It's me again peeps! Just here to give you another fantastical chapter of my newest project! I'm trying to make the chapters longer, so here goes nothing!

Disclaimer: Me: Oooh my God… What a bitch.

Jazz: Who?

Me: My sister. She's only five and she's already a 'lil shit spreader.

Fleur: What she been spreading?

Me: Shit apparently. *Laughs* No, it's top secret info, can't tell you.

Jazz: *Pouts* Well then… YOU DON'T OWN TWILIGHT!

*I punch her in the face!* (LOL I attack Jazz a lot don't I?)

"I was blessed with a gift. It's a gift and a curse. It never ends." - Dan Fogelberg

Edward

March 26th 2001

Philadelphia, USA

Cullen house

5:19

But why not?

I swear Emmett is driving me crazy. He has been going on and on for weeks about adopting a child into the family… A family of vampires, no less! We could kill it in less than a second, if even a drop of blood is spilled. We all knew that, so why was Alice fuelling his idiotic thoughts? He had yet to ask Esme and Carlisle, and I was confident they'd say no. No one can be as stupid as to let an innocent human live in a house with seven vampires.

"Emmett, you know why we can't adopt a child into our family… We're vampires, or have you forgotten that?" I whispered, knowing full well that he and everyone else in the house will hear.

What is he on about? Edward! What are you talking about?

I groaned softly. Esme wanted to know, and Emmett would tell her. As predicted, he ran down the stair and barged into the living room, his eyes searching wildly for everyone. I got up from my couch and walked down the stairs at a sluggish pace, making Emmett more and more impatient. Alice's soft laughter could be heard and Emmett growled in frustration, effectively silencing her. As soon as I sat myself down on one of the leather chair Emmett launched into his tale.

"OK, it's getting so boring around here so I thought that we could adopt a kid… You know, to look after and stuff. And I thought it would be a really good idea 'cause Rose and Esme could get to be moms, Carlisle could be the dad, me, Jasper and Eddie could be the brothers and Alice could be a sister… It'll be great for everyone!" After his hurried speech he drew in a large intake of breathe and smiled proudly.

Everyone stared at him with their jaws slack. But Rosalie… She looked like her wildest dreams had come true. She was positively beaming, a rare grin plastered on her abnormally beautiful face. Her butterscotch eyes danced gleefully as she looked up at her husband with love plain on her face. Jasper was also grinning wildly, the emotions around him making him feel giddy, excited and a little cautious.

Esme also looked delighted, rejoicing that she may be able to have a second chance at motherhood. I sighed and glared sharply at them all.

"Don't you guys get it?" I hissed. "We are a family of vampires and you're talking about adopting a human to live in our home! How will we explain when it realizes that we don't eat? What happens when it figures out we don't age? We are not meant to be around humans… They are our natural food source, and you're all talking about taking one in!"

Carlisle closed his eyes and nodded in agreement. "Edward is right, it will be dangerous for both us and the child… What if the Volturi find out?"

I smirked, pleased that at least someone was seeing sense. Emmett and Alice pouted, Rosalie had a murderous expression and Esme just looked heartbroken. Jasper looked on, his face carefully blank of emotion as he observed the scene.

"But… Can't we just try?" Rose pleaded. And Rose pleading was the last thing in the world that I would expect to hear, so we all automatically knew how important this was to her.

"Please Carlisle." Oh great, now Esme had joined in.

"Please Daddy!" And then Alice throws in puppy dog eyes and pout, there was no way Carlisle would win this. And Emmett and Jasper would say anything to appease their wives, so they would say yes too, leaving me the only one to refuse.

Alice gasped, her eyes going cloudy, so I delved into her mind. All the vision showed was a wore down building, with a sign outside saying Gladney Centre Of Adoption in large writing. That was all we saw before it went blank again.

Alice let out a frustrated hiss, and told the others of her vision. She then skipped off into her room, returning moments later with a piece of paper in her grasp. She grinned in triumph and glided to the middle of the room. She waved the paper in the air, showing everyone what was on it. There was a picture of the adoption centre and it's address in bold print, complete with directions.

"Gladney Centre Of Adoption is in Pittsburgh, approximately two hundred and fifty miles away from here. We could make it there in a day if we ran!" (Okay, I don't really know how long it takes to get there so just go with me on this, OK?)

"But if we pick up the kid, wouldn't we have to bring a car?" Emmett asked confusedly.

Alice rolled her eyes. "How opposed are you to Grand Theft Auto?" (Classic New Moon quote!)

Realization dawned on his face and he grinned, showing his dimples. "Oh!"

Rose had that beaming smile back on her face, practically vibrating with all her excitement, as was Esme. I sighed and crossed my arms to my chest, sinking into the comfy leather of the chair I was settled in. I was going to carry on refusing, but I knew there would be no point. I was outvoted, and Rose would probably kill me if I went against her on this.

I rubbed my temples in a soothing manor, and noticed Carlisle looking at me with questioning eyes, so I let his thoughts flood into my head.

Are you sure this is what you want Edward?

I nodded slightly and smiled reassuringly. This was definitely not what I wanted, but there was no way I could convince them otherwise. Once Alice decided something, she rarely backed down. And in this situation, she also had the whole family by her side.

"But… When the child does come home, are we going to tell him... Or her?" Jasper piped up, speaking for the first time.

Alice's eyes went blank, but then came back to focus in no less then a minute, scowling to herself. "I couldn't see anything! Why can't I see anything about the kid?"

"Maybe it's because we're not meant to have this child? Maybe it's because the Volturi find out and kill us all." I murmured.

Rose glared witheringly at me. "Just because you're an idiot doesn't mean you get to make the rest of us miserable? Why can't you just be happy about this?"

I exhaled loudly, my nostrils flaring slightly. "Because, Rosalie,"I spat her name. "We are talking about a human living with vampires, it's like… It's like a coven of wolves bringing up a lamb! It's not meant to be! Human is our natural food source… What happens if it scrapes it's knee when it trips? One of us will slip and kill it! We are not meant to have children Rosalie, so get over it!"

I knew I had stepped over the line. All the women in the family were sensitive of their inability to having offspring, but Rose was the most sensitive. I winced under her blazing eyes and peeked into her mind, and couldn't believe what I heard.

Silence. Her mind was completely blank of any thought, still too shocked to do or think anything. Time seemed to stop as we had a staring match, me warily waiting for whatever she was going to do when she reigned in her shock. Her topaz eyes were wide, and then narrowed to slits so fast I nearly missed it. Time started again, and she lunged at me, landing on my chest so that the sound of two rocks being bashed together was heard. We were both propelled backwards until we hit the wall, making another large crash as the plaster cracked and the was wheezed from our weight.

"YOU EVIL SON OF A BITCH! HOW COULD YOU? I THOUGHT YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE, WOULD UNDERSTAND ME! FOR FUCK'S SAKE… YOU'RE A MIND READER, YOU INSENSITIVE JERK!" She screeched.

She clawed at my face with her manicured nails, determined to inflict some damage. I laid still and let her, getting what I deserve. The whole family sat in stunned silence until Emmett got up and wordlessly lifted her off me, spinning on his heel to run to the forest where he planned to take Rose hunting for an hour or two until she calmed down.

Carlisle shook his head at me in shame as I sat up, putting my head in my hands. Esme's thoughts were full of sadness, aching for her daughter and telling me to apologise to her when she got back. I nodded in her direction, with my face still hidden by my hands. I heard Alice's graceful footsteps coming my way before I saw her. She stopped right in front of me and crouched down, peeling my hands away from my face as she peered down at me.

"Rose will be fine Edward. She will forgive you in a month. But right now me and Esme are going to go grocery shopping, Esme will be back in two hours and thirty minutes. I, however, will be going clothes and room shopping for our new sister!"

Carlisle's brow furrowed questioningly. "How do you know we are going to adopt a girl? I thought you couldn't see anything about it?"

Alice shrugged. "Just a feeling."

Is that good enough for you? At this exact time right now I am writing and editing another chapter for Bruised and Bleeding, so it should be published by tomorrow… See you then!

Jess The Weird *~*~*