The people who got the quote right last chapter:

zeroone12, TwilightRocks, I Love Damon, Twilight Diaries, EllieGirl, vampdiaries711, doodlechick12

It was from the TV show.

Lexi: I'm older, and that means stronger.

Okay, here is chapter 4. I hate writer's blocks. i had a chapter half typed up, but i didn't like it, so i went back to change it. Didn't work the way I wanted it to, so i threw in a new character.

sorry for the delay.

Elena: Well, it's out now. That's all that matters.

Damon: Could you update a little faster next time?

Bonnie: Damon! She's only human.

Damon: So?

Me: Thanks for trying to help, girls. But Damon doesn't listen when he doesn't want to.

Damon: Someone understands me, at least.

Disclaimer: I AM NOT GETTING PAID FOR ANY OF MY STUFF! All characters belong to their respective owners.

Bella POV

I flew through the woods as long as my anger fueled me until I found a river near the base of a mountain. I glided over the water before landing on the branch of an elm, about thirty feet away. I sat there until the rain started up again; as it did, I heard footsteps. I almost sent out a burst of Power so I could find out who it was.

Then I remembered I didn't know what the Cullens' essences felt like. Well, that's not helpful.

The footsteps grew closer, and I could tell they were not Alice's. They stopped, and I sensed someone below and to the right.

"You're a vampire, aren't you?" a voice called up softly. I nodded, never looking away from the light rain and the rushing river in front of us.

"Yes."

"But you're a different type of vampire."

Hoping he would get the hint, I stayed silent. He didn't move.

"I told you guys, only Alice could talk to me," I finally said, realizing the other vampire wasn't going anywhere.

"Alice told me to come after you. It's quite difficult following your scent in the wind." He chuckled, like he knew something I didn't.

"And so you waited until I landed and she told you where to find me," I guessed. He shrugged, neither confirming nor denying it. I sighed.

It was silent for a few minutes, each of us lost in our thoughts, until I dropped from the branch and walked over to him. He just stood there, waiting for me to talk.

"I'm sorry about earlier; I didn't mean to get into a fight with your brothers."

"Why?"

Thinking I knew what he was asking, I answered, "I guess I inherited some of my father's temper."

Edward smirked and shook his head. "No, why did you mind control Alice-"

"Convinced."

"-okay, convince her to follow you?"

I shrugged. "You are the only other vampires in town; thought I'd introduce myself."

"By manipulating Alice?" he said skeptically.

I frowned. "I heard what you guys were saying about me. I didn't like it; plus, I wanted to talk to Alice. She seems like someone I could get along with easily."

Edward wrinkled his nose. "You don't like shopping, do you?" I smiled slightly.

"Not at all. If the shoe fits, as the saying goes, I will be happy to wear it. And if it's comfortable. I have a few designer things, but not all of it is fancy. Nothing from Wal-Mart or K-Mart, though." I pretended to gag. Edward laughed a little at my antics.

"I must agree, those are two stores I will never set foot in."

More footsteps approached. "Bella!"

It sounded like Alice, and she seemed frantic.

"Over here!" I called, wondering what her problem was. She dashed into the clearing, took one look at Edward, and growled. I raised an eyebrow. "Alice, why are you growling at your brother?"

"That's not my brother," she hissed.

I turned to Edward and narrowed my eyes at him. He grinned and his features started to contort. I rolled my eyes as he shifted back into his normal self, shrinking to about my height.

He started clapping when he was back to normal. Green eyes glittering with mischief, red hair sticking up everywhere, Puck cackled. "That was priceless. Her face!"

"Puck!" I cried. "That wasn't funny."

"Sure it was."

Alice gaped. "I take it you know him."

"Yeah. Where do you think Shakespeare for the character in A Midsummer Night's Dream?"

"I always thought that was from his imagination." Alice was taking this rather well, I thought. She could have stood there like an idiot for the rest of eternity.

"No." I turned to Puck. "Why didn't you just call me?"

Puck pouted. "It wouldn't have been as fun!"

I rolled my eyes. "Alice, are you planning of snapping out of it anytime soon?"

"Sure. Give me a minute." She blinked, shook her head, and looked at me. "You are friends with the infamous Robin Goodfellow?"

"Yes."

"So you knew William Shakespeare?"

Puck and I nodded.

She inhaled slowly. "Okay. So we get to tell Carlisle that you were around when- holy crap!" She pointed her finger between the two of us. "You're older than Carlisle!"

"Yep."

Puck cleared his throat impatiently. "Bella, you told me to tell you if anything changed between your brothers."

I focused on Puck now. "Are they okay? They're not hurt, are they?"

He waved his hand. "No, no. In fact, I'm pretty sure you'll like this." He grinned. "They teamed up and got rid of Klaus."

My jaw dropped. "You're kidding!"

He shook his head. "Nope."

"But…but…he's, like, invincible!" I felt lightheaded. I sat down.

"Bella, are you okay?" Alice asked, worried.

I smiled up at her. "Excellent. Long story short, I have hated that no good excuse for a vampire ever since I met him."

"Oh." She tilted her head. "Okay."

"Okay, ladies. I'll be off now. Oh, Bella? If you see someone who looks like Katherine, don't try to kill her."

I stood up shakily. "Why?"

He grinned and started to disappear.

"Puck!"

"Bye, Bella! Your brothers are fine. In fact, they're happier than you think." And he was gone.

It was silent besides the sound of falling rain for a while. Suddenly, I turned and kicked the trunk of the tree I was sitting in not long ago.

"Damn him! He always does that."

Alice waited until I calmed down, then said, "I'm sure Carlisle has a few million questions to ask."

"And what makes you think I'll willingly walk into the lion's den? You brothers and sister hate me. Don't even get me started on Jasper."

She shook her head. "It was self-defense, Bella. Jasper won't hurt you because I won't let him. Emmett gets over things pretty fast, so once he knows for sure you're not a threat, he'll want to wrestle with you. Rosalie and Edward will be the hardest to convince. But they'll come around." Alice smiled a little. "Now, can we please go back to my house?"

I thought it over. Maybe if I brought a peace offering, I won't be attacked the instant I walk through the door. After all, two on one was not a fair fight.

Alice grinned and pulled me with her. "Let's run. Last one there's a rotten egg!" She let go and started running. "And no shifting!"

I shook my head and raced after her.

Edward POV

Jasper was pacing around the room, and it was getting on everyone's nerves. It didn't help that the waves of anxiety he was casting off was strengthening our own worries.

"Jasper, I'm sure she's fine. You know Alice can take care of herself," Esme said.

He sighed. "She went after the Salvatore girl. I don't care what anyone says, she's dangerous. And I will not risk Alice's safety just so she can have a new friend!"

Nice to know he thinks I can't pick my friends, Alice thought sarcastically.

My head snapped up in the direction of the front door. "She's coming."

Jasper visibly sagged with relief. "She's all right, then."

Of course I'm all right. Bella won't hurt me. We could hear her footsteps now.

"Bella," Alice called from outside, "you coming?"

"Sure, just give me a minute. I thought I saw some…" her voice trailed off.

"Okay. Well, I'll know when you want to come in."

The door opened.

"Alice!" Jasper hugged her tightly for the second time that day. "Will you quit running off and scaring me like that?"

Alice scowled. "I thought Bella was in trouble; I saw Edward talking to her, but Edward was in the living room at the time. Turns out it was an old friend of hers that can shape shift."

"Well, you're back, and Bella's okay. That's all that matters." Esme always looked on the bright side of things.

Alice grinned and kissed Jasper softly. "Bella wants to come in. Is that okay?"

Emmett, Rosalie, and I stiffened. Isabella Salvatore wanted to come into our house, after what she did? Did she have a death wish or something?

"As long as nothing happens, it's all right," Carlisle said.

"Oh, come on! So my temper got the better of me for ten seconds. You can't honestly say that the same hasn't happened to any of you," Isabella grumbled from behind the door.

Alice yanked open the door. Isabella stood there with a few handfuls of vervain.

"Hello, Isabella," Carlisle greeted, rising and going over to them. "I'm Carlisle Cullen, and this is my wife, Esme. I take it you already know the rest of my children."

"Bella, please." She shuddered. "Isabella was what my father would call me."

"May I ask why you have vervain?" Esme asked from beside Carlisle.

"You may. It's for protection."

"Protection?" Esme's eyebrows raised. "We aren't in danger, are we?"

Bella shook her head. "No. Unless you run into another one of my kind, who would manipulate you into doing something you would regret."

Carlisle looked a little shaken. "Why don't you come in?"

She smiled. "Thank you."

Bella POV

I stepped over the threshold and into the Cullen house. It was beautiful inside, even more so than the outside.

"You have a very beautiful home, Esme," I said, laying the vervain down on the coffee table. Everyone kept their eyes on me, probably making sure I didn't do anything stupid.

I rolled my eyes to myself and picked a few leaves off some vervain. "Alice, do you have a locket?"

She put an onyx locket beside the vervain. I flicked it open and put a few leaves in it, then closed it and handed it back to her. She clipped it around her neck.

"Ready?" I asked her. She nodded.

My fangs jutted out as I looked her in the eye. "Alice, go upstairs and burn all your clothes," I said, trying to get her to obey me.

She gasped in horror. "Why would I do that?"

I grinned. "It works."

"Impressive," Carlisle said.

"Thank you, Carlisle. If you would like to put some leaves in your wrist-""Why did you call him Carlisle? Why not Mr. Cullen?" Rosalie snapped at me.

I laughed. "Call somebody Mr. when they're younger than me? I don't think so."

"How old are you, exactly, Bella?" Alice asked.

"I was born in the late fifteenth century." I shrugged. "My brothers are still older than me by a few years. I'm the baby of the family."

"You're older than Carlisle, Edward, and Jasper combined!" Emmett cried. "No wonder you beat me so easily."

Alice rolled her eyes, as if to say, Told you so.

"Why did you manipulate-"

"Convinced!" Alice and I said together.

"-all right, convince Alice to follow you?" Edward asked.

I blinked. "Wow. Puck must have been spying on you guys recently, if he knew you were going to say that. To answer your question, I was bored and lonely. Five hundred years is a long time to wander the earth, company coming and going. People who accept you for what you are- well, they're hard to come by." I snickered. "Plus, Damon and I have always been ones for dramatic entrances."

"Damon?" Emmett asked.

"My eldest brother." I glanced outside. ""I've gotta go. The sun is going to rise in approximately four hours and twenty-two minutes."

"You aren't going anywhere. We've got a lot more questions for you," Jasper said forcefully.

I shrugged and stifled a yawn. "Okay. Well, excuse me, but I really need to get some sleep. I haven't slept in over twenty-seven hours."

"You sleep?" Emmett asked.

"Emmett!" Esme reprimanded.

"It's all right, Esme. Yes, I sleep. Don't you?" They all shook their heads. "Interesting." I yawned again.

"Bella, come on. You can sleep in my room." Alice was almost squealing at the thought.

I shook my head and sat down in the nearest chair. "Very comfy." I closed my eyes.

"Bella, you can't sleep there," Esme said as if from a long way off. I tried to shrug, but I was asleep before I could speak again.

Me: There, Damon! Happy?

Stefan: Damon left.

Me: where'd he go?

Bonnie: Dunno. He's upset because he wasn't in this chapter.

Me: *rolls eyes* He was mentioned! It's better than nothing.

Elena/Bonnie: That's what we said!

ASHLEY