but that was when Carlisle was alone. Now, he had a huge family.
"Of course." Taryn answered with a small smile, taking her attention away from the box she was currently unpacking. She took a step towards her father and his friend.
Upon seeing the awestruck looks of his family, Carlisle chuckled, "Please excuse my family's behaviour, they only found out witches were real this morning and that they'd be meeting one."
Taryn waved it off, "That's understandable. The day I found out I was a witch was pretty.. daunting."
"Well let us introduce you then, some of us will be leaving to go.. Hunting." Carlisle said the last word slowly, careful not to make her uncomfortable.
With a small laugh, Taryn replied, "Been living with two vampires for well over a century, Carlisle. The hunting part doesn't phase me."
He nodded in understanding, Aaron laughed at the interaction between his friend and his daughter— her personality was a perfect mixture of his and Serena's.
"Where's your mother?" Aaron asked, wondering where his wife had gotten to.
"Oh, she went to the store to stock up on food. You know what she's like... Buys enough food for a small army and then wonders why she has to throw so much away." A chorus of laughs echoed throughout the room.
Aaron nodded, knowing how enthusiastic his wife was about doing normal human things for their daughter, even after all this time.
"Well let's get those introductions underway then, shall we?" Aaron suggested, gesturing to the other vampires dotted around the room.
Taryn hadn't really taken the time to really look at the other members of Carlisle's family, there were too many of them for her to manage a conversation with Carlisle and study each of them.
Carlisle took a seat next to a brunette with soft features and a mesmerising smile that one could only describe as compassionate— it practically radiated off the woman.
"This is my wife, Esme." Taryn gave her a little wave and Esme's smile only seemed to grow in size. Next to Esme was a petite brunette with a pixie hair cut, Taryn noticed how small and innocent she looked but then also thought of how deadly she could be.
"This is Alice and Jasper." Before Taryn could even get a word in, Alice was already in front of the witch, pulling her into a tight embrace. Jasper stayed back, not knowing how he would react to the witch— her scent was even more appetising than a humans, he knew he was going to have to get used to it.
Aaron had informed Taryn that Jasper was the newest vegetarian and guessed he didn't want to overstep the boundaries, so she gave him a reassuring smile over Alice's shoulder.
"Hi! We're gonna be such great friends, I've already seen it. I've already seen a lot." She winked slightly as she pulled away, the witch raised a brow.
"Seen it?"
"Some of us have.. Gifts. Alice has visions of the future, I can read people's thoughts and Jasper can feel and manipulate the emotions of those around him." The voice came from the bronze haired Cullen who Taryn thought, looked very brooding.
"So you're all pretty nosy in other words?" Taryn teased. A high pitched giggle came from Alice's mouth as she took her seat back next to Esme.
"That's Edward," Carlisle informed her, before moving on to the movie star looking blonde on the other couch.
"This is Rosalie." Rosalie's beauty was unparalleled, even for a vampire. Taryn felt her self confidence fall slightly, being in the presence of someone so physically attractive. To everyone's surprise, Rosalie smiled at the witch before actually speaking to her, "It's nice to meet you."
"You too." Taryn replied with a warm smile.
"So if you're a witch... Do you have like a wand? A broom? Is there a special witch school?" A new voice fired at her, excitement seeping through their voice.
"Let me see... Sure, right along with my bedroom in the cupboard under the stairs and the lightning shaped scar on my forehead." She shot back at the stranger with a sarcastic smirk.
"I like you already, little witch."
Laughs were sounded throughout the room, Carlisle, Esme and Aaron were glad that their children seemed to be getting along.
"And that, is Emmett." Carlisle finished, Emmett, was possibly the most muscular man she had ever seen. She was almost certain that one of his arms were bigger than her head, he would've looked intimating if it weren't for the huge grin on his face. He reminded her of a teddy bear.
Taryn's dark eyes fell to Emmett again, who was already staring at her. She could feel herself already being physically attracted to him, she didn't know whether it was the carefree attitude that seemed to radiate off of him.
Maybe it was his dark golden eyes that seemed to be so much more intriguing than any other vampire in the room. It could've been the fact that his appearance seemed to scream dangerous, yet she already knew that he was not all that he appeared to be. She couldn't put her finger on it but there was something about him that stirred something within her within seconds of knowing his name.
"It's nice to meet you, little witch." He said with a teasing smile, the nickname already sticking.
"You too." Luna finally breathed out, she shook her moment of weakness off— she would blame it on teenage hormones but she was over a century old. She couldn't put it down to that.
Shortly after, all of the Cullen children left to go and hunt. Esme and Carlisle remained and engaged in an animated chat with Aaron and Serena, the latter had arrived home just before the others left.
Taryn had a good feeling about Forks. She was in the company of seemingly wonderful people, her parents were happy to be reunited with their friends which made her even happier. Although she had been a baby when Serena found her in the woods on the outskirts of this town, she had a strange sense of familiarity at returning.
She felt like she was at home.
