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BPOV

The next two periods crawled by and I couldn't deny that I was looking forward to seeing Carlisle and Esme again. Finally, the bell rang and Alex, Haley, and I all piled into my car. We let Edward lead the way to his house, even though I could never forget where it was. I parked my car and followed Edward, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rose up the front steps and through the front door.

"Dad," Alice yelled. "Look who we brought home."

"Alice, dear, I may be 450 years old (A/N: I estimated Carlisle's age, so yeah), but I am not deaf," came Carlisle's calm reply from his study upstairs. I chuckled and heard him close his book, stand and walk down the hallway. I looked up just in time to see him descending the stairs. When he saw me, his eyes widened a little, then he smiled genuinely and came over to shake my hand. "Marie, how good to see you again. I had no idea that you and your coven had moved."

"Uh, yeah we did." Then, I saw Esme. She looked horrid. Her eyes were dull and sad, purple bruises looked as though they had been permanently painted on her face under her eyes.

I could feel the venom tears fill my eyes. She looked horrible and it was all my fault, but I didn't know if I could handle them finding out, so I just concentrated on counting the treats of the carpet.

"Uh, Marie, what are you looking at," said Alex and she smirked at me.

"Nothing," I mumbled.

"So, Marie, how old are you?" asked Jasper.

I cleared my throat. "I'm 100 years old." I knew if I told them my real age, they might get a little suspicious.

"How were you changed?" asked Carlisle, leaning forward.

"Um, I was out in the woods, going for a walk. I heard something behind me, then something flying at me. Next thing I knew, there was a terrible fire in my veins and three days later…tada!"

"Who changed you?' asked Edward. This was the first time he had spoken this whole time.

"I don't remember," I lied. Jasper raised his eyebrows. Fuck, even I couldn't lie to an empath. (A/N: did I spell that right?) "But, hey enough about me, what about you guys? You have a pretty big coven, so tell me about yourselves," I said, trying desperately to get the attention off of me.

Carlisle raised his eyebrow and Alex snorted.

"Well," said Carlisle, "Edward, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie are our adoptive children and Esme is my wife. We moved from Alaska many years ago. Edward can read minds, Jasper is an empath, and Alice can see visions of the future."

"That's so cool," said Alex. "Haley and I noticed that you have a garden out in the back Esme. Would you mind showing us?" asked Alex.

Esme's eyes lit up and Haley and Alex followed her outside. I stood up and began wandering around the living room. The walls were white and had only a few paintings on them. I looked over to the fireplace and gasped. Arranged in a beautiful set-up were about three pictures of me and a bouquet of freesias and a copy of Wuthering Heights on the mantle. I walked over and picked up one of the pictures. It was of me and Edward the night of the Prom. It was all so fresh still in my mind. These pictures and memories of my old family made my heart hurt. I was so busy stroking the frame that I didn't even notice Edward coming up behind me. He stared at the picture over my shoulder before he finally spoke up. "That's my Bella. I had to drag her to Prom that year." He chuckled fondly at the memory and reached out for the picture. As he reached for it, his fingers connected with mine and that same spark of electricity shot up my arm. I could tell he felt it too by the way his jaw tightened. I jerked my hand away and Edward set the picture back on the mantle. "Carlisle, may I speak to you for a moment?" said Edward. Carlisle nodded and the two started up the stairs. Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie had already left the living room. I began to hear heated voices from upstairs and I couldn't help but feel curious. I began to slowly ascend the stairs. I found my way to Carlisle's study well enough, but the voices stopped me from going in.

"There's something about that vampire, Marie," said Edward.

"Edward, I trust her. I don't want to scare her away though. If she has something to tell us, she will do it on her own time."

"I can't help that feeling of familiarity, like I've met her before," said Edward thoughtfully.

"Yes," said Carlisle, "I have felt a similar feeling around Marie."

I quickly hurried away from the door, not liking where the conversation was going. As I was walking back toward the stairs, I caught sight of a door that was slightly ajar. I approached it and pushed it open. In the middle of the room sat Edward's black piano. I approached it and stroked the ivory keys. I hadn't played in years, but I had taught myself soon after my transformation. It had become somewhat of a release for me to play. I sat down on the bench and ran my fingers over the keys. I pushed a couple experimentally, and then the music seemed to flow from me. I closed my eyes and began to sing.

Of all the things I believe in
I just want to get it over with
tears from behind my eyes
but I do not cry
Counting the days that past me by

I've been searching deep down in my soul
Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old
Looks like I'm starting all over again
All of these years were just pretend and I say

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I love
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

I still get lost in your eyes
And it seems like I can't live a day without you
Closing my eyes till you chase my thoughts away
To a place where I am blinded by the light but it's not right

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

Ohhh yeah
It hurts to want everything & nothing at the same time
I want what's yours and I want what's mine
I want you but I'm not giving in this time

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

Goodbye to you
Goodbye to everything I thought I knew
You were the one I loved
The one thing that I tried to hold on to

We the stars fall and I lie awake
Your my shooting star

EPOV

I stormed out of Carlisle's office. I was positive that I'd met Marie before. She seemed so familiar, but Carlisle refused to believe it. Something about Marie reminded me of *cringe* Bella. But, I had to remind myself that Bella was dead. She had died 150 years ago and there was no way she was coming back.

I was so caught up in my own thoughts that I almost didn't hear the music. It sounded like someone was playing the piano and singing. I peaked into the room where I kept my piano and saw Marie sitting at its keys, singing. She had the voice of an angel. I hadn't played my piano since Bella had died. I was surprised that it sounded that good after 150 years. I poked my head farther into the room. Marie's eyes were closed and she was singing with so much feeling. Just as I was thinking this, Jasper came up behind me. He peered around my shoulder and watched Marie. As she continued to sing, Jasper's hand flashed out and he held onto the door frame.

"Jasper, what is it?" I asked.

"She's in so much pain," he whispered.

My eyes flashed back to Marie. Her eyes were full of unshed tears. I began to take a step forward, but just as I did, the floorboard creaked. Marie's head snapped up and she gasped when she saw us.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to use your piano," she said and jumped up.

"It's okay. That was a beautiful song. Did you write it?" I asked.

"Um, yeah. I taught myself how to play piano after my change. Eternity gets sort of boring after a while," she said and smiled.

She was so beautiful. Her black hair cascaded down her back and her large, brown eyes stared back at me. Those beautiful eyes looked like Bella's. Just thinking about Bella made my breath quicken. Suddenly, I felt a presence in my mind and I looked up at Marie.

BPOV

As I poked around in Edward's mind, his head came up and his eyes met mine.

You're thinking about her, aren't you? I asked.

He nodded. Yes. I can't help it. I just miss her so much. I wish I could say that after 150 years, it's gotten easier, but that would all be a lie. I think about her every day. I just wanted her to have a normal life and look what happened. She died and now I'll never know if she had children or if she went to college or if she got married. At the word 'married,' his breath caught.

I considered what he had said. As I spoke to him in his mind, he began humming something. I instantly recognized it as my lullaby. I decided that maybe I could give him this. I walked forward and reached for his hand. He hesitantly put his large hand in my small, white one. I led him to the bench and sat down. He followed suit. I rested my fingers on the keys and played the first few notes. His head snapped up and he looked at me in wonder. "You were humming this song. It's beautiful. Did you write it for her?"

He just nodded. I had a feeling he couldn't really speak at the moment. He put his fingers on the keys and began to play. My lullaby flowed out of the keys and I just sat next to him, wishing that I could tell him. Realistically, I should be able to tell him that it was me, but I wasn't sure why I couldn't. I wanted so badly to believe that he had lied to me; I just couldn't believe it. As the music tapered off until it was just a couple of soft notes, I looked up at Edward, only to find him watching me intensely. His eyes flicked up to the doorway and I followed his gaze. His whole family was standing there watching up. Carlisle had his arms around Esme and was smiling fondly at us. Haley and Alex were smirking at me and I stuck my tongue out at them. Edward chuckled. Haley bounced over to Edward and me. She leaned down to whisper in my ear. "He totally knows your secret Marie."

"Shut up," I whispered urgently. Edward just stared at us in confusion. The whole family looked around at the sound of crunching gravel.

"Shit! That's Matt. We forgot to tell him we were coming over here. He's gonna be fucking pissed," said Alex.

"But I don't wanna go home," Haley whined. I rolled my eyes at her and grabbed her hand. I stood up and we raced downstairs. I yanked the door open and saw Matt standing there, his hand raised to knock.

"Oh, thank God. You know, Kate has been fucking frantic. Come on you two. I'm gonna make you eat salad when we get home."

"Fuck! Human food tastes like shit!" I groaned.

"Language, young lady," Esme reprimanded me, but I saw her fighting off a smile.

"Duh, hence the fact I'm using it as your punishment," Matt snapped.

I turned back to the Cullens. "I think we have to leave now," I said regretfully. The fact that I didn't want to leave was not a good sign. I couldn't afford to get attached now. I'll admit, I hadn't been doing so well with the whole moving on thing, but I was really trying.

I grabbed Alex's hand and pulled her over to my Mustang. Haley followed and Matt slipped into his car, but not before he scowled at the Cullens.

"So…" said Haley. "How's Edward doing?"

"Fucking terrible," I exploded. "He's hurting and he's feeling all of this fucking regret and guilt. I don't have to be a fucking empath to know that he fucking blames himself for leaving me. In all honesty, some part of me will always blame him too I think, but his family is fucking torn apart. If I had only been more fucking careful on my stupid fucking birthday, none or this would have fucking happened."

Alex and Haley remained quite through my entire rant. "Ya know, I don't think I've ever heard you say 'fuck' that many times in a row," said Haley thoughtfully.

"Haley, seriously, that's all you got from that?" said Alex skeptically.

I stomped the gas pedal furiously. "I just don't know what to do. Their faces almost broke me. I have to go back."

"Well, take us home, then go back as that black dog," said Alex.

"Yeah, we'll cover for you," said Haley eagerly.

We got home in record timing. I was excited to go back to the Cullen's house. As soon as I had parked my car, I transformed into the large black dog.

"We'll tell Matt that you needed some time to collect yourself in the woods," said Alex and I licked her hand. She giggled as I bounded away into the trees.


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