If you recognize it, it's not mine. Except Stella, she's all mine.

Greek is bold italics; mental conversations with Gods is italics.


It was silent for a few minutes before Carlisle cleared his throat to break the silence. "We will shut off our phones tonight. It'll take us a day or two to get new phones, but since we have your number memorized Stella, we will call you or send you text messages so you have our new numbers." He said.

I nodded, a few tears falling. I wasn't going to sob, or even cry, I would shed my tears and that would be that. I had forever to find them again after all, and I would be sure to find them soon. "Alright, so I'll expect those in a few days, is there anything else that's going to change?" I asked, my voice hadn't cracked luckily, but since I was only shedding my tears, I didn't expect it to. "Our e-mail addresses will change as well, basically, all of our contact information will change. We will be sure to give the new information to you once we have them settled, I promise." Carlisle told me, looking absolutely devastated as he saw my tears.

I nodded in acceptance, but Alice's voice startled me as she spoke, her voice surprisingly depressed. "That's not good enough, Carlisle. In all the time we have known Stella, she's told us about the world of the Greek gods. A simple promise is nothing, easily broken. I'm part of that world now, having been claimed, and I refuse to give her empty words." She told him, sounding alarmingly serious.

I had only ever seen her like this during the baseball game, when she saw the nomads approach. She turned to me and looked me dead in the eye before taking an unneeded deep breath, as if steeling herself. "Stella Swan, Daughter of Olympus. I, Alice Cullen, legacy of Apollo, do hereby swear on the River Styx that I will give you the contact information of myself and my family at the first available chance I have." She stated solemnly. I stared at her wide eyed, as did the rest of the Cullens at her oath.

I had told them all of vows on the Styx, and how they were meant to be unbreakable. They knew the consequence for a mortal breaking an oath on the River, it would cost them their life. For a vampire, it would curse them, and the curse could vary depending on the vampire that made the oath. It was an unneeded vow, as I knew that they would follow through on Carlisle's promise to me, but Alice had just guaranteed it to me the second she had the chance. She had used her first oath on the Styx to reassure me that I wouldn't be cut out of their lives. I didn't know if I felt touched or horrified as thunder clapped, sealing her promise.

The thunder had knocked me out of my shocked stupor, and I lunged at her, not caring if I knocked the breath out of my chest as I collided with her marble-like body. My tears flowed faster as my emotions finally settled on touched that she would make such a promise to me, just so I would know that they wouldn't be taken out of my life so easily. "Thank you." I said, my voice sounding choked as I hugged her with all of my strength. She returned the hug fiercely, but was careful not to crush me. "Technicalities don't matter to me, you're related to me through Lord Apollo, and that makes us family by blood." She said.

I gave a watery laugh as I hugged her impossibly tighter. "Welcome to the crazy then. I'll have to introduce you to momma Hestia sometime, she's your great aunt." I told her as I let her go. "No need for sometime, dear. I'm already here to meet them." I heard the familiar child like voice of one of my kindest mothers say. We turned around to see the fireplace lit and crackling brightly, but the flames were low due to our sadness. I smiled at her as I saw her standing in front of the fireplace. "Momma, I'm glad you could finally meet the Cullens. This is Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Jasper, and Alice. Guys, may I introduce the goddess of family, home, and the hearth, my momma Hestia?" I stated, my tears finally slowing. "It's an honor to meet you, Lady Hestia. Though it is disappointing to do so under these circumstances." Carlisle said kindly.

Momma Hestia just smiled sweetly at him, the fire of her eyes crackling merrily. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Carlisle. You have given my only child such loyal family members, and your own is rather close on it's own. Though that Edward boy could use a few lessons in how to properly act like a family." She stated, pouting a bit as she mentioned Edward. "Momma, not that I'm not happy to see you, but what are you doing here?" I asked, getting away from the only Cullen I hated.

She gave me a knowing smile, and I knew that she was aware that I changed the subject on purpose. "It hurts me to see you so sad, and it hurts me even more to know that it is because ones you see as family are being forced to leave you. When Aphrodite and Apollo came back a moment ago ranting about how your Cullens were being forced to leave you, I decided it was time I came and confirmed that they truly were family to you." She said, cryptically. I stared at her in suspicious confusion, earning a smile from her before she turned to face the vampires in the room. "Do you all love my daughter as a part of your family?" She asked, and they all nodded without hesitation.

She nodded once in satisfaction at the instant answer. "Now, tell me. If you could truly be family to my daughter, would you?" She asked, and I wondered where she was going with this. Once again, they all nodded, with Alice even chiming in that she technically was, being a legacy of Apollo. Momma Hestia smiled at her kindly, but didn't stop to explain anything about her questioning. "One final question, would you die for my daughter?" She asked, horrifying me with the question. I wanted them to say no, but at the same time, I wanted them to say yes, to show that they loved me that much. To my pleasure and horror, they all nodded a final time, signifying that they would, indeed die for me.

My mother nodded in satisfaction, smiling a pleased little smile before turning to me. "Now, Stella. The same questions go to you, do you love them as part of our family?" She asked. Like the Cullens, I didn't even hesitate. "Yes, momma, I do." I told her, and I saw them all smile softly out of the corner of my eye. "And if you could truly be family with all of them, would you?" She asked, a glint somehow in the flames of her eyes. "Of course, though as Alice pointed out, she technically already is through daddy Apollo." I told her, and saw the smiles get slightly bigger. "And the final question, would you die for them?" She asked, though this time, she seemed pained to think about it.

I knew why she felt that way, I was her only child after all. I was the most beloved divine child throughout all history as far as I knew from what I had been told. I also knew that my answer would pain her as much as the question had. "I would." I told her solemnly, earning horrified looks from the Cullens. The goddess of family in front of me nodded shakily, clearly horrified that I hadn't even needed to think about my answer, yet she seemed pleased that I had people I cared about so much I would die for them. She gave me a shaky smile before turning back to the Cullens. "You all would die for my daughter, and that pleases me to know. It's a relieving feeling to know that there are people who love her as family so much, they would put their lives on the line for her. As you love her that much, and she cares the same for you, I am going to grant your wish. I, Hestia, Goddess of Family, Home, and the Hearth, do hereby adopt Carlisle Cullen, Esme Cullen, Emmett Cullen, Rosalie Hale, Jasper Hale, and Alice Cullen as my children, and claim you as my own." She stated strongly, and the symbol of a merrily lit hearth shone over their heads.

I stared in awe at them before looking down at my mother. "Would you do the honors, dear?" She asked. I grinned as I looked back at the new additions to the family before clearing my throat. "It is determined. All hail Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, and Alice Cullen, and Jasper and Rosalie Hale. Adopted children of Hestia, Goddess of Family, Home, and the Hearth." I stated, giving a small curtsy even though I didn't have to. "Welcome to the family, dears. You may now call me mother if you wish, and remember, the hearth does not harm its own." She stated, before stepping into the fireplace and disappearing.

We all stared at the now empty fireplace, except for the now merrily crackling fire for a few minutes before Rosalie broke the silence. "Did that just happen?" She asked, breaking us all out of our stupors. "Yeah, yeah it did." i said, before shaking the cobwebs from my head and turning to face my now official family members. "What did she mean by 'the hearth does not harm its own'?" Carlisle asked, ever curious. I grinned as I realized what she had just done for me and them both. "As her adopted children, she basically made you demigods. However, as vampires, monsters won't come after you, so you don't have to worry about them. But the hearth is fire, and as you are now children of the hearth, fire won't harm you. You can control it now, in fact." I told them. "How will we control it?" Esme asked, looking a little worried.

Suddenly, a note and six celestial bronze daggers were spit out of the fireplace. I just shook my head and walked over to pick them up. I placed the daggers on the coffee table and read the note. "'I will teach you to control your new powers, and train you to defend yourselves in combat. When I am unavailable, Hephaestus will train you with your fire, while Ares or Athena will train you with your daggers. Love, Hestia.'" I read. I looked up from the note and saw them all picking up a dagger each. "You guys remember what I told you about weapons made of godly metals, right?" I asked, still holding the note. They each nodded proving that they did in fact remember my informing them that godly metals won't harm mortals.

I nodded before burning the note absentmindedly, receiving stunned looks. "What?" I asked. "Will we be able to do that?" Alice asked, looking kind of excited. I paused for a second, confused before I chuckled as I realized what she was talking about. I was so used to burning notes like this to keep them from Bella, it was pretty much habit by now. "Once you gain enough control of your fire powers, you will. The first time I tried to do it at camp, I ended up setting my whole arm on fire. I freaked out at first, since you know, my arm was on fire, but I eventually managed to contain it. You'll have to be careful with your emotions now too, since you don't want to get too pissed off and suddenly find yourself on fire. While you may be fireproof, sadly, your clothes aren't, so you've really gotta watch what part of yourself that you set on fire." I told them.

Alice looked horrified at the mention of her clothes not being fireproof with her, while the others nodded. "Also, you are now privy to randomly having momma Hestia's voice in your head to talk to you. To respond mentally, just think something. In conclusion, welcome to the insane cluster fuck that is the family of Greek gods, we've got cookies." I said sarcastically, only for a warm glow to appear on the coffee table and leave a plate of cookies in its place as it dissipated. I glared at the plate for a second before speaking. "I was being sarcastic, just so you know!" I shouted, but reached for a cookie nonetheless. I nearly dropped the cookie when I saw Emmett reach for one as well though. "What are you doing?" I asked, as he picked oe up. "It actually smells good." He said, before taking a bite, almost as if he were hypnotized.

We all just stared at him as he chewed the bite before actually freaking swallowing it. "It tastes good." He said after he swallowed, gaping at the cookie. Another note appeared on the coffee table after he said that, and Carlisle picked it up. "It says. 'You can eat food now, by the way. You're welcome, and your search for a way to do this is now over Stella. Love, Hestia'." He said, before handing the note over to me. I burned it absently, staring at Emmett as he all but shoved the rest of the cookie in his mouth while the rest of the family all grabbed one. "Well, I'll be damned. Momma Hestia can be a sarcastic little shit just like the rest of us. Daddy Zeus will never believe me when I tell him." I muttered as I enjoyed the cookies as a gesture of farewell with my family.


So, that happened. I hope you guys like the absolutely adorable fluff of Hestia adopting them to make them real family to Stella. I read that to my mom and godmother, and they both went nuts. I figured that since Hestia was the goddess of the hearth, her children would be fireproof like Hephaestus' kids. And since in a lot of stories, being the goddess of family means that family meals are something she adores, I figured that she'd give the Cullens that ability that way they could enjoy family meal times, and help them fit in better at school and work since they can actually eat now. As for the whole 'we've got cookies' thing, that was actually my own bit of sarcasm coming out, because it is so something that I would say. Hope you guys liked the chapter, I'll try to update again soon! I can't make any promises for an update on the 17th though, because my mom and I are going to see Disney on Ice. Love ya, and remember to read and review!