Relic from the Past

by Ashley Laredo

The Cullens are leaving Forks. It's two years after Breaking Dawn, and people are starting to get suspicious, not to mention the open hostility from the Quileute Tribal Elders. However, they must postpone their plans when someone completely unexpected shows up-someone from Carlisle's human past! What has Carlisle been hiding all these years? Someone the Volturi want desperately!

6. Chapter 6

Author's note: I like to keep my chapters short and to the point, please don't be discouraged! The story will keep going for much longer, I'm excited to develop the character and history of Esmeralda and her relationship with the Cullen clan!

Edward POV

I couldn't help but smirk as Carlisle dropped the bombshell on the rest of the family. Even Alice hadn't known about his secret; He had done a very good job hiding it. Esmeralda, however, hadn't. I had known from the minute Carlisle's Mercedes turned onto the drive. I absorbed the turmoiled thoughts swirling around me and laughed silently at some of them.

Emmett: Wow. She's waaaay to young for that to be possible. I mean she must've been born...what...16..40...something! She would be like...three hundred..sixty-REALLY OLD.
Emmett, although well-versed in cars, was never stellar at math.
Esme's reaction was typically maternal and caring: How sweet, a family reunited after all this time. They must be so happy to be together! I would never ceased to be amazed by her kindness and...motherliness.
Jasper was simply excited for Carlisle, I could tell that much by his face. Alice's thoughts were excited and jumping all over the place: Ooh, yay! They're so cute...really do look a lot alike...but she's tiny...smaller than me! Heehee...Ooh, I bet she's my size! Well, we better go shopping just in case...Bella too, since she wriggled her way out of going this weekend...hmm..I think green is her color...I quickly steered away from her fashion-obsessed thoughts, not wanting to unknowingly volunteer for the shopping trip.
Rosalie, after celebrating her father-figure's happiness, became critical. Hmm, she's cute. Not pretty, cute. She's got a childish figure. Emmett BETTER not be interested. Oh, I wish I had a nose like that...I unconsciously looked at her nose; just like the rest of her, it was stunning. Bella's thoughts, as usual, were hidden, but I could tell that she was happy for the reunited family just by her expression.

Carlisle and Esmeralda were letting unabashed joy run through their minds-Jasper must be loving the emotional states of this room right now, minus Rose's jealousy. I'd had time to get over the shock, unlike the rest of the family-I wanted to know the story behind this little vampire. I liked her-she had an open, cheerful mind and seemed honest. However, I could feel the cold iron and ruthlessness running underneath the optimistic outlook on life that let me know she was capable of much more than she looked. She could be cold and cruel, I realized. I didn't think I would ever see that side of her however...until Jake stepped through the door with Renesmee hanging off his arm.