Chapter 6 Family Meeting

When we got home I made a be-line for my violin. As I always do when I haven't had a particularly good day.

"Vic," Pixie called "family meeting now." I sighed and looked at her pleadingly. But the only thing I got in response was a look that said 'don't make me drag you there because I will'. Oh I knew only too well that she would, defeated I turned around to follow her and my twin into the mock dining room. Why would we need it, the only thing we ever used it for was family meetings; since you know, we are a family of vampires who don't eat, well not in that sense anyway. I walked in the dining room. It was a surprise to me to see Edward, Bella, Nessie and Jake sat along one side of the table.

The additions meant that it took slightly longer for us to settle down. However as Carlisle took his place at the head of the table everything was still.

"So, who is going to explain why this meeting has been called?" he asked and for one terrible moment, I thought everyone was going to look to me to explain. 'Been causing trouble again Victoria?' Edward asked in my head but I merely growled quietly at him across the table. The rest of the family stared at us as we made this strange exchange. Thankfully Jazz decided to explain why the meeting had been called. I thanked God I didn't have to. It seemed I had caused enough trouble in this family lately. Jazz explained all about how Dean clearly wasn't human. That this we could tell from his behaviour, but he wasn't vampire or shape shifter and we didn't have any idea what he was. He also explained how he had an unhealthy obsession with our family in particular and bless Jazz when he said was worried in particular for the girls' safety in all of this. When he had finished Carlisle looked deep in thought and there was silence at the table

"Well," Edward said with a slight sigh in his voice "can't we ever visit our family without there being an emergency?" The still, silence was suddenly broken by the sound of everyone's laughter. It wasn't even that funny we were just glad someone had broken the tension.

"Of course not Edward you should know that." I managed to say between my laughter. When the laughter had died down Carlisle resumed his role of controlling this family because in all honesty, someone had too.

"Well it seems to me the best course of action in this situation is to carry on observing the situation and see if we can deduce what this boy happens to be, and why he isn't scared of us" Carlisle said calmly a thoughtful expression on his face. "Does everyone agree?" he asked. Everyone did agree with the exception of one person and guess who that was. Rose.

"I don't agree. I say we kill him before he becomes a problem." she said and the rest of the family turned to stare at her, shocked, despite the fact that this was a perfectly normal statement for Rose.

"Now Rose you know that isn't how we do things in this family." Carlisle said his voice reproachful. Rose simply looked at him before standing up and storming out of the room. Carlisle sighed suddenly not looking so youthful and ran a hand through his hair "Emmett go calm her down please. Meeting adjourned". Everyone started drifting out of the dining room. However drifting wasn't a word when it came to Nessie. Not unless you can drift at high speed anyway. Nessie ran at Becca and me, somehow managing to hug us both at the same time. Jake laughed and peeled her off us.

"Ness and I are going to La Push to see everyone there." Edward merely looked at him and nodded and I was surprised to see he didn't object or give Jake instructions, there was a moment before I realised he was he just wasn't doing it verbally.

"God Edward!" I exclaimed "Do you even have a voice?" I asked sarcastically and he looked unimpressed as everyone burst into laughter. 'I will get you back for that' Edward thought in my direction, I grinned 'Go for it mind reader.' I thought back calmly. Edwards only response was the cheeky crooked smile that we'd all seen from him so often. Nessie and Jake finally left for La Push and Edward and Bella left the dining room leaving me and my twin standing next to each other. Suddenly music drifted in from Edwards long abandoned piano. A single glance at my twin was all it took and we went to join Edward, we were forming some sort of weird family band as not long after we started Jazz joined us on guitar. We spent the night playing whatever songs people requested and the whole family looked happier as the night went on. Jake and Nessie even joined us for a while and Jake got great amusement out of Rose making Emm dance. Emm hadn't looked impressed by the prospect at and Rose was soon very unimpressed since Emm stood on her foot about three times before she finally gave up and stormed to the garage to repair her car. Emm and Jake had a great laugh about that and everyone else giggled slightly as Emm had clearly done it on purpose.

Everyone soon followed Roses example and drifted off; Nessie to sleep, Jake to do patrol, Edward and Bella to the cottage, where none of us wanted to know what they were up too, Carlisle went to work and Esme went to her workshop, the rest of us had to get ready for school. As the music stopped I groaned at the thought of spending time in Pixies wardrobe or spending a full day with that jerk. Turns out that day was going to be ten times worse than I thought …

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