The inside of the house was well… huge! And amazing. Did I say amazing?
I didn't get much time to look around because this wasn't even the living room and Alice wanted us all to go up there. I was quickly taken up a flight of stairs - even they were very nice - and then… wow. This was the living room? There was me thinking that the entrance room - well I don't know what else to call it – was amazing, but this was something else.
There were plush cream sofas everywhere - when I ran my hand across one, as I was rushed past by Alice, it turned out to be suede. Just as posh as it looked!
Everyone seemed to gather around the living room, some sat and some stood, it seemed rehearsed the way they posed around the room, almost as if they were forcing themselves to try and look relaxed. They all looked the same age as each other and as myself and Emily- I hope this isn't come child slavery project. Well it wouldn't be child slavery just slavery andthat's got to be worse, right?
"Sit sit!" Alice smiled and waved her hands, practically pushing me down onto the sofa. Oh It really was as comfortable as it looked, it practically swallowed me up. Alice sat next to me, smiling with the blonde guy sitting next to her, he wasn't smiling though. He just sat there watching me intently like he was expecting something- what I don't know. He seems quite strange.
Emily then squashed in the small space next to me on the end of the sofa, and that made me feel a little bit better, a little more relaxed. The tall blonde girl and the tall guy with dark curly hair sat on the sofa opposite us - the guy didn't really sit he more like sprawled himself over the sofa.
The Elvis and John love child was still watching me, when I looked up at him catching him in the act he just smiled.
My badly beaten bags - curtsey of airport staff who had been throwing them on and off of planes all day- had been parked at the bottom of another flight of stairs in the living room that led up to another floor, I was momentarily distracted from the awkward uneasy atmosphere in the room by trying to picture what the rooms beyond this one would look like. What would another floor of rooms be like? If they were anything like this, my guess was that they would be breath-taking.
Carlisle and Esme re-appeared, snapping me out of my day dream.
"Right then" Esme smiled widely, looking at Emily and I "we better introduce you to everyone" Esme clearly fit the mothering roll well.
"This is Jasper" she pointed to the blonde guy next to Alice who has been staring at me since I sat down. "And that is Rosalie and Emmett" Those were the two sitting opposite us.
Emily and I just watched, smiled and nodded as she pointed to everyone and introduced us, I mean what else were we meant to do?
She continued – "And you've met Edward. And this is his wife Bella" There was another brunette girl, looking a lot like the other one who was currently wrapped around the tanned hunk.
Did hair colours come in two in this family? What was this: Carlisle's Ark?
Edward was smiling at me again! He was either very sadistic, or on some kind of crack, or there was something going on here. My guess is the crack, it usually is. Wait! She said they were married? Well they didn't waste much time did they, they're both what, 18 at the oldest?
Esme carried on oblivious "And this is Renesmee and Seth" Okay first of all, that was one hell of a name. Secondly, I was glad I finally knew the sexy guy's name; it was a typical Rumpelstiltskin case. Now I knew his name, his compelling sexiness seemed to decrease Seth now had no more power over me than I had over him. Back to the way I liked it.
"You can call me Nessie, everyone does" My eyes were drawn away from Seth to the girl next to him "If that easier for you" She smiled warmly.
I quirked an eyebrow at her "Nessie? Like as in the loch Ness monster?" I had to hold in my laughter.
"Yea you go it" she giggled a little.
"It's nice to meet you" Seth's voice was very smooth and husky. I made eye contact with him and smiled "It's nice to meet you too"
That's when I noticed, everyone apart from these two, had the same eye colour.
"So have they told you what we are?" I turned my attention to Emmett.
"Emmet" Carlisle's voice was warning. But Emmett carried on anyway, oblivious to Carlisle's warning. I grinned at Emmett, we were going to get along.
"Yea they did say that they were Vampires" Emily nodded towards Carlisle and Esme, then looked back over at Emmett "but nothing about you" Emily was good at that, pretending to totally believe them. So it was probably best that she spoke and not me.
"They did huh? Well that's because they are and.." he paused for effect "we all are!" his booming voice turned into booming laughter, he was clearly taking joy in the fact that he got to tell us- what I would imagine is something that would be kept top secret.
He continued choosing to ignore all the glares he was now receiving "Expect for little Nessie over there, she's a half vampire. Bella over there was human when she fuc-"
"EMMETT!"
Something flew across the room, I was expecting it to smack against the wall and smash, but it didn't. Emmett caught it. Then it broke, because he broke it!
He just broke a fucking vase, with his bare hands!
Edward had thrown it, maybe that was down to the crack. But I couldn't explain Emmett.
"Don't talk about Bella like that! Let me continue the story" Edward growled. He turned to us then, smiled apologetically and continued.
"As Emmett was saying, Bella was human when she got pregnant with our daughter. We'll save the smaller details about that for later. But yes Renesmee is our daughter and she is half vampire." I didn't even get the question out of my mouth before he answered it. "Yes, she looks 18, because she aged fast"
I was silent. They had just blurted all of this out to us, and on top of it all Edward can read minds. Oh god! That means he can hear me now! And he must have heard the Elvis thing, shit shit!
Edward chuckled "Don't worry; I won't listen to you from now on. I know everything I need to know" I frowned at him, what the hell did that mean?
"Oh you forgot the part about Seth being a werewolf" Emmett threw in casually, desperate to have the last word. I stifled a groan, God I was going to have a break down soon.
"Emmett!" Seth's sharp voice cut across the room. "I didn't even check with Jacob if they are allowed know yet!" Seth looked rather worried. Who was this Jacob? Throwing a dirty look at Emmett he mumbled "Your such an idiot"
"Don't even bother Emmett!" That was Edward again. Emmett was clearly the trouble maker in the family. I liked him already. Emmett actually listened that time; I don't know what he was going to say. But im pretty sure my brain couldn't handle it, whatever it was.
Alice hugged us again. "Im so happy you know about us! I knew you'd take it well!" she squealed.
Taking it well? Taking it well? I was about to check myself into the nearest mental home. But they didn't need to know that. If they thought I was taking it well, then they didn't need to know any different.
"Look you've scared the life out of the poor girls!" Rosalie spoke for the first time; she hasn't said a word since we got here. She stood up gracefully and came over to us, smiling she said "I bet you're tired, or hungry. Aren't you?"
"Yes, both actually" Emily didn't waste any time on answering that one.
"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry!" Esme looked a little frantic and very apologetic "I'll fix you something to eat, and drink" She rushed off down the window lined corridor.
That's when the most obvious though I should have had, finally decide to strike. Don't vampires drink blood?.. Fuck!
I was about to get up and run for my life, dragging Emily with me, when a wave of calm washed over me. Was I fool? Why would I want to be calm? I just couldn't help it.
Edward looked at me again, serious this time. "It's okay, we're vegetarian's"
My confusion must have been tangible.
"Don't worry, we don't drink human blood. Ever. We hunt animals instead"
Right, I felt sorry for any pet this family ever got.
He smiled "Not like that. Mountain lions, elk and bears-" he shot a quick look at Emmett and smirked "That sort of thing."
I didn't even know half of those things existed. I mean of course I knew bears were real. But I've never heard of an elk or mountain lions before.
"Elk are like dears" again with the mind reading. I thought you were going to stop?
"I will sorry."
Good! Although he shouldn't have heard that if he was telling the truth.
