Edward POV
I missed Bella. Her chocolate brown hair. Her blushing. Her chocolate colored eyes. Her clumsiness. I just missed Bella.
They had been gone for hours. It was almost the end of the day.
This made me annoyed. Alice had done a splendid job at blocking her thoughts from me by singing the Pokemon theme song in English, Russian, and Portugeuse, in her head.
I sat, tapping my fingers loudly on my black leather couch. I was sprawled over it, listening to Debussy, letting one of the first memories of Bella flood into my head. \
I'm sure they wouldn't mind if I paid a small visit. Hopefully they aren't terribly territorial.
The foreign thoughts of a female vampire interrupted the relaxing music. I jumped up and sprinted to Carlisle's office. He was deep into some old, greek book when I interrupted him. That's when a soft knock sounded from down the hall.
His ears perked up. "Bella?" he wondered, sensing my discomfort.
I shook my head tensly. "A visitor."
Carlisle cleared his throat and stood up. He composed his shirt and walked past me towards the door.
I prayed with every ounce of energy I had that Bella wouldn't be returning anytime soon. This would, of course, be a regular vampire.
Sure enough, when the door flew open, the first thing I noticed about her was her crimson eyes, full of evil and confusion. Of course the first thing she noticed about us was our discolored eyes. She tensed up instantly, almost like a cat whose fur stuck right up at the sight of a dog.
Her hair was a dark blonde colored, and was perfectly straight, almost like Rosalie's. She wore it in a loose pony tail behind her head. It was full of stray leaves and twigs from the run.
She wore a pair of jeans and a navy blouse. Not your average running apparel.
By now, the rest of the family had appeared. Jasper, sensing her automatic discomfort, sent waves of calmness over us. It was getting very annoying having to block out all the confused thoughts.
The girl was getting an eyeful of Emmett, sizing him up. She thought that we were prepared to fight.
Carlisle smiled warmly, and held out his hand. The girl looked down, as if questioning what to do with it. She cautiously presented her hand and shook his. "It appears we have quite a bit to learn about one another. Come in."
She was obviously on red alert, as she walked in, not turning her back on any of us. Emmett liked that she felt intimidated. He flexed his muscled threateningly, and Carlisle gave him a disapproving glare.
"We mean you no harm." Carlisle assured her.
She relaxed. Slightly.
We sat down in the living room. She was alone on the couch, as we spread out in different chairs. The room seemed particularly empty, lacking the presence of all of our mates.
That's when her thoughts broke through my barrier, and frightened me the most. Why am I so worried? If they try anything, I can just get them to do what I want. How silly of me. She stared right at Emmett, repeating the same thing in her mind over and over. Wave to me. Wave to me. Wave to me.
Much to my horror, Emmett, as if in a trance, automatically waved hello at her. She smiled in satisfaction, and waved back. Jasper noticed this change in emotion, and looked at me questioningly. I ignored him.
This girl..This vampire, she had the ability to control people.
My eyes widened in alarm.
Alice would have seen this though, she would take Bella home. I was trying to convince myself this, but I wasn't sure.
Carlisle introduced each of us carefully. "I am Carlisle, this is Jasper, Emmett, Edward." He nodded to each of us.
She produced a weak smile. She looked rather at ease now.
She was eyeing me in an annoying way. I glared at her, she laughed lightly. This would not end up well.
She finally looked away from me, and straight at Carlisle, who was looking extremely confused. "I am Penelope." She told him curtly.
Carlisle folded his hands together. "May I ask how old you are?" I knew why he wanted to know. If by chance Bella showed up, and she was a newborn, that wouldn't end up well. I growled unaudibly to myself.
"Of course, I'm seven. I was changed when I was twenty. Now, may I ask, why your eyes are gold?" She was curious now.
"We feed off of animal blood."
She sat up straight. "But, why?"
"We find that we want to be more...humane."
She nodded her head, as if she understood.
How wierd
Her thoughts echoed in my mind.
"You have a pretty large coven. Four, I've never met that many." She noted.
I stiffled a laugh. Carlisle glared at me. Edward, we don't want to scare her. He told me. I almost laughed. Us scare her?
"No, this is only half of us. There are seven vampires in out coven. The girls are out shopping." I noticed how he slightly emphasized the vampire part. Bella would be so touched.
Penelope's eyes widened in alarm. I can't control seven vampires at once. I can only control one at a time! Four was pushing it.
This was a plus. As long as we stuck together, we should be okay.
Silent ackwardness filled the room. I glared meaningfully at Jasper. Waves of calmness radiated off the walls.
Carlisle broke the silence. "We would appreciate it if you wouldn't hunt in this particular area. You understand that we prefer to stay inconspicious. We're a permanent clan." He stated the obvious.
She nodded her head in understanding.
Then, my worst nightmare came true. The scent of floral filled the room, and Alice's, Rose's, and Esme's thoughts filled my head.
