*Previously*

"Welcome to the family Bella." Jasper whispered.

He was certainly right. Welcome to the family Bella, I thought.

Chapter 4: Welcoming and Settling

*Jasper POV* (Ikr! didn't expect that huh?)

"Welcome to the family Bella." I said and as I said it I felt Edward's acceptance and something else I couldn't place.

I didn't dwell on it for too long because I felt Bella being taken from me and looked up to see my pixie wife holding Bella carefully in her arms. As I watched my wife I wondered what this little child had done to our family in this short time. We have become more of a family in the small amount of time she had been here. She brought balance to us, not only that, but she brought back our humanity.

"It's truly amazing isn't it?" Edward said quietly in response to my thoughts.

It really is. She is so innocent that we all want to make her better, keep her a little safer from the things she's already had to face at such a young age. - I thought to him.

"Your right, we can't save her from what she's seen, but we can save her from seeing it in the future." he responded as he carefully pulled her from my wife's arms.

He took a small breath and stiffened. I watched him carefully. I assessed him warily, like my training had taught me to. I was prepared to pull her from him at the slightest hint of control lapse. He just shook his head at me and I relaxed a slight bit.

I felt his disappointment when Rosalie took Bella from his arms. He missed her, I was shocked to find. He felt very protective of her, like a brother would for his baby sister, though it seemed deeper. It must be because he pulled her out of the car in the wreck.

Hmmm whatever it was it didn't seem to cause any trouble because he just watched Bella, who was playing happily with Rosalie's hair and giggling at the stupid faces Emmett made.

I knew this was truly a sight to see, a family of vampires all intent on making a small human child happy and loved. Never thought I would see the day…well guess there's a time for everything…for now I think that's what we all want, for her to be happy…


*Emmett POV* (I know I'm on a roll! LOL!)

I sat here and made funny faces at Bella, Hoping to get her to laugh. That's what I had really wanted, was to make her happy. She had been through so much…EW wow I sound like a girl….or worse…Eddie! I thought to myself as I heard Eddie growl at me quietly.

Right now I really didn't care if Rose was mad at me, or if Eddie hated his nickname. I just knew this little girl was changing us. She was making me feel human, like I had a purpose other than loving Rose. Not that I didn't love Rose, it's just that I always wanted to be a big brother and have someone to protect.

This little girl came to us broken and hurt. She lost her family and yet she accepts us as a family of her own. A family that would protect her.

It made me feel good knowing what I was worth and knowing that I really was needed to make someone else feel better.


*Bella POV* (Sorry for all the changes but I find it fitting to see people's points)

I was so happy in everyone's arms. I felt like I was wanted. Like I had a family. I felt the tears come to my eyes and noticed everyone come close to me in a panic.

"Bella what's wrong darlin'?" Jasper asked.

"Y…You all are so nice! I feel like I have a great family." I sobbed.

"You do have a family sweetie." Rosalie said softly.

"Yeah right here with us." Emmett added in.

"We love you and we aren't going anywhere." Edward said with a smile.

"Thank you." I whispered as I felt a wave of sleepiness come over me. I looked up to see the smiling faces of my family and swiftly fell asleep again.

A/N Sorry sorry sorry! I know I've been gone for forever! I'm still here and am not giving up on these stories. I can promise I'm putting everything I've got into these stories, but life gets crazy as I'm sure you all know. Also sorry about all the POV changes. I thought it was fitting to see all kinds of thoughts. So we get some insight on how the members of the family feel. So please review and remember I love ya'll to death! Thanks for supporting me!