Aroma Therapy

Esmee Cullen was known for her love and knowledge of plants and their properties. She also knew that some plants provided aroma therapies which calmed one's nerves. Right now, the matriarch of the Cullen clan was inside a well known shop that sold these 'special plants' and the proper equipment to raise them in. The plants could even be sold fully grown. But to start off and get a feel for these new plants, she decided to purchase one that was already grown and had its own flowers ready for harvest. She smiled at the shopkeeper, who in her opinion was a bit spacey, but seemed to know what he was talking about.

"you're gonna wanna start off with a fully grown plant so you can get a feel for what you're doing. I have a plant that has already bloomed and you can take the buds of and ground them into whatever you need." He showed her the plant which was of considerable size. "You can even use the seeds it has to grow your own if you want to. Just be sure that when you grow your own, to make sure to leave it in a dark, room and only use a blacklight to give it its sunlight until its ready to transplant." He added. Esmee nodded understandingly. "If I want to release its frangrance what is the best way to do so?" she asked.

The shopkeeper grinned. This woman could not be serious. "Well…we have bongs, and papers to roll your buds in. but if you want to release the whole thing, I guess you could put the buds in this bowl and light em up. That would release the whole thing. But be careful. This is pure stuff. It will definitely give you a decent hit." Esmee wasn't sure what he was talking about, but she bought some anyway. She went home and examined her purchase. Glad for once her family was gone at the time, this meant she could have time for herself. She set the bowl in the middle of the kitchen island table and set the buds inside. She just put 4 inside because the shopkeeper said the stuff was pretty potent. Esmee lit a match and put it to the buds.

A very peculiar odor wafted out and spread about the room quickly. It wasn't long before esmee was feeling the effects. She got to giggling and feeling pretty mellow. Then she decided to sit down for a bit and stare at a bowl of fruit completely mesmerized by its fruitiness. 'that orange has bumps all over it. That is so cool.' She thought to herself. She stared at the burning buds inside the bowl and laughed again. As of right now, the bowl was the most amazing thing she had ever seen. She was surprised she never really noticed how amazing that bowl was before.

Before long Carlisle and the rest of her family came home. They were greeted by a well known aroma. Bella stared curiously around. Rosalie had a mild look of annoyance on her face. Whatever this smell was it smelled familiar but she wasn't going to say outright was it was unless she knew all the facts. Emmett had a big grin on his face. He knew what it was. Now the question for him was, would Esmee be willing to share? Carlisle went into the kitchen to see his giggling wife laughing at a dandelion which had decided to fly into the kitchen through an open window from outside.

"That fuzzy thing is floating." She giggled. Carlisle sighed to himself and blew out the remains of the buds which had burnt themselves out. All there was now was residue. "Esmee, love, where did you get these?" Carlisle asked. Esmee shrugged. "I dunno. At a shop that sold plants like these. I think its very calming." She added with a slight giggle. Carlisle groaned. "Esmee, you are stoned right now. As in high. Very, very, high. Do you know what kind of plant this is?" he asked patiently. Esmee shook her head. "Its cannabis love. As in Marajuana." Esmee stared at him confused. "huh?" she asked.

Carlisle sighed and helped her to her feet. She giggled and allowed herself to be lead to the couch so she could relax until her high wore off. Being vampires, Carlisle estimated that the weed would stay in the system a bit longer than a human, and even though Esmee knew what marijuana was, she didn't know the other various names in which the plant was called. And she had never even tried a hit of the stuff until today. He went and grabbed the rest of the stash. (thank goodness she had not decided to smoke the whole thing….there would be no telling how long her high would have lasted if she did).

Esmee's high wore off within a few hours and Carlisle told her what the stuff was exactly that she had purchased. Esmee was none to pleased but she couldn't really blame the shopkeeper…she had gotten rid of the rest of the weed (much to Emmett's dismay). To make her feel better, Carlisle went off to buy her some gourmet animal blood from a client that he knew. He came back and handed her a bottle and downed his before she could even open hers. A few hours later, both Carlisle and Esmee were 'mellowed out to the max' as Alice put it. She happened to find a piece of paper on the ground that had obviously fell out of Carlisle's pocket. The note had said:

To my good friend Carlisle, thank you for helping me and saving my life. I know you said no payment is necessary, but I believe a man should always repay his debts. I have gourmet animal blood from the purest animal bloodlines. These creatures are raised with care and then painlessly put to death and drained when the time of harvest arrives. I have also added a bit of a bonus. I have infused the blood with cannabis (marijuana) for you and your family to enjoy. This will not harm you or your loved ones in anyway.

Sincerely, Tyler

Alice groaned. Great. Now there were two very stoned, vampires giggling at Alice's expression of dismay on her face.