Chapter Four: Stories of the Past

Disclaimer: All characters belong to Stephenie Meyer and James Patterson, except whatever random ones I make up. The plot of the story belongs to me (I can say that much at least).

AN: Guess what everyone? I'll be starting my PJO/Twilight fan fiction when I get an idea. Let me know what you think please.

Edward's POV:

Carlisle had patched up Fang's ankle while the rest of the flock sat in the living room catching up with Bella. Fang and Bella's fights seemed to be a normal thing for them and they learned to deal with it and patch who ever lost the fight or both of them. That could explain why Carlisle had seen so much damage to her skull on her first x-ray after the car accident. I sat down next to Bella after helping him wrap Fang's ankle.

"No, no, I say the funniest thing Bell did as a child was when Angel was in one of those bouncy chairs, the ones you lay flat on and it bounces you, and Nudge would not quit crying. So she grabbed the back of it at the top of Angel's head and pulled it back. Jeb had forgotten to strap her in because he had to break up a fight between Max and Fang. Bell pulled it back and released, causing Angel to go flying but Max caught her. You should have seen Angel's face she was grinning real widely and began to laugh," Nudge told my siblings as the flock rolled on the floor laughing while Bella blushed.

"Trust me, she loved it but Max? Not so much. She kept a hold of Angel for a week and didn't let me near her," Bella told them as I pulled her into my arms with a smile.

"Is that the only thing she did?" Emmett asked skeptically. "We've done worse to each other."

"No, but I remember the time Nudge decided it would be fun to give all the guys make-overs," Max began to tell us. "We don't know where she got the makeup but she had fun with it because the next morning all the guys looked like clowns and Fang and Iggy had hair bows in their hair. If only we had a camera at the time, it was hilarious," Max finished telling us.

"I remember that and Fang would have strangled her for that if I didn't protect her," Bella laughed in my arms.

"Hey, I think I did great. I had all the right colors for each of them and the bows just added to it. I did awesome and I don't care what you say. I would have given Max and Bell makeovers but no one could stop them from killing me on that. You know what else? I tried to dress Max and Bell up for fun. The clothing didn't last long because when they practice fight with Fang and Iggy, it got torn, muddy, and covered in leaves and sticks. I didn't try it anymore after that it was…" Nudge was quieted by both Iggy and Bella jumping at her and putting their hands over her mouth.

The only things we heard after that was her muffled words as she gazed at each of us. Even one busted into a roar of laughter after Iggy and Bella were sure she was quiet. I never thought anyone could talk as much or as fast as Alice but she has been beaten now.

"And you think I'm bad," Alice said as she crossed her arms.

"That's why I was a little used to Alice's shopping trips and makeovers and dress up. She's was milder than Nudge but I also couldn't hurt Alice like I could Nudge," Bella explained to us. "I only resisted Alice to annoy her. It was kind of funny."

Everyone was in a fit of laughter again at Alice's pout but Bella got up from next to me and pulled Alice into a hug. Alice's face softens up and hugged Bella back. It was like she couldn't be mad at Bella for long.

"You know I had to annoy you sometimes. You've accepted me into your family like a younger sister; I've got to annoy you at some points," Bella told her with a smirk as they pulled apart.

"Yeah, she picks with me all the time," we heard Fang's groggy voice say from behind us.

We all turned to see Fang with an ice pack to his head and limping on a crutch. He had a slight smirk on his face. He sat next on the other side of Bella when she sat back next to me. He pulled Bella into a hug which seemed to have surprised her. He pulled away from her to look her in the eyes.

"I'm sorry for what I said earlier. I shouldn't have assumed that even though you had some troubles that they weren't as bad as ours. Carlisle had explained to me what the venom must've felt like to you when the vampire dude bit you. It sounds like all the pain that we've been through was mixed all at once for you. I'm sorry for what I said sis," Fang apologized as he pulled Bella into a sideways hug.

Bella's eyes swelled up with tears as she pulled Fang back into a whole hug. Fang patted her back awkwardly as everyone laughed and the girls except Max ahhed.

"That is the longest apology you've ever said to me. That's really the most you've ever said, except to Max, at once," Bella said.

"Don't get used to it and don't get all teary eyed on me. What happened to my tough, aggressive and outgoing sister?" Fang asked.

"She went out the door when she came here," Bella replied with a smirk.

"Enough with the mushy sibling stuff, you two," Iggy said making a gagging sound.

Once everything settled down, the flock went back to telling childhood stories from after they escaped the lab. Bella sounded like a totally different person back then, compared to now. Now she's so much calmer and nicer, more controlled by what they remember. Their whole mission now is to find out who are their parents. Max had already met her mother who is a veterinarian in Arizona and that's where Bella got the cover story of her mother and I had met Max's aunt who pretended to be Bella's mother while Charlie helped by posing as Bella's father but they were really helping Bella hide. It may seem confusing but my family caught on quickly and was amused by how we fell for her whole cover story.

Bella would fit in with the family just perfectly, and with Rosalie finally getting along with Bella that just adds to my happiness because Bella can be welcomed into the family properly by everyone. Now all we had to do was tell the flock about our engagement. By the way Nudge acts, she'll want to help Alice with the wedding. I'm afraid to see what this wedding will turn into but they both know Bella best and I'll do whatever I can to make that day special for Bella and so would Alice. I pulled Bella into my arms and kissed her forehead, taking in her wonderful scent, too.

AN: I hope you like that story. The story about Bella trying to sling shot Angel from her chair is an almost true story from my life. It happened between my younger brother and sister when they were toddlers; the only difference is that my sister was strapped in. LOL :D Please review.