Even Weirder

Juliette's POV

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Alice had managed to drag Rosalie, Bella, and Renesmee into coming, too. I had learned something about Alice's affect on the Cullens. At times, despite her size, they could be truly afraid of her. This struck me as funny, but not for long. She was so forceful. She always got her way.

We reached our mansion, which was right next to the Cullen's. Alice and Esme had already decided on clearing a path in the forest and making an indoor patio walkway that connected the two mansions together. Alice made me swear it to secrecy. Meaning: keep it out of Edward's head.

I liked being alone, and since I was single, too, I was the only one on the third floor. I wasn't the only one with a bed, either. The others, though ... they had their reasons, but I liked to have space to sprawl out onto a bed, even if the factor of comfort didn't (and couldn't) apply to me.

But before they got to the interior of the – my – our – house, they saw something on the door that I wasn't sure I was ready for them to see.

"What is that?" asked Alice, looking at a wooden box, which was slightly slanted to the right, on the right side of the door jam.

"Nothing," I mumbled.

"Tell us!"

"Later," I said, not completely sure I was.

"Yes, you are ready, I can see it," said Alice stubbornly. "And we won't ask anyone else until you tell us."

I remembered that there were things like this all around the house, so I motioned them to sit down. I looked at my sisters, and they nodded in agreement.

"That is a mezuzah," I said.

"What's that?" asked Renesmee.

"Well, first, I need to say something. We aren't Christian, or Islamic, which I figured you could tell, or Buddhist."

"Well then, what are you?"

"Jewish," I answered.

I could hear – and tell – that they knew what it was, but only vaguely, though, and had no idea about it, apart from the old Catholic rumors.

"Really? Would you teach us about it?" asked Bella.

"Personally, I don't think I could teach you much, but I will tell you one thing, though. We do NOT make unleavened bread out of the blood of Christian children, the humans don't either. Nor do we have horns. As long as you forget all previous annotations and rumors, then yes, my sisters and I would, and would be happy to. I should know."

"But you know more than we do," objected Nicolette Oriana, and Guinevere Shay nodded her head in agreement.

I rolled my eyes, but, reluctantly, agreed.

"I guess you should know one of the most famous and important passages in our religion."

"Which is?" asked Bella.

"Shema Yisrael HaShem Elokenu HaShem Echad." (Note: I have not said G-od's name as a sign of respect.) And in Hebrew script, it is:

שמה ישראל ה' (השם) אלוקנו ה' (השם) אחד

"What does that mean?" asked Alice.

"You may know this in English. It means: Hear O' Israel, the L-ord is our G-od, The L-ord is one."

"Oh," said the three Cullens.

"That is from Deuteronomy 6: 4," I said.

"What is that in Jewish?" asked Rosalie.

I had to laugh.

"What's so funny?" she asked when my sisters and I were laughing.

"We don't speak Jewish, we speak Hebrew. We are Jewish, that is our religion, not our religion's native language."

"Okay then," she started again, "What is that in Hebrew?"

"It is Devarim/Deuteronomy (דברים) sheish/6 (שש) arbah/4 (ערבה)."

"Oh," she said.

"What's another one?" asked Bella.

"V'ahavtah Larecha Kamocha –

"ואהבתה לרך כמוך

"Which means: You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

"Cool!" gushed Alice.

"Yeah, it is. And inside of that box, holds the first passage I told you, and more."

"Really?" she asked.

"Yeah, and humans say it every night before they sleep. We just all say it together, at human speed, at eight thirty every night."

"That's really amazing," breathed Rosalie.

"Yes, it is," I agreed.

"Let's go, then," said Alice.

"Alright," I said. And as my sisters and I walked through the door, we brushed our fingers up against the small, wooden box, very carefully, and we kissed our fingers.

The Cullen girls looked at us strangely.

"We kiss it to show a sign of respect to G-od."

"Oh," said Rosalie, Bella, Alice, and Renesmee together.

I smiled. They were implausibly understanding about this fiasco.

"Let's go look at our dresses, shall we?" I said.

"But of course!" exclaimed Alice.

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They walked into our rooms – our closets – with wide-eyes. We had a lot of clothes, dresses, really.

"Oh my gosh!" squealed Alice, her expression blank.

Sorry, Cliffy, I know – who doesn't hate them? But I need to move onto the next chappie – don't you worry – you'll find out, and there will be... FLUFFINESS in upcoming chapters!!! Please don't hate mo for weirdness!!!

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